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CONTENTS

A Successful Convention 58

Fraternities in South Carolina 60

On the Road to Mandalay 64

Matthew VII :20 75

The Inter-Fraternity Conference 78

Editorials 83

Exchanges 89

Notice of Expulsion 94

Henry W. H. FitzSimons 95

Chapter Letters 96

With Pi Kapps in General 106

JjL 'tar atth Kampof 1;ii Itiappa

EDITOR IN CHIEF

WADE SMITII BOLT0 tterbein, Indiana

BUSINESS MANAGER

J. COSBY BYRDso East North Ave.Atlanta, Georgia

Published at Otterbein, Indiana, by Wade Smith Bolt,

Official Printer to Pi Kappa Phi.

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DIRECTORY OF THE

PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY

Founded at College of Charleston, Charleston, S. C., December 10, 1904.

Chartered under the laws of the State of South Carolina.

GRAND CHAPTER

Eminent Supreme Archon—John D. Carroll, Lexington, S. C.Eminent Supreme Deputy Archon—Roy J. Heffner, Chicago, Ill.

Eminent Supreme Grapter—John L Henderson, Burlington, N. C.Eminent Supreme Thesaurophulax—J. Lawton Ellis, Jr.,

9 East North Ave., Atlanta, Ga.

Eminent Supreme Journalist—Wade S. Bolt, Otterbein, Ind.Eminent Supreme Historian—Bobo Burnett, Spartanburg, S. C.

Eminent Supreme Counselor—J. Boyd Oliver, San Jacinto, Cal.

Eminent Supreme Chaplain—J. Blanton Belk, Columbia, S. C.Eminent Supreme Thurepanioiktes—Cecial A. Carlisle, Culloden, Ga.

SUPREME COUNCIL

For the East—Julian Walker, Jesup, Ga.For the West—Leland G. Landers, Norfolk, Nebr.

At Large—Andrew A. Kroeg, Charleston, S. Carolina

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WANTED: Copies of any of the issues of Volumes I and II of TIIE

STAR AND LAMP to complete files for two sets that are in demand. Any

brother having the desired numbers will please mail same to Wade S.

Bolt, Otterbein, Indiana.

ALInvfm NOTICE: There is a full-page announcement in the adver-

tising section, at the back of this magazine, which should interest you.

Read it! Consider! Then act!

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Published Quarterly $1.50 per year Single Copies 50 cents

Editor-in-Chief

WADE SMITII BOLT P. 0. Box 383, Otterbein, Ind.

Business Manager

J. COSBY BYRD 9 East North Ave., Atalnta, Ga.

Exchange EditorEDWIN M. PARTRIDGE 423 N. 13th St., Lincoln, Nebr.

Associate EditorsISAAC NEWTON EDWARDS Lander College, Greenwood, S. C.

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A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTIONMany events are heralded with

promises of greater importance, orgreater enjoyment, than they canfulfill. But, in the instance of theeighth Convention of our SupremeChapter, not so. It was all, andmore than we were expecting it tobe.

There was not the gala, norpleasantry that one might supposeto be included in a national frater-nity convention. In fact, the ban-quet was the only social feature inwhich the entire body participated.But, we all went about the businessthat was to be transacted in sucha sincere and concerned mannerthat there was pleasure in the ac-complishment of the desired re-sults.

Itarrnony was distinctly pre-valent throughout the sessions andthe work that was ,done assumedvoluminous proportions. (We canvouch for this statement, for wetypewrote the minutes of the sigsessions.)

Minutes of the sessions havebeen typewritten and sent to theEminent Supreme Archon, •whowill interpolate the by-laws andconstitution and approve the Min-utes for printing in pamphlet formto be sent to the chapters andofficers.

Brother, if you were not at theConvention, you missed more thanyou ever before experienced inthree days of your life. It was agrand experience for a Pi Kapp.Brotherly love prevailed and theinterchange of greetings, the Pi

Kapp grip and the exchange of ex-periences was exhilirating. Wecannot understand how one whohas once attended a conventioncan refrain from a repetition of thepleasure. It would require a regi-ment of German infantry to pre-vent our presence at the next Con-vention.The Constitution and By-laws,

as soon as forwarded to us in theamended form, are to be printedas revised. These are to besold to the chapters and membersat a nominal cost, which will beadvertised in a future issue of themagazine.

The initiatory work is to be re-vised. If posible, we wish to makethe work more impressive.

The official badges of the fra-ternity are to be henceforth dis-tributed through the office of theEminent Supreme Thesaurophu-lax. There will be no jewelerpermitted to sell these. The novel-ties, coat-of-arms jewelry, and thelike will continue to be cataloguedby the jewelers, however.The Eminent Supreme Grapter

is to receive a salary in the future.Realizing that the duties were suchthat more than the spare time of abrother was necessary for, the workof the Grapter, the Chapter passeda resolution which will partially,at least, reimburse the said officerfor his time and trouble.

Changes were made in the timelimits of the payment of dues, as-sessments, etc. A provision for apro-rata assessment to cover the

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expenses of delegates from eachchapter was passed. Many im-provements of a minor note (yet,which combine to make our con-stitution stronger and more com-plete in scope) were made.

The yearly subscription price toTHE STAR AND LAMP .was reducedto $1.50 and the life subscriptionwas increased to $25. But, pro-visions were made that permit ofthe same being paid in installmentsof satisfactory denomination. Itw;11 be a pleasure to the editor tolake the matter up personally withany brother who wishes to sub-scribe on the payment plan.

Next, let us inform you, there.is a whistle and a whistle call thatis "standard according to the rulesand regulations," having been of-ficially adopted by the SupremeChapter in the Convention. Thecall is short and will not be difficultto memorize. There is also answer. The notes of the call andthe answer are to be found on asucceeding page of this issue. Itwas planned that a standard 'nick-name' should be adopted, but thiswas left for future deliberation.

Last of all, we must relate thestory of the banquet. This was a,memorable event, indeed. On theevening of Thursday, December28, 1916, in the tea room of theNew Savannah Hotel the banquetof the Eighth Convention was heldin true conformity with the spirit,of the convention. Brother A. A.Kroeg, A, of Charleston, S. C.,one of the Founders of the Frater-nity, presided as toastmaster. Themenu was beyond description, ab-

solutely impassible, and was quitehighly enjoyed by the diners. Nolittle merriment and good humorwas shown, for it is when diningtogether kindred spirits are mostenjoyed. Four toasts were givenin the course of the evening, being:"What the Fraternity Means to anAlumnus," Roy J. Heffner, 11;"Pi Kappa Phi and Nu in theI Fest," Leland G. Landers, N;The Magazine," Wade S. Bolt,; "The True Fraternity Spirit,"

John D. Carroll, E. We can givea truthful appreciation of the in-spiring remarks made by BrothersHeffner, Landers and Carroll, allresponding with timely and fittingtoasts that would do justice to asenatorial graduate, but we cannotsay as well for the fourth. Aneditor's development is one-sided,being reportorial rather than 'talk-atonal.' However, we promise tomake amends for our failure by amore strenuous effort in our edi-torial capacity.We must tell you that the next

Convention is to be held in Char-lotte, N. C. Charlotte has one livebunch of Pi Kapps, both active

;and alumnus. Our Epsilon, Kappaand Mu chapters are located nearCharlotte, and in addition HenryG. Harper, Jr., lives there, so youmay depend upon it that the 1918Convention promises to be amongthe greatest ever to be chronicledin the history of the Fraternity. Itis well to begin to planonow to at-tend. If we are living at that timeand able to navigate, the trail ofour smoke will be southward. ToCharlotte in 1918! Onward!

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In conclusion we will state thatthe election of officers resulted inan almost entirely new SupremeChapter, only two of the formerChapter being re-elected. A com-plete list of the Chapter officials isprinted in the directory on pagefifty-five.The illness of Brother E. R. W.

Gunn, E. S. G., prevented his be-

ing present and the writer (E. S.J.) was appointed acting secretary.The absence of Brother Gunn andthe failure of our baby chapter, E,to send a delegate, were the onlydisappointments of the sessions.

Thus we conclude. A moredetailed report will be obtained inthe minutes which are to be sentto the chapters.—The Editor.

FRATERNITIES IN SOUTHCAROLINA

In the Greek world the state ofSouth Carolina is most deplorable.There is only one other state inthe United States to share this fateand that is Mississippi. The de-cline of fraternities dates from theWar of Secession and up to thepresent day they have slowly pinedaway. South Carolina has, bylegislation, abolished the fraterni-ties at state controlled colleges, or

„seriously limited the privileges oftheir membership. The constitu-tionality of such legislation hasnever been tested. Litigation hasoccasionally arisen out of the at-tempt on the part of the collegeauthorities to prohibit the fraterni-ties at their several institutions.This, it has been held, may. be law-fully done at a college maintainedby private endowment but not atthe colleges supported by publicfunds. In the latter case allclasses of the public are equallyentitled to the same privileges andmembers of the fraternities maynot be discriminated against. TheCollege of Charleston, founded in

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1783, at Charleston, South Caro-ilna is the only college that canboast of continued wide-open fra-ternities. This college is heavilyendowed and does not depend onthe public for funds, consequentlythe student body is very small, hav-ing on an average of only aboutsixty-five to seventy-five students.She was for four years the onlycollege in South Carolina that hadwide-open fraternities having threenationals and a local. Since theCollege of Charleston has beenfounded there have been five ac-tive chapters of national fraterni-ties namely—A T K A, H K 411,K E, E A E, and a local. Fate

doomed it and all pined away ex-cept A T K A, and H Kwhich still exist and are doingsplendid work.

Wofford College, the MethodistEpiscopal South College, at Spar,tanburg, South Carolina abolishedfraternities and for four yearsafter quite a bit of deliberation thetrustees and faculty of Wofforddecided to admit wide-open fra-

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ternities but under strict supervi-sion of the president of the college.During the four years that frater-nities were not allowed five boyswere expelled for joining fraterni-ties at other colleges while matric-ulated students at Wofford. In1916 wide-open fraternities werereinstated and up to the presentdate K A, K E, and H K (1), havealready been revived and a local ispetitioning E A E.

Fraternity life at the Collegeof Charleston is different fromthat at any other college. The col-lege has absolutely nothing to dowith the chapters, but the studentsare under the supervision of theCollege, which is responsible forthe student's conduct whether ornot on the college precincts. Thechapter houses. can be located anyplace in the city and are never in-spected by the president or faculty.Questions concerning fraternitiesare never asked by the president,faculty or trustees. The gradingin one's studies does not debar himfrom joining a fraternity. Pledgesare not given until the fraternityhas had one meeting and initiationusually begins about two weeksafterwards.Has it ever occured to you the

colossal material lost every year atthe University of South Carolina,South Carolina Military College("The Citadel"), South CarolinaA. & M. ("Clemson"), FurmanUniversity, Prebyterian College,Erskine and Newberry Colleges,etc.? In some of these collegessub-rosaS exist to-day. Togetherwith the war, state law and natural

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death, we have the following tomb-stones erected in South Carolinato the different fraternities:—

ALPHA TAU OMEGA—Univer-sity of South Carolina, Cita-del and Wofford.

BETA THETA Pt—University ofSouth Carolina.

DELTA Psi—University of SouthCarolina.

DELTA KAPPA EPSILON—Uni-versity of South Carolina.

CHI PHI—University of SouthCarolina and Wofford.

Ciii Psi—University of SouthCarolina, Wofford and Fur-man University.

PHI DELTA THETA—Universityof South Carolina and Wof-ford.

Pitt KAPPA SIGMA—College ofCharleston.

PHI KAPPA Psi—University ofSouth Carolina.

PI KAPPA ALPHA—Universityof South Carolina, Citadel,Wofford and PresbyterianCollege.

Pi KAPPA PHI—University ofSouth Carolina, PresbyterianCollege and Furman Univer-sity.

KAPPA SIGMA—University ofSouth Carolina.

KAPPA ALPHA—University OfSouth Carolina, Citadel, Fur-man University, NewberryErskine Colleges.

SIGMA CHI—Erskine College.SIGMA PHI EPSILON—Univer-

sity of South Carolina.SIGMA Nu—University of South

Carolina and Citadel.

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SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON—Uni-versity of South Carolina,Citadel, College of Charles-ton, Furman University, Ers-kine and Wofford Colleges.

Virginia is the mother state offraternities and so far there havebeen few national fraternitiesfounded south of Old Dominionin the southern states. The firstnational fraternity founded was stB K in 1776 at William and Mary'scollege at Williamsburg, Virginia.The first fraternal journal everpublished was by B 0 H in 1872.Our STAR AND LAMP is wonderful,considering and the editor andstaff deserve unlimited praises fortheir work. South Carolina is oneof the few states that can boast ofthe birth of a national fraternity.The charter members of II K 4:1)were nearly all Charlestonians, andafter securing a good foot-hold inCharleston, expansion began. Theexpansion of H K cl) was due tothe constant work of the faithfulofficials who have been at thewheel ever since the fraternity wasfounded. While in the bloom ofyouth the number of chapters werecut down by the state law. In 1904South Carolina Alpha was found-ed at the college of Charleston,Charleston, South Carolina. In1909 South Carolina Beta wasgranted to the Presbyterian Col-lege, Clinton, South Carolina. Inthe same year that CaliforniaGamma was granted to the Uni-versity of California at Berkley,California, South Carolina Deltawas granted to Furman Univer-sity, Greenville, South Carolina.

In 1910 South Carolina Sigma wasissued to the University of SouthCarolina, Columbia, S. C. In 1911South Carolina Zeta was char-tered to Wofford College, Spartan-burg, South Carolina. In 1912North Carolina Epsilon was grant-ed to Davidson College, Davidson,North Carolina, and in the sameyear Georgia Eta was chartered toEmory University, Oxford, Geor-gia. In 1913 Theta was grantedto the University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati, Ohio. The same yearGeorgia Iota was granted to The.Georgia School of Technolgy, At-lanta, Georgia. In 1914 NorthCarolina Kappa was chartered tothe University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Georgia Lambda was granted in1915 to the University of Georgia,Athens, Georgia. Nebraska Nuwas issued in the same year to theUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln,Nebraska. North Carolina Muwas granted to Trinity College,Durham, North Carolina that year.

- In 1916 South Carolina Zeta wasreinstated at Wofford College,Spartanburg, South Carolina. Inthe same year Virginia Xi wasgranted to Roanoke, Virginia.From all these chapters II K 413 hasworked herself into the Greekworld.

