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

THE SCROLL. 397been promoted, business habits have been formed, skylarking and a certaintendency to rowdyism, frequently present in college communities, eradicated,and much pleasure and profit derived therefrom.The fraternity has more of its chapters in houses than any other fraternity,and its success in this respect is the envy of its rivals.The great body of the fraternity is not in college. Our law provides thatalumni chapters may be formed by any ten members living in one locality.There has been of late years a noticeable increase in the number of alumniassociations which are now found in fifty-six localities. Many more suchassociations doubtless will be formed.The income of the fraternity is derived from a tax levied upon the chaptersin proportion to their active under-graduate membership. This tax ischeerfully and promptly paid, which is a gratifying evidence of loyalty.The convention of the delegates from the undergraduate chapters meetsevery year in mid-Summer. Out of the annual tax referred to above eachchapter which has paid its quota is entitled to receive the transportation expenseof one delegate. This system insures a large and proper representationof the undergraduates. Each chapter is entitled to send two other delegatesat its or their own expense.About as many alumni as undergraduates commonly attend a convention.The attendance is not, however, as large as is desirable. The alumni usuallyserve upon the committee and do the bulk of the hard work, and delight towatch the boys enjoy themselves.Typographically the book is very handsome. It is issuedin two styles—a library edition and a satchel edition. Thelibrary edition measures 7/^x10x2 inches. The satchel editionis considerably smaller, being printed on thin paperand bound in flexible cloth. Either style may be obtained byremitting II3 to Mr. James T. Brown, 363 West 120th street,New York, N. Y.VVALTER B. PALMER.A school of engineering is soon to be added to the Universityof Chicago.A two years' commercial course and a graduate school aresoon to be added to McGill.At the Franklin bicentenary celebration in Philadelphiathis month, the University of Pennsylvania conferred LL.D.on King Edward, Andrew Carnegie and many others. Mc­Gill is to confer LL.D. on Mr. Carnegie May i.Dr. A. W. Harris, recently president of Jacob Tome Institute,Port Deposit, Md., will be installed as president ofNorthwestern University in June.lUiiiois has 625 women students.Kansas has about 1,500 studen s, a substantial increaseover last year. Work has begun on a new $100,000 gymnasium.