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Committee in Charge.

L. HARRY MIXSON J. D. CARROLL W. H. MONCKTON, JR SIMON FOGARTY, JR.

No. 4.

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S. A. S. G. S. T. S. H.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. OUR FINANCIAL STATUS. CHAPTER LETTERS— South Carolina Alpha South Carolina Beta.

South Carolina Sigma North Carolina Epsilon.

South Carolina Zeta Georgia Eta

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THE ALUMNI DEPARTMENT— South Carolina Sigma North Carolina Epsilon Zeta Beta

113 115 116 116

Issued in November, February, May and August. Published

by The ft. L. Bryan Co„ Columbia, S. C., Official Printers to the Fraternity.

OFFICERS OF THE PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY. Headquarters, Charlegion, S. C. Organized 1904.

Grand President I.. HARRY MINSON, Alpha....40 Montague St., Charleston S. C. Grand Vice President 6 Green St., Charleston, S. C.

H. P. WAGNER, Alpha

Grand Secretary Box

J. D. CARROLL, Sigma

, Columbia, S. C.

Grand Treasurer.

803 Richland St., Columbia, S. C.

H. Moxcx.rox, Ja.

Grand Historian 90 Broad St., Charleston, S. C.

SIAION FOGARTY, JR

Grand J ovrnalist 618 Highland Ave., Newark, N. J.

'C. K. DILLINGHAM

Grand Chaplain Hartsville, S. C.

C. E. BIRD, Delta Grand Custodian

Rock Hill, S. C.

Gus E. REID, Beta Grand Council L. H. Mixsox J. D. CARROLL W. H. MONCICTON, Ja. HERBERT LANGFORD, Zeta DAVE P. HARDY, Gamma

40 Montague St., Charleston, S. C. , Columbia, S. C. Box 803 Richland St., Columbia, S. C. Prosperity, S. C. 1547 Euclid Ave., Berkely, Cal.

Oly ftr atth Kamp Published in the interest of and ii,nder Un iitt!writ y of the Pi KAPPA Pni FRATERNITY Vol. I.

JANUARY, 1913.

No. 4.

To the man who reads carefully the statements made by Fratres Fogarty and Monckton in this issue of the "Star and Lamp," it is evident that the finances in general, and the "Star and Lamp" in particular, are in precarious positions. We feel that all that the men of Pi Kappa Phi need is to have these facts placed before them in order to have them come and do their part, an4 I therefore feel that a special plea coming from me is unnecessary.

As is the case with any undertaking or business, finances are of primary importance. Without a firm foundation in this respect it is absolutely impossible for us to go ahead. We feel that we are founded on the right basis and with the proper aims, and your officers feel that with the limited funds at their disposal, in the work of extention, of magazine work, and other lines of work also, they have fulfilled their obligations. The question used to be whether we should be able to go ahead with the funds at our command; the question now is whether we will be able to do what we are doing any longer with what money we have.

You know that the system of financing the Fraternity was changed at the Convention of July, 1912. Instead of a per capita assessment on each active member of chapters, with subscriptions to the "Star and Lamp" extra, a plan was formulated

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whereby every man, whether active or inactive, was due the Grand Chapter $5.00 each fiscal year commencing after the Convention of each year. This amount included his subscription to the "Star and Lamp." You see by the report of Frater Fogarty how the response was. A catalog was a needed item in our work; a thing every Fraternity has, and which men of Pi Kappa Phi have been asking for a long whilei One was published. Frater Fogarty's report shows that the sale of these has been almost an entire failure.

Now the proposition is this. We want to continue publishing the "Star and Lamp;" we want to publish catalogs; we want to institute new Chapters.

Do you want us to do this? Then we need your support. If we don't get it, we will simply have .to stop the "Star and Lamp," publication of catalogs will have to cease and new chapters will have to be held up.

We believe that Pi Kappa Phis love the Fraternity as much or more than any other body of Greeks love their Fraternity. We believe that all they need is to have the matter placed boldly before them. A crisis has been reached, and the two weeks following the issue of this STAR AND LAMP will decide what will become of us. If you have not yet paid your $5.00, send your check to Frater W. H. Monckton, Jr., at L. HARRY MIXSON, Columbia, S. C. Grand President.

