New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

Eighteenth-Let the title to all fraternity chap
ter houses be vested in the alumni merSSrs of the
fraternity. and let the alumni members be encour
aged. as far possible to shape and control the
financial policy of the chapter g = =
Nlneteenth-Let, the older and more experienced
members Of the fraternity take pains to impress
/ Upon the younger and less experienced members
tnat 1t is more genemanly. neEs Rois, more self
improving for them to expeHd their rraternal love
and Sympathy and help upon those members Of
the fraternity who lack culture, congenality,
Feflner eraen polish, social grace, polite aad
all those other. fine qualities of head ana heart
which go to make up the ideal fraternity man. than
II is to eSpernl their fraterna1 devotion upon
VINO are more pleasant than those others to
soclate with by of already possessing the
desirable attributes Just mentioned eto "a generous
degree. Thus will the whole student body be ap-
preciably elevated: thus will college spirit be aug
mented and thus will clique spidt dessfiafate Ks
, things go now the many substantial and lifelong
benefits which fraternity life bestows expended
only upon limited number of students, who really
need it less than those who do not get it. AS
things go now,f-coege spirit is hindered eR its.
growth by the sense Of unjust treatnent inflicted
BY the fraternities a large number OF college
students. who turn their eyes vanly for redress
upon the only power that could give it-the faculty,
and trustees Meeting there either open appr6*al Of
or tmorous connivance in this injustice, their love
for alma mater dies a-borning, and when they are
graduated they go into the world with little
desire TO help support a college which showed so
little interest in them. AS 1t is the spirit OF
snobbery is hothoused in the bosofis OF fraternity
members by contemplation of their own steady i'm
provement in the social graces. while the "barb
stays about where he in this respeetr when
he entered college: and the germ Of selfshness
which all possess instead of being eradcated
by fraternity life, fairly bourgeons Within thirn
increasing a iittle with every single act Of fhdul-
gence in any of those many joys of the chapter
house which he knows the unlucky barb" has not
Twentieth-Let the spirit of envious rivalry be-
tween fraternities be discouraged and a friendly
spirit be encouraged by the organization Of joint
council in college in which all the fraternties
having chapters there shall be represented. and let
plans be discussed at stated meetings OF ts council
for the Improvement Of fraternity life, -. =. r :
Twenty y-frst-I5et this council do all il to
prevent the election of fraternity men to the va
rious class offices or to the athletic teams On the
sole the principal ground that they are
fraternity
ties be abolished. and let all oaths Administered 10
members no1itiates be lsaWIr-te "A nIsns . go
Twenty-th -third-Prioy to Initiation, let there be
given 10 every applicant for membership full In
formation 10 dues, initiation fees. and all rfher
expenses incidental TO chapter house life.
Twenty-fourth-Let life in the tehapters house be
made less frivolous and more elevating than It is
now This can be done by headent reading
Of The frategnty, ritual and by the older me1nbsrs
inlpressing upon the younger the true meaning and
tains ~.sSt
/ Twenty-ffth-Iet persistent neglect of study as
well as moral obliqnity. be a ground for dismissal
Of any member from the fraternity.
TmgeEty- sxth--Vhenever fraternity seems 20 be
abusing its privileges. falling far short OF it's
opportunities for. good. subordinatng college
spirit TO fraternity spirit. let the faculty
that the sentiment of the whole student body out
side that cliprit fraternity be thoroughly
against It. untIits policy is altered Let the fac