Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-28


comprehensive yet conceived By auE
Fraternity There is nothing i'm tao
obligatln that any man may not sub
scribe to. The member could be OF
any religious belief, ana could en-
tertain any ideas he may DESIRE po-
litlcally or mpon almost any other
question and still be able to sub
scribe TO the obligation OF the I. q.
s. Fraternity, for there Is nothing I'm
Il TO conflict with the dictates OF hfs
conscience, the laws OF his country.
the laws OF HIS church or the tonots
OF hls political creed.
It has been endorsed by Catholic
Bishop. a Presbyterian Doctor or
Divinity. and has been subscribed to
by MethodIsts. Baptists and Episco-
palians. There is, therefore, moth
ing in the obligation TO which any
honest, well-meaning man could oh
ject
In the preparation OF the Ritual
we realized that a large majority or
the members OF the Fraternity would
he men who work during the day in
different vocatlons and that a relax
alton from the serious conditions OF
life would be necessary I'm order to
make the Fraternity meeting pleasur-
able. We concluded TO pay particu-
lar attention TO the burlesaue end
OF the first OF the matricnlate DC
gree. that Is. the degree that all stu
dents must take In order TO become
members OF the /. G. 8 Fraternity
This burlesque part Is perfectly inno-
cent. every one who goes through
Il. will come out just as good physt-
cally as when he went In. but while
harmless II will keep the candidate
guessing while there. We are hax-
Ing a special apparatus designed aud'
manufactured which will be patented
and be the sole property OF the I. O.
Is. Fraternity, and when I'm working.
order. the /. c. s. Fraternity goat,
will be as vigorous and animated asi
that In any other Fraternity
II Is the intention TO have three
different pieces. each one exemp,ify-
Ing In a harmless way the cardinal
principles OF the fraternity; that is.
Industry. Concentration and Self re-
lance.
As was mentioned before, the
inltiatory degree Is called the Ma
triculate degree, but we still have
another degree called the Fellow
ship degree, which can be taken
only by those members OF the Fra
ternity who have passed certain SUR
jeets In their eOnrses.
A circular is now I'm preparation
that will give the name of every
course taught By the schools, snd
with the name OF the course VIII be-
given the name OF the subjects which
the student must pass before he Is
eligible to the second or Fellowship
degree.
In the burlesque part OF the sec
ond degree. the goat will be a little
more educated than the MatricuIate
goats that Is. In the Fellowship de-
gree, his head will be up and his tail
down. while the opposite Is true of
The first degree goat
The costume OF the Fraternity Wit
be the students cap and gown. Nv
cry member within three months nft-
pr initiation must procure one or
.hese black caps and gowns The7e
costumes are 10 be secured only BY
m order through the local Chapter
Registrar who has all necessary
blanks for measurements, etc, aud
% Will In turn send such blank Ia
he Supreme Registrar. who viii
III the order The reason for doing
his Is TO secure uniformity IN style
md material. The cost OF the cos
ume will be $3.50, including cap
md grown, and every member will
AVE three months from the time he
5 initiated 10 secure the costume.
Every member who has taken tho
fellowship degree will be entitled To
year three gold bars on each sIecve
. his gown, that being the marx OF
he second degree. You can readily
ppreciate the effect OF these Dars
Ipon the members who have not yec
AIKEN II.
Naturally Il viii be an inceBtf7o
o study 20 pass the required sub-