Show ADVOCATES GATES RADICAL REFORMS REFORMS' RATS NOW ACE RULING S N S ocial Social Reform on Campus Urged in Pr Presidents President's Address Before Faculty Freshmen Ass Assemblies More Organizations Need of Students Declares Dr Widtsoe Predicts a S Successful Year r A RISING EISING out put of the keynote f ARISING x speech of President John A. A for the year 21 1920 and the subsequent action of the facility fac fac- fac- fac S at a meeting last Tuesday S ing reform in an important ta tant t par ul a f. f of the fraternity nd d soror sorority ty situation on n the campus has been Instituted Freshmen Fresh- Fresh mon men students will no longer be pledged b by fraternities according to a special ruling mUng adopted by the faculty upon the recommendation of ot President Widtsoe who urged the need of or Improved d social conditions at it the institution in the fu fu- fu ture President Widtsoe attacked the practice of ot rushing year first-year stud students saying that it narrowed their outlook upon university Bf life Ufe and alid that the true spirit of ot the institution Is not PATRIOTIC TO U The Bug suggestion that pledges s be made tt J o nJ g O p j ei l. l It By this r ut tJ out the new et at students Ill d de tUl show his allegiance to th the University l Instead stead of or exclusively to the fraternity According to the sentiment expressed at avera several of ot th the fraternity and so sorority sorority sorority so- so houses it Is belle believed belled d that the new plan will be bo received with general general gen sen- eral favor Improved social conditions conditions conditions condi condi- are expected to result and ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts will be made to eliminate much of or the agitation which characterized the close of ot tho la last t school chool year ear It was said Mid FROSH ASSEMBLIES Compulsory assemblies for freshmen n will also be in order this year Pres- Pres Yh In his his' address declared that there thero was wa a 3 need of acquainting the new new students ts with the tho University traditions and policies and suggested that this could best be lm accomplished by special assemblies Ire l social groups on tho campus were urged by President Widtsoe The fraternity problem problems he said would in time timo be sol solved d by creating a greater social spirit among all aU the students student A brief r review view of ot the financial inan Ial as- as Continued on page 4 4 |