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college life tha t has always been stressed by the Greek letter social sororities. To stimula te this interes t, the D enver City Panhellenic, sorori ty alumnae organization, annually awards scholarship cups to the sorority at the six Colorado colleges that has mainta ined the highest average for the past academic year. The scholarship awarding is the occasion for a big party, Pa nhellenic style, a nd is traditionally held at a fall luncheon . Other regular features of the luncheon are a fashion show, annual reports an d the installation of officers. The D enver City Panhellenic 1s a n organization tha t represents more than 2,000 alumnae of the thirty sororities in the city. Mrs. R einard Schlosser is Scholarship winners are represented by (front, left to right) Chardelle Hayward, Kappa Alpha Theta, Colorado A & M; Sue McMillin and Debra Greiner, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Colorado College ; Thelma Broderson, Delta Phi Epsilon, University of Denver; (back, from left ) Margaret Kirchoff, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Colorado State College of Education; Carolyn Schranz, Pi Kappa Sigma, Western State College; Pat Dennis, Sigma Kappa, tied with Alpha Sigma Alpha at C .S.C .E .; and Berta Slifer, l)elta Delta, University of Colorado.
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••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Published in November , January, March and May of each year at 2642 University Avenue St. Paul 14, Minnesota , by Leland Publishers, Inc . (The Fra t~rnity Press) , <?fficial sorority pu~lish ers. to Alpha Sigma Alpha for the Alpha Stgma Alpha Soronty havmg headquarters at Kan;as City, Missouri. Business cor~esp_ondence may be addressed to either office but matter for pubhcat10n a nd correspondence concerning the s~me should be addressed to Miss Esther
Bucher , Suite 226, 1023 G rand Avenue, Kansas City 6, Missouri. PosTMASTER: s , ,d Form 3578 to K allsas Cit)• address. Entered as second-class matter , September 4 1923 a t the post office a t St. Paul , M innesota, under the Act' of March 3 1879. Applica tion for special permi t mailing has also bet' n made. '
OUR ALUMNAE ORGANIZER • EMMA CoLEMAN FRosT (MRs. DoNALD L. ), IIII, has chalked up quite a record while serving in this chairmanship, as is evidenced by the number of chartered alumnae chapters. Em has submitted her resignation to devote more time to h er home and her professional duties as home economist with Putch's in K ansas City, operators of the famous Putch's 210 and Putch's Cafeteria on the Country Club Plaza. The Frost Fidelity Award was establish ed by Don and Em Frost in 1949, to recognize the Alpha Sigma selected as having served her chapter most faithfully. Even though Em has asked that someone be appointed in h er place, her interest in Alpha Sigma Alpha will be no less. · Wherever sh e goes, she finds sorority sisters, whether it be New York, Tucson or K a nsas City.
social science major and a minor in printing, but after teaching for two years, decided her career would be in business, and is now associated with a printing and lithographing firm in Kansas City. While in college, Mary K. edited the college newspaper during h er sophomore year, and the college year book when she was a junior. She was editor of HH ch apter for three years. She is now serving as alumnae secretary for h er chapter. Mary K . has been active in the Kansas City alumnae chapter and inaugurated that group's philanthropic project which is to provide a play program the first Saturday of each month at the Children's Convalescent Center. The Center is a rest hospital for children convalescing from rheumatic fever.
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ART • EDITH GAUPP WoLF (MRs. RoBERT J.), IIII, taught art a t Buffalo State soon after h er marriage in 1945, and was surprised to learn R ed, her husband, was enrolled in the same college· following his return from war service abroad . Edi is a homemaker now, with family and sorority taking most of her time and interest with some left for church work, study group, home bureau and sometimes a rubber of bridge. The Wolf foursome, besides Edi and R ed, is comprised of daughter, Robin J ean, age nearly three years, and son, Andy, who broke a record by a ttending A~A's Golden Anniversary a t the age of seven weeks.
• HELEN L. CoREY, KK, is national secretary as well as convention chairman, and a more detailed account of h er activities appeared in the November issue of THE PHOENIX. Between conventions, H elen is always planning the next one. She is adviser for Kappa Kappa chapter in Philadelphia, and is an instructor of Home Economics and Guidance in Upper Darby Junior High School. In addition, she counsels 350 g-irls, and is a First Aid instructor.
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• J EAN RAUP GRADY (MRs . RoBERT C.) , BE, formerly h eld the office of national registrar. Hus. band, Bob, recently opened his law office in Richmond, and J ean is secretary to Judge Ralph T. Catterall of the Virginia State Corporation Commission. She is a busy person, keeping house, active in COLLEGE AND FEATURE EDITOR church and Order of the Eastern Star, vice presi• NL>\RY KATH ERIN E R EIFF, HH, better known to den t of the Madison College Alumnae Association her friends as Mary .K ., received a degree from " of Richmond, junior group, and publicity chairKansas State T eachers College, Pittsburg, with a ma n of the Richmond alumnae chapter of A~A.
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, , , FELLOWSHIP • SARA JANE BuMGARDNER (MRs. HARVEY E .), MM, was Campus M ay Queen a nd vice president
of Governing Council during h er college days a t Michigan State, Ypsila nti. H er first love is her family, consisting of he r husband a nd two sons of whom she is very proud. Sara J a ne returned to the teaching field during World W ar II a nd is doing library work in D etroit schools. Cooking is her hobby but she has m any interests, including skating on the lake in front of her home. Sara Jane's charming m a nner expre. ses her grea t love of life.
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Anne is a member of the recent gradua tes group of the American Associa tion of University Women, and of the H ammond Panhellenic Associa tion. A wedding may be in the offing next summer or early fall, depending upon the return of a certain Bill who is now in Korea.
HISTORIAN • Lours£ N . STEWART, YY, is D ea n of Girl s in Zanesville, Ohio, high school. She is ch airman of the Guidance Committee, in ch arge of vocational informa tion and adviser f~r Friendship Club whose members a re senior girls concerned with orienta tion of new students.
• ANNE PETREE, AA, is teaching the fourth grade in Hammond, Indiana, the second yea r in her profession. L ast year she was in D ayton, Ohio, where she was affili a ted with the alumnae group there, and now has tra nsferred her m embership to the Chicago alumnae ch apter.
She received her A.B. degree from D enison University, an M .A. from Ohio State University, a nd with additional study there and University of Chicago with residence requirements completed fo r a Ph .D . in psychology, she has never found time to become Doctor Stewart.
The fifth member of her fa mily to be an Alpha Sigma Alpha, Anne was a ch arter member and first president of Alpha Alpha chapter when it was reinsta ted a t Mia mi Uni versity D ecember, 1950.
Louise served on the na tional council as cha plain for eight years, and is the author of "The Years Beh ind Us," th e history of the fi rst fift y yea rs of
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MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • J EAN BoER SIEGE NTHALER (MRs . ARMIN J. ), PX, a ttended W ayne University and H arper Hospital School of Nursing in D etroit. H er most important career for ten years h as been tha t of homemaker. The Siegen thalers have two children, Ch arles and Ruth Anne, eigh t and ix yea rs of age, respectively. As a mem ber of the publicity comm ittee of the D etroit Pa nhell enic Association, .Jean has been doing re-write and publicity work for the 27 Panhellenic sororities to the D etroit newspa pers each week. J ean was pre ident of Rho C hi alumnae ch apter
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PARAPHERNALIA • Lou isE McARTH UR, MM, gradua ted from Michi. gan State a t Ypsilanti and received her degree in library science from Columbia University. She is librarian at the Barbour Intermediate school in D etroit.
two years and was that group's delegate to the A~A n a tion a,l convention a t Port Huron in 1949. She h as been ' active in h er chapter's phila nthropic projects at the Evangelical and R eformed Orphans Home in D etroit, an<;! is a m ember of the Parent's Club a t the school h er children a ttend.
MUSIC • SHIRLEY AIN SWORTH H ELLRICH (MRs . ARTH UR L. ), HH, was selec ted the outstanding contralto in the annual V oice of Tomorrow contest, sponsored by the Buffalo E vening N ews, to represent W estern N ew York in the na tional contest in Chicago. Appearance on a TV show as guest soloist with the Buffalo Philha rmonic Orch estra and the Buffalo Civic Orch estra followed in rapid succession with the press acclaiming the professional accomplishments in both tone and artistry of thi s young singer. Shirley went to the fourth and fin al round in the Chicago contest. M embership in Sigma Alpha Iota was a nother honor bestowed upon Shirley. H er advanced musical education was received a t E astm an School of Music, following two years study a t K ansas State T eachers College, Pittsburg. Shirley taught in the University of Wichita while husband-to-be, Arthur, completed his coll ege work at Colgate University. Subsequent moves took the H ellrichs to Syracuse, Utica and then to Buffalo where they now reside with their two daughters. To Alpha Sigmas there is joy in hea ring the lovely recordings m ade by Shirley of favorite A~A songs. Whenever these are heard every one can share in a rea l mu sical treat.
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Interested in all crafts, esp ecially weaving and silver work, Louise is always busy a nd her mind is as alert and lightning fast as her nimble fingers. She is especially well qualified to be in cha rge of paraphernalia, and will be glad to assist any chapter with its problem s of replacing or improv ing its paraph ern alia ch est.
PHILANTHROPIC • PATRICIA DETROW BYERS (MRS . WAYNE W.)' KK, is a graduate of T emple University a nd received a m aster of a rts degree in student personnel administration from Syracuse University. She held a gradu a te .a~sis tantship in the D ean of W omen' s office. ~ ., For thn~.~ years, Pat was assistant to the D ean of Women, Ub.iversity of Pittsburgh, serving as director of housing and placement. Pat served as constitution chairman and was pa rliamentaria n for the 1952 A~A convention. Baby daughter, K a ren Leigh, is Pa t' s principal project a t present.
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SCHOLARSHIP • PoLLY ScHLossER (MRs. R E INARD W. ), BB, needs no introduction. She has been a devoted A~A since initiation at Colorado State College, Greeley, and has served as fellowship loan chairman, national treasurer, national vice president, and since 1946, national scholarship chairman as well as alumnae secretary of Beta Beta. Until her resignation in 1951, Polly was libra rian
in the D enver public schools. She is now enjoying being a homemaker, with time to travel and to pursue her hobbies and community interests. There are few in Alpha Sigma Alpha who know more of the members personally, their whereabouts a nd what they are doing than Polly. Hours of hard work, combined with her practical judgment and wise counsel, have been pricele contributions to the development of our sorority.
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REGION Ill GIVES ELECTRIC KILN • REGION III's Philanthropic presentation to Winter Veterans' Hospital in Topeka was a Weldon Electric Kiln. The two letters below from Edgar P. Schmidt, chief of sp ecial services, very aptly expresses the hospital's a pprecia tion and th e use of the kiln.
We should be very pleased if a representative group of your organization would come to the hospital as our guests to participate in a presentation ceremony. Will you please inform me if this is possible and perhaps suggest a date that would be most agreeable to the group in order that we might make adequate preparations? Again, we thank you for your continued assistance. Sincerely yours, EDGAR P. SCHMIDT Chief, Special S ervices
. :· MRs . E. A. KREEK Chairman Region III Alpha Sigma Alpha 7141 Paseo, Kansas City, Mo.
Electric Kiln presented to Winter General.
August 12, 1952 E. A. KREEK Chairman R egion III Alpha Sigma Alpha 7141 P ase~, Kansas City, Mo.
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DEAR MRs . KREEK: W e are very pleased to inform you that the W eldon El ectric Kiln arrived and is being prepared for installation in the Occupational Therapy cl inic for the women pa tients receiving trea tment in this hospital. W e know that the patients will be thrilled when they see this equipment, which will make it possible for them to participate in a creative way in the production of many small articles improvised from clay. The staff are also appreciative of this kiln which will serve to give added stimulation to the pa ti ents in their participation in this form of occupational therapy. In other words, we feel that this was a very appropriate gift, and we wish to thank you and all of the members of Alpha Sigma Alpha for your splendid cooperation in providing these supplemental treatment programs for vetera n patients.
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DEAR MRs. KREEK: ·we regret very much that it was impossible for you to visit our hospital for presentation of the electric kiln which is being used by the female patients receiving treatment in this hospital. The occupational therapy supervisors are very proud of this machine and what it means in terms of expanded opportunities for patients to participate in creative work for their treatment program. They made arrangements for a photograph of the kiln following installation, and we hope that it will give you an idea of how it looks. Also placed a round it are a few articles which have been produced by the patients using the kiln. We hope that this photograph may be shown to thee many people who made this wonderfuL gift possible. Again, we thank you for your kindness. Sincerely yours, EDGAR P. ScHMIDT Chief, Special S ervices
BUFFALO ALUMNAE PROMOTES VARIED PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM Local Community projects have been encouraging in our chapter. Clothes are being collected and sent periodically to Korea. One of our sisters has a brother-in-law in Korea who has been begging for clothes for the p eople. We get a great deal of satisfaction knowing they are personally received. A small committee is driving for the Blind. Our
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Another group is arranging a party for a Children's home. We wanted to give it at Christmas, but they were so crowded by other organizations remembering them at that time. So we decided to wait until February when their schedule isn't so crowded. In January a large group began work at our local veteran's hospital in whatever capacity they are needed. W e hope this will be our main project.
The Philadelphia alumnae chapter h as purchased and presented sports equipment to Camp V enture, Castle Rock Station, Newton Square, Pennsylvania. In addition, the ch apter presented a large group of Christmas presents (and funds for additional presents) to the Salvation Army Day Center in Philadelphi a. ELSIE F. SIEBERT
Another plan for the future is wrapping ba ndages for the Cancer Institute. There are three or four individuals who are engaged in philanthropic work on their own. This includes nurses aides in our hospital, driving for the R ed Cross Blood Delivery and Out Patients department. ' We hope to get many more girls interested in our projects knowing what a great deal of help it is to others and the satisfaction which comes in return for giving of ourselves. CoNNIE BATT
No doubt there are m any other interesting projects which are being carried on by our alumnae chapters. These should be recognized in THE PHoENIX. Moreover, by sh aring these plans, other cha pters may be stimulated to try the same idea. This "sharing of ideas" can be accomplished through THE PHoENIX and through correspondence with the national philanthropic chairman. If your chapter needs h elp, do not h esita te to write for suggestions. Not only is philanthropy a vital part of our sorority's program, but it is also satisfying to the chapter m embers to "lend a helping hand." PATRICIA D. BYERS National Philanthropic Chairman
Alpha Sigma Alphas Elected to Who's Who Alpha : Ann K eith Hundley. Beta Bet a: Donnie Morrison, Beverly Alsbaugh. Epsilon Epsilon: Virginia Briix, Patricia Street
Beta Zet a: Wilma D av is, Willie Foss, June M cCarty, Margaret R eynolds.
Bet a E ta: J ea nette Trzynka, Catherine Westlake.
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Beta Kappa: Charlotte McLean, Joan L aflin, Bar-
Eta Eta: JoAnn Barr, Vi~ginia England. Beta Gamma: Catherine Davis, Ida Keefer, H elen Ann Biswell.
Beta Epsilon: Peggy Cox, Grace Matz.
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DELORES GRIFFING • DELORES GRIFFING, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Griffing, Smith Center, Kansas, lost her life in a plane crash in England, January 5, 1953. Delores was a member of T au Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha , Fort H ays State College, and at the time of her death was an exchange teacher in Bussum, Holland. She had been visiting her brother, M ajor Warren Griffing, in Belfast, North Ireland, for the Christmas holidays and was returning to Bussum when the crash occurred. With her was Elda Duersen with whom D elores had taught in Salina, K ansas. Delores was an outstanding student, a m ember of the debate team, Pi Kappa D elta, honorary speech fraternity, International R elations club, YWCA, W AA, Panhellenic Council and D elta K a ppa Gamm a.
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Before becoming president of the college, Doctor MacFarlane was head of the history department, and served as chairman of the Kansas State Board of Social Welfare. H e was a member of the American Legion, Masons, Delta Tau Delta, Pi Gamma Mu, Rotary and served on the na tional council of Boy Scouts of America. Doctor MacFarlane was well known as a lecturer who delighted in telling Scottish stories. H e was beloved by all who knew him and particularly by the Alpha Sigmas of Kansas T eachers State, Emporia.
Mrs. CESTA J. BALDWIN • THE sudden death of Mrs. Cesta J. Baldwin, mother of J ean Baldwin M cCammon, national registrar, on January 30, brought sadness to the hearts of many Alpha Sigma Alphas.
Dr. DAVID L. MacFARLANE • DR. DAVID L. MAcFARLANE, president of the Kansas State T eachers College, Emporia, passed away January 2, 1953 . Surviving are his wife and a daughter, J ean Doering (Mrs. Robert ), Epsilon Epsilon. Born at Dundee, Scotland, M arch 13, 1893, he came to America with his parents at the age of five and se ttled at West Warren, Massachusetts. H e was graduated from W arren high school, received his bachelor of arts degree at Northwestern University, the degree of bachelor of sacred theology at the Garrett Theological Institute of Northwestern, and the degree of doctor. of philosophy at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland. H e was an ordained M ethodist minister.
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Mrs. Baldwin was active in the Mothers' ·Club of Alpha Sigma Alpha in Indianapolis, and despite the fifty miles distance between her home in Kokomo and Indianapolis, she attended meetings of the Mothers' Club frequently. Her jovial manner and keen sense of humor endeared her to all of us. As a young woman, she taught music a nd was active in musical circles in her home community. As her life lengthened, the words of wisdom gained from her love and · devotion to her family, her church and her friends were written into lines of poetry. Several of these lovely poems were read at the service for Mrs. Baldwin in The Union Friends Church, Kokomo, Indiana. H er radia nt life will always be dear to those 'who knew her. "She has passed on ahead of us up the steps of light-and so shall be forever with the Lord."H ELEN SELVAGE NoBLITT, XX.
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A release by the NPC Citizenship Committee which will appear in the publications of all Panhellenic member groups. • ONcE the men and women of this new Nation were willing to pledge " their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor" for liberty and freedom. This task they have handed down to us and succeeding generations. America is different from any other Nation on earth! Have we no longer a liberty to preserve, a faith to defend, or a vision to inspire? W e believe that thoughtful people have not forgotten that ours is a Republic under God.
Influence of Bible Attention has been focused the past few months on the release of the new revised standard versions of the Holy Bible, and on display a t the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C ., h as been the Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed in the W estern world five centuries ago. Jn three thousand communities meetings were h eld in O ctober, 1952, to honor the Bible, some say the most widely read book in the world with translations in 2000 languages and dialects.
a closely guarded secret of the membership. The fact that the ceremonies remain secret throughout the lives of thousands of adult members indicates to some extent the respect in which they are held. The fact that the National organizations refuse to reveal these ancient · secrets to inquiring reporters and emphasize to them and others the obligation it is to safeguard such documents, indicates the importance with which they a re regarded. In attendance at National Conclaves are many alumni who participate with solemn reverence in the ritualistic services which are a part of such gatherings and who look on with pride and sometimes emotion as younger members carry out the traditional and symbolical ceremonies which older members realize have influenced the ideals and practices of their own lives. No, the defenders of the Fraternity system do not ignore the spiritual influ ences of their h eritage.
Strength of the Founding Fathers D emocratic freedom was fostered in our Country because of the religious beliefs of our Forefa thers . "The signing of the D eclaration of Independence a nd what followed was basically a spiritual event," decl a red Reverend Dr. Edward L. R . Elson, President of the Washington, D . C., Federation of Church es in an address spread upon the records S. House of Representatives. Spiritual of the influences also motivated the Founders of Fraternities in th eir writing of various Fraternity ceremomes.
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Where Did the Words Come From? A Student of Liberty might find a n interesting relationship among Fraternity documents a~d others. Most Fraternity rituals and ceremomes are based on the philosophies of the Ancients, the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. The ritualistic work of each group differs and represents
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I~ tribute to its influence is pictured the Gutenberg Bible first printed book, now the priceless possession of the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. Acquired in 1930 by an Act of Congress, the Gutenberg Bible had for five centuries previous been in the possession of monks of the Benedictine Order in the mo~asteries of Austria. The handsome case in which the Bible is displayed is modeled after one designed by Michelangelo. The printing of this Bible ranks as one of the landmarks in the history of civilization and was a great forward step in the emancipation of the human mind. During the year 1952, the Five Hundredth Anniversary of printing by moveable type of the Gutenberg Bible was celebrated in many communities in the United States.
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Fraternities can take pride in the fact that a Bible is part of all Fraternity paraphernalia and that college members have been encouraged to use it in their devotions. The influence of the Bible is plainly evident in much of the ritualistic work of the Fraternities.
Virtue and Freedom Linked The patriots of America in 1776 wrote, " W e hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Richard L. Evans, producer, writer and the "voice" on a Sunday radio program featuring the Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir and Organ, has been quoted by the Foundation for Economic Education on the subject of equality as it relates to freedom. H e says: "What is the meaning of equality as applied to men? Does it mean that all men should be alike ? Does it mean that all men shall be leveled arbitrarily to a common plane? Does it mean that those who have endowments beyond the average shall be restrained from making a better place for themselves and for others? Does it mean that those who are content with idleness and indolence shall be lifted artifically to an estate beyond what they deserve or could enjoy? Surely it does not-and c路a nnot-mean any of these
things. For if it did, there would be no reward for the man who looks beyond the present. "There must be equality, yes: equality in the right to voice our views; equality in the right to worship according to the dictates of conscience; equality before the law; equality at the ballot box; equality in the right to work without paying tribute to anyone for the privilege-an equality not circumvented by political pressure, not denied to minority groups, not withheld from the .humble, the fri endless, or the needy-but not that warped and mistaken 'equality' which would push down the a ble and push up the indolent; not the kind of 'equality' that would retard willing men to the pace of the unwilling, or that puts unsteady props beneath backsliders; not that 'equality' which would reward them who 'toil not, neither do they spin.' . .. " And so, to those who would like to eliminate differences among men, it should be said that if it were possible to do so, progress would cease. Equality cannot therefore mean to bring all men low. It must mean opportunity for each man to rise to those heights to which his energies and abilities will take him-'and allow all men the same privilege' -to the end that progress may continue, and that thereby all will find benefit. Equ ality which means less than this is not equality at allit is slavery." Does not our Fraternity system instill the desire, the will, to foster such equality to preserve such liberties, and to defend the Faith of Our Fathers, a nd to inspire future progress under God ?
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• .IN May, 1951, Joe was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study history at Victoria University, Manches ter, England. W e were married June 17 and spent our first three months of married life fill ed with excitement getting ready to go to England. W e sailed from New York Saturday, September 15, taking with us our linens crockery and dishes, which were wedding presents. It took us seven d ays to cross the Atlantic on th e S.S. America. We call.ed at Cobb, Ireland, and L e Havre, France. I was a little seasick th e second day out but Joe had his "sea legs" a ll the way over and back. We spent our first night in England in London and the next day visited the Festival of Britain, which was too wonderful for words. W e spent the next few days in London as Joe was attending a conference for all th e Fulbright students, introducing them to th eir year of study in England. From London we went to Manchester to find a place to live. We were very fortunat e in finding a widow who took us in as if we were her own children. We had a living-dining room combined, bedroom and shared the kitch en and bathroom with her. I don' t know wha t I would have done without h er those first few weeks. She introduced us to h er family and fri ends and helped m e get registered at the different shops for our rations . Shopping was my bigges t problem as I didn' t understand the money and it took m e so long to get everything I needed. I went to one grocery shop once a week to get my rations which were approximately one-half pound of bacon ; one-half pound sugar ; four ounces shortening; one-fourth to one-half pound butter ; one-fourth pound m a rgarin e; one-fourth pound of tea; one to two (sometimes more) eggs, and enough fr esh m eat for one or two meals per p erson each week. I said approximately, because th e rations sometimes ch ange from week to week. I just handed th em my ra tion books and took all they would give us. The other shops were the confectioners where we bought bread , cakes and pies, the green-grocerma n for fr esh fruits and vegetables, th e butch er shop for fresh rationed m ea t, and the fish mark et for fish. One a lways had to queue, because the housewives shop most every d ay as very few homes h ave refrigerators . Housewives ca rry shopping bags or baskets to th e shops to carry their groceri es because m erchants don't have paper bags. Unsliced bread isn' t wrapped. Candy and coal were also rationed. Trouble Laying Fire It took us several months to learn to " lay" a coal fire. ( Truthfully, I never did learn and we would sometimes hold our breath when Joe was building a fire.) We ran
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Ruins of Fountain Abbey near Ripon, Yorkshire.
short of coal once or twi ce but our landlad y would give us some. W e h ad a mild winter but the d amp cold hurt us more than our winters here. The winter d ays were short and the evenings long as it grew dark by 4: 00 P.M . on th e shortest days during the winter. The d ays gra dually get longer and in Jun e wh en we left. M anches ter it didn ' t get dark until 10 or 10: 30 in the eve nin g. Seventy or eighty d egrees is very hot weather to them. W e noti ced many differences in words. They say wireless ~or radio ; qu eue for line-up ; mean for stingy; ta-ta, ch en-by and ch erio for goodbye; guard for conductor; fortnight for two weeks ; tin for can ; bottle for jar ; swat for exams instead of cra m for exams· ta for tha nk you· cuppa for cup of tea ; fro ck for dres~; shops for stores; often say m e for my ; whilst for while; pram for baby buggy ; post for mail; dear for expensive; pash for exclusive; expensive for above the av~rage; garden for yard; fl a t for ap artment ; p etrol for gasoline; th ey give distance by yards or so ma ny minutes walk instead of by blocks and las t but one for next to las t, 'and the house that i~ two doors away, is th e house tha t i ~ next but one.
