Asa phoenix vol 11 no 2 jan 1926

THE PHOENIX of ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA - - - - - ' VoLUM B

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JANUARY, 1926

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Pub l ished in November, January, March and May of each year at No. 30 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Ind iana , by the Nicho lson Pr inti ng Company, for the A lpha S igma A l pha Sorority having headquarters at No . 1 Lindsey Street, D or chester, Mass. Business correspondence may be addressed to ei th er office, bu t matter for pub l icat ion and correspondence concern i ng t h e same shou ld be a d 路 dressed to Gertrude D . Halbritter, Editor. 1 Lindsey Street, Dorchester, Mass.

Entered as second路class matter September 4, 1923 , at the post office at Richmond, In d., un der the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for ma il ing at spec ia l rate of post路 age prov ided for in Section 1103 , Act of October 3, 1917, authorized September 4, 1923.

Subscription price one dollar per year .

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 Laramie St., Atchison Kans.

Treasurer-Grace G. Fultz, 6.6., Rushville, Ohio.

Registrar-Mrs. F. M. Sharp, ZZ, 1405 Hardy St., 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-Gertrude D. Halbritter, 速速, 1 Lindsey St., Dorchester, Mass.

BOARD OF ADVISERS Alpha Alpha-Miss Amy M. Swisher, "The Tallawanda," Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Miss Ethel Hook, 602 So. Franklin Street, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Miss Rhoda B. Permenter, 1630 9th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Miss Minnie M. Shockley, Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Miss E lizabeth Garber, Box 215, Athens, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Miss Catharine E . Strouse, Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Orlo R. Nattinger, 405 So. Holden St., Warrensburg, Mo .

Eta Eta-Miss Eulalia E. Roseberry, 1610 o. Olive St. , Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Mrs. Wm. Holmes Martin 5 Cobden St., Boston, Mass.

Iota Iota-M iss Bonnie And rews. 1080 22ncl ~t. , Des 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 J eanette Garrett, 306 N. Normal, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Nu Nu-Miss Mildred Burdett, Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Alumnae-Edna McCullough, 1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kans.

Art-Carol D. Pierce, 3 Linden Ct., Ayer, Mass.

Chapter Activities-Dorothy Yelton, 1410 W. 8th St., Riverside, Calif.

Extension-Grace Fultz, Rushville, Ohio.

Membership-Rosamond Root, Apt. 6D, 520 W. 122nd 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-929 West St., Emporia, Kans.

Iota Iota-1081 25th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Lambda Lambda-52 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Mu Mu-209 N. Normal St., Ypsi lanti, Mich.

ROLL OF COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-State Teachers' College, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-State Teachers' College, Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-State T eachers' College, Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-State Teachers' College, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-State Teachers' 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, Ohio.

Mu Mu-State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Nu Nu-Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.

COLLEGE CHAPTER SECRETARIES

Alpha lpha-Donna Gray, 20 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Dorothy ens, 602 E. McPherson St., Kirk ville. Mo. Beta Beta-Elizabeth White, 1732 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Viv ian Chandler, 813 Second St., A lva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Viola Doxee, Lindley Hall . Athen , Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Louise Bauman, 929 West St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Dorothy Clark, 114 Broad St., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Ruth 'vVatson, 104 W. Quincy t., Pittsburg. Kans.

Theta Theta-Virginia Scott, Student House, St. Stephen t., Boston, Mass.

Iota Iota-Josephine Boterman, 707 25th St., Des 1\Ioines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Margaret Brenholtz 1813 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Henrietta Haas, 2566 N . Fourth St., Columbus, Ohio.

Mu Mu-Dorothy Zimmer, 209 N. Normal, Yp ilanti, Mich.

Nu Nu-Sara Thompson, 214 N. 33d St., Philadelphia, Pa. EX-COLLEGIO SECRETARIES

Alpha Alpha-Mrs. R. A. Healey, Hess Apt. 4, Wyoming, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Elizabeth Romans, 416 E. Jefferson St., Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Mrs. Glenn H. Fergusory, 7511 Hutchinson Ave., Swissvale, Pa. Beta Beta-Mildred E. Schaefer, 16 20th St., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Mrs. James A. Lane, 801 Centre St., Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Sa ra E. Long, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Mrs. Everett R. Barr, 620 W. 4th t., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Edgar A. K ibbe, California, Mo. Eta Eta-Katie B. Nevius, Vilas, Kans.

Theta Theta-Caroline G. Wasgatt, 346 Lookout Ave., Hacken 路 sack, N. ].

Iota Iota-Leona Wilcox, 2423 49th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Irene Parker, 112 William St., Salisbury, Mel. Lambda Lambda-Ethel traw, Ohio City, Ohio.

Mu Mu-Carlotta Corpron, 6D, 520 \V. 122cl St., New York City.

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CITY ASSOCIATION SECRETARIES

Alva, Okla.-Lucile Chew, 829 Church St., Alva.

Boston, Mass.-Christina S. Little, 154 Circuit Rd., Winthrop, Mass.

Cherokee, Okla.-Elberta Patterson, Cherokee.

Chicago, 111.-Ann Brewington,5701 Kenwood Ave., Chicago .

Cleveland, Ohio-Ruth Duffey, 1386 Hall Ave., Suite 1, Lakewood .

Denver, Colo.-Ollie Smelzer, 1022 Washington, Denver.

Des Moines, Iowa-Beulah D. Dunbar, 111 7 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. Pittsburg, Kans.-HeJena Van Gastel, 1803 N. Locust St., Pittsburg.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Mrs. Howard A. Power, 27 1 N. Craig St., Pittsburgh, Pa. New York, N. Y.-Rosamond Root, Apt. 6D, 520 'vV. 122nd St., New York City.

Unionville, Mo.-Nettie B. Dickerson, Livonia, Mo. Warrensburg, Mo.-Mrs. Leslie A. McMeekin, East Gay St., \1\farrensburg.

ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES

Chairman-Miss Mabel Walton, ~~~' \1\Tooclstock, Virginia.

Secretary-Miss Minnie Shockley, A~A, 704 Church St., Alva, Okla.

Treasurer-Miss Birdie Rich, IlK~, 415 Market St., Emporia, Kans.

Director of Local Panheltnics-Mrs. Orley See, ~~E , 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif. ' Director of City Panhellenics-Miss Bess Oglesby, 速~Y, 509 W .

12lst St., New York City.

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor--in-Chief

Gertrude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey St., Dorchester, M::1ss

Chapter Editors

Alpha Alpha-Martha A. Wadsworth, 29 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, O hio.

Alpha Beta-Ruth Selby, 502 E . Normal, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Barbara Oxley, 122 1 18th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Ruth F. Hall, 1011 Normal St., Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Luella Frey, 78 Mill St., At hens, Ohio.

Ep il on Epsilon-Dorothea Gufter, 612 'vV. 12th St., Emporia, Kans .

Zeta Zeta-Louise 'vVhitman, 136 Gover St., Warren burg, Mo .

Eta Eta-Esther Wilson, 117 'vV. Lindbury St., P ittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Gladys Ray, 97 St. Stephen St., Boston, Mass.

Iota Iota-Ferne

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Betts, 1165 27th St. , Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Ruth Nailor, 1813 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Lucile Walter, 470 Oak St., Columbus, Ohio .

Mu d:u-Ruth E. Bayler, 706 Emmett St., Ypsilanti, Mich.

Nu Nu-Helen Lindemuth, 3314 Powellton Ave., P hiladelphia, Pa .

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Pf)oenix ZETA ZETA WINS THE SCHOLARSHIP CUP A year ago Mrs. Ida Shaw Martin, our National President, presented to the sorority a beautiful silver scholarship cup, which she hoped would serve as a stimulus to higher scholarship in all the chapters. During the interval since September 1924 every chapter has striven for the much prized honor of being the first to have her name engraved upon the shining surface of the new cup, q.nd also to be allowed to treasure and exhibit the cup on her mantel for a time.

Figures, showing the results of the scholarship status of each chapter, were slow in being turned in, and consequently the cup was not sent to the winning chapter until December. Therefore this is the first opportunity to say that it is with great pleasure that we were able to award to Zeta Zeta, our 'vVar路路 rensburg chapter, the cup with the chapter name engraved upon it. Two other chapters came very close in the ranking, but Zeta Zeta was high enough to receive the honor. Zeta Zeta may well be proud of her members and the effort which they made to obtain the ranking. We congratulate Zeta Zeta most heartily and hope that she will always keep her standard as high as it is at present.

This year it has been decided to follow a new plan and have the time extend from February to Februa ry. This was done chiefly for two reasons : first , because it was very difficult to get the scholarship returns at the close of the school year, and second, because it was suggested that the cup be awarded at Convention in August this year. It is urged that all chapters send in scholarship returns as soon as possible.

WILL YOURS BE THE SECOND CHAPTER NAME ON THE CUP?

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THE PHOENIX ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES

The A sociation of Educational Sororities opened its ixth Biennial conference at Hotel Drake, Chicago, Illin ois. May 27th, 1925.

The Roll Call was responded to by th e following: Delta Sigma Epsilon-Mrs. Orley See, Piedm ont, Cali f.

Sigma Sigma Sigma-Mrs. A . J. Hathaway, Jr., La alle, N. Y. Alp ha Sigma A lpha-M iss Minnie Shockley, A lva, Okla.

Pi Kappa Sigma-Miss A nn Wilke, Alva, Okla.

Theta ig ma Upsilon-M iss Be s Oglesby, Oxford, Ohio. ii s Grace Fultz, A. S. A., attended th e meeting.

The foll owing a mendm ents were passed: "T hat the words 'representatives' and 'conference' be used throughout the Constitution a nd By-Laws."

"That to the official roll be added 'Theta Sigma Upsil on' and when Alp ha Sigma T au compl etes her requirements and notifi es the Coun cil 'Alpha SiO'ma Tau' shall be added."

III Organization.

Sec. 3. " o sorority shall be a dmitted to membership unl es it had five chapters, publishes an open official magaz ine and receives the unammous vote of the delegates fr om those sororities a lready on the official roll."

Amended to read "No sorority shall be admitted to member hip unl ess it has five chapters, publishes an official magaz ine semi-annuall y, ha a complete national organi zatio n (at least two national officers) and receives the unanimou vote of the representative from th e sororiti es on the official r oll."

Sec. 4. New. "That an application may be sent to th e AES Coun cil at any time but the petitioning sor ority must sen d a representative to a conference after which the petition will be acted upon by the Coun cil and the Sorority be notified of th e decision ."

Sec. 5. Old 4 a mend ed to read: "Institutions on a roll of an AES Sorority must req uire a four year high school dipl oma or its equivalent for entrance, have an income of at least $50,000 a year, o r be a state in stitution, must ha ve a general enrollment of not less than 200 tudents in the collegia te department, mu st offer a fo ur yea r course lead ing to a degree in education, must be a school of general educati on."

Sec. 6. Old sec. 5. " ...... . . sec. 5 of this article ........ " Sec. 7. "Each A. E. S. sorority r epre entati ve mu t notify the other A. E. S. representative immed iately upon the receipt of a petition from a g roup, and tha t three months elapse from the time of the receipt of the petition to the time the gro up i in talled as a chapte r."

