The initiation dinner of the first eight of the Phi Beta Kappa from '89 was held at the Hotel Victoria last evening. The secretary, Mr. Winkler, presided and acted as toast-master. Each new member read a part in answer to a toast. The subjects were as follows: Mr. Ropes, "The Hesperornis, the Apteryx and the Dodo, in their relation to the Myrmecobius and Plato's Doctrine of Ideas." Mr. Shoemaker, "Harvard Oratory, may it ever be what an Adams, an Everett, and a Quincy have made it." Mr. Cabot, "The Transcendental Unity of Aperception." Mr. Warren, "The size and relations of the atom and molecule," Mr. Moore, "The Greek moods and tenses; their influence on modern culture." Mr. Jacobs, "The Mugwump; his position in modern politics." Mr. Ward, "Faust and Gretchen."
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