ASA_PHOENIX_VOL_5_NO_1_OCT_1918 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

THE PHOENIX ,____ _ _ _ of ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA-----! MRs. WM. HoLMES MARTIN, Editor VoLUME V.

OCTOBER, 1918

NuMBER 1

THE PHOENIX is published in October, November, December, February, March, April, May and June. Subscription is not open. Entry as second-class matter pending.

,, _ _ _ DIRECTORY---II NATIONAL COUNCIL

President-Mrs. Wm. Ho lmes Martin, N, 5 Cobden St., Roxbury, Mass. Vice President-Ida A. Jewett, AB , 500 T u rner St., Columbia, Mo. Secretary-Margaret Vei l, AG, Scalp Level, Penn. Treasurer-Ruth Duffey, AA, South Charleston, Ohio. Registrar-Naomi Caldwell , DD, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Historian-Mrs. Charles M. Chenery, A, 311 S. Jefferson St., Petersburg, Va. Librarian-Mrs. A . S. Brunson, 18 Boulder Crescent, Colorado Springs, Col. R itualist-Minnie Shockley, GG, Alva, Okla. BOARD OF ADVISERS

Alpha-Miss Mary E . Peck, High St., Farmville, Va. Alpha Alpha-Miss Martha Molyneaux, Oxford, Ohio . Alpha Beta-Miss Rosamond Root, Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma--Miss Jean R. McElhaney, Indiana, Penn. Beta Beta-Miss Helen Payne, Greeley, Co)o. Gamma Gamma-Miss Minnie Shockley, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Miss E lizabeth Garber, Athens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-M iss Catherine E . Strouse, Emporia, Kans. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Alumnae-Helen Boggess, AA, 1347 E lm St., Youngstown, Ohio. Art-Grace E. Ly le, AB , Memphis, Mo. Examinations-Grace E. Fultz, DD, 3445 Trimble Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. Ex tension-Edith E. Ramsey, BB, 122 East 8th Ave., Twin Falls, Ida. Music-Maude Barrigar, EE, 849 Balboa, Box 756, Ancon, Canal Zone. Pa raphernalia-Ruth Dempsey, AG, 106 Suppes Ave., Johnstown, Penn. chol a rship-Frances Robertson, A, Blackstone, Va. Sorority Study-Mrs. Leroy Cole, GG, Fowler, Kans.

ALUMNAE SECRETARIES Alpha-Mildred Moore, 404 Olney Road, Norfolk, Va. Alpha Alpha-Ethel E. Pfeiffer, 3194 Hillside Ave., Cincinnati, 0. Alpha Beta-Ida A. Jewett, 500 Turner St., Columbia, Mo. A lpha GammaBeta Beta- Vera Campbell, 832 Main St., Canon City, Colo. Gamma Gamma-Mrs. Frank G. Munson, College Hill, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Naomi Caldwell, 88 University Terrace, Athens, 0 . Epsilon Epsilon-Nell Grant, 1102 Commercial St., Emporia, Kans. ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS Cincinnati, OhioJohnstown, Penn.-Margaret Veil, Scalp Level, Penn. Kirksville, Mo.-Mrs. Hoyt Ives, Kirksville, Mo. Norfolk, Va.-Sallie Rawlings, 430 Redgate Ave. Pittsburgh, Penn.-Beatrice Jeffries, Avalon, Penn. Springfield, OhioUnionville, Mo.~Gladys Howey, Unionville, Mo . Washington, D. C.-Daisy Rankin, 1529 路Eye St., N. W., Washington, D. C. CHAPTER EDITORS State Normal School Elvira Jones Alpha Farmville, Va.

Alpha Alpha

Miami University Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta

State Normal School

Helen Gardner

Kirksville, Mo.

Alpha Gamma

State Normal School

Leona Maley

Indiana, Penn.

Beta Beta

State Teachers College

Vera 路weidman

Alpha Sigma Alpha House, Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma

State Normal School

Lydia V. Rank

Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta

Ohio University

Helen Hoffert

Alpha Sigma Alpha Bouse, Athens, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon

State Normal School

Hazel Harris

Alpha Sigma Alpha House, Emporia, Kans.

ASSOCIATION OF PEDAGOGICAL SORORITIES President-Mrs. A. J. Hathaway, SSS, Weiland, Ont. Secretary-Miss Ida A. Jewett, ASA, University of Missouri. Treasurer-Miss Helen Cook, PKS, 307 Adams St., Ypsilanti, Mich. Adviser to Panhellenics-Miss Maud Morris, DSE, State Normal School, Alva, Okla.

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THE PHOENIX of Alpha Sigma Alpha October, 1918

OUR VI CTORY DRIVE As will be seen from the page opposite, our Victory Drive is well under way. It is gathering momentum all the time, for every mail brings in new contributions to those who are in charge of the Drive. A glance at the Honor Page, however, will show you that only a few of the Chapters are as yet in the running. This is no reflection on the missing Chapters. It means that the colleges have opened very late and the undergraduates have not had an opportunity to get down to real work for the Loan. Every member who has received the President's letter under date of October first knows that the Sorority is pledged to take $4,000 worth of bonds in the "Fighting Fourth" Issue. Whether Alpha Sigma Alpha will break faith with Uncle Sam and the boys overseas depends upon whether the Chapters will meet their obligations at this time. To each one of them has been assigned the raising of $500. No stipulation has been made as to how that amount is to be secured, though several ways have been suggested. Five Honor Roll Memberships-Chapter, Advisership, or Individual-at $100 each will realize the $500 at once. Ten Life Memberships at $50 will attain the same result. Twenty Life subscriptions at $25 amount to the same thing. Any combination of these three methods is permissible, according as a Chapter may find it convenient. The method or the combination that will yield the quickest returns is the one to be employed, for the time grows short in which Alpha Sigma A lpha is to make good its pledge. As there is only one Chapter of our eight that has less than fifty members, it is well for every group to remember that fifty individual contributions of $10 each will yield the desired returns. This $10 contribution may be interpreted in any way that

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the sender desires, but the Finance Board would suggest that the best interpretation, so far as the Sorority is concerned, is for a Quarter-Life subscription at $7 and Dues for three years at $1 per year. Although our Victory Drive for $4,000 sounds like a pretty big project on the surface, the Sorority has in reality undertaken only a very small thing. If every member who has not done so will make the $10 contribution, there would be, with the money already on hand, twice $4,000 to hand over to the "Fighting Fourth." These individual $10 bills will never be missed, and they would never otherwise be of any service in the Bond Drive now on, but massed together they will speak as only thousands of dollars can speak. \i\Then Alpha Sigma Alpha has attained its goal, the membership will have good reason to be more than ever proud of the organization, but the Sorority must remember that it is not doing more than ' its share. Other similar societies are raising funds for this and other loans in much the same way. There is one fraternity that has pledged itself to take $10,000 of eve1'Y issue. It is larger than ours, to be sure, but it has thousands of men in France, and its undergraduate chapters are scarcely a live for want of men. It is the alumni who have kept the faith. So must it be with us in large measure.

"IN THEIR NAME" This is "Our Bobbie," otherwi se Charles Robert keed, Jr. He is so deeply concerned al~out our pledge to Uncle Sam that he has sent in a large contribution himself, in addition to his offer to tour the country in his racer. Notice how carefully he is inspecting the mechanism of his car, that there may be no delays. He comes, then , to ask if your contribution has been sent. He asks this in the name of the babies "over there," whose welfare depends on how solemnly A. S . A. and other organizations keep their pledges.

