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ASSOCIATE EDITORS L . S. MERCER ................ . ................................ Aleph Chapter, Univenity of Michiaan · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Chapter, Leland SlaDdfotd U oivenity ARCHIE J . WEITH ............................................... Gimel Chapter, Uoivenity of Ka......

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VOL. V.

No. I

EDITORIALS. FOREWORD. We are at the beginning of another year and our watchword should be progress.

An increase in our numbers is assured so let us look well to the standing of the men who are brought into the inner circle. There has been much attained by our beloved Fraternity in the brief course of its history, but there yet remains much to be done. One of the most important matters demanding the attention of the chapters and this office is the perfecting of our records. Let us begin this work now. The proposed changes in our laws should have our earnest and thoughtful consideration.

The ritual should be completed before the close of the year; the JouRNAL should be made better, and at the close of the year let us be able to report progress.

FIFTH ANNUAL CONCLAVE. When our brothers from the City of Brotherly Love set themselves to the task of showing other people how the entertaining of a conclave really ought to be done they usually succeed to the satisfaction even of those from Missouri. Much could be

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written, and must be, if an adequate narration of the several events by which our generous hosts succeeded in driving dull care away, were fully presented. If any more could have been done to make our stay in Philadelphia a pleasant one, we frankly confess our inability to suggest it. They ¡were ready for us upon our arrival and every moment not ¡given to the work of the Conclave was employed in making our stay among them one long to be remembered. The visit to the City Hall, Masonic home; the Elkins home and grounds, and the banquet given by Brother Elkins at the Country Club was the schedule for the first day. On the second day we were taken to Independence Hall and other places of historic interest, and closed the day's festivities with a banquet at the University Club, guests of our honored president. A trip to the Masonic Temple, a reception given by Mrs. Wilson at her beautiful suburban home in Overbrook, where it was proven to our satisfaction by our gracious hostes~ that our grand president can be outdone in looking after the comfort of his guests, and an evening at Keith's Theatre closed the round of pleasure and all departed giving unstinted praise to the brothers at Philadelphia. They may be equaled some time somewhere as hosts but they never will be excelled.

We shall not pass judgment on the work of the Conclave. A large part of this JouRNAL is given up to the Minutes and we trust you will see for yourselves. We do say, however, that the personnel of this Conclave was the best of any we have seen. They were a fine, manly group of men, and made one feel proud that he was numbered among them. The fifth annual Conclave has passed into history, and we trust that the same spirit and enthusiasm shall dominate future conclaves as was m<).nifest in Houston Hall. If such be the case, and we believe that it will, we need have no fears of the future of our Fraternity.

THIS NUMBER.

This number of the JouRNAL, as you will see from the Minutes, was to be given over principally to preserving the records of the Conclave in the JouRNAL files. The time was too short and our space too limited to make this issue a de lux edition. The next issue of the JouRNAL is due February 1st, and all copy must be in by January lOth, and let us see if it can not be made the best JouRNAL we have issued so far.

Begin your work now. Select your editor and let every chapter be represented.

The delegates were to inform their respective chapters of this issue of the JouRNAL but it would appear that some of them forgot this duty, but we have material enough for the space, and we trust every chapter will be represented in the next JouRNAL. The divine ray in traversing the obscure chamber of the brain is decomposed into three ideas: justice, truth and beauty. The endeavor of man, the divine function of freedom, the end of life, is to establish on earth in the form of work~ the three ideals, to strive that the true, the beautiful, the just, be made flesh. There is no genius who has not labored, there is no great man who has not brought his conscience, his soul, his stone, to one of the three pillars of that pediment of the infinite which we name, Truth, Beauty, Justice. Certain ones have labored at two. He who would labor at three would approach God. To place conscience beyond self, slowly, day by day, to transform it into external reality, into action or words; to be born with ideas, to die with works; to upbuild the ideal, to construct it in art and be poet; to construct it in science and be philosopher; to construct it in life and be just-such is the goal of human destiny.-Victor Hugo.

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THE ORIGIN OF COLLEGE MASONIC FRATERNITIES AND THE HISTORY OF PYTHAGORAS.

BY JOSEPH R. WILSON, GRAND PRESIDENT, ACACIA FRATERNITY.

(Concluded.)

"After the di ssolution of the assembly of Pythagoras' disciples by the faction of Cylo, a man of wealth and distinction at Corona, it was thought necessary by Lysis and Archippus, in order to preserve the Pythagorean doctrin e from oblivion, to reduce it to a systematic summary; at the same time, however, strongly enjoining their children to preserve these memoirs secret, and to transmit them in confidence to their posterity. From thi s time books began to multiply among the followers of Pythagoras, till at length, in time of Plato, Philolaus exposed the Pythagorean records to sale, and Archytas of Tarentum gave Plato a copy of hi s commentaries upon the aphorisms and precepts of his master. Of the imperfect records of the Pythagorean philosophy left by Lysis, Archytas, and others, nothing has escaped the wreck of time, except perhaps sundry fragments collected by the diligence of Stobreus, concerning the authenticity of which there are some grounds for suspicion; and which, if admitted as geduine, will only exhibit an imperfect view of the moral and political doctrine of Pythagoras under the disgui se of symbolical and enigmatical language. The strict injunction of secrecy, which was given by oath to the initiated Pythagoreans, has effectually prevented any original records of their doctrine concerning Nature and God from passing down to posterity. On this head we are to rely entirely for information, and indeed concerning the whole doctrine of Pythagoras, upon Plato and his followers. P lato himself, while he enriched !tis system with stores from the maga zine of Pythagoras, accommodated the Pythagorean doctrines, as he also did those of his master Socrates, to his own system, an<.! thu s gave an imperfect, and, we may suppose, in many particulars, a false representation of the doctrines of the Samian philosopher. It was farther corrupted by the followers of Plato, even in the old academy, and afterwards in the Alexandrian school. To which we may add, that the doctrine of Pythagoras itself, probably in its original state, and certainly in every form under which it has been transmitted to us, was observed, not only by symbolical, but by mathematical language, which is rather adapted to perplex than to illustrate metaphysical conceptions. In this fault Pythagoras was afterwards initiated by Plato, Aristotle, and others.

"We extract from Brucker the following faint delineation of the Pythagorean philosophy . The end of philosophy is to free the mind from those incumbrances, which hinder its progress towards perfection, and to raise it to the contemplation of immutable truth, and the knowledge of divine and spiritual objects. This effect must he produced by easy steps, lest the mind, hitherto conversant only with sensible things, should revolt at the change. The first step towards wisdom is the study of mathematics, a science which contemplates objects that lie in the middle way between corporeal and incorporeal beings, and as it were on the confines of both, and which most advantageously inures the mind to contemplation.

"The monad, or unity, is that quantity, which, being deprived of all number, remains fixed; whence called monad from to menein. It is the fountain of all number. The duad is imperfect and passive, and the cause of increase and division. The triad, composed of the monad and duad, partakes of the nature. of both. The tet-

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rad, tetractys, or quaternion number, is the most perfect. The decade, which is the sum of the four former, comprehends all arithmetical and musical proportions.

"According to some writers, the monad denotes the active principle in nature, or God; the duad, the passive principle, or matter; the triad, the word formed by the union of the two former; and the tetractys, the perfection of nature. Some have understood by this mysterious number the four elements; others, the four faculties of the human mind; others, the four cardinal virtues; and others have been so absurd as to suppose that Pythagoras made use of this number to express the name of God in reference to the word ( Gehovah), by which that name is expressed in the Hebrew language. But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful.

"Next to numbers, music has the chief place in the preparatory exercises of the Pythagorean school, by means of which the mind was to be raised above the dominion of the passions, and inured to contemplation. Pythagoras considered music, not only as an art to be judged of by the ear, but as a science to be reduced to mathematical principles and proportions.

"It was said of Pythagoras, by his followers, who hesitated at no assertion, however improbable, which might seem to exalt their master's fame, that he was the only mortal so far favored by the gods as to be permitted to hear the celestial music of the spheres. Pythagoras applied music to the cure of diseases both bodily and mental. It was, as we have seen, the custom of this school, to compose their minds for rest in the evening, and to prepare themselves for action in the morning, by suitable airs, which they performed upon the lute, or other stringed instruments.

The music was, however, always accompanied with verse, so that it may be doubted, whether the effect was to be ascribed more to the music or to the poet. It is said of Clinius, a Pythagorean, that whenever he perceived himself inclined to anger, spleen, or other restless passions, he took up his lute, and that it never failed to restore the tranquility of his mind. Of Pythagoras himself, it is related, that he checked a young man, who, in the midst of his revels, was meditating some act of Bacchanalian madness, by ordering the musician, who had inflamed his passions by Phrygian airs, to change the music on a sudden into the slow and solemn Doric mood. If the stories which are related by the ancients concerning the wonderful effects of their music are to be credited, we must acknowledge we are strangers to the method by which these effects were produced.

"Besides arithmetic and music, Pythagoras cultivated geometry, which he had learned in Egypt; but he greatly improved it, by investigating many new theorems, ¡ and by digesting its prin"ciples, in an order more perfectly systematical than had before been done. Several Grecians, about the time of Pythagoras, applied themselves to mathematical learning, particularly Thales in Iona. But Pythagoras seems to have done more than any other philosopher of this period towards reducing geometry to a regular science. His definition of a point is a monad or unity with position. He taught that a geometrical point corresponds to unity in arithmetic, a line to two, a superficies to th.ree, a solid to four. Of the geometrical theorims ascribed to Pythagoras, the following are the principal; that the interior angles of every triangle are together equal to right angles; that the only polygons which fill up the whole space about a given point, are the equilateral triangle, the square, and the hexagon ; the first to be taken six times, the second four times, and the third three times; and that, in rectangular triangles, the square of the side, which subtends the right angle is equal to the two squares of the sides which contain the right angle. Upon the invention of this later proposition (Euclid, I. i. prop. 47.), Plutarch says, that Pythagoras offered an ox, others, an hecatomb, to the gods. But this story is thought by Cicero

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inconsistent with the institutions of Pythagoras, which, as he supposes, did not admit of animal sacrifices.

"Theoretical philosophy, which treats of nature and its origin, was the highest object of study of the Pythagorean school, and included all those profound my teries, which those, who have been ambitious to report what Pythagoras said behind the curtain, have endeavored to unfold. Upon this subject, nothing can be advanced with certainty, especially respecting theology, the doctrine of which, Pythagoras, after the manner of the Egyptian priests, was peculiarly careful to hide under the vail of symbols, probably through fear of disturbing the popular superstitions. The ancients have not, however, left us without some grounds of conjecture.

"With respect to God, Pythagoras appears to have taught, that he is the Universal Mind, diffused through all things, the source of all animal life, the proper and intrinsic cause of all motion, in substance similar to light, in nature like truth, the first principle of the universe, incapable of pain, invisible, incorruptible, and only to be comprehended by the mind.

"The region of the air was supposed by the Pythagoreans to be full of spirits, demons, or heroes, who cause sickness or health to man or beast, and communicate, at their pleasure, by means of dreams, and other instruments of divination, the knowledge of future events. That Pythagoras himself held this opinion cannot be doubted, if it be true, as his biographers relate, that he professed to cure diseases by incantations. It is probable that he derived it from the Egyptians, among whom it was believed that many diseases were caused by demoniacal possessions.

"The doctrine of the Pythagoreans, respecting the nature of brute animals, and metempsychosis, the transmigration of souls, were the foundation of their abstinence from animal food, and of the exclusion of animal sacrifices from their religious ceremonies.

"This doctrine Pythagoras probably learned in Egypt, where it was commonly taught. Nor is there any sufficient reason for understanding it, as some have done, symbolically.

"The precept prohibiting the use of beans, is one of the mysteries which the ancient Pythagoreans never disclosed, and which modern ingenuity has in vain attempted to discover. Pythagorean precepts of more value are such as these: Discourse not of Pythagorean doctrines without light. Above all things govern you! tongue. Quit not your station .without the command of your general. Remember that the paths of virtue and of vice resemble the letter Y. To this symbol Persius refers, when he says, 'There has the Samian Y's instructive make Pointed the road thy doubtful foot should take; There warn'd thy raw and yet unpractis'd youth, To tread the rising right-hand path of truth.'

(Brucker's Hist. Philos. by Enfield, vol. i. b. c. 12.)

"After the death of Pythagoras, the care and education of his children, and the charge of his school, devolved upon Arist:eus of Crotona, who, having taught the doctrine of Pythagoras thirty-nine years, was succeeded by Mnesarchus, the son of Pythagoras. Pythagorean schools were afterwards conducted in Heraclia by Clinias and Philo taus; at Metapontum by Theorides and Eurytus; and at Tarentum by Archytas, who is said to have been the eighth in succession from Pythagoras. The first person who divulged the Pythagorean doctrine was Philolaus. " 'Anobius affirms that Pythagoras was buried alive in a temple; others state that he was slain in attempting to make his escape. It can hardly be doubted that his

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death was violent, and that, with all his caution to preserve himself, he fell a martyr to his generous efforts to undeceive mankind. An ill construction was put upon the union of the Pythagoreans, and it proved very fatal to them. That society of students being looked upon as a faction which conspired against the state, sixty of them were destroyed, and the rest went into banishment.-Diegesis, by the Rev. R. Taylor.Edit.'"

JOSEPH R. WILSON.

IDEALS. Man is a pilgrim journeying toward the new an d beautiful city of the Ideal.

Aspiration, not contentment, is the law of life. Today's triumph dictates new struggles tomorrow. The youth flushed with success may couch down in the tent of satisfaction for one night only; when the morning comes he must fold his tent and push on toward some new achievement. That man is ready for his burial robes who lets his present laurels satisfy him. God has crowded the world with antidotes to contentment and with stimulants to progress. The world is not built for sluggards.

The earth is like a road, a poor place for sleeping in, a good thing to travel over.

The world is like a forge, unfit for residence, but good for putting temper in a warrior's sword. Life is built for waking up dull men, making lazy men unhappy, and the lowflying miserable. When other incitements fail, fea,r and remorse following behind scourge men forward; but ideals in front are the chief stimulants to growth.

Each morning, waking, the soul sees the ideal man one ought to be rising in splendor to shame the man one is. Columbus was tempted forward ¡by the floating branches, the drifting weeds, the strange birds, unto the new world rich in tropic-treasure. So by aspirations and ideals God lures men forward unto the soul's undiscovered country.

In the long ago the star moving on before guided the wise men of the East to the manger where the young child lay; and still in man's night God hangs aspirationsstars for guiding men away from the slough of content to the hills of paradise. The soul hungers for something vast, and ideals lure to the long voyage, the distant harbor, and are the stars by which the pirgrim shapes his course.-Hi/lis.

