Asa phoenix vol 8 no 2 jan 1923

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VoLUME VIII

THE PHOENIX

of ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA _ _ _ _ JANUARY, 1923

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NuMBER 2

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NATIONAL COUNCIL President-Mrs. Wm. Holmes Martin, A and AA, 5 Cobden St., Boston, 19, Mass.

V ice President-Minnie Shockley, GG, 704 Church St., A lva, Okla.

Secretary-Adda Anderson, EE, 124 N. Poplar, \tVellington, Kans.

Treasurer-Grace F. F ultz, DD, Rushville, Ohio .

Registrar-Wilma Wilson, ZZ, 1405 Hardy, Independence, Mo. Historian-Mrs. H. S. Toms, BB, 1222 N. Sutter St., Stockton, Calif.

Rituali st-Ruth Duffey, AA, 1425 Spring Ga rden, Lakewood, O hio.

Editor-Gertru de D. Halbritter, 速速, 1 Lindsey St., Boston, 24, Mass.

BOARD OF ADVISERS Alpha A lpha-M iss Amy M. Swisher, "The Tallawanda," Oxford, O hio.

Alpha Beta-Miss Lola E.

B ra~d enburg ,

Box 435, Kirksville, Mo

Beta Beta-Miss Vera Campbell , 1608 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo Gamma Gamma- Miss Minnie Shockley, Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Miss E lizabeth Ga rber, Box 215, Athens, Ohio .

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

Zeta Zeta-Miss Lucy A. Ball, \tVarrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Miss Eulalia E. Ro seberry, 16 10 So . Olive St., Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Mrs. \iVm. Holmes Ma rtin, 5 Cobden St., Boston.

19, Mass .

Iota Iota-Mrs . vV. F . Barr, 2842 Rutland Ave., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Mrs. Sherman H. Doyle, 1811 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Mrs. E leanor H . Percival, 1142 Grandview Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Alumnae-Edna McCulloug h, 101 7 Rural St., Emporia, Kans.

Art-Gertude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey St. , Boston, 24, Mass .

Chapter Activities-Edna McCarty, 1106 N. Marion Ave., Washington, Iowa.

ExtensionMembership-Rosamond Root, Apt. 83, 509 W . 121 st St. , New York City.

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

Sorority Study-Sue Edwards, Box 354, Alva, Okla.

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

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

Gamma Gamma-State Teachers' College, Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Ohio University, Athens, O hio.

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

Zeta Zeta-State Teachers' College, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-State Teachers' College, Pittsburg, Kans .

Theta Theta-Boston University, Boston, Mass.

Iota Iota-Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Temple University, P hiladelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

COLLEGE CHAPTER SECRETARIES A lpha Alpha-Louise Barrett, Hepburn Hall, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Mabel Hutchison, 1214 E. Harrison, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Grace L. Harris, 1608 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Bernice McCready, 710 Church St., Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta--W inifred Ros ino, Lindley Hall, Athens, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Vera West, 1128 State St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Muriel Keller, 514 College Ave., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Margaret Hart, 417 VV. 8th St., Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Carmel Rose, 161 Blemcint St., Belmont, Mass.

Iota Iota-Mary Hughes, 3522 S. W. 12th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Mary M. Brenholtz, 1811 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Dorothy Po rter, 54 15th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

EX-COLLEGIO CHAPTER SECRET ARIES Alpha A lpha-Ruth Duffey, 1425 Spring Garden, Lakewood, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Jean McKinley, Unionville, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Mrs. Glenn H. Ferguson, 7511 Hutchinson Ave. , Swissrale, Pa .

Beta Beta-Jessie M. Autrey, 910 11th St., Greeley, Colo.

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

Delta Delta-Helen Hudson, Worthington, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Ruth Jeremy, 404 \!\Tater St., Stevens Point, Wis. Zeta Zeta-Josephine Dixon, 616 W. Lexington St., Independence, Mo. Eta Eta-Maude Laney, Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Margaret Gearan, 15 Magoun Ave., Boston, 55.

Mass.

Iota Iota-Leona Wilcox, 1165 23d St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Irene Parker, 112 William St., Salisbury, Md. Lambda Lambda-

ASSISTANT EX-COLLEGIO SECRETARIES Alpha Alpha-Zelma Sargeant, Sidney, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Elizabeth Romans, Linneus, Mo. Gamma Gamma-Lucelle Chew, 829 Church St., Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Emma Helsel, Hillsboro, Ohio.

Epsilon Epsilon-Lois Koontz, 1222 Rural St., Emporia, Kans.

CITY ASSOCIATION SECRETARIES Alva, Okla.-Belle Rack ley, 1002 W. Barnes St., Alva.

Boston, Mass.-Christina S. Little, 154 Circuit Rd ., 路winthrop, Mass.

Cherokee, Okla.-Edna Dail, Cherokee.

Chicago-Mildred M. Nulton, Box 735, Riverside, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio-Esther Kenney, 12700 Euclid, Cleveland.

Columbus, Ohio-Helen Millikin, 77 Eldon Ave., Columbus.

Des Moines, Iowa-Margaret Meek, 1123 26th St., Des Moines.

Emporia, Kans.-Mrs. vVayne D . Patterson, Emporia.

Greeley, Colo.-Ethelyne Rhiner, 1533 Ninth Ave. , Greeley.

Kansas City, Mo.- Lucille Christopher, 204 N . River Blvd., Indepeadence.

Moberly, Mo.-Mae Middleton, 205 Hagood St., Moberly.