1913 Convention will be held at Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, N. C., in July. Watch for exact dates in next issue.

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OUR FINANCIAL STATUS. We are now starting into our ninth year as a college fraternity. During the last eight years we have had many trials and vicissitudes. Every year that we would seemingly overcome one difficulty it would bob up in another shape and harass us again. Our big stumbling block is finances. Every one must appreciate the fact that it takes money to accoImptlish practical things. Out officers are a zealous and highly accomplished body of men, but their hands are tied, and from active human beings they become mere dreamers as they have not the means to carry out their plans. Some may ask, "Have we no legislation covering finances?" And "if we have laws and have officers to enforce the laws where does the trouble com,e in?"

Let us now go back a little bit and look into the former plan and the present plan of running our fraternity. In the old days before the publication of the magazine the following were the sources of revenue, in the order of their importance: (a) Per capita tax of fifty (50) cents a man every six months. (b) Charter"fees from new chapters.

These were the only sources of revenue, and as at that time the Grand Council had to pay one-half of the cost of instituting a new chapter, which more than covered the charter fee, it was soon seen that more money was needed, so the per capita tax was increased to one dollar every six months. As our numbers were small this was found to be insufficient, and the next step was to require a new 1913 Convention will be held at Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, N. C., in July. Watch for exact dates in next issue.

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chapter to pay all expenses for its institution. About this time the magazine appeared, and the first year it was a financial success. It was run separately and its debts were not assumed by the Grand Council. Little by little with our increased numbers the cost of keeping track of our members increased, and as we did not have sufficient funds, many luke-warm fratres fell by the wayside. Then came the Convention of 1012, in which the why and wherefore of the seeming inactivity of the officers and the indifference of the men were discussed at much length.

At last the Convention came to the opinion that both sides were to blame, that the officers had not been sufficiently explicit of their positions, and that the fratres had not taken interest enough to investigate for themselves. Nevertheless, they then decided to let bygones be bygones, and to change the method of financing, every one was to accept his part of the burden, and begin all over again.

The members' big complaint was that they were not kept posted on the doings of the officers and of the individual chapters, and the officers gave as their reason the lack of funds. A financial committee was then appointed, and they submitted the following report, which was accepted with enthusiasm: Resohicd, That a committee be appointed at the beginning of each year to investigate the financial status and prepare a budget for the ensuing year.

That the magazine be taken over by the Grand Council. That the cost of four copies of the magazine, the expenses of the officers, and all other incidental expenses as stamps, stationery, etc., be added together in a lump sum, and a per capita tax be 1913 Convention will be held at Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, N. C., in July. Watch for exact dates in next issue.

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assessed on the members of the fraternity to cover this amount. That two-thirds of the total number of the members be taken as a working basis. That for nineteen hundred and twelve a catalogue be prepared by the Grand Historian.

Figuring on the two-thirds basis it was decided that five ($5.00) dollars would be the assessment for 1912-1913,—i. e., that every member of the fraternity, both active and alumni, should pay at once to the Grand Treasurer the sum of five dollars and for this he would receive four copies of the magazine. Everyone was perfectly satisfied as the new scheme seemed to be able to cover all our difficulties. Under the old regime a man had to pay two ($2.00) dollars a year per capita tax, and two ($2.50) and a half dollars a year for the magazine. Now, by the payment of the,lump sum of only fifty cents more, his assessment was paid and he was guaranteed a magazine at regular intervals, and the big complaint of the lack of news of the doings of the fraternity was done away with: Also a catalogue was to be published giving the names and addresses of all the fellows, and everyone agreed that this was an absolute necessity. The alumni members .were thus the only ones who were expected to pay any appreciable increase, and it was thought that they would not object as they were in a better financial condition than the members actually in college. The officers were highly pleased at the enthusiasm shown, and had wild dreams of great things to come. Let us now see what did happen and ask ourselves the question—what are we going to do about it?

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The two men upon whom the initial work devolved were the new treasurer and the historian.