Idealism is not the ravings of a maniac, but it is the calm geometry of life.

Ideals try our faith, as though to show us that nothing is too good to be true. In noble ideals there is something aggressive. They are not aggressive like the army with gun and spear, but aggressive like the sun which coaxes a June out of a winter.

All great truths are persistent. Each form of right is a growing form. All high ideals will be realized. This one perceives who takes a long view-the triumph of ideality over apathy, indolence and dust. There is nothing in history, dark as much of it is, to check the belief that man will at last be overcome by his highest ideals.-

David S wing.

Troubled by the strifes of society, depressed by the waste of its forces and the delays of its . columns, he who seeks character for himself and progress for his kind, oft needs to shelter himself beneath that divine principle called the time-element for the individual and the race.-Hillis.

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MINUTES OF FIFTH GRAN D CONCLAVE. Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday, September 15th, 1909, 9 a. m.

Acacia Grand Conclave opened Wednesday, September 15th, 1909 at 9:00 a. m., with prayer by the Rev. William R. Turner.

Address of Welcome by l;)r. Edgar Fahs Smith, Vice-Provost of the University of Pennsylvania.

Rising vote of thanks given to Dr. Smith.

Meeting call ed to order by Grand President Joseph R. Wilson, with the following National Officers present: Grand President, Brother Joseph R. Wilson; Grand Vice-President, Brother H.

C. Pierce; Grand Secretary, Brother Harry E. Kilmer.

The credentials of the following delegates were verified, passed upon and accepted by the Grand Council of which the following were present.

Aleph Chapter-University of Michigan ..... .... ..... .... . . W . R. Thompson Beth Chapter-Leland Stanford University .... . . ...... ..... . Harlow Greenwood Gimel Chapter-University of Kansas ... . ........ ........... George C. Magatagan Daleth Chapter-University of Nebraska ................... .I. G. von Forell He Chapter-University of California ....................... ]. F. Pullen Waw Chapter-Ohio State University ....................... R. B. Colton Teth Chapter-Harvard University .......................... Louis L. Green lleth Chapter-University of Illinois ........................ T. H. Amrine Yodh Chapter-( Franklin) University of Penn ....... . ...... A. P. Clime Kaph Chapter-University of Minnesota .............. . ...... E. H. Comstock Lamcdth Chapter-University of Wisconsin ............ . ... .John E. Treleven Mem Chapter-University of Missouri ....... ....... . . . . ... Geo. W. Sneed Nun Chapter-Cornell University ........................... G. W. Lewis Samehk Chapter-Purdue University ........................ E. W . Green Ayin Chapter-Chicago University ........ ................. .K. T. Waugh Pe Chapter-Yale University .. ... ....... ................... W. N. Musgrave Tsadhe Chapter-Columbia University ......................Wm. T. McCastline Koph Chapter-Iowa State College ......................... Roy E. Smith Resh Chapter-University of Iowa ... . .. .... ... ....... . ... . .0. N. Elliott Shin Chapter-Pennsylvania State College . .................. H. N. VanGorder Brother T. H. Amrine of Heth Chapter (University of Ill.) stated that on account of death in the family of Brother M. C. Tanquary, Grand Treasurer, he was not able to be present.

Moved by Brother Homan that a letter of sympathy be sent to Brother Tanquary. Motion carried.

The Grand President then read a letter from Bishop Ethelbert Talbot declining an invitation to the Conclave on account of ill health.

Moved by brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) that a letter acknowledging the receipt of Bishop Talbot's letter and extending our thanks for the same and our best wishes for his return to health, be sent. Seconded by Brother Geo. C. 1\fagatagan, Gimcl Chapter (Kansas). Motion carried.

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Moved by Brother Comstock of Kaph Chapter (Minnesota) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter (Harvard) that in view of the amount of business we have to attend to and the short sessions of the Conclave, that the minutes of the previous Conclave be simply read by title and the details dispensed with. Motion carried.

REPORT OF GRAND PRESIDENT. BROTHERS IN ACACIA:-

This has been the most prosperous year in the history of our beloved Fraternity.

Grateful indeed am I to be able to officially impart to you these happy tidings. Tlie eaglet born at Michigan five years ago has become full-fledged and with unfolded wings soars majestically over the great institutions of learning of the United States, seeking to add to its strength-has its eye on the universities of Toronto, McGill and Queen's in Canada--on Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, and on Oxford and Cambridge in England. With staunch Chapters established in our leading tJniversities and colleges, she now stands in the forefront of fraternity life-an honored institution, recognized for her dignity, lofty aims and the high character of her membership. Acacia is no longer a toddling infant filling the hearts of its national officers with nerve-racking anxiety lest it fall and hurt itself. It is a sturdy youth, clear-eyed, clean-limbed and cool-headed with destiny-high destiny for its staff. I know that you will all agree with me when I make the unqualified statement that the Acacia Fraternity is now a powerful factor for good in college life.

I do not say this to carry you away with any false enthusiasm, but to hasten in you the realization which has come to me in contemplating the developrrient of the Fraternity during my term of office or within the past fifteen months.

At the last Grand Conclave at the University of Illinois, Acacia had fourteen Chapters, but what was lacking in numbers was made up for by the enthusiasm of the delegates, and that Acacia has accomplished so much in the past year is, in a large measure, due to the inspiration obtained therefrom. In fifteen months eight new Chapters have been added, including Yale, Columbia, Iowa State University, Iowa State College, Un~versity of Chicago, Pennsylvania State College, University of Oregon and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of Chapters up to twenty-two. It is true. that the two last named institutions are not represented here today, but this is due to the fact that the Chapter vote electing them to membership came so near to the end of the college year that there was not sufficient time to arrange for the installation. While it is a matter of regret that we shall not have the benefit of the voice of their representatives at this Conclave, it is an honor and a pleasure to be able to record them among our Chapters. Twenty universities and colleges have, however, sent their delegates and we have here today a body of men representing the best traditions of college life, whose mission it is to carefully analyze the constitution, by-laws, ritual and underlying principles of Acacia, and in their wisdom and foresight make such changes and additions thereto as may be necessary to meet the exigencies of our growth and development. Experience has been instrumental in improving almost every invention of man, and by the same process of reasoning it may be applied to institutions created by man. Experience has taught Acacia many things during the past five years, but it has still much to learn along the lines of executive management, maintenance and expansion. This is what we are gathered here for today and it is incumbent upon every delegate to feel that personal

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responsibility for the future of Acacia which alone can make hi s voice and presence available to the cause.

Not in the history of college life has any fraternity achieved and accomplished as much as Acacia has done within the same limited tim e, but notwithstanding this gratifying truth I venture to predict that her development within the next five yea rs, both at home and abroad, will never be paralleled along imilar lines.

Having thus discharged in a general way the introduction to my report, let me take up the work of the year in detail. If in so doing it is necessary for me to use the first personal pronoun occasionally, it will be for th e purpose of emphasizing my personal views based on my experience as your Grand President, in contradistinction of the views of the Grand Council.

First let me state that the Grand Council has not met since its election at th e Grand Conclave in June, 1908. Each member assumed the burdens and responsibilities of his office at that time and has di scharged them according to his light and understandi ng. The correspondence between th e National Officers has been vo luminous, however, and every question of importance that I know of on which action has been taken has been passed upon by each member. When I state that over one thousand letters have been written by me to Grand Officers, Chapters, individual members of Acacia and those whose interest I have so ught to enlist during my term of office, you will perceive that the position of National President of Acacia is not a sinecure, but one of grave responsibility and hard work. A Grand Officer of Acacia must be ready to give his views promptly and intelligently on all matters submitted to him pertaining to the Fraternity, and they are many.

For the information and guidance of those present I will take up some of the more important ones, giving my views thereon for whatever they may be worth, reserving the most vital for the last.

Let me select as the first question of the National Endowment Fund, which has been so eloquently advocated by Brother Clarence G. Hill. It has already come up before two Conclaves and the report presented at the last Grand Conclave was accepted and fi led for future consideration. Let me frankly state that I do not think the time has yet arrived to take up this matter with any degree of confidence in achievement. The idea of an endowment fund is an excellent one, but so many Chapters are in want of financial assistance at this time to erect Chapter Houses, that to distract a dollar in any other direction than into the local Chapter House would be overlooking the substance and chasing the shadow. While Acacia is in the formative stage, each Chapter constituting a pillar, we must see that these pillars are strong enough to bear th e weight of the superstructure, and while this may not be actually analogous with the Endowment Fund proposition, it nevertheless conveys the idea that we should make our foundation substantial in character before commencing the superstructure. For this reason I believe that we should postpone further consideration of the Endowment Fund for the present and conserve our energies and financial reso urces to the upbuilding of the individual Chapters. Let the Committee be retained, however, and with instructions to submit to the next Grand Conclave some feasible plan which can be carried out along practical lines without injury to the individual Chapters. In this connection I may state that one of the oldest and most prominent Greek letter Fraternities in the United States is only just commencing to create an endowment fund, after seventy-five years of existence. And while this may be no precedent for Acacia it would nevertheless seem to me we are a little young to attempt such a stupendous work.

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The next question 'that I will touch on is that of honorary membership in Acacia. We cannot too jealously guard ourselves against the indiscriminate use of this privilege. In conferring the honor, and we should do it but seldom, care should be exercised to ascertain, beyond all peradventure, that the candidate is worthy of the honor. The fact that a man is a Mason and a high Mason is not sufficient in itself.

He should be a man whose standing in the public eye is one of prominence based upon integrity and high moral character. Remember that when a man is elected to honorary membership in Acacia, we have conferred upon him the highest gift in our power, and it is necessary that those who receive it should be worthy, not only in the eyes of the Chapter recommending the election, but before the eyes of the civilized worl!l.

Speaking of membership, suggests a question which recently came before me concerning the attitude of a Greek Letter Fraternity which opposed one of its members joining Acacia. In this partiCular instance the brother was elected to Acacia and paid his initiation fee, at which stage his fraternity forbade him to go further. The question then arose as to what stand Acacia should take, the Brother being desirous of becoming an Acacian in every sense of the word. It. would seem to me that this is a matter which belongs exclusively to the Brother, and his Greek Letter Fraternity and in which Acacia can take no part. Greek Letter men are eligible for membership in Acacia, as far as we are concerned. It might be well for the Grand Council to notify all of the Greek Letter Fraternities to this effect, pointing out the Masonic distinction existing between Acacia and themselves, which would rather tend to add to the dignity of a Greek Letter man than to detract from it. As I view it, we are not in any sense a rival of the Greek Letter Fraternities, but a distinct organization created for fraternal purposes along Masonic lines. There is no reason why Acacia should not number among its members the most prominent Greek Letter Masons in the United States.

The expense incidental to the installation of new Chapters has come before me during the past year, and after having personally installed the Chapters at Yale, Columbia and Pennsylvania State College, I am, perhaps, in a position to give you an opinion in respect thereto by reason of its practical foundation . While it is true that the expense of sending delegates from an adjoining Chapter or Chapters and the nearest Grand Officer to conduct the installation of a new Chapter, is large, I am, nevertheless satisfied that the ex pense is one which we should n9t seek to avoid. In the first place, to install a new Chapter with dignity and intelligence so that the new Chapter may know how to conduct its meetings thereafter, it is not only necessary but most important that a delegate should be sent to fill each office ¡on the floor, and care should be taken to send only those familiar with the work and who have memorized their parts. The installation of a Chapter is perhaps the most important day in its history and the impressions made at that time are lasting. It would be a false economy to reduce the number of installing delegates and I would advocate that the number be never less than four , ex clusive of the Grand Officer. The minimum installation fees paid by a new Chapter are far more than enough to cover the expenses of installation.

While I am anx.ious to get at the most important part of my report, there are a few other matters which have be.en suggested on which I desire to express an opinion.

One is that our Conclaves should be biennial instead of annual. The reason given is the expense which each Conclave involves. This expense is an annual drain on the treasury, resulting in a low exchequer. In spite of the fact that our financial condition at this time is better than ever before in the previous history of the Fraternity, it could well stand strengthening, either by making the Conclaves biennial or by in-

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creasing the per capita tax on active members from $2 to $3. The reduction in the per capita tax from $3 to $2 was made on my motion at the last Conclave, for the reason that I felt the local Chapters should be taxed as lightly as possible. \Ve may, therefore, consider whether the per capita tax shall remain at $2 and the Conclaves be made biennial, or the per capita tax raised to $3 and the Conclaves held annually. It seems to me that this annual gathering for interchange of ideas is a good one, and in the early history of our Fraternity it is vitally necessary. Under any circum tances this question should be given your most careful consideration, looking to the be t interest and development of the Fraternity.

One important result of these annual Conclaves has been to create a desire that the Ritual of the Fraternity should convey in a clearer and richer manner to those about to be initiated and to those who ha,¡e won the coveted honor, the true meaning of it as objects and symbols. To this end my first act after being elected your Grand President, was to appoint a committee to reYise the Ritual in accordance with a resolution of the Conclave, to report this year. It was my privilege to know two of the men personally, and the third was well known to me by reputation, and I have every reason to believe that as a result of their efforts a Ritual will be presented to this Conclave which whether we adopt it or otherwise will cause us to accord those gentlemen who have worked so earnestly and disinterestedly in our behalf, a most hearty and cordial vote of thanks.

Of course you are all interested in the expansion of our Fraternity to foreign shores and the establishment of Chapters abroad, which will change it from a National into on International institution. This has been one of the desires very close to my heart for the past year. I have realized however, during this period that it is much more difficult to inspire foreign college men with interest in Acacia at long range, than by personal contact.

In Canada I have opened up correspondence with the Universities of Toronto, McGill, and Queens, through Mr. Dennis Jordan, a college man of Kingston, Ontario, whom I met personally on a trip through the Thousand Islands this year. Mr. Jordan has his A. B. degree and is in his last year Medical, at Queens University.

He has the matter well in hand and I hope before long that Acacia will receive a petition from one of these Institutions, each of which has a sufficient number of Masons to warrant the granting of a Charter. With a view to opening up negotiations with Australia, I have written to Sir John Madden, Chancellor of the University of Illelbourne, Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin, Chancellor of the University of Sydn ey, and Sir Samuel James Wray, Chancellor of the University of Adelaid.

The la rger Acadia grows, the more attractive will it prove to college masons abroad, and I think the opportunity of developing it along these lines will be far better in the coming years than in the past, for the reason that the Fraternity has matured considerably and possesses the added dignity of a broader representation among the Universities of the United States.

