The Gavelyte, January 1907

THE GAVELYTE, ·----~-~----------------- ·--- SOCIETIES. Th e .. M C. held its regular meet- 1reported the financial condition of ing on the second Tuesday of the 1· the club to be excellent. The paper m inth. A small attendance prevent- has now been running a year and eu the transaction of business but J has met with words of praise from i'l te resting topics were discussed and students and alumni. This news was from this standpoint the meeting I very gratifying to the club members was very successful. I who have spent much time away from their studies in the interest The three Literary Societies have of this important work. appointed a joint committee to con– sider and arrange for quite an inno- 1 vation in Literary work. The socie– ties under the plan Qf the committee will con.stitute th emselves the branch– es of Congress and the Cabinet. Bills and measures relating to current t opics will be introduced and consid– ered and afterward voted upon This will give the students a very accurate idea of how the Senate and House of Representatives do their work and also acquaint them with many current topics of interest. Philo Societ y.. How those Xmas holidays do break in on the colle~e work Literary as well as in the class room. Since our last publication . due to this fact we have had but one meeting. The pro– gram on last Monday evening was well rendered and the essays of J. C. Marshall on Personal Influence and Miss Fern Ervin on Basic Principles of Education showed good thought and careful preparation.' The Gave l Clu b. The following members have been I chosen t·o represent old Philo in the Owing to the holiday vacation lately arrangec contest to be held nothing of importance has occurred. the latter part of the winter term. A bri ~f se.ssi on of th8 c lub was he ld From all reports these ccrntestants ii1 th e ch::ipel at whi ch th e treasurer are working hard and are confident