The former immediately sent out circular letters to all the members, and the latter began work upon the catalogue, which was soon published and sent out. And then, mirabile dictu, a great silence past all 'understanding settled upon everyone. After waiting a few months and seeing no improvement, the Grand President, L. Harry Mixon, sent out word for the Grand Council to convene in ,the City of Charleston, and rack their brains for an explanation. The "Old Guard" assembled, and both the treasurer, W. H. Monckton, Jr., and the historian, Simon Fogarty, Jr., gave accounts of their stewardships. Itemized statements were submitted and it was decided that one more appeal would be made, the S—O—S signal sent out. As the Grand Council had promised four copies of the magazine, and one had been sent out in July, the other three had to be accounted for. It was decided to publish them in January, March, and June. The former editor having resigned, a committee of four was appointed which should control the next three issues, in which should be printed a candid statement of exact facts without curtailment of any kind, so that the readers could understand exactly what kind of a proposition the editors were up against.

Now let us consider these two reports, first taking that of the Grand Historian and see how readily the men bought up the catalogues which all had thought were absolutely necessary.

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REPORT OF THE GRAND HISTORIAN FOR 1912.

Receipts.

Alpha Chapter Beta Chapter Gamma Chapter Delta Chapter Epsilon Chapter Eta Chapter Zeta Chapter Sigma Chapter

$ 7 00 50

00 00 00 3 00 00 4 00 $14 50 Disbursements.

Postage Envelopes Stationery Index Cards The R. L. Bryan Co.

$1 06 15

25 3 50

5 00 $9 96

Outs`landing Bills.

The R. L. Bryan Co. Cash on account

$60 00 5 00

Balance due Deficit

$55 00 50 46

The first catalogue which was to be gulped up right away, three months after publication shows a debt of $50.46, so instead of helping us, instead of drawing us closer together, it seems to have shoved us further into the mire.

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Now, let us get a few statistics. The catalogue shows eight chapters and one hundred and sixty men. It cost us $64.96 to publish the catalogue, so fifty cents per copy had to be charged.

If every man had bought a copy we would have collected $80.00, and we would have cleared $15.00. If the conservative two-thirds estimate had bought copies we would have collected $53.00 and our loss would have been $12.00. As it is we have sold twenty-nine copies, collecting $14.50, leaving a debt of $50.46. Instead of 66 per cent. responding, only 18 per cent, showed by their actions that they were convinced that a catalogue was a necessity.

Now, leaving the fraternity as a whole let us investigate the individual chapters and see how they responded. Out of eight only four replied, that is 50 per cent. So only half of the chapters considered it important enough to have a copy of the catalogue in their rooms. Whose fault is that, the individual's or the officers'? Now, we will examine each chapter in turn, see numerically their position and responsibility and see how they accepted it.

First. Alpha Chapter.—Its members comprise 153/2 per cent, of the total membership, and therefore should accept 153/2 per cent. of the responsibility. Her share should have been $10.07; she pays $7.00, or 11 per cent. instead of 153/2 and 48 per cent. of the total paid in by all. This is the best record of all; if the others ,had done as well there would have been no need of this report.

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Second. Beta Chapter.—Her share was 8 per cent. or $5.20; she pays 50 cents or .0077 per cent. instead of 8 per cent. and 3 per cent. of the entire amount.

Third. Gamma Chapter.—Her share was 27 per cent, or $17.55; so far she has paid exactly nothing. Whose fault is it?

Fourth. Delta Chapter.—Her share was 10 per cent. of $6.50; she pays nothing.

Fifth. Epsilon Cliapter.—Her share was 7Y2 per cent. or $4.88; she pays nothing.

Sixth. Eta Chapter.—Her share was .044 per cent. or $2.86; she pays $3.00. That is a little over her requirement, and 23 per cent. of the total amount paid in. (This chapter, while it still owes for a few copies of the catalogue, is the only one which has paid its proportion.)

Seventh. Zeta Chapter.—Her share was 11 per cent. or $7.15; up to this time she has paid nothing.

Eighth. Sigma Chapter.—Hers was 153/2 per cent.; she pays $4.00 or 6 per cent., instead of 15Y2 per cent., and 29 per cent. of the entire amount.

