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Moore. Rockwell. Smith. Carrara. Riley. SElberstein. McKenzie. Perry. Lambert. Miller OFFICERS NDER the leadership of Dr. Lloyd M. Bertholf and other members U of the faculty. tentative plans were drawn up last year for an ROSALIE SILBERSTEIN "honors" society which would correspond to the scholarship clubs of President other colleges. Since it was felt that such a society would be the logical AUBREY SCHNEI DER outgrowth of the new graduation honors system, the embryonic organiza- ZAJDA McKENZIE tion decided that those graduates of 1935 who attained graduation honors Surotary should be the charter members of the society. CORA VIRGINIA PERRY According to the constitution, the society has a three-fold purpose: to promote sound scholarship on the Hill, to recognize those who attain high scholastic standing. and to provide opportunities for fellowship among scholars from the various departments. Membership in the society is open to three groups of persons. The first classification is that of [elloun, those who. by faculty action are to be graduated with either cum laude or summa cum laude graduation honors Those in the second group are called associates, who are of two kinds: ROSALIE SILBERSTEIN candidates for graduation honors, and other students, not candidates for Prosidonl graduation honors, whose scholastic average is "B" or above. The final group consists of honorary members who, again, are of two classes: graduates of this college who have attained scholarly distinction in their respective fields, and members of the college faculty. Taking its name "The Argonauts" from the name of Jason's crew which sailed in the Argos in search of the Golden Fleece. the society is symbolizing in its name and insignia the quest of scholars searching for the Golden Fleece of knowledge. 175