Pittsburg, Kans .-Lorena Laney, 717 E. 7th, Pittsburg.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Mabel L. Byers, 373 Larimer Ave., Tu r tle Creek, Pa. New York, N. Y.-Rosamond Root, 509 'W. 121st, New York City.

Warrensburg, Mo.- Mrs. Leslie A. McMeekin, 路 East Gay St., Warrensburg.

ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES Chairman-Miss S. Edith Todd, troit, Mich.

Secretary-Miss Maude Morris, City, S.D Treasurer-Mrs. A.

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Welland, Ontario.

Director of Local Panhellenics-Miss Minnie Shockley, A~A, 704 Church St., Alva, Okla.

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-Chief Gert rude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey S t. , Boston, 24, Mass.

Chapter Editors Alpha Alpha-Juanita 路wolfe, 11 E. Walnut St ., Oxford, O hi o.

A lpha Beta-Vesta Hall, 301 S. High, Kirksville, Mo .

Beta Beta-Lura Lynch, 1847 lOth Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-M rs. Clara B. Fuzzell, 720 Coll ege Ave., Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Pearl Price, Lindley Hall, Athens, Ohio.

Epsil on Epsilon-Marg uerite Clark, 1225 Merchant St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Mabel Labban, 417 N. \1\fashin gton Ave., 路w arrensburg, Mo .

Eta Eta-Lo rena Long, 1206 S . Broadway, Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Harri et Clark, 44 Chambers St., Boston, 14, Mass.

Iota Iota-Florence Harley, 1248 30th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Helen Edwards, 18 11 N. Broad St., P hiladelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda- Lillian Brauch, 533 City Park Ave., Columbus, O hio .

UNIVERSITY H.\LL

THE PHOENIX J ANUARY, 1923

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

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O hio State u ni versity was founded at Columbus. O hi o, in 1870, as an agricultural college. W ith seventeen students and few teachers, the univer sity start ed with th e departments of agriculture, physics, chemistry, Latin, Greek, and modern languages. P rogressive from the beginning, O hi o State U niver sity used different method.s of instruction from any other system then used in O hi o, and startl ed the old ways of teaching by using laboratory method s instead o f the lecture type. It was an uphill struggle to get sufficient fund s to keep the institution alive. The legislature fou ght over the distribution o f fund s among th e other colleges in th e state. F inally the act to fo und the present O hio State U niver sity passed the Senate and the Buckeyes unfurl ed their scarlet a nd gray color s and th e faculty declared a holiday . F rom th en on there was no question concerning the growth of what is now one of the greatest univer sities in th e wo rld .

The g rowth of O hi o State U niver sity has been remarkable.

The orig inal land purchased was three hundred acres east o f the O lentangy Ri ver. That a rea has ¡been enlarged on both sides of th e ri ver, until the C ni ver sity novv owns more than eight hundred ac res. Beginning with one building, know n as th e Agri cultural and "Mechanical College, th e U ni ver sity has at present more th an six ty buildings, to which recently has been added th e la rgest stadium in th e world . T he U niver sity is divided into eleven colleges and a graduate school, each with its own dean and faculty, a nd with a total enrollment of 8,05 5 student s, and 570 mem bers in th e faculty. T he College of E ducati on alone has 745 students. T he U nive rsity stands fir st in r ank in the state of O hio, sixth in the U ni ted States, and fo urth am ong other state univer sities .

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O hio State prides itself on its democracy. Because it is a state institution with funds furnished by the commonwealth, it draws the student with moderate means from all over the state.

Last year the U niversity adopted th e four qu-arter plan and made it effective beginning July 1, 1923 . The new system gives every stud ent an opportunity to attend school when he has saved enough to keep him for at least one three month term.

The U niversity has long been a fertile 路field for the Greek letter system. A lready in 1878 fraternities started there, and ten years later sororities were admitted. It is estimated that approximately 2,400 students are members of these Greek letter fraternities and sororities . There are some sixty-four fraternities and twenty-seven sororities. Some are organized for social purposes, some professional, others are honorary.

Among the fraterr~ities we have: Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta P i, Chi Phi, Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Ups ilon, Theta Chi, A lpha Gamma Rho, Pi Kappa Alpha, P hi Kappa, P hi Kappa Tau, Phi Sigma Delta, Zeta Beta Tau, Kappa Sigma, P hi Delta Theta, P hi Gamma Delta, P hi Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha M u, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma M u, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon. There are also many medical, agricultural, engineering, and professional fraternities.

Fifteen of the national academic so rorities are represented on the campus. They are: A lpha Delta Pi, A lpha P hi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Chi O mega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Theta Phi Alpha, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Delta . A lpha Sigma A lpha is the first professional sorority to enter O hio State U niversity.

I-L\YES H .\LL

LIBRARY

CHEMISTRY BuiLDING

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TH E I NSTALLATION OF LAMBDA LAMBDA

The charter members of our big-si ster chapter-and only they- ca n realize how deep were the sigh we drew, and how exquisite were our pleasure and rel ief wh en we answered the tinkling of our telephone bells on a certain memorabl e ni ght with an expectant ''Hello, '' and r eceived in response the significant words : "It's all right! " It had "gone through!'' O ur petition, after numerou s rewritings, had actually gone through. T o us, as a group, this meant that after a summer of waiting (and of Round Robin writing), and a fall of conferences, letters, telegrams, and petitions, we could launch a program of eager planning-of plans prefixed by no unrelenting " ifs ."