Fraternities have advantagesand disadvantages and people lookat them in different phases. Everyfraternity aims to be select aid topick its members from the mass ofincoming students where, how-ever, the material to select from isnot abundant and the rival frater-

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nities are numerous. Care in selec-tion is impossible and the chaptersat any one college are apt to securemuch the same general type ofmen. Many fraternities have how-ever, on account of the persistentselection of men of about the sametaste at different colleges, acquireda distinct character and individu-ality. It is no exaggeration to saythat these apparently insignificantorganizations of irresponsible stu-dents have modified the college lifenot only of South Carolina but ofAmerica, and have had a wide in-fluence. Members join in the im-pressionable year of their youth;they retain for their fraternity aPeculiar loyalty and affection andfreely contribute with money andinfluence to their advancement.Fraternities form a little aristoc-racy within the college community.At some colleges the line of sepa-ration is invisible, then againsharply marked. Sometimes thiscondition militates against the col-lege discipline and then again itassists it. Conflicts not frequentlyoccur between the fraternity andnon-fraternity element in college.'It can be readily understood howvoting men living together in theintimate realtionship of daily con-tact in the same house, havingmuch the same, taste culture ofaspiration, would form amongthemselves enduring friendship.Each fraternity has a reputationto maintain and this engendersesprit du corps, which at timesplaces loyalty to fraternity interestabove loyalty to college interest orthe real advantage of the indivi-

dual. Often this collegiate aris-tocracy has led to jealousy amongthose not selected for membershipto the existing fraternities, thussometimes causing another f rater-nity to be founded or petitionedfor.

I hope in the near future thatfraternities will be allowed inevery college in South Carolina.Fraternities and atheletics aredrawing cards for some students.When one goes to college he knowsthe book comes first but a littlemixture of pleasure and diversionwill not harm anyone. It is up tothe student.

"For yau I have only a com-rade's frankness, fidelity, Frater-nity, if you like; a neophite's re-spect and sub-mission to his hiero-pliant, nothing more." CHARLOTTEBRONTE (Jane Eyre—xxxiv.)

"The first aspect in whichChristianity presented itself to theworld was a declaration of theFraternity o f men i n Christ."LECKY EUROP (Morals—II:190

jr. CHESTER REEVES,SO. Carolina Alpha, '16.

Atlanta, Georgia,January 20, 1917.

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To the Point.

Barber—"I want a motto fromShakespeare to hang up in myshop. Can you give me one)"

Student—"Of course. How willthis do? 'Then saw you not hisface?. "

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ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAYThe ocean pathway across the

Pacific is crowded to-day withmany ships. This is the twentiethcentury ocean. In the nineteenthcentury the Atlantic was the sceneof the world's greatest -commercialactivity. But to-day with theawakening of the Orient, broughtabout by Dewey's victory in Ma-nila - Bay and the planting of theStars and Stripes at that far awayi land outpost of American Civi-l'zation, the expansion of com-mercial interests resulting from therestoration of peace between Ja-pan and •Russia, and ,the presentEuropean war, the movement ofthe world's trade and travel is up-on the Pacific. The younger civi-li-afons are coming into cantactwith the older. The enterprisethat stands for progres3 is trans-forming Japan, China, 'Chosen,rrid the islands of the South Seas.All wide-awake people, who moveabOut are eager to learn, are de-sirous of seeing and knowing thelands of pictured story—Japan,China,. Siam, India, Burma-lands,the names of which are ever usedto conjure the artistic, the unusual,Vie p!cture.;que. Time was whenthe trans-Pacific voyage Was anundertaking not to be thoughtrhout without deep concern, ifivolv-ing- adjustments of life insuranceand the parting from friends andrelatives as if a wilderness of ven-ture were before the traveller.Put. to-day modern steamship en-terprire as changed all this. Thetourist voyager may move across

the ocean as comfortably as if tak-ing a run down the Hudson, acrossthe Schuylkill, or up the Columbia.The palatial and elegantly ap-ro.nted "Empress of Russia," orher sister ship, "Empress of Asia,"will take you from Vancouver toYokohama in ten days. All theway you can enjoy the comfortsof the Ritz-Carlton. From 'Friscoleave many ships bound for theFar East. But none are morehomelike, more comfortable, andmore staunch than the "China.""Westward over the ocean blue"this veteran and one time Queenof the Seas bore me "on the wayto Mandalay."

The sailing of a Pacific liner isa great event from a picturesquestandpoint. From early morningto the delayed hour of departure,the ship and wharf are buzzingwith the hurrying crowd. Greatvans filled with passengers' lug-gage thunder into the warehouse.Men and women run here andthere making final preparations.Silk and satin-robed Orientals givean Eastern flavor to the throng.The last good-byes are said. Theship slips away from the pier. Youthrill as you feel the steady beatof the engines. ,You lean, againstthe rail: One arm is full withflowers. With the other you waveto the friends ashore. Friends.and curious spectators crowd thepier, watching and waving, whilethe big vessel gets underway andheads towards ''the Golden Gate.

Gradually the day closes in be-

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hind the ship. San Francisco ishidden front view. Across the bayto the east, towers the snow white,needlelike Campanille on the uni-versity campus in Berkeley. Thehip slips thru the Golden Gate,

into the swelling Pacific. CliftHouse, Seal Rocks and the oldSpanish brick fort on the southl'eadland, the steep bluffs and the

:sharp volcanic cone of MountTamalpais to .the north fade in thedistance, as the ship moves overthe ocean westward bound.Day • follows day quickly. Nep-

tune demands his toll. Safrroncomplexioned, sea-sick mortalsbow to his power. The agonies ofit all! The bottom of yourstomach drops out. Then it comeshack with an upper cut that setsthe world topsy-turvy. You achefrom head to foot. and back again.Nothing stays with you. Evenyour friends desert you. Eitherthey are having experiences ofthe:r own that are similar to yours,or they are fussing some 'classskirt' on deck. The day finallycomes when you feel sheepish forhaving despaired of life. A greatgnawing seizes you near the ..float-int); ribs. You arise from your bedof pain, get out your Gillette, andrcrape off a promising growth onyour lip and chin. You do yourbc!st to hide the sallowness of yourskin beneath some rouge offeredto you by the girl in the stateroomacross the way. She has tried it.Tt worked with her. You appearat the dinner table. Every one re-marks how well you look. Youbegin to feel real pert. By the time

the meal is over you are yourselfagain.

Then come the days of ease.At sea the days are much the same.But, over all is an inedfinable charmof idling inactivity, broken only'by the recreation of shipboard and-the alluring enjoyment of creaturecomforts. The dining saloon isan oft-recurring attraction. Thesalt air, the sea breezes, the exer-cise on deck, the joys of good com-pany, all tend to put the travelleron the best terms with his appetite.The well-equipped tables, thesnowy damask, the silver and otheraccompaniments, joined with thetriumphs of an excellent chefplaced before one by oriental wait-ers, in spotless white, all tend tobring joy and comfort. To addto the pleasantness of the momenta Filipine stringed orchestra plays1:0-1:nd a palm-screen.On the seventh morning out you

awake to find the ship riding atanchor. YOu make your toilet andhurry on deck. Before you lies acresent harbor. Your eyes feastupon the verdure of the cloud-tipped mountains. Directly aheadon the shore stands a city thatlooks as if it were a part of Fairy-land. The harbor inspectors passthe ship. AcCompanied j host'of brown-skinned diving Hawaiianboys, who swim about like fish,the vessel moves up to the pier.After some delay the gang plankis lowered. Friends greet friends.All are off for the day.

Breakfast over, six of us pileinto a "Cad." 8. Thru narrowstreets past fine business buildings,

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out into the residence district. Soonwe are in a jungle. Up, up we go.Past waterfalls. Around mirrorlakes. Beneath great crags. Onemore great exertion. The carstops upon the mountain top. Weare at the Pali, the scene of thegreat victory of the invading Ha-waiians over the once mighty Ca-huans. The invaders drove theretreating host up the mountainside, and hurled them over thishigh precipice. We cling to thebalustrade and gaze at the scenebelow you. There thousands offeet below are extensive pineappleplantations. They stretch fromthe feet of the protecting cliffs tothe distant shore line, where theocean is dashing its heavy wavesinto a silvery spray. An auto nolarger than an ant is creeping alonga road no bigger than a thread.

But we must not linger long.There are many other places tovisit before evening. We spin tothe Heights, from which a splen-did view of Honolulu can be had.We serpentine down the mountain,and fly from place to place. Quick-ly we pass through the Bishop Mu-seum, Royal Palace, Fort Ruger,and the world-famous Aquarium.A battle with the surf on the beachat Waikiki ends the day. Wespeed back to the wharf. Soonthe "Paradise of the Pacific" fadesfrom view. In our dreams brown-skinned madens dance the hula forus. We pass beautiful masions ofmany pillars. We flit down alongpalm drives, and revel in the richfoliage and gorgeous flowers. Oncemore we are in the island capital

that is fast taking on the charac-teristics of a metropolis. Thelapping of the waves on Waikikiawaken Hs.

But we find ourselves out of thesight of land Dazzling sun shineson an oily sea. We are remindedof the Ancient Mariner's 'slimysea.'Day follows day. Today a

chess tournament. Tonight a con-cert. To-morrow a contest indeck sports And so on withfancy dress dinners, masquerades,musicales, and stunt parties. Eachafternoon we swim in the big tankon the fore deck. "UniversityClub" meeting in Social Saloon at3 :30 p. m., -cads a notice on thebulletin. Twenty-six colleges arerepresented by thirty-five alumni.The "S. S. CHINA Pan-Hel" en-rols a Deke from Colby, a PhiDelt from Columbia, a Delta Taufrom Illinois, an A T S2 and an AE I from California, an Eleusisfrom Cornell and a Pi Kapp fromNebraska.

Westward, ever westward thesteamer noses her way. Each daywe lose at least fifteen minutes.One day drops out althogether.On the fourteenth day out fromHawaii the ship enters the greatport of Japan, Yokohama. Theharbor is filled with the ships ofneutral powers. Ships carryingthe red moon swarm in the bay.Japan commands the Pacific. Thetrade of the world travels in herboats.

It is high time that America be-stirred herself. The United Statescan give no reasonable excuse why

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she should not be the great marinepower of the world. She standsbetween the East and the West.At her back door stands SouthAmerica. She possesses unlimitedwealth with which to subsidize amerchant marine. If America isto rule the world she must do itcommercially, and not politically.Two years ago Germany was theruler of all the nations. Not evenEngland excelled her. Had shecontinued in her peaceful campaignall others would have been forcedout of the contest. Let Americaprofit by what Germany did notdo. Not many months ago the"Stars and Stripes" was unseen onthe Pacific. Thanks to a spiteful,partizan Seamen Act, which killedevery American shipping companyoperating on the Pacific. Smallwonder that the Wilson adminis-tration has the animosity of ma-rine interests. It is ,to be hopedthat the unfair and dastardly pieceof legislation will soon be repealedor become a dead letter, like manyother American statutes. But nowthe newly organized China Mail andPacific Mail Companies strive toregain for us our lost position.Americans in the Orient rejoiceto see these two companies appear.They mean much towards theadvancement of American interestsin the Far East. Several largeAmerican banking institutions andcommercial firms have alreadycome out becaluse of the revivedshipping companies. Americans,awake to your opportunity! Ja-pan is reaching out for the covetedprize. Germany is off the sea.

England and Japan are your onlyrivals.

Five days in Japan with trips toTokyo, Nikko, Kamakura, and avisit in Yokohama gives one onlya small and very limited know-ledge of "The Wonder of theEast." To understand and appre-ciate its people it is necessary to livewith them for many years. Butone cannot help but be impressedby the progressiveness and geniusof the Japanese even during ashort stop in the Flowery King-dom. Japan is rapidly transform-ing herself into a modern nation.But much of the required know-ledge is so superficial that unlessa person is careful he will judgethe people as a set of cheap imita-tors. The East is East. TheWest is West. You cannot mixthem. Neither can one be hid be-neath a veneer of the other. Japanhas taken some Occidental cus-toms that are going to destroy herunless she shakes them off alongwith some of her own evil habits.But the Jap is a keen chap. Trusthim to watch out for himself.

Yokohama is modern Japan.plus Europe. She boasts a popu-lation near unto half a million.Her streets hum with life andprogress. She developed from asmall and insignificant village intoone of the world's greatest com-mercial centers. Yet here thetourist finds many quaint and in-teresting bits of life in Japan. Thestreets and stalls are an educationto the curious and wide-awake.The visitor never fails to spendsome time in the Benten-dori with

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its shops, Isezaki-cke and vicinity

with its theatres, tea-houses and'joints.'

An eighteen mile ride over the

pioneer railway of the countrybrings the traveler to Tokyo, thecapital of the Empire. Herethings Japanese are found in theirtypical perfection. Japanese civi-lization is seen epitomized in thiscity of two million souls. With theImperial Palace and its beautifulgrounds in the center, guarded bya moat, the city contains many at-tractions. The Imperial Museum,the Zoological Garden, the Imper-

ial Library, the Academy of Music

and Fine Arts, the numeroustheatres and agora of Naka-Dori,

parallel to the main thorough-fare,

with its wonderful collections of

curios and wares, are of the many

points of interest. Uyeno Parrh

is the chief pleasure grounds of

the city. Here are to be seen the

tombs and temples of the great

Shoguns. A mile to the east is

Asakausa, with its wonderful

temple of Kwannon. Just beyond

across the river, where are heldthe university regattas, is the

Coney Island of Japan. Nearbyat the Temple of Ekoin are held

the great wrestling matches forwhich Japan is famous. ShibaPark, a mile south of the ImperialPalace, contains many famousBuddhist temples. We visitedShiba in the bright morning when

the delicate beauty of its Oriental

prt work is best apparent. The

Temple of Sengakuji is the burialplace of the famous Forty-seven

Ronins, whose vendetta has long

been the theme of Japanese song

and story.In Tokyo, the tourist becomes

well acquainted with the jinrikishaor commonly known as the "rich-shaw," the two-wheeled cart in

which the natives haul one aboutfor a moderate fee. It is the mostcomfortable riding of all of the

Oriental vehicles. The "richshaw.'

is universal, goes everywhere, is

always at hand, and exceedingly

comfortable for short excursions.

The sedan chair of Hong Kong is

too jiggly and makes one sea-sick.

The trams of the Orient go rock-

a-by. The ticci gharry is a rural

mail-wagon de luxe. Me for the"rickshaw."

It was at Nikko that Sir EdwinArnold, famous poet and traveler,spent many days that proved oflasting profit to literature. Everyone who is familiar with his writ-ings longs for this mountain re-treat. A Japanese proverb says,

"Who has not seen Nikko, can not

say beautiful." And beautiful it

is beyond words. Nestling up

against the pineclad mountains, the

superb natural scenery of its sur-

roundings and the magnificent

shrines of the Shoguns, Nikko is

world-wide renowned. Nearby is

the beautiful Lake Chuzenjii. On

its shore is a popular summer re-

sort.Kaniakiira is fifty minutes' ride

from Yokohama. The Japanese

know it is a popular resort aside

from its religious attractions. Here

is the great bronze statue of

Buddlia, "Diabutsu," an image

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gold. The sensualism of the face,the coarse lips, the veiled eyes fas-cinate and disgust. But the richdecorations about the statue andthe priceless treasures in the templeadjoining are the source of in-creasing pleasure to the aesthe-ticist. Enoshima Island lies nearKamakura. The drive along thecoast between the two places isvery picturesque.

