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

5i8 THE SCROLL.statement in collegiate news for February, 1898, that theschool of "literary instruction" at the University of Illinoiswas the only one in the west—library not literary instructionbeing intended. It is fair to say that this aspersion onwestern education crept in during the editor's illness. THESCROLL under H. T. Miller's editorship was very free fromtypographical or other errors, but one other may be noticed.An item in the issue for April, 1901, said: ' The house ofrepresentati%'es of the Arkansas legislature recentb' passed abill prohibiting fraternities at the University of Kansas." Thenumber of personals about Phis and news items about $ A ©,other fraternities and colleges generally which Millercollectedwas remarkably large. Beginning in February, 1S99, collegeitems were headed "Collegiate" and other fraternity news"Hellenic."The December SCROLL contains a review of "The EugeneField I Knew," a book by the comedian Francis Wilson.The December number, issued before Thanksgiving, whenthe serai-centennial convention met at Columbus, containsthe following editorial:Fifty years ago when those six men signed the Bond in Wilson's room atOld Miami, do you suppose that anyone of them dreamed for a momentthat this year would find ten thousand names following his own on the scrollthat knows no end? As those students of Old Miami, a few months later,planted a chapter in the little school the state of Indiana was so proud as tocall its "university," who would have dared to say that Indiana Alpha wouldreceive on her semi-centennial birthday, the congratulations of more thanthree score faithful sisters? Yet the men who founded # A 6 were not meieboys; they were mature in years and intellect. The fraternity they plannedwas not for a day nor for the needs of a day. It was for college men thenand now and hereafter. Its principles hold fast wherever Christian civilizationgoes. # A 0 is not narrow in mind or sympathies. Fifty vear's agoshe knew the spirit and foresaw the possibilities of the great west. But shewas too far seeing, too hopeful, too great, to shut herself up inside any wallof sectionalism or self-sufficient pride. She was not ashamed to correct hermistakes or to learn of others; nor was she afraid to lead the way. Andnow, after fifty years, with laurels crowned, hopeful still, wiser from wideexperience, confident of her future, she comes home again to celebrate, intruest sense, Thanksgiving day.The convention re-elected Miller as R. G. C. and editor.The proceedings of the convention were printed in THESCROLL fo.r January, a special issue containing sixty-fourpages. The February number contains the finest account ofthe social features of a convention which had appeared inany fraternity magazine. It was written by the editor, withan introductory article by C. L. Goodwin. The frontispieceh^ows the new coat-of-arms from a steel plate, and among half'