To a certain oth~r group it meant that the tireless and un selfish efforts of its members had not been in vain. Their devotion and planning, week after week, had brought gratifying results. Fo r, as through th e patient watching and tending of the caretaker, the butterfly emerges fro m its cocoon, so the g roup they had so carefully fostered had abandoned the prosaic title "Edu cational Club' ' -had assumed new being-and had become a full-fledged chapter of Alpha S igma Alpha.

And to each of our girls it mea nt a host of delightful things: the rounding-out and perfecting of life at her beloved Alma Mate r, longings fulfilled, dreams come tru e, promises of good times, and of hours of close association with kindred sp irits, and the assuming of new responsibilities, and a striving toward new and beautiful ideals.

Th us at our pledge service, a realization of all this ca me to us, and we felt rich, indeed. As each of us ca rri ed away a picture of that evening, the circl e of gi rl s in th e soft glow of the lamp light and their sweetly seri ous faces as they responded. she carried also the r esolve to g ive to Alph a Sigma A lpha fully, and of her best, always.

O n Saturday, December ninth , came the culmination of the work of almost a yea r on the part of our faithful "caretakers."

They-Ruth Donnelly Steele AA, Alice Anderso n \1\Turster AA, Helen Hudson DD, Helen Millikin DD . their beloved fac-

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ulty advisers, M iss Swisher and M iss Garber, and Ruth Parrot.

Viola \ iVarr en, L etha Edga r AA, Thelma Groome, Grace F ultz.

Garnet Gooley DD, were in charge of the installation of Lambda Lambda at the Hotel Chittenden.

The service surpassed our highest expectations. It vvas surely beautiful and inspiring-the plain hotel parlor transformed into a wonder scene, the so ft lights, the quiet, ri ch strains of music, the sound of the clear, sweet vo ices that r evealed to us the symbolism of A lpha Sigma Alpha, and set for us new goals-all this, and the solemn, mysterious air pervading all, thrilled and impressed us deeply. A nd then, to cap the already perfect day, came the banquet of the evening. We had as additional guests, our patronesses, l\I rs. Loui s A nderson, and the Dean of 路w omen of O hio State U niversity, M iss E li zabeth Conrad.

T he setting was perfect, from the huge baskets of golden chrysanthemums and the crimson-shaded candles, to the bows of golden tulle on the tiny nut-baskets at each place. lVIrs. A lice Anderson W urster, presiding as toastmistress, told the sto ry of the P hoenix, approp riately weaving in respo nses on THE STAR, by our president, Clara Fenn; THE PEARL, by Garnet Gooley: THE CROWN, by M iss Garber; and THE SHEPHERDESS,

by M iss Swisher . Short addresses by Mrs. E leanor Percival, our factulty adviser, M rs. A nd erson, our patroness, and Dean Conrad, followed , and the evening ended with th e singing of A lpha Sigma A lpha songs. \ i\Te wish to thank all who helped to make December ninth a perfect clay, and also M iss M arie Richter, who helped our faithful "caretakers" to form our group . We are surely proud and happy to become the baby chapter of A lpha Sigma A lpha. and know we shall love the big family that has given us such a hearty welcome. \llle sincerely hope that we shall always follow the gleam o f the light it has passed on to us.

O ur membership is as follows : Chapter A dviser :-Mrs. E leanor H. Percival.

Faculty Member :-Miss Elizabeth Co nrad.

Alumnae :-Louise Ketterrer, Sophia R oess.

Seniors :-Clara Fenn, Eva Lamon, Marguarite Liggett, Sara Long, Dorothy Porter, M ildred Dolt.

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Juniors :-Lillian Brauch, Cornelia Jones, Doris Kiner, Maxine Mathews, Elizabeth McCloud, Eleanor Purpus, Rachel Van Hook, Eleanor Wright.

Sophomore :-Ruth Blenkner.

Freshmen :-Helen Campbell, Martha Van Tilburg.

THE BEST OF ALL SORORITIES Tu11e: Wean:ng a' the G1路ee n

Oh, sisters dear, and did you hear the news that's going round?

The frat pin is required henceforth to adorn the co-ed's gown; And Asa's laws we now must keep, and show his colors fair, That everyone we see may know just where we stand, just where.

I met with an alumna and she took me by the hand, And she said, "How ~ s dear old Asa, and all the merry band?" 路 Chorus: pp; repeated, ff.

"She's the best of all sororities, that ever have been known, And so we're proud, yes proud to be forever Asa's own.

H AZEL KILLAM , 庐庐

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FRATERNITY What does it mean-Fraternity? vVhat does it mean-to ::you ?

Is it just a name Bringing local fame vVith perhaps a friend or two?

What of your pin-the crown and star?

What do they say- to you ?

Do they stand for aught In the breadth of tho't, O r just for a lark or two?

What of your life-in the world of Greeks?

What have they ga ined-thru you ?

Have you won a smile,Done a thing worth whi le?

Or wasted a yea r or two?

Ah, what does it mean-Fraternity?

To i.ne girl w ith a heart of gold?

'Tis to love and serve, High ideals preserve, Vi!ith a wealth of joy untold .

Adapted from "The Aglaia" of Ph i Mu.

