SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1939
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SECTION A PAGE NINE
Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Founded April 2,1890
★ First Greek Letter Society Admits Members From Top Ten Per Cent of Senior Class of College
Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was organized at Kansas April 2, 1890, 36 years after the founding of the University, the twenty-nine chapter to be admitted. Next year he celebrates its fiftieth anniversary.
Not only was Phi Beta Kappa the first "Greek-heat" society, it introduced the characteristics of such societies—secrecy, a badge, a constitution, and Latin, a constitution, initiation, token of salutation, and a seal.
Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization in the United States. The first chapter was established at William and Mary college, Williamsburg, Va., Dec. 5, 1776.
Members for Phi Beta Kappa are chosen each year from the upper 10 per cent of the senior class of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In 1831 secrecy was relinquished, the society was transformed from a membership basis to a purely women allowed membership, women were allowed membership.
In 1883, the first National Council of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa began its sessions. Since then these chapters have increased from 25 to 132.
A prominent figure in the History of the University, a graduate of the class of 1875 and later a teacher of Latin and Greek here, was Kate Stephens, who died last year at the age of 85.
She was born at Moravia, New York and came to Lawrence as a child. Her father, Nelson Timothy Stevens, had a part in establishing the School of Law. Her brother-in-law, John Green, founded the School of Law.
A Prolific Writer, Famed Teacher Was Kate Stevens
While a student at the University she became engaged to Prof. Byron Caldwell Smith, who died the year they were to be married. She spent most of her life in New York where she was a literary editor for Harp-Macmillan's publishing houses as well as several New York newspapers.
A prolific writer, her best know book was "Life at Laurel Town in Anglo-Saxon Kansas." Other writings include "Delphic Kansas" "American Thumbpupts" "A Letter to a Woman of Courage" and "A Women's Heart" (outer published under the title "Pillars of Smoke"), and "Workwells in Social Progression." After the death of her fiance Kate Stephens published some of his love letters under the name, "The Professor's Love-Life: Letters from a Woman's Heart," which afterward appeared with the professor's own name.
For some time Miss Stephens was a companion and assistant to Susan B. Anthony, woman suffrage leader of several decades ago. Miss Stephens was a great champion of woman's rights.
Letters Pay Tribute
(Continued from page one)
On the same page is a facsimile of a letter received from Payne Ratner, Governor of Kansas, Chancellor-elect Dean W. Mahtat and to students and faculty members who will be back with him next semester.
Among the special editorials and articles is one contributed by Alf. M. Landon, '68, former Governor of Kansas and Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States in the 1936 election.
William Allen White, *fs*90, publisher of the Emporia Gazette; Harry H. Woodring, Secretary of War; Raymond Clapper, '16, commentator for Scripps-Howard and other newspapers, and Theodore C. Aelford, '07, Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star complete the list of authors of the special articles.
Brief notes were received from the following prominent persons who once attended school on Mount Oread:
College Dean-education is exemplified by his many speaking engagements to high school seniors at commencements.
William E. Borah, f'85-87, United State Senator from Idaho; Earl J. Johnson, f'17-22, New York, General news manager of Upland Press
Bug specialist, minister is Dr. Paul B. Lawson. He looks after College students, too.
Associations; Jerome Beatty, f$02-08,
now on an extended tour around the
world; Doris Fleeson, '23,
Washington Correspondent for the
New York News; Harold D. Smith,
'23, United States Budget director;
Wesley Stout, f$06-07, Editor of
the Saturday Evening Post; and Ben
Hibbs, '23, Associate Editor of
Country Gentleman.
Underground Steam Tunnel Constructed in 1913
The large underground steam tunnel between Fraser hall and Blake hall was constructed in the summer of 1913. It is about 700 feet long and five feet wide. Built of stone, the tunnel has telephone wires as well. Previous to this, steam pipes were laid in ditches.
Dean Lawson Studies Insects
Since 1916, Dean Paul B. Lawso has taught entomology or governed the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University. Starting as an instructor in entomology in 1916 at KU, Dean Lawson rose through professorships to assistant dean in 1923. Since 1934 he has been dean,
★ India-Born College
Head Is Active
In Community Life
Born at Sitapur, India, Aug. 18, 1888, of missionary parents, Dean Lawson came to the United States and entered high school at Oberlin, Ohio in 1903. He received his B.S. degree from John Fletcher College, University Park, Iowa, in 1909, where he taught biology for five years. In 1910 he was married to Miss Sarah Cooper of Delphos, Kan.
During the summer of 1911, Dean Lawson attended the University of Wisconsin and entered the University of Michigan in full fellship as a graduate student. He taught at KU, in 1916 and received his M.S. in
After spending the summer of 1919 at Iowa State College, Dean Lawson received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in entomology in October of 1920. His 600-page, illus- torial study, "The Grecian Caddisle of Kangae,"
Active in community life, Dean Lawson is a member of the Board of Education at Lawrence. His interest in young people and their
Dean Lawson, a recognized entomologist, is in a fellow of the Entomological Society of America, a member of the Kansas Academy of Science, of Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi.
Christian Science Organization Started in 1909
First records of the formation of a Christian Science group on the University campus are dated April 28, 1909. This group became a branch society of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., in November, 1920, and was renamed "organization" in 1931. The Christian Science Organization here is now one of about seventy in Universities throughout the United States and in England.
Meetings are held each Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Myers hall, room C, and are patterned after the Wednesday evening meetings in Christian Science churches. Testimonies of healing in Christian Science are given, and selections are read from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy. Each year a member of the national Board of Lecturehips participates in meetings under the auspices of the local organization. This year's president is Richard MacCann, c'40, and Jack Dalby, c'40, is secretary.
CONGRATULATIONS to University of Kansas Through 31 of your 75 years we have watched you grow and progress.
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