Show I ublishcd Meekly by the Students of the Utah Agricultural College VOLUME XI LOO AX UTAir FRIDAY HISTORICAL The Phi Kappa Iota fraternity now dates back into history since the fall of 1907 With exception of the President of the College end a few members of the faculty who 'knew of this organization it did not receive official recognition by the College until 1910 The fraternity as organized by its charter members was practically upon the same basis as such honorary societies as Sigma Xi with this exception that besides FEBRUARY 21 1913 NUMBER 19 OPEN HOUSE AT THE PHI KAPPA’S Al last the dream of the Phi Kappa lota Fraternity fellows has conn true in the form of a home on East Center The Fra-- I ternity is proud of their dwelling WHAT FRATERNITIES STAND FOR our school as in all others arc found three kinds of students Those who are 'continually working against the standard those who are all the time working to maintain or raise the standard and those who move according to the greater force up or down Bi hours during the last week in lie lias clean’ng and pol'shing been ably assisted by all the other members of the Frat and the house now appeals to have gone To those who hold the standard land cordiallv invite tin Student through its cleaning down belong to the students who spring come to school as a means of condiBody and Faculty to call on them which puts it in “tip-top’- ’ “pass-timeand “good-time- ” this afternoon from 1 to o and in- tion to re eive its visitors-foThese are few' hut they exert a intellectual ability prospective tin home from to is cellar spect desirous that to of be also was one the particularly strong downward influence upon ability t r callers take their time :n go'ngj those who are indifferent and factors in the determination of gai the fitness of any student for canLight refreshments will he serv- through his rooms as Miss Coop- move according to force The students who are trying to raise didacy is assured a er has given him many suggeed and everyone the standard are those who do With its public recognition — visit House manager stion on tin anangement and se- their own p'easaiit work each day and aid no material change took place Tunks has lection of restless in all work which benefits their spent many posters It still stood with the incentive of school They are willing at any trying to bir'ld up within itself time to put fcith a helping hand the ideals for intellectual abilitv to their brotheis who are not so equality fairness and soe’al adfortunate as they to aid them in vancement And thus be of benetheir work and to raise them sofit to larger oreaniznUons within cially and morally by eneourag-n- g the school— such a the Student them to attend sural gatherBody and also the Col'ege in ings of a moral nature As general “biids of a feather all dock toOne factor enumeiatcd in tin gether” so it is with these differs constitution and which ent students Thus it was that received spec'al emphasis was men of the better faction come tothat of intellectual ability— it a head under in union gether was the first and foremost and brotherly love to do the upfor candidacy Further lifting work to give those of the that no student in school below other classes something to work that of Freshman could be initito something to gain From this ated into the fraternity With class rose the “fraternity” and exi option of one or two minute as of old it stands for social errors that have cropped in the mental and moral up-liCould constituUoii lias been lived up to it’s aim he higher? in every particular The graduates having gone out THE HENDRICKS MEDAL aie in evidence of the standard of fiic:ency of its members as may It is not every agricultural colho Keen in another column of this lege in the land who can boast of issue Many of them are employ-e- l a faculty member sufficiently inas (Jovernment Experts others terested in the art of public are holding down some of the speaking to offer a prize in' orabest and most responsible pository Through the generosity of tions connected with this and othProfessor Oeerge B Hendricks of er statesthe Department of Economies While its growth ?n number has chairman of the Committee on not been rapid— still it has grown Debating such a prize in the steadily upward— yet each year form of a very artistic gold medwitnesses new init:at:on until al with the date the occasion now including resident and nonand the winner’s name engraved resident members it has reached has twice been computer for and HNtv in number uwaided to members of our Stud IVor to this year the organiza-t’o- n uit Body Next Finlay night had its headquarters in vari-mone week from this evening the A J its when of the parts city third Oratorical Contest for this hus’ncss meetings and other afmedal will take place in the Colfairs were conducted But in the lege (’Impel snnng of 1912 the members had Old students are already fathe good fortune in securing for THE MILITARY BALL miliar with the nature of this their home this year the big event hut to the many new studThatcher residence on East renThere seems to he some misun- talion relative to these subjects ents all of whom are eligible to ter street where the hunch is now derstanding as to the date of tin The Board of Trustees of the participate in the contest a word lomfortahly located 20th Annual Military Ball the Agricultural College ruled that of explanation may he welcome he held hall in which it is to lie held in the Military Ball should The object of the prize is to thereit is in HONORARY MEMBERS the gymnasium hence College etc etc vital inns stimulate interest in debating and Dr C N Tensen— Professor of deemed advisable to publish in fore the Battalion not wishing to all forms of public speaking Plant Pathology and Botany U Student Life ail outline of the inciease tin price of admission on Pago Two) (Continued on page six) (Continued on Page Two) policy adopted by the A C Bat j ” j by-law- re-ouis’- te ft Scenes at the Frat House - s |