Word: kappas
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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After noting the fragment of reminiscence of "Early Days in Phi Beta Kappa," which in its brevity but whets curiosity without satisfying it, the impression made upon the reader formulates itself in the hearty wish that the contributors would write in English instead of in dialect. Whether dialect writing is of any philological value may well be questioned; that the reading of dialect is tiresome to a degree is certain. The same amount of labor and skill wasted upon such productions would be better bestowed on efforts to acquire mastery of a true English style and in developing powers...
Five men from the class of 1909 have been elected additional members of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. These men are elected from those members of the Senior class who, although they have not qualified as regular candidates for admission to the society, have attained distinguished excellence in scholarship and have shown ability in other intellectual interests...
...Beta Kappa oration will be delivered this year by Woodrow Wilson, h. '07, President of Princeton University, and the poem by Professor Barrett Wendell '77, of the English department. The exercises will be held in Sanders Theatre on Thursday, July 1, the day after Commencement...
Twenty-two men from the class of 1909 and seven men from the class of 1910 have been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society. Scholarship and character are the basis for election to the society. Scholarship is not considered as merely the attainment of high grades "in unrelated and often elementary courses," but as the combination of academic distinction and ability. The additional members from the class of 1909 are to be elected at a later date...
...high scholarship for its ideal must recognize the importance of including scholars of character and ability along with the highest stand men. Some endeavor must be made to remove the opprobrium from scholarship which is all too prevalent and a continuation of such a policy by the Phi Beta Kappa will be of great assistance...