Leaving Yokohama and sailingwestward the ship hugs the coast.The rugged, forest covered moun-tains remind one of the Palisadeson the Hudson. Sacred Fugi,yama,12,365 feet high, floats phantom-like on the sea of silver clouds. ItsStu:4y peak glistens like the petalsof a lotus flower.

The trip thru the Inland Searesembles, but far surpasses, thetrip down the St. Lawrence amongthe Thousand Islands. The InlandSea, a fairyland of islands, tem-ples and trees, possesses a charmthat even the pictureque LafcadioHearn's polished language failedto fitly depict. Here is Japan inall her pristine beauty. There aremany islands here where the footof white man has never trod. Thesea has a length of 240 miles. Atpoints the picturesque shores lie soClosely near each other that apebble can be thrown over thedeep running water. Islands andislets rise out of its clear depths.Now a barren, rugged rock launch-ing a bold defiance toward theelements. Then some beautifuloval with its green terraces, wind-ing walks and shady groves.

At the end of this sea is Naga-

saki, an old city dating back to thetwelfth century. Here the Chris-tians settled in the sixteenth cen-tury. But they and the flourishingSpanish and Portugese traderswere expelled in 1637. From thento the opening of the treaty portsin 1859 the only foreign intercoursewas with the Dutch and Chinese.The city has points of interest,including a magnificent temple anda fine poreclain bazaar. Here is anopportunity to visit the famousTategami dock, carved out of solidrock at a cost of a million dollars.Close by are the largest ship-build-ing works in the Orient. Nagasakiis celebrated for tortoise-shellwares. The fish market is said tohave only a few rivals in the world.As far as I know its odors are un-rivaled, Canton not excepted.

The next stop is Shanghai onthe Yangtsze-kiang. Here thetourist receives first impressions ofChina. Unless he visits the oldwalled city, and sees the 700-year-old Mandarin garden where thegreat Manchu princes came to siptea and plot, the Willow Tea House—which gave Wedgewood his de-in for his famous chinaware, theold shrines, and walks thru thenarrow and filthy lanes, and rubsagainst the hundreds of foul beg-gars, he doesn't see China. ModernShanghai with its wide and sightlystreets, beautiful buildings, im-mense shops, and imposing Bundis a bit of Europe. The FrenchConcession is a minature Paris.The rest is Liverpool. No onefails to see the Bubbling Well, LiHung Chang's Gardens, the col-

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leges, and the Arsenal. BubblingWell Road is one of the most fash-ionable drives in the world. Theelite of the city drive here in theirbig motor cars and dashing vic-torias. Men and women alike areresplendent in gorgeous silks andsatins and costly jewels. In Shang-hai China's best and worst are tobe seen. The worst is terribleand disgusting beyond description.But when a person sees the best herealizes that there are great possi-bilities. He can not but see thatChina when fully awakened andactive will shake the universe. Therecent revolutions are mere twit-ches as compared with the exer-tions to come. Again in HongKong the good and lasting quali-ties of the Chinese are impressedupon the observer. Even the cooliehas an air of culture that is aston-ishing. The better you know theChinese the better you like themand the more you admire them.Bishop Bashford's new book en-titled "China" is the best apprecia-tion of the Chinese people that hasever been written.

After a five-day journey alongthe most impressive coast line inthe East, Hong Kong is reached.It is an island on the fringe of theChinese Empire. It is an Englishpossession. At present because ofthe war the colony is under mili-tary rule. The traveler has to reg-ister himself with the police andobtain permit before he can leavethe city. Here gather all sorts andconditions of men. There areChristian churches and schools,Buddhist and Shinto temples and

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European shops, a floating city ofnative house-boats. In Victoria, itsport, are many large granite build-ings and luxurious villas builtalong the side of the Peak. Fornatural beauty Hong Kong has fewrivals. England was indeed wisewhen she took this port. This andSingapore are the most strategicpoints in the Orient commercially.

Leaving Hong Kong on thenight boat the traveler arrives inCanton the next morning. Cantonis the great commercial center andcapital of South China. The city istypically Chinese. Its streets areseldom more than eight feet wide.The sunshine never penetrates intothe canyon-like lanes running innearly every direction. The odorsare the most impressive thing aboutthe place. But all the Orient isnoted for that. A person neverrealizes that there are so manyvarieties of stenches until he hasbeen in the Far East. Canton isone huge bazaar :rom cne end tothe other. Of all the cities visitedit is the most mysterious. It is wellworth one's time to visit the Chun-ka-chi Ancestral Temple, Templeof the 500 Genii, the Water Clock,City of the Dead, Flowery Pagoda,and the workshops of the nativeswhere rice paper, Chinese em-broidery, paintings, carvings andjade jewelry are made. Near thecity is Canton Christian college,one of the best and best kown ofthe mission schools in Asia. Thework done is equal to the highestaccomplished in the best Americancolleczes. Institutions like this aremoulding the future of the Orient.

ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY

If one has the time—we werefortunate enough to have a longwait until our boat sailed for Sing-apore—the West river trip to Wu-chow should be made. The trip isa most enjoyable one. The real in-terior of South China is pene-trated. The river swarms withfierce-looking boatmen. Thousandsof people are born and die on thisriver and never put fbot on land.Returning, we spent one day inMacao, a picturesque spot at themouth of the Canton River. Macaois known as the Monte Carloof the Orient. The Chineselove for gambling is here allowedto run away with itself. The Fan-tan Gambling Saloons are. thegreatest attraction. The ruins ofSan Paulo are beautiful. TheCamoens' Garden and Grotto, thetemples, and the factories of opiumtobacco and firecrackers interesteveryone. A unique side trip re-quiring an extra half-day is thatto the old Chinese walled village ofChin-san. Here one sees the natives as they are, crude but hospi-table.

It is a good five-day voyage fromHong Kong to Singapore. TheChina Sea is said to be one of theroughest pieces of water on theglobe. But I found it to be quitethe opposite. We were fortunateenough to follow a heavy typhoonand had a calm sea all the way.The coast of Cochin China is veryrugged and mountainous, and ex-tremely picturesque.

East meets west in Singapore.Evidently "there ain't no tencommandments" in the flourishing

captial of the Straits Settlements.It is believed to be the most cos-mopolitan, and some say the wick-edest city, in the world, Port Saidnot excepted. Sixty-nine languagesare making the shekels in thiseighth largest port. Altho thegreater part of the population areChinese, Malay is the linguafranca. And the Chinese it is whoare making the shekles in thismint-city. Magnificent palacesand villas are evidence of theirimmense wealth. America has notall the millionaires. There havebeen just as many spectacular for-tunes made in Singapore, as therehave been made in the States. Andthe story is many times more thrill-ing. Few Americans are as lowin the social scale as the collieChinese who comes to the Straitsto amass a fortune. In Singaporeit is that finance for the great re-volutions in China is raised. Butit is the name of an Englishmanthat dominates this great city.Almost every institution in Singa-pore from the hotel up, and down,is named Raffles, in honor of SirStamford, who jammed one ofthe richest countries of the worldclown the British throat. Anothergreat name is that of 'Oldham.' Hecame to Singapore some twentyyears ago, a young man with agreat idea. He started a schoolthat is called "The SingaporePhenom." To-day 1800 boys areattending that school. Plans arematuring to make the school agreat university, with an endow-ment of thirty millions of dollars,and a building fund of half that

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amount. Today Oldham is theBishop of South America for thegreatest Protestant church in theworld. All you have to do inSingapore is drop a shipload ofgoods or an idea and it immedi-ately spreads-among sixty millionsof people; As a result there arefew more progressive and up tothe minute places in the world thanthis great commercial mart ofSouthern Alia. The Paris stylesare on the streets as soon as theyare out. The latest model Euro-pean and American autos speed upand down her wide and sightlystreets. You can even buy 7-PointGum in the shops. The pace is akilling one. Few Occidentals cankeep up. The East gets them.Two days by fast boat to Pen-

-11g. Here Here is to be seen a wonder-ful waterfall and a beautiful Botan-ical Garden. The trip up to theCrags makes one thrill and squirmin his sedan-chair. At day breakthe boat glides out the bay onto theGulf of Martaban. Then comethree days of nasty weather. Butthe old- boat plows ahead and tossesnot nor rolls. That is no smallthing for which to he thankful. Onthe morning of the 29th of Sep-tember the ship entered the mouthof the muddy, mirky Irrawaddy.

-Lowlying mudbanks confine thegreat river. Heavy tropical vege-tation grows along the shore. To theeast green palms; fringe the greysky. The ship, following the tortu-rous current, toils upstream. Flatpaddy.fields of a brilliant greencreep - away to the low hills thatfar away touch the clearing, sky.

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Sampans propelled by standingnatives in gay garments throng theriver. Water buffalo wallow- inmud on the banks. Soon the strain-ing eye is rewarded by a gleam oflight on the sky-line to the northeast. It grows to a pillar of fire.Then we see the majestic, goldcovered Shwe. Dago' n pagoda, tow-ering above a, city of turrets,domes and spires. The end of mylong journey is near.. „The road toMandalay is growing shorter.Many thousand miles have I

traveled to this, the land rso dearto the heart of 1.Kipling and ofevery one else who knows it. Ja-pan allures. China fascinates.Signapore mystifies. But Burmacaptivates.

"When the mig• e is on the paddyfield; .

Alia the sun is handing low ,

to Mandalay I shall go.

GEORGE A. OnGERs, ,Rangoon, Burma, . NU. 'Ili.

Nearly Too Strong.

Student—"See that 'professorover there? He is "a bombastic-nutt, a wind-jammer nonentity, afalse alarm and an encumbrance ofthe earth!"

Lady—"Would you mind writ-ing all that down for me ?"

Student—"Why in the world—

Lady—"He's my husband. Ichould like to usc it on him some•ime."

.1. View of Some of the Fra

tern

ity Houses—UNIVERSITY OF NO RTH CAROLINA.

CLASS ATHLETIC FIELD—University of

North Carolina.

with Zoological Building, Law Library a

nd Gymnasium in the Background.

MATTHEW VI I :20

MATTHEW VII:20.

Marcus Blank was a fraternityman. Due to the love of one ofhis townsmen, he had been pledged

to Pi Kappa Phi in his freshmanyear, and now, that he was a

Junior, he was highly grateful for

the privileges and prestige whichhe believed to have been his as a

result of his affiliation with that

fraternity which we all love.Blank was walking wearily

along toward the chapter house,

the drill of the afternoon having

added to his tiresome day of class-room activities. But some agencyhad spirited his brain into actionupon a line of thought which hehad not previously followed."What had he done to make PiKappa Phi feel that he was worthyof bearing the name?" "Whathad the chapter done to merit anunusual distinction among the scoreof fraternities known within thecampus circles?"

At the intersection of Vine

street and The Boulevard he wasbrought face to face with a fresh-man of whom he had known butlittle, and seldom seen. Yet, inthe jaded countenance of the fresh-man he beheld a mutual likeness

of his own fatigued condition.

"Too much drill, classes bunched

or what's been bumping you, old

man?" he remarked to the fresh-

man, who occasioned to be taking

the same direction."Oh, nothing of that sort. Just

a bunch of tough luck. That's all,"

was the reply, and a tone of dejec-

Con accompanied it.

"Flunk out?""No sir, my studies don't both-

er me. It's worse than that.""Too much high life?""No sir, I haven't the desire for

such. Nor could I, if I had. It'sthe necessary wherewithal that Ilack.""Mezuma, kale, cold cash, in

other words?""Yes, sir. I shall not bother

you with my troubles, however.You have a worried look also.""Oh, my trouble isn't of that

sort. I'm just worn out with thefive classes, a lab period and a drillthat I have plowed through today.Tell me, can I be of aid to you?""No, I do not believe you can.

It is a matter of tough luck, andyou can hardly reverse luck itself.

I have tried to evade that whichis dragging me down in every wayand have failed. Tonight I shallpack my few belongings and pullfor home."

"All on account of cash?""Yes.""I don't get you.""Oh, well, my story is rather

long and we are within a few pacesof your house, and I won't botheryou.""You are coming right on in

with me. I am interested in yourcase. A friend in need is a friendto a freshman, if I can be such."

"I do not feel like coming in. Myclothes are not like those you fel-lows wear. I do not belong to yourclass.""There is no class in Pi Kappa

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Phi, Bogane. We are ,not desir,-ous of having the clanigh spirit,title or appearance. You mustcome- in and go to my room withme." •

Bogane, whose further appela-tion was Bruce, reluctantly fol-lowed Blank up the steps, into aipacious hall. Caps hung on thehall tree, they passed down hall' toa room which he found to beBlank's room. In and seated,Blank was the first to speak.

"Now, my friend, out with it."

"Last September I entered withprospects of taking a four year'scourse in Law. Father held a posi-tion at home as agent for the G.G. & K. Railway, getting a salaryof one hundred dollars per month,including his express and telegraph

salaries. Last week he was

stricken with a slight attack Of

paralysis. He has been compelled

to resign, and, although he will re-

ceive a pension of fifty dollars per

month, I am forced to leave as aresult. I have spent three morn-

ings, three noons and three even-ings coursing about over the streets

of the city, asking here and askingthere for any sort of occupationthat might be suitable for me to at-tempt and yet carry out my work.Every thing has spelled failure tome."

"Well, are you broke? That isa personal question, but I'm in-terested.""No. I have more 'than fifty

dollars, but I shall need that to getme to my home and tide me overuntil I can obtain a position ofome• kind."

"Well; Bogane; don't go homefor a couple of days. Stick to thepost until you hear from me. Ihaven't much business jumping inon your deal, but now that I'm in,I'm going to do my doest.""You are a Junior, and I have

faith in your word in telling me toremain. I shall do so."

"Come, let us meet some of thefellows," Marcus said by way of achange of subject. And, steppingto the door, he hallooed the fellowsdown from the upstairs rooms.

Bogane met Bullis, an orphanwho was working his way throughthe college, and Cantelly, a mil-lionaire's son, on equal footing asbrother. Pi Kapps. There wasIsgrig, and Holman, Vonhilt andManley, men whom he knew to bePhi Beta Kappas, yet more notedfor their scholarship than formoney. Riley, Price, Dudley andPlatt were wealthy, but they had,always spoken to him, a freshman.very kindly. Here he was, in tti

midst of them, with no eyes be'ng

cast askance at his attire. Truly,.he was of the belief that a ,f rater-nity ws not the high-browed, swell-.headed element that he supposed itto be.