Sec. 8. Any local group which i in correspond ence w ith more than one A. E. S. sorority must definitely in writing close all negot iations w ith the fir t one in correspondence be fore it can open negotiations with an-

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other A. E. S. sorority. Above information must be secured by the: national organizer of the AES Sorority.

IV. OFFICERS. "The officers of thi s association shall be : a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer and a director of local panhellenics. Each office is to be held in rotation by the sororities according to the time of their entrance into A. E. S. and these offices shall be held until their successors have been duly qualified. When for any reason an office becomes vacant between biennial conferences the secretary of the so rority 路w hich that officer represents shall notify in writing all officers of the association and the presidents of the sororities on the official roll the name and address of the new representative officer."

V. MEETINGS. This association shall convene bienniall y in August at such date and place as may prove most convenient to a majority of the officers.

VI. AMENDMENTS. This constitution may be amended at a conference only by votes. of representatives present. Previous notice of a proposed amendment shall be sent in writing at least four weeks bef ore the biennial conference to each officer and National , President of the A. E. S. Sororities by the Secretary of A . E. S. By-Laws Duties of Officers.

SECRETARY. The Secretary shall keep a correct record of the proceedings of the association , she shall have the custody of the records and of all papers, she shall draw all orders on treasurer; she shall keep a correct list of the names and location of chapters ................... . .... association which has been secured by the director of local Panhellenics; she .... . ........ .

"The treasurer shall receive all moneys of the association; she shall collect all dues from the national treasurers of the sororities ........... . . . . . . . biennial meeting. (strike out she shall order stationery.) All bills which she pays must be itemized."

The director of local panhellenics ....................... .... . to panhellenic associations where any two association sororities have chapters; shall secure reports on printed forms in November, February and May, these to include Minutes of previous meetings; .she shall furnish the sec"retary with the names and location of chapters and national officers of each sorority in the association."

2. Dues and fees.

Dues shall. .. .. .. .. ...... .. ......... .. ........ by the first of June.

3. Meetings.

In addition ...... .. ..... . . . conference in August .............. . ... . .

5. LOCAL P ANHELLENIC ASSOCIATIONS .

Sec. b. Any ................. . ........... in 1915 and as amended at at succeeding biennial conferences.

Sec. c. When a national officer of any association sorority visits a chapter in an official capacity a meeting should be called by the panhellenic

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assoc1at10n and a report of the local conditions shall be sent to the secretary of the Association of Educational Sororities.

Sec. d. Amendments :-"These by-laws may be amended only at a biennial conference of the AES and only in case of a % vote of the representatives present. Previous notices and a copy of the propo ed amendments must have been sent to each office of the association and the national presidents of the AES sororities at least four weeks in advance of the meeting.

CODE OF ETHICS. 9. "That a girl who smokes, drinks, or who breaks college rules is not conforming to the letter, nor the spirit of AES standards."

Model Constitution for Local Panhellenic Associations.

1. Name.

2. Object.

This pan hellenic association shall ( 1) fix the date of bid day; (2) pass and enforce rush rules ............. . ....... .

3. Organization.

This association ........... . ... .. . following year.

The Association recommends that a faculty adviser from a group shall be present at all meetings but she shall have no vote.

No chapter of A. E. S. sorority shall have more than two faculty members, wives of faculty men as active members, honorary or as patronesses, exception when former sorority members return as faculty or are elected to the faculty and in that case no other facu lty member shall be initiated as active members, honorary or as patronesses. Additional Patronesses may be chosen from town lad ies.

VI. Violations.

Any sorority found guilty, by the local panhellenic assoc1at10n, of violating any of the articles of this constitution or its by-laws shall be reported at once in writing to the Director of Local Panhellenics who shall take it up with the AES Council.

1. Duties of Officers.

Sec. c. The Corresponding .................. minutes of each meeting in reports sent to the Director of Local Panhellenics November, February and May. 4. Quorum. a. A majority of the members of the local panhellenic . . . . business . b. Each soror ity shall have one vote.

5. Membership.

Sec. e. See above. III. 7. Broken pledge. Must be placed on rush rules.

10. Rules on rushing shall be printed and may be as widely distributed as local needs and conditions demand and be posted m a conspicuous place.

"At this, the Sixth Conference, we wish to go on record approving Advisers be appealed to help do away with "Hell Week" and all that it implies that is conspicuous conduct during pledge season."

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REFLECTIONS When your college days are over And your life's work has begun, When the parties, shows, and dances And all other kinds of fun , P lay only second part to the wo rk you have to do, 'Tis then that Alpha Sigma Alpha Means the very most to you.

"Aspire, Seek, Attain," are the mottoes we hold dear, Yet it's not until you face the world That their meanings are made clear.

Aspire to the hi g hest that the world can offer you And seek the very best in life For nothing else will do.

Attain the fam e you're seeking Through honor, with mig ht and mam And you'll glory in attainment If you've rightly won the game.

College days are easy days And sorority plays its part.

Yet it only prepares for you the way To g reet life with cheery heart.

It teaches you to seek the best, To want what's fine and true, To have the courage to face the fight ; A sorority does that for you.

But Alpha Sigma A lpha does more than thi s by far, It makes a kind of girl of you That's a little above par.

So as you face the battle In this good old wo rld to-clay, Rem ember that the pin you wear I s sacred in its way.

Live up to all the things you've pledged Bring honor to her anew By being th e kind of Alpha Sig Your so rority expect s of you.

Flo1'ence Riwdinger, K. K.

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My Prayer T his last bit of wr iting f rom D octor Conwell's prolific pen ovembe路.appeared in the T emple Unive r sity WEEK L Y on thirteenth. I t was entitl ed "My Praye r," and was written by the President in the Samaritan H ospital on November fo urth.

not for a la rger garden, I ASK But for fin er seeds.

I a k not for a more di sta nt v1ew, But for a clea rer vision of th e hill between.

I as k not to do more deeds, But more effecti ve ones.

I ask not for a longer life, But a more effici ent one for th e present hour .

I vvant to plant m ore, Adverti se more ; T ell th e story of J es us In clea rer form ; I want to be more wi se And al o more g lad because I was used.

May some oak say, " I g rew stronger"; May some lil y say, " I g rew purer" ; May some fountain say, " I threw th e clear wa ter hi g her."

May some <YOO d book be read ; May some good fri end hip be made; May my tota l influence tell for rig hteousne , \i\Tithout an unnecessary tea r.

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DR. CONWELL, LATE PRESIDENT OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY R ussell H erm a n Conwell was born a t South Worthington, Mass., on Febru a r y 15, 1843. Hi s parents wer e poo r in worldly goo ds a nd lived in a two- r oom fa rm house some dist an ce fr om the town s ituated a mong th e Berkshire Hill s.

Hi s fa th er, Ma r tin Conwell, tilled th e r ocky soil for th e s ustena nce of his fa mil y, incl ud ing hi s wi fe Miranda ; a daughter, H a rri et, and two son s, Cha rl es a nd Russell. At on e time he kept a sma ll country stor e in a ddition to hi s farm.

T he rugged environm ent of th e Berkshires gave yo un g Russell a st r ong constituti on and an alert mind. H e was as brave a s he was reckless, an d as str ong a s he was skillful. H e was a leader among the boy s w ith whom he a ssociat ed, a nd wa s loved by yo ut'l g and old .

T here a r e many ta les of how he ri sked hi s life to save younge r boys w ho ventured into th e treacherous mountain str路e ams, and how he would leave hi s home in t he middl e of the ni ght to go to th e r escue of a neighbor's calf lost in th e pas ture.

Doctor Conw ell r eceived hi s ea rly education in th e di stri ct schoo l located four m iles away. H ere h e was an apt pupil and a leader in th e extra -curricular activi ties. H e led the debating club , organi zed a dramatic society and, so impressed was he by a par a de which h e w itn essed 111 a nea rby town, th at h e or gan ized a marching compan y, spending much t ime in m aste ring th e manua l of a nns a nd studying milita ry tactics.

H e was ever in sea r ch of kn owledge. Hi s parents wer e g r eat r eader s, an d inst ead of fairy tal es, Russell's fir st stor ies wer e those whi ch we r e r ea d fr om the New Yo rk Tribune and the Atlantic M onthl y. It wa s not long, howeve r, until he could r ead th ese things for him self.

Hi s ea rl y' r eadin g was confin ed to th e Bi ble a nd M ilton's "Pa radi se L ost." H e memori zed th e fir st three books of thi s latter w ork when h e wa s less th an t en yea r s old.

Ru sse ll ha d r ead much of Boston, and at the age of thirteen r esolved to run away fr om home and see thi s gr eat city for him self. With less th an t en dolla r s in hi s pocket s, he boa rd ed a r a il way tra in fo r t he met ro poli s, a hundred miles awa y. H e wa s absent from home two week s. In B os ton, a kindly cler gyman befri ended him and bought him a ti cket t o r eturn home. It was a homes ick and r epentant Ru sse ll wh o wept on hi s m oth er's shoulder a ft er that fortni g ht' s absence.

Two yea r s later th e wanderlust aga in ma de itse lf felt. Thi s tim e, he boarded a ca ttle-boat a nd worked hi s way across th e Atla nti c to E ngland . H om esickness aga in ove rtook th e wand er er, and he r eturned to B os ton on the fir st boat sailing. Though Russe ll saw little of Europe on thi s run away trip, it wa s during thi s j ourn ey that he reso lved t o get mor e kn owl edge of the world.

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Doctor Conwe ll began hi s higher education at Wilbraham Academy.

Through rigid saving, his parents had been able to send Charles and Ru se ll th ere. They r ented a smal l room near the campus, where they slept and ate. After school they did odd chores of every description.

Here again Russell was a leader among the boys with whom he wa associated. They elected him drill-ma ster of their military corps and capta in of the debate team. In his second year at the Academy he was appointed to teach elocuti on and reading. At this time he was a lso teaching in a district schoo l. Because of lack of funds, he had to discontinue all classroom work. This, however, did not prevent him fr om graduating with hi s class in 1859.

The problem of continuing hi s ed ucation offered a perplexing problem. Many of hi s cla ss mates were going to college, but for Russell this seemed impossible. He learned that man y poor students worked their way through Ya le, so it was at this university that he r egistered. Here he found life much ha rder than at Wilbraham, for at Ya le th ere was a sharp contrast between the ri ch and th e poor. Socially he was isolated, but this , in a way, was a bless ing, for it gave him time to pursue two cours es-th e classical cou rse and the law course-at th e same time.

The conflict of the s ixties broke in upon Russell Conwell's stud ies, as it did upon the studi es of m any another youn g man at that time.

When, in 1862, Lincoln is sued his urgent call for a hundred thousand men, Conwell could not be h eld back. H e immediately went to work raisi ng a company from among th e men of the Berkshires.

The company became known as the "Mountain Boys," and Russell wa s un animously elected capta in. He was but nineteen-an unusually low age for an officer-b ut a committee waited upon Governor Andrews and th e Governo r gave him hi s comm iss ion.

