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As to the third—Secrecy. I f the f r a t e r n i t y members can be con-
vinced that this is a v a l i d objection, the vow of Secrecy w i l l be
dropped.

DUMB, DRIVEN CATTLE

"\T7"E feel that we cannot miss the opportunity of calling atten-
* * tion to the story i n this issue by M a u d Colcord. I t is by a l l

odds ( i n the Editor's opinion) the finest story that has appeared i n
any f r a t e r n i t y publication which has come to her table. I t is a great
story, gripping, pathetic, with a universal interest. We regret that
our limited circulation w i l l of necessity keep it f r o m being read by
all women.

AGAIN "UNSIGNED MANUSCRIPTS"

T ^ H R article in the M a y issue, entitled " W h y I believe in Pan-
* Hellenics," was wrongly signed Helen Brown Keating. This
is a mistake of the editors who had to judge only by the chirography,
as to the author's identity. T h e editor is w i t h h o l d i n g much stronger
language when she says "Please sign your manuscript!"

SUBSCRIPTIONS

H E Chicago Alumna: Chapter has recently voted that every mem-
ber must be a subscriber to T o D R A G M A .

ALPHA DELTA PI

A T the national convention of the A A $ Sorority, held in Chi-
* * • cago, June 18-20, the name of the sorority was changed to
A A I I , owing to the inconvenience and confusion resulting f r o m the
identity of the name with that of the fraternity.

H I G H SCHOOL FRATERNITIES—

1" T would seem timely and advisable f o r the Intersorority Con-
ference and the organizations it represents to take a definite stand

against high school sororities. H i g h school fraternal orders have
certainly been making it clear f o r some years that their membership
is too young for this sort of responsibility. Apart f r o m the question
as to whether these mere travesties on the college fraternities belong
i n our public schools at all, i t is certain that the evils done by their
immaturity have reflected disagreeably upon the college societies. I n
some localities these evils have been weighty and grievous matters;