The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-12
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 When the letter had been read to Clark. who was present. was asked if he wished to make any further statement in regard to the initiation gretted the publicity that had been given the matter. He thought the matter should have come before the Board of Education. to which the let ter was addressed. before it was dis cussed outside. He brought the mat ter before the board as matter of duty. to his family, who had been caused a greate deal of anxiety and suffering, and as citizen Of Bridge port.
 He desired the board not only to investigate the occurrence. which compelled his daughter to lose at least a year of her school life, but also the conditions which led up to the init1a- ton.
 When MT. Clark had finished speak ing. Commissioner Brady asked, Did this initiation take place at the high school and during the school hours! daughter had to submit to this treat ment at the home of one of the mem bers of the sorority.
 fHow did you get the information as to the nature of the ingredients administered to your daughter?" ask ed Commissioner Cullinan.
 of the sorority who administered the connections Also from my daughter. who for a time was able to distinguish the taste of various ingredients.
 f'The fact that my daughter was not immediately nauseated was a source of great discomfort to the girls, ton. They. said Throw it up, throw it up.' showing that they knew they had administered something at which they were alarmed. My daughter was unable to throw up what she had talk en.''
 Commissioner Bell then moved and Commissioner Macdonald seconded that the chair appoint a committee to fully investigate the entire subject of secret fraternities and also the initia- tion of Miss Clark. Before the motion was put MT. Bell asked under what authority the societies were formed. Were they formed at the sanction of the Board of Education? Commis- sioner Hallen replied that in the high school at present there were four girl sororities and five boys fraternities, some of that number, but not, all, had applied to the Board for charters
 President Marigold at once named the entire board to act as the investf- meeting President Marigo1d stated that the board would go to the root of the trouble, that there would be a. full investigation not only of the facts in the Clark case but also in regard to other limitations at the school. MT. Clark stated that he was determined to go to the root of the matter and place the responsibility for his daugh- ter cOnQ1ClOn Wu0TS IL DelOnSS. lie would continue the investigation to his own satisfaction, not in a spirit Of malice, but to save some other young girl from the treatment accorded his daughter. MT. Clark stated that he had planned a, trip abroad several weeks ago, but it had to be postpon- ed because of his daughters illness. He intends now to start at the end of this month, if his daughter is suf- ficiently recovered. He will be gone for several months.
 Tir-I, GSo17n with a hard time The frats have long been in bad odor with Instructors and with the Board of Education not because of supposed dangers attach ed to their ceremonies. but because they are regarded as undemocratic- Nothing has done more to assemble the boys and girls into clannish groups, it is said. than the secret so- cieties. There have been frats that have been other frats that would not receive Catholics. There have been still other frats that would not re- And class lines have been tightly drawn in some frats. outside of the broad distinctions already referred to, icy of the same sorority will differ somewhat from year to year, with changing personnel But these poli- cies have been the source of many youthful feminine heart burnings- Some sororities required their mem bers to be pretty, or else member tinction.
 At any rate, according to member of the board who has given the sub- l feet of school frats some considera- 1 tion, the societies have been injurious | to school discipline and the progress 1 of the individual pupil. Leading i members of frats have been conspicu- 1 ous by their failure to lead in their | studies.
 The members of the board are of l two minde about the means that i