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

THB SCROLL. 453proposes a little handbook of about 75 pages for rushing orspiking purposes," editions of the same to be printed everyother year, the first in 1905. A pocket catalogue" hasrecently b'een compiled, printed and presented to the chaptersfree of cost to them." A card catalogue was institutedby Mr. George Smart, but after serving ten years or more ascatalogue editor, he has retired, and has been succeeded byMr. S. R. Zimmerman. Local catalogues have been issuedby the Phi Psis iri New York City, Indiana, Minnesota andColorado.At the semi-centennial, convention of * K *, 1902, Mr.W. G. Letterman was initiated. He is the son of one of thetwo founders of the fraternity. The convention appropriated|l2do to be paid to him each year for four years, to enable himto pursue his studies at college, and decided lo increase theamount, by voluntary subscription, to II500 a year. He isnow at the University of Michigan. Mr., Monnette says that_the voluntary subscription fell short $108.40 in 1902—03 and' 'upon the current college year there has been contributed atotal amount of less than $20."The biennial grand arch council (convention) of * K *was held at Indianapolis, April 6-8. Illinois was endorsed asa place for a chapter. The application from Texas was withdrawn.The coiiVentiian decided that the badge of the fraternitymight be worn on a ring or a scarf pin but not onbthei- foinis of jewelry. This decision was on the groundthat^ the saCredhess of the badge is destroyed by its too commonuse. A change of fraternity colors was proposed, onereason being that it is difficult to produce a good heraldiceffect with two such delicate tints as lavender and pink. Theproposition being defeated, a committee was appointed todevise a coat-of-arms and a pennant. Mr. G. B. Baker, De­Pauw, '87, of Boston was elected president. The IndianapolisJournal reports ' 'nea'rly 300 Phi Psis" at the banquet atthe Claypool Hotel oh the last evening of the convention.An ovation was given to James Whitcomb Riley. The followingis clipped from Wie Journal, the first incident recalling asimilar occurrence at our 1898 convention:The playing of "Dixie" brought half the men in the room to their feet,with white napkins waving in the air, the Southerners leading in the demonstration,but followed closely by their Northern brothers.At 12 o'clock, after coffee and cigars, an unwonted disturbance wascreated in the hall by 'the appearance of neVshoj-s crying "Extra! the MidnightShield!" Thereupon eadh guest was given a copy of a remarkablenewspaper, tbe -like *of which ^lad never before .been seen, and copies of