Early in February a study circle was formed, under the leadership of
Mrs. Simon Litman, for the study of post-Biblical Jewish history. Ten
members of the Society enrolled and met weekly at the home of
Professor and Mrs. Litman. Portions of Vol. II of Graetz and of Riggs'
"History of the Jews" were read and amplified by the excellent
lectures of the leader. The discussions also furnished very valuable
instruction.

KARL EPSTEIN

University of Maine

During the past year the conditions on the campus were such that it
made all of the Jewish students feel the necessity of the right kind
of Jewish organization. Clubs had been formed time after time, each of
a different nature; yet none of them could fulfill the need and they
all sooner or later broke up. Thus things dragged along, each one
feeling that something ought to be done, yet no one knowing what
remedy was needed, until a report came of the Menorah movement. After
a hastily gathered meeting one Saturday night, the matter was
presented to the Jewish students for discussion. Great enthusiasm was
displayed and everybody was heartily in favor of organizing a Menorah
Society.

With the aid of the Menorah catalogue ("The Menorah Movement"), and
Mr. Joseph Spear, of our Faculty, a former member of the Harvard
Menorah Society, a constitution was drawn up and presented at the next
meeting, when it was accepted. It was also submitted to President
Aley, who approved it and congratulated us most heartily upon the
formation of the Society.

Our first task was to place the Society in the right light on the
campus by emphasizing the absolutely unsectarian, academic, cultural
nature of the Menorah Society and the fact that membership is
invitingly open to all members of the University. In this we were
greatly helped by the visit of Chancellor Henry Hurwitz who addressed
the whole student body in Chapel on the morning of May 5th, after
being introduced by President Aley, upon the nature and purposes of
the Menorah movement; and he addressed a public meeting of the Society
in the evening, which was also attended by President Aley, on "Jewish
Ideals."

During the course of the year we have succeeded in holding several
other enthusiastic meetings besides. We have had frank and inspiring
talks by President Aley and Professor Huddleston. At other meetings
our own members gave talks and discussions. Thus, Samuel Rudman gave