Word: membership
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...century. Its past history puts it in the foremost rank of literary societies, but its future is ours to make or mar. It is incumbent on the present members, therefore, and those soon to follow, to guard against any weak reliance on its ancient reputation. Let the advantages of membership exist not solely in name, as we too often hear it said they do, but let each member take a pride in keeping up the standard of its former literary excellence...
SOME time since an article proposing the establishment of a German society in college appeared in the columns of the Advocate. We are glad to announce that this suggestion was favorably received, and a society formed, which consists at present of some twenty-five members, the limit of membership being thirty. It meets once a week, at the various rooms of the members; by this means the expense of the society is very much lessened. An hour and a half is whiled away in conversation carried on in German, in the use of which language some have attained remarkable proficiency...