With reference to the development of the Fraternity, I never realized how little authority was vested in the Grand President of the Acacia Fraternity until I commenced my term of office. The entire powers of the Grand President will be found in Section 2 of Article 3 of the Constitution, and they are as follows: "The Grand President shall preside at the Grand Conclave and at the meetings of the Grand Council, and shall have charge of the relation of the Acacia Fraternity to Masonry." This is all he is allowed to do, and had I confined myself within the scope of my authority my position would have been somewhat analogous to the

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humorous parody of Mark Twain, which reads as follows: "'Tis noble to be good, but to teach others to be noble is better and much easier." The analogy may not be very clear, but where the humor comes in is first, I have not had any Grand Conclave to preside over since inducted into office until the present moment; second, there have been no meetings of the Grand Council, so that I have not been called upon to preside over any, and lastly, the relation of the Acacia Fraternity to Masonry is clearly defined in our Constitution and By-Laws and there has been nothing for me to do along those lines. I had to do something; my active temperament refused to remain idle, and I found myself taking a keen interest in everything pertaining to the work.

Then I reread Section 2 of Article 3 of the Constitution and felt like a trespasser, for I well remembered at the last Grand Conclave the Grand President made no report of any kind. I was surprised at that time, but after reading the Constitution I saw that he was clearly within his rights, and that not having been called upon to do anything he had nothing to report.

Now, gentlemen, I submit that the Grand President of the Acacia Fraternity, elected to the highest office in its gift, should not be subordinated by the Constitution to any other officer. His authority to work in the interest of the Fraternity should at least be co-extensive with the authority of the Grand Vice-President, otherwise under our present Constitution he is nothing more than a figurehead, and the Fraternity can not afford at this time to have a mere figurehead in its highest office.

The man you select to head the organization should be worthy of your fullest confidence and I trust that you will so amend the Constitution that henceforth when your Grand President is working in the interest of the Fraternity he will not feel that he is usurping the prerogatives -of the Grand Vice-President or of the Grand Secretary.

Let me take this opportunity to state that our Grand Vice-President has won my profound admiration as an indefatigable worker within the broad scope of his authority. His work has been clean cut, business like and worthy of his office. Our correspondence has been frictionless and I can candidly say that he has discharged his duties with a conscientious fidelity indicative of high character and tireless energy.

Another Grand Officer who has won my high respect is the Grand Secretary. I shall always remember how, from the- very start, he sought to hold me down to Section 2 of Article 3. He knew that my wings were clipped and that all I was called upon to do was to look pleasant and say nothing. We had several clashes, for if there is anything foreign to my nature, it is idleness in any cause with which I am identified. However, "All is well that ends well," and instead of exclaiming like Mark Antony, "I come to bury C::esar, not to praise him," I ask you to indulge me in the perversion, I come to praise our Grand Secretary and not to bury him, for the reason that he ha,s not only carried on the laborous duties of his office with fidelity and zeal, but in addition thereto has done splendid work as the editor-in-chief and head compositor of the AcACIA JouRNAL. He is entitled to the thanks of the entire Fraternity for his work along these lines, and has proved himself worthy of the confidence reposed in him. I say this in spite of the fact that he cut my "History of Pythagoras" in half, reserving the second section for the next edition of the JouRNAL, thereby disappointing one of its many readers.

In paying my respects to the Grand Treasurer I can only say that whenever I called upon him for his opinion he always gave it intelligently. This, however, was seldom, by reason of Section 2 of Article 3.

In conclusion, I want to thank the Fraternity for the high honor which it conferred on me fifteen months ago, and when I lay down my gavel for the last time at

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the conclusion of this Conclave to retire again to the ranks, I leave with you the assurance I shaiJ always have the best interests of Acacia at heart and if I can ever be of service to my successor out of the experience which has come to me I cheerfuiJy extend to him the invitation to caiJ on me and receive the best I have to give.

Sincerely and fraternaiJy yours, JOSEPH

R.

WILSON,

Grand President.

Moved by Brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the President's report be received and ordered on file. Seconded by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan). Motion carried.

The report of the Grand Vice-President not being at hand the same was made oraiJy by him.

Moved by Brother Louis L. Green, Teth Chapter (Harvard), seconded by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) that the report of the Grand Vice-President be spread upon the minutes. Motion carried.

REPORT OF, GRAND VICE-PRESIDENT. BRETHREN:-

The past year has been one of exceJient growth for our fraternity. Six new chapters have been instaiJed in six of the leading universities and colleges of the country. Two organizations have been granted charters and are awaiting instaJiation this coming fall.

It is exceptionaJiy gratifying to me to present the foiJowing li st of new Chapters instaiJed :Ayin, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Pe, Yale University, New Haven, Ct. Tsadhe, Col umbia University, New York City.

Koph, Iowa State CoiJege, Ames, Iowa.

Resh, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

Shin, Pennsylvania State CoiJege, State CoJiege, Pa. AIJ of these institutions represent the very highest type of universities and colleges in this country and will, no doubt, become strong efficient chapters in the national organization. The charter membership enroiJment in these chapters have varied from fourteen to thirty-five, thus sweiJing the membership of our fraternity considerably.

Upon the admission of the two chapters upon the Pacific coast at the universities of Oregon, Eugene, and Washington, Seattle, our increase in chapters will have been very widely distributed throughout the country, extending from coast to coast and well supported through the middle west. I look with especial interest toward the instaiJation of the chapters upon the Pacific coast as these will, undoubtedly, be strong chapters, judging by the activity and interest which they have taken in Acacia thus far. The Masonic Club of the University of Oregon has purchased the finest fraternity house in Eugene for their house when ¡ they are installed as a chapter of Acacia.

Interest in Acacia, judging from the letters of inquiry received from Masonic organizations throughout the country, is very great. Letters of inquiry have been

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received from organizations in several institutions in addition to those mentioned m my last report, among which may be mentioned,Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

University of Idaho, Moscoe, Idaho.

Northwestern University, Evanston, III. Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Mo. Michigan School of Mines, Houghton, Mich.

College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois, Chicago, III. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado.

University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.

Washington Agricultural College, Pullman, Wash.

Trinity University, Weatherford, Texas.

Of these institutions the petition has been submitted from Northwestern and, is now before the chapters. Other of these institutions have not been sufficiently investigated to warrant drawing a safe conclusion regarding their suitability as seats of chapters. It is needless to say, however, that, because of the peculiar limits upon our membership, some of these cannot hope to maintain strong chapters at the present time.

The method of installation adopted in the last year has been to have the ceremony performed by active members of the nearest chapters to the organization about to be installed and the installations have taken place as follows:University of Chicago was installed by delegates from Wisconsin and Illinois.

Yale was installed by Harvard and Pennsylvania.

Columbia was installed by Cornell and Pennsylvania.

Iowa State College by Minnesota and Nebraska, delegates from Kansas also assisting.

State University of Iowa by delegates from Iowa State College, Chicago, Kansas, and Missouri.

Pennsylvania: State College by Franklin Chapter at University of Pennsylvania.

The expenses of four delegates and a member of Grand Council has been paid to each installation from the funds of the National Fraternity. This policy has met with the opposition of our Grand Secretary upon the ground of expense but I believe the money to be well expended. The reasons for this are that the new chapter coming in obtains a better start as an active chapter in Acacia and the neighboring chapters obtain a better comprehension of the new chapter through th e reports of their delegates. It certainly is a great advantage to an incoming chapter to have the guidance and counsel of delegates from several chapters.

For the future development of the Fraternity along safe, conservative lines, I believe that some policy should be adopted regarding the class of institutions in which we shall maintain chapters and I believe it would be well for the Fraternity to adopt resolutions stating that chapters shall not be maintained in any institution unless it be a State College or University or a member of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. This would insure future stability for all chapters as Universities and Colleges of this class have undoubted successful futures. Many of our State Colleges and Universities contain at present too few in number of students to maintain Acacia Chapters but with the passage of years this condition will be remedied. We must especially avoid placing chapters in sectarian institutions and institutions of low grade of work because of the danger of our chapters deteriorating 111 these institutions and thus lowering the standard of the whole Fraternity.

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The extension of our Fraternity beyond the limits of the United State ha been most actively undertaken by our worthy Grand President who volunteered to enter into negotiations regarding the installation of chapters at Oxford and Cambridge an.!

Universities of Sidney and Melbourne, Australia, also McGill and Toronto. This, of â&#x20AC;˘ course, as yet has not reached any definite conclusion but it is to be hoped that in the near future we may be International in fact as well as in claim. Certainly the Acacia should be able to reach as far as the masonry upon which it is based.

I would recommend that the Conclave take action upon the desirability of establishing a chapter in different sections of the same University even though they may be miles apart. This is brought to our attention forcibly in the case of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of Illinois which is si tuated in Chicago and while the Acacia Chapter is situated in Champaign.

Also some recommendation should be made governing the power of the Grand Vice-President over the expenditure of money in regard to installation. As it is now, the constitution simply states that installation shall be under the direction of Gran() Vice-President. This means that he can expend as much money a he see fit upon the installation of any one chapter more than the new organization might bring in in installation fees. The work, however, cannot be done satisfactorily with less than four active delegates and one member of the Grand Council.

In closing, I wish to expres~ my hearty appreciation of the faith and confidence which the chapters have reposed in me during the past two yea rs and to thank the delegates from the various chapters who have aided me in installations.

Respectfully submitted,

H. C.

PIERCE,

Grand Vice-President.

Moved by Brother Louis L. Green, Teth Chapter (Harvard), seconded by Brother K. T. Waugh, Ayin Chapter, (Chicago) that we extend to Brother Homan hearty thanks for his presence here.

Motion carried.

Moved by Brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) seconded by Brother T. H. Amrine, Heth Chapter (Ill.) that we extend to Brother Wil son of Kansas our thanks and the same privileges as extended to Brother Homan. Motion carried.

The Grand Secretary then made his report.

Moved by Brother E. H. Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minn.) seconded by Brother George W. Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri) that the report of the Grand Secretary be referred to an Auditing Committee, except the recommendations which shall be laid on the table. Motion carried.

REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY. For the Period from June 26, 1908, to September 1st, 1909, including a financial statement and JouRNAL report.

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BROTHERS:! submit the following report of the work of the Grand Secretary's Office, covering the period above stated, together with recommendations which I trust will be of interest to the Fraternity.

The special duties assigned to this office by the last Conclave have been performed, and the requirements of our laws have been complied with as an investigation will show. I have tried to systematize the work of this office; to classify and arrange our records, and to institute a method of keeping our books. There has been progress along these lines. I have attempted also to attend to the affairs of this office promptly, and the result has been closer and better relations between this office and the chapters. I have also written over 400 letters to our alumni, realizing the importance of ¡ keeping in touch with them. The work of this office will be shown more fully under the respective headings which follow.

MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES: At the beginning of my term of office I immediately took up the matter of membership certificates. After consulting the other members of the Grand Council the present certificate was prepared. The issuing of these certificates has entailed a large amount of work and it has cost $178.?2. I intended to have the date of initiation placed upon the certificate but on referring to the records, I felt that this was not necessary until we get the records more complete, and then this can be attended to with the present plate. The old membership records are incomplete as to date of initiation, as in other important respects.

MEMBERSHIP RECORDS: No branch of our work has received more attention than that of completing our file of membership records. I have continually urged the matter on the chapter secretaries. It may be said that while the result in all cases has not been satisfactory, as a whole the chapter secretaries have done well, as will be seen from these figures. On August lOth, 1908, there were 318 records on file and on September 1st last there were 905 records on file. I have written personally to every alumnus whose address was on file inclosing membership record blank and asking that the same be filled out and returned. In these letters I have taken occasion to inform our alumni of our progress and also to ask their support for the JouRNAL. The result of the generous support of the chapter secretaries may be stated in this way: Twelve of the chapters have only 4 or less membership records missing and 4 chapters have all their membership records on file. At the beginning of the year no chapter had complete membership records on file. Kaph chapter had no records on file and Teth Chapter had one record on file and the secretary stated that he had never heard of such a thing. I trust that every member of this Conclave appreciates the importance of having these records on file, and the importance of keeping the addresses of the alumni up to date. It is only by this means that we can hope to keep in touch with the alumni. It is also necessary that we have these records to prevent fraud and spurious claims in future years, and we should also know the number of members we have, where located, and what they are doing for obvious reasons. I was unable to state definitely the number of members in the Fraternity at the beginning of the year. I am glad to state that this question can now be answered and that by reference to the files I can tell where most of our alumni are located. A card catalogue of our honorary members has been prepared, and this should be kept up. I hope the delegates here will go back to their respective chapters resolved that their records shall be made complete and kept that way. Some members are negligent in filling out these records. I submit herewith a recommendation to cover that case, which I trust will receive your earnest consideration in connection with the ritual.

The following is a summarized statement of the membership of each chapter and the number of records on file and the number missing:

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Total regular initiates 252.

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Total initiations 386.

Total members active December 1st, 289.

Total members active May 1st, 487.

CoRRESPONDENCE: The correspondence of this office has grown beyond my anticipation. I have attempted to handle all mail promptly. It has at times been somewhat burdensome, but it has been a pleasant experience to come in touch with the brothers. I feel that I am not a stranger to the chapter secretaries and many other of the brothers although I have not met them face to face. The correspondence of this office must be conducted in the same manner as that of any business should be. The same punctuality and promptness must obtain. Otherwise the chapter secretaries and others loose intet·est and the result is stagnation. No man should undertake the work of this office as a sort of an odd task to be done before going to church on Sunday.

I have given the letters from the brothers the same consideration that I have given my business letters, and have done my best to keep close to the work of each of the chapters. I have sent out 1078 letters during my term of office, as may be seen from my postal register which will be turned over to your auditing committee.

FINANCES: At the beginning of last year we were short of funds for a time and if all delegates expenses are paid in full we will be again this year. It is to be noted that there will be sot'ne expenditures necessary, as for example the publishing of the first issue of the JouRNAL, the minutes of this conclave and the revised Ritual before

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any funds will be due from the chapters. The cause for our shortness of funds is plain; first, increased expenditures during the year to carry out the work designated by the last Conclave, second, the attempt is being made to pay the expenses of this Conclave and the expenses of the last Conclave out of the receipts of this year. A detailed statement of our receipts and expenditures for the period will be found in the financial report. There are some of our expenditures to which I wish to call your attention. First, in the matter of expenses for chapter installations, I thought it was not wise in view of circumstances to incur the expense of more than four delegates to any installation; and while this matter has been, and should be left largely in the direction of the Grand Vice-President, I have objected to some of the expenditures in this connection and submit herewith recommendation concerning this matter. The Grand Council, myself objecting, voted $25.00 to the Endowment Committee. I am heartily in favor of this. movement, but in view of the fact that this matter was before the last Conclave and no money appropriated to that purpose, I did not think it advisable for the Grand Council to do so on the two grounds; first, the appropriation of money for any purpose should be a matter wholly within the domain of the legislative body of the Grand Conclave; second, the matter was fully presented to the last Conclave and no action taken indicating that the delegates thought that we had all we could carry for the year, and in this they were not mistaken. I wish to assure you that these matters are not referred to for the purpose of showing my wisdom or as a criticism of the other members of the Grand Council. I have since my connection with the Fraternity, and especially in the last two Conclaves been urging that the Grand Conclave determine what funds should be raised and how they should be expended, and that books and vouchers should be kept so that the succeeding Grand Conclave could ascertain whether its executive officers had collected the Fraternity's money and expended it as directed, and I thought I saw in this last matter referred to a departure from what I hoped was to be our future policy.

