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some of Maryland's Bela Bela Bela City ColJege discussed and Dr. Joseph Harned less familiar crabs; closed the series with a timely talk on wild- Nat only to lioe but to know Lt:ving flowers. Officers Delegates were sent to the regional conven- President HELEN WILLARD tion at American University; and several V ice-President HENRY HOLLJES members attended the Maryland Biology Secretary MARY HASTINGS Teachers: Convention. Finally, Tri-Beta memo Treasurer Drc LLOYD M. BERTHOLF bers gathered at Cascade Lake to swim, to Historian. MARY ALICE KLEIN boat, and to enjoy a picnic supper around a campfire, where they reluctantly gathered to Beta Beta Beta, a national honorary [rio- sing their parting notes of fraternal respect. logical fraternity has been steadfastly moving toward its three-fold program of stimulation of knowledge, dissemination of scientific knowledge, and promotion of biological re- search. This year, Alpha Mu, the local chap- ter, began activities with seventeen members They have spoken but before spring vacation, membership had Officers been doubled as a result of two initiation President programs. Secretary-Treasurer WILLARD EVERETT Tri-Beta met in Science Hall every Tuesday Debate Manager EDWARD THOMAS afternoon to hear student or faculty reports EDWARD THOl\'IAS on topics from "Bats" to "Diabetic Gangrene." Western Maryland College is justly proud Occasionally, sound motion pictures were of the establishment on the campus of the shown - one actually pictured the human honorary debating and public speaking fra- heart ill motion, and through amplification, ternity, Tau Kappa AJpha, one or the oldest the sound of its beating was quite audible. and largest or the honorary fraternities in this During the year, the organization was fortu- country. At Western Maryland, it operates nate in sponsoring three very interesting lee- as an end to a means, for the Fraternity is tures by outside speakers. Dr. Moment of purely honorary and does not actively partici- Goucher College, presented an illustrated lec- pate in debating. Only those students who ture on his embryological work with salaman- have proved their forensic ability are elected ders. In January, Dr. Palmer of Baltimore to membership. 98