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...amendment providing for the election of at least 40 seniors on the basis of high honors, was passed Monday at a meeting of the Harvard Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, when it held its annual election of officers and honorary members. As in previous years, the society will admit to its membership the usual "Junior Eight" and "Senior Sixteen" in addition to the Seniors attaining honors in special fields and recommended for degrees with distinction at Commencement...
...should find its dominant note in the field of politics and economics. One would be led to suppose, however, that this week's welter of oratory might contain something constructive to grace the thinking which went into its composition. Any close examination of the two outstanding speeches, the Phi Beta Kappa Oration and the Class Oration, shows that such was not the case...
McMahan, the holder of the first Shaw Fellowship, is first marshal of the Harvard Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and received his degree this morning summa cum laude in Philosophy. He prepared at Harter-Stanford Township High School. Levin, a graduate of West High School, is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received his degree summa cum laude in English. As a Sophomore, Levin was the winner of the first Bowdoin prize, and this year of the George B. Sohier Prize for the best honors thesis in English...
Huppuch, a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, was captain of the University basketball team and a member of the lacrosse team. He was a member of the Junior Eight of Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded his degree magna cum laude in Economics...
Boas graduated from South Hadley High School. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and received his degree today summa-cum laude in Mathematics. Stebbins, a graduate of Newton High School, is being graduated magna cum land with highest honors in English. Campbell, who prepared for Harvard at the Lincoln School, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and is receiving his degree summa cum laude in History...