Queue for Bus Trips All city buses a re double-deckers . The driver is separa ted from the passengers. A guard or conductor takes up money a nd issues tickets. P eople p ay their far e according to th e length of their trip a nd not a flat rate. Long distance buses also have a guard and driver. These long distance buses average about 25 miles p er hour. They stop only a t th e larger cities. R eservations are a lways made before going on a trip on one of these buses. Even then people qu eue for at least thirty minutes in order to get on a bus. When traveling by rai l a pa ssenger buys a ticket wh en entering the station a nd gives
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it up when leaving the station at his destination. Many trains do not have a conductor who comes around and looks at the passenger's tickets. A passenger must watch the signs in the railway stations to tell where he is and when his 'destination is reached, as no one comes around to tell him. B~itish railway coaches, except a very few, do not have an aisle down the center of the coach. The aisle is to one side of the coach and separated from the seats by a door. Each compartment holding from six to eight p eople with one half facing the other half is partitioned off from th e other compartments. Some coaches do not have an aisle but have th ese compartments across th e entire coach with doors on both sides. Distances seem much greater to th e British than to the Americans. For example, 350 miles is too long a trip to mak e to see a relative more· than once each year. The ed ucation al system is different to ours in America. At the age of twelve years pupils attend three different types of secondary schools according to their intelligence and needs. From this age until the university there is no co-edu cation. A}l students, except those who plan to study a t a university, leave school at the age of fifteen. At the university students attend approximately ten hours of classes per week and spend their other time studying. Their E as ter and Christmas vacations are for a period of one month each , but the students are expected to study most of this time. No university student does any part time work while attending the university and most of th e students have a scholarship given by the State, university or some civic organization. Students take only one test at the end of the school year. Joe did not receive a d egree as it requires two years study for an M.A. degree in England. We especially enjoyed their movies or cinemas, because practically all the picture houses have two fea tures and at th e suburban cinemas, wh ere we went most of the time, we could both get in for the price of one here at home. About 80 % of the movies are American. They show very few comedies and we really did miss our usual popcorn. People stand in line for two or three hours on Saturday night and at other times when an extra good film is shown. Managers often wear formal dress. The lights are turned on between each picture and attendants come down the aisle to sell drinks, ices (ice cream to us) a nd sweets (candy to us ) . E ach· cinema has from three to six different priced seats. Affection for Royal Family An Englishman who does not fe el th e utmost loya lty and affection for the Royal Family is the rare exception. We saw Buckingham Palace and th e changing of the guards, but didn' t see any of the Royal Family. Very few days go by wh en th ere is _not a picture or article in the p aper about the Royal Family. It seems they are loved more by the people of London than the provinces. Some American fri ends in London told us that all of London was truly in mourning at the d ea th of the late King George VI. They were impressed most by the d eep silence that hung over the city during the fun eral procession. People in London who have houses and hotels along the funeral or coronation routes can sell their windows and house tops for 3 ($8.40) to 26 pounds ($'72.80 ) to people who wish to get a good view. Normal radio programs were off the air from th e time of the King's d eath until after the fun eral. There is no commercialized broadcasting in the United Kingdom. A $5.60 license ·is charged each person each year for owning and operating a radio. They have three different programs and one television program. These programs are sponsored by · the Briti's h Broadcasting Cor-
poration. They have more classical music and one and one-half hour plays than American stations. The newspapers carry plenty of news about th e United States. Their papers are much smaller and do not have as much advertising as American papers. Very few papers have comics which we especially missed on Sundays. D aily papers cost about two cents and magazines cost from four cents to thirty cents. Cost of Living Lower The cost of living is much lower in England than in the United States, but so are wages. Beginning school teachers get $20.00 to $21.00 p er week. A person who makes $28.00 per week has a :good job and some people make as little as $14.00 per week. Some p eople drink as many as ten to fifteen cups of tea a day. . They begin the first thing in the morning and it is the last 'thing before going to bed . W e learned to drink hot tea and enjoy it but we thought it was awful at first. Being from th e ·s outh, we were accustomed to drinking iced tea which they thought was terrible. Many hotels carry their guests a cup of .tea before they are out of bed each morning. The hotel bill always includes bed and breakfast. Very few hotels have private baths. The homes are somewhat different to American homes. In many cases th e houses are semi-detached, that is, two houses und er one roof but having a wall down the center separating one from the other. They are built of brick. Houses are close to th e street and th e back garden, or yard, is three or four times the length of th e front garden. They take great pride in their gardens and have th e most beautiful gardens I have ever seen. Their grass stays green the year around. This is due to their frequent rainfall. The housing shortage is very acute. Often couples do not •get married beca use they cannot find a place to live. We did some traveling while we were in England. During our Christmas vacation we spent a few days in London. They say the best way to see London is by foot and bus, and that is the way we saw it. W e d ecided that London is the most wonderful city in th e world. A person could live there a lifetime and really never see all of it. Among the most interesting sights we saw were Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guards and at Whitehall, Westminster Ablfey, Houses of Parliament, the Tower and crown j ewels, Tower Bridge, the Law Courts, St. Paul's Cathedral, British Museum, Trafa lgar Square, Piccadilly Square, Windsor Castle, and many other places.
The ~ntrance to the _Zoological Gardens, Phoenix Park, Dubhn, Ireland. It 1s the largest enclosed park in the world.
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Ireland More Like America During Easter vacation we flew to Ireland. It was almost as ch eap to fly as go by rail and steame r. The flight took two hours from Manchester to Dublin. Ireland was more American than any coun try we have visited Food is plentiful and we a lmost made ourselves sick ea ting so much. We could buy a delicious four- course meal for less than 45c. W e saw many interesting places in Ireland, but the one we will probably rem ember the ~onges t is St. Micheans C hurch. Bodies have been placed m th e crypt of the church and the dry atmosphere in the crypt acts as a natural preservative. W e saw bodies of people who .have been d ead for hundreds of years. W e saw an old crusader. The story goes that it is good luck to shake hands with him, so of course we did. His skin a nd fingers were like lea ther. In this same church we saw a confession bench where people had to confess their sins to the congregation in olden days. H ere we also saw the origin al organ on which H a nd el first played his M essiah.
Stretford Great Stone in Roman Times was used as a marker. During the plague this stone on the county line between Lancashire and Cheshire and was where the Lancashire people left their merchandise for the people of Cheshire who were suffering from the plague and the Cheshire people left their money for the merchandise. We visi ted many towns and villages in England. I shall mention only a few. W e spent a few days in Oxford where Joe was doing some research. There we saw some of th e beautiful Cotswold country and the marvelous old buildings and colleges. We spent a week end at StratfordUpon-Avon visiting Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was buried and the Shakespeare M emorial Thea tre. We took a day trip into W a les. In Conway, Wales, we sa w th e sma lles t house in Great Britain, a cas tle, and an old Elizabethian M anor. The last of M ay we went to Scotland and were very fortunat e in making our .hotel reservations. W e h ad a lovely big room and a TV set in the lounge. Bed and breakfast for both of us per night cos t less than $4.50. We took a d ay tour of the Scottish Lochs an d Trossac hs seeing beautiful Loch Lomond and Loch Katherine wh ere most of Scott's poem, "The Lady of the Lake," wa written . We passed through a lot of Sir Walter Scott country. The sce nery was beautiful with the bluebells in bloom. W e spent one day in Edinburgh seeing Hollyrood Palace, Edinburgh Castle and many other interes ting places. On our way home from Sco tland we spent some time in the English Lake District. W e visi ted Wordsworth's cottage at Grasmere. The mountainsides were covered with wild flowers. It was just like a big bea utiful garden spot.
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The oldest inn in England built in 1189 A.D. It is built into a rock on a hill and on top of this hill stands Nottingham Castle. On returning from Scotland and the Lake District we started packing to come home. This was some job as you have no idea how much junk (guide books, picture post cards, souvenirs, etc.) two people can collect in a year's tim e. W e had to buy a nother trunk to move home. Among our new belongings to bring home were lots of lovely baby clothes. In F ebruary we learned that we were going to become p a rents in October. Most of the baby clothes wer e gifts from our English friends. Expec tant moth ers in England ge t an extra ration of meat and eggs, one quart of milk a day for half price and concentrated orange juice for practically nothing. Medical attention, medicine and vitamin tablets come free und er the National H ealth Service. Our stay in Manchester was drawing to a close. It was difficult saying goodbye to the many good fri ends we had made, but somed ay we hope to see some of th em again, either here in the States, or back in England. Trip to Continent We left Manches ter Saturday, June 14, to go on a coach tour of France and Switzerland. It took us a day to drive from Manches ter to Folkstone where we spent our first night. The next morning we crossed the English Channel sailing from Dover. It was too foggy to see th e white cliffs of Dover, but we saw them on our way back. It took only two hours to cross the chann el. After landing at Bologne, France, we drove about five hours before stoppin g for the night a t Chalon-sur-Marne. That afternoon we stopped at Rhiems Ca thedral for a short time. All aft ernoon we saw the people sitting on the roadside which seemed to be what th ey do on Sunday. Monday we passed through Dole and saw Louis Pasteur's birthplace. W e crossed into Switzerland at Valorbe and soon saw the snow-capped Swiss Alps and drove on into Montreux where we were staying for two days and three nights. Montreux is on the Lake of Geneva. W e stayed at a wonderful hotel. Having a private balcony overlooking th e lake and across the lake, we could see the French Savoy Alps and the Swiss Alps. It was a marvelous view, just like a picture. Having festival each night we went to the "fun fair" or carnival. Tuesday we went up a mountain, Roche de Naye, in a trolley car. From the top we got a magnificient view of higher snow-capp ed mountains and th e lake and country side below. That afternoon we visited C haillon Castle where the poet Byron stayed and wrote "Prisoner of Chaillon."
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That was what we did on our first anniversary. Some . of our fri ends on the tour pushed an anniversary card under our door that morning. It was written in French but we knew what it meant. The following d ay we rode to the St. Bernard Pass in a specially built coach and this day was the highlight of our trip. W e went around hairpin curves where there wasn' t room for us to pass cars. W e saw the lovely Swiss cottages and the cows. We reached the snow and kept climbing. In places the snow was as high as our coach. We saw where the melting snow began streams and rivers. At the top we crossed over into Italy and walked a few hundred yards and looked down into an Italian village. W e visited the monastery which is on top of the pass and th e kennels where the St. Bernard dogs are kept. The next morning we left bea utiful Switzerland and drove to Sens, France, for the night. There we saw Sens Cathedral which is the oldest Gothic Cathedral in France. The next morning we dr-ove to Fontainebleau and visited the Chateau where Napolea:n abdicated in 1814. We saw Napolean's hat, a lock of his hair, his room, and relics of th e time of H enry IV and Frances I. The Chateau was beautiful. A Day in Paris We drove to Paris for lunch. That afternoon we took a tour of Paris. The most interesting places we saw were Napolean's tomb, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomph, where we saw the French unknown soldier's grave and the flame that never geew out. That evening we went to the famous Folies Bergere.
It is THE show in Paris. The scenery and costumes were better than any we ever hope to sge, The next morning we said goodbye to gay Paris and crossed the channel and drove to London for the nigh·t. Sunday morning we said goodbye to the friends we had made on our trip. They were returning to the north of England but we stayed in London for the next few days until our ship, the R .M.S. Mauretania , sailed, Thursday, June 27. We enjoyed our short stay in Londen visiting th e places of interest we had failed to see on our previous trips to London . These places included the House of Oommons, Madame Tussaud's wax-works, Hampton Court Palac and Queen Mary's rose gardens. We had a very enjoyable crossing and saw the S. S. United States as she left N ew York on her maiden voyage. Needless to say we were anxious to get home, but we did spend one night in New York. We had dinner that night in Gree nwich Village, drove down Times Square, and the next morning Joe went to th e top of the Empire State building. We left New York July 4. Having a fivehour lay-over in St. Louis, we took a two-hour tour of the city. We arrived in Gurdon, Arkansas, at midnight, July 6, and of course our folks were there to meet us. We feel that our year in England was well spent and enjoyed every minute of it. It truly was a year we shall never forget, but girls it's great to be an American, and it's a wonderful feeling to be home again. I was pleased to learn when we arrived home that one of the Fulbright Scholarship winners from Ar-kansas for this ceming fall is Patsy Minton, Beta Lambda, f.rom Arkansas State Teachers College. We should be proud of Patsy and wish her the best of luck. I am sor-ry I can't say that I won the Scholarship this past year, but I did the next best thing-I married a fellow wha did.
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• Po sTWAR LIFE in th e Philippi nes is vas tly different from what we knew before. No place that I know of in the Far E ast or the Orient is the same-but is it a ny pl~cc;? I sometimes wond er . Even during the la ter th1rt1 es wh en we fi rs t came to M ani la, life immediately took on th e fl?":' of a Somerset M augh am story. Prices were cheap, hvmg elega nt, a nd if one so d esired h e could meet celebrities or beach comber ch aracters 'tha t seemed more fiction than r eal. Our lives were ones of typical tropical ease a nd comfort in spite of th e humid h eat . Now, much of tha t is changed . Although one still meets celebrities it isn' t as thrilling, and th e mysterious glamour is gone from th e bea chcomber and the soldier of fo~une, so that now we just feel sorry for .him . In sp1tc of all this, th er e is still a cord that binds many of us who loved it so much before. Life is not the easy thing it once was-my husband works harder than he ever has before -we still have some of the Manana Fever, commonly called Filipinitis, but worries and doubts have seeped into our paradise. Pattern Government After U. S. With Philippine Indep endence came politica l and p ersonal corruption and graft, for which we can' t blame the Filipino entirely. H e has patterned his government from ours and sometimes it seems the bad parts rather than the good are emphasized. And if we study our own beginnings after the R evolution all was not smooth. W e hope and expect that with time this new democracy will begin to operate in a better way. The biggest problem of a foreign er living in the Philippines now are th e high prices. Everything is unbelievably high. Butter is $1.60 a pound, coffee $1.75 a pound ; canned fruits and vegetables are from $.80 to $1.10 a can, and a p air of $15.00 shoes is $45.00 Much of th e excessively high cost is due to imj'lort control, dollar excha nge and taxes. In spite of the high cost of living and in spite of the change in status of the white man (we are now foreigners and no longer th e superior white race) we continue loving our life her e. M y husband, Claude, a na ou r two girls, aged five and nin e, a nd I live in a mining camp 24 kilometers from Baguio. There are seven for eign staff f amilies a nd three foreign bachelors besides the some 4,000 Filipinos who live in th e camp. Claude is general superintendent of this fairl y la rge and rich gold mine which is opera ted by Marsman and Company. W e have a ver y beautiful three bedroom, two bathroom house that is completely mod ern. W e designed and planned it ourselves and a lthough we m a de some errors in judgment, it is just about perfect for us. The furniture is all modernistic rattan and the walls are paneled in hardwood plywood. We are about 2,000
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fee t almost straight up on the side of a grassy mountain. When si tting on our front porch looking down on the quain t native village of Itogon town with its red and white Ca th~li c C hurch and school and green rice paddies, we feel as 1f we were hi gh up in a n airplane. The company furnishes for our p ersonal use a Chevrolet sedan with a Filipino driver a nd a gard ener. The gardener h as transform ed th e hillside into a beau tiful spot of formal terraces a nd gardens with outside fireplace and a grass summer house, informal hillsides of bushes, shrubber y, banana, avacado a nd Papaya orchards. Gardenias, roses, bougainvillaea a nd orchids are plentiful. We often go for Sunday hikes and take the gardener along to find and get our own orchids. I now have over twenty varieties. For $30.00 p er month we have a wonderful Filipino maid- amah (children's nurse ) -who works twenty-four hours a d ay, and for $27.50 a month a wonderful cookhousegirl, and for $15.00 a month a lavand era (laundress) who wash es a nd irons, presses and m ends each day. All three girls live in the servant's quarters und er th e house a nd are on call at all times. They don' t have the suave serving manners of the pre-war boys we used to have, but they are all good girls and polite and willing. The children ride in the school bus the twenty-four kilometers to school in Baguio each day . Wt: are fortunate in having Brent, a priva te Episcopalian bearding a nd day school there. The teach ers a re American and it is rated as an excellent school. I taught there for two years wh en I was living in Baguio and I've never enjoyed teaching as mu ch as there. I couldn't manage the long trip back and forth each day and keep up m y duties h er e in the camp ( I have to do a great d eal of entertaining ) and be a moth er to the children too, aft er w e moved so far from town, and so I am not teaching this year. The largest class I had when I taught had only fifteen pupils and teaching such small groups was truly fun . Resembles Colorado Summer Resort Baguio itself resembles a Colorado summer r esort. It is the summer ca,pitol, four thousand f eet high, and th e president h as his luxurious summer house here, as does our own ambassador. W e also have Camp John Hay, an American Air Corps rest camp, which is considered the most beautiful army post outside of the British one at Simla, India, I believe it is. Pine trees as well as most of the tropical vegetation and flow ers grow in abundance. Because it is always cool here (sometimes downright cold- last night was 54 degrees F .) almost any of our stateside vegetables grow. The temperature seldom gets above 80 d egrees F. in the shade. The town itself is clean with many beautiful homes. The social life here il a busy one. Recently some l>O American families moved to Baguio to build and operate
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a Voice of America radio station. There are about 15 air corps wives and families at John Hay, and approximately 35 mining families living in the five operating mines here. I play bridge twice a week, once at the officers club at John Hay and once at the Baguio Country Club, besides the numerous bridge parties, teas, dinners, dances and cocktail parties. Welfare Work Among lgorotes I am secretary for Monday Club, a group of American a nd European women who do welfare .work among the lgorotes. Besides distributing old clothes and food to the Puericulture Center and the free wards of Baguio General Hospital, we are sending 39 deserving but poor lgorote students to the agriculture high school with the idea that after their course is finished they will return to their remote m,ountain villages and not only grow better crops themselves but teach their neighbors to do likewise. Hunger is one of the biggest contributors to communism here, and we fe el if we can help them produce more food, they will be a happier people. The lgorotes are different from the lowland Filipino. They are the mountain dwellers, and remind me somewhat of our American Indian. They used to be the wild tribes and were the headhunters one sometimes hears about. They are basically good people, and for generations have been neglected by the governments. That is why we have chosen them to help. If any of you readers have old clothing, books, etc., that you can spare, we would truly be grateful if you would send them to me for Monday Club distribution . The need i,s great and we never seem to have enough. You can be sure that anything you send will really reach those who need it most.
This is a rather dull account of life here. We have lived here so long now that it has become home to us. I no longer see strange exotic sights-it is all commonplace everyday living to me now. Since living here I have met Chiang Kai-Shek, Sukarno, the president of Indonesia, Tyrone Power and Linda Christian, the president of the Philippines, and I've danced with the vicepresident Lopez, many ambassadors, ministers and diplomats; three women alcoholics, two men who would be in an insane asylum excepting they hadn't quite reached the violent stage, three drunk Norwegian sailors, two soldiers of fortun e who smuggle things into China, Borneo, and Indonesia, and numerous characters, both good and bad . But the majority of the people are just plain good "salt of the earth" people, who might be your own neighbor il) a small town back home. W e feel that the days of the white man and foreign ers are numbered and we hate the thoughts of leaving our island paradise, but p erhaps when our days here are ended we can find adventure someplace else. EDITOR's NoTE: The Fertigs were caught in the Philippines during the war. Laverne's husband, Major Claude, and his brother, Colonel Wendell W. Fertig, joined MacArthur's forces in 1941. Unknown to each other, the brothers escaped capture on Bataan and joined the Philippine guerrillas. Susan, born in the high mountains of Panay at the height of a determined Jap search for her parents, was delivered by a native doctor who had neve! seen a white woman before. At two months, she was carried by her mother in a hike over several mountain ranges to the coast where a submarine took the pair to Australia before the Leyt e invasion.
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• GREETING S from Kwa ja lein Atoll, " th e K eystone of th e Pacific" ! If you' re flying th e southern route to Guam and Hongkong, stop in and see us. My N avy husba nd was ordered here in March of 1952. I tagged along in August and immedi a tely became the village school marm. H aving expected little, after the many grim ta les I ' d heard of Kwaj , I wa s surprised to find myself ensconed in a bra nd-n ew apartment-type house with all the sta teside trimmings, like asphalt til e floors, d eep freeze, etc. Not everyone is so fortunate ; some live in quon se t-type houses that are still, but barely, sta nding ; others live in beach houses tha t were built by the fellows who were eager to have their f amilies with them (these have va rious sizes of windows a nd d oors-whatever was available a t th e moment ). Our little island is all of three miles long and a qu arter of a mile wide -and, we a re nine feet above sea level a t low tide, th a t is. But we have a twenty-nine foot hill dredged out of coral rock. It diminishes and grows wi th the construction that is going on since it is used in m aking our stree ts, runway, and concrete block houses. The isla nd sits nin e d egrees north of the equa tor, and just west of the ! 80th m eridian, so we are a day ahead of you p eople back on th ~ m ainla nd . Our spot is cooled by the constant trade winds a nd we enjoy a m ea n temperature of 86 d egrees. It does rain frequently, quite regula rly a nd h ard- but we all dry out qui ckly. W e do have a dry season (it then rains only once a d ay ) . W e a re d epend ent on rain water cau ght on the landing strip and dra ined off to th e reservoirs for future us e. Our wea th er is part of th e " spice." This was th e bi r thplace of the recent typhoon, HES TER, a nd prior to th a t we' were threatened with a tidal wa ve, which luckily hit us a t low tid e, so no dam age was don e. Most of our exc~ tem e nt , however, is m a n m ad e, such as, th e rece nt opera tion a t Einewetok. W e are entirely d epend ent on th e States for fr esh fruits a nd vegetabl es, a nd by the time we get it th e expressiqn is " ripe." W e do get fresh pineapples from H a waii, but by the time it is sprayed for the certain fr uit bug tha t the Trust T erritory does not want d estroying the copra, it is expensive. But fresh coconuts
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we can ha ve fo r free if we pick th em up on th e sur·rounding islands. Frozen f oods are ou r bes t bet and with ou r deep freezes we make out ver y n icely. The Milita ry controls this island but we do have M arsh allese native employes a nd m aids wh o li ve on neighboring Ebeye island. They are a ch eerful , h appy race, a nd th anks to some Boston m issionaries, th ey a re fully clothed , clean, Christi an ( to a degree) na tives. They seem very intelligen t, and some speak limited English whi ch they've acqui red in mi ssiona ry sc hools. W e oft en take trips around th e lagoo n and visit the oth er isla nd s. At Christm as time we were for tun a te to visit Ebeye ( th e m a in na tive isla nd in this area) when they h ad their traditional Ch ristm as si ng. It sta rted a t ten A. M . a nd lasted all day. In their chapel each group from each of th e va rious islands (they ca me as fa r as 100 miles away by sailboa t ) began by weaving around . in a kind of serpentin e or conga line. M others, fa th ers, children in a rms and those old enough to tag along a t mother' s ski r t, brought p resents to th e a ltar. Th e pastor welcomed and blessed th em a nd th en th ey sa ng in their n a tive tongue, a dapta tions of Christia n h ymns a nd their native songs which were not es pecially religious. They san g in fin e four part harmony. At th e end of their sing ( each one took a'bout a half hour) they threw gifts to the crowd, i.e., loud socks, needles, pins, soa p, a nd for their America n guests, wove n n ative ha ts and tortoi se shell and feather fa ns. The whole celebrati on was conclud ed with a big f eas t of barbecued pigs a nd chickens topped off with Pepsi cola whi ch th ey love warm and in large qu a ntity. For diversion and fun we also go swi mming, shelling, a nd coral hunting-in fact I bear a case of cora l poiso ning from th e punctures I got carrying a lovely piece home. W e take sai ling and fishin g tri ps ( tun a a nd red snapper are ver y good out here). It is, .o n the whol e, a pleasa nt life. I t is, perha ps, like a n overlong vacation a t ,an un sophisti ca ted beach resor t. W e' re looking forwa rd to sailing bac k to U ncl e Suga r nex t J u ne, or th erea bouts. Yo KWE YoK ( hello an d goodbye in M arshallese)
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After the coronation ceremonies are (from left to right ) : Morton Downing; Edie Lou Rugenstein; Mr. Troutma n, president of the Baseball Association ; Tommy Richardson, master of ceremonies; and Edgar Bergen.
• EoiE Lou R CE N STE I wa rece ntly ro•vned a Mi s Ba eba ll of 1953, queen of th ArizonaTcxa league. She wa na med Mi Ba eball in omp titia n with rc prc enta tiv from eight ther minor lcagu · Edi c Lou is a :enior majoring in Bu inc Adhe a mini trat ion at Arizona Sta t Coli · gc.
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m mb r of Beta Chi cha pter a nd i ervmg her chapte r a it regi tra r. After being fe ted in Phoenix, he a nd her mother pent a week in H ollywood where he was entertained royally. B ing in the limelight i nothing new to Edie Lou a she h a model d a t numerou fashion sh w a nd i urrently a model for Porter' in Phoenix.
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JANE TYSON • Jane Tyson. captain-elect of the all-College Hockey team and center halfback. participated in the All-American hockey tournament at Sweet Briar. Virginia, during the Thanksgiving holidays. She also displays great ability on the basketball court and lacrosse field. Jane. an outstanding student and campus leader, is president of the Women's Athletic Association, largest women's organization; a member of the Council of Presidents; a member of Magnet, senior honorary limited to 15 outstanding University women; vice president of Chimes. junior women's honorary; member of Phi Delta Phi. professional fraternity; and on the Freshman Camp Steering Committee. Janie has been an active member of Alpha Sigma Alpha and is serving as Kappa Kappa's registrar.
MARY ALICE SARTAI'N • Mary Alice Sartain has been selected as one of the twelve women from the United States to serve as an exchange counselor in Girl Guide Camps throughout the world this summer. This international exchange of camp counselors is sponsored by the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. She will spend her summer months as a counselor in Great Britain. Mary, a senior majoring in sociology and psychology, is not only an active member of Zeta Zeta chapter. but plays an active part in campus activities as president of the Dolphin swimming club. parliamentarian of her sorority and a member of Alpha Phi Delta. scholastic sorority.
ROMAYNE GREGORY WILLIAMS • One of Olean alumnae chapter's busiest members. community wise. is Romayne Gregory Williams. As a college member she was a member of Nu Nu chapter. Romayne is president of the Women's Association of her church, president of the PTA Council of Olean. Cattaraugus County Director of PTA. vice president of the Board of Camp Fire Girls and chairman of their 1952 candy sale.
MARION JOHNSON • Marion Johnson reigned during the annual Junior·Senior dance at Oswego State Teachers College as Senior Queen. one of the highest honors to be attained on the campus. Marion has contributed more than beauty to her campus. At present she is president of Beta Tau chapter, president of Inter-Sorority Council. a member of the Executive Council of the Associated Women Student Government and a member of Kappa Delta Pi. As a background for her senior activities. Marion has been exchange editor of The Oswegonian, campus paper; secretary of the Housing Council; student counselor at the Women's Dormitory. and a member of the Women's Choir.
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• INSPIRATION for our chapter began in Denver, Colorado, when our president a ttended one of the chapter meetings there. After moving to Sh reveport she contacted Alpha Sigs in this a rea and had the first meeting at her home in October, 1952. The petition for a charter was signed at a second meeting on November 11 , 1952, at the home of Ferne Bryant Tooley, and ofMrs. J ack Scott, ficers were elected on Janupresid ent. ary 27, 1953, when the group met with Elizabeth Caldwell H etrick.
• A-r the J anuary meeting of the Washington, D. C ., alumnae chapter fin al plans were made to form a new alumnae chapter of the Alph a Sigma Alphas who live in Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax and Arlington. The new! formed alumnae chapter will serve jointly with the Washington chapter on Panhellenic affairs and on the philanthropic project at Junior Village.
Back row : left to right-Virginia Downs Gib.bens, Margaret Oldham R ising, Beth Caldwell Hetnck. Front row: Evelyn Songe Scott, Ferne Bryant T ooley.
Left to right: Mary Stuart H inson, president; Mary Louise Maupin, secretary; lnna Page Anderson, vice president.
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OFFICER S Presiden t and editor, Evelyn Songe Scott Vice president, Iva Blanche Butler Secretary-treasurer, Elizabeth Caldwell H etrick
President, M ary Stuart Wamsley Hin on Vice president and editor, Irma Page Anderson S ecretary, Mary Louise Hodges M aupin Treasurer, Lillian Clough Shumway
CHARTER MEMBERS Iva Blanche Bu tier, -I1-I1 Elizabeth C aldwell H etrick, -I1-I1 Virginia Downs Gibbons, -I1-I1 Daphene K errison, BZ Margaret Oldham Rising, HH Evelyn Songe Scott, BZ Ferne Bryant Tooley, -I1-I1 Mary Johnson M cDonald, 'lt-I1
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CHARTER MEMBERS Irma Page Anderson, A Juli a Peters Burton, BE Bessie Ferguson Cary, A M ary Stuart Wamsley Hinson, A M ary Louise Hodge Maupin, BI Lillian Clough Shumway, EE Clara Hillery T eller, AA
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/lteuu#UU eiafttelu into th e Lehigh Valley we will welcome you with open arms.