The re co rd of Capta in Conwell in th e Civil War is well known. On numerous occas ions he risked hi s own life in lead ing his burl ey mountainee rs into battl e. His ord er ly was John Ring, a lad f rom hi s home t own. Ring worshipped his capta in and during a charge of the Southern troops, went und er fire to save a sword that had been given to Ca pta in Conwell by hi s adm iring friends. During this act of bravery Ring was mortally wounded. H e di ed shortly after and from that clay on it has b een Doctor Conwe ll's aim to do both hi s own work and that of John Rin g. So impressed was the yo un g soldi er with Ring' s faith in God that he became converted short ly after r eceiving his honorable discha rge.

Nearly everyone know s th e story of how D octor Conwell, whil e in the army, secured th e relea se of a Union so ldi er sentenced to di e. This was the second time Doctor Conwell saw Pres ident Lincoln-the first tim e being on th e occas ion of Linco ln's memorable address at Cooper nion. The third and las t time th a t he saw Lincoln was when as office r o f the clay. he stood for hours bes ide th e dead body o f th e Presi.dent a 路 it lay in state at Washingto n.

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in th e battle of Kenesaw Mountain . He was compelled to leave active service whil e hi s wo un ds healed, and h e returned to his home. At Springfi eld he studied Ia w in th e office of a loca l judge. When th e war was ended, a lthough th e wound s in hi s arm and shoulder were still not fully h ealed, he entered th e Law School of the Albany University, New York, completed his law stud ies and was admitted to th e bar.

In 1865, shortly after he was admitted to th e bar, h e wa s marri ed to Mis s J enni e H ayd en, of the nea rby town of Chicopee Falls. She had been among hi s pupils when he first tau ght school. She was a warm fri end of hi s sister Harri et, a frequ ent vi sitor at the Conwel l home, and a favo rite with th e entire family.

A lmost immedinately after he wa s married, Russell Conwell dec ided to go W est. One week after th e marriage he started , leaving Mrs. Conwell to fo ll ow when he had ma de a pla ce for her.

Minneapoli s was his des tinati on. Upon a rri ving there, th e first two dolla r s he earned were obtained by sawing wood. He was not long in gaining a foothold, however, and soon became Minneapolis corr espondent for th e St. Pau l Press . H e began to practice law and a lso. went into th e r ea l estate bus iness . A few m onths after he had arrived, practically penniless, he was in a pos iti on to send for Mrs. Conwe ll.

As :Minneapo lis cor-r espondent for th e St. Paul Press, h e was not long in di scove rin g that Minneapolis needed and could support a paper of its ow n. In company with a local bus in ess men, he started th e M inn ea polis Dai ly Chronicl e. Hi s law practice pros per ed, he gave music 路lessons and in structi on in eloc uti on in hi s spa re t ime, and th e future had a rosy aspect. Then hi s hea lth began to fail. With hi s wife 1 he return ed East and embarked for Europe. They traveled for a year but D octor Conw ell grew weaker and weak er. At last, when hi s life seemed but a question of days, a g r eat sur geo n removed a bull et from hi s lung.

The projecti le had lodged th er e during th e wa r. Afte r its r emova l he immediately grew better.

H e now became associated with the Boston Traveler and th e ew York Tribune. H e establi shed two law offices in Boston and hi s practice soon grew to consi derabl e importan ce. He kept his Ia w office open at night fo r those who co uld not come during th e day, and gave free lega l adv ice to th e poor. Often during th e evening he had a s many as ha lf a hundred of th ese clients , too poor to pay for lega l a iel , yet sad ly needin g help to ri ght th eir w rongs . At one time he was g uardian for over s ixty children.

A tragic blow befell him in 1872, when Mrs. Conwell died after a few days' illness. Th e months that fo ll owed were dark ones for D octor Conwe ll. But he continued hi s editorial work, hi s law practice a nd hi s r ea l esta te operations. H e work ed even harder, if possible, so that hi s thoughts sh ou ld not stray to his loss. It was durin g these years that he learned fiv e lang uages by studying on th e train s betw een hi s office and his home. He began t o think of things sp iritua l and did much welfare work in h os pital s and oth er in stitutions. While engaged in evange li ca l

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labor , he met M i s Sarah Sanborn, of a wea lthy and influent ia l family of ewton Centre. Their common interest in philanthropic activities drew them together and, in 1874, they were married.

After hi s marriage Doctor Conwell removed to ewton Centre, the seat of the Newto n Theological Seminary. In thi s atmosp here he aw what his true work was and decided to en ter th e ministry. H e clo ed his law office, gave up hi s rea l estate business, a nd offered his se r vices as preacher to the littl e church in Lexington.

E ighteen members composed the first congregation to which Doctor Conwell preached upon ass uming hi s charge in the dilapidated building at Lex ington. T hi s fi rst ser vice was electrica l. The second Sunday saw the place dange rously crowded. The building was thronged. and people stood upon the sidewa lk at both the morning and eveni ng ser vices. On the third Sunday of hi s pastorate, se rvi ces were held in the Town H a ll, as they we re on succeedin g Sundays until a fine new church was built.

For a year and a half Docto r Conwell preached at Lexington. The Baptists were working with an enthus iasm a nd a consecration they had not experi enced fo r yea rs. The town itself was stirred to new li fe by hi s activity. Then a ca ll came to large r work. He resigned the pastorate at L exington to come to Philadelphia to enter upon what has proven to be his g reat life work-a work which has benefited thousands upon thousands of the people of this city and this count ry.

The church in Philadelphia to which Doctor Conwell came was, in a sense, in almost as sore stra its as the one to whi ch he had gone in Lexington. It was started in 1870 as a littl e mi ss ion in a rapidly developing sect ion in the Northern part of the city. A num be r of young men from the Tenth Baptist Church, seeing th e need for reli g ious se rv ice in thi s di striyit, secured a hall a t Twelfthh. street ancL M ontg mery avenue and began holding meeting .

The work prospered and finally a clergy ma n was empl oyed to take full charge. In 1873, evangeli sti c servi ces were held whi ch bro ught a large increase in the membership. It was then dec ided to form an independent church, and Grace Baptist Church was for ma ll y organ ized on Februa ry 12, 1872, with forty-seven members.

At Berks and Mervine st reets, a church was sta r ted. The congregat ion was rapidly grow in g, but funds were s low in coming forth. In 1875, the membership was able to use the basement of th e building. No sooner had they begun to worship there, howeve r, than the creditors pressed them for the mortgage ::> f $15,000 upon th e unfini shed building.

T he debt was even g reater when Doctor Conwe ll entered upon hi s pastorate on T hanksgiving Day, 1882. He at once went to wo rk with characterist ic energy-preaching, planning, organizing and getting the peop le busy.

Hi ermons were simple, direct, full of homely illustrations that stayed in the memory and enabled his hearers to make the spiritua l truth s he preached a part of the ir daily lives. The congregation was

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l a rge a nd th e memb ers were willing workers. The church was soon completed a nd the financial obligations, as they came due, were ea si ly met. T he church became an influence in the community. Not only was the immediate neighborh ood stirred, but people from all parts of the c ity thronged to hear him.

The membership r ose from tw o hundred to more than fiv e hundred w ithin two yea r s. A house next to the church was purchased t o provide added space fo r the Sunday School, but it was a mere drop in the bu cket.

Every room was fill ed to ove rflowing with eager workers. Then into this busy crowd, wonderin g what should be done, came a little child, and wit h one s impl e act cl eared the mist from their eyes and pointed the way for them to go.

O ne Sunday afte rn oon, H atti e Wiatt, six years old, came to the chur ch building to attend Sunday School. But, large as the Sunday Schoo l was, there was not room for even one more little child. She had heard the talk of a new and bigger building, so in her simple childish way she began to save her penni es . The child fell ill and di ed. And her mother bro ught fifty-seven cents which she had saved to Doctor Conwell , and it was thi s sum that con stituted the nucleus of the building fund of the Bapti st Temple which now stands at Broad and Berks streets.

Ground was broken for the edifice on March 27, 1889. The corn ers tone was laid on July 13, 1890., and in March, 1891, the structure was occupied for worsh ip. The Temple has the largest seating capacity among Protestant church edifices in the U nited States . It is modern in every deta il, an d ever ythi ng has been don e for the comfort of the congregation. The building contains more tha n three thousand opera chairs, most of whi ch are filled at every service.

One evening at the cl ose of hi s sermon a young man came to Doctor Conwell and stated tha t he was des irous of entering the ministry but had no money. D octor Conwell consented to teach thi s young man persona lly together with some of hi s friends. At thei r first meeting in Doctor Conwell's home there were seven present.

This was in 1884. The educationa l move ment, which had its rise in such an unpretentious way, g radua lly developed into Temple U nive rsity. Two years after its incepti on, the increa se in the number of students necessitated a r emoval to a separate build ing. At the time wh en the instituti on secured the College Charter-in 1888-the number of students was 590. The number of students for the academic year of 1925-26 is in excess of 11,000.

The power to confer degrees was g ranted in 1891, a nd the day department opened in the F a ll of the same year. The Samaritan Hospital was opened in 1891 . On D ecember 12, 1907, the charter was amended, chang ing the na me from T empl e College to Temple Un ivers ity.

D octor Conwell was prominent on the lecture pla tform for more than half a century. Hi s lecture, "Acres of Diamonds," is kn own

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throughout the wo rld. H e deli ve red it 6,152 times in person, and th ough ad miss i ns have been pa id to hear him amounting to milli ons of dolla rs, D octor Conwell has kept not one penn y of this for him self.

It was hi s cu tom in th e days when he went on lecture tours to deduct hi s traveling expenses from the receip ts and send th e ba lance to some worth y yo un g ma n or woma n who was workin g hi s or he r way throug h college. This p racti ce continued for many years whil e he helped th ousands of young people with their coll ege caree rs.

In 1914, upon the occa sion of th e fi ve-thousandth deli very o f the lecture, D octor Conwell ag reed to deli ve r it in the Academy of Mus ic.

Th e bui ldin g wa s packed a nd th e streets outside were thronged. The proceeds fr om all sources fo r th a t fiv e-thousandth lecture were ove r nine thousand dollars.

The committee in charge o f thi s celebrati on ha d among its members th e gove rn ors of nin e States . Th e Gove rn or of P enn yl va nia was present to do Russell Conw ell honor, and he gave to him a key embl ematic of the Freedom of the Sta te.

From the time he ca me to Philadelphia , D oct or Conwell was acti ve in the affa irs of the community. H e was recogni zed by the civic leaders as one of the greatest of Philadelphians. In 1923 he was th e recipi ent of the Phil a delphi a Award of $10,000, es tab lished by Edwa rd W . Bok. In 1915, when the Governor of P ennsylvani a wa s a sked to send the name of a man wh om t he Panama -Pacifi c E xpositi on might honor, the opini on of the newspa pers wa s a sked, and by popul a r selection, D octor Conwell wa s one of three men selected for th e di stincti on.

D octor Conwell's fame a s a lecturer is rival ed onl y by hi s fa me as a n author. As a bi ograph er, few writers have as ma ny wo rk s to th eir credit. On ce D octor Conwell was a sked. how man y pres idents he had known, he r eplied tha t he had written biographies of most of them in the ir own homes . Hi s most recent biog raphy is tha t of J ohn W a na maker, who, befo re his death, reques ted D octo r Conwell t o do thi s work Th e list of books fr om D octor Conwell 's pen, howeve r, includes a w ide va ri ety of works bes ides biographi es . H e has written "L essons o f Travel" ; "Why a nd H ow the Chinese Emig ra te" ; "N ature's A ristocracy"; "Hi story o f th e Great Fire in B os ton," and man y other books.