Do you realize now what we have had to contend with? Do you wonder now why elaborate books containing important notes and data are not sent out often? If you have the interest of the fraternity at heart you will recognize what these vital statistics mean. Apply them to your own case, see whether or not you helped pull down your chapter's average and if you really think that you ought to work and help along the officers, then buy a copy of the catalogue, and call the attention of all the 1913 Convention will be held at Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, N. C., in July, Watch for exact dates in next issue,

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Now let us examine the treasurer's report and see what food for thought it contains. Bearing in mind that the five dollar assessment was carried unanimously at the last convention and everyone promised, not only to pay his own assessment, but also to urge others to do so, let us see what kind of response gladdened the heart of the new treasurer.

The following is the report: 1912 $ 5 00 July 11. Dave Hardy (Gamma) 5 00 Simon Fogarty, Jr. (Alpha) 2 00 Sept. 2. Stamps (Treas.)

5 00 11. Geo. S. Sloan (Delta) 5 00 13. J. B. Hamer (Sigma) .5 00 16. Jack Moody (Zeta) .5 00 Wm. Melvin (Zeta) J. M. Townsend (Zeta) 5 00 Theo. Monroe (Zeta) 5 00 5 00 J. D. Hamer (Sigma) 5 00 17. J. D. O'Brien (Beta) 13 50 Dagget Print. Co. (G. P.) 21. F. L. Booe (Epsilon) 5 00 23. Wm. Fogarty (Alpha) 5 00 24. Andrew Carrigan (Sigma) 5 00 F. D. Carrigan (Beta) 5 00 R. F. Carrigan (Beta) 5 00 27. H. A. Rogers (Alpha) 5 00 28. Stamps 1 00 Oct. 4. J. M. Robinson (Eta) 5 00 5. Baird's Manual 2 50 7. Seals 17 50 18. Circular Letters 3 25 19. W. H. Brewton (Eta) 5 00 30. L. H. Mixson (Expenses) 8 15 Nov 4. The R. L. Bryan Co. (Printing) 6 50 8. H. Mee. Shaver (Eta) 5 00 9. Stamps and Express (Treas.)

2.23 14. Zeta Seal 1, 300

THE STAR AND LAMP. 20. J. H. Armstrong (Gamma) 30. T. B. Kelly (Alpha, Gamma) Dec. 14. Milton Seligman (Gamma) 20. W. H. Peterson (Gamma) 27. J. D. Carroll (Expense).....

28. Grand Historian Cash in Bank

101 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 4 54 55 91

. $122 54 $122 54 BILLS OUTSTANDI NG. Magazine—Frater Dillingham Magazine—The R. L. Bryan Co Catalogue—The R. L. Rryan Co.

$ 20 00 42 00 55 00

Less cash on hand

$117 00 55 91

Total Debt

$ 61 09 W. H. MON CKTON, JR., 'Acting Treasurer.

Out of our one hundred and sixty members twenty-three paid up. That is 14 per cent., which is 4 per cent. less than the number that bought catalogues. The twenty-three were divided as follows: Alpha men Beta men Gamma men Delta men Epsilon men Eta men Zeta men Sigma men

3 out 3 out 5 out 1 out 1 out 3 out 4 out 3 out

of of of of of of of of

25 13 43 15 12 7 20 25

23 out of 160

Is this very encouraging? But the Grand Council have not given.up yet. They believe that in spite of statistics the majority of the fratres have the good of the fraternity at heart, and now that their position is revealed to each and every one, that, recognizing

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the fact that money is needed, the fratres will respond. A copy of this issue is being sent to every member of the fraternity in the hope that your assessment will be paid. There will be two other numbers in this volume, but owing to the financial drawbacks specified above, the others will go only to the men who have paid up. The Grand Council is not lacking in brotherly love or in the desire to help their fellow fratres as much as possible, but they have been petting the unfeeling multitude too long, they have carried the overwhelming weight of hangers-on until their strength is gone. If you are a true Pi Kappa Phi and would like to see the fraternity prosper, do not be only a well-wisher, but a well-doer.

We ask you to do your share, and pay promptly.

