The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-29
NINETY NINETEEN
SOCIETY MEET
TRINITY COLLEGE RoYs HOLD Az
MAJ. SESSION OF WELL
KNOWN FRATERNITY.
SWARTHMORE DEBATE
BISHOP KrLGo. FORMER PaESIDEN I
oF college, Addresses THE
STuDENT&--sIvEN
ROYAL WELCOME.

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TRINITY COLLEGE. DURHAM. ",
C. Sept 2s--wtth appropriate ex-
ercises the Ninety Nineteen society,
otherwise known az the scholarship
Fraternity Of the College. held its
annual limitations Monday night Ia
Its hall in the Epwer7h building
Eleven men we're admitted into the
Organization, and from the size II
this number MAJ re Judged fhe ex-
cellenf standing ot the students of
the class ef 1913. from whose ranks
came the greater part Vt the new
men.
Tho Ninety Nineteen Society al
n1tts no members vho do not attain
unto a certain hsgh degree II eN-
ceiiency IN their studies. and Il IS
one Of the oldest organizations Ia
the college. Ter many years IL has
played a most important part in The
hetierment Of the intellectual life OF
Trinity College, and 20 ita credit Is
due the founding Of the South Al
lsntic Quarterly. the periodical which
is rapidly gaining ground with the
most distinguished men Of America
SIS magazine typical Of the now
thought OF the new south II Is re-
sponsihis also for the Inauguration
last year Of the iuterschoiastic decla-
rnsuon contest which aroused SO
much interest in the high schools Of
North Carolina and virginia
Those Who Were Received.
The eleven men who were received
into the organization were. Messrs
H. A. Mokinnen. Of MaNton. K. l.
Towe. OF Winfail. ". NJ MARI %
Bryson City, IL. l. Wilson, Winston
Salem: y. /. White. Statewide. J
II Rose. Frankhnton. W. q Suffer
Garvshurg. j. A Rand. OF Raleigh
s g. Alderman. Of Greensboro. Quin
ton Hoiton, Durham, X +, Neal o.
Monroe.
After the initiation refreshment:
we're served
The debate council Of Trinity Col
lese met for the ~ time this yea
Monday afternoon and organized 70
the year This body which has u
charge the general debating interest
Of the college. II composed Of Pro
lessons Boyd Flowers and Glassoi
and two representatives from each O
the two literary societies Of the col
iege. a plan fer increasing tnteres
I'm debating work In the literary 80
cieties was mapped oaf. and II is &
be presented To the societies az tnet
next meeting SATURDAY night
One debate for this year is alread
booked, the second ia q series Wit
swArthmore College. OF Pennsylvania
saarthmore defeated Trinity in Dur
ham last February. but despite Tn
fact that Trlnity's representative
must carry the battle into the enc
mys country. they are confident the
they will win out
The officers Of the debating ceun
ell for the present year were electe
as follows, Professor W. X Boyt
president: A. w Byrd, of the JUNO
class. secretary; DIR w. IL. GlassoI
of the department OF economics, col
responding secretary Upon him WI
cfall the duty Of carrying on the col
respondence with other colleges Il
the purpose of arranging debates.
The Bishop in Jolly Mood
The first big athletic rally OF N
year was held in Craven HAL Tue
day night The meeting was calle
for the purpose Of stimulating "A tnuc
greater interest IN the athletic spor
that viii come this fail. such as tet
mis- basketball and the track vorI
Enthusiastic speeches were made 4
many Of the students representing q
the various phases Of sports conduc
ed at Trinity college.
President Few and Bishop Kills
addressed the meeting. and were n
ceived with great applause. Btshc
kiigo was in Il jolly mood. and W.
as full Of sports "a they make 'em
lie talked along the line Of the spor
he used 10 engage In when he was
boy lie said that Trinity Goilel
waK not lacking In spirit, as has
certain extent been spread abroa
but that there was plenty of spiT
here He said that he knew OF !
college where the students had mo
college spirit than is 10 be found
Trinity.
There is perhaps no speaker WI
Ia more welcome or who receiV
more attention before an audience
Trinity College men than Bisht
Kiigo. All Trinity men love the
old president.