-Temple University Week ly .

Mo urned by th ousands wh om he had benefit ed a nd by tens o f th ouan ds who a lso loved and respected him, Dr. Conwell , F ound er and Pres ident of T emple U ni ve rs ity, di ed on D ecember 6, 1925, in hi s eig htyt hi rei yea r.

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MENTALITY Mentality-, the word we associate with cold abstract facts; th at something, concerning which we know so little in the final analys is. But whatever it may be, it is one of the aims of Alpha S igma Alpha; one of the weights we place in the balance when we undertake to determine the true worth of a g irl.

It is the workshop wherein the individual may unfold her latent faculties, extend her knowledge of her self and her environments and develop the natural g ifts bestowed upon her by nature.

Mentality is the dominant color in the scheme of life; the active, decisive color which adds just sufficient brightness to lend life and character.

We find that the ideal Alpha Sigma A lpha girl has her definite plans and purpose in view; her attention and her energies are concentrated on a definite line of endeavor, which she pursues intelligently and efficiently. We note it in her study, her reading and in her observation. She believes in herself, sees with her own eyes, hears with her own ears and think s with her own mind.

Her alertness of intellect adds zest to her character and interest to her personality; she is a tonic and stimulant to her associates.

We find her at every step of the way endeavoring to develop herself in to a well-rounded, many-sided, versatile, efficient and helpful woman.

She heeds the message of our patron Hermes, for she aspires, she seeks, and she attains.

Mayme Foncannon, A. B.

A lpha Sigma A lpha extends its sinceres t sympathy to Sigma S ig ma Sigma in the loss of her beloved sister, Mrs . A. J . Hathaway, Jr., late chairman of the Association of Educational Sororities.

Alpha Sigma Alpha Announces the Acceptance of a Petition from

Xi Xi of

University of California Los Angeles, C alifornia

ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER Turning back the hands of time at old Miam i we recall the delightful party which Miss Swisher gave for the initiates at her apartment in the Tall awanda. Fifteen couples were present, and spent the evening in dancing and playing bridge. At the close of the evening a delicious two-course supper was served. VIe all pronounced the party a huge success.

The Chest Fund Drive in October offered a bit of excitement for a few clays. The purpose of the drive was to raise money for all campus activities at one time with but one payment. Various teams were organized and Marjori e Martin , captain of one of th e team s, came 'in second in the final count. Six thousand two hundred dollars was raised in three days.

Three of our girls, Lucille Wolfe, Ruth Carper, and l\Iarjorie Martin, are members of the Madrigal Club this year. Marjorie is taking a part in the opera which the music department is giving in December. This opera, named "The Nightingale," was written by Professor Clokey of the music school.

Since our last letter we have added three new pledges to our number. They are : Della Matthews of \1\1 atTen, Ohio ; Virginia Stewart of Portsmouth, Ohio; Marguerite Wood of Mt. Healthy, Ohio. Luci lle Wolfe has been elected 路 president of the pledges.

The freshman class has elected Elizabeth \1\Tycoff, one of our pledges, manager of the freshman sports for this year. Elizabeth won the tennis championship of Portsmouth this year.

The weekend of November fourteenth was Homecoming time and many alumn:::e returned for the occasion. All of the路 dormitories and fraternity houses were decorated in Miami and Dennison colors. A silver cup was given to East and West Halls for the most effective decorations. Red, white, and gold were the colors, so you can imagine how pretty everything looked. Among our alumn:::e who visited us were Frances Shannon, Vera De Long, Leona Utter, Grace Cary, Marie Schreiner, Gene Converse,

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Katherine Osenbaugh, Bernice Berry, Grace Marvin 1illicent Bender, ophia McSherry. On Saturday we had luncheon at the Golden Butterfly, and counting alumnre, guests, mothers, and active , covers were laid for fifty-four people. Our decorations were reel and white. The combination place card and menu was in the shape of a football, made of red cardboard, and tied with white ribbon. Our inserts were printed in reel ink. On the program Carmen Richards favored us with a solo, Donna Gray with a reading, and Martha Wadsworth and Dorothy Smelker with piano solos. Vl e ended by singing our songs.

On the evening before this luncheon the freshmen built the largest bonfire in history on Cook Field, and we had a rousing "pep" meeting. Several alumnre spoke besides member of the team. This bonfire and meeting is a tradition at Miami and each freshman class tries to outdo the previous one. After the speeches, the band headed a parade to the public square uptown where we had a snake dance and yelled our elves hoarse just to show our alumni how we do it.

1\Iiss Amy Swisher entertained alumnre and mothers at an informal party at her home on Saturday evening. All spent a very happy time there. The actives were especially interested in what the alumnre did when they were in college.

The annual scholarship prize of fifty dollars, presented by the American Association of University Women, was given this year to our Mary Harlan. The prize is given for high scholarship and conspicuous merit in campus activities. Mary is house chairman of Hepburn Hall, president of Mortar Board, and chairman of the Bible study department of the Y. W. C. A. Another honor which has come to the chapter is the initiation of Dorothy Smelker into Cwen, the sophomore girls' honorary society.

We were much grieved to hear of the death of Sarah Laughlin in Porto Rico, where she was teaching English in a school in Ponce. Her death was caused by blood poisoning resulting from the bite of a tropical insect. The body was brought to her home in Lima for burial.

Martha Wadsworth.

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ALPHA BETA CHAPTER 'vVe enjoyed four splendid meetings during October. Especially fine was a program meeting held at the home of Mrs . Norris.

Our town alumnc:e were the guests of honor. A high ly preposterous program was presented by the Misses "May Breath," "Lister Ynne," "Speena Minte," "Nell o' the Plains" and l\!I r. Stay Comb, " who were in reality our five pledges. The following alumnc:e were present: Mayme Foncannon, Lora Grayce lVI urrell, Nite Pearl, Chri stine Denby, Sue Betson, Mabel Hutchison, Katherine S. Jones, Elizabeth Romans, and Lena Buckingham .

Our social meeting was in the form of a candy pull following pledge services at the home of Isabel Howell. We also had a theatre party one evening and Ruth Selby entertained us with a chilli supper after one of our business meetings.

One of the days during the meeting of the Northeast Misso uri Teachers' Mee~ing was Homecoming Day for K. S. T. C. \"A.f e entertained all visiting alumnc:e at a luncheon at the Episcopal C hurch, which was a lovely affair. We also helped to fix the 1 anhellenic float in the parade which preceded the Kirksville\iVarrensburg game.

Our eleventh annual Founders' Day Banquet was held the seventeenth of this month at the Travelers Hotel. O ur color scheme of green and gold was carried out in the programs and the bouquets of chrysanthemums which graced the table. O ur patronesses and local alumnc:e were guests. The following program was gtven: \짜elcoming . . .. ..... . . .... . ... ... Lorna Wattenbarger Response .. . ..... . ... . . ......... M rs . M . D. Campbell "Spirituality" . . . ..... .. . . . . . . .... . .. Katheryn Brown "Vitality" . . . ...... . ........ . ............ Ruth Selby "Mentality" . .......... . . . . . ...... Mayme Foncannon "Personality" . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Hook As you see, the program was based on the four aims of our sisterhood. Katheryn represented the pledges, Ruth, the active <:hapter, Mayme the alumnc:e, and Miss Hook, the Council. All the talks were good and made us realize more than ever the ideals our founders have given to us. Especially are we grateful to Mrs. Martin for the lovely symbolism she has worked out and

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to E lva Doy le Reed, I da A. J ewett a nd oth er K appa T heta P i's路 for their leadership in th ose early clark clay of Alpha Beta.

O ur program meeting thi s month was in honor of our initiates. We based the program on I. Co rinthi ans 13 :13 "And now abicleth fa ith, hope, cha rity, these three; but the greatest is charity." Ruth Selby discussed faith, V irginia Romans, hope, and M iss H ook had charity. Loui se R eynolds read us an inspira tiona! article "You" by E dward Bok, and Bernice H umphrey sang for us. Then in true comradeship we gathered around the W attenbarger 's fireplace and sang songs, while we toasted marshmall ows and ate popcorn.

V/e also honored our new girls with a dance. \!1/e u eel crimson-th e initiates' color, and white-the pledges' color, in our decorating scheme. All the girls were present except J osephin e Gilliland, wh o is much sorrowed by th e recent death of her fath er. Alpha Beta also joins J osephine in her bereavement . \ !Ve congratulate I sabelle H owell who received her bachelor 's degree. at the close of thi s qua rter, although we shall miss her from our hearth . I sabelle is a "good scout" and has always been a sister to us all. Thi s fall she served as chaplain an d never did she fa il to bring to us a bit of inspiration at our meetings.

O ur elate cards were fill ed to the brim during December with dances, di nner s, theatre parties, breakfasts, waffle supper s, hikes and bridge parties. So one may asce rtain we were qui te busy.

O ur last pa rty was a "Mother Goose" party, whi ch was a fitting climax to our rushing period. Eve ryone came dressed as little boys and girls and th e " children" were much deli ghted with the visit of Santa Claus, who brought each of our guests a dainty compact.

T wo of our patronesses, lVIrs. No rri s and 1rs. Laughlin gave a dance for our ru bees, a nd we think it very kind of them to help us out so.

O ur town alumme also helped us out immensely by giving four rush parti es. T he first one, a pa rty at Aileen H igbee's was in charge of N ite Pea rl and all of our g irls who kn ow Nite, will know it vvas f ull of cl ever tunts as only ite can think up.

T hen Dr. and l\I rs. Fair's home was the scene of an informal dancing par ty at wh ich the alumnce were hoste ses . Aileen H igbee entertained the r ushees and some of the active chapter again at a

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dinner for her niece, Elizabeth Higbee, who is a freshman at our school. The fourth affair was a breakfast at Clara Brott's beautiful hom e. Don't you think our alumnae are generous to us? We trul y believe that they rushed as hard as we did.

And now you are anxious to hear the names of our new girls. Therefore we introduce:Maxine Fielder of Hannibal, Mo., a sister of Pearl Nolan, and a very attractive girl.

Sarah Grim, Kirksville, quite a popular young freshman, who happens to be the niece of our own Mayme Foncannon.

Martha Burk, also from Kirksville, who has two aunts, Ruth Selby and Eunice Selby Chambers, members of our chapter.

She is a sophomore, having spent her first year at Lindenwood College .

Personals: One of the girls had a long letter recently from Vanda l\Iitchell Merner 'way out in Portland, Oregon. She tells her that Harry is now with "Skipper" and lone Chappell at Jacksonville, Fla., and she and Edna are planning to join them shortly.

She also tells about her delightful summer outing in the Yakima Fruit Valley. Write again, Vanda, we still miss you.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mudd announce the marriage of their daughter, Nellie Vivian (B.S. 1923) to Mr. Herman Henry Heck which took place November twenty-fifth at Overland Park, St. Louis, Mo. They are at home at 1026 South Third, Louisville, Ky. Our best wishes go to them .

We are su re our girls will be glad to know of the success of Rachel V iolette, who is attending the University of Louisiana.

She is receiving a nice salary as the editor of the university paper. Since going to Baton Rouge, she has become a member of the Delta Zeta sorority.