Here was to be found only themost congenial spirtis. Bruce felta regret that he. had .previouslyconsidered that fraternity men tobe unconcerned and haughty. Hewas further surprised that a uum-ber of the fellows accompaniedhim to the door, and as he passeddown the walkway to the street, in-vited him to return for furthervisits.

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Our story for the night shifts todouble scenes. First we viewBogane in his plain room, in a cot-tage in the suburbs of the city, por-ing over his lessons, seemingly en-tirely occupied in study. But, hehad not an exact composure ofmind. There was the worry thatflitted here and there to obstructhis continued thought on any sub-ject. Still, he was more at easethan he might have been had henot encountered Marcus Blank.Study was finally finished and heretired to spend a restless hour ortwo, in conjecturing Blank's modeof proceedure, ere he closed hiseyes.

At the Pi Kappa Phi house theSituation was in marked contrast.A special meeting was called.Blank, who by virture of being aCharter member (the only one re-maining in the chapter) wasArchon and had brought beforethe chapter the case of BruceBogane, as the statements hadcome from the mouth of Boganehimself. In closing his remarksBlank said: "Fellows, This is anOpportunity to make our fraternitycount. We, have an occasion todo a social service to a deservingman. I wish my name to be in-scribed as first of a list to co-operate in enabling Bogane to re-inain in the university. Withseveral of us laboring toward thesame end we will surely ,obtainsupport for him by some means."

• Not a man failed to enter intothe spirit of the occasion. Themeeting was adjourned. Studieswere indulged in rather than en-

gaged in. The men had lighterhearts. There was pleasure inknowing that something might bedone to benefit a deserving man.The morrow came and each of thenineeteen men went out to classes,to business and to social calls withthe ever present thought of -discov-ering an aid for Bogane. The re-ports at the house at the end of thefirst day were very discouraging.

The evening of the second' daybrought good tidings. Platt wasthe hero of the hour who sprangthe good.news. During a conver-sation with the cashier of the Old,National Bank, Mr. J. P. Demasne,he had learned that that gentlemanhad need of the services of a youngman, preferably a: college student,to assist in installing a new filingsystem and the maintenance of thesystem. Mr. Demasne had agreedto reserve first choke for Bogane,providing Bogane's qualificationspleased him. The work was of aprecise nature but would requirenot more than two hours each eve-ning.

Blank gave the further reportthat he had the good • fortune tonote a sign, "Boy Wanted," in thewindow of an embalmer's office,which he had inquired concerning.The embalmer wished an - officeboy to remain at his office atnights, to answer calls, telephonecalls, etc. The position carriedwith it a well-equipped room onthe second floor of the building andan additional salary of three dol-lars per week, and the hours werefrom ten to seven.

Bogane was called to the Pi

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Kappa Phi hotve. In companywith Platt and .131ank he made ap-pliction for the two positions andobtained them. Two years havepassed. Bogane is a Phi Beta

Kappa Junior, an all-around honorman. Furthermore, Bogane is aPi Kappa Phi of whom any frater-nity at the University would beproud to claim affiliation.

THE INTER-FRATERNITYCONFERENCE.

It was absolutely an impossibil-ity for the E. S. J. to attend theInterfraternity Con fe:ence. Wehave received no report frort ourdelegate who was to attend. There-fore, we appropriate, with creditto 43 2 K, the following accountsfrom The Signet.

• EXPENSES OF DELEGATESIn the payment of the expenses

of delegates, we found the frater-nities varied considerably. Prac::-cally all of the men's general fra-ternities paid the expenss of onedelegate from the active chapters.A few paid nearly all; and in onlyone or two instances did we findthe chapters bearing the expenseof the delegates.

In this connection your commit-tee would recommend to the fra-ternities generally that somescheme be worked out whereby theexpenses of one delegate and thegrand officers to each conventionshall be paid from the fraternitytreasury, and the expense placedupon the fraternity as a whole.Our reasons are that we believethis will insure attendance fromevery chapter. This recommenda-tion, however, is not designed tohave anything more than a sugges-tive influence upon fraternities in-

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volved, for your committee re-cognizes that in the last analysiseach fraternity will continue totransact its business along its ownindividual lines.—Report of com-mittee on time of holding frater-nity conventions.

UPPER CLASS HONORARY SO-CIETIES

More or less closely allied to theforegoing are UPPER CLASS HON-ORARY SOCIETIES. TO be sure,your committee has no intentionof representing such honorable so-cieties as Phi Beta Kappa, SigmaXi, Tau Beta Pi, or Delta SigmaRho as antagonistic to fraternityideals, but it does believe that thefurther multiplication of Greek-lettered societies for the purposeof honoring students who showsome proficiency in journalism,agriculture, music, public speaking,anthropology or what not, will tendto dissipate undergraduate energyand loyalty and to obscure the realpurpose •for which the originalGreek-letter •societies exist. More-over, your committee is of opinionthat honorary senior societies,"ribbon societies," etc., are alreadytoo much developed: such organi-zations further the clique idea,constitute a useless college aristoc-

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racy, and prove, if not dangerous,at least unnecessary. Partially tocontrol these upper class honorarysocieties, we recommend that eachfraternity represented in this Con-ference adopt regulations provid-ing that every undergraduate mem-ber must obtain special permissionfrom the appropriate official ofhi .national organization beforeaecepting membership in any hon-orary society, and that permissionbe withheld in the case of frater-nity members delinquent in theirobligations to their fraternitychapter and likewise in the caseof honorary societies which appearto have no proper raison d'etre—Report of Committee on organiL-a-tions antagonistic to fraternityideals.

HIGH SCHOOL FRATERNITIESThe youth away from home

needs an artificial brotherhood. Theadolescent at home does not needan artificial brotherhood. .An arti-ficial brotherhood has dangers—due to its artificiality—and it re-quires all the keen and loyal in-telligence of devoted alumni tomeet and overcome these dangers.Yet, in spite of-these dangers, thecollege fraternity system is earnest-ly and sincerely supported byeducational experts because of theneed which it supplies. Thesesame educational experts—thou-sands of whom are your fraternitybrethren--recognize the fact thatall those same dangers lurk in thehigh school fraternity, system, thatthere is a vastly greater inmaturityin these secret, boyish, self-perpet-uating organizations, without any

real purpose that can not better besecured otherwise, and they appealto you for help in doing away withthem. Your action should be ofthe greatest assistance.- It coulddo no harm. The proposition isalmost unanimously and heartilycalled for. It is in your power andyou can do great good.—Report ofcommittee on high school fraterni-ties and their relation to collegefraternities.

CO-OPERATIVE FRATERNITY MAN-AGEMENT; THE CORNELL

SYSTEMBut few practical attempts to

systematize and organize frater-nity household management haveas yet been made. Of these, thesystem introduced and carried onby Mr. A. B. Wellar at CornellUniversity is the best example. Alldepartments of the business activi-ties of about thriry of the frater-nities at this center are controlledco-operatively. The activities in-clude:(1) Building operations and re-

pairs.(2) Hiring, discharge and sup-

ervisiori of- servants.(3) Buying and preparation of

food.(4) Collection of accounts and

auditing.According to this system the

fraternity houses are managedeither by members of the chapteror by stewards under the supervi-sion of the cooperative bureau.Two sets of books are kept over aperiod of twelve months annually.One set covers the steward's de-partment, the second all other in-

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comes and disbursments. Trialbalances are taken from thesebooks each month, the causes ofloss or gain studied and corres-ponding recommendations made tothe presidents of the chapters. Theadvantges thus gained are obvious.Greater efficiency at a decreasedcost is obtained throughout. Pro-tection is secured against unscru-pulous tradespeople. The housesare better kept. Food is boughtin wholesale quanities and usuallyby contract, at reduced prices.Kitchen waste is lessened. Thegreat bane of fraternity chapter,carelessness as to collection ofdues and board, is eliminated bya uniform system of keeping ac-counts as well as by monthly audit-ing.—Report of the committee onfood values and the steward's de-partment.

PUBLIC OPINION"In view of the ever-present

danger of adverse legislation inthe annual and biennial sessions ofthe legislatures, this committeemakes the following recommenda-tions:

1. The chapters in State institu-tions, instead of discouraging thecreation of new chapters, shouldencourage local socities to applyto national fraternities for chartersand should help them to organize.

2. Fraternities should not con-fine themselves to State universi-ties and State colleges if there areother institutions that afford goodmaterial for fraternity member-ship.

3. It is vitally important thatthe fraternities should be con-

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ducted in such a spirit that themembers will consider it their dutyto support the college or universityfirst, "and their chapter or frater-nity second."

4. Non-fraternity men shouldbe treated by Greeks with moreconsideration than they are accus-tomed to receive.

5. It is important that all differ-ences between fraternities as torushing and other matters shouldbe settled amicably in local inter:fraternity conference agreemnets.

6. The committee on publicitylast year approved the plan of col-lege faculties posting the averagegrades of the students and theaverage grade of the members ofeach chapter. We believe that- thisplan will stimulate Greeks to makemore creditable scholastic records.

7. The committee approves therule that prohibits the initiation ofstudents who have not successfullypassed the examination of oncsemester.

8. Rushing should be conductedin a dignified manner, and withoutextravagant expenditure for en-tertainment.

9. Mistakes by chapters and ex-cesces in deportment by member:;may, to some extent at least, be.voided by the appointment oflocal alumni-advisers.

10. The chapters should settheir house in order, so that theremay be no criticism of the behaviorof the inmates.

II. The increasing tendency to-wards extravagance in chapterhouse life should be constantly re-sisted.

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12. We suggest that a collectionshould be made of endorsementsfrom men of national reputation.—Report of the committee on pub-lic opinion.

FAILURE To GRADUATE

These results agree with thoseobtained from the analysis of theresults from college officers andfrom fraternities considered sepa-rately, and hence we may be rea-sonably sure that they are thecauses which induce fraternity mento leave before graduation. Ifthese are the true reasons the fra-ternities have the remedy to a largeextent in their own hands. Wherethe trouble is due to lack of funds,the alumni of the fraternities mightarrange to loan money to worthyfraternity members. In almostevery fraternity there are enoughalumni to subscribe to a fund largeenough for this purpose. Wherepoor scholarship, due either to in-adequate preparation or to indiffer-ence to college work, is the causeof students leaving, it is evidentthat the fraternity has initiatedm. en who are not inspired with highideals of scholarship. If the fra-ternities had some kind of ascholarship requirement for ad-mission, fewer of their memberswould leave on account of thesecauses. When a student leaves togo to another institution he usuallydoes so because he has failed in theinstitution where he is. Whetherthe fraternities could effectuallyremove this trouble is not certain,but if the scholarship requirementsabove mentioned were insisted up-on, fewer would fail and hence

fewer would go to other colleges.,Report of committee on "Whatproportion of college fraternitymen fail to graduate and the rea-sons therefor."

HEARD AT THE INTER-FRATER-NITY CONFERENCE

"1 thank God that I do not findmany college fraternity men talk-ing about 'f rats' any more."—DeanShe pardson of Chicago.

"The future of our fraternitieslies in large measure in the greatagricultural colleges."—ProfessorBird of Virginia.

"I know of very few high schoolfraternity men who become goodfraternity men in college, and Iam glad that my fraternity haslegislated against them."—DeanClark of Illinois."When you go back to your

fraternity be careful what you sayand what you do, for to the under-graduates you are a hero and themost foolish fool in the world is thefraternity graduate who goes backto his college and acts like a boyof sixteen."—Dean Holmes ofPenn State.

"It would be the very best thingpossible if each of the fraternitieshere represented should take in tennew chapters during the next twoyears."—James B. Curtis, Presi-dent of Delta Tau Delta."The fraternity must stand a

test,—the test, I will say, of ser-viceableness."—President Demar-est of Rutgers."There are times when the alum-

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but the duty to interfere in chap-ter affairs."-0. H. Cheney, Presi-dent of the Conference.

"Forty-nine out of every fiftymen will be perfectly happy in thefraternity to which they firstpledge themselves, if no rival fra-ternity perniciously attempts tostir up dissatisfaction."—I VilliamC. Levere, Recorder of SigmaAlpha Epsilon.

"There is some peril in the lux-ury of our fraternity houses."—President Demarest."The truest and finest experi-

ence of the whole matter is that inthe fraternities we learn that fra-ternal feeling which we ought tocarry out to other men, as far asour sympathies can reach, even tothe ends of the earth."—DeanHolmes.

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EDITORIALSIn reading this issue of THE

STAR AND LAMP you have possiblynoted the changes in

The the staff of the mag-New azine. Such changesStaff. have been due to sev-

eral causes. The newliminess manager was elected by aunanimous vote at the Convention.Although it would be a difficult mat-ter to obtain a manager who wouldmore enthusiastically fulfill his du-ties than did Brother Lawton Ellis,our former manager, we believe itwas a byrd of an idea for the menat the Convention to place our newmanager, Brother Cosby Byrd, inBrother Ellis' shoes. Brother Byrdis "right on the job" and the LifeSubscription list is going to growthrough his endeavors, as well asthe advertising section.

Brother Partridge, the futureExchange,4ditor, is a live-wire inNu chapter and was highly recom-mended to us as "the" man for theoffice. Brother Partridge will bein charge of the department afterthis issue. We were not able tonotify our exchanges of the newmailing list changes earlier.You need no introduction to I.

N. Edwards, E, of Greenwood, S.C. Brother Edwards, who holdsthe chair of History in LanderCollege, at Greenwood, has beenan associate editor for severalyears. Brother "Newt" will con-tinue in his capacity as an associ-ate.We wish to introduce to you R.

C. Wiggins, North Carolina M. He

is a native of Denmark, S. C., andpossesses the loyal and zealous at-tributes of a genuine Pi Kapp. Heenters upon his editorial duties inthis issue. To appreciate "Wig," aperson must know him.

Bobo Burnett, South Carolina Z,by virtue of his new duties of theE. S. Historian, falls heir to theposition of an alumni editor. Theadvantages of his office in the fra-ternity should make him a 'rousing'good man for the position. It hasbeen our privilege to meet BrotherBurnett and we class him amongthe loyals who have only the bestinterests of Pi Kappa Phi at heart.

J. L. Metcalfe, Georgia Iota, agraduate electrician now located atFort Wayne, Indiana, has con-sented to assume the duties of thesecond alumni editor. The Iotaboys spoke very highly of "Metty"to us when we visited them lastDecember.

