On April 9, 1836, one delegate each for the Euzelian and Philomathesian Literary Societies appeared at the house of President Wait. There the Eu delegate drew a sheet of paper on which was arbitrarily presented the word "west," indicating that the Eus should henceforth occupy the West Room on third floor, Wait Hall. This one hundred and eighteen-year-old tradition was broken this year when the Southeastern Seminary took over the Euzelian Literary Society Hall. The Eus did not, however, let the lack of a private meeting place interfere with their activities. In fact, in the spring they had an enthusiastic enlistment campaign to increase the membership and to improve the programs. Once a month, in addition to special emphasis on attendance, they served refreshments. Varied programs featured every form of speaking from comic debate and impromptu to declamation and oration. To replace the ritual lost in moving to Phi Hall, the Eus wrote a new initiation ceremony. Howler 1954