Asa phoenix vol 23 no 3 mar 1937 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

THE PHOENIX '-======of Volume XXIII

Alpha Sigma Alpha======:!.J MARCH , 1937

Number 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

National Committee Chairmen . . .. . .... .

O ur P rofessional O utlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Camp Oceanview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A lpha Sigs Hall of Fame .................... . .. 13 In the Course of Our Travels .......... . ...... . 20 For a Fuller Life路-Hobbies . .... .. .. . .. ... ... . . 30 In the Course of Our Reading .... . ............. -+2 A lumn<e Chapters ..... . . .. .. . . . ..... . . . ....... 46 College Chapters .... . .. ... ..... .... .......... . 65 Announcements .. . ....... . ................ . ... 95 Directory

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National Committee Chairmen IN THIS issue of our PHoENIX we present those A.S.A.'s whose jobs represent the very pulse of our sorority life Alpha Sigma Alpha's National Committee Chairmen. In each instance the responsibility vested in these National Chairmen is one for which she is personally suited and also one to which she 路 can bring a singletracked enthusiasm and interest. Thus, the National Council and the entire sorority membership look to these National Committee Chairmen for new and stimulating leadership in those significant phases of Alpha Sigma Alpha life and activities which they supervise.

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amazm president of the n ·ton . \lumn ce Chapter . II r ·ucce 111 everything she undertake. is due to three outstanding qualitie · : her ,9Cilllille intere. t in thin gs that are worth \\·hil e, her eYerla. ting energy, and her si11ccrc .friclldlill css.

HISTORIAN Hattie Kelly Thomas Hattie Kelly Thomas need · no introduction to .-\. ..-\ .'s a he enters upon her second term a ~ ational Hi sto rian. Decau e of her di sti nction as .-\lpha S igma . lpha's fir st initi ate and because of her familiarity with detai ls of . ...-\.'s hi to ry from its beginn ing she i ad mirably prepared to reco unt our orority' s past achievemments \Yhil e imul taneo usly analyzing the ignifi cance

CONSTITUTION CHAIRMAN Hazle Crane Jones Hazle Crane Jones, of Yankee Sea Captain stock, ca me from Mai ne to Boston niversity. \fter her oTad uation, she tau ght ·'special classes" 111 the Doston P ubli c School . \\ hil e teach in o· she had many outside activities . a ri d in o· in st ru cto r at D uxbury Girls' Ca mp, and d irector of dramat ics at the Teacher: ' lu b. In 1930 she ma rri ed Clyde Edwa rd Jo nes , a planning engin eer for the X ew E ngland Telephone and Telegraph Company. FJer well-managed, bea utif ul new home in \\ ' inchester. and her tal,,·ar t three-yea r-old so n are only two o E her pre · ent efficienci es! She I S acti,·e in communi ty and club \\' rk in \\'in chester; and is our

J-latti c Kelley Thomas

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of more recent progressive undertaking . . .A. A lumnce and Coll ecre members who have in their po ession any bits of hi storical material of interest in compiling a hi tory of our so rority are requested to mail it to ::.Irs. Thomas at 1303 O bi spo .-\ ve nue. Coral Gables. F lorida. SONG BOOK CHAIRMAN Helen McClaflin

ln Helen ::.IcClafl in Alpha Sigma A lpha has a Songbook Chairman whose musical interests are merged with a contagious enthu siasm that bids fa ir to make .-\.S. :\. a oro rity to wh om singing \\·ill mean much. • s adviser to O mic ron Omicron chapter Miss McClaflin has given most generously of her time and the sp1rited singing of thi s chapter wit!' its ubsequent fee li ng of deep com-

Georgia Ann Schulte

radeship is a spirit that may well be cherished for our entire membership . Even now the fir st fru it of ),Iiss ;\J cCiaflins vvork are on the press, namely a temporary so ngbook of fa vo rite A lpha Sigma A lpha songs as well as the three original songs prese nted at the 1936 convention. In a f ew yea rs thi s will be replaced by a perman ent publication. CONVENTION CHAIRMAN Georgia Ann Schulte

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U pon the petite but capable shou lders of Georgia Ann Schulte rests the chairmanship of A.S . .-\ .'s 1938 Nati onal Conventi on. Delegates to our 193-1- ConYenti on will recall with pleasure Geo rgia 's g rac10 u respo n e to I-httie Kelly Thomas' \\·elcome to Yirgini a. A . P hi Phi chap ter's delegate to that

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has a particular apt itude for thi job of .-\lumnc:e co-ordinator. Through clo e cooperation " ·ith A lpha 1gma Alpha' :\ational \ 'ice-P re iclent, Treasurer and ' elitor, Helen Dracl ley ha already contacted sco r s of alumn c:e through her delight f ul let ter s. In her respo nse to her reque t ha come new of Alpha io·ma .~\l pha alumnc:e and their in teresting act ivit ie of whi ch you have r ead in former i -sues of the PnOE:\'IX. The re is more new to come fo r as Helen' poll of alu mnee proceeds . she is uncovering ne\\'S and simu ltaneou ly stimulating intere t in ou r alumn c:e oro·a ni zat ion. SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN

Joy Mahacheck Helen B lock B radley

co nv enti on Geo rgia br ough t with h er a n envi able reco rd of college ach ieYements w hich included mem ber ship in Alpha P hi Sigma. Pi O m ega P i, and th e G reen a nd Whi te Pepper s, as well as being v ice-president of R esidence Hal l.

J oy Mahacheck i kno \\'11 to the amm a chapter as g irl s of Alph a

Geo rgia's vocation is that o f secretary to the P res ident of \ Villi am IYoocls College in F ulton. :\Ii so uri. but her avocation fo r the next e ightee n m nths promises to be :-\ .S .:-\ .'s 1938 National C01wenti on . ALUMNAE CHAIRMAN

Helen Block Bradley ~-\s

Chairm a n of th e A lumn c:e '"e p resent Helen Dlock D rad ley . " ·ho i her elf a personable. enthu siast ic a nd depenclahle al umn a . and " ·ho

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a sincere friend and a w1se counselor. Because of her keen judgment and sy mpathh etic insight, you of ten hear a member say, "I feel so much better since I talked to :\Iiss :\Iahacheck. " Her co mpo ure calms our ove rworry or exces enthu siasm and helps to bolster up our feelings when hori zons look clark. A lthough Alpha Gamma now claims her, she was initiated into J\Iu M u college chapter at the 1926 N ational Conyention held in Chicago. Since 1928 when Niiss IVIahacheck assisted in the re-installation of A lpha Gamma chapter, she has been affiliated with the chapter as the financial adviser. In 1932 she was appointed national scholarship chairman and has efficientlv served in that capacity clur. ing the last fo ur years. Alpha S igma Alpha indeed has a loyal , hard working member in 1\!Iiss :i\Jahacheck.

PHILANTHROPIC CHAIRMAN Ethel Tobin During the past six years Ethel Tobin's association w ith Alpha Sigma Alpha has enriched Xi Xi chapter and endeared her to each membe r of both the active and a l umn~ chapters. The past year Ethel has been on the faculty of U niversity Even ing H igh School as an instructor of P hy ical Education, tap dancing and first aiel. S he also has charge of social activities in Hollywood Evenin g H igh School on Friday ni gh ts.

Ethel T obin

There she teaches ballroom dancing and etiquette. There seems to be no limit to Ethel's capabilities . She has her student's pilot license and belongs to the \tVomen's Air Reserve, serving as F inance O fficer for this organ ization. Her contact with flying keeps her in touch with one of the most interesting and useful developments of our time . O ne cannot take personality <,ncl success apart and say, "thi s is what makes it go" - but E th el' s un路elfishness and friend liness are components of the fir st and boosting her to accomplish whateYer she attemp ts or desires . Her initiative has kept her in constant association with people who do things and made her one of them .

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Our Professional Outlook No te: From uow 011 each issue of the PHoExrx will bri11g what 1 •e hope you 1 ill term as so me 'l!cry helpful a11d i11teresti11g i11formatio11 about th e z•arious social age ncies and the spcc iali:::ed and profcssio11al teac hers orga11i:::a.lious 'I •it/1 1c•hich n •c as tea-chers sho11ldd be fa miliar. HI e are starti11g with the Assislauce League of Sou thern Califon1 ia.. as a charac ter buildi11g ageucy, bew11sc it was 'I •it/1 their cooperation that Xi X i Chapter ·was able to carry 011 its first Camp f or the L·llderprivileged . As :\'ou 1 ill sec by its history, the League started i11 lime of great uecd a11d has couti111tcd i11 its spleudid worll for the past thirty years. I hope Ilia/ each 011e of you have such a11 orga ui:::alio11 i11 3•our city with 'I •liicli yo11 may become acq uaiuted aud with w hich ~·ou 111a.\' wo1·ll iu some way. ETHEL Tonrx .

•Vat io11al P liilall/li ropic Chairman.

THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SOUTHERN CALIF ORNIA HE

A sistance L eague was fir st

T organi zed in 1906 fo r the pur-

pose of a id ing ref ugees who came to Los A ngeles fo llowin o· the San F rancisco ea rthquake. T he organization carri ed on a program of relief principa lly fo r professional peron until the advent of th e \ 1\1 ori el \ l\Tar. During th e war the organization ca rri ed on a full Reel Cross p rogram . In 1920 th e F ilm L ocati on Dureau was e tablishecl fo r the purpose of ra i ·ing fund s to be u eel f or fami ly welfare and relief wo rk. The relief program at that tim e was know n a the Good Samaritan Department of the Ass istance League. I n 1923 the organi zati on wa · inco rpo rated as the s i tancc League of outhern Cali fo rni a, a civic and philanthropic organi zati on . ince its inco rpo ration the program of th e s istance L eague ha been one of co nstant expan ion . It is

th e dream of some of the original members of the League to have one clay a Commu nity Cente r fo r Ho llywood. T hi will have a large communi ty hall , roo ms fo r lecture . dances and pa r ties; also rooms for vocati onal rehabilitati on : rooms fo r classes in all of the practical art and sciences. great pa rt of thi s ambitious p rooTam has already been set in motion . In orde r to ca rry out the purposes set fo r th in the A r ticle of I ncorporati on, the League main tains two kind s of f un ctions, those of fund-ra ising. and tho ·e of f un dspending fo r philanthropic purposes. T he f uncl-ra i ing activitie a re the fo ll owin g. Gift Shop; ~ ine O 'clock P layer s: J unio r A ux iliary; Tea Room; Pan I ipe rs; ub-Deb ; and one of the most u nique, the Film Locati on Dureau. A n activity such as thi s last coul d be foun d onl y in Hollywood. ~J an) time- a produce r

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is in need of a particular locale or background which he himself could never hope to buy or rent during th e filming of his picture. The Assistance League numbers among its members man y owners of beautiful and extraordinary estates. \ iVhile these persons would hesitate to rent their homes and grounds for business purposes, they are more than willing to do so for the sake of charity. The F ilm Location Bureau has li sts and photographs of all kinds of property belonging to the members. The producer arranges the loan of the property through this agency. The Ass istance L eague r etains one-half of the money received whil e the owner is at liberty to donate the other half to any charitable organi zation which he names. The philanthropic activities are the Thrift Shop, Family 路welfare Department, Day N ursery, Girl's Club, and the Opportunity Circle. The Day N ursery was started in 1924. At that tim e it was possible to care for only ten children, but in 1926 the present Day N ursery -vvas built to accommodate 79 children . These are children of working moth ers who cannot afford private care for their children. The children range in age from two and onehalf to nine. They arrive at eight in the morning and stay until six at night. They are given a hot lunch at noon and a hot dinn er at fi ve. The children are not only supervised

during the clay but are also taught to help themselves. They carry their own dishes from the tabl e when they finish their meal: they are tau ght to make their beds neatly when they get up from their nap . Their health is carefully \Yatchecl by a trained nurse. The teachers in charge of the children have all been especially trained for clay nursery work. The Family vVelfare Department was organized to carry out a program of prevention and rehabilitation . Its purpose is to improve and strengthen family life so that the family might be a contributing unit to the community; also to help the individual to aclj ust himself to changes in his economic and social life . The community which th e Family Welfare Department erves is Hollywood, \ iV est Hollywood, and Beverly Hills . The people needing assistance in this territory are generally of 路the white-collar class, professional people, and people of education and culture, who haYe always been accustomed to a high standard of living and haYe been able to care for their own needs until the r ecent economic uph eaval. The Family vVelfare Department and th e Day N ursery are not supported entirely by League funds. They both belong to th e L os A.ngeles Community Welfare Federation and receive part of their maintenance from Community Chest funds.

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Camp Oceanview Xi Xi's Summer Camp for Underprivileged G irls th e grow th of Camp T Oceantoryviewof from a tiny eed of HE

thought is a very intere ting one. Three entirely different organ izations worked together so that twenty-five girl might enjoy l\\'0 week · of happy companionship togeth r und er the lead r hip of trained counsellors. Two weeks in whi ch th eir physical and social welfare " ·as foremost in the mind of the Camp Board. Thi s meant a g reat deal to th ese girls, many of whom had never before had a vacation. T he .-\. sistance League of Southchool e rn Californi a, Sherwood for Girls and X i X i Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha are to he co ng ratulated on their splendid cooperati on in fo tering this project. \Yhen X i X i once again became a n ed ucati onal in tead of a social sorority it became very imperati ve that the so rority prove its educat ional wo rth on the U. C. L. campu s. They decided again st the general run of speaker s, book r evie\\' ers and essay contests. \ iVith the h ·Ip of l\1iss Elizabeth Dird Small they becam e in spired to work out a program which would be educational to it member s and of ya]ue fter to the national organi zation. much discu sion Xi X i pledged itself to ocial ducation. They " ·ante I a project which would not only

benefit the g roup to be g iven help but which in some way would widen their own p rofe sional training and at the same time also be of help nationa lly. l\Iiss Et hel Tobin. ach·i-er for Xi X i, is al o a sociate head mi tre s with l\f r . Ed na Roger R itchey of herwood School fo r Girl s. Th is school co nducts a Clas r\ camp ituatecl in the heart of Laguna Beach. It has all the atmosphere of exclusiveness and pri vacy one can de ire. rt borders the oc an on a high cliff a nd includes a private bathing beach, beautiful enclo eel garden and a la rge beach home . A dormitory and private room can accommodate thirty girl s. l\r any of the girls even sleep un der the stars on one of the large porches. Each year part of the umm er i contributed to th e und erprivileged. -:\Ji Tob in saw the opportu ni ty for a combined program. l\Irs. Ritchey and ::\Ii s Tobin offe red their camp. eq uipm ent and their services as ex peri enced d irectors to the sorority. X i X i girl s \\'ere to give th eir se n ·ices as coun ~;ell o rs and also were to pr pa re the daily camp program. Every ::\Ionday evening fo r ten \\·eek th e girl devoted th eir tim e to the study of camp coun elling under the direction of l\Iiss Tobin . The value that the o·irls houlcl receiYe. namely. the

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adjustment to new environments. the lea rning by doing, health by proper r est and \Yhole ome food , free health ful and social building activities, and a proper mental buildino- program were wid ely studi ed by all X i X i g irls. The question of which g irl s to help was solved by the A sistance

League of South ern Cali fo rni a who were chosen after a careful Ltrvey of Los Angeles character building agenci es . T he League has as one of its many philanthropic group a welfare depa rtment und er the direction of l\I rs. J oh n A . lvo rd. gi rl s' club maintain ed for g irl from ten to sixteen yea rs whose

The Councill ors at "Ocean View Camp,'' Laguna Beach, Cali forn ia Front Ho w le ft to ri ght: Emily Hitchey and D orot hy \<\' aggoner. B ack How left to r ight : Barba ra H e ld Cath e rine Fitzgera ld and Mary Jane ta'nard. All girls from LT. C. L. A. except Dorothy \Vaggoner. a Cniver s ity of So uth ern Ca lifornia g irl.

The award winners a t Ocean View Camp Award s were given to the g irl s who rece iv ed the best score in act i vities suc h as s wimming. good spo rt sma nship, dramat ics, health. nature study, and handcraft.

Ocean V iew Camp The entire group of gir ls at Ocean View Camp, August 16-29, 1936 at Laguna Beach, California .

THE PHOE mothers have to struggle to get bare necessities. Twenty-five of these g irl s were sent to camp. The ssistance L ague not only provided the money for food and some mi scellaneous expen es but also provided each girl with beach clothes, two sw imming suits and suffici ent blanket . Mrs. Alvord and 1\Irs. Jenny Holbrook gave untold time and energy to make all arrangements for the girls. Much of the money wa rai sed by the sub-debs of the League at a colorful gymkana. These three grouvs working together planned a program that was carried on under customary Class A camp standards. Particular attention was paid to the quality and purity of the food; for abundant, well-cooked and tastef ull y served food is an important factor in any camp and contributes con iderably to its success . The attractive allaround camp program included swimming, riding, handcraft, informal dramatics, song fe ts, candy pulls, treasure hunts, hikes, cavenger hunt , bean hole suppers and breakfast and evening excursions. Every girl was taught correct bedmaking, table setting and serving. Xi Xi reach ed its goal of social education; for through kindness and a program of congenial activity every girl was made happy. Each girl was helped to find her own particular contribution; and learned to use it for the o路eneral happiness of camp.

bri ef de cription of ju 路t two of the g irl who \Yent to camp and of the homes from which they came mi ght help one realize why all who assist d in this project are justifi ed in their happine s for its ucce . . "::\Ia ri on, aged 15. i an only child and was one of the most under-privileged children of the ntire group. Her mother i a widow a nd operate a small millinery hop on Hollyvvood Do uleva rd. She ha had a very difficult time making both end meet and in trying to e tabli sh her small business. S he and Marion li ve in the two room back of th e store and this had handicapped Marion in her social activities, and because she has spent mo t of h er leisure time helping her mother in the store. has few friends. She is a nice-looking child and is interested in sw imming, hikin g and camping. To her the camp meant a rare opportunity for recreation and companionship." ''Charlotte, 14 years of age. is also th e daughter of a widow. Her mother works irregularl y as a film cutter in one of the maj or studi os and ~er earnings are small and irregular. Charlotte attended the dressmaking clas held by Mrs . Helen Frame Sm ith. S he was a problem at first, for although she is witty and attractive, she wa 111clined to want to dominate. Her school work was always good and her t eachers felt th at her behavior was due to lack of su fficient interest. Recently, howeve r, Char lotte ha s hown marked improvement

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and is learning to cooperate with her schoolmate and co-workers." ::\Ir . Edith Bogen, executive secretary of the League writes : " It is hard to measure in a tangible way the benefits and results of the camp life. It can definitely be said , however, that the girls derived certain physical benefits which may influence them for some time to come. They were able to have a healthy and happy vacation which th ey could not otherwise have had; they were enabled to get away from th eir families and everyday surroundings; they learned good sportsmanship and developed definite interests in sports, such as svvimming riding, hikino· and handcraft. They enj oyed the ben efits of good food and complete relaxation and learned to get along with one another, and many of them made· new friends whom they will enjoy long after camp has been forgotten. Certainly such an opportunity has made fuller the lives of these girl s who were

fortunate enough to have enjoyed thi experience." It has b ~en a fine experience for all concerned. Twenty-fi,·e girls have been given something ·which, without our help, they would not have enjoyed; and members of Xi Xi have received an education which all the books in college could not give them ; and they are now eager to learn more of national and local agencies which have foremost as their aim the character and health building of our youth. They are conducting a survey of character building agencres 111 Los .-\.nge!es . It is the earnest desire of eYery m ~ mber of X i Xi who took part in the program to emphasize the great joy and experience derived from this, their first social education project, and only wi. h that every member of lpha Sigma Alpha could haye enjoyed the summer with th em. ETII EL E. T onrx, Advi ser,

Xi Xi Chapt er.

SOCIAL SERVICE CITATIONS AT NU NU

"S ":INc'' was add~d to our r:1~etmg by the clrck of kmttmg needles making S\\·eaters for the children at the outhern Home for Destitute Children in Philadelphia. Then, before Christmas a group ,·isited the institution with gifts of clothing for th e girls between six and fourteen years of age. O ther activities in ocial service

work were indulged in. At Chri tmas, according to our usual cu tom, we deli vered a basket to a Yery worthy family ::\Ioney and clothing were ent in answer to the nation-wide call for aiel to the flood sufferers. \\ e striYe to keep our service spirit forever alive by continued activity.

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Alpha Siq's Hall of Fame E D NA BR OCKWAY MULDROW Alva Alumnae Chapter

O ne of O klahoma's promin ent litera ry tars is none other than E dn a Drockway :!.I uldrow (Gamma Gamma). A lva Alumn;:e Chapter is glad of thi oppo rtunity to p re ent thi celeb ri ty to the PHOE?\'IX an d its readers. W hen in 1916 th e old oro s1s Club of No rth western Teachers College decid ed to become a pa r t of the National Sorori ty, Alpha Sigma A lpha, it turn ed to its alumn;:e for encou ragement and a iel. No one was more prompt to respo nd than Ed na Brockway w ho was th en teaching in I nge r a ll. \ iV hen I nstallat ion Day came th e fir st out-of-to wn alumn a to arri ve was thi s same vivaciou , mu chloved E dna . l-J er name is one of the fi rst on the li st of charter membe rs. T hi 1 yalty has lasted through the years. the chap ter' s pride in her has g rown a she has wung in to the blaze of litera ry glory. Ed na fir t came into th e literary ken through review and criti ques written f or one of th e large da ili es of klahoma City. T hen Harper's Jlfaga:::i11 c, N"orth A m erica n Re路uiew and Scrib 11 cr's opened their pages to a rticl es a nd sto ri es written by her . '路To crash" into such circle means th a t he has a rriYecl. A lva .-\lumn<:e Chapter i happy, is proud! \\ ith a colli e clog, a co w-pony

and a younger brother for company, :!.I rs. Edna Brockway :!.Iul clrow wa rea red on a fa rm eleven mile ea t of :\lva, Oklahoma. He r home wa_ a whi te, two tory farmhou e that had been moved f rom IIarper Co un ty, Kansa . int the old Empire of \ Voocls. Th u it was that :!.I rs. :!. [uldro ,v' brot her bo r n in O klahoma, and :!.Ir . Mu ldrow. bo rn in Ka n a , were both bo r n under t he ame roof of the same hou. e. \ Vhen Ed na was eleven year old he entered ~-o r t h we tern tate ?\orma l chool (as it was then called). She recall that on the clay of enr llment he wept 1 itte r tear because she co ul d not take both " rt a nd Reading at the same period . A fter fiy e yea r he was g rad uated . .As fa r as she knows she wa the younge t pupil to be grad uated. S he the n ta ught the p rimary grade at I nge rsoll and at T ishomingo, and, after taking summ r ses ions at the Un ive rsity of Kansas and at the U niYersity of Chi cago, and winter ~.ess i o n s at th e 路 ni ve r. ity of kl ahoma, he received a D.A. and an :!.I.A. at the C niYer ity of Oklahoma. La ter she enrolled in Journa lism at the tate CniYersity. Ed na ha taught E ngli sh in :\orman H igh School for el ven and onehalf years and is now in t ructor in E ngli h at outh\\路e tern tate Teachers College at \\ eath erf orcl . He r hobbi es a re coll ecting folk tales

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of buried trea ure; reading books on paleonthology and archeology; raising prize-winning r-:ecans; rearing two ons and weaving Hardanger. She eschews knitting and :Monopoly. ::'-.Ir. Kenneth Kaufman, editor of "."\n Oklahoma Angle on Things Literary," in the Daily Oldaho111a, says of l\[r . M udrow : ''Although her output in creative writing has been small, it ha been di sproportionately successful ; probably no one in Oklahoma has 'made' as many high-brow magazines. Her articles on scientific subjects, ( although she has never taken a college course in any science) have appeared in Harper's, The North A merican Review and Scribne1''s. Possibly her success in placing these articles is clue in no small degree to her ab ility to make the sober statement of sober fact r ead as fascinating as a Buck Roger's strip. If you fai l to find a soul-stirring inspiration in her account of the Folsom man, that prehistoric being who lived in Oklahoma andl\'ew Mexico along with the camel and the fivetoed horse, yo ur imagination needs reYa mping .. ,

Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sio-ma Alpha To thee we shall be ever tru e, To thee we pledge our deepest loyalty In g ratitude for joys we knew . A lpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Thou who offered inspiration And last ing happiness-to thee we sing In glad commemoration.

.-\xGrE HoDrAx, A lpha Ca 111111a

MARION G. LANTZ Boston Alumnae Chapter

From the C:ocial ettlement House in 'v\' orcester, l\Ia s .. to the countries of the Near East and Central Eu rope and back again to Doston, Marion Lantz in the is a long tr ip, costume of the vi li ege of R ama ll ah, Pales路 but that's where tine. Th is costume was hand emb roithe duties of d ered and hand wo路 ven. l\Iarion Lantz (Theta Theta) have taken her. But suppose we journey to Bo ton. attend an alumnc:e meeting and " li sten in" while Marion relates her experiences to her Alpha Sig sisters: Having grad uated from the 'vVorcester State r 路 ormal School I enrolled in the School of Ed ucation of Boston U niversity. After receiving my l\Iaster of Arts degre e from Doston Univers ity I took special cour es in the New York School of ocial \ iVork and Kew York mvers ity. ince my college clays I have been a teacher of Engli h and路 Hi tory in N orthfielcl Seminary; a si tant to the pastor 111 the Newtonville l\Iethodist Episcopal Church; Executive Secretary of the Friendly House Social ettlement in 'vVorcester; Exchange Teacher in the Friend ' School, Ramallah, Palestine; Activiti es Director of the International Institute in Pittsburgh .

