The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-25

Bruce Mcfarland, Richard Porter
and Charles Ryder were members of
the Phi Lambda Epsilon. Harry
Gaunt. Ralph Lewis, Frank Miller
the Delta Oniicron Omicron. Rachel
Coston, Josephine Perry, Helen Mitch
ell, Dorothy Scott, Bertha Hull and
Lois Lindsay were members of the
lambda Alpha lambda sorority. Dor
othy Porter and Marian Wear were
members of the Owl sorority.
Following the enactment of the
anti-fraternity law the members of
the Owl sorority claimed that they
disbanded as a sorority. However,
under the name Owls they have con-
tinued to some extent their associa
ton with those who had formerly
been members, and a group of girls
have acknowledged that they associate
together in an informal way under the
name of Owls. These girls are Esther
Clark, Mary Alexander, Jean Rodgers,
Dorothy Barber, Louise Culver,
Parkinson, Lucille Mills, Elizabeth
Mills, Isabel Mills, Marjorie Rodgers,
Mary Van Vechten, Lois Seger, Mar
guerite Koontz, Ruth Wilson, Edith
Updegraff, Ariel Nichols, Dorothy
Porter and Marian Wear.
'tAll of the above named who were
members of fraternities or sororities
prior to the enactment of the anti
fraternity law had signed statements
at the beginning of the present school
year that they were prepared to give
evidence of withdrawal from such
membership. They had also within
the last few days submitted to the
superintendent signed statements to
the effect that they are not now MEM
rity and that they would not become
such while connected with the To-
peka high school.
The following motion was made
by Mr.. Anderson and seconded by Mr..
Hardy: That all pupils who have been
actively identified with any fraternity
or sorority or violated their pledges
to this board since Sept. 1909 be sus-
pended for the rest of this school year.
yea and nay vote was called for on
this motion which resulted as follows:
Aye, Mr.. Hardy and Mr.. Anderson;
nay. Mr.. Jordan, Mr. Kutz. Mr.. Linn.
Mr.. Nicholson, Mr.. Poole, Mrs. Evans,
Mr.. Cuthbert, Mr.. Norton.
"a motion was then made iby Mr..
Linn that the action of the board TAX
pending the four boys who were men,
bers of the Kappa Alpha Pi fra
ternity be reconsidered. This motion
was carried.
cit was then voted, on motion of
Mr.. Kutz, that the suspension of the
four boys concerned be made indefin-
tie. A yea and nay vote was taken, as
follows: Aye-Mr. Jordan, Mr.. Kutz,
Mr. Nicholson. Mr.. Hardy, Mr.. Poole,
Mr.. Evans, Mr.. Cuthbert, Mr.. Norton;
Nay-Mr. Anderson.
''It was then moved by Mr.. Kutz
that the recommendation of the super
intendent, which had been called for
in the conference preceding the meet
ing of the board, should be adopted,
as follows:
THAT Merle Snyder, Lyle Bailey,
Clyde Mills, Roy Agard and Ernest
Mold, who had been suspended by the
superintendent be not admitted to
schools earlier than the opening of
the new term on January 81, and then
only on condition of assurance by
themselves and their parents or guar
dians that they will not be nor be-
come members or pledges of any Sc
cret fraternity as long as they are con-
nected with the Topeka high school.
That as a condition of remaining
in the high school, all former mem
bers of fraternities and sororities.
whose names are given above, shall
give evidence of withdrawal from any
fraternity or sorority of which they
have been members, and furnish salts
factory assurance on their own part
and by their parents or guardians that
they will not be nor become members
or pledges of any secret fraternity or
sorority as long as they are connected
with the Topeka high school,
TT was then voted, on motion of Mr..
Kutz. that the four boysHLa Rue
Royce, Lloyd Savers, Frank McKft-
rick and Chester Hamilton-should be