You can see how we stand; it takes forty dollars to publish an issue of the magazine; if eight new men subscribe, then this issue is paid for; if eight more, the next is paid for, and, even then, only thirty-nine out of one hundred and sixty would have paid. If you have any fault to find, either with this report or some previous matter, write us and we will be only too glad to publish your opinion. The Grand Council does not lay claim to infallibility, but as high financiers doing something with nothing they deserve some credit. Now let us all pull together for a prosperous New Year.

SIMON FOGARTY, JR., Grand Historian.

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Chapter Letters Each and every Chapter of the Fraternity is urgently requested to send in a Chapter letter for each number of THE STAR AND Lamp. Chapter letters should be in the hands of the editors at least on/month before the date of issue, namely, on the 15th day of 0 ober, January, April and July. For further information on the subject of Chapter letters, address: J. Decherd Guess, Hastoc School, Spartanburg, S. C. (East), or D. P. Hardy, 1547 Euclid Avenue, Berkely, Cal. (West):

South Carolina Alpha.

When the college year began, the outlook seemed dark for Alpha. Rogers, Hartz, and Mouzon were the only men returning to the college. However, by dint of considerable hustling, we 'have succeeded in adding four good men to the chapter roll: Julius Stewart McInnes, of Darlington, S. C., Mason Carroll Stroud, of Bascomville, S. C., Norman Henry Blitch, Jr., of Charleston, S. C., and William Davis Crawford, of Jonesville, S. C. We feel that with the addition of these new fratres the chapter is in a position to do things, Every one is sorry, however, that Rogers is to withdraw from college for the remainder of the year. An attack of typhoid fever made him lose so much time that he has decided to wait for next year to make a fresh start.

Pi Kappa Phi was well represented on the college football team. As manager, McInnes made a great success of the financial end of the game.

Crawford made his "Block C" at guard, and Stroud was a prominent member of the squad. Hartz is pretty sure of a place on the basketball team. McInnes and Blitch ran on the team that won second

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place for the college in the relay race run annually under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. The Alpha men stand high in the other departments of student life. As president of the Senior Class, Mouzon is head of the student body McInnes is literary editor, and Mouzon editor-in-chief of the College Magazine. Mouzon is also president of the student Y. M. C. A., while he holds a position on the cabinet. McInnes is recording secretary of the South Carolina Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, and Mouzon represents the college on the Executive Committee. Mouzon is first vice president of the College Press Association of South Carolina. Both of the literary societies at the college are headed by Pi Kappa Phis, Mouzon and McInnes being presidents of the Chrestomathic and Cliosophic, respectively.

On the night of December 10th, Founders' Day, Grand President L. Harry Mixon extended the hospitality of his home to the Alpha men and the Charleston Alumni. Instead of the usual Founders' Day banquet the chapter gave an "al fresco" supper a few nights later. Prodigious quantities of eatables and drinkables were consumed, and after the supper Frater Hartz made a hit with his characteristic brand of humor.

Taking it in all the outlook is fine for the Mother Chaiiier. As we need a few pennants to help decorate our walls we would be glad to exchange with any chapter.

H. A. M.

South Carolina Beta.

Dear Pratres: By this time I guess you fellows feel that we, of the Beta Chapter, are a crowd of do nothings. You have it about right, too, looking

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at our record from one side. I am glad to say, • though, from another side, that we show up a little better. We have initiated five new. men into the chapter this session and we have our eyes on several more men that show up well. Of course, we have to be very careful here, as it would be unpleasant, to say the least, if our action should become a topic for discussion on the campus. feel that a word here as to our true position will not be out of order. Many of the fratres do not exactly understand our position and I am afraid that we have been criticised, to a certain extent, unjustly by some. The faculty saw fit to put fraternities out of this college in the spring of '09. Since that time the chapter has seen no active work. Several new men have been initiated, simply for the purpose of keeping P. K. men in the college in order that the chapter may resume active work as soon as the faculty sees fit to allow it. At the fall opening of the session of '09-'10 three old men returned to college. One new man was initiated in that year. Four more in the session of '11-'12, and five in the present session. Three of the fratres have graduated, two have quit and remaining eight are now in college. Our fratres are all loyal fraternity men and are only awaiting for a chance to show their true spirit.

