1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

272 THE SCROLL.ning the center of interest was shifted to Detroit, a specialtrolley car having been provided for the trip, where a largeblock of seats at the Detroit Opera House had been securedfor the presentation of Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots. Followingthe theatre, the delegates and visitors were the guests of theMichigan chapter and the Detroit alumni at a buffet luncheonat the Fellowcraft Club. As an occasion for affordingthe very best of good times, this was easily the feature of theconvention.Saturday morning witnessed the concluding business session,the final adjournment taking place at noon. About thistime a special train of several sections brought practically theentire Ohio Zeta chapter to witness the annual Michigan-O.S. U. football game, which was held Saturday afternoon onFerry Field. Keen interest was added to the contest by thefact that five of the players were Phis;—Bros. Curtis, Grahamand Love (^Kansas, '06) of Michigan, and Bros. Brindleand Warren of O. S. U., every one of whom distinguishedhimself in the contest.The crowning event was the banquet held in the commodiousdining room of the chapter house, which had been newlyre-decorated for the occasion, and which presented a sceneof unusual beauty and attractiveness. Brother Sanders wasmaster of ceremonies, and the list of toasts as arranged calledfor the following speakers and themes:Broad Mindedness, Rev. Lee S. McCoUester, Buchtel, '81.\ Good Mixture, George S. Case, Case, '04.Our Rulers, John B. Ballou, Wooster, '97.Compromises, John E. Brown, Ohio Wesleyan, '84.Weeds, George P. Burns, Ohio Wesleyan, '98.Ambitions, Calvin Vos, Cincinnati, '00.The Strenuous Life, Lowry F. Sater, Ohio State, '95.While it was unfortunate that Bros. Brown and Sater wereunable to be present, their places were filled in a manner thatwas most satisfactory to those who were present.Although the hour was quite late, there was still in storefor the visitors a rare treat. It may not be generally knownthat Michigan Alpha has an additional or fourth degree whichit is her custom to confer annually upon the freshman delegationat the alumni banquet. This degree, styled the Kyad,while not entirely without amusing situations abounds ingood and wholesome principles and teachings, and into itsmysteries all of the visitors were ceremoniously conducted.If the visiting Phis have no other debt of gratitude to their