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(PHI BETA KAPPA ELECTS FROM
8ENIOR CLA8S.
SIXTEEN GIRLS AND SIX MEN
CHANCELLOR AVERY AND MR8. H.
H. WILSON HONORED.
vThls Year's List Corresponds Closely
,,to ,T-hat Lof .1908 Jn, Numbers and
In Excellence of Grades, With
99 Es and 11 Gs Leading.
'; Twenty-two" seniors received mem
bership In'Phl Beta Kappa at the an
nual convocation this morning. This
.is the same number as attained the
scholarship honor last year and is
elected in accordance with tho ruling
of tho society which requires that not
.' more than one-sixth nor less than one
i. tenth of tho graduating class ben
granted the PhlBetn Kappa key.
Six boys and sixteen glrlB mako.
up the .honor list, qt .the clasB of 1909.
Of this number the highest grade was
made by the averaging of 99 Es and
11 Gs. As a whole the grades wore
, closely, glmllat 'to those of Jast, year.
In several cases students were elected
to Phi Beta Kappa who had fower Es
than others who were not selected.
In these cases, however, those elected
had .. a higher average than those re
jectedrtbls being on account of a largo
relative number of Gs in the one case
nnd an unfortunate percentage of
lower grades on the part of the' many
E students.
Chancellor Samuel Avery and Mrs.
H. H; Wilson, graduates of tho uni
versity,, were looted to the society.
The membership in these cases is not
honorary, but tho two alumni arq,
given full membership in Phi Beta
Kappa.
The LJst.
The full list, as elected by the local
chapter last evening and as announced
this morning, Is as follows:
From the Senior Class: Viola F.
Barnes, Alice M. Batty, Edwin G.
Davis, Stuart P. Dobbs, Kathcrine C.
Doyle, Grace Entough, Camlllo Evans,
Mamie B. FerrlBt Helen Gray, Edith
A. Grimm, Helma L. Holmes, Hattlo
Llberman, Clara H. Miller, Fay N.
Myers, Anna Mary Itathko, Ray J.
Scarborough, Amy F. Shellman, Emma
C. Steskelberg, Thomas R. P, Stocker,
Paul D. Thompson, J. E. Weaver, Isa
bel J. Wolfo.
From the Alumni: Mrs. H. H. Wil
son, Samuol Avory,
History of Organization.
The Phi Beta Kappa society" has1
an interesting history. Tho first or
ganization "of the. society was a step
toward the .creation of a national feel
ing in -the colonies before tho! revolu
tion.more effectually, accomplished
this object. The students of t,ho
United Colonies were determined to
,, unite' the vwisetand ylrtupus of every
'degree and whatsoever .country" Into
a society.
, in 1770 a commlttee at .Williams
and Mary cql.lege Virginia formed
the Phi; .Beta sociqtyi This first .or
ganization . was composed ofr men of
1 letters' jorganlzed -into a society to
Advance beyond the narrow 'range of
.the college studies, ,;At .first not emir
graduates and instructors vero mom--hers
but oyon undor-graduatos wore
included.
After several y6ars ,01x0 of the tu
tors, at Williams and Marry College
was given po'wer to organize a P.l
B. K. society at Harvard .and Yq
&WM' The'ch'apler atValo was:
- fdunded in 1780 and that of JHarvardf
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Tho original S6cloty at' Willki
And Mary was broken up In 1787, duo j j
to the disturbing Influences of the
I rovovlutlon, but was revived again In
Tho iP. B. K. societies were largely
sSclal clubs, and met at regular p'6
rlbds. Gradually tbe graduate mem
bers came to outnumber tho under
graduates' and jnuch worthy literary
work was .turned out.
In 1887 th6 twenty-one different so
cieties were organlzod Into a firm na
tional organization and thon the so
ciety took on the aspect of a scholarly
institution.
8ENIOR8 ORDER INVITATION8
Are Folders With Leather or Paper
Emboesed Covers.
Orders are now being taken for
the senior invitations, samplo of
Which wero brought to. tho Adminis
tration building Inst evening. Tho in
vitation is furnished in either of two
covors, tho one In leather and tho
other In paper.
