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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Beta Kappa Society was founded at William and Mary College in 1776 and is the oldest Greek letter fraternity in America. The Harvard chapter, Alpha of Massachusetts, established in 1779, comprises such men among its members as Ralph Waldo Emerson '21, James Russell Lowell '38, Charles W. Eliot '53, LeBaron Russell Briggs '75, Frederick J. Stimson '76, Abbott Lawrence Lowell '77, Theodore Roosevelt '80, Curtis Guild '81, and Gardiner Lane '81. The society endeavors to gather together those men in each class who lead in scholastic attainments, and also by the example and activity of this group of scholars...
Competition for positions on the business and editorial boards of the Harvard University Register opens Wednesday evening, September 29. The Register, the second oldest publication in College, is published annually under the supervision of the Student Council, and is a complete reference book of all activities and members of the University...
...lead, followed by other members in reverse order of seniority. When the head of the procession reaches the steps of Memorial Hall it will halt and each couple of men will separate and each member will face inward, thus forming an avenue through which will pass the oldest members at the end of the line, followed in order of seniority by the other members. The first two rows of the balcony have been set aside for invited guests, while the second balcony will be open to the public, free of charge...
Following the literary exercises the procession will again be formed with the oldest graduate in the lead, and will march to the Colonial Club, where luncheon will be served. Tickets for the dinner should be obtained in advance, and may be purchased at the Harvard Chapter or at Kent's University Bookstore for $2.50. Members of other chapters are also invited and should receive a written order from Professor William Guild Howard '91, corresponding secretary of the chapter...
...during the war, it will not be the fault of the South American peoples," said Senor Doctor Don Victor Andres Belaunde, now visiting the University for a few weeks, when interviewed by a CRIMSON representative yesterday. Dr. Belaunde holds the Professorship of International Law at San Marcos University, the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere (founded...