of another initiation and are sure that more will follow and that

soon.

Upon the whole we think that we are progressing. The members are enthused with the Alpha Tau Omega spirit and seem interested in her welfare, and I think now we shall be able to close the college year with a fair membership and with an eagerness for Mich. Alpha Mu's success, and in that Alpha Tau Omega's success, which will not soon die out. Yours Very Fraternally,

JESSE H. SMITH,
Correspondent.

EDITORS PALM:

VIRGINIA DELTA.

UNIVERSITY OF VA., VA., April 9th, 1886.

Your correspondent is truly sorry if his tardiness in sending in the chapter letter has detained the March number of the PALM, but the interruptions that have conspired to delay him have been "painful and frequent and free;" hard study, (?) sickness and perhaps a touch of laziness have all contributed their share, so I will throw myself on the mercy of our magnanimous editors and promise, if excused for this, never, never to err again.

Since last writing our Chapter has pursued its even way, its serenity ruffled by few events fortunate or adverse. As we have not taken in any new men since some time in October our number remains the same as formerly, thirteen. I do not do the other fraternities in college an injustice when I say that none excells ours in the sincerity and strength of the bond that binds us to each other. There could certainly be no truer friendship than that which exists between all the members of Va. Delta.

All of us are taking a short "breathing spell" after the labor of the intermediate examinations, preparatory to commencing our work for the finals which are always so hard because the end lies just beyond. We are hopeful of success in our studies, and unless untoward accidents happen our hopes will be realized. Several Alpha Taus, both of this chapter and others, have re

marked on the proneness to the fair sex shown in our last letter. We are glad to see, however, that Va. Delta alone does not boast this noble failing, but that it crops out preceptibly in other letters, most notably in Penna. Alpha Upsilon. That reminds us, if Brother Baker does not stop writing incendiary duns after over due chapter letters we'll ask him who made that altar cover and embarrass him! We hope that none of the readers of the PALM who had such an abundance of time on their hands as to read our last, thought that the remark about "witty" Alpha Taus was otherwise than a mistake; wily was the word intended. As to wit, all the chapter boasts is condensed to a pressure of several hundred atmospheres in our rotund and irrepressible Bill Preston, of S. C. We hail with rapture the advent of the song book and even now draw in imagination vivid pictures of the chapter seated round the club-room fire and warbling tuneful melodies to the tinkling accompaniment of Corbett's guitar. Verily rents will fall in the neighborhood of that club room! This has been a pleasant and prosperous session for Va. Delta and each of us will be sorry to see its close, and to know that the happy days of '85-'86 live only in memory. Yet we are glad to see that our prospects for next year are bright-seven of us at least will return and strive to maintain our chapter in the high place it has always held.

Our Brother Frank Hunter paid us a short visit last week, he was on his way to well nobody ever knows where Frank has come from much less where he is going. He says he "isth tuming back again."

Bro. Reed Hobson, on whom we based high hopes, has been compelled to leave the University for a time on account of his eyes failing him. We hope, however, that this will not prevent his ultimate success in the difficult course he has laid out for himself.

Bro. W. E. Addison also paid us a flying visit and entertained us with an account of his large and influential practice.

Yours in the bonds of A. T. Q.

JOHN S. MOSBY, JR.
Correspondent.

FOR VIRGINIA BETA.*

MY DEAR BAKER: After traveling over half the Union your letter has reached me.

As a corresponding distance intervenes between myself and Va. Beta chapter, you will appreciate the difficulties under which I would labor in attempting a letter to the PALM. Hence, you must really excuse me.

I regret to inform you that our chapter at W. & Lee has no member except Prof. H. D. Campbell, and he, naturally, is debarred from any activity. We had only four members last session, and three of us withdrew at the end of the session-Seyburn to take charge of a school; Heyward to marry (which he succeeded in doing); myself to try and bear up under the new dignity of an “A. B.”

I am at present "Professor" in Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, but expect to eventually practice law.

With kindest regards and pleasant remembrances of our two meetings, I am, Fraternally Yours,

J. M. ALLEN,
Correspondent.

TO MIRA TROTH.