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While a nickname is not essen-tial to a fraternity, we are of the

opinion that such aNickname. nickname as might

be used should atleast be standard. We note thatat Trinity our North Carolina Mmen are styled (and style them-selves) Phis. Most of our chap-ters report the abbreviated PiKapp, which we have been taughtto use. The HK A fraternity isjust as much entitled to use the PiKapp nickname as we, but we are

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informed that they are generallystyled Pikas. By all means let ushave the matter settled. You PiKapp chapter men who are in thecolleges where H K A is repre-sented, provide the information asto the nick-name of that fraternity—please.

The fraternity began the NewYear officered by an almost en-

tirely new Su-The preme Chapter—

Convention, the only two of-ficers re-elected be-

ing the Eminent Supreme Archonand the Eminent Supreme Jour-nalist. The Convention of theSupreme Chapter, in December,was a surprise in that respect. Amore devoted and energetic rosterof new officials could not be dis-covered, however. Brother Heff-ner, the new Deputy-Archon, is aCalifornia Gamma product, and aman thoroughly business-like andwell-versed in the affairs of thefraternity. Our western brotherhas been for the past eight monthsin Chicago, but goes this month toNew York City to continue in theemploy of the Western ElectricCompany. He will prove a mostvaluable aid to Brother Carroll, E.S. A.The new E. S. Grapter is a man

of sterling worth to Pi Kappa Phi.His brethren, of North Carolina Kchapter, considered him so worthyof the position he now holds thatHenry Green Harper (K) held thefloor of the Convention for themost lengthy of the nomination

speeches that were delivered. Wehave gotten in touch with this so-stated live-wire, Brother John L.Henderson, of Burlington, N. C.,and can vouch for his sincerity.

J. Lawton Ellis, Georgia Iota, isthe new E. S. Thesaurophulax. Awise choice, for here is one whoseability has been well proven here-tofore by his able management ofTHE STAR AND LAMP. BrotherEllis has launched into his work inearnest and will improve the office,and its accomplishments, if possi-ble.We might go on at length and

introduce all of the new officers,and the Council. But, they will inthe future management of the af-fairs of the fraternity become sowell known to you, and to eachother, that our mere introductionwould fall short of the mark andprove of little importance. We be-gan with the intention of makingremarks concerning the Conven-tion. It was there.that "Fuzzy's"snorts became famous, and the ex-pression, "Have a little snort myboy," has become as much a partof history as the pennings of theimmortal bards. It was not untilConvention days that it became sowell known that Cosby Byrd wasso accomplished in the art of "IFecond the motion" procedure. Athrilling discovery was that our es-teemed brother, John D., E. S. A.,could make his minutes count forhours, and his hours for—plenty.Such a man can in one evening bethe presiding officer at a session,sit in the orchestra circle at thetheatre and out in the suburbs fill-

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ing a date. How it can "be did"only he can explain. There was somuch business to be attended tothat Ellis did not find time to makeuse of the dress suit that he tookespecially for those swell dances hehad counted so much on. Landerswas in love with the South, but, ohhow dreamy-eyed when sororities(especially 1' I3) were under dis-cussion. It would require sevenpages to give you the humorousside of the Convention. We couldwrite a book concerning the goodthat was accomplished. ,Are you notconvinced that you should have at-tended?

The man who attaches no im-portance to an ideal probably never

had one. He is so in-The tensely interested withIdeal, the prosaic side of life

that he considers it a lossof time to deal with ideals. Con-sequently, if we do not feel dutybound to look on high for our level,we shall find it close to earth,among the small and narrow thingsand the common elements of life.If we, as a unit, can not set a stan-dard for Pi Kappa Phi on a highlevel, and, if we, as a unit, can notbring Pi Kappa Phi to that stan-dard, then the fraternity is a veri-table failure. We must appreciatethe value of something higher up,—the value of an ideal.Some of us get accustomed to

our stunted o narrow lives becausewe possibly do not know how tolive up to these ideals, being satis-fied with the tread-mill existence

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which nets us nothing and leads to"nowhere." We are meant forbetter things.

Carl Schurz said: "Ideals arelike stars; but, like the sea-faringman on deserts of water, you willnot succeed in touching them withyour hands, but you can followthem and reach your destination."If we, as Pi Kappa Phis, pin ourhopes to high ideals, they will be-come brigther and better as timefollows and shall influence ourlives toward a better end.We cannot be entirely alone so longas we keep our faith in the even-tual and inevitable realization ofour souls' dreams and ideals.—R.C. WIGGINS, Mu.

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The question of expansion is avital matter, and yet Pi Kappa Phi

stands today as anExpansion institution of suffi-

cient size and scopethat we need not search diligentlyin the highways and byways for anopportunity to expand. Some ofthe older fraternities have had ex-periences which should prove val-uable examples to us. In manyinstances chapters were establishedin weak institutions, with weak lo-cal chapters or without sufficientprevious investigation. Any ofwhich is a sure and certain deathwarrant for the chapter installed.As this issue goes to press we arereliably informed of the possibilityof entering two universities and athird is "on the string.:' In eachinstance the opportunity is for anadded enthusiasm, an increase of

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power and influence and a positivestep toward the zenith of our highideals. Let it ever be so. Men ofthe stars, lamp and swords—havea care in the selection of a petition-ing body which you may recom-mend. Safegaurd the future ofthe fraternity rather than bolsterup the present. Pi Kappa Phi is"on her feet" and must be so re-garded.

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In what light do you view yourchapter? In what manner are you

supporting it? AreThe you fulfilling your ob-Chapter ligations to the fra-

ternity by performingthe proper functions of a dutifulmember? By far too many menP re inclined to view the officers ottha chapter as the machinery, or, inslang, "the whole works." Thatis a false impression. Each mem-ber is a vital part of the chapter, anecessary and essential unit in themechanism. The officers are butthe master-wheels and depend uponthe remainder of the chapter •forthe motive power. Get down tobusiness, brother, if you have beenlagging, and assume the obligationvon ow" the fraternity. Thus, abetter chapter. And, ultimately, agreater Pi Kappa Phi.

There is a difference in frater-nity men, just as there is a differ-

ence, or qualifying de-Brains gree, in any class or

sect and the fraternity.For, the man who dons the fop-

pery and proclaims to the worldthe existence of dudishness by thecontrasts of vermillions and peagreans (even though, thank God,he is fast disappearing) is styledas a fraternity man. He wears theletters, due to the fact that "some-body blundered," and adorns hishull with the insignia. But, onecan hardly think of him as beingin the same class with the man whocarries the dignity of his fraternityon a par with the dignity of hischaracter, endeavoring to so liveand- act that honor, rather thanpomp and pride shall be given tohis chapter.A young student artist once in-

quired of a man who had achievedfame as a landscape painter, "Sir,what do you mix your colors withto produce such excellent results?"The answer was returned like ashot, "With BRAINS, Sir."So it is with we Greeks. Every

man of us who has, by any means,obtained possession of the funda-mental principles of the mechani-cal side of the fraternity life andbearing, is styled a fraternity manand the world draws its impres-s'ons from the lowest standard—it seems, at least.

Make an inventory of your ac-tive demonstrations—then includeyour actual ability and brains. Amajority of us will be bettered bythe attempt.

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We regret that the entire chap-ter list was not in attendance atthe Convention. Xi explains thatArchon Wagener's recent debut as

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a benedict accounts for their non-representation. Archon "N e d"Marshburn of Georgia A was alsoa delegate who allowed Cupid toprevent his attendance at the "bigevent."

One of our exchanges has com-mented on II K (D's entrance intoa formerly abandoned field, Roan-oke College, Salem, Va. This es-teemed brother editor did not re-alize the fact that in Brother A. P.Wagener, one of the original PiKapps, was a member of the fac-ulty at Roanoke and the guiding,star of Virginia Xi. And, fromreports we have received from ourE. S. A., material counts for muchin Virginia Xi. We will bank onthe accomplishments of these menof our baby chapter.

The Convention of 191e; is nowhistory. We are indeed gratified

at its results, viewedRetrospect from every stand-

and point. It gave us aForecast point of view from

which we can lookbackward with gratitude and for-ward with great expectations. Ameeting of this kind is always astimulus to the life of the frater-nity, and it can be truthfully saidthat this added much fibre andstrength to our great and conser-vative order. Our brothers fromCalifornia F and Nebraska N areindeed an inspiration to us. Weappreciate their position, both geo-

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graphically and otherwise, and de-spite these handicaps, which are alittle more than nominal or negli-ble, the West bids fair to be arealm of Pi Kapps in the near fu-ture. It is hoped that definitesteps will soon be taken to estab-lish some more chapters in theWest. This is good territory. Weknow, because, we have tried it.We must be conservative and at

the same time aggressive. Starta new chapter right and you havepractically insured it aginst fail-ure. Start a new chapter wrong,and you have not only put a dam-per on the chapter itself, but youhave put a damper on the wholefraternity. There are plenty ofcolleges in which chapters can beput, and if we keep our dignity, ex-pansion is inevitable.Be not mindful, however, that

this article is not addressed to thefraternity as a whole, but to everysolitary Pi Kapp, no matter wherehe lives. "The whole is made upof its parts." Each member of PiKappa Phi is an indispensable cogin the fraternity's mechanism andlike all other machinery, every partmust work in unison. You getjust as much out of fraternal lifeas you put into it. Emerson, inhis essay on Compensation, veryaptly said, "Thou shalt be paidexactly for what thou hast done,no more, no less." You cannotlose anything, fellows; with thisinspiration let us renew our effortsand invest some good principlesand activities that shall bear abun-dant fruit. Start now, not to-mor-row.

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This is especilly applicable toAlumni. They are the ones whoimpress the outside world and theyare the ones who influence theworld's opinion of Pi Kappa Phi.

Active chapters, don't wait untilyou have initiated a man beforeyou look him over. Play the gamecleanly and make a bid for charac-ter and stamina. Ignore the glaringoutward appearance of a man, ifhe is not morally right at the bot-tom. This may sound like morali-zation, "but all things are moral;thus is the universe alive." PiKappa Phi is supposed to help anddevelop a man, but dare to take aman into the bonds of fraternalunion who will not help Pi KappaPhi.

Here's to her future.WIGGINS.

In our pre-convention issue wehad Georgia A slated as not reply-ing to our call for a special articleon the subject of the convention.While visiting the Lambda brothers(enroute to the convention) wewere informed by 'Brother Marsh-burn that a special delivery letterwas sent. While we apologized tothe brothers at the time, we wishto make an open apology for theloss of Brother Marshburn's let-ter and the failure to insert thearticle in the magazine.

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Do not let yourself worry aboutwhat the other fellow is doing?Just throw yourself into the work,of bettering your chapter and PiKappa Phi.

Learn Both of These Now.

The official H K 4> whistle, both call and answer, as adopted by the

1916 Convention. Submitted by Bolt, X, '09.

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EXCHANGESThe following Exchanges have

been received: The Acacia Jour-nal; Alpha Gamma Delta Quarter-ly; The Centaur of A K K; AlphaPhi Quartely; The Lyre of A X0; Beta Theta Pi; The Crescentof r (I) B; The Anchora of A 1';The Delta Kappa Epsilon Quar-terly; The Rainbow of A T A; TheShield of CI A X; The Rattle of 0X; Kappa Alpha Theta; The Keyof 'K K r; The Cadceus of K 2(2) ; The Purple, Green and Goldof AX A; The Record of A E;The E K Triangle; I H Emerald;X Quarterly; The Communicator

of IT) A X; The Shield of (I) KThe Aglaia of (I) M; The Signet of(1>1K.

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Editor Rogers of A T A objectsto the appropriation of "Delt" asa nick-name by other fraternities.We support Mr. Rogers in the ob-jection. We have been educatedto know a A T A as a Delt, a (I) Ao as a Phi Delt, a B B II as a Betaand so-on. It is robbing an "old-line" fraternity of its time-earnedand dessrving rights to "swipe"the nick-name. We have oftenouestioned as to whether we of nK (V or the men of H K A are PiKapps.

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The Janurary issue of KappaAlpha Theta was an AlumnaeNumber. A peculiarly interestingfeature was the lengthy article,

"Mothers and Daughters in Theta,"which was accompanied by photo-graphs of a number of the two-generation Thetas. The E. S. J.'sboy is a girl, three years old thank-you, and we cannot look forwardto a Pi Kapp pledge in 1932.

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The Communicator of (1) A Xcarried as an insert a large printedsheet containing the fraternityforms and blanks. In it are foundthe following: Registry Blank,Official Badge Order, Member-ship Certificate- Order, Informa-tion Blank, Grand Registrar's Re-port to Communicator and toGrand Treasurer. Such a systemof forms means much toward asystematic administration.

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In The Shield -of (I) K III welearn in the article, "Doubtful Cali-fornia," that President ThomasWoodrow Wilson, (I) K was notelected because he was the manfor the place, the man of the hourand the nation's choice, but be-cause the Los Angeles AlumniAssociation of (I) K 111 decided thatit should be written in future hir-tory that he was re-elected becauseof his being a Phi Psi. Well, fra-ternal allegiance is commendable.The E. S. J. is a Wilson man and"voted 'er straight," and rejoicesto know that the source of Presi-dent Wilson's victory has been atlast permanently decided.

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A very interesting article in theShield was "Bunk or Junk." Thematter of useless expenditures forjewelry, leather goods, pipes, sta-tionery and novelties was veryforcibly impressed upon the reader.Like the author of the article, weare quite favorable to fraternityjewelry and fraternity novelties.But we do believe a fellow's pipewill be just as enjoyable and hissocks stay up just as well withoutthe fraternity emblem being em-blazoned on the bowl of the pipeor the clasp of the garters. Buyjewelry and novelties with a senseof propriety and consistency.

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Some of the fraternity publi-cations have been objecting to theidea of the "girls" calling theirsocieties "fraternities." The afore-said publications have maintainedthat "sorority" was the only pro-per term for their use. We acceptthe argument of the followingarticle, which was found in AlphaXi Delta:

"WOMAN'S FRATERNITY"-AVINDICATION

Fraternity—surely a more gra-cious word never lent the charm ofits presence to our Anglo-Saxonspeech. Fraternity—Brotherhooduniversal—it is an old, old termwhich has epitomized loyalty andfriendship since its creation. Theatmosphere of symbolism andmystery which cloaks the word forcollege-bred men and women isbut the case of dark velvet in whichthe pure lustre of the jewel is pro-

tected from the careless handlingof indifferent passers-by.

And now we take up the gaunt-let. A great deal of criticissm isheard from the masculine contin-gent of the Greek forces of the useof the term "fraternity" as ap-plied to a woman's national Greek-letter society. Admitting that fra-ternity literally means brotherhood,.may we waive the technicalities ofword formation, and present ouridea of a fundamental reason forthe change from sorority?

