HATCHER, Alice Agnes, 1917

HATCHER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/7/2018 at 09:51:18

The Leon Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
May 10, 1917, Page 10

Lamoni Girl Wins Honor at State University.

Miss Alice Agnes Hatcher, of Lamoni, who is a student at the State University at Iowa City, was given a most coveted honor last week, being one of twenty-one seniors at the University upon whom was conferred the honor of election to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most distinguished fraternity in the United States.

Membership in Phi Beta Kappa is gained soley through achievement in scholarship, as a reward for high class performance in their studies throughout the college course. Each year the chapter at Iowa City selects the highest one-tenth of the senior class in liberal arts for membership. This year the honor was given to ten men and twelve women, and last year eleven men and nine women were chosen.

Phi Beta Kappa was founded at William and Mary College in 1776 to encourage patriotism and scholarship. It has consistently held to a strict standard of admission until today election means distinctly that the recipient has made good as a student. So many Phi Beta Kappa men and women have become leaders in the world outside the college also, that gaining the honor has become a prophecy of future achievement. Decatur county is certainly proud that this honor has been conferred upon a resident of this county.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2018