Inez Vince went home for the Christmas vacation without even hinting to us that she was to be married on the twenty-third to Mr. Archie Boucher, of Moberly, Mo. Mr. B_oucher is a graduate of Missouri University and is teaching in Moberly this winter. 'vVe extend to him our hand of fellowship of "sister-in-law-hood."

Eula (Peg) Conner accepted recently a position in a junior high school in Quincy, Ill.

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v e have received an announcement of the marriage of Bess Feely to 1r. Cylde Biddle on September twenty-eighth. They are at home in Bakersfield, Calif.

Mary D. Glasscock is teaching in Harrisburg, l\Io., this year.

Louise Record lien is attending school here this quarter but is not affiliated with the active chapter as she is quite busy m school besides making a home for her young son.

Sue Betson of Linneus, Mo., visited chapter recently.

Anna Margaret Munch is in St. Louis this winter.

Mabel Hutchison is not teaching this winter but is at her home in Kirksville.

We were glad to have Elizabeth Uhe Fuller of Buffalo, N. Y. with us at a meeting last summer. It had been eight years since Elizabeth was with us.

Marguerite Barnett is teaching with her sister, Helen, at Decatur, Ill., this year.

Emma Huckstep and Norene Foster have both returned to their positions at Hammond, Ind. Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Kincaide (Mabel Williams) of Bartlesville, Okla., announce the advent of J o Anne Kincaide on Oct. 9, 1925.

Anne Collett is teaching commerce in the LaPlata (l\Io.) High School this year. \"l e were glad to have Hortense Stauder of Edina, Mo., back with us for the Founders' Day Banquet.

Our belated, though nevertheles sincere, congratulations are extended to l\Ir . and Mrs. Chas. W. Roy (Bernice Webb) who are the proud parents of little :Miss Nancy Catherine Roy who arrived June 17, 192S. Marriages : Lena F. Peterson and 1r. James Dorsey Buckingham, June 28, 1925. At home: Kirksville, 1o.

Isabel Baker and Dr. Wilfred Race, June 24, 1925. ow residing in Philadelphia, Penn.

Goldie Deirling and Mr. Walter F. DeLa hmutt in June, 1925.

Present home: Philadelphia, Penn . . Paulyne Taylor and Mr. Walter Kramer, July 1, 1925.

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Morea Booth and Dr. George Pierce Bailey, Sept. 2, 1924.

New Address : 3611 Lafayette Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Ruth Gardner and Mr. W. C. Sherard, August 4, 1925. Residing in Kirksville.

Lenore Lindsey and Mr. W. H. Sagerstrom, June 6, 1925.

New home: "Pine Woods," Whistler, Ala.

Births : Robert Willett Ramsey to Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Ramsey (Jeanne Will ett), Chicago, Ill., on April 24, 1925 .

Henry Carroll Sweitzer, Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sweitzer (Mabel Wilson), Newport, Ky., on Nov. 26, 1925.

Ruth Selby.

BETA BETA CHAPTER We are now in the middle of our first quarter of school.

Rushing season has not officially started, but we have been busy getting the rushees in line. Our first pre-rush tea was held October seventeenth at the chapter house. The house was decorated with leaves and chrysanthemums-we tried to carry out as far as possible the sorority colors "palm green and gold." Including our patroness', Mesdames Ganders, Carter and McClelland, and the actives, about forty girls were entertained .

Our second tea was held F riday, November sixth, at the College Club House-planned as a "The Dansant."

Our third annual "Home Coming," October thirty-first to November second inclusive, was made the biggest event on the Fall calendar. Beta Beta did its part in selling tickets for the game and banquet, and attended the latter en masse . The chapter house was decorated in g reen and gold, and a large sign "Vvelcome A. S. A ." Sunday morning the actives entertained the alumnc:e at a \iVaffie Breakfast using Hallowe'en decorations. Pumpkins. shaped as baskets filled with grapes were used as center pieces.

During the breakfast we sang all of the Alpha Sig so ngs. The alumnc:e present were: Grace Forward Briggs, Emily Buck Foster, Lorna McGinnis, Olie Smeltzer, Myrtle Mcintyre, Lena Mayer, and Clarice Potter.

Beta Beta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha is continuing to uphold the standards of our Sorority by taking an active part

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in all campus activities. There are representatives in dramatic , athletics, in the college Glee Club, Octette, Schumann club. orchestra, debating, school management and also in cholastic achievements. In the v\ omen's governing association we have three officers out of four as well as six on the council. Every girl in the so rority is working for high scholarship and those attainments that Alpha Sigma Alpha holds as most desirable.

Several changes have occurred in Beta Beta. Pearl Leininger was elected president to succeed Kathryn Mayer, Marguerite Richmond, v ice president, and Maryma rgaret Co rbett, treasurer. Pearl Leininger, being president of Alpha Sigma Alpha, will become president of Panhell eni c. Ruth vVood a nd Emily Buck Foster are representatives.

November eighteenth was our day for rushing. vVe held our dinner at the home of Dean Hadden. T he house was very beautiful and well suited to carry out the idea of a primitive party.

Skins were used for table covers and nut cups were made of milk pods . O ur favors were small white monkeys and bears with perfume containers. After dinner the guests were taken to the 11igh school gymnasium, where we danced for the remainder of the evening. T he gymnasium was also decorated.

The next evening the preference party was held . We had a Monte Carlo Whist party at the same house used the night before.

We carried out the palm green and go ld color scheme. During the ·evening we were serenaded by two of the fraternities. O ur patronesses present were M r s. McClelland, M rs. Carter, Miss Permenter and Mrs. Gillespie. Small bronze lamps bearing the sorority crest in silver were given as favors.

Monday, Novembe r thirtieth, pledging was held in the Chapter House for: Ruth Day, Durango, Colo; Emma Carter of Greeley, Colo; Fern Fender of Greeley, Colo; F ra nces Hill of F lorence, Colo; V irginia Shepherd of Meeker, Colo. We also have two new patronesses M r s. Gillespie and M rs. Phillips.

An electric sign has been added to the chapter house. It is the same shape as the pin with the Greek lette rs and the sixteen pea rl s illuminated.

Prizes were awar ded for teams from the six sororities on the ·campus and thirteen independents •v hich sold the most annuals.

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a few more annuals sold. The girls were awarded bon-bon dishes and vases. They were: Naomi Meyers, Marguerite Richmond and Ethel Alpenfels. Naomi Meyers and Ethel Alpenfels also won prizes for their individual sales.

On Armistice Day the college sponsored a special train to Cheyenne. They called on the sororities to sell tickets and offered a ten pound box of chocolates to the one selling the largest number. All of the girls entered into the spirit of the game and we emerged the winners by selling over one-fourth of the entire number of tickets .

Barbara Oxley .

GAMMA GAMMA CHAPTER

The following toast to October seems to be very appropriate for Gamma Gamma to give just now.

"A toast to you, gorgeous October, W ith your triminings of red and gold!

Your banners waving from bush and tree, And crowning the hills that all may see; A clean fresh tang's in the crystal air; Flame-tipped arrows are everywhere; F lickering shadows lengthen and fall ; Leaves are drifting through autumn's hall ; There's the topaz sky and a bird's clear call, With mystical glamour over all. " The month has been so glorious in every way that it would inspire every one who can appreciate Nature and her beauty.

Oklahoma in October is lovely.

Gamma Gamma's activities have been steady and pleasant.

There have been no outstanding events in the chapter's history.

Each week has had something to mark it as different from the week before. One week there was a line party at the Majestic Theatre, another week all attended the play given by the Pi Kappa Sigmas- "East is West."

Our bi-monthly luncheons are very delightful affairs. At these three of the girls are hostesses and the rest of us are guests.

The hostesses prepare the lunch, serve it and provide some special feature of entertainment for the occasion. We have it on

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Thur day, and it is served at twelve-thirty. Our sorority room i admirably adapted for sen路ing these luncheons.

On October tenth we had eight honor guest -girls that we de ired to know better. Boutonnieres were given a favor and special mu ic was rendered during the luncheon, making a really attractive affair.

Adah Galbraith of Alva and Ruth Morgan of Guymon were given the Phoenix pledge October twenty-sixth. These are very attract ive girls and are very much interested in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Ruth is the daughter of our 1\Ir . Verna l\Iorgan. We have sisters, cousins, and nieces, but she is the first daughter we have had the pleasure of receiving.

Since the last letter we have had a new member added to our faculty. It is l\Iiss Rose from Lombard College, Gale burg, Illinois. She is the athletic director for the girls.

"The Northwestern" our college paper has Neva \Vilkinson Sartin as Editor and Joel Monfort as Business l\Ianager. These were chosen by the faculty and have the entire responsibility of publi shing the paper for the year.

The Northwestern "Rangers" won in the football game between East Central and Northwestern, Saturday, October thirtyfirst. It was a big victory and hard won. Both teams were well balanced. It wa Home Com ing day also. Many of the former students returned to help in the rejoicing.

The Ranger Band are gorgeous in their new red blouses and red and black caps. The band is one of the best in the state. l\Ir. Patterson is excelling his past record as Director. 'vVe have had two of the Lyceum numbers for the year. The first was R. B. Ambose, the wizard of electricity. Very marvelous things were done by him. Special apparatus was u eel, of course, but the wonders of that quiet force as he exhibited its powers were in many respects new to all in the audience.

The next was the Cathedral Choir, which is indeed an ideal organization. This is a return engagement for these excellent and inspiring group of musicians. The program was in two parts.

The first was church music, oratorios, old hymns and spirituals.

The second-secular olos, quartets, and choruses.

The second term of our school has started. Here at Northwestern we have our year divided into five terms of nine weeks

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each and a sixth term of four weeks a fter the summer term is over. There were several new teachers this year, which made it somewhat hard on a few of us. vVe had to learn their ways and how to meet th e particular turn of mind of these strange rs. The new term is starting better for us. We feel sure of making higher grades all along the line.

Founder's Day was celebrated on November fourteenth. At that time the Conventi on of Teachers in our district met in Alva.

That gave our Gamma Gamma alumnce a chance to be present for the chapter's celebration. A four course dinner was served at Lane's. O ur fall flower was used profusely in decoration.

Music and the toasts by alumnce made pleasing intermissio!'is between courses.

Miss Shockley gave an enthusiastic talk about the Alpha Sigma Alpha convention next Augu st. She made it so interesting that many of us are saving our climes in order to get there.

If all goes well there will be a fine representation of Gamma Gamma alumnce present.

Our bi-monthly luncheons are an attractive feature of the social lif e of our chapter. We do not try to serve elaborately.

It is the sweet spirit of comradeship that we endeavo r to foster.

There is the fee ling that the breaking of bread together binds us closer one with the other.

On November seventeenth, we had a "slumber party" to which we invited seven girls that we wished to know better. The first part of the evening was spent in playing games and enjoying music. Later, all went to the Harzman home, where we pretended to sleep. In the morning breakfast was served by the committee sup erintended by M rs. Harzman-Selma's mother.

Adah Galbraith and Ruth Morgan have been initiated during the month. Adah is one of our former Ribbon pledges who has been unable to take all the degrees until thi s fall. Ruth is the daughter of our Verna Morgan of Guymon, Oklahoma. We are glad to have the privilege of taking into our sisterhood a daughter of a former active member of Gamma Gamma.

