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The Shingles are rendy for r.ll trbose n~mes hcve been Ok 1 d. by the Nct1onnl Trensurer. They nre being shipped with thi~ issue of the PHOENIX. The Cent l"c.l Office is at lr.st Ar.tisi'ied vrith the wor . of the engraving firm to uhich the con~rnot ~as given. ~he cost hnn been ~onsidernble, the ~xpense of the encrrr.ving being $67, but the ~oror1ty hns n. Membersh1p Curd of \7hich it mny be proud, one thnt hr.s nnrdly nn equnl in ~11 Hell~:. .. ~be cont-o:f-armR shoWn on tho ShinBle is ~ pa rticularly fir..ePl~ce of work. '?ho of such ·g enerous· proportions that ef'.ch detcil is easily discernible to the nc.kec', fTYe. ~till the vrork Vlill st-nnd the test of close exnminntion· n.nf.or the mic~toscope. The crest~ the floating ribnnd di~playing the open notto in ~reek, - ~na the shc~ed b~ckgronnd, a.ll ndd t7onaerfn.lly to the n"iitrrctivene~s of the Hembership Cnrd, besides m~kinB ~most ~rtistic ~etting for the coc t - o f-~ rnr below which are the words THIS
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. . .. . . . . . The first r.nd third lines nre in Script, the ~ ·orority Uv..maThe first dotted line c ~rries the ~ember's name engrossed in old English, the sedond dotted line being for the signature of some National Officer. I~ seernea best to ~mit the officer's title, ns sitoceea·ing ye·urs mG.y ~h-on the ""isdom for chnnge . The fhingles ~t present be&r the si~1 s ture of the National President . The SEAL plnced in thA loi7er corner E1.t the left is one· of · the most striking una ['.t ~he same time on·e of the mos·t attre ctive fen.ture·s of the Shingle. rt is in bas relief, o.nd i8 tinte<l: in crin · son, the effect being thn:t S~3.ling 11~x. l i the centre of the SEAL is n facsimile of the rhoenix in th0 oo~t-of- ~ rms , and a t t r nctive l y r.rrc.nged nround it in c. circle fl.rc thA n-orn~ J~. LPH.A SIGI!IA ALPHA SORO·· RIO?Y . ~ As n. humber of inquirien Cr:tr.le in from nl n.mnfl..e des iring to 1)11rchase Shingles, ·- the"' Cen"trnl Oi'fiC () r. ~ cnR 'S. t wi ~p o. t thi s t im"e to ~:x;?lt". in who mny po~sess one, v hf'..t the cost :. s, r'.na hon i t nc..y hr ob · t£>, inc<:'. . Fna·e r th e Con"'tit,tion thh t v·ent in to . o :p P. n~ t ion r~ t Thc.nl· e PiVing. 1914, each-plrder nn ~ rer,irr d t o ~ · y ~ ~ & I nit i nt i on P~c int0 O ~~ 1 o f t .ns .. l3 • . r r ... ervF ~_ ..('_ o r c .1o ....C! h l• n :3 1 c. . 1. 1 t ho:~ Hf.' tiono l ~r~ a ~,,_ry . ..;? .··l;_o ~1::'.VC p-c.id S1fCh ;-~ 4 I:c tiontl.l rCC €iV C t hr ::-h int;le, :;?rOVidAd t 1c;y f<. ~ r (.·r; c-~ c ri?"ht sidn of t:hr ~~:-'. t "io n :-> 1 T r P£~S1'. T"T S E? oks i n e l l ot h e r ? '-· _:icular!:l,::>i.e. provided thr:y h :: vf' fl i ;:ch [' r~e d f -nthfn lly 2..11 ot he r in heavy ola ~gi~sh.
