New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

thing" He joins their ranks All he knows Of
them and all he knows OF other rrats Is Waae
have found out his former record-they try 20 have
before they bid him If they do. the standards
And what of the first mentioned freshman? The
chances are he is left himself 1t. is his hrst
flight from home He has known the other ooy
from the primary grades. when perhaps ne cheale9
in spelling and was soTard V On the h II 5 tSe3a
is such a 1lifferenCe made between them heTeE Let
him who has been a college mar answer
If the neglected boy is of moderately strong
character, with an extremely sehslINS hatuIe ~
time goes he shuts himself up within MS smell
society NE Is INNS ,iT SpSt'' 7raduSIiv he NAV
srtifciaI bond but because of a natural and mutual
ottracTior- fire only firm rock upon which friend
ship can be securely founded
as " a ne strong thing not Greek is bar
baran. He carves place in the college hie i lot
himself: and It is prominent one IN IN, ms JUNIOR s
year. when he has the opportunity to Jon any 'T4-
ternity he may choose he laughs at the idea lie
has made his friends himself the place ne , hoi1S
is not due to any help gained from the backing or
the men naturally fitted to be his friends the men
he wants for his friends-aTe glad to De m ms IriTnS
pered by any Greek letter fetters.
These cases are types-extremes, perhaps-qqGs
they embrace every except that of the BOY Win
weak will who, through careful training has been
started along the right road He joins FRATERNITY
of the right type and ne Is tae peter LOT IL II
the case. the strong fraternity does not want him.
it is the he really prefers or not he Is soon
done for. He drops by the waysde and his parents
blame the college for the ruin of their SON.
Some good results from the fraternity, put tlle
main issue is whether the benefit derived Is worth
the price demanded What does the fraternity pro-
pose gIve2 Ideal fellowship and the develop
ment of latent talent Is that the Fellowship ideaF
Is 1t possible for be true 20 twenty men
not of his own selection? Does il stand 10 reason
that thew would all be ideally cOngental? In the
case of the freshman cited. the brevty of the
acquaintance makes it impossible for him 20 know
the well enough, and this. in view OF the bind
ing he is called upon to take, places MIN IN
either OF two pOSitiOnS-either he cannot be
true to those VOWS (Which is most often the case).
else he gradually let's down the bars. as II Were
lowers his standards and allows his better self to
slowly atrOphy He withdraw. but sew hava
the moral courage to do so. and If they do, there
is always the stigma attached to them that cllngS
to who breaks VOWS OF any kind
in his college career and thus deliberately puts
a barrier between himself and his Oldtime friends.
while he may find COngenial friends within the walls
of the fraternity house, yet he deadens much ot
friends for the sake OF the companiOnship Of men
who were so long in finding out his real worth
Does the fraternity develop latent talent? Yes,
IN the case of the man who Is strong enough noe
TO be dragged down and not strong enough 10 bring
himself the front The fraternity insist upon
his trying do things that he would not try to do
if left to himself and which other friends would
have the excuse for insisting upon his doing A
man often does things for the sake OF the frat
when he would not do them for himself for tha
college many love for fraternity does
what loyalty to Alma Mater ought to do but there
is something wrong with the conditions OF tha
college that neceSStateS any ones joining a fra
ternity in order that it's students may be aroused
latent talents. 5. GRAHAM MORRISON
Sharon. Penn