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

546 THE SCROLL.The editors consider that they do not receive enough generalarticles for the first part of the magazine. They find ithard to get what they do get. They always welcome a wellwritten article on any fraternitv subject if not too hackneyed,but few suitable articles are offered except on routine matters.Many chapters seem to think that they have done theirfull duty if their reporters write chapter letters for every issueor for every two or three issues. Each chapter should tryto furnish a general fraternity article or poem every year.More Phi Delta Theta songs should be written for publicationin THE SCROLL, to be collected hereafter in a new edition ofthe songbook. Many reporters are very remiss in furnishingpersonals about the alumni of their chapters; many neverfurnish a single personal from one year's end to another. Itis perhaps too much to expect that personal items be writtenas they appear when printed in THE SCROLL, but surely thereporters should take more interest in the publication of personals,which is so excellent a means of interesting alumni inthe magazine, in their chapters and in the fraternity. Thealumni readers of THE SCROLL also should help it along bysoliciting new subscribers and supplying personals and occasionallygood articles on fraternity subjects from the graduatepoint of view.WALTER B. PALMER.THE DISASTER AT STANFORD.In the newspapers and magazines accounts have been givenof the earthquake and fire in San Francisco, but SCROLL readersmay be interested in having a more minute description ofthe 'quake and its effects at Stanford.We were touched, or rather shaken, to the extent of about^4,000,000—but I will start at ihe beginning, which is myown awakening to a realization that "something was doing."The house was going by leaps and bounds, round and round,back and forth, up and down, cracking, creaking, all buttumbling down. I raised up on my elbow, more fascinatedthan frightened,and watched the gyrations. One didn't havetime to be frightened. I was certain the house would tumble,but gave no thought to getting out. M_y dresser andchiffonier, both large and heavy, came dancing and bobbingtoward the middle of the room. The bed started to meetthem. The shaving stand fell across the bed, almost strikingme, then I decided to get up. By this time the "shakingup" process was over and people, in varied raiment, were