The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-04-13

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the nattering agitationS Of being
sought, and even hunted, by several
"fraternities" simultaneously deSlrons
of his becoming sworn Brother, ne
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 or
outrage which concluded with lourh-
inc 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 ny
the older brethren of their Order,
whose duty it was to assist in the
proper maneWpring Of their young ca
reers. that, although support of the
varsity teams was important, ihey
must neglect neither the spiritual nor
the intellectual by-proAucts of under
graduate doings. Therefore they be-
came members of the college Y. NJ. q.
A, and of the "Lumen Society,"
According to the charter which 1t
had granted itself, the "Lumen Socl-
ETY." was an reorganization of male
and female students"-s0 "advanceu
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-
les. literature, art, and current events"
! A statement 50 formidable was not
without hushing effect upon Messrs.
Nilholland and Mitchell; they went
TO their first "Lumen" meeting in
state of fear and came away little
treasured.
81 couldn't get up there" Ramsey
declared 81 couldn't stand up there
before all that crowd and make a
speech, or debate in a debate, to save
nv soul and gizzard! Why, I'd just
keel right over and hat to, be carried
OUT a., s..,.. s..
"Well, the way I understand it,
said Fred, 1--WE can't get out of 1t. 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 1t, and
after a while we'd get used to it and
not mind it so much"
81 will" Ramsey insisted. u
couldn't any more stand up there on
nv feet and get to spoutin' about
sociology and the radical metempsy
chorus of the metaphysical bazoozum
than could fly a flynn machine. Why
a l." .#
! "Oh that wasn't anything" Free
| interrupted. "The only one that talket
1 like that, he was that Dickens; me-
! tutor, or something, and really
member of the faculty. Most o tn
! others Just kind Of blah-blahhe'
| around, and what any of 'em trle'
to get off their chests hardly amount
ed to terribly much
81 don't care. l couldn't do It q
allw
n. swell, the way 1t looks to me-" Ere
observed, I'VE simply got to! Frol
what they tell me, the freshmen g
IN to do more than anybody. Every oil
D. err Friday night, it's all freshmen an
ed nothin' else. You get a postal car
as on Monday morning in your mail an
it says Assignment on 1t aid--and-
ad then it's got written underneath viii
re- YOU hat to do the next Friday nlgl
-oration or debate, or maybe ju
i read from some old book or somethln
Dir | guess we got to stand up there AZ
&C. try, anyway
IN. "All right" said Ramsey. IF tn
no want me to commit suicide they Ct
his send me one O their ole Assignment
,n- I won't need to commit suicide, thoue
ed I guess. All I'll do, I'll just fall ov
int in fit, and stay In IT,
emf And, in truth, when he received
first Assignment" one Monday MOI
bip ing a month later, he seemed In
Nv, fair way to fulfill his prophecy. !
md attention Of his roommate, who
ole at a window of their study, was
tracted by sounds of strangulatl'
81. "Wbat on earth's the matter, IA
one sey"
ted "Look! Look at this!"
,rst Fred took the card and examined
90 with an Amusement gradually me
lust Ing into a pleasure altogether too .
ceptible:
by ASSIGNMENT
nes Twelve-Minute Debate, Class OF u
a." Subject, Resolved: That Germ'
. VIC is both legally and morally justin
v w.. in her invasion of Belgium.
Iou W., (Debaters are notified that each
'e'' be held strictly to the following sen
nile: Affirmative, 4 min., first. Ne
inc tive q min, first. Affirm, 2 min.,
No w ond. Neg, 2 min., second.)
raw Affirmative, r. MILHOLLAND, !
WV tha Negative, D. Y0CUM, 10.