Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-06

II oEtl1IA3 , 3fo1l4 4CItt,3.
som!.sZl Il IL "a.
ternifkss.
II n'RelHRstaR aR4tv4
sgefr REfeet aIsRRIsA M ,;1 ;ess|pR psRsSAt
bsuggests s0nensraeciikms upon the
nature %, ,ar., 9n9 8bIseEs ~ secFst college
rap.d KzzaflNssi associations
within the colleges, throughout tho
Ec0qntry was EeRAfded with alarm
al,9est ;.ss S, Z R g 60 |fga isGpl-
Twas proseeuteA very energeaically
IN many. .Reui9aEC ColfUgs, Of La
faystie, IND ,hs q aEsesahie ipstagce,
In which The faculty OT directors
resolved 10 wipe Out the secret as-
soeiatiuns oeg Ne ae0Ilege ~ we
Iimposisiun &C az Airnn, cIAdnnkh up
on all studeniassnd Al wOuld-be
matriculanfs. They were required
to swear that they were not c0nnec-
ted, or would not connect ,tflep-
selves with any secret .associiltion
within the college. On refusal TO
take the oath they were either ex-
PEELED or 'reldsed adnission. The
fraternity boys arose. In arms aud
resorted 10 gthe Courts, Eventuality,
by decision of The Supreme court
OF that State, the faculty was pro:
hibited from aslmpOsing the soath,
and the presidents resigned i'm fhsor
OF man who ~ hlmselta fraternl-
The objections % thS fnlseraItIes
appears to have been based On the
assumption Ahakaeenet societies gen
orally had .m0 advantages t0 effect
the possible FevllssOf combination,
and II the objects, OF association
were legitimate they would bear
the light. Beneath this, however,
was probably the fear that they
would weaken the influence OF the
faculty. BE that as IL may, tho
fraternitasa came out ,on top inlthe
cOntest, and Today there ispr0bRbly
but one Institution, that 0f Princes
ton, ~. j. which holds out against
the fraternities, aud this will Eo
over TO the enemy ON the reliri-
ment OF the present Presideftt.
These are very numerous, aud the
Greek alphabet has been exhausted
for names by which 10 distinguish
them. The University of Virginia
has no less than IL, and the chap
tiers Of each are more or less exten-
ded throughout the States. Han
over, Ind, has five male and two
female associations. In fact, In
nearly ali the colleges OF the c0uh-
try. the best material Is called out
into one or the other OF these Organ-
izatiOns, forming exclusive sefs,
while the refuse are distingulshed
by the, name of "barbarians.u, The
men OfKall associations
proudiy,assert the facttiIatprObably
nine out Ofaten ofztleT college men
who have attained TO enyiabie pO-
sitions in religion,-politics or law,
have been fraternity. men.ssIeis
result, they say, fOllows naturally,
upon several causes. First, INTO
the societies are gathered qhe best
men second, ,nsltliey ahestablishS
during college years, the strongest
fraternal relations. with rising men
everywhere; third, they cuItIvatG
among themselves literary tastess
readiness i'm debate and colIo9uaf
pVWctSi duuu usSuttbb ettSiA iN'tb VIII
tests, combinations, and sstratcgieS
ct them for entering upon the strug-
gle or fife with s6ffie measures ltIf
These, they says ooh-
stituia an elucatientnStafE0Fde
IN late years there kiS been al
GROWTH of j0htnAiisffI
among the itsns.throughthtS
mediprAu ofs'whieh anotrQply sia tha
acquaintanceshi RReng Students
but that with RiiImpI'
gone out fht0 achve Mo-
years ago, o. mainhineds go That
graduates when they leave callegeS
have already. q large acquaintance
among "A class 81 nlen Which Is pcr-
htifs 6f the first ffnsD0rtancn 10 their
ft7t IRE soectNseSH % aEEgnd holfias
afsSO OK tendetl sha ve1 IIeHe futlRTni-
ties become that the necessity seems
to have arisen for u Change in their
modes Of gOverhnent Thus TAR
thesSigma Chi lIils been conlIdseSh
OF independent chapters. with n
central nutbOrity.saTbey are,show6
ever, too widespread To be easily
handled by one man, or from one
point, and the scheme'to organize
districts was ~ yesterday
carried out. IT Is a nOticeable fact
that the, controlling influence, as a
result OF numbers, ls now In tho
West, and ffromsthe South. ~irhe
of colleges andsbthar seats
Of learning that have beeome the
pets Of the several States aud that
are rapIfiy taking high rank, havO
wre&ttsI Their h0nOfs from
the more ancient iIislituti0ns, and
II can no longer be- said tlat initho
East alone are the seats 81 learns
6IPublic exercIacs wero held MT tho
Burnett house lmrlors last evaTings
G. G, Davis, Of cincinnati, dollver7
ed AN address Of welcome, Isaac
Nj. Jordan was. hi orator 0i tho Oc.
easion. He related the early histoz
~ and Objece 0f tile fraternity, 90
whose founders he isOne. lis sue
cinct remarks on education ;.theim-
OF the Greek language as
4 study; the necessity fof greaier
culture in our collgaE, the
dangers Imminent asiD oar expers
government, and The great
need-Of noble. patriotic men in lhe
public service, made up tho cfief
points in an intensely interesting
At the iOrenoon's session OF the
O.. A. Wightlnnu, OF Ev-
anston, IT., was elected Grand His
Iorian OF the 0rder.f ea9
- A Fatal Mistake, I ar