As our student body is small and the town in which we are located is small, we have no opportunity of a regular meeting, much less a frat hall.

Nevertheless, the spirit handed down to us from the founders of the Beta Chapter is still alive and we are impatient for the time to come when we can again take up the work where it was left off.

It is true our prospects for such a chance are slim, but we still hope that some good spirit will push our

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case for us. We expect to petition the faculty in the near future to allow us to again open up the chapter.

Fratres, our hopes are that soon we may meet you on an equal footing, th-at the old Beta Chapter may some time in the near future take up the great work that she lay down. We have the true Pi Kappa Phi spirit here and we want every chapter to feel that we are one of you, even if it be as a silent member. We are silent, but for a season only, and we feel that soon the silence can be broken.

BETA CHAPTER, The Silent Sister.

South Carolina Sigma.

Sigma began the year with fourteen men on the chapter roll. All of them began taking active interest in their respective spheres of college activity.

We register seven men in the Law School, one of whom is a member of the State Legislature; one is president of the Law Association; two are in rhe Graduate Engineering School, and five are academics.

In football we only had one man, but he was enough to reflect glory on the whole chapter. He played varsity full-back the entire season, and his work was the best that we ever expect to see. Talk about ploughing through a line—"what it took to do it, he had it." In one game alone he made five touchdowns.

The captain of the track team is one of our men.

While they haven't begun practice, we confidently expect him to lead them on to many victories.

It is rather early to talk about baseball, but when the first game is called we expect to see some Pi

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Kappas cavorting about the field. We have always been well represented in athletics, and this year is not going to be an exception. We always try to get our men out for college honors, and thereby win renown for their college, themselves, and their fraternity. All of the fellows are enthusiastic, and we prophesy great things for the fraternity and Sigma Chapter.

We have not taken in any new men this year.

We have been very conservative about this. We believe in waiting until a man has been in college long enough for us to learn something about him before extending a bid. We have been watching the fellows and expect to extend several bids before long. Don't be surprised if we report twenty men on the roll in our next letter.

We have had the pleasure having Frater H. Langford, "Zeta," at our meetings this year. He takes an active interest in the chapter, and it is indeed a pleasure to have him with us. Our old friend and brother, Harry Mixson, has visited us once during the year. However, we expect him with us again soon. Frater Young, the founder of Epsilon, was with us during the Fall.

Brothers, our latchstring is always out, and we extend to all a hearty welcome when you visit us.

Greetings to our alumni and the other chapters and

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With the best of fraternal spirit, we remain, Yours very fraternally, S. C. SIGMA CHAPTER. Per J. D. H.

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We started this year somewhat short of men, but by the Christmas holidays we had added five new men to our list and had an active chapter of ten.

At the regular bidding day, the 6th of January, we took in three freshmen and a junior. The additions for the entire year are—R. S. Clary, Greensboro, N. C., J E. Paw, Marietta, Ga., J. G. Thacker, Greensboro, N. C., R. F. Brownlee, Anderson, S. C., H. L. Barr, Greenville, S. C., J. H. Cook, Fayetteville, N. C., A. M. Fairley, Laurinburg, N. C., J. C. Cashion, Huntersville, N. C., and R. L. Peters, Ebenezer, Tenn. With this bunch of fellows and the old men we have an ideal chapter of fourteen.

In the athletics of the college Epsilon is holding her own. We have four men on the varsity football team and two on the scrub--Frater Peters being one of the four freshmen to make letters in the last decade. Prater Booe's football fame has already been spread over the Southern States, but in regard to him we will quofe the words of a Southern coach:—"There is only one Booe—a slippery bundle of nervous energy, dodging, sidestepping, elusive, sensational, all the time; that is Booe. Without a peer as a punter or a quick kicker,`we have at left halfback a brilliant little jewel that would shine in any back field." He is also an all-South Atlantic halfback. He has already signed with Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg team, American League, and will leave in a few weeks for their training camp at Hot • Springs; this proves his worth on the diamond.

Fratres Clary and Brownlee bid fair to make the varsity next year. In track we have only two men, Fratres Thacker and Belk. Frater Thacker is also captain of the gym team.

