fellowship and "undercurrent of vim, vigor and victory for Sigma Chi," resolved to do more for her cause in the future and make for her welfare whatever sacrifices of time, energy and means occasion should demand.

One of the regrets of the Grand Chapter was the absence of Grand Consul Fendall. Judge Ferris' reference to him at the banquet at the White Horse Inn was received with every demonstration of enthusiasm, and on the next morning every delegate was on his feet when the following resolution was adopted:

Be it resolved, by the Sigma Chi fraternity in Grand Chapter assembled, that the Hon. Reginald Fendall, Grand Consul of the Fraternity, be tendered the thanks and congratulations of this convention on his able and efficient management of the affairs of the Fraternity under his administration, and that, individually, the members of the convention hereby express their deep sense of gratitude for his personal example of sacrifice and high devotion to all interests national, chapter, and individual of the Fraternity, and that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Grand Consul Fendall and published in the next issue of the SIGMA CHI QUARTERLY. Resolutions of thanks to Grand Quæstor Nate and retiring Grand Prætors McPherson and Wiggam were also most appropriately passed.

The customary resolutions of thanks are too full of humor to be omitted and are therefore reprinted from the Bulletin. They betray the "fine Italian hand" of Dr. Marion M. Miller:

Resolved, that the sincere and hearty thanks of this the largest and most enthusiastic Grand Chapter thus far held by the Sigma Chi Fraternity, be tendered generally to the Chicago Alumni for their world-wide hospitality, that embraced the fare of Old England and of young Chicago, and the beauties of Egypt, Vienna, and "America," and that special mention be made of the especial efforts for the success of the Convention of the Committee of Arrangements:W. L. Fisher, chairman; C. S. Pellet, Mason Bross, E. L .Stewart, and C. A. Kiler-the last being our hospitable host of the University Hotel, where the convention was held; as well as of the labors of L. L. Lochr, George Ade, Chas. Alling, Jr., W. T. Alden, Geo. B. Shattuck and Joseph C. Nate, their efficient assistants.

A telegram of greeting was received during the convention from Dr. Francis A. Scratchley, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains, N. Y., and a letter from Dr. Robert Farnham, President of the Washington Alumni Chapter.

CHAPTER LIBRARIES.

Has your chapter a complete set of bound volumes of the SIGMA CHI QUARTERLY, the Sigma Chi Bulletin, copies of all the Catalogues issued by the fraternity, the "History of Omega" by ex-Grand Consul Frank M. Elliot, and all other literature pertaining to Sigma Chi? If not, an effort should be made at once to provide the chapter with all of the above books, for it will not be long until most of them are not to be had at any price. BACK NUMBERS OF THE QUARTERLY NEEDED.

Liberal allowances will be made to chapters or individuals sending in any of the following issues of the QUARTERLY: Vols. I. and II., all num

bers; Vol. VI., No. 4; Vol. XII., No. I. Reaper Block, Chicago.

Send to Grand Quæstor, 30

THANKSGIVING DINNER OF THE NEW YORK ALUMNI

CHAPTER.

The Grand Tribune wishes to call especial attention to the following notice of the regular Dinner of the New York Alumni Chapter, which will be held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. These occasions are too rare an opportunity to enjoy Sigma Chi to the brim to be missed by any one who can possibly attend:

"The New York Alumni met together at the Hotel Hungaria, Union Square, on the evening of October 24th, Rev. Dr. T. A. K. Gessler, consul of the chapter, presiding. After dinner a business meeting was held at which the following members were appointed on the committee to make arrangements for the anaual banquet on the night before Thanksgiving:

R. P. FISHER, Alpha Kappa,

A. M. SMYTH, Alpha Rho,
Dr. J. D. THOMAS, Psi.

They have secured the Marlborough Hotel at 36th Street and Broadway. Tickets are $2.00. All Sigma Chis are invited. Please send notice of intention to be present to A. M. Smyth, Sec'y of Committee, 439 W. 23d St., New York." M. M. MILLER, Annotator pro tem.

THE NEW SONG BOOK.

The songs published in this issue from the pens of Brothers Ireland, Harper and Bradley are evidences that both alumni and active members are determined to do their best toward giving Sigma Chi a song book which shall surpass those heretofore published by our own and other fraternities.

Enough material is now being collected to warrant the employment of a skilled composer of music to arrange it for publication. Suggestions as to who would be the most competent persons to perform this work should be made as soon as possible to Roy W. Squires, 320 Fourth St., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn.

Meanwhile more material must be furnished to the committee of Alpha Sigma, of which Brother Squires is chairman. The fraternity makes a special plea to the alumni to write more songs as soon as possible and send one copy to the chairman of the committee, and another to the editor of the QUARTERLY.