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\ ga in th e PHOENIX g reet you, but thi s time in a new suit, in pite of war conditions and war price . He hope you will like him in it, for he i anxious to look hi be t. He ha been so welcome a guest in so many hundreds of hom e the past four yea rs that he wants to be a credit to you in every way. ome of you have loved him from the very first, and there are tho se who have grown so fond of him that they have made him a permanent guest in their homes. He likes to belong to folk s, and so he hopes, if you have not already adopted him a your very own for all time, that you will surely like him enough in this new suit to do so at once. However, in spite of hi brave appearance, there is a great big sorrow gnawing at his heart. You see Ann turned him down. It was his first love affair and he is taking Ann's refusal very much to heart. He isn't blaming Ann at all, you understand, for he knows down in his heart that she is pledged to a bigger and better man-Uncle Sam. Anyway, that is why he is letting hi s foster mother pet him every clay, instead of setting up an establishment of his own, where Ann would be smiling at him over the tea cups. O f course, like every other red-blooded son of these United tate , he has volunteered for service and is ready to do anything that may be asked of him. The particular task to which he has been assigned at the present time is raising funds to equip the "Fighting Fourth." It is the dandiest regiment yet, the one that the Country is going to send "across the Rhine. " That i wh y it ha to be such a well-equi pped one. \iVhen our boys are at home and want a day in the open, any old duds will do, but when those bronzed heroes of ours are to swing along in the biggest parade the world has ever seen, right in the public eye, th ey've just got to have the be t of everything, so they'll hold their chins a little hi g her, o their step will be a little firmer , so th eir eyes will be a little brighter, and so the mothers of forei g n land s may know what kind of lads we American women rear. Four th ou and dollar i th e sum the PHOENIX has pledged for YOU. 10 ap iece from 400 members. Can any one fail him at this time?

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OUR CH A PTERS VIRGINIA On account of the many school activities Alpha girls did not do much in a social way during either May or June, but several of them distinguished themselves and brought honor to us all by participation in events put on by the student body. Inza Lea, our Convention delegate, had the title role in the School operetta, and Marie \tVyatt, a pledge, played opposite her as Prince Charming. The play was a great success and Alpha received many compliments on its talented members . Of course, whether or not outside duties claim our attention at times, we are :=tlways working for the success and prosperity of A. S. A. \tVe secured the two girls whom everybody rushed and wanted-Elvira Jones of Lexington, Va., and Marie Wyatt of Buchanan, Va. They are now fu ll-fledged members, for they were initiated at a very lovely ceremony on May 21. We had hoped to have every bit of our paraphernalia ready on this occasion, and all the essentials were at hand, but it has been rather difficult to get hold of some special things that we want, and then there is always some particularly attractive touch that somebody sees can be added. These we are to attend to during the summer, so the girls who return to Farmville may have everything in perfect shape. Inza Lea's Convention report was most vivid. She has made us all feel the bigness and breadth of A. S. A., the fineness of its spirit, the magnitude of its purpose. Vve were wholly satisfied with all the legislation passed by the Convention, and we believe that the many important rulings will give us an organization of which we may be more than ever p roud. Perhaps the one decision that pleased us the most was the provision for a printed magazine. Years ago we had one, and there are still copies in our files of the Sorority's maiden efforts in that line. That was when the society was "hybrid" in type with chapters in various kinds of schools and colleges. It was called the "Aegis," which was the name given to the shield of Minerva, at that time patron goddess of the order. It was a quarterly and about the size of

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our proposed monthl y, but it was bound in gray with sca rlet letteri ng . The littl e publication had to be suspended when the college chapters were permitted to place petitions before the Co ng ress Sororities. It has always held a warm place in the hearts of the older alumnae, but it can never mean to the younger gene ra tion what our beloved "Pho enix" does. HvLDAH DANIEL, Historian. Reverend and Mrs. J. A. Gray have announced the ma rriage of their daughter, Mary Helen, to Mr. F rederick V icto r Vance, U. S. N., on June 24. The new home is to be at 140 Montebello Terrace, Baltimore, Md . Marguerite A rchambault is another Alpha bride. She became Mrs. Charl es Morris Chenery on June 29, and is living now at 311 South J efferson St., Petersburg, Va. Brother Cha rles is a supervi sor at the Dupont Gun Cotton Plant. Inza Lea is supervi sor of music in the Danville schools.

MIAMI Oxford lacked much of its usual Commencement glory thi s year, for most of the social features were absent. It 路s customary for the fraternities and sororities to do much entertaining at this time, but no one had any heart to celebrate in the usual way with the boys in, or on their way to, France. Four of the stars on the Miami Service Flag are now of gold, so the war has touched us very closely. One of the lads, Carlos Baer, an Oxford boy, had returned from volunteer service in France, to enlist in the American forces, but was stricken with a fatal illness. He was a 1917 graduate and one of the best known, as well as one of the most popular, men ever at the University. His funeral was held with military pomp from the University Auditorium, the Miami Battalion marching in military formation. Another much loved son of Miami was Lieutenant Mattern, who was drowned in San Diego Bay, when his plane fell. Miami women purchased two Liberty Bonds of the Third I ssue, a $400 one for the Girls' Athletic Association and a $50 for th e \i\ oman's Loan Fund, so you see that we have been trying to do our part to give our brave American boys at the front the right so rt of support. It is the one thought uppermost in our minds these days, so practically everything that is done on the campu s has as its ultimate aim the winning of the War. It was with mu ch sati fa ction, then, that we learned from our Conventi on delegates, I sis \i\filliam s and Anne Roberts, that the Sorority as a whole i pledged to the rai sing of a large sum of money for the purchase of a big Liberty Bond of the Fourth

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Issue. We were deeply interested too in all the other decisions reached by the Convention. We feel that the Chicago gathering must surely be productive of great things for the Sorority, and we a re looking forward with eagerness to the new college year that shall see all these fascinating plans put into effect. CATHERINE V. PRUDENT, Historian. Henrietta Armstrong was marri ed to Sergeant Charles F. Doute on September 30, 1917. Ruth Sloneker's marriage to Lieut. Allan Hyer took place on March 30, 1918. Cecil R. Dustin, husband of Ruth Elder Dustin, has resigned hi s high school prin cipalship to enli st in th e Naval Reserve. Ruth will try to fill her husband's place by serving as principal of the high school at Kunkle, 0., the present school yea r. Alice An derson, Ruth Crawfo rd, R uth Donnelly and Bertha Runyan will teach in Chillicothe, Oh io. The marriage of Neva Elizabeth U nglesby and Royal Voo rhis Crist was solemnized at Franklin, 0., on June 22, 1918. Ruth Duffey was the guest of the National President during August.

