Word: membership
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...reaction unfavorable to Greek-letter societies. It was established by the class of '59, among whom Greek-letter societies had fallen into great disrepute. The object of the society is the pursuit of literary and social enjoyment. The members are taken from the senior class, and the membership is limited to sixteen. The motto of the society is "Ars celare artem." The society has no rooms of its own, but meets in the rooms of the various members. In these meetings it has been customary to keep the literary aims of the society firmly in view, and not to allow...
...association has been formed for the purpose of its publication with the following membership: President, J. J. McKelvey; secretary and treasurer, J. H. Beale; Bertram Ellis, W. A. Hayes, J. W. Mack, J. W. Morss, J. H. Wigmore and A. Winkler...
...Navy Club was conceived by some wag of the college. The principle of its existence was that it should be a brotherhood of all those who failed to attain distinction in their studies. It was a senior society, and only those members of the class were admitted to membership "who failed to receive parts at the senior exhibition." The election of the "Lord High Admiral" of the navy occurred before the announcement of the senior parts, and a sealed package was given him which contained the news of his election. This was not made known until the day after...
Thirty-eight men have applied for membership in the Yale Dramatic Club...
...ties which would exist to every man who was not a non-society man, or who was even ordinarily busy. Our argument, which occurs to every one, is of course that at the outset the club threatens to be too large for success. The success in the limitation of membership of any club is seen in the conduct of every well-known society which commands a "waiting list." But it is just such limitation which would kill the university club at the outset. What then is left? On each side an almost utter impossiblity of success. This plan...