Evening journal., 1916-06-17
"FRATS" WIN favor
At State COLLEGE.
Committee, However, Rec
OmmendS Regulation
With Houses on
Campus
SHAPE CHARACTER BY
PERSONAL INFLUENCE

Some weeks ago a special COM
mittee was appointed by the Board
of Trustees of Delaware College con
sisting OF Chancellor Charles Nj.
Curtis. President Samuel c. Mitchell.
Joseph H. Hossinger and II. Rodney
Sharp, to consider fraternities.
whether or not they should be abol-
ished whether they should be regu-
lated, etc.
This committee invited DR.. George
| A. Harter and Professor Charles A.
McCue representing the faculty and
| Hugh NJ. Morris and Charles w. Bush,
| representing the alumni TO meet with
| them. The committee has presented
a unanimous report to the board
containing recommendation that the
"frats" be allowed TO continue, but
| that they be regulated to a certain
/ extent by the trustees. Il was also
recommended that any future frat
houses be erected on the campus
and that when the Commons Is COM
pleted all students of the college
take their meals at the Commons.
The fraternities were satisfied with
this report, which was approved by
the board II was presented by
Chancellor Curtis, chairman OF the
committee The report reviews the
history Of Delaware College trater-
mites, the first OF which was formed
in 1904. and comments on the good
results accomplished by them
In particular 1t Is noticed that the
individual character of the students
has been improved. The conclusions
OF the committee follow;
Il. So long as they are orderly,
wisely managed and conducted. and
do not become eXtravaganL or as
courage study. or foment discord, or
attempt TO control or unduly inhu-
ence elections. or otherwise dominate
the underestimate activities, the fra
ternities may be continued; but when
these features, or any of them exist,
then a fraternity is a detriment and
has become intolerable
"2. II is highly desirable that IRA
ternities should be affiliated with ap-
proved general national or intercol-
ieaiate organizations. because OF the
helpful interest. oversight and regu'
lation of the larger bodies
"3. A fraternity is an excellent
medium of communication between
l the faculty and students, between
Z teacher and pupil. and at Delaware
l. College. as elsewhere. the delinquen
!. cies of student may be and are cor
II rected by the members Of his frater
nitv upon a notice OF the delinQuenc
u given by the professor or othcer
y the fraternity.
" "Tbe recommendations OF the con
= mttee are these
k Il. The fraternities should not
10 abolished.
90 All fraternities now existing, {
e hereafter organized. shall In genera
e be subject to regulation. disciplin
and control by the trustees: and eac
y of the existing fraternities shall be
il fore October I, 1916. by corporate aC
ton. acknowledge and so permanent
u lv accept as a condition Of the furthe
j continuance thereof such regulation
as are now or hereafter may be oi
: dained. Any new fraternlties shall b
I required to give such pledge.
3. The regulations suggested by tn
=. committee are these;
! "(a) East fraternity shall at III
opening OF each scholastic year II
port TO the president of the colleg
: the name of a member OF the fratei
! nifty to receive official communication
- on its behalf.
- "Chl Each fraternity shall furnis
10 to the president Of the college II
~ entire list OF members OF the chapte
\, "(c)) After September 1. 1918. 7
" student ranking as freshman or
-. the first year OF the special courl
- =. shall be initiated until after the r.
y suits af the mid-year examination
Il are known.
ps I'D No stndent shall be initiate
20 who at the end Of the mid-year e
animation has entrance conditions
more than one subject, or other co
diiions amounting TO six credit hou
or more.
y "(el Freshmen will not be permi
~ ted to lodge in a fraternity chapt
,egu house 10 college dormitory accomm
~ datiOn arc provided
u "(n No fraternities shall he ne
mtted to furnish table board to the
mr. members in the chapter houses VIII,
ns a college commons. or dining hall.
'ta provided.
~, "(g) A committee on fraterniti
shall be appointed annually by 4
Ell president. consisting Of five membe
of the faculty, and all matters rel