We see in it simply anotherphase of the twentieth centuryfeminist movement. Now, do notfling the timeworn phrase at us,"women apeing men," as thechange from sorority to fraternitymeans to us a more complete ex-pression of the creed under whichwe wish to stand. It symbolizesthe progression towards a highergoal, a more worthy ideal. Sincetime imemorial the "sisterhoods"of the world have been kept figura-tively, and oft-times literally be-hind stone walls. They have been"shielded from the contaminatingtouch of the world," but this shieldmeant atrophied minds and hearts;it stunted the individual emotion-ally and intellectually, truly an un-natural existence. The brother-hoods of the world from theKnights of the Round-table, theCrusaders, the Knights Templar,down through the pages of legendand history have led a free andactive life, have been righters ofwrong—warriors in the open fieldof life.

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With the coming of the twentiethcentury, came a spirit of liberty forwomen; a dynamic force which israpidly galvanizing society into anactive admission of the fact thatwoman is man's intellectual, socialand political equal, With this spiritthe doors in the stone wall of pre-judice have swung wide and thesisterhoods are entering upon afreer, more active participation inthe world of action and purpose.The old idea of woman's colorless,passive sphere is outgrown—maywe not then lay aside an outgrownterm (even though speaking as apurist it may be correct), andadopt the one which seeems best toexpress our new purpose, to beactive workers in the great worldOf accomplishment?May We not march under the

same banner, comrades-at-arms,militant against wrong and oppres-sion? And then admittedly co-workers, shall we stoop to quibbleover a mere linguistic technicality?Not the word, but the underlyingidea is the vital thing. So, the termwoman's fraternity" is not ananomaly but a declaration of abroader creed; an announcementof our enlistment as active cru-saders, . with our motto—"Duxfemina racti"—and the leader ofthe deed is a woman.

ISADORE B. WHITLEY, Delta.

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In The Rainbow of A T A isfound this valuable bit of informa-tion along the lines of chapter edu-cation. Read, men of the chapters,and benefit.

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WORTH IMITATINGFrequently in these columns we

have urged our Chapters to fullypost a man who has accepted a bidin regard to the financial obligationhe will assume when initiated.This is only fair to the man andwill prevent possible future dissat-isfaction to both parties of thismutual contract. But our GammaZeta Chapter goes a step farther.After a man has pledged, and be-fore he is initiated, they address aletter, similiar to the one we repro-duce, to his parents or guardianaccompanied by a complete state-ment of all his expenses for thefirst year—dues, fees, board, roomrent, etc.

"The pledging of to the Wesleyan Chapter of theDelta Tau Detla Fraternitymakes it desirable that youshould have an official statementof the precise nature of theobligations which he assumes.

At the outset we wish to em-phasize the fact that the organi-zation, both locally and nation-ally, stands for the highestideals. It endeavors to opproxi-mate home life and influences.It is the pioneer fraternity inthe campaign for better scholar-ship and is on record for theencouragement of religious life.At the same time it is evidentthat the problem of bringingthe proper influences to bear up-on twenty-five to thirty boys,particularly if self-governmentand self-dependence are not in-fringed upon, is difficult.

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In view of these facts thealumni organization of thechapter has assumed authorityto co-operate with the parentsin an effort to make certain thatthe expense and time involvedin a college course shall makefor the development of goodbusiness and mental habits. Ac-cordingly it is proposed to in-form you through the under-signed alumni as to the schclas-tic standing of your son eachtime that marks are availableand to his financial relation tothe chapter whenever he is mea-surably delinquent. We do thisin the belief that frankness be-tween all concerned—student,parents and the fraternity—isfundamental; and we trust thatour action will aid in the devel-opment of sound scholarship,honest effort and prompt finan-cial habits.We shall also be very glad to

advise with you in any mattersaffecting him as a student and asa member of the Delta TauDelta Fraternity."Such a proceeding can not be

too highly commended. It is onlyfair to the parent whose money isbeing spent, and the Chapter ofDelta Tau Delta is able to clearlydemonstrate the benefits to the sonand the full value given for thisextra expense.

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In The Adelphean of A A H wediscovered a splendid feature ar-ticle, "An Alpha Delta Pi in Thi-bet," which caused us to give at-

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tention. The article is similiar innature and construction to that ofBrother Odgers, Nu, in this issueof the Star and Lamp. BrotherOdgers and Mrs. Robertson (theauthor of the Adelphean article)are thousands of miles away, buttheir loyalty in contributing totheir fraternity publications istruly commendable.

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The following are clippingsfrom The Quarterly of A K E:

COLLEGE FRATERNITIES HITBACK

In the campaign that was wageda decade ago for the elimination ofGreek letter fraternities from col-leges and universities the chiefpoint made made against them wasthat the members were deficient inscholarship as a result of the divi-sion of energy and time betweenscholastic and fraternity duties.

According to a report made tothe Interfraternity Conference inthis city on Saturday the fraternitymen now lead the non-memberstudents not only in scholarship,but more "Greeks" than "barbar-ians" obtain diplomas, which is thehighest test. This result was ob-tained through a "scholarship first"campaign which has affected mostprofoundly every institution in thecountry where fraternities are re-presented.—New York Herald.

CANADIAN FRATERNITY MEN

Statistics show that out of thetwenty-five per cent of college menin Canada who have enlisted

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for service in the European war,over eighty-five per cent are fra-ternity men.—Delta of N.

CHAPTER FINANCESIt has been brought quite forc-

ibly to the attention of the alumnilately that some of our chaptersare not learning by experience andthat last spring they allowed sev-eral of their members to go awaywithout paying their bills. A stopmust be put to this. No chaptermust be allowed to let any of its •members run up bills. They can-not afford to, nevertheless, the factremains that after all the urgingand all the publicity that there hasbeen given this question the chap-ters are doing the same thing overand over again. In the opinion of

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"The Rattle" the only way that thiscan be stopped is by a strict alumnisupervision of all financial affairsof the chapters and also a supervi-sion by the Grand Chapter, towhom the active chapters shouldbe accountable. It does not neces-sarily mean that the Grand Chap-ter should take entire charge ofthe financial operations, neverthe-less, they should be in a position toknow how each chapter stands andat the same time have authority totake action to prevent any chapterallowing any more bills to be in-curred by their members. If thisis allowed to go on without check-ing, as it has in the last few years,it means financial suicide for thechapters.—The Rattle of 0 X.

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* THE ++•I• +.1. SUPREME .2.+ .1..1- ++ CHAPTER +4. +q• OF .7.4. 4.4.. 4.÷ • THE PI KAPPA PHI +.1. ++ +4- FRATERNITY 4..1. 4.4. .1.4- herewith makes official public 4.4. +4. announcement of the ++ . expulsion of .1.4. ++ +

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RAY W. STRIBLING +(Alumnus Georgia Iota Chapter) 4.

+.2. ATLANTA, GA. 44* 4.+ 4..1. for conduct unworthy and unbe- ++ 4-+ coming a member of the frater- 4.I .1.nity. The hand of fellowship 4.

* must be supplanted by theFINGER OF SCORN.

++++ ++ +4. ++ ++ [It is with regret that this, the first .2.4. expulsion in the history of our ++ +

4- fraternity, is announced. It is a ++ +4.4. matter of regret to the loyal men +4. of Georgia Iota that it should be +-1.4. the lot of their chapter to have .1..1. ++ introduced such an unworthy 4.4. ++ man into our bond of fellowship.] 4".1. 4..2- .1.4. .1.4. 4.4- 4.+ 4.+ 4.4. .1.+ +41 .1.4.. 4++++++.1.44.1.44++++++++44.1.-;•+ :-1.4.44+.14+4..1.4.4.4.4.44.144.4.4•444.4.÷

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HENRY W. H. FITZSIMONS

HENRY W. H. FITZ SIMONS

It was with feelings of deepestgrief that we learned of the deathof one of our active brothers,Henry William Hendricks Fitz-Simons, of Savannah, Ga. Afteran illness of but a few days, he diedon the morning of Wednesday,Feburaury 21st, 1917.

It will be recalled by those whowere present at the Convention inSavannah, in December last, that hewas one of the representatives ofSouth Carolina Alpha chapter.He matriculated as a Freshman

at the College of Charleston lastOctober, and by his attractive per-sonality had made many friends,both at the college and in the city.Of clean habits a n d unstainedcharacter, he was recognized as oneof the most popular young men inthe student body, though he hadbeen in college for a period of onlya few months.

An energetic and enthusiasticbrother was he, always working forthe good of the fraternity. Verysoon after his initiation he waselected Historian of our chapter,and at the time of his death hewas Chaplain. Both of these of-fices he filled to the eminent satis-faction of the chapter. A faithfulcomrade and a kind friend, he hadthose sterling qualities which com-bine to make a true Pi Kappa Phi,and we realize that in his death thefraternity has sustained a greatloss.We mention, also with pride,

that he was a good student, and hewas held in high esteem by hisclassmates and the faculty of thecollege.

ALPHA CHAPTER,A. J. Kahrs,Wm. F. Peecksen.

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CHAPTER LETTERSSOUTH CAROLINA ALPHA

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

All brothers returned refreshedby the Christmas vacation and atthe first meeting of the new yearthe semi-annual election of officerswas held. The following were se-lected to handle the affairs of thechapter for the ensuing half-year:

Bro. R. A. Moore, Archon.Bro. J. P. McMillan, Grapter.Bro A. J. Kahrs, Treasurer.Bro. H. FitzSimons, Chaplain.Bro. Archie Martin, Doorkeeper.

We wish to introduce to II K 0the following new members, whocame in with us at the beginningof the new year: John Jeffries Em-delock, Gaffney, S. C. SamuelBoynton Ray, Denmark, S. C.

We are in hopes of being joinedsoon by Brother Curry, who hasbeen on a leave of absence fromthe college.

Brothers Weinheimer and Bow-en, alumni of the chapter and thecollege, are frequently at our meet-ings. We expect to have, as ourguests for the college ball, brothersAnderson and Reeves, graduates oflast year.

Brothers Blitch and Jenkins havebeen chosen as members of thecommittee for the "Ball" from thesenior class.

Fraternally Yours,H. A. jENKINS, Historian.

February 9, 1917.

CALIFORNIA GAMMA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

On Janurary 13 Gamma openedher doors and by the 15th, whenCollege opened, twenty-three menhad returned ready for work. Ofthese there are at present eighteenliving in the same house. Two oflast semester's men did not return;C. G. Shafor, '16, having enteredthe sales department of an automo-bile concern in Los Angeles, andWilliam Morgan, '19, who is en-gaged in the hardware business inSan Francisco. However, twoother brothers who had not beenenrolled the last semester cameback—Clarence Merrill, 'IS, andJo Tapscott, '18. J. D. Stockton,while not with us all the time, is afrequent visitor.

Three big events loom up be-fore us and Gamma is planning tomake each one a big success. Thefirst one is initiation, which will beheld February 10 and February12—the first day being devoted tostunts and the ritualistic work fol-lowing on the 12th. Five men areto become Pi Kapps: Alfred Cle-ment, '20, who hails from Berke-ley; Charles E. Magnus, '19' a LosAngeles man; Earle Sanborn, '19,from San Jacinto, Cal.; SheldonPaul, '19, of Ridgeway, Wisconsin,and Ferlys Thomas, '20, of SantaCruz fame.

The other two events, to be heldin the near future, are the annual

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formal dance and banquet. Weare endeavoring this time to get arecord number of the alumni to at-tend these functions.

Although the term is but a fewweeks old, we have had visits frombrothers W. I. Fulton, StephenMalatesta, Herbert Hardy, DocCook and J. B. Oliver. The latterare frequent visitors.

H. S. Brink, '17, is practisingwith the Varsity baseball squad.There are three or four men outcompeting for positions on thetrack squad. Gamma is, however,centering her attention on thescholarship average and, as thelatter is counting for more and -more here each year especiallyamong the different organizations,we want to lead the others thissemester in that phase of college

-life.

The first news of the Conven-tion has just been received andGamma's men are all highly de-lighted with the results accom-Plished. Our delegate wrote us inglowing terms of the brothers inthe east, and of the enthusiasmthat was shown at the convention.

With best wishes.Fraternally yours,

ELWOOD MEAD, JR.Feb. 5, 1917.

NORTH CAROLINA EPSILON

DAVIDSON COLLEGE

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have been one of Epsilon's best,she stands at the beginning of 1917with by no means a bad outlook.Of course, Janurary 8th, or "bidday," was the climax toward whichwe had been working all fall, andin a way measured the success orfailure of our work. On that daywe took in two men, I. S. Brinkleyof Lexington, N. C., and W. J.Pharr, of Charlotte, N. C. Butthat was only half of the crop. Theday school opened R. A. Dean ofWinston Salem, N. C., a pledge oflast year, having returned to school,was initiated. Then on February5th we took in H. F. Coffey ofLenior, N. C., and, to find harderworkers than these, you would haveto look a pretty long way. Muchto our regret, however, S. W. Rob-inson and Donald Wearn failed toreturn to school.

Epsilon has been making up forthe lack in number of freshmenobtained by the outside work shehas been doing., Brother Paisley,after three years of hard work asa scrub football man, has finallywon his right to wear a "D." Alsowhile on the football subject, itmight not be amiss to mentionthat we have the manager of thefootball team for next year. Go-ing a step lower, we have threemen representing us in the classfootball realm, and one varsitybasket ball man.

On the intellectual side of lifewe still hold a prominent place onthe campus. Among the so called"grinds," or honor roll men, PiKappa Phi has three men trying to

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correct that false impression con-cerning the real student. If it werenot for Epsilon, it seems to somethat the college debating team couldhardly get along. As you recall,we had two men on the team lastyear, and are expecting two morethis year. Furthermore, in theoratorical line, a Pi Kappa Phi isto represent Davidson College inthe Intercollegiate State PeaceContest. Epsilon's standing amongother fraternities on the hill isclearly shown by the fact that herPan - Hellenic representative isChairman of the Council.

Quite a stir was created in fra-ternity circles recently when it be-came known that the Faculty hadpassed a regulation that no frater-nity shall take in a man until hehas been on the campus one year.Several of the fraternities seem tothink it will be injurious to them,but we are very glad to see this,which we think is a forward step.

Lastly, and most important tothe Juniors, there looms up, lessthan a month distant, Junior speak-ing. As usual we will be glad towelcome any of the brothers to thepleasures of this occasion.

Fraternally yours,J. W. CLARK.

February 9, 1917.

