Word: betta
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...meeting was held on Friday evening, at the request of the Phi Betta Kappa Society, of the men who had received the appointment of Philosophical Oration, from the class of ninety-eight. As it had been proposed to raise the standard of admission to the society from 3.15 to 3.30, on a scale of 4.00, the meeting was held for the purpose of giving these men an opportunity to express their views on the question. It was unanimously voted that this action should not be carried into effect with the present junior appointments. It was suggested that the plan should...
...custom in former years to elect the first eight men to the Phi Betta Kappa in February of the junior year. Last year, however, owing to some confusion caused by the new marking system the election was put off until last fall when the first eight men from Ninety were chosen. The old method of electing the first men in February has again been adopted, and accordingly the following men were yesterday chosen from Ninety-one: C. W. Willard, C. H. C. Wright, C. L. Slattery, K. McKenzie, C. N. Barron. H. A. Davis, W. M. Cannon...