Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-10-17
CHI CHAPTER, ZtTA PSI
introduces the ''Nitty-Nits" to His
Most Festive Goatship
With Appropriate Ceremonies Followed BY a
Banquet Al City Hotel.

Zctes Of Colby initiated, Friday night
and, as they introduced six candidates
to real live goat-"Baa," said his
goatship, with an affectionate and
forcible slap on the lower back. Happy
to meet you" the candidates could not
truthfully respond, so they met his
goatship's cordial advances as best
they might, while the man who had
scoffed at the idea Of genuine billy
being in a fraternity hall. looked as
though he wouldn't be surprised at
anything
Six men were initiated into the mys-
teries of Zeta Psi: Henry Lysander
Corson '98. Canaan: Harold Morrill,
Folsom, Old Town; Warren Follansbee
Hardy. Bllerica, Mass. Ernest Law
renee Herrick. Charleston; Fred Foss
Lawrence. Skowhegan and Orrin AL
bert Learned, Fairfield
Following the exercises at the hall
the Greeks repaired to the City Hotel
where one Oh Landlord Hamilton s
choicest spreads awaited them. The
menu:
Bluepoints, on Half Shell
Cream of Tomato
White Plum Celery Queen Olives
Baked Stuffed Spanish Mackerel
Tartar Sauce
Partisan Potatoes Small Onions
Roast Srloin of Beef. Dish Gravy
French Mashed Potatoes
Hubbard Squash
Chicken Salad
oyster Minuetts with French Cream
Lemon Sherbet
Roast Saddle of NentSOn. Currdnt Jelly
Roast Stuffed Coon. Game Sauce
Saratoga Chips
Whipped Cream Pudding
Angel Cake Chocolate cake citron cake
French Tarts Cafe Noir
ToAsTs.
John Edward Nelson. 'ss. Governor of the
Feast.
Toastmaster's Address
Haste thee nymph. and bring 10 me
Jest and youthful jolIity.'
Welcome TO Zeta Psi
Clayton Kingman Brooks '9s
one touch Of nature makes the whole
Let the world observe how Zetes love
one another.
The Aims of our Fraternity
William Lee Waters. -
An honest tale speeds best being plain
Iy told"
The Chi Goat
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And sharp IS his backbone
Whence and what art thou. execreable
shape.
That darest advance thy miscreated
front
>1hwqr, my path TO yonder gate?"
Let him be sure 10 leave TO other men
Their turns TO speak
"reminiscences,
Hon. Warren Coffin Philbrook 50
Meeting the boys of olden time,
Clasping them by the hand.
Feasting tonight with brothers
Strengthening Zetas band
The Zeta Girls, our Color Bearers
Henry Allen Lamb. 'aa
Nor could tonight's gay feast restrain
y sudden thought of her.
'She is pretty 10 walk with.
Witty to talk with,
And pleasant too, to think on"
Hon. Simon Stratton Brown. IS |
Time but the impression stronger makes |
As streams their channels deeper wear. |
our New Members
Warren Follansbee Hardy. go |
How pleased is every paltry. elf.
To prate about that thing, himself"
Higher, higher, we viii climb
Up the mount of glory
The Chi Frank Wentworth Alden. 9s
lit is our care, our hope. our delight,
Most in our thoughts, and ever in sight" |
For thee. old Chi we find no written !
No bard has written lines of glowing |
praise
Which worthily our heartfelt love ex-
The Blue and White
Albert Cyrus Robbins. '99 |
Boys, our cares tonight Danish with de-
Throw them to the mercy of the winds.
Let our songs arise, till the very skies
Ring in answer to our happy minds.
Down the aisle of Time, see our bright |
Throw its folds to meet the blending blue |
Glorious blue and white. of thee we sing |
tonight.
emblem of the noble hearts and true"
Our Future.
Willard Lowell McFadden, '9S
Now in the future may we not descry
lmpromptus.
Nights candle is burned out, and jocund |
day
Stands tip.oe on the misty mountain |
tops.
Now and forever blessed they
Whose badge is Zeta Psi
And who in hearts and lives obey
The creed Tau Kappa Phi
All Joined in singing the following:
ZETA PSI. WE PLEDGE TONIGHT.
Air. 'Lauriger Horatius."
Zeta Psi. we pledge tonight,
ENerm0re to love thee.
AS the spotless banner white
Filings its folds above thee.
Refrain
AS we tread the pathway high.
Leading on to glory.
Oft we'll wreathe round Zeta Psi,
Praise in song and story.
Refrain.
Binding with thy mystic chain
Brothers heart to brother:
kindling. with thy sudden flame
Love that naught may smother
Refrain.
Parted far though we may stand.
Memories, naught may sever
Still shall bind us. hand in hand
To thy VOWS forever.
Refrain.
Zeta Psi. we pledge tonight.
Evermore to love thee
As thy sparkling banner white
Filings its folds above thee
Refrain
Those present from Bowdoin college
we're l.. NJ. Spear 1900. A. NJ. Rollins 80
md II. ". Lancy so.
A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT.
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