The sun never smiled on a lovelier face
Lit from within by a soul serene,
That looks with a rare and tender grace,
Through the sweetest eyes that e'er were seen,

In the twilight skies at the fall of night
Burns Evening's lamp with its silvery sheen,
And like this star is the warm bright light

Of the sweetest eyes that e'er were seen.

Beauty lives in your smile divine,

In your matchless dimples, my love, my queen,

But my deepest homage is paid at the shrine

Of the sweetest eyes that e'er were seen.-From the Arrow.

[*We publish this as a chapter letter because it states the truth about dear old Beta. We regret very much that this chapter is virtually defunct, but so it is and we cannot help it. We add too that New Jersey Alpha Kappa is in the same condition as Va. Beta. These chapters await the action of the H. C. at its next meeting.-EDS.]

MEMORIAL DEPARTMENT,

WALTER HOOD LITTLE, GA. ALPHA BETA, '82.

Again the Ga. Alpha Beta mourns the loss of a Brother true and tried.

Yes, boys, Walter H. Little is no more. It is hard to realize that the warm palm we pressed for the last time as we bade the class of '82 good-bye, is now cold and stiff in death. Alas! the warm heart which once beat with the truest of Alpha Tau Omega love, now beats no more!

Bro. Little became a member of our beloved brotherhood before the writer did, and even then his loving heart, kindly sympathy, and geniel manners were to the writer a powerful persuasive towards membership in Ga. Alpha Beta. But as all the brothers know, the virtues of such a man shine out a thousand times more brightly when illuminated by the flame of sacred love kindled at Alpha Tau Omega's altars. It was in the fraternity that he was best known and therefore most loved, but to outsiders his merits spoke in no uncertain tones. Modest and retiring, he sought no literary or oratorical honors in his career in college, though both were in his reach. His regular and faithful discharge of his duties made him respected by the professors; his hearty, genial manners made him friends among the boys, and his gentlemanly and considerate bearing secured him popularity among the ladies.

As he left us, we consoled ourselves with the thought that what was loss to the chapter was gain to society and the world.

After pursuing the study of law he settled at Denton, Tex., and there the cruel hand of death removed the "shining mark."

In a letter inquiring about the prosperity of Alpha Tau Omega he spoke of it as an "institution which I dearly love." And we love him too, and mourn sincerely his death, the outward crape being but a faint symbol of our heartfelt sorrow; but Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega, let us not "sorrow as those who

have no hope," for we trust that our brother has gone to join the chapter of the skies, where the great principles of our order remain fixed forever, with their brightness undiminished by the darkness of ignorance and prejudice, receiving as they do, their inspiration from the "Word of Truth" upon which they are founded.

A. F. B.

RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF WALTER HOOD LITTLE, '82.

HALL OF ALPHA BETA CHAPTER, UNIV. Of Ga., Athens, Ga. Whereas, Almighty God has seen fit to remove from this earthly abode our lamented brother, Walter H. Little, and

Whereas, Bro. Little was a true and consistentent member of Alpha Tau Omega, therefore be it

Resolved, 1. That in the loss of Bro. Little Ga. Alpha Beta chapter has lost one of her noblest sons, Alpha Tau Omega one who was devoted to her interests, and the world a man whose place cannot be easily supplied.

Resolved, 2. That the members of the chapter wear signs of mourning for the prescribed time, and that a page in the minutes be devoted to his memory.

Resolved, 3. That a copy of these resolutions be published in the PALM, the official journal of the order, and that a copy of them be sent to the family of the deceased.

R. D. MEADER, Jr.,

R. L. JOHNSON,

W. B. Cook,

Committee.

ROBERT CLARK WILHOITE, TENN. ALPHA TAU, '84.

RESOLUTIONS OF TENN. ALPHA TAU CHAPTER.

We, the Alpha Tau chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, would thus express our sorrow and bereavement in the loss of our brother, Robert Clark Wilhoite, cut down in the prime of life and youthful vigor while his life was promising, the hopes of his friends have been suddenly blighted. Endowed by nature with those amiable qualities which win their way like sunshine, he has made many friends, whom he leaves to deplore his loss. Though our hearts are sad,

Resolved, First, that we bow with submission to the inscrutable wisdom of Him that doeth all things well, remembering that the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the Lord. Second, be it

Resolved, That we will never cease to cherish the recollection of his many virtues and the pleasant companionship which he bestowed upon us.