Word: kappa
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...events have just occurred which in conjunction seem significant. One is the adoption by Yale of the Harvard system of entrance examinations begun here four years ago. The other is the offering of a scholarship trophy by Phi Beta Kappa to the preparatory school with the best record of examination entrants...
...University chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa has offered a bronze trophy to be held for one year by the preparatory school whose scholars do best in the University entrance examinations. No detailed rules have been drawn up except that the award will be based on the number of names on the honor list in proportion to the number of candidates from the school (with a minimum of five), so that small schools, provided they send five or more pupils to be examined, will have as good a chance as the larger schools...
...during the last few months. In its last session, the State Legislature authorized the Board of Education to investigate the subject of founding such a university. The Alumni Bulletin immediately took up the subject in an editorial. Recently the question has figured prominently in the discussions by Phi Beta Kappa on the raise in the tuition fee. Now the Illustrated announces a series of articles on the subject, the first of which appears in the current issue...
...meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa committee which was formed to oppose the proposed increase in the tuition fee was held yesterday afternoon. After a discussion, the following report was adopted...
...Beta Kappa Society at its meeting last Friday voted to appoint a committee to oppose the proposed increase of the tuition fee. This action was taken only after careful consideration of the questions involved. At the preceding meeting, Professor C. H. Moore, Chairman of the Faculty committee recommending the raise, at the society's request, presented the situation as it appears to the Faculty committee. On last Friday, five members of Phi Beta Kappa stated the arguments on the other side. At both meetings there was a careful discussion. The arguments offered by the members were the results of some...