1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 147fight their battles by proxy. A clever departure from theconventional run of 'grinds' takes the form of the pages of abook, 'The Fruits of a Double Life, or When Alma MaterGrins'; the table of contents, (I) Fiction and Fable, (II)Odes, Epodes, and Other Odious Oddities, (III) Love Lettersfrom Our Correspondents, (I V) Pages from ContemporaryHistory, readily suggests the manner of what follows.The fraternities apparently, are uncommonly influential instudent matters, and * A © sustains a creditable position.The Liber is published by the fraternities, and in itself ishigh testimony to their abilities, talent and enterprise. A remarkabledeviation from fraternity life as observed at mostcolleges is that no chapter seems to occupy a chapterhouse.The 1904 Gale, of Knox, is a joy to see and read. It surpassesin get-up, artistic finish and originality of arrangementand treatment all the annuals it has been the writer'sprivilege to see. This book is interesting to any collegeman of any day, and the man who picks it up, will read Itthrough; so engaging are the clever touches which greet onefrom page to page. The Gale is a fair-sized, exceedinglywell-printed volume and avoids bulkiness, while containingall the essential records and digging up new additional facts,valuable to the undergraduate. Prosaic subjects, such asclass histories and faculties, are handled with a refreshingsprightliness, and there is everywhere present the evidenceof talented hands. As a work of art simply it must be saidthe Gale is a highly creditable performance, and distinctly inadvance of its contemporaries. As a college annual it leavesalmost nothing to be desired. It is interesting to note thattwo of the chief instrumentalities in the Gale's success arePhis—Harold M. Holland, artist, and Allen A. Green,photographer. The book contains so many good things,and in its whole make-up is such an example of taste andtalent and originality, we could wish each of our readershad a copy. A fine steel engraving of President McClellandforms the frontispiece, accompanied by a facetious ode, 'ToPrexy.' The dedication is unusually clever, being 'To theGame of the Gridiron,' an illustrated set of verses reachingback to the time of Moses in 'the rushes' and David 'landinghis man.' Original arrangement of conventional topics,interspersed with gayety and wit, make these usually monotonouspages more readable. Even class lists are illuminedwith wit, and the impossible class histories—the bete noir of