I wish to call your attention to the fact that some of the appropriations would appear to be over drawn. This is largely due to the classification of our accounts in the books, and I believe this classification is logical and s110uld be followed. For example, the last Conclave appropriated $250.00 for general expenses, and under this account in our books $838.44 has been used. But when we take out of this account $96.90 for printing constitutions and Minutes, and $178.32 for membership certificates, and the expense of installations, all of which are properly general expense items, we see that the account is not overdrawn, and the expenses incurred and above noted were ordered by the last Grand Conclave. This overdrawing of amounts appropriated has occurred in connection with the expense of the office of the Grand Vice-President but this came about because his stationery bill was charged as a part of the office expense, and properly so, I believe. The result was that the appropriation was not large enough to carry on the work the Grand Vice-President had to do, and his bills were allowed. In this connection I wish to state that $360 was appropriated for the Grand Secretary's salary, and I think it was understood that he was to receive $30 per month. The result was that the appropriation was used up on July 1st, but I have not drawn any warrant for July or August Salary and this account has not been overdrawn, for the reason that I have not felt free to draw warrants in favor of myself except where clearly authorized to do so. I submit here\vith financial statement for the period, together with a statement of the Chapter accounts :

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM J uNE 26, 1908 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1909.

RECEIPTS.

Initiations, Regular ............ . ..... . .... ... ..... . ....................... $1173. 1 Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128:>. oo Total ......... . ......... .. ..................... . .... . .............. . .. $2458.81 Per Capita tax .... . ..... ... ..... . . ... . ............ . .... . .... . ..... ... .... $ 635.22 Charter Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Acacia Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.07 Grand Conclave Assessments, '06-'07 . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . .

69.23 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.01 Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Cash on hand June 26, 1908 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542. 38 Total Receipts ......... .. . .. ..... . ....... ... .. ..... . . .. ..... ......... . $4130.12 Cash on hand Sept. 1, 1909 ... . •....... .... .. . .. .. ......... . ...•............ $1368 . 01 EXPENDITURES.

Conclave Expenses '08 ......•... : . . ........... . ...•..............•... . .... $ Const. Committee Exp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Office Exp. Grand Secty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Salary Grand Secty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acacia Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expense G. Vice-Pres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expense Grand Pres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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788.37 58.40 63.05 32.14 360. 00 482.50 72.33 5. 00 3. 99

General Expense: Printing Minutes ....... ........ .... . ... ................ .. ... ..... $ 96.90 Membership Cert. Plate, pen work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.32 Installations Ayin .................. . . . .. ... ...... .. ............... . ........ . 63.41 Pc ....... .. ... . .................................... .. ......... . 71. 25 Tsadhe ........ . .... . . . ....................... . . . .... ..... ..... . 40.50 l(oph ............. . .................. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 62 . 46 Resh ............... . ........ . ... . ....... . . .. . . ................ . 79.20 Shin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.51 Other Expense .................. .. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 .89 Total Expense .......... .. . .. . ........... .......... ... ..... .. ......... $ 838.44 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.89 Total Expenditures .. . ..... .. .. . ....... . . .... . . .. . .... ... ..... ... ... . .. $2762.11 ASSETS AND L IABILITIES. LIABILITIES.

Liabilities assumed approximately .... .... ..... . ... ... .......... .... .. . ..... .. $5.00

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ASSETS. Journal Subscriptions ..................................................... $ 4.00 3.50 Due from Aleph Chapter ...... . . . ......................................... .

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AccouNTS AND VoucHERS: It will be remembered by those of you who have been at the two previous Conclaves, that I have urged the inauguration of a better system of keeping our books and vouchers. I ask as a personal favor and as a duty to the Fraternity that the auditing committee ascertain whether an adequate system has been inaugurated. This committee is charged with the important work of verifying my accounts, and seeing what funds were received and how they have been expended. My books and vouchers should explain fully these matters, and I trust that no brotherly or personal consideration will in the least induce them to refrain from criticism if . such is merited. The Fraternity has a right to know and ought to know what has become of its funds. The Grand Council should not be looked upon as a sort of a receptacle for your spare cash, after local charges are taken care of. On the con-.

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trary you gentlemen as delegates and representatives of your respective chapters should ascertain and determine what work the Grand Council shall do the next year and then provided for the accumulation of the necessary funds to carry on that work, and your successors at the next Conclave should see to it that your Grand Officers have faithfully followed your directions. This can only be known definitely when adequate books and vouchers are kept. Hence the necessity of the auditing committee determining whether we have such a system of bookkeeping and vouchers at the present time.

If we do not have such a system it is high time we was getting one. I have attempted to formulate a system that would meet our requirements and I trust the same will be found satisfactory.

JouRNAL : I come now to a discussion of the JouRNAL. In the first place you will remember that the last Conclave ordered the old JouRNALS on hand to be distributed among the lodges of the respective states. I found to do this would incur a postage bill of $165.00 and did not upon the advice of the other members of the Grand Council, attempt to distribute the JouRNALS as designated. I did, however, in circular letters and in the JouRNAL editorials ask the chapter secretaries to send in a list of addresses of those they wanted JouRNALS sent to. The secretaries of some of the chapters asked for old JouRNALS to distribute, and upon the advice of the Grand Council they were sent. The last Conclave directed the Grand Secretary to count the JouRNALS on hand, but as they had to be stored away and were boxed up I did not count them. Some disposal of this junk should be made when the next move is made for the reason that it costs about $30.00 in freight to move it, and I am doubtful whether these old JouRNALS have any value for the purpose outlined in the report of last year. I have written 384 letters to the alumni on the JouRNAL, which have brought in only 13 yearly subscriptions, and orders for old JouRNALS amounting to $14.50. This is not a very promising showing but I feel that our efforts have not been a loss financially and much good has been accomplished in writing the alumni. For in all these letters I have taken occasion to inform the brothers of our progress and asked for their co-operation. The matter of advertising in the JouRNAL has also received attention but with no great amount of results. Advertisers say, and rightly, that we have too limited a field to make it profitable for them to advertise in our publication. We have succeeded in getting contracts to the amount of $70.00 this year. The actual cost of publishing the JouRNAL has been $482.50, and the receipts from the JouRNAL, including back debts, has been $229.07. The cost of the December issue of the JouRNAL was $240.00 and of the May issue $242.50.

The JouRNAL requires an immense amount of work to prepare for the press. If one could have the copy by a stated time and then prepare it for the printer it would reduce the work materially, but there are some of the brothers who can not apparently get thi s view of the n;atter, and the consequence is one must patch and switch and cut until the eleventh hour necessitating the going over the work a number of times. But despite the labor and some mistakes, I feel that we should carry forward the present plan of preparing the JouRNAL. It is rather an unenviable position to sit as censor on the contributions of my brother editors but I have acted promptly and impartially, and only one instance of complaint has been filed. I hope that our alumni may have a greater part in the JouRNAL in the years to come, and I feel sure that the present policy will bring about this much desired result eventually.

Now as to the number of times the JouRNAL should be published, you should take into account at least the following items in considering this matter; first, the expense of about $250.00 for each issue; second, how promptly your own chapter editors will respond; and the amount of additional work you are placing upon the office of the

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Grand Secretary, which I believe a candid investigation will show is not a sinecure.

In this connection permit me to suggest that the minutes of this Conclave should be preserved in our JouRNAL files, and to that end I think we could possibly arrange with a little extra work and expense to have three issues of the JouRNAL this year. I submit herewith recommendation to that effect.

The following is a statement of the JouRNALS distributed and the number of copies of this year left on hand. I want to say that the Grand Secretary should give a strict account of the JouRNALS and I submit to the auditing committee an itemized account of the JouRNALS distributed: Journals 1906 distributed ....... . .... 166 copies.

1907 ............ 587 ....... . .... 781 1908 ............ 492 8 copies on hand. December.

1908-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 70 copies on hand. May .

1908-9 CoNCLAVE: The question of how often the Conclaves should be held is one which should have your careful consideration. It is a comparatively simple proposition and resolves itself into this; either you must increase the revenues or extend the period between Conclaves. We shall not be able to pay the delegates their expense accounts in full and have any money left over to carry on the work of the Fraternity for the next few months. This is true despite the fact that the new chapters with two exceptions have added materially to our current receipts. Let me call your attention to some plain facts. Beth chapter has paid in this year $47.50; He chapter $103.50; Lamedth $96.91; Nun $114.00 making a total from these four chapters of $261.91 and I do not believe that this amount will meet the expense accounts of the four delegates from these chapters; and I select these chapters as examples for two reasons; first, because of the average location and second because they have paid ali dues and fees owing to the Fraternity. There are other chapters which have not paid in sufficient to meet the expenses of their delegates and are owing money to the Fraternity. Nun and Lamedth have paid in sufficient, as may be seen by reference to statement of chapter accounts herein, to more than meet their delegates' expenses, and were used merely as the means of getting an average. I should like to have our conclaves as often as possible, but I do not deem it wise to increase materially the levy on our members. I hope the charges in Acacia shall never be so that worthy men whom the respective chapters want will be barred from participating in its work because of the expense. The proposition is plain: Either you must increase the revenues or extend the period between Conclaves. I trust you will give this matter the consideration it merits. I make no recommendation as you are in a better position to know the wishes of your constituents :han I am.

CARD CASES AND TRAVELING CARDS: The last Conclave directed the Grand Sec¡etary to issue traveling cards on request and this has been done. I have not had a arge lot of these cases prepared and there have been very few calls for such cards. [ have a number of these cards and cases with me which may be inspected by :he members. I submit herewith recommendation concerning this matter.

ENDOWMENT CoMMITTEE: This is an important matter touching as it does the uture growth and welfare of the Fraternity and should receive your attention. The >Ossibilities of this movement are obvious. I wish to suggest that it should be recogJized, its status clearly defined, and made a part of our work. The standing and reation of this committee to the Fraternity should not be left indefinite and hazy. If it a work you want done you should make provision for the expenses of maintaining

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the work, and furthermore provide fully for the organization of the committee and the safeguarding of the funds committed to its care. I would suggest that you empower the Grand President to appoint a committee of not more than five members who shall draw up a trust agreement following the plan already outlined by Brother Hill, providing for the disposition of the funds, the organization of the committee, their reports, and the other matters which should be reduced to writing and make the whole clear and definite.

INVENTORY: I submit herewith inventories of property received by me from my predecessor, and property now on hand belonging ¡to the Fraternity.

PROPERTY RECEIVED: 24 Rituals; 5 2c stamps; 1 Oliver Typewriter and desk; 1 Lundstrum filing cabinet; 2 boxes nearly full of second typewriter paper; 1 part box of envelopes; 1 letter file; 1 seal; 1 Edison Mimeograph; 8 boxes of Journals, blanks and old correspondence and some odd lots of office supplies; Membership record book, ledger, journal, and ritual record book.

PROPERTY ON HAND: 4 rituals; 91 cents in stamps; 1 Oliver typewriter and desk; 1 Lundstrum fil ing cabinet; 1 box long ¡typewriter paper over half full, and small lot carbon paper, 300 letter heads, about 200 envelopes, blanks, and other stationery such as warrant books, stenographer note books, etc.; 1 letter file; 1 seal; 1 Edison Mimeograph; 6 boxes of Journals and old correspondence; 2 membership record books, ledger, journal, cash book and ritual record book; small lot of office supplies, gold seals, rubbers, clasps, etc.; 1 steel dye for membership certificate at Buxton & Skinner's, and about 50 blank certificates; and 22 card cases.

RECOMMENDATIONS. I submit herewith the following recommendations: 1. That provision be made in the Ritual requiring that after the pledging of the member and before initiation that the candidate be required to fill out a membership record and that a duplicate thereof be filled . out also by the chapter secretary; both the original and duplicate being signed by the candidate; that upon the initiation the original be forwarded to the office of the Grand Secretary and the duplicate be filed in the archives of the chapter; that the Grand Secretary furnish these blanks upon request to the chapter secretaries; that where a new chapter is to be installed the Grand Vice-President shall notify the Grand Secretary to whom he wants membership record blanks sent, and before the installing of the members in the new chapter the original and duplicate shall be signed by each of the proposed members, and the same shall be turned over to the new chapter secretary who shall send the originals to the office of the Grand Secretary and the duplicates shall be filed in the archives of the chapter.

2. That no money of the Fraternity shall be appropriated or used in any other manner or for any other purpose than that designated by the Grand Conclave, which is the supreme legislative power of the Fraternity.

3. That the Grand Secretary publish the minutes of this Conclave in the first issue of the JouRNAL and that these minutes together with other matter shall be issued as the November number of the JouRNAL; that two other numbers of the JouRNAL shall be issued, one on February 1st and the other on May 1st, and that the chapter editors shall send in their letters for these numbers of the JouR NALS not later than October lOth; January lOth and April 1st; and that the delegates notify their editors immediately upon their return of the date of the first chapter letter being due.

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4. That all orders for traveling cards or card cases shall be made trough the secretary of the chapter to which the member belongs; that traveling cards be sent free and card cases upon receipt of cost price; provided that no traveling cards be issued to any member whose membership record is not on file in the Grand Secretary's office.

5. That Daleth chapter be allowed the remainder due upon its Conclave assessment for the year 1906 of $64.00, and that the Grand Conclave consider what action shall be taken in regard to this chapter's indebtedness.

6. That the subscription price of the JouRNAL shall be one dollar per year or 50 cents per single copy to all, except active members or orders through the chapter secretary when the same shall be 35 cents per copy; that each active member whose per capita tax is paid December 1st shall be entitled to the November number free; and that each active member whose per capita tax is paid on May 1st shall be entitled to the February and May numbers free.

7. That at the installation of new chapters, the expenses of only four delegates shall be paid, this number not including a Grand Officer, and where it can be done without materially increasing the expense these delegates shall represent as many chapters as possible.

8. That at the Conclaves hereafter held the amount due from any chapter shall be applied upon the expense account of that chapter's delegate.