Tho cover contains a very neat em
bossed design with tho. university
shield in the Upper left hand corner,
the word "Nebraska" diagonally across
tho cover and tho class niimoralsin
the lower right hand corner. At the
top of the flrrit page tho standard uni
versity pin is embossed In gold ahd
beneath this tho engraved invitation
appears". Half tones of the Library
building, the Teraplp and University
hall are' on the .second, third and
fourth pages respectively, tho remain
der' of the book being devoted to
printed matter, one page of which
contains the detailed program of com
mencement veck. The names of the
class ofilcera and committees for the
year with tho roll of graduates takes
up the remaining pages. Tho only
difference between tho two program
lies in tho rnatejials of which the ..cov
ers are made, tho ono being dark
leather fastened with a fornvlhole
lace, tho other cream paper tied with
a scarlet bow.
Orders are being taken from 1 to
12 a. m. dnd 1 to 2 p. ra. and tho first
ordor will go In Wednesday night.
This order will return about two
wooks before tho later orders. The
price of tho leathor covered Invita
tions Is twenty-five cents and of the
paiier, ten .cents. .QAe-thlrd of tho'
price must be deposited on ordering.
This provision Is made to prevent the
committoo from having a surplus of
uncalled for invitations on their
lmnds.
SOME BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS
Book of New York Fruits Fine Ex
ample of Good Printing.
; ' . .
The botanical department of tho
pnlvorslty Is la receipt of a book, on,
"Grapes of New York," which .,1s a
.beautiful oxamplp of the engravers
art. Tho hook is a large volume, with
a detailed account of the varieties of
grapes . grown, in the Empire atato'.
Interspersed, among tho descrlptlvo
literature are frequent' plates ' printed
,ln four .colors showing the- different
species of fruit. The work in en
graving and printing these plates, ,, is
almost, peyonu criuciBni ana alto
gether the work is one of sespecinlt
interest ,. to anyone interested in high
grade' workmanship.
) V. P. Hedrick is author of tbeJ
work. Tho .bpolc is one pi a series on
fruits of, ovf York, tyhich-was initi
ated by B. A. .Beach, a former pupil
of Dr. Bessey;. -'v"
IJy CtOMM,ITTEE NOTICE.
Tho ivy qpmmltteo. of cjach .class is
rcquostqd to meet In U. 112 at Ji
o'clock. Wednesday, April 7. This is a
v.e.ry iniportant nQoUn&; nd oyoryono
pp t6 - evening program committees
of all' four classes, are urged to be
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Neb., has ?pledjgedSBota .Tbetatt'fcfe.
ANOTHER GAME TODAY
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CORNHU8KER8 SCHEDULED
" MEET LINCOLN NINE.
TO
LEAGUERS WON OUT SATURDAY
Olmstcad and .Mathers Batted Freely
and 8core 8tood 1& to 2 The
Fraternity Race Goes on
Merrily.
The comhuskcrs are scheduled for
another mooting with tho Lincoln
leaguers at Antelopo park this aftor
noon. The gnmo Is set for 3:3Q
o'clock. Student sockets will ndmlt
holders. General admission for others
will bo twonty-flvo cents.
In tho game with tho Guys Saturday
the Nebraska team was whollopcd by
the scoro of 15 to 2. Tho leaguors
had things their own way during the
entire gnmo.
HockenbniTf the Aurora phenomena,
was on tho Blab for tho Greens for
five innings and had tho collegians
at his mercy.
Olmstcad, Mathows, Ward, Steven
son and Fleming did tho pitching for
the cornhuskers. Olmstcad was in the
box for four innings and tho profes
sionals found him to bo quite easy
money. Mathers twirled tho fifth and
sixth rounds nnd was batted reely.
Ward occupied tho rubber in tho
seventh Inning nnd did well. He was
hit by a pitched ball when at the bat
in this inning and was forced to go
to tho bench.
Stevenson "went In for the eighth
round and was far too easy for more
than ono session. Fleming strove to
hold down tho slab In the next inning
nnd failed to puzzle the leaguers.
Sturtzeneggor played right field, be
ing shifted from the first sack, which
.waB hold down by Clark, who, in the
other games of the season, had played
the right garden. Dudgeon held .down
tho Job in loft garden. Captain Belt
zer was at third, where ho played a
gopd.game. Mejtcalt show,ed .upJn-An.o!
style at short. Greenslit apparently
had an off day and did not do any
excellent work at tho second sack nor
at tho bat. "Bobby" Carroll as back
stop played a brilliant game.
Five games have been played in tho
inter-fraternity baseball league. Alpha
Thota, Chi is leading on tho weBt side
with a record of two games won nnd
none lost. On the east sldo tho Sig
ma Chls are at the head of the list
..with two games won and. none lost.