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obl igo..tions, such cs J~nnu~l 'Dues Pnil PHOF.lUX Subscriptions. The AlUI!lnce of ne\7 chr.pters, ench one of vhom pr;ys c. N<'tionnl Fee of $1~ r~c~ ives a Shingle, n~ ~ell rs ~ fivP ~Par~ s~bscriptiol t? .... the rn~go.z 1n~ · :1lumnnc of the fonr formdntion Chapters c.rP per. r!J ~~.~ted_ to purchnse n. Shingle nt $1, provided they nlso h •.ve bP.en in·i ~lated nnd hrw~ . rn~t their oblientions to the Nntion~l Trcnsnry . The.3f' ~nclude subscr1pt1ons to Voltun~ r encl.. ~rolmne II of the PHCFNIX, the .;?1 Annual Dues for 1914-15 end the $1 Annnel Dups fiDzo: 1915-16. An"'r nl~a \"Tho _hus met the~e obl igt~tions and 11ho des irPS ['.. Shingl·p sh01 i~. do LOUR th1ngs, (1) nr1te n letter stnting hPr chnpter, her address, her name ns she ITishes it t~ P.ppenr on the Shingle, (2) cnelos~ a money order or a dro:ft for ~ 1, ( 3) send le-t -~c r to the T~t ione.l r::?recR~rer, Uiss Ruth Duffey, Sou.th Chnrleston, Ohio, (4) possess her soul ln patience. · It te.kes time to· set tne · ~hincles to their 0\.tnE"rS. i1iss· Duffey sends the Olr'd. nt.tznes · to the Central Offic e for its o.r::. The Centr[l.l Office then sends thtm wit!! instructions to the t?n gr['..v ers. After bcine r.ngrosscd, tt ~ Shingles nrc for~ordeo to the Central Offic ~ for thP signc..turP. of the Nation~l President, YJho mo.ils thE'rn to their final destination. Th~r8 is one C'IP ·e st ion tha't h~s o.r is en in this connect ion rbont ilhich n. feu '17orcls -may not cone nmiss. SomA of thP [l.lmnnne were married ,.,omen a t the tim e of initintion. In SPCh cD.SP the brtter decision for the ~ngrossing \:onld b€ the ~G!..L name, thP one o. r.-omo.n \!Crn.lC. sign to 1 egnl docunwnts. Yonr Nn tion nl Pr ~s"iaent 's lE>gnl n·nmc is ID ..\ SHAW HARTni, nnd thnt is the one thr.t r.p,.,ears on her SHingle, in preference to e ith e r HRS. '.11.1. HOLF.IT:S r!ARTLJ~ or riRS. IDA SH.tW/ ILA..RTIU. To bA 'lcgnl r , c. married. ~7omc.n' s nt"'.rne does not need to he.ve the maiden nc.r.w ,-·r i tt en out in - fnl1. '.l'h~ ini tir~l is snfficicnt, if p r eferable. THE !!AIL POUCH A~ v7as chagrined over the non-np,ec.rnnce of its lett·e r in the PHO:SNIX of r.1 nrch 1st. .It seens thnt the l~tter 1.rcs Pritten bP_t· never sent. The Chtr!_')te r hc.d r:nfch of· in-terest to SPnd on, among other things the initia tion of its thr·eC' pledges, !'lorn Duke, Lorna Duke, l~.manda Steinkemper. The Fr€shlman did all the planning r.n0. sncceec1.ec in producing a very effective setting. The b[!nquf't tras ttt a corm try home near Oxford. The guest of hon·or wns l'Tis s I'lol;ynen.ux. ~.1iami had its normal Alumnae back FC'bruary 17-19. Rnth Duffey and Bess Newhall r-•e re the tl-;o A~; J,s pr·esent. For ent£-rtainL1ent after the basket-ball gnme on Saturday Chapter gn.vf' · a 1 i ttle ce.rd 1·mrt· in the suite occupied bJr E·e l en Ddvmrds and Bf'rnuclinE' Sntkamp. AA uas busily preparing for its I'ormal on ]}lar ch 17th when last heard f»~m. ana had many wonderful pl~ns t~fli~atsnccess. A~ the dance is now past history, t~e Centrnl Of:lc~, s~eal the Histor1~n 7 thunder by telling abont the· prctt Jr proc;rams· and so,_vcnirs. You n1.1::. read nll about· them in the nf'xt chc.vter lr.ttPr. AB reports that all its girls c::.rP back for the nf'n term ~'i t; the exception of· Marie Simmons. It also VTritP.S of the sncce s s of its stunt nt th~ biB School Party. ~SA Pas one of Sf'Vf'n orgcniz[! tions chosen to stlise n stnnt nnd is f~el int:; pnrti cul:-:trl3.,. pro1 d of t h fnct, because it is thP first- tina in· the hi stor ~r of thP. sch~ol th t thn Gr ~r k- ~e tter organ~z~tions h~vc b~cn recognized . To h~vp its p ~ r · in the progrnrn c.nnonncPd from the chapel plr..tfcmm ITD.S a big ev·e nt i h s c1:ool nnnb.ls. The cho:~t e r is -r>lnnnine for ::t unir1ne c12.nce somE: tir.:e::Joon , . The Chr:ptPr fines it 0Pitr nC"ct:sst: r ·r to be vpry origin<' l, be C L.l.JSC' othr:or societies in :-:rrksvill <' hr>.ve P. reputation for acing thi r. ~::: jn unusually clev e r unys.
