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

398 THE SCROLL.EDITORIAL,Phi Delta Thetas everywhere are reveling in the pleasureafforded by that masterpiece of fraternity literature, the Historyof Phi Delta Theta. What a world of interesting facts,what a field of never-failing fascination, what a material forthe thorough training of the fraternity man is thus presented,is hardly within one's power to describe. In the FebruarySCROLL appeared an exhaustive and able review by Bro.Hugh Th. Miller, and now with the book before the readerit is superfluous to attempt further review or description.The active members of four years ago who made possible thepublication and waited patiently for the book have now anabundant reward. Every other Phi whose loyalty impelshim to purchase a copy will rejoice anew in the splendid historyand exalted ideals of his fraternity, and will feel personallygrateful to our annalist and historian for the marvelousskill and unqualified thoroughness which for a quarter of acentury have marked his efforts.Bro. Walter B. Palmer has given to Phi Delta Theta thebest thought and labor of his life. The service of his fraternityhas been his vocation, the ordinary pursuits, althoughhe has been an unusually successful man, have been hisavocations. His first love and zeal, his paramount ambitions,have been for the glory and the greatest usefulness of PhiDelta Theta. The production of the History is the crowningact of a long career of constructive usefulness, the impress ofwhich will be vitally felt as long as the fraternity exists or itstraditions are known. This work is a noble monument tohimself, to his fraternity and to the principle of human brotherhood.As one turns those pages he realizes how wisely the publicationhas been delayed. Ill health and hard pressing outsideduties have indeed materially interfered, but most of allit was important that the work should be accurate and com-