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is to be paid to the chapter of that fraternity which maintains the highest aver-
age scholarship each year. Frank E . Compton, o f Chicago, president of the
f r a t e r n i t y , donated $l,ooo to this f u n d . I f a chapter loses any member as a
result of poor scholarship, that chapter is disqualified from participation in the
f u n d f o r that year.—Greek Exchange.

According to the first annual reoprt of the bureau of self-help at Princeton,
167 students, or practically 12 per cent o f the entire undergraduate body, either
wholly or partially supported themselves d u r i n g the last college year. O f this
number, six men went to college with no funds at a l l , while nearly fifty began
the term w i t h less than $200. Adamas o f I I t V.

I n the last Key appears an article quoted f r o m the Phi Kappa Psi Shield
regarding the national wealth of fraternities and average chapter wealth. Ac-
cording to this article K A 9 is the wealthiest fraternity, $95,250, and A 4» the
wealthiest per chapter, $4,235.—Trident of A A A.

Sigma Chi gives a $5 prize f o r the best chapter letter i n each issue o f the
Quarterly and $50 f o r the best series of four letters.—K A Journal.

Thirteen hundred freshmen at the University of California probably the
largest freshman class ever enrolled in any university in the United States.—
Sierra Educational News.

I n Arizona the Legislature of 1912 provided f o r an annual scholarship o f
$150 in the University of Arizona to be assigned to each county in the state.
Appointment is determined by competitive examination. The scholarships
apply to the first year only.—Sierra Educational Neivs.

A bulletin recently issued by the regents of the University o f Michigan
shows that Michigan receives a smaller income per student than the other
great state universities. Minnesota receives $372 per student f r o m the State,
Illinois $302, and Wisconsin $229, while Michigan receives but $128 per annum.
Illinois and Minnesota spend about $2,000,000 on their universities, Wisconsin
$1,500,000, and Michigan only $800,000.— Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal.

PAX-HELLENIC SPIRIT.

Phi chapter o f Chi Omega at Newcomb has offered a loving cup to the
sorority attaining the highest grade o f scholarship f o r the year. This is the
first time anything like this has been done i n the f r a t e r n i t y w o r l d o f Newcomb
and the Chi Omegas deserve quite a great deal of credit f o r fostering such
a spirit.—Adelphean of Alpha Delta Pi.

PRIZES FOR N E W S .

So much we want news that we shall have a news contest. Since the Ek-
lekta contest began, the Eklekta articles have grown constantly in interest
and value. The newly chosen alumme editors, who w i l l help l i n k together our
scattered alumna, are announced in this issue. They are going to work f o r
news o f all the alumna; of their chapter; f o r some alumnae editors i t is a
herculean task; as a little show of our interest in their efforts, The Lyre w i l l
award to the alumna; editor sending i n , on time, f o r the next issue, the most and
the best news, a Moore's Non-Leakable Fountain Pen.

Also to that chapter editor who sends in the best and newsiest November