9. That the resolutions of the last Conclave to be found in the constitution and by-laws at pages 26, 27 and 28 be re-enacted so far as applicable and the same be made a part of the minutes of this Conclave.

10. That upon submi ssion of names for honorary membership to the Grand Council for its approval the chapter secretary shall send the following information to the Grand Secretary; full name of the proposed member, masonic membership, positions of honor held, and address. And upon the acceptance of a proposed member and his initiation the chapter secretary shall immediately cause to be filled out and sent to the Grand Secretary a regular membership record blank, writing at the top thereof the word "Honorary."

In conclusion I wish to bear witness of the uniform courtesy and kindness shown me by the members and officers of the respective chapters and acknowledge my appreciation of the same; if any advancement has been made they have had by far the larger part in it and to them belongs the honor, and I trust that the same cordial relations shall continue between the chapters and this office. I would add that what has been said concerning the co-operation of the chapters can equally well be said of the other members of the Grand Council. They have been diligent and prompt in their communication with this office, and when at a loss to know what to do I have always found in them helpful counsel. I bespeak for the Fraternity another set of Grand Officers such as I have had the honor of serving with.

Respectfully submitted, HARRY

E.

KILMER,

Grand Secretary Acacia Fraternity.

Sept. 15, 1909.

THE ACACIA JOURNAL. REPORTS OF CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES WERE THE

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Moved by Brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) seconded by Brother Roy E. Smith, Koph Chapter (Iowa State) that it should be passed upon by the Conclave what information should be given to the newspapers. Motion carried.

Moved by Brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) seconded by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter (Illinois) that Brother A. K. Wilson, the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Kansas be given the privilege of the floor when we re-convene this afternoon. Motion carried.

Moved by Brother E. H. Comstock, Kaph Chapter (Minn.) seconded by Brother Louis L. Green, Teth Chapter (Harvard) that we adjourn at 12:15 until 2 o'clock p.m.

Motion carried.

The Grand President, Joseph R. Wilson stated that the Grand Council, not having completed its report it would be postponed until tomorrow.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1909, 2 p. m.

Meeting called to order at 2 o'clock p. m. The Chair appoints the following Auditing Committee. Brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) ; Brother W . R. Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) and Brother ]. F. Pullen, He Chapter, (California).

Address by A. K. Wilson.

Moved by Brother K. T. Waugh, Ayin Chapter, (Chicago University) seconded by Louis ,L. Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that a vote of thanks be extended to Brother A. K. Wilson for his remarks. Motion carried.

Remarks by Brother Wm. Homan.

Moved by Brother Louis L. Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) seconded by W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale), that the Conclave adjourn until Thursday morning, September 16, 1909 at 9 :00 o'clock.

Thursday, September 16, 1909. 9 o'clock a. m.

Acacia Conclave opened September 16, 1909, at 9'clock a. m., by Brother Wilson, Grand President.

Roll call omitted.

Report of Ritual Committee, Brother Keith, Nun Chapter, (Cornell).

Motion by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter (Minnesota) seconded by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter (Ohio) that a discussion of the Ritual be taken up, and that no formal motions be made. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) seconded by Brother Waugh, Ayin Chapter (Chicago), that the report of the Ritual Committee be referred to a Committee appointed by the Chair, to report tomorrow morning. Motion lost.

Motion by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter (Ohio), seconded by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) that above motion be reconsidered. Motion carried.

Original motion before house.

Amended by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter (Minnesota), seconded by Brother Green, Samehk Chapter (Perdue), as follows: that a Special Committee be appointed to receive the report of Brother Keith, chairman of the Ritual Committee, and each

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delegate be instructed to hand into said special Committee his suggestions as to what Ritual should include, said Committee to report tomorrow. Motion carried.

Committee appointed: Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter (Minnesota).

Brother Waugh, Ayin Chapter (Chicago).

Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter (Michigan).

Brother Thompson was withdrawn from the Auditing Committee and Brother Green appointed in his stead.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale), seconded by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minnesota) that two Committees be appointed, 1, Committee on Resolutions, and 2, Committee on proposed amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws, and that the delegates present who have suggestions to make to these Committees present them in the shape of written resolutions, and that these Committees report back at the same time as the Auditing Committee and the Ritual Committee, tomorrow morning. Motion carried.

The Chair appointed the following Committee on Resolutions: Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter (Missouri).

Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter (Illinois).

Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter (Columbia).

The Chair appointed the following Committee on Proposed Amendments to Constitution and By-Laws: Brother Lewis, Nun Chapter (Cornell).

Brother Colton, Waw Chapter (Ohio).

Brother Clime, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.)

The Chair appoints the following Committee to Audit Expense Account of Delegates.

Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter (Wisconsin).

Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter (Iowa).

Report of Grand Council read by Grand Secretary Kilmer and referred to the Auditing Committee.

REPORT ¡OF GRAND COUNCIL. BROTHERS:-

We submit the following report: 1. The adoption of membership certificate in compliance with Section 24 of the By-laws.

2. The vote on the proposed Constitutional Amendment pertaining to amendment of Section 6, Article VI, of the Constitution resulted as follows: Aleph (Michigan)-nay.

Beth (Stanford)-yea.

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Gimel (Kansas)-nay.

Daleth (Nebraska)-yea.

He (California)-yea.

Waw (Ohio)-nay.

Kaph (Minnesota)-nay.

Yodh (Pennsylvania)-yea.

Teth (Harvard)-nay.

Beth (IIlinois)-nay.

Lamedth (Wisconsin)-yea.

Mem (Missouri)-nay.

Nun (Cornell)-yea.

Samehk (Purdue)-nay.

Ayin (Chicago )-yea.

Pe (Yale)-yea.

Tsadhe (Columbia)-yea.

Koph (Iowa State College)-yea.

Resh (Iowa State University )-yea.

Shin (Penn. State College)Total votes for proposed amendment 11, and votes against 8. Shin not voting; the amendment failing to receive the necessary two-thirds vote as required by Section 1, Article VII, of the Constitution is lost.

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The amount of $25.00 was appropriated to the Endowment Committee.

Order of distribution of old Journals.

5. Investigation of action to be taken on Daleth's condition.

6. Provision of an Acacia Register for the Alaska-Yukon Exposition at Seattle.

7. The confirmation of the election of the following honorary members: Frank 0. Gilbert (Aleph).

W . M. Perrett (Aleph).

Henry F. Mason (Gimel).

W . F . March (Gimel).

D. L. Rowlands (Gimel) Harry I. Berks (Heth).

George W. Elkins (Yodh).

George B. Orlady (Yodh).

Ethelbert Talbot, D. D. (Yodh).

Samuel Emery Adams (Kaph).

E. W. Stephens (Mem).

William Homan (Nun, Tsadhe).

Samuel Nelson Sawyer (Nun).

G. R. Van DeWater (Tsadhe).

Joseph R. Wilson (Tsadhe).

I. M. Cheseman (Tsadhe).

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Due on Journal Subscriptions . .. .................... . ...................... $ " from Aleph Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Daleth ...................................................

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4.00 3. 50 293 . 01 10 . 00 50.96 56.50 42.00 46.89 20.00 25 . 00 10.00

Total .. .. . . ....... ... . ... . .. .. .. .. .. ....... ... .. ... ... .... .... . .... ... $ 561.86 Balance on Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1369.86 $1931.72 Estimated income for ensuing year : Money on hand . ... . . . . , . .. .. ..... ... , .. .. . . ................ . .............. $1369.86 Unpaid Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561 .86 Estimated income from installation of new chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 initiation of 350 initiates @ $5.00 ... . ...... . ......... 1750.00 per capita tax of 400 active members @ $3.00 .. ... . ·. . . . 1200.00 T otal .... .. . ...... .. ............... . ... .. ............... ...... ........ $5381.72 E STIMATED E XPEND ITURES FOR THE YEAR.

For Acacia Journal expense .. ........ . ... ... . .. .. .... . . . ... .. ... . ....... . $ 800.00 Amount appropriated for office expense of Grand President. ............... .

25.00 Vice-President .. . ..... .. .

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200.00 " General Expense . ... . .. . . . ........ ... .......... .

900 . 00 " Expense of Ritual Committee ...... .. ...... ... .. .

400.00 " Conclave Expenses, 1909 and 1910 . ... ... .... .. . 2000.00 " Salary for Grand Secretary . ...... .. ....... . .... .

600 . 00 Total Estimated Expenditures

$4995 .00 Respectfully submitted, R. WILSON, Grand President.

H. c. PIERCE, Grand Vice-President.

JOSEPH

Grand Treasurer.

HARRY E. KILMER, Grand Secretary.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that we adjourn at once until 2:15 p. m. Motion carried.

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Thursday, Sept. 16, 1909, 2:15 p. m.

Acacia Conclave opened, September 16, 1909, at 2 :15 p. m., by Brother Wilson, Grand President.

Remarks by Brother Wilson, Grand President, on the question of the federation of the college clubs of the United States into a national Masonic organization called the Craftsmen.

Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter (Minnesota) seconded by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter (Wisconsin) moved that the following resolution be adopted. Motion carried. (Copy of this resolution will be sent to all the chapter secretaries.)

Brother Wilson, Grand President, called for Reports of Committees and no Committees reported.

The Grand President called for new business.

Motion by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minnesota) seconded by Brother Magatagan, Gimel Chapter, (Kansas) that we pass into a committee of the whole for the discussion of new business. Motion carried.

The Grand President read an invitation to the members of the Grand Conclave to the installation and banquet given by the Matthias H. Henderson Lodge No. 661, on Friday at 1 p. m.

Motion by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that a Committee of one be sent by the Grand Conclave to the installation and banquet given by the Matthias H. Henderson Lodge, No. 661, on Friday, September 17, 1909. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Pullen, He Chapter, (California) seconded by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minnesota) that the correspondence on the matter of indebtedness of Daleth Chapter be referred to the Auditing Committee. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that we now adjourn, and that the committees immediately set to work. Motion carried.

Adjourned until Friday morning, September 17th, 1909, at 9 o'clock.

Friday, September 17, 1909. 9 o'clock a. m.

Acacia Conclave opened September 17th, 1909, at 9 o'clock a. m. by Brother Wilson, Grand President.

Roll call omitted.

The President called on the Chairman of the Committee on Rituals to make his report.

Brother Comstock makes his report.

Moved by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) and seconded by Brother Smith, Koph Chapter, (Iowa) that Report of Special Ritual Committee be received and accepted.

(This report cannot be given in the minutes, but copy will be sent to Secretary of all chapters.)

Motion by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that copy of this report be forwarded by Grand Secretary to Secretaries of all Chapters by November 1st, 1909. Motion carried.

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The President called for Report of Committee on proposed amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws. Committee: Brother Lewis, Nun Chapter, (Cornell) ; Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) and Brother Clime, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.)

Motion by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the amendment proposed by the Committee on proposed Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws relating to Article 2, Section 9, shall be accepted. Motion carried.

The amendment to read: "Any active alumnus or honorary member who shall suffer the loss of his standing as a Master Mason shall, while under disability, forfeit his rights and privileges as a member."

The Committee report that Section 2, Article III, be amended to read as follows: "The Grand President shall be the chief executive officer of the Fraternity; he shall preside at the Grand Conclaves and at the meetings of the Grand Council and shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and control usually vested in the office of chief executive."

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that the report of the Committee in reference to Article III, Section 2, be amended to read in conformity with the report adopted by the Committee on amendments to Constitution and By-Laws.

The Committee recommends that Section 8 of the By-Laws be repealed.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) se~onded by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) that section 8 of the By-Laws on page 17 be repealed. Motion carried.

And that substitution therefor shall be Section 3 of Article III, which is as follows: "The Grand Vice-President shall in absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of President, and shall have charge of the relation of the Acacia Fraternity to Masonry."

Motion by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) seconded by Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yafe) that this substitution be adopted. Motion carried . .

The Committee recommend that Section 1 of the By-Laws be amended to read as follows: "Section 1. All applications for Charters in this Fraternity shall be investigated by the Grand President or by a committee selected by him. All expenses incurred in connection with such investigation shall be borne by the applicants. The application shall contain the following information on blank forms obtained from the Secretary," &c., &c.

Mot"ion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that Section 1 of the By-Laws be passed as amended.

The Committee recommend that the following section be inserted between sections 19 and 20 of the By-Laws and that it be numbered 20, and the following sections be numbered consecutively: "All candidates upon accepting the invitation of any chapter to become a member either active or honorary shall file all necessary information on uniform blanks furnished by the secretary thereof."

Motion by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the article first read by the Committee be inserted between Sections 19 and 20 of the By-Laws. Motion carried.

The Committee recommended that Section 15 of the By-Laws be changed to read: "The official badges of the Grand Officer shall be solid gold pins in the shape of a right

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angle triangle of the first quadrant whose sides with beveled edge are in the ratio of three, four and five, side three forming the base; the center of said pin to be a black enameled back ground."

And that sections 1G, 17 and 18 be incorporated into one section as follows: "Section 16. The pin of the Grand President shalt have a gold bar parallel to the hypothenuse extending across the black centre: the pin of the Grand Vice-President shalt have a gold bar extending from the juncture of the hypothenuse and the base diagonally across the black centre intersecting the altitude: the pin of the Grand Trea urer shall have a gold bar extending across the black centre parallel to the altitude: the pin of the Grand Secretary halt have a gold bar extending across the black centre parallel to the ba e."

Motion by Brother TreleYen, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) seconded by Elliott, Resh Chapter, (Univ. of Iowa) that this amendment be adopted. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale ) seconded by Brother Pullen, He Chapter, (California) that we proceed with the report of this Committee before proceeding with the election. Motion carried.

The Committee recommends the following: Article VI, Section 1: No charter of a chapter of this fraternity shalt be granted to students who are members of the Faculty of any university or college when a charter has already been granted to said university or college or any department or school thereof.

Motion by Brother ~IcCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter, (Univ. of Iowa) that section 1 of Article VI be referred to the attention of each Chapter with the request that th ey will give it consideration between now and the next Conclave.

Motion by Brother Pullen, He Chapter, (California) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the amendment concerning the official name of the Chapters sent to the Chapters last year be submitted again.

Roll call called for by Brother Colton.

The President: The question is whether a particular amendment submitted to the Chapters last year shalt be resubmitted?

Aleph, no; Beth, aye; Gimel, no; Daleth, aye; He, aye; Waw, no; Teth, no; Heth, no; Yodh, yea; Kaph, no; Lamedth, yea; Mem, no; Nun, yea; Shamehk, no; Ayin, (absent) ; Pe, yea; Tsadhe, yea; Koph, no; Resh, yea; Shin, no. Motion lost.

The Committee takes up the question of Medical Schools.

Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter (Minnesota) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) moves that the matter be referred to the Grand Council and that the Grand Council be directed to make a report to the next Grand Conclave as to what is the practice in other fraternities, and that they make recommendation to the next Grand Conclave. ~lotion carried.

The Committee respectfully wishes to call the Secretary's attention to the general resolution made in the conclave that all changes necessary to make the Constitution and By-Laws conform with their proposed amendments be made by the Secretary.

Motion by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) seconded by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minnesota) that the Constitution be changed to conform with the changes made and that such changes be made by the Secretary. Motion carried.

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The Grand President asked that vote be taken on amendment relating to the duties of Grand President.

Aleph, yea; Beth, yea; Gimel, nay; Daleth, yea; He, yea; Waw, yea; Teth, yea; Heth, yea; Yodh, yea; Kaph, yea; Lamedth, yea; Mem, yea; Nun, nay; Samhk, yea; Ayin, (absent); Pe, yea; Tsadhe, yea; Koph, yea; Resh, yea; Shin, yea. Voted carried.

The Grand President asked for vote to be taken on amendment relating to the duties of the Grand Vice-President.

Aleph, yea; Beth, yea; Gimel, no; Daleth, yea; He, yea; Waw, yea; Teth, yea; Heth, yea; Y odh, yea; Kaph, yea; Lamedth, yea; Mem, yea; Nun, yea; Samehk, yea; Ayin, (absent); Pe, yea; Tsadhe, yea; Koph, yea; Resh, yea; Shin, yea. Vote carried.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that a vote by yea and nay be taken that where the present Constitution and By-Laws conflict with the amendments made thereto at this Conclave, that they be changed to conform therewith.

Aleph, yea; Beth, yea; Gimel, yea; Daleth, yea; He, yea; Waw, yea; Teth, yea; Heth, yea ; Kaph, yea; Lamedth, yea; Mem, yea; Nun, yea; Samehk, yea; A yin, ( absent) ; Pe, yea; Tsadhe, yea; Koph, yea; Resh, yea; Shin, yea. Unanimously carried.

Vote called for in regard to membership in the Fraternity: Aleph, yea; Beth, yea; Gimel, yea; Daleth, yea; He, yea; Waw, yea; Teth, yea; Heth, yea; Yodh, yea; Kaph, yea; Lamedth, yea; Mem, yea; Nun, yea; Samehk, yea; Ayin, (absent); Pe, yea; Tsadhe, yea; Koph, yea; Resh, yea; Shin, yea. Unanimously carried.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) that the President retire from his office temporarily, seconded by Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri). Motion carried.

The President asked to retire and the Vice-President took the Chair.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) that Mr. Joseph R. Wilson be nomianted for the office of Grand President unanimously and this by acclamation from the floor .

Motion by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) seconded by Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the Grand Secretary be instructed to pass a unanimous ballot for Joseph R. Wilson, for President.

By the Secretary: All those who are in favor of this motion I will ask to so signify by a rising vote.

Standing vote. The ayes have it.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that we immediately proceed to a ballot. Motion not seconded.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) that we proceed to an election by ballot upon the office of President, and request that the Grand President resume the Chair.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that all other nominations for Grand President be closed. Motion carried.

Motion is made by Brother M)lsgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter, (Univ. of Iowa) that we proceed to ballot for the Grand President, and all in favor to say yes. Unanimous vote.

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Brother Green of Harvard and Brother Thompson of ~Iichigan are appointed Tellers.

The Tellers report that out of twenty eligible votes, that 18 have been cast for President.

We therefore declare that Brother Joseph R. Wilson has been elected President of the Acacia Fraternity for the ensuing year.

President takes Chair.

Moved by Brother Cline, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.) seconded by Brother VanGorder, Shin Chapter, (Penna. State) to nominate Brother Thompson, (Michigan) for VicePresident.

Motion by Brother Pullen, He Chapter, (California) to nominate Brother Seivers, (California) for Vice-President.

Motion by Brother Greenwood, Beth Chapter, (Leland Stanford) seconded by Brother Mu~grave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) to nominate Brother Pullen, He Chapter, (Univ. of California) for Vice-President.

Motion by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) seconded by Brother Green, Samehk Chapter, (Perdue) that the nominations for Grand Vice-President be closed.

Proceeded to ballot.

Chair appointed Brother Green, teth Chapter, (Harvard) and Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) as tellers.

Ballot resulted as follows : Brother Pullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Brother Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Brother Seivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Brother Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Chair declares no election.

Second ballot resulted as follows : Brother Pullen .......................... 11 Brother Seivers .. . . ... .. .. . ............. 1 Brother Thompson ... ........... . ........ 7 Brother Pullen having a majority over all votes cast the Chair declares Mr. Pullen duly elected Grand Vice-President of the Acacia Fraternity for the ensuing year.

Motion by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) to nominate Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minnesota) for Grand Treasurer.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Clime, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.) to nominate Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) for Grand Treasurer.

The Chair appoints Brother VanGarder, Shin Chapter, (Penna. State) and Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) Tellers.

The ballot resulted as follows : Comstock .. .. .. ..... . .. . .... .. .... . ..... 12 Green .. .. ............ .... . .. . . .......... 7 The Chair declares Brother Comstock elected Grand Treasurer of the Acacia Fraternity for the ensuing year.

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The nomination of the Grand Secretary now in order.

Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri) seconded by Pullen, He Chapter, (California) JI!Oves that Brother Kilmer be nominated for the office of Grand Secretary unanimously and by acclamation.

Motion by Brother Colto~, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the Secretary be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Grand Secretary.

The Chair declares that Harry E . Kilmer is elected Grand Secretary of the Acacia Fraternity for the ensuing year.

The President calls for Report of Committee on Resolutions. Committee: Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri); Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) and Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia).

Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri): 1. Resolved, that the Grand Conclave convene on the 2nd Tuesday of September, 1910, for four days.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) that the resolution as offered be adopted. Motion carried.

2. Resolved that the per capita tax on active members during the ensuing year be Three ($3.00) dollars.Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) that the per capita tax be increased from $2 to $3.

Motion carried.

3. Resolved that provision be made in the Ritual requiring that after the pledging of the member and before initiating that the candidate be required to fill out a membership record and that a duplicate thereof be filled out also by the chapter secretary ; both the original and duplicate being signed by the candidate; that upon the initiation the original be forwarded to the office of the Grand Secretary and the duplicate be filed in the archives of the chapter; that the Grand Secretary furnish these blanks upon request to the chapter secretaries; that where a new chapter is to be installed the Grand Vice-President shall notify the Grand Secretary to whom he wants membership record blanks sent, and before the installing of the members in the new chapter the original and duplicate shall be signed by each of the proposed members, and the same shall be turned over to the new chapter secretary who shall send the originals to the office of the Grand Secretary and the duplicates shall be filed in the archives of the chapter.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that this resolution be adopted and that a copy of it be sent to the Committee on Ritual. Motion carried.

4. Resolved, that no money of the Fraternity shall be appropriated or used in any other manner or for any other purpose than that designated by the Grand Conclave, which is the supreme legislative power of the Fraternity.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Magatagan, Gimel Chapter, (Kansas) amending the original resolution by adding, "excepting appropriations made during the interval between the meeting of the Grand Conclave by the Grand Council for extraordinary occasions or expenses." Motion carried.

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issued as the November number of the ]OtTRNAL; that two other numbers of the JouRNAL shall be issued, one on February 1st and the other on May 1st, and that the Chapter editors shall send in their letters for these numbers of the ]OURNAL not later than October lOth; January lOth and April 1st; and that the delegates notify their editors immediately upon their return of the date of the first chapter letter being due.

Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) moved that the resolution recommended be adopted. Motion carried.

6. Resolved, that all orders for traveling cards or card cases shall be made through the secretary of the chapter to which the member belongs; that traveling cards be sent free and card cases upon receipt of cost price; provided that no traveling cards be issued to any member whose membership record is not on file in the Grand Secretary's office.

Brother Kilmer, Mem Chapter, (Missouri) recommends that it be amended to read "through or under the signature of the Secretary of the Chapter."

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Cline, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.) that the resolution be adopted as amended.

7. Resolved, that the subscription price of the JoURNAL shall be One Dollar per year or 50 cents per single copy, to all except active members or orders through the chapter secretary, when the same shall be 35 cents per copy; that each active member whose per capita tax is paid December 1st shall be entitled to the November number free; and that each active member whose per capita tax is paid on May 1st shall be entitled to the February and May numbers free.

Brother Clime, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) moved that the resolution be passed as read. Motion carried.

8. Resolved, that at the installation of new chapters, the expenses of only four delegates shall be paid, this number not including a Grand Officer if advisable, and where it can be done without materially increasing the expense these delegates shall represent as many chapters as possible.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that the motion be passed as read. Motion ¡carried.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that we adjourn until 2:15 p. m.

Friday, September 17, 1909. 2:15 o'clock, p. m.

Acacia Conclave opened September 17th, 1909, at 2:15 o'clock p. m. by Brother Wilson, Grand President.

Roll Call omitted.

Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri) Chairman of Comimttee on Resolutions proceeds.

9. Resolved that at the Conclaves hereafter held the¡ amount due from any chapter shall be applied upon the expense account of that chapter's delegate.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) that this resolution be accepted as read. Motion carried.

10. Resolved, that in the future the various Grand Officers, in submitting their reports to the Grand Conclave, shall give an inventory of office furniture and equipment on hand.

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Motion by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) seconded by Brother Clime, Yodh Chapter, (Pennsylvania) that this motion be accepted as read. Motion carried.

11. Resolved, that the Grand Secretary be instructed to write a letter at the beginning of the school year, informing the Chapters of the method we are going to use in getting out the AcACIA JouRNAL; and that each Chapter be instructed to hold an election for the selection of an editor.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) that we accept this resolution as read.

Motion carried.

12. Resolved, that the name of the Fraternity, wherever it appears in public, shall appear as Acacia and wherever possible, it shall be printed in Old English letters and that Hebrew letters be not used except on the official pin or representations thereof.

Motion by Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter, (Iowa) seconded by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) that the resolution be adopted as read. Motion carried.

13. Resolved, that each Chapter be most strongly urged to select as its representative to every Grand Conclave a man who will return the following term to the university or college where his Chapter is located.

14. Resolved, that the Grand President be required to transmit his message to each Chapter, giving his recommendations for the consideration of the Grand Conclave, not later than April 15th, 1910.

15. Resolved, that upon the written request of five Chapters the President shall appoint a committee to send its report to the next Grand Conclave upon any subject proposed by the Grand President, or by any of the Chapters.

16. Resolved, that when a member leaves a university or college and goes to another university or college, the Chapter from which he goes shall notify the Chapter to which he is going.

17. Resolved, that the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer of Acacia Fraternity shall keep a set of books consisting of day book, cash book, and ledger, the same to be presented by the aforesaid officers at the Grand Conclave for audit; that each delegate to the Grand Conclave shall bring with him the book of account from his Chapter showing the membership, fees received, and the amount paid to the Fraternity for the purpose of auditing the books of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that the resolutions adopted last year Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, be adopted and numbered as above. Motion carried.

18. Resolved, that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to communicate with the several chapters regarding the adoption of an original Acacia song, yell and whistle and that said committee report recommendation to the various chapters for vote.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Green, Samehk Chapter, (Perdue) that this resolution be adopted as read. Motion carried.

19. Resolved, that this Conclave adopt the national pledge button and that this shall take the form of a lapel button one quarter of an inch in diameter whose design shall be a solid triangle of gold having its sides proportional the three, four and five and set in a field of black enamel.

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Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Green, Samehk Chapter, (Perdue) that this resolution be adopted as read. Motion carried.

20. Resolved, that a committee be appointed to make up forms for stationery and to design a coat of arms, this committee to report at the next Conclave.

Motion by Brother Treleven, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) seconded by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (California) that the Committee be appointed to form a suitable design and coat of anns for the stationery. Motion carried.

21. Resolved that while this conclave is heartily in favor of a national endowment fund and expresses its approval of the idea, it considers it unwise to take any action on account of the inability of the local chapters to bear an added expense at this time and recommends that the matter be laid over until the next Conclave.

Motion by Brother Lewis, Nun Chapter, (Cornell) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that the resolution be adopted as read. Motion carried.

22. Whereas, the Heavenly Father in his all-seeing wisdom has called to rest the mother of our esteemed Brother and Grand Treasurer, Maurice C. Tanquary, be it resolved that we, the delegates of the Acacia Fraternity assembled in its 5th Annual Conclave do hereby extend to our bereaved Brother its most heartfelt sympathy and condolences and that the Grand Secretary be ordered to send Brother Tanquary a copy of these resolutions and that they be spread upon the pages of the minutes of the Conclave.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Samehk Chapter, (Perdue) that the resolution be adopted as read. Motion carried.

23. Whereas it is with the keenest regret we learn of the inability of our friend and Brother, the Right Reverend Ethelbert Talbot to be present at the meeting of this the 5th Annual Conclave of the Acacia Fraternity, Be it Resolved that the Secretary be directed to write Brother Talbot expressing our regrets and extending to him our best wishes.

Motion by Brother Colton, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that resolution be adopted as read. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother McCastline,- Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that each delegate instruct the secretary of his chapter to write Grand Vice-President Pierce a letter, thanking him for the good work he has done and the appreciation of his work for their Chapter. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Green, Samehk Chapter, (Perdue) that we extend our hearty thanks to the Grand Treasurer, Brother Tanquary in appreciation of his work for his valued services during his term of office. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) that the question of the meeting place of the next Conclave be left with the Grand President that he may communicate with the various Chapters and ascertain their desires in respect thereto and make his final decision. Motion carried.

The President calls for report of Auditing Committee.

Committee: Brother W. N. Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale); Brother Louis L. Green, Teth Chapter, (Harvard) and Brother J. F. Pullen, He Chapter, (California).

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REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE. Mr. President and Members of the Grand Concl~ve of the Acacia Fraternity.

Gentlemen :Your Auditing Committee respectfully reports to you that they have thoroughly examined the books of the Grand Secretary and find them well-kept, accurate, true and complete. Vouchers are on hand for every dollar received by the Grand Secretary and paid over by him to the Grand Treasurer. We find on hand, according to his books; $1369.86, and upon calling for the cash account we find that the Treasurer had this amount on hand and that the account is true to the cent.

We find the records of the Grand Secretary's office in very good condition, considering the difficulties he has had to contend with in endeavoring to secure individual reports from the present active members and also the Alumni, and under his splendid supervision we hope that they will soon be completed.

We wish to commend the methods used by all the officers of this Fraternity in the conduct of their offices during the past year.

We make the following recommendations to you: 1. That the Nebraska Chapter have remitted a charge amounting to $64 assessed against .this Chapter two years ago for Grand Conclave expenses.

