THE HESPERIAN
the constitution is the promotion of schol
arship and friendship among students and
graduates of American colleges. In this
purpose members are elected without any
distinction as to age, sex or nation "primarily
from the best scholars of the graduating
classes: secondly from the graduates whose
original work entitles them to such honor.
and lastly from any persons distinguished in
letters, science or education or of literary or
scientific tastes,"' the only farther qualifica
tion being good character. In furtherance
of its ends Phi Beta Kappa holds a limited
number of regular meetings and usually also
an. annnaH reunion which is disjnificd bv an
address from some speaker of prominence.
"like exact plans of the Nebraska chapter are
satiaially tanceirtain as yet, but Chancellor
GanfieSd Baas already been naenttaoned as but
first orator. Ssch. literary holidays as Phi
Beta Kappa celebrates are most happily
treated by Edward Everett in his criticism
of tw PM Beta Kappa, orators,, imi one of
rissdb Story Btterwi his fassiosts defense of
ttbe Mghesr edocctioxi of woaaaam.
T&e stlmnl;as oSesn&i by PM Beta Kappa
to evemr sttoSeait 5s iia favor of Baiadb scholar
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sua ttlbe oaflBegca acwl tasiivesraitiies of the east
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to as as a poweriinl ageaney four ffiwfcd, a IbeDp
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Miss Certiss Eotertaias.
The officers of the Oratorical Association
were pleasantly entertained by Miss Ourtiss
at her home in South Lincoln, Saturday
evening, February 3.
Miss Mable Dempster assisted in entertain
ing and received at the door. The house
was prettily decorated with cut flowers and
potted plants. The early part of the eve
ning was spent in games and word puzzles:
then came the chief amusement of the
evening.
The hostess had evidently borrowed a
millinery store for the occasion, judging
from the amount of raw material produced.
Each young lady had been secretly charged
to bring a needle and thread, which at the
proper moment was given to their respective
escorts. The company then adjourned to a
room where, piled upon the table, were
hats of all shapes, feathers in profusion, and
rolls of ribbon that did, and some that did
sot tnaifcfg. It is safe to saj that the
selection which followed was more hasty
than careful, acd afforded keen amusement
to the yoenig BadEes at least.
The problem was to so arrange a jodsesGRS
amosiBit of the material that it would present
the appearamee of a bat. The result was
eight Tnmiine and inwilEvidoal styles. Souse of
tthesn might be falrfy termed creatBonis.,,?
Tfiae fact that Mr. Sear&Mu M& trot s&esare
ttJLe lA&oby pc5ze wais ot dee to his lack of
tt&iue, bst rju&ib&r to ami cisordioate desire to
s&tnsne aM the naasfleriall 5ei sight. A a cosa
sjafmeisjce Eue wa wmMe to ffimnih hk deagoL
Mir. McCaathy stoaoaaJeJ 5m EMcsitteiaiuBig
baifl iBiiMiBarj to sxsdb a degree ttSaat tike
Jaa&gjes gave Mm ttlks buwjby prize.
C. M. Baiznr wi ansiifomtazafciite eej the graad
vmk tor mch&rh h&t this paribns wxs am
ffitauBf iteat ffaxttor i&i Me ssmcaiis dqi vriwmug,
ttiie prize at Weast o4' tdI5pE.
A lb$A. duspea" tobs sjarvei by it&e BwMdeaai
aauaulafl by Mr. Ctetiiav, adftar vsMeh the
ana Ifcorasr oa" fflKe to Kstesd ewavHiiBig ezpjer
Esib ffavoffli giaitxcaa $ tlba yanaaig Eseai- T6
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