KIRKSVILLE The history of our town and campus during April and May might well be written in red, white and blue ink. Every talk, every entertainment, every project was patriotic in its nature. The biggest affair was the rally in the interest of th e Third Liberty Loan. Its pri ncipal feature was the pa rade, which was made up of our students and tho se of the College of Osteopathy, toge th er with the Home Gua rds, the Boy and Girl Scouts, Civil \ Va r Ve tera ns and a g roup of miners, each lead ing hi s burro. T he Packard truck belonging to the school was decorated by our Mi ss Lyle, and made a most impressive floa t, for it ca rried the Goddess of Liberty, supported on either side by a soldier and a sailor. The hit of the parade, and a complete surpri se to most of us, was the Freshman Float, designed in large part by our Thelma Kramer. O n an old wagon, drawn by a jaded horse, was a scaffo ld from which hung an effigy of the Kaiser. Kirksv ill e was most fortunate in hearing some splendid patriotic speeches. T he Ass ista nt Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Freeman Love, was here with Sergt. Weyman, a Canadian wounded in service, who gave us a very vivid picture of life at the front. On another occasion we li stened to a band fr om th e Great L ake s Trai nin g Stati on and saw an exhibition by members of Company D of Camp Funston. The sailor lads were g iven a dance by the School, while the entertainment of the

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soldi ers was provided by A . . A. and S . . S . O ur Pa troness, Mr . E lli son, gave her home for the affair, which proved especiall y enjoyab le, as some of the boys had attend ed the chool in form er yea rs. \t\'hen the Liberty DriYe was finall y und er wa y, seve ral of the organizations showed mu ch originality in rai sing the money neces a ry to purchase th eir Bonds . One of the Camp Fire groups conceived the idea of giving a little serie of delightful plays . Alpha Beta had a large pa rt in the success of the venture, for leading parts were taken by our J ewell Duncan and Gladys Howey, and by two of our pledges, Mo rea Booth and Mary Friday . The Bond purchased by the Chapter was taken from the treasury and has been turn ed over to the Chapter Endowment, so that Alpha Beta may have a place on the Honor Roll at th e ea rli es t possibl e moment. \tV hen the Bond Drive was over, we held an initiation for our pledges, Morea Booth, Ruby Caldwell , Ma ry Friday, Esther Mad ison and Mabel \tVil son. It was followed by a dance at the E lks' Hall , which was decorated gail y with flags. In view of th e Chapter's pledge for conse rvat ion, punch was the only refre shment se rved. Nettie Dickerson , Mabel Holcomb and Clara Mudra were back for the event. Another and more frequent visitor was Ed ith Gamble, who is very apt to spend the week-end s with us. A pretty and informal party that we had among ourselves wa a little surpri se that we gave for Gladys Howey on her birthday. Gladys has made us a pe rfectly wonderful P resident all yea r, and we vvere right g lad of the chance to show her our love and appreciation . Everything was in red or wh ite, the candles, roses , cak e, cream and strawberries. The party was held in Miss J ewett's old room. How good it seemed to be there, but oh how we did m.i s the familiar face that has meant so much to Alpha Beta since its entrance into Alpha Sigma Alpha ! ADA REDDISH, Historian Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Newmyer have announced th e marriage of their daughter, Lena Alice, to Mr. Paul Lewis J ones on May 11 , 1918. Miss L yle, Chapter A dviser, prepared an ex hibit for th e State Fair and remain ed for the ten days to super vise and explain it to interested visitors. A daughter, Jane Eleanor, wa born on August 1, 1918, to Attorney a nd Mrs. John R. Hughes (Eva Stout) of Macon, Mo. Dr. Kirk gave a seri es of lectures during the summer at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, . C.

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Dag mar D oneghy Beach of Minn eapoli s, a former Kappa Th eta P si with her hu sband, Prof. J a mes W . Beach, spent th e honeymoon in Kirks~ ville, w here th ey vis ited D agmar's parents. Both taught in the U niversity o f Minnesota last yea r. Two very att racti ve Kirksville weddings were those o f L enna H all to Ri cha rd D eWitt and of Lulu H all to Dr. Carl T . M cK enzie o f Bloomfie ld, I a. Dr. M cKenzie is a member of the Phi L ambda E psilon F rat ernity o f the No rm al School and of the Th eta P si F raternity o f th e A meri can School o f Ost eopathy. Car men F isher is making her home with her brother at 2500 Riv ersid e Drive, South Richmond, Va. She is takin g training in prepa ration for a Gove rnment position. A son, Geo rg e A ndrew, arrived on June 17, 1918, at th e home of A lpha B eta's char mi ng patroness. Mrs. Geo rge L aughlin. Id a A. J ewett has acce pted a positi on on th e faculty o f the U ni ve rsi ty o f M issou ri . Jan ette a nd Vi rg inia H owell have a ccepted positi ons in the Ne w Yo rk City Post Office. E unice Schofi eld was one o f 500 U ni ve rsity women chosen to attend the "College W oman's Plattsburg" at Vassar Co\l ege T ra ining Camp for Nurses. She goes f rom th ere to Camp U pton on L ong I sland, where she will have still furth er intensive training for ser vice overseas. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. L oren ( L eta Yo well ) have announced th e birth of E lbert A ll an L o r ~ n , bo rn ] une 3, 1918. May me Foucanon is in th e x -ray depa rtment o f the Mayo B roth ers' H ospi ta l at Roc hest er, Minn . M rs. Minnie V. Wallace is now Mrs. D. H . Jackson, but she still resides in Paris, Mo. Rita Hust ed, one of t he fir st to vo lunteer as a nurse in th e ser vice of U ncle Sam, when the dr ive was on in K irksvill e in early A ugust, has received her call and will report fo r duty at Camp Hancock, A ugust, Ga., early in October. Ma ry C. Cu\l en was ma rri ed in lat e September to Th omas E. Cleaves, brother of Ma ry Cleaves, a fo rmer member of Ka ppa Th eta P si. F loss Ke rr o f Woo ster, O hio, is mourning the loss o f her fath er, who died on A ugust 29, 1918. Ida B rewington is enroll ed in the U ni versity of Chi cago. H er sist er, A nn, has not yet gone ab road, as she had anticipated. L o ra Hollaway W ilhoit is doing motor ca r driving as pa rt o f her war wo rk in M uskogee, Okla. Monn a E lms is dieti cian in St. Ma rga ret's Hos pital, Pittsburg h, and is enroll ed fo r wo rk at th e U ni versity o f P ittsburgh. W inifred Sowers is Assistant Libra ri an in th e Sharon, P a., high school. She is too young to get th e war wo rk fo r which she was trying. Ei leen McG inni s H igbee has lost her g ra ndmother, who has been a moth er to her since her o wn mother's death yea rs ago. M rs. L au.g hlin was also th e g randmother of Grace M cGinni s o f Epsi lon E p'sil on and th e moth er-in -law o f Mrs. George L aug hlin, Patroness. Mabel H olla way Rossiter has enterta in ed E sth er White of Beta Beta in her home recently. Both write enthusias ti cally of t he vi sit. R uth Turn er Tan sil expects to attend co\l ege whil e her husband is in th e wa r. E dith Christy's fat her has t aken a yea r' s leave o f absence fr om th e min i try and, wit h M rs. Chri sty, will spend th e winter in F lorida, wh ere E di th t eaches . V irg inia V icto r is Supervisor o f Mu sic at Kirk wood, a suburb o f St. Lo uis. She is enj oying th e work and the good sala ry, as well as th e opportuniti es to hear good music and to culti va te her voice. V irg ini a was o ffered th e superv isorshi p o f music in th e Training School o f th e Indiana

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Penn . No rm al School, but decided to rema in in _M i souri . ~V hi~ e on a Yi it to Texa thi s summer, she made some lucky m ve tment 1_11 otl wells, and she ha promised that A. S. . shall share in her prospen ty.