SOUTH CAROLINA ZETA

WOFFORD COLLEGE

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Altho you have not heard fromus, that does not indicate that woare napping. We are growingstronger. Since September wehave initiated four new men, oneJunior and three seniors, all ofwhom are men of some distinction.J. F. Kinney, Jr., who hails fromthe husky town of Bennettsville,S. C., is the lone junior. "Johnny"was initiated in October and hasproved himself to be of great valueto us as an ideal and enthusiasticfraternity man. Of the seniorsinitiated this year there are R. H.Moore, of the historic Cowpens,S. C. T. J. Williamson, of Ninety-Six, S. C., and G. E. Simmons, ofSpartanburg, S. C. Moore sincea freshman has demonstrated adesire and determination to up-h3ld the reputation of Cowpens,as a producer of heroes, by hisgallant work on the gridiron. Asa result, he was elected captain oflast season's team. Williamson isour orator. He holds a big chancefor representing Wofford at thisyear's state intercollegiate contest.He has also recently been electedlast-term president of the Calhounliterary society. Simmonl is presi-dent of his class, president of thecollege honor system and is takingan active interest in Y. M. C. A.work in Spartanburg.

Pledge season began Februarysecond. Since the dust has aboutsettled, Pi Kappa Phi has nailedthree good men. They are P. M.

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Kinney, of Bennettsville, S. C.;D. L. Harper, of Lowndesville, S.C., and R. M. Howell of Florence,S. C. This gives us third place innumber of freshmen pledged, theKappa Alphas holding the lead.

We regret very much the loss ofBrothers Rivers and Breeden.Brother Rivers was compelled toreturn home in November on ac-count of the sickness and death ofhis father, but we expect to havehim back with us next year. Broth-er Breeden was forced to drop outof college at Christmas.

Our delegates to the Conven-tion brought back information andinspiration to the chapter, and weare delighted with the idea of hav-ing the next convention at Char-lotte, N. C.

Of the visitors, whom we welcorned with us this year, there wereBrother Blitch, of • Alpha, andBrother Paisley, of Epsilon.

W. E. EASTERLING.Feb. 8th, 1917.

GEORGIA ETA

EMORY UNIVERSITY

Emory University is expandingat a rapid rate these days. Thefaculty is being made considerablystronger, and the manner in whichthe curriculum is being raised iscausing some of us to wonder if wewill live long enough to graduate.

The Emory campus in Atlanta isgoing to be one of the most beauti-

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ful in the South, and new buildingsare in process of erection there al-most constantly.

Quite a little excitement , wascaused locally when the Emory col-lege library caught fire recently. Itfortunately did not seem to be builtof a material which burns well, andwas so speedily extinguished thatwe did not even get dismissed. fromclasses that afternoon. The worstevent of the whole affair was whenone of the boys inadvertently kickedthe Dean upon his head andknocked his hat off.

G. N. Murray, of Columbia Uni-versity, came down to see us afterChristmas, and so well does this.patriotic "sub" love the South thathe is not going back to New Yorkuntil the snow has all melted. Heis pursuing his law course, how-ever, at the Lamar School of Law,of Emory University.

A letter from. J. Wilson Robin-son tells us that he is with the Car-negie Steel Co., as a civil engineer,at McKeesport, Pa. He is one ofEta's charter members and is stillalive to the welfare of his frater-nity and is anxious to hear from hisfellow charter members.

A Christmas issue of the Herald,Gainesville, Ga., gives an account ofhow L. C. Fitts took unto himself aChristmas gift supreme. An ac-count of the wedding will be seenelsewhere in this issue of THE STARAND LAMP.

The Pan-Hellenic Council atEmory is taking steps that wiltmake the organization a stronger

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one, more watchful and potent forthe good of all Greeks here.

Eta chapter is now giving herown good standing certificates, andhas begun a fund for building achapter house. Many good newsteps have been taken locally sincethe convention. Altho our mem-bership is very small at present—for it is rather remarkable thatover two-thirds of the men wepledged in the fall left college, andmost of them for excellent rea-sons—our scholastic standing isimproving, and, as a whole, thework of our members has beencommendable.

EUGENE H. SANDERS.February 21, 1917.

GEORGIA IOTA

GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

The fellows of Iota have juststarted the second term of the scho-lastic year, after having experi-enced an exceptionally successfulfirst term. We feel safe in sayingthat we are sure to be among thefirst in scholarship among the fra-ternities here at Tech.

It is a source of great regret toIota that she loses Brother GeorgeR. Baker, who has successfullypassed the examinations for a sec-ond lieutenancy in the UnitedStates Army. Had Brother Bar-ker remained at Tech until June,he would have received his diplo-ma along with Brothers Ellis, Ni-mocks, Durant, Hucks and Thomas.

Although Iota has not a man tofill Brother Wotten's place on the

baseball team, she has a man fornearly every other college activity.Brother Griffin was one of themembers of the football squad,which won the championship ofthis section of the country. He isalso a member of the varsity trackteam. Brothers Byrd and Courierare out for the mandolin and gleeclubs.

Iota has been honored of latewith visits from our Lambda andEta brothers. We trust that they.will continue their visits. We alsohave had the pleasure of enter-taining Brothers Mize and Calnan,who are with the Southern WheelCompany, of St. Louis.We are going to have our first

dance of the season on Feruary24th, to which invitations have al-ready been issued. We hope tosee the faces of several of ouralumni, as well as some of thebrothers from the neighboringchapters.

Since the last issue of THESTAR AND LAMP Iota has initiatedthree new men: Brothers Hucksand Robisnon, who are seniors;and Brother L. Y. Dawson, who isa member of the class of 1920.In Brother Dawson we have afreshman of the very highest typeand Iota rejoices in having a manof his caliber.We are pleased with the many

legislations passed at the conven-tion and are sincerely hopeful thatgreat things may be accomplishedere another convention.

W. P. LEE,Correspondent.

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NORTH CAROLINA KAPPA

UNIVERSITY OF NORTII CAROLINA

North Carolina Kappa Chapteris glad of the opportunity thatcomes to her, through the Star andLamp, to show her sister- chapters,that down in the little Universitytown of Chapel Hill there is abunch of active and loyal Pi Kappsthat are striving to uphold and bet-ter their fraternity, both locallyand nationally. We feel that thefinal succFss of the Pi Kappa PhiFraternity devolves upon us, theactive members, of today. Tomor-row will find each one of us analumnus of an organization, whosestanding we ourselves .have largelydetermined.

With this idea in mind the fel-lows of Kappa are performingtheir duties with more than or-dinary ability. In this connectionwe are very glad to introduce as anew brother among us, BrotherFrank Auld Clarvoe, '19, Phila.delphia, Penn. That BrotherClarvoe is a man of no ordinary ,ability is shown by the fat that hehad the distinction of being init-iated into the / E Literary Fra-ternity at the beginning of hisSophomore year. An honor thatno sophomore had previously re-ceived for many years. He is onthe editorial staff of the UniversityMagazine and The Tar and Heel,t,.■() of the leadig publications ofthe University. His wok in theClassroom is further shown by thef.tet that he is a candidate for (I) BK. Brothers Clarvoe, Shepard, and

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Hazelhurst make up the trio ofPi Kappa Bulls, when it comes tomaking grades of 95% and over.

There are at present no officialstatistics available of the scholas-tic standing of the different Fra-ternities or Student Body as awhole, but Kappa is confident thatthe records, , when published, willshow that Pi Kappa Phi ranks a-mong the very first in the columnof the thirteen Fraternities on the"Hill." Yet we feel that there isstill more for us to accomplish,both for ourselves and for PiKappa Phi. We are sure that theConvention was a success in everyway. The representatives therehad the true spirit and clear-mind-edness that will surely bring resultsfor the good.

In the midst of those seriousthoughts the boys of Kappa alwaysfind themselves taking an activepart in the athletics and socialevents. Brother Tennant is pilot-ing the basket ball team to successthis, year with the able assistanceof Brother Shepard as one of theforwards. While on the gym teamBrothers Marsh, Wilson and Cro-well are to be found. BrothersShepard, and Pippin are sure ofplaces on the coming base ballteam. And Brother Clarvoe bidsfair to hold a position on the trackteam this year.

The Fall Dances were pulled offwith unusual gaity and splendor,at which Pi Kappa Phi was wellrepresented each time. Alreadyplans are being made, for the an-

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nual Easter Dances at which timewe are expecting several Epsilonbrothers to be present.

North Carolina Kappa takesthis opportunity to congratulateand encourage Nebraska Nu in herefforts for expansion. We believethat they have broad and highideals in mind, and behind themthey have the real punch and pep.We hope that more of us can getthose ideas squarely in front of us,and I 'am we will have the energyto drive it home. Kappa standsready and willing to do its part.

H. H. PERRY.

GEORGIA LAMBDA

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Dear Brothers :—Lambda opened the new year

with twenty-three active men. Soonafter school opened we pledged J.R. Martin, '20.

On January 16th Lambda cele-brated her second anniversary aschapter, with a banquet at theGeorgian Hotel. James C. Lon-gino„N. B. '16, acted as toastmas-ter and the occasion was enjoyedby all present. The banquet willbe an annual affair for us in thefuture, and all brothers happeningin or near Athens at the time arecordially invited.

New officers have been electedas follows: V. S. Parham, Archon;N. E. Mathis, Treasurer; H. 0.Robinson, Secretary.

We regret that we had norepresentative at the Convention,but it was inevitable. We expectedthree men to go, but somethinghappened to keep each and everyone away.

Brother D. K. Young has beeninitiated into A Z, the honoraryagricultural fraternity. BrotherColeman has been taken into Tthe freshman society. BrotherPatterson is a member of the Y.M. C. A. Promotion Committee.Brother Tippett made impromptuand champion debates. BrotherMathis is a member of the Y. M.C. A. committee.

Brother Mott has a job whichcauses us all to envy him. He isthe referee at the basket ball gamesat Lucy Cobb female college. Heis our representative on the varsitybasket ball squad.

February seventh marked thedate of the push ball contest be-tween the freshmen and the sopho-mores. The freshmen won 2 to 0.On the freshmen team we had Ball,Duncan and Howell and on thesophomore team were Reese andLasseter, Countryman and Mc-Whorter. It was the hardest gameever fought on Sanford field. Un-less one has been in a game he doesnot appreciate the bruises, but wewho have participated rub ourjoints and are glad that we haveno more games to play just now.

Our house was entered on thenight of February sixth by a thief,who succeeded in relieveing us ofa total of about twenty-five dollars.

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Brother Bolt, our journalist,visited us a few days previous tothe time of the convention, as hewas on his way to Savanah, and weenjoyed his stay. We were pleasedwhen he complimented our spiritand house life.

Lambda sends greetings to allbrothers.

PASCHAL C. REESE,Correspondent.

NORTH CAROLINA MU

TRINITY COLLEGE

In the preamble, let Mu intro-duce to Pi Kappa Phi Brother W.B. Cox, Richlands, N. C. BrotherCox is a senior and a capital chap.He intends to return next year totake either law or his M. A. de,gree.

On February 14, Mu will initi-ate three freshmen, viz: K. M.Brim, Mt. Airy, N. C.; K. K.Council, Wanamish, N. C.; H. M.Hurst, Paris, Kentucky. This willbring Mu's roll up to seven. Thethree old men are: C. C. Edens,Rowland, N. C. • Earle Long, Mil-ton, N. C. and R. C. Wiggins, Den-mark, S. C. All seven of thesemen are coming back next yearand it will not be long until we willhave our full quota of men.

Mid-year examinations are onnow, and all Pi Kapps are makinga "killin'." Beware, lest BrotherCarroll's cup lands here next year.

Brother Hickman, who has been

at U. N. C. for the past few monthsis thinking of coming back afterexams. We shall be glad to have"Bugs" with us again.

Judging from the report thatBrother Wiggins brought backfrom the Convention, we are allashamed of ourselves for not go-ing. Here's hoping that we shallstart now to prepare for the con-vention in Charlotte in 1918.

Mu extends to all her bestwishes.

R. C. WIGGINS.

NEBRASKA NUUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

The first semester has justended. The scholarship standingshave not been announced yet, butwe have every reason to believethat we Pi Kapps will not be farfrom the top. The past few monthshave found our men up and doing.At the Agricultural Congress, heldin Lincoln last month, EmmettCatterson won first prize in theapple judging contest. The prizewas a silver loving cup and a tripto Boston next year.

"Johnnie" Collins made the var-sity basket ball team and took thetrip thru Iowa and Minnesota.Johnnie plays a star game at guard.Just after returning he had themisfortune to break a bone in hisright hand, which will put him outof the game for some time.

The week before Christmas wehad a tree at the Chapter house.

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The names of all the men were putin a hat and each one drew thename of one for whom he pur-chased a gift, the cost not to exceedtwenty-five cents. Some merri-ment ensued when the engagedmen were presented with babyclothes, nursing bottles, etc.Among the visitors the past few

months were Brothers C. H. Col-lins, '16, with the C. B. & Q. R. R.Co.; Gene Liebendorfer, '16, whois Athletic Director at Sidney(Nebr.) High School; Guy Fowle.ex '17, who is with the Bell Tele-phone Co., of Omaha; ElmerChristenson, '16, Superintendent ofthe High School at Neligh, Nebr.;and H. F. Nelson, '16, who is withWaddell & Son of Kansas City.

* In addition to the above we haveenjoyed visits from the facultymembers.

At the last meeting we electedthe following officers for thissemester:

Fred Garrison, Archon.A. V. Hlava, Sercretary.E. M. Partridge, Treasurer.L. E. Chamberlain, Chaplain.M. F. Clark, Historian.rnimett Catterson. DoorguardJ. D. Davis, Social Secretary.R. W. Scott, Correspondent.

Brother Ralph Anderson is inthe race for President of the Jun-ior class. Having four opponents,the race promises to be very inter-esting. Some of our engineersare looking forward to the annualinspection trip to Chicago inMarch. Anderson, Gribble, Fondaand Scott are out for track; Col-

lins and Peterson are out forspring foot ball. April the thir-teenth we will give our big danceof the year at the Rosewilde partyhouse. Representatives from allthe Sororities and Fraternities willbe invited. Brothers Wetherbeeand Butter have returned to schoolthis Semester. This gives us a fullhouse.

The second "Pan-Hel" partywill be at the Alpha Sigma PhiHouse this month. Each frater-nity and sorority put on a stunt inthe nature of vaudeville.The University students here

voted on the single tax last weekand it was carried by a large ma-jority. This tax is levied on allstudents registering and is used forthe support of various studentactivities.

Since writing our last letter wehave pledged and initiated several •new men. The new initiates are:McKinley F. Clark, '17, Lincoln,Nebr.; Joseph F. Thomas, '18,Aurora, Nebr.; Vantrese LafayetteTaylor, '18, Tecumseh, Okla.; Roy ,B. Ford, '19, Bertrand, Nebr.The new pledges are as follows:

Everett J. Garrison, '18, Summer-field, Kansas; Russell E. Peterson,'20, Aurora, Nebraska; ShermanOyler, '19. Wilber, Nebraska;Harry F. Geistfeld, '19, Washing-ton, Kansas.The boys enjoyed- Lander's re-

port of the Convention very muchand from all indications Landersenjoyed the trip even more. Hecannot say enough about the grandtime he had in the South. In fact

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if it were not for a certain r 1 Blady here in school, we are afraidLanders would pack his trunk andmove southward.

