Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Tan Beta P1 The Tau Beta Pi Association is a national engineer- ing honor society. To be eligible for election to mem- bership, the engineering vmdergraduate must be in his junior or senior year. Eligibility as a junior re- quires scholastic records in the upper eighth of the engineering class; senior membership requires schol- astic records in the top fifth of the engineering class. The Brown University Chapter, Rhode Island Alpha, was installed on February 12, 1854. Chapter activities include meetings at which faculty members of Tau Beta Pi discuss with undergraduate members, facets of the engineering profession and the engineer curriculum at Brown. A free tutoring service is sponsored by Tau Beta Pi for freshman and sopho- more engineers needing additional help in technical courses. Sigma X1 The purpose of the Sigma Xi association is the fostering of original, creative scientific research. In the hope of furthering its ideal, the association seeks to promote the exchange of ideas amongst persons seriously engaged in research. As a medium for this idea exchange, Sigma Xi issues the publication Amer- ican Scientist. Membership is divided into two categories, asso- ciate membership and full membership. Associate membership is granted to the undergraduate student during his junior or senior year. Selection is based on scientific promise of the student and requires excellence in two or more different sciences. Full membership 1s extended to the graduate student showing promise, and in addition, to persons who have made notable contributions in scientific inves- tigation. 29

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28 The Sphinx As a society interested in the contribution of the inquiring mind to knowledge, The Sphinx has had a good year. With the emphasis of the meetings on controversial issues, many heated arguments devel- oped; and although never resolved, more often than not the discussion resulted in a further development of the idea itself, in addition to the intellectual ad- vancement of the student. Among the speakers sub- Jected to the intellectual probings of the society were Professor William Greene of M.I.T.; Swami Akhil- inanda of the Vedanta Society; and Edward Stack- pole, curator of the Mystic Marine Association. Topics of discussion ranged from Hindu mysticism to archae- ology, 3000 A.D.; from the potentiality of the film as art form to the philosophy of the sea. The juniors and seniors elected into membership of the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa, join the ranks of generations of students so honored for out- standing academic achievement. Since its inception in 1830, the Brown Chapter has played an important part in fostering intellectual development on our campus.

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30 Brunonia This year Brunonia, now in its twelfth year of publication, made further strides in many directions. As Brown's undergraduate-managed magazine, it pro- vides on outlet for the creative talent of members of the University community. Besides the fiction and poetry of undergraduate authors from both Brown and Pembroke, contribu- tions to the quarterly issues were made by members of the faculty and graduate students. Additional fea- tures of this year's Brunonia included interviews with Isaac Stern, Norman Thomas and cast members of Long Day's Journey into Night ; sketches on Archi- bald MacLeisb and Providence's Celebrity Club; sev- eral articles relating to the international situation; cartoons and book reviews; and columns by the cele- brated campus wit and oracle. Instructor Richard J. Chorley of the Geology Department.