ALPHA ALPHA A lpha Alpha had the honor this year to entertain the entering girls at a dinner in Oxfo rd 's newest and most exclusive tearoom "The Golden Butterfly" in its opening night. O n the evening of regi stration day the M isse-s Alice and Amy Swisher entertained us at a party given at this same tea-room. This gave us a wonderful chance to become better acquainted with our rushees. Before the evening was over, several girls wore the A . S. A. pledge , pin. By Saturday, September 16 we had pledged twelve girls and decided that thi s number would be suffici ent for the time. T hen began our Sunday mornin g break路 fasts. We arose at ea rly hours to hike along the banks of the Tallawanda. When a suitable spot was found we would build our fir es and cook breakfast.

O n Wednesday evening, November 4, we initiated Maude Murphy, whom we had pledged at the very last of the previous year. How glad we a r e to hav e so accomplished a girl in our organization. Shortly after this one of our pledges, E lma Hubert of Columbus, Ohio, was called home, so this left us with eleven pledges. M isses Alice and A my Swisher again entertained the pledges at a dance in the country home of ifrs. F udge.

They all returned glowing 路with excitement over the won derfu; time which they had had. It almost mad e us 路a wee bit jealous.

O ur ribbon service took place one Sunday evening toward-, the last o f th e month . It was new to most of us. and was so solemn and impressive that I am sure everyone, including the pledges, felt the beauty and how much our sisterhood really means to us. O ur formal pledging was held in one of the most beautiful rooms on the campus. 'vVe also had a new pledge, A nni ce Rudder, added to our number. Follow ing the service, M rs. Walter J one a nd M rs. F rances Richard, two of our patronesses, gave us a Hall owe'en party in Mrs. Jon es' home .

The party was very spooky and the lunch was delicious.

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The pledges now took their turn and entertained us. First there was a "weiner roast" out on the bluffs. To reach this place we had to walk through an abandoned cemetery. We are not superstitious, but we were glad that we could all go together. A fire had been built between stumps which served as chairs. When we had eaten all we possibly could, we sang all our songs and had a fine time telling ghost stories . The next invitation came as a surpri se. O ur pledges gave us a banquet at the "Spinning Wheel." The tables were decorated w ith yellow chrysanthemums, pink rosebuds and ferns. A fter dinner our pledges gave some stunts. By this time we had added two more members-Marjorie Ma rtin and Marguerite Krein.

O n Friday, December fir st we held our initiation. We took th e following girls into our group: Esther Erhart, Sidney, O hio ; Pauline Tyroller, Cleveland, O hio ; Ma rion Roberts . Cleveland, O hio ; F lorence King, Sidney, Ohio; Emilie Yelton, Butl er, Kentucky; Annice Rudder, Salem, Indiana; Lucile Hant, Mansfi eld.

O hio; Ma rguerite Krein, Lima, O hio; Mar jorie Martin, Po rtland, Indiana; Ruth Donaldson, Portsmouth, O hio; Laura Donaldson, Portsmouth, O hio; Marie B randstetter, Bucyrus, O hio.

O ur initiation thi s year was extraordinarily beautiful. A fter the service we had our ba nquet at the "Spinning \iVheel." The new members were presented with corsages of baby chrysanthemums and tea roses. The tables, draped in green and gold, were arr anged in the form of an X, with a huge centerpiece of chrysanthemums. Between the various courses we had toasts to represent the flowers in a garden of perfect happiness. Dorothy Yelton, our president, was toastmistress. Ma rj orie Martin. rep resenting the pledges, was the Daffodil; Helen Stepleton, for the chapter, was the Chrysanthemum ; L etha Edgar, the alumna, was the Na rcissus; and Mrs. Rich ard, as patroness, was the Aster.

M iss Amy Swisher gave us another toast and surprised us all, by announcing that we had been presented by the alumnce and Mrs. Ma rtin, sixteen bright new candlesticks. As a conclusion, F lorence K ing a nd Marion Roberts sang for us. There were forty-five present, including chapter, alumnce, and patronesses. As guests were-Miss Susan Molyneaux , M iss A lice Swisher, Mrs. F. G. Clark, M rs. F. G. Richard, J\!I rs. H. C. Brill.

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Miss Adelia Cone, Miss Jessie Myers, and Mrs. Walter Jones.

Among the alumn<e were-Martha Molyneaux, Letha Edgar, Helen Robinson, Ruth Neff, Mary Harlan, Grace Marvin, Katherine Osenbaugh, and Mrs. Ruth Steele.

The next Saturday afternoon Miss Amy Swisher gave us a delightful tea at her apartment in "The Tallawanda." Only those who have been to one of Miss Swisher's teas can know how wonderful they are. At the tea we were given tiny invitations asking us to be present at a breakfast given by Miss A lice Swisher and our new patroness, Miss Jessie Myers.

This year the following girls have returned-Mildred Perkins, Viola Warren, Bernice Berry, Louise Barrett, Ethel Barnett, Gertrude Brandstetter, Dorothy Yelton, Georgianna Robinson, Gene Converse, Helen Stepleton, Maude Murphy, Margaret Erhard, 路and Juanita Wolfe. With these girls and our new initiates we should do big things this year.

Miss Amy Swisher and Miss Viola Warren attended the installation of Lambda Lambda chapter. We hear that following the installation, an elaborate dinner was given at the Hotel Chittenden and Dean Conrad of 0. S. U. gave an inspiring address. Congratulations to our new sisters!

