The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-21
'DEKES' DEDICATE
CHAPTER HOUSE
PHI EPSILoNs' FINE NEW HOME
rs TO BE OPENED.
Professor Benton, Head Of French De-
partment in University Of Minnesota,
Resigns-Sigerfoos' Glasses on q Trip
Down the River-Tall Flagpole, Gift
to the "'U," Is Shipped.

Kappa Epsilon college fraternity will
celebrate tonight the opening Of
the new "Deke'o' chapter house at I'LL
University avenue Sc, facing the state
university campus. The house, which
will be one Of the finest in fraternity
row. has been completed, and when
the Greeks gather tomorrow for their
seventeenth, annual banquet they will
their needs and embodying their own
ideas of a home for the undergraduate
members Of the chapter. b.
Phi Epsilon chapter of Delta Kappa
Epsilon was established at Minnesota
in 1889 and since it's establishment
has been uniformly prosperous. Aided
by alumni, the project Of building a
chapter house ,was early set on foot and
a lot on University avenue was ,pur-
the house was started last fall.
of a colonial pattern, built with a large
porch and white pillars. 1t is three
stories high, and occupies one of the
finest sites in the vicinity Of the uni,
versity.
versity, an initiate Of the Yale chap
ter Of Delta Kappa Epsilon, will act as
s sGsS'm after an an inv naaiSne' by son1 8ey:
George R. Merrill, the "Dekes'' will
be entertained by the following pro,
gram Of toasts: Delta Kappa Epsi;
lon,' Frank NJ. Shaw; "Alma Mater
William D. Washburn, Jr.; "Delta
Kappa Epsilon and Athletics" Lucian
Swift; "Sinews. of War; Douglas A.
Fiske;H'The Delta Kappa Epsil9 1n As
I'll. IITbo TIDAL Hbop+or - n n Woito.
NThe Alumni Jared Howe; cd. K,
E. and Politics. Charles F: Jelley;
"Phi EDsilOn,o Nathan Blackburn.
Professor Benton Resigns.
Professor Charles w. Benton, head
Of the French department at the Uni
versity Of Minnesota, will sever his
connection with: the institution at the
close Of the present school year. H
has rendered his resignation to the
board of regents, which has not taker
official action, but is expected to grant
the request. DR.. Benton is understood
to be leaving in order to carry out
other plans for his future work, the
DR.. Benton has been with the univer
sitya twenty-eight years, and is one Of
it's most scholarly men. His parents
were missionaries and he was born in
Syria. In addition to the French Ian
guage he is versed in Spanish, Italian
Arabic and Sanskrit. e4tr "g' q
Students on a Picnic.
Two hundred students in the depart
ment of zoology and biology were
guests of DR.. Charles P. Sigerfoos Sat
urday afternoon eat a spring picnic tri1
down the river.12" The Mayfower wa
chartered for the--afternoon and eve
ming, leaving atnskip::n; from the foo
Of MinnehaRa glen with a Jolly boat
load, properly chaperoned by a part,
Of faculty men and women. The May
flower .cruised up the Minnesota rive
as far as the Savage farm and returned
to M~innehaha at g pm. Many, wen
back to St. Paul for the end of tn
trip, arriving an hour later. A picni
supper was served on board.
Flagpole Shipped.
Word has been received at the uni
versity that the huge fagpole presente,
to the university by Louis Schwage
Of Seattle has been shipped to Mime
apolis and will arrive in time for erec
tion during commencement week. TIL
pole is a Washington fir, 1877 feet high
and will be erected on the knoll or
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