2. That the expenses of the ritual committee amounting to $115.82 be ordered paid.

3. That the salary of the Grand Secretary be fixed at $600 for the ensuing year, payable monthly.

4.

That the budget as made up .by the Grand Council be approved as reported by

them.

5. That the hotel expenses of the individual delegates to this Grand Conclave be paid by the Fraternity instead of permitting Franklin Chapter to do so.

Yours very respectfully, WAYNE M. MusGRAVE, Lours L. GREEN, J. F. PULLEN, Committee.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) that the expenses of the Grand Conclave amounting to $64, be remitted to the Nebraska Chapter. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter, (Iowa) seconded by Brother Magatagan, Gimel Chapter, (~ansas) that the expenses of the Ritual Committee be allowed.

Motion carried.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) seconded by Brother Col ten, Waw Chapter, (Ohio State) that the salary of the Grand Secretary be raised to $600 for the ensuing year. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter (Illinois) seconded by Brother Cotten, Waw Chapter, (Ohio) that the budget as made be approved. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) that the recommendation that the personal expenses of the individual delegates to this Grand Conclave be paid by the Fraternity instead of permitting Franklin Chapter to do so, be accepted as read. Motion carried.

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Motion by Brother Amrine, Heth Chapter, (Illinois) seconded by Brother Greenwood, Beth Chapter, (Leland Stanford) that the report of the Committee and the Committee be discharged with thanks. Motion carried.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) that we call for a yea and nay vote that Section 1 of Article 7 on Amendments be amended so as to read " If the amendment be approved by two-thirds vote, the Grand President shall make due proclamation thereof at which time the amendment shall become effective. Motion carried.

Aleph, yea; Beth, yea ; Gimel, yea; Daleth, yea; Waw, yea; Teth, yea; Heth, yea ; Yodh, yea; Kaph, yea; Lamedth, yea; Mem, yea; Nun, yea; Samehk, yea; Ayin, (absent) ; P e, yea ; T sadhe, yea; Koph, (absent); Resh, yea; Shin, yea. Motion passed.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter, ( Iowa) that the Chapters send pictures to the Grand Secretary and that a cut be prepared at the Chapter's expense and that the same be returned to the Chapter upon its use in the JouRNAL. All in affirmati ve please stand up.

Motion lost.

:Motion by Brother Comstock, Kaph Chapter, (Minnesota ) seconded by Brother Clime, Yodh Chapter, (Penna.) that the number of copies of the joURNAL sent to each Chapter by the Grand Secretary be six in excess of the number for whi..:h subscription has been paid. Motion carried.

Motion by ¡Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) that the editor and Grand Secretary be authorized at the request of the Chapter to send three copies not in excess of six. Motion withdrawn.

Motion by Brother Sneed, Mem Chapter, (Missouri) seconded by Brother McCa stJine, Tsadhe Chapter, (Columbia) that we reconsider that and ask that if we want them we can order the number paying 35 cents each. Motion passed.

Motion by Brother Musgrave, Pe Chapter, (Yale) seconded by Brother Trelevcn, Lamedth Chapter, (Wisconsin) that we reconsider the motion just passed.

Rising vote taken. Motion lost.

Motion by Brother McCastline, Tsadhe Chapter (Columbia) seconded by Brother Pullen, He Chapter, (California) that a letter of thanks be sent to the Franklin Chapter and to Mr. George W. Elkins in recognition of the courtesy shown the delegates of the Grand Conclave during its stay in Philadelphia. Motion carried.

Installation of officers: Installation of Brother Joseph R. Wilson, Grand President by Brother Musgrave.

Installation of Grand Vice-President, J. F. Pullen, by Brother Wilson.

Installation of Brother E. H. Comstock as Grand Treasurer by Brother Wilson, Grand President.

Installation of Brother Harry E . Kilmer, as Grand Secretary by Brother Wilson, Grand President.

Motion by Brother Thompson, Aleph Chapter, (Michigan) seconded by Brother Elliott, Resh Chapter, (Iowa) that the Grand Conclave adjourn. Carried.

Grand President proclaimed the 5th Annual Conclave adjourned.

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.

At this the beginning of another school year, Aleph desires to extend greetings and best wishes to all chapters of Acacia; and especially to Y odh for her entertainment of our President and delegate to the National Conclave, W. R. Thompson. He returned filled with praises for Yodh and very enthusiastic regarding the future of Acacia. We are all anxiously awaiting the detailed report of the Conclave which is to be given at our next regular meeting.

Owing to the fact that the University of Michigan opened less than a week ago, we are scarcely settled, but even now we have eleven members and one pledge who room and board in the house, besides four members who room out. Then at the present we have several excellent men whom we expect to pledge soon. Our boys have all entered zealously into the work of looking for new men on the campus, so that we feel assured this is to be one of our most successful years, as of course it should be. The motto of each chapter should be, "Constantly stronger."

Many things have been suggested this fall as to what could be done that would be a benefit to the Fraternity, but it is so near the beginning of our year that a report of any innovations will have to be postponed. One thing that all seem decided regarding it is that we have more dances and parties during the year than heretofore, and this we hope to do. We think that we shall take part in the J. Hop which is one of the important social affairs of "Michigan." Then, too, we want to take up some line of Masonic study so that we may become better informed Masons. If any other chapter has taken up any work of this kind we should be glad to learn something about it. Since our school work often interferes with our attendance of lodge, we think that this will enable us to avoid forgetting things that we should remember.

Another thing that we would like is to bring our Alumni and active members into closer relation. While there is no doubt that the relation with us is as good as usual, yet to have it better is our desire. All chapters must measure their strength by the interest of their .Alumni, hence must do everything to create and hold that interest.

Aleph wishes to say that Acacia men are always welcome at her home in Ann Arbor, so let us see you there.

L. S. MERCER.

GIMEL CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANS.

At the opeuing of the school year of 1909-10 twelve old men were on hand, all enthusiastic in an earnest manner for the advancement pf the Acacia Fraternity. We are located in the same house as last year. It is an almost ideal fraternity house, easily accommodating sixteen men. The lower floor of the house can be thrown together in such a way as to give ample room for such affairs as small dances, smokers, etc. The sloping grouhd to the front of the house has been terraced in a very attractive manner, and we feel conservative in saying "We have the most beautiful lawn of any Fraternity in the University."

Thus farf this year, we have given but one smoker for the Master Masons in school.

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Masons of the University. We expect to send letters, as usual, to the Masonic Lodges of the state, outlining briefly the policy of Acacia at the University of Kansas.

Since the opening of the school year we have initiated Brothers Reginald Jackman, Earl Claypool, J. H. Barley, and Mat Graham. It is a little hard to get at the total number of Masons here in school, but at the present time there is about ninety Master Masons in the University. This gives us a wide range of men to choose from, and so we can take time to be perfectly sure of all our men.

As has been the custom heretofore Gimel chapter has looked more to the standards of scholarship and of good fellowship than to society in general. We are represented in most of the honorary fraternities of our University. Weith and Brock are Sigma Xi and Alpha Chi Sigma men. Walter Thiele and Z. Wetmore are Phi Delta Phi men. Gimel is well represented in all departments of the University, having men in the Faculty, Graduate, Engineering, Law, and Medical Schools, and in the College.

Last year we lost a number of the most earnest workers Gimel chapter ever had; among these may be mentioned Wallace E. Pratt, doing Government work in the Phillipines, Ray Tripp, location engineer with the Rock Island Railway, "Pat" Crowell, captain of the Ever Victorious Football Team of 'OS who is practicing law at Higgins, Texas, J. S. Amick, lawyer in Oklahoma City, Ben Bowers, Lawyer in Ottawa, Kansas, Cecil Fay, studying law at Leland Stanford, Cecil Smith, studying medicine in St. Louis, Fred Powell, at the University Medical School at Kansas City, C. L. Burt, is an irrigation engineer in Old Mexico.

Lynne Mason (Grad.) was masonically honored last spring by being made Worshipful Master of Lawrence Lodge No. 6, and High Priest of the Chapter. This naturally leads to an increased interest on the part of the students in Masonic work. The two Lawrence Lodges arc well attended by students of the University, and they in turn show the greatest interest in the students. These two lodges are now planning the erection of a new Masonic Temple. This is to be a four story building, having a general store room on the first floor, office rooms on the second floor, and Masonic work on the third and fourth floors. Since Acacia has adopted the plan of holding initiations at the down town lodge room the new Temple will add much to the beauty and impressiveness of the initiation ceremonies.

Two Brothers, D. L. Rowlands and W. F. March were initiated last year as honorary members. Both these men stand high in Masonry and have done a great deal for the local chapter. D. L. Rowlands was very closely connected with the early history of Gimel chapter, and his efforts were in no small measure instrumental in the securing of the charter.

Last spring we were especially fortunate in having many of the old men back for a few days. Our Alumni always have something new to tell us that is interesting, instructive, and for the good of the Fraternity.

Gimel extends, to all other chapters, warm greetings and best wishes for a very successful year.

Learning in the ore, learning with all the dross around it, is nothing to the common spectator. He prefers the cheapest tinsel; and leaves the rare and valuable clod, to the few who have the skill to detect its qualities, and the curiosity to prize them.-Macaulay.

He who seeks repentance for the past Should woo the angel Virtue in the future.-Bttlwer-Lytton.

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DALETH CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEB.

Daleth chapter is now located in its new chapter house 1228 R. St., less than half a block from the campus. The house is a roomy one, having the rooms of the lower floor all connected by large doors. The second floor has accommodations for sixteen men.

Although it is not as roomy as our old house it is better suited to our purposes.

The chapter gave a smoker the second week of school to all the Masons attending the university. This gave us an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the new men and get some idea of the number of Masons in the university. Some fifty Masons were present.

At present Daleth has 6 active members in school and twelve new pledges. The table has been running since the first week of school, at first we had only a few men with us, but now it has grown to fourteen and several more expect to be with us soon.

The officers of the chapter are Fred W . Hofmann, President, L. C. Smith, VicePresident, Harry S. Villars, Secretary, Ira G. von Forell, Treasurer.

The men have always taken an active part in the university affairs. President Hofmann has been elected president of the senior class for the coming semester. Last spring Brother A. G. Hamel, who is now in the government forestry service, won the Kansas-Nebraska track meet by beating the Kansas man in the high jump when the score was a tie. Brother W . A. Robertson was editor-in-chief of last year's Cornhusker, the Nebraska vear book.

The Engineering Society gave a smoker at the house last Saturday night at which about one hundred and fifty of the engineering students were present.

Last year our chapter was in debt but is now on its feet and with good prospects for the coming year.

We have had the pleasure of entertaining Brother Pierce of Michigan, and we are always glad to have visiting brothers call on us, and extend to them a hearty welcome.

HARRY S. VILLARS.

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Our history for the school year of 1909-1910 began on Tuesday, September 21, for on this day we came together for our first meeting. All of the new officers of the chapter with the exception of the steward were present at the meeting and are as follows : Amos P. Potts, Pres.

Charles M. McCune, Vice-Pres.

Dean M. Hickson, Sec. H. L. Songenecker, Corresp. Sec. ]. P. Hutton, Treasurer.

G. C. Findlay, Steward.

The work of pledging new men has not gone very rapidly-only two men being pledged to date-though there is plenty of material in school. We are trying this year, however, to get better acquainted with our men befor e any pledging is done and to this

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end we shall hold an informal reception for all of the Masons in school on the evening of Saturday, October 4. The dates for other social functions have not as yet been set except that we hope to attend the State-Michigan football game at Ann Arbor in a body.

With a total of seventeen active members eleven of whom are living at the house we cannot expect anything but the best in the way of a future.

Since we have strict orders to cut this letter short we shall close by wishing our sister chapters equal good fortune and success for the year.

FRANCIS H. SHAFFER.

HETH CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.

The opening of school this fall found Heth in excellent shape in every way. We were unusually well prepared for the strenuous rushing season which was about to begin by having twelve house-men, two active members in town and a dozen alumni, on hand and ready for work. The results at the end of three weeks are four new members, C. H. Brewer, Law '10; B. T. Abbott, Ag. '10; W. B. Rose, Science '11; and Earl Eoff, A cad.; seven pledges, R. T. Stull, Prof. of Ceramics; L. D. Upson, p. g. Pol. Sc. ; ] . F. Blinn, p. g. Chern.; C. H. Walker, Law '10; ]. S. McEvoy. Arch. '11; G. W. McCuen, M. E. '11; and H. 0. Saunders, E. E. '12, and a number of prospectives. Three of the new men have moved in and it will not be long before the remaining three vacancies are taken and the house filled.

The officers, as they stand, are Ekblaw, President; Wills, Vice-President; Tyler, Sec'y; Wood, Treas., and Gaston, Steward. When the pledges are admitted the active membership will include three faculty, two post-graduates, ten seniors, seven juniors, one sophomore and two academy-a total of twenty-five.

The report from the Nat'! Conclave by our delegate, Bro. Amrine, was well received by the local members who expressed satisfaction with the manner in which that body had met the problems confronting it. The resolution of sympathy and condolence tendered Bro. Tanquary, Nat'! Treas., was particularly gratifying. As the delegates may have informed you, Bro. Tanquary was unable to attend because of the death of his mother the week previous.

Among those whose faces will be missed this year is Bro. E. I. Wenger, who was treasurer for Heth for several years and who is responsible, more than any other one man, for the excellent credit enjoyed by the chapter. Prof. and Mrs. Wenger have returned to their Canada home, he being Assoc. Prof. of Elec. Eng. at McGill University, his Alma Mater of '03 and '04. Others whom the bachelor members will feel that they have lost are T. H. Amrine, J. M. Snodgrass and C. H. Pierce, all of whom have entered the holy bonds within the past few months. Other aspiring ones have disposed of their jewelry,-due attention will be given them at the proper time. Among the married men will have to be included C. A. Vallance of Aleph, who is almost an adopted brother in Heth.

Many of the members know that Bro. L. V. Walcott, Ass't State's Atty. at Belleville, was brought to his Urbana home last Christmas with nervous prostration resulting from overwork and gas asphyxiation. We are glad to be able to announce his

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complete recovery, finished in a mountain sojourn in the Northwest. Close contact with the chapter for a few months has made him a better Acacia man than ever.

Business matters were given considerable attention this last spring with the result that the chapter now owns a valuable lot in the fraternity-house district. To assist in financing this and similar projects aiming toward a permanent home, most of the present alumni have given $100.00 building fund notes, due in ten yearly installments, and other members, as they become alumni, are subscribing in the same manner.

That business matters may be handled properly by the chapter in spite of the fact that its membership is transient in nature, the charter of incorporation has been investigated and a permanent organization effected, with officers, regular meetings, etc. The necessity of credit among business men is fully realized and every precaution possible is being taken to preserve the good reputation of the chapter.

Social plans and arrangements for visiting lodges and for keeping in touch with alumni are much the same as last year. A calendar is kept on the bulletin board announcing who is to visit the local lodges in regular communicattions, a similar calendar will be arranged for visiting faculty members and local alumni. That we may keep more closely in touch with the alumnus body, both as a chapter and as individuals, we have assigned an equal number of alumni to each active member with the understanding that he is to carry on a personal correspondence with them, sending a letter at least every two months. The corresponding secretary will have charge of this work and will arrange a number of bulletins or general letters.

While there has been but little time as yet for social affairs, we have done a little in this line. Our first big dance will be held Friday night, Oct. 29, the eve of the Purdue-Illinois football game on Illinois Field. The chapter at Purdue has been invited to be with us and we are looking forward to a good time, for, in spite of the bitter rivalry between Illinois and Purdue, the bond which unites Acacians makes its members truly brothers. We know the Purdue men better than the rest, to all we wish Godspeed and urge that, should opportunity offer, they will partake of our hospitality.

LAMEDTH CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, WISCONSIN.

The beginning of the school year finds this chapter in excellent condition, both financially and otherwise. The vacancies in our house caused by the graduation of Brothers Froehlich, Rodabaugh and Bean, are already filled by our pledges, Messrs. Frost, Northrup and Tourtellot, and we are filled to the roof. We have an active membership of fourteen men, and have just recently increased our pledges in the persons of Messrs.

Hatch, Loftsgordon and Lobb. .

Besides our own chapter members, we have with us in the house Brother Law of Franklin chapter and Brother Hubbard of Heth chapter; the former is an architect here in the city, while the latter has a Fellowship in our Chemistry Department. Our new Faculty members are Brother Davies of Nun chapter who is Assistant in Food and Fertilizer Inspection, and Brother Perrow who is an instructor in our English Department.

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sion of our Summer School, we had with us two of our Alumni-Brother Benner and Brother Suydam. Doctor Benner is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Arizona, and Brother Suydam has a Fellowship at Princeton.

Perhaps a point of interest to other chapters will be to learn of our cosmopolitan make-up. We have men from the Colleges of Engineering, Law and Agriculture, and from the Schools of Chemistry, Commerce and Medicine. One of our members is a Greek Letter man, another is a Tau Beta Pi, and we are represented in the Professional Fraternities or Law and Chemistry. We all undoubtedly receive much good by being brought in contact with so many phases of University life, and a more congenial bunch would be hard to find.

The prospects for the future are good. Each year seems to increase the supply of good, substan tial college Masons, and each year are we becoming stronger among both Faculty and students. We are becoming more and more felt in the places where intrin sic worth counts, and that we are not socially inert is shown by a number of missing fraternity pin s.

Brother Sutherland is one of our charter members and to his untiring efforts is largely due the present flourishing condition of this chapter. We expect a very profitable year under his leadership, and other efficient officers.

Our first informal party occurs on the eve of the Minnesota-Wisconsin football game. We extend a cordial invitation to all visiting brethren.

E . L. LEASMAN.

MEM CHAPTER. UNIVERSITY OF MIS SOURI, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI.

Although last year was considered the banner year of Acacia at the University of Missouri, the coming year promises to be even more so. Eighteen student members returned to school at the opening of the University, and twelve of them are living at the chapter hou se. This left vacancies for eight new members, four of whom have already been initiated. Bros B. A. Ross, a senior in the School of Engineering, H. S. Daily, and 0. D. Williams, seniors in the School of Law, and E. L. Harrington, a Senior in the College of Arts and Science.

Two more have been pledged and will be initiated soon. They are all upper classmen and are well known as to scholarship and standing with the student body. Although Mem chapter has no hard and fast rule as to initiating freshmen into the fraternity, upper classmen are given the preference. We feel however that some freshmen should be taken in later in the year after they have demonstrated their scholarship, and in order to have members for the chapter house the coming year.

Our chapter house has been considerably improved for the coming year, and better furnished than was possible last year. The building is now one of the best furni shed fraternity houses at the University.

The members of Mem chapter are this year again planning to take active part in University affairs and to attain a high average of scholarship which did so much to put the fraternity on a firm foundation last year. Last year the Acacia fraternity not only had members in every honorary fraternity at the University, but in the faculty report on the scholarship of fraternities and sororities at the University, Acacia led the list with

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the highest standing, and received special mention in the report, as well as in the news reports printed about the statistics regarding scholarship of fraternity men.

Although great attention is paid to scholarship, some attention is also paid to social affairs. The fraternity this year is better able to take part in the social affairs of the University than was possible last year. One affair of this kind, which might well be adopted 'elsewhere, where similar conditions obtain, is a banquet between the chapters at the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, at Kansas City, Thanksgiving day, the event being the annual football game between the Universities.

This has long been a practice among Greek Letter fraternities and this year the same will be adopted by the Acacia. Arrangements have been made for the banquet this year and toward making it an annual affair. vVe are keeping in touch with our graduates of last year, as well as with the rest of our alumni members. Bros. E. E. Tupes and 0. M. Nichols, are with the American Bridge Company in Milwauke. Bro. E. W. Porter is practicing law in the state of Washington, Bro. J. H. Brooking is with the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad at Springfield, Mo., Bro. F. H. Crone is practicing law at Tipton, Mo., Bro. F. S. Putney is doing research work in agriculture at Mound City, Mo., Bro. Frank L. Williams is in Chicago at Rush Medical College, and Bro. J. F. Sievers is doing graduate work at Harvard University. The chapters of Aaccia at both schools have been notified to this effect.

The members of Mem chapter, students, alumni and faculty, unite in inviting the Acacia Fraternity to hold its next annual convention at the University of Missouri. It is now time for the annual Conclave to be held in the West, and the University of Missouri is fortunate in being situated in the logical place for holding the Conclave, the center of the United States. Traveling expenses will be equal, whether the delegate comes from Harvard or Leland Stanford. Geographical reasons are not the only ones for holding the convention at Missouri. The convention has never been held in this state. Mem chapter is in an especially good condition to entertain the delegates.

It is certain that no more logical place could be selected for the 1910 Conclave of the Acacia Fraternity than at Mem Chapter. All unite in this invitation to the Acacia Fraternity to hold its next annual Conclave in the "Show Me" state, at the University of Missouri, and at Columbia, the home of Mem chapter.

J. B. POWELL. I will call it a section once more of that great universal war which alone makes up the true history of the world,- the war of belief against unbelief! The struggle of men intent upon the real essence of things, against men intent upon the semblances and forms of things.-Carlyle.

It is an uncontrolled truth, that no man ever made an ill figure who understood his own talents, nor a good one who mistook them.-Swift.

From the time of Balaam, every ass that is asked to progress has seen the supernatural blocking its pathway.-H1~bbm¡d.

Life is the continuous adjustment of internal to external relations.-Spencer.

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SAMEHK CHAPTER. PERDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

The opening of the school year found Samehk chapter located in the old home with promise of the most prosperous year in our history. We have thirteen old men and three pledges in the house and two more ready to move in anytime. There is a large number of Masons in school and so far we have not experienced any scarcity in finding good men.

Our members have been particularly active in student affairs. H. ]. Stevens is editor-in-chief of the Exponent, the student publication, and business manager of the Debris, the annual published by the Senior class. P. R. Brown elected Vice-Pres. is now acting President of the Athletic Association and another member, D. B. Charters, is the only three "P" man in school, winning his letter in basketball, track and baseball, and the only thing that keeps him out of football is parental objection.

We have had communications from all of our last year graduates and all report that the world is treating them fine. C. B. Pettigrew is at Osanatine, Kansas, with the Missouri Pacific Railroad. ]. R. Leech is at St. Paul, Indiana, managing a stock farm; A. T . Jackson and E. ]. Widman are with the Pennsylvania railroad at Louisville, Kentucky; 0. H. Phillpot is building Interurban railroads at Kingman, Indiana; H. E. Merril is in Denver, Colorado, with the Denver Gas & Electric Company; E. C. Gilmore is with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Newark, Ohio, and E. C. Hitze is doing electrical work in Georgetown, Kentucky.

To the other chapters of Acacia, Samehk sends best wishes for a pleasant and prosperops year. ]. CONNER.

KOPH CHAPTER .

IOWA STATE COLLEGE, AMES, IOWA.

The fall term of ' 09 opened Sept. 6th with bright prospects for Koph chapter. Of the old men in the fraternity last term, eight have returned and are living in the chapter house, six others have returned but are living outside the house, they finding it impossible to be with us, and there are at present ten men on the pledge list waiting to be introduced into the mysteries of Acacia. Our faculty and alumni members give us good support so we feel very confident of a most prosperous year.

Last term the chapter house was located in the city of Ames, which is nearly two miles from the College campus, but this arrangement was very inconvenient for the majority of the men, so negotiations were made for the renting of a house near the campus and as a result the house which we now occupy was obtained. The chapter house is located within five blocks of the main college building. Conditions here are not the same as at other colleges, we do not have a "Fraternity Row," but the fraternities are more or less scattered around the campus and several maintain chapter houses in the city.

Acacia has been graciously received into fraternity circles both socially and in athletics. It is hoped that in the spring we will be able to put a baseball team into the field to compete for the fraternity pennant. This annual pennant contest is a very hard

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fought contest, but judging from the material now on hand from which we will be able to draw, we will make a good showing in the race.

The delegate to the Grand Conclave left for Philadelphia shortly after college opened and upon his return gave a glowing report of the proceedings of that body and of the princely entertainment given the delegates in that city of "Brotherly Love."

Koph Chapter wishes to thank the members of Franklin Chapter for the courteous and royal entertainment given its delegate while in their city. She also wishes to commend the Conclave upon the work done, both in amount and in its good for the Fraternity.

One of the things in which Kaph was greatly interested was the revision of the ritual and we were pleased to learn that the ritual had been placed in the hands of a revision committee to be worked over and that a new and better one was to be given to the Fraternity. We were also pleased to hear of Pres. Wilson's plan for the extension of Acacia to the leading colleges and universities of foreign countries, giving it a wider scope, that of being international instead of national, thus more closely resembling the grand scope of the Masonic body. We sincerely hope that our Grand President may have success in this attempted expansion of Acacia in foreign fields. We hope the members of the new Grand Council will have the interests of Acacia as much at heart as did the members of the outgoing Grand Council and we believe that they will for now is the most critical time in the growth of our Fraternity. What Acacia needs and what she has had so far is a steady and sure growth, laying her foundations upon true principles and then her future will be an assured success. To the retiring Grand Council we wish to extend our greatest appreciation of their labors for the good of the Fraternity and to the new Grand Council we wish to extend our heartiest congratulations, and assure them that Koph Chapter stands ever ready to give assistance whenever called upon to do so.

We received a very kind invitation ¡from Kaph Chapter to be their guests during the Ames-Minnesota football game Oct. 9th, but owing to the distance and time taken in making the trip it is doubtful if anyone will be able to attend the game.

Since our installation last March we have received in exchange ten pennants from as many chapters. We would like very much to complete our collection of one from each chapter and any chapter that has not received an I . S. C. pennant can do so by making their wants known to Bro. M. E. Jones, Ames, Ia. Koph chapter feels exceptionally fortunate in having Bro. H. C. Pierce, Ex-Grand Vice-President, so near at hand at all times. Brother Pierce is a professor in the Animal Husbandry department and is a very frequent visitor at the chapter house. He has made himself dear to the hearts of Koph Chapter by reason of his excellent character and personality and we feel exceedingly fortunate in having him as our advisor in all times of trouble. It would have been hard to build up the proper interest in Acacia if it had not been for his most excellent example. Brother Pierce enters into the spirit of Acacia with his whole heart as was shown by the manner in which he filled the office which the Fraternity intrusted to him. The past growth and expansion of Acacia is due largely to his labors while in the office of Grand Vice-President.

Koph chapter had a good beginning last term with 35 charter members and although several good men were lost by graduation and removal the prospects are exceptionally bright for the future of the chapter at I. s. c.

ROY E. SMITH. Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.-Bttrke.

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SHIN CHAPTER. PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE, STATE COLLEGE, PENN.

With this issue of the JouRNAL, Shin chapter takes its place with Acacia.

The chapter began its existence with twenty-five members in October, 1908, as The Square and Compass Club. In March of the following year, the club petitioned the Grand Council for an Acacia charter. Two months passed, before the word reached the club that a charter had been granted, and that, on June 9th its members were to be installed as the Shin chapter of the Acacia Fraternity.

On the day set, Grand President Joseph R. Wilson, Esq., and Brothers E. C. Carman, E. M. Fogel, and L. L. Thompson of the Franklin Chapter came from Philadelphia to perform the ceremony.

The space at our disposal will not permit us to give a full account of the ceremonies, nor of the pleasant day we spent in entertaining these excellent men. We can only say that the installation took place in the Odd Fellows Hall which had very courteously been turned over to us for the occasion.

R. I. Webber, Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering, and a member of Heth Chapter of the University of Illinois, assisted the Installation Committee.

We were greatly impressed by the address delivered by the Grand President at the conclusion of the ceremony. His remarks, which dealt with Acacia, its history and its principles, were inspiring. He ended his remarks by presenting a University of Pennsylvania pennant to the chapter as a gift from the Franklin chapter. At the close of the exercises, a dinner was tendered to the visiting brethren in Nittany Inn by the new chapter.

The present year has opened auspiciously. A house has been secured and partially furnished. Twelve active members, seven of whom occupy rooms in the house, have returned to college, and form the nucleus for the chapter of this year. Three new men have been pledged. Other men are being considered, and from the available material we expect to add several more to our number.

On the Saturday after the Conclave in Philadelphia, Brother Van Gorder, our delegate to that body and also our first president, visited us. He was enthusiastic about the Conclave and gave us an animated and glowing account of the proceedings.

Professor Webber has signified his intention of transferring his active membership from the Heth Chapter to Shin Chapter. He is an earnest member of Acacia, and we youngsters in the work will be glad to welcome him and profit by his experience in the Fraternity.

At this early date, three of our men have already been honored by their classmates or by the college; McCoy, whom we affectionately call "Bill," is President, both of the Press Club, an organization through which the news of the college is sent broadcast through the state, and also of The Pharsonians, the college minstrel club¡; Payne, or "Willie Boy," as he is called to distinguish him from McCoy, is the Treasurer of the freshman class; and Fortenbaugh (we call him "Slim" because he has succeeded in decreasing his weight from 250 pounds to 200 pounds) was awarded .the John W . White Sophomore Scholarship, the highest honor bestowed by the college on a sophomore.

Just watch us grow.

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