ALPHA BETA What a busy scene the campus of K. S. T. C. presented last summer! Busy workmen scurrying about, constant pounding of hammers and the deafening grind of machinery. Yet the fift~en hundred and fifty students, who were enrolled in our college, gladly endured these discomforts for they could see materializing that long-dreamed-of new building. This includes the John R. Kirk auditorium, which, completed, will comfortably accommodate three thousand people, and the Demonstration School building. It seemed that the entire town had entered a building era, for we had under construction the Miller Apartments, Laughlin School of Osteopathy, an up-to-date hotel with a roof garden, and numberless attractive residences. Alpha Beta chapter also caught that spirit and hopes to either buy or build a house ere long. We have a building fund and many alumn<e and active members have responded readily to our call.

The summer quarter at Kirksville proved an enjoyable one,

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for so many of our old girls were back, and we all had a right jolly time together. There were about thirty-five girls in our chapte r. \"t>/e were most fortunate in still securing the house that was our home th e past winter. M iss L ola Brandenburg, our Faculty Adviso r, took her meals with us, and l\Irs. Jones was our House Mother, as she had been during the winter. The first affair we gave was an entertainment for the other sororities. Vve called it "The Green M ill." O ur home was decorated in green crepe paper and all around 路 the walls were found green mills. The .guests were served at small tables, in the center of which stood an artistic "Green M ill." The r ef reshments consisted of mint ice and wafers. The special feat ure of the entertainment was the theatrical performance. The program consisted of several selection s by th e orchestra, a solo dance, and vaudeville acts. The member s of the orch estra wore Yamma Yamm a suits. The orchestra was composed of-Julia Hansen with the saxophone, Bess Shouse with the violin, Mary Davis with the drum , and Eva R iggins at the piano. The solo dance by little Susanna Stephenson was very pretty. She wore a green frock in keeping with the color scheme. Laura L ou Higbee was the beautiful little page. The hit of the afternoon was an act put on by Ma ry Davis and Pearl Nolan.

O ther events followed in quick succession. O ur Patronesses vvere lovely to us too. O ne of them, Mrs. Stephenson, gave us a dance in her new hotel, where forty couples spent several enjoyable hours. The final affair of the summ er was a very novel one. We called it the "Fun Fest." We gained the approval and co-operation of our Faculty, and sold tickets and advertised it with handbill s in Assembly. The affair was given at the "Winter Ga rden Hall." The various booths were attractively decorated and in keeping with their purpose. In the Food Booth one was served by snowy-capped and ap roned A . B. girls. So in the balloon, novelty and fortune-telling booths, one was greeted by individual s whose costumes spoke their business. O ur general admission fee was ten cent , and then five-cent tickets were sold fo r amusements after entrance into the hall. But the sadde t thing happened-it just poured rain that night! Hence our crowd was limited. However, we sold forty dollars wo rth of tickets and collected one hundred and nine dollars that night.

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The summer graduates numbered large. Several of these were members of A lpha Beta. Two of our girls, Goldie Deierling and Edyth Gamble, added the coveted A. B. to their names.

Theta Psi fraternity has taken our house for the year, and we have taken theirs. This new house can accommodate a larger number of girls.

The eleven girls that a re active this fall quarter are: Florence Blakemore, Gladys H utchison, Eula Conner, Virginia Sparling Reeves, Ruth Selby, Nellie M udd, Laura Newby, and Vesta Hall .

We are all very happy in our new home and expect to get some mighty fine girls this year.

A dance at the E lks Hall was one of our rush parties, and many of our last year's girls came back to attend. The following out-of-town girls were present-Margaret Seaton, Pearl Nolan, Emma Huckstep, Eva Riggins, Elizabeth Fair, Elizabeth Romans, Edyth Ganible, Jean McKinley, Lela Dawson, Mary Jo Harris, Ruth Bailey.

Alpha Beta pledged four new girl s to her Sisterhood : Gertrude Farrington, Marguerite Barnett, Helen Barnett, and Violet Garrett. \ lVe are very proud of them and we feel that each one is already a true Alpha Sig. Gertrude is majoring in music, and has already made a name for herself at the college. Marguerite is also majoring in music and is an all-round girl. Helen is majoring in Home Economics and is making good scholarship records. Violet came highly recommended and we like her very much.

We have given one formal Dance this fall and also several informal dances at our house. One was held during Teachers' meeting and many of our Alumna: were there. Ruth Selby, one of the girls living here, entertained us at her home one evenmg.

We had a program meeting and enjoyed it immensely.

PERSONALS Eunice Selby Chambers is living in Iron Mountain, Michigan, where Mr. Chambers supervises music in the public schools.

Esther Robinson is teaching in the Normal School at Superior, Wis. Naomi Cald well is teaching in Shaw High, Cleveland.

Elizabeth Fair and Mabel Williams are teaching in Moberly.

Eva Riggins and Emma Huckstep teach in Macon .

Pearl Nolen, Dorothy Martin, Helen Johnson, and Margaret Seaton are teaching in Hannibal.

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Helen Cypher teaches in Elmo; Beulah Way, m Chillicothe; Elizabeth Romans, in Linnens .

Vanda Mitchell Merner is living in Portland, Oregon.

Anna Munch is teaching in Unionville; Inez Pierce, in the high school in I renton; Constance Stubblefield, in Greenville, South Carolina; Ruth Bailey, in Monticello, Mo.; Thelma Kramer, in Louisville, Colo.; Orene Fagg, in Centralia; Ruby Wells, in Kansas City; and Louise Sublette, in Lancaster.

Natalie Murrell is attending Stephens College, in Columbia.

Mada Reddish and Hortense Strauder are teaching in the Elementary Schools in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

BETA BETA Twelve girls returned to Beta Beta this year: Fern Elam.

