The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-03-10

DenL over DOCK as Sne nurTleu 10 a
classroom. This was bearable; and in
the flattering agitations of being
sought, and even hunted, by several
'fraternities" simultaneously DESTROYS
of his becoming sworn Brother, he
almost forgot her. After a 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 at
midnight, they proudly wore jeweled
symbols on their breasts and were
free to turn part Of their attention
to other affairs, especially the affairs
Of the Eleven.
However, they were instructed by
the older brethren of their Order,
whose duty it 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 1t
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
tiers relating to philosophy, metaphys-
les, literature, art, and current events"
A statement so formidable was not
without a 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 and make a
speech, or debate in debate, to save
my soul and gizzard! Why, I'd just
keel right over and hat to be carried
out"
"Well, the way I 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 go through it, and
after while we'd get used to it and
not mind it so much"
II will !" Ramsey insisted. 81
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 could fly flynn machine. Why,
T."
"Oh, that wasn't anything" Fred
interrupted. "The only one that talked
like that, he was that Dickens; he's
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. I couldn't do it at
allw A
WCl, Tic way IL lOOhS W u ICu
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 a postal card
on Monday morning in your mail, and
it says Assignment on it and-and-
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"
"All right" said Ramsey. eff they
want me to commit suicide they can
send me one o. their ole Assignments.
won't need to commit suicide, though,
guess. All I'll do, I'll just fall over
in fit, and stay in it."
And, in truth, when he received his
| first Assignment" one Monday morn
ing, month later, he seemed in a
fair way to fulfill his prophecy. The
attention Of his roommate, who sat
at window of their study, was at
| tracted by SOUNDS OF StrangularlOn.
"What on earth's the matter, Ram
sey?"
Look! Look at thisl"
Fred took the card and examined 1t
with an amazement gradually merg-
ing into a 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.
(Debaters are notified that each will
be held strictly to the following sched-
ule: Affirmative, min., first. Mega
tive, min, first. Affirm, 2 min., Sec
ond. Neg, 2 min., secondly
Affirmative, r. MILHOLLAND, '1S
Negative, D. YOCUM, '1S.