Akron, Ohio
JuNE KELHART
DEAR ALPHA S!GS:
Founder's Day was observed at Rhea Yoder's and a very nice initiation service for our new members .. This service was written and conducted by our president, H elen Snyder. It was most touching and impressive. I want to send copies to Mrs. Kah and Evelyn Bell in case other chapters might want to use it. Our D ecember meeting and Christmas exchange was held at my home. It's always fun to get th e decorations out and all the festive touches here aT!.d there. We rem embered the men at the County Home with a small gift. At our January Panhellenic meeting each sorority president had to answer roll call by telling the founding date place flower colors and the philanthropic project of h~r soro~ity. O~r Panhellenic is very active here and keeps us busy. They are having a Valentine T ea Dance. I hope we can have a lot of girls attend. J a nu ary mee ting will be a pot luck dinner for our husbands. W e have sort of neglected th em these last few yea rs. Elmore DuBois has opened her home for this occasion. The ground is covered with snow, but that never keeps Alpha Sigs at home. I started this while waiting for President Eise nhower to arrive a t the Inaugural Ball. This has been a TV day. I'm sure all Alpha Sigs express th eir bes t wishes a nd prayers to new President of the United Sta tes, and to Evelyn Bell, our Alpha Sigma Alpha president. The bes t to them in their years of servi ce a nd to all Alpha Sig . Love in A~A, LILLI E GREER
ALlentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania HELLO, ALPHA
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Our small group of seven m embers h as finally d ecided to hold only Saturday luncheon gath erings four times a a year. We h ad a grand time a t our Christmas meeting ta lking about card sales, collecting wool sq uares for a fut ure R ed Cross a fgh an, and , of co urse, ea ting. Carol Frazee Swayne is looking fo rward to leaving in M a rch to join her husband, K en, who works for Du Pont. . Jun e Houseknecht Kelhart is taking o:er C_arol's job _of president. H elen H eckert is now workmg with the child welfa re a nd places children in foster hom es. Next year she intends to complete her master's d egree. Both Ann Grims Woolley and Carol Williams a re teachin g. Ann is teaching clothing and Carol music. During th e summer Carol worked at Lake George with A~A Joyce King, of Schenectady. Martha Arbogast told us about her trip to Florida. Much of our discussion was ,to keep our little group active and to obtain new members. If a ny ef you move
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Since last reporting we've had two well attended m ee tings, one at the home of Meriam F elten Payne's in November, and one at my home in Jan~e<try. We are all pleased with the attendance at eur m ee tings because such continued interest is very necessary to the success of a small group like ours ~ Our meetings involved mostly old business and at present we are d evoting our energies to a forthcoming d essert bridge at th e Hilless Road Armory. Don't get exaggerated ideas as to the scale of our undertakingwe are only using part of the Armory. The proceeds, as you a lready know, are to go to the Strawbridge Home for Boys in Sykesville, Maryland. As each of us now has an " a dopted" boy from the hom e, we are trying to plan activities toge ther an_d individually for them to make ea ch feel that someone IS interested in him. The boys are mostly teen-agers that we are contacting and. th ey have so far been responsive to our efforts. Seems that we have so much business we have to m eet ever y month a nd we are all enjoying our frequ ent gettoge th ers . In M arch we shall all help M abel Marshall M a thi as enter tain th e Panhelleni c alumnae group from Ba ltimore. This brings us up to d a te on group activities. However, Alpha Sigs, as individuals, are always so interesting too, so here are a few newsbits about each one. After H azel a nd Jim Taxach er work ed so h ard on their house las t summ er th ey decided to sell it. But their new hom e is close to town and '.H azel can ge t to m ee tings more easily. H er community will miss h er for she is always willing to solicit funds for a good cause and has given much time to th e Mosquito Control proj ec t in her locality. This is a real service, because it provides h ealthy co nditions in a co mmunity located on th e wa ter. Zilda M essenger, one of our busy professional women, is collec ting credits toward becoming a guidance counselor in our city schools. Quite a change from h er fi eld of ph ysical edu cation, but what a ch allenge to h elp .her school children select a suitable niche for their future work . J ean Shelley our other physical educa tion major, is in th e throes of a' busy basketball season, but still finds time to h elp us with plans for the previously mentioned d essert bridge. Mabel is now giving a day a week to the Johns Hopkins Hospital and serving very efficiently at one of the information d esks. Eventually Mabel will be conducting tours through the hospital telling people how this marvelous institution operates. Miriam is teaching this year at Cedarcroft Kindergar-
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ten and acting assistant d en mother to cub scouts. W e've heard that she taught them to make banjoes f~om ciga r boxes-an ingenious idea? Barbara Smith Mann is working with J ean on th e card party plans, solicits for Community Chest fund s a nd has recently been approached by the R ed Cross to teach nutrition to girl scouts. Susie Cox Cromwell is still being kept busy with th e proj ect of putting togeth er all the afghan squa res tha t th e girls send h er for completed throws for the M arine Hospita l. Dottie Michel tells us of expanding plans for her summ er ca mp project. Each year Dottie serves as dietitian a t Camp Greentop, sponsored in this sta te by the Baltimore L eag ue for crippled children and adults. This year the camp will remain open after th e children leave a nd the adults will enjoy the same pleasures of Dottie's good food and morale boosting. This proj ect leaves Dottie with only three days of her summer holid ay to herself before Friends School opens a gain in th e fall where she devotes h er wintertim e energies. " Dottie, how d o you do it? " asks everyon e. NATALI E EDWARDS MI LLER
Boston, Massachusetts D EAR ALPHA SIGs, Our O ctober m l"e ting was held a t the cha rming home of Berni ce G alloway in Marbleh ead. W e a re continuing th e plan inaugurated last year m ee ting earli er for d essert and wh a t a scrumptious d essert Berni ce served us! N eedless to say we didn ' t count th e calories. Florence Haley gave a very interesting report of the Convention a t R oa noke. Then we endeavored to ca tch up on all th e news. At th e November m eeting a t Dorothy Currier's home in Greenwood we enjoyed h ea ring all about Charlotte Ad ams' summer trip to England, Fra nce and Switzerland . The slides were fin e a nd Charley sure knows how to hold your interest. Wish you could h ave been with us a t our D ecember mee ting a t Ruth Fletcher 's home in N eedh am. W e h ad a fine m eeting, after whi ch we h eld our annual Christm as sale. It was a great success as far as enjoyment was concerned , a nd also netted a tidy sum for th e Bragg Schol arsh ip Fund . In J anu a ry a supper m ee ting w as enjoyed a t Steuben's R es taurant, wh er e' both th e food a nd entertainment were excellent. W e are looking forward to our F ebr uary theater p arty as we a re to see Rosalind Russell in the musical comedy " Wond erful Town." Y ours in A ~A , DoT CuRRIER
Buffalo, New York D EAR ALPHA Sros, W e h ave h ad m an y most enj oyable m eetings since our las t let ter. Our Christm as party a t th e h ome of Virginia Blake Finn was " just for fun ." Held on D ecember 30, it was possible for ma ny people home for th e holidays to attend . It's always so pleasant renewing old fri endships. Gi fts were excha nged , a nd all th e m a ny, m a ny cards from oth er ch apters wer e p assed around so all the girls could see th em . A big " Tha nk You" to all for you r pleasant greetings.
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FOUNDERS' DAY LUNCHEON L eft to right: Shirley H ellerich, toastmistress; "'Mrs. Harvey Rice, guest of honor (wife of the president of Buffalo State Teachers' College); Evelyn G. Bell, national president; Connie Batt, president of the Buffalo alumnae chapter; Jean Vedder, national treasurer ; Mrs. Carolyn Heyman, Pi Pi chapter advisor, and Sue Flynn, chairman. Jean Vedder is receiving a ceramic plate in honor of her election as national treasurer. Highli ghting th e refreshments were Christm as cooki es of all lands. The intriguing shapes and flavors drew m any comments a nd everyon e was d elighted to receive a package for home when we were leaving. Dia ne Roseber ry was hostess for th e January board mee ting. After a cozy evenin g before a lovely log fire, we stepped out into a typi cal Christmas C ard scene. H eavy snow, falling about the lighted Christmas trees on the lawn, h ad transform ed th e scene to a snowy fa iryla nd . This was Buffalo' s winterland a t its very best. Ruth Christman Swenson was hostess a t the regular J a nuary meeting, a supper party. The d elicious food was pr epar ed by an effi cient crew under the chairmanship of L ouise Allen Coe. H a ts off to this group : E v Bell, J ea n Vedd er, D oroth y Pi erson, Mary L ennie, K ay Strickland, Edna Gra mpp and Louise Abbott. William Kram er, a Buffalo florist, gave us a d emonstra ti on on flower arr angement, to the d elight of our ma ny am a teur gard eners. E veryone was prese nted with a ga rd enia corsage with M r. Kram er' s compliments. W e have bee n h aving many good times but we haven' t forgo tten others less fortun a te. W e h ave already sent usa ble clothing to K orea a nd are now making furth er collecti ons to se nd . These are being personally distributed by Alma Sch antz's brother-in-law, who is sta tioned there. His stories of the gra titude expressed by the recipients have inspired us to co ntinu e th is worthy p roject. Our philanthropi c group is still working h ard und er th e cha irmanship of M arion Clack. W e will. hear more from their group la ter. Yo urs in A~A , Lors B. Co NROY
Canton-Massillon, Ohio CANTO N MA SS ILLON ALU MNAE are collec ting magazines a nd books fo r th e M olly Stark Sa natori um a nd the M assillon Sta te H ospital. Before Ch ristmas th ey gave a dona ti on to th e Stark County W elfare Board . This was to be used to buy toys for children. Can ton Pa nhellenic held a tea a t Ch ristm as tim e. Alu mnae, actives and pled ges of twenty- two sororities wer e rep resented . Our president, M a rtie Young, was one of th ose presiding a t the tea table. We h ad a d elightful Founders' D ay Luncheon in November at the D anish M anor Sm orgasbord . T o add to
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th e festivities, we surprised J ayn e Weible Urban, with a birthday cake. Jayne is in charge of a program for the dedication of th e n ew Whipple Heights School, this February. She is a lso training a large choir for a concert at th e Canton Art-Music Fes tival to be h eld in March. Not content with this, she is coaching a minstrel show and a n operetta in the two schools where she teaches. To take up h er spare time, she is a member of the Clinic for Stark County School Bands. Betty Little Harner is a Board m ember of the Women's Auxiliary to the Stark County Medical Society. Also vice president of Town Garden club. She is a member of the W ays and M eans Committee of Canton Women's Club. This group is planning a benefit bridge and fas hion show to be held in the Memorial Auditorium in M ay. The chairman for this event is none other than our Dottie Bausher O effin ger. Dottie is going to be p repared for the eve'n t by resting in Florida next month. Another Florid a vacationer is Sue Sanford C ampbell. She is with h er family at Ft. Myers Beach. Sue had better get in lots of rest and relaxation, for when she returns h ere are a few of the duties confronting herch airman of Canton Flower Show School, advisor to Town Garden Club, member of Canton Garden Center Board, Ladies Day Out Committee of th e YWCA, Girl Scout committee member, co-chairman of the Woma n's Club Benefit Bridge, and co-chairman of golf committee a t Congress L a ke Country Club. Oh, yes, she also belongs to a bowling league at Congress L ake . Emmy Schlott Calhoun is a nother busy girl. She is board member of Canton Women's Club, corresponding secre tary for Canton Council PTA and program chairman for W ells School PTA unit, leader of a Brownie troop, first vice president of Trirosis, on the training committee for Canton Girl Scouts and teaches a Sunday School class a t th e First M ethodist Church, and as a side line teaches a t W ells School every day. M ary Carmello Carfagna put h er home economics train ing to good use rece ntly. She organized and was chairman of a group th a t served a spaghetti dinner to over 500 p eople. The money r aised was for the benefit of Our Lady of Peace Church. Betty Moore H elm is program co-chairman for the Avondale School PTA, board member of St. Michaels Church and serves, her stint at the Timken-Mercy Hospitality Shop. She also ushers for the Children's Little Theater und er th e auspices of Canton Junior League. Our J anuary meeting was held at the home of Emmy Calhoun. Sta te tax stamps were sorted and counted for refund. A d iscussion on the philanthropic work of A~A, nationally a nd locally, was the main feature of the evening. In F ebruary, we mee t at the home of Betty H elm. The program is to be hobbies. E ach m ember will be allowed five minutes to discuss or show h er particular hobby. Our M arch meeting will be held at Dottie O effinger's, featuring a White Elephant Sale. Plans are in th e making for a Square Dance and a Cooking School D emonstra tion. These events plus our monthly raffle of baked goods, birthday money and tax stamp refunds will help balance our budget. BETTY LITTLE HARNER
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Charleston, West Virginia DEAR ALPHA Sws, The Charleston alums have been busy this winter trying to rebuild their depleted ranks. With so many of our regular members moving out of town we are glad to welcome Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Freeman and Pauline Boggs, a ll of Rho Rho, to our meetings. Anybody else nearby who would like to come? Please do! Our September mee ting was a report on convention news by Joan Wiles. That mee ting was held at the home of Annette Gruber . W e were all happy to hear Joan's description of Roanoke doings and see her impressive collection of souvenirs. In O ctober our planned schedule of meetings was rather foul ed up because the hostess moved and couldn't h ave us a t either house. So Joan Wiles graciously asked us to hold our business mee ting at her ,h ome. Eloise K eller was hostess for a covered dish luncheon at h er home in November. W e were sorry Mrs. Carper was unable to celebrate Founder's Day with us. At Christmas time we entertained husbands and guests a t an open house a t the home of Evelyn and Rusty Elliott. This was our introduction to their new home, and we especially "oh-ed" and "ah-ed" at her new kitchen. 'Tis a beauty. Because Eloise K eller had received a new chafing dish for Christmas, she insisted on us having our January lunch eon at her home again. W e didn't put up much of an argument, because Eloise is such a grand hostess and we always enjoy meeting at her lovely home. W e broke in the chafing dish properly and dawdled over our lunch a good part of th e afternoon. Our business meeting was h eld between bites of delicious cheese rarebit. Upon due reflection we found that our sale of Christmas cards was quite a success and we are planning to set aside some of our funds for the next convention.
With best wishes in A~A, ANNETTE GRUBER
Chicago, Illinois CHICAGO is in the midst of real winter ( 4째 F . and 2 inches of snow) , but th e old spirit still brings us together from all parts of Chicago and its suburbs. In November we met at Betty Hall's and enjoyed a beautiful Founders' Day program presented by Rosemary Johnson, Ruth Petree and Esthel Wilson (soloist). Our December meeting was sacrificed to the bustle of th e holiday season and our Chicago Panhellenic meeting. In January we m et at the Fair Store and were very pleased to have Anne Petree and h er mother with us. Anne is teaching in Hammond this year and lives at home. We were sorry to h ear that our beloved Nelle Raney had been in the hospital, but was now home and improving. Trips over the holidays: Julia Palmer and h er sister, Mary Sue Parvin and h er family went to Virginia for Christmas. Betty Grigsby Fayer flew to T exas to visit h er sister and family. The Thomases went south to Clearwater Beach where th ey accidentally met some other Alpha .Sigs on vacation. W e, with other Illinois chapters, are buzzing about State Day. Love to all of you, ELEANOR SMITH THOMAS
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the holiday season with our Alpha Sigma sisters and· th eir husbands, but then we always have a good time when we go to Lois Young Borst's. We went to Winifred Johnson Hays' for the January meeting. During the business meeting we agreed to "adopt" Sigma Sigma college chapter at Gunnison. At that time we didn ' t know just what we could do to help th em. Maybe we will know more when we meet next week. The rest nf th e evening was taken up with bridge, talk, and good 10od. Mary Phillips Barger's husband has returned from overseas, and while we were sorry to see M a ry leave Colorado Springs, we are glad for h er. Loyally )•ours in A~A, VIRGINIA RoMAN s MALONEY
Cumberland, Maryland THIS smiling fac e in front of the "Driftwood Shop" is Helyn Bishop, KK, and will greet you with h er own brand of su nshine when you go to Clearwater Beach Florida. Helyn and Bill had long been desirous of liv~ ing in Florida, and about four years ago fulfill ed that wish. Helyn is the owner and proprietor of the shop which you see h ere and words cannot describe her wares. Did you ever see a lamp with a bea utiful, graceful base made from a piece of driftwood? Or a corsage made of many kinds of seaweed? Helyn sent one of these to our new President's wife and is justly proud of the thank-you letter which she has from Mamie Eisenhower. H elyn and Bill have permanent residence now in Clearwater, and with Randy, aged seven, the shop, and Bill traveling, are a very busy family, but never too busy to greet a sister Alpha Sig or have a good old get-together and talk about a ll the fin e gals that we know.
Colorado Springs, Colorado THE Colorado Springs alumnae chapter started our new year with the installation of officers on October 1. Thirteen m embers met downtown for dinn er, th en went to Ann Hunt's apartment for installation. Ann gave us a very enthusiastic report of the convention at our September m eeting, so was promptly elected president. After the business meeting she showed th e movies she took on her trip. It was very interes ting to see old friends and new on the screen, and in color. The highlight of our summer's activities was a visit from Mildred Truman, late in August. W e m et at H elen Shoup's for lunch and bridge in the afternoon, and ,had a party for our husbands in the evening at Gertrude Glock's. Mildred seems to like h er new home in Spokane. The Christmas Party for our husbands was a great success. Dan Shoup and Vincent Maloney acted as Santa and his helper, directing the gift exchange. After a luscious dessert and coffee we played b ingo. The hostesses had placed the money for prizes in a number of small envelopes, so that when th ere was a "bingo" the winner would pick an envelope contain ing anything from one to twenty or so p ennies. It was fun to start
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HELLO, ALPHA SIGMA ALPHAS, We, of the Cumberland, Maryland, chapter, fe el we are quite an active group. Even though we have only ten members we love doing things. We began our activities in August, 1952, at a picnic. We planned a rummage sale for September. At our first September meeting we planned for our party to be h eld in October. The money we earned from these two projects we added to our wheel chair fund. At our O ctober meeting which was held one week after the card party, we made plans to pack a Thanksgiving basket for a n eedy family. Tp our November m ee ting we brought gayly wrapped canned goods and packed our Thanksgiving basket. We also held our Founders' Day program at this meeting. To our Christmas meeting we brought toys to be given to the children's ward of the Cumberland hospital and made provisions to buy a wheel chair for the infirmary. Both gifts were gratefully received. Yours in A~A, REBEC CA PHILSON McCLURE
Dayton, Ohio DEAR ALPHA Sros, The November m ee ting of the Dayton alumnae association was h eld at my home with Helen Goodwin as co-hostess. W e were very fortunate to have Zelma Kah, our national Alumnae Director, as our guest. She not only gave us some highlights of her trip to Indi a this past summer, but also highlights on work expected of us as alumnae. She brought with h er, many bea utiful and interesting articles which she h ad purchased in India, to show us. W e enjoyed havi ng Zelma very much and appreciated her coming over from Middletown just to be with us. Our D ecember meeting was held at Dorothy Gillette's home with Ruby Ball as co-hostess. Of co urs e, this was our Christmas party and we managed to get in a few rounds of bridge, after we had sorted clothes which the girls brought for our adop ted family. W e adopted a family with four children and supplemented the clothes given by the girls, with some new clothes, boots, shoes and toys. We furnish ed their Christmas dinner and Molly Snider even cooked the turkey before we took it to them Christmas morning. A luncheon was held at Rike's for our January meeting with Lucille W es t and Hazel Markey as hostesses.
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Since our president, Florence Bland, was sunning herself in Florida, Molly Snider, vice president, presided at the meeting. It was nice having Alice Sauer with us again. Alice has been recuperating from an operation. A new m ember has been added. Erma Schmidt North has moved from Springfield, Ohio, to Dayton. This seems to bring us up to date and to our next m eeting, which will be at Helen Swart's apartment, Tuesday night, February 3.
Yours m Alpha Sigma Alpha, THELMA BuTTERFIELD BROWN
Denver, Colorado DEAR ALPHA SIGs, Greetings from th ~ Mile High City! We have had a wonderfully happy year under the capable diz:ection of our president, Nadine Giffee Miller, BB. Starting off, a Pot Luck Patio Party was held in September at the home of Grace Dalby Davies with Beta Betas, Peggy Ochs Watson, Neomi Erickson Stone and Mamie Harned Halker as hostesses. The 34 present viewed such an array of food as would be impossible to describe, it was truly a sight to behold. Everyone was so full, she could scarcely hear, see, smell, let alone think when we played a get-acquainted guessing game called the four senses. We were happy to have with us Becky Sabin, president of Beta Beta chapter, to tell us about their new chapter house. After her inspiring talk we voted to give a gift of $50 to the chapter. Beverly Coon Long and Meta Walters Heiserman, BB, were welcomed. The Founder's Day Luncheon was held at the Daniel and Fisher Tea Room in late October with Doris Stream Hansen, Patricia Meehan Maim and Loretta Miller as the Committee. Among the 25 present were out of town teacher guests, Edith Joppa Wells, Otis; Rizpah Whitlow Wood, Rifle; and Pearl Leininger, Sterling. Betty Nicholson Corrollo, BB, and Sandra Smidl Marks, 2:~, were welcomed to our chapter. Close on the heels of that m eeting was th e Denver City Panhellenic Luncheon and Style Show in early November at the Shirley Savoy hotel. Again we were bursting at th e seams with pride as our Becky Sabin of Beta Beta accepted the Scholarship Trophy Award. For the fourth 路consecutive year, Beta Beta, at Colorado State College of Education, received the scholarship cup but tying with Sigma Kappa this year. Nineteen of our m emb ers were present with three college Beta Beta guests attending, Becky Sabin, Pat Reed, and Rachel Jacoby. Another big thrill was when our own Harriet Hawley Polyefko won the door prize- a television set! The Autumn Frolic, a ttended by 44, was held at the home of Louise Auberle Dulin, tot.. Cards were played after which d elicious gingerbread, topped with whipped cream, was served by the following hostesses: Doris Stream Hansen BB, Marilee Stumpff XX, Julia Matthews Stimson and Betty Lance Binkley, both of HH. We were so happy to gather b ack into our fold again Marilyn Hartman Jester, Mildred Harding D eWeese, Margaret Dunn Brown, VeraBell Smith Waldron, Nancy Krening, all of Beta Beta, and Lucy Benson Flanders, Phi Phi. On a Tuesday evening in December, an Old Time Christmas Party was h eld at the lovely home of Dorothy Hughes Johnson, BB. Everyone had arrived with a gift to be wrapped by a professional gift wrapperturned out we had to wrap our own under the direction
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of said teacher. 'Twas lots of fun though! Everyone was sooooo tangled up in ribbon! Grace Dalby Davies nearly had a break down, and so did we laughing at her, trying to wrap, of all things, a bed roll for her young son, Roger. Delicious refreshments were served by the following hostesses, Lois Koenig Stott, Vera Beaty Jones, BB, and Annie Raney Teal, 2:2:. The sale of our Christmas cards and wrappings was again a huge success. Our wonderful Frances Nickles, TT, has handled the selling of these, plus birthday cards and stationery, all year long. Bravo! Frances you're a good gal! Mid-January found us (those without virus) gathered at our president's home for a short, snappy business meeting follow ed by a book review given by our own Grace Davies. The book, entitled "How Lost Was My Weekend" by David Dodge was most entertaining. Delicious sandwiches and salad were served by the hostesses: N acline Miller, Fral).ces Nickles, Ann Harper, Beverly Long and Meta Heiserman. At this writing we're looking forward to our Sweeth ea rt Dance to be h eld at the Aviation Country Club in February, but more of that later. Thanks from us all for the lovely Christmas Greetings. We thought sending each of you our Directory might stimulate an exchange. Hope 1953 brings each of you an abundance of all good things. PEGGY WATSON
Detroit, Michigan- Delta Phi OuR Janu ary 路meeting had to be postponed because of icy roads. So we plan to meet in February at the home of Isabel Butterfield. We are proud of Mary McKay, Theta Epsilon, pianist and teacher at D etroit Conservatory of Music, who presented a r ecital at the Detroit Institute of Arts on D ecember 10, 1952.
Sincerely, MARIAN L. PARKER
Detroit, Michigan- Rho Chi GREETINGS
A~AERS,
The wea th er is always a good place to start-we've hardly known snow in Michigan this winter (watch it drift above our heads now!) and to talk of our uninspiring cold without the beautiful white stuff won't take me long. It's easier on those of us who rise for work each day, but it certainly hasn't been boot weather. Our Christmas party (with a little speck of the sparkly snow) was a huge success. We all trooped to Prexy Jan e Charvat's home to partake of scrumptious refreshments and exchange gifts from Santa Claus! Jane had a novel idea, too, she had a bare little tree just waiting to be decorated-and we all got busy with scissors and scotch tape-ribbon and string and cut up Christmas cards! When the gifts were passed out, guess who was Santa Claus? yes, your humble correspondent, in "warm-ish" red and white crepe paper. Our active chapter at Wayne University had a Christmas party, too, and some of us attended- but the brief and all too crowded holidays are now a thing of the past. Speaking of our "active" girls-nine are graduating this semester from Wayne ; won't that swell our ranks?
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Our January meeting was held at the home of Margaret SauHer; another big crowd, I'm told-I c~uldn't be there, but there might have been only floor space for me anyway. BABS DICKIESON
Erie, Pennsylvania DKAR ALPHA SIGs,
You'd be surprised how four Alpha Sigs can manage an alumnae chapter. Of course, when our group organized, we had the required number; but we had to say farewell to Mary Clark Nevalls who moved to F airlawn, New J ersey, and to Bernita Adams Glann, now residing in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Undaunted by this shrinkage, our president, Corinne Palmerton Kuhn, conducted a business meeting at Frances Tomb's home on January 23. Mary Ellen Finholt was appointed to fill th e secretary'·s position, and our program for the year was discussed. (Also h eard delightful "3rd hand" reports of Convention from Corinne as she had attended th e Buffalo alum meeting in D ecember.) We're quite smug about our only inspiration for increasing the size of our chapter . . . four p erfectly good husbands are to be included for the social hour following our meetings. Seems they, too, enjoy playing bridge, and who could turn down refreshments? Monthly meetings have been planned for the remainder of the year, and the F ebruary 28 meeting a t Mary Ellen's will have a guest speaker, Mr. Richard Mankey., who is an architect specializing in modern ranch homes. Wish you could all be with us, as it promises to be a stimulating evening. We have lots of other ideas for increasing Alpha Sig activities around Erie and vicinity, and when I write next time, I 'll report on our progress. One final plea though , if you know of any A~As in Erie, do send word to us! D esp erate ! (almost). Thanks, loads. Yours in A~A , MARJORIE FRISBEE SuGGs
Farmville, Virginia ON Monday evening, October 13, our chapter met , in the home of M ar tha Wells Catlin. Mrs. J. L. Jones reported to us on the national convention at Roanoke and showed us many interesting pictures taken during her stay. We decided to have two projects this season. We are helping Alpha chapter at Longwood College in redecorating their chapter room and the other we are offering our services each Sunday afternoon as hostesses at our local Southside Community Hospital. On Founders' D ay we celebrated jointly with Alpha chapter at a banquet at Longwood College. The girls gave a condensed choric drama based on one given at Roanoke which was called "Friendship Is a Gift So Rare." We had two old Alpha Sigs back for this occasion, Edith Davis Brooks, Richmond, and Peggy Cabaniss Andrews, Petersburg.
most interesting topics of conversation at our Decembe.meeting, held at the home of Mrs. Don Scott. Mary Ann became Mrs. Jack Lamb on D ecember 24, 1952. They are now living at 624 East Second Street, wh ere we h eld our January meeting. We came loaded dowD. with our collections of used Christmas cards which were sent to a cerebral paby hospital. A most interesti•! review of "Windows for the Crown Prince" was given by Mrs. L eonard Zumbaugh. Plans for events during the coming months were discussed. Some of our members are on committees for a Panhellen ic style show and bridge party in March, and the State Convention to be held in Fort Wayne in April. Others are working on committees for th e Pi Lambda Theta R egional Convention. It is to be held at the Van Orman Hotel in Fort Wayne on April 18 with the Fort Wayne alumnae chapter as hostess. Of co urse we are all exci ted about the approaching Alpha Sig State D ay to be h eld at Ball State on April 25, with our own Eva Kiewi tt as co-chairman. D etails of th at will b e forthcoming in a later issue.