THE PH Pennsylvania and at pre ent am :\ctivites Director of the International Institute in Do.ston. Just why I have held the type of po 1t10n I have is a very difficult question to answer; perhaps a p ychiatri st could answer it better than I, but I shall do m y best. cholarship to the chool of E ducation at Doston niver ity naturally meant a teaching position afterwarcL, and although I enjoyed the two years at :Northfield , I was much more eager for a less formal type of work. Lecau e I had at one time attended th e ::\ewtonville Church th ey asked me to as. i t in building the new relig ious ed ucation program when the new church \\·as built in 192-J.. Three yea rs in this po iti on gave me new in ia ht into community developments, and a new awareness for th e need of further training and so it was I started work on my ~Ia ste r ' deg ree. lJ nle ne ha very special talents or definite conviction about a certain type of work, one usuall y choo es a position th at is available, agreeable and interesting-and ettlem nt work offered th ese adYantages in a familiar community. l ·our years at the Friendly House were very rich in experience and contacts. Through th e effort of a board member and another friend the possiblity f a year's experience in the Nea r Ea t came about. It wa a momentou s deci sion which had to be made-whether it was wi e to give up a secure po ition

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during the clepre ion period " ·hen job were not plentiful for expericnc which cou ld only be temporary. But I decided to tru . t Fate and began planning for my trip to l ale ·tine. \ Vhen word reached me that a position with the International Inst itute in P itt burgh would be mine up n my return , my itinerary ,,.a arranged o as to include a many cou ntri es as po ible. particul arly mall Yillage . so that I miaht have an opportunity of under tanding the folkways and cu tom of our newer . meri can citizens. T he year in Pale tine inclu ded the expe ri ence of living and \YOrking in a little village nine miles from J eru a lem in the J udean :\Iountains (and they arc moun tains, not hill !) . Th is meant \\' ekly trips to Jerusalem to shop at the natiYe bazaars, for chool mate ri als. F ine concert were g iven by the newer Jewi h immigrant . :\Iost interesting of all wa the acquaintance with the people in their homes and the intimate exp riences of weddings, christenings. f un eral and social events. It would take much too long to tell abo ut the many happenin gs of the year, but th e followin g were ou t tanding occasiOn : At the Easte r ea on the ::\ ebe :\Io lem F ea t. the Jewish Pa over and both Greek and Lat in Ea ter came the same week. J en.1 alem " ·a. a riot of color, co tumes and music. S word dancer , open anmarkets, tent on the hill. ide to

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shelter visiting gue ts and the many se rvices and celebrations made it an experience neYer to be forgotten. \\.ithout doubt the ceremony of the Holy F ire in the Church of the Holy Sepulche r was th e hi ghlight, with the church crowded with repre entatives from all the littl e villages over Palestine. T he old Patri arch ente rs the Holy Sepulcher (w hich is in the middle of the church ) very early in th e morning to wait in prayer for the coming of the Holy F ire, symbolic of the resurrecti on of Chri st . How it comes no one knows (and Easte rners do not qu e tion ) but soon after noon t ime he emerges with a torch and eve ryone crowds around to light his torch or taper from the precious fl ame. People have been waiting for this for many hour s, singing and dancing in preparation fo r its coming, and emoti on is at hi gh pitch when it fin all y arri ves. After a few moments the whole church is aglow with lighted candles and mad with excitement and singmg. T he yea r in Palestin e a lso included a three weeks' trip to Egypt, where two nights were spent camping on the desse rt near th e Sphynx and the Pyrami ds, and various trips were made on do nkey-back to the \ 'alley of K ings and Queen . Egypt, especiall y Luxor, make one feel ve ry young. T here were a lso trips to Bethany. Bethlehem at Christma 路 time, th e La ke of Galil ee in the spring w hen the flo\\'ers a re the loveli est and a fe w weeks in the

Lebanon Mountains where I assisted with the Y. vV. C. A. conference. Coming home meant a succession of yi sits in the villages of Turkey, Bulgaria. Jugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Holland . As most of the people with whom I would be working in P ittsburgh came from Central E urope, th ese contacts were especially delightful and help f ul. ~I y year 's traYel vvas indeed an experience I shall always cherish and it was a glorious change for a New E nglander born and bred, to be a gypsy for a while and hobnob with the peoples of the world. And now just a little about th e International Institute of Boston which work s through a staff of nationality secretaries who know the life and lang uage of their people and through volunteer workers from all nati onality groups. Not onl y do we cover case work among the foreign born, but we assist people in their contacts with hosp itals and other 路 social agencies; explain American laws and customs; g ive service in immigration and naturalization problems; interpret and translate for all nati onalities and agenci es; but we also hav e about tvventy-four large and fl ouri hing g roups meeting at the House and put on community festivals and prog rams emphasizing cultural contributions of the variou nationality group living in Boston. \\ e aim to practice world friend hip and create situations whereby people can

THE PHOENIX gam understanding by knowing people of other cultural background s. ::\Iy other interest ? Tho e cente r around folk arts, especiall y folk dancing and folk mu sic-and my hobbi e u suall y a re along the line of collecting musical in trument a nd costume of different countries . The world is Sitch an interestin g place'

HELEN WITMYER Central Pennsylvania Alumnae Chapter

young wo man. numbering among h e r achievements th e coach ing of several champion:;hip basketball , track and svvimmmo路 teams, is Assistant Director of P hysical E ducation in the E lementary Schools of Lancaster, Pa. She is Helen \ iVitmyer (Kappa Kar pa) -energetic, mercurial, elirect--a "sports-minded" wom an of whom Central Pennsylvania Alumn;:e Chapter i proud! Fl elen is a grad uate of Manheim, Pennsyh 路ania, High School, of Temple U niversity and this winter begins work on a l\Iaster's Degree at Temple. She has taught at H enry Bouch Junior High School in Lebanon, at l\Ianor High School, l\Iiller ville, and just prior to her pre ent position taught at her O\Yn lma :\later - l\Ianheim H igh

chool. Helen pent thi Ia t ummer as an athletic director at amp Skyland in the Pocono :\fountain ; has spent one Easter holiday in Uermuda and craYes to ail a round the \Y Orld! Along with seYeral other port loving teacher , Helen i wntm g hi story a a member and bu ines manager of a local hockey team. he i fond of swimming and claim a Senior Life SaY ing emblem. Helen speciali ze in helping her sports-minded you ngster do " 路hat they want- o \Yhen one of her groups craved a swimming team she orga ni zed one-and it won the county championshi p seve ral years! This versati le A lpha Sig also hold the women's singles champi onshi p in tenni in M anheim, Pen nsylYani a a nd reached th e semi-fi nal 111 a Lancaster City tournament. True to her profession. Helen is also fo nd of all types of dancing and is at present studying tap dancing at a private tudio. Through her interest and effo rts along this line. l\f iss F letch. a member of the faculty of th e P hysical Education D epartment at Templ e U niversity, is sched uled to come to La ncaster to give lessons in the modern dance to interested teacher . In her tim e, Helen ha coached three county championship basketball team s and track teams which have al o held reco rd s, as well as given two of the eYer-g row ing-more-popular phy ical education exhibits. In addition to the e interests along the line of her profe sian

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Helen also is Secretary of the Central Pennsylvania Alumnce Chapter, enjoys a game of chess and likes to ride a bicycle, eat ice cream, see motion pictures and play the piano! She has always made a point of informing other Alpha Sigs, with P hysical Education majors, when she expected to change positions and recommending them as applicant to fill her vacancy. Two graduating sorority sisters stepped out of college into good positions, thanks to Helen-plus their own good record, of course. So we pre ent "Our Helen" with poise, personality, power and purpose, as a true Alpha Sig worthy of a place in the "Hall of Fame." BETTY JANASKE Kappa Kappa

Living at the Kappa Kappa sorority house this year is a girl who moved into the house when it first opened SIX year ago. Betty Janaske as a sophomore was one of the first group of girls to live in the new Alpha Sigma Alpha hou e. She apparently spent her tim e profitably while there, for \\路hen she graduated in 1934, the year book credited her with being thletic P resident of the 路women' ssociation, \ ice-President of ::\Iagnet, Senior Honorary Society, ecretary of the Student Commis-

sion and a member of two other honor societies. After her graduation Betty became house mother and assistant p ychologist at the Hudson Training School for Delinquents in New York. She stayed there for two years before deciding that she had spent enough time among delinquents and went to camp in search of a more refreshing atmosphere. At "Camp Bueno" in North Sutton, New Hampshire, Betty became a member of the tennis coaching staff. She had a "perfectly marvelous time" and is already looking forward to summer so that she can go back. Now Betty is back at the orority house again-and still busy. This time she is Assistant Dean of vVomer; carrying a full graduate roster; teaching tennis, badminton and one English class; be ides cooking all her own meals and indulging her two hobbies-tennis and book . It doesn't seem enough, does it? JA NET MERRIL.

ROMA YNE G. WILLIAMS Nu N u

Romayne Gregory vVilliams, a most admired Alpha Sigma Alpha at Drexel, has blended her efficient professional attitude with a charming. friendly personality, with such success, that she presents an excellent example to her younger si ters. Romayne graduated from Drexel with a B.S. in Home Economics in 1928, after having served her orority a president in her senior year.

THE PHOE I Ier work since her commencement has been very interesting and has g iven her excellent commercial experience in the food line. At Bemberger' large department in ew Jersey, . he was train ed in the art of the hi gher type restaurant management abo ut 路which she tell s fascinating tales. It is plain that he was a good student, for now that she has returned to her A lma l\Iater a dietitian of its three food service centers, the cafeteria, the men's g rill , and the faculty club, we can profit by and appreciate her individuality and ingenuity. The unusual co ncocti ons which she se rves u s for lu ncheon do much towa rd making our day brighter and more interesting. I have been fortun ate enough to be ab le to work with her for a few weeks with much plea ure and inspiration. Desid being an active member of the P hiladelphi a A lumn <.e of Alpha Sigma A lph a , 1r s. 路w illiams has al o ser ved on the executive committee of the Drexel lumni Review. l\Iay we salute a succes ful alumna of A lpha S ioma Alpha and wish her continued success! J EAN MuELLER,

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RHO RHO'S NEW ADVISER The Rho Rho chapter i. Yery fortunate in ha\'ing for it n "' advi er, ::.li 路: Irene Glazik of the om merce Department of l\Iar hall College. 1\Iiss Glazik a native of O maha, Nebraska . he received her D.A. from the niversity f ); ebraska in 1932. \Vhile there she was a member of P i Chapter of Kappa Delta, a National ocial Sorority. In 1933 she receiv ed her M . . from Colum bia Univer ity. alS he taught at Briarcl iff lege fo r girls at Briarcliff ::.Ianor, wa acting Dean of Bria rcli ff Preparatory chool which is run in conj un ction with the college. She came to 1\Iar hall in 1936. l\Iis Glaz ik takes a great intere t in the so rori ty and I am ure that throuo路h her fr iendship, encouragement, and guidance. we will reach greate r height and will make our orority the most out tand ing soro ri ty on the campus.

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In the Course of Our Travels Trips - Tours - Cruises - Crossings HAW All -

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT!

( ORXELIA broGE:'\E J oxEs,

A LOH .\! Tear start to my eyes. .1""\. Hauntingly, plaintively sweet the ai r of the Islands floats down from the su ncleck to answer the serenading quartette of native Hawai ians on the pier. Slowly the 1\Ialolo draws away from the pier. The rainbow blanket of stream er s stretches over th e gradually widening gap of emerald water. As figures diminish into tiny specks, our hearts bid San F rancisco a silent farewell. But anticipation rid es high! T he salty tang of ocean air is in our nostril s; we feel the breath of th e sea in our hair. Six clay and nights the big boat glides smoothl y through navy-blue water. Days of sunshine and evenings of b:autiful sunsets. At the beginning snappy, cold days that require blankets when one loun ges in hi s deck chair ; gradually changing to warmer clays . 路w hat does one do on this floatin g city? Breakfast and then eight turns about the deck for a mile. Deck port -on the sun deck if you wish to be well tanned by the sun by the time you reach Hawaii. Horse racinrr-if one feels the call of the ponies. Sw imming-if your favo rite troke needs a few practice lick s. After luncheon, a tea concert, time out for corre pond-

Co lu111 bus A /ui//.1/0 C Cha pter

ence, and lounging in the library. Dinner at eight. O h, yes, one mu t see the movies; then dancing in the cocktail terrace until twelve. For hundreds, yes thousands of miles flock s of sea birds follow in the wake of the boat. Birds that remind us of the famed alabatross. It's fascinatin g to watch these birds glide, hov er, then woop clo\Yn . pause momentarily on the white path in the clark blue water. suddenly to soar gracefully up\Yard. Tirelessly they follow, day after day. Vl here do they come fr om and where do they go? No one seem to know . O ur real thrill came in mid-ocean. 1\o, not shipwreck, but a ship passing in the night. We were playing Keno in the lounge when the announcement was made, ''In ten minutes the Lw,li11 e will pass us on the starboard ." vVonclerful, fairylike sight! The Lurline was ablaze with lights ; even her three funnels were illuminated. Powerful search- 路 lights from each ship exchan ged beams across th e intervening ocean in a sisterly salute. Whistles ble\\路! It i an experience no one can ever forget. As the days grew 路warmer, friendships grew closer. It seemed ve ry wrong to end the journey. "The

THE PHOENIX Polynesian" stated that the Hawaiian Islands would be sighted at four the nex t morning. Many passengers turned in early and were on deck early to observe the beautiful lunar rainbows. This traveler, however, was a wee bit too weary for such early ri sing. When I came on deck at six bell s, I found the boat cruising along the coast of Hawaii, the fir st and largest of the fi ve islands. Ridged, greeni h mountain ranges line the coast. By noon \\路e were close to Oahu (Hawaiian name for mo t important ) . 1Iovic cameras were being prepared for the fir st shots of Honolulu. Everyone was anticipating the famous Hawaiian welcome that given each incoming boat, when suddenl y a whir of motors caused necks to crane upward . The Hawaiian Clipper, coming in from the Orient, was flying low and close to our boat. Quickly it zoomed past-a huge, white porpoise which had grown wings. Looking toward Oahu, we picked the two leading hotels, the pinkish Royal Hawaiian and the virgin white l\Ioana. Both hotel s are located on \ i\1 aikiki Beach. (vVaikiki is Hawaiian for spurting waters. ) "The tug is approaching! " Quickly we ran around to larboard. Friends and relatives who couldn't wait until the boat clocked, their arms filled with leis, crowded the smaller boat and waved and shouted to us. \ gang-plank was thurst out and soon the decks of the M alola were crowded with nevv figures. mostl y

in uniforms. The air became sickeningly weet with the odor of ga rdenias. O ur ear caught the train of loha. A lmo t imperceptibly th e liner drift into the harbor of Honolulu, pa t the Aloha tower, to come to r t again t the huge dock. The Royal Hawaiian orchestra and chorus chant one native ong after another. Colored ribbons again bind the huge boat to th e pier. Eao路erly we strain our eye to pick out familiar faces from the sea of \\"aiting people below u s. Honolulu is not a city of tall buildings but rather a city of pacious building . The style or architecture is substantially mencan with a dash of O riental. \Ve ride through streets lined with tall palm tree and trees filled with brilliant scarlet, rich purple and bright golden bower blossoms. ::\ight blooming Cerus plants cover tone walls. One is very consciou of a subtl e flower fragrance eYery\\路here. And, believe it or not, there i not a single advertising sign board anywhere on the islands! This is a cosmopolitan city. E Yery nation under the sun is repre ented. The Japanese, to an alarming proportion, constitute the main population. The huge (physically) native Hawaiian element has lo t ground to the white and yellow race . The Hawaiians belong to the Polyne ian race, about which th ere is more unknown than known. Did I say "huge race''? The average Hawaiiian is six feet tall with corre paneling girth. That goes for th e \\路omen

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as well a the men . The natiYe women simply expand and overflow into their kimonas, a l\lother Hubbard garment introduced by the missionarie. , and one which has since become an old Hawaiian cu tom. The native staple "poi," rich in calciu m. is responsible for the magnificent physique of these people. Personally, I'd rather be a midget than eat "poi," which tastes like glorified paste. In disposition these island people are the happie t-go-lucky" people it has ever been my pleasure to meet. Incidentally, that is the reason why the Territory of Hawaii is now a part of the United States. Annexation was accomplished in 1894. Queen Li liuakalani, author of the song Aloha and the last ruler, died in 1917. T he entire process of acquisition took nearly a hundred years . The first American mi ssionar ies landed in Hawaii in 1820. The Territory of Hawaii was thirtyeight years old in 1936. A surprisingly British population is found in Hawaii . Engli sh as it is poken, is poken here. Coming into contact with dialects from Australia and South Af rica made me concentrate on an almost new language. Of course, America is well repreentecl by the United States Army and Navy people. A large part of the U nited tates Army is stationed in Oahu, centered at Schoffielcl Barrack . Pearl Harbar is considered one of the important bases and dry clocks for our Navy. Life for a

lady of the army or navy IS very gay. The mountains are fortified against surprise attacks by tons of buried ammunition. Hawaii is our bulwark against the Orient in case On clear nights the sky is clotted with practicing airplanes "shooting" each other with beams of light. The principal industry of Hawaii is the production of sugar, pineapples, honey, coffee and perfume. O nce sugar cane has been grown it never has to be replanted. Before the tall, thick stalks are cut, all leaves, etc., are burned. Then a railroad track is laid and a long, miniature train is run i11to the field. Coolie labor cuts the stalks and a steam shovel loads them into the freight cars. You have hear d of the "dole." Evidently that originated in Hawaii. A man by that name, the head of a pineapple company, put such a portion in his fruit cans. Ripe pineapple is nectar fit for the gods . It is luscious and sweet as honey. I was ashamed at a native " luau" to find I had eaten two whole pineapples and had room for more. Mangoes and avocados are also native epicurian delights. For a " luau" (native party) a pig buried in a deep pit. lined with reel hot rock . There he bakes for hours. At the beginning of the "luau," the pig is exhumed and conumecl. In addition to the pig, dif ferent kinds of fish, a large variety of fruits and "poi" are served.

THE PHOE Everything i wrapped 111 "ti" leaves. Fingers are the only table implements used at a " luau" . The feasting is topped off by hula dancing and Hawaiian music. The hula skirts are made of split " ti" leaves. The " ti" leaves resemble soft, flexible palm leave . To add an extra touch, boys and men scurried up to the tops of tall cocoanut trees and brought clown cocoanuts. The most popular beach is Waikiki. Co ral reef s located out a mile or two surround the islands and keep out the sharks. They won't cross the r eefs which extend to th e bottom of th e ocean and come up within several feet of the surfacE: ot the water. ()utrigger canoeing is a thrilling, if dangerous sport. F ive sw immers paddle ont ome distance in a canoe, turn around, and wait to catch a 路wave. Then, timing their stroke exactly together, paddle furiously to get up mom entum, and ride the wave in with the speed of an expre s train. These canoe are very heavy; consequently so re mu cles go with outrio路ging for th e fir st few times. Dut who cares! The same goes for surf board riding, only more so. Every muscle aches and every bone has the "rheumatiz" for a few clays after the first surf board ride. The boards are of balsamwoocl ten to twelve feet long and so wide it is impos ible to straddle them. V\ e feeble white girls always have a native Hawaiian provide the motive power. Then . when the wave comes, give the

board a good tart. n e cautiou ly placing hand and feet in proper position . stand erect and fly through ihe air and th e urf to hallow water. The niver ity of Hawaii IS Yery famou In the su mmer. e pecially, it draws many out tanding educational leaders. From California come many summer stud nt . The public school s are a excell ent a tho e in the State and in ome repect they have progres eel farther than we hav e. Even Californians admit the climate of Hawaii to be uperior to that of their state. It is very healthful; many people live to the ri pe old age of a hundred years . enjoying life up to the last. The climate is neither warm nor cool. Swimming is possible at Chri stmas. True enough , certain parts of the I lands are inevitably always rainy, and every part is subj ect to " liquid sunshine. " O ne becomes accustomed to little bowers while the sun is hining brightly. It is soon over ,,路ithout even a slightly dampening effect . uch precipitation i cau eel by the close proximity of water and hi gh volcanic peaks. At present, th ere are no active volcanos. One of the most tortuous, wildly beautiful, mountain trail in the world is the one up and across the Pali. Here the wind continuously blows with enotwh velocity to all but take a man off hi feet. Here one can take a bircl's eye view of land and ocean . Yerdant cliffs

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shad ing from brow nish gree n to emerald green and navy blue water fad ing in to th e most delicate shades of baby blue make the scene an in de cribably fa cinating picture. H awa ii is a challenge to, and a paradise for. artists. T he absence of bird s is the onl y discordant note. () nee upon a time many va ri eti es of birds liYed in th e islands, but th ey

we re hunted clown by th e Hawaiians for their brilliant plumage. So, m y friends, thi s is Ha vva ii . A n interestin g, cosmopolitan crossroads betw een th e O ri ent and the Occident; a beautif ul, ea r thl y paraeli se; a most desirable obj ective for a vacation j aunt ; a wo nderful haven in which to spend the re t of your li fe.

NO TES FROM A "BERMUDIAN'S" DIARY EL SIE

LARKIN,

Boston A lumuae Chapter

A melange of u n in t e 11 i g i ble shouts a wakened me from a heavy sleep, but one look through th e porthole allayed all my fea rs. I gazed upon a magnificent sky \\路ith cloud fo rm ati ons reminiscent of dreams of castl es in Spain-soft, fl uffy, motionl ess clouds from whi ch one's imagination could roll on endlessly in interpretin g many fa ntastic idea s f rom their unu sual shape. ~ O \\th e engme room bells clanged freq uentl y; officers upon the bri dge were issuing sharp commands to the crew; and clock wo rkers \\路ere heaving lines aboard as the giant liner eased slowly to the p ier. Soon I found myself w ith my three girl compani ons in the jostling. holi day-spirited groups of pas etw ers \\路 hich were swa rming clow路n the gangp lank . A fr iendly "cheerio"

came in our directi on as a po rtl y, E ngli sh-appearing gentl eman made hi s way toward u s. He was our agent and the m agic o f his since re fri endliness immediately d ispelled all fear of a nostaglia that was beginning to well u p in my eyes and throat. It seemed as though we were ushered back to th e days of our childhood _ as we piled into the double horse-drawn ca rnage. A mid-July sun was enj oying its noonday burst of strength and we expected that it would be fri ght f ully warm ; but th e clear, cool, placid air had the immediate effect of a pleasa nt sedati ve as we jogged along admiring the color and beauty of thi s lovely isle. "Hello there !" Vve we re a bit sta r tled by thi s sudden g reeting . but cleciclecll y more amused, as we looked u pon a chee ry, stout, miclclle-agecl woman who had pedaled alongs ide and who, to our amazement, wa wearmg hi gl~

T HE PHOE. IX heels, a chiffon dress a nd a large he cycled along chatpicture hat. ting gayly, apparently unaware of our profound ad miration of her sense of eq uilibrium and cycling skill. L ike most travelers moving fo rwa rd to a new destination, ou r imaginati on po ndered in an attempt to fo rm a mental image of what our new home was to be like. We had expected th e typical summer camp, but a our ca rri age rum bled over th e winding, coral roads. through hedges of f ragrant oleander s, f requentl y passing lovely pink and white tucco houses, '"'e immedi ately di smi ssed the thought that ugly summer camps could eve r be a part of such a place of beauty. 路w hat fe w cottages there are in Be rmuda are owned by people whose income is suffici nt to permi t them to leave the island fo r th e summer season. A nd now the horses were labori ously ma kin g their vvay up a very steep hill. O ur gaze was draw n to the vast expanse of brilliant blue water of the bay below, multi-colored as it swept inshore, fl ecked in snowy white as the rolling surf broke upon the talc-like coral beach . A gru ff " whoa" f rom our sleepy driver brought us back to th e world of reali zation and here v. e were befo re our glori ous Bermuda estate. eemingly, we had been whirl ed into a wo rld of affluence, fo r sta nding in th e doo rway of this beauti f ul , white stucco home was a colored maid, waiting to greet us. . . \ iola .

one \\路hom we learned to loYe and who, by her man y kindn e e_, endeared her elf to u f01路eyer. \\"hat a dear she wa ! I magine your elf virtually dropped into a hou 路e on an island in mid-ocean and find such a welcome-such urround ino- - an d such service. It wa all like a fairy tale or. a page out of a romantic book. I n the wind- wept dinin oroom she had laid a fea t fit for royalty and to which four . healthy hungry Ameri can youn g ladies did justi ce without the aid or abetting of a proud hostess, and distinctly in violati on of all t he rul e la id clown by that famed social arbiter of etiquette, E mil y Post. Naturally, fem inine curio ity prevailed and an inspection of the house immedi ately followed luncheon-an in specti on more r igid than a colonel's in pection of hi regiment pri or to review. \ i\ e fo un d our new residence exqui sitely fumi heel and the ki tchen modern in eYery deta il even to complete electrical equi pment. To my lot fe ll the task of housekeeper-"caterer" a they say on the island. I soon fo un d that doing ma rketin g on a limited budget wa no easy job, especiall y to one unfamiliar with Engli sh cur rency. I bought string beans and pea a one would at home in summer, but you can imagine my el i may when I discovered that "one and two" meant t wenty- nine cents! I mmed iately I topped buying the im ported yegetables and in their place purcha eel natiYe grown tomatoe and other

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garden products for "tuppence." It wasn 't long befo re I was bargaini ng 路with the native tradesman with all the zeal for barter th at is innate w ith a Scot. Penni es, ni ckels, climes and quarters were soon fo rgotten fo r tuppe nce, shillings, one and two, two bob and six, and all the rest. T here is very little g razing on the island, and as a res ult, milk and cream ru n hi gh in the expense colum n and so, a very economi cal housekeeper soon found that evapo rated milk wasn't a bit unpalatable and proved a marked asset to a very limited budget. M eats are mainl y from the A rgentine and at a pri ce not too high for the ho usehold sum th at I had to g uard closely. "But what did yo u do all clay long fo r six long weeks?'' Thi s was the usual question that confronted me up on m y return. Swimming in the clear spa rkling water and lying upo n th e clean, pink sand claimed fi rst place in our acti vities t o say not hing of th e acquired tan which readil y spo ke for itself. Occas iona ll y we were caug ht up in th e nat ive social whirl and one Sunday we were invited to th e A rm y ba rrack s at P rospect at th e ex treme oppos ite end of th e island . A rriving in t ime to watch th e church pa rade, we ma rveled at th e precision of th e t roops aga in st a backgroun d whose ver y quietud e spelled the real peace of life-the

astound ing and m agni ficent beauty of 1oth er Na ture at her bes t. Foll owing this a co nce rt was g iven by one of E ng land's crack milita ry ba nds on ser vice duty at t his m ilitar y post. M id-clay found us seated at th e officers' mess thrilled by t he amaz ing sto ri e fr om th e lips of men who had seen active service on th e Western F r ont, at th e tragic Da rdanelles; with A llenby in Egypt ; a nd the fam ous Kitchener in Ind ian and the Soudan. It seemed as though we were reall y living the very wo rd s of Ki pling's Barrack Room Ballads a nd were a veritable pa rt of th e great empire's vas t a rm y of T omm y A tkins' . O ne S unday a ftern oo n found u s at a cricket match. A nd we re we amazed to find th at it lasted all clay and was to continue f or three clays ! But crick et is a serious matter with . the British ai1cl especially so with her Bermudia n coloni sts. T he teams are draw n from th e ranks of promin ent bu iness men, so you see it is really a sor t of supplementa ry business . We we re invited to com e for lunchand it was a blessing th at we didfor th e luncheon was far m ore interesting th an th e game; at least for u s it was . T he game seemed to lack th e vigorous sp iri t and spectator suppo rt g iven t o A merica n athl eti c competitions. I t was just t oo bo rin g and we decl ined a n invitati on to tea, fo r t he cool surf

THE PHOE1 IX beckoned and our fa vor ite ind ul gence a lways did succeed in outbidding any fun ction or actiYity that carried a formal note. Attending a tenni s match on Tuesday afternoon wa a cu tom that all our nati ve fri end observed. They take th e game, th e tea and the guests (w ho are fortun ate enough to be in vited) ve ry enou ly. The participants are of all ages and the ri va lry is as keen between th e dignifi ed rector and th e dowager Mrs. "C," who is approaching seventy as it i among the youthful players. Cycling, a lost American art, ha been rev ived. Unfortunately my youth moved along in the motor age wh en said activity was dormant. Hence, I arrived in Bermuda unskill ed and untutored in the popular pastime of pedaling. My companions too were novi ce yet proved more adept than m yelf. After much balancing, sp ill s, bruises, scratch es and tears, I finally managed to rid e well enou g h to get into town. O ur house wa a mile and one-half, a ll down hill right into town, and you can well imagine my fear s and forebodings, sitting on that bike in th e ea rl y days of m y cycling career with only a prayer to control the contraption. O n th e long, weary trek back (a nd I walked mo tl y, pushing the bike up th e hill ) many a tim e I longed for m y dea r, old,

rickety Ford re t ing in the <Yarage back in the tate . But the killed female cycli t in Dermucla has no fear and a favorite pa time i to cycle at night with yard of ch iffon kirt flo\\"ing in th e breeze and the p ike heel of evening sa nd als g ri pp ing the peda ls. This was so far beyond my power, I knew better than eYen make the attempt. Didn't I haY diffi culty enoug h with cul otte ancl port hoes? And now you ask me "\\hat did yo u like be t be ide sw1mmmg and lying on the un-drench d beach?" I'll whisper it to you very confidentiall y. It wa riding in an open ca rriage in th e cool o f the evening, a rrayed in one of those very romantic evening gow ns and gazing upward into th e va t velvet canopy overhead; the backcloth for that glorious, fri endl y, tropic moon, Ranked by th e brilliant diadem of sil very tar , with the oft wind blowing up from the Ca rribean, caressing my face and murmuring sweet mu sic through the fr onds of th e leafy palm ; pas ing th e enchanting beacl1e where the rolling surf had turned to il ver in the opa lescent moonlight which had burned a path of gold aero s th e blue expanse of the bay; dreaming dreams, roma nti c dreams f a ma n whom I've never met . .. . probably neYer will . . . . but \\路ho should ha \路e been at my side.

