orthodox religion is told in two stanzas of an unpublished poem to God:
I cannot measure Thee, I cannot span
With my poor reach of thought thy smallest plan;
I will not set Thee on a crystal throne.
And dress Thee in the attributes of man.
Man sought to measure Thee and parcel out
With rapid fires which withered human hearts
False portions of Thee, hedged Thee round about
And flamed up hotly in the face of doubt.
While recognizing in the wonders all about him the creations of a divine Being the poet humbly admits his inability
HARRY HIBBARD KEMP
to fathom the mysteries of the unknown. One of his poems is entitled to God, the Architect, and appeared in the Century Magazine. The poem follows: Who Thou art I know not,
But these things I know:
Thou hast set the Pleiades
In a silver row;
Thou hast set the trackless winds
Loose upon their way;
Thou hast reared a colored wall
'Twixt the night and day;
Thou hast made the flowers to blow
And the stars to shine;
Hid rare gems and richest ore
In the tunnellled mine;
But chief of all thy wondrous works,
Supreme of all thy plan
Thou hast put an upward reach
In the heart of man.
Beware.
Wife (looking up from paper)
Wife (looking up from paper) — "This paper says that kissing is dangerous because of germs. Now, I should like to know what one might catch by kissing?"
Husband (wearily) - "Husbands."-Judge.
No Danger.
Excited woman—"Are, you going to run away with me?"
Reckless driver (slightly intoxicated)—"Sorry, mum; but—but I can't oblige you. I'm mar-married already."—Judge.
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H. R. Cross, right tackle on this year's team, has been selected to captain next year's Hawkeyes.
After being at the head of Minnesota University for twewty-five years, President Northrup has tendered his resignation to take effect at end of this school year.
Dr. J. G. Schurmann, president of Cornell, was principal speaker at the inauguration services at Missouri, Thursday.
GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES
EIGHTEEN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE OVER 400 MEMBERS.
They are Social, Honorary and Professional.—Masons have a Fraternity.
Among the social organizations of the University the most important are fraternities or Greek letter societies.
There are in the University eight national fraternities, four national sororities, and three honorary societies which are organized primarily for encouraging higher scholarship, two professional fraternities, and Acacia, the Masonic society. The total membership of these organizations this year is over four hundred or nearly one-fifth of the entire student body.
A brief history of each society including initiates for this year is:
ALPHA TAU OMEGA.
Alpha Tau was founded in 1865 at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., and in 1901 Gamma Mu chapter was installed at the University. Although at first a Southern fraternity it has in the past several years extended its strength to all the large universities and colleges in the United States and at present has over sixty chapters. In the active chapter here are twenty-six members including Professors Van der Vries, Emerson, Hood and McFarland. They occupy a recently remodeled chapter house at 1633 Vermont street. This year they have initiated Frank Tyler, Clifton; Earl Woodward Glasco; Al Mangelsdorf, Atchison; Clayton Hackman, Lawrence; Edward Van der Vries Lawrence; FrankWoods, Meade Elmer Dittmar, Clay Center and Charles Pierson, Kansas City, Mo., and have pledged Ben Marshall, Meade; and Walter Voigt, of Atchison.
PHI DELTA THETA.
The Phi Delts originated at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1848 and Alpha chapter was installed here in 1882. The fraternity is well located in its chapter house at 1406 Tennessee street and the active chapter this year numbers twenty-seven members including two pledges. In the faculty it is represented by Professor Higgins of the law school and on the Board of Regents by William Allen White, who was graduated from the University in 1890. This fall they initiated Ed Peters, Murdock Pemberton and Ike Lambert, of Emporia; Harry Allphin, Leota; Edmund Rhodes, Dodge City; Charles Robinson, Topeka; Solon Emery, Lawrence; Earl Grant, Kansas City, Mo.; Drew Ten Broek, Parsons; and Clinton Kanaga, Lawrence; and have pledged Bob Thomas, Topeka; and Tom Johnson, of Lawrence.
BETA THETA PI.
In 1839 the first Beta chapter was founded at Miami College, Oxford, Ohio, and Alpha Nu chapter was installed in 1873. This fraternity maintains a recently remodeled house at 1537 Tennessee street. It has an active chapter of twenty-five men and is represented in the faculty by Professors Carruth, Templin, Haworth, Boynton, Stimpson, Johnson, Murray, Patterson, Payne and Wilber. Their new men this year are Earl Allen and Warren Morris, of Emporia; Robert Lee, Kansas City; John Klugston, Topeka; James Daniels, Leavenworth; Homer Conley, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Donald McKay, Pittsburg; and Frank Veatch, of Atchison.