PENNSYLVANIA T ho e of us wh o were not so fortunate a to get to th e Conur venti on will never cea e regretting that we were not th ere. three g irl who were present talk ab out it all o enthusias ti call y th at we a re resolved to attend the nex t one w ithout fail. lpha Gamm a was delig hted over every dec ision th a t wa made and is ready to a g irl to put th e Sorority in th e ver y forefront, as it must surely be when all th e new ideas are in opera ti on. Th e All-Sorority D ance was a g reat success. Recreati on Ha ll was decorated with palms, and the different so rority banners were hung a round th e Ambul a tory. At intermi ssion salad a nd sand wiches were served in the School dining room. W e were all owed to dance until one o'clock, an unhea rd of thing at " Indi ana," but th ere have been o ma ny changes of late that nothing surp ri ses us. Perh aps th e mos t sta rtling innovati on, a nd in all re pects th e mos t sa ti sfactory, is th e plac ing of th e entire curriculum on a coll ege basis and th e length ening of th e periods to one hour each. Thi s decision may lessen matri cul ati on for a whil e, but it will raise th e School to a rank in keeping with th e oth er g reat edu cati onal institutions of out~ splendid S tate. T here is still th e g rea test interest on th e pa rt of th e student bod y in Wa r acti v iti ~s . The Reel Cro s is being steadil y suppo rted in all its good work , and eve ry other call that is made meets with a ready response. Alph a Gamma has long wa nted to do some special thing quite outside of th e regul a r School interest and it has fin all y cleciclecl to supp ort a French orphan for a yea r a t least. It i to make qua rterl y payments toward th e uppo rt of the child . "Swing O ut," on Jun e 8, was th e ame brillia nt affair th at it alway is. T he Q ueen thi s yea r was Ma ry F i her of P hi D elta P hi . Miriam McKee, L ovell Rebhun , Marg aret R ose and K a therin e F roelich we re am ong her three dozen attendants, and Glady Ite r, Pauli ne Bald win , E ileen Cronin, D aisy Go ldsmith and L eona 1aley were in th e Maypo le Da nce, whi ch is g iven alway by th e un clerclas g irl . lpha Ganm1a had eig ht alumnae back for th e event, Cla ra Ferguson, Zola Grumbling, Ma rth a

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Hill, Beatrice Jeffries, Eleanor Lowry, Isabell Saxman, Gula Sechler and Margaret Veil. Solemn Initiation was held two days later, and five of the alumnae, Clara, Gula, Beatrice, Eleanor and Margaret were able to stay over for that event and for the banquet that followed the ceremony. The service was the most beautiful ever held in Alpha Gamma, for the care of the Installation Trunk has been assigned to our Chapter and we were permitted to use its contents on this occasion. The initiates were Gladys Alter of Tarentum, Pauline Baldwin of Bruin, Eileen Cronin of Johnstown, Daisy Goldsmith of Tarentum, Leona Maley of Johnstown, Edith Spencer of Avalon, and Dorothy Stoneback of Blacklick. Of course every initiation banquet is the "best ever," but this one, held at Yuckenberg's, was really very lovely. The color scheme was in yellow and white. Daisies were used for decoration, and there was a huge basket of them in the centre of the large round table with a gorgeous yellow bow on the handle. The place cards, the work of our artistic Edith Spencer, were a conventional chrysanthemum design in yellow and white with the lower petals forming the Sorority letters. The little nut cups were of yellow tissue. Mrs. Moody acted as toastmistress and there were toasts given by Eileen Cronin, Eleanor Mitchell, Marjorie Nix and Edith Spencer. Our only guest was Mrs. Keith, wife of the President of our School. Our Dean of Women, who has always favored us with her presence in former years, and whom we missed greatly was still confined to her room by reason of her serious accident, but we had the pleasure of sending her a taste of all our goodies. Commencement \tVeek was very like those of other years, except that the boys had been called to the colors. The festivitie s began on Saturday, June 22, with a recital in Chapel by the Music Seniors and the Madrigal Club. Baccalaureate was held the following morning at the First Presbyterian Church, Dr. Keith preaching the sermon. The music, under the direction of Miss Farlin of our lVIu sic Faculty, was rendered by the Madrigal Club, assisted by the Church Choir. The Vesper Service in the evening was held on the campus, the choir standing on South Porch and the audience being seated on the grass. Monday evening the Class Play "Miss Hobbs" was given in

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Chapel. The men's parts were taken by girls, and there was i1; consequence an unusual element of interest. Tuesday there wa 2 a concert by the Conservatory students before the Alumni Banquet, and thi s latter event was followed by a dance. So many graduates came back for these affairs that the dining room and hall were very much overcrowded, but eve ry one seemed to have a good time nevertheless. O ur Marion Kaylor and Margaret MacDonald were th~ ones of our alumnae able to get back. The Seniors made an impressive sight on \ Vednesday morning when, dressed in caps and gowns, they formed in procession to march to the Aud itorium down town. There were ove r three hundred in the class, the largest ever g raduated from "I ndiana. " Four boys that had left to join the colors were granted diplomas in absentia. As a furth er mark of r espect th eir chairs were draped with American flags. The orator of the day was Dr. Sparks, President of Pennsylvania State College. At the Senior Dinner that followed the exercises the principal table decoration was the Stars and Stripes, and these same colors were in evidence in all parts of the hall , but the one thing that brought home to us most clearly th e bigness and nearness of the War was the service flag with its two hundred and five sta rs. In spi te of all our jollity our thoughts were with and of the lads so soon to be on th e soil of France. K ATHERINE FROELICH, Historian. Th e ma rriage of Ruth Medora Graff to Mr. A lbert Dietsel has bee11 announced. The wedding took place on June 1, 1918. The Lowrys have sold their Aspinwall home and are living in Pittsburgh. Eleanor, in company with Margaret Veil , had a wonderful lake trip this summer.

COLORADO The Spring Quarter brought with it the loss of two of our best instructors, Prof. \tVhite of the Commercial Department and. Miss Redifer of the Household Science section. Prof. White has gone to se rve with the Y. M . C. A. in France, and 路 Miss Redifer has accepted a Government position. Both had endea red themselves to faculty and students alike, so they will be greatly missed. TlK\r successor s, Prof. A. 0. Calvin from Michigan and Miss McCoy from Kansa , are proving themselves most capable and congenial. On March 20 our popular Faculty Adv iser, Miss Helen Payne. had a birthday, so the Chapter planned a surprise for her. It wa-.; one of those surpri se parties where the honored one doe not

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know all about the event behrehand. Everything went off beautifully aside from the fact that some boys attempted to steal the eats. Fortunately they were dis::overed just as they had removed the screen door from the porch. The first part of the evening was spent in dancing, and later we sat around the great open fire. Another birthday party that we enjoyed was that given in honor of Helen Bruce. When the cake was cut each girl took one of the pink candles and made a wish. Helen's taper most considerately burned the longest, so her wish is to come true. These birthday celebrations are getting to be such a regular custom in Beta Beta that our town alumnae remember the Chapter and drop in to share their own cakes with u s. Ada Baker's cake with its white fro sting and candy decorations was so delicious that we promptly voted her two birthdays each year! Not long after these various jollifications we held an initiation 路 for our second gr~mp of girls. Florence Bond, Nora Cutting, Genevieve Dupuy, Neoma Ericson, Marie Inge, Marguerite Jones and Alice Mason. Mingled with our joy over their donning of th e beautiful badge that means so much to all of us was our sorrow over the loss of two of our strongest girls, Ethelyne Rhiner and Lois Tuttle, who had received their diplomas at the completion of their course. In view of the great world crisis and the conditions in our country, Beta Beta decided not to give its formal dance this year. The money ordinarily used for that purpose is to be put to other use. Part of it goes to the Red Cross, another part to the Y. M. C. A. and some to relieve distress in our own city. It was this money that enabled us to provide flowers at Easter for the County Hospital, where there were many old people, some of them bedridden . Beta Beta also tried to do its bit in food conservation by turning the back yard into a war garden, which was planted with radishes, onions, lettuce, beets and beans. The girls were required to spend a certain amount of time on the garden. A system of fines was instituted, but was never put into force, because the girls gave more than the allotted hours, so much did they enjoy the work. We expect that the girls who return for Summer School will enjoy some of our produce. There were many interesting speakers who talked to the students duri.n g the Spring Term. Thomas Brooks Fletcher, who