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AMERICAN BEAUTY ZA

LAWREKSON,

De11ver A luuwa e Chapter

o, this is not to be a story of the flower so named-but rather of some of my memoirs of ou r A.merican Wonderland, as 路'photographed" on a recent trip to _-\Iaska.

::\Iy _-\.laskan adventure started when our boat, The A lettt-ian, sailed, amid streamers, flovvers and goodbyes to f riencls on the clock. It was a beautiful clay! And we continued to haYe good weather all the way up and mo st of our return voyage which to my way of thinking, is a most important item because of the inAuence it has on the amount of keen enjoyment to be derived. The first clay we passed Victo ria The and Vancouver Islands. farther north we went th e more beautiful the scenery became. Ofttimes it seemed one could just lean a bit o,路er the rail and touch the heayy timbered mountains on eithe1 side of the boat. The ea rly Russian possession of .-\I aska had a very definite influence on the names of the towns. Our first stop was at Ketchikan. It was th ere that we got our first glimpse of the totem poles as well as a very modern Indian school. Of course t he Indians were out in full force ( mell included), endeavo ring to sell their souvenirs to th e tou rists. Each evening as we traveled north the sun set about an hour later and the twilight lasted longer,

until by the time we arrived at Chilikoot Barracks and Skagway it was so light that one could react a book on deck all night. Juneau is a very modern city built on the side of a mountain. It has paved streets, taxi-cabs, a fivestory post office building with an elevator and, last but not least, a very " ritzy" night club. Taku Glacier was by far the most impressive and inspiring sight of our entire trip. This huge mass of crystal-cl ear ice, as we saw it at noon with the sun shining clown on it, took on a beautiful shade of bright electric blue. Our boat seemed to glide up to it-as close as possible. Suddenly, when all was dead still, three terrific blasts were blown. These blasts echoed and re-echoed many times untii there was a terrible roar like thunder-and a huge iceberg broke off and fell into the water! One must not fail to mention the beautiful large flowers and strawberries at Skagway. Three strawberries would fill a teacup. Pansies were as large as the palm of a hand. Eighteen hours of sunlight a da y accomplish these miracles. On our return voyage we visited Sitka which was the original Russian capital of Alaska. Petersburg i a typical Norwegian town and canning of shrimp is the primary in-

THE PHOENIX du try. We also stopped at everal mall islands to load tons of canned salmon. Upon reaching \\ rangell arrO\\'S it was nece ary to wait several hours for high tide to permit our hip to pas through this narrow passage of water which wind bet\\·een high now-covered mountains. It seemed a ma rvelous piece

of na ,·igation to \\'ing our big boat around the cun·e . in and out of tho e i land After eleven deli()'htfully claylig ht clays, " e ailed back to cattle, there to catch up on ome mu ch needed Jeep. But the . cenic beauty of this trip \\'ill remain foreYe r- i nd elibly tamp d on nw memory.

WORKING GIRL'S PARADISE MARTHA MAY MARQ U IS,

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dream I cherish c1 through high school clays wa realized Ia t pring wh en I receiv ed the news that I was to spend th e summ er \\'Orking in Yellow tone Park. The thrill of it reall y began about the middle of June when a long special train of savages (employes) left St . Paul, Minnesota. A spirit of adYenture filled the a ir as friendhips were quickly form c1 and renewed. O n lea ving this train we boarded busses that took us up through the cold air to th e Yarious lodge and hotel where we we were oon install ed and set at tasks necessa ry in preparing for the man y gue ts that Yisit thi s wonderland each season .

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i\[any of you know th e \\' eird beauty of thi park, but it wa my pri,·ilege to know the fine people who work there, as few of th tra Yel er are able to do. I\Io t of these worker are coll ege tuclent or graduates who enjoy being packrats (porters), gear-jammer (b u driYers), heanrs ( waitre e ), pillow-punchers (maid ), and pearl eli ,·ers (eli h washers). The cool dry climate i ideal an I there are all th e things nece 3ry to a perfect vacation. P rim at i,·e nature i easily accessible and at th e sa me time th ere is an exc iting social routin e in eac h ca mp including dance and program by accomplish ed artists.

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For a Fuller Life-Hobbies ONE WAY T O LIVE AL ON E AND LIKE IT Substitute a H obby f or a Hubby ELIZABETH ]. AGKEW,

A h obby i an activity outside of your regula r occupation which holds an impelling interest and gives you much pleasure. Anyone who has not had a hobby sometime during his life has missed something very much worthwhile. A hobby need not be expensive, nor need it consume an undue amount of your time. It may be as simple as the collecting of buttons or bottles, or it may be as intricate as th e acquiring of rare pieces of sculpture or painting. Indeed, a hobby may not mean acquiring at all-it may mean writing in ome of th e man y form s; or it may mean giving of your service or money for a worthy cause. Butwhatever it is, in order for you to get the desired results , it 111ust be of your ow n choos ing and follow ed becau e of the exhil a ration it brings to you. soon as a hobb y loses its zest it is time to choose another or drop the idea completely. It must not become a task you set for your elf. Per onall y, I have two kind s of hobbies, one is constructi ve in nature:-, i.e:-., making things for the

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sheer joy of the doing; the other i acquisitive, obtaining things for the pleasure of possession and the fun of using them. The first type I developed befor e I had fund s to spa re with which to indulge myself. For several years my summer vacations were spent in doing something that I had never done before, as weaving on a large loom using pattern designs; hooking and braiding rugs ; basket weaving; china painting (o ne of my most expensive early hobbies but one very enjoyable and which lasted several years); leather tooling; making of jewelry from flat silver, which was, I think, my most thrilling experience. O ne year I attended a millinery class and made hats for myself and some of my fri ends-believe it or not. Just now I am doing pottery . Incidentally this type of hobby has been quite educational as well as g ivi ng me a certain sense of ability to do things. My second type, that of acq ui sition, takes the form of acquiring furniture and "tea things," mainly tea pots . I have only a small suite, hence my furniture very definitely had a limit . . . but not until aft er I had overflowed into the hall with a china cupboard, a tea cart, a

THE PHOE small tabl e a nd a s ix-foot cedar chest. A mon g m y prize pieces, for which th e above had to g ive way, a re a ma hoga ny table and two chairs from the S heraton period; a ma hoga ny desk of French desig n; and a ches t of drawers, a lso of mahogany, from the A merican Empire period. Above this chest hangs a Co lonial mirror and on the ches t are two French luster candl e sti ck 路 with cut g lass ba ngles. My tea wagon is of black walnut made from a tree which grew on th e h omestead which my fath er took as a claim after the Civil \!\Ta r.

s for teapot , I haYe acquired two brass amo,路ars 路 one bra _ sw ing ing teapot; a swinging ih路er teapot, a heffield p late teapot ; and one four- piece tea et of sil \'er and copper. T he e a re my choice piec and a re old. I have everal mor teapots in pewter and pottery , but they are all quite mo !ern. My il ver is the Mou nt \ Ternon pattern a nd my cups and plate. are va ried- hand-pa inted Haviland, cherry chintz glass. Doe it oun d interes ting and in viting? Drop in for a tete-a-tete and a cup o' tea some afternoon.

PENGUINS ELLEN HETZEL,

"Qh. ho w ab urd !"

"How utterl y asinine!" '' \ iV hat' the matter with your mind?" - Thus exclaim s every individual upon spying the mantle atop our fireplace. It i the re ting place of my collection and must withstand the brunt of a rather strange hobby possessed by me for two years. Ever since a little girl I have had an uncanny passion for penguins. Screaming with delight at the very sight of one, I wou ld spend hours watching "Pete," the penguin at the zoo . and wou ld patiently wait, with my eyes glued on the dark hole into which he often retreated , for him to reappear and appease m y "penguin hunger. " Then all of a sudden Pete would emerge from the clarkness and come wadd ling out into the bright daylight-oblivious of the

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dazzling outside and bothering abo ut nothing. They are uch foolish. silly little things and yet I am attracted by their prepossessmg attitude and proud superi ority. A rath er eli dainful outlook on life-that's what is so charming and their sop hi stication is a never-ending source of admiration , on my pa rt. At fir st I saved pictures and then last year I started collecting little china images and now th ere aren't many sizes and styles that I have missed. I like their dign ified appearance of a gentleman in form al attire and to my mind th ere is nothing that can quite equal a pengu in . A strange hobby?-Yes but my penguins never fail to draw amu eel 1 oks and flattering comments. They are my clearest pos e ion!

THE PHOENIX A FORTUNE IN RARE BOOKS NELLE MARTINDALE KucHs,

for information perto hobbies of MaryYille Alums, my first call to took me to the home of our beloved and accomplished sponsor-Nelle Martindale Kuchs. You will remember her for her famous spring festivals at the University of North Dakota and at our own college. These festivals were renowned for their beautiful costumes and the ex qu isite dancing. These productions have been pronounced the finest in the middle west and some of the best dramatic critics have been most enthusiastic in their praise of them. Mrs. Kuchs has been equall y successful in assuming her duties as a homemaker and she has made an enviable place for herself in the hearts of Maryvi lle's c1t1zens. \Vhen I stepped into Mrs . Kuchs' house I could not help but notice the home-like atmosphere of one of Maryvi lle's most charming residences . It is furnished with priceless heirlooms that have been handed down from distinguished ancestors. Her family was among the foremost pioneers of our country and figured especially in the making of Kansas history. I on ly wish that I could tell you about her beautiful dishes, her silver and her unique furniture. Ho\\"e\"er, I must confine myself to one of her most interesting coll ections. Mrs. Kuchs has in her possession a fortune in rare books. Many of our leading ttninrsities and colE.\RCHEG

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leges have made innumerable off<:>rs in an effort to obtain these prized Yolumes, but Mrs . Kuchs cannot give up these possessions \\"ith which she spends so many hours, reading and re-reading. I haYe spent many delightful hours \Yith them myself and we had such an interesting evening when I went to see them before I started this article. It is a thrill to read "Enoch Arden" from a first edition; and what fun to try to read her collection of old English weekly magazines . This collection includes the "\!Vestm inster Magazine," the "Weekly Miscell any" and the "\ Veekly Entertainer." The dates on these range from 1774 to 1809. vVith Mr. Kuchs' scholarly aid I have deciphered much of the Anglo English grammar. I must list some of 路the articles and poems to acquaint you with the type of literature included in these magazmes : "Sketches of the Lives and 路w ritings of the Ladies of France" "A Narrative of a \ oyage Around the Vvorld" "Humorous Anecdote of King Edward IV" "Benevolence" "J\tlorals" "Old Chaucer's Address to his Soul on his Departure from Court to his Royal Recess" "Society" "Full Dress and \Nalking Dress"

THE PHOENIX "Fire of London" "Gentleness" Mrs. Kuchs has a collection of children's books also. Two interesting one are ''Ronald Camero n" and "Hot Colds." I mu t mention all of her interesting old vo lum es of Kansa hi story and her bound

copy of Kan a niver ity ' fir t year books, 'The H ierophante ' and "The Kansa Cyclone." Ther are many, man y more but I have tried to tell you of the one mo t familiar to me. fARGARET E. TTOX, Presidc11t Afar;yvillc A luulllil! Chapt er.

GAMMA GAMMA HOBBIES LO U I SE EWALT

thi is one time I guess we' ll have to break down and confess that Gamma Gam mites are ju t about like anyone else-when it comes to hobbies ! There seem to be ome old "tr ied and true" ones that our girls are just as fond of as if they were original. For instance, there' Phyllis Carel, who drives, so her room-mate says, everyone in the hou se crazy with her crocheting. Then Ethel Green and Ye Ed are running a race trying to see who'll be the fir st to fini sh knitting that pring dress. Ye Ed protests that 'tain't right- because E thel's mother is helping her! Betty Lou Heaton ha a train of elephants a mi le ( more or less) long, all facing the east, because she explains, that make them good luck ele-

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phants. Personall y, we will give her elephants and the luck! \ i' ian Chew say that unl ess one can cail sewing a hobby (and we would call 路ew ing in the manner he doe it, an art) she just doesn't have one, except by proxy, as her older si ter, Mabel , a member of Alpha rg s A lva Alumn::e Chapter, collect postage stamp . The rest of th e group are rather shy about their hobbies, so I'll tell a few. Ramona likes to eat. Lodena practices vocal cales ( is thi s a hobby or her voice instructor's ord ers?) W ilma spends her time in achieving that '路wellgroomed look," and we all adm it that she really achieve it! ( I\Iy neck when they all rea I thi s Perhaps that's enough tattling on my sisters for my own good.

LIVING IN HOPES ALICE ]A XE STURGILL,

i a mercenary one! am trying (yes trying) to win some extra spending money by entering contests which pay cash di vidends. I 've clone a lot of thinking, plenty of work, and

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spent much time, but- o far l\路e won nothing . I call my hobb y " Living in Hopes, ' becau e I'm always living in hope that some day some miracle wi ll happen and I mig ht be rewarded.

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COLLECTING ANTIQUES GLADYS PR.\TT LA~IB,

Dcuvrr Aluluuac Chaf'll'r

began soon after I was married. I discovered the girls who got the most out of life seemed to be those who had a hobby or "something special" which they enjoyed doing. \\ hen rummaging through the basement while visiting at home during the Christmas season, I came across some old vases made of blown glass and some old imported plates of unusual design and shape. And thereby hangs the tale-from that day on I became a collector of antiques. Immediately my hobby took possession of me. Up to the attic I clashed in search of more treasure. And what a reward! 'vVay back in a store room I discovered a couple of old chairs and a tablepriceless to me now, for I learned from mother they had belonged to my grandparents. \\hat a thrill, though, to be given a spinning wheel. over one hundred twenty-five years old, and in perfect condition ! As mother told me its history, I'm sure I missed nary a word. But this was only the beginning for me. After the holidays I hurried home, arranged all my "old finds" in place and gave a party so my friends might come and share my delight. Since then I have frequented antique hops, rum-

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mage sale , sale of hou ehold goods, and the like. 1y collection now includes an old glass cabinet which I use to display an a sortment of ruby red gla s, milk glass and old cut glass pieces of unusual value; some pieces of imported tile which I hope some day to have made up into a coffee table; an old tureen made in Melbourne, Australia; and a marble top table which I bought from an old Mexican for one dollar and a half and which has since been appraised at one hundred twenty-five dollars. The north end of my living room is occupied by a huge old Chickering grand piano from which some day no doubt I'll have a table made. \iVhen I have "special" company I put my .two old quilts on my beds and if my guests remark about them I tell the history. Both w路ere made by my husband's great grandmother. One is the Tea Ro e pattern made in 1828 and the other is the Star pattern made a year later. They have taken prizes in quilt shows therefore I'm so very proud of them. This hobby of mine has given me a keener interest in my vocation of homemaking and is one whici1 my friends can enjoy when they Yisit in my home.

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"MY HOBBY IS DOGS" MARGUERITE HARRI ON,

one hundred twenty-seven, yes, I'm counting my dogs again . . . . I'm positive that there are one-hundred fifty of them, but I count them every so often to prove to my elf that some aren't mi ssing. There is mo t any kind of dog one could wish for- terriers, bulldogs, and these nonde cript kind s which are identified as clogs onl y because th ey have four legs, t\\路o ear and a rather canine expres ion on their faces. The fir st in th e collection came from Ramona' marriage place in South ern California. I felt sorry for it because it had an ugly red cray fi sh hanging on its front paw so I bought it and then cleciclecl to

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collect many more dog to keep the poo r little fe ll o"' c mpany. ::\Jany of the clog I bought. while others were gift from f riend , who knew I wa making them my hobby. ome have come from Colorado, other from Kan a , hi cago, ); ew York, a nd of course, from l\I i sou ri . A ll except twenty-five of them are named. I fear that I hall have to stop looking fo r a different dog, until I find enough names f r the ones I have. However, I find it ha rd to pas. a toy hop or novelty shop without going in ide and finding one different from those I have. Each of my clogs seems to ha\'e a rather sentimental hold on me. .At times they eem almost human !

JUST A SEAMSTRESS AT HEART of the best beloved among th e girls of O mega O mega chapter is \ irginia Hughe , a fla shing eyed brunette. She i one of these darling, "jolly" girls with an eYer ready smile a nd hearty laugh. But there is a secret in her life which we want to pass on to you. \ -irginia's pet hobbie eem to be spo rts, namely swimming. She is of the tall, healthy type, and ince her home i at the beach, she rarely goes a clay (excluding a few cool winter months which eYen F lorida has ) with out her morning swim. However there was omething strange, a V irginia wa con tantly

di sappearing for several clay at a time. Even her be t f ri encls clidn 't know why! 1\ow the reason is out. V irg inia is a sewing fiend. She de ign and makes all of her cloth es , even to a perky, reel chapeau with purse to match . A ll her pare time i devoted to this art. At our Chri stmas formal, V irg inia stole the eye of everyone present, by floating aro und in an exotic black velvet evening gown of her ow n creation. ( The sartoria l adaptations are better than Schiaparelli' .) 1\eeclless to ay \ irginia plan to be a co tume de i()'ner upon graduatio n f rom college.

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LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HOBBINESS O~ E has ever questioned my right to life or liberty, but no one has ever cooperated when it has come to my hobbies. If I chose to draw or to sing, it was suggested that I run an errand, sweep the porch, or care for little brother. Don't you think girls should stand up for their rights and form an Amalgamated Association of Seekers After Hobbies? Two girls of our Alva Alumnc:e Chapter have developed their hobbies to such an extent that there is little difference between the word avocation and vocation. And their hobbies are paying d ividends.

E va Ames Wood Eva's hobby is not only a so urce of pleasure to herself but to others, for she is interested in painting. Her early life was spent in and around A lva, so many recall how draw ing has occupied her spare time even in childhood . Every Christmas meant another new painting book. She says, "During trip with the fami ly I u sed to sketch scenes in my notebook as we drove along. O nce I remember my teacher puni hing me for illustrating my spelling les on."

Elective course in high chool and Northwestern State Teachers College gaye her technical training in this field of intere t. With a major in home economics and Art and Science at )l orthwe tern and graduate work in Home Economics, Education and Textile Economics, one can see that Eva had opportunities to put into practice much of her knowledge of art. For eight years she has taught Home Economics. During this time she has had private art classes. At the present she is married and living in A lva. It is a plea ure for many of us whi le visiting her to see the latest pen sketch, painting sti ll up on the easel, or to set the table w ith her lovely hand-painted chi na. O ur Eva was li ted in "\tVho 's \ i\Tho'' and "History of A rtists in

O klahoma" by the Research Division of \N. P . A . Experimental Gall ery. She was accorded national recognition by the Society of A rt and Science, ~ ew York, for tal ent in painting. Recently her oil painting "Oklahoma Dawn" ,,路as one of the two hundred selected from over fiy e hundred entries. During December and January it was di splayed at Tulsa P ublic A rt Duilding.

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Bess M. Davis

At l\!orthw e tern he ~ang in the college trio and when he "·a a When De s or had a lead in the light opera seni wa a ked" himes of Xormandy.'' "Vi hat event Follovving training at Ho rn er' . have encouraged she trouped with a rrirl -' rche tra mu 1c a your for three year and tra\ elecl in avocation?" he eleven tates. t present he i · answered, "Not teaching mu ic in the public chool a thing in parand privately in marillo. Texas. ticular that I During the Ia t fiye years h ha know of has led played "for fun" with a girl ·' me to it. It is ju t something I can't orche tra kn own as "Rhythm Dandget along without." Wouldn't that ette ." De s played trap drum . define a hobby? xylophone, trumpet and piano. Bess had her first music lesso n " little bird" promi e that anwhen he was twelve. he continued other mu ician and Dan Cupid haYc with her musical training in college. plan for her future. BOATS of O mega O merra' ne\\' e t lexancler, members, Mary has the interesting hobby of collecting boats. Sai lboat , schooners, bottled relics, and marine lamp comprise her array . Her three-masted, fully ri o·ged schooner of hand carved bamboo is the prize. A bottle has been blown about her other three-ma ter, now both boat and bottle are c01·ked tightly. favorite, is a small a il ino· vessel with ail ,

cleat , jib n'all. Perhaps the cau e of J\J ary's hobby i th e sailing he has clone awuncl the wooded i le and coa t of Briti h Columbia in the ~ orthern Pacific. \ i\' hen she indulge in a sport event. it isn 't polo, but ailing regattas, motor boating, and canoeing. The sea poems of 1a efield and winburne are her delight and swimming onl y a ta. te of that ab orbing hobby.

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Have Vanished and

kies Are Blue

I'll ne'er regret joining A . . A. nd I'm in now always to stay. There with the best fri end s I e'er shall know And all through my life they'll go With me through joys and troubles too; Anyth ing they are willing to do. Always with them I am willing to stay, I 'm glad I'm an A.S.A. LoREXE GRAKT, Beta Beta, Pledae.

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HOBBIES IN BETA BETA "Hey-what's that funny noise?" "It must be Phil laughing. She's probably found another cute poem. Come read it to us, Phil. (I hope she can get in. Did you ever see so many people in one room?" "Listen." (This from Phil. She finally climbed in through everyone .) " It's called 'Down on the Farm' by Rob Friend.'" The Svveetest song I ever heard \tVas sung by a canary beard. I saw a hawk-sometimes called falcon; He was flyin', I was walcon. I saw a hybrid called the mu le; He uses hay and oats for fule. I saw some little pigs from Guinea; l\Iust have been fifteen or twinea. The frog gives us the lowly wart; Two legs are long, two legs are shart. "Here, look at it-you have to see it to appreciate it." "I like cute verse. Anybody else have anyth ing to offer?" " Here are Mary's and Fes's. Three collections! Let's see what they have. Look, here's one-and how true. Ha-ha, listen-" By th e time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is Infinite, undyingLady, make a note of this: One of you is lying.

"That's one of Dorothy Parker路s, called U nfortunate Coincidence. Well named, I'd say." "\Yhat i this thing called love anyho\Y ?'' "Here, I 'll tell you. It say , 'Love-a conglomeration of intangible emotions over which predominates the desire to squeeze someone.' " "\tV ell! And where did you find that Miss Phillip ?" "Oh Mary, read that one of yours about committing suicide, or something. It's another of Dorothy Parker's." "Genevra, what morbid thotwht you have. Here it is-" Razors pain you ; Rivers are clamp; Acids stain you ; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, Nooses giveGas smell awfulYou might as well live. "You girls certainly read deep poetry-'' "Oh, come in Maizie. Did you hear them?" "They are a bit light, but they're fun." "Here's one that Phil has that has a lovely picture in it. Listen-It's called 'Stars ' by Sara Teasdale." Alone in the night O n a dark hill \tV ith pines around me sp1cy and still ,. ncl a heaven full of stars Over my head, White and topaz and mi sty red-

TH E !-' HOE My ri ads with beating Hea rt of fire That aeo ns cannot vex or tirep th e dome of heaven Like a great hill , I watch them marching stately and still ; nd I kn ow th at I A m honored to be \1\Titness Of so mu ch ma jesty. ''Here is one that would be good to remember. I 'm sure it applies to all of us." Refrain: Kathleen M illay I' m going out of my h ead with small things, Too man y small thing , not enough big things, Over and over and over and over, Rum ble the small things, tumbling and jumbling, \i\ hy people say things and what th ey a re thinking of, \\ hy did she do th at, and why d id he ay that, Over and over and over an d OYer Rum ble th e small things, tumble th e littl e things, I 'm going out of my head with small things, Over and over and over and over. '·Collections are reall y f un, a ren't t hey? \Yh at kind i that E lisabeth has?" ''O h-perfume. She has tw enty diffe rent kinds any·way - and th e darlin gest bottl es, so me of them ."

'·Martha and Phil "take the cake' on Dogs. I've neYer een o many differe nt ize and hape . How ::\Iartha ever fo und o many made of china i beyond me.·· '' Well, I till like book and poetry. (Thi s from l\Iaizie ) I'd like to have time to read ome of Genev ra ' . She liked Gal. wo rth y' ' ne ::\Io re R iver' so well .' " O h, ye , ( Genena entering into the conversati on now ) and ome other good one are ' f T ime and the River,' by T homas \\ olfe, 'Old Jules, ' by Ma ri e Sandoz . and ' hri stine Lav ransdatter,' by igrid ndset is very good . although it take quite a whil e to read it. ' ''Heavens! look at the time. I must be taking my elf to my boodwo re' " (as it is aid on E leventh Avenue in Greeley). "Best we all do that. Good ni o"ht girls . . . . "

For A.S.A. T une:

Keep the Home Fires Burning.

Vl/e will stri ve day by day Keep ing fam e for And vve pledge anew our loyalty In everythin g we do. For th at which you stand \ Ve' Il do all in ou r command To uphold our sisterh ood in good 1 hat A lpha Sigs houl d. \\ e will love thee ever In all kind of weather For the Alha Sig i our Now a nd For - - eve r. A\' A KEYMEL,

B eta B eta., P ledge.