Brothers Landers and Dempsterhave received sweaters for theirwork on the Senior foot ball team,which won the Class Champion-ship.

John Butter announces his en-gagement to Miss Mary 'I'. Tanner,of Lincoln. Leland G. Landersannounces his engagement to MissMildred Rees, of Norfolk.We have a bit of news which we

think will be of interest to all PiKapps. We have hopes of install-ing a new Chapter of Pi KappaPhi in one of the large middle westUniversities and expect to be ableto announce it definitely in a shorttime.We announce the withdrawal of

Vern C. Catterson from activemembership.We close with best wishes and

regards to all Pi Kapps.Fraternallly yours,

RAY W. SCOTT.

VIRGINIA XIROANOKE COLLEGE

With all due humility we con-tribute our letter on this occasion.We had had fond hopes that wewould be represented at the con-,•ention held during the holidays,but, owing to our depleted treasurywhich was the result of heavy ini-tial investment, we found that ouronly salvation lay in Dr. Wagener,our Archon, who expected to be in

Savannah for at least a day. Ofcourse the said gentlemn wasmarried last summer and Christ-mas time offered the first oppor-tunity to take his treasure to hishome folks. It occasioned littlesurprise therefore, when he toldus of his failure to find time to runover to the Convention.

News from Roanoke is scarce atthis time. Exams have just beenpassed and the results have indi•cated that two men have averagedgrades equal to 96, while severalothers have achieved over 90. In-deed we can boast of a fine lot ofscholars in Xi.

Brothers Craft and Beach havebeen out for basketball, but Crafthad to quit on account of his heavywork. These two men are alsobaseball stars and both are anxiousfor the spring season to open up.Craft, especially, has been lookedover by professional scouts and itmight be a hard proposition tohold him from some of the tempt-ing offers for the coming season.

Speaking of the convention, ourfailure to be there does not indi-cate, by any means, that we wereindifferent to the affairs that weregoing on. In fact, we look eager-ly for news that will tell us fullywhat was done and what plans arein store for the future. And here'shoping that II K ID is booked for"big" doings this year and a firmfoundation stone laid for even"bigger" things in the years tocome. Our best regards go outto every Pi Kapp in the land.

H. J. PFLUM, JR

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WITH PI KAPPS IN GENERALThe Lexington, S. C. Dispatch

gives an account of the prowess ofour esteemed E. S. A. John D. isa great sportsman. The followingrecord of one of his feats (the ac-count from the Dispatch referredto above) proves that he has moreappreciation of wild game than amajority of us would exhibit."JACK" CARROLL WEARS BELT

Swam Saluda's Icy Water for MonsterWild Goose

"Jack" Carroll is the happiest man intown today. He is as happy as a boywearing his first pair of long trousers,and it is all because he killed a monsterwild goose near Wyse's Ferry, on theSaluda p at any early hour this morning,Not only is "Jack" proud of the fact thathe killed his first goose, but because ofthe further fact that he had to swim theicy waters of the Saluda to "land" hisprize after he had wounded it with 2 2 5-calibre bullets from a savage rifle.Unhampered by the downpour of rain,

Mr. Carroll, in company with his friend,Dr. W. W. Caughman, stormed the weath-er and went out on the chase, leavinghome before daylight. Arriving at theriver, they soon spied in the far-a-waydistance a bunch of geese, said to be about25 in number, and, after waiting in asecluded spot for some time, Mr. Carrolldecided to "take a chance." At the crackof the rifle the birds flew, one fighting onthe edge of the river's bank, apparentlyseverely wounded. Mr. Carroll and hiscompanion gave chase, and when theygot near to the place where the bird wasseen to light, he rose again, and Mr. Car-roll, opened fire, with his shotgun. Thebird fell into the river and was floatingdown stream; but "Jack" being a goodswimmer and well clad in a hunting suit,plunged into the water and in a few mo-ments he had his prize on land.Mr. Carroll and Dr. Caughman at once

came to town, where they displayed theirgame at the Caughman & Sox market.

The bird, among the first killed on theSaluda in this immediate locality thisseason, is a fine specimen, not overly large,but a genuine wild goose.

A future Longfellow or Bryant,a Lowell or Whittier, may be lurk-ing within our fold. The follow-ing article from the Atlanta Con-stitution seems to cast the most ofpoetic suspicion about the personof one Eugene Sanders, H, who isa loyal figure in Eta circles.Emory College Poets

Given Prominent PlaceIn College Anthology

Emory University, Oxford, Ga., Jan-urary 24.—(Special.)—The students ofEmory university are much pleased atthe stand their institution is taking in theliterary world. In the recently publishedcollege anthology for 1915-16, "The Poetsof the Future," edited and published inBoston. Emory has three representa-tives: Richard J. Broyles, who was grad-uated in June and is now on the repor-torial staff of The Constitution, Atlanta;Thomas N. Morgan, Jr., and Eugene H.Sanders, of the present senior class. Mr.Broyles is represented by two poems andthe others by one each.

It is interesting to note, furthermore,that Emory is the first institution men-tioned in the preface; that it is the onlyGeorgia institution so honored; that veryfew southern colleges are included; andthat Emory receives the same recognitionthat is accorded to Columbia, Harvardand Yale.

Another of our brothers is onhis way to the Orient. Robert T.Bryan, K, will be located in China.D. B. Lasseter, H, is in China andGeorge Odgers, N, is in India.

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The following item concerningBrother Bryan was clipped fromthe Wilmington, N. C., MorningStar.

Robert T. Bryan, Jr., Will.Sail Soon for the Orient

The many friends of Robt. T. Bryan,Jr., Esq., a promising young attorney ofWilmington, will regret to learn of hisrecent decision to leave the city to takeup his work in other parts of the world.Mr. Bryan has been offered a splendidposition with the Raven Trust and De-velopment Co., of Shanghai, China, anahe has decided to take it. He will sailfrom the Pacific coast on the steamship,"China," on March 6th, and expects toarrive in Shanghai about May 1st.

It will be remembered by close friendsof Mr. Bryan that his father is a prom-inent missionary in China and has beenfor a long time; also that young Mr.Bryan has spent a great part of his lifein the Orient. Young Bryan is of theopinion that the opportunities offered toyoung Americans in the Orient are manyand various. It is exepected that with hisknowledge of the Chinese language andtheir mode of life he will meet with suresuccess in his new work in the East. Theconnection which Mr. Bryan will assumewith the Trust Company is one of a legalnature.Mr. Bryan came to Wilmington di-

rectly from the Uinversity of NorthCarolina Law school, where he graduatedin 1916 with second honor and took officesin the Murchison National Bank Buildingwith Judge E. K. Bryan, a relative.Since he has been in the city he has mademany friends who wish him much suc-cess in this larger and more responsiblework in the East.

As John D. Hamer, X, wouldhave it in his day of editing, hereis another Pi Kapp who has gonewrong by forsaking the blessednessof single life and joining the grow-ing matrituary column of our fra-

ternity. Brother L. C. Fitts hastaken unto himself a wife. Theboys of his chapter, Georgia Eta,sent us the following account ofthe wedding. The clipping is fromthe Gainesville, Ga., Herald. Con-gratulations to Brother Fitts.

Johnson-Fitts.

A wedding which came as a surpriseto their many friends throughout the statswas that of Miss Adele Johnson of thiscity to Mr. L. C. Fitts of Atlanta, whichoccurred at the home • of Mrs. W. A.Roberts on Brenau avenue, TuesdayDecember 26th, at 4 o'clock.The wedding 'was a very quiet affair,

only the immediate members of the familybeing present, owing to the recent deathof the bride's father. The home wasdecorated in holly and narctssus.

Little Miss Frances Johnson played thewedding march. The bride entered theroom on the arm of her brother, Mr.Carey Johnson, who gave her in marriageand was met at the improvised altar bythe groom and his best man, Mr. W. A.Roberts, Jr. Dr. Eakes officiated.The bride wore a becoming plum-

colored going away gown with hat andgloves to match.

Mrs. Fitts is the eldest daughter ofMrs. D. D. Johnson, is a graduate ofBrenau and a young lady of varied ac-complishments. During her stay of threeyears in Georgia she has made man>friends, not only in Gainesville, but inother parts of the state.Mr. Fitts is a graduate of Emory and

a promising young man in the educational world.

After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Fittsleft for points South.

Copies of The Old Gold andBlack, the official Wofford Collegeweekly have been sent us from timeto time. Number One is a tributeto Brother Moore, Z, who has beena successful captain of the Wcif-

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ford pig-skin squad. We mightalso mention that his successor isa K

1.Captain Moore closed his football career

triumphant over Furman Thanksgiving Day"Forty-One," as he is better known, hasplayed star football since this sport wasre-instated three years ago. The first twoyears he played guard and tackle and end.This year he did good work at end, andin the back field at half.

2.

This explains itself—pledges.FRATERNITIES PLEDGE FRESH-

MEN

Quite a Number Tread the Burning Sands

According to the rules of the interfra-ternity council, no new men may be in-vited to join a fraternity until Feruary i.Only after that date may new men be"rushed." At present there are fourfraternities here—K A, K Kand _A 41. The following new menhave been pledged: " • * " Pi KappaPhi—P. M. Kinney of. Bennettsville, S.C.; D. L. Harper, of Lowndesville, S.C.; R. M. Howell and E. C. Mitchell.

3.

Number Three was found in the"Calhoun Literary Society Notes"of which society Brother Easter-ling is a member.Mr. Easterling moved that a treasurer

be elected to take the place of Mr. Breed-en, who will not return to college thisyear. Mr. Easterling was elected.

In the Burma Mission Herald,a missionary publication from Ran-goon, India, of an October num-ber, the arrival of Brother GeorgeA. Odgers, N, was chronicled asfollows.

Mr. George A. Odgers arrived in Ran-goon on Friday Septemeber 29th, to takeup the postition of Headmaster in theMethodist Boys' High School. As men-tioned in a previous issue Mr. Odgers isan alumnus of the University of Nebraskaand has been an assistant instructor inthat institution. He is a very welcomeaddition to our staff of workers.

Ross-Marshburn.

Little did we suspicion "Ned'.'Marshburn of being married sosoon when we visit the Lambdahouse on December 14th and 15th.He promised faithfully that Con-vention time would find him in Sa-vannah. But, on December 30th,this live member (and one of thefounders) of Lambdal chapter didtake unto himself a bride.The present Mrs. Marshburn

was Miss Ruby Rammage Ross, acharming young lady of Moultrie,Georgia, daughter of Mrs: AliceE. Ross. The ceremony was per-Farmed gt the home of the brideby Rev. Dr. Meacham, pastor ofthe First Presbyterian Church ofMoultrie, in the presence of onlythe immediate family of the bride.

Following the ceremony rotherand Mrs. Marshburn sojourned inAtlanta for a honeymoon of tendays. Brother Marshburn, whosename, by the way is, Nicholas Ed-ward, which has been shortened to"Ned" for convenience, will con-tinue his course in Agriculture atthe University and was joined byMrs. Marshburn for residence inAthens. May fortune smile uponthem and their future be unham-pered by other than success.

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H: F. Nelson, N, is located at'Kansas City, and is in the employof Waddell & Son, an engineeringfirm. Brother Nelson is an enthu-siastic Pi Kapp, as you will noteby his name appearing under thelist of Life Subscribers.

Brother John L. Henderson, E.S. G., remembered the editor inthe days of his joy. A neat andappropriate little announcement ofthe birth of a daughter, MargaretBelle Henderson, February 2, 1917—to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hender-son, Burlington, N. C., is one of antimber that we have as keepsakes.The boys of Kappa, who are al-ways on the alert for items for themagazine, also sent in a notice ofthe arrival of the little Pi Kappdaughter. Congratulations!

The Kappa lads also have sentin a wedding announcement, whichreads as follows:

& Mrs. Clarence D. Sedberryannounce the ntarriage of

their daughterMay Hunter

toMr. John H. Cook

Wednesday, February fourteenthtilneteen hundred and seventeen

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Brother Cook is an alumnus ofKappa, having affiliated from Ep-silon chapter. He is the second ofthe Kappa alumni to become abenedict.

Clarence C. Merrell, r ex-'17,returned the first of the year froma trip to Honolulu. After a visitwith his relatives in Los Angeles,Cal., he expected to return to theHawaiian Islands to accept a cler-ical position.

Brother J. Wilson Robinson, analumnus of Eta, who is located inMcKeesport, Pa., with the Carne-gie Steel Company, writes a correc-tion of a statement in NebraskaNtt's letter of the last issue. SaysBrother Robinson: "I note theysay the Oregon Aggies have heldthe championship of the Pacificcoast for the past three years infootball. I am a Washingtonianand would like to correct this. TheUniversity of Washington has arecord of nine years' championshipof the coast; not only champion-ship, but clear record, not havinglost a single game in that time.

"This is the record for the pastthree games:1913—U. of W. 47; 0. Ags. 0.1914—U. of W. 0; 0. Ags. 0.1915—No game.1916—U. of W. 35; 0. Ags. 0."The previous years will prove

similar scores. We have rolled up1686 points to our opponents' 118in the nine years. A record to beproud of, and, in fact, of which noother college in the country canboast."

Brother Robinson also stated hisapproval of the recognition pin. Aloyal alumnus, like he, is surely tobe appreciated.

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Elbert McS. Brown, I' '14, isnow connected with the Govern-ment Experiment Station at Hon-olulu, H. I.

George W. Griner, Eta, sendsword from Dallas, Tex. that he isanxious to see a copy of the S. &L.

W. E. Tate, A, is with the Wal-ker Pharmacy in Asheville, N. C.

W. Banks Huff, E, was. at 1216N. Broadway, Baltimore, the lasttime we heard of him. He wastaking a medical course at JohnsHopkins.

Roy J. Heffner, our new E. S.D.-A., is now located with theWestern Electric Company, in theCity of New York. Heffner is aPi Kapp that is on the look-out forany thing that will advance H K(1). May fortune go with him. '

Rey B. Wheeler, r, was boundfor Australia when we last heardfront hint. In a letter, dated Jan.12th, 1917, he reported his locationas aboard an ocean-going vessel inthe Pacific, south of the equator. Aloyal and enthusiastic Pi Kapp is he—proven by an enclosure of $2.00for the magazine. If any of hisbrother Pi Kapps wish to write him,address 703 South Seventh street,San Jose, California, and the letterwill be properly forwarded.

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