100 years ago: Drinking fraternity still planning parties

From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 28, 1910: Chancellor Strong when told today that the Theta Nu Epsilon (drinking) fraternity was planning a “good old days” party said he didn’t even know the notorious fraternity still existed. TNE is an inter-fraternity composed of men from all fraternities. It got in bad three years ago when members created a disturbance after imbibing too much. Violators promised to disband but clearly did not do so, as the new party plans show. The chancellor says appropriate action is being considered. . . . A preliminary report of the church census enumerators shows there are 1,420 Methodists here with the Christian Church second and the Baptists third, providing they all go to church. There are 24 listing Jewish preference and 369 people questioned sai they have no church preference. . . . . This is promotion time in the schools of the city and announcement was made that 57 students of the grade schools have been promoted to the high school.