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H OUSEKEEPING, A PROFESSION ?\oRMA

NYcE

HEBERLING,

Eastem Pennsylvania Alumnae Chapter

Bet ter than school teaching comes housekeeping in one's own home , where one finds new thrills and adventures daily. No two days are alike, a nd no matter how well laid are one's plans th ey are certain to be changed sometime during the day. This uncertainty lends an atmosphere of glamour over each succeeding day. Being a doctor's wife is living in a world set apart and entirely different from anything one has ever befor e experienced. There a re consta nt demands on one's t ime. For example, people are so apt to call late in th e evening and demand, "Please send th e doctor immed iately. " T hat is my cue to say, "\i\f hat is the mat ter please?" "I am suffering from a dreadful pain," is th e repl y. 路when the doctor a rri ves at th e house, he finds that thi per on ha s had the pain for everal weeks, but decides on the spur of the moment to call the doctor and can't possibly wait until morning for hi s ass istance. A foo-gy or lippery night i fr equently the perfect timing for such a call. But- it i all in the day's

work-and so must be taken care of. Then, after drifting gently off into dreamland, a sharp, burring sound again rudely calls us back and we are awakened to find that someone else is in desperate need of medical care. Hence, with all these interruptions, is it any wonder that we sleep a little later in the morning than " ordinary people"? What with cleaning, preparing meals, and shopping the morning passes like a flash and lunch time arrives too quickly. But the hour more promptly than th e doctoron occasions. \i\f hen th e nurse is off duty, I am on, and have had to acqu ire a very svveet- but firmtelephone voice. (It's an art I haven't as yet mastered, and much to my sorrow, often find I have said exactly the wrong thitw.) It ma y be diffi cult to take up residence in some towns and feel comfortable immediately; but not so Bangor. If you wish to settle some place where you will feel at home at once, I welcome you here. Everyone seem to go out of his vvay to be friendly and helpful, to the extent that in a very hort time one ha entirely too much to do. There a re more activitie here than in a big cit y. o far I have assum ed the duties of a Sunday chool teacher and

THE PHOENIX am head over heel m wo rk with a g irl cout troop. The e g irls meet in a large room in our ba ement, which they have decided to decorate in the Ame ri can Indian theme. Wall s have been painted to resemble adobe clay and a ceremonial altar and sacred sand painting hav e been erected . Bridge parties are not included in my ocial activities for my "office h ours" will not permit this form of entertainment. My hu sband is ver y much intere ted in photography and evenin g when (as and if) we are fr ee we amu se ourselves by taking picture

As Long

by photo flood light The naphot enclo eel a ample of myelf (writing thi article). ur friends haYe ugge ted to him that he take pictures of hi patient -"Before and fter" they are cured. It might add a bit of novelty to a profe sion vi it, particularly in cases of reducing. One goes to colleae for degree and a career. If you want a bu y, fascinating life and e\ era! degree all at once, take my advice and marry a doctor. Now I am Mr . Dr. Heberling. T he doctor part is the most am using-but what an easy way to obtain uch a degree!

I'm an A.S.A.

Tunc: Gingham Gi rl

As long a I'm an A.S. ., As long as I belong, In my heart you'll always find a song, Though I go away, I can never tay, My soul will pray That we'll meet agai n someday. This world is such a tin y place, \IVe' l ne'er be far apart, O ur roads will cross, And you'll find me true. For nothing really matters a nyway, s long a I' m an .S.A. PATSY MEEHA N, Beta Beta, P ledge.

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In the Course of Our Reading B OO K NEWS

newspapers and magazines, movie ad , radios and all are so full of "Gone \i\ ith the Wind" and puns upon the title that one wonders sometimes if there are any other books on the li sts of best- ellers. I read the aforementioned book month s before it reached its heights, so, uninfluenced, I can say that it is a splendid book. (I picked it of my own free vvill as I once did "Lamb in His Bosom" before its hey-dey . .Anyone interested in character development should read ''Gone With the Wind ." There are reviews and reviews of it. Negley Farson's "The Way of a Trangressor" is still on the list of best-sellers though it, too, is some months old. nyone who is interested in tales of travel will be intere ted in thi s well-told story. Russi ~t during the \ i\forld \i\lar occupies a great deal of pace in the narration. Few would attempt Mr. Farson's trips abroad under as trying conditions as he endured. It is a most entertaining way of learning that " the way of a transgressor is hard. " For lighter reading Alice Tisdale Hobart offers her recent book, ''Yang and Yin." You will probably remember her 路'Oil for the Lamps

of China." She writes deliahtf:tl tales of the Far East. Jean Foldes offers an international prize winner in "The treet of the Fishing Cat." Those of you who liked Louis Golding's " ~Iag颅 nolia Street" of a few years ago will like this shorter novel of the ame pattern. Others worth your \\路hile are "The American Doctor' Ody eY" by Victor Heiser. If the few radi o skits based on it were not enough to persuade you to read it, let this lead you to it. Robert Benchley will make you laugh over hi s " ~!fy Ten Years in a Quandry and How They Grew ." It is a series of short sketches. You've often thought the things he says . In one particular sketch he is talking about convulions in nature: "Convulsions in nature are terrible-! know. I had a relative once who was one." That may not particularly amuse you but I have had more than one laugh over it. There are dozen of book from which to choo e your reading. There are dozens which I plan to readwhen and if I have the time. MARY HAMLIN,

Ka11sas Cit:.11 A lunmae Chapter.

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BOOK BRIEFS that all of us have read N ow"Gone With the 路w ind" and

come more of a p ychological need than an abiding faith. He thinks the final casting for production of that religion is a necessity to the that movie has been made and we modern person who hopes to decan no longer discuss whether velop a working formula for getting 1\Iiriam Hopkins would make a bet- along successfully with people and ter carlett than Joan Crawford, ituations. If you are a Cathol ic, it's high time we settled down and Protestant, Agnostic or Athei t or did some more reading. just nothing at all, you wi ll like this It i probable that every other book. Entirely aside from its rebook this season, and perhaps the ligious theme, it is a fine book on next everal seasons, will suffer by practical psychology. being compared with "Gone \i\Tith For those who liked ( I ay liked the \\'incl ." However, there are so and not enjoyed ) "Years re o many good books on the market Long" and "If I Have Four right now that we owe it to our- Apples," Josephine Lawrence ha selve to become acquainted with vvritten another book, "The ound of Running Feet." This third book at least a few of them. To all of us under forty, I most of Miss Lawrence's is not quite a cordial! y recommend Willa Cather's g od as its predecessors but it i till above the average read ing and "Not U nder Forty." Reading the e charming essays and dissertations I suggest that you will like it. one forgets th e futile "Lucy GayIf you like hi story that ha hapheart," ::\Ii s Cather's weakly writ- pened a 路while don't mis Ralph ten book of a few seasons ago. "Not Roeder's "Catherine De'l\Ieclici' ' U nder Forty" is deserving of the and if you like your hi story " hot author \Yh o wrote " Lost Lady." off the griddle" there is John LangIf you are a Cather enthusiast read don-Davies' splendid job of report~ panish Barrithi new book, if you aren't a ing, ''Behind the Cather enthu siast read it and be- cade ." I predict that "Invasion," a powcome one. In the e undevout times it is erf ul novel of life in a war-torn rather remarkable to find among village will be one of the out tandthe new books a lim tome entitled ing books of this yea r. It i by a "Return to Religion." More re- very young writer, Maxence van markable till is the fact that it der Meersch and is plencliclly writseem to be rather widely read. Dr. ten. But don't read it unle s you ' Henry Link who wrote it is a like to think! famous Kew York psychologist and GLADIS RrcE CLOUGH, he contends that religion has beEmporia A fuuw ae Chapte1'.

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THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES BY

H. G.

the highly-entertaining and yet thought-provoking tale of the powers that be, bestowing upon an uneducated young Engli hman of the lower clas es the power to work miracles. That is to say, "路hen he commanded a thing to occur, it occurred, regardless of it result. 路when he discovered that he posse sed this strange power he was at first frightened and then some of the potentialities of the thing began to dawn upon him. Of course it was not long until this uncanny gift became bruited about, and England was in considerable hot water as to what to do with this miracle-worker. The statesmen of the country were afraid that he would fall into the hands of unscrupulous politicians of either their own or other countries, and that chaos would result. The upshot of the whole thing

HIS

\VELLS

was naturally, the approximate reult of the three wi hes in the old fairy tale-(the woman who wished for the pudding; the man, clisgu ted with such a trivial wish, wished it were on the end of her nose, and the last wish had to be spent taking it clown again). Fotheringay . the miracle-man, becoming angry when accused of quackery, ccimmanclecl the earth to stand sti ll , and chaos resulted . He was forced to u. e his power to wish that the earth was back where it had been and everything in the same condition that it had been before he cou ld work mircales, and that everyone would forget what had happened, and that he would never be able to work another mircalce. All of which came about, and left the end of the story in exactly the ame setting and sequence of the beginning. LOUISE EWALT.

Gam111a Ga111111a.

THE PHANTOM EMPEROR BY NEIL

noye] based on hi 路toric fact. The Phantom Emperor actually proclaimed himself :\Iontezuma II, raised an army in Duffalo, 1836, to liberate the Indian ); at ions of the outh \\"est and u bequently, to establi h a kingdom of hi own.

DELIGHTFUL

Pur ued by agents of Pre ident

SWANSO

Jackson, he plunged into the Northwest wilderne s at the head of hi路 little army in the dead of winter. Woven around this theme is the stimulating story of adventure and of a girl who followed her lover into the same wilderness in the same aclYenturous time. MYRLE PATTERSOX,

Xi Xi.

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KIT BRANDAN A pro/rail by

IIERWOOO

~ THE

hurry of our modern life, it is like an e cape to th open cou ntry to pick up herwood Anderso n's book and li ten to the story he tells about K it Brandan. l\fr. Anderson' tory of K it Dranclan, a "queen of the rum-runners"-a bea utiful "notorious" woman-gives u a different feel ing from the one we usuall y have when we read in the headlines. "Queen of Rum-runners Ca ug ht. " Kit told the to ry to him driving across the

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wind- \\'ept outh Dak ta plain , often over di rt road on bitter \\'inter day , for he could think better driving a car. ometimes 1t 1· tole! in K it's own words, or perhap :.\Ir. nder on tells it for her. Thi book i not only a portrait of Kit Brandan and the portrait of an era.:_it i a rueful commentary on something that run through the whole fabric of American li fe. VIVIAN

UTTO N ,

Z eta Z eta.

A TALE OF NEW YORK STATE a n intri guing title that sells to one's imagination, I give you Carl Carm er's "Listen Fo r a Lonesome Drum." For an eng rossing narrative that entirely fulfi li s the promi e of its title, I <Yive you again "Listen Fo r a Lonesome Drum." Having previously written of the fo lkways of the A labama people. :.\[r. Ca rm er has set him self in this book to the task of chronicling the legend , folk lore and customs of New Yo rk, hi s home state. l' rom the f rozen. nowecl-in country of the lumbermen in the north to the Cat kills on the ..,outh ern bounda ry, the author has visited and liYed '' ith the people of whom he writes. \ Ve learn of the Indians on the rescrYation , of people in 1 olatecl com munities who are deOR

F itself

scended from the early settlers, of unu sual relig ious sects (New York has had her share of them!) and a little of the life in the citi es, excluding New York City. ncl. interspersed through it all a re ta le tales to laugh at, to wonder at, to eli believe, to enjoy, to w i h for more of . Th rough it all , too. runs a theme of my tery-the my tery of New Yo rk State's drum beats which any native can hea r on occasion and which are variou -Jy intepreted in different ections of the tate. Having so enjoyed "Li ten F or a Lonesome Dru m," I am ]~ oping· that :.\Ir. Carmer will next turn hi,; attent ion to Pennsylvania and her li tera ry po sibi li ties . PHYLLI

KITTELBERGER.

Eastem Pc1111S)•Ivo11ia Aluuuu:re Chapt er.

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Alumnae Chapters ALVA, OKLAHOMA O ne of th e fes tiv e occasions of th e holiday season was the annual Christ mas party the Alpha Sig alumnce gave honoring th e members of th e active chapter, on D ecemb er 13th. Scarcely had eighteen college o·irls entered Essie Na ll's gaily beb .. decked home than they were pnglirw their silve r and gold bell s b th rouo·h the Belle Art Gallery. So b . many members were successful m comp let ing th eir guide books that th ~ y were h urried to test their aui!it,· in carrving lighted candles. b Vve are sti ll wonde ring whethe r Louise Ewalt or Theta Donley made th e best salesvvoman for original dolls. Quick listeners whirled in Christmas Stage Coach, while slow ones were allowed to read ·' 'T "·as the Night Before Christmas .., Probably alum nee and collegians became best acquainted whi le divided into smaller groups to plan and to present pantomines with Chri stmas them es. \t\fhen the refreshment committee had se rved a delicious tray course, Santy sent a representatives to sho\\·er happy Alpha Sigs. The faint echo of carols drifted down the a venue a. the girl departed, promising to meet again next year. O n January 15th, ?\liss Minnie Shockl ey was has tes to the Alpha rgma Alpha alumnce for the reg-

ular monthly meeting. Following a brief bu iness ses ion, a line party was held at the Rialto . Later refre shment were served at Gray' s Tea Room. Misses Emmogene Cox and \ -era Leeper will be hostesses in February. Personal Items A Business and Professional \\'omen's Club vvas recently organized in \1\ aynoka, Oklahoma. Mary Bowling \ t\fagner, a Gamma Gamma, is the President of the new club . Edna Donley was honored by election to Kappa Delta Pi. She wi ll be initiated into Delta Eta chapter early in the second semester. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cox (Selma Harzman) are the proud parents of a son, Rodney Dale, born Octobe r

14, 1936. The foilowing Gamma Gamma's were holiday v rsrtors: Loui e Glaser \IVethington of Nash, O klahoma; Belle Jane Rockley of Wichita, Kan sas; Minnie \ t\fesley Clark of Raytown , Missouri; and M ildred Knapp Moore of Protecti on, Kansas. Lors RoncER

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS A new scheme is being tried by our group and is proving very convenient for our city members and a change for t he " eros -coun t ry " drivers . O ur three winter meetings

THE PHOENIX a re being held on week night and in Bo ton. On January 8th we met in F.l -ie Larkin' lovely home on beautiful old Bay State Road. It was a fine meeting and attended by a large number of our girls. A goodly portion of the meetinrr was devoted to a discussion of the new Budget Study heet . I think we all felt better acquain ted with the mechanism of our fine National organization as a result of this discu sion. Following our meeting refre hments were served which were as interesting as they we re delicious! At this meeting we were glad to again have with us Mildred " . ers and Charlotte Adams who haYe been away from us altogether too long. However, we found them just the same-except that -vve haven't seen Cha rlotte's ukelele thi year! On January 13th the alumnc:e played hostess to the college chapter at a real old-fashioned Japanese Party, held at Hazle Crane Jones' beautiful new home in Winchester. The light from attractive Japanese lanterns, our ho tess in her lovely Mandarin coat and our dinner of J a pane e food eaten a la Javanese (on the floor and with chop sticks) all made for a perfect impresc;ion . I'm afraid when we began playinggames we all acted more like heathens than dignified Japanese! Game night! and what an 'lrray of real games Dorothy Pyle and Florence Haley had for us at Dorothy's studio apartment in Boston on February 4th. As usual, our

bu ine s meetinrr preceded and wa both intere ting and informative. Genevieve Perkin wa the return prodigal for thi month,-and were we glad to ee her. he a pretty as eYer. letter wa read from the fam ily to \\"hom we ent a rrift of money at Chri tma . The thankfu lne s for the gift and the gratitude for the little thing of life made u happy to have been able tn heir even a small bit. vVe at around the fireplace enjoying coffee, tempting rarebit and fa ncy cakes much later than we hould have, but it \\"a such fun to be together again!

Personal Items O ur E dith Lundquist has lo t her beloved and beautiful mother this past month. \\ e offer her our deepest sympath y; also our hope for the quick return to good health of Edith and daurrhter Janet, both of whom have been ill. F ranees ).I arden is teach ing K indergarten in the Lucker School in l\Iilton, l\Ia achusetts. Bessie Babcock is teaching elementa ry subj ect in P lainfield, Connec:ticut. Mary Lou P hinney is teaching Social Studi e in the Junior H igh School in Lorrington, Connecticut. Kay Sargent ha a very new job as Secretary to the ).Ianager of the Eastern Department of the F iremen' Fund Insurance Company in Boston. O ur perennial surpri e, Julia Lancaster, is teachinrr P hysical Trai ning

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and Social tuclies in a clay school in Portland, Oregon . ~Iarion Lantz is Activities Di t ector at the International Institute <Wei i listed under the articles on Lntere ting lpha Sigs in this issue of the PHOENIX. Jessie Thompson Lawrence of :\Ionument Beach, Massachusetts, ha been in the Massachusetts General Hospital for a long stay this winter and is now convalescing at Jamaica Plain. HAZEL HUNT

v AUX

BUFFALO, NEW YORK Our intentions were of the best. Vve hired the horses. 'vV e hired the sleighs. But-it didn't snow! So our coll ege sisters are still waiting for their annual party. No Audrey, it \\路on't be a sleigh ride now, and there will be a party before too long. Perhaps it will be more fun anyhow to see the super-annuated sister s perform, as is now planned. Ye . a St. Patrick's Party with a highly high-clas entertainment. ~Iurph y should be in her glory! \\' hat \\"ith Shirley Stowell Finch in charge and a practice at her house and another at Babe Hedden's, it sound almost professional! u r little si ters, too, suggest a joint dance after the sp ring initiation-no dinner this time. We plan to go our half of the way, not only because we want to help but becau e it sounds like fun. The last Director ' meeting was held at Betty l\I u rphy ' . You should

see her room. _ star-lit heaven for a ceiling. "Bed in the bu h, with tar to see-" o, no-there isn't a bush. DoROTHY

MARLEY

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA News from our Central Pennsylvania group for this number of the PHOE IX is of a personal nature. Anne Ruppin i busy teaching little ones to scratch on fiddle , saw or cello-and make funny noi es on most any instrument. All this is clue to her position as Instrumental Teacher of the Lancaster schools. Ruth Toland is in Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, running the Home Economics Department- her special duty being the cafeteria. Alma Sheeley is still in Everett, Pennsylvania, where for the la t two years she has had charge of the English Department. Her play"Peg of My Heart"-was a huge success. Allentown has a new Home Economics teacher in Ellanor Carpenter. Eppie gave up her job in Highspire (after teaching a week) to accept the more attractive position. Mary Kirlin is still a schoolmarm in Hershey. She is teaching fir t grades. Hannah Dietrich i now in. tructing at Weschester. Her po ition i in Home Economics, as is her i ter Kay's, who teaches at Dangor. Both girls occasionally vi it their friends in Philadelphia. Louise tryker i bu. y in her

THE PHOENIX home town teaching the Junior High chool student of William port how to ing. They say the boys are learning a lot-about music. The Central Penn ylvania girls extend their heartfelt sympathy to Jean Wolf in the loss of her father. ]E AN

WOLF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Meagre attendance at our meetings during the Fall inspired Dorothy Masters to vary our regular program of luncheon meetings by inviting us a ll to a Valentine Tea at her home on the South Side of Chicago, thus honoring our patron saint. The result was four-fold: the attendance doubled; everyone had a marvelou s time ; two girl s, who had not been with us for more than a few months, attended ; and Nell Raney invited us to her home for the March meeting. Dorothy's charmingly appointed Valentine table delighted us and inspired us to a regular old-time gab fest. One of the most important pieces of news wa the announcement of the birth of a son to Helen Ellsworth Ball (N u Nu), who was jut three weeks old that clay. George Loyal Ball III, was born January 23, 1937 and is now living with his parents and his sister, Anne, at 406 \ i\ est Roslyn Place, Chicago. He has a! ready proven to be a popular top ic of conversation in Alpha Sig circles . A lpha Sigs who have not made themselve known to us are invited

to do o at once and join u our next meeting.

FLOREXCE GEE BOYSEX

COLUMBUS, OHIO Dear . . .'s : As I take over my new dutie of PHOENIX orre pondent, I could introduce my elf as a ''radio widow." My husband i Chief Radio Aide of the U nited tates Army (purely an honorary title); but he is very much interested in amateur radio and since the high waters he hasn't even had time to sleep . He just sits at hi s radio and sends and receives messages. p to January 31 st he handled over four hundred messages for the Red Cross. They have just now started taking personal message . Enough of my elf (or was it my hu band)on with ome news of our alummc group. Thursday, January 21 t Columbus lumnce held their first meeting of the year at the Broad Lincoln Hotel in Columbus. Our ho tess was Thelma Hutchfield. The night was cold and just about as wet as any night has a right to be. You can well imagine how it was rai.ning-for you know of th e terrible flood that fo llowed in the wake of these clays of hard rain. We had no important busines to di scu and as about only a dozen of the girls ventured out, the evening wa spent in discussion and chatter about things and people. And peaking about interest ing

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people-our hostess is in a profe sian into which few women have ventured although their number is increasing daily. Thelma is a firstclass doctor. \!\Then I asked her how many babies she had brought into this vale of tears, she said, "Oh, I've lost track of them by now, there have been so many." Tow, that is saying something, for Thelma has not been practicing much over five years. Someday, when she is not too busy, he is going to write something for us about the trials and tribulations of a family doctor. Sincerely, DoROTHEA ZoRN \i\TINDOM

DENVER, COLORADO Ah, me! I missed out on that dearly loved party of the year-The Christmas Breakfast. From all reports, however, it was all that it should have been and perhaps a little bit more. Marian Thornton's home in the country opened wide its doors and welcomed some fifteen Alpha Sigs in the festive manner of the season. Doris Coudler was assisting hostess. The first matter to be taken care of was food-how strange, at that hour. And I hear it was delicious! After that. everything was conducive to just visiting and chatting about things, serious and otherwise. Polly Schlosser pre ented the first in a series of Financial Study Sheets, the subject being "A.S.A. Fellowship Loan Fund." Vie were much enlightened about its history and work. This type of discu ion

doe much to stimulate intere t m the relationship of the chapters to the National aspect of the Sorority. Helen Wiscombe, our president, pa sed around the Christmas greetings which she had received from other chapters and from the National President to all Alpha Sigs, greetings to cheer the heart! Plans for the January Denefit Bridge were discussed. This has now been held- on a Saturday afternoon in late January. The spaciousness of Glaphy Brown's home took care of ten tables 路with the greatest of ease. It was fun to see so many girls all at once. Snow underfoot on the outside but the warmest friendliness on the inside. Proceeds from this annual affair are used for the Fellowship Tax. Vrvr

DoBBINS

DES MOINES, IOWA Here it is time for more PHOENIX news and it seems to me that I just mailed my last contribution. Or was it two months ago? Time rolls around so fast when one is busy i I have been reading the papers about the flood and wondering how our Ohio sisters are faring. Some of them probably could tell about it. \1\1 e thought the cold weather last winter was the worst thing that could possibly happen to us-but now I am sure a flood would be much worse. Now for some news of our alumme meetings. The Christmas Party this year, which was held at the home of Georgia Barton, took a

THE PHOENIX ·ome\\·hat different form in that it wa combined with a surpn ·e sho\\·er for Wilma Jen ma, a bride of December 23rd. Despite bad weather a record crowd arrivedheavy laden. As our guests we had Mrs. Dessie Mackman and "i\Ir . Ethel Bierma, mother and sister of our bride-to-be. The twenty-five cent "grab" brought to light anyth ing from a hanky to a china clog, yarn holder to pot holder, with the customary gu e~ as to the identity of the donor. fter a few hands of crazy bridge. enlivened by the wearing of "coal heaver" mittens, Santa mysteriou ly arrived again, this time the entire load being labelled " \t\li lma ." Since the shower wa miscellaneou , there was a lovely variety of linen, china and gla ware. \ iVi lma, now Mrs . Leonard Davi s, and her husband plan to li ve in Newton, Iowa, after pril 1 t, which fortunately for u , i within commuting distance of meetings. We'd hate to lose our ·w ilma! . fter light refreshments and the pa sitw of a "community candy plate," to which eve ryone had contributed her favorite confection, the party di sbanded to the u ual cries of "Merry Christmas."-and-"See you next year.'' The January meeting was titled "The U nited States and Latin Ame rica," the thi rd of our year's discu ions of International Relations, and was held at the home of H ildegarde Nissly. Ruth Hooks chairman, read portions of the chap-

ter .. T he Good :\ eighbor ' from '·O n the Rim of the by ," and the group di cu ed ome of the findin<Y s of the recent Latin merican Peace onference in Buenos tres. Claire \i eis inger' wa a \\'el come face at the meeting· a eldomeen face ince she and her famil y moved to Fargo, North Dakota. Plans for a benefit brid<Ye in the near future were formulated and a committee appointed to care for further details. Following the meeting refreshment were erved and the usual social hour enjoyed. Since the Alumn~ Editor a ked about our hobbies, it behooved the PHOENIX Correspondent to do a bit of leuthing,-and this formed the ba sis of the th eme for our next meeting. Iary Alice Fidler mailed out clever card announcing th meeting. hobby horse on one side and rakes, quilt blocks, etc. on the other encouraged eve ryone to ride her hobby to meeting. The meeting alma t turned into a knitting party! Ho\\'eYer, Grace Ca rve r and Hildegard 1\ issly did con fe a weakness for scrapbook . Hildegarde keep one for her small daughter. one for the family and another of important current event . Fae hawhan save poetry and Rita Selvey says her family i her only hobby. Fern Johnson and Georgia Barton are our most con i tent knitter ; they manage to have omething new to work on at every meeting. 1\Iyrna Treimer and Lillian Jacobson were bu y with emhoidery and

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a dre s for a certain fo ur-yea r old. Edith Burr wa busy with yarn and a hook making a scarf, while Julia Douo-lass was another knitter. F loro ence Harley did not choo e to demonstrate her hobby, but a pen and ink pot would be symbols of her best known accomplishment. She wr ites articles 路f or garden magazines. Mary A lice F idler arrived with a suitcase of hobbies. She is a collector of interesting candle holders and tiny clogs. Her chief hobby, however, is dolls and their clothes. She has ten at present. Barbara, the pride of her mother, arrived properly attired in coat, leggings and hat. He r wardrobe would be the envy of any youngster for it contains everything from Campfire Girl togs to party cloth es . Altogether our hobbies furni shed a lot of f un . Ruth Hooks, who was ill, is a palmist and has given us no end of pleasure at parti es and meetings, for who doesn't like to ''know" her future. The last part of our meeting was a shovver of gifts fo r the seven-month s old baby g irl who ha come to live with Grace and \i\layne Carver . ince January 1 old man \i\ inter has paid us many icy calls unti l th e streets are just a glare of at least ix coats of ice. It is rather hard to get arou nd and as our members liYe in all parts of town we are not planning a Valentine Party. Drake University and Iota Iota chap ter ufferecl a loss in th e death nf Dean \i\ . F. Barr on January 27th. He had retired from act ive

work as Dean of the Coll ege of Education at Drake but continued to go to his office. We have lost a true friend for Dean Barr championed our cau e many times and not a few g irls received ass istance from him in obtaininng a teaching position. vVe will miss him g reatly but feel that it has been a priceless experi ence to have known and loved him . LILLIAN BUCKLES J ACOBSON

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA vVhen our Alumnce chapter was organized last yea r it was decided that no meetings would be held during the winter month s, due to the vagaries of the weather man and the fact that our members are rather scattered . So it is th i ~ winter find s us sitting in our respective town s, watching one fine day succeed another and thinking how easy it would be to get together in such weather as we have been havi ng. However, we know only too we ll that we need but to plan a meeting and "old man weather" could be depended upon to produce rain or snow or ice or fog. Since there is no meeting to report I can give you onl y personal news items this time. \i\ e regret the loss of one of our members, E leanor Smith T homas, who has moved to North Carolina with her hu sband . Her i ter, June mith , spent Christma with the Thomases. For those of you who know Eleanor-her new adclre s is

THE PHOENIX 32 Westgate Road, \ Ve t A heYille, Xorth Carolina. Anne W illauer and Thelma tortz pent part of their hri tma holiday in New York. nd what a place for "runn ing aero s" lpha S ig ! \1\fhile there they lunched with one 路of the girl s whom they had met at Co nvention Ia t ummer. No rma N yce became ).Jr . Ze rn Hebe rlin g and i now making her home in Bangor, Penn sylvania . In another section of the PnoH:rx ycu will find her impre ions of her new li fe's work. A nna Grim anno unced her engagement at hri tmas time, but I lack some of the important facts concerning thi news item , including th e name of the lucky man and the elate of the wedding. \\" atch for more details in the next is ue of the PnoE:>:rx . PHYLLIS KITTELBERGER .

