Murmurmontis: [Yearbook] 1918 . !iS^tffc$te. (Tljrestomatl^ati Ctferar? Society T HE function of the Chrestornathean Literary Societyis not to supercede any other organization in the Col-lege. Her purpose is co-operative, not competitive;her place is on the crest but there is room for others bv herside. If her men and women can think more clearly, talkmore convincingly, understand and enjoy more completelv be-cause of her, she has succeeded. Her place then is not at thesummit of all things in the school, but it is a place sufficientlyhigh to light with reason the darker region which surrounds.
Murmurmontis: [Yearbook] 1918 . !iS^tffc$te. (Tljrestomatl^ati Ctferar? Society T HE function of the Chrestornathean Literary Societyis not to supercede any other organization in the Col-lege. Her purpose is co-operative, not competitive;her place is on the crest but there is room for others bv herside. If her men and women can think more clearly, talkmore convincingly, understand and enjoy more completelv be-cause of her, she has succeeded. Her place then is not at thesummit of all things in the school, but it is a place sufficientlyhigh to light with reason the darker region which surrounds. OFFICERS Fall Semester President W. F. CURTIS Vice President .... LUTHER PLYNN Recording Secretary RUTH B. GRIMES Treasurer PAUL HOLDEN Pianist BERYL GIBSON Chorister VIRGINIA ARBUTHNOT Corresponding Secretary ERNEST PRICHARD Marshal JOHN BOLTON Critic R. W. SHUMAKER Spring SemesterLUTHER FLYNNISSAC H. POSTBERTA LYNCHJOHN YOUNGMAUD YOAKH. Y. CLARKJOS. BABYAKE. O. ROBERTSG. C. WILSON one hundred forty-ninf. one hundred fifty Excelsior Citerar? Society a LIITERARY societies contribute the richest memoriesof college life. Whoever saw a Wesleyan graduatewho could not tell 1>\ the hour the events which tookplace in his society while he was in Wesleyan? This yearlias stored up memories that will thrill Excelsiors as long asthey live. For instance, there was the contest at the begin-ning of the year between the two literary societies for sub-scriptions to the Pharos. It was agreed on Saturday nightto enter the contest on the following Tuesday. In the mean-time, while the Chrestos were peacefully sleeping, the Com-mander in Chief of the Excelsiors was calling his staff togeth-er and holding councils of war until late at night. On Mon-day night the plans of battle were complete and orders wereissued, to become effective the next morning. At the closeof chapel on Tuesday the fight began. While the Chrestoswere getting together to plan the campaign, the Excelsiorswere on the platform
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