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Prater Smith, the only man we will lose this year by graduation, is business manager of, the Annual, and is making a record for himself in the Eu. Society.

Our hall has been remodeled to a certain extent and we have put in a new set of furniture and a piano, which places us in a position to entertain the fairer sex better when junior speaking comes around next month.

We are indeed proud of our two "big leaguers," Fratres Booe, of the Pittsburg club, and Cashion, of the Washington Americans, and we sincerely regret that they will soon leave us for their training camps, but they may rest assured that the thoughts and eye? of Epsilon will be upon them, and we wish them the best success possible.

Let us hear some more talk Of the 1915 convention to be held in California. Epsilon is interested.

South Carolina Zeta.

Zeta Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Praternity is more or less in a state of quiescence at this time.

The fratres all started out this year to do great things, but we were just getting down to work when an anti-uprising made itself felt on the campus.

Prom that time we have had to lie very low. We have two rooms down town, though, and hold our regular meetings.

So far this year we have taken in but one new tnan. We are still looking over several men, though, and hope to increase our number in the near future.

We are glad to have in the city this year Prater Beck Robinson, who attends our meetings regularly

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and gives us much assistance, also Frater J. D. Guess, who is teaching here again this year.

As I said in the beginning, Zeta is in a state of quiescence, but by no means think of this as our being dead. We still have the interest of the fraternity at heart, and hope to be in bloom real soon.

J. T. M. Georgia Eta. Inasmuch as Georgia Eta has had no letter in the

STAR AND LAMP, I will tell of some of our achievements.

Georgia Eta returned only four men to college this year, but each of these fratres was enthusiastic and a hard worker. The men returned were Fratres Blake, Lasseter, Shaver, and Murray. We did not rush many men, for it is the intention of Georgia Eta to know a man is worthy to be honored by being asked to join Pi Kappa Phi before we ask him.

From among the new men we think that we got the best material. We introduce to the general fraternity George W. Griner, of Augusta, Ga., Lucius C. Fitts, Luthersville, Ga., Laurie Battle, Culloden, Ga., and Cecil A. Carlisle, Culloden, Ga. Every one of these lads take a prominent part in college life.

In athletics we are right at the top. Lasseter is captain basketball team, All Emory football, All Emory basketball, '12, athletic editor Emory Weekly, track team.

Blake is an athlete, too, as well as a good newspaper man. His athletic record is All Emory baseball, All Emory basketball, captain basketball team.

'12, football team, business manager Emory Weekly.

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Shaver—well, Shaver is our literary light. Greek medal, '12, senior speaker,'12 (class standing gives this place), All Emory football and editor-in-chief of Emory Weekly.

Murray helped his class in football, baseball and relay. Griner has had only few chances, having entered this last Fall. He was with his class team in relay, basketball, and football.

Battle ran the last lap of the relay race for his class and made the best run of them all. He also represents his class on football and basketball teams.

He is one of the best pitchers in college, and will twirl the sphere for the Juniors this year.

Fall term examinations will be held the latter part of the month, and all of the fellows are hard at work. Each and every one of us want to make a good record in our classroom Work. In fact, all of our men are right at the top of their respective classes.

Lambert, one of the best long distance runners that the college has ever known, holder of Emory two-mile record, and next best mile record, is now attending Vanderbilt, dental department. Brother Lambert is a member of Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity.

• Brother Wade Hampton Brewton, '12, is principal of Tifton High School.

Brother J. W. Robinson is attending Whitworth College, Tacoma, Wash. Brother Robinson is athletic editor of Whitworthian, Varsity End, and manager of baseball team for '13. Brother Robinson is one of the Georgia Eta's charter members.

We regretted to lose him, though are happy at his success in his new field of college activity.

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We extend to all the fratres greeting of the season and urge any of you who can to make Georgia Eta a visit. We will extend to you the glad hand. We are short on age, but long on enthusiasm.

California Gamma Chapter—No letter.

South Carolina Delta Chapter—Letter requested; no reply.

(Note.—Between December 31, 1912, and January 10, 1913, there was not sufficient time to send a request and receive a reply from Gamma, therefore no request was made.)

