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

4i8THE SCROLL.GAMMA PROVINCE.KENTUCKY ALPHA-DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY,The chapter has been busily engaged in securing a new Tiall, of which wehave felt a pressing need for some time. Finally satisfactory arrangementshave been made as regards contract, etc., and we are now in communicationwith carpenters, painters, and other workmen, who are to set things iumotion right away. Many of our alumni were most generous in their donationsand many who felt unable to do anything else sent expressions of goodwill, for both of which favors we are extremely grateful.The social event of the college year came off on March 8, when the CentralUniversity dramatic club, under the personal direction of Prof. Evans,made its first appearance before a Danville audience. This is a recent organizationand consequently considerable interest was aroused over the event.The piece put on was a hearty comedy in four acts by Augustin Daly, fromthe German called, "A Night Off." The press and public were lavish intheir praises both for Prof. Evans and for the young performers under his. direction. Several of the most talented young ladies of Danville assistedthe boys, and it must be said that the company had about the greatest timeof any. Two of our chapter's members and one of our most loj'al sisterswere in the cast. The latter especially was received with great acclaim, andwe are proud of the good work she did.An event of interest and of much importance in the fraternity circles hereis the formation of a pan-hellenic council. This body is composed of arepresentative from each fraternity in college whose aim it is at present to doaway with the rushing season, and put the election of members to a fraternityentirely into the hands of the pan-hellenic council. This is a most excellentmove on the part of the fraternities and it is sincerely hoped that theplans laid out may be carried through.Spring days are going by and it is not long before carnival days are athand. The committee has been holding its meetings for the past two weeks,which denotes that something is evidently doing. Last week all of the menwho had gained a "C" for good work in athletics met together and chose aqueen who will do the honors of the week of jollity so near at hand.The glee club is meeting three times a week: getting in trim for their firstappearance on April 9. The club is composed of seventeen members underthe direction of Prof. Meyer, of Caldwell College. Bro. Triplett is manager,and is arranging for some out of town dates already.We are glad to know that our sister chapters are iu such a flourishing condition,and we unite with them in wishing old Phi Delta Theta good healthand long life forever.Danville, April 2, 1906.W. L. STARLING.TENNESSEE ALPHA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.The quadrennial convention of the Student Volunteer Movement held inNashville, February 28, to March 4, 1906, was the greatest convention ofits kind ever held. The great Ryman Auditorium, with a seating capacityof over 5,000, was always filled at the appointed hour and the uplifted handof John R. Matt, that matchless chairman, always commanded absolutesilence. There was a wealth of good speakers at every meeting and onealways left with a feeling of having gained real good after listening to suchgreat men. Among them was Gen. John W. Foster, ex-secretary of state,Indiana Alpha, '55, who brought the only applause during the convention,(it being against the rule) on announcing that on that day he accomplished