Loyally yours in
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MARTHA STUCKEY
Huntington, West Virginia D EAR ALPHA SIGs,
Our first fall meeting m September, we are proud to announce, was held in the new ch apter house. Ruth Roberts, our president, gave a report on her wonderful trip to Roanoke and the convention. In O ctober our hostesses were Helen Nolan and Lois Smith. The feature of the evening was an interesting discussion and demonstration by Mrs. 0 . K . Walker on "Holiday Ideas." At the November mee ting we were busy making plans for our Christmas party and "White Elephant" exch ange. Can't you just imagine the fun we had. Our alumnae ch apter is purchasing a Hamilton Beach Mix-Master for the active ch apter to use in the new house. Can you think of anything more useful? During the next month a special effort will be made to interest alumnae m embers who are presently inactive. Mrs. Zola Kilgore, one of our patronesses, is offering a Scholarship for pledge and initiation fee to be given to some worthy, prospective member for Rho Rho chapter, Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va. The alumnae chapter is indeed appreciative of Mrs. Kilgore's interest in obtaining excellent and worthy members for A~A . For our J anuary meeting our vice president, Frances Cavendish, has arranged another special feature for us to enjoy. A talk and demonstration on "Handicrafts" by Mrs. A. R . Morgan. At one of our future m ee tings, we hope to arrange a tour of our new Huntington Art Gallery. · Our next big event is a benefit bridge party to be held at the sorority house in March. Well Alpha Sigs that's about it for this time. DoROTHY Du VALL
Indiana, Pennsylvania Fort Wayne, Indiana DEAR ALPHA Sms,
A new son in the Zumbaugh household and the approaching marriage of Mary Ann Hartman were the
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On November 15, the local alumnae chapter and the active Alpha Gamma Chapter obserwd Founders' D ay. The Alpha Gamma Chapter arranged for the
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luncheon a t Rustic Lodge and also presented a very delightful program of music and a talking choir which gave the highlights in the .history of Alpha Sigma Alpha. This Founders' Day was the golden anniversary of Alpha Sigma Alpha. New alumnae members attending the luncheon were Mrs. Lucille Hulme, Mrs. L ee Hills (Claire Ferguson) and Mrs. W . J. Sutter (Ruth Dinsmore } who were members of the original group which became th e Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter at Indiana State Teachers College. Mrs. Arthur Robinson, patroness of Alpha Gamma Chapter and Mrs. Leroy Schnell, representing the mother-patroness group, were present. Since our last letter to you our chapter gave a party in honor of th e seniors a t I.S.T.C. Miss Joy Mahach eck, sponsor of the ch apter, was hostess. Dorothy Hoey (Mrs. James Davis) , Inez McGreery ( Mrs. Andrew Stahura} , Miss Ruth Rink and Gertrude Dinsmore ( Mrs. W . J. Sutter) planned a very attractive and interesting evening. The seniors are: Ruth Ann Bowman, Nancy Byerle, Shirley Davis, Shirley Engelhardt, J acqueline Garnic, Ester Hall, Mildred Hallman, Betty H a milton, Carol Kellerman, Joyce Latshaw, Geralding Neikam, Jan Schnell, Zoa nn Stra ughton, Charlotte W aite, Jo Whaler, Myrtle W eller and Jean W ernitz. The alumnae group also made plans for a p'arty to be h eld after pledging in F ebruary. This will be at th e home cf Mrs. H. B. N eal, one of our patronesses. Plans are also under way for our 25th ann iversary tea this spring. Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha, RuTH BRETZ HEIGES
Indianapolis, Indiana D EAR ALPHA SIG MA ALPHA SI S TER S,
Greetings to you on this beautiful spring day, we hope ! It has been so long since writing of the activities of our India na polis alumnae chapter. W e have had such splendid mee tings tha t I want to give you the highlights away back to November. Mr. W arr en Wood all, the superintendent of The Juvenile Center, was host and speaker. H e gave a most enlightening talk of the activities and accomplishments of the center. His desire to serve these unfortuna te children and plans th at have been made for th e futur e were most encouraging. W e were then taken on a tour of the buildings. The gym and craft rooms for the boys and girls were of grea t interest. The housing is still quite a problem but with paint and hard work a bit of color a nd ch eerful a tmosphere is being added to the otherwise drab buildings. W e were given lists of discarded materials that are used in their craft classes and are greatly needed. W e are privileged to make our contribution a t a ny time. Our Alpha Sigma Alpha Mothers' Club has had a dinner p arty for us every year. T en of our mothers acted as host esses. They entertained at The American National Bank recreation room. The dinner was delicious and attractively served. We all enjoyed the second, yes, and third servings of any part of the m en u. Our own Mrs. Bereni ece Lamb Martin presented a splendid program. She was assisted by Eloise Proctor who introduced our Alpha Sigma Alpha Golden Anniversary Album to th e mothers. W e all enjoyed Shirley H ellrich's beau tiful voice. The informal talk fes t is always greatly enjoyed . W e cherish the memori es of these parties with our mothers. Beren iece M ar tin entertained us in her new home for
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last meeting of 1952. She was assisted by Ruth Strickland, Catherine Castor, Sue Ann Messing and Zelma Piner. Dessert meetings are the fashion for us this year. How we like this social hour before the meeting begins. W e are more resigned to listen to the business and events of the day! Miss Margaret W eadick, camp director of The Julia J amison Nutrition Camp, Bridgeport, Indiana, was introduced by our own Betty Taylor and Maxine Shafer Preda. These two girls have bsen counselors at the camp for several summers. Miss W eadick had beautiful colored slides illustrating her talk on the camp activities. The importance of their work and the decided need to furth er their efforts were stressed . Betty and Maxine added their bit to the discussion revealing the merry times of the campers. Individuals made contributions to the fund for maintaining the camp. W e had fiv e new members present! We were so happy to welcome them. Our m embership is growing! Mrs. H elen Shibler was hostess for our February 3 meeting. She was assisted by Betty Kidwell Sola nd and J ulis Hamlet Gerlach. Our vice president, H elen Shibler, presided . Plans for State Day were discussed. We all are loqking forward to this day to be held at Ball Sta_~e T eachers College, Muncie; 路 Indiana. Joyce Mitzner oi Chi Chi chapter is our able State Chairman. Some of our Alpha Sigs a re really traveling. Genevieve Leib has spent two months visiting h er son, his wife, and her one and only grandson a t Santa Monica, California. What news Gen had to rela te at our February meeting! Lena Grumme started her winter travels by going to D alias, T exas, then to San Francisco, California, for The Mayflower Transit Convention. Where does she go then? A cruise to Honolulu! Have fun, Lena, a nd come home prepared to give us a detailed account of such a trip. Our local chapter president and our national registrar, J ean Baldwin McCammon, has been greatly missed. She and h er husba nd h ave been basking in the sun and r elaxing at St. Petersburg, Florida. They both need this r est. Our inactive member, M ary Turner Gallagher, Green Bay, Wisconsin, and h er husband have enjoyed the sunshine of Florida a t Miami Beach. Also a thrilling. flight to Cuba. They always stop in Indianapolis en route to their Green Bay home. So we really keep in touch 路 with Mary. Marie R auh Kingdon has been making frequ ent trips to Chicago a nd to Marshall Fields for the unusually attractive furnishings for her new home, 7520 North Pennsylvania Street. She hopes to be ready to have all .A2:A sisters to call a t h er new residence by early spring. We will be there for Marie always has the welcome sign hanging in a conspicuous spot. LoJ'ally yours, HELEN
SELVAGE NoBLITT
Johnstown, Pennsylvania .A2:As, The Johnstown alumnae chapter h eld its November mee ting at Mrs. Telford Blough 's. Plans were completed to supply Christmas for a needy family. Two new m embers attended . A note from Miss Florence Kimball was read. She is the retired dean of women of S.T.C., Indiana, P,a . She is making h er home in Somerset, Pa., but currently is vacationing in H awaii. Sin cerely, DEAR
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Greater Kansas City DEAR ALPHA SIGMAs, The Kansas City Chapter ·held its First Annual Goto-Church Sund ay, January 26. Members and their famil ies attended The Paseo Methodist Church. Kathryn Kierns gave the R esponsive Reading. After the Church Service t he group had dinner together at the Bluebird Cafeteria in the large d ining room down~tairs, reserved especially for them. The ch apter will celebrate Valentines' Day with a tea at the .home of Jean McKinley Hutchison. The program is being planned by Lora Murrell Williams. Those of us who have attended teas at Jean's home will not want to miss going to this one, since it is of especial significance to all Alpha Sigmas. The January meeting was a bridge party at the home of Maxine H u mbard Welch in Prairie Village. Many of the girls could not attend because of the flu and of course were sorry to miss one of Maxine's parties. Those who did go on that snowy wintry day had fun. Daphene Copenhaver is philanthropic chairman this year and does a fine job at the Convalescent Center with her helpers. As ever in A~A, RUTH M. PENNELL
Little Rock, Arkansas DEAR ALPHA Sws, Since we missed the November issue ef the PHoENIX for our announcement' of the organization of our alumnae chapter in Arkansas, I particularly want to t ell all A~As now living in Arkansas of our plans. We had a coke party the morning of November 6, at th e YWCA in Little Rock . This was during the Arkansas Education Association's two-day meeting there. Officers were elected to fill the present term, and are: Virginia Sue Brooks Minor, president; Dorothy Wilkerson White, secretary-treasurer, and Harriet Umsted, PHOENIX correspondent. For all you Alpha Sigs who are living in Arka.n~as, we do wish you would drop a post card to us, glVmg your full name (present name and/or maiden name) college chapter and your present address. We w~nt to contact each of you but our records are rather madequate at the present time. When we hear from Y?u, we'll Jet you know more of our p lans for an active chapter in our state, and we want you ALL. To many former Arkansas A~As, now out of the state, we've los t you! The records don't tell much. Please write and give us your name, address, chapter and all the news about you and your family. Mail your cards and .Jetters to Mrs: Dale Minor, 402 North Rose, Little Rock, and without fail, so we can soon have a complete list. A few bits of news picked up at th~ 11'\eeting t~ough. Polly White Loibner captured a pnz~ for C~nstmas decorations at her home last year. This was given by the city of North Little R ock. ~h': always did have talent- her only complaint about th is IS that they stopped giving cash awards that year. I don't,blame ~er. ···Jean Cowne is to be a J anuary bride. Shes marrymg Wallace Hunton of Benton and th ey will live there. · . · Betty Ruth Joyce is spending her time working on her Maste~'s at Penn State. You know she's with the Home EconomiCS department at Henderson State, as Home Management
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director and Nursery School instructor, and is sponsor of the Beta Mu chapter there . . . . Christine Calvert is on the Arkansas State Teachers college faculty. She's Clothing Instructor and Home Management director, in the Home Economics department, and is also co-sponsor of Beta Lambda chapter. Do let us hear from you soon.
Loyally for A~A, HARRIET UMSTED
Los Angeles, California DEAR ALPHA Sics, A cheery hello from the alums of Los Angeles. We are just getting started on what seems to be a big and eventful year for us. The first big step we took this year was joining the Los Angeles Panhellenie. All of us really enjoyed the swimming-bridge party that Lois Downey Bockhaus gave in September. It was a balmy starry evening and this lent a certain enchantment as we ate d inner by candlelight around Lois' swimming pool. In October we enjoyed th e travel pictures that Standard Oil furnished us. They were about Alaska and Hawaii. Eleanor Bohn Kowalewsky hostessed this. Edith Callahan Titley, Barbara Manahan, Catherine Fitzgerald Bolton, and I took a Halloween treat to our ward at Wadsworth Veteran's Hospital. The tea table that Region V gave to th e women at the hospital came in very handy. W e arranged a pumpkin face with candle in the middle of the table and surrounded it with beautiful chrysanthemums that Edith had grown in her yard. Around this centerpiece we arranged Halloween-motif napkins and plates fill ed with individual pumpkin pies. The tabl e looked so pretty and all the men's eyes really lighted up when we wheeled the table into the ward. They enjoyed our party very much and I certainly feel that nothing else that we do is so rewarding as this philanthropic work that our chapter is doing. At least six girls from the chapter visit our adopted ward every two weeks and from time to time we present the ward with gifts. The highlight of each year is our founders' day function. This year we had a founders' d ay luncheon at the Carolina Pines, a nice restaurant in Hollywood . Although the California mist was heavy we had a turnout of 42 girls. W e had as our theme fri endship and what it means to us individually, in the sorority, and on a community and world wide basis. Barbara Manahan, Eleanor Fenar, Edith Titley, Lois Stegen, and Nell Gra?t spoke on the different phases .. Eleanor F e~ar was m charge of the affair a nd she d1d a grand JOb on the decorations. Our Christmas p ar ty at Nell M acMahons was another enjoyable party. Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha, JuLIE HAMMO ND
Muncie, Indiana DEAR ALPHA Srcs, A little late with my news but maybe I have a good excuse-Nancy Arlene arrived at our house five days
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before the deadline for th e November issue- so will try to m ake th e M a rch issue. Barbara Stout '52 was married to Gordon Carter last summer and is teaching near us. V elma Haines Thresher and family went to Niagara Falls, Boston, Mass., on their vacation, then on to Toronto, Canada, with the Horne Demonstration chorus of Indiana and ang at th e Canadian Exhibition. I und erstand she is doin g some part time teaching, too. Betty Huston Miller stayed a t horne last summer to h elp h er husband finish a new house. (I was in it since th ey moved and it is lovely. So practical, too.) Sh e is very busy this winter with fifty-three first grade children. Elva M ae Farmer was employed in an office in Summitville during th e summer. By the way she is our local chairman for Magazine Subscriptions. If you are renewing any of your magazines be sure to send them to her. H er address is 721 E . W ashington, Muncie, Indiana. K ay Downs Behrendt presented her husband a prospective Alpha Sig, Sandra K ay, born May 28. Elinor K eller Ritchie was ma rried this last summer to Paul Ritchie. They are living on a farm near Gaston. Elinor does p art-time music teaching. Lorraine R eibling Lewellen an d C a rmine Cree Alvey took th eir husbands to Convention in Roanoke. What a time? In September our group met a t K ay Behrndt's. Wha t a fin e turnout. W e were so h appy to welcome some new girls in our group, Barbara Stout Carter and Judy H a rris. Judy is working as stenographer in a local meat packin g plant. In O ctober we went to th e home of Elinor Ritchie near Gaston. Our guest speaker was the newly elected N a ti ona l R egistrar, J ea n (Mrs. Ber t ) McC ammon. What a p ep talk she gave us. She mentioned some problems of other groups th a t m ade us feel our problems were nil. So inspiratio nal. H er subjec t, "Th e Untapped Strength of th e Educated Woman." Our Found ers' D ay lunch eon was held at D elaware Country Club. The -actives of Ball Sta te very ably presented th e program a nd th e alums planned the lunch eon. T,he decorations carried out the fri endship theme by having a centerpi ece of two h ands clasped and surround d by red and white flowers. (Th e work of our own cap able art major, K ay Behrndt.) Betty Miller very graciously entertained us in h er n ew hom e a t 3636 Riverside Ave., Muncie, for our Christmas party. The weather was not good-roads icy- but several a ttended . A Christmas gift exch ange was h eld and contributions of food were made for a basket for a needy famil y. Our J anu a ry mee ting is u sually used for some phila nthropic proj ect. This year we went to th e local hospital a nd wrapped dressings. Our president, Lorraine, announced plans for the party for the seniors to be h eld in February a t th e home of Velma Thresh er. The committee consists of K a thl ee n M abus E arly, Grace Richey R ankin, Barbara Stout Carter, Virginia Kaiser and Judy H arris. On Novemb er 23 Judy H arris announced her engagement to Wilbur 0 . Doud . The wedding was held J anuary 11, a t the First Baptist Church in Muncie. Elva Mae Farmer's picture was in local paper with a write-up of h er work as a teacher and how fascinating she finds her work.
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Kathleen Mabus was married to Ben Earley, Sunday, AugWJt 3, in the Chapel of High Street Methodist Church, Muncie. CARMoiNE ALVEY
New York Capitol District DEAR ALPHA Sics, We are glad to announce that our chapter has grolt'll to 1 7 members in a very short time. Of course we are always looking for new Alpha Sigs in the Capitol District areas. Our January m eeting was h eld at the home of Mary Steinmiller K essel in Albany. After our business meeting we looked at movies-"History in Newsreel." It proved entertaining as well as profitable in bringing us up to d ate with eve nts in the news for th e past few years. Our program committee certainly has done a wonderful job and there are some wonderful affairs to look forward to this year. W e'll be telling you about them in future letters. Love in A:l:.A, MARGE CuLVER
Northern New Jersey THE North J ersey alumnae chapter has met together but once since last we wrote our newsletter greeting to all of you. That one meeting was our Christmas party with emphasis on party and none on business meeting, because, to this one we took our husbands. The p arty was on Sunday evening. Elizabeth Woody, our president, and hubby K en (who was the most gracious host a party ever had ) - opened th eir lovely home to us. Each couple h ad brought a casserole, or salad, or desert, so a wonderful and most filling buffet started the p arty off. Those present at this grand party were Charlotte and Kohr Sprenkle, Louise and Bob Quick, Edna and W alter Ryan, Ruth a nd Haus Hollingsworth, Callye and V ernon Still, Adah Wade, and Billie and Len Cousins. After supper, K en Woody divided us into teams and turned all of us into "John Gnagys" with his game of "Artists"-( a p encil and paper version of Charades). Then, when we got our breath back from the laughter, we gathered around the white and gold Christmas tree to receive the gifts Santa h ad left for each of us. By the time this Newsletter reaches you in print, we'll h ave h ad our next meeting, our St. Valentine's D ay mee ting a t M artha Rosebrook Tomlinson' s in Roselle, with Ad ah Wade as co~hostess . W e've entitled our program as "Have you read any books la tely," and bookworm Charlotte H ar tman Sprenkle is going to lead off our "book-session." Last time she did this, we almost forgot to go home because it was so interesting. Loyally yours in A:l:.A, BILLIE BARRETT CousiNs
Oklahoma' City, Oklahoma D EAR ALPHA Srcs, It has b een a long time since you heard from the Oklahoma City Alpha Sigs, as we missed the November issue. We travelled to Tulsa in April for our State Day C elebration, wh ere we had a very good and successful meeting with all the other alumnae chapters of the state. Our national treasurer, Esther Bucher, gave us
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a resume of the duties of our national officers. She also had a general discussion and gave us food for thought to think over before going to national convention. In May, we held our monthly meeting in Betty Pratz Shaw's home, and at this time we planned our yearly program for 1952-53. A social hour was held and a very delicious luncheon was served by our hostess. Geraldine Reinecke! ~low had our June mee ting, where we had a short busmess meeting. Later we played cards and had very good home-made ice cream and cookies served to us by Gera ldine. The annual family picnic was held in our Will Rogers' City Park in July with a very good attendance. As usual we had lots of fun and good eats to go with this affair. In August Jonnie Lane Gentry, our president, had a lawn and card party at her new home. W e were sorry to see our Dorothy Losey Hammond move from our city, but know that Wichita has gained another good member. The September meeting was our annual rummage sale get-together at Reba Anderson Ruster's home. Again R eba gave a lot of ¡ time and hard work in making this rummage sale a successful one. We cleared one hundred dollars, the most we have ever mad e which pleased us as this is the way we finance our alu~nae group. Ther~ was a lot ef chatter at this meeting and good eats. In October we added a new member to our group, Miss Vella Frazee, rr, who is teaching at Northeast high school. At this meeting we finished ]'JUtting our yearbooks together. June Loreson Londeen gave us a very good report on some of our neighboring alumnae state chapters and what they are doing to create interest in their meetings and how they ea rned money for their chapter expenses. Our Alpha Sigma Alpha breakfast for those attending state teachers m eeting in Oklahoma City was h eld at Beverlys' Drive-In on O ctober 3 1. We all enjoyed the get-together with the out-of-town Alpha Sigs. For Founders' Day we had a dinner at Beverly's Drive-ln. W e welcomed Mary Grace Newlin, rr, as a new member of our group. Mary Grace is a mother, housewife and a teach er at Crooked Oaks school. Our president, Jonni e Lane Gentry, and Freda James Burtner entertained the group with our annual Christmas buffet-as usual, all reported a wonderful time. Even though it was on a Sa turday night n early all of the group were able to attend and we had two guests. Leola Spellman, sponsor of Beta Gamma chapter from North eas tern State college, Tallequah, Oklahoma, and Miss Helen Ann Biswell, active from that chapter, gave a resume of the National Convention and fifti eth anniversary celebration of the sorority held in Roanoke, Virginia. The tickets for the Panhellenic benefit bridge party were given out to be sold for the party to be held January 28. At Christmas time we distributed clothing as part of our philanthropic project. Our J anuary meeting was h eld in the home of Jun e Lorellon Londeen. Mrs. S. F. Kirkland, a friend of June's, gave an interesting review of the book "Forty Odd" by Mary Bard. At this meeting the ti~ke ts for the Panhellenic benefit bridge were turned in, as well as the raffle tickets. Our chapter filled two tables of bridge and donated $15.00
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or the equivalent in prizes for the party. The purpose of th e benefit was to raise money for the Pan hellenic philanthropic project. The February meeting will be held in Helen Walker White's hom e with Violet R a lston Johnston as co-hostess. We are planning on a white elephant party. Also we are to have a discussion on the location an d date of our State Day meeting for this spring. Hope to see a ll of the Alpha Sigma alumnae in Oklahoma out for State Day.
Yours in AT-A, DoROTHY RAw E GILGER
Peoria, Illinois THE Peoria alumnae chapter has recovered from the busy holiday season with a lot of plans, ideas and hopes for the forthcoming State D ay. It will be h eld on March 14, at the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria. We hope to see all our Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters of Illinois represented, including college and alumnae chapters. Our chairman is Norma Robeson Wittikind, and with her clever ideas we're certain of success. We are planning another rummage sale later on this spring to help us continue our philanthropic and charity work. Hope to see you State D ay. Love in AT-A, VIRGINIA STEIGER DREw
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FIRST, we want to th a nk lngeborg Rihm H arwick, NN, for the paper an d houseware d emo nstra tion which
we held before Christmas at Drexel's beautiful 12-story dormitory. lnge usu ally d emonstra tes some equipment and products, but could not quite make it to the dorm's thirty-foot ceiling. From it the net proceeds went into our treas ury. Our card party a t the end of J an uary was a huge success, especially when you judge it by the amount of refreshments consumed. Financially and socially it was a wonderful even t, too. We are starting prepara tion for our Valentine T ea by making an d fr eezing some of the refreshments a t Eleanor Shiner's house next week. So we'll close with visions of us all limberi ng up our muscles and sharpening up our knives in the prospect of making all those hundreds of sandwiches and cakes whi ch will disappear so quickly, come February 14. NANCY KEENE MILLER
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvan,ia ON November 8, 1952, 25 Pittsburgh alumnae chapter Alpha Sigs assembled for perhaps the most excitiRg meeting in the history of our chapter. It was our Founders' D ay luncheon which in itself is a memorable occasion, and we were also honoring our Helen Thompson Craig,
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NN, who had been chosen to receive the 1952 Wilma Wilson Sharp Award. Eight Nu Nu alumnae were present and had charge of our Founders' D ay program: H elen Ellsworth Ball, Hazel Thompson Craig, Sally Baxter Horter, Blanche Ball Landau, M a ry Louise Warner Marshall, Ruth Sutherland Miller, Betty W eaver Roth, and Marion Ball Wilson. 路 Our president, M abel Byers, Ar, announced H azel's awa rd and presented h er with the engraved sterling silver tray as a token of appreciation for her outstanding work. Sally Baxter Horter, NN, read a telegram from Wilma Wilson Sharp to our chapter congratulating H azel on this happy occasion. M arion Ball Wilson, NN, a close fri end of H azel's since campus d ays, presented our chapter's recognition of this honor- an a ntique sterling silver salad fork and spoon . It was a most m emorable day for the Pittsburgh alumnae ch apter and all Alpha Sigs present will long cherish in their h ea rts th.e thrill and h appy memories of tha t d ay. Twenty-one members of our ch apter and 11 guests a ttended our Christmas party on D ecember 20 . It was a bridge lunch eon h eld a t the College Club and everyone h ad a wonderful time. We welcomed one new member, Doris W ells, Ar. Our ch apter' s deepest sympa thy is extended to Norine Garrett Isacco, Br, whose 路 fath er, Morse Garrett, died sudd enly in Tulsa:, Oklahoma, on November 18, 1952. MR s. R ALPH PvLE
especially excited since Howard is a N a va l officer there is a possibility th a t they will li ve m Guam for a year or two. Love in A~A, E NID EHRMA N BRA!'jCH
Roanoke, Virginia PoT LUCK suppers h ave become路 a favorite mee ting for Roanoke a lums and their husbands. W e were so sorry to lose Lucille Cox Spradlin, BI, from our ch apter . She is now living in W ashington, D . C ., where h er husba nd was transferred. There was never a m ore devoted sister in A~A .
