The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-04-20

classroom. This was bearable; and in
the fattertng agitations Of being
sought, and even hunted. by several
'fraternities" simultaneously desiroua
| Of his becoming 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 at
midnight. they proudly wore jeweled
symbols on their breasts and we're
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 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 e
came members Of the college Y. NJ. C.
A and Of the 'Lumen Society"
According to the charter which Il
had granted itself, the "Lumen Soci-
ETY." was an Reorganization of mals
and female students"--so "advancetlr
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
lcs. literature, art, and current events"
A statement 50 formidable was not
without hushing effect upon Messrs.
Milholland and Mitchell: they went
to their first "Lumen" meeting In q
state OF fear and came away little
| reaSSured
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 gizzsrd Why. I'd lust
keel right over and haf TO be carried
/ out"
Well the way I understand IT,"
said Fred, I'VE 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 II. and
after while we'd get used to it and
not mind 1t SO much"
Il Will" Ramsey insisted. ~
! 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
I than could fly fyin machine. Why,
4 l."
oh. that wasn't anything" Fred
interrupted. The only one that talked
IKE that. he was that B!ickens; he's
q tutor, or something. and really
member of the faculty. Most O. the
others Just kind of hlah-hlahhed
around, and what any of EN- tried
! 10 get of their chests hardly amount.
ed TO terribly much"
Il don't care. couldn't do It at
. all"
/ We'll, the way II looks to me-" Fred
/ observed, I'VE simply got 70. From
what they tell me, the freshmen cot
/ 10 do more than ANYBODY Every o,h.
er Friday night lis al freshmen and
4 n"thin' else. You get postal card
/ on Monday morning in Your mail. and
! II says Assignment on II nnd-ani-
| then us got written underneath VIA,
| You haf 10 do the next Friday night
! -oration or debate or maybe trS,
read from some old book or something.
guess we got 10 stand up there and
/ Try, anyway"
"All right" said Ramsey. "If they
want m" 10 commit suicide they can
I send me one O their ole ASSIGNMENTS
Won't need 10 commit suicide though.