'FhL. Dolta Theta has .lost two games,
ono going, to Sigma Chi nnd one i to
Kappa Sigma. Phi Kappa Psi has
played only one game, which-was lost
to Sigma ' Chi, - . '
yesterday tho Alpha Theta Chi and
Delta Tau Delta teams, clashed in the
I most exciting game pt the present"
spnspn, the former nhe. .winning xout
by a score of P 0 ,8. Tho teams wero
ovenly matched and it, took kthe final
round of. the last Inning. to decide the
contest. . '
Delta Tau , Plays Gppd Sail.
Delta -Tau Delta did some good stick
work, which, in connection with sev
eral free passes to first base, allowed
them to score in all excepting the first
inning. Woodward was 'on the slab
for Delta Tau Delta and made nine of
the 'opposing- team go ,'to tho bench
without punishing' the ball.
Pool pitched good, ball for Alpha
Theta Chi, but 'was wild at times, nnd
this fault nearly proved fatal. The
feature, oj the game was a sensational
catch in loft field by ''DeakM Drake,
who pulled a long high drivo but' oif
the sky -and kept the" Alpha Thetns
from running in two scoros, '
Score iby innings:- ' u '
Alpha Thota Qhl', . 'fV,vi-2 '3 1 2 1 . &:
Dolta Tau paitiu.v.MQ l 4:2'i 3,-8
Batteries Delta Tau Deltsfj Votid-
ward and Bpylcs; Alpha Theta Chi,
Pool and J. .Buol. .
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Intcr-fraternlty Standings. $
West 8lde V.? vv--. u
Won. Lost. Pet.
Alpha Theta Chi '2 0 1000
Phi Gamma polta.. . , 0
Beta Thotn.Pl... ,0
Delta Tau Dolta..... 0
Delta Upsllon ....... 0
East Side
Sigma Chi 2
Knppa Sigma 1
Slgmn Alpha Epsllon 0
Alpha Tau Omega... 0
Phi Kappa Psi 0
Phi Delta Thota .0
0 1000
1 .0.00
1 .000
0 1000
0 1000
0 iooq
0 1000
0 1000
1 .000
2 .906
. Next Game April 16.
The next gnmo Is scheduled to be
played between Bota Theta PI and
Dolta Tau Dolta on April 16, the first
Friday after tho colso of the Easter
rcccsB. On this snmet day- Alpha
Theta Chi and Delta Upsllbn will play
off the game that will dccldo the
championship of tho west sldo for
last year.
NEBRA8KA ALUMNI HOLD OUTING
7--8pokane
Club Elects Officers and
Plans for Good Time.
Spoknno, Wash., April C. Tho TJni
vorBlty of Nebraska club of Spokano
decided at its annual meeting at the
homo of Mr. and Airs. Clarence
Berkoy in Cliff Park to have its Bprintr
.outing at Haydon Lake, Idaho, on May
X. Theso officers wore elected for tho
year: President, Clarcnco Berkoy;
vice-president, R. Jj. Bntton; socro
.tary, Miss Helen Dean; treasurer, W.
R. Sampson. . .
Following the election and instal
lation of officers the members of the
club gavo a ferowoll party for Miss
Edna Bullock, librarian of tho South
Central high" school. Tho program
carried with It tho college spirit and
was highly interesting. Th'ore was
a Jife-slzo portrait of President. E. B,
Andrews in the reception hall, while
Xo qollcgo colors, scarlet and cream,
wero everywhere In tho decorations.
The toast list follows:
Original verse, Mrs. Clarence Bor,
koy "Nobraska," Miss B.ullpck; "Sk
cajpalf," John R. Bonder; "Reminis
cenco of Kowby," R. L. Bntton; ,rL.
T. T. U. W. A.M.," Clnreifc'b Berkoyi
and "Tho Nebraska Club," Miss Helen
Denn.
Tho outing at Haydcn Lake, which
is "in tho heart of a government for
est roservo in northern Idaho, 42
.miles from Spokano, will Include bdat
lng and trout fishing, also tonnls and
gplf on tho now grounds, and there
Will bo fin pld-fashlpned jilnnoc Jn
Bozanta tavern, followed by music and
dancing. Tho party will travel in a
special train over tho electric line,
and it is expected to have several
prominent Ncbraskans as guests. '
THE .PHI ACPHA XAU CpNTEST
Plan for National University Contest
1Con8lder,ed.' '
Tho national fraternity, of. Phi Beta
Tail, -tho debating fraternity which is
now rppresonted aj; ,tho Emerson col
lego of oratory, Boston, Dartmouth
college, the Unlyorslty of Nebraska,
and tho" .University ,of Wisconsin, is
considering a scheme proposed by the
WI?pnBln .chapter $0 hoid an annpal
qpntest anjong the universities of tho
.country, similar t,o, tho Hamilton con
test, which waa abandoned last y,e,ar.