Lois Greer, Esther McConnell, Vergil Lahart, Lura Lynch, Inez Nicholson, Sophia Johnston, Mildred Shaeffer, Esther Palmer.

Ruth Carr, Grace Harris and Ouita Smith.

Rush season opened this year with the fourth week of school by a Panhellenic reception and dance. Beta Beta gave two parties during the week; one a "Ship Cafe" dinner, and the other a pic 路 nic in the mountains . As a result we have the following pledges, who will be initiated on January sixth: Kathryn V. Gormly, Mildred L. Hotchkiss, Marjorie E. Masters, Berenice R. Meekin, Kathryn E. Mayer, Geraldine A. Rundell, Melva G. Shady, Lola F. Sickles.

Miss Evelyn Newman, Dean of Women, was a dinner guest at the chapter house on Founders Day. She spoke to us on our motto. Our Christmas party took place on December fourteenth at the sorority house. The program consisted of Christmas stories and music. Our patronesses were guests. This reminds us that we have not told you that we have a new faculty patroness, Miss Louise Putzke, and a new faculty adviser, Miss Vera Campbell. Miss Edna Welsh, our former faculty adviser, spent the holidays with us.

PERSONALS Eva Bartlett is teaching in the commercial department in the high school at Grover.

Cora Sickles and Irene McWhorter teach in Hillrose; Myrtle Mcintyre in Wellington; Ollie Smelser in Louisville.

Mrs . Carl Brunson was married on December 16 to Homer S. Toms, principal of the Stockton Evening High School. The new home is at 1222 N. Sutter, Stockton, California.

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. Inez. Nicholson spent the summer with her parents at Santa Ana, Cahforma. She IS a member of this year's faculty and also president of Y. W. C. A. Lena Mayer underwent an operation for appendiciti s in August.

Belle Jane Rackley of Gamma Gamma chapter took a course on Home Economics at Greeley last summer. . ~dna Welch is teaching in the Berkeley High School, Berkeley, Callforma.

GAMMA GAMMA Gamma Gamma chapter started the fall tenil with the following girls: Alice Allen, lone Clark, Roberta Camp, Marguerite Craig, Ora Firebaugh, Eva Cooper Frazier, Clara Baxter Fuzzell, Zelma Branson, Thelma Halstead, Edna Hockenberry, Luella Harzman, Verna Morgan, Irene McGlasson, Gladys Oxley Tillman, and Bernice McCready. With Miss Shockley as faculty advisor and lone Clark as president, we hope to make this one of the best years in our sorority . vVe were glad that Miss Olga Shattuck, head of the Home Economics Department, accepted our invitation to become a patroness of A. S . A. She received her Life Diploma at the Central State Teachers College, Edmond, Oklahoma, and her Bachelor of Science degree from A. and A. College at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Thursday noon, October fourth, the girls gave a luncheon in honor of Miss Shattuck.

The Alpha Sigma girls entertained a few of our rushees at a Progressive Dinner, on a Monday evening. Promptly at sixthirty, the sound of serenade and sorority songs, tuned to the strum of the ukelele, greeted the ears of the expectant rushees, and they were motored away with a jolly party to the home of Mrs. Arthur Lane. At the proper time all the girls motored to the home of Mrs. Henry France, where the first course of the dinner, a delicious fruit cup, was served. The next course, con路 sisting of fried chicken and its accessories was served at the confectionery, where a group of charming girls made an imposing appearance. Once more the party progressed; this time to the sorority room where the evening's program was closed. The girls sang a great many songs to the accompaniment of the "uke" and guitar. During the course of the evening brick ice cream, white, with the Greek letters, A. S . A . in crimson, served with angel food cake, delighted the guests.

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given on Friday evening at th~ home of :;\'lrs. Edith Heaton Johnston in Capron. l\Iaybe this party had something to do with the fact that, on November fifteenth, we gave our fir st service to the following pledges: V irginia Parker, Wilma Armstrong, V iola Burt, }'viary Shirkey, Faye Cook, Alice and Irene Wills.

Lenore Schaffer and N ina Cook had received their first pledge earli er in the fall.

Just to mention a few more of our school times : Founders' Day we enjoyed a social evening at the rooms, followed by a luncheon at Lane's Confectionery. On November twenty-seventh we gave the Mother Patroness degree to Mrs. Andrew Beegle.

Mrs. Beegle is one of th e most charming matrons of our little city, and will undoubtedly be a great help to the girls of our chapter. Sigma Sigma Sigma entertained the other so rorities on the campus at an informal tea in honor of their N::ttional Editor, on November twenty-eighth.

One of our merriest parties was held on December eighteenth at the home of Luella ,Harzmann. The house was beautifully decorated with Christmas greens, and a tree lent the perfect touch to the resplendant parlor. There was a fine attendance of both regular members and alumn;:e. The evening was spent in playing games, and closed with delicious refreshments of nuts, apples and home-made candy.

During the course of the evening lone Clark read the list of articles given to the rooms through the shower, ranging from aluminum to candlesticks, and from cur路路 tains to silverware. The girls enjoyed so much giving to the room that they mean to continue the custom next year.

President Battenberg of our college gave a Christmas party \tVednesday evening at the new gymnasium for the students of the school. Elaborate preparations were made for the affair and Santa Claus was there with a present for every student, besides candy, apples and pop corn balls. The Christmas spirit prevailed everywhere. We expressed our thanks to our President by giving a yell in his honor.