EMPORIA, KANSAS

nroadY iew Hotel by \'era! her Alpha ig friend:. Elizabeth De\\"ar II ,. r vi ited relatiYe and f riencl - in Emporia f r a \Yeek. IIer home i n ar Pre ton. Kan. a . ).Iarie Pur ly Dunn and hu -band spent a week in kmulgee. ldahoma. ).J arie i one of our bu y lpha ig . A a member of the \\ oman's ity lub he ha been appointed chairman of the committee in charcre of the Emporia chool Mi lk Fund. Each day onehalf pint f milk is er\'ecl to the und ernouri heel children 111 the school . Marie report that ince November 1st, 20,838 half-pint of milk have been eli tributed and that this work i to be continued until :\Jay 1 t at a co t of approximately 1,500. . s a mean of rai ing money for the M ilk Fund the club has sponsored a ba eball game, sold tickets fo r the movie 'Anthony . ch路erse" and olicited donation . :\Iarie is very enthusia tic in her comment about the project 路 she fee ls her time has been ''ell spent and says he ha thoroughly enjoyed doincr this work.

Kot much nevvs of our chapter for this i ue of th e PnoENIX. Howeve r not wi hing to be ''amono路 the missing" we are sending the following personal items: MARIO N MOTT DEBA U GE. F ra nci s \tVa rk Kutnick and family pent their Chri tmas vacation HAYS, KANSAS in A lbuquerque, New ).Iexico. The O ur last meeting wa held at the weather wa oTand she repo rts and they had a lovely time visiting rela- home of F lorence :\Iarkwell and tive . Mr. K utnick i a coach at wa - a musical. There wer vocal olos by :\Irs. Markwell, al umna; K. . T. C. Ada Shee rer ross of ).I inne ota Gu wendola John on, active: and visited in Empori a during hri tmas Jewel Barringer, pledge. Gwendovacation. he was th e gue t of .lene Lane, also a pledge, read "ome honor at a luncheon given at the o f her original poetry. Gwen is

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quite talented . It was the concensus of opinion that those who missed the meeting also missed a very enjoyable evening. ::.Iiss Paul will be hostess for our next meeting on February 9th. At this time we plan to avvard the shield to the pledge who made the highest grades and who contributed the most to the school and sorority during the first semester. Jewel Baringer of Lincoln, Kansas, is the lucky girl! On February 27th our alumn::e group has been invited to an "Inappropriate Party" given by our college girls. Plans for our spnng formal are also under way. Now for a few bits of personal items of interest: Ralph Conger, formerly coach at Smith Center, has been appointed to the position of freshman coach on the staff at Kansas University at Lawrence. This is of interest to us becau e his wife is an Alpha Sig, Freda Brooks Conger. \'\ edding bells have recently rung for two Alpha Sigs: Marjorie \iValker who was married to Harry Schenkel at Great Bend on December 24th, and Kathryn Fisher, married to William Vaughn at Hoisington, on January 2nd. 1\Ir. and Mrs. Wheat (Rose Geiss ) are the proud parents of a ne;v baby daughter. Kathryn Parsons, president of our alumn::e chapter, has been ill in the hospital at Esbon for the past week. \i\1 ord has been received from

Marjorie Harkne s at Glendale, Ohio, suburb of Cincinnati, that she is safe from the flood and is helping refugees in the flood district at present. Freda Denman Lee has been employed in the office of Dr. C. J.\iVilson, Hays dentist, for the past few months. l\1r. and Mrs . Orville Small (Effie Dennison) are moving from Grainfield. Mr. Small will be in business in Russell. Frances Stephenson, an active chapter member, has enrolled in the medical school at K. U. for the spring semester. l\1iss Elizabeth Agnew was elected president of the State Deans' Association at a meeting of this group in Emporia the first of December. On January 30th Miss Agnew also attended the annual meeting of the Kansas \iV omen's Council and was a member of the Resolutions Committee. SHIRLEY BAIRD.

A Young Rushee As the old saying goes, "It's the early bird that catches the worm." ~ o may it be true with the Tau Tau chapter of A lpha Sigma Alpha, is someday getting a pledge who was rushed by the active chapter before she was a week old . The day that my daughter was five days old she was brought into my room by the nurse, who at the same time brought me a package that did not bear the name of the gtver. I immediately asked who

THE PHOE had g1ven it to her. \ Vithout anwering my question, the nur e handed me the baby and my que tion wa answered, because over her heart she was wearing the reel and white ribbons of A lpha Sigma A lpha. I knew that someone from the active chapter had been the early bird to pin the colors on her . .r\nd the package contained a poon with A:SA engraved on it. Baby of course did not know what it wa all about, but looked up at me as if to say, "1\J other, I want' a be an Alpha Sig." KATHERINE PRATT MER~IIS,

HajiS A l1111111 ae Chapter.

HUNTINGTON, W. VIRGINIA Dear A lpha Sig Sister : Our soro rity life has been temporari ly torn asunder by the g reat flood in the O hio Valley. The "Beautiful O hi o" rampaged throughout its valley bringing untold losses of life and property to millions and arresting busine s a well as social life. Many of the sorority members were affected. (J u t how many I do not know a the telephone service has not yet been resumed in all parts of Huntington.) I do kn ow, however, that Doris Feeley, Helen Maxwell, Doris Hart and }Iary L illyan Garsuch were forced to evacuate their homes. (From our second story living quarters in an inundated area I watched Helen 1axwell's garage leave it fo un dation and float away.) And I'm ure the rest of the orority girl

heltered many refu aee. as fift\· per cent of Huntington wa Aoocled and all dry hou e were u ed hy th homele s. }ly hu band and I abandoned ur home in the nick of time. T reach dry land we had to walk h\'O mile in mud and knee-deep water. in a driYing, torrential rain. carrying with u bundle of clothing and a pet kitten. \ e had enough time I efore leaYing to tore mo t of our po- ession on the econd flo r. 1\Iany familie , however, had to abandon quick!, and leav furniture and personal belonging behind. I could write page on uch Aood experiences as doing without electricity, gas or water; vi iting neighbor via planks laid from porch roof to porch roof; listening at nirrht to the chug-chug of the motor boat patrol outside my window; watching hou se and rrarages Aoat by and collapse in the wift current: hailing pa ser by in the boat to gain news of the world; etc.-but time wi ll1 ot permit. You see, we've jut moved home after a three "·eek ·· absence and are in the mid t of removing traces of thi mio·hty flood. }Iucl, mud, mud everywhere; and that mean scrub, scrub. crub! But now for some other new : }Irs. Booten (Frances Garsuch gaye birth to a baby girl on Tue day morning (let's ee, now what wa the date?) Twas the day before the flood ere t was reached-oh, yes, the 27th of January, I belieYe, if that z •a.s the 27th. ( The flood i responsible for my lack of memory

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as \Yell a calendar.) Everything now elates from the mighty flood. And then way back around the second week in January, Miss June Smith from Millersville, Pennsylvania, paid us a flying visit for the purpose of inspecting our college chapter. Her visit proved to be very inspirational to both collegians and alumnre-not only through her splendid ideas and assistance, but also through her most charming personality. The alumnre assisted the college girls in arranging an afternoon reception in Miss Smith's honor and also gave a luncheon for her at Langfitt's Tea Room. There was also a model pledge service and initiation service in which the alumnee participated, feeling at the time all the ardor and enthusiasm of college clays. Vv e were so delighted to have Miss Smith with us for the short duration of her vi it. Even the flood has not dimmed our enthusiasm, revived by her presence. We cannot help but remark here that we feel the college chapter is most fortunate in having for their adviser a new member of the Marshall faculty, Miss Glazik, who by her untiring efforts in th eir behalf has worked wonders for Alpha Sigma A lpha. She is vitally interested in the girls and is extremely 路well liked by all. O ur last alumnre meeting was held the fir t 1onclay in January at the home of Miss Jean Richardson. Miss Glazik, faculty adviser, and Mattie :\IcCorkle, college chap_-

ter president, attended the busine s meeting, at which time plans 路were made for entertaining l\Iiss Smith. A most delightful lunch was served at the close of the social hour. The February meeting, which was to have been held at the home of Mrs. Robert Thomas, was postponed until March. ( The "flood" again !) I can easily forecast the topic of conversation for our next meeting. Shall I tell you? Ah, you've guessed it : the Flood! Small wonder, since it's been such a great one that "old-timers" will now haYe to take a back seat. Yours in A.S.A., ALicE McCoLLOUGH BucK.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA The last few weeks have been busy ones and many hobbies have been shelved for flood relief. Indianapolis is caring for several thousand refugees and many girls of our alumnce group are giving their time and energy helping with this work. The flo od is a most unrelenting demon! However, the papers have been so full of this news there is little more I could add . So, now for some chapter news. _ O ur Indianapolis group is blessed with a most wonderful and unique organization-the Alpha Sigma Alpha Mothers' Club. Its constant activity and enthusiasm helps to keep our alumnre chapter always on the alert. Enough prai e can never be given for their unselfishness in planning pleasant surpri ses for their girls. Those of us whose mothers

THE PHOENIX are here in memory and inA uence only, fee l e pecially grateful for our adoption. After Chri stmas excitement hac! died clown and January doldrums were closing in upon us, our mothers brought u to life again by giYing a most delicious turkey dinner at l\Irs . Hall's. What epicurians we all proved to be ! Near t he close of this Yery delightful evening, Helen Grace Selvage ded icated a new ong which she had wri tten. Helen say , "The best way I co uld express my love to my mother and to each of our mothers, was to wr ite thi s song for them to have as their own club sono路." The melody is beautiful but, due to added expense in printing , we can only give the words here. "Alpha S igma mothers we are proud to be, Loyall y serving th is sorority, vVith love and devotion, helping every way, Forever prai sing our dear .S. .' ' BETTY \"f iNN RrcE.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI La t Chri tmas when :Ma ry Grubb entertained the Kan sas City alums at luncheon at the \iV omen' City Club we all wi shed that we might repeat ome such procedure each year. That, however, would have been hard on l\Iary. \!Vilma \:Vil so u harp and Kathryn Yanl\Ieter Timberlake came to the rescue tho ugh and th is yea r at Christmas th ey planned another luncheon for

us at the Engli h rill of th Hotel P hilli p . There wa 路 too much talk of Chri tmas hopping and imp nding vacation to care for much bu. ines. at thi meetino-- o ""e ju t visited as \\"e ate. Three ne\ comer to our Kan 路a City group enterta ined u in January. The meeting wa held at the home of V irginia Lamb arder. he was as isted by her i ter Katherine Lamb Keirn and :.Iartha Jane . nderson. The main bu ine of the meeting was the election of officers for the new yea r. Laura Ducher Sherman, Eta Eta, wa elected pre ident. Laura ha lately contributed to this column in the PHOE IX. he i a i ter to E ther Bucher whom many of you met at convention. She 路 is a capable leader and und er her the Kan a ity group should have a mo t succes ful yea r. Jo Dixon McMillan, Zeta Zeta, was elected vice- pre ident; Virginia Lamb arcler, Eta E ta, secretary ; Kathryn VanMeter Timberlake. Zeta Zeta, trea urer ; and Mary Hamlin, Alpha Alpha, PHOENIX correspondent. At thi meeting we also " looked ahead to coming events '' in planning for another of our spring benefit bridge parties. \ Ve use the money thus earned to defray cmwention expenses. Two years ahead is not too early to plan for it-believe u ! Now for some new other than our meeting : J o Dixon l\Icl\fillan, who lived in Lee's Summitt, l\Iis ouri until recently has moved to Kansa City,

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:\Iis ouri. Her husband is now employed in the city schools. Dorothy Hutchison of Alpha Beta " 路as recently elected to a position in the ~ orth Kansas City, M issouri , high school. She has been teaching in the Un iversity high school in connection with the U niversity of :\Ii souri. Jean 1cKinley Hutchi路on, her sister-in-la w, is a member of the Kansas City group and we are expecting Dorothy to join us soon. :\Iary Hamlin received the degree of :\laster of Science in Education fro m the U nive rsity of Kan s~ last October. \ Ve would like to hear of any Alpha Sigs who live in the Kansas City Yicinity. We bid them welcome to our group. MARY H AMLIN .

KENT, OHIO Decause of the holiday rush, no meeting of the Kent alumn;;e chapter wa held during December. The January meeting was held at the home of Jane Smith with Jane Ahl acting as assistant hostess . Plans fo r the coming yea r were made c..nd after the business meeting a socinl hour followed with bridge as the diver ion. The February meeting was heirl at the home of Jewel and Helen :\IcG uigan. A t this time fin al plans were made for the visit of our N <t路路 tiona! O fficer. O n March 16th Antoinette Link will be hoste s to our group at the Robin Hood .

National Officer Pays Visit O n Sunday, February 21st, from three until fi ve o'clock the Kent alumn;;e chapter entertained for l\Iiss Evelyn Bell with a Tea at the home of l\Irs. A . Sellew Roberts. T he tea table was lovely in its reel and white color scheme, carrying out the traditional sorority colors as well as George Washington decorati ons. Vve were so happy to have Miss Bell with us for it is an insp iratio~1 to knovv that National Headqua rters is interested in what we are doing. Bits of News The marriage of Mary Jane Fairchild, O micron O micron, of Ravena, and David Watkins, Jr. , of Kent, was solemnized on January 9, 1937. The vows we re exchanged in the Episcopal Church in Ravena, at 7 p. m. :M ary Jane's wedding gown was white satin made in princess style. The maid of honor (Betty Anderson, O micron, O micron, of Kent), the matron of honor and the bridesmaid were likewise dressed in white. Two hundred guests attended the wedding ceremony and the reception which was held at the home of M iss Sophronia Fairchild in Ravena. Three Alpha Sigs are very active in the new Dramatic Club formed in Kent. The new club has been called Town Hall P layers . Miss Freda turgill and M iss Jean Go rham are portraying characters in their Ia t production, "The Distaff

THE PHOE Side." J\1is lice Sturgill is ocial chairman of the group . :\Ir. and Mrs. Roy alter (Hazel Keeber) are announcing the birth of a son. N Amu H oaso:N.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA The annual Chri tmas party of our group wa held at the home of Inez and Sidney Done on December 11th. The invitations read "Ye lei Time Christma Party" and husbands and sweetheart vvere invited . About twenty came and enjoyed the good time planned by Inez, l\Iarie Berry, Helen Goodwin and Gertrude Slate . Vve played Bingo and pin the Platter (and was it popular!). Three of the husbands ucceeded in not being "It" for so long that they finally had to adjourn outside to cool off. Buffet supper wa served about midnight from a beautifully appointed table. bout the middle of January the Foothill g roup held a luncheon meeting and on January 30th our \N. L. A., Beverly Hi ll s and anta ::\Ionica group met at the home of our Chairman, Isabelle J one . As it was a bea tly day, but few of our members attended. However, the heavy rainstorm outside made the cheerful fire and lucious refre hments doubly inviting and enjoyable. March benefit dinner and also a theatre benefit in April are being planned to swell our treasury. The pril affair is to be held at the

ate\\·ay Theatre on ' un et l1oule\'ard. Personals I \\·onder ho\\' many of us kno\\' that Ethel Tobin i extremely "airminded," flie a plane and belong to the \Vomen's :\ir Re erve? Thea Rache, the noted German axiatrix who made the late flight from Pari to Au tralia, \\a her in Lo Angele on a good will tour. ( n February 7th when she \\'as the guest of the v\ omen' . ir Re ,er\'e, Ethel Tobin drove her to Long Deach . As if thi wasn't thrill enough, Ethel and Cecile Hamilton ( younge t tran port pilot in the .) were in the lead ship in a threeplane formation flight to an Diego. They we1lt to view airport conditions after recent rain s and flood . Anna Gas away, Xi Xi, i teaching in the Engli h Department of reen\\'ich. Edgewood chool in Connecticut. Bayonne Gray, another Xi Xi girl. i makin()' quite a name for herelf as Girl Re erve Secretary of the E l Pa o Y. \A/. C. A. Are we proud of Betty Fello\\'s? he was the only woman out of fiye hundred people who took the recent State Civil Sen ice examination, t be placed in the I er onnel DiYi ion of the California tate Employment • gency. vVouldn't we knO\\ that Eugenia \ i\1 elcher (with the lovely Yo ice) would do something like thi ? ~ h is teachin ()' in Temple chool, El ).J onte. and training what i becom-

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ing one of the most outstanding glee clubs in Southern California. Isabel Ste,vart Curtis is a playground teacher at Palos Verdes chao! where her little five-year-old son is attending kindergarten. Betty Pease is head of the Physical Education Department at ·w hittier College. Lois Oles Merkley was formerly on the faculty at \i\Thittier but is now in the Los • ngeles City school system. The Los Angeles alumn;:e chapter and Xi Xi's are all going to be sorry to have Miss Elizabeth Bird Small return to New York. She has been our staunch supporter and a source of in spiration to all of us. Here is a bit of news of last summer but I wager it will be new to some. Elma Dinwiddie Eckman was married to Earnest Boucher July 4th at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Los Angeles . Her attendants were Ethel Tobin and Dorothea Lind. All three were Xi Xi's of '31. The Bouchers are living in Taft. KATHERINE

TAYLOR

HUNSICKER.

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI It may be that I have missed my calling-perhaps I should have studied Journalism and prepared myself for the position of star reporter on one of our country's leading newspapers . However, since I was more vitally interested in the educational ''"oriel I am now a up ervisor in the College Elementary chool of my Alma Mater, the N orthwe t Missouri tate Teachers

College at l\Iaryville, l\Iissouri. Since my official duties do not call for reporting, I am going to ask all my Alpha Sig sisters to accept my humble way of presenting to you some of our interesting Maryville Alums. I have tried to visit some of our members and to discuss with them their hobbies and some of the interesting things they are doing. \i\Then the Association of the Country \i\Tomen of the World held its convention in \Vashington, D. C. Mrs. R Dell Chich Dinsdale was among four hundred twenty-two other farm women to go by special train from St. Louis to our capitol city. R Dell is our Nodaway County Farm Agent's wife, and although she doesn't live on a farm she is interested in farm women, and i. invaluable to her husband because of her participation in the extension work of Nodaway County. Most of the meetings of the convention were held in Constitution Hall. There were farm women from our forty-eight states and from more than twenty foreign countries, bringing news of their clubs in exchange ideas from the farm club of our United States. The products of club activity were exhibited and foreign women gave talks on their · work. Though some wore their native costumes, they all poke English . Several banquets were given: there was one attended by all delegates and "group banquet ." l\Irs. Roosevelt gave a lovely tea on the

THE PHOENIX lawn of the ·white House and President Roo evelt spoke to all delegates. ight-seeing tours were included in the program of activitie . . R Dell report he wa impre eel by the numerous government buildings and the beauty of the city. I sa bel l\IcDaniel talc up i ucce ·s fully running her household and is acting as Registrar at the college. Georgia Schulte is the private secretary to the president of \1\Ti lliam Woods College. Thesis Norw ime Barbee is starting a kind ergarten in Ohio. Irene Smith is teaching in the exclusive community of t. Louis. This school is perhaps our most outstanding progressive school in the middle west. Margaret Sutton, our pre iclent, attended the convention of the K ationa ] Educational As ociation in I ortland, Oregon, as a delegate to the Representative As embly. After spending five days in the "City of Roses" she \Yent to San Franci co and Salt Lake City. MARY WRAY KURTZ,

and

MARGARET

UTTON.

PHILADELPHIA, P A. "\.nother slam!" "vVhat the deuce!" " he's ace high! ' ' No- you're not tuned in to just an O?'dinm"y bull se ion of the Philadelphia alumn but to an extra pecial, super charged, vitamin D o·atherino· b b> at vvhich we killed two birds with one stone; those t\\·o birds being the aforementioned gab

fe t and that ever-pre ent makingof-money urge! On aturclay, January 1 th, f rtv of the Philadelphia alum met in e ion over twenty table of bridg (you see we brought friend ~) in the Tearoom of trawbridge and lothier' tore in the Quak r ity. Helen orey umpired the whole affair (a ort of ''whirled erie "if you get what we mean ) with se\"eral aLle worker up at bat with her. O ur pre ident, Helen llenn 'berg added to the hilarity by raffling off some tacking and . . . hall we ay raffling the fudge off the table, too, Helen? In all, it wa a huge ucce , for everyone enjoyed eeinu everyon "hit the deck " again . . . and to make matters even brighter, the coffer s of the trea urer are jingling ao·ain! I nteresting Alpha Sigs At the above mentioned card party at travvbridge and lothi er ' tore la t month we lea rned that so me of our alum are nurturin hi !den talents. nd what' eyen worse-they won't permit u to tell who they are, though we 111ay tell you what it is they can do- if we insist upon playing little ~lr . Winchell! One of our , though she won't let u bring her into the limelight, i intere ted in and good at gard ning and cro -breeding 1lants. 1 f you could see thi eli ciple of horticulture in her cute overall and bonnet you'd wonder too why . he

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won 't allow us to call her by any other name than Burbank, Jr. ).low there's Betty J anaske, who after having taught in an in titution in New York for two yea rs, is thi year taking graduate work at Temple University and acting as assistant Dean of Women in her spare time (no, we didn't say pare tire, but it is a good yea r ) . T hen there's Mary Simmington who, of late, pulls a Cook's Tour book out of her pockets upon the slightest provocation, and speaks wistfully of India, Japan, Labrador and points vVest. We believe she'll cover the earth, too (like Sherman\ Villiams paint,-and we'll guarantee it'll be red) . Jean McDonald went to F lorida for two weeks at Christmas time. . . . you wonder why? So do we all-but we've ou r own ideas on the sub ject! I myself have developed a keen interest in reptiles, since the last writing, fo r a pedigreed turtle was sent me via Jim Farl ey's pony express, from an A lpha Sig in New York. A nd what one find s on her door-step, one takes care of. - nother of our spot-lighted, though anonymous girls, is a scrapbook addict, and this fall made a valuable book of the \iVally Simpon vs . King Edward case! vVhen these A . .A.'s are famous we'll come back to you all and gloat cause we knew them when! Another interesting and talented A.S.A. is Kay Blood, who was recently commissioned to do a plaque

of P resident Roosevelt,-z •/10 did it. and who, the last we heard. wa scheduled to fly to Washington for the unveiling and autographing of her work of art. Perhaps the most interesting and certainly the most valuable A.S.A. we know is M r s. Rita J . Clarke, house mother of Kappa Kappa . And if you think she doesn't have hobbies, go to the foot of the cia s. She has a rare collection of salt and pepper shakers of all sizes, shapes, nationalities and demoninati ons. Interesting Alpha Sigs- there. A.S.A.'s everywhere, that was an easy assignment! ] ANE

THIEROLF.

PITTSBURGH, PA. The Pittsburg alumnce chapter spent a most enjoyable afternoon at the home of Mabel Byers on aturday, January 23rd. The hostesses served a · very delicious luncheon, after which a business meeting was held. The remainder of the afte rnoon was spent at bridge. O ur alumnce group has started a Convention Fund. Half the proceeds from the party asse sment, which is sixty cents, is put into this Fund. vVe feel that in two year we should be able to build a ubstantial sum toward transportation for th e delegate who represents us at the next National Conventi on of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Fellowship Loan money ha · been paid by our chapter and now " ·e are

THE PHOE striving to raise our cholar hip Fund. For the past two year ''"e have sent three scholar hips of five dollars each to three active chapters, to be given to the mo t worthy Alpha ig. Thi money is to be put toward Life Membership . Our girls feel thi gift of recognition makes the ties between the college and alumnce groups much ti-onger. v\ e have enrolled forty-one girls in our alumnce chapter thi year. :-lot all of these however attend our meetings. It is our aspiration to contact every inactive member, . ince " 路e feel that their attendance, no matter how infrequent, will help our chapter grow. We are asking every girl to pay her dollar dues, it being our belief that if we succeed in persuading them to feel their financial responsibility, their interest along attendance lines wi ll automatically develop. Our plans now include a meeting once eyery month until June, when activities wi ll cea e for the summer. Tentative plans are also on the vvay for entertaining our neare t active chapter at Indiana State Teachers allege. in the late spring. You will hear more about th is later. MARY

PYLE.

WICHITA, KANSAS mce

the last IS ue of the l JJOE:-.JIX, \1\fichita alu mnce have held three meetings. Our Christmas Party was at the home of Dr. E. :\I. Burkhardt, with \1\finifred Burkhardt and Dorothy F ield acting as ho te e . nd a truly Christ-

ma Party it wa , for all our member came heavily laden with gift gift of food and clothinO' to be donated to our "Family.' In addition to the e nece itie . everal of our member contributed money, and a committee wa accordinO']y appointed to make additional purchase and arranO'e to haYe our gift delivered. Our Family thi year wa an old couple 79 and 77 years old. They were o very appreciative of all we did that it made our hearts glad to feel we had a part in one of their few remainin()' Christma e The January meeting" a a clever party held at the home of Pauline Phillips with Margie Goodwin and Francis Putnam acting as a si ting hastes es. The evening was pent playing bridge after which we were shown to the "Bar" where '"e helped ourselves to drinks and Dutch lunch. The tables were very gay with plaid cloths and the u ual Dutch lunch trimming . Our February meeting took the form of a luncheon at Innes' Tearoom. \\ e are all just fine 路',yay out west Our delightful ( ?) in Kansas ." Du t Storms have already started-but guess we'd all prefer these to being flooded. MARY ALI CE LAXCE HA~fiLTOX.

YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN On Saturday, January 30th. a ()'roup of eight alum - Lyleth Turner nderwood. Helen Burbank Sherman, Mildred Granger

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Helfrich, ileen F isher Brown, Francis Edwards Morley, Geneva Bond Riskey, Mary Rooksberry Maxwell (Chi Chi), now living in Ann Arbor; and Blanche \ ll/ alters Kress-met at Charles McKenny Hall. At this meeting we petitioned ational for a charter fo r our Alumnc.e Chapter at Ypsilanti. At this time we also planned a series of small bridge parties, hoping in this way to contact and interest more of the girls in and around Ypsilanti. At our next gathering held Saturday, February 20th, twelve girls were present. Following an informal luncheon meeting, we assisted our college chapter in initiating six lovely new girls. The college girls are to be congratulated for their splendid success during last rush ing season. Those of our alums who participated in some of the r ush parties were almost as enthusiastic and elated as were the collegians! Fallowing Initiation, te~ and small cakes were served in the lounge, with Miss E lsie M usolf, Adviser, pouring. At the close of the Tea, two baby Alpha Sigs-Ann Marie Morley and Beverly Janice Sherman-called on us .

Cupid's Suc.c ess Grace Prignitz was married during the Christmas holidays to Dr. Robert Bannow. Grace is living in A nn Arbor and doing part-time

teaching at the U niver ity Hospital. A udrey Eckert, who is teaching in Pleasant Ridge School at Ferndale, has the date et for March 25th. Her new name will be l\Irs. Howard Schuneman. At our last meeting we also saw another new diamond, that of Kathryn Hindelang, but she didn't tell us just when.

We Have Noticed That Donalda Morrison IS back again with Chicago alumnc.e chapter. That Florence Gee Boysen, a Mu Mu now active in the Chicago alumnee chapter, was listed in "Alpha Sig's Hall of Fame." That a visit from Florence and Donalda at any time would be a delight to the Ypsi al umnc.e. That the PHOENIX can be had for $1.00. We feel many of our girls will be interested to know this.

Future Plans At our last meeting tentative plans were made for a Dinner Dance for both Collegians and Alumnc.e. The date : Saturday, April lOth. The place: Charle McKenny Hall. We invite all A lpha Sigs living near Ypsilanti to come and join us. How about ityou Detroit sisters and all those whom we've been waiting to see? Do let us hear from you ! BLA NC H WALTERS KRESS.

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College Chapters ALPHA State Teachers College Farmville, Virginia

Greetings to you Alpha Sigs everywhere! Alpha chapter has just completed a mo t succe sful rush season. \Ne led the other chapters on campus with fifteen g irls-and the cream of the crop too. They are: Caroline Fari , Red Hill; Katherine Mooman, Roanoke; Francis Alvis, Lynchburg; Jane Baldwin, Roanoke; Ann Bi llups, Norfolk; Loui se Breckenridge, F incastle; Alice Burroughs, Norfolk; Marie Eason, Richmond; Janet Lemon, Richmond; Mary Mahone, Petersburg; Virgin ia Lee Pettis, Richmond; Amy Powell, Machapreague; Ann Ross, Massawodax; Rosabel Seay, Eagle Rock; Ann Scott, Richmond. An inform al tea was given by all the pledges this yea r instead of all the usual pledge parties. The new g irl s pooled their money and sent it to Kentucky for th e r eli ef fund. Mardi Gras, our annual costume ball was held Tuesday, February 9, in the gym . Su an Lane, president of Alpha chapter reigned a queen of the festivities. The theme of the court wa s panish, and Susan looked qui te regal in her white gown. February 14 will be St. Valentine's day and who doesn't know and love that gay ole saint who ha

such an influence over human o it seem quite fitting heart ? that he hould be an exemplar of Alpha 1gma lpha. \ e will honor hi s clay with a formal tea in our chapter room. So the year rolls merrily alonO'! It won't be long now 'till we'll al l be making plan for our hou eparty-Pardon my harmle s jingl as I add 'till then: If you're happ y and O'ay, And you play through th day; nd the world treats you rough, And you're down on your luckJu st laugh at yourself n' say : "I' ll find a way!" And that my child means A"5:.A. Au Revoir. ALPHA ALPHA Miami University Oxford, Ohio

Alpha Alpha held two rush parties during the second eme ter ru h period at Miami University, Oxford, O hio. Friday even ing, February 5, we were entertained at the home of Mrs. John ton. The party wa very informal and everyone had a grand time. \ Ve played several "get-acquainted" games, and I efore long we felt that w had known each other a long time. aturday night, February 6 our patrone , Mi Martha Molyneax invited us to her hou e for our last rush party of the sea on. \\ e had

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a good time playing games and singing our soro rity songs. Formal pledging services were held for Betty Brown, Dorothy Kennedy, Frances Clark, and Grace Moore, February 17, at 7 :30 111 Harrison Hall. As St. Valentine I S one of our patrons, we always remember him by hav ing a Valentine party. This year Miss A my Swisher entertained us at her home. Penny valentines were exchanged and games were played. This party was also in recognition of our four lovely new pledges: Dorothy K ennedy, Warren, Ohi o; Grace Moore, \ r\Torthing, Ohio; Betty Brown, F indlay, Ohio; and Frances Clark, Cleveland, O hio. Small hea rt boxes of candy were given th em. During th e evening, the school photographers came to take our pictures. We hope that it will be included on our sorority page in the yea r book. The pledges of A lpha Alph a entertained the actives with th eir an nual formal banquet, last night. It is one of th e most delightful and entertaining parties of th e year, and to which we all look forward . It is a! o a sad occasion, because for the senior girls it is almost th e last time that they will be able to eat around one large tabl e with u . This year's banquet surpas eel all the form er ones. The table \vas decorated in lovely spring color . with jonquil , one of our sorority

flow ers as the predominating decorat ion. \ Vhen I say that the banquet is entertaining I mean for the active . The pledges feel differentl y about it, because this is the time for them to sing th ei r pledge songs, which they have composed. I know th at many of them felt better after they had sung. Some of the words to these songs were so well done and gave such a fine sorority sp irit, that I have sent them in for you to enJoy. My loyalty I'll ever show By what I do and say And with my heart I do bestow My love to th ee each day. D ear Alpha Sigs I honor thee With this my song of praise A nd hope that I may ever be Worthy of th ee always. ~RACE MooRE.

W orthington, Ohio.

ALPHA BETA State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri

Our rush season thi s yea r was very success ful with ten lovely new Mary June \ r\T estern, pledges. Betty Nivert, Charlotte Miller, V irginia \ r\Tay land , Evelyn Jones. Es th er Burnett, Hilda Sloop, Mary Mon roe, Helene Sw ingel . I a m sure that they all will make loyal lpha Sigs. Saturday, January 30th Alph a Beta chapter had a rummage sale. vVe made $14.00 which will be u ed

THE PHOE for our annua l Valentine formal dance to be held February 13th at the Kirk Auditori um. O ur ba ketball team, captained by one of our pledge , Betty Nivert, won con olation prize in the basketball tournament. Mi ldred Brockway, our President, is an able leader for the college pep squad, "The Howlers." There are about ixty g irl in the organizat ion which is quit a number to manage for such a bu y g irl. We are proud of Mildred for making the organization so succe sful.

Christmas Dance The pledges of Alpha Beta chapter entertained the actives and. sponso r, Mis Ethel Hook with a Chri tmas rad io dance in ocialbility Hall of I irk uditorium. This was the first dance the pi dges had g iven. s the g uests arrived they were greeted by the pledges and escorted to the Hall where a beautifully decorated hri stmas tree, softl y shaded lamp s a nd low radio music created an informal atmosp here of Christmas sp irit. The dance program committee introduced several no velty dances among which was a circle dance which was immensely en joyed by all. As tokens for th e favo r dance, . tin y packages of candy wrapped in red and white were given. During intermiss ion a clever fl oor how wa g iven by tud ents fr om a loca l dancing school.

The popular feature of the dance throughout the evening ' a the huge punch bowl and the red a nd white cake which were on a candle lighted table at the end of the hall. T he punch di appeared o rapidly that the pledges were ure that it must have been good. However one g irl was heard mentioning the fact that several of her danc ing partners we re ab le to drink runch far more gracefull y than they could dance, so perhaps that accounted for the punch bowl's popularity. At the close of the evening's dancing sorority song were ung. This dance was en joyed by everyone as it was the first social function for both pledges and actives since rush season. ESTHER B U RN ETT.

A lpha Sigma A lpha I chose as th e sorority I wished to pledge. vV hy? The g irl in that group are the g irls with whom I feel most "at home." Many of th ose g irl s were a! ready ve ry good friends of mine. Several women, in my home town, whom I respect very much are members of lpha Sigma lpha . In sofar as I knew then, of the standards of the sorority and th e cha racters of its members, I admired them. I felt that a sociat ion with the group and their pon sor would be a benefit to me, something to be looked forward to, and after that remembered, with pleasure. MARY BESSE MoNROE.

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To \\h om Thi May Concern: A I sat behind my desk in th e twilight one blustery evening, I thouo-ht of the new fri ends I had made during this grand experi ence call ed coll ege and was not surpri eel to find that a numb er of them were Alpha S igma Alphas or as ociates of thi s sorority. As a freshman in a strange town, I have experienced, as others cloubtle s have, th e fe eling of a hungry hea rt, a heart full of bewilderment. To my rescue came a troup of helping hands and lo ving hearts, and friendship met me with a cheery smile and said, "Hello," which made me feel all g lad in ide. So when I pl edged Alpha Sigma Alpha, I lea rned more of th e virtues so beautifully portrayed by thi s o-roup of girls on the campus. During those sweet moments by ca ndl elight that I became a pledge, I knew th en that a little space in my heart was filled by Alpha Sigma Alpha and that it never ao-ain would be empty . Those things did I v ividl y feel that ni g ht, and as I glanced around that circle of radiant faces, I kn ew those were my friend s. Sincerely, } UNE \ h/ESTERK.

ALPH A GAMMA State Teachers College Indiana, Pennsylvan:a

Here at Indiana our first s路emester i over and we are right in th e mid t of ru sh season. 'vVe are reall y having a very exciting time

for all the ru h rule have been changed this yea r and no one is exactl y sure what will happen next. Formerly eac h sorority was allowed two parties, one informal and one formal. Now th e informal party has been omitted and we are only hav ing the formal one. Our elate is February 25th and we are having a dinner dance at th e Country Club. V\ e are planning to give each rush ee a corsage and some kind of a favor carried out in the gold and black color scheme. \ Ve are also going to have several novelty dances one of which is to be a ballroom dance, u sing gold balloons . Dosen't that sound pretty to you? Our other plan s are rather indefinite at present for we're busy cutting clown our ru h list to a suitable size. vVe are ru sh ing the grandes t bunch of girls and I only wish we could have them all. Miss June Smith is to visit our campus March 12th and we are all anxious to see her, some to renew th eir acquaintance and the rest of us to m eet her for the first tim e. I for one am waiting impatientl y for h er becaus e I've heard so much about her. Things hav e been running rather slowly on our campus due to an ep idemi c of flu. \Ve feel rather fortunate though in hav ing escaped thi terribl e Although we are ne ar flood. Johnstown and Pittsburgh, we are hi g h and dry on a hill top. O ur recent campus speakers have

THE PHOE been Paul II. Douglas, noted economist and George Sokol ky who explain ed ocial security to us. We were to hear Robert G. Zubrad, fir t aid and life aving representativ e of th e American Red Cross but he was cal led to do flood reli ef work . o we will hear him later. Our ophomore hop was held January 16th and was a gala affair. Now the Freshman Prom is to be held February 20th and wi ll get our rush ees to tell us all about it. Miss Belden, one of Alpha Gamma spon ors won the recognition of being initiated as one of the tate found ers of Delta Kappa Gamma, national honor fraternity that give recognition to women for di stinction in teaching. VIe are very happy for her. ADA

ST.

(LAIR.

Pan-Hellenic Dance The annual Christmas dance sponsored by the Pan-Hellenic association was held on Friday evening, December the eighteenth, with Baron E lliot's orchester furnishing the music. Facsimiles of each ororities pin made of silver and placed on th e small li ghts in the arch-ways of Recreation Hall were the on ly decorations while the soft green and il ver lig hts made th e whole color scheme very effective. Although the night was cold and snowy, many alumnce from all th e sororities returned for the dance. The beginning of Christmas vacation and to be attending the Pan He! dance made spirits

exceptionally high. The go\\"n worn by both the pon or and the g irl s were triking and the men appeared quite at ease in their tuxedo . The program were of green suede with the Indiana tate T eachers College Seal on the cov r and inside was the program with a little pad and pencil which co uld be used after the dance for a pocket notebook. A ll in all it led to a very plea ant evening and we wish Chri tma. came more than once a year. HELEN MELLOTT.

International Relations Club at Indiana Among the most prominent club on the Indiana campus is the International Relations Club which is under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The I. R. C., as it is commonly known, established in uni ver iti es and colleges over the world, purposes to "fix the attention in those und erlying principles of international conduct, international la\\ , and of international organization s which must be agreed upon and app lied if peaceful civilization is to continue." The local unit was formerly known as the Open Forum, and, on being accepted by th e International Relations Club three years ago, became a part of th e ne\\ club's activities. Our organization is one of four hundred eighty-five located in the United States, and

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one of twenty-one in Pennsylvania. There are one hundred thirty-five in foreign countries. Meetings are held twice each month at which time either one of the members or a guest discusses a current international topic of imEvery other Friday portance. morning from nine-fifty until ten twenty o'clock an Open Forum is held; to this meeting the entire student body is invited. Timely international problems are discussed by one of the I. R. C. members. Membership 1s by invitation only to those students who show interest and willingness to give time to study and discussion of relevant materials. Usually only juniors and seniors are invited to become I. R. C. members. We are proud that two Alpha Sigs are members-Lillian Porter and Jean Bryson. Miss Belden, our sorority sponsor, is a sponsor of the I. R. C. Club. ]EAN BRYSON.

BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education Greeley, Colorado

"When in doubt bid clubs." That is what the faculty of C. S. C. E. did do-bid clubs and fraternities and sororities refrain from meetings, teas, parties until our acquaintance, the flu, had passed on his way. It was sad enough to have to postpone our ru h tea, which had been scheduled for that very afternoon, but to have to wait two

weeks before knowing just who our pledges would be was the last straw. But now that the flu epidemic, rushing, and pledging are a thing of the past we can look upon our pledges with pride and forget our dilemma of the first weeks of the quarter. VIe increased our number by five this quarter, making us a total of twenty-two members in our active chapter. The new ones are Helen Fuller, Raton, New Mexico; Ave Keymel, Rochester, New York; Patsy Meehan, Eagle, Colorado; Laurene Grant, Eagle, Colorado; and Betty Faust, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Such a peppy bunch they are. They are a real stimulation to the actives. vVe put their energies to good use last week when we ushered them to the Phys ical Education building where the lower hall was being lined with booths and the like. It was the date for 路 the annual Booster's Carnival Dance. Our booth was in the form of an old-fashioned bar, the outside being painted to represent a log cabin. The name of the "joint" was The Lead Nick el and it was fashioned from fari.cily bent and painted twigs. From each side of the structure hung huge cardboard menus bearing such names as: Frisky Sour, Finn Gizz, Bartini, Pink Lady, Baum and Derry, Box Car, and other inviting liquids, (plain punch to you). Before the usual mirrored shelf of bottles and glasses, and behind the red and

THE PHOE white checker covered counter, the bar-tenders moved with rapid efficiency serving the crowds who merrily leaned their feet on the brass rail-(gilted mop st icks to you). The gayety of the affair was climaxed when it was announced that our Lead Nickel had tied with another fant..:y structure for first pnze. The next event for Beta Beta is the annual pledge dance which is to be held at the Faculty Club on February 27. Until then, we will be taking rush ees coking and where-all, and will be looking forward to hearing from the rest of you in the next issue of the PHOENIX.

EvELYN FESENliU:YER,

Editor.

Recipe for an Alpha Sig Take one tablespoonful each of Abi lity, Leadership, Personality, Happiness, and Ambition. Mix well. To thi s add equal parts of Scholarship, Ideals, and Grace or Generosity which have been prepared in such a way that the mixture has pep enough to stand alone. Boil for four minutes in a syrup containing Friendliness and Class. Take from stove. Season with Pearl and Ruby. If garnished while hot with Narcissus and ster, this recip e will serve an unbelievable number of persons. I find that this recipe uits my constitution much better than any other I have ever been able to find. BETTY FAUST,

Pledge.

Why I Pledged Alpha Sigma Alpha One ve.ry fine day my room-mate and I were a ked to go "coking" with some Alpha Sig girl . f course we accepted, both being very delighted to have uch an honor bestowed upon us. nd can you imagine what happened next? The Alpha Sig's invited us to their tea. We went-both of u -in a flutter, and believe it or not neither of us spilled any tea. The next few days we talked of nothing hut pledging a sorority. vVhile thinking things over, I had many things to consider. First, Alpha Sigma Alpha is a National sorority. Then there was the question of the girls belonging to the Beta Beta chapter. Naturally they are all nice girls because Alpha Sigma Alpha will have nothing but nice girls. (I do not see how my room-niate and I got mixed up with them.) Pledging a sorority adds more social activities to one's college life, therefore that too had to be considered. Since I never expect to be able to go to a finishing school, I thought maybe th e Alpha Sigs might help finish me-to tell the truth I am about don e for. One Thursday evening, there came a knock on our door, and who hould be there but the Alpha Sig girls. They asked us to become members. Pressing u for an answer, we stammered and tuttered. Finally we both weakly said we would pledge Alpha igma Alpha.

THE PHOENIX That my friends is how and why I pledged Alpha Sigma Alpha. LAURENE GRA NT, Pledge.

Why I Pledged Alpha Sigma Alpha Of all the sororities I had to join the Alpha Sigma Alpha. "But why?" you ask. Well I will not say I enjoyed the girls such as there are in that sorority, nor that I believed I would fit in a sorority with girls of that type. It would not even do to say that I pledged Alpha Sigma Alpha because it was a peppy, national sorority on the campus, and that I loved their housemother. You must have the truth. I pledged to the Alpha Sigma Alpha because there are girls in that selected group who g ive so freely. \i\Thether you are in need of a new fur coat or a white elephant, never suggest it to them, or you will be blessed with many g ifts of the kind. AvA KEYMEL, Pledge.

Why I Pledged Alpha Sigma Alpha The suffering and the destitution of my room-mate and me appealed to the sympathy of the A lpha Sigma A lpha girls. Therefore, they invited us to become members of Beta Beta chapter. Thinking that with their maternal instinct they could mother and protect us from the bewildering floods of education, and because the o-irls were kind and thoughtful and willing to share their good times and .did not ask

too much of our empty pocketbooks, we accepted their charitable offer to help us through this great disa ter. PATSY MEEHAN, Pledge.

GAMMA GAMMA State Teachers College Alva, Oklahoma

Old Enough to Vote On February 21st-appropriate date-Gamma Gamma Chapter will be twenty-one years old, which calls for a celebration par e.1:cellc11ce. The active chapter plans to entertain the alumnae group at a birthday party, to be held in the Sorority room in Herod Hall. Active colors will predominate in the decorative scheme. We are anticipating great doings, and only wish that this issue could be delayed a bit so that the party could go to press in all its details (part of which are as yet unplanned at this writing). However, we realize that that would be quite impossible, even for a more impressively large chapter than Gamma Gamma (we admit our quanity, but insist that it is the quality that counts !) so vvill content ourselves with a promise to write it up more thoroughly in the next issue. Saint Valentine Honored On Thursday night at 8:00 (Feb ruary 11th ) a o-roup of A lph a Sigs and their men-of-the-mom ent will gather at the hom e of Mr . H. B. Ames to make merry and honor

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one of our patron saint -Sa int \ 'alentine. Dy the time the PnoE:-:Ix has gone to press this eve nt will haYe air ady occurred, but at present it i just a greatly ant icipated ocial eYe nt. \ V have laid plan for about eig htee n active and p ledge and th eir heroe . Table game wi ll be played, and t he valentine motif wil l he a rri ecl out in both deco rations a nd refreshm nts. High pri ze for th e evening will be a heart- haped box of chocola te , and favo rs a re to be marshmall ow a nd red-paper-heart dolls. It is a littl e ear ly to say "and a good tjm wa. had by a ll," but I am sure that wh n we read this, we will all agree that it mi g ht trut hfully have been aiel, even in advance !

Yided into group of from two to four , upon their ow n inclinati n, working together a it wa conyenient, and \\·ere given a minimum a mount to turn in, with a prize to the group going over the amoun t, and a month in which to \\·ork. Proj ects were to be determined by th e individual g roup . ome of th e girls made doughnut ; others oat-meal cooki e . O ne group gave a silve r tea, and a noth r held a rummage ale. ltogether we fo und that a g reat many thing could be done in order to " turn an hone t penny," wh en th e need is great ! O ur furnitur e fund i 111creased by about $50.00, \\·hi ch will help us out considerably.

Rush Plans

State T ea cher s College Emporia , K a nsas

llans for rush eason are going forwa rei with gusto. Twelve ru hee are on our li st for th e beg inning of the season. Several party plan are under way, t he sea on to end wit h a grand fina le held at th e Hotel Bell , in the fo rm of a formal banquet.

We Need Furniture- (And Decide to get it) Deciding that ou r p re ent furniture needed at least refurbish ing, and fa ce-lifting, and that even preferable to th is woul d be some new piece , Gamma Gamma went to work to increas e the furniture fund - into wh ich we put all of ou r extra money. The g irl s were eli-

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Kan as State T eachers Coll eo·e has tarted another semester a nd tudies have begun once more. But to go back into last semester a nd tell yo u so meth ing of our so ror ity activities . Our annual Christmas Party wa as enjoyable and uccess ful as all th e rest. It i one of our big pa rti es and one to which \\·e all look forward. Then too. we had our regul ar Chri tmas House party to wh ich the gi rl s' moth er were invited. During the month of January there was nothing outstanding in th e way of social fun ctions. Final examinations confronted us a week after we return ed

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from Christma ,:acation, leaving no time for anything except tudying. \ Vhen the econd emester began we pledged ix girls. On January twenty-eighth we initiated fifteen of last semester's pledges. Epsilon Eps ilon chapter now has thirty-five active members. \\ e are all doing our best to help the chapter grow in quality as well as quantity. Th i semester holds for us our annua l Spr ing Formal, our Farewell Party, the Junior-Senior Prom and many smaller and delightful socia l and sorority activities. 路MARY LOUISE BUTCHER,

Editor.

ZETA ZETA State Teachers College Warrensburg, Missouri

Belated valentine greetings to our sisters everywhere !-because Valentine's Day is the "nicest" day to say something nice to those too nice to forget ... .

Win Scholarship Honors At the annual Pan-Hellen ic Scholarsh ip Tea which was held Friday afternoon, January 23, we Alphas were very pleased and proud to learn that we ranked second among the organizations on the campus in scholarship. In 1934 Zeta Zeta won the honor , ' holding the cup for two years . A New Pledge n January 21, we pledged Mary Elizabeth Jordan of Higginsville,

Missouri. he has mo\路ed to the chapter hou e, and we are all so alad that he made \.lpha her h choice. Our faculty advi er, Mi Myrtle Down , has not been with us ince the Christmas holidays, at which time she underwent a major operation at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City. Vve do miss her so much and are anxiously looking forw;rd to her return. I think that it is fitting at this time to say that we think that we have the grandest adviser anywhere. Miss Downs is jolly, peppy, and always so interested in all of our undertakings -in short, a real Alpha ig.

A Valentine Party Saturday night, February 13th, we are having a Valentine Dance in the college gym . "For sentimental reasons" we have invited as our guests, all of the A lphas from last year, those who are not in school, of course. Usual valentines decorations will be used, and as you wi ll probably guess, the theme song of the evening is to be "For Sentimental Reasons ." Vve have cho en our charming president, Miss Helen Hanners of Hale as our candidate for queen of ' beauty. Thomas Hart Benton, whose murals in the Missouri State Capitol at Jefferson City have attracted widespread attention, has been asked to bestow honor among the candidates.

TH E P HO E Helen wa cho en by Ted Lew i . famou orche t ra leader, a queen of he is very beauty here last year. popul a r on the campu , and holds mem bership in th e college dramat ic clu b, Amad ram , A lpha P hi tg ma, honorary, and A lpha P hi Delta. Cll ARLOTTE

R E IDENBA CH,

Chapter Ed itor .

ETA ETA State Teachers College Pittsburg, Kansas

Pledging P ledg ing services were held Februa ry econd at seven o'clock at th e sorori ty hou e for Mildred and Maudin e Clif t. T hey a re a rt major from V\ in fie ld, Kansa . O n Februa ry ninth pledg ing services we re held for Ada F rancis S linkma n of P ittsburg. You should all meet th em, th ey a re g rand g irls and we a re ve ry proud to have th em. Panhellenic Formal T he Panh ell enic organi za ti on of th e campus held th eir annu al formal dance F rid ay, Februa ry fifth at th e E lks ballroom . Mu sic wa furni shed by E rni e W illiamson and hi orchestra. Initiation Week O n thi s campu it has been an old custom for th e fraternities to hold an initiati on week. Our pledaes thoug ht it would be fun to have one. O ur " fin al" day wa s on F ebrua ry

F ift h. It wa gob of fun . No pledge could wear make-up. Each pledge had to carry around an ega upon whi ch he mu t g t t he ignatu re of : three boy , b \ o act ive , a nd th e prop ri etors of the College Inn. W hen pledge met active he had to hold the egg in plai n Yiew and cackle. Th e g rand finale came in the evenmg. The fi r t part wa a treasure hun t to the frate rni ty hou es a nd places of busine on th e campus. A fter that th ey returned to the sorority house. T he egg which had been carried all day we re broken into a la rge bowl. Each pledge dropping a bo iled egg in to th e mix ture had to reach in and get it and eat it. Foll owing th at ca me indi vidual gy mna tics. We all had fun and learn ed definitely th a t th e pledges can " take it." THETA THETA Boston University Boston, Massachusetts

Japanese Party Theta Th eta chap ter went O riental at a J apanese party in the home of M r . Hazle J ones, one of our alumnae members, on J anua ry 13. Hav ing do nned our kimonas and sandal , we were u hered into a room colorfull y deco rated wit h J apanese lantern s. T hen the fun began. Ju st imagine a g roup of about eig hteen, including both acti ve a nd alumn ae m mbers, seated

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cro s-legged on the floor ( fortunately supplemented by cushion ) eating delicious chop suey with chop ticks! This was a feat for mo t of us, since we were not very we ll versed in the art of chopstick manipulation. However, we managed to clean our plates, and many of us even consumed a second helping. Then of cour e we had tea, in da inty little Oriental cups. To complement th e feast we were served lichee nuts and Chinese candy. fter the repast we played several interesting guessing games, prizes of incense being given to the winner.;. Before we knew it, the time had come to depart, so we bid each other goodbye, all agreeing that it had been a splendid party. We carried the Oriental atmosp here home with the chopsticks, which we were allowed to keep (perhaps we shall practice with them and be more proficient at our next Japa nese party), and the exqui site Japanese fans which we re given to us as souvenirs. ETTA CHRISTIANSEN, Chapte r Editor.

