Show STUDENT LIFE 60 Wc with countless others extend the hand of sympathy to the parents and friends of the unfortunate young’ men and to the Purdue University that will long remain in mourning for its loyal sons The Prate mi tv Wc are pleased to note the interest taken this year in society and fraternity work Some professors as well as students hold that the lasting benefit to be derived from college life consists of what is dug from books We have always maintained and we think that the opinions of the leading professors and students substantiate us that the part of school life that is most lasting is the public part The rubbing together of elbows the sharpening of wits by friction the inculcation of manhood by association with men the escape from the necessary to enbondage of the class-roojoy hours when originality can be exercised — these are results we must get from the bookless side of college In the society or the fraternity these results may be had Iut the character of the society the fraternity or the association determines to a large extent the amount of profit to be gained by this intermingling While there must necessarily be societies for all where membership is not restricted there should be also organizations of an exclusive character An association of this kind should contain only the students of highest standard in school It should be m an honor to be elected a member and not every person no matter what his past record has been This is the should be admitted most desirable form of college life It means the clashing of the keenest wits the very upbuilding of a school and the elevation of the alumni — results impossible as long as thinkers drones and irresponsible students are members We make a plea for this kind of fraternity where the life blood of the school may be felt ItoorisliiKhss Undoubtedly Utah is tired of the frequent belching up of that nauseating subject “A C Discourtesy’ We are at least but we think that a permanent presentation of the facts and only the facts that can be proved is due all and ourselves who may feel inclined to investigate The Chronicle published two articles in a recent issue on our conduct after the A C — U of U game To ignore them would appear at first glance to be the better course but in view of the fact that so much falsehood and so little truth may find its way to the notice of the college world wc feel that the statements should not go without having on them the stamp of envy and “discourtesy” llefore and during the game the conduct of the A C rooters was commendable as the Chronicle acknowledges On the field in the language of all who saw the game |