Portland, Oregon Po RT LAN D alums h ave gotten back into full swing of thin gs after one of the most beautiful summers Portland has ever h ad. W e are now enjoying a gorgeous fall and hope this will encourage other A~As to join us here in Oregon soon! Our ch apter is so happy to have a n ew member with us from New York state, Miss Elaine Ellerson. We sincerely hope Elaine will b e h appy with us "Webfooters" and that more A ~As will follow her example and come W est! Bobbie is still th e pride a nd joy of his mother, Bonnie M eyers W a mpler , and fa ther, Bob, and h as grown to be quite an ac tive fellow around th e W ampler household . . . so much so tha t th e W amplers are again house hunting. W e congra tulate Bob on his promotion as principal of one of Portland 's Public Schools. Enid Ehrma n became the bride of Robert Branch in June and to add to the excitement h er p a rents and sister also a n A ~ A , Roberta Ehrma n ?v!cKinl ey, and family came out to Portland for the wedding. Our congratul a tions of another sort go to Gretch en M a thews Otness for being the first grandmother in our group . D aughter, Elizabeth, h ad a b aby girl, Julie, in August. We are all in h opes th a t Julie will b e a future
Seated left to right: Frances Washington Thigpen BE, Barbara Surface K idd A, Helen Jackson Willis A, Otis Cheek, Nancy Scott Cheek BI, Luther Willis, Douglas Kidd, Bill Ross, Sue Deaton Ross BE. Our girls were especially beautiful after ou r September mee ting wh en we had a cosmeticia n speak on Beauty Culture. This being a subj ect near a nd dear to us all, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. The picnic and swimming party which our famili es a ttended last summer was also .a big success. Our philanthropic proj ect of h elping a blmd mother and h er two children is most rewa rding and h as brought a grea t deal of happiness to both them and us. W e gave them a gift of money which was contributed a t our D ecember mee ting, along with clothing tha t h ad been collected by the girls for their Christmas. W e wish to say thank you for all the lovely cards we received a t Christmas time. Until next time we're sending all of you,
Lo ve in A ~ A , EvELYN M AcDo NALD R EA
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M a rie D olgan M ockford a nd husb and, Roger, visited her alma m a ter a t Colorado State College, Greeley, this summer a nd F ra nces Logston Wiikinson a nd husba nd, Don, went to summ er school th ere. Another A ~A who traveled the midwes t extensively with h er iamily this summer was Ruth D ay D avis. Edna Gigley a nd husband, J oe, just return ed from visiting th e gay life of R eno and Los Angeles. The climax of our events was th e a nnouncement of the engagement and forth coming m a rriage of our p resident, Glenn Eva Markley, to Howard Riggs. Glenn Eva is
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Rochester, New York D EAR ALPHA Sw s, Rochester' s a nnual calenda r of events began with a social meeting a t Betty L aubensteins' home on September 10. We were very much interested in M ary M entesimo's a nd Ruth Puis' r eports on the na tional convention which they h ad a ttend ed in August, ,and we all had a real " get-toge th er" aft er a summer of h aving seen little of each other. October b rought us two new members, Joanne Dow-
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ling, IT II, and Mary Jane Hughey, AA. Our reelected president, Mary Mentesano, conducted the meeting with her usual good humor and enthusiasm. Our next meeting was at Marian Brunea Lane's apartment in Canandaigua for an evening of bridge and canasta." Marguerite Talbot Keating reported on Panhellenic doings. Several of our members attended the Founders' D ay Luncheon at Buffalo. Our Christmas meeting and party at Marguerite Keating's lovely new home was a real success. Joanne Dowling and Pat Allen Hainsworth were co-hostesses with Marguerite. After the business meeting we made our Christmas cards and exchanged gifts. We also planned for our "Old Ladies" at the Monroe County Home and p acked a Sunshine Basket for Ann Hitch who is ill.
Yours in ilA, PAT ALLEN HAINSWORTH
St. Louis, Missouri DEAR ALPHA SICs, It's nice to be visiting with all of you again. Hearing, seeing pictures and reading about you all, especially those we went to school with, met at conventions and chapters, is so much fun. Our November meeting was held at D otty Cook Hook's home. We really had fun auctioning off each others handcraft, food or sewing, to make money for our philanthropic project. Our Christmas party at Gladys Parks Marsh's was a lovely supper followed by bingo. All of us took a "white elephant" which was swapped for a fee. This helped us in maki~g the children at the city hospital have a happier Christmas.
South Bend, Indiana HELLO TO EVERYONE! Last August 23 for the first time we attempted a summer rush party for prospective A=::As. Our chapter entertained seven rushees for luncheon at Nabicht's Restaurant. It was a most successful party, and we hope to continue it as an annual affair. On September 27, Mildred Warner Zoss en ter tained in her home for the opening tea. It's so wonderful when everyone is back from vacation and we. can compare notes on our summer act1v1tles. Fifteen members responded to our membership call this year, and it seems we just grow and grow. Naomi Pehrson held the Founders' Day tea on November 15 in h er home. It is 'a solemn time in our year and we all red edicate ourselves and our efforts to the aims of Alpha Sigma Alpha. I believe Christmas, 1952, was the highlight of our seven years as an organized alumnae chapter. We started so small and stayed small for several years. "V. M." Pierce Roberts en tertained us for our Christm as party on D ecember 12 in her home. It was a dream come true to see twelve smiling Sigs greet me. For all of us who know the discouragement of carrying on with three or four active members, this was really a date to long remember. W e ga thered th e clothing together for our needy family and wrapped the presents and sang some Alpha Sig songs and carols. What a gratifying evening! Tomorrow evening, February 5, we are meetin g with Florence Taylor. W e are starting preparations for State Day, April 25 in Muncie, and hope to have a good d'el ega tion from here. A white elephant sale will be th e order of the evening and should prove a lot of fun besides boosting our treasury a bit. Love in A~A, MILDRED WARNER Zoss
Love in A~A, DoROTHY J. MYERS
Southern New Jersey DEAR ALPHA SIGS,
Schenectady, New York DEAR ALPHA SICs, Things are really getting under way for our chapter this year and we have managed to have three really successful meetings. Our first meeting was mainly devoted to planning and a chance to talk to one another. During the November meeting we made favors for the Sunnyv_iew <?rth opedic Home. These favors were us ed for the ch1ldren s Thanksgiving dinner. The D ecember meeting was a .hawling success-a venture into Santa's workshop-and each of us dressed to represent a li¡ttle girl. Of course we were put to. work making cookies and gingerbread men. All m all 1t was a grand affair. The Alpha Sigma enthusiasm has prevailed in our chapter this year and w e are looking forward to a busy and happy New Year.
Yours in
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MARGE CuLVER
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It seems like a long time since yours truly has written for THE PHOENIX. Some years back I was PHOENIX correspondent for the Philadelphia alumnae and, at that time, the PHOENIX correspondent for th~ New York alumnae was Billie Barrett Cousins. Every 1ssue the two of us would measure our column with a ruler to see who wrote the most and at the end of th e year we were neck to neck. It so happens th e PHOENIX correspondent for the Northern N ew J ersey alumnae is Billie Barrett Cousins-so Billie, we are in business again. We won't challenge you this time as my sister and I thought the January meeting was one night and found to our amazement, ...dates were confused by us and it was held the previous night. I was going to get all the marriages, births, etc., in detail but that will have to wait until our next meeting. This sounds like a poor excuse and it probably is. Our first meeting of the year held in September was at our Prexy Edna Hutchinson's lovely hom e in M erchantville, New J ersey. Our m ee tings consist of about ten faithful girls. W e attend to what A ~A business th ere 1s and then just have a gab session. Our November meetin g was held at J ea n Shull's apart-
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m ent in Camden, N ew Jersey. There we d ecided to c~n足 tribute $10.00 to an institution in Vineland whtch Eleanor Testa informed us about. Every Christmas we try and do some sort of charity work either making up a basket of food and giving it to a needy family or presenting toys to children. This year we did somethin_g a little different but it was a worthy cause and tha t 1s th e way it should be. The January m eeting was held at Irene Milewski's home in Glouces ter, New J ersey. That is th e m ee ting we arrived a night late to attend. You can be assured a good time was had by all. We really do look forward to our m ee tings as we have a nice sociable evening along with th e serious end of it. Each year we seem to enlarge our group by one or two. After all, we are only about four years old and by telling others about our meetings they sooner or later wa nt to share them with us. Concerning news of any of our gals, there is only one marriage that I do know the particulars about. That is my own. Skeets and I were married June 21, 1952, and honeymooned at the Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia. At present, he is studying hard trying to get his M .D. at Hahnemann M edical College. In the next issue of THE PHOENIX yours truly will try to do much better and not get meeting dates all mixed up.
put in motion for our rush party for the actives. Then we were taken on a trip, by movie, to th e O lympics in Helsinke, Finland, as Ruby East shared the experiences of her trip, ship wreck and all. December was the month of "rush" week and Christmas party. Our doll party for the actives as part of rush was a great success. The Christmas party was at th e home of Mary Fran Wiley, at which time the Christmas cards from all (j)f our wonderful Alpha Sig sisters from coast to coast were passed about and enjoyed by all. A beautiful Christmas story was told by our own Rachel Davis, who is also a member of the Story League. After this we received our Christmas gifts which revealed the identity of our 1952 Secret Pal. Names were drawn for our 1953 pals. We had as guest Mrs. Annikki Karoonen, of Helsinke, Finland, who had been attending Indiana University on an NEA fellowship. She came to Terre Haute as the guest of Ruby East, who took her to Texas.
Sincerely in A~A , jEAN REIMET SHULL
Sincerely, CAROLYN ANDREW
Terre Haute, Indiana DEAR ALPHA Sms, Our first meeting with our new officers at the helm was m September at the home of Mary P ennington.
Plans were discussed for Homecoming luncheon and open house. After the business m eeting we traveled by proxy to Roanoke and the Golden Anniversary convention with H elen Pfeiffer. As she told of h er wonderful trip we each r egretted having missed this golden opportunity. Open house was h eld after the Blue and White Day homecoming luncheon at th e home of H elen Egly. It was great fun to see the girls who only get back once or twice a year. M ary Ruth Siebenmorgan's new apartment was the setting for our October m ee ting. After business all enjoyed playing canasta. In November at the home of Phyllis Barker plans were
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At the January meeting, which was at the home of Odessa Hylton, we discussed plans for State Day and are hoping to attend en masse. Be looking for us-Ball State! Canasta and general chatter were the diversion of the remainder of the evening.
Triple Cities, New York DEAR ALPHA Sms, Our chapter is now four years old and has 13 active m embers. It has taken us a while to start, but now we are actually a functioning group. We began this year with our new president, Kathl_een Mott Mattimore, presiding at our September meetmg. Eleanor Massey M eyer is our vice president; Rena Boyne Matisse, secretary, and Mary Martini Spencer, treasurer. Three new members were welcomed into the chapter, all 1952 graduates from th e Gamma Clio chapter in Cortland. They are Anice Dumbleton Ellis, Marjorie McDowell and Helen Seislove. Last spring we included our husbands in a social m ee ting. W e had so much fun spending an evening together dancing and talking that we plan to repeat the affair in D ecember. In July Eleanor Meyer entertained the m embers and th eir children at a n outdoor picnic. Those who enjoyed the hot dogs, hamburgers and fun were : Grace Martini H a nley and two of h er five children; Kathy Mattimore, her son and daughter ; Beverly Davies Novado, her son and daughter ; Carole Willsey Phillips, and h er neice; R ena Boyne Matisse; Dottie Glover Walker, and her two sons, and El Meyer and her son and daughter. The August meeting was cancelled due to conflicting vacation periods. R ena Matisse held the September meeting at which the new m embers joined us. It was d ecided to make a quilt for each of the three expected babies among the group. At the next meeting m embers were to bring pieces of material which could be appliqued as animals. Kathy Mattimore offered to buy yellow and blue crepe for th e background and to cut out the animals. All the m embers will help sew these on during later m ee tings. Also, we decided to raise money for the Charity Fund
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next year by buying cosmetics from one of our members who gr aciously offered to re turn her commission from the products to the F u nd . Another p roj ect we are starting is to donate our old magazines to the State Hospital. They will be collected at each meeting and given to R ena Matisse for delivery. At the October meeting, held by Mary Spencer, we planned our Christmas social meeting with our husbands. A get-togeth er party at th e home of Bev Novado will begin our evening, followed by dancing at the American Legion. After the business m ee ting we purchased cosmetics and worked on a baby quilt. At our J anuary meeting we welcomed two more m embers, Margaret Fordham and Anita Perrucci Furr, both Cortland State graduates. Best wishes were extended to Marge McD owell Crittenden for h er Christmas wedding. W e have two baby quilts almost finish ed and one more to start for those babies born last fa ll. With four more expected this summer we shall be sewing most of the spring. Our first batch of magazines for the State Hospital was collected at this meeting. W e plan to bring old clothes as well next time, which will b e donated to the Salvation Army or some other worthy charity. The Christmas party for our husbands was a big success with most of the m embers attending. This spring, besides sewing, we plan to draw up our own constitution, to give our annual tea for high school gradu a tes planning to a ttend a teacher's college, and to add to our charity fund by selling greeting cards and station ery as well as cosmetics, to m embers. W e' d also like to d~ something for lonely old p eople in this area and are looking into pos s ibili~ies through the Chamber of Commerce. Yours in AT-A, DoTTIE GLOVER WALKER
Tulsa, Oklahoma D EAR ALPHA Sros, The Tulsa a lumn ae h eld its first mee tin g fo r the year 1952-1953 in th e home of Nadin e Hirni P ark, with Nell Neal Kisn er, newly elec ted p resident, presiding. Plans were completed for our rummage sale, h eld Septem_ber ~0. Our o th er new officers are: vice president, J enme Vmson Fisk; secretary, D orothy Bartl ett Neal ; treasur er, Helen Christy Solomon ; historian, M artha Poynor; P anhellenic represen tative, M arce tte Hobson Ha~m ; alt~r nate Odessa H erriman Alyea; con tact committee ch airman: Edith Joyn er Taff; publicity _chairman, ~ora _P~t terson Sipes; and social contact chairman, J ackie Phillips Carson . In October we m et in the home of M arth a Poynor. Our new yearbooks were distributed and . wh a t lovely work our committee did in making the_m this . year. W e worked on our first proj ect a t this mee tm g, that ? f putting together scrap books for the child re~'s wa_rds m th e local hospitals. Everyo ne was busy cuttmg pictures from old magazines and p as ting them on art p ap er: M any colorful books were assembled from th e mounted P 1~tures . Our November m ee ting was an inspiration. As It _has become our tradition, we met in the home of Lora Sipes for our Founders' D ay T ea. The skit used at the Golden Anniversary Convention was read by our talented Isabelle K ey R eeve. It was beautifully presented . We were ~e lighted to have Helen Ann Biswell, Beta Gamma, With us and wish to welcome her (and other Brs) back any
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tim e. Helen Ann attended the Convention and we were delighted to hear of the wonderful experience she had . We were also happy to welcome Barbara Herring, Br, as a new member. Mrs. G ertrude Green, rr, joined us last Spring. These two are charming additions to our alumnae association. The Tulsa alums closed the year with a Christmas "Parlor Game" party with La Vona "Jo" C arnes Edmiston a nd yours truly the hostesses. We attempted to pin the tail on the donkey but th~;: flowers on the wallpaper were blooming with tails when we fini shed, so we were not experts! On th e serious side, we fill ed a basket for our adopted fami ly. W e wish to thank everyone for the lovely cards we received. Due to the " northern" weather we've experi enced the last two week ends, it was necessary to cancel our J a nuary mee ting. In addition to the disagreeable weather, many reported illness in their famili es. It is the "flu" whi ch seems to be general throughout the country. Our a dvice is to ge t plenty of rest. W e'll be h eeding our sugges tion and hop e to be surging with energy come the February m eeting in th e home of J enni e Vinson Fisk . Sec yo u th en! Sincerely in AT-A, H ELEN HooP ER MALO NE
Washington, D. C. DEAR ALPHA Sros, Since our last letter W ashington alumnae chapter has m et for monthly business meetings a nd several social affa irs. One outstanding even t was the eve nin g we were entertain ed by Sarah L ee Eiselman in her lovely home. The deli cious buffe t supper she served will long be remembered . H elen L ortz was hostess a t our November business and consecration-service meetin g; th en the group held a mon ey-m aking lingerie party a t th e hom e of Georgeann a Page. Five of our cha pter m embers a ttended a lovely Panhelleni c lunch eon a t the Army and Navy Country Club in Arlin gton , Virgi ni a. Our Panh el~ enic d elega.tes also attended several d elightful teas which were given by Washing ton chap ters of oth er Panhellenic sororities . Myrtle L ee Holt J ohnson was hostess for our D ece mber meeting-our an nu al eggnog party- wh ere all of our members, tog~ th er with th eir husbands a~d/or other gues ts, were invited. Myrtle L ee's hom e IS a perfect setting for a party and it looked very lovely decorated with Ch ristmas greens and with its open fir e to add to th e cheer. As usual, we spent n gay eve nin ~ . At our J anu ary m eeting, wh en we m et with M ary Louise H od aes M au p in fin al plans were made to form a new alu ~~ae ch apte; of the Alpha Sigs who live in Alexandria, F alls Church, Fairfax, and Arlington, Virginia . A charter h as been applied for and in future ~h e W ashin gton group will include only m embers who h ve in W ashing ton, D. C. , and in n earb y M aryland. W e shall grea tly miss these Virginia Alpha Sigs; h_owever, tra nsporta tion was such a problem th a t we believe the form a tion of the n ew alumnae group r epresents _real progress. We plan and hop e to get together seve~al tu~es a year. Then, too, we serve jointly on Pan~ellen~c affairs a nd on our philanthFopic pn>ject at Jumor VIllage, a
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welfare school. The project is: to help in any way the welfare school for underprivileged children, where we are planning a Valentine party. Georgeanna Newby Page will be hostess at our February business meeting when we shall appoint or elect officers to replace our vice president and secretary, whom we lost to our newly formed Virginia group. In March both the Virginia and the Washington chapters will participate and attend the Washington Panhellenic fashion-bridge party. Our two groups plan to reserve two tables for bridge or canasta. We shall report on this affair in our next newsletter. As Washington alumnae chapter is largely made up of a lums from "all over" and from many different chapters, it has occurred to us that other alums may be interested in not only the names and chapters represented in our group, but in a bit of up-to-date news. Who knows, we may have in our midst a lost alumna! Alphabetically our current chapter includes: Irma Page Anderson {Mrs. James), A, and h er family live in Falls 路 Church, Virginia, and they have three children ; one girl six years old, and two boys, one eighteen months and one three months old. Martha Ayres, AB, lives in Washington and has a very interesting job in personnel at the F ed eral Bureau of Investigation. By the way, Martha was once an active member of the St. Louis chapter. Margaret Wilson Banks (Mrs. R. L., Jr. ), BI, is now serving as president of wa~hington alumnae chapter. Margaret, h er husband and little girl live in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Mildred Brenner Bell (Mrs. C. Pershing Bell ), AB, lives in Arlington, Virginia. Julia Peters Burton (Mrs. Richard), BE, is our bride, having married Major Burton in June. They now have an apartment in Washington and were about to move into a n ew house they bought in Arlington, Virginia, when they learned tha t th e Army plans to order th e Major out of Washington in June. Bessie Ferguson Cary is a widow and an Alpha alumna. Bess lives in Alexandria, Virginia, and is very active in the D.A.R. and in th e United Daughters of the Confederacy. She has also served as chairman of R egion I of our National Philanthropic project. Her only son was killed in action in World War II. Bess was initiated into Alpha by our founders. Alice Larkin Craig (Mrs. H. E.) , M , and her husband have a lovely home in Washington. They are a wonderful couple and so gracious and so generous. No m a tter where the A~.A m eeting is their car is sure to b e fill ed with Alpha Sigs. Rowena Mayse Cremeans {Mrs. C. Odell Cremeans), PP, lives in K ensington, Maryland . They have a little girl and a very lovely home. As both Rowena and Odell are artistic, it is not surprising that their home re fl ects th eir creative talents. Sarah L ee Eiselman {Mrs. N . H. )., NN, is now serving Washington alumnae ch apter as alternate Panhellenic d elegate. Sara h L ee, Nate, and their two little girls own a d elig.htful hom e in Silver Springs, Maryla nq. Sa rah L ee was a ch arter member of Washington alumnae chapter . M ary Stuart Walmsley Hinson (Mrs. Stanley A. Hinson) , A, is no~ ser ving as vice president of our chapter. Mary Stuart, h er husband an d three little girls live in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Barbara Eggleston Horsky (Mrs. Charles), .Ar, lives in Silver Springs, Maryland. They have two children, a boy and a girl, ages five and seven. Myrtle Lee Holt Johnson (Mrs. R. C.), A, lives in Silver Springs, Maryland. They have two small sons. We are proud that Myrtle Lee is president of the Wheaton Parent Teachers Association. Those who attended our Golden Anniversary convention in Roanoke, Virginia, will recall that Myrtle Lee was WasHington's d elegate. Lucy Potter Kirks {Mrs. Rowland F.), A, lives in W ashington with h er husband and two small children, a little girl six, and a baby boy. Lucy Potter is a very busy person, not only in her home, but as a board member for Emergency Home (for small children) of the Salvation Army. Her husband is an Assistant Attorney General, Direc tor of the Office of Alien Property. Mary Louise Hodges Maupin (Mrs. L. P ., Jr.), ,B I, is now serving as secretary-treasurer of our chapter. Mar r Louise, her husband and little girl live in Arlington, Virginia. Helen B. Lortz, HH, who lives in Washington, was for three years affiliated with the Indianapolis chapter. She is now serving as Panhellenic delegate for eur chapter. Helen holds a very interesting position with the Agricultural Program of Mutual Security Agency, serving as information specialist. For about a year ( 1948-49 ) Helen was on detail in the Paris, France, office of M.S .A. , which was then known as the Marshall Plan Program. In addition to her very busy official life, H elen is now serving as corresponding secretary of the Pilot Club of W ashington, a club of high-ranking career women. M arion Broderick O 'Donnell, Ar, is a widow with two children- both married. She is also a very fond grandmother to her four grandchildren. Washington alumnae chapter is proud th at Marion O'Donnell is not only one of the d ep artm ent heads of Julius Sarfinckel and Company, Washington's b eautiful and most exclusive store, but that she also' heads the Washington R es taurant Association as director. Georgeanna Newby Page, A, is a widow, Jives in W ashington, is serving as PHOE NIX correspondent. After h er retirement from h er position as an analyst with the D epartment of Commerce, she spent six months abroad a nd is now serving as a part-time hostess in the tearoom of Julius Sarfinchel and Company. Georgeanna was a c.harter member of Washington Alumnae Chapter and, hke Bess Cary, has b een an Alpha Sig so long tha t she too has initiated into Alpha Chapter by our charter members. Caroline Peters who lives with her sister, Harrietta V. {Polly) in Washington, is an Alpha alumna, as is Polly. Caroline is a secretary in the Department of the Interior while Polly is a librarian with the Public Housing Administration. Bettie Purdy, PP, holds a very confidential and important position in the District Court. Bettie loves to travel and appears to b e always planning for or returning from abroad. This time it will be a six weeks' trip to the west coast of U.S.A. Lillian Clough Shumway {Mrs. George), EE, and h er family, husband and two small children (boy, five and girl, two) live in Wellington Heights, Alexandria, Virginia. Lillia n is very musical, but is too busy these days for outside musical activities. Clara Hillery T eller {Mrs. James), A.A., lives in Alexandria, Virginia. For several years Clara was with th e
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Department of State. Her husband, who is a Ph.D . with NATO, recen~ly served several months in Sweden. They have a marned daughter and a son who is now in college. Ba~bara Wensel, BE, lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and IS a teacher in Junior Village, a welfare school for young children who are the victims of broken homes illness of parents, and/or other unfortunate circumsta~ces. T .his lists all of our current active members and we hope that you have found an alumna in our group whom you used to know. If so, do write h er care of our chapter president, Margaret Wilson Banks' ( Mrs. R. L., Jr.) , 6445 Fairfax Road, Chevy Chase, Maryland, or to yours truly (Mrs. ) Georgeanna Page, 1809 20th St. N.W. , Washington 9, D . C. W e shall see that your letters are delivered.
Needless to say all Alpha Sigs in the an~ a of Washington, Maryland and Virginia are in a "dither" over the inauguration of our incoming President and crowds are pouring into Washington from everywhere.
Yours in Alpha Sigma Alpha, GEORGEANNA NEWBY PAGE
Wichita, Kansas DEAR ALPHA Sms, To tell you about all the things we've been doing since the last time a letter from us appeared in THE PHOENIX, I'm going back to our May, 1952, meeting. W e met in the home of Dorothy Weede Bethel for a covered dish supper. W e had wonderful eats and a good time. During the business meeting we held election of officers and planned our family picnic for June. Vernelle Worrel Bergerhouse presented a new project for the chapter to undertake which was accepted with much enthusiasm. We have decided to make our main philanthropic project the furnishing o£ materials for craft classes at the Kansas Institution for the Feebleminded at Winfield. We found they were in need of materiall> to work with, also in need of some special swing chairs. Right now we are collecting beginners piano music and phonograph records to send them as they try to teach music to the patients that show any talent. It's a great project we can work on over a period of years. The girls who were elected officers are as follows: president, Phyllis Thomas Manning; vice president, Beverly Swanson Innis ; secretary, Virginia Eicholtz Carbinier ; treasurer, Ollie Mae Aspinall Alexander; editor, Dorothy Lindsey Field. Vernelle Worrel Bergerhouse was appointed chairman of our Winfield project. At this point in our chapter lives we thought we were all set for a good winter program. June found us feverishly planning our family picnic with the new officers as the committee. This is the time of year our husbands. and children get better acquainted. The m en and boys played ball. The little ones played all around us while we girls were showing off our good cooking. Every one ate too much and had a good time. In September before this meeting took place our shifting of officers began. Ollie Mae Aspinall Alexander resigned as treasurer due to the serious illness of her daughter which took her away from the city frequ ently.
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Our first meeting took place at the home of Irma Palango Coffey with Elizabeth Manci Robinson and Clarice Benefi eld Blamer assisting her. Mirna J ennings gave us a very interesting report of the convention a nd made all of us wish we could have· bee n th ere. It was also announced at this mee ting th a t we were going to lose our new president. The Kelley M a nnings were moving to Omaha, Nebraska, to a better job. So now our shifting of officers really begins. O ctober found us havin g a white elepha nt party a t the home of J a ne Findley Wright with Ann Cleveland Brewer and Virginia Ford assisting her . This was also a "come as you are party. " Everyon e dressed as they were, when they answered th e phone on being called about the meeting place. Mirna J ennings came in h er slip, bath robe a nd scuffs as she was just ready to wash her hair. All the rest carn e in jeans and sweaters or house dresses, except V ern elle Worrel Bergerhouse, who had just gotten home from a shopping tour and had kicked h er shoes off. She took them off at the party. W e had a lot of fun. Nylon stockings were given each girl to put over her head. The one presenting the most hid eous face was given a prize. Beverly Swanson Innis won the prize. W e played "hearts" a nd a t the end of th e first game, those holding high score chose a gift from th e white elephant pile, low scores choosing last. During th e followin g games, at the sound of a whistle the gifts were passed on to the player on your right. This went on until the fin a l round and then you just kept whatever you h ad . At this mee ting th e change in officers was a nnounced as follows: president, Mrs. Bill Blamer ; vi ce president, Mrs. Charles Bergerhouse; secretary, Mrs. Eugene Carbinier ; treasurer, Mrs. Leon Innis ; editor, Mrs. Fred Field. · A lovely scarf was given to Phyllis Manning as a going away gift ; also many good wishes went with it, for we will miss the whole Manning family. Phyllis has been very active in the chapter and always willing to help us in any way. Our Founders' Day was celebrated with a dinner at Droll's English Grill in November. The center piece of red and white carnations was surrounded by six tall red t apers in star crystal holders. The food was delicious and an atmosphere of friendliness prevailed among both new and old members. Following the dinner Mirna Jennings gave a short history of Alpha Sigma Alpha, and each one present was given a carnation from our center piece, so all could share their beauty. A short business meeting followed, at which time it was announced that Dorothy Field had resigned as editor due to illness and that Ollie Mae Alexander .had been appointed by the board to fill this office. So now I'm back at my old job of writing to you. Our Christmas party and gift exchange was held at the horne of Gladis Sitton Carr. Helen Loveless and Mirna J ennings were co-hostesses. Gladis' horne was beautifully decorated with Christmas tree "!nd greens. The refreshments were beautiful little Christmas cakes and green popcorn ball candle holders with stick candy candles. They were very clever. We had our gift exchange; also each member brought a gift to add to the sorority gift for • our shut-in, Mrs. Dan Wilhelm . The chapter gift was a night gown. It was announced that we had raised $56.75 from th e sale of our Saucy W alker doll and wardrobe, whi ch was so beautifully dressed by Gladis Carr. The little girl who received the doll for Christmas was a very lucky little girl. Part of this money will be used to buy two swing
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chairs for the Winfield State Training School which is to be our long-time project. We send our deepest sympathy to Edith Heaton Johnston in the loss of her brother just before Christmas; also hope that her sister in Alva is imprvving in health. All this was sad news at such a joyful season. Our January meeting was at the home of Evelyn Jones Halderman with Dorothy Hammond and Mary Emily Elving assisting h !'!r. Bridge was played and lovely refreshments served. At the business meeting plans were made for our Valentine tea for next month. The Panhellenic Style Show, which is to be in March, was discussed, and Evelyn Haldenp.an was appointed to have charge of the ticket sale for Alph.a Sigma Alpha.
