Their Semi-centennial

One of the pleasant features of las week was the fiftieth celebration of the foundation of the fraternity of Beta ïlieta Pi. Ths Semi-centennial banquet was held last night in Hangsteifer's hal and a large number of the fraternitj men of Lambda chapter and some from other chapters sat down to the festive board. Tliere were about seventy-five Among the alumni who participatec were the following: George L. Becker, '46, a prominent lawyer of St. Paul, Minn., who has served as congressman and govenor in that state, and who was the original founder and promoter of Lambda chapter; Maj. W. C. Ransom, '48, of Saginaw; Wm. A. Moore, '46, of Detroit; E. S. Bacon, '50, of Niles ; A. D. Rich, '51, of Chicago, 111.: E. B. Chandler, '58, of Chicago, 111. : Hon. Levi T. Griffin, '57, of Detroit; J. II. Grant, '82, judge of probate of Manistee eounty ; Frank L. York, '82, of Detroit ; J. E. Beal, '82, of Ann Arbor; Hon. John J. Lentz, of Coluinbus, O., who was Washington's birthday orator at his alma mater tliis year; F. B. Babcock, '85, Chicago, III.; W. J. Gregory, '86, Manistee; C. L. Andrews, '86, New York; L. B. Lee, '88, J.H. Lee, '88, and J. J. Goodyear, '76, of Aun Arbor; G. C. Manley, '87, of Denver, Colorado; R. S. BabcocR, '89, of Manistee; L. R. Doud, '89, of Winona, Minn. ; Dr. E. A. Fletclier, '91, of Detroit; Prof. E. W. Dow, '91, of the university faculty ; W. H. Turnbull. '91, of Lansing; E. M. Smith, '92, of Chicago, 111. ; A. S. Brown, of Chicago, 111. ; Dr. Frank Rich, '93, of Manistee ; E. S. Beek, '93, of the Chicago Mail ; W. S. Clieever, '93, of Bay City ; E. F. Wilson, '94, of of Ann Arbor. At the banquet J. E. Beal, '82 acteil as toastmaster, and responses followed the banquet to the sentiments as folIows: "Te Salutamus," R. W. Dunn, pres., '95; "The Starter," Geo. L. Beeker, '46; "Beta Stalwarts," O. F. Huut, '81 ; "Old Times," Wm. A. Moore, '50; "The Fraternity," Geo. Manly, '87; "Chicago Convention," Bruce Chandler, '58; "How it Look to Outsiders," W. C. Sprague, Denison. '82; "College Boys," Edward Bocon, '50: "The Majority," W. O. Ransom, '48; "Silver Greys," H. B. Otis, '95; "Wrox," Jolin H. Grant, '82.