"The Irresistible Marmaduke," the play given at the Alva High School, F riday evening. December fifteenth, by the High School Faculty, had fo ur Alpha Sigs in th e cast. " Lucille Chew , playing the part of Lady A lthea, was a typical English gentlewoman . Ferne Clifton gave an excellent interpretation of the

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E nglish maid in the r ole of Dawson . Sue E dwards was the r eserved, elderly, un married type of E ngli sh lady. Bess Davis, in the r ole of the sec retary to :Mo rtimer, was beyo nd rep roach. " We ar e very mu ch pleased th at M iss Shockley has been chosen as sponsor to thi s year's g radu ating class . It makes us feel that others appreciate her as well as we do. She was given an inter esting write-up on the front page of our paper, " T he Northwestern."

PERSONALS Hazel Nas h was married to L eslie Stauffer, A ugust 27, 1922, and w ill live in Inger soll , O klahoma.

T he following G G's received their A. B. degrees fr om No r thwes tern during the pas t yea r: L ucille Chew, Sue E dwa rds, Ma rgaret Frawley, and Luc ill e Grove.

T he deat h of M rs. A. G. V in son brought sorrow to Ga mma Ga mma.

S he was th e mother of our J ennie V inson F isk, of Nowata, Okla homa, and has been one of the strongest fr iend s of our chap ter through its yea rs of ex istence.

Several new members have been a dded to th e Faculty since last year: M iss E th el M cDonald, fr om the Chicago M usical A rt School, Mi ss M iriam Bowma n, . A. B. is D irector of the Mus ic D epa rtm ent.

Chicago U niversity, is ass istant in E ng li sh, and Mi ss Snelg rove of Califo rnia has the A rt Department. Miss B ussey and M iss Stegall, fo r some yea rs members of our f aculty, are studying in California this yea r.

M iss Juli a Cha rlton of the Critic Department has resigned to accept a place in L afayette, L ouisian a. M r s. M abel H obbie Schaefe r of A lva, is taking M iss Cha rlton' s place on the fac ulty. Mrs. S chaefer is a fo rm er g ra dua te of No rth wes tern .

O ur Ma rga ret F rawley is teaching L atin and E ngli sh in th e school a t H omedale, Idaho.

Ga mma Gamma has fo ur of its members teaching in th e local High School: Lucill e Chew, Ferne Cli fton, Bess Davis, and Sue E dwa rds.

Minerva L ee, who h~s the mu sic depa rtment at Goltry, Oklahoma, is al so conducting a n orchestra and glee club.

DELTA DELTA O hio U niversity opened September eleventh with one o f the largest enrollments know n in the history of the university.

There wer e many changes made in the faculty during the summer months. T he new members are men and women who have come to the college highly recommended, and as a result th e fa culty now is the best one that the college has ever had. W ith the hearty cooperation of the student body and the fac ulty, a success ful yea r is p red icted fo r the college.

O ne of our chief delights and pleasures thi s year is ou r new sorority r oom . All o f th e so rorities on the campus a re now

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located in one hall known as "Sorority Hall .., Our room is adorable, being large, light, cozy, and spacious. v.; e have furnished it in brown wicker, with the predominant colors of gray and tan. VVe are proud of our large, oak strong box, which serves for a window seat as well, and bears A . S . A. in old English print.

Eleven A lpha Sigs returned to Ohio this year. They are Garnet Gooley, Pauline Charles, \ iV inifred Rosino, Mary Nye, Dean Davidson, Sara Long, IVIarjorie Davis, Ethel Lowe, Martha Davis, Sarah Williams and Pearl Price. Mildred Lee Kinsey came to us from A lpha A lpha, and with her we have twelve girls.

Rushing began September eighteenth and extended over the second and third weeks of school. It has been a custom at Ohio for several years to set aside the first week of school as university week, and rushing does not begin until after the Y. W. and Y. M. mixer on the first Saturday night of college. O ur ru shing consisted of theatre parties, fudge parties, breakfast hikes and dinner parties. On Friday afternoon, at the close of the rushing season; we met in our new room in Sorority Hall and pledged six girls. They were Marguerite Conroy of Cleveland, Lois Culp of Wellsville, Ellen Gibbon of Shawnee, Mabel Dorsey of Athens, Florence Rannells of New Plymouth, and Frances Gray of New Cumberland, West Virginia. A few weeks later we pledged Margaret Keener of Columbus.

O n October twelfth we entertained our patronesses and pledges with a delightful dinner at the Colonial Hotel. Our patronesses this year are Mrs. H . H. Hatch, Mrs. Russell Rupp , Mrs. H . C. Mardis, Mrs. Wm. E. Peters, and Mrs . R. E. Jennings. They are all wonderful women and are very much interested in Alpha Sigma A lpha.

After the excitement of the first weeks of school had passed our girls settled down to real work. \ iVe have full membership in Y. W. C. A. and the Woman's League this year. Dean Davidson is secretary of Y. W. and Sara Long is Chorister. The drive for the Russian Student Relief Fund met with a marked success on the campus, the students pledging $1500. Besides the individual contributions of the girls in A. S. A. we contributed fifteen dollars as a chapter.

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One of the most delightful parties of the year was our Founders Day party held in our chapter room. After a short program, our preps served a delightful luncheon. Another outstanding event this month was the house party given us by our preps. We were told to meet in Sorority Hall promptly at six o'clock and from there we were taken in cars out to an old country home, which was artistically decorated in keeping with the Thanksgivmg season. After spending the evening in dancing we returned to Athens thinking the preps the best ever.

