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

THE SCROLL. 87D. W. Cooper, McComb, Ohio. On the 28th there was a pilgrimageto Oxford, Ohio, where 2 X was founded, 1855. Followingan address of welcome (by Dr. G. P. Benton, * A ©,president of Miami University), an oration was delivered, apoem was read, and the history of the fraternity reviewed.Souveniers were presented to the four founders present, andeach of them gave a talk. Judge Howard Ferris of Cincinnatidelivered an address when a memorial tablet was unveiled."The Sigma Chi national hymn," composed for theoccasion by Gen. Runkle, and "The Sigma Chi recessional,"also com-posed for the occasion, were sung. The special trainbearing the Sigs, returning to Cincinnati, was sidetracked atChester Park, where they witnessed a vaudeville performance.On the 29th there was a dinner at the Zoo; on the 30th therewas a boat ride, and the convention closed with a dinner atthe Lagoon. The Quarterly says:The ever-debatable question of extension was again the subject of considerablediscussion, both official and unofficial, and both on and off the floorof the convention. It must be conceded that expansionists will reap muchconsolation from the freely expressed sentiment in favor of enlarging thechapter roll, and from the report of the committee appointed to consider thematter. The report of this body was concise and to the point as follows:"We consider that the feeling of the Fraternity onthe subject of extensionmay be summed up in two sentences. They are: I. We believe inconservative extension. 2. We want the best or nothing. 3. We havetaken up and thoroughly discussed the Arkansas petition, and we herebyindorse it and recommend that a charter be granted the petitioners."The convention granted a charter for a chapter at the Universityof Arkansas. The Quarterly says; "It has been seldomin recent years that a grand chapter has been willing toassume the responsibility of granting a new charter, but thefacts surrounding the presentation of a petition from studentsin the University of Arkansas were so strong that the proposalwas approved without opposition." The conventiondirected the triumvirs "to purchase the copyright of the presentcoat-of-arms of the fraternity," and to have the design"altered to the extent of substituting for the cross now appearingon the shield a 2 X cross;" but if the copyright cannot bepurchased upon satisfactory terms, the triumvirs shall submit"original specifications and drawings to the members of thegrand council for approval, with the understanding that, ifthe same is approved by the grand council, it shall becomethe official coat-of-arms of the fraternity." We think weknow the engraver who, it seems, has caused 2 X troubleabout copyrighting its coat-of-arms. * A © had troublewith him some years ago, if we are not mistaken in his iden-