The college Lyceum course gave us a splendid number last week. It was the Marimba Band . The instrumentation was new a nd very pleasing.

Football was not as successf ul as we had wished, but our team

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won the la rger per cent of the games and many of the boys are on the l\Iy tic 11 Oklahoma T eam. O thers received honorable menti on. Vve have reason to be proud of the team.

T he first Ba kell ball games were played this week. O ur team won both game by a larrre margin . If they continue a they have started, we shall have first honors in O klahoma Collegiate Ba ketball. T hat is what we have won seve ral years.

Gamma Gamma Alumnae Notes

Announcement i made of the marriage of H elen Gra ham a nd Ha rley Goodw in of Apperso n, O kl a homa, on Octo ber 10.

The weddin g took place at Apperson where H elen is teaching in th e city hig h school. Mr. Goodwin i co nnected with the K ell y O il Company as manager and a stockh older. Fo r th e present th ey will live in Apperson.

A lice \iVell s and Richa rd Evans were ma rri ed i Aug ust m Fairview. They a re living in Alva this winter.

J enni e V inso n Fi sk visited her father, P rofesso r V in son, a few weeks ago . She played for chapel one m orning whil e here.

Gertrude Broadrick is very ill in the hospital in Chi cka ha.

Le lie Mellick I S teaching m one of th e hig h schools in \ iV ich ita, Kan sas . \ Vilda T ru eax is teaching in E nid, O kl ahoma, and Ma ry T rueax DeAtley is one of the hi gh school teachers in her town, Po nd Creek.

Mr. and Mrs. Bla ine Skidmore (Vera J ones) ann ounce the a rri va l of Blaine Jr. , on N ovember 11.

M r. a nd Mrs . G. . W inters a nn ounce th e ma rri age of th eir daug hter, Ma ri on to M r. Ches ter C. Smith, on November twentyfi fth, a t lomo a, Colorado.

Gamma Ga mma extends lov ing ympath y t o Ma ry D ' tl ey and \ Vilda T rueax on the death of th eir father a few week s ago .

Aga in t he chapter is exp res ing its since re symp ath y with Ga il oah Barber in th e loss of her husband, who wa called home ovember twenty-fifth. Mr . Ba rber had been ill mce ep tember.

R uth Hall.

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DELTA DELTA CHAPTER Delta Delta announces the following pledges: Ruth Hobbs, Chester, West Virginia.

Hyla McCl a flin , Wakeman, Ohio.

Bertha Davis , Shawnee, Ohio.

Margaret Ca rdwin, East Liverpool, Ohio.

Margaret Thomas, Pittsburgh , Pa. Margaret Leopold, Mansfi eld, Ohio.

Mabel Bond, Athens, Ohio.

Margaret Crookshank.

Mat-tha Kennedy.

Grace Phillips.

Three of these girls are A lpha Sig sisters, and the majority are members of L iberal Arts College. The evening follow ing pledging we gave a formal dinner at the Colonial Hotel in honor of our new pledges. We are still rushing informally and hope to take a few more girls.

The Homecoming football game brought many alumnae to town. We were als'o honored at this time by a visit from Grace Fultz, our National Treasurer. Vve were very grateful for Miss Fultz's exp lanation of life membership, a point which we never clearly understood. Acting upon Miss Fultz's suggestion we are planning an alumnae week-end, and are going to send out letters describing chapter activities, and urging our alumnae to pay us a visit during that particular week-end.

Founder's Day was celebrated on November sixteenth with a party at the sorority rooms. The pledges furnished a lovely program, and the social chairman served light refreshments. It was the first party of the year just for ourselves, and we thoroughly enjoyed the affair.

Our patronesses entertained us with a lovely tea at the home of Mrs. Garrett, one Sunday afternoon. We all spent a delightfu l afternoon.

Our pledges gave us a splendid party at a private home, and we are very proud of them.

The annual Christmas party of Delta Delta was held at the sorority room, the evening of December fourteenth. Our faculty adviser and patronesses were our guests. Each girl received a gift.

We presented each of the patronesses with a hand-carved paper knife, and they surprised us by giving us a dozen beau-

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tiful china plates. \1\ e all left th e party feeling that Santa Claus had indeed been good to us.

On the afternoon of December twelfth our pledges gave a tea for all th e other pledges on the campus. It was a well planned affa ir and the pledges received many pretty complim ents in praise of it.

Helen McClafiin, Vice-President.

EPSILON EPSILON CHAPTER Homecoming week for Kansas State Teachers College was h eld th e first week in Novem ber. vVe n1.ade use of the opportunity to do something for our alumnae and gave a bridge luncheon for th em at the house. About thirty guests were th ere a nd we had a good time.

O n November fourteenth our alumnae and mothers gave a bridge luncheon for th e chapter at Newman's Tea Room. The d eco rations were pretty and th e luncheon by candlelig ht was very effective.

Our annual Christmas party was held at the Broadview Hotel ballroom. The ha ll was decorated with red and g reen Christmas cards, a nd the chandeliers were wrapped in cotton and some bits of co tton were suspended to give the appearance of icicles with flak es of snow. Over in one corner we had a lovely large fireplace with artificial snow decorations. A large rug, some chairs and sofas were a rranged around the fireplace a nd it all looked ver y comfy.

Besides this large party we had a littl e Chri stm as Tree party at th e house, which included the exchanging of g ifts and the se rving of lig ht refreshments. We always enj oy this little party.

This year we received some lovely presents for the house. Miss Strouse, our adviser, gave us five dozen beautifully etched tumblers. '0/e are very proud of th em. O ur mothers gave us some pretty hemstitched and embroidered bridge table covers and napkins to match . We also received some silverware with our A. ~- A. monogram on it. Don't you think we a re fortunate?

Dorothy Gufier.

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ZETA ZETA CHAPTER As in many other colleges, football was the most exciting event on Zeta Zeta's campus during the month of November.

Our team, the Mules, had rather hard luck the beginning of the season, and in the conference games we won the first, tied the second and lost the third. vVe were quite disgusted at the result, bu.t they certainly played a wonderful game. The Alpha Sigs decorated the bleachers for each game.

Zeta Zeta wishes to announce the initiation of Jewe! Vivian,.

Cleora Morris, and Anabel Stevenson. After the services we had refreshments and then enjoyed a social evening.

The freshmen of C. M. S. T. C. have caused much excitement on the campus lately. The other morning when we came to. school we saw a huge green and white flag floating from our flag pole. It was the freshman banner. An upperclassman went up after it and brought the flag down. The freshmen were waiting at the bottom of th e pole and when he reached the ground a free-for-all fight started. The freshmen greatly outnumbered the upperclassmen and succeeded in putting the banner back on the pole. Later it was burned off by an upperclassman.

We are planning some punishment for those aggressive freshmen.

December brought with it rush week. Our "Kid" Christmas. party was our first event with fifteen guests present. Miss Hatz cleverly played the role of Santa Claus and brought each girl a present. On the following Saturday evening we held a dance at Mrs. Nattinger's home. Each active member dressed as a boy, and even taking a boy's name, called for the rushee assigned and escorted her to the dance. The third party was a taffy pull on Monday afternoon. In our next letter we hope to announce a group of new girls wholly worthy of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Our bazaar was held the first vveek in December, and in . spite of the weather, which amounted to almost a blizzard that afternoon, we netted about one hundred doll ars. We are so路 happy over this, because now we can finish paying for our new over-stuffed suite.

Or course, we are much elated over winning the scholarshipcup and are proud to be the first chapter engraved on its surface.

We are trying to keep our standard just as high for next year.

Louise Whitm.an.

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ETA ETA CHAPTER Rush week for Eta Eta thi year wa a grand and gloriou success. We had only two clay instead of the u ual four, and put all our efforts into making those two clay the fulle t and be t planned of any rush week. On Friday, October twenty-third. we entertained our rushees at a chrysanthemum tea as the home of Mrs. C. F. Spencer, one of our patronesses. Mr . Spencer has a perfectly lovely home, and is her elf an excellent entertainer. vVe had music all afternoon. The decorations, consisting of white and yellow chrysanthemums, were prettily arranged. The color scheme wa also carried out in the refre hment of sandwiches, tea, cakes with yellow icing, and mints. Each ru hee was given a small white chrysanthemum as a favor.

Friday evening we had a most interesting pirate party at the home of Mrs. E. C. Hood, who is the sister of one o{ our girls, Nell Marie Davis. The active members dressed as pirates and gallantly escorted their rushees to the party. A camp fire, a light -covered with reel paper, with many sticks about, and leaves and branches, gave the room an outdoor appearance. The only lights were furni heel by the camp fire and the fireplace. The gue ts were given charts for a treasure hunt. After going ten steps north, two steps west, one south, etc., ea:ch o路i rl found a treasure in the form of a toy. Blanche Emery, our pre iclent, gave a pirate dance, 路while several girls sang "Three For Jack" a pirate song. The girls danced after the program, and were served at intervals with cider from large jugs labeled " Rum." Refreshments con istecl of checkered sandwiches, meat salad, coffee, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and nuts. Each gue t was given a miniature cedar chest filled with candy and with A . ~. A. in gold on the top, as a favor.

Saturday morning our patronesses Mrs . G. W . Weecle, l\Ir .

S. J. Pease, l\Ir . J. A. Gibson, l\Ir . E. \ . Lanyon, 1iss Jane an路oll, and l\Iis lice Lanyon gave a waffle breakfa t at the home of l\Ii s Alice Lanyon. The affair was called "The Butterfly," and the butter did fly when the waffles were served. \Ve had .everything that goe with a waffle breakfast. Decorations conistecl of Aower and butterflies. fter breakfast the girls played

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bridge and rook. Favors were colored silk handkerchiefs in the form of butterflies placed at each plate.

Our formal dinner, of course, was the big affair of the week.

Vve entertained our rushees at Otto's Cafe. Two huge baskets of exquisite chrysanthemums were placed at one end of the room.

The color scheme, yellow and white, was carried out artistically.

The five course dinner was delicious. Each rushee found at her plate a small gift box containing a silk flower to wear on her coat or dress. Music was furnished throughout the evening by a two piece orchestra. We sang our sorority songs between courses .

Dorothy Lea Laney, sister of Maude, gave a dance during which she took the large chrysanthemums from the baskets and presented them to the rushees and patronesses. After the dinner the girls spent the remainder of the evening dancing.

Last Tuesday we entertained our prospective pledges at an informal luncheon in Miss Roseberry's room. The following girl s are our new pledges : Mae Phillips, Columbus, Kansas Ireue Morris, Pittsburg, Kansas Ardis Monroe, Pittsburg, Kansas H elen Brandenburg, Pittsburg, Kansas Lodema vViley, Fredonia, Kansas Geraldine Welty, Walnut, Kansas Ada Frercr, Carthage, Missouri Berniece Hansen, Pittsburg, Kansas Laura Belle Iles, Pittsburg, Kansas Lillian Tankersley, Aranas Pass, Texas Lucille Tankersley, Aranas Pass, Texas Thelma Myer, \iVinfield, Kansas.

Among the new members initiated into the Campus Kats were the following Alpha Sigs: Eleanor "Wilson, Laura Belle Iles, and Bernice Hansen.

