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$ie flatter were by tno vae&Yis so Wtrase &s
Bfe ilosqphical miofto (has fted seme to
Jasserfc; Jthe yotmg oollegtons d5scnsscd tfche
"(jcefcioTifi 5&f tftie tfonk wh jatnotac n5oT
tlrai eems !ft Hit fcle stwmge wi ft college rlnch
o"wed Srte Jtftmtftaotn atnd snpport So t&c
lEnglisli orown, atnd 'winch Jb&d evefn ttftben
& wme $nm fas ttoy&l patrons. Moved hy
pftrlotism atnd jpionesslveness ailikc, tllhcy
tfclrrew o;peti ttlie ocidly tto taoti Wllegwms nd
Iproceodefltoolcct ttoemccre&ij) some of tthe
officers of tftie owirnerifcal airmy istatfo-ned
toettr tfbe oollegc. Attno'ng tfhem 'was 'CicpL
8bin 5&arsliaT, afterwards 'Cftrief Tintloe of
tfbe WSta Sttites,
'ffthe wiKtay oarapaigns of WJ5S 0-81 olis
tfcnrbod ttlje entire tregjon avnd tfrnally olosed
tf he vcollege. Meeting 1 ast on w'he atprproach
of ttlie British ttroqps, ttlie fe-wimem'bersof ttlie
Society yet tremaming m ooTlege, sealed mp
tfhelr trecowls avnd 'went ont tfco tfigltt for tfheir
ooan'try. Tlie parent society was ositinct,
'and bafl ft ;not bcenfor aiohauoechrifcitttion
ttbe ;year (before tmlglit tneror Ih are Ibeen iheard
of i&garn.
Misba IBsrmele, I&srviird jgraQnate trn
flttfiS, oatablislied Ihlmself aw ax tteacbor mt
Wufliams anid u&Brj tfbe ollownig year. ELe
iwas aittracted tby ttbe spiral of ttlie society amd
uit tfbe tend of ausliort stay ttook :away twafh
ttiiin a tcbarter party" or at ohajiter ait Yafle
atnd one ait Harvard. Bofh wene 5nly
orgariizefl un lStL, ;an3 dn (17S jgwnitod uv
vcbar-ter tto IDartmontb. IPor tflilr.y jears
ttliese tfhreo vconstitutod tfbe oulety growing
tinearifirae tto (be strong lliterai rgaiilza
tfionB witli ia onuinberBbp Hargey uf tndt
'wbriljy., tdiEneinon, tuuS tbolQhig mgjr-ormnDtit
tuunual ireunion ut voonimencemeiit tfiime taa
well aB (regular unee'tlngB liroughotit tfhe
todllege year.
'Who ViiKgluia vtihuptor liufl oiuginaliy ire
yulre5 urn oafib ot ecw5y, IbuttfbiB unfit wih
general tfliBiuvor lin IStow CBiiglunB. ILn HS2B
KDurtmoufb vvjmitaray jguve vqp uill tfbe
iBBcretB vd'f tbe lorguulzution, ian3 tfie yearB
llutor mt tfbe ttlme vol tbe jgreiit iituti-fiBoret
mgitrifion 8n tfbe couritrj tfbe Qlurourxl
icbapter wjub Ibroagbt timflor tfbe aeaaanib'np vof
JoIiti QraTriy A.v3fijs waft Joge Stoiy Ito &n
mcfnvice $orai tdhe "secneSs" ttfcat ere
.lrea 3 fcucwa o 'everyoiie, PH Beta
jjxa "wahrew twH tertihcr foora ajj&reiit
oom$etfitSoii "with tbe mewly &yn3ed foster
nil5eB 'which IhJtS oje3 am5HT ttaellbcH
of 5emgwa!t5yn by Katreet Ikttiters, lhTctngli
otber djATrges. 5ffcmbra re k e!Jecte5
untfriil tie dkse of enk- yer or vn adllter
wiSTmSacn, atncl tBhe ireBlfir ttneelaTigs, mo
Honger TAcacaible fi-n unsay pl&ces, 'wre
aJbau5oie3 5n Savor of toncre jprdtentaous
nstta-l or ssemiinititial gfihemtgs "walih IGter
;ary :a33peses iby smen of aam'k. Evewsttls
Wolccraie tto L'afiQ'ettes tGreoT;ge "WHllifim
Onrfcrs on tflie Ajraewcau Hotttrai! of Efiber,
tdje "Wittrfare of Science acnB. IReligocn hj
&n&vew ID). Wlbte, arre well Bcno'wai Ehi eta
Kacpya oiuAacm& 'iDhe flmblrshod Kst of
owrtors aai3 jxoets 4ft Hirrvmrel jalone SiicloSeg
ncb linen uie IBimt, ILoiigfe'llo'w, Story,
Holmes, Jflans, Sinnnen, ISmerson am3 tbe
igreateat of JSmewcaTi owrtors, Wen3ell IPHnl
Qps. ELas orataon ait nlhe Oentenuial of the
HarvaraObapterffn 1SSU, 'MieScbolarfintdbe
IRepnl)lic,,T1 teaiiks arm ray; tfije ifinest of lins
isoeecbes.
ISenewecl fintereit trn tbe work of Fin
Beta Ksprpa laronseil Iby ttlns ceTfteimial tre
nlteflftn tcbe ttsseniljU'ing of vflelegates rom
fall cbcptars on H&ew Tvorik Bering ttbe ffollow
Bng Dctoljer. By ttbelr aicfion tfbe imnteS
vcbapters of DEUfi iBetalKappasfownefliattiufioiial
vcouncll confiting of delegiiteB tfr-om teadb
vclittpteit. HbeBe oljooBe ttwenty sBiiatorii, ttan
ult veadb ttwomiial tmeethig, wlio aire eurpow
vered ttoaiDt n ttlie ihiteium of tfbe momieH
aneiiflngE Ibxit with ajareEnTly iliraxted po-wers.
Among tfbe QjreBeut senators aire tPjesldeiJtB
tGulrnan vol JIolniB Ifloplclns, Atngell of Mucln
Ignn, Walker of Soeton, tNortlbojj of Mhrne
ota, Edward 3&vorett 31ale, Go"L IQqggmBon,
Eislioj) IRdtter aind ofbers of mafioua'l jreprita
tfion, o tfbat tfbe tEtiture of tfbe organization as
uiBBurecIly afe tin tfboir Ibands. IDbe coiindIl
irilonelbaBjiJOwertto igwiut mew clipterB mud
eucb tttjiplication tmuBt Ibe innuuinioitB'ly (un
horsed ttjy one mxiBfing vehajttar..
QJbevdbjeetoItfbe aiocletyjaB teTijpKJBfied un
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