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was in the Lyceum Course, remained over a day to give a talk in Chapel. Mr. J. H. Hanks, a sightless and handless man, and Mr. Byron W. King must be mentioned together, as it was due to Mr. King's interest and teaching that Mr. Hanks has acquired such popularity as a lecturer. The cheerful, smiling face of this blind and helpless man was an inspiration and a lesson to every one who saw him. In a former letter we .told you about the contest between the different organizations in school to see which could present the most interesting Chapel "Special'' and thus win a prize of ten dollars. At the end of the contest the prize was awarded to the Story Tellers' League, whose president is our Lena Mayer. The entertainment was in the form of three tableaux and depicted the periods of the three great wars of our Nation. Aside from Lena two other Beta Beta girls, Lilian Criswell and Fern White, took part. Grace Paden brought us wonderful inspiration from the Convention. We could not have sent a better representative or one who could give us a more comprehensive view of the Sorority's needs and the means to attain the ends we have in view. Her report brought us into closer relation with our National Officers and also with the different Chapters, and showed us all very clearly that we are an essential part of a very important organization, one that is doing a really big work in the pedagogical field. We were especially glad to get the sense of nearness to the other groups, and we have considered ourselves particularly fortunate since in having Willie George and Vivien \1\Talther of Alpha Beta here for Summer Session. \1\Te have done our best to entice them to return for other work in the Fall. VERA WEIDMAN, Historian. Miss Jenny Lind Green, former Adviser, is teaching in the Horace Mann School in New York City. Clara Turner is doing work at Columbia University, and sharing an apartment with Miss Green. Paul Mitchell, husband of Sue Cary Mitchell, expects to be sent to France at once.

ALVA Commencement was in mid-May. The festivities began with the presentation of the Senior Class Play, which was given at the Opera House. It was "R. J." and proved most interesting. The following day the Juniors took the Seniors on a picnic, a welcome break in the more formal affairs that come at the close of school.

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Class Day opened with a program of music and speeches, followed by a dinner on the campus in honor of President and Mrs. Faulkner, Prof. Carter and Miss Morris, class father and mother. The next evening the training school gave its annual pageant at the Opera House. It was a particularly appropriate subject, for it showed America from the time of its discovery to the present War. The week was brought to a happy ending at a Kid Party given to the Senior Class by President and Mrs. Faulkner. Every one in attendance, even to the faculty, was dressed like a small child. The evening was spent in playing children's games. The refreshments were lemonade, ice cream cones and stick candy. The Baccalaureate preacher was Dr. Van Horn of the First Christian Church in Oklahoma City. The music by the School Chorus and the Boys' Octette was unusually fine. There was more music of an <:;xceptional quality the following evening when the Conservatory graduates gave their recital. On Tuesday came the Senior Reception, and on Wednesday the Commencement exercises were held in the big Auditorium. The Seniors looked very dignified as they marched in wearing caps and gowns. The orator of the day was Dr. A. C. Scott of the University of Oklahoma, who talked on . the causes and events of the World War. The festivities closed with the dinner given to the Seniors at the St. Nicholas Bote! by the Alumni Association. The following day sixty-five of the boys left for the colors. With them went Prof. Perceful, and Louise Miller May's husband of a few days. One would suppose that in the midst of all this excitement that there would be little time for any special A. S. A. festivities , but our beloved Mrs. Munson managed to tuck in a party for us and our patronesses. You can imagine how the white ice cream with A. S. A. in red appealed to us, but not more than the wonderful talks that Mrs. Munson and Miss Shockley gave us. These two have always made it their custom to give the Senior ASA's little Coni.mencement gifts, but this year they donated the money to the Red Cross in the name of the individual girls. Mrs. Munson has also given the Chapter a $50 Liberty Bond . We all feel deeply grateful to these good friends of ours, and we wish that there were more opportunities for us to show our appreciation. You can understand, then, how eagerly we

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seized th e chance to have a surprise party for Miss Shockley when she left for study at the Summer Quarter of Chicago University. We hope that our little gifts kept us much in mind during her stay there, for we did not forget her a single minute of the time that she was away from Alva. I-lELEN FITZGERALD,

Historian.

Mrs. Munson will have the sympathy of the entire Sorority in the loss of her precious mother. Blanche Woolman B unker has moved to Payette, Idaho. She is still deeply interested in Sorority, th oug h a littl e son , born on Feb ruary 1, 1918, is demanding a good deal of her time and attention. Agnes Warinner has the sympat hy of th e Sorority in the sudd en 路 death o f her fat her.

ATHENS Delta Delta celebrated its fir st birthday by mov ing into its new house and also by giving a Birthday Dance at Dalton's Academy. Both did not occur o n the very same day, as you may well know. vVe had intended to have the dan ce on the anniversary elate, but found the college calendar interfered with that plan, making the dance a week later, so we moved instead on that clay. Everybody complimented us on our dance, and we ourselves thought that it was a pretty nice affair. We used th e Sorority colors in our decorative scheme. Throug h the centre of the hall was a vine covered arbor supported by vine <;ove red pillars. The lights were covered with baskets filled with apple blossoms. There were three feature dances . In the first one, we g irls gathered a round th e piano and sang " The S hield of A. S. A.," while our guests danced. Then th ere was a R obber's Waltz that proved most entertaining, but we thought th e Cake Waltz our prettiest favor dance. In th e centre of the hall was placed the refreshm ent table and on it was a huge birthday cake in gold and white ornamented with a sing le candle, th e largest we could find , as a token of our big year. A placement of candles in crystal holders added further charm to the table appointments. A lice Ottman, our pledge, cut the cake and presented a piece to each girl, who in turn presented it to the boy with whom she wished to dance. There were several other delightful features about that fir st birthday. O ur Patronesses sent us two of the loveliest bi g pillows for our davenport. Then there was a big box of goodies sent from Pomeroy by our alumna, Eva Watkins, and our "Chapter Mother," Ruth Donnelly. Both had hoped to be with us at the

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dance, but when they found that was impossible they sent the box of eats instead. Such a feast as we had on the sandwiches, pickles, potato salad and angel cake! About thi s time we decided that we wanted some more Patronesses, and we were so fortunate as to secure three of the professors' wives, Mrs. Banks, Mrs. McVey and Mrs. Trendley. So that we might introduce these ladies to all of our girls and at the 路 ~am e time give them a chance to see us in our new home, we decided to celebrate Hermes Day by entertaining the Patronesses . The house looked lovely, for all the furniture was new . Our guests had such a good time that they could not forbear hinting at a coming event. Two weeks later found us their guests at a picnic in the woods. The ladies had brought their husbands along, and as much of the fun was stirred up by the men, we had a few revelations about our usually staid professors. Some of the alumnae were ,back for the week-end and so had a chance to enjoy thi s outing with us. We were particularly glad to have Grace Fultz back at this time and to have her with us al so fo r Commencement \\leek, for she had been at that wonderful Chicago Convention and was ever ready to tell us about the charming girls from other chapters that she had met there. There was another jolly picnic out at "The Bungalows," a lovely spot in the wooded country. This time it was a hike with Dean Voight along as chaperone. By the time that we had covered the necessa ry miles we were r eady for the hearty supper served beside the blazing fire. After supper Dean Voight read to us by the firelight, and then followed the tramp back to th e campus in the lovely moonlight. Soon after this Delta Delta entertained a number of its friends at a little house party. The chief amusements were dancing and cards. Our big porch was cleared off and used for the dancing. We had a number of circle dances of the "peppy" kind, so that they might be a means of getting our guests acquainted with one another. No one was permitted to look on, so there was not a dull moment the whole evening. For refreshments we served cream and cake. There were two clays at "Ohio' ' that will long be remembered. One was Class Day and the other was Skit Night. Class Day started with a big academic parade and ended with the Senior Program in the Auditorium. Skit Night is a sorority affair,