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The Alumni Department J. D. HAMER

Editor

This is the beginning of an Alumni Department.

In time we expect to build this up so that it will be one of the strongest parts of the magazine. As we see it, this should be a very important part, knowing what has become of our fellows after they leave college. With the co-operation of the various chapters and the men outside we can easily have some very interesting dope. We would suggest that each chapter send in, along with each letter, their alumni notes; also the men outside can send whatever data they may have about other broth2rs or themselves.

Don't be bashful about sending in your own data, for by doing It you will be helping the magazine and the fratres will be glad to hear from you. For the present address all communications to J. D. Hamer, care box 105, Columbia, S. C.

South Carolina Sigma.

C. K. Dillingham, '10, Newark, N. J. "Dill" was first located at Danville, Va., with the Dan River Cotton 1VIills. He is now a traveling salesman, with New York as headquarters. Reports are that most of his trips are to Washington, D. C.— strictly business(?).

I. N. Edwards, '10, Columbia University.

"Newt" taught for two years after leaving college.

He is now taking a postgraduate course at Columbia University. Let us hear from you, "Newt."

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J. H. Hydrick, Law, '11, Orangeburg, S. C. John is a promising young lawyer in his home town.

One of his most promising cases seems to be at Bamberg, S. C. We wonder why!

W. H. Monckton, Jr., Columbia, S. C. "Bill" is associated with his father in the mercantile business.

He is making money fast, but latest reports fail to reveal that Cupid has attacked him yet. He is strong for the ladies, and we are not certain but that he is concealing something from us.

T. J. Lipscomb, Jr., '12, Charleston, S. C. "Lip" left college in his Soph. year and was with The R. L. Bryan Company,in Columbia, for two years. He is now with his father, in the brokerage business in Charleston. A jolly good fellow he is and we all miss him.

D. G. Maxwell, Jr., '12, Columbia, S. C. Guy is in Paris, France. Some say that he is studying French. It is hard to believe that he is, unless it is learning how to make love in French.

J. D. Carroll, Columbia, S. C. "Jack" is in the cotton business with E. Borneman & Co., located at Columbia. He makes so many trips to Lexington.

S. C., that we greatly fear he is thinking of leaving us.

J. B. Hamer,'12, Dillon, S. C. "Jug B." is married. The first of the bunch to do it. We have seen him lately and he had a broad grin, so it must not . be so bad after all. Congratulations, boy.

R. A. Macfarlan, Jr., '12, Darlington, S. C. "Bob" was last heard of in New York. No doubt he is agitating another tunnel under the Hudson River. He is some engineer, and we wouldn't be surprised at anything he did.

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0. T. Newman, '12, Columbia, S. C. Gilbert's college career has been like "The Intermittent Spring." This past fall he was in the cotton business, but it is rumored that he expects to take up law in the near future.

J. J. Heffron, '13, Charleston, S. C. Jim is associated with his brother in the real estate business. He was only with us one year. In that time he became very popular with the fellows, and we all miss him.

J. H. PEinney,'13, Clinton, S. C. Joe came back this year, but couldn't stay, as he said that he had too much business over in Clinton. He has just bought an automobile and spends most of his time in it. The rest of the time is spent explaining in mayor's court that he wasn't eXceeding the speed limit.

J. H. White, '13, Spartanburg, S. C. "Hamp" had some nervous trouble and had to leave us this year. He was one of our most popular fellows, and we miss him very much.

North Carolina Epsilon.

George Howard is in business at Tarboro, N. C. John T. Young is in business at Clinton, S. C. W. M. Shaw is at home in Wilmington, N. C. John C. Barry is in business at Spartanburg, S. C. E. M. White (undergraduate) is in business at Chester, S. C.

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Zeta.

Prater R. F. Moody is teaching this year at Cokesbury, S. C. Prater J. 0. Moody has given. up his position in Columbia and returned to his home, in Dillon, where he will study law.

Frater H. Langford is still located in Columbia; S. C. Beta.

J. H. Huey, of Beta, is in Baltimore, taking a course in medicine at University of Maryland.

J. B. Falls, of Beta, is in Nashville, Tenn., taking a course in Vanderbilt Dental School.

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