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_ Beta Sigma Omtoron p bl :i.sre.i .:.1" t , IJeceMbe r iss 1e of 1 ts maf?az1.ne the A .P .s. Statenen~ -r·hich has c.p~ce.:-ed in the PHor.xr.x and wh1eh was sent to the Gr~ek rre~R genernllv. GG has two n~vr po. t~onca ses~ !~!'G . .. c. c. Sha.re and nrs. B. L • ..lames. The Chapter 1s bnstly rnsh1ng some girls whom it, as vrell as other Greeks in school, wants. , . ~he Hanni~ol Clnb had o pleasant _nP.eting vrith I..-t.cy Reddish . .the g1rls nre ;~lann1.ng for some sort of ·.b1g celebration, but are not certain yet Whether it is to take the form of a dinner, u dance or u luncheon. GG is being delightfully P.ntert[>.ined by other Hellenic societies. 8.SS gnve e. lnncheon in its honor and PXS <.'lid the srune. AB writes that the Social given by the Stuc.ent Orfj[>.n izat ions was attended by four h~dred people. Almost everyone came masked, so there was much runusemrmt during the first hour. When the -p rogram was begun, it nas opened with a dance of Gnones... The Home r:·c onornics Club gave a bread-making demonstration, and the 120 hour class put on "Prof. Collett •a- ~-londerful Wax Figtmes. The· gr hoi.1..r class dramatize a some of the plays of "The Three Bears" and The Thre·e Goats". The ASA contribution· to 'the eveninBrs enterta-inment was 1 'The Old Ct"..riosity Shop. not the one ino.de fo.mous by Dickens, but one· that we.s ·s n})?Osed to be "in Kirksville in l990. At the clo~e oi 'the stnht the- eir1s ·executed the Snake Dance out to the centrP. of the· st-age vrhere they sang Hiss Jewett•s nel7 song to 'the tune of "Jingle BellsiT. GG is tr:ting to decide about the- play that ·it will stage.It expects to choose a coBedy, possibly· the "Jrazy Idee." or "71..11 the Comforts of Home". · Their coneh VTill be IIrs. ~iary J.:brams Munson, founner of Sorosi~ and, until the tL~e of her~arraige on the Faculty of the Department of Oratory. :'he ·g irls are particularly fortunate in having such: .asplendia coack.. Mr~~ I!tmson is a graduat·e of the Illino·is \"loman 1 s College c.nd -of the ~hool of Oratory conne·c ted with Northwestern UntverRtty. ~!~e has had further training· under Professor H~- Clark of Chicago University c.nd ~elo.nd T. Powers of Bostdm· In addition to this she has done r.orlr. at the ·r .merson College of Oratory and has st11died physical culture nnd-~r2~atic interpretatioh under noted instructor~ in clns~ea ct Shautauqua. AB has deeided-·to have an informal, inexpensive party every v1eek end during rn.shing ~eas"<>n, tour girls acting as hostesses each t ir.le ·: _'i t one of the affairs they nore 1 i ttlP. crepP. pc.per co.ps, crimson on one side and white on the other with little palm gr P. en 'st ick-nps"' fastened thereto ,._.i th fonr tiny golcl stars. AA ~ade