Aloha - Hoover Library

lr~ing [it~rarySOCi~ty.social desires of man are innate. He realizes that he is a dependent. creature, and that he needs, in all conditions of life, the association and thet:HEencouragement of his fellows in order that he himself may succeed andprogress. With this fact in view, societies and associations are organizedand supported by the old and by the young, by the intelligent and by the ignorant.The College world forms no exception to this rule, and it is represented by its fraternities,its literary societies, and its athletic associations. In conformity with thisgeneral tendency, and with the truth in mind that in the union of the many whoseek intellectual improvement lies the trength of. the individual, Irving Societywas organized.From this first society have sprung, directly or indirectly, three other literarysocieties. To say that Irving Society is the best one among the four would bebigotry, but we can safely and modestly say that we are excelled by none. Weoffer to. our members a large library and anum ber of good monthly magazineswhich discuss all the leading questions of the day. The mineralogist and theantiquary will find among our collection of stones and of relics many interestingand valuable things.Our Society has attempted at all times to stand as a representative literaryorganization in which the varied talents of its members can best be cultivated.How well we have succeeded in the past is shown by the positions now occupiedby some of OUf former members, who are found in the pulpit and at the bar,in the world of medicine and on the floor of Legislatures. They represent theearnest workers, the determined students, the faithful members of the Society. Asmuch work as they have given to Irving, so much good they have received inreturn, for after all, the work of the organized body depends upon the well-trainedefforts and the earnest endeavors of the individual member.Our main object is to cultivate the art of ready speaking on the floor, todevelop the oratorical and debating abilities of our members, and to bring outtheir literary talents by original essays and papers. 1£ we succeed in developinga man along these lines, we consider that the essential characteristics of IrvingSociety have been fully emphasized.108