The daily gazette., 1876-07-18
FIRST EDITION
Fer the Gazette.
THE ZETE PSI FRATERNITY.

THE ZEIE 1,SA FhAIEhNITI.
The thirtieth ann ual convention of
this fiourishing Greek Letter College
Society was held m Philadelphia last
week Owing to the various members
being apprised for the last three years
of their grand reunion Sin perspec>
tive" during the Centennial year '76,
the number present vastly exceeded
the most sanguine expectations OF all.
and in spite of the temperature of 80
degrees all the resident members made
their greatest endeavors that their Wis
iting brothers should enjoy themselves
and make the time ever memorable as
one of the most pleasant of all occa-
sions.
On the morning of the 18th the con-
vention was convened in the Amateur
Drawing Room, Seventeenth and
Chestnut, with more than three hun
dred present. having IN the chair the
Hon. Satterlee Arnold. of New York.
Sixteen of the best colleges in the land
furnished three delegates each. named
as follows;
Boudoin College, Ill-F. w. Thing,
G. W. Longfellow, III. M Philips.
Colby University. Ill.,. D, Nor,
gan, r. F. Dolan, g. f. Carson.
Tufts College, Mass.-P. w. Mil d,
ton, Il. F. Woodward, ID. G. Clayton.
Brown University. II. I.-G. +. Lew
is, S. X. Bird, r. S. Twining.
University of California, CALI.
Il. Turner. G. b. Newman, II. p. Bali
ley.
Troy Polytechnic Institute, N. Y
Satterlee Arnold, II. II. Harrison. ]. G.
Carter.
University of Virginia, Var. w.
I. Duke, Jr., ID. M. r. Culbreth, L..
W. Barringer.
Princeton College, N. J.-M. II.
Wilson, W. Z. Allen, Ii. L. Boyton.
University of the City of New York,
N. Y.-M. J. Haywood, g. WIRES
ton, n. w. Logan.
Cornell University, N. Y.-A. W.
Brown, G. NJ. Lapec, S. p. Simpson.
University of Michigan, Mich.-H.
G. Calvert, r. w. Stewart, W. l.. Otis.
Lafayette College, Pa.-B. p. Rob4
inson, Il. b. Benton, c. ii. Taylor.
Syracuse University, N. Y.-C. A.
Renshaw, W. r. Fraucis, f. NJ. Fields.
University of Penna. Pal. G.
ley.
AS the day advanced many were
added to the number, while in the af-
ternoon the house was called to order
with crowd approaching four hum
dred. This session was occupied for
the most part in reading reports from
the various Chapters. all of which were
quite favorable, and gave much cause
for cengratulatory remarks, the one
college from the other. In every in
stance the members were noted for
ability as well as for gentlemanly de-
corum and social mean, while in near
ly every case the highest honors du-
ring the last collegiate year have been
awarded for marked scholarship at the
respective institutions were the Chap.
ters are established.
The morning session of the 18th was
occupid in hearing applications for the
establishment of Chapters at several
other leading colleges in this country
as well as one application from oul
mother country.
In the afternoon all further busines.
was transacted and new officers install
led.
| At night the resident "Zetas" tool
the visitors in special steamer to tn,
Falls of the Schuylkill, where at tn,
Strawberry Mansion great ovation
was rendered the brothers.
The fraternity adjourned to meet il
Cleveland, Ohio, October, ~, with
list of membership upon their roll O
5000 names, including some 800 resi-
dent Philadelphians.