HISTORY.

The Palladian Literary Society was organized in the fall of 1871, a few weeks after the opening of the University. The faculty showed their good sense by allowing it to be made a mixed society, and one of the first officers was a lady. The hall was in the north wing on the first floor, and at first the furniture consisted only of a table and some benches. For the first two years the progress of the society was somewhat impede by party spirit, until, in the spring of 1873, a part of the members withdrew and formed the Adelphian society. The spirit of rivalry now took the form of competition between the two societies, much to the benefit of the Palladian. About six months before this time the girls had withdrawn and formed a society by themselves, but they now disbanded and entered the other societies. In 1875 the Society added considerabe furniture to its previously bare hall, including an organ, afterwards exchanged for a piano. In 1876 another split took place in the Society, and many of the members withdrew. Most of these, however, subsequently returned. In 1880 the Society moved into its present quarters. Considerable debt was incurred in fitting up the hall. But this was paid off in a few years. Since that time the room has been constantly improved, until now it is indeed a thing of beauty, the latest addition to the furniture being a $1,050 piano. In 1884 the Society adopted an anti-fraternity amendment to the constitution, since which time it has been a distinctly "barbarian" organization. From that time it has been more prosperous than ever, and is now in an excellent condition, not only on account of the number of its members, but still more by reason of the harmony and enthusiasm that exists among them.

ANTI-FRATERNITY AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.

At the beginning of the college year 1884-5 there were some fourteen Palladians who were members of fraternities. The three fraternities represented were agressive in proportion to their strength, and the outsiders were inevitably suspicious of them from the first. The anti-fraternity men, both in the Palladian and Union societies, did energetic though unorganized work to prevent the spread of the secret and exclusive Hellenism. After patient collection of what seemed impartial testimony from all sources open to them, they came to certain conclusions, of which only the following need be noticed here: (1) It is best for colleges and for the