Show ANOTHER NATIONAL K FRATERNITY AT THE U r Tau Kappa Alpha an Honorary Debating Debating De De- bating Organization So many new fraternal organizations l have ave been launched in the University this year that the advent of an additional one is quite in keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing with with the the order of things The latest to make its little bow at the U however is really an innovation Allow us to introduce to you the Tau Kappa Alpha Tau Kappa Alpha is a national fraternity devoted devoted devoted de- de deV V voted exclusively to the interests of debating Its membership is limited to men who have made places on intercollegiate teams It is therefore as much an honor fraternity as a professional one C Chapters of the organization are found in all the larger universities in the United States and membership in them is prized highly Besides the the purely honorary feature of the fraternity debating debating debating de de- bating work is facilitated by the exchange of bibliographies bibliographies bib bib- and briefs Last spring the U debaters petitioned the National National National Na Na- Council of Tau Kappa Alpha for a charter At the national convention held in June this petition petition pe pe- was granted Arrangements for the installation installation installation in in- of the order immediately began and the first step was accomplished when Julian M. M T Thomas omas was initiated in Denver November last The first general initiation is scheduled for December 23 A banquet is to be held and this will be followed by the ritualistic ceremony The ten men who signed the petition and who J Jwill will be the charter chart r members are Hugo B B. B Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson Delbert M. M Draper John H. H Fife Lloyd H. H Hamren Hamilton Gardner Thomas O. O stok Stokes s r Julian M. M Thomas Joseph S. S Fish Benjamin F. F Howells and Tracey Wooten Of this number Anderson and Fish cannot be present Charles T. T Woodbury a U. U man of 1909 10 will willbe willbe willbe be eligible for membership At the end of the year another initiation will willbe willbe willbe be held and those men will wiIl be installed who make their U leU in de debating this season The inauguration of such a fraternity in the University means much both to debating and to the school It is the first honor society either local or national to be established here It places s the University on a level in this regard with other big schools Furthermore it will serve as an additional incentive for debating work Affiliation with T. T K A. A will naturally be considered considered con con con- a great honor because it is the only organization organization organization or or- in which membership is gained exclusively exclusively exclusively ex ex- on merit and the Student Body in general extends extends extends ex ex- tends a most hearty welcome to Tau Kap Kappa a Alpha o n |