The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-20
PHI BETA KAPPA ANNUAL.
The Celebration Held at William and
Nary College.
An ADDRESS BY BISHOP RANDOLPH
The Oldest Greek Letter Society in the
Country Holds It's Ke-unioi
at the Oldest South
crn College.


clatiye and intelligent audience drawn
from both "town ana gown and gain
oicd TO take part n tne annual eo''Di"-
tion OF the old and famous Pm be'a
Kappa society.
This society had its birth at NiiI"m
and Mary College ON the 9th Of December
la6. IL Was organized by q few bright
yosths as "a social aud literary club. ana
va az nrst very much ike the creek
letter fraIeruiues of Tie present oay'
l..fer OH. however. 60 was limited TO oia-
tnruishod eratuatcs, and 10 men OF
cmiueuce past collegiate ages and, ln -his
way. 90 has come to include many OF the
most famous men of Ncw England ana
the Middle States.
TIE sOCIEIYS S INFANCY.
The ntst period of the society at VIII
liam and Mary extended over about io'r
years. for. when the British fleet bearing
benedict Arnold and his forces. landed
opposite jamestown. january o. INoi' lHc
society dlsDauded AND turned iis records
over to thc college steward incse re-
cords slept n Ions sleep. ana, in AP
found thcIr Way into tie archives of inc
Nrs.na Historical Society a year or
two aeo they were generously restored
10 this chapter hy that society.
AinoH5 li' carry ,t.',..-... .,l,,
mother 'n'pi'i. a..
member OF ih' AN, i..g,r.,,,,
plnia, secretary OF leeauon TO Jefferson
in France minister t0 Holland FRANCE
anu spa -' h"ii,i ''''' ''''
baia stu IT. ihe famous Ioi''''"'''
Ger "oa, r. iNe 'ii''i,ll ."l''' 'O,'', -'
t"aiL 'h'rI Jus,'..' .'''''oN
lhsion Tar more ln'N 'ie "'l"'"
ms W ie' I.anoon 'anc" VINO was "a
Ieieu seat ia M"ols'H '."l'ii''
ems Thompson MASON. l'e '',.ll'H. 7."''
man ana oineis amos, el..''il
n 80 'iiooL or ~ Ali''' d. ii' ,''i J..
Ih'ae youuhs. from Hllt'h i' twenty
years of ogc used to devote me Garner
hours of their monthly meetings to de-
bates and essays. and tue later hours 10
"I0iIty and mrth. Some OF Che Quca-
tions they debated were. "Whether an
sararIan law is consistent with the prIu-
rtnI.. of . ,,... r.u - Il..". "Nhctnor any
tbfn~ is mon. l..r.rors 90 civil liberty
co.. s,.,.. ,.r. .D.rf.r, army an
..,,... .I..... ,..,.,,t. l,a,.o
q '''o o' -.,..., ~
'ne i'1"' l' ''''' ~,
cmldi'n "l''i 'h''Ii'- ."lo '"N''"'''
cism was ieeaL' no wonder they h'd
10 end up .n ioiHiy and mirth
~ fellow d.d not give "a good excuse
TO- atseneo ho was nned s. and for FAM
ing to speak or read AN essay when ap-
pointed ho was fined SiO One custom
They had that mas gone entirely ont of
fashion fu au literary societies and IN nl
American assemblies both largo and
ern.u fs r.t,.l, sbo,,n in tbo minnie.
m -, ,-.
"'' ~ ii' "''.''' 1''''0 0'"H ~ o'.'.'
o'"F'lt' MS "''i'illa'i"" OH Se N",''i'"
gwen out Mr' felioh snort oeihs
Nhlitpaitd was silent on ye occasion
Nj short cleft no issuc.'
Before the mother chapter entered on
her long sleep OF over fifty years. She
gave birth TO two beautiful and thriving
daughters. Mass lcnusetts Alpha Cat Har-
NWD. and Connecticut Alpha CAT Nale).
for in lnt, permission was granted 10
Elisha Parmale graduate of Harvard.
Who bad drifted 20 William and Mary, 10
establl7h chapters at the two New Eng
land Colleges named or the brilliant
ierord of these chapters. with their long
foh or eminent orators. statesmen. schol-
nrs. poets and divines We have not time
70 speak suffice 10 say, that these
oaushters are now in loving communica-
4tnt hcr the graceful ana gifted pen or
one OF her poets 20 make this celebration
o success.
AN EARLY PRESIDENT
I'm 1919. it was learned that William
short ono of the early presidents of
Virginia Alpha. was stiu alive and.
though nincty-twO years Of age. he came
10 Williamsburg. and reviewed the chap
tcr TO which no had belonged before tho
Of 1881. Among those iniu-
ated then was Colonel Beui S. Fwcu
long president Of the college. In 1893 he ass
sisted IN the revival OF the chapter after
another long suspension. So that the
ilNos or these two men practically COW
cred the whole lifetime Of the society.
Al present there are about forty chap
ters or this society, mostly IN New Eng
land New York PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio,
10 be elected member. Is recorded as 4.
honor of a Students career and
ae "A literary distinction hv men Of ma |
turitv. Al William ava Mary. IL is i, |
the case Of non-couecinns fillv canal IN |
an honorary degree.
Among the Hvir~ MONITORS OF thfs eo-
-iet, outside of VIRGINIA oro Rt Rnv ~ |
+. Potter nresi4o,,4 ne fbo Irnitod or
,ers. colonel n. w Hirrinson late pre.i- |
Dent. President a. X Adams ~ .ho |
University OF Wisconsin. President u g |
Gilman Of frcrlf,e. yso,. rav,s,d /
Everett Halo of Afassacbueotte. presi9e,t /
NJ. T. Gates ~ Ar,h.,et Coiiooo. pr /
fessor Samuel Hart of Trinitv Colio@e.
President setb low az CoI,,,nbia. PRO,
fessor Is. a. Word of ponne,,lva,ia.
Justin Winsor of Harvard
THE EXERCISFs.
Tho exercises OF me evening voro
opened with rraver ~ che Pov