Show t I grater nib Y I Initiations r Y l t tc I There There has lot a alot lot of splurge lately about the rot l Mothers Mothers' ers ers' tb Cl objecting to fraternity initiations initiations but but about all ita it a amounts to is a good topic for the daily newspapers to play up One of the many purposes of a university is to teach I young men to think for themselves and to cure themselves of 00 0 00 ooOO l the Ithe t l childish habit of depending T upon others in ina n a crisis crises fi l Mem- Mem b m m a social fraternity ty should foster this sort of thing Then The why should adults step in and try to dictate the policies of f fraternity Initiation Arent Aren't the Greek men able to handle their affairs without outside assistance If they have have- made mistakes in past initiations arent aren't they capable of correcting correcting correcting cor cor- the error without a lot of fuss and bother from parents parents parents par par- Furthermore we don don't dont t belie believe e the fraternal initiations are arc areso areso so horribly brutal as it is r reported ported In ln nine out Olt of ten cases pa 1 filing a is only employed to punish gross gross' in ing g gl oat l lead and will not hari harin i the goat than an making his bis hide smart Stuart a bit As far as goes goes it it is becoming ar- ar ar ar- ar Most lost chapter presidents absolutely forbid it Horseplay has been on the decline for a long while V All this fraternity furore is not worth the space it takes up There is nothing to get worked up about and besides itis it itis itis is reasonably sure that fraternity men are not intentionally going to harm their physically pledges Why Thy not give the college Greek a chance to use his own judgment I |