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some taking part one year and the others the following year. Long before the night came every seat in the house was sold, and on the night itself people came begging to be allowed to buy standing room. The musical director of the whole affair was our Marie Richter, so Delta Delta had a very large part in the success of the evening in addition to its own special stunt. Vie had put a good deal of thought on our offering, which was "Joan of Arc" and the "Marseillaise," so we were much gratified with the applause that vvas given and the compliments afterwards. Sara Long's mother came for the show and remained for the week-end. Vve had all been envying Sara's good fortune, but on our return from the show we found that we were to have a share in Mrs. Long, for she had been thoughtful enough to arrange a spread for us, good country ham and eggs, home made bread and butter, as well as the most delicious cake. Commencement soon followed. The exercises were about as usual, but there was one sharp disappointment for us. Governor Cox, who was to have delivered the address, was unable to be present, owing to the death of his infant son. His place was very ably filled by our own President Ellis. A number of our girls received diplomas in the two-year course and in public school music. So the busy days passed, but into them we managed to slip a beautiful initiation for our one remainitJg pledge, Alice Ottman. Hers was the good fortune to be the first initiate in our lovely new home. This letter is growing long, but I can not refrain from telling you about the honors that have come to members of Delta Delta, and of the part they are to play in school affairs the coming year. We have told you of OYO, the honorary literary society, and about Marie l~ighter and Lola Spies being members. Not only did we have the honor of having two others chosen, Naomi Caldwell and Sara Long, but when the society's election was held the presidency fell to Marie and the vice-presidency to Sara. Still further honors have come to Marie, an election to Cresset and an election to the Board of Control of our college paper, "The Green and White." The first honor is the highest that can come to any girl in Ohio University. In the second case, because Marie got more votes than any one else, she was made Chairman of the Board of Control. REBA CAREY, H isto?'ian.

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EMPORIA The last few weeks of school were busy ones for every one. One of the jolliest affairs enjoyed by Epsilon Epsilon was the house party given by the Barrigars at their home in Fredonia. Nineteen of us, including Miss Strouse, had the good fortune to go, and such a good time as we had. Not content with giving us such a glorious outing, Mrs. Barrigar sent back with us a big turkey, all baked, so that we might have no need to enter a larderless house. Early in May the children of the Training School gave their annual operetta. The play this year, "The Feast of the Little Lanterns," was most charming, and as usual a great credit to our Miss Strouse who always acts as director. The children decided that the proceeds of the operetta were to go to the support of a French War Orphan. When the money was counted, there was enough to take care of three children. Epsilon Epsilon had made great plans for its Mothers' Day, and eight out-of-town mothers were present, Mesdames Atkinson, Brigham, Ellis, Grant, Hover, Jenkins, Pratt and Smith, but the elaborate program was given up, owing to the sad and sudden death of Ralph Jeremy, brother of Ruth Jeremy, our President for 1916-17. Ralph was in the aviation corps and was attending flying school at Camp Mills in New York. His aeroplane collided with anpther and he was forced to make a quick landing. In the field below were two farmers ploughing. To avoid hitting them and causing their death, he swerved his machine so sharply that he lost his own life. Within a week he was to have received his commission as a Second Lieutenant. He was the first Emporia boy to be killed in the service, and was accorded the honor of a large military funeral. As there were no special social events for the visiting Mothers, they spent the time getting acquainted with one another, and to look at their faces one could see that they were having a good time just visiting. Of course Mrs. Barrigar had to bring along a generous supply of '路eats," so that we might have a good oldfashioned spread, but her daughter went her one better, for Maude conceived the brilliant idea of making sandwiches of the ham and home made bread and then selling them for lOc apiece to the girls and $1 apiece to the Mothers. The sum realized, eight dollars, she turned over to the House Fund.

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Commencement Week was full to the brim with entertainments, but we managed to tuck in an initiation on May 18 fo r Vesta Gross, Virg inia Haynes, Frances Potter, pledges, and for A clah Wade, alumna. T hen we concentr ated on Commencement events. The fir st was a concert g iven by T reble Clef. This is a club of eight g irls under the direction of M iss Strouse. O ne of its soh members is our Madge Brown. Then came the Senior :P lay and th e ded ication o f the new Auditorium, Albert Taylor Hall, at which Treble Clef furni shed th e musical program. T he following clay P resid ent Butcher gave hi s annu al reception to the g raduating class in the lower hall of the new Administration Buil ding, which was beautifully decorated in fern s and fl owers. Comm encement Day was May 22, although college did not close until the 25th. T he address was delivered by D r. Walter W illiams, Dean of th e School of J ournalism at the U niversity of M issouri. Epsilon Epsilon had nine g raduates, Jan et A tkinson, 1aucle Barrigar, Bertha Brady, Erma Brow n, Hazel Brown , Aileen E llis, Mary L ewis, Rebecca O tt and Marga ret R amseye r. After the exercises the Alumni Dinner was held in the new Domesti c Science Buildin g. All th e g irls remained in E mpo ri a two clays after college had closed for th e initiation on May 25th of two pledges, M innie Freeman and Mari an Howard, as well as of th.e fo llowing alumnae, M rs. E th el Harris H ill, M rs. P hiladelphia Reed Lacld, Chlora Faye Lock, L ora May L ock , Gerald ine Mullini x, A nn E. O tt, Georgia E. Snyder and M rs. Ruth Hail W hite. Si.1mmer School was unu sually large. O ne hundred men enrolled and more than two thousand women. T here were not enough o f our own g irls back to fill the house, but we had no difficulty whatever in renting th e vacant rooms to friends of the g irls. As local Panhelleni c had ruled out summer ru shing and initi ation, we did not do much in a social way as an org anization, but th ere were many good tim es for th e g irl s who were here, general affairs th at included la rge numbers of th e students and smaller parties th at relieved the strain of summ er study. A welcome visitor at th e house was Maude Barriga r, who is to go to P anama as Director of P laygrounds at Boliva . The prospects look enticing surely, for she is to have a salary o f $1200, free transportation from New York, six ty-two clays of vacation and furni shed bachelor apartments. Maude is so fortun ate as to