Yours in
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OLLIE MAE AsPINALL ALEXANDER
Wilmington, Delaware DEAR ALPHA S10s,
Sigs were there and as our contribution to the program we presented a style show depicting costumes of days gone by. Our choice gowns included a h eavy metallic dress and stole of the Gay '20's, mod eled by JoAnn Kenner Tully, and a white beaded wedding gown, also of the ' 20's, modeled by Barbara Mack Gorman. Though these two gowns were once the h eight of fashion, they brought forth gales of laughter from th e girls. Now we know how our children will respond to our lovely gowns of today. It was a wonde.r ful evening, complete with singing and refreshments. W e all felt like college gals again. Our regular monthly meeting was held on February 4 a t Barbara Gorman's home in Fairfax. W e welcomed Ray Garber Lovett and Rita Baido McElroy as new members and were glad to have Libby Baido Ryan back with us again. We a ll received magazine subscription blanks and propose to do our bit towards ai ding the national philanthropic activities.
On January 21 the Wilmington Panhellenic held a "fireside coffee" at the home of Vera Austin. A large group numbering near 100 girls was prese nt. Seven Alpha
Yours in
A~A,
GRACE WILLIAMS LEEDY
Be sure to order your magazines through your Alpha Sigma Alpha Magazine Agency.
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Longweod College
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
DEAR A~A SISTERS,
DEAR ALPHA SIGs,
With exams over and another semester just beginning, we are looking forward to a spring full of excitement and new pledges. By-the-way, we are proud to claim to our sisterhood four wonderful girls, Elizabeth Cheatham, Anne Glenn, Jean Carol Parker and Trianne Lampkin. Wish you all could know each of these girls as we do. Talk and plans for May Day have already begun. Libby McClung is the costume designer for both May Day and Orchesis. We know how busy Libby will be this spring. We can't forget our Founder's Day banquet back in November. We had such a wonderful time, and we especially enjoyed having our town alumnae with us. Yes, we have a busy spring ahead of us. By our next letter our rush parties b e over, and we will have our brand new pledges. Until next time, Love in A~A,
Homecoming this year was a big success for the Alphas! Pretty, friendly J ea n Moore was crowned Quee n at th e Pep Rally, Friday, O ctober 24. The Alpha float, " Orchids to the T eam," won third prize a nd our brother Phi Sigma Epsilon frat ernity won second prize with "The KSTC Aquarium. " On the bed of a truck was placed a large fiDFist's box containing a purple orchid. The box was ti ed with a large bow and two of our pretti es t girls, Cathy Nicol and Joyce Parry, sat on a grass covered bench holding a sign, "Best Wishes from Alpha Sigma Alpha. "
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BETTIE VAN DE RI E T
Miami University DEAR ALPHA SIGs,
W e are all, at present, just recovering from semester exams; the vacation, even if it were short and sweet, helped a lot. In December, the pledges had a very nice party for the actives ; it was a mock rush party. Faith Harris read a modified version of "The Night Before Christmas," which was very clever. W e had refreshments, served in our new punch bowl, which was a gift from our alums, and sang songs. Also, just before we went home for Christmas vacation, we had a pledge-active party ; big and little sisters exchanged presents, which were given out by Maril yn Willke, who acted as Santa Claus; we opened our other gifts for th e chapter, which included a tablecloth from our patronesses and a vase from Mrs. Johnston, our sorority advisor. Everyone had a wonderful time. Lately, we have been bus y planning State Day, wh~ch is to be in Oxford this year on May 2. We are lookmg forward to seeing again the alums we know, and m eeting new ones. W e are having two rush parties in February ; one will be based on a Valentine's Day theme, and the other will be an Eskimo party. Love tn A~A, Jo EDwARDs
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Queen of Homecoming, Jean Moore, and co-captains of the football team, left, Darrell Fouch, and right, LaVerne Dabney.
An octopus with each a rm holding a fish r eprt senting the teams beaten by our Bulldogs was the main feature of th e Phi Sig float. Two Alpha mermaids, J ean Cranmer and J ea n Sappington, rode on the front of the truck blowing sea bubbles. Just a rrived home from practice for our skit for Trump Night, F ebruary 14. We are going to give a review of the 20th century. Our Swee theart Dance is to be held F ebruary 7. We are looking forward to meeting the husbands, fiances and steadies of our sisters at the gala affair.
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We have 25 of the cutest pledges you can imagine! We used as our themes for our rush parties The R ed Gulch Saloon and the Greatest Show on Earth. Both were a huge success. We rushed the least number of girls and got the most pledges. One of our pledges, Joan McGregor, is our candidate for Queen of Hearts at our annual Trump. Night. We won second place in Intramural Basketball this quarter. Several girls have entered the singles table tennis tournament. W e are doing more in sports this year and are tr)'ing for the traveling trophy. Love in Al:A, PAT FARMER }ARBOE
A~a
t'Jamma
Indiana State Teachers DEAR ALPHA Sms,
We h ere at Alpha Gamma chapter really went ongrnal for our first college function of the year. Each CJimpus organization sponsors a booth in a Campus Carnival, the proceeds of which go to the Campus Chest Fund. Our booth consisted of three original games: "Bean the Dean," "Ring the Ubangi," and a fortun e telling dart game. It was a lot of fun and enabled us to make a subta ntial contribution to the Fund. Our homecoming float featured the song "Stairway to th e Stars." White stairs, blue draperies, mist from dry ice and six pretty girls made a very impressive sight. A tea for our a lumnae topped off a perfect afternoon. We celebrated Founders' Day with a dinner at Rustic Lodge. Our alumnae and patronesses were guests. The entertainment consisted of: a choric drama, " Friendship Is a Gift So Rare," a violin solo by Dot Gardner, a piano solo by Zoann Stoughton and vocal selections by Mary Long. Our annual Christmas party was h eld on D ecember II after pledging and initiation ceremonies. It seemed such a lovely way to welcome our new sisters and sistersto-be. For the "It's Laughter W e' re After" show this year we went rural and gave a skit entitled "Fowl Play." The girls in the chorus were baby chickens belonging to a jealous h en and a footloose rooster. The songs featured were: "There Ain't Nobody H ere But Us Chicken," "Steppin' Out With My Chickens" and "I Ain't Gonna Take This Settin' Down." Rushing is almost over for another year. We're repeating our Doll's House theme for the rush party since it worked out so well last year. The rushees are so wonderful it's hard to make those final choices. That' s all for now. Love in Al:A, }A N SCHNELL
Colorado State College of Education Hr ALPHA SrGs,
This fall has been a busy one for Beta Betas. Our new house is truly beautiful and we surely appreciated the Greeley and D enver alum!> for helping us so! We're most proud of our wonderful cook, Bolsey, and our dear fri end and housemother, Marydean Lawlor- we' re trying to p ersuad e her to fail a few classes so she won' t leave us at th e end of the year. Our Philanthropic projec t for the year was a great
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success! It was a Sadie Hawkins Dance with a dart game in the lobby for added attraction, and fabulous prizes donated by Greeley merchants for best costumes, door prizes and dart game prizes. The door prize-a $40 Gruen wrist watch donated by Utter Jewelry of Greeley, symbolized the fine spirit with which Greeley merchants cooperated to make this dance a huge success. And Al:A happily contributed $92 to the Campus Chest drive. W e were very proud of our own lovely Sylvia Andrews, a homecoming queen candidate, and Donnie Morrison, Rae 路 Ann Travis, Barbara Peterson, Betty Santos, Margaret Kirchoff, Juliette Chung and Janie Andrews for th eir fin e work in H elzabruin, th e all-college variety show preceding Homecoming. Our hearty thanks go to Georgia Schroeder who did such a marvelous job designing and arranging our homecoming float. W e won second place with our gigantic showboat with a water wheel which was supposed to turn, but didn' t at the last minute, due to m ech anical difficulties.
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Beta Beta's Showboat Float Pi Lambda Theta's newly honored initiates include Polly Hostetler, Donna Morrison , Beve rly Alsbaugh, Betty Santos, Anne Grant and Harriet Jaggard. Those who are members of Spur, national sophomore honora ry, are Joyce Kleiwer, Georgia Schroeder, M errion McFadyen, ancy Hicks, Jubie Chung, Barbara Peterson, and pledge Thelma Hayes. Beta Beta has just finish ed rushing and is very proud of the ten new pledges. Animals, pink lemon ade, hot dogs, and popcorn created the a tmosphere for our first party, the "Al:A Circus ." We were fortunat e to have it in the rec-room of a very. lovely Greeley home. Our house looked like deep Africa for our second party with the cannibal theme. We held the traditional Cinderella banquet for our preferential dinner. We are happy to have Sylvia Andrews a nd Barbara Peterson as new members. Since we have had a wedding, a pinning, and an engagement in 路 the last few weeks perhaps we can say we're even gaining three honorary male members. At this time we are hard at ~ork practicing for Forensic Follies, the annual talent show at C.S.C.E. Love in Al:A, HARRIET }AGGARD
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music major, came to has maintained a very Du:ing her freshman year, Donm was secretary of her class, became a member of Delta Omicron, national music honorary, a nd IIA.P selected her as one of th e ten outstanding freshman women . Her sophomore year brought the honor of vice president of the Associated Women Students ; representative a t large on the student council; SPUR, national woman's honorary p ep organization, candidate for queen of th e Blue K ey Ball ; and again IIA.P selected her as one of the ten outstanding sophomore women. This year Donni is secr etary of the student body and a member of Pi Lambda Theta, national fraternity honoring women in education. Donni pledged A~A winter quarter of 1951 and was selected outstanding pledge and has since then contributed greatly to her sorority- for two years she has ably led us in Songfest, a terrific job in itself. She won the Freshman Panhellenic Scholarship award in 1951 for outstanding sorority m embership. This staggering list of accomplishments plus a dynamic and energetic personality have made Donni an uneq ualed member of A~A of whom we have just reason to be very proud! EDITOR's NoTE: Pat Kruse, vice president of Beta Beta, recently edited a 20-page Newsletter which was mailed to 392 alumnae of Beta Beta. It was an excellent account of chapter activities and then also mention of what each alumnae were doing.
Epsilon Epsilon's Snow Ball Formal queen 's attend a nt a t a fra ternity bowery party. With finals and rush week out of the way, we a t Emporia State are just getting back to the familiar but welcome grind. Rush week ended h appily for us with a pled ge class numbering 12. Ru~hie Staton, sophomore, is rush captain and we are all praising h er for a difficult job well done. Assisting h er with r ush week chores were Nancy Fa te, chairman of decorations, Lila Miller, ch airman of entertainment, and J ean Pykiet, chi ef menu pla nner and sandwi ch fix er. Working around a theme of " Coketail Lounge," these gals turn ed out so me very affec tive likenesses. Immedia te plans include fr equen t practices for the annu al " Singing Bee." Darlene Warren, a song leader, is particularly set on winning this year so we can keep th first place trophy we won last year. Carol Koch, and Joanne Kirk will have their hands full with A~A's share of the Panhellenic formal to be h eld on February 13. H ere's wishing you all good. luck on all your philanthropic proj ects. NoRMA WrLLso:-.r
Central Missouri State College
Emporia State Teachers College HELLO, ALL: Opening D ecember with a whiz, we entertained rushees (our big rush week is in a few short weeks), sponsors, and a lumnae at our a nnual 'Snowball" on D ecember 5 at Hotel Broadview. The chapter is passing all compliments to Ruth Staton, rush captain, and Jo Kirk, chairman of the decora ting committee. Adjectively speaking, everything was superb! For our Christmas party we again entertained rushees a t the new home of active Barbara McGill and her parents. Actives, pledges, rushees and the Christmas ' spirit. moved body and soul out to Country Club Heights for a day of card playing, grab-bagging, and caroling. Pat Murphy made news again for Epsilon Epsilon chapter with her invitation to join Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary education fraternity. Norma Willson was elected secretary-treasurer of Pi Kappa Delta, honorary speech. Nancy Fate, chapter chaplain, is the new assistant editor of the annual. Lois Karolik was voted
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DEAR ALPHA Sms, F ebruary 7 is just around th e corner a nd Alpha Sigs of Zeta Zeta Chapter are just buzzin' with plans for our annual Sweetheart D ance to be h eld on that d a te. Our th eme will be built around " R ed Castle," one of our favorite sorority songs. Our new pledges will offer thei r rendition of th e song to h elp round out the intermission entertainment. Marilyn Jones, our form er president and present registrar, has been selected as our candid a te for the campus Popular Girl election. H er campaign manager is Jackie Coit and a lready plans for a rousing campaign are in the making. Since Gem1ie Smith is gradua ting this winter, Lib Casebolt was elected to ta ke over her job as chapter treas urer. Rosemary Huxol was also re-elected to be our director for the annual song fete. A good time was had by all at the sorority Christmas party. Instead of exchanging gifts as was the custom, we all donated th e price of a gift towa rd s our Philanthropic Fund. After th e party was over, the group went caroling.
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on campus. We are extremely proud of our campus leaders. Four of our seniors, Arlene Clungeon, president; Janie Tyson, Registrar; Betty Jane Leuchtner, rush captain ; and J eanne Burnett, editor, were selected as Outstanding Seniors for 1953. They were cited with twentynine others who have good scholastic standing and have contributed all-round service to the University. Congratulations! We are very happy to announce our newly elected chapter officers for the year 1953. Ginny Bahmueller, our very able treasurer, will climb into the president's seat after installation in February. Working with her will be cabinet members Charlotte Klem, vice president; Mary Bums, recording secr etary ; Nance Gingrich, corresponding secretary; Noel Curry, treasurer; Betty Dickert, registrar; Kay Keen, chaplain ; Ruth K eller, editor ; and June Fraps and Nancy Robison, rush captains. Orchids to Arlene Clungeon, our retiring president, who won the admiration of all of us with her splendid lead路 ership and enthusiasm. Now, with plans for a full schedule ahead-February commencement exercises, Greek Week-end, Carnival, our Senior dinner, Mother's Day T ea and more-l ha nd over my pen to our newly leected editor, Ruthie K eller. Love in A~A, JEA
NE BURNETT
Drexel Institute DEAR
SISTERS:
They say that time flies and we here at Nu Nu notice time flying now that rushing season has come and gone. We really are excited over the big successful rush p eriod and th e many new girls now on their way toward becoming Alpha Sigs. The theme of our first party was "Penguin's Promenade" and the second was "Cover Girl." If anyone has need of two very talented hoola girls, please contact the advisors of Nu Nu, Mary (swivel hips ) Fetter and Dot (swing it hips ) Holverson. Now to our Mother Patronesses. They are really making progress. They added some much-needed equipment to the kitchen of the Panhellenic House. To buy these articles the Mothers held a bake sale in the court. This is about all for now but in closing I'd like to mention the fine job that our President Sue Conant is doing. Sue is complete with fun, ambition and true loyality to A~A. 路 Love in A~A, VER NA KoLB
Buffalo State Teachers College
H1, ALPHA Sxas: Although our festive mode was broken somewhat by the trials and errors of exam week at Buffalo State, Pi Pis have returned to the happiness started at our annual Christmas Party. To the delight and surprise of all big sisters, the pledges presented us with little China dolls they had dressed in furry red and white dresses with matching hats and muffs.
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Bob Lamp, president of Delta Kappa fraternity, presents Rita Argen Averbach, Miss Varsity of 1952, with a trophy while Michael Carbone, chairman of the candidates, looks on.
Next in th e realm of A~A excitement was our initiation and banquet held on Monday, January ?6, when all. Pi Pis were happy to congratulate our eighteen new sisters. And best of all-we look forward to the gay Valentine atmosphere which will be provided by the frothy lace hearts and tiny cupids stringing their bows as decorations for our Annual Sweetheart Dance to be held at the Buffalo Launch Club on St. Valentine's night, February 14. The highlight of the dance, (and the most exciting moment of the year for Pi Pi members ), will be the midnight crowing of a Swee theart Couple for 1953. Candidates will be senior class members and their sweethearts. Love in A~A, CAROL FuNCHEON and RuTH KRAUSS
Marshall College DEAR ALPHA SJGs:
Our Homecoming house decorations a nd float were quite a success. W e were very proud of the house decorations for this is our first year competing in this division. The week end of November 14-15, there were two dances- The Panhellenic formal and our ilA Founders' Day informal, both were very successful. Other events were th e ITKA party in our newly decorated chapter room and all members who could gave blood. For Christmas we received an electric food mixer from the Huntington alumnae chapter. We had an "ilA Blowout" costume dance during January. Mary Alice Martin, dressed as a self-made 1910 bathing beauty, won first prize for the best girls' costume. Dale Carroll, 'T A, dressed as a Chinese coolie, won first prize in the boys' costumes. There were many other clever costumes and a good time was had by all.
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We are beginning practlcmg for the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council Mother's Day Sing. Of course, we are hoping to add that trophy to our mantle. See you all in MaJ•, SAUNDRA RIPLEY
s~s~ Western State College Hr GALs:
Here we are again. We all have a touch of spring fever. How about you? We had our formal rush party January 12. W e used the Cinderella theme, having magic wands and tiny candy cinderella slippers for place cards on the table. Each girl received a head band of flowers as h er Cinderella crown for the evening. It was really a very nice occasion, and one I'm sure all of the girls will remember for a long time. Pledging was January 22, and we have 9 brand new spankin' pledges, who are a lready pla nning for Goat Day and can hardly wait. We are planning for a Patroness Ceremony for three new patronesses in the very near future. 1953 has been very good to us so far and we can see many bright days to come, 'specially with our n ew pledges who are so full of vim and vigor. Yours with love m A~A, CARLEEN LARSON
So far this year we have had three money m aking projects. The first was selling chances for a drawing held by a local business firm. Then we were hostess at an open house of a local floral shop. We greeted guests, poured coffee and showed them · the array of Christmas flowers on display. This was a very easy way to make money. Our third proj ect is selling ad vance tickets to three movies, "Mourning Becomes Electra," " RashoMon" and "The Faithful City" which will be shown a month apart at a local th ea tre. In intramurals we finish ed first in soccer in the sorority bracket and ti ed for first with th e independent team winner. Our volleyball tea m won th e championship game from Theta Sigma Upsilon and became the winner of the women's volleyball intramurals. The next team sport is basketball. On D ecember 6 was our 1953 R eveille Ball and our own Norma Goetz was Princess of the Ball. The queen and princess were selected by th e men of th e U. S. S. Boxer. Our a nnual Christmas form al dinner-d ance was a huge success. We made our own programs and for favors we gave miniature paddles. The highlight of the evening was our traditional Mistletoe da nce. ELOI SE REICH
Northwest Missouri State College DEAR ALPHA Srcs:
7aet 7aet Fort Hays State College Homecoming at Fort Hays State proved to be an event which long will be remembered by The Alpha Sigs. In the float division we took second place out of 17 floats with our jungle scene entitled "50th Open SeasonHunting for Victory." We walked away with first place women's division of house decorations. Then to top off the honors our own J ennie Mayhew was chosen by popula r vo~e to be princess to the Homecoming Queen .
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Tau Tau's prize winning house decoration
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The Phi Phis have don e it again, yes, we won the homecoming trophy for th e third straight year. Now it is ours to keep . W e are very h appy and proud of ourselves. This year we placed first in the Variety Show, second in house decora tions, and third and fourth on our two floats . All the girls worked hard but feel it was worth the work. The Alpha Sig alumnae dinn er was held at the student union during homecoming, and there were one hundred a nd two Alpha Sigs present. We had a wonderful time together. Again this year we h ave adopted a family for Christmas. We donate food and clothing to a needy family so they can enjoy th e season just as much as we do. W e have a new cha pter room as I told you in my last letter, but we need new furniture to make the room look presentable, so th a t is our next proj ect . W e ha~e been working to raise mon ey and have other money raising projects in mind. W e have h ad two candy sales and a concession stand at a football and basketball game, and have a rummage sale plann ed. Maybe with a little outside aid we will have our new room furnish ed . The annual Swee theart dan ce is our next social fun ction. This year th e dan ce falls on February 14. This year the dance will be held in the new student union. This is the twenty-fifth year for th e Phi Phi chapter on this campus and we are planning a large celebration for the occasion sometime in March. The main event will be a dinner dance, and we are planning to see a large number of our alumnae. Love in A~A, BARBARA RousH
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Ball State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA Sros:
W e were blessed with 19 wonderful pled ges. We held our pledge service for them D ecember 15. Four new pledges will be taken in this next Monday during our open rush period which gives us a total of twen ty-three pledges this year. W e have two teams entered in a bowling tournament, and we seem to be doing pretty good with the h elp of our captain, J an Schurr. All of us are busy at work on the Kappa Sig Variety Show to be .held F ebruary 5. Everyone gives a seven minute skit and ours is entitled, "Happy Holidays." There will be a winter scene with Santa Claus and a baby new year, a July f~urth scene with Sally Wheales, one of our new pledges, doing a toe dance and an Easter scene. W e are shooting for that first place spotlight so h ere's hoping. The next thing on the calendar is th e Intersorority Volleyball Tournament. Barbara Clanin is captain again this year. W e are all hoping to keep the trophy that we've won for the p ast four years. K eep your fingers crossed for us. There is going to be a Kampus Karnival in which all organizations are invited to h ave a booth of some kind. The booth that we are having is to be a swee t shop with home-made candies. Winnie Crawford is the "head cook." Part of the money will be given to the World Student Service Fund. Arrangements are being made for our closed dance which will be h eld at the Delaware Country Club. Marian Truax is the general chairman who is going to have a lot of work to do, but our dance is always worth it. Love in A~A, BARBARA
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queen over the homecoming festivities. Of the five attendants to Mary Nelle, two were Alpha's, Wanda Ireland and Vera Davidson. Incidentally, Mary Nelle was the second fr eshman ever to be elected homecoming queen, both of whom were Alpha Sigs. This makes the fourth consecutive year for the Alphas to be football queen. Homecoming brought more honors to us. Our float tied second in the beauty division. It' s th em e was "The Old Master Painter." Stunt night was held November 20 in the new auditorium. Our skit was "Casey at the Bat." Wanda Ireland was Casey and Maurine Camblin was the pitcher. The residents of Wilson Hall selected Cathy Davis as their president for this year. Other Alpha members of th e Wilson Hall council are Barbara Mitchell, secretary; and Helen Ann Biswell and Janie Carrico, counselors. Our four candidates for qu een of our annual, the TsaLa-Gi, and who will be listed as campus beauties are Maurine Camblin, Anna Mae Hudson, Dawna Knight, and V era Davidson. Our pledges gave us a wonderful dinner the night of D ecember 9. They treated us to fried chicken, shrimp, and enchiladas. W e had our annual Christmas party December 16. It was h eld in the new student center. The pledges were in charge of the program. Peggy Cooper gave th e humorous reading, "The Littlest Stork." We exchanged gifts, and all brought a gift for a little boy or girl to be d elivered to the Orphans H ome in Pryor, Oklahoma, as our philanthropic proj ect for this year. Then we went caroling. Our candidate for carnival queen this year is Wanda Ireland. The carnival is to be held February 3. H ere we are, starting out th e second semester. We had only one Alp~a Sig member, Frances Weiland, to graduate at mid-term. We presented h er with a white bible engraved with A~A in gold. We are a nxiously looking forward to the visit of our National officer, who will be here some time in the near futur e. Love in ilA, jANIE
Northwestern State College
CARRICO
DEAR A~A:
Psi Psi chapter is very happy with the addition of
22 new pledges. Our little family circle has really grown an d we just love it. All of us are looking forward to our schedule of spring parties. First 路 we will give a p ar ty for each of the frat erniti es on the campus. After these comes our spring formal and then as soon as the weather permits we will have our ann ua l wee k end house party on the lake. We are planning a lot of fLln for this semester and, of course, that means a lot of work but we, Alpha Sigs, thrive on it. ' Love in A~A, MoNA
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Beta~ Northeastern State College .Beta Gamma chapter seems to be moving right along this year. Two queens have been elected on the campus and both are Alpha Sigs. Cary Jo Carnett, Wilson Hall queen, and Mary Nelle Watkins, reigned as football
Mississippi Southern College Hr
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Greetings from the deep south, the land of sunshine a nd balmy weath er. Beta D elta is very happy to announce the addition of six new pledges. These girls were pledged at the beginning of the winter quarter: Virginia Etheridge, Elouise Mullin, Ersaline Mullin, Christine Ladner, Lula Mae Guillot, and Carol Morris. New officers have been elected to fill the vacancies left by members who had to resign from office. The new officers are: secretary, Frances Holifield; treasurer, Margie Carroll; and editor, Jane Anne Evans. All Beta D eltas are at this moment engrossed in plans for the winter formal. We are very lucky in having been able to secure Valentine's Day as the day for our dance, and we assure you we are putting that theme to very good use. As things look now this is going to be the best dance ever put on by Beta D elta. This is also the season of Experimental Theatre at Southern and several of our m embers have got parts in the plays which will be presented during this time.
