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TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 111

thus ranking third in negro attendance, Kansas and Oberlin leading. Thirteen
of them are members of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, the national
n t g r o students' fraternity."—Michigan correspondence, New York Times—
Kappa Alpha Journal.

T H E USELESS FRATERNITY M A N

Once there was a f r a t man—we needn't specify,
He might have been an Alpha Delt, a Deke, or Zeta Psi,

A n S. A . E., a Sigma C h i , or maybe A . T . O.,
(Most any name would do as well and be as apropos) ;

But the moral of the tale
Is that this exclusive male
Never seemed to be the k i n d o f chap the fellows liked about;
For a stupid lot was his,
And the explanation is,
He put nothing i n , so he got nothing out.

Once in a while he'd pay his dues and come around a b i t
And let himself be bored ( w h i c h he most f r a n k l y would admit) :
He said he rather thought the thing was out o f date—antique,
A n d , after graduation, he forgot i t in a week;

And when he went away
You could hear the fellows say
They really thought the chapter worse off with him than without;

And to every neophyte
That they took i n , they'd recite:
" I f you put nothing i n , why, you'll get nothing out."

Once there was a f r a t man—will you swear i t , now, Quarterly.
Never was there such a man as this in Delta T a u ?
Positively certain were we t a l k i n g entre nous,
N o t h i n g i n this useless man at all resembles you?

Oh, there may be a few things worse
Than this hesitating verse,
But it serves a bully purpose i f i t clears away a doubt;
You may take this as the truth,
And swear by i t , pretty youth—
I f you put nothing i n , then you'll get nothing o u t !

—Rainbow of A T A—A *

Gladys Bailey o f the class of 1913 at M t . Holyoke College recently
gave the report o f the vacation house, which was conducted f o r the fourth
time this past summer under the auspices of the M t . Holyoke College Settle-
ments Association. The house was open f r o m July 15 to September 3 and
<luring that time entertained about forty girls. On account o f the limited
resources of the house only 18 or 19 girls could be provided f o r at one time.

Each g i r l paid $3 per week in addition to having a share i n the household
work. Miss Bardwell of Philadelphia, the manager, was assisted by Miss
Minnie Graham, M t . Holyoke, '00, and also by college girls who volunteered
their aid. The college girls also helped the vacation house by lending various
articles to help furnish the rooms.