Hiram College - Spider Web Yearbook (Hiram, OH)

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a successful adjustment of new demands to old policies. As new elements in the Usociety problem certain facts may be stated. The number of students had increasediin a ratio commensurate with the expansion ofthe College work. The College classes had grown relatively stronger and more important than formerly. The membership of the societies had almost doubled. The inspiration coming from members had provoked a commendable spirit of rivalry which was counteracted and rendered almost nugatory by the diverse character of the members. The average work actually done was far below the average ability of the students to do. Work to be profitable to the weaker members, necessarily had to be placed near their level. Practically speaking, the members of the societies made little progress after the Sophomore yearg why? The work was below them, uninteresting and perhaps a repetition of class or former literary work. Neglecting their own develop- ment in higher and better literary lines, they spent the last two years of their society life in helping others up to the plane they occupied. Long and tedious programs rendered a large percentage of the work ineffective. Furthermore, a more favorable time for hnally solving the society problem could hardly have been desired. It had been once more demonstrated by the failure of the Logomathian Society that it is almost impossible for another society to exist on equality with the old societies and successfully compete with them. Impelled by these considerations, the Delphic and Hesperian societies, through representative committees, discussed the various questions involved and decided to restrict their own membership to the College classes. To accomplish this result the committees recommended that a literary society expressly for preparatory students be formed, and that ten members each of the Delphic and Hesperian societies be requested to become charter members of the same. The work of the committees being approved by the Faculty, the volunteers were chosen and the new society opened its doors for new members at the beginning of the Spring term. We now hope for and expect in the College societies better literary work, better parliamentary drills, in fact better everything. If To those who go from us we say God-speed. In trust, to those who come, are given to guard Our treasures and traditions of the past, Our chronicles and legendary loref' lil

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