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have two aunts teaching in a college th ere, so she will not feel that she is very far fro m home after al l. MARGARET R AMSEYER, Scc1'etary. Ma ri a n H owa rd ha d a g lori ous motor trip to Colorado, but did not meet a ny ASA's much to her regret. Ethel Ireland and L ora L ock took a specia l course in fo lk da ncing at Chi cago durin g t he summer. They ha d severa l deli ghtful moonli ght sw ims in L ake M ichi ga n. The sympathy of the whole So rority goes out to Ma ry F orde, who lost a much-beloved moth er on August 14th. The Chap ter will mi ss M rs. Fo r de g reatly, for she was a staun ch fri end of E psilon Epsil on. Phila delphi a Ree d Ladd, who brought her six months old son with her a t the time of her initiati on, has sail ed for Ma nila , where her husband, O live r Mayhew L add, is a First L ieutena nt in the P hilippin e Scouts. Geo r g ia Snyder, whil e here fo r her initi ati on, was asked by President Butcher to ta ke th e P rin cipals hi p of the Junior H igh School. S he has a ccepted a nd will live at the house. F our ASA's ta ught in the Summer School, Rosali e Bri gha m in the Music D epa rtment. Lida Hardy as Supervi sor in Kind er ga rten, L ora L ock in P hys ical Tra ining, a nd Nell Gra nt in Prima ry work. E thel Ha rri s, sister of H azel Ha rr is, was ma rri ed at Easter to Bur r itt H owell H ill , a banker. Mr. Hill is a g ra dua te of t he U ni ve rsity of Kansas, where he was hono red by electi on to S igma Xi . W. Power s White, husband of R uth Hail White a nd a fo rmer a thleti c star of our college, is t eaching in the hi gh school at W ellington a nd a cting a s athleti c coa ch. R uth ta ught D omestic Sci ence at the same school. A specia l initi ation wa s held a t t he house on June 24 fo r three a lumnae, Ca rri e \IVillia ms P atterson, Ruth P ay ne and Ada Shea rer.

THE KIRKSVILLE SUMMER CHAPTER A lpha Beta spent a happy summer at its home at 301 South Franklin. E ighteen g irls roomed at the house and twenty-four took their meals ther e. This is the fir st tim e that th e Chapter has run its own table, but the venture proved a huge success. Eating together three times daily has so streng thened our bonds of fri endship th at every girl is enthusiastically askin g that the meals be served at the house every summer. M iss Lyle in her sweet, unassumin g manner endea red herself to the Summer g irls as she had to those in the Spring Q ua rter. M iss Root, who is to serve as Faculty Advi ser the com ing winter, also took her meals with us a nd was much loved by all. She is most energetic and enthusiastic fo r A . S. A ., and we anticipate g reat things for the Chapter under her supervision. In addition to having these two Faculty Advisers with us all the time, we were so fortunate as to have M iss J ewett visit us for a g reat part of the summer. T he Chapter was a large one, as it returned the following thirty-one g irls, Mor ea Booth , l\fa ri e Brambl ett, E ula H ull Bu f-

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ford, Ruby Caldwell, an Crews, M ildred W ard Davidson, Nettie Dickerson, Ruth Early, Eli zabeth Frazee, Ma ry Grubbs, Gladys Howey, Thelma Kramer, F rances Lail, A nn a L emen, E sther Madison, L ettie Merrick, Mabel McHendry, Lucile N ickell, P earl Nolen, Mildred N ulton, Ruby P etty, Ruth Phillips, E sther R obinson, I sabel Robinson, Mary Shou se, Mae Thurman, Georg ia Vaughn, Ruby Wells, H azel Whitelock, J eanne Willet, Mabel \iVil son. T his number was further increased by the initiation on July 18th of our Faculty member, M iss Root. a form er alumna, Ruby J ohnston o f L a P latta, a nd seventeen oth ers- S ue Betson, L inneus ; Juli a Briggs, I-Iope, Ark. ; Bess Feely, Shelbyv ille; Jenn F ray, Fayette; F ranki e Gentry, Vinita, O kla . ; M ildred Guiles, Green Castle; L oui se Harding, Eolia; Anna H igginbotham, Ashley, a Kappa Alpha Theta o f th e U niversity of O klahoma ; Fannie Jones, F rank fo rd; Grace J ones, U nionville; V irginia McDonald, Centralia; J ean McKinley, U nionville; Dora :M urphy, Downing; Ida Pearso n, F ulton and a Beta Sigma O mi cron of Synodi cal College; Mildred Potts, Centrali a; Georgia R obb, A rmstrong; and an J o Stalcup, Shelbina. The size of thi s delegation will indicate how successful we were in th e ru shin g, bttt it can g ive you no idea o f the charm of th ese individual g irls, or of the excitement in showing them the joys of ASA li fe . O ur social affa irs were fairly numerou s, but every one of th em was managed with a view to conservation of food. The sum of ten cents per person was th e sum allotted for each funct ion, so it took some ingenuity to manage the catering. T he good times took the form of a picnic at Owenby's L ake, a " Ki d" Party, a form al tea, a house dance, a bunking party and a " H oover" party. L est you thin k we were too stingy, let me g ive you our menu fo r the breakfast fo llowing th e bun king party. It consisted of fri ed chicken, g ravy, hot biscuit, butter, strawberry preserves and coffee. O ur Patronesses more th an di d their part in g iving us a good time, entertaining the actives and alumnae at a lovely breakfast . on the beautiful lawn of th e E llison homestead. ASA g irls were also honor g uests at teas g iven by Mrs. B. H . and M rs. W . T . Step henso n. Then Tri S ig ma invited us all, patronesses, alumnae, actives, to a delight ful tea given in honor of our M iss L yle and th eir M iss E va ns, both of whom left K. S. N. S . a t th e end of th e Q uarter. This mere menti on o f our social affairs will show you who have no summer sorority life what you are missing. W e

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would not give it up for worlds, for the Summer Quarter is our great reunion time, our alumnae coming back year after year. But you must not think that Alpha Beta was wholly given over to social affairs. The Chapter has invested in two Baby Bonds, completed the payments on a Liberty Bond started by the Spring Quarter group, and bought another. It has worked one evening a week at the Red Cross rooms. In addition to the general war activities individual girls have taken Red Cross instruction in class, or a course in military drill, while some have qualified as Red Cross instructors. In every patriotic drive this year K. S. N. S. has gone over the top, beginning with the first Red Cross campaign, in which our School was second only to the University of Missouri in the State and continuing with contributions of $278.45 to the Armenian Relief Fund. So many books for soldiers were collected here and the cataloging so well done that the officials decided to send our shipment direct to ' France. In the W. S. S. drive on June 28, K. S. N. S. invested over $1,000. In the Third Liberty Loan our county took sixth rank, wh ile our State ranked second in the Union in money percentage. Even the little folks in the Demonstration School have had their Red Cross work and patriotic drives. The effect of the War on K. S. N. S . has been seen in the decreased enrollment-1,030 this summer-in the scarcity of men and in various other ways. Our service flag shows 335 stars, the largest being for General Persh ing, a graduate of our School. Five of the stars are for faculty members, Professors Bray, Epperson, Jamison, Rothschild, Selby. Even our faculty women are in service, Mrs. J. Walker Humphrey being head of the Home Service section of the Red Cross for this county, and Mrs. Jamison going to Estes Park to do stenographic work for the Y. M. Secretaries in school there. K. S. N. S., ever abreast of the times, has met the war situation admirably. College credit has been given for Red Cross work done in classes in the Normal School this summer. A class in military tactics enrolled ninety-eight girls, who wished to get the physical exercise for themselves and also to prepare to give the rudiments of military drill to their pupils. Military training, has been made compulsory for men students, and a

