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SHERMAN Robert Sherman President PROFESSOR Robert Brooks Vice' President FRANK B. HURT Honorary Member Jay Mowbray Secretary Carroll Cook Treasurer Donald Humphries Chaplain Edward Peters Sergeani-ai-Arms On February 27, 1924, twelve Western Maryland students, drawn together by common interests and friendships, established a secret organization to foster the ideals of brotherhood, intellectual and moral integrity, unity of social purpose, and development of physical abilities. They met over a store in downtown Westminster, for such organizations were not approved by the college administration. They named their group the Bachelors' Club, formulated a ritual, and adopted a constitution. In the spring, the Bachelors decided to inform the college of their existence and they were soon recognized by the authorities. Although the membership, the meeting place, and the name have changed, the purpose and aims of those charter members have remained the same. This year, fifteen years later, the Club honored those twelve charter members and cele- brated the material and intangible growth of the Alpha Gamma Tau fraternity by holding an anniversary banquet in conjunction with its sister sorority, Delta Sigma Kappa. In this, the fifteenth anniversary year, the Bachelors have enjoyed one of the most successful years in their history. Voting in twenty-one new members the fraternity revised and elaborated its ritual, redecorated its club room, and took a leading part in intra-fraternity competition. The club looks forward to the coming years, confident that the Bachelors will continue striving to exemplify all that is highest in college life. One hundred twelve