Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-10

woman freak VINO appeared III hduSdS City
a short time ago. a fake. He said he could
do the same things she did. When he tried
ii he was thrown up into the chandeliers,
combined strength of several men. He also
referred to Professor Morrison's having
said he would just as soon go out into the
cemetery and look at tombstones as at the
pictures in the public art gallery at the
library.
'Inhdel and Vegetarian"
Bryant Cromer. son of the we'll known
minister. stated that Professor Morrison
was IAN infidel and a vegetarian"
II understand that he controls his teach
ers," he said, land can easily understand
why the faculty is against us.
II have been talking to business men Of
the city" continued Mr.. Cromer, land they
say Professor Morrison is very foolish to
attack fraternity when universities have
Richard Meriwether. who is living with his
uncle and guardian, Hunter Meriwether,
said that the latter declared the matter
ought to be taken before the board of
education and that he didn't propose to put
up with Professor Morrison's foolishness
minute.
Professor Morrison's chief objection to
the fraternity is that 1t creates factions in
the school and tries to monopo9zzeeo all the
fss and henos There f are
is solely on merit The Various societies
ne a them eVer TSm the r %
only member of the fraternity who is a
senior; is president Of the class James
lus. the school paper, and a fraternity
brother Is his assistant.
Misinterprets "Barbarians."
One of the chief grievances of Professor
Morrison is that the boys call everybody
not members Of their fraternity barbarians.
He says 1t is disrespectful. 1t is the custom
with fraternities the world over to refer to
all outsiders as barbarians. It is used just
as the ancient Greeks used it to designate
everybody not Greeks.
One of the strong arguments advanced
by the boys was that there were two fra,
been be- a for years. There had never been any
crusade against them there.
Professor Morrison claims that he can
70 t 5nree h endsrs az the sta of
the Nautilus. he can exclude them from
holding class offices. and can bar them from
the literary societies.
Dwight Frost. one of the frat. boys an
nounced at the meeting that Professor Nor
rison had visited his parents and had told
had him withdraw from the fraternity
A Joint meeting Of the two chapters OF
ing.
The Offending Letter.
The official paper of the fraternity, a
copy of which Professor Morrison found
and took exceptions to. is small sheet
similar to all fraternity papers, containing
mainly fraternity news. In the last num-
Der is letter contributed by James N.
Russell. 1t is said to have incensed Pro-
fessor Morrison most. 1t follows in full:
1.-The fight is on: Theta has started into
working a most interesting problem that
is continually glazing her in the face.
Since the last issue OF The Phi Lambda
Epsilon Theta has been doing splendid
work.
1--WE are no longer running sub rosa.' for
without the entire faculty being warned.
"Our principal has been notified that a
chapter of the Phi Lambda Epsilon is
among the students of his school and he
has announced to the pupils that his de
sire is to crush all secret societies that
| attempt to enter the Manual Training high
school,.
Theta has been waiting patiently for
| this commotion, and we are prepared to
hold our own and explain to the anti-frats,
| that our time is not yet come
Theta is not only working in school.
but for the fraternity at large. We are
| trying to enter the large cities.
Theta and Zeta are still working. to-
| gether in harmony and are keeping things
| warm at school.
wishing you all success and hoping you
| will realize the importance Of sustaining
the fraternity pape. M as Te DO p an Yours
Paul NJ Baylor, the young, man who
| sor Morrison found and tried to translate,
explained 1t to the members present at the
meeting last night. He said 1t was merely
a meaningless tumble I OF TYPEWRITER ter brack-
| ''act at once" and with Professor Morri-
sons name inserted.