The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-04-05

distant glimpse Of her on one Of
the campus paths, her thoughtful head
bent over book as she hurried to
classroom. This was bearable; and in
the flatterlng agitations Of being
sought, and even hunted. by several
"fraternities'' simultaneously DESTROYS
Of his becoming a sworn Brother, he
almost forgot her. After hazardous
month the roOmmates fell into the
arms Of the last frat" to seek them.
and having undergone an evening Of
outrage which concluded with touch.
Ing rhetoric and an oath taken al
midnight, they proudly wore jeweled
symbols on their. breasts and wers-
free to turn part Of their attention
to other affairs, especially the AFFAIR."
Of the Eleven.
However, they were instructed by
the older brethren Of their Order.
whose duty 1t was to assist in the
proper maneuvering of their young ca
reers, that, although support Of the
varsity teams was important, they
must neglect neither the spiritual nor
the Intellectual by-products Of under.
graduate doings. Therefore they be-
came members Of the college Y. M. g.
A. and Of the "Lumen Society,""
According to the charter which It
had granted Itself, the "Lumen Soci.
ETY." was an Organization Of male
and female students"-so advanced"
was this university-"for the develop
ment of the powers of debate and or
atory, intellectual and sociological
progress, and the discussion Of all mat
ters relating to philosophy, metaphys-
leg, literature, art, and current events"
"A statement so formidable was not
without hushing effect upon Messrs.
Milholland and Mitchell; they went
to their first 'Lumen" meeting in a
state Of fear and came away little
treasured.
Il couldn't get up there" Ramsey
declared, II couldn't stand up there
before all that crowd ana make
speech, or debate in a debate, to save
my soul and gizzard! Why, I'd just
keel right over and hat to be carried
out"
swell, the way understand It,"
said Fred, 1--WE can't get out Of it. The
seniors in the frat said we had to
join, and they said we couldn't resign,
either, after we had Joined. They
said we just had to 60 through It, and
after while we'd get used to it and
not mind 1t SO much"
II Will" Ramsey insisted. ri
couldn't any more stand up there on
my feet and get to spoutin' about
sociology and the radical metempsy-
chorus Of the metaphysical bazoozum
than I could fly flynn machine. Why,
T."
ION, that wasn't anything" Fred
interrupted. 'The only one that talked
like that. he Yves that Dickens; he's
a tutor. or something, and really a
member Of the faculty. Most O. the
others just kind Of blah-blahhed
around, and what any Of 'em tried
to get off their chests hardly amount.
ed to terribly much"
II don't care. l couldn't do 1t at
air"
swell, the way It looks to me-" Fred
observed, 1--WE simply got to! From
what they tell me, the freshmen got
to do more than anybody. Every 9TH
er Friday night, it's all freshmen and
nOthin' else. You get postal card
on Monday morning in'your mail, and
{ CtUv, "a
then It's got written underneath what
you hat to do the next Friday night
-oratiOn or debate, or. maybe Just
read from some old book or something.
guess we got to stand up there and
try. anyway" Ia r.
"All right said Ramsey. IF they
want me to commit suicide they can
send me one other ole Assignments
I won't need to commit suicide, though,
I guess. e-All IN Go. I'll just fall over
in fit. and stay in It," ...a
And, In truth. when he received his
first Assignment" one Monday MORN
ing. a month later, he seemed in a
fair way to fulfil his prophecy. The
attention Of his roommate, who. sat
at window Of their study, was at
tracted by sounds Of strangulation.
"What on earth's the matter, RAM
sey?"
Look! Look at this!"
Fred took the card and examined It
with an amazement gradually merg-
Ing into pleasure altogether too per.
ceptible:
| ASSIGNMENT
Twelve-Minute Debate, Glass Of 1918.
Subject. Resolved: That Germany
is both legally and morally justified
in her invasion OF Belgium.
(Dehaters are notified that each will
be held strictly to the following schet.
ule: Affirmative, 4 mln., first. Mega.
tive, min., first. Affirm. 2 min., sec.
ond. Neg, min., secondly
Affirmative. H. MILHOLLAND, '1S
Negative, D. YOCUM. 10.
Ill The 'Iumen Society debate,
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