New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

Sis harmful In college fraternities without ceprfY-
ing them Of any Of their really good features:
First-Let no reliance be placed on the Idea that
reforms worth much will come from within
the fraternities- No fraternity man whom I ever
heard discussing needed fraternity reforms has
given any evidence at all that he was capable of
even recognizing. mrch less aboshng the great
est detrinent OF all which fraternities nfiict upon
the student body; and that IS the unwarrautab BILE
stigma which they place (either willingly or uri-
Willingly. It matters mott upon the undergraduate
who desires 10 Join their ranks but is nat allowed
TO do SO. Hence. say, the college faculties and
= ~trustees are the ones who must impose reforms
tho fraternitIes if any reforms of real worth
.-rere 10 be achieved 1t is useless declare that
,ccilese faculties ana are incapable of i'm
posing reforms upon fraternties. To answer that
spccioGs argument it is only necessary to point 10
princeton University, which has banished the
fraternities from her borders completely If
Princeton could drive out and keep cut these pow
Terfu fraternities. certainly any other
drive out and keep out any and all students who
n should Insist upon enrolling themselves in the
ranks OF fraternity which refused TO introduce all
> and any reforms demanded by the faculty and
trustees.
seeoud-Let US. frankly and without hypocrisy
r " naudiin sentiment humanitarian cant con-
seds that the average white man in America is too
IaErowmtnded to be capable Of truly fraternizng
With the man whose skin IS not white. When
sag fraternizingt I mean entering fully into that
ztste of sympathetic union called for by the oaths
Z
say
Third-And let It be conceded, with equal frank
.as ness and lack OF hypocrisy that the Jew is too
Z :lSruish TO be able truly to fraternize with the
GertiIe
Fourth-Let college fraternities then be divided
s-.s TO their membership IN the future (the mast
= cannot now be cured into Gentle frateruitieS
Jewish fraterties and fraternities for all college
undergraduates who do not belong to the white
races Il it should be found desirable still fur
ther 10 dtnerentiate this third division into sepa
rate fraternities for cubans. Filpinos Hawaiians,
japanese, Indians, negroes and Cinnamon that
could be easily accomplished also
Fifth-Iet the Gentle student be n,cibia >o-
membership IN the Gentle fraternities only No
stigma attaches to him then because he is barred
Is from the other classes Of fraternities
Sxth-Let the Jewish undergraduate be eligible
- for admission 10 Jewish fraternities only No
stigma then attaches TO him because by the acci-
dent OF birth. he is dcharred from membership In
:. the other classes of fraternities.
~ Seyenth-Let the negro. the Indian the Cuban.
the Hawaiian, the Jap and the -C'hinaman he
eligible only for membership in their respective
OF stigma because they are debarred from ether
freternties
- Elehth-Ilet it be thoroughly understood that
OF these suggestions made by me are intended
apply such Greek letter fraternities as elect
their members the basis of scholarship only
Ninth-Throw open the doors OF the Gentle
freteri.tes TO every Gentle undergraduate in the
college and every Gentle alumnus and keep them
always open
Tenth-Do the with the doors of the Jewish
fraternities and all the remaining classes of fra
81 terpities
"a Eeventhret each fraternity place its dues at a,
nigh figure or as low a figure as seems advisable
"a, This Will the students who cannot afford or
- 10 aot desire luxury In tho chapter house from,
90 nose who can afford and do desire it No stigma