We are happy to announce that Eleanor \iVilson is the Queen of the 1926 Kanza. Eleanor is the daughter of Professor and Mrs. I. G. Wilson. It is two years since we last had the Kanza Queen, when Marjorie McFarland carried off the honors.

We wish to announce the marriage of Maxine Smalley to Mr. Claude Carter on October third. They are living inN eosho. Mo. Our Christmas party was held at the home of Mrs. J. A. Gibson, a patroness. We had a lovely quiet evening, singing carols followed by a short musical program and the Christmas story told by Nellie Ross . \iVe exchanged gifts which had added to

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the decorations on the Christmas tree. Blanche Emery presented a teapot to the sorority and Nelle mrein accepted it on behalf of the alumnre. 'vVe had the rare opportunity to hear Sou a's band the other afternoon. It is not often that such a chance comes to us . 'vVe were admitted to the balcony on our activity ticket . It was a long program with sixteen encores, but delightful throughout.

Esther Leora Wilson.

THETA THETA CHAPTER The month of November was a busy one for Theta Theta.

We pent hours planning our affairs for the rushees. The culmination of our efforts, the piece de resistance, was a Japanese supper and party on October twenty-fourth . The party was held at the sorority rooms on ewbury Street. Wisteria and cherry blossoms of the "Flowery Kingdom" were everywhere and the light of an open fire did not seem out of tune. The members of the chapter were dressed in the costume of Japan, and when the tinkle of chimes announced the arrival of our guests, there wa much salaaming and polite courtseying. Then came supper, all seated on the floor, and provided with the oriental implements for eating-chop-sticks. Our favors were unique, for our pre ident, Hazel Hunt, went even down to Chinatown to procure them, incense burners, chimes, perfumes, holders, etc. A clever little play, entitled "A Flower of Old Japan" was given by four of the girls . Then we played informal games and sang A . ~ . A. sono-s to the accompaniment of our ukuleles. \life chose Friday, November thirteenth, as a fitting ( ?) day for our pledge service. Such a day might be counted unlucky by ome, but Theta Theta counted it a very lucky clay when she gave her pledge pins to six such fine girls. \life as embled at the Yellow Tea Pot on Newbury treet at six o'clock for supper. Each pledge found at her plate a corsage of white chrysanthemums tied with reel ribbon. Supper over we journeyed to the home of our beloved National President, !Irs. Martin, where we held our impres ive Alpha Sigma Alpha pledge service. Following the service we ang all our sorority ongs, and then served refre hment of cake and ice-cream in our colors, reel and white.

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On Tuesday evening, November twenty-fourth we held initiation services. This time we had dinner at the Copley Crest Tea Room before going to M rs. Martin's for the service. As always we had a very beautiful service, and all went smoothly. We were ably assisted by four of our alumn<e, Catherine Haight, Charlotte Adams, Edith Anderson, and Marion Lantz. Besides our six new pledges we initiated a pledge of last year, Marion Colby.

So it gives me great pleasure to introduce Theta Theta's new initiates : Ina Marie Bane, Quincy, Mass.

Marion Colby, Quincy, Mass.

Dorothy Hancock, New York City Edith H. Howlett, Newton, Mass.

Evelyn H. Lindell, Canaan, Conn.

Elizabeth H. Lyon, Lindenville, Vermont Grace I. Vlhittaker, Wrentham, Mass.

On Tuesday evening, December second we held our regular business meeting, our pew members meeting with us for the first time. From a once-planned fair several articles had been left, a nd so we had a jolly time auctioning off the arFicles to th e girls.

Many of us were persuaded that we needed to do our Christmas shopping early. Plans for the Christmas party were discussed.

The following positions are reported among 1925 graduates: Ruth Belknap at K eene, N . H.; Edith Bernston at Mattapoisett, Mass.; Elizabeth Dickey at N orth Andover, Mass.; Catherine Haight in P ractice Work at the Girls' High School; Elsy J essup at \ i\1 esterly, R. I.; Florence Knowlton at Gardner, Mass.; Ingeborg Norling at Iorth Easton, Mass.; Olive Place at Two Rivers, \Vis.; Margaret Roberts, St. Hilda's School, Wu Chang, China; Elizabeth Saunders at Bristol, Conn. ; Jessie Thomson at Everett, Mass. ; Ruth Twiss at Newton, Mass.

It is expected that Edith Carlton may return the second semester. Julia Lancaster, who has been enrolled as a student at the Southern B ranch of the University of California, is planning to return for her degree in the Spring. Helen MacWhinnie, whose engagement was announced in the summer, is talking of returning next September. Two of our earlier graduates have positions as Deans of Women in high schools, Hazel Tanner at Bridgeport, Conn ., and Florence Whittemore at Beverly, Mass.

Gladys B. R ay .

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KAPPA KAPPA CHAPTER t a tea given to all Fre hmen in the College Fo rum on aturday afternoon, Temple's sororities began to prepare for the ru shing sea on between Thank giving and Chri stmas. The Forum was decorated with the sorority banners and the sorority gro up were seated under their respective colors. The F reshmen were seated in a group on the oppo ite side .

The program began with an address by th e P re ident of Panhellen ic. The F re hmen were welcomed and then the pre ident told what Panhellenic stood for and what the ororities stood for, and f rom what department each sorority cho e it member . She al o introduced each so rority and it pre iclent to the Fre hmen. Later they -vvere entertained by terp ichorean artists of the health department, aided by the music department.

Patronesses of the various ororities were present.

N u N u and Kappa Kappa chapters have been keeping in close contact with each other ever since school began. We have planned many future celeb rati ons and other social functions together. I shall tell you all in detai l in a later report.

Rushing for upper cia smen i in full sway. 1\Iany girl who were sadly eli appointed last year, are proudly wearing pledge pins this year. lpha Sigma lpha gave out one bid which wa enthusiastically accepted by O live vVorth, a sophomore Kindergarten girl.

Mrs. Beury, one of our honorary members has been in the hospital for everal week . To aid a peedy recovery K . K. sent her a beautiful bouquet of yellow and white chrysanthemums. \\ e al o framed member hip scroll s for Mrs. Smaltz and Mrs. Beury.

Temple was quite fo rtunate in securing Walter P richard Eaton, noted dramatic critic, es ay i t and poet, to lecture on "The Comedy of Manner ." Over five hundred students crowded Beury hall to hear him . He advi eel us not to scorn "high-hat" Engli h. He say . ' 'Literature in Langua<Ye of Education su rvive , but lang dies."

Tt mi<Yht intere t you to know that New York tate approves of Temple Univer ity Teachers' Cour e and Penn ylvania certificate are accepted without examination. The tandards re-

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quired in New York are high and the approval of our Department of Education, therefore, comes as a triumph for Temple University Teachers' College.

Kappa Kappa celebrated its Hallowe'en party this year as guest of Nu Nu chapter. The party was held in a lodge in 'Naynne. VIe arrived at the cabin, named Drexel Lodge, about seven-thirty in the evening. The whole dwelling was decorated in appropriate colors of black and orange with corn stalks and pumpkins playing their usual role in making the appearance more attractive. It was not long before we were summoned to supper. The tables were arranged in the shape of the letter T. Tall glowing candles furnished the light, but soon these were extinguished and the burning logs in the old stone fireplace sent forth a softer glow, by which we chatted and ate. How good the food tasted to us! Those Home Economics girls in Nu Nu surely demonstrated their talents in the art of cooking. After supper we sat by the fireside and sang our songs until the dying embers reminded us that the hour was growing late. As we took olllhomewarcl paths most reluctantly, we ended an evening that shall stay in our memories forever.

VIe soon began to realize that Founders' Day was approaching and so we invited N u N u chapter to celebrate their first Founders' Day with us, an invitation which they gladly accepted. vVe decided on a Bridge supper. Our decorations were reel and white, green and gold. The evening was begun by the story of King A sa as told by June Smith, who was dressed like an old lady and sat by the fireplace. Mildred Sherwood and Ann Slifer, dressed as boy and girl, sat by her and listened to the tale. Then we divided between bridge and five hundred. The tally cards were made of read and white paper. King Asa was cut out of gold paper and pasted on the front of the reel tally and the letters A. :S. A . were written lengthwise on it. The prize given was our shield painted on leather, which was made by one of our girls.

After cards, supper was served. We had eight tables each containing four people. Light was furnished by four reel candles on each table. Our Home Economics girls cooked all the food and managed the whole party. They are to be congratulated for their success.

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soront1e were invited. Mis Oglesby, a Theta 1gma psilon , who was pre ent at the Ia t A. E. S. convention, gave a very in. E. S. Her explanation tere ting talk on the constitution of made many things clear for u . ?Iris Oglesby a! o pre ented at this time of her visit, the cholarship cup to Sigma Phi Delta, the Jewish sorority, which received the highest average of the nine ororities on the campus.

Temple ha been very fortunate in athletics this year winning many football, hockey, and basketball o路ames. The Physical Education department was fortunate in securing Miss Elizabeth Burchenal, America's foremost character and folk dance exponent, who gave a lecture and demonstration of her study of the dance lore of many different peoples .

The first Founders Day at Temple was celebrated without the presence of our beloved President, Dr. Conwell. In his absence Dean Carnell read a message to the tudents from Dr. Conwell. He said: "1\Iy message for this year to each of you i to take up with vigor that one idea 'add one verse a day' to every important branch of your learning."

Ruth A. Nailor.

IOTA IOTA CHAPTER This is a very busy year at Drake. o much is happening all the time, that we are all kept moving. During October we entertained at two rush parties. The fir t was a spread at the house, where we danced, talked and had a general good time.

After supper, served buffet style from the dining-room, we danced some more. Our only decorations were flowers but they were beautiful and appropriate.

Our second party was also held at the hou e. It took place on Friday, October ixteenth. The hou e was decorated in Alpha - ig color and the pledges gave stunts in the short period allowed them. This was followed by many games.

The following girls have been pledged to Iota Iota chapter: Helen Eddy, Weldon, Iowa Idot Powell, Adair, Iowa Ruth Hutchinson, Algona, Iowa Dorothy Heaton, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Drake won a good share of the conference games this year.

After the pep meeting, which occurred just before the DrakeKansas Aggies, the game which opened our new stadium, all Alpha Sigs adjourned to the house, where we danced until warm, then popped corn, made candy, ate grapes, apples and crackers, and had a rousing good time.

The professional sororities held open house to the social and professional fraternities of Drake at Hoyt Sherman Place, home of the Des Moines Women's Club on October thirtieth. Each sorority gave a stunt to introduce itself as a group. This is the first professional open house held in Drake and it was a huge success.

Iowa State Teachers' Convention convened in Des Moines during the week-end of November fifth. Many alumnc:e were back. A football dance was held in honor of our pledges at the home of Florence Harley. Miss Andrews, our faculty adviser, has returned from Europe, and has promised us a talk concerning her travels. The alumnc:e of Iota Iota held a luncheon at Harris-Emery's Tea Room to which all actives and pledges were invited. It was fine to meet the alumnc:e .

F ern B etts.

LAMBDA LAMBDA CHAPTER

Lambda Lambda had a most impressive pledge service followed by a delicious dinner at the house. After the dinner, the evening was spent informally in dancing and a general social time. Our new pledges are : Mildred Altoff, Columbus, Ohio Pauline Buscher, Columbus, Ohio Carolyn Frank, Columbus, Ohio Margaret Kinkade, Columbus, Ohio Norma McKinstry, Columbus, Ohio Frieda Rhodes, Columbus, Ohio.