KAPPA KAPPA Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Having been spending all my waking hours practice teaching, I hard ly know what, if anything, has been going on around school. However, here are my meager crleaning . Burton Holmes i gi, ing a serie

of lectures, hi only appea rance in P hiladelphia this eason . .. Ch r i tmas vacation over ... Soph Cotillion coming up ... finals o\路er ( ee art icle in some other section of this is ue concerning this). . . reports out. .. thousands of hours spent registering (collectively). . . two sorority meetings in one week. .. a very nice Panhellenic tea . . . first house dance of the semester (and very successful, they say) .. . preparations for the first rush party . .. and rushing season in everyone's thoughts . . . Ev Kite av. arded th e As tron Senior Honorary Society's recogmt10n as the outstanding February graduate, Ev, of course, being an Alpha Sig. And that appears to be what has happened in th ese parts. Rather tame, but just wait. We have been saving our energy for rush seaso n. So here we go-and next issue should contain some interesting news-if 路all goes well ! } ANE DICKSON, Editor.

Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Epidemic Over! Kappa Kappas are just recovering from a dire and dreadful disease. Color is reappearing in haggard cheeks, and laug hter once more resounds through the house. But for awhile the unknown malady had us stumped. Symptoms were many : a wo rri ed furti ve look ; constant mumbling under th e breath; biting of the nails; purple half-moons und er the e) es, and a tendency to laugh hy terically when a ked "how come

THE PHOENIX no date tonight?" The very atmo phere seemed charged with a feeling of awful and impending doom. Unofficial and incomplete returns show that, in an attempt to cure the patient , four and threequarter gallons of black coffee were con umed in Kappa Kappa kitchen. "Prescription " filled at campus drug stores consisted of five dollars \\'Orth of "cokes" and fifteen quarts of butter-pecan ice cream. The strangest thing was that the patients suffered no decrease 111 weight (curses!). In omnia was prevalent. It 1s e timated that at least eight hours of sleep were lost per night per patient. The victims also showed a trange mania for collecting tray pieces of note paper, and for staggering around with five-pound book on each arm. At frequent intervals during the clay, a patient would glance at the clock, giye a gasp half of horror and half of despair, seize the nearest coat and the sharpest pencil, and dash out the front door into the unknown. Things were coming to a pretty pass. The radio hadn't been on for days and three good movies had come and gone unnoticed at the campu theatre . Vile finally called in an unprejudiced diagnostician but he told u that the worst was over. and we had conquered tho e na ty, yenomous little germ called "final exams." KtTTY Du AVANT.

77 MU MU

State Nor mal College Ypsilanti, Michigan

l\Iu 1\Iu chapter of Alpha ig ma lpha is certainly on the up and up. This Ia t term or o ha be n rather discouraging to u . \\'e came back Ia t fall with qnly four members and Fall term ru hing brought only two new member . 'vVe really were beginnino路 to think that we were through , but we kept on and went through with ru bing. This last season of ru bing really brought results and we came through with flying color and high hopes. \ i\ e have just ecured six new pledges, and do \\'e feel great about it! Our new pledges are l\Iarjorie Delaforce, Vivian Gowdy, Fern Brown, Lyla Stenzel, Frieda Maulbetsch, and Dorothy Beach. All of the e girls are just grand girl and we just know that they will make the best of Alpha Sigs. Two of them are Fre hmen, Marjorie and Dorothy, and they will be with us now for more than three years. The others are one sophomore and two juniors. Lyla Stenzel, the ophomore, has been nominated as vicepresident of the v\ omen's League. Oh! but I mu t tell you about our rushing! \\e had such fun. This was the first time that I was one of those doing the rushing, and I believe I had as much fun as the rushees. Our big party wa our lpha Sigma lpha Circu on aturday January 23. Our circus

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\\路a a real three ring affair even to the barker and hotdogs. \Ve entertained the ru hee for about an hour and a half with circus acts such as strong man, an Egyptian dancer, trained seal, tightrope walker, fat lady, and the man on the flying trapeze. Ye editor broke down and took the part of the clown selling live hotdogs and edible ones. Our refreshments were prepared by our alums and consisted of hotdogs and coffee. Favors were vari-colored balloons painted with white A~A's and were sold by the clown for beans. The party wound up by a parade led by the sorority kitchen band. Then there was the night that about twenty-five of us plodded through lakes of icy water and rain for just blocks to the home of one of our patronesses, Mrs. Barss, where we had a most amusing party-a taffy pull. It was great fun getting all stuck up in taffy, you should have seen us. The taffy was swell, too. Our guests enjoyed themselves so that we literally had to pull them away at the time ruled by Panhellenic. Last, but by no means least, was our formal dinner on January 30. Vve had it at the Huron Hotel here in Ypsilanti . The table decorations were in red and white. Besides the sorority members and seven rushee , the following guests were present: Miss Musolf, adviser; i\lr . H. Smith, patroness; Martha Stuckey of Detroit, Mich . ; Maxine

Hobart of Onstead, i\Iich.; ~Iildred Helfritch of Ypsilanti, I\Iich.; Blanche Kress of Ypsilanti. ~Iich. ; orma Hobart Mrs. Hobart; v\ elch; Ailleen Fisher Brown; Mrs. Sarah Langworthy: ~Iuriel Bremen, Ann Arbor, Mich. After the dinner the following program was presented: Piano Solo-Leontine Rylko; Yocal elections-Aileen Fisher Brown; Readings-Martha Stuckey ; Medley of A~A Songs-Loi Reilly Leontine Rylko. That is all for the partie . Last Thursday was our final test-the results of rushing came out. \Vhat an exciting fifteen minutes \Ye spent crowded into one room waiting路 for Mary Margaret to return with our list of new Alpha Sigs. At last she came beaming around a corner and we knew that she had good news . It seemed centuries before she came up the stairs and breathlessly quealed, "We got six! \\'e got six !" I think you can ju t about see us the next half hour. Pledging was the same night. It seemed even more impressive that my own pledging ceremony when we six dressed in white, ushered in our six pledges and gathered around the altar. \i\Then the last 路words were spoken and the ceremony over, twelve happy girls beamed upon each other and I'm sure that the tears which I saw glistening were tears of joy, for Mu Mu chapter i again on her feet with new life, new hopes, and new ambitions. I

ABELL拢 VOLAY.

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l\Ir . Guy Kennedy, patrone , entert a ined a ll the Mu l\Iu' , p ledge a nd all, at an informal dinn r at her hom e on Cross street on Feb ru a ry 10. fter the lovely dintory ner, Isabelle Vo lay told th of :t. \ -a lentine to acqua in t the new member of the so ro rity \\'ith o ne of our exempla r . T he rem a ind er of the evening wa spent 111 playing "Ho ll ywood F un. " Do n't tell me we have n't ni ce patrone e . NU NU Drexel Institute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Open House at D. I. T. Drexel Institute of Techno logy h eld its fourth annual open house on Friday and Saturday, J a nu a ry fifteenth and sixteenth . The main feature of thi s yea r' exhibiti on was the second annual co nference of econdary sc hool at which tim e r ep resenta tive high school tud ents exp ressed th eir unbiased and persona l opinio n upon th e va lue of extra-curri cul a r act iYi ties in student life. Pa rent s of D. I. T. stud ents, hi g h school s tud ents, teacher , and friends Yi sited th e coll ege on th ese two days in pecting the variou ex hibit in progre s as well as enjoyitw the schedul ed activities. tudents co n idering a coll ege ed ucat ion and interested in E ng ineerin g, Home Eco nomi cs, Bu ine s . dmini stration, Library Science , and Teachers Train ing. found

Th" A lpha

tgs at Fr shmen \\'eck-cncl

at the open House an oppo rtuni ty to view direct ly the fac iliti e and meth od of modern college ed ucati on in these field . mong the specia l e\路ent were Fashions of th e Hour, Demon tration in Coo kery, Motion P ictu re . Basketball , O rga n Recitals, a nd Lectures on Hous ing a nd a ll p ha es of the curricula offered in a ll co urse . The Nu u chapter of A~A had it ex hibit a long with the ot her ororiti e and fraternities at D reA ~A pennant , scrapbook s, xel. pictu res, a hand-wroug ht bronze shield , and a large li rrhted A...,A pin had their place in adyert i in g our activities and position on the ca mpu s.

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Each year the open hou e progra m become more ex ten i \'e and ga in recognition far and wide. It certainl y hows D. I. T. in full dress and on it s best behavior ! MILDRED BusEY.

Panhellenic Rush Party A.s usual the Drexel Tech ru bing season for sororities was officiall y opened by an informal dance ponso red by the Panhellenic Association. To the party, which \\·as held at the women' Dormitory, were invited th e upper clas men spending their first year at Drexel and all of the freshman women. A mong the guests present wa Miss Jean Richmond, adviser of u Nu chapte r. Miss Richmond, along with the other guests and chape rones, was given a corsage of ye ll ow tea-roses; while the Panh ell enic officers distinguished themselYes by wearing gardenia in their hair. Mary Linty, A~A president, killfull y managed the program for the evening. Due to her thouo-hto ful planning and judgement, everyone had a most enjoyable evening. As a special feature, programs resembling dance programs but containing the name of each sorority, its officers, a nd the dates of its rush parties, were g iYen to the guests. \Yhen the evening had progre sed sufficiently, the Panhellenic pre ident read the hi story of the four ororities on D. I. T. campus and introduced their officers to the ru hee . Dancing continued until

eJeyen o'clock bringing to a close a delightful party but openino· up a qui ck season of rushing . DoROTHY

nrE.

Black and Silver Ball The form al rush dance of u u chapter was held again thi year at the "Merion Tribute House" " ·hich we have adopted as our ''pet party place" because of its ophi tication and indi viduality which lends such effect ive a tm o phere to such occasions. The dance took the form of a "B lack and Silver Ball" with deco rations and accessories planned in defi nite relation to th e t heme. Black and silver balloons \\·ere hung in clusters from the ceilin ointermingled with silver sta rs; an attractive black shield with sil ver sparklette letters adorned one wall · ' the Nilsor Nomads supplied the music from a stage hung " ·ith silver stars against a black drop; modernistic program s of black and silver were distributed to eYery girl; and in accordance with the plans, the A~A girls wore either black, silver, or white gown . The subtle lighting enchanced the desired effect, presenting a delightful picture which provided a ophisticated atmosphere. Betty Grigg, one of our new pledges, was fortunate in " ·inning the door prize which proved to be a lovely bracelet bearing the A~A insignia and the lucky number dance was won by Billie Gillis,

THE PHOE meriting her a white leather ci arette case. The dignity of the affa ir was cha racte ri stic of lpha S ig ma A lpha ideals and did much toward estab li hin g our fa vor in the hearts of our ru shees w ho had a most enjoyable time. Congratulati ons to Margi e Chambers for a splendid dance! DORIS RICE.

College Pep Rally O n Feb rua r y th e fourth, Nu Nu gave one of th e peppiest ru shin g informa ls th ey have ever had. It wa a college party, the idea being in pired by a party at co nvention. A u sual it was held at Drexel Lodge, a nd the li ving room was deco rated appropriately with college and A~A pennants. The tables were a rranged in a U shap e and were CO \ erecl with white linen cloths. For center pieces there were football fields with white candles as goar posts a nd small cheer leader doll Yaliantly waving A~A flags on the field . At fiye-forty-five, the girls a rri\路ecl. Imm ediatel y peppy college and orority songs and cheers \\路ere started while each girl was g iven a football su spend ed on red and white ribbon from a large white pin bearing h er name. When dinner was announced, a snake dan ce \Ya s organ ized so that each might find her place as she woYe among the tables. t each rushee's place was a program wh ich had a white background with a reel A~.A

hielcl on it. Each program, typed in reel on white paper, ontainecl the rushee' name, a jingle about her, the p rogram and line-up. menu, and lpha ig oncr . Th e menu was "Kick-off cocktai l Pigskin waffle with mu broom Pea off- ides, Go lden Goal a lad. Ra pberry touchdo\\ n, Brownie , coffee, mint , and nut ." F lo Reiff, Sall y Ha ll , and Hope Mo rri son acted as cheer leaclersd re sed in white shorts, red sweaters, reel ankl ets, a nd white hoes . Their pep insp ired everyone to relax and join in the fun . To distinguish themseh路es from the ru shees, th e Alpha igma A lpha girls were a ll in red a nd white spo rts clothes. During dinn er th e cheer leader gave ye ll s and lead so ngs to relie' e a ny tense situat ions. Just following th e meal "Pickl epuss" (a skit) was given. In this, P hoebe !faxfield and Dot Ritchi e took th e pa rt of an intelligent ( ?) hor e while F lo R eiff acted as the trainer. uch antics! Th e ru hees and so rority g irl were di vided into the A lpha and S igma tea m . The ru shees played game while th e A lpha Sigma Alpha's cheered them on to victoryeach for his respect ive路 team. The noise made by th e girls would haYe made any pep rally sound like a quiet hour in a dormitory. After many relays were played (the A lpha team leading in Yictories) and three incliYidual prize

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games were won by Joan Coffman. Ruth Herman, and Ruth Campbell , a treasure hunt wa held to search for the party favors which were si lver sport bracelets with A~A etched on them-the handiwork of the u Nu gi rl s. E lva Connor found the bracelets so she distributed them. Before leav ing, more songs were ung and cheer were lead. The rushees gave us several cheers in appreciation-thus making us all feel deep ly g rateful for th eir excellent spirit. Everyo ne left regretfully, the rushees and sorority girls hav ing enj oyed th emselves to th e greatest extent. Much credit must be given to ally Pennell and her committee for the party which has become the talk of th e so rorities about the campu s as well as of the rushees . VIRGINIA BouNDS.

Rushing Songs Tune: "A Bicycle Built for Two."

Freshies, freshies, gi ve us your answer true. \\ e' re half crazy, all for the love of you. v\ e're not on our good behavior, But we hope to win your favour, 'Cause you'll look sweet \Vith a pin so neat, n A~A'er too! FLORE NCE REIFF.

The red a nd " 路hite is stnnng to obtain them for its friend o fight, fight, fight, lpha tgma fight, F ight on for th em! FLORE l

E REIFF.

Tune: "Put on your O ld Gray Bonnet"

P ut on your old white bon net, With the red ribbons on it, A nd we'll hitch "campus sp irit' ' to the shay, 'Twill be as clear as cry tal VVhy you came to Drexel , O n your A lpha pledging da~r ! FLOREN E REIFF.

Alpha Sigma Alpha Cheer

1-2-3-4 3-2-1-4 \i\Tho for-what for ? \tVho you go nna yell for ? A-'2.-A 路 A-'2.-A 路 ' ' That's the way we tell it, This is how we yell it, A lpha Sigma A lpha A-'2.-A Alpha Sigma Alpha Cheer V-le haven't any cheer, we haven't any yell , But when we yell, we yell like - Hit 'em in the elbow, hit 'em in the eye \ T- I-C-T-0 -R-Y Are we in it? \\ell I gues Alpha Sigma lpha-Ye , Ye, Yes !

Tune : "Fight on Pennsylvania."

New Pledges

Fight on Alpha Sigma, to obtain these freshmen fine, Fight for Alpha Sigma, get them all to fall in line.

As a result of Nu Nu's mo t uccessful rushing season in recent years, Pledging service was held on February twelfth for sixteen

THE PHOE new g irl s. The occas ion wa mo t impres i\路e ince we were all in best form for M iss June mith who was visiting our chapter at the t ime. T he e sixteen g irl s in cluded: Helen Buck, Helen A lbert, Betty Campbell, Joan Coffman, E lva Con nor, Melitta Curry, Mary Drie , Jean Engli sh, Adelaide Mason, Ruth Herman , J oyce Saul sbury, Betty Towner, Betty Rose, Janet Detwiler, Betty G ri gg, and Syb il Weller. \t\f ith a new g roup like thi one, A lpha Sig ma Alph a is bound to continue its hi g h standa rd s and its participation in school act ivities. FLORENCE REIFF.

Father Hubbard Visits Drexel Father Hubbard, noted traveler, sc ienti t, auth or and lecture, visited Drexel Tech late in J anua ry, where he lectured on some of hi exped itions to Alaska. \ t\f hil e in P hil adelphia, he also spoke at the P hiladelphia Forum. The enthusiast ic stud ent body which hea rd Fath er H ubba rd speak was interested by hi description of life in this north en reg1on. He expla ined that cond iti ons there a re not nearly so primitiYe a the motion pictures will haYe one believe, and ubstantiated hi s cla ims by showing his ow n mo\'ies of life in the North. T he climate of Ia ka is quite simila r to that of the temperate zo ne of the U nited States, and it is an excellent farming and dairying COU11try. Ivian y of the settlers sent to the Mata nu ska \ alley a few years ago by the United States Govern-

ment are now entirely elf-. upporting. Father Hubbard UO'g e ted cu ltivation of A la kan re ource a an excellent way out of the r cent depres ion in American bu in e . He showed ome remarkabl p ictures dealing with hi \'Oicani c explorations, depict ing th ir fliO'ht around in ide the rim of one of the larO'est volcanoes and bowing th e climb of the men up the side of the crater, su rround ed by e caping ga and hot ashes from the earth. Father H u)Jbard is pos es eel of a rema rkab ly good nature, and a keen ense of hum or. H is lectur was inst ru ctive, the picture eYen mo re so; and he him self injected into both a cheery frienclline s and a rare und erstand ing of hum an nature that will m ake the "glacier priest" long remembered amon()' the many who have heard him. MARIO X 11AR II .

XI XI University of California Los Angeles, California

College Notes S ince this i the tart of formal rush week at U. C. L. ., our ru h affai rs have been organized into four parts. tarting with a l\Iock Cockta il Hour, w hi ch include a et of B ingo, cards, a roulette \\'h eel. p lay money, a nd a bar, \\'e plan to have a formal tea, followed by an Italian dinner, with the com路entio nal checkered tablecloth and bread-sticks. T he ru h sea on will end vvith the formal dinn er at a

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popular re taurant on the famou un et BouleYard in Hollywood. :.1YRLE P ATTERSOK .

Entertaining the Mothers O ne of our most successful parties of the yea r was the one in which we entertained our mothers during the Chri tmas vacation. The party wa held at Catherine Fitz Gerald' home which was filled to capacity by the thirty guests, including member , mothers and alumnce. The first part of the e...-ening was spent in singing both sorority and Christmas songs. The mo t fun of the evening was when everyone joined in to play Coot ie. It turned out to be a very exciting game with one of the mothers winning the prize. The evening was brought to a climax when the gifts were exchanged. Inez Sparks acted as Santa Claus. D elicious English Toffee pie, coffee and Christmas candies were erved as refreshments, and we all went home with the happy and thankful feeling that we were si ter in Alpha Sigma Alpha. DoROTHY LrNTE N.

The Big Snow It is not often that we Californians see snow, so that when the Big now came this January, we took adYantage of it to have an outing at Camp Baldy in the mountains. It wa quite a job loading all the food , fourteen people, and a toboggan in t\YO cars, but we

finally managed it by putting four in the back end of one car. Unable to find the regular !ide after we arrived, we made one of our own . It did not pro...-e Yery succe sful, however, becau e two g irl fell off the toboggan. Dorothy Linden, one of the girls, sprain ed her foot and so the day wa ruined for her. \\hen we tired of the !ide. \Ye ate chile and drank coffee, threw snowballs, or went into the clubhouse to dance. Toward nightfall we tarted home, weary but happy, determined to make this an annual trip to th e snow. I NEZ SPARKS.

OMICRON OMICRON Kent State University Kent, Ohio

Let me see, it seems as thoug h I take up our current history about where we entertained at a Christmas Party. All .the trimmings for us, Santie and all. First, the bridge fiends got together for a few tepid rounds. Then the gift were gi...-en and raving appetites were satisfied with good ole ice cream and cake plus popcorn and candies. The next day the girls in the house had a special Christmas dinner. Our clever house mother made apple and marshmallow Santie pulling miniature sleds. The e served as place cards. Ah ! Then the food! Red and white candles heel a soft glow on the sparkling formal gowns around the table.

THE PHOENIX It's one of those moment one alway rem embers. During Chri tmas yacation we scattered, as usual. One to ew York, one to an Franci co, and two to Michigan. Several of us are from Cleveland and several from the vicinity of Canton. om those two centers we held "get-togethers" on the 29th. Upon returning to school we were not faced with th e regular grind, but with exams! Such indu try one seldom sees a was organized in this hou e! Sit-down striking i n't in our vocabulary. 'vVe only sat down to strike typewriters, hammering out term papers due tomorrow. Sorority activities were at a stand- till for awhile. 'vVith the opening of the new semester rushing began again. The rush party date hasn't been set yet, but we are making plans. Rushing takes a back seat this week because our pledges are gomg through Prep 'vVeek. Active ervices will be held on February 20th , when we are expecting a visit from our national officers. This IS the dull season for sororities activities. In about a month things will pick up again, however. 'vVe have the rush party and the Pledge Dance to plan for. And I almost forgot that most important of importants-the Spring Formal. Priscilla Grieme heads that committee, with Helen Jacobs and Virginia Carpenter assisting.

~Ia ybe

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there'll be more exicting next time. Another A'LA \ IRGTXIA (ARPEXTER.

Live Alone and Like It? Not Us " Live Alone and Like It' i popular current literature, but that' not the life of an lpha ig. The active chapter of O micron Omicron is proud to say they have 22 active members and when I refer to active I mean in college activities, schola tically, and with the male members n the campus. Now let me take you behind the scene and see what makes the world go round for u . C!asses-clas es . F rom eight to five and even some have those depi eel things in the evening. Before one has time to turn over and dream another (sweet ) dream the blasting of the alarm clock announces the approach of one' daily duties. From early morning until late at night our cia es, which come first, mingled with the varied interests of campus life, keeps our coed on their toe . \Vithin the last month matrimonial news concerning our dear sisters has descended upon us to the tune of "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life." Those that have taken the vow and promised to obey are Rosalie 'vVolfe and Virginia Myers from the active ch.1pter. They are now Mrs. 'v\ illiam Lemke and Mrs. Dell Homer, respectively. Bernice Kauffman and Vernelle Dawson from the alum chapter are now

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Mrs. Robert DeTchon and Mrs. are not looking she will catch you in her "candid" camera and is that Gib Eberhart. Who next, girls? Lenore Shuman versus Gene an embarassing moment if you're Korb are sorta that way, after fv~1.r in Pajamas. Little Gene Gettru t years but can you blame him for haunts the library. But the Goldy being so attentive to an Alpha Stg·· Locks has finally captured Garner. haven't they Gene? And who's rna Alpha? This is a strange world-some the gal that goes with the craziest say it is small but that's hard to man on the campus? I'll never tell believe when our girls have such P. Katherine. I believe I forgot to varied interests. From sports to tell Dotty Fitz that long distance Chicago. Ruthis Klein receive~ a calls to Chicago run up the expense letter marked Chicago and I know account, but the sound of that voice she doesn't care about the pr:ce of of a DeWeese is music to your ear , meat. Our little Sis Immel has isn't it Dotty? her heart in Massillon or at least Well I guess I 've pretty well the biggest part for we all know cleaned up on this chapter. Thi s she has a big future and his name is a secret so far. But just wait is Ed Bordner. The biggest mys- unit! the PHOENIX arrives, I'll tery to me is how one sweet little have to skip the country. Will it girl can keep three smoothies be with Don? Or shall I meet guessmg and her name is Marge • Bob in Pittsburg? Oh, well, have Dunfee. Five feet, eyes of blue I proved to you that we ca n 't live and she is our prize and jewel. alone and like it around here? You should hear the phone calls. MARY BALTZLY. Six during one dinner! What is this thing called Love! PI PI State Teachers College \llle have two girls from MichiBuffalo, New York gan who know their stuff. Each is wearing a fraternity pin and are Before telling you our chapter seriously thinking of settling down news, I must apologize for an unin Wadsworth, Ohio, after gradua- forgi vable "slip-up" on my part. tion. I have never introduced to you our Alas! the great psychologist who new members-so Alpha ig ma gets A in her course. Of course Alpha's meet: Janet Benedict, she won't tell us how she does it Betty Bernhardt, Margaret Dopp, but I think the everlasting glitter Dorothea Elliott, Beverly Fisher, in her dark brown eyes must be the Mary Gazley, Ruth Hoenszel, answer to her problems. She is a Phyllis Line, Margaret O'Brian, wonder-always has a "swell new Annette Pausewang, Rosalind Schidea"-only Marge McNab. If you arch, Flossy Snow, Betty Terhaar

THE PHOE 1 IX l\larion Thomas, Margaret Urban, Hilda \Veiland, Franci Cummin . O f these new member , five a re practice teaching, a thin g which often keeps people home at ni o-ht burning the midnight oil over le on plans. Two of our 'gal ," Ruth Harvey, a Home Ec-er, and A rl ene Pask, have left school to tudy el ewhere. \i\ e mi them ve ry much! One of the mo st important bits of news this month is that Pi Pi chapter has voted to have no spring rushing this year. Our sorority is very large this year, and we feel that it would be to our advantage to have just th e fall ru shing. lt seem th at we are all o busy in school with our numerou activities that we see much too little of one another. .As a corrective for thi s sad state of affairs we are planning to have our luncheon together every Monday in the Committee Dining R oom. nother plan we are working on i to have some sort of a ale to earn money for sorority very clever scheme activities. that has been uggested is a "sample fair ." I suspect the reason it was so enthusiastically received was the almost clear profit part of it. good reason n'est-cepas ? Among our more brilliant ones in Pi Pi chapter are Fran Cummins, Frieda Beck, Peggy O'Brian, Annette Pausewang, and Ruth Hoenszel who made the seme ter honor roll in top notch. Orchid

to them !-we"re ure they"ll hit the coming orority xam ju t a high! l.Jntil we have our p tal " ttogether路路 again. P i P i nd their incere good wi he . Alpha igma :\lphall y urs, 1IARY ZERBY,

Editor.

Slumber Party At the end of a long hard exam \\"eek Pi P i chapter decided to celebrate by holding an all-night gabfest or lumber Party, if you will. About twenty of our number a sembled at the Keating domicile, " \Vonderland ,' to yo u, to forget all cares and worrie by enj oying a few games of tiddley wink . jack and jack straw , a would the " literary"' character they were to repre ent. An uiji board proved to 1 e the source of much merrim ent to tho e gullible people interested in the future . v\ e noticed lice, the ).lad Hatter, Felix, Mickey l\lou e, Bunn y Brown, Sister ue and many others路 participating in the e activitie . Feeling somewhat exhau ted from exams, etc. ( ?) , ome retired a early as 5 a . m . I erhaps they leptwe still aren 't sure. } Al\ET BENEDICT.

