. The Harvard book : a series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches. of fresher voices thanthose which surround him in the every-day routine of life. And though, with ahalf-mournful, half-cynical feeling, he perceives that the very echoes of the oldsongs and stories have died into silence and are forgotten, in his own memoryhe still hears them, softened by the growing distance of years into an evenfresher and sweeter music. Note. — The seal of the Pi-Eta Society is, on a field purpure a cross or, fasces in pale betweenthe letters n H. Crest, antique lamp. Scroll with motto, Sem
. The Harvard book : a series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches. of fresher voices thanthose which surround him in the every-day routine of life. And though, with ahalf-mournful, half-cynical feeling, he perceives that the very echoes of the oldsongs and stories have died into silence and are forgotten, in his own memoryhe still hears them, softened by the growing distance of years into an evenfresher and sweeter music. Note. — The seal of the Pi-Eta Society is, on a field purpure a cross or, fasces in pale betweenthe letters n H. Crest, antique lamp. Scroll with motto, Semper Fama Crescat. The wholesurrounded by a buckled belt bearing the words, Condita : mdccclxvi : Acad : Harv. The colors of the Society were originally purple and orange, — now purple and white. A pin wasat first adopted as the badge of the Society, but is now disused. The following is its description:An oval shield in purple enamel, with gold edge, bearing a Greek cross in gold. On the transversearm the word Harvard; above and below, the letters n H, — all in black EVERETT ATHEN^UM. Origin. — First Year. • Public Meeting. — Room. — Constitution. — Perpetuation. — LiteraryExercises. — Prize Exhibitions. — Seal. In the winter of 1867-8 three Freshmen met in 14 Stoughton to discuss thefeasibility of originating a new Sophomore society. The idea of founding such asociety had occurred to many, and the need of it had been felt for a number ofyears. The classes had become too large to be satisfied with one only Sophomore society then existing had grown to occupy an unfortunateposition of monopoly, and needed the stimulus of a vigorous rival. Seventy-one,the largest class which had yet entered College, formed just the field for the suc-cessful accomplishment of such a project. The original number of three increasedto six, and towards the end of the year to twelve. The class was quietly can-vassed; the views of each man, and his probable cours
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