Our mother chapter gave a lovely tea at the house on October eighteenth. The many bouquets and plants made the house look quite festive. The mothers of our pledges were our guests, so that we had a very enjoyable time becoming acc1uainted. The girls in the chapter offered several piano and vocal selections.

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The month of ?\ovember began at Lambda Lambda with a whole long week of probation for our fourteen pro pective initiate . You can imagine ho\\" potless our chapter hou se appeared that week! \Ve actives were overcome by th e many un expected attentions, and the room re ounded with . ~- A. onoat all hours.

O n f" riday, Novem ber sixth , the pledges gave an inf ormal dance at the chapter house for the active members. Everyone democratically exchanged dances without programs, and all agreed that the party was a huge success.

Saturday night, ::\ ovember seventh, all actives and initiates m et at th e house for the final reckoning . At ten o'clock the initiates-to-be staged a clever program, which, judging by the tears produced by the laughin o路, was much enjoyed. The program wa quite original including a number of parodi es and ending with "The Shi eld of A.~- A." Midni ght! ecrecy and silence reig ned in the lower regions of the house, while above the Fourteen waited patiently for their opportunity to become real active m embers of A lpha Sigma Alpha. The following pledged allegiance to our sorority: Mildred Benson, Frazeysburg, Ohio J oseph ine B ritton, Lynchburg, Ohio Dorothy E bright, Columbu , Ohio F rances E llison, Beverly, Ohio Gladys Glenn, McConnelsville; Ohio Esther Hunter, Columbus, Ohio Hilda Lehman, Columbus, Ohio Edith Miller, Sterling, Ohio Janice Radebaugh, Columbus, Ohio Marjorie Rutledge, McConnelsville, Ohio H elen Snider, Plain City, Ohio Elsie F. Schneider, New Phil adelphia, Ohio Evelyn Whetzel, Columbus, Ohio Dorothea Zorn, Columbus, Ohio

On Sunday morning, following a few hours sleep we had a delicious southern breakfast at the house. It proved quite a festivity as a relief from the previous strenuous week. ovember Iin or events of little importance occurred until twenty-fir t, when O hio State played Illinois. t this time many of our alumnre returned , and M is Fultz honored our chapter with a visit. On aturday morning Miss F ultz arrived, and at noon we had luncheon at the Dronze Lantern Tea Room . In the afternoon M iss F ultz enjoyed the battle between O hio State and

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"Red" Grange as much as any State fan. Of course, we all regretted the defeat, but then we were happy to have such a close score of 9-14.

In the evening we had a lovely banquet at the house in honor of Miss Fultz, our alumnce, and Founder's Day. A phoenix rising from lambent flames occupied the center of the table. The place cards were original with tiny reel and white ribbons held in one corner by palm green wax. Ethel Straw acted as toastmistress, Frances Ellison, Marjorie Rutledge, and Helen Snider responded with the story of King Asa and our symbols. Miss Fultz gave us an inspiring talk for furthering the realization of A. ~. A. ideals. Dorothy Porter told us the hi story of Lambda Lambda and reminisced on the past events, especially intereting to alumnce members. Among the alumnce present were : Eleanor Wright, Sara Long, Mildred Solt, Doris Kiner, Iris Hull, Ethel Straw, Marjorie Fouke, "Johnnie" Jones, and Mrs. Kathryn Rousculp. Bernice Lincicome and Catherine Moorehead, who plan to return this year, as well as guests from the Miami and Athens chapters were also present. We certainly were glad to have these girls visit us, and extend to them a standing invitation to come again .

On Sunday afternoon we entertained with a tea for Miss Fultz. Our mother's club sponsored the affair. Other sororities on the campus were invited. Vl e had a lovely time, and very much regretted that Miss Fultz was obliged to leave on Sunday evenmg.

Elsie F. SchneideT.

MU MU CHAPTER Rushing season for Mu Mu is over. Four parties were given during the last two weekends of October. On Friday evening, October twenty-third, a Bunco party was given at Starkweather Hall. The rooms were decorated with branches of autumn leaves, and made a very pleasing appearance. The next morning a hike-breakfast for the rushees was held at Riverbrink. The following weekend, on Friday evening, we gave a formal dinner at the Haunted House in A nn A rbor. The decorations were all delightfully suggestive of Hallowe'en. The program included a

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vocal solo by June Pooler, a piano solo by Dorothy Zimmer, and a vio lin . olo by Florence Gee. ::-Ii Fultz . our National Trea urer, poke a few words of greeting to the girl s. The ru hin oseason closed with an informal upper at the home of Blanch \Valters in Oakwood on un day evening.

Ribbon pledging was held in the Kindergarten-Primary rooms on vVednesday even ing, November fourth. Seven girl s received their ribbons. They were: Casilda Derbin. t\orma \Velch Dernice ::\lcGrath, Ruth Stanley, Faris Billman, Geneva Bond, and Cather in e Crabe!!. Refreshments were served followed I y dancing. l\lu M u was delighted to have ::-Iiss Grace F ultz as a o-ue t the Ia t week of ru shing season . On aturday evenin g a dinner was given in her honor with Gladys Lackie and Clemeli a Keho as hastes es. Faculty advisers of other national sororitie on the campu s were guests. O n S unday even ing l\Iiss F ultz talked with all the older girl s at the house. It wa certainly pleasa nt to have her with u again, because it was she who installed us three years ago . We consider ourselves fortunate that l\fi s F ultz lives near enough to visit us once in a while.

As a fina l bit of news l\lu l\lu wishes to announce the pledging of two more girl s, Garcia Carpenter and Lulu F reelin g.

Ruth E. Bayler.

NU NU CHAPTER During the month of October we had a delightful week-end trip at the Drexel Paul Estate Lodge, at Radnor. Our whole group went out Saturday, October seventeenth, at noon, loaded with food, ukul eles and songbooks all prepared fo r a glori ous time. \ Ve arrived at the lodge prepared fo r work for our appetites demanded attention. l\leals were prepared by girl s p ut in charge and they certainl y hit the spot. \ Ve at by the fireplace watching the crackling flames on a huge log and toasted mar hmallows wh ich were upplied by our adorable 路pon or, l\li ::\lacIntyre. l\l is Durdett was our chaperon and the be t po rt we ever saw. \\ e all felt a sured that there were no girls so clear as the A. ~- A.'s the frat to which '"e belong. At about threethirty on Sunday we started to return to our re pective abode

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only realizing and appreciating more fully the true value of being an Alpha Sig. On October sixth we held a regular meeting in the Picture Gallery and business was discussed as reported to us by Elizabeth Darlington, Edith Hetherington and Elizabeth Haines, our three representatives on the Intersorority Council. At a recent meeting of this Council Elizabeth Darlington was elected president of the Council. At this meeting it was cleciclecl to have our rushing season the first two weeks in January.

At our second meeting in October we planned the following elates for our social engagements.

November sixth-Hallowe'en Party for Kappa Kappa girls at the Drexel Lodge.

November eighteenth-Our Patroness Service.

December fifth-Home-coming路 for our alumnce.

Our tea dance was a great success and it offered a wonderful opportunity to all , the students to become acquainted with the Freshmen.

Hazel Thompson, one of our alumnce visited us over this week-encl. She is doing fine work at Gallauclet College, Washington, D . C. and still retains wonderful interest and enthusiasm in A.~- A. We cleciclecl to donate some thing which is needed for comfort and attractiveness at the Drexel Lodge so we found that hickory chairs would be just the thing. They look fine and surely all to the collection of furniture.

On November fourth, Evelyn Briclclell was hostess at a dinner party held for us in the Faculty Dining Room at the Student House. She had the tables decorated with palms and chrysanthemums, and our colors, reel and white. The nut cups were little reel and white paper baskets with A.~- A. in big letters written upon them. This was a wonderful opportunity for us all to get together and eat and have an enjoyable time. After we sang many of our songs, we acljciurnecl to another room to hold our regular business meeting.

On December sixth we entertained Kappa Kappa Chapter at a Hallowe'en party given at the Drexel Lodge. This is an old lodge out in the country given to the students for parties. The Lodge was decorated with corn stalks and pumpkins and all the

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usual hallowe'en trimmings. The food was in harmony with it -beans, hot dog , roll , pumpkin pie and cider. fri ky bunch of Alpha Sigs sat by the fireside singing songs and playino- o-ame until Student Government rules called u on our homeward path .

Everyone seemed to have had a _most enjoyable evening. It arou eel enthusiasm for us to have more event together.

Thus on the following Friday evening, the thirteenth, we attended a card party at Recreation Hall at Temple to celebrate Founder's Day of Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Kappa Kappa girls gave the story about King Asa and it started the evening in the proper spirit. The room was decorated with banners and Alpha Sig's colors. Our colors, reel and white, were carried out in the tallies. Miss Burdett, our Faculty Adviser, won the prize for the highest score in Five Hundred. A Kappa Kappa girl, nne Slicer, won a ,gorgeous shield of A.~- A. for the highe t score in Bridge. She, being of a wonderful spirit, handed it to the Nu Nu girls-for which we just loved her. They served delicious refreshments and then again we rushed to get home by twelve o'clock in order to keep up our good records in promptness . This again instilled in our hearts and minds that there are no girls like the Alpha Sigs.

Our patronesses especially delighted us on 路wednesday afternoon, November the eighteenth. 'vVe had the patroness service at which Mrs. Spivey, Mrs. K. G. Matheson, and Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel were presented for membership. The Art Gallery was beautifully decorated with the altar and candles and big vases of chrysanthemums around the room. Each patroness was presented with a corsage bouquet which consisted of daisies (the Patroness flower) and small chrysanthemums. They showed us that their interest is strong and steadfast and we all feel as though we have the best ever.

The following afternoon we gave a Thanksgiving court dance for all the members of the school. A. ~- A. stepped out and proved itself a delightful hoste s. Refreshments were served-fruit punch and cookie . Everyone realized that A.~- A. was the orority on the campus.

Ina much as we all had uch a nice time at Temple on November the thirteenth, we were all anxious to go back to the same room unday afternoon on November the twenty-escond.

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This was to attend an informal tea given by the Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority. Miss Oglesby, a representative of the Association of Educational Sororities spoke on matters pertaining to the A. E. S. She was very interesting and helpful.

Besides donating the Girl s' Basketball Schedules and preparing a Thanksgiving basket for a poor fami ly, the girls of N u Nu chapter have done their usual helpful work on the Drexel campus.

Helen Lindenmuth.

WE'RE IN LOVE WITH YOU Tune: Chorus of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" Alpha Sigma Alpha, Vil e're in love with you .

To thy glor'ous standards We will e'er be true.

Our lives, our hearts, our service 'We will give to you.

Alpha Sigma Alpha, We're in love with you.

We love to call you sisters ; We're in love with you.

To our golden sisterhood We'll all be true.

And down the years we journey We will love you, too.

Alpha Sigma Alpha, \ "!Ve're in love with you.

In ez Vince Boucher, A . B.

MARCH NUMBER-CONVENTION NEWS.

NOTICE Change of Address

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Return to Editor-Gertrude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey Dorchester, Mass.

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