A most excellent piece of legislation passed by the recent Grand Chapter was that providing for the election by every active and alumni chapter of a member who shall represent the chapter in the preparation of the song book. No chapter of Sigma Chi has yet done what it ought to do and can do in as

sisting Alpha Sigma in the arduous task committed to it at Washington in 1890. Each chapter should elect a live, energetic and capable member who is willing to see that his chapter furnishes its full quota (and more) of the songs needed. Let each chapter try under the direction of such an officer to write a song composed by all of its members. As Brother Marion M. Miller said at Indianapolis last year, some of the best songs in the old book were composed by the entire Beta Chapter writing in unison. This suggestion may be acted upon with equal prospects for good results, by our alumni chapters. We should like to have the New York Alumni Chapter write a "composite song" at its Thanksgiving Dinner, to be held on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving at the Marlborough Hotel. The commingling at these annual dinners of the post-graduate and under-graduate elements, which produces so much sport and festivity, ought to be the very air in which a hilarious and spicy "composite" may be written.

THE FRATERNITY FLAG.

Wm. B. Abbey, Esq., Phi Phi, '76, and Prof. A. P. Willis, Alpha Phi, have accepted their appointment as a committee on flag. The committee's address is, "Wm. B. Abbey, Esq., 1001 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa." Communications whether in the nature of suggestions or actual designs should be sent to them at once, as they will accomplish their task without delay. The designs which were submitted at the Special Columbian Grand Chapter have been forwarded to Brother Abbey.

CONVENTION OF THE SECOND PROVINCE.

The special attention of the Virginia chapters and of Alpha Tau (University of North Carolina) is called to the letter from Psi Chapter in this issue of the QUARTERLY. Approval is there given to Grand Prætor Denny's plan to hold a convention of the chapters and alumni of the Second Province, in the city of Richmond, Va., on Thanksgiving Day. The new Richmond Alumni Chapter, which is in process of organization, will give the active members of the province a hearty welcome, no doubt, and the occasion would be a memorable one in the history of Sigma Chi in the Old Dominion.

Speedy and enthusiastic support to the Grand Prætor is most earnestly. urged upon every chapter of the province.

THE UNIVERSITY REVIEW.

The College Fraternity has been merged into the University Review and is now under the editorial management of Marion M. Miller, Litt. D., Beta,'85. The October number demonstrates that the editor has planned a high sphere for his publication, for it is to be devoted ultimately to the interests of univer

sities all over the world and not confined to those of the United States only. A valuable feature of the Review will be its department relating to athletics, a good start in which is made in the October number in the article on "Kentucky Foot-ball" by Professor A. M. Miller, Beta, '84, of Kentucky State College; "Kansas Foot-ball" by Professor E. M. Hopkins of the University of Kansas; and "Foot-ball in the South" from the Princetonian. The college fraternities will receive attention as heretofore, but in a separate department of the magazine. The University Review already takes high rank as a representative of the interests of college life, and Sigma Chi gladly extends its best wishes for and prophecies of success to Brother Marion M. Miller, the talented editor.

NOTICE TO DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS TO THE QUARTERLY. On the mailing lists of the SIGMA CHI QUARTERLY are the names of a considerable number of supposedly loyal alumni who seldom or never remit the price of their subscription. Such subscribers will please take notice that our efforts to run the QUARTERLY on a paying basis require us to drop their names from our lists after the present issue unless remittances are made at an early date. This notice has reference to "chronic delinquents" only.

MY BADGE.

You were worn upon her breast,
Whom I long had hoped to win;
Now another she loves best:

Is that loyal in a pin?

Would you have me wear you now?

Tell the girl-less state I'm in?
Sure, to vest from silken bow

Is a come down for a pin.

I'll discard you, so I will,
But, indeed, it is a sin;
Other girls upon me smile,
Why be angry with a pin?

WM. C. EWING, Beta, '78.

WISER NOW.

TO THE TUNE OF "THE PRODIGAL” (Sung in “The Isle of Champagne.")

Written for the New Sigma Chi Song Book by A. Y. BBADLEY, Epsilon, '93.

There was once a young man who was very fat-he was-he was!
And he thought that he might like to join our frat—he did—he did!
So he sent in his name in a dignified manner,

Saying he would be charmed to come under our banner;"
Oh, his hide would have baffled almost any tanner.

Sing tra la la, la la la la-sing tra la la, la la la la.

Oh, we sometimes get tired of rushing men-we do—we do!
But when speaking of girls, that's different again-it is-it is!
But when men start to rush us to get in our frat,

We are very peculiar, we do not like that,

So we usually talk to them right thro' our hat.

Sing tra la la, la la la la—sing tra la la, la la la la.

Oh, we tried hard to show him we loved him not-we did-we did! He wouldn't be shown, he was after us hot-he was-he was!

It was very well known he had plenty of tin,

And he thought by those means our good graces to win,

But I'm sorry to say he was stingy as sin.

Sing tra la la, la la la la-sing tra la la, la la la la.

Oh, he said that he hoped we'd consider his name--he did he did! And

you bet your life that we did that same-we did-we did!

So we passed round the ballots and then passed the hat,

And decided we didn't need him in our frat,

And then drew lots to see who should tell him of that.

Sing tra la la, la la la la-sing tra la la, la la la la.

Oh, that young man decided that frats were a fake-he did he did! And he's never discovered his sad mistake-oh no-my no!

Now he threatens to start up a grand opposition,

Something unique, of his own composition,

I'm afraid that we soured his sweet disposition.

Sing tra la la, la la la la-sing tra la la, la la la la.