Alpha Tau Literary Society

OF F ICERS

President: Cadet Lieut. Hottenscn

Sgt.-at-arms: Cadet Sgt. Williams

Bates Clarke, G. Bloch Culley

Boudeman Douglas

Bradley Gage

Bu1·leson Gray

Burt Jahnke

Chaffee, 0. Johnston

Vice-Pres.-Sec'y: Cadet Capt. Dixon

Program Chairman: Cadet 2nd Lieut Summers

MEMBERS

Knox Pearl

Little Renz

Maner Ross, D.

McKenzie Schlesinger, H. Merton Warren

Morgan Wedemeier

O ld

THE A lph a Tau Society is one of the two Literary Societies of Gray Hall. Every cadet is a member of one or the other of these societies during his junior and senior years. Weekly meetings are held every Friday evening and parliamentary procedure is followed closely. The main purposes of the societies are to discuss interesti n g and import ant occurrences, to broaden each member's lit erary mind tl1rot1gh the reading of poems, essays, and short stories, and to accustom one to public speaking by means of short extemporaneous speec hes.

During the year, the two societies hold contests on severa l occasions. The first competition is the Declamation Contest, held in the late fa ll. This is fo ll owed by the Debate in the early spring. The Oratorical and Essay Contest are held just before Commencement. A lph a Tau has shown a healthy growth and an excel lent spirit during the past year. Having won the Declamation Contest and having lost the Debate, it is looking forward with a great deal of confidence to the Oratorical and Essay Contests. The Society is managed by capab le officers under the direction of Mr. Sheets, Facu lt y Advisor.