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON.
S. A. E. was born at Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1856, and since then has spread to many other colleges and universities in the United States. The chapter here is called Alpha and has an active membership this year of eighteen men. Its present home is a large house at 1015 Tennessee street. This fall they initiated the following seven men; Raymond Watson, C. E. Mariner and Ned Vane, of Kansas City, Mo.; Leonard Vaughn, Joplin, Mo.; LaVerne Spake, Kansas City, Kas.; Frank Davis, Parsons; and George Waters, of Galena. Ex-senator W. A. Harris, of Lawrence, has been a member 51 years.
PHI KAPPA PSI.
In 1852 Phi Kappa Psi was founded at Washington College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and in 1876 the Kansas Alpha chapter was installed. The present active chapter includes twenty six men and the faculty members are: Professors Marvin, Blackmar, Hogg, Hodder, Dunlap and Sterling. Their home is at 1140 Louisiana Street.
This year's initiates are Lester Hopper, George Bowles and Maurice Blackmar of Kansas City, Mo.; George Hill, Paola; Howard Blackmar and Ledrue Carter of Lawrence; George Stucky, Formosa and Lewis Doyle of Kingman.
PHI GAMMA DELMA.
The first Phi Gam chapter made its appearance at Jeffersonian College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1848. The chapter here which is called Pi Denteron was installed in 1881. They have an excellent chapter house at 745 Louisiana street and an active chapter of twenty four members. In the faculty are Professors Stevens and Walker. The new men for this year are: Rochester Pierson, Kansas City, Mo.; Herald Lee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; John Garland, Wellington; Clyde Gill, Wichita; and Thurman Fitzpatrick, of Lawrence.
SIGMA CHI.
Sigma Chi was founded in 1855 at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Thirty years later the Alpha Xi chapter made its appearance in University circles. Its home is at 23 E. Lee street and the active chapter numbers twenty eight men, the following ten of whom were initiated this year: Ray Easton and Logan Abernathy of Kansas City, Mo.; Henry Ahrens and Richard Ward of Belleville; Roland West and Alexander Loomis of Topeka;
Ira Bermant, Junction City; Amos Smith, Seneca; Archie Naramore, Wichita; and Glenn Ferguson of Kingman. They have also pledged John Carlson of Kansas City, Kansas.
SIGMA NU.
Sigma Nu was founded at Virginia Institute in 1869 and Kansas Nu chapter was installed here in 1883. They have at present seventeen members and two pledges and are represented in the faculty by Professor Engle. Their present home is at 1300 Lousiana street. Initiates this year are: Abe Van Meter and John Maser of Parsons; Bruce Grant, Junction City; and Richard Jones, Everest. Their pledges are Guy McMahon, Ellis; and Harry Slaymaker of Peabody.
PI THETA SIGMA.
Pi Theta Sigma was founded at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Delta chapter was installed here in 1907. The members are chosen from the University department of Pharmacy and only students from that department are eligible. The home of this society is at 1415 Massachusetts street. Ten men are in the active chapter. The initiates this fall are: A.W. Craig, Garnett; and C.W. Clark, Washington. Roy Van Bebker of Severance, is a pledge.
ACACIA
This fraternity is an organization of college Masons. It was established in 1904 at the University of Michigan and in the same year Gimel chapter was installed here. Membership is confined to student alumni and faculty Masons. The active chapter including faculty members numbers thirty-six, thirteen of whom were initiated this year. In the faculty are Professors Burdick, Higgins, Humble, Bushong, Raymond, McCullum, Emerson, Scluss and Emely. This year's initiates include A. Wetmore, Z. Wetmore, L. B. Roberts, Ned Thomas, Neal Wright, Archie Weith, Frank Brock; Clyde Horton, Arthur English, W. J. Wilder, E. J. Thiele, Walter Thiele and F. C. Cowell. It occupies a new, well-equipped house at 1541 Tennessee street.
ALPHA SIGMA.
The Alpha Sigma local fraternity was organized in 1906 at the University of Kansas. Its membership is limited to the members of the School of Medicine. The new members for this year are; P. R. Wohler, F. R. Teachnor, C. W. Howell, and G. A. Myers. The total membership is twenty.
SORQRITIES
PI BETA PHI
In 1870 the first sorority was installed at the University. It was the Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi. Three years before this the national sorority was founded at Monmouth college, Monmouth, Illinois. It is the oldest sorority at the University both nationally and locally. This year with a membership of thirty-three it maintains a larger chapter roll than any other Greek letter society here. It is represented in the faculty by