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

6i2 THE SCROLL.history of the state. He began with little acquaintance outsideof his district and soon attracted to his standard a largenumber of influential citizens who were dissatisfied with theelement now in control. He made brilliant speeches everywhere,advocating especially reforms in the election andassessment laws. Of him the Nashville American, a disinterestedpaper, said editorially:"Ham" Patterson is in the prime aud vigor of life. He is bold, resoluteand honest. He is natural and frank, and not a hypocrite or demagogue.He has a high conception of public duty and regards the office of governoras one of most honorable and exalted position. He is the only candidatefor the nomination within our recollection who has had a well-defined andexplicit platform. He has ideas and ideals. He stands for something. Asa debater he is without a superior in the state. The Democrats have a candidatein whose ability to measure up to the full standard of any requirementthey can have the utmost confidence.J. M. Griggs, Vanderbilt, '82, a member of the house ofrepresentatives from Georgia, is chairman of the Democraticcongressional campaign committee, as he was in 1902. TheDemocratic senators have appointed as their floor leader andcaucus chairman, to succeed the late Senator Gorman, J. C. S.Blackburn, Centre ''^T, whose term as senator from Kentuckywill expire March 4, 1907.W. \. Curtis, Wisconsin, '89, contributed The Reformingof Aiden" to a recent issue of Appletons Booklover's Magazine;C. J. Keyser, Missouri, '91; "Research Work in AmericanUniversities" to the Bookman for May; T. J. J. See,Missouri, '89, "Recent Progress in Salor Research" to theJune Atlantic; Ray Stannard Baker, Hillsdale, '89, "TheWay of a Railroad Town" to the June McClure's.The following members of * A ® are members of the facultyof the University of Minnesota; Conway Mac Millan, A. M.,professor of botany; G. B. Frankforter, Ph. D., professorof chemistry; T. G. Lee, M. D., professor of histology andembriology; T. B. Hartzell, M. D., professor of pathologyand aural surgery; A. S. Hamilton, M. D., professor ofneuro-pathology; H. B. Snyder, B. S., professor of agriculturalchemistry; E. P. Harding, Ph. D., assistant professorof chemistry; W. H. Condit, M. D., assistant professor ofmateria medica.John S. Phillips, Knox, '82, has retired from the publishingfirm of Mc Clure, Phillips & Co., and Miss Ida M. Tarbell,A. A. Boyden, Lincoln J. Steffens and Ray Stannard Baker,