yhllo'it is 'top late for eflnlto ac
tion o bo taken in tlmp for a cpntoat
this, spring, arrangements are. bolng
made X9.r thp creation of .a rperraan
,ent nnd, from which an annual prize
vpf ?1Q0 may h9;Hw?rded to tho inor
.Ot.bci flna.iiW.ffRptitlon. ' Th$ subjqts
fit ho .competing orations probably
will bp )lmltpd to &pn)e tpplc ,o pn,
.oral .hiterest, a.rytpg each year ;tp,
jiypid monotony., , , ', .
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our r :farf nHi4pjr f$t .Afot
4H?ph ,t 5f!h Joto ' Lttali. yy':
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flNAL CONTEST TODAY
SENIORS AND'FRE8HMEN DEBATE
IM MEMORIAL HALL.
CHANCELLOR' AVERV PRESIDES
PI8CU8S QUESTION OF GUAR
ANTEE OF' BANK DEP08IT8.
Board Adopted Constitution Last
Night,, Which, If Ratified,' WIU
Effect a Permanent Dcbat- -'
Ing Organization,
Tho closing dobnto of tho Intoi'-clftBs
championship sorles is scheduled to
occur this morning at ten o'clock in
Memorial hall. Tho contest Hob ho
tweon tho sonlor and freshmen teams
as tho wlnnprs ovor tho Juniors and
BdiiJfcomorcB in tho previous intcr
c'Iubh debates.
ChaA.cellor Avery presides nt tho
contpBt with Professor H. H. Wilson,
Supt. J, L. .McBrion and ProjfpSHbr F.
JU. Fling iB JudgoB. Tho seniors nro
to maintain the affirmatlvo and the
frcBhmen the negative of tho ques
tion, "Rosolyed, That congrcsB should
pass a law providing for a compulsory
systom for tho guarantee of bank do
po8f.tsin national banks. Tho systom
shall bo optionnl for stato banks."
Senrl Dnvls, G. A. Preston and
Frank Rolnsch will speak for the sen
iors nnd D. M. Rogers, Clarence Clark
and Vern Bates for the froshmen. Tho
.question Is a now oijp, tho provlous
contests having been upon tho narcolB
poBt, and waB chosen .by tha Inter
class debating board.
.Board Arranges ,Contt.
ThlB board Is composod of tWelvo
members, three from each class, who
were appointed by tho prosldohts of
hto classes at a meeting .hold (during
the' early part of tho school year.
This hoard, which might bo termed
;extra logal; pushed tho project-through
and arranged tho scrips of dobates,
which ,culm,ln,ato -In the final f.W
plonship contest of today.
Tho board, met last evening and
adopted a constitution providing for
a permanent organization for the pur
pose of making tho intor-class debates
an annual : Institution! . The .conavtl
tutlon as drawn. up and adopted by
.the board pnly requlrcshoVatiflcatipn
pf tho chnncellor to go into effect,
Tho constitution as adopted last even
ing provides for tho election qf t.wo
mpmbera from each class, making,
eight In all, t9 servo as student mom-
J)or,8 fit tho intor-class debating board.,
Jt also proyid.es tor Xhrqo mem,h.et
from ,tho faculty to bo appointed by
.the chancellor, which will raise the
number on ,tho h.pard to cloven mem
bers. The position of general advisor
is .vested in tho head of tho univer
sity debating, which at the present
timo rest with Professor Fogg, as
tho head of the rhetoric "department.
The board have provided for a com
plete organization to take charge of
and direct intor-class debating In the
jfut'uro.
.Choose Question JEarly.
It also provided that the question
should bo -decided upon previous to
the 'Christmas vacation and that ono
question should bo chosen for the first
two or preliminary debates and an
other for tho final championship, con-
teat, This closing debate ,1s to be
held annually on, Phi Beta, Kappa day.
And the preliminary debates or tho
ones between the Juniors and sen
iors, and the freshman and sopho
mores, .are to be held before March
eighth. T,he .board .provided for Jthe
election ,by the board of a chairman
and secretary from the different class
es. These comprise the main, points
of the constitution as adopted by the
prosant board Jast evening, and, when
signed-Jy the 'chancellpr 'will prorWe
lironiotldn of later-class eMtiiiff,aad
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