its rec ~nt initiation a party in honor of St. v~ 1 0.n · time by currying out everything in th!? 1 crimson and ,.,h_ite' one. hr-.vin t; ·th~ affeir during Valentine week. _ AG was in an cxcnrsion to Punxsntanney to see "The Btrth of A :nationH but Predcrica lt1 nrmun o.nd :~ntharyn Brotm added a mc.rv el ots touch to the whole· affair by giving· the ASA girls a combinat ion hous e party at their homes. One o:f their r'.c.vis('rs, Jiiss Stucbul, accompanied the girls. . . _ . . _,._ AG is for mine; the hab1 t of hav1ng a JOlly good t1.m: on vhe leo.st ~revocation. 0hen n h~lf holi ~ay was ~ive~ r ec entl~ 1n ho?or of the - )enior Prom, thP. ~irls went to the movH!S 1n the ~fterhoon, . 2.ncl, Hit'h the e x ce -:->t ion oi' the senio::r~s ho.d <:._ ·t affy :n:1.1 1n the e~en_:·.~ Alpha Chapter r ~ ports t~ o ~ev ~lPdges, ~ls1e ~2gly of J o~ ~ ~ouiih . va., and Grace 3 om~ P ·./, of . .lor :. . olk , Ya .. T . · GG has been hon·.1 rcd in th e e lection of Ruth .... endall "GO t h P. · '· P rc s ir'encTr of y: ~ .c ..·~ _ . . .. "'rhe Ins ic;n i .:: cmmi ttee i., ':)p_"(:;'~T :>lr.nn ing Cl. eeorat1on s fo r .•.·.1 ·: <L :-i ~ y . ~: c·m~,.. · ~c.y, ~ ·r~1i ch~ cooe3 in !·.2-y. I t Ce leb:!'"ation of ·._;he nex .. er ~ ·~.'- o r.~ -'·.G ' -·he --· ., ...,n,...v c... ·- ~ '"' o • is no·c -t;I)J) p['_:r-l::r i.or O"la·y.; v .1'" y
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Alpha. SigMa Alpha cP. a r , Time for parting drawe th· ne a r, Sonn will end on r college days , SooR we'll go ou r ~P.ver a l ways, But before '>! e bre nk these ·ties, Ere ne suy the last goodbyes, Alpha S igrna .'l.lpha de a r, Once uguin we're gnthercd here, To renen our vo~s to thee, Best beloved Sorority~ Thanks are ·due for t ender care, For the love 1 t~ns ours to· ~hare , And "'e· ow.e a meed of praise · For th~ joys of college· ~uys. Thou hast been our gnide and friend, If thou nrt so till. the end, lUpha 8 i.gmn 1:. lpha de a r, Life can nc·t er be dnll or dree.r. Thou oanst spur, ·o ur :?& thwuy smooth, Comfort give, in sorrorv Rootha~ Laree ·the debt u e o1je today., D ·. _ t re never can repay,
Payment, tho, thou vrilt not ask. Only that we oeet our task Vli th a c<w.ragc fine end h~gh, That Fate l":'rins :':roh u~ no sir;h. Alpha 8igma Alpha dear, Fbr thy children have no f ear. VIe a ekno-r:l edgc now that cl ebt. ~e ~hall not forg et!
Come -rrhnt may in fut i.l rc ~:rea·rs , Tho our portion bi~ter t e ~ rs . · Tho deep troubl~ us o'Prteke, Tho fair Fort1'. ne ns forsake, Still our f a ith shall n r ver ·:-fail, Naught shr-tll make o1.1r ~rit '!ua il. · Alpha s iezntt Alpha de a r, · Thou 1 1.lt,be nigh to g"iv e P S chee r. Tho VJe fall, Pe 1 11 ri s e aenin , Wc 1 ll aspire , seck, nna · a ttain !
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