The evening world., 1905-10-14
HAzED GIRLS
WORE SLINCS
into CHAPEL
Wadeigh President thought
It Indicated an Epidemic
Of Broken Arms.

Deim Bpsflon. Greek letter secret
society Of wadleigh High School, has
taken q sudden rise into prominence.
Dr. John White, the principal OF the
rirls' hish school, has called the sisters
10 account for httls hazing. Reproof
means publicity, and publicity means
Importance. That's why all the Delta
Fps" feel proud as peacocks, and all
the underclass girls are thinking, Can
] ever hope to be elected TO { at su-
periOr frat5"
II all came about this way: When
the society was founded. year age,
through the efforts OF Miss Nina Van
Dyne clause was included in the con-
stitution to read as follows: when,
as II shall come TO pass, those elected
to membership In this sacred sistorhood
shall be formally and eternally pledged,
they shall, IN symbol of that fact, wear
some outward and visible sign OF such
nature and for such term as this
society shall prescribe"
When the newly elected were pledged
this week they were instructed to ap-
near at chapel exercises tho next morn
ing with arms In black slings and their
topknots braided In childish fashion
down their backh These hallmarks
were to indicate 10 the school what
pledge pin does In some Of the big fra
ternities.
Amazed the Doctor.
Now. Delta Epsilon admits 10 it's
thrice-holy circle only seniors and
juniors, The now members are elected
yearly from the juniors, and in the big
auditorium where the entire school
meets each mouhns tbs upper class
mon occupy front seatA
The hymn was closed and DR.. White
was Just opening the Book Of Proverbs
to read to his young women about the
good housewife who rises while Il is
yet dark 10 put the house In order,
when. bang the book fell from his
hands az the sight OF tho star member
OF the Junior class sitting before him
injured and MANNED.
He leaned over the lectern, his eyes
fearful with sympathy for six beauti-
fm girls clad in the Earb OF sorrow and
with arms In sllngs. Sure enough, Miss
Ida Alexander, Mis- Alice Kidd. Miss
Vida Lindo Miss Nettie Reid and Miss
Harriet Roberts had come TO harm
'Asreifm heavensl" oried the learned
Doctor, forgetting himself In his excite
ment, why was l not informed OF this
llsaster All, my dear young women,
y II possible you have been ~ rough In
your sport as TO MAIN each other7
Heaven forbid Was Il basketball or
baseballl And after all / have said
about being gentle in your playI Have
they been properly set2"
Whatp" ohorused the sextet.
your erms" said DR.. John.
Only "PIedeed," That's ALL
:. MY, mol They aren't broken" chlrped
=, ,"sprainsd'" queried the doctor, soil
citollsly,
."INo." said theyI were Just pledged"
Whats thatY
We're going to Join Delta Ep, and
we're being hazed, oh, no. We aren't
Well, you can Just imagine what tho
principal said. And then he turned 10
.he place whore B, talks OF not letting .
your lett hand know what your right |
land does,
So the society took notice. Miss Flora
'riedlander, who Is President, and Miss .
ella Gale and Miss Nina Van Dyne. |
he Committee ON Torture, met In Sc
ret compact TO arrange for the coming
initiation, They decided II should be
eld In the gymnasium at dead Of night
nd that any Pecping Tom should be
ortured for many hours.
So Thursday night shrouded forms as
embled In the pitohy hall, leading
lndfoded and quaking victims to their
oom. But the girls stood It all. They
roved their loyalty 30 the ssterhood
y unfinohingly eating the most horrld
nings called "entrails," by performing
eats OF supergirlish prowoss and by
citing forth their !deaS OF the ideal
usb9nd.
II leaked out spmetow And this
1orning In chapd Or. Wiite gave
tte helpful talk ON tho womanly
oman.
"But YOU know how II Is when YOU
elong 70 o secret society" s1lI tho
resident 70 an Evening World iephrtrr
You. have to do funny things once In
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