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...society's life, it flourished in spite of occasional squalls of controversy. There was dissension from some professors who didn't like its secrecy and exclusiveness, as well as backlash from students showing concern about the influence "Bones" was having over Yale finances and the favoritism shown to "Bonesmen." The essay explains: In October of 1873, Volume 1, Number 1, of The Iconoclast was published in New Haven. It was only published once and was one of very few openly published articles on the Order of Skull and Bones...
Skull and Bones, Yale University's elite secret society, is no longer the bastion of WASP privilege it was when George Bush was a member. Today the club is diverse enough to include black, Hispanic and openly gay members -- but no women. So this year's 15 outgoing "Bonesmen," concerned that the society was seen as an anachronism in an undergraduate body that is 45% female, voted in early April to admit seven women to next year's club...
...rebellious Bonesmen vow that if the board does not relent, Bones will simply meet elsewhere next year. "Our main objective is communication between members," says Bonesman Douglas Webster. "That can be done anywhere...
Finally five society windows had closed, signifying that 75 juniors had succeeded. But Skull and Bones windows were still wide. For ten minutes Bonesmen circled the lawn, searching for a certain elusive junior...
...extreme result of the Yale credo of success, and as an exaggerated example of it. For the spooks' philosophy is that the world can best be run by themselves, the outstanding men of Yale. In brutal wrestling matches and communal criticism, they prepare each other for success in life. Bonesmen Henry Luce, Robert A. Taft, Archibald MacLeish, and McGeorge Bundy of the Government department have succeeded; those who don't succeed or don't try to succeed get a talking to from Bonesmen who converge from all parts of the globe to do the job. Being the second richest corporation...