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oanne Red and Mary Lou Powell are to be commended lor the performances in " There's Always Tomorrow." R eligious Emphasis week is being held on our campus during January 25-29. Lou Lawrance is one of our memibers who is very active on committees which have mad e this event one of the best ever staged on our campus. Lou has also been elected president of Kappa Omicron Phi, national home economics fraternity. We will honor our new pledges at a breakfa.s t in one -of the downtown hotels this corning Sunday, and afterwards attend church in a body. If any of you have any suggestions as how to wm m Intramurals please let us know. To let the cat out of the bag, "We ain' t doin ' so hot." JANE AN NE EvAN S
Marshall College DEAR ALPHA Sros: Since the last is~u e of the PHOENIX, Beta Epsilon is nineteen members stronger and happier . After pledge training and initiation came the wonderful Christmas party, "Winter Wonderland," given by the new members. Novelty gifts were presented to each member and to Carter House, a beautiful wood basket for the fireplace. Anoth er D ecember event was the city orphanage proj ect. Each child was given an outfit as BE played Santa Claus. Seven A~As have bee n initiated into th e German Dance Club. They are Janice Booze, Betty Crockett, Mildred Gunn, Sondra Myers, Mary Fred Turner, Anitamae Snead and Carle Shuffiebarger. In the annual scholarship contest a t M adison a mong th e six sororities on campl!S, Alpha Sigma Alpha placed second for the y,e ar with an average of 2.91. Two BEs Bettie P ence Croft and Gilda Grey Johnson are F ebruary graduates. W e wish them mu ch happi'ness and luck in the years to come. Several A~As have become m emb ers of honorary fraterniti es this year. Loretta Koch, Lou J efferson a nd Elinor Ashby were initiated into Kappa D elta Pi. Cl e~ Hastings and Elinor Ashby are new m embers of P1 Omega Pi, an honorary business fraternity. ~or th e chapter of Future Business L ead ers of Amenca mst~lled recently at Ma dison, Elinor Ashby was ele ~ted pres1dent and Cleo H as tings is acting as correspondmg secreta.ry. Ruth Grigg is our new socia l ch a irman for the sprmg term and Billy T yler is rush chairman. Our new soph?more representative to Panhellenic is Susie Sublett. Sus1e will be Chairman of Panhellenic at Madison h er seni or yea r. . Sports play a major role with us too. Dot H arns an d Gra ce M a tz a re playing on the Varsity Basketball T eam this year. . H ere's th e best surprise of all-Grace Matz, pres1dent of Student Government, h as bee n invited to Slippery R ock College in Pennsylvania by their president, Doctor Hauk to act as a consultant for a conference of student ' ' government r epresenta tives from fourteen state teac.h er.s colleges. W¡e're mighty proud of Gra ce and feel th1s 1s an honor not only to h er but to Alpha Sigm a Alpha as well. That's all for now. BE sends love and bes t wishes to all of you. Love in A~A, BETTY CROCKETT
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Southern Louisiana Institute A NEW semester has just begun a t Southwestern, a nd with it new activities for BZ. Our pledges, with the help of the m embers, sponsored a silver tea for the Korean Scholarship Fund, and we are proud to say we made over fifty dollars. Helping to m a nage th e social were Janice Luke, pled ge president, a nd Sylvia Jopes, Carolyn Foster, Dot D eRouen, Sulvia Sa nders, M argare t LaSalle, just to mention a few of our new pled ges. Beatrice Yazbeck, also a pledge, was recently named the outstanding freshman debater ! Pa tsy Owens, a member, will be a maid in the Southwes t Mardi Gras Association Ball, and Peggy Isom represented the sorority in the annual Camellia Pagea nt. As BZ is the official sponsor of th e M arch of Dimes on the Campus, we .helped in th e recent dri ve, netting more than in a ll previous drives, over $410.00. M ari e E. Lemoine, vice president, h ad cha rge of the dri ve. Our alumnae should be receiving our newsletter soon, which our V eep also h elped ge t out. Stunt Ni ght, participated in b y all th e sororities on the campus, is M arch 18, a na A~A is workin g busily to come up with a winnin g skit. BZ won five years in a row, and we are hoping to hit another winning streak this year . L et's hop e tha t wh en we write again, we'll have a first place to report! Sincerely, P Eccv I s oM
Dickinson State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA Sros: I N Novemb er we discovered that ma ny of our students have a swee t tooth. W e sold candy to raise money for the fellowship fund. In no ' tim e a t all our supply of candy was gone. For Christmas this year we mad e cookies whi ch we distributed to th e m embers of th e old people's home.
Jeanette Trzynka and Bob Oldenburgh, .<I>~Il, r~i~~ed as Princess and Chief over the Homecommg Festivities.
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The college presented an old fashioned mellerdramer, "The Curse of an Aching Heart," this fall. Our heroine was played by Cleone Trzynka who really was sad because of an aching heart. She was gallantly rescued by the hero and the play ended happily. Another part was taken by Alice Kaestner who portrayed the "busiest busy body of the community." Everyone enjoyed the play immensely. Even though winter is here, I saw the first robin yesterday. This is an indication that spring is just around the corner. The biggest news on the campus at the present moment is the Valentine formal. The sorority gives a formal dance each year. Exclamations of "Did you find an orchestra?" "Do you suppose he'll ask me?" and "Did you get a new formal?" are heard in the halls. President Cathy Kuylen appointed the following girls as chairmen of the following committees: invitations, Lois Honnald; program, Darlys Christianson; punch, Myrtle Erickson; decorations, Jeanette Trzynka; advertising, Yolanda Treude; clean-up, Alice Kaestner and Betty Hochhalter; and grand march, Alice Hinkleman. The students had fun in assembly one day this week. The speech class imitated some of the members of the faculty. Alice Hinkleman did a nice job of portraying our advisor, Miss Leila Woods. It seems that Miss Woods cannot understand the friendly attitudes of the students when the dorms close at night. The next busy person is Cupid. Three girls, Caroline Shreiber, Darlyce Christianson and Alice Hinkleman, received diamonds this month. It is hard to decide which sparkle more, their eyes or their diamonds. At present our chapter has twenty members. At our next meeting we will have pledging for our rushees. We really a re one big happy family. Love to all, YoLANDA TREUDE
Radford C ollege DEAR ALPHA SIGs: With the Christmas holidays now over and the excitement dying down, the girls now have a new enthusiasm, and that being the rush party. We made the plans before the holidays and began working on them as soon as we came back. T .he theme of our rush party this year is the Flapper Age. The rushees are going to dress as flapper girls and the members will dress as the boys. The invitations which were given to the rushees were old cars of the era with the verse inside. The scene of the rush party will be a drug store with a soda counter, tables and chairs, cosmetic and drug counter and juke box. The decorations will consist of pennants, signs on the food that could be bought at the drug store; and various other decorations which you would find in the store. The rushees will be driven -in by two of the members in a Model T. The menu will consist of chicken salad club sandwiches, potato chips, olives, pickles, cakes, cup cakes with .A2:.A on them, and sundaes. The name tags will be flapper hats for the rushees and drivers' goggle caps for the members. The name places at the tables will be garters and the programs will have a flapper girl doing a dance step on them. The favors will be little jugs with a picture of the Model T on them. Entertainment for the night will consist of a Charleston and tango dance, a pantomime song of "I Wanna Be L~ved By You," uke playing, celebrity time and other singing. There will also be a skit done , of an old silent movie of the era and popcorn will be passed around during the skit. The entertainment will be ended with the singing of .A2:.A songs. We have worked hard on this rush party and we've all enjoyed working on it. We hope that it will be a great success and we also hope that the rushees who are good A2:A material will join Alpha Sigma 100% . Love in il.A, FLo MoTTA
Central Michigan College DEAR ALPHA SIGs: Rushing season is here a t Centra l Michigan again. W e opened our rushing with an informal tea Sunday afternoon, F ebruary 8, in one of the dining rooms in Keeler Union. With an atmosphere of candle-light and soft music we served punch and cookies. . On Thursday night in the college den was our big rush party where we are not limited to the number of invitations issued. Our brother fraternity, Tau Alpha Upsilon, helped us with the party. Our special thanks goes to Jean Mayhew, chapter advisor; Mary Lou Stowe, an alumnae ; Petrine Churchill Belding, invitations ; Isabelle Douglas, refreshments ; Emily Dalzell, decorations; and Patti Dillenbeck, entertainment; for all the work they did to make the party a success. Like all Alpha Sigs we are always looking for an excuse to leave the books and our calendar will provide the excuse. We have planned many coke parties, splash parties in the pool and card parties with other sororities on the campus. Later in the spring is our annual ball at the country club which year after year brings back more alumnae. Tours in A2:.A, PATTI DrLLENBECK
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Western Illinois State College DEAR ALPHA SrGs: The Beta Kappas have just finished struggling through six-weeks exams and are now busy making plans for the many events which will be taking place very soon. Initiation was held on January 21 for 9 members and another service will be held shortly for 6 more. We are also proud to announce ten more pledges. We hope they will be initiated sometime during the Spring Quarter. Instead of exchanging gifts at our Christmas party, we all brought a dollar which would be used to buy things that are needed for our new house. We are also very proud of a beautiful new punchbowl set which was given to the chapter by the Macomb alumnae. After-game dances and a bake sale have been keeping us very busy. Plans are being made for our annual "Red Slipper Ball" which will be held at the Hotel Custer in Galesburg. Committees have been appointed and are getting to work on our all-school assembly which is to be held in the last part of May. The theme will be "Alpha Sigfield Follies" with the stories of many of the famous stars who made their start in the Follies.
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Norma Williams, ~mr candidate for Homecoming queen was the second attendant to the queen. ' We now have sixteen girls living in the house, keeping Mr. and M.rs. Patterson, our wonderful houseparents very busy. ' Love in A~A. BARBARA HERMETET
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Our biggest concern now is decorating our sorority room. We h~ve alrea.dy started working and we hope to ~ave everythmg lookmg grand and glorious in a short time. Plans have been made for our initiation service and banquet.
Love in A.~A, PAT HUNTER
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Arkans~s State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA Sios: "Winter Wonderland" was the theme of our formal rush p~rty whicp. was. held on December 1. After shrimp cocktail and steak dmner we accompanied each rushee to the back of the set and helped her into a little red wagon . From there the girls were pulled one at a time by Rudolph (one of our alumnae) and put into th e spotlight where th ey were introduced by the Fairy Godmother by means of a personalized poem. After this unique introduction the Fairy Godmother presented each girl with a long stemmed red rose bud. When all were properly introduced and back at their places at the table, we sang our Sweetheart Song. During this, each member placed a friendship ring on the finger of her girl. We have nine new pledges who are keeping the old members busy. This is a very energetic group that we have and we are pro.ud of th em. At every meeting on Monday nights they entertain us with skits and funny stories. At our last meeting, Monday, January 26, they pantomimed ·"Casey at the Bat" and later asked us for a switch day. · Our president, Marilyn Waltman, has resigned and Barbara Duncan, our vice president, is taking over the office. Marilyn is teaching this semester. Jean Blythe and Alice H errin have also left school to work. Tours in A~A, ANN ROBINSON
Henderson State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA Sios: Things have really been buzzing around Beta Mu chapter. We are very proud of the honors we have received. Janie Lee was initiated into Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatic fraternity. Edna Lou Brodnax was selected ROTC sponsor and Phi Lambda Chi frat ernity sweetheart. Molly Sue Stauber was elected one of the five beauties on the campus. She will be featured in a special section of the yearbook, and one of the five will be named "Queen of Stars." In the college who's who election, Molly also captured the honors of cutest and bes t dressed girl. For junior homecoming maid, th e football boys elected Wincie Davis to reign, Joy Ramsey was named society editor of the Oracle, the college newspaper. Our pledges entertained the members with a delightful Christmas party. It was loads of fun and included entertainment, exchange of gifts, and refreshments. We are looking forward to a box supper they have planned for next month. The mid-term commencement list had three Alpha Sigs named. W e will miss Doris Wood, Ann Moseley, and Danny Alspaugh.
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Edna Lou Brodnax, president of Beta Mu, was elected H enderson Military Sponsor by the ROTC cadets for 1953. She will lead the grand march at the annual Military Ball to be held this spring. Recently she was named sweetheart of Epsilon chapter of Pi Lambda Chi Fraternity at their annual Harvest Dance. Edna Lou, a senior majoring in elementary education, is a member of the business and economics club, future teachers of America, student Christian association; and secretary of the Panhellenic Council. She was a "Reddie Day" maid her sophomore year.
Murray State College DEAR ALPHA SIG SISTERS: Surprise ! Surprise ! The sun shone all d ay Homecoming at Murray this year. This was the first time th at had happened in years. Actives, pledges and A~A alumnae gathered for a coffee in the sorority room between the hours of ten and twelve that morning. That afternoon we all watched the Homecoming parade. To our pride and grea t joy our float tied for second place in the parade. Those weeks of planning and working with papier-mache had really been worthwhile. Just to make Homecoming p erfect th e Murray football team won their game that night. During November we started pla nning and working on our annual Mistletoe Ball. The winter outdoors was the decorative scheme for the dance, whi ch was presented in the Fine Arts Lounge on D ecember 18. W.hite Christmas trees, a snowman, holly, and, of co urse, mistletoe were featured in the decorations. A few weeks before the dance we formally initiated our fifteen pledges. Appreciating the work she had don e as pledge president, w e, actives, named Ann Davis, Idea l Pledge. W e began the new semester minus several members. They will be missed greatly. Ncar the first of the semester Lillian Smith reign ed over th e Presentation Ball as Sweetheart of Tau Sigma Tau, a local fraternity. Lenora Mcintosh was an attendant. W e, Alpha Sigs, agree with the. Tau Sig boys' selections. T.hcy could not have found two sweeter or more attractive girls. Events in the near future for which we are pla nning include rush parties, th e R ed Cross drive, and the Spring Carnival. Gretin'gs to .all A~As, LINDA LoNG
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Oneonta State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA Sms:
Time has r eally flown since we last hea rd what ever yone is doing. We've been very busy. The third annual White Rose Ball, sponsored by Sigma Tau Fraternity, was held in D ecember. E ach of the six sororities on campus nominated a candidate for queen. W e selected our pretty and popular president, Barb Bartley. The week befor e was spent in vigorous campaigning with posters, sandwich boards a nd imita tion paper crowns bea ring our slogan, "Vote Smartly for Bartley." W e wer e d elighted when Barb was crowned queen of the ball. Once again our Christmas card sale proved popular a nd profitable. Now we have the Union College Glee Club program coming up on F ebruary 13. 0ur sophomore sisters arc sponsoring the proj ect with J ean Morgan as general chairman . W e plan to treat the boys to a buffet dinn er before their concert. Last semester we spent much of our time h elping to revise the college rushing rules. This is the first year rushing has begun second sem ester. Now we are planning our open house which is to be held on Monday, February 2. This will begin a busy eight weeks. Love in A2:A , MARY Lou STEVE NS
Our Christmas party was held at the home of our advisor and her husband played Santa Claus by passing out the presents which each of us had brought. We concluded a pleasant evening with a long song session. It was at this party that we looked forward to our next date party which was to be h eld at the end of the semester, after finals, of course. Although it was given out at the end of town, with a 25-mile rid e for some through city traffic, almost everyone showed up to have a good time dancing, singing and talking. Numerous candid pictures were taken of everyone in every sort of pose from jitterbugging to eating. Best wishes to all our sisters, VIRGINIA HowE
Concord College DEAR ALPHA Sms:
W e haven't been doing much except working Concord. Evangeline H ~ drick graduated at the the winter semester. Arlene Miller is in charge of th e intramurals campus. Initiation services was held recently for H elen
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ARLENE MILLER
Wayne University DEAR ALPHA Sms:
The fall sem ester here a t Wayne University always . brings Wintermart in whi ch most active ca mpus organizations participa te on a competitive basis in this university carnival. Our th em e was a fortun e teller' s booth complete with Madame Zaza, black drapes and glinting gypsy jewelry. Palm reading and th e for ecasting of future events with ca rds proved popular enough for us to show a profit. L ater, our fortun e tellers were remembered and we were requested to have th em rep eat th eir perform a nce in a benefit bazaar for needy children . Our first rush party of the semester was held a t a private home with a H allowe'en theme. Then our second pa rty-th e formal-w as h eld a t Howard Johnso n's; this party was successful as everyone played huma n bingo and concluded with a skit portmying the ideal A2:A girl. On the night of the informal initiation, our pledges completed the constructive work required in their pledge period by collecting clothes for th e Dutch in th e appeal to offset th e terrible ravages of the floods. They wer e spectacularly successful as th e backseat of th e car in whi ch th ey were taken down to th e collecting center was fill ed up to the back window. Our representative on the Panhellenic Council accepted th e chairmanship of the committee which will plan th e Pa nh ellenic Ball to be given in April. Another honor was a fford ed to the sorority when, in D ecember, one of our m embers was included among the eight who became charter m embers of the new chapter of Mortar Board established here a t W ayne.
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Northern Illinois State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA SIG S :
The girls of Beta Rho ended 1952 by having two successful rush parties. Carrying out a circus idea at the first pa rty, having a pajama party for the second, and by following these with a formal banquet, we received fourteen wonderful pledges. The World Student Service Fund gave a carnival at th e end of November and we had a miniature golf course tha t was very successful. Then in D ecember we had a Christmas tea for our pledges. Our pledges have really showed us their enthusiasm and 路a bility to work by taking over all the responsibilities of our Alph a Sigma Alpha Stocking Stomp h eld January 9. "Winter Thoughts" was the name of our act . for the a nnual Stunt Night show here at Northern. Our stunt consisted of acting out five different songs p ertaining to winter. Plans for the Junior Carnival to be held January 30 and 31 are now being mad e. W e are going to sell doughnuts and are entering a snow sculpturing contest. We plan to make a replica of our Administration Building. This seems to sum up the activities of Beta Rho so far this year. Love in A2:A, BETTY
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'tJett4taledUe9 Se~eiin Maureen Sullivan has been selected by the members of Beta Rho chapter as their outstanding senior. She has served her chapter as its president for two years. Not only has Maureen done a great deal for Alpha Sigma Alpha, but also has taken a great initiative in m a ny other school organizations. She is president of th e Women'g L eagu e, an honorary member of D elta Psi Kappa, a member of th e Major-Minor club, a m ember of th e Panhellenic Council and is a ctive in all things sponsored by the senior class. Maureen is one of th e most fri endly, all-around g irls at Northern .
8eta St9ma Springfield State Teachers College DEAR ALPHA SIGs:
W e, of Beta Sigma, d ecided to ha ve our Christmas party a t our house this year. Holly and mistletoe were placed throughout the house and a la rge Christmas tree with g ifts for all Alpha Sigs and th eir dates was th e ce nter a ttraction in the dimly lighted living room. The dining room table was sporting a beautiful new table cloth , a gift from our housemother, Mrs. "Mom" Gurley, and as a centerpiece there was a cluster of ced ar on a base of mirror-glass with berries scattered throughout. Two slim tapers rising from this gave a beautiful candlelight effect. Music, dancing, food, candl elight, ced a r- we were all filled with the Christmas spirit which mad e th e beginnings of a wonderful vacation. Our chapter' s pledges were initia ted January 18. The formal occasion climaxed the p eriod of stud y and preparation toward becoming an active m ember and begin th e exciting experience of r eally seeing the organization in action. Yours truly was elected to be th e new editor. replacing Libby Wyrsch, who has d ecided to become a career girl and is now a member of the alumnae ch apter here. Snowda Hopkins was the pled ge with the high est gra de-point average and Peggy Brigance was chosen to be "Ideal Pledge." Everybody is in a dither of excitement, m aking plans for our "Sweetheart Dance." It will b e held this yea r on F ebruary 14. The d ecorations will center a round a huge red and white h eart where the "Sweetheart" is crowned. R ed roses furnish ed by the Mother's Club, and candlelight will be the atmosphere of wh a t promises to be th e "highlighting" party of the year. Yours truly in Alpha Sigma Alpha,
W e added anoth er trophy to our collection when we won first place in the a nnua l Christm as D ecora ting Contest, an important event on campus. Following this, we took our imagina tion out of moth ba lls in time for an en cha ntin g evenin g a t our Cinderella Ball. On the stroke of midnight, as th e old story goes Prince Charming crown ed a lovely Cinderella, who wa~ award ed with a tiny glass slipper. Speaking of qu ee ns, we have one in our midst. Pretty bedimpled Sue Knopfk e was chosen by a leadin g fra ternity on campus to reign as "Beta Queen" during th e Christmas Forma l. V er y soon we, Alpha Sigs, are go ing to turn into m ermaids as plans are being formulated for our Spring rush pa rty, th e th eme of whi ch will be "Neptune Und er th e Sea." No, we aren't putting gold fish in th e Sue Knofke R eigns punch, but th ey will serve as As Beta Queen our favors. As for refreshments, we'r e sure tha t nothing can surp ass " Seaweed Sandwiches" and " M ermaid M a nh attans." In th e field of entertainment we have a beyy of ba thing beauties in fourpiece swim suits, preparing for a fashion show. It may sounds fish y to you, but it promises to be a nythin g but a "dry evening." Love in A~A. BEv MouLTO N
Stout Institute Hr, A~ A SrsTER s !
The a nnual intersorority holiday ball, with all four sororities on campus coopera ting to make it a huge success, wa s D ecember 5. Some of the fellows h elped us make a huge bell which will be hung in the center of th e gym. The them e CRYSTAL BELLS wa s carried out in all the d ecora tions . W e wer e in charge of th e d ecora tions. The Alpha Sigs h ave recently contacted th e R ed Cross and immedia tely after Christmas, by p erson al call a nd publicity, helped obtain members for a R ed Cross nursing class. Because this information is so vita ll y importa nt to everyone, we hop e for a good turnout.
HELEN KRHiT E K
Oswego State Teachers College D E AR ALPHA SIGS:
W ell, spring is just around th e corner a nd yet we of Beta Tau Chapter aren't allowing "Alpha's Asters" to grow under our fe et. As usu al things are popping at OSTC.
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Beta Phis sell mums for Homecoming.
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On November 16 we celebrated Founder's Day by attending Church and with a program and luncheon at the local hotel. Our homecoming was very successful this year. Not only did our Alma Mater win the game, but our float "We'll Lick 'Em," won first prize for being the most beautiful float. This is th e second consecutive year that we have received this award. Our pledges and their float "We'll Worm Our Way to Victory," was one of the most humorous floats of the parade, we thought. On D ece mber 14, our fourteen pledges became fullfledge A~A m embers. Following the initiation the entire group had a formal dinner at Hotel Marion. "Gals, Git yo' Chance come F ebruary 9- th e men their day, and it's a dey d ey'll rue, whiskers for dem, but gals, pigtails for you!" :rhat's th e start of Alpha Sigma Alpha' s Sadie Hawkins W eek-February 9-14. On Monday the Alpha Sigs have a candy sale; W ednesday, a valentine tea, and Saturday is th e big dance with prizes for the best dressed p ersons and couples. The gi rls are all practicin' up for carrin' bo_oks, openin' doors, phone callin' a nd yes-even payin' checks. Little Abn ers, Daisy Maes, and relation are to be seen everywhere on campus reminding th e "Stout Patch" girls that their time h as come for gettin' their man. Our warmest and sincerest congratulations to Marilyn Eckstein, Beta Phi's secretary. She returned to campus after the holidays with a very beautiful diamond. Soon the annual intersorority mid-year rushing party will be held with A~A as general chairman. Each year this party is held to acquaint freshmen and transfer students with the four sororities on campus. Best of luck to our cand ida te for Winter Carnival Queen, Dorothy Brownell. Besides belonging to A~A, Dorothy is kept busy as a member of the Student governing Board ; on the Stoutonia, ca mpus paper, and the Stout Symphonic Singers. Love in A~A, ED NA GAFFRON
Arizona State College DEAR ALPHA SIGs: The new semester has just begun and already we are busy with plans for rush parties which begin F ebruary 9. We plan to use a French theme with Can Can girls and a murky atmosphere. If we get all of our props such as candles, small tables, partitions and colored lights, it should be a gala occasion. Just a week after our parties we are holding our Valentine Day's dance at th e M esa Country Club. It's to be a favor dance and we're going to give our dates cuff links with the Alpha Sig crest on them. W e h ere at Beta Chi are quite proud of Edie Lou Rugenstein who was selec ted as Miss Baseball of 1953. Congratulations, Edic. Love m A~A , PAT TALLA
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going to have some wonderful rush parties and are really looking forward to them. The first party will serve the purpose of getting acquainted with the rushees. Our decorations will consist of our Greek letters in shadow boxes and the Kalamazoo alumnae are making us a framed crest which will be the center of attention. We thought we had a cute idea for favors. W e will buy the cotton material for hankies and stencil Alpha Sigma on the corners. Our colors will be carried out by serving red and white punch and white cake with red A~A lettering on each piece. The second party will be held in our new Panhellenic house. The rushees will be given a candlelight service a nd afterwards we will serve shrimp cocktails with coffee. The third party will be h eld at Mrs. Warren (Brockway) Speirs, an Alpha Beta alumna, where we are planning on having a buffet dinner. After we have a pledge class, there will be the trade-about parties for the ac tives and then for the pledges. 路 On Friday, February 27, we are sponsoring a dance which will become an annual affair for sorority. Our theme will be the Firemen's Ball and all the decorations ' Will be worked around the colors of red and white. Another annual affair is the grade dinner we are to have where the girls who haven't done as well in marks take the others out to dinner. Maybe this will help some of those lagging grades. We are planning on being pledged to national on March 15, and are looking forward to the big event of becoming national on April 18-19. MARY WooDARD
DEAR ALPHA Sws: Since September our activities have been keeping us all on our toes. W e had a highly successful tea for the faculty at which time an enjoyable afternoon was spent by all. Our Homecoming week end was lots of fun, and we happily welcomed back many of our alumnae. The week end was highlighted by a luncheon held at our house on Saturday. We'r e all quite proud of Betty-Joan Hand, Carol van Popering, and Sally Yaeger, who were chosen for th e Homecoming Queen's Court. Early in December, Clio held a reception for H elen Roberts and Richard Walker who sang at a school concert. It was most interesting talking to these people who have toured most of th e world. W e are busy making preparations for our final rush party. So far our parties have been just wonderful! The informal gatherings found us inside "The Alpha Sig Doll House." Entertainment consisted of our "dolls" coming to life and performing for the guests. With all our stuffed animals and dolls around the house it certainly did look like an honest to goodness doll house. Our formal rush parties centered around th e theme of " Hobo Holiday." To start the entertainment a recitation was given of "That Old Gang of Mine" and then followed路 the return of old sorority sisters. Some of the songs sang were "We're a Couple of Swells," "Side by Side," and "Traveling Through th e Orien t." February 14 brings th e annual Alpha Sigma Valentine formal. This is always a gala affair and we're eagerly looking forward to it. HARRIET KALE
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MARRIAGES ALPHA Betty Barnes to Ralph Lambert, Jun e, 1952. At home Aberdee n, Md. Jackie Moodie to Curtis H. McSherry, Jun e, 1952. At home Boston, Mass. Nancy Gillie to William Shelton, Jun e, 1952. At home Richmond, Va. Betty Brame to Edward Trotter on D ecember 2{), 1952. At home River Rd., Christianburg, Va. J acqu eline Jardine toJ. B. Wall on November 1, 1952. At home High St., Farmville, Va. Iris Sutphin to William Wall. At home 21st Ave., Farmville, Va. ALPHA ALPHA Rita]. Campbell to Carl F . Evans on Jun e 21, 1952. At home 401 Botetourt St., Norfolk, Va. Jo Ann McGinnis to N elson N. Williams on May 20, 1952 . At home Pvt. Nelson H. Williams, US 52155494 Hdqts, Headquarters Co. 1st M. Group ( Paris), APO 44, c/o PO N ew York, N . Y. ALPHA BETA Carla Peterson to Neil D errick on November 26, 1952 . At home KSTC Housing Units, KiJ;ksvill e, Mo. Ina Mae Claypole to Don Luedloff on D ecember 27, 1952. At home 511 S. Franklin, Kirksville, Mo. Pa tri cia Farmer to Franklin J arboe on J an uary 24, 1953 . At home 816 S. Florence, Kirksville, Mo. Willa Willcoxon to Dale Cunningham on Jun e 15, 1952. At home Chillocothe, Mo. Susan Shale to R aymond Dragich· on August 16, 1952. At hom e Macon, Mo. Jol ene D avidson to Donald Scriven on May 23, 1952. At home Kirksvill e, Mo. ALPHA GAMMA J a ni e Stephens to Rober t Hislop on . June 21, 1952. At home Indiana, Pa. . J ewell Pallos to John C. Jondon on August 16, 1952. At home 'G eistown, Pa. ' Sana Burlington to Robert Lawrence Roubston on June . 8, 1952. At home Snow Shoe, Pa. Helen M ease to Charles Edward Cumpton on June 14, 195 2. At home Hershey, Pa. . Pa tri cia Trevald to Francis McCaffrey on November 22, 1952. BETA BETA M a rty Pope to G eorge Kalber on October 4, 1952. Ruby Worley Waterbury to Dr. Earl Swain on November 22, 1952 . At home 6839 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
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J ea n Nicholson Wood to John C airns on October 20, 1952. At home 402 S. Malden St., Fullerton, Calif. Margaret Nicholson to Robert Doran on November 15 1952. At home 3415 E . 27th Avenue, D enver, Colo. ' Betty Adams to John A. Birleffi on March, 195 2. At home Lucerne, Colo. EPSILON EPSILON Barbara Scott to Richard Robbin s on August 3, 1952. At home Moundridge, Kans. Norma W erner to Fred Willson, June 2, 1952. At home 825 Union St., Emporia, Kan s. Pa t Street to Frank Wilde on September 7, 1952. At home 105 W. 8th, Emporia, K ans. JoAnn McClelland to M errel Flair on August 24, 1952 . At home 101 3 N eosho, Emporia, Kans. Virginia Slend to Joe Sauden on July 13, 1952. At hom e 2411 N. 43rd, Kansas City 4, Kans. Orpha R emer to Richard Macha on Jun e 14, 195 2. At home 1021 Y2 Commercial, Emporia, K a ns. JoAnn Diegel to Duane Kn app on August, 1952. At hom e Topeka, Kans. Louise Lister to C layton Stultz on D ecember 27, 1952. At home 516 W. 15th St., Emporia, K a ns. Norma Dahlberg to Robert P . Shields on September 21, 195 2. At home 111 E. 25th, North K a nsas C it y, Mo. J anet T eichgraeber to James Buchana n on Jun e 18, 1952. At home 711 Haven, Ann Arbor, Mich . M a ry Peterson to Leon H. Miles on Jun e 22, 1952. At home 2541 16th St., Great Bend, K ans. Nancy Spurlock to D ea n Haddock on Jun e 1, 195 2. At home Beloit, Kans. M a rjori e Huff to Oliver Anderson on August 17, 1952 . At home 828 ~ Union, Emporia, Kans. . Arlene Miller to K enn eth Long on October 19, 1952. At home 1102 M erchant, Emporia, Kan s. ZETA ZETA Patsy Martinson to Llo yd W est on Jun e 28, 1952. At home Sa n Francisco, Calif. Lois Mae Thompson to Bill Bowers on Jul y 20, 1952. At home Sedalia, Mo. ! Mary Ann Vogel to George Fitchett on August II, 195 2. At home Excelsior Springs, Mo. . Peggy Taylor to Charles Palmer on Aug ust 24. 1952. At home Kansas City, Mo. Margaret K elly to Mac Fox on Septemb<'f 7, 1952. At home Harrisonville, Mo. Marlene Brumfield to Charles Hudson on Jun e 8, 1952. At home Washington, D. C. J acki e Shields to Danny Eber ts on August 30, 195 2. At home Liberty, Mo. Joan Murray to Bill H enry on September 26, 1952. At hom e 404 M ain St., Rolla , Mo.