T he Farewell P arty :'\ow that exams are over and the old semester ha taken it final bow, we look fon\ ard to a new year chucked full of fun and ne\\" accomplishment . During thi po texam period Alpha ig gave a fa rewell party for ).Irs. Carolyn Heyman our deYoted faculty adviser,

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who \\路a granted a sabbatical leaYe to tudy at Kew York niversity. \\路e planned to have a supper meetino- at Anna Lou l\Iarks' home in Kenmore, New York. It turned out to be one of the colde t nights during the entire winter and Anna Lou路s house was quite a distance from the bus line. v\ e all arrived a bit frost-bitten but by the cheery way in which we vvere greeted we soon forgot about the weather outof-doors. \iVhen everyone had arrived we gathered around in groups and were served the most delicious chop suey and gelatin salad, follovved by ice cream, cookies and coffee. After this grand supper, our P re iclent. Betty 1\Iurray conducted a short business meeting. It was formally announced that M r s. Rosamonel :\bate would take the place of ::\Irs. Heyman as faculty adviser fo r Alpha Sigma Alpha. We all agreed to jot dovvn a few lines each clay as to the happenings on the campus to end to "Heymie." Now for the fun of the evening! Heymie. as we know her, was pre entecl a large, badly worn suit ca e ' '"hich had seen many a ye;t r. It contained inexpensive gifts, every ize and hape, that the Alpha Sig's had brotwht. l\Iany of them were funny and aroused much merriment, while others were presents she could take "路ith her and o-reatly cheri sh. moncr the more humorous-gifts was a mall "Country Doctor" suitcase that contained a stethoscope, box of pill , and everything necessary to keep one ''"ell in a city as

large as Kew York. One of the smaller packages contained stationery with Little Red Riding Hood and blue lines widely spaced . \ Ye all decided it meant only one thingthere would be no excuse for not writing us. \iVhen the upply of these gifts was exhau ted, Hymie discovered a large package at the bottom. It was a leather brief case that zipped up with two small handles on top that could be used or concealed. The pleased expression on Heymie's face was "thankyou" enough-she thought it was grand. Everything was replaced in the trunk and the girls bid their final adieus, wishing every ucces and happiness too one we all love, during the many days she wi ll be away from us. MARION THO:\IA S.

RHO RHO Marshall College Huntingt on, West Vir ginia

A model initiation service \Yas held Saturday night January 9, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Miss Irene Glazik of Omaha, Nebraska, new faculty adviser of the sorority was made an honorary member, Esther McQueen of Williamson, West Virginia, Roberta Blackwood, English, \Vest Virginia, Helen Jean Osbourne and Virginia Dillon of Huntington, ~ est Virginia, were initiated. The service was very inspiring and impressive. We felt very fortunate in having fi s June mith with us. l\Iiss mith i National

THE PHOEi\"IX Extcnsi n Offic r from ::\1 ill er.-,·ille. I 'ennsylvania. . ·e ,·eral alum me w re 1 r ent in <J rcl er to a ist in the se rvice. They " ·er ::\ rrs . Effie ::\rae Thoma ; :-Jr.. D o rot hy Ca lcote ; ::\Ii s D ri Hart; :\Irs. ::\l o rtimer Duck: and :\!i ss l )orothy Smith.

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P ledge Servic~ Rho Rh chapter hel I a f rmal . unn - pledging . ervice, January J. at the home [ )filii Kincaid ior J>au lin onolly and Jo. phin ·onolly of Parker burcr. and ~ina c;race ::\JcQuinn f lluntington . . \ft r pled incr s rvi ce . the actiY

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l-lr . Robert B. Th omas, left, pres id ent f the Huntington alumn<.e chapter, l-fi ~~ Irene Glazik, faculty adviser, l\li June mith o £ l-(iller ville, P enn yl\'ania, and Mi s M atti e :McCorkl e, president o£ Rh o Rh o chapter at Mar hall olleo·e, \\'Cre principals in a tea g iven F riday aft rnoon. January , at Coli g Hall, honoring Mi - mith.

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and pledge were served with a waffle breakfast. Ideals of Alpha Sigma Alpha and W hy I Joined Alpha Sigma Alpha tands for scholarship, expressed not only in high grades but also in worldly attitude it offers the finest opportunity for developing the social life of it members; Alpha Sigma Alpha accepts the leadership of Christ but in no way influences the church preferences of its members; idealistic in that it establishes a feeling of sisterhood. I joined Alpha Sigma Alpha because I liked the way the members went about rushing us. They were very considerate and lovely. I also joined because I liked the girls and everyone concerned in the sorority very much . I don't know where or when I have seen a better group of girls. ]. CoNLEY,

Pledge.

Why I joined Alpha Sigma Alpha I joined the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority for the purpose of developing the four things for which the sorority stands. They are the physical, spiritual, intellectual, and social development. By joining a sorority one comes in closer contact with their classmates and makes going to school more interesting. In the sorority you learn many rules of etiquette and get a chance to practice them . NINA GRACE McQUINN,

Pledge.

Huntington ha al o had the \YOrst flood that has been known of in its history. Semester examination were ju t beginning and were upposed to have lasted till the beginning of this week but by the water surrounding the college we were excused from classe . vve路 have been out of school for two weeks and it is not definitely stated vvhen school will reopen. Respectfully yours, ELIZABETH CARY.

SIGMA SIGMA Western S ta te College Gunnison, Colo.

Honors have been coming to Sigma Sigma chapter f_ast the last few weeks. February 13 was the annual Co-eel Prom given by the Associated Women Students of the campus, a valentine dance. A Miss Representative is elected by the college women, as well as her attendents, Miss Leadership, Miss Attractiveness, Miss PersonalityMiss Scholarship is not an elective honor. And Miss Leader hip was Betty Creel, our chapter president. Miss Attractivenes was Barbara Casteel and Miss Per onality, Harriette McAllister. The Co-ed edition of the Top o' the World, student publication of Vvestern State, was edited by t\\ o Alpha Sigs-I was editor, and Mary Katherine Yoklavich was associate editor. Another honor for this quarter was the choosing of Barbara Casteel by a vote of the entire student body

THE PHOE a one o f the six most beautiful girl s on the campu . vVe are plann ing to ha ve a winter qua rter dance the la t week of Februa ry. Second quarter ru shing will be ended by that time, and as we weren't allowed any parties before pledging this term, we are makin g it a celebration dance-fo r our expected pledges ( ?) . ADA J ANE INGELDEW.

TAU TAU Fort Hays Kansas State College Hays, Kansas

The Alpha girl s are now through with their fina l examinations, and can now breathe big sighs of relief. However, the new seme ter has beo路un and you can find all the girl s burying their noses in book with many good intenti on o f making better grad es fo r the spring semester. T he new semester hasn't brought around very many changes, but two of our girl have left school. Frances Stephenson has packed her bags a nd joined the ranks of th e Jayhawkers at K. U. O ne of ou r pledges, Gwen Lane, has decided to stay at home thi s semester, but we hope to have her back with us aga in next yea r. O ur pledge class i g row ing, of vvh ich we are very glad. vVe have two new pledges, Helen \ i\Tell s and Geraldine Hopley. Starting today, February 10, we are hav ing Hell week which wi ll last th ree days, after which initiation ervices will take place for the future act ive . O ne of our inactive member .

h . athryn Fisher, wa married to :\1auri ce Yaughn, January 1. at H utchison, Kan a . f cour e w were quite urpri eel and happy n thi s occa ion . Kathryn i g ing to continue school thi eme ter and then he will graduate thi .. pring. LoUI

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Initiation Week Tau Tau chapter had a great deal of fun in having their annual initiation week. The fir t day the girl were to wear a wool bathinrr uit under their clothes, wea r their dresses backward with bathrol e over them. T hey wore decidedly different hades of hose and tennis shoe . They were not to comb their hair and were to wear a hair net. wear no make-up and cold cream on the ir face . T hey carried a sign "I 'm glad I 'm an Alpha igma 1pha pledge," and carried a Iaro-e shopping bag with one fresh egrr in it on which they were to aet the actives sio路natures. One night they had to put on stunts a nd do certain duties. The last day we called work clay, with lot of duties for the pledge Pledge A ward l\Ii s l\Iary l\f ae Pau l, our adviser, and l\Ii E li zabeth o-ne\Y dean of women and one of our alu mnce, ente rtained the alumnce, active and pledge chapter with a \ alentine Party at Cody ommon . The even ing wa pent playing games. J ewe! Baringer wa given the honor award hield pre ented by the alumnce to the mo t out-

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tanding pledge. The \'alentine motif wa carried out in the lunch that wa served at the end of the evemng. ELIZABETH LEIDIGH. 'vVe are proud to announce that Jewel Baringer, an Alpha Sig pledge, has been chosen by the active chapter as the outstanding pledge for 1937. Jewel is a freshJewel Baringer man in college, and has been a pledge fo r one em ester. Vve have found in Jewel an out tanding character. She has a lovely personality and many abilities, besides being talented in both piano and voice.

Pledging Service Tau Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma , lpha held forma l pledge services at the \i\Tomen's Building, Thursday, January 21, at five o'clock. Those pledged were: Helen 'vVells. Hays; and Geraldine Hopley, ~Iacksville .

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Honr.

A Christmas Party Tau Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha had their annual Christmas Party at the home of Rita Jacobs, on December 14th. Durin()' the first part of the evening, we had a joint meeting with the actives and pledges taking part. After thi , we all gathered around the beautifully decorated tree and pas ed out pre ents which each one

of u had brotwht. The e pre ent con istecl of game , dolls, top . rubber ball , mu ical in trument etc. We all had a good time playitw with these toys ourselves a a means of some amusement, after which we gave these present to a number of poor and needy children of Hays. A delicious luncheon was served by Mrs. Jacobs, after which we sang songs and departed for our home. ARLENE HARRI ox.

Buffet Supper Betty Ward entertained the actives, pledges and rushees with a buffet supper at her home February 2. After a delicious supper the group formed a line party to the Strand Theatre. EUNICE GAI:'\E .

PHI PHI State Teachers College Marysville, Missouri

This is .a very busy time for all of us. This Monday started rush week formally but of cour e '"e have been looking the girls oyer for quite some time. We had our mall rush parties Monday ni()'ht: one at the dormitory and one at Drury Davis' home. Tonight we are haYing our formal Valentine rush party. We sent little heart telegram for the invitations. They were \\'hite with red hearts in the corner and were sealed in reel cellophane en velopes. Our spring rush party is traditionally a Valentine Party and we feature our . weetheart song .

THE PHOENIX 'vVe are rushing only eight girl thi spring. Right now we have a fairly large group. Last month we had a special initiation for Dolores Bolin . We were glad to have her take it and at present we have only two pledges . Along with our social life we are nearing the end of the quarter and naturally we feel the nee I for long laborious hours spent with our books. These winter month are always rather dull, but I will have a lot to write next time. We are looking forward to our spring activities for a great deal of fun. Sincerely, THELJ\fA

pATRI CK .

CHI CHI Ball State Teachers College Muncie, Indiana

The girls of A lpha igma Alpha have had a busy year or term. 'vVe are getting ourselves organized now to the extent that we are confident in what we do. We had a lovely Christmas Party where we got together and sung so rority songs and many carols; a candlelight service wa held, with the group participating. -:\Iaribel Marshall gave an interesting reading. Our chapter chaplain, Delores Karr, read a lovely poem on the Yuletide Season. Favors were given to all member and guests. Following the program the group went to the campn :; favorite restaurant and had a delightful supper. The fir t of our rush parties this

term wa in the form of a chili upper held in the Recreation Room oi Forest Hall (one of the girl' 路 fter the upper dormitorie ) . Bingo wa played-of cour e th game everyone enjoy . An impre ive pledge ervice wa held in Lucina Hall, February for three of our charming new girl . Carmen Cree, who i affiliated with the tudent Health en路1ce. located here on our campu , wa one of our new pledges. Dorothy Fern Mabe of Bicknell, and Jrginia .M cCarty of rcadia, were also pledged. A benefit bridge in the form of a \ alentine Party wa held in the Blue Room of Ball tores. T he color scheme wa in keeping with the Valentine eason . One of the main feature of the bridge was a style show, members of the orority modeled the co tumes from th e Dall Store. Delightful refreshment " 路ere served at the close of the playing. Dorothy \i\Tiley wa general chairman of the affair and really put it all over in a real Alpha Sigma Alpha tyle. KATHLEE N DARROW.

PSI PSI State Teachers College Natchitoches, Louisiana

Ps i Psi chapter of lpha irrma Alpha announce the acceptance of bids by Angie Dell Ballard and Catherine choenberger. Initiation ervices were held for Lida \i\ ilson, Irble ~ a ser. and Judith Compton.

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Psi Psi chapter announce the marriage of Jean Elizabeth Hall of Detroit, l\Iichigan, to Clarence De Blieux, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, on December 21, 1936. Jean was a senior at L. S. N. C., and one of Psi Psi's most popular girls. ::\Ir. and il rs. De Blieux are making their home in Leesville, Louisiana. GLORIA GRIFFIX.

OMEGA OMEGA San Diego State College San Diego, California

vVords cannot say what a good start towards a happy new year we are having. This is all due to the grand visit recently from our National Inspector, M iss Elizabeth B. Small, former finance chairman on the National Council, and her friend, l\I r s. Berry. For two full days we rushed them around the campus and on sight-seeing tours in the city. Each member of the sorority had the wonderfu l privilege of having an individual conference with them. The truly inspired members were the chapter officers, thanks to the generous work of Miss Small and l\Irs. Berry, who spent literally hour going over the prospective duties of each office . They are indeed Omega Omega's own personal friends. Last Spring, we had the privilege of honoring Miss Small with a formal tea at the college. \i\ e had her for three clays then. She makes her home in Los ngeles. \i\Te envy the Xi Xi girls so much for having

such a fine ource of inspiration o near. Rushing Again \\'hat do we ee looming on the near horizon but the event of rushing. The new semester begins ane\\' with stricter rushing rules than e\'er before. But are we daunted? The events are now limited to two socials-one informal and one formal. In two \\'eeks, vve are giving a gala ship-wreck party of the noble . Alpha at the home of Zelda Swanson for the informal. The gue ts are to arrive clad as they would be aboard a sinking ship at three o'clock in the morning. The actives will be the members of the crew, and will proceed to show them how rough a tar really can be. \i\T e usually manage to have a costumed affair for one of the rush parties as they are always well received. It seems to take the chill from the rushees. Announcing the Formal! This will be a formal dinner with the decorations denoting each of the twentythree chapters of the sorority. The banquet table will be graced with a massive floral center-piece. The secret of this is that it will contain the symbol of each chapter of Alpha running Sigma Alpha. Ribbon from the place cards of the guests to the e symbols will 路 promise a plea ant su rprise to the ru hees as well as carry out the theme, -"Our 1\ ational Sorority." Thi charming idea is just one of the many which our president, Ruth \i\ alker, brought back from convention last . ummer.

THE PHOE r IX Our college is growing considerably. The students are bulging out the sides of the library, a new building is on its way, and plans are being laid for a patio to aid our now swamped cafe. This denotes only too well the influx of many lovely freshman women from which to choose our future sisters. Good luck to all the Alpha Sigs in rushing this season.

Farewell Supper Helen Curtis our "unique sister" has left us for the University of Arizona, but not without proper

fare thee well . \ Ye ntertained her with a urpri e hine e dinner uf Chow l\Iein and the like. Helen was then trundled off to a gala ev ning at Colonel de Ba il" famou Ballet Russe. O ur Helen is unique in that :he is "horsey minded. ' he recently rode her ho to Sequoia ?\ational Park and back and alma t ucceed d in taking her pet to the U niYer ity too. Thus ends our news for thi: month. Yours in .S.A ..

ASPIRE- SEEK -

NA NCY TAYLOR.

ATTAIN

There are three words that I would write; Three messages I would pen, In tracing of eternal light, Upon the souls of men. Aspi·r e- Though dim may be your faith, And hope from you be torn; Cast off the shadow from your brow, No night but has its morn. S eeh -Though not for fame alone But honor and success, the whole world o'er; For somewhere there will open wide, A magic, outer door.

Attain- The highest, noblest, best Of all, whate'er God sends; Till you fulfill the world's great dream E'er life on earth here ends. 'Tis not too late for you, my friends, To seek a newer reign. Push off. ·with all thy heart and strength Aspire- Seek- Attain. MRs.

E . E.

CRu;-.rPACKER,

Hays Alum11a e Chapter.

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Marriage Announcements Beta Beta: Zelma 0. Baker to \i\ illiam J. Becker, on December 26, 193 5.

Omicron Omic1'0n: Margaret M. Davis to Burdette Crow, on September 26, 1936.

Iota Iota: Helen E. Redman to l\Iareese \;\,' . Carroll , on Ap ril 18, 1936.

Ruth Sutherland to T. G. ).Iiller. on June 20, 1936.

Kappa Kappa: Margaret M. Bache to Alexander Johnson, on June 29, 1935.

Phi Phi:

Lucille Dollis Stewart to Cecil Clark Seabaugh, March 6, 1937.

Pi Pi:

Dorothy Freund to Bruno Kravv, in December, 1936.

Birth Announcements A lpha Alpha:

Pi Pi:

To M r. and Mrs. Frank G. Pauly ( Helen L. Bennett ), a son, on April 19, 1936.

To Mr. and M rs . Henry Holser (Mildred \iVeil ), a daughter, Janis, on December 7, 1936. To M r . and M rs. Harry Suitor (Katherine Daw ), a daughter, Maureen, 路 on December 25, 1936.

Beta Beta: To :.Ir. and M rs. Geo rge L. Otness (Gretchen E lizabeth Mathews) a daughter, E lizabeth nne, on February 20, 1936. _\ H

II:

To l\I r. and M rs. Francis Harper (Edith Hood), a daughter, Connie Irene, in A ugust, 1936.

Tan Tau: To M r. and M rs. Richard l\Iermis (Kathryn Pratt), a daughter, Marilyn Kay, November 14, 1936. Upsilon Upsilon: To M r. and M rs. Everett Strout (Carolyn Schopp), a son, Robert P ul sifer Strout, on May 6, 1936.

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List of Missing Addresses The following is the list of name and addres es from which the PHOE:XIX ha~ been returned. If you know of any corrections please end them to the . ·a tiona! Editor, Mrs . B. F. Leib, 317 E. Fall Creek Blvd., Indianapoli , Indiana.

rllplla Beta:

Iota I ala:

Mrs. G. C. Alexander (Faye Fowler) 1140 Elizabeth St., Denver, Colo. Josephine Gil liland, 193 E. Pierce, Kirksville, Mo . Mr . E . F. Grisby (Ruth Crookshank) 3027 hrst Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Lettie Merrick, Lancaster, Mo. Nada Reddish, 346 S. Market St., Memphis, Mo. Mrs. Guy Sexton (Nettie Dickerson) Box 1316, Boise, Idaho.

Mr . Lloyd E . Arn ld (Eula Fi her) 4693 Pine St., Omaha, ebr. Mrs. Lyle G. Black (Pauline \Yomcldorff) 1480 Madi on, Apt. 10, D m·c r, Colo. Mrs. W. D. Iron (Neva Kriner ) 7-18 Myrtle ve., Kansa City, :Mo. Mrs ·walter J ohnson (Zylpha \\"alkcr) 45 E. 101 st t., Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Dorus H. Myer (Leona \Y elch) Elkhart, Iowa Mr . \¥alter C. Weisinger (L. Lockhart) 1362 econcl t., Fargo, ~ Dak.

Alpha Ga111111a: Mr . William Thayer (Julia Mintier) 45 Gibes St., Rochester, . Y.

Beta Beta: Katherine F. Stewart.

Gamma Gmmna: Faye Ward, Yukon, Okla. Mrs . Harris Johnson (Helen Deal) 309~ Husband, Still water, Okla.

Delta Delta: Mrs. David E. Jones (Helen Hudson) 280 Whall ey Ave., New Haven, Conn. Mrs. R. M . McCoy (Thelma Groome) Station B, Riverside Dr. , Columbus, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon:

Kappa Kappa: Mrs. W. L. Duffy (Francis .-\tkim.) 107 E. Park, Elizabethtown, N. J. ( :\Iargaret Mrs. Frank Kingfield . W., Wa. hChamblin) 3033 16th t. ington, D. C. Mrs. C. G. Tripner (H len Lut e ) .

N n Nt t: Mrs. Theodore Allan Jones (1Iarjorie Bull) 1201 3rd Ave., Ashbury Park, K J.

Xi Xi: :\Ir . R. S. Dalton (Mona Clofore t., Rialto, ali f.

achs) 361

Sigma Sig 111a:

Mrs. Harold J. Bishop ( Is abe I Stephens) 1006 Kansas Ave., Atchison, Kans. Mary E. Forde, Orlando, Fla. A udrey Frai le, Broughton, Kans. M rs. W. A. Jones (Maude Barrigar) 1113 Alameda Dr., Portland, Ore.

Mrs. Ralph G. Geiser (Cynthia - . Buck) 2418 Ferdinand Ave., H nolulu, T. H.

Etn Eta:

Mrs . Emerson Cline (Maybelle fer) 330 . 9th t., alina, Kan .

Alice Cronin, Casper, Wyoming. Mr . John Heavy (Martha Rogers) Pierre, . Dak. Mrs. Jessie Risley Jenkins, edgwick, Kans . Mr . Dan Ross (Marie Potter).

Tan Tan: chae-

Pili Pili: Vada Cliser, \Vebstc~ Gr~ve, iiio.. :\Irs. Freel Barbee ( fhe 1 N nnn e) [ex. ;\lbuquerque,

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DIRECTORY NATIONAL COUNCIL

Prl'sident-Miss Evelyn G. Bell, 8 East

Chap/ai11-Miss Louise N. Stewart, 3644

Depew Ave., Buffalo, New York. V ice Prcside11t- Mrs. William Crook, Narberth Hall Apts., A303, Narberth Pennsy I vania. Secretar:y - Miss Esther Bucher, 4134 Eaton, Kansas City, Kansas. Treasurer-Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 2800 Dexter St., Denver, Colorado. Rcgistr01路-Miss Mary Mae Paul, 413 Yz West Sixth St., Hays, Kansas.

Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois.

Extension 0 fficer-Miss S. June Smith, 354 Manor Ave., Millersville, P ennsylvania. Editor-Mrs. B. F. Leib, 317 East Fall Creek Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana. Fi11a11ce Chairma11-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Missouri.

BOA RD OF AD VISE RS

Alpha-Miss Grace B. Moran, Farmville, Va.

Alpha Alpha.- Miss Amy M. Swisher, The Tallawanda, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Miss路 Ethel Hook, 202 Conner Apts., Kirksville, Mo.

Alpha Gamma-Miss Ethel A. Belden, State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.

Beta. B eta-Mrs. Wallace T. Wait, 2211 8th Ave., Greeley, Colo. Gam~ma.

Gamnw-Miss Vera Leeper, College and Choctaw St., Alva, Okla.

Epsilon Epsilo11-Miss Edna McCullough, 1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Z eta-Miss Myrtle Downs, \Varrensburg, Mo.

Eta Eta-Miss Jane Carroll, 706 South Broadway, Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Miss Mabel C. Bragg, 80 Madison Ave., Newtonville, Mass.

Kappa Kappa-Miss Marjorie K. Jones, 1904 No. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

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Mu-Miss Elsie Musolf, 112 S. Washington Ave., Ypsilanti, Mich. Nn Nu-Miss Jean M. Richmond, 1411 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Xi Xi-Miss Ethel Tobin, 10648 Blythe Ave., West Lost Angeles, Calif. Omicron Omicron--Miss Helen M. McClaflin, 237 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio. Pi Pi-Mrs. Carolyn W. Heyman, 10 Granger Place, Buffalo, N. Y. Rho Rh o-Miss Irene Glazik, 1408 6th Avenue, Huntington, W. Va. Sigtna Sigma- Miss Lucy E. Spicer, 601 No. Taylor St., Gunnison, Colo. Tau Tau- Miss Mae Paul, 413 0 West Sixth St., Hays, Kans. Phi Phi-Miss Mariam G. Waggoner, Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, Mo. Chi Chi-Mrs. L. H. Whitcraft, W estwood, Muncie, Ind. Psi Psi- Miss Marian Nelkens, Louisiana State Normal College, Natchitoches, La. Omega Omega-Miss Audrey P eterson, 1835 Meade Ave., San Diego, Cali f.

NATIO NA L COMMITTEE CH AIRMEN

Constitution-Mrs. Clyde Jones, 3 SalisHistorian- Mrs. R oderick McCullough Thomas, 1305 Obispo Ave., Gables, Florida.

Coral

Song Book-Miss H elen McClaflin, 237 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio.

Conventio11-Miss Georgia Anne Schulte, William Woods College, Fulton, Mo.

bury St., Winchester, Mass.

Alu.1111na.e-Mrs. Lewis Bradley, 631 East J efferson St., I owa City, Iowa.

Scholarship-Miss Joy Mahacheck, State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.

Philallflwopic-Miss Ethel Tobin, 10648 Blythe Ave. , We t, Los Angeles, Calif.

TH E PH O E

ROLL OF COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Alphllr-State Teachers College, Farmville, Va .

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Alpha Alphllr-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

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A Ipha B etllr-State Kirks vill e, Mo.

Teachers

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Alpha Gamma- State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. Beta Beta-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma--State Teachers College, A lva, Okla. Epsilon Epsilon--State Teachers College, Emporia, Kans. Z eta Z eta-State Teachers Coll ege, Warrensburg, Mo.

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ormal College, Yp i-

!anti, Mich. N u-D rexel I nstitute, P hiladelphia, P a.

Xi Xi-University of California, Los Angeles, Cali f.

Omicron Omicr01:.--Kent State Uni,路c rsity, Ke nt, Ohio. Pi Pi-State Teachers College, Buffalo, N.Y. Rho Rho- Marshall College, H untington, W.Va. Sigma Sigm(l,-Western State Gunnison, Colo.

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Ta11-Fort H ays K ansas State College, Hays, Kansas.

Phi Phi-State Teachers Coll ege, Maryville, Mo.

E ta Et(l,--State T eachers College, Pittsburg, Kans .

Chi Chi-Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Ind.

Th eta Theta-Boston U niversity, Boston, Mass.

Psi Psi- State Teachers Coll ege, toches, La.

Kappa Kappa-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Omega Omegllr-San Diego State Coll ege, San Diego, Cali f.

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OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITIES

Chair11um--Mi ss Edith Mansell, Alpha Sigma Tau, 161 Highland Ave., H ighland Park, Mich. Secreta1路y-Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Drawer 271 , Woodstock, Virginia. TrellSJ~rer-Mrs .

Fred Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Avenue, Independence, Mo.

Director of Local Panhellenics--M rs. C. P . Neidig, Pi Kappa Sigma, 3632 P axton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Director of Cit y Pa11hellm ics--M rs. Orley See, Delta Sigma E psilon, 48 Wildwood Avenue, Piedmont, Calif. Chairman of E ligibility and Natio11alizatio11--Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma U psilon, 3815 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Chairman of P ublicit y-Mi ss Mae Warfield, Pi Delta Theta, 717 Li nden St., All entown, Pa.

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