New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-19

this is done should be entirely under the dIicc-
ton and in the pay Of the Government ana
thc effectiveness of the work should not de-
lend on carriers whose interest is to do rs
large business As they can.
THE INHIBITION or MR. CLETELAND'
4 ceremony Of extraordinary interest and Sig
niiicance j. about t. be performed III THIS c'tl'
No rite 50 solemn and delicate has been cclc-
bIatcd within the memory OF living men, II
will be a. ono, social literary. scholastic and
Iolif;cai. My>tor, VIII attend and cnvolop H.
and high treason would be mere pcccadilo
in G. mpaIi>on with the turpitudc of dNnlging
,o an eager and inSistcnt world its least mo-
mcnions detail Upon an evening which may
have been fixed but has not been proclaimed.
Mr.. Grover Cleveland will be initiated into The
Sjgma Chi fraternity. of which he became 4
probationary member last February by the
Grace and favor of the Chapter which makes
ca>>i.ttc sha'c. Of Michigan University. The
rc>plnsibticS which this final act of IatIiicl-
lion. cln>c-IItion and lnyc-tiillrc involves aie
Iii clio c1 in III" cicum lance which Nh 'Irir-
land has permitted himself To- reveal that
special license given under the hand and seal
If the Consul Of the Alumni Chapter OF New
Yo,i. was an indi.p nslhlc G ndliion precedent.
Tnquc>tIonall the Con~uI> brow WIS sad ana
the ConSuls speech was low the while he I"-
volvcd this problem Of maternal ethics III his
mind BIT thn re- Iui>ltc light and leading Wcr'
rot denied him. lie has reached a conclusion
and rendered iulgmrut and Mr.. Cleveland viii
p.e.cntly be initiated into the mysteries and
Il. g Ia unIpr flp
arSp'c Of the Consul AID The Alumni Chatter.
\ possible bar 10 the advancement of the
nlu.tfior, novice IN the secret counscl> % tins
most ancient. honorable and pul,sant order hay
ing thus been happily surnoun'od, there still
remain f. be settled the forms and proceedings
which will qualify the candidate for member
ship and confirm hi, tide FOR all time. While
fine bIcihcn are under the most sacred ObligL-
ton T. hide the feature, oi this ceremonial be-
hind an imrcnctIahlo veil it is. nevertheless.
The privilege of outsiders {, peer and speculate.
For the occasion Is unique. The archives OF
all the Greek Letter fa',nilcS which have
nonri>hcd since Timon Of Athens would be
searched in vain for parallel. No President
elect Of the United state, has ever been the
central figure Of such a scene. And therefore
Ice 10 flliltli li~Nlllt III i'iill'ls Dh'liH-
on behalf of the American people few Sug-
gc,tions f)r the nS.dcrliion Of the sigma Chi.
We NAV never know whether they have been
accented or MT o. that makes II, difference.
\ scn>c of duty performed is a rainbow in the
soul and an ample reward is certain TO cmcl 20
from the silence.
Thee is no lack Of time honor"d models for
such ceremony. Cambridge and NcW-Iaycn
could furnish pIcccdcniS for iniiatoIy rites the
most complex aud diverse. The range Of
choice is rich and wide, and the only difficulty
is in making 4 selection precisely adapted -
the official. social and intellectual Sta'rS and
the physical conformation Of the candidate.
pclhap, the most ancient and honorable mode
Of ingrcS, 10 enc of these mystic SHINES is
provided through The Subordinaton of the
domestic goat u Ina, puIpcse. And n iirSt
thought it might appear that no other arrange
mcnt would be 50 appropriate IN this case.
But. though Mr.. Cleveland bcStridcS the mar
row void like a Colossus, it is conceivable that
the dignity Of ihc coming ceremonial might be
impaired if the fraternity should venture on
the experiment OF an analogy. The goat would
not hesitate to make the attempt. That in
tcrcsting quadrupcd is Sanginc and rcSolutc
It's sIirt i always willing and is flesh is not
weak BIT there i limit - its powers. and
lis past services in this capacity cnttlc it 10
exemption from the isl, Of failure. We do not
advise the familiar and generally appropriate
goat rite on this aston.
There is another device which has often given
entire satisfaction under circumstances some
what similar. II consists Of a creased plank
AL r 81.
other aS - promise the novice an cXhiIarating
descent and refreshing immersion. 1t is
much in vogue AT Baptist universities. and ha,
| distinguished m r.t' which commend it b tn,
| favor Of all institutions If learning. But there
| are individuals 10 whom il Is not adapted
| When a high degree Of velocity is attained in
| descending the plank the incumbent is liable
| to aght upon the further edge of the tub OF
oversboot it. altogether, which seriously mar,
| the rite and diminShcS the solemn rapture o
| the spectators. sigma Chi should give thi,
| possibility serious consideration befor' d cdinl
10 launch Mr.. Cleveland on such fight AnC
| the same thing may b" said Of another cxelciS,
which is frequently introduced into these ccre
| monies, and which resembles the preceding il
that it involves rapid transit between floor
and ceiling. II requires the Intervention OF
| blanket, by which the candidate is atcrnatcl,
sent aloft and Intercepted, but until we hay,
| free wool this lite will continue 10 be in Ger
tain clses costly and hllai dou>.
Scnltinzing the entire list Of approved
methods and appliances for the admission o