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Marilyn Moeckli to Larry Morris on August 3, 1952. At home Odessa, Mo. Georgeanne Le Veske to William Brock on October 11, 1952 . At home 4941 W abash, K ansas City, Mo. ETA ETA Norma J eannette V anderbus to Dick D ale. At home Russell, Kans. Norma Wilson to Don Broome. At home El Dorado, K ans. Anne Catherine Lindsay to Robert Smith. At home Pittsburg, K a ns. J ea nne M alcolm to Stephen G . Butcher on August 4, . 1952. At home Hutchinson, Kans. Phyllis J ean Stutsman to Charles Johnson on August 24, 1952. At home Dormitory A·p artments, K .S.T .C ., Pittsburg, Kans. M a rgaret Benson to William E . Grandy on April 29, 1952. Ida Mae Dunnill to Marvin L. Jacobs on July 11 , 1952. At home 1114 W . 8th St., Joplin, Mo. J ane Stroup to Dr. Ervin Dillard on D ecember, 1952 . At home 520 E. Monroe, Springfield, Mo. THETA THETA Alice Jillette to Richard Gilchrist on November 16, 1952. At home 56 Orchard St., Lynn, Mass. KAPPA KAPPA Peggy Sandrow Blaker to Donald Baker on August 22, 1952. At home Philadelphia, Penna. Eleanor Whitehead to John Henry Glassford on November 1, 1952. At home 4534 N . Smedley, Philadelphia 40, P enna. R eginia Nice to Richa rd Ziegler on March 4, 1950. At home 237 E. Summit St., Souderton, Penna. J ean Pra tt to Mr. Ruoss. At home RD No. 1, Birdsboro, Penna. Dorothy McCool to T. Koury. At home 3213· N. 17th St., Apt. E-1, Philadelphia, Penna. Anna M ary W eaver to Dr. Arthur J. Gelnett on Septem ber 4, 1948. At home 327 High St., Milton, Penna. Barbara Pogue to W·illiam M ack on November, 1952. At home 1747 N . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Penna. NUNU J ean R eimet to Elliott Cogswell Schull, Jr. At home 517 Cooper St., Camden, N . ]. Dorothy Jones to Earl E. Harris on September 6. At home 39 Ridgeway St., Mt. Holly, N . ]. J ean Ross to Walter Rostrow. At home 620 E. 14th St., Chester, Penna. PI PI Rita Argen t~ Richard Auerbach on D ecember 30, 1952. At home 197 North St. , Apt. D-2, Buffalo, N . Y . Betty Corkery to William Saxton ori J une, 1952. At home 504 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, N . Y. M ary Mullenhoff to William R . Hoffma n on January 10, 1953. At home 46 Wichita Rd., Buffalo, N. Y. Dia ne L ebrenz to John C. Ramsey on August 30, 1952 . At hom e 278 Central Avenue, Fredonia, N . Y . RHO RHO Connie Waite to James Spesser. At home Cleveland, Ohio Betty L ee W est to Guy Porter on June 21, 1952. At home 1707 M ac Corkle Ave. S.E., Cha rl eston, W. Va.
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SIGMA SIGMA Mary Alice Printz to Donald N ew ton on October 5, 1952. At home Monticello, Iowa. Mary Alice Price to Rodger Jacobson on August 8, 1952 . At home D enver, Colo. J a net Stegall to James Wuske on August 9, 1952 . At home Canton, Ohio. Donna Douglas to Gus Veltri on November 15, 1952 . At home Gunnison, Colo. TAU TAU Dorothy Bircher to Gerold Siemsen on August 30, 1952. At home Hays, Kans. J eannette Huffman to K enneth Parten on September 19, 1952·. At home Redwing, Kans. Jennie Mayhew to Paul Longnecker on Janua ry 28, 1953. At home Bakersfield, Calif. Barbara Scott to Richard Robbins on August 3, 1952. At home Moundridge, Kans. PHI PHI P eggy Cross to Stewart W . Allen on September 7, 1952. At home Maryville, Mo. Sue Bebout to William Davis on May 25, 1952. JoAnn Lynch to Don Jensen on August 10, 1952. At home Barnard, Mo. • Patricia Lee Blair to Norman Robbins on December 25, 1952. At home 301~ S. M ain St., M a ryvill e, Mo. CHI CHI .Paula France to Nick Martin in October, 1952. At horne 3011 J efferson St., Anderson, Ind. Barbara Platt to Jay Scher in June, 1952. 828 Besser Drive, Winchester, Ind. Elise Roach to Clifford Singleton. At home Main Apts., Muncie, Ind. PSI PSI Earline Arsbury to J erry Fuller,)n the Spring, 1952. At home Shreveport, La. J o Houston to Nick Fragala, in the Spring, 1952·. At horne San Antonio, Texas. Alice Crawford to Bruce Smith, in the Spring, 1952. At home Baton Rouge, La. Ruth L ee to Willard Harlan on November 28, 1952. At home Baton Rouge, La. J eannette Dowden to Leland Longridge on D ecember 27, 1952. At horne V etstown N .S.C ., N atchitoches, L a. BETA GAMMA Mary M eines to Gene J ames Graham on September 19, 1952·. At horne Tulsa, Okla. J eweldeen Richardson to Bill L ee Perry on October 1 7, 1952. At home Tahlequah, Okla. · Wilma Jane Broyles to Harrell Ray Biesel on November 8, 1952. At home Tahlequah, Okla. J ean Amos to Jack M~tux on October 17, 1952. At home Bartlesville, Okla. Lyta J ean Davidson to L eo Rushing on August 11, 1952. At home Stigler, Okla. Barbara Johnson to Edmund W . Cotton on O ctober 17, 1952. At home Kirksville, Mo. Shirley Vandiver to Harold Garrett on December 23, 1952·. At home Checotah, Okla. Gladys Sharp to Joe Weaver on August 25, 1952 . At "home Tahlequah, Okla. BETA EPSILON Virginia Saunders to Samuel Hill on October 11, 1952. At home Happy Camp, Calif.
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Julia Peters to Richard Burton on June 21, 1952. At home 723 Batron St., Arlington, Va. Betty Pence to John K. Croft on December 27, 1952. At home Verona, Va. Ernestine Gillespie to Oscar A. Pickett on December 9 ' 1950. At home 77 E. Main St., Newark, D el. Martha Armistead to Joseph ]. Owens on November 29 1952. At home Portsmouth, Va. ' BETA PHI Ardith Weber to Eugene Breitzman on October 25 1952. At home Durand, Wise. ' Ruth Larson to John Kraft on October 18, 1952 . BETA ZETA Roberta Inex Ison to James Edwin Bailey on November 22, 1952. At home Shreveport, La. Lily B. Staeling to Paul Dastugus, Jr., on D ecember 27. At home New Orleans, La. BETA ETA Rosemary McConnell to Walter Eckelberg on June 24, 1951. At home Werner, No. Dak. Shirley Granfor to Gerald Loscheider in Dece,mber, 1950. At home Ferdig, Mont. Darlene Zietlow to Harold Janssen on June, 1952. At home Glen Ullin, No. Dak. Audrey Lund to William Hart on November 28, 1952. At home Bismarck, No. Dak. Frances NelsoR to Willard Rusch on November 15, 1952. At home New Salem, No. Dak . BETA THETA Janet Smith to John Morrison on August 27, 1952. Mary Grenseth to Andrew Johnson on August 25, 1952. At home Cheboygan, Mich. BETA IOTA Shirley Oaks to Frank Brooks on September 27, 1952 . Georgia Farrar to Glen Hilbist on August 2, 1952. Doris Hall to Stanley Huffman on June 14, 1952. At home Radford, Va. Betty Cook to Curtis Clayton on June 28, 1952. At home Blacksburg, Va. Juanita Davis to Robert Platt on August 19, 1952. Wanda Williams to George Scott on June 5 1952. Alpha Phares to Edgar Wonn Reynolds o~ March 22·, 1952. At home 753 Garrison, Morganstown, W. Va. Betty June Furrow to William Hines on December 20, 1952. At home Radford, Va. BETA KAPPA Elizabeth Schaum to David Dunn in June, 1952. At hom e Macomb, Ill. I Rita Ru e Runkle to Richard Bryan in June, 1952 . Geraldine Reck to Eugene Aten in August, 1952. At home Box 150, Meredosia, Ill. Louise Ball to Frank Clark on November 23 , . 1952. At home 200 W. Carroll St., Macomb, Ill. Betty Ann Schaum to David Dunn. Mary Lee Johnson to L . Stoic on February 12, 1952. At home c/o Stoic Agency, Weston Bldg., Clinton, Ia. BETA LAMBDA Effigene Prince to John Ellis, Jr. At home 1300 Welch St., Little Rock, Ark. Louise Steidle to Darra Lee Hayes on August 10, 1952·. At home 330 S. 6th, South Helena, Ark. Marshallene Simmons to Aldon Prescott on January 27, 1952 . At home Harrisburg, Ark.
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BETA MU Katherine Elizabeth Parker to William Tee Kinni ell Jr., on August 10, 1952. At home Benton, Ark. ' Marjorie Ruth Houser to Joe Ellis Rowell on August 31, 1952. At home El Dorado, Ark. Marquetta Jo Kinard to Bill y Bob Arnold on August 1, . 1952. At home 1505 Harding Avenue, Pine Bluff, Ark. B1lly Jean Hughes to Clyde Wingfield on June 1, 1952. At home 1019 Caddo St., Arkadelphia, Ark. GAMMA CLIO Dorothy Hull to James Bailey. At home Lafayette, N. Y. Doris M. Wood to Francis Stockbridge on July 12, 1952. At home Clinton, N. Y. Wilma G. Athloe to Ensign Don Allen M eyer on June 22, 1952 Marjorie McDowell to Donald Crittenden on D ecember 27, 1952. At home 3508 River Road, Endwell, N. Y. ~ary E. Pfohl to Frederick H . Allgaior on D ecember 27, 1952. At home 101 Conan Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. Shirley Chase to Raymond Purcell on November 22 ' 1952. At home Fabius, N . Y. Irma Utzat to John Patrick Gallaghen on D ecember 25, 1951. At home 2535 Cruger Ave., Bronx, N . Y. BETA NU Mary Eva Johnson to Doris Howard on August 15, 1952. At home Corpus Christi, T exas. Norma Davidson to James H. Frank on D ecember 26, 1951. A:t home 116 Frazier St., Camden, T enn. Edna Alexander to Carl Williams on D ecember 22, 1952. At home Lubbock, Texas. BETA XI Norma Donahue to Jos eph Gallo on October 7, 1952 . At home 880 8th Avenue, Troy, N. Y. BETA PI P eggy Hanebriek to Bill H endrick on August 22, 1952. At home 241 High St., Portland, Maine. BETA RHO Glenna Murphy to Wade Wickline on August 31, 1952. At home 126 S. Liberty St., Elgin, Ill. Violet R anallo to Fred N euman on July 22, 1952. At home 425 S. 20th Ave., Maywood, Ill. Geraldin e Crabbs to Dave K. Giles on January 10, 1953. At home 11269 Pope Avenue, Lynwood, Calif. BETA SIGMA Suzanne Hogan to Hoyt Cupp on August 2, 1952. At home 928 E. Grand, Springfield, Mo. .Jean Reilly to Ensign John Dobyns on September 6, 1952. At hoine 46A Sigsbee Rd., Sigsbee ·Park, K ey West, Fla. Jeanne Roetto to Robert R edmond on September 6, 1952. At home 400 S. 5th St., Columbia, Mo. Mary Bullard to J ac k Killinsworth on September 7, 1952. At home Bolivar, Mo. Betty Stone to Charles Braithwait on September 10, 1952. At home Bolivar, Mo. Maria Cecilia Odio to Ric Scovell on October 3, 1952. At home 708 Cedar, Rolla, Mo. Kay Busse to Charles Buyan en October 4, 1952. At home 1021 Stewart Avenue, Springfield, Mo. Martha Lou Ray to Floyd Sweeney on D ecember 12, 1952. At home 655 S. J efferson, Springfield, Mo.
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Opal Janice Allen to Gene Davis on December 24, 1952. At home Carthage, Mo. Joan Hughes to Charles Moore on. August 30, 1952. At home 3310 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Mary Jo Evans to J. S. Rogers on December 20, 1952. At home 5212 Juniper Dr., Mission, Kans. BETA TAU Janet Miller to Peter D e Viney on December 21, 1952. Rosemary O'Leary to Robert Knight on January 2, 1953. At home Oswego, N . Y. BETA UPSILON Mary Jo Smith to Lt. James Cotherman on December 23, 1952. At home W.R.H., Terre Haute, Ind. Juanita Kittle to Robert Kern on December 24, 1952. At home Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Ind.
BIRTHS ALPHA Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson (Irma Page ) , a son, Roy, August 16, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hinson (Mary Stuart Wamsley) , a daughter, Betty Jean, December 4, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. William Wall (Iris Suppin ) , a daughter, Iris, l)ecember, 1952. ALPHA GAMMA Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stahura, Jr. (Inez McGreevy), a daughter, Nancy Ann, August 9, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Cober (Thelma Trusal), a daughter, Sandra Gwen, November 15, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Hill (Gracie Divvens), a son, William Wilson, June 3, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Philip M eyer (Ada St. Clair ) , a daughter, Roberta Jane. ALPHA BETA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miles (Martha Reynolds ) , a daughter, Miranda, September 30, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. James Walker (Connie Chapman), a daughter, Christine Louise, October 16, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Don Brummal (Nancy Thomas), a daughter, Laura Lee, October 4, 1952. GAMMA GAMMA Mr. 路 a nd Mrs. Jesse Pennington (Eva V enable), a son, J effr ey Venable, July 17, 1952. ZETA ZETA Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Timberlake (Kathryn Van M eter) , a son, Frederick L ewis, September 4, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Hiller (Virginia Stuart ) a: daughter, Barbara Ann, August 18, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Trenchard ( Mildred Hanthorn ) a son, William Hawthorn, October 28, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Sparks (Sue Covey ) a son, Lawrence Craig, February 25, 19!12. EPSILON EPSILON Mr. a nd Mrs. John Field (Marilyn Hornbaker ) a son, Mark Winston, June 20, 1952. Lt. a nd Mrs. A. E. Doles (Donna Ballentine) a son, May 24, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Max Smith (Elea nore Randel ) a son, September 7, 1952 .
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KAPPA KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson (Hope Polishuk) a son, Theodore Eric, January 9, 1953. :Qr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelnett (Ann Mary Weaver) a son, Stephen Arthur, September 19, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Byers (Patricia Detrow) a daughter, Karen Leigh, November, 1952. NU NU Mr. and Mrs. Cornman (Molly Wynhoff) a daughter, October, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Stilwell (Virginia Hutton), a daughter. PI PI Mr. and Mrs. Walter Downey (Ruth Benzinger) a son, Timothy, September 18, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. George Keller (Mary Kayes) an adopted son, Kenneth, March 14, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Fick (Ruth Hartung) a daughter, October 2, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. J ames Steen (Susan Weis) a daughter, Linda C~rolan, December 12, 1952路. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drew (Jeanne Fleckenstein) a daughter, September 13, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. John C . Hausle (Phyllis Tatu) a son, D ecember 31, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. John A. LaVigne (Marion Mandley) a daughter, December 29, 1952. 'Mr. and Mrs. A. R . Brink (Mary Martin) a son, William Grove, September 30, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cooke (Joan Kinsley) a daughter, Susan Cheryl, July 22, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bernreuther (Marjorie Platt) a daughter, Elaine Carol, May 22, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. William Welsh (Janet Benedict) a daughter, Elaine 路C arol, June 12路, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Worth (Marjorie Moreland ) a son, Thomas Mark, September 25, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biggane (Jeanne Hanrahan) a son, Barry, December 26, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. William Jansen (Patricia Joyce ) a son, James Patrick, November 8, 1952. RHO RHO Mr. and Mrs. Edward Straight (Josephine Peters) a son, Joseph Vinson, February 5, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson (Jean Wilson ) a son, Robert Edward, February 5, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. C. Blume, a daughter, Stephanie Ann, January 5, 1952. SIGMA SIGMA Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson (Victoria Kuhn ) a son, Richard Curtis, August 29, 1952. TAU TAU Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Norcross ( Barbara Hale) a son, November 15, 1952. BETA GAMMA Mr. a nd Mrs. Richard Wingfield (Margaret Mosher) a son, Edgar Dewey, October, 1952 . Mr. and Mrs. Blan Cunningham ' (Wanda Bolton ) a daughter, Theresa, July 29, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P erry (Virginia Fulps ) a boy, Robert Clyde, Jr., Jul y, 1952.
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BETA EPSILON Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Appleton (Elizabeth D eter) a son, Joseph Oaws, July 25, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. John McGrath (Margery Shank ) a daughter, Jacquelyn Winston. BETA ETA Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heid (Mildred Gaebe ) a daughter, Vicky R ae, October 9, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. R ex Cooke (Ann Aberson ) a son, Brian R ex, August 27, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. L eo St. Michale (Jean Ann Manning ) a daughter, Barbara Ann, September 30, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. R obert Baird (Joyce Welsandt ) a son, Robert, October 6, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eckelberg (Rosemary McConnell ) a da ughter, Gayle Linda, April 13, 1952. BETA IOTA Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boister, a daughter, Catherine Sue, October 26, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. L. P . Maupin, Jr., a daughter, Suzanne, July 25, 1952. BETA KAPPA Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carson (Alice Jones ) a daughter, Catherine Sue, October 26, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Roszell (Mary Lou Howat ) a son, Robert Lyle. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Risen (Dorothy McLown ) a daughter, R ebecca Sue. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Stoik (Mary Lee Johnston ) a daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Mr. a nd Mrs. Stan Potter (Pat Kinsella) a daughter, Pamela. Mr. an d Mrs. Robert Nixon (June Miller) a son, Mike. Mr. and Mrs. Dunca n R eed (Lucille Shrader) a son.
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BETA MU Mr. and Mrs. Martin Martin (M a rgaret Day ) a da ughter, Marilyn, July, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. William Robey (Doris Chambers ) a daughter, D eborah Ann, September 18, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Clark (Earnestine Carroll ) a daughter, Carol Jo, October, 1952. GAMMA CLIO Mr. and Mrs. Milton H ess (Virginia Dobbins ) a son, John Kelley, September, 1952. BETA XI Mr. and Mrs. John Parce (Eleanor R ya n ) a son, J ames, D ecember, 1952. BETA SIGMA Lt. and Mrs. Robert Crouch (Betty Baker) a daughter, Karen, June 27, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. H arry B. Carr (Jo Ann Kuhn ) a son, Curt, August 1, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dillard (La Una Morris ) a son, Stephen Michael, Jul y 6, 1952 . Mr. an d Mrs. J. B. Harned (Mary Alice Thomas ) a son McDonald Thomas, October 19, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Delp (Lena Ardnt ) a daughter, Tracie, November, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson (Mary J ean Shoffner ) a · son, Robbie, August, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lipscomb (Amelia Zichelli ) a daughter, Linda, August, 1952. Mr. a nd Mrs. B. J. Thomas (Theresa Peters ) a son, Michael Glenn, D ecember, 1952. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Fuller (Mary Ann Donnell ) a daughter, Ann Celine, June 17, 1952. Mr. an d Mrs. J erome Stiefwater (Janet N ewton ) a son, Richard Joseph, June .1 6, 1952.
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Mrs. W . B. Carper (Louise Cox) 505 Montrose Drive, South Charleston, W. Va . Mrs . H . E . Gilliam (Juliette Hundley ) 2608 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va . Miss Mary Williamson Hundley, 506 N. Boulevard, Richmond 20, Va . Mrs. John Walton Noell (Virgin ia Boyd ) 617 Allison Ave. , Roanoke, Va. Mrs. P . W. Wootton (Calva Hamlet Watson ) 2020 Matrax Ave ., Petersburg, Va. NATIONAL COUNCIL
President- Miss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo 22, N. Y. Vice President-Miss Virginia Carpenter, 13605 Shaker Blvd. , Cleveland 20, Ohio. Secretary-Miss Helen L. Corey,_ 6310 Sherwood Avenue. Overbrook , rhiladelphia 31, Penna. Treasurer- Mrs. Norman H . Vedder, 78 Wabash Ave. , Kenmore 17, N . Y. Registrar- Mrs. Bert C. McCammon, 3742 '. Meridan . Indianapolis, Ind .
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Editor-Miss Esther Bucher, Suite 226, 1025 Grand Avenue, K;msas City 6, Mo. Alumnae Director-Mrs. Ralph E . Kah , 2413 Christel Ave. , Middletown, Ohio . Officer in Charge of Central Office-Mrs. Norman H. Vedder, 78 Wabash Ave ., K enmore 17, N. Y. NATIONAL CHAIRMEN Alumnae Organizer-Mrs . Donald L. Frost , 220 Brushcreek Blvd., Apt. 3 W. , Kansas City 2, Mo. Art- Mrs . Robert Wolf, R.R . I , Rexford , N.Y. College Editor- Miss Mary ·K . R eiff, 3000 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo. Constitution-Mrs . Robert C. Grady, 2400 Swartwout Ave ., Richmond 28, Va. Convention-Miss Helen L. Corey, 6310 Sherwood Rd ., Overbrook , Philadelphia 31, Pa. Fellowship-Mrs. Harvey E. Bumgard'.'er, East Long Lake Rd., Bloomfield H1lls, Mich.
Founders' Day-Mi ss Anne Petree, 21 Forestdale Park , Calumet City, Ill . Historian- Miss Louise Stewart, 1330 Blue Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio Magazin e-Mrs. Armin J. Siegenthaler, 17303 St. Marys, Detroit 35, Mich. Music-Mrs. Arthur L . Hellrich , 55 Huntington Ave., Buffalo 14, N. _Y. Parapher nalia - Miss Louise McArthur, 11535 Byron Ave., Detroit, Mich. Philanthropic-Mrs. Wayne W. Byers 525 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. Scholarship- Mrs. R einard Schlosser, 2800 Dexter St., Denver 7, Colo. NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE
Chairman-Mrs. W. H. Hutchinson, 5545 Penrith Rd., Seattle 5, Wash. .U:A R eprese ntative-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo .
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Colorado State College of Education â&#x20AC;˘ THE history of Colorado State College of Educa tion closely parallels much of the growth and development of the Greeley Union Colony. The Colony was organized in 1870 by Nathan C, Meeker, and was named after Horace Greeley. When the Colony was eighteen years old, a movement was started to establish a normal school to supply teachers for the community and state. The law creating the State Normal School was signed on April 1, 1889, and the cornerstone of the first building was laid on June 13, 1890. Classes were started O ctober 6, 1890, with a staff of the principal, four instructors and ninety-six students. Certificates were granted upon the completion of the twoyear course. In 1911 , the name was changed to Colorado State T eachers' College by the state legislature. The College was then offering four years of undergraduate work and granted the bachelor of arts degree. Graduate work was first conferred in 1913, and in 1914 the first master's degree was conferred. In 1929 the college was authorized to provide work for the doctor's degree. 1935 marks the year in which the college's present name was adopted to recognize its fully developed graduate program. Now the college also offers the degree of specialist in education. C.S.C.E. is in a beautiful residential section of Greeley. Much of the campus of eighty-eight acres is planted with trees and foilage. The physical plant includes forty-one buildings. A new administration, music, and little theater building costing $1,375,000 is now under construction. This building is slated to be ready for use late in 1953. The theater has a capacity of 625 . It is equipped with many outstanding features, a revolving stage being one of the most revolutionary. For the past several years enrollment in the regular academic years has been over 2,000 students. Last summer 3,095 people attended summer school at Greeley. Students from forty-two states, several territories and several foreign countries were represented. Colorado State College of Education is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the American Association of Colleges for T eacher Education, and was on the last list published of institutions approved by the Association of American Univerities. In addition to its outstanding academic program, the college has a well-balanced program of activities carefully synchronized with academic life . No one activity is overbalanced to the detriment of another. Students and alumni alike say, " CSCE 1s the friendly campus with a learning atmosphere."
Gunter Hall at Colorado State College of Education houses the activities of the Division of Health and Physical Education. The tower houses the electronic chimes given to the college by the students.
Gunter Hall, Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado