Asa phoenix vol 10 no 3 mar 1925 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

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M A RCH , 1925

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Published in November, January, March and May of each year at No. 30 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Indiana, by the Nicholson Printing Company, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority having headquarters at No. 1 Lindsey Street. Dorchester, Mass. Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and correspondence concerning the same should be addressed to Gertrude D. Halbritter, Editor, 1 Lindsey Street, Dorchester, Mass. Entered as second-class matter September 4, 1923, at the post office at Richmond , Ind., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of post age provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized September 4, 19~. S ubscri pt io n pric e o ne do ll ar per yea r.

Dl~CTORX NATIONAL COUNCIL

President-Mrs. Wm. Holmes Martin, A and AA, 5 Cobden St., Boston, 19, Mass. Vice-President-Minnie M. Shockley, rr, 704 Church St., Alva, Okla. Secretary--Adda Anderson, EE, 509 La rami e St., Atchi son Kans. Treasurer-Grace G. Fultz, ilil, Rushville, Ohio. Registrar-Wilma Wilson, ZZ, 1405 Hardy Ave., R. R. 6, Independence, Mo. Historian-Mrs. H . S. Toms, BB, 1222 N. Sutter St., Stockton, Calif. Ritualist__:__Ruth Duffey, AA, 1386 Hall Ave., Suite 1, Lakewood, • Ohio. Editor-Gertrud e D. Halbritter, 0®, 1 Lindsey St., Dorcheste r, Mass . BOARD OF ADVISERS

Alpha Alpha-Miss Amy M. Swisher, "The Tallawanda," Oxfo rd, Ohio. Alpha Beta-Miss Ethel Hook, 602 So. Franklin Street, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Miss May Hogan, 1503 9th Ave., Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma-Miss Minnie M. Shockley, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Miss Elizabeth Ga rber, Box 215 , Athens, Ohio. Eps ilon Epsilon-Miss Catharine E. Strouse, Emporia, Kans. Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Orlo R. Nattinger, 405 So. Holden St. , Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Miss E ul alia E . Roseberry, 1610 So. Olive · St., Pittsburg, Kans. Th eta Theta-Mrs. Wm. Holmes Martin, 5 Cobden St., Boston, Mass. Iota Iota-Mrs. 'vV. F. Barr, 2842 Rutland Ave., D es Moines . Iowa.

Kappa Kappa- Mrs. Sherman H. Doyle, 1815 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Mrs . M. 0. Percival, 1142 Grandview Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Mu Mu-Miss Jeannette Garrett, 306 Normal St., Ypsilanti, Mich.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Alumnae- Edna McCullough, 1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kans. Art-Carol Pierce, 3 Linden Ct., Ayer, Mass. Chapter Activities-Dorothy Yelton, High St., Butler, Ky. ExtensionMembership- Rosamond Root, Apt. 502, 509 W . 121 St., New York City. Music-Mrs. Harry McMillan, Peculiar, Mo. Scholarship-Christina S. Little, 154 Circuit Rd., Winthrop, Mass. Sorority Study- Sue Edwards, Box 354, Alva, Okla.

CHAPTER HOUSES Beta Beta-1732 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo. Epsilon Epsilon-706 Union St., Emporia, Kans. Iota Iota-1118 26th St. , Des Moines, Iowa. Lambda Lambda-208 13th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Mu Mu-945 Sheridan St., Ypsilanti , Mich.

ROLL OF COLLEGE CHAP TERS Alpha Alpha-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Alpha Beta-State Teachers' College, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-State Teachers' College, Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma-State Teachers' College, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Ohio University, Athens, Ohio . Epsilon Epsilon-State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kans . Zeta Zeta-State Teachers' College, vVarrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta- State T eachers' College, Pittsburg, Kans . .Theta Theta-Boston University, Boston, Mass. Iota Iota-Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ohio State University, Columbus, O hio. Mu Mu-State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

COLLEGE CHAPTER SECRETARIES

Alpha Alpha-Nellie C. Losh, 17 Bishop Hall, Oxford, Ohio. Alpha Beta-Elizabeth Grigsby, 511 S. Franklin St., Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Evelyn Husband, 1732 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma-Lucille Moore, 1001 Church St., Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Ruth Hollinger, 72 N. Congress St., Athens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Emma Jensen, 614 Union St., Emporia, Kans. Zeta Zeta-Pauline Clay, 103 W. Gay St., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Jessie Hisle, 1302 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, Kans. Theta Theta-Elsy Jessup, 885 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass. Iota Iota-Opal Callison, 1118 26th St., Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Margaret Brenholtz, 1813 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ethel M. Straw, 208 13th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Mu Mu-Janet Randolph, 514 Emmet St., Ypsilanti, Mich. EX-COLLEGIO CHAPTER SECRET ARIES

Alpha Alpha-Ruth Duffey, 1386 Hall Ave., Suite 1, Lakewood, Ohio. Alpha Beta-Mrs. Roy Hutchinson, 4113 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Mrs. Glenn H. Ferguson, 7511 Hutchinson Ave., Swissvale, Pa. Beta Beta-Jessie M. Autrey, 910 11th St., Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma-Mrs. James A. Lane, 801 Centre St., Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Helen Hudson, Plain City, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Mrs . Everette R. Barr, 620 W. 4th St., Emporia, Kans. Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Edgar A. Kibbe, California, Mo. Eta Eta-Katie B. Nevius, V ilas, Kans. Theta Theta-Caroline G. Wasgatt, 346 Lookout Ave., Hackensack, N. J. Iota Iota-Leona Wilcox, 2423 49th St., Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Irene Parker, 112 William St., Salisbury, Md. Lambda Lambda-Mrs. Paul E. Frederick, 3428 Oak Park Ave., Berwyn, Ill.

ASSISTANT EX-COLLEGIO SECRETARIES Alpha Beta-Elizabeth Romans, 210 Filmore St., Kirksville, Mo. Gamma Gamma-Lucelle Chew, 829 Church St., Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Emma Helsel, St. Mary"s, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Lois Koontz, 1222 Rural St., Emporia, Kans. Zeta Zeta-Mary Mason Wilson, 1233 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kans. CITY ASSOCIATION SECRET ARIES Alva, Okla.-Ethel France, 211 Barnes Ave., Alva. Boston, Mass.-Christina S. Little, 154 Circuit Rd., Winthrop, Mass. Cherokee, Okla.-Elberta Patterson, Cherokee. Chicago, Ill.-Ann Brewington,5701 Kenwood Ave., Chicago. Cleveland, Ohio-Esther Kenney, 24 W. Washington St., Athens. Denver, Colo.- Ollie Smelzer, 1022 Washington, Denver. Des Moines, Iowa-Beulah D. Dunbar, 1117 26th St., Des Moines . Emporia, Kans.-Mrs. Marshall Randel, 1020 Washington St., Emporia. Greeley, Colo.-Ethelyne Rhiner, 1018 14th St., Greeley. Kansas City, Mo.-Ethel Phillips, Merton Hall, 40th and Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.l Moberly, Mo.- Mae Middleton, 205 Hagood St., Moberly. Pittsburg, Kans .-Helena Van Gastel, 1803 N. Locust St., Pitts burg. Pittsburgh, Pa.-Anna E. Schade, 617 Walnut St., Irwin. New York, N. Y.-Rosamond Root, Apt. 502, 509 W. 121st St., New York City. Unionville, Mo.-Nettie B. Dickerson, Livonia, Mo. Warrensburg, Mo.-Mrs. Leslie A. McMeekin, East Gay St., Warrensburg. ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES Chairman-Mrs. Orley See, A~E, 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif. Secretary-Mrs. A. J. Hathaway, Jr. , ~~~' Weiland, Ontario. Treasurer-Miss Minnie Shockley, A~A, 704 Church St., Alva, Okla. Director of Local Panhellenics- Miss Anne Wilke, IlK~, 709 Church St., Alva, Okla.

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-Chief

Gertrude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey St., Dorcl1ester, Mass.

Chapter Editors

Alpha Alpha-Mary L. Harlan, 43 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, Ohio. Alpha Beta-Ruth Selby, 502 E. Normal, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Grace D alby, 1732 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo. Gam ma Gamma-Louise Glazer, 1209 Church St., A lva, Okla'. D elta Delta-Thelma Mercer, Lindley Hall, Athens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon- Catherine Brower, 706 Union, Emporia Kans. Zeta Zeta-Faythe A. Pay ne, 213 Broad St., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta--Minnie Roseberry, Kansas State Teachers' Colleg-e. P ittsburg, Kans . Theta Theta-Catherine Haig ht, 68 W heatland Ave., Dorchest er, Mass . Iota Iota-Letha Dail ey, 1118 26th St., Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Florence Rimlinger, 1813 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Margaret L. Walter, 470 Oak St., Columbus. Oh io. Mu Mu-Mary Humphrey, 414 O li ve St., Yps ilanti , Mich.

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ONE THING BY l\1. \ RJORI E HI LLI S

Help me to choose, 0 Lord, from out the maze And multitude of things that by me roll, One thing to work and pray for here on earthSomething to keep before me as a goal; That when I die my days may form for Thee, Not many fragments but one perfect whole. I seek, 0 Lord, some purpose in my life, Some end which will my daily acts control. So many days seem wasted now to meAll disconnected hours that by me roll. Help me to choose, 0 Lord, while I am young, Something to~'keep~before me as a goal.

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ASP IRE, SE EK, ATTAIN Aspire, seek, attain! Like Tennyson: "I vvould that my tongue could utter, the thoughts that arise in me. " To aspire! To me the feeling embodied in this word is almost inexpressible. "If we could but in vision see, that which God intended us to be! " But we can not, so we must draw our own visions. I see before me a path, or a stair leading upward, upward, always upward,-beyond-to the bigger and better things of life. Aspiration walks hand in hand with time. Our forefathers aspired, they must have or civilization would never have advanced. We must aspire if civilization continues to advance, for: "Today must always be yesterday's pupi l. " Our aspirations must always come from our yesterdays and from those who have gone before us. "Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." To seek ! What are we to seek? Happiness ? Not necessarily. 路wealth? Peace? Not necessarily. \lll e should seek the things which will assist us in advancing along the path, or up the stair that we have aspired to attain. "Heaven is not reached in a single bound; But we build the ladder by ~hich we rise, From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies. And we mount to its summit round by round." Marshall Field has given us twelve things to remember,twelve things I think we should seek if we are to mount our ladder. First, the value of time. After all, what is more valuable than our time? You have all read the Lost Advertisement which runs something like this: "Lost: Somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond min-

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utes . No reward is offered for they are gone forever." Tennyson shows the value of time in his: "Break! Break! Break! At the foot of thy crags, 0 Sea! But the tender grace of a clay that ~Till never come back to me."

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Vve should seek the success of Perseverance; the pleasure of Working; the worth of Character; the power of Kindness; the influence of Example; the observation of Duty; the wisdom of Economy; the improvement of Talent; and the joy of Originality. If we seek these then happiness, wealth and peace will follow of their own accord. To ATTAIN! If we have aspired and really and truly sought. attainment will take care of itself. 'vVe seek and we unconsciously attain, for our goal is always moving and we do not realize that we are attaining those things for vvhich we once ac;pirecl. But our goal must continue moving if we are to advance; thus we must always seek, Seek, SEEK. ASPIRE! SEEK! ATTAIN LoRENA JANE M u RRAY, 1\'1.. 1v1.

SELF-RELIANCE I, as a member of Alpha Beta, am striving and hoping w achiev.e that intangible something known as "self-reliance." Since the mission of our sorority is four -fold, I believe it gives to each of its member a de ire to be a missionary to obtain the goal of self-reliance. One phase which occupie a prominent part in obtaining seltreliance is the pos e sion of pleasing manners. Everywhere in the world of affairs we find that good manners pay an actual cash return. For, genuine good manners (not to be confused with artificial polish) as a rule are the reflex of the other qualities which rrood breeding supposes: honor, self-reliance, and loyalty. Among the sorority girls we have those who have these three qualities, and I realize that all should strive to acquire them. One who has learned to be self-reliant is poised, serene, firm, strong, powerful, keen in discernment, quick in making decisions, has developed good judgment, and is efficient.

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'vVe all know the leaner; the girl who is forever asking for advice, but seldom follows it when it is given to her; the girl who wavers in her decision, who lacks firmness and strength, purpose and power, because she has no basis for daily living except expediency. Intolerance, vain regrets, useless grief, selfcondemnation, criticism of others, all indicate a lack of selfreliance. The "I am independent" attitude is not self-reliance; rather it is an expression of inflated personality. It lacks vision; it does not see beyond self ; it does not cooperate with others, and collapses in hard tests. To cultivate self-reliance, I mnst realize the wonderful self that I am, and then believe in myself; for if I believe that I am less than the truth of myself, I shall act accordingly. We are willing to believe in others, but fail to see the same qualities in ourselves. We never can become proficient if we constantly doubt and deny our power,s and abilities. The sorority gives one opportunities for practice. Through the repeated occasions demanding of us our best we learn to have patience, and when the time comes we find we can rely on ourselves . ISABELLA A. BAKER, A. B. THE VALUE OF ATHLETICS TO THE COLLEGE MAN AND WOMAN

Advanced thinkers and educators from the time of the ancient Greeks and Spartans, clown through the centuries, have recognized that physical training should go hand in hand with the other courses in the college curriculum. The long hours of schoolwork in the classroom and laboratory, the nights spent in study, if not balanced by regular exercise, may defeat the student in the very goal toward which he is striving. namely success in after-life, which so vitally is dependent upon the conservation and devel ~pment of the physical po"wers. The college man and woman must know personal hygiene. They must know how to live and how to keep in the top-notch of physical condition. Toward this end, physical examinations should be given, having for their purpo"se the correction of remedial defects and the increasing of physical efficiency.

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The education of phys ical alertness and intelligence can nev er become unimportant even in the a rtificial li fe of to-clay. In fact. as our civili zation grows more complex, the necess ity for physical vigor increases. Athletic t ra ining teaches a man to escape injury in emergency. It helps him to keep hi s balance on a sli ppery pavement or to fall without hurting himself. Many lives are lo t each year through inability to swim, dodge, jump or climb. These movements, together with running, throwing . catching, triking, and wrestling are the fundamental activities of the race and form the basis for all games and athletic events. Athletic practice gives training in posture, the importance of which cannot be over-emphasized . A g racef ul carriage is characteristic of the well-bred individi.tal and is based on muscular control and coordinati on . These can only be acquired by regular exercise and training. Poor posture weakens the personality of the individual. \1\fhen physical control and poi se are lacking, one gains the impression that mental control and poise are also lacking. Regular physical training improves and regulates organic and bodily functions to a marked degree. It aids in the proper elimination of waste products. It improves the appetite and aid s in digestion. It increases the working capacity of the heart and lungs. The exe rcise of the large muscle groups draws the circulation from the spine and abdom inal organs and distributes it to the heart, lungs, and muscles. In the past athletics for women have often followed those outlined for men . M uch of the criticism of athletics fo r women has arisen from thi s policy. Howeve r, in the colleges and uni versities, women's athletics now are fit fo r women and are not a " madeover" from those for men. Men have generati ons of physical activity behind th em. vVomen have been handicapped in physical development by dress, occupation, and social customs. The emancipati on of women from the old ideas and customs . in tl;e provision of proper games and sports in the schools and colleges, has gone and w ill go a long way toward the betterment of the physical health of women, with the added excellence of teaching cooperation and sportsman hip in the big game of life. In the fall of 1924, in the M ichigan State ormal Coll ege, a

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field hockey class for general students was organized. There was some discussion and apprehension as to the advisability of allowing untrained college girls to play such a strenuous game. At the close of the season, the instructor took a survey of the class. Six girls had dropped the course because of inability to stand the work. Of the remaining thirty-two, twenty-nine had gained from three to ten pounds. Three girls who were over-weight had lost from ten to twenty pounds. All reported a general improvement in physical efficiency. Nervousness. introspection, and morbidity do not thrive in the life of the athletic person . Through wholesome sports and athletic activ ities, many men and women have had their entire outlook on life changed 路 and find their enjoyment in their work multiplied many times by the healthful habits of exercise formed during their four years in college. BER N ICE R. WAGO N ER, M. M.

THE ADVANTAGES OF A FOUR-YEAR COURSE FOR TEACHERS Can we be the best type of A. S. A. girls if we know only how to teach Kindergarten or High School History without having the general knowledge and culture which a four -year college course gives? I have been thinking about this for some time,-ancl I don't believe we can. Every one, of course, should be well prepared for the work she intends to follow, but to be educated a person needs more than t hat. Just what we take beyond our required work depends, of course, on ourselves and what we desire. For myself, I think every one should have a knowledge of English which will make her a master of the language and familiar with the best poetry and prose; besides this, a reading and speaking knowledge of one modern language; some familiarity with the history of the world- past and present; and recognition of some of the big factors of the world of science. Then, too, I favor knowing something of Music and Art,-if not talented ourselves we can nevertheless appreciate true Art and know the great masters and their works. There are many fields in which we may specialize, but the

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person who lets her specialization exclude everything else may have a wonderful knowledge in her own line, but is not a very interesting person to know and talk with. nother point i the fact that there are people who go to universities and coll eges other than Teachers' colleges, who are inclined to develop their superiority complex in thinking of us teachers-to-be. We can take a four-year course which gives us one of the Bachelor degrees and be as well educated, as interesting in conversation, and as able to take our place among cultured people of the world as any University graduate. Being educated to be a teacher is one of the best of educations, for while we are working for our degrees we are also fitting ourselves for one of the noblest professions,-but two years is too short a time in which to accomplish this, we need the whole four. RuTH BAYLER, M. M.

THE IDEAL SORORITY GIRL Every girl who wears a badge or pin signifying membership in a sorority shows by this visible sign that she has pledged herself to certain aims and ideals, and she should live up to these ideals, never failing. The ideal sorority girl should in the first place be broadminded and liberal. If she is to become a leader, these two factors are essential. She may show her individuality and initiative and at the same time recognize the rights of others. The broadening inHuence that social contact gives tends to development both socially and mentally. The girl who pledges herself to honor and truth must be generous, sympathetic and forgiving, for it is human to misunderstand and to judge wrongly. Since one of the ii11portant aims of the sorority 1s training for leadership, its members should develop self-confidence and self-control. These are ba ic principles and they recognize the need for patience and responsibility. The girl who is considerate of others, fair in her judgments and possesses the spirit of selfsacrifice has three qualities that insure leadership. Service to the group must always be remembered, both in college and in society. The girl who is willing to be of service strengthens the ties of friendship and love, and she will find that,

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m doing something for others she is gaining happiness for herself. She must be gracious and dignified oh all occasions, remembering that her sorority demands culture. The same is due her college for it asks the best of her. Loyalty to the group is perhaps the most important factor. If she constantly strives to keep the aims and ideals of the organization in mind, always reconsidering the seriousness of her pledge to the group, she will attain the highest spiritually, inteltectually, and socially. LucY WANAMAKER, A. B.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RUSHING The time has come when rushing must be given more thoughtful consideration. In a college where there are several sororities, there is much competition. When an especially attractive girl enters school, every sorority begins to wish for her. The sorority which makes the best impression upon her is the one which will receive the favorable answer to its bid. There are two kinds of girls entering college. First there is the girl who knows, before she matriculates, which sorority is her preference. This preference is usually reached through the influence of some friend, who is already a member of the sorority. Through the recommendation of this friend, the girl is "looked up" and her acquaintance is made. Thus a certain sorority may obtain some new members without any hard work or competition . Then there is the girl who comes as a stranger to everyone. She has no friends who are sorority members, and she has been recommended by no one. She is very attractive, very capable, and seems to be in every respect a desirable girl. All of the sororities cast a wistful eye upon her. The campaign is on. 路w hich sorority will she prefer? How will she decide? Her decision will be based upon the impression which each sorority makes upon her. Thus to be the successful owner of her, we must give some attention and thought concerning effective methods of rushing. The first thing to do is to get acquainted with this charming new girl. You may have a class v, ith her. Make it a point to say something to her about the lesson. Make her think you do not

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know a certain part of the lesson, and ask her opinion about it. If you do not have a class with her, you may have a friend who has met her. If so, have this friend introduce you. If you have neither of these opportunities, make it convenient to sit by her in the library some day. Create some kind of an occasion for opening a conversation. By one of these schemes or by one of your own ingenuity, get acquainted with the girl sufficiently for her to recognize you the next time she sees you. After the first acquaintance is over, the rest is easy. After your know her, and she knows you, make occasions to be with her. Make a elate to go to chapel together. Ask her to go to the pictures with you, to the ball game, or any other entertainment or activity on the campus. Ask her to take a Sunday afternoon walk with you. By this time, she probably will have noticed your sorority pin, and will understand why you are so gracious toward her. Now introduce "sorority" to her. Perhaps you have a chapter house; if not a house, probably some rooms in one of the college buildings. Invite her in and let the other gi rls become acquainted with her. She might enjoy dancing awhi le; some one else might make some fudge. Does your chapter have a Mah-jongg set? Surely she would enjoy this popular game. Show yourselves to be an hospitable group, such as would attract a girl of charm, refinement and culture. Your rushee will respond to your genial hospitality. She will like your group, and will want to know you better. And as a result of this system of personal rushing, when the campaign comes to a close, she will say, "I prefer to be an Alpha Sig." H AZE L SLUSHER,

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OUR MISSIONARY AT KHARTUM Miss Frances Herron, Eta Eta, of the life certificate class of 1920, and now a missionary at Khartum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, was a witness to the disorders which took place there following the assassination of the governor-general, Sir Lee Stack. Miss Herron's parents, who live in Sterling, Kas ., have received some interestinO' letters recently telling of these occurrences. One letter tells of the killing and of the receipt of the news of England's ultimatum to Egypt.

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Later regarding the insubordination of the Egyptian troops she wrote: "It was a shock to everyone in the Sudan when Sir Stack was assassinated while in Cairo and Egypt certainly did the worst thing she could do to further her chances to gain the Sudan. Since then we have been having more or less excitement here. "Monday morning there was no tram, the telephone service was cut off, no one was allowed to cross the bridge without permission from the government, the stores and shop~ were closed, and no one was allowed to be on the streets after 8 p. m. The native people were pretty well scared. A Sudanese battalion (influenced by Egyptians) went from Omdurman to Khartum, then refused to obey orders from the British so the British fired upon them. "This was on Thursday night, and the firing continued all Friday morning. Vle heard that there were three battalions that refused to obey and that all of them were either killed or captured. Three British officers and one of the doctors and two of the Syrian doctors were also killed . "All the English women at Khartum went to the palace and we were invited to go but of course we could never leave tht> girls. An officer came three different times Friday to report and said they would find a place for us if it became necessary. However, there was really no danger in Khartum North." A little later she wrote the following account of the disorders : "The trams aren't running yet, but we got permission to go to Khartum last Monday p. m. All week we have been hearing new things that happened during the trouble. Everyone who lived close to the place of firing was ordered to leave his home after a very short notice. "There were over 170 English in the palace and many more in Gordon College and seventy people went to Dr. Griffin's. Mrs . Griffin said all the store? were closed and there was no market so she could buy no meat nor vegetables so fed them on rice and au dis (the kind of food Esau sold his birth right for ) , but they were able to buy bread. All the English in Khartum North spent a night and a day in the middle of the river in a boat. "We had school all Friday morning as usual, but there was no school at the boys' schools for very few pupils came. It wasn't

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safe on the streets of Khartum or Omdurman, for the Sudanese soldiers were hiding, especially in Khartum, most anywhere to lcill the British as they passed by. And it happened so suddenly that folks who were out on the streets just going about their business had not been warned. "A servant who was taking the news to the peopie at Omdurman missed a lady (English) who had occasion to be out riding in her donkey cart. She got in the midst of a mob who were crying 'cut her throat.' She whipped up her donkey and got away. "The doctors who were killed were in a hospital performing an operation . Mr. Miller had a stone thrown at him. We can't hear the real number of casualties, but we have heard of about nine or ten British and four or five times as many Sudanese. "A big searchlight was burning every night for the last two weeks. Some of the native people thought if it was held on them long enough they would be burned." Miss Herron went to the Sudan two years ago last summer. She still has some three years to spend as missionary there according to her agreement with the United Presbyterian Board of Missions under whose auspices she is serving. After her graduation and before going to Africa she taught school at Oswego.

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POETS ' CORNER

A. S. A. Tune: "At Dawning."

College clays proclaim thy fame, A. S. A. For high ideals you maintain, A. S. A. To thy motto we'll be true All the years of college through, Manifesting love for you, A. S. A., A. S. A. For we've friendships true and strong, A. S. A. That will keep our lives from wrong,

A. S. A. When upon this worldly main Trophies of this life we gain, Thy high ideals we'llI attain, A. S. A. , A. S. A .

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THINKING OF A. S. A. Tune: "Tenting Tonight."

We are thinking of Alpha Sigma Alpha, When we are far away From our friends who are clear to us, Sisters of A. S. A. Many are the h~arts that are weary to-night, Wishing for their sisters dear, Many are the hearts pining for the true Sisters of A. S. A . Thinking to-night, Thinking to-night, Thinking of our sisters clear. MARY MERCER,

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Alpha Sigma Alpha dear, we love you, Love you and your comradeship, always true. When the years shall come and go And we're far, far from you Still our love will stronger grow E'en more true. 路 Chorus:

Alpha Sigma Alpha, our loyalty to you, Each friend and sister, Honors you high and true ; You have been our leader Helped us pass the test, Alpha Sigma Alpha We know you're the best. MABEL SHILLING, A A. RUSH WEEK SONG Tune: "Hearts Win; You Lose."

'vV e win ; you lose, This girl belong to us. We won her friendship this very night, Ours she will always be. Don't sigh; don't cry. Some other girl you must choose. We won her heart, Shake hands and depart. A. S. A. wins, you lose. OH ALPHA SIGMA Tune: "0 Susanna."

Oh, I got a bid to a sorority. Hully gee, jumping cat. And it was an Alpha Sigma bid, Now what do you think of that? They gave to me a little pin With colors reel and white. I wear this pin the vvhole clay through. And only not at night.

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Oh, Alpha Sigma, To you I will be true . I will a willing worker be, And help my actives too. MARY BECK,

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DEAR OLD A. S. A. Tune: "Juanita."

There is a sorority, Dear old A. S. A. And its members always do as they say. They come from the North, the South, the East, the West, And they all agree A. S. A. is best. Chorus:

Alpha Sigma Alpha We will sing our praise to thee. Alpha Sigma Alpha Dearest Sorority. When years have passed We shall never forget ' That clear A . S . A. is the best. We shall never falter No matter how far away, Because we are members Of clear A. S. A. 路 MILDRED BRADFIELD ,

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA Tune: "Maryland, My Maryland."

Oh, A . S. A., to thee we sing Alpha Sigma Alpha And e'er to thee our praise we bring, Alpha Sigma Alpha. Through all the years we will be true, And always honor bring to you ; Oh, A. S. A., to thee we sing, Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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BOESEL,

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A. S. A. Tune: ''June Night."

Now members dear, Please listen here, May I have just one word to say. Though I'm a prep There's none except The friendship of dear A . S. A. Chorus:

Just give me A. S. A. Those dear girls I love, All the rest are not the best, Cause A. S. A. Requires them blest. So here's to Very near friends, Very dear friends And you. So give me A. S. A. And sisters so true.

VIRGINIA

DOWN AT OHIO Tun e: "Dow n By The Old Mill Stream."

Down at our clear 0 . U. Where I first met you, Dear friends all so true, Just a chosen few; It was then I knew I'd be one of you.

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VIOLA DoxsEE,

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THE GIRLS OF A. S. A. Tune : " Sweetheart of Sigma Chi."

When you're far away from the ones you love, And you 're lonely, and sad, and blue, And the days drag by with never a smile, And tears seem only your due, Don't be discouraged, bid your sorrows adieu, For the girls at Ohio are true, And though you are absent they love you still, The girls of our dear A. S. A. Chorus :

o finer girls could e'er be found Than the girls of A. S. A . They're always smiling, they're seldom sad, They're busy each hour of the day. They're always willing to do their share, Though it may be out of their way. They're the best on the campus, you'll have to admit, The girls of our A: S~ A. LUELLE FRY,

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DUTY Oh, girls of Kappa Chapter, who are so fine and true Do you really stop to think of what A. S . A. means to you? Are you ever truly thankful for the blessings you are given Thru Alpha Sigma Alpha by your Father up in Heaven? Have you shown appreciation by a helpful deed a day To a non-sorority girl to help her on her way? Have you ever thought to give the benefit of a doubt, To any girl whom you have found is really "down and out" And helped her on her journey to lead an upright life? Oh, we may hold our heads up high because we're Alpha Sigs, But unless we live by doing, we're the meanest kind of prigs, Because, you see, there's no excuse for not being good and true Because, dear old A. S. A ., we can't be false to you. FLORENCE RIMLINGER,

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ALPHA ALPHA Just before the Christmas vacation our new patroness. Miss Smiers, gave us a Christmas party. Her new home was beautifully decorated with greens. vVe all went dressed like little girls because it was rumored that Santa Claus was to visit us that evening. Each pledge sang a song which she had written, and we were surprised to find some real talent in the composition of the songs. After we had danced a 路while, Santa Claus arrived and gave each of us presents from a beautifully trimmed tree in the corner. We sang carols, and afterwards lVI iss Smiers served a delicious lunch. Jan nary is the time for examinations, and after a few days of rest we began a new semester. The outstanding social event of the month was the Junior Prom which took place on Friday evening, January thirtieth. Ten of our girls attended, and all had a gay, lovely time. Our adviser, Miss Amy Swisher has returned from New York, where she has been attending Columbia U niversity. We are so happy to have her with us agam. MARY HARLA r, Editor.

ALPHA BETA IVIost of Alpha Beta's extra energy since Christmas has been devoted to school activities. Virginia Romans is spending much of her time making our annual, "The Echo," a success, besides taking an active part in Pi O mega Pi , the honorary commercial fraternity . Isabelle Howell and Bernice Humphrey have cast parts in the opera "Patience'' which the music department is producing. Daisy Lee Peters, Natalia .IIurrell and Ruth Cardner are busy members of the Art Club. Some of our girls are quite athletic. Lorna Wattenbarger is

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president and "Dude" Howell is vice-president of the Woman's Athletic Association. Betty Grigsby and Betty Romans are our politicians, as each is secretary of her respective class. Ruth Selby sang in a recital given this month by the music department. She was accompanied by Betty Weatherly. Our pledges have been very good and obeyed our orders. \Ale asked them to bring samples of their culinary art to one of our meetings and instead of frying water for us as we expected, they cooked and served us a delicious repast. Miss Hook entertained the active chapter and the pledges at the Olympia following pledge services. We are making plans to have the finest annual dance we ever had on the fourteenth day of February. Among our alumn~ we noteJohn Brawdford Pearl came January 24 to the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Pearl (Nita Brawdforcl). Norene Foster went to Hammond, Indiana, the first of the year where she has a position. Janette Howell was married to Dr. Jean E. Guy on Jan. 24. Dr. Guy is a recent graduate of the Kirksville Osteopathic College and a member of the Alpha Tau Sigma Fraternity. They will reside in Tampa, Fla. ' On January 7 occurred the marriage of Louise Barnes to C. L. Moore. They will be at home at Memphis, Mo., where Mr. Moore practises law. Two of our alumn~ are making successes in the public schools of St. Joseph, Mo. They are Mae Middleton, who is supervisor of art and Mable McHendry, Professor of Physics in the St. Joseph Junior College. RUTH SELBY, Edit01' .

BETA BETA At our first January meeting Beta Beta elected Dorothy Masters president to succeed Ruby Kavich, who was graduated at the end of the Fall quarter. Dorothy is well liked by everyone and has proved very competent already in this position. On the ninth of January we held a line party for our patroness, Mrs. Nusbaum, at the Sterling Theatre. We saw "Peter Pan," and enjoyed it very much.

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On Tuesday evening, January thirtieth, we held initiation at the house for the following girls: Barbara Oxley, Naomi Myers. Ruth Wood, Dorothea Wykoff, Esther Schillinger, Geneva vVhicker, Zelma Baker, Marjorie Scott, Pearl Leininger, and Ethel Alpenfels. We have at last secured a faculty adviser to take the place of :Miss Vera Campbell, who is working in the library at Denver. Vve wish to introduce Miss ifae Hogan, assistant professor of Student Teaching in the English department. Miss Hogan is a graduate of Colorado State Teachers College, and is a member of the honorary society, Kappa Delta Pi. VIe initiated Miss Hogan on Monday evening, January the twenty-sixth. Mrs. Gander, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Carter vvere our guests. A branch of the Associated \\!omen Students has recently heen organized on our campus. Dean A. Evelyn Newman believes that it will do a great deal towards making a feeling of friendship possible among all girls in our college . We are fortunate in that one of our new members, Ethel Alpenfels, has been elected treasurer. The executive council is composed of representatives from most of the important women's organizations on the campus, the Y. vV. C. A., Pan Hellenic, Vv. A. A. and the Student Council. Helen Sprinkle, and Marjorie Masters are on the executive council. Many interesting things have been planned. The dues are twenty-five cents a quarter, and we have now more than five hundred paid memberships, so that we shall be able to send a delegate to the western division conference in Eugene, Oregon, this spnng. Among our other campus activities is a very successful basketball season, several interesting entertainments given by the dramatic club, and a eries of Sunday afternoon teas instituted by Miss Newman, our Dean of Women, at which modern books, plays, or movements were discussed . GRACE DALBY, Editor.

GAMMA GAMMA Since the last letter of Gamma Gamma few things have been happening on our campus which would be of interest to you all . The new semester has started and we are fully settled down to hard work. Some of us are carrying the exceptional limit of five

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subjects. Others could, but the ruling has been made that we may carry five only every other semester. The girls who took five last term are letting the rest do the work this term. We have our regular business meetings the secot~d and fourth Monday evenings of the month, and have one social evening each month. However, after the business meetings are over we frequently stay awhile and enjoy chatting together about the things that interest us. One evening we are giving to reviewing the course of study for our annual examination. Our vice-president, Louise Gaiser is keeping us up in the preparation, and it will not be her fault if we fail to make a good grade. The College Lyceum numbers since the new year have been very pleasing. The last one was a program almost exclusively of harp music. It is unusual for us to hear artists on the harp. Another number that was particularly enjoyable was the impersonation by Mrs. Sarah Willner Bond of a mortality play. Our Basketball team has won honors this season. We are Yery proud of their record, both in athletics and scholarship . letter from Northwestern means more than playing a successfnl game; it means a real fellow through and through. Gamma Gamma is doing its part in the college orchestra, for we have the only flutist and one of the best of the first violinists. Another honor came to us when our president was the only girl chosen to join the educational honor fraternity . On January ninth we entertained our gentlemen friends at a delightful party in the room. We used our color scheme of rose and gold for decoration. The first part of the evening we spent in getting acquainted. \fle played old-fashioned party games, and after everyone was ready for a rest a few so-called "quiet games" were played. If the shrieks of laughter and bursts of applause as some "interesting questions" were answered could be call ed quietness, the name would apply, but otherwise it would be far from it. At a late hour delicious refreshments were served. Everyone present felt that it was one of the most enj oyable evenings ever spent. Gamma Gamma announces the marriage of Vera Jones to Mr. Blaine Skidmore of Carmen, Oklahoma, on December 21, 1924. MAY IsBELL,

Historian .

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DELTA DELTA Delta Delta like many other chapters has set forth again upon a new semester, the first in the year of 1925. Everyone is working especially hard to pull up low grades, and to make good grades better. Our loving cup, on which is engraved each year the name of the girl making the highest average, is a fine incentive to higher scholarship. Since our last letter we have pledged three girls: Emma Gotshall, Magnola, Ohio; Dolores Utrecht, New Breman, Ohio ; Juanita Tefft, Carbondale, Ohio. Emma and Dolores are working for a B .S. in Education, and Juanita is taking the A.B. course and majoring in English. We are sorry to lose Mildred Bradfield, who had to return home because of the illness of her father. We hope she can be with us again next year. Our winter dance took place on Saturday, January twentyfourth at the Students' Union. It was an informal affair and was attended by approximately eighty couples . Chase's Collegians, an orchestra here at college, played and we were chaperoned by our patronesses. The dance, although nothing unusual , was a huge success. On February twelfth we had a little rushing party in the form of a Valentine party at our room. It was just an informal jolly affair, with dancing, singing, and refreshments, suggestive of Valentine's Day. Mrs. Edwin Smith, one of our patronesses and the wife of a professor of History here in the University, entertained us at her home on Saturday afternoon , February fourteenth, with a delightful tea. One of the main college events recently in which four Alpha Sigs participated was the annual Girls' Glee Club Concert on January twenty-eighth . An Alpha Sig is president of the club, and also one of the -soloists. Ruth Hollinger directed one of the plays put on by the Revelers, a dramatic organization, and she received many compliments. THELMA E. MERCER, Editor.

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EPSILON EPSILON vVe have clone ve ry little in a social way lately. We had our big Chri stmas dance, of course, and we have had one house dance since that time. This was a very lively affair, and everyone enjoyed her self so much. Vve had simply a piano for music, but it was very good. \ f.,Te are to have ini tiation the second vveek in February. Nea rl y all of our pledges are to be made members at this time. vVe are going to have a "truth meeting" before initiation. Usuall y, up to this time, we have used the ensemble system-everyone has taken part in cri ticising the pledges, and we have all been present in the room when they were told of their shortcomings, as well as their virtues . This time we are going to try a different method. A committee, consisting of M iss Strouse, our president, the chaplain, and one other nJember, will tell the pledges what the active chapter has decided that they should do in o rder to improve. \ life believe that this system will be more advantageous than the one fo rmerly used, in keeping out pe rsonal feeling and preventing some of the sensitive girls from being hurt. There will be none of the element of humiliation in this type of meeting. The "Sunflower" A nnual held a beauty contest, as usual, this year. S ix girls were chosen as the most beautiful in school, and three of these girls are Alpha Sigs. T hey are Nola Slingsby, Inez P lum, and Dorothea Gufl er. Natu rall y, we are very proud of these girls. Inez P lum is the only girl whom we pledged at second-semester rushin g. We are so glad to have her as a member. There is to be a scholarship contest among the sororiti es of this campus this year. A loving cup w ill be presented to the group having the highest g rades for the year. vVe are working hard for this honor, and see no r eason, with the material that we have, why we should not atta in it. Doris West has been honored by being selected to take the leading part in an Egypti an Ballet which is to be given soon. It will consist of Egyptian dancing by the P hysical Training Department, together with the school orchestra. Doris' dancing is outstanding enough that she was chosen from the entire department to take this most important part.

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Our formal is to be the twenty-first of this month, at the Broadview Hotel. vVe are having the Yellow-Jackets. the school orchestra. as music. This orchestra has improved so much of late that we prefer it to imported music. Favors will be leather address books, with the dance program in the front, for the men, and leather bound dance programs for the girls. We are hoping that many of the alumn;:e will return for this party, and that many of our patronesses will be there. The decorations will of course be in keeping with St. Valentine's Day, which we are celebrating by this party. We are very sorry that Marguerite Clarke. our house-president, has left us for this semester. She is teaching in Atchison now, but we are hoping that she will return to school next year. Two of our pledges have been initiated early, because of the fact that they were leaving school immediately after the close of the first semester. They are Irene Deyo and Elizabeth Heywood. Vve were very sorry to see these fine girls leave us, but expect them to return some day and be a part of the active chapter. CATHERINE BROWER, Editor. ZETA ZE TA Zeta Zeta can boast of little news for this term, for things have been somewhat dull since Christmas. Margaret Wagner, our President, was called home after Christmas because of her mother's illness, and will not be back again with us until the next quarter. vVe miss her a great deal and will be very happy when she return s. \Al e have pledged four girls this quarter: Mary Emily Mann, Mary Roberts, Dorothy Clark, and Marguerite Young. Our initiation took place on January eleventh. At present we are busy preparing for our examination which will come in March. At each meeting we devote a large part of the evening to study.

Pan Hellenic held a professional meeting recently. Each sorority contributed two numbers to the program. Plans are being laid for the annual Panathenaea. FAYTI-IE

P .\YNE,

Editor.

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ETA ETA The first meeting of Eta Eta this new year was a spread in Miss Roseberry's room on January seventh. Of course we had our famous "baked beans." This was also the opening meeting when our pledges met with us . On January twenty-eighth we had a luncheon in Miss Roseberry's room. The girls who prepared and served the luncheon were ou r after dinner speakers, and related the "up and downs., of cooks. The pledges and new members entertained the old members at a kid party at the home of Ollie Mae Aspinall on January twenty-ninth. The feature of the evening was a school over which Nellie Ross , a .be-spectacled prim school ma'am presided. Mrs. Pease and Blanch Eme1:y were star pupils and recited poems in a high childish treble. The guests had a hilarious time all evening hunting big game (animal cookies), playing automobiles, and working cross-word puzzles . Besides active and pledges, we had theÂˇ following alumn;:e as guests: Maude and Rena Laney, Helena and Betty Van Gas tel , and Hazel Galbreath. Omâ&#x20AC;˘ patronesses Mrs. S. J. Pease, Miss Jane Carroll, Mrs. Garfield Weede, Mrs. Gibson, and Miss Rosebe rry, our Adviser were also present. Dorothy Lindsay has accepted a teaching position in Eureka. Kansas. Nellie Amrein has accepted a g rade position in the P ittsburg City Schools. Frances Herron, our missionary in far away Africa. writes a very interesti ng letter from that place. Frances is located near Khartum and was near the scene of the recent Egyptian-English skirmish. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frederickson (Florence Brunk ), of Omaha, Nebraska, a daby daughter, Nancy Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Adams (Tillie Martin), announce the birth of a baby son, Robert Lee. MINNIE RoSEBERRY, Editor.

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THETA THETA Exams! Exams! Exams! That spells the month of January. Because of this peril Theta Theta has had but one meeting thi s month, held in the Fudge Room at the l~ ranklin Square House, which is becoming a regular meeting place for us since we have no house or room of our own . Part of our meeting was taken up with sorori ty study, and then we made our plans for February. The one outstanding feature was to be a Valentine Dance held on February twentieth. During the spring recess we are planning a party for the alumnae. new rushing season is at hand. For the sake of our chapter's strength, and in order to give those entering School of Education a chance for sorority membership this year, our campaign lS on. We are sorry to lose oui路 president for a whole month. but because of ill health Julia Lancaster wi ll spend the month of February in F lorida. She will , we hoR_e, return to us stronger than ever. Ingeborg Norling has finished her course this semester and will begin teaching the first of February in Fall River, Mass . Ruth Twiss and Catherine Haight finish also and wi ll register in the Graduate School in order to work for a Master's degree. We were very fortunate in being able to meet Miss Amy Swisher when she made her fl ying visit from New York. Vve can now understand why the Alpha Alpha girls like "The Tallawancla" so well . C.\THERINE L. HAIGHT, Edit01'.

KAPPA KAPPA Kappa Kappa has been honored this past month by a v1s1t from Miss lela Jewett, who spoke at a Pan Hellenic tea here one Saturday in January. We were only sorry that we could not have her with us longer. Just now the great topic with us is rushing. 'vVe have decided to send out only nine bids, because we have already pledged one girl, and we do not want our membership to go above twentyfour. We miss Betty Gurney, who was forced to return home be-

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cause of a nervous breakdown. Pan Hellenic has decided that no girl may be pledged who has been conditi oned or flunked. Because of our limit of our ru shing allowance, one hundred dollars, we have decided to give a formal theatre party rath er than a dance. O ur other party is to be at the home of Louise Bare in Camden . It is to be a novelty party and as favo rs we will give signature blotters with leather covers. The blotting paper is to be red and white, gr een and gold. Kappa Kappa announces another addition to its Cradle R oll. -a dau ghter to M r. and Mrs. M. Reeser (Mary Seltzer), on January ninth. F LORENCE R IMLINGER, Editor.

IOTA IOTA Iota Iota has had considerabl e excitement lately. O ur president, Lora Shipley was ill for about a week, and then it was discovered that she had' diphtheria. O n th e morning that it was found out we were in chapel, and the doctor asked P resident Mo reh ouse to call all the Alpha Sigs out of chapel in order that they might have cultu res taken. V'-/e were all ter ri bly excited. For a whole day th ey housed the twenty- seven of us in one house "vithout even a cook. \ Ne got alone finely. howeve r, for we made candy, popped corn, played the piano, danced, ang and did a little bit of everything to pass away the time. At fi ve the doctor came to give us antitoxin , and what a frightened group we were ! The gi rl s were very un comf ortable and sick, passing a long r estless night w hil e waiting for the return of the cultures. You can imagine our reli ef when the answer came negative for all. Lora is still at the detention hospital , but is convalescing and will soon be out again. O n February fourteenth we gave a formal dance at the Crawford Studi o. M is Bonnie And rews, our adviser, sailed for Em路poe on J anuary thirty-first, and will not return. until June. Consequently M rs. Barr is again our adviser. vVe were so rry to lose M iss Andrews so soon 路again, but we feel fo rtunate in having Mrs. Barr to take her place. LET HA D.\ILY, Editor .

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LAMBDA LAMBDA

Our autumn quarter ended on December twentieth. and we had a long vacation until January fifth. Our Christmas party was held at the house on Monday, December fifteenth, with a tree and some Christmas goodies. The girls presented Mrs. Percival, our faculty adviser a beautiful leather purse, and Miss Dodd, our house mother, a pair of kid gloves. Each girl gave a present to the house. Now as a result we have several beautiful pictures and draperies. We shall soon have our house as cozy and nice as can be. Our rushing season is O':er and we have four more pledges: Helen Snyder, Esther Headley. Dorothea Zorn, and Frances Ellison. During the rushing season we gave an Old-Fashioned Party, at which our girls all had a real good old-fashioned time, pulling taffy. Leota Wheeler danced the minuet. The next party was called a Backwards Party, which was great fun. Mae, Evelyn, and Ethel acted out Holmes' "The Ballad of the Oysterman." On Sunday morning, February first we gave a breakfast consisting of grapefruit, puffed rice, apple ring, hot biscuits, ham, and coffee. The following day we had pledging service after the regular meeting. On Monday evening, February ninth we gave a "kid" party, and on the fourteenth a Valentine party at the house. None of our girls (so far as we know) have lost their hearts yet this year. But who can tell with Cupid's day so near? Our formal dinner dance will be at the Deshler Hotel on the twenty-eighth of this month. 'vVe have invited Miss Conrad, Ohio State's Dean of \i\Tomen, but she will be unable to attend. Henrietta Haas, a fall pledge was initiated on January twentyfourth. Bernice Lincicome, Mabel Shilling, and Gwendolen Singleton attended the winter dance of Delta Delta chapter at Athens, Ohio. They had a wonderful time, and all are praising the hospitality of our Athens sisters. Lambda Lambda chapter is coming into her own on the campus this year. We have a ba ketball team this winter and our first game was a winner. \i\Te played agait)st Alpha Delta Theta, the

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game when ending stood with a sco re of five to two. Mae Rolli ns is in the Girls' Glee Cl ub thi s year, and Berni ce Linicome is a member of the Dancing Club. vVe a re also represented in the H i-Jin x, a co-ed dramatic producti on given under the auspices of the Women's A thl etic Association. V.le are glad to have J ohnnie J ones with us again thi s quarter. LuciLE \ 1\T ALTER, Editor. MU MU

The new year gives promi se to be a banner one fo r M u M n Chapter. All of the old girl s who were here in the fall term a re back with renewed courage and determinati on for the new year 's work. Besides this, we are stronge r by ten new member s now, a nd have M iss J eannette Garrett, of the Home Economics Depa rtment as our facul ty adv ise r. vVe are especially happy over M iss Garrett for she 'is proving herself to be a loyal friend and adviser. vVe a re very fond and proud of our initiates too. Here is the story : N ine girls were pledged last December, and on Saturday, J anu a ry thi rty-fi rst, they were initiated into membershi p in Alpha Sigma Alpha . T he girls inclu de: Aileen F isher, Ma,路y Heiler, V ila J ones, Esther K itti. Helen Mani ex, L orena J ane M urray, Ruth Raff, Dorothy Zimmer, and Gladys Zuck. M iss Garrett was initiated at the same ti me, and the girls all agreed that the ceremony seems lovelier and more impressive every time. The initiation was followed bv a fi ve-course dinner at th e Hotel H uron. Carlotta Corpron, our president, gave the address of welcome, whi le Helen S inger acted as toastmi stress. "Service Brings I ncrease" was the theme of the toast given by Donalda Mo rri son, whil e M r s. Har ry Smith, our patroness, spoke on " Ability, Stabili ty, and Adaptabil ity." J ane M u rray responded fo r th e initiates with a ve ry lovely talk on "Aspire, Seek, Attain," and M iss Garrett outlined the qualiti es of "True \Vomanh ood ." M iss \1\finifred Welch gave us a message fro m the alumna:, and M iss 'J oan Alpermann , whom we loved when she was our Zeta Tau Alpha advise r, and still love, told us what she thought a so rority should reall y mean in the lives of college girls. \ 1\fe we re so glad to have F ri eda Smith, who is stu dying at the U ni versity of Michigan, with us at our banquet.

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Saturday . J anuary 24th, is another bri o-ht pot in th e memori e of l\1 u l\l u girl s, fo r this was the occasion fo r our annual closed party at P rospect School. T he room was very attractively decorated in palm-green and gold, and novel favors of pape r caps, fans, and parasols, added much to the gayety of the evening. Vari-colored ball oons fl oated down from the ceiling during one of the dances . \1\T ini f red \i\Telch of R ochester, V iolet and V iola R au of Ferndale, and M ildred Gr ey of H oll y, we re back for the party. l\Iabel Payne of Ann A rbor, our sister f rom Iota I ota, has been abl e to visit us quite often thi s year , and we a re always deli ghted to see her. vVe always look fo rward to our program meetings with g reat pleasure because th ey mean so much to us. M iss E th el McCrickett , our patroness, spoke on "Poise" at our January meeting and l\1 r . Ha rry S mith gave us a charmin g talk on "Personality" at our February meetin g. \ i\Te always have several mu sical numbers and one or t wo special readin gs . \i\' e are planning on inviti ng representati ves from the thirteen sororiti es to our next program meeting. M iss Estell e Dow ning will talk on "Power " and we are hoping that th e meeting will be a great success. \i\Te are proud that A lpha Sigma Alpha has t hese program meetings, because th e other sororities have onl y business and social meetin gs . P lans a re bein g made fo r our Valentine party to be held at the so rority house next week. vVe expect to surpri se one of our girl s at that time by hav ing a shower for her. Berni ce R aycraf t marri ed Da rwin \i\Tagoner last summer , and we are looking fo r ward to surp ri sin g the young coupl e. l\l u M u chapter too, is beginning to wo rk on the questi ons fo r the national sorority examinati on. T he girls enj oy learning th e songs after so rority meetings. We vvant to be know n as a "S inging chapter. " T hree of our girls, F lorence Gee, Ruth Bayler , and J anet. R andolph were elected to the S toics, the Sophomore honor society of th e M ichi gan State No~m al Coll ege. F ive of our girls are members now, and seven belong to Kappa Delta P i, national honorary educational f raterni ty. Gladys Zuck, one of our initiates, was elected last term. M .\ RY HuMPHREY,

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FRATERNITY GIRLS In this new education, what part can fraternity girls play? First of all , a serious part. Somehow, somewhere and somet~me "social" and "seri ous" have parted company in the thought of people. Is that men's fault? Is it because men, dropping for a moment! their "serious" occupations and indulging their wives, daughters, sisters and sweethearts by making brief incursions into the alien land called "social," have forced their conception upon that fi~ld? Surely the social appears to be, judging from the way women take it, a very serious field of human endeavor. This seriousness, a genuine seriousness, should attach itself to the "social fraternities" of both men and women ii1 college. Seriousness, to my way of thinking, can best be introduced into fraternity life, by compelling the societies to perform their true function. That function is education in democracy, which is nothing more than forming democratic habits. Those habits are formed in fraternities by the best educational process so far invented: namely, by practice. Fraternity houses are laboratories of brotherhood, where men and women, respectively, learn how to live together by actual practice. That art is nothing more than a mass of habits, involving it is true, the whole personality, but nevertheless habits. To learn those habits, to be compelled to form them by the force of conflicting and crossfiring personalities, to cultivate, for example, patience, longsuffering, self-effacement, suppression of small idiosyncracies, little likes and dislikes, to help, to lend, to give, to call your own not your own, to do all this for the good of the group, these are lessons in democracy which must be learned before any step forward can be taken in forming that larger democracy of men and women longed for by a weary world. To conceive a fraternity chapter as a place of seclusion and segregation of select soul s wherein individuals practice certain social amenities is to miss the whole essence of fraternity life. To make each chapter a veritable laboratory of democracy is to inject into college fraternalism the seriousness of not only

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a noble purpose, but a pe rm anent one. To Jearn in coll ege Jesons of li ving together in bonds of volunta ril y assum ed siste rhood and of making such a life genuinely successful in a ll its outwa rd exp ress ions as well as in a ll its deeper mea nings, is the most efficient prepa ra ti on any student can eve r expe ri ence for entering that larger sisterhood of democ racy waiting for her in th e new world yet to be turned from v ision to reality by the mode rn wo man with a modern ed ucation. -Eleusis of Chi O mega.

"SCHOLARSHIP TH E ESS EN CE" Scholarship, th e essence of what? Of a college course reaiJv complete and of enduring satisfacti on. ctivities are impo rtant in such a course, for reasons too obvious to need statement. Friend s are inevitable and even more importa nt. Schola rshi p, however , not o obtrusive in appeal a activities and not so humanl y necessary and g ratif yi ng as friends. is most 'important of all. cholarship is like a government bond; it is sure to pay dividends and to increase in valu e yearly. Activiti e , with all their glamor. are forgotten; f ri end s, for all their love, drift away, but schola rshi p leaves its solid accompli shments behind it alwaysgood in themselves, and basis for other constructive building, and 路 noble li ving . It is ea y in th ese clays to drift through college . The classe are so large that the individual is almost lost sight of until keen analysis is given hi s examinati on "blue book;'' but even at that time, two or three days good cramming will suffice to get one by. The deceptive fallacy o f the drifting course, however. is that it rather un suits one ever to do anything else. F rom schola rship, however, w ith it attendant di scipline, come li fe- lasting habits of genuine thoroughn ess, accuracy, balance and judg ment, and a mind well stored with treasures moth s cannot eat or robbers rob . A mediocre minimum of scholarship is demanded of you by your college, and your chapte r of your fraternity, no doubt, sets a tandard, and these you must maintain. If you w ill invest just a littl e more time in scholarship the es ence, you w ill find your interest in your work increased, your status among your fellow students rai sed, and your welcome in the fraternity doubl ed.

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Your fraternity, which has given so much to you, should be repaid by earnest effort on your part to elevate her scholastic standing, for that is one tangible and plainly evident standard of fraternity comparison. Vi/ hat could better promote the interests and uphold the dignity of your fraternity than being a vital factor in bringing your chapter to the head of the ranks in scholarship ? If you are inclined to be doubtful of this, you have the fundamental quality of scholarship already-curiosity. If you venture to prove it one way or the other , you will be already started on the road, the royal road and the only road, to success in college as well as in life, the road marked WORK, leading through scHOLA RSH IP TI-IE ESSENCE to the CITY OF SA TI SFACTIO N . -Aglaia of Phi Mu.

THE SORORITY AND THE UNIVERSITY Emma E. Voigt, clean of women at Ohio, says through A lpha Xi D elta: In return for what a right-minded iti.stitution does for the sorority, the sorority should feel keenly certain very definite ob li gations. First of all, it should feel its obli gation to lift and keep hi gh the moral tone of its membership. It should feel a definite responsibility for the conduct of each and every one of its members in the li ght of such conduct reflecting upon the institution as well as upon the smalle r group. If every group were to do that and its members stood for the best and only the best, it would relieve the whole burden of anxiety on the part of those in authority. In the second place, the university has a right to expect from a group that it shall definitely contribute to the scholasti c standards of the college. Too often the report comes to u s that the unorganized girl is ranking higher than the organized girl. In the third place, the institution has a right to expect the group to stand back of and help in the matter of anything clone from generation to generation in the celebration of the worthy traditions of that institution; and yet too often as one looks out over an audience, which has been call ed together upon some celebration of a tradition of the college, the so rority girl is conspicuous by her absence. In the fourth place, the institution has a

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right to expect that each sorority will do its utmost to bind close the ties between the alumn<e and their Alma Mater. The fifth and subsidiary consideration, but one which is very important, is the contribution which the organization through its special social functions, dances, dinners, receptions, teas, etc., makes toward the development of the finer social poise. There is nothing we appreciate and admire more than fine social poise. The young woman who can adjust herself quickly and graciously to conditions is an asset to any institution. ON GRADUATING EVERY MEMBER

There is rarely much value in the membership of the man who drops out of school the year after his initiation and thereafter never returns. Occasionally, it is true, there is an exception to this statement-and chapters desiring a one-year man are prone to believe that man to be an exception. To make a good, loyal, willing-to-sacrifice, year-in-and-yearaut member of the fraternity there路 is needed four full years of fraternity experience. In four years habits and traditions take root. There is inculcated a love for the institution that, if it be genuine, will continue to grow for a life time. This fraternity, as all others, is constantly confronted with the problem of men dropping out of college before their course is completed. Many are forced to drop out a year to earn the means of attendance during the following year and to these men freauently comes a business opening so attractive that they are unable to refuse it and return to the seemingly less profitable business of securing an education. In addition to this class there are a great many who frequently debate the advisability of remaining in college-estimating their present work in terms of dollars and cents that might be immediately realized. Our fraternity may not alone serve its own ends but the ends of higher education generally by following the slogan, "Graduate Every Member." Let the matter be given thought and it will be agreed that the interests of the individual, the fraternity and the college will be best served by the observance of this rule. There surely is no need of rehashing the statistics that indicate the increased earning power of those who have completed their college course. There can be no debate with fraternity officers or others

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who have had occasion to give fraternity we lfare a serious study. The colleges have spoken in no unmistakable terms. Keeping a college degree constantly before the eyes of the member must be the work of the active chapters, aided by their alumni . Let it be preached to freshmen from the hour of their pledging. Let it be a fixed principle-a tradition-of the chapter. To so determine the importance of graduating every member is to build toward a stronger alumni-and the strength of a fraternity is, to a very large degree, dependent upon the strength of the alumni.-Th e Sigma Phi Epsilon J ounwl.

TH E CHAPTER PRESIDENT Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the selection of the right individual for the chapter presidency. His qualities of mind and heart are of importance. The ideal president brings to the office among other qualities the ability to lead, inspire, and bring to pass the things undertaken, as well as a capacity for friendship, a keen sense of justice, and a nature which has successfully adjusted itself to the manifold temptations of college life.-Banta's G1'ee l~ Exchange.

HAVE YOU, ACTIVE CHAP T ERS, ACKNOWLEDG ED Y OUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDA TI ON? One way for the active chapters to keep the alumni interested in their relations is to be careful to acknowledge favors received. Alumni are likely, in many instances, to make due allowance for the youth and carelessness of the active men ; it is a mistake to bank on that, however. Some of them will not make such allow ances, and none of them ought to have to do so. Yery often the one who coul d help most will, after one unappreciated effort, decide to let the bunch go hang. That is bad for both him and the bunch. Take for instance the matter of the treatment accorded recommendations of new men , to which attention is called in the resolutions adopted at the Conclave of Province XIV. Every chapter is anxious to have the alumni recommend new men. What do the chapters do with these recommendations? U sually they act on them; sometimes they take the men that are recommended , sometimes not; sometimes they ignore the recommendations. Almost always they fai l to indicate to the alumni what has been done

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in the matter, or eYen that the recommendations have been received. ~ow a little courtesy at this point would preserve and increase the interest and loyalty of alumni . If the chapter woulcl. acknowledge the receipt of recommendation and wou ld write to the recommending brother what had resulted, much good would come both then and thereafter, as a result. -Palm of Alpha Tau Omega.

HAVE YOU A CHAPTER GOOSE-STEP

No fraternity man or woman but what has had to answer m some degree the question of whether he or she prefers to be an individualist to the nth degree or only to a limited extent. Alpha Tau Omega has some in teresting queries in an editorial "Goosesteppus," which says: \1\fhich man wi ll he V':orth most to the chapter and the fraternity in the long run-the one who is moulded by the fraternity to the common type, or the one who steadfa tly resists such moulding and develops to the fu ll est the best in his own individual personality? Individualists are hard to get on with, and a chapterful of them would be a cantankerous problem, but there is more danger in the process of trying to make every man just long enough to fit the Alpha Tau bed that in any number of feet or heads too long to fit in nicely. The long ones. the "different ones." the difficult one , may be the most valuable assets of the chapter. The chapter goose-step does not make leaders. The coll ege fraternity in its truest and noblest ense means to its members the attainment of the highest ideals of friendship . Firmer and closer bonds of friendship are e tablished and by a realization of the better things of li fe vve are directed along the more perfect ways of living. Yet it is an ea y matter to take a step too far-a step beyond these finer things into a realm of bigotry and egotism, of narrowness and obstructed vision. We have observed in diverse things that it is only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous-from the beautiful to the base: and so it is in fraternity. It is easy to be too enthusiastic. It is easy to see too much good in one's own fraternity and fail to see the merits of another. It is one thing to be a booster of one's fraternity, but quite

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another to carry it to such an extreme as to become a knocker of another. It is easy for us to be partial to our fraternity friends and to collect ourselves in groups but when the appellation "cliquish" and "clannish" is .applied by our onlookers It IS time for us to stop and take notice of ourselves or rather take more notice of those outside our group. Vve certainly must not allow our ego to obstruct our vision so that we are unable to see beyond the confines of our fraternity . Let us be mindful that there are others besides ourselves, and that there are nonfraternity people, as well, by whom smiles and acts of kindness are doubly appreciated. Let us not be merely of our fraternity, but of our coll ege. Let us not be "clannish" and exclusive, but one large social class. Let us remember that in fraternity spirit, as in all things. there are two extremes, and in our quest for the beautiful and the good let us strive toward the golden mean and make it our icleal.-The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma. YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION The object of a college education is not to enable a man to earn a living but to teach him how to enlarge and enrich his mental and moral life, to be more of a man. to be a real person and not a mere cog- in the machine of industry or trade. The main thing is to teach him how to use his own mind and to understand the thou~hts of others. N o need to cram his memory with unassorted information like a junk shop. Teach him, through literature and science and philosophy. how to ~ ee things as they are, imagine them as they might be. and to make them as they ought to be. Then you will have an educated man. And whatever he does he will do better because he can think and feel.-DR . HE NRY V AN D vKE, via Sigma Ahha Epsilon R ec01'd. P LEDGING Delta Tau Rainbow gives the following version of pledging that should make a chapter take notice, and place their pledge pins with true sisterhood back of the bid to membership. "Pledge men only with utmost care. \i\Then you have clone so.

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remove the pledge button only for real cause. A man pledged and not initiated has something to explain to his college mates the rest of his college clays ; if the fault is the chapter's and not his. he has been clone a very grave injustice. Vle must, in all that we do, remember the other fellow ; no man once pledged should be denied initiation except by a vote of the chapter of sufficient size to equal that required for expulsion were he a member." -Rai11bow of Delta Tau Delta.

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