by the addition of some furniture to the previously bare hall, including an organ, afterwards exchanged for a piano. The following year more members withdrew, most of whom afterwards returned. In 1880 the society abandoned its hall on the first floor with its primitive furnishings and almost bare walls, and moved into its present hall, which was well furnished but not without incurring considerable debt. This debt has since been paid off and a fine piano has been added to the property of the society.

In 1884 there were in the society fourteen members of Greek letter fraternities, and at this time their influence upon the society was felt to be bad. After a long debate the society, as well as the Union society, passed anti-fraternity amendments. The society suffered from the loss of the members, but it was then thought, and is so still, that that loss was not so great an evil as the presence of the "frats" in the society would have been. Since that time the society has been strictly a "barb" organization.

A number of the strongest members of both Palladian and Union societies withdrew in 1889 and formed the Delian society. This alone of all the off-shoots from the older societies has lived, and now the Palladian, University Union and Delian societies represent the open society work in the University.

In 1889 our constitution was revised and brought up to date. By this revised constitution a membership committee was provided for, by which committe a careful discretion is exercised in admitting new members into the society.

The Society During the Year.

The past year has been one of progress and advancement in the University of Nebraska. The year has been the same in the Palladian society. The society has kept pace with the growth of the University, and today it stands at the head of all similar organizations in the institution. Its name has become a synonymn for push and energy and winning work. The Palladians are leaders in the class room in the clubs, in college politics: in short, in every department of university work.

During the summer Palladian hall was beautifully remodeled at an expense of several hundred dollars. The walls were papered and frescoed, the wood work was repainted, and in the fall the Palladians were greeted by what is admitted to be one of the very finest halls in the city. During the summer vacation the society issued a little pamphlet called, "Where Am I At?" describing the different occupations of its various members during the summer, and their plans for the fall. It was destined to keep the fires of Palladianism burning in spite of the heat.

About fifty old members came back in the fall term. From the hundreds of new students the society gradually increased its membership, being very careful to admit to membership only those who were of more than ordinary ability and worth. The membership now numbers about seventy-five, and nearly