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criticism only of those who stand aside and look at it sideways. 1 here are two literary societies, the Franklin and Jefferson. Before so many organiza- tions crowded into the student life these societies were the organs of class spirit and social life. These functions have been taken from them, and theirs now is the struggle to keep a place among the more material activities for the cultural life of the college. The lack of general interest is discouraging, hut the earnest members can realize that the literary element they keep alive is a big force in making that to-morrow when Randolph-Macon will he an ideal institution. To keep abreast the times the college has a suffrage club, not militant yet, only quietly determined and sitting confidently on the beach until the rising tide comes in. With the moral and mental life of the students well cared for, the Athletic Association makes the physical side its chief interest. Every college has its castle in Spain, so Randolph-Macon has its Student Building; hut with the unselfish enthusiasm of the chairmen of that com- mittee who have worked faithfully with no hope of enjoying the attainment themselves and the desire of the whole student body turned to that one goal, it will not be long in Spain, but here on the campus. Its big auditorium will hold both students and townspeople at once, and every class and organization will have its private office. The broadest classification among the social organizations are the nine fraternities. They include among their number approximately one-fourth of the student body. They are preeminently groups that Fraternities offer to their members friendship bound fast by coin- age?, rnon interests and experiences, but they profess not to Secret Societies, exist for the purpose of friendship alone, but to give to each girl the opportunity of losing her individual self in working for the common good of the fraternity; this “common good” is a high reputation among all those connected with the college. Whether fra- ternities are undemocratic or not is a question that is again not in accord with the purpose of this article to discuss ; that here they strive not to be, is apparent to every one. There is very little mysticism about fraternities at the present day. Coating, skeletons, clanking of chains, and ghostly cere- monies are becoming less and less a part of their organism, and, as they move farther away from secrecy, they more and more identify themselves with social movements of the day.
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I he element of mystery is too clear to the human heart, especially the school girl heart, to he discarded entirely, and it is guarded and expressed in the secret societies that are woven within the fraternities. On certain days in the week members of these select orders appear in white, if the laundry does not fail them, decorated with a ribbon badge of the color dear to their order. The Am Sams alone have no special day in the week for appearing- in color, but make up for the somber-toned past on St. Patrick’s Day. These societies have their purpose in college life in serving as a never- failing stimu- lus to public interest, furnishing the fascinating unmentionable that offers many opportunities for public jokes, and many pitfalls for green Freshmen. hat is the inspiration they give to their members, what their real raison d etre is a profound secret shrouded in an impenetrable veil that the hands of the irreverent may not tear aside. To offset this obscurity in our midst are the publications whose-aim it is to leave nothing unportrayed in our college world. The Sun Dial is pub- lished weekly, and becomes as indispensable as Father’s Publications. morning Post. The Tattler , published monthly, repre- sents the literary talent of the students, and through it Randolph-Macon is known to other colleges. The Helianthus is an annual, endeavoring to reveal something of the spirit of a college where life is pleasant and inspiring; where knowledge is a chief end, yet gives place by her side to other aims that are likewise noble and high. o 20
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