New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
The ALPHA Delta PHI CONTENTION.

The semi-oentennial convention of the Alpha
Delta Phi Fraternity to be held IN thus city during
the present week, promises TO be of interest, not
only to The members of that organization, but 10
all promoters of collegiate education. 1t 1t ques-
ton in the minds of many whether the existence IN
colleges of such secret societies Alpha Delta PM
is beneficial, and such gatherings aS Tins afford OPP
portuni les for studying Their character. Inc man
aqement of the convention is III the hands OF the
Executive Council. This Is the legal representa-
tive of the fraternity, Incorporated IN 1879 by
sDecal act of the New YOrk Legislature ihe charter
W. bHwsight. Aigernon S. sullivan, Dr. f. bar
win Hudson, IT,, Edward NJ. Shepard
and Frames Lynde Stetson. The council is
composed of some lift -One members thirty-iour of
whom must reside in or near New-York City. To
make up this number. there are three ex Otlclo
membeIs each active chapter selects Two members.
inactive chapters have each one representative, and
the convention appoints nine members-at-large.
The convention will occupy three days, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. The first assembly will
take place this morning, III the Grand Comuilndery
Hall of the Masonic Temple, III which place daily
business meetings will be held. This evening the
public literary exercises viii be held in the Academy
OF Music. They will consist of "a symposium, con-
Quoted by tue following speakers upon the subject
OF Fifty Years Progress: In Literature, DOnall c..
Mitchell! III Collegiate Education, Merrill b. Gates.
Pn.D presdent-elect OF Rutgers College; III Science,
the Rev Richard ). Storrs, ID. d.; in the American
Political system, A. Q. Keas5ey ia Morals, the Rev.
Bandand a male chorus will furnish the music
On of bn IT, to be the ayen an
eAcursan up the Hudson on the iron
steamer Taurus. On Thursday at p. m. the an
nua dinner will take place at DelmonicO's. Joseph
H. Choate will preside and tCasts will be responded
10 by George William Curtis, John Jay, Clarence A.
seward, Professor Theodore W Dwight Judge Wal
lace, and the Rev. Percy Browne, of Boston.
The Alpha Delta PHI fraternity Is one OF the
oldest Greck-lctter college societies. 1t was
founded III 1882. at Hamilton College, by Samuel
Eells, afterward The law partner Of Chief Justice
Chase and II prominent member of the Cincinnati
bar Its chapters were extended rapidly at Hair
ward, Yale Columbia the University of the City of
New-York, Amherst Brown. Rochester and Bow
doin. Al present there are seventeen chapters III
active operation. There also III existence ten
graduate assOciatIOns-at New-fOrk, Boston,
Bun TO- Albany, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Grand X 4pids. -. Paul and asLingtOn. Since us
foundation the presidents of the fraternity have
been samuel Eels, Henry n. Day, ID. d., Joseph p
Thompson, ID. d., Richard ). Storrs, ID. d., IheO-
dorc w. Dwight, Professor Edward North, ex-
Governor Chamberlain OF Maine, William 5. Groes-
beck Professor Moses Colt Tyler, Professor Lewis
Collins and John Jay. The bect of the fraternity
is the cultivation of the social and Intellectual
qualities A seml-centcnnl3l catalogue of 500
pages has just been completed aud Will be ready for
distribution at the convention. The society also
publishes quarterly journal, The Star and Crescent
81 pages quartO, which has had a largs circulation
among It's members for several years.