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department of miliatry tactics has been established under Capt. Leo Ewing. The increased cost of living has been 路met in two ways. A cafeteria has been installed where three hundred students have beei1 furnished wholesome food at cost, and faculty salaries have been increased from five to forty per cent. vVe have been very much pleased over this tribute to the splendid men and women of our teaching force, but our greatest interest quite naturally has centered in those members of A. S. A. who have faculty positions, Miss Root, who takes Miss Lyle's place as Faculty Adviser during the latter's leave of absence and Mary Shouse who has been elected professor of music. In addition to these two representative women, two of our members served on the summer faculty , Gladys Howey as Assistant in the Art Department, and Anne Evans I ves as one of the two Red Cross instructors. Alumnae who did not get back for this Quarter will be interested in several faculty changes. Miss Evans, SSS Adviser, has accepted a position in the Practice School of Chicago University. Prof. Fair is to be Professor of History at the University of Missouri, and Mr. Kingsbury goes to Columbia University. Miss Snowden leaves to take up vocational work. Far the greatest honor, however, that has come to the School was the election of President Kirk to the Vice Presidency of the National Educational Association. Life at K . S. N. S. this summer has been crowded with rec~eation as well as work. A modern swimming pool has been installed and vies in popularity with Owenby's Lake and Still's Pond. The Fourth of July program was a crowded one. There was a patriotic gathering in the morning, of which the main feature was an address by Rabbi Leon Harrison. This was followed by an all-school picnic on the State Farm. Kirksville has seen some good acting this summer, for the Devereaux Players gave a series of modern dramas in our open air theatre. The Chautauqua given on the campus during the last week of the session was noteworthy because of its fine music and its many patriotic feature s. There was a special summer edition of the " Ind e.r:' 路 to record the school life, and this will prove a delightful souvenir of days crowded as never before with work and interest. Many of our Chapter were among the 400 graduates on Augu st 2nd. There was one last meeting together as a group on

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July 29th. After dinner Jeanne Willett talked of the joys and duties of a Chapter House girl, while Gladys Howey told of her three years of chapter life and all that A. S. A. has grown to mean to her in that time. Dale Zeller had much to say of what the Sorority had done for her since she had entered the ranks of the alumnae, while Miss Jewett spoke of the deeper side of sorority life and of the beautiful significance of our badge. There were songs interspersed between the talks, "Commencement," "Au Revoir," "At Parting," and all the other favorites. You ASA's who have no summer sessions should try K. S. N. S. some year and get acquainted with your Alpha Beta sisters while sharing our studies and our fun. We should welcome you with true Missouri hospitality. GEORGIA VAUGHN . THE ALVA SUMMER CHAPTER It did not seem a, bit natural to come back to Summer Quarter and find no Miss Shockley awaiting us. We never did get adjusted to her absence at the University of Chicago, for it seemed always as if something was lacking in all our pleasures . It was a heavy responsibility for us to go through our first rushing season alone, but we know that she will approve of every one that was pledged to Gamma Gamma. Regular panhellenic rules prevailed during the Quarter. All rushing was concentrated in one brief week, the fourth of the session. Each sorority was limited to one formal party and one informal. For the latter stunt we planned a picnic. We left town at three o'clock in the afternoon for Young's Canon . The green grass, the wide-spreading trees and the rippling water of the little lake made a beautiful background for what proved to be as enjoyable an affa ir as Gamma Gamma has ever held. The girls took their kodaks along and there are many delightful souvenirs in the Chapter as a result. After we were tired of taking pictures we formed a circle about a big tree and played "That Reminds Me." It was no end of fun, but we were quite ready for supper when the time came. An innovation was introduced at this time, for the supper had been put up in boxes. There were four sepa rate lunches in each box, and this enabled us to go off in groups of four, so the rushees would feel more at home. We seized this time to talk A. S. A. to the rushees, for we knew that after supper

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they were to go to an SSS party, and we wanted them to get all the information about our Sorority before they went on to the next. Our formal affair was given at the home of Lorinda and Florence Mason. The house was profusely decorated with growing plants and with great masses of sweet peas and ferns. It looked like fairyland. Victrola music was played throughout the evening, so altogether it was a most festive occasion. After the girls and their guests had had some opportunity to get acquainted, they were divided into groups and assigned to special tables on which were chafing dishes with everything necessary for, what they were to make, even to the recipes . Reserve, as you may well imagine, flew off on the winds, and it was no time before everybody was feeling very much at home. But there was something else interesting in store for our guests. It is in times like the present, when everything is so unsettled and when no one knows what is due to happen next, that it is a rare treat for any one to be able to look into the future and see what is in store for herself and others. Florence Mason has this gift, and to good use did she put her talent that night. Each of the rushees was conducted into a little den ruled over by the unseen spirits and there she was shown what awaited her in the very near future. The bids were handed to the Librarian on Friday morning of rush week. She sent for the girls to meet her at a specified hour before noon, and when they appeared she handed them the invitations. Those bid had to make their decisions on the spot without interference from any one. If a girl did not care for the bid she received, she was asked to state her preference. There was a good deal of formality about this method, but it worked well for us, for we received eight acceptances. Four of these, Lucelle Chew, of Alva, Nora Crabtree, of Waukomis, Eugena Huddleston, of Alva, and Hattie Knight, of Woodward, were initiated on July 3. The four others, Ethyl Allbright, Edna Hackenbury, Marie Seibert and Verna Siddons, were pledged and will be initiated as soon as they have suffi.ceint hours to their credit. Every one of the eight girls is talented and attractive. You will hear much of them later. SusiE M. STONE, Historian.

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DELTA DELTA'S CAMP August fifth found ten girls wending their way toward Buckeye Lake. Owing to a misunderstanding four others who had intended to come did not succeed in getting there. fhose who did were Cecelia Adam, Goldie Adams, Reba and Ruby Carey, Naomi Caldwell, Ada Haun, Florence Martin, Alice Ottman, Hilda Spies, a pledge, and Wilda Stuber. Grace Fultz and Sara Long were with us for a brief season, motoring over in their machines. The first part of the week was so frightfully hot that we had to sleep out of doors, for when the heat was so' great as to melt one's cold cream, what mortal could sleep in the house? In a few clays rain relieved the situation, and then our good times began. We had 路hired a boat for the week and not many hours found it empty. Swimming was also the delight of our hearts, but as last year our greatest diversions were dancing and lemonade. The Lake management supplies two splendid dance floors, one right out over the water. It goes without saying, of course, that everybody had a jolly time, and that is something to be appreciated in th ese strenuous days of repeated and insistent demands, but perhaps the greatest good, so far as the Sorority was concerned, was the opportunity afforded for our alumnae to meet the riew girls, those who are to "carry on" and keep the high standards that the Chapter has always maintained from the very day of its inception. It was an inspiration too for the more recently initiated girls to meet those who had been making good in the teaching world, who had carried ASA principles into their daily life and work. There was much talk of Convention, for two of those present had been in Chicago, and there was much forecasting of the future that must come to our beloved Sorority as a result of the many interesting plans. \Vhen the camp broke, there was a common pledge to meet again in 1919, and to come back with new laurels won for A. S. A. in every line of work, the undergraduates at old Athens, th e alumnae in their chosen fields. STILL ESOTERIC Because of the necessarily private nature of much of the material, it has been decided that the "Phoenix" is not to be shown to members of other sororities or given in exchange.

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lin metnoriam ELVA DOYLE RE E D Initiated at the Miami Convention. Installed Alpha Beta December 12, 1914. Installed Beta Beta February 19, 1916. Installed Gamma Gamma February 22, 1916. NATIONAL SECRETARY, 1914-16. Died Iowa City, Iowa, December 9, 1916.

HAZEL KAUFMAN Initiated into Beta Beta February 19, 1916. Died Denver, Colorado, November 11, 1917.

BEULAH FLOWERS Initiated into Beta February 19, 1916. Died Montrose, Colorado, October 6, 191 8.

GOLDIE FOSTER Pledged to Gamma Gamma February 22, 1916. D ied Alva, O klahoma, October 7, 1918.

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