So far we have had a very successful year -and hope that 1923 w ill be an outstanding year for us in A. S. A. We are planning our first dance and expect many of our alumn~ to attend, for we are hoping to make it a happy reunion for A. S. A.

P ERSONALS Rebecca and Mildred Eisen berry, Zella Willis, -Helen Hershey, and Hazel McGrew are teaching in Cleveland.

Ruth Yauger and Ferne Lucas are employed in the Mt. Vernon schools Emma Helsel is teaching in the High School at Hillsboro, Illinois: Annabel Alexander is teaching music at Thomas, West Virginia.

Helen Dill is Arts Supervisor at Niles, Ohio.

Ferne Gooley is teaching Domestic Science and Art at Moncowa, Ohio.

Marie Richter was married to Dr. David Killar in Plain City on August Twelfth. They are now residing at Hicksville, Ohio.

Miss Garber and Garnet Gooley attended the installation of Lambda Lambda chapter at Columbus, Ohio.

EPSILON EPSILON Our rushing program this year was carried on splendidly with Helen Brickell as rush captain. Beginning on the Sunday afternoon before college opened, we had an event for each day of rush week. Sunday afternoon we gave a tea at the sorority house. We certainly enjoy entertaining in our lovely new home. It is a large, old-fashioned brick house, and when we push open the big, heavily-carved doors and walk into the enor-mous hall with its winding stairway, we feel quite aristocratic.

The parlors are both such large, cheery rooms that our guests can!10t help but enjoy themselves .

Monday we had our enrollment dates with the new girls. On Monday evening our mother's organization gave a picnic for the rushees at the home of Mrs. James P1umb, who has a farm which is a splendid place for picnics. Tuesday evening we took

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the girls to a picture show, and on \1\Tednesday we gave a gmgham luncheon at the home of Katherine Jensen. As favors we gave the guests gingham handkerchiefs which the active girls had made. Thursday evening we had our individual dates, and on Friday came our exclusive party, to which we invited only those gi rl s to whom we expected to extend membership in our sisterhood. It took the fo rm of a dinner at the Newman Tea Room. We carried out our sorority colors both in the table decorations and the dinner itself. After the dinner we went to the sorority house, sang A. S. . songs, played, and danced until it was time to depart for home.

This event closed our rush week, Saturday morning we sent our invitations to M rs. Kerr's office, our Dean of Women. Mrs. Kerr takes great pleasure in the sororities on the camp u , and is always willing to help us whenever she can. The gi rl were to answer their invitations by calling at the sorority house between the hours of three and five . As a result we held, on Sunday afternoon, our ribbon service for nine girls: Aura Anderson, \tV ellington; Olive Clark, Burlington; May Thomen, Junction City; Catherine Brower, Junction City; Ma rcella Darby, Sabetha; Isabel Stephens, Atchison ; Emma J ensen, Emporia; Dorothea Gufl er, Emporia; Dorothy Haynes, Emporia. After rush week we pledged three more girls: Phon J ohnson, Emporia; Ma ry \ 1\T oodward , Emporia; Addie Dellenback, Concordia.

Since pledging we have had many good times together. 路w hile we were at meeting one Thu rsday evening, the gi rl s of the City Alumnc:e Association gave us a surprise party and served us with doughnuts and apples. M iss Strouse entertained the chapter at her home for Founders Day. The pledges helped with the entertainment. 'vVe a re very proud to be ab le to say that there are four A lpha Sigs on the Student Council at K . S . N.; V iolet Randolph, Senior; Helen Brickell, Junior; Margue rite Cla rk, Sophomore; Phon Johnson, Freshm an. \!\Then Mrs. Kerr, Dean of \1\Tomen, entertained the confederation of Lyon County Club 'vVomen at the State Normal School, four . S. A. gi rl s assisted her: Do rothy Haynes, Helen Brickell.

Violet Randolph. Ma rguerite Clark.

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PERSONALS We a re miss ing R uth J er emy, who is t eaching vo ice in a Conservatory a t S tevens Point, W isconsin . 路 A dda. A nderson is again at W ellingto n as prin cipal, bes ides having the g uardtansht p of a Cam p F ire.

Ruth Scott Bu ck is in To peka, where she is undergo ing treatment for a ve ry severe affection of the shin bone.

V>/e ext.end our sympath y to Ethel Ireland, whose fa th er di ed on December etg hteenth .

S a ra h J'\!Lartin spent Tha nksgiv ing a t E mporia. S he is do ing a dve rti sing wo rk on a newspaper in Bartl esv ill e, Oklahoma.

L ois Koo ntz and Ad da A nd erson a re on the nati onal sta ff.

We have had v isits recently f r om Ma ry Ga rdner, R uth W il son, Irene L oren, and Sarah M a rti n.

Th e Empo ria City Associati on and E ps ilon Epsilon A lumn;:e have started th e second yea r o f organi za tion. We have changed o ur place of meetin g and have va ri ed our progra m so th at every one has a chance to enj oy th e thing she likes best.

, . ZETA ZETA Zeta Zeta had nineteen active members in the summ er chapter. S ince Sigma Sigma Sigma and P i Kappa Sigma did not ru sh during the term, A. S . A. had th e whole fi eld to herself.

V\re gave only one ru sh party, and tried to ma ke it exceptionall y fin e. It took the form of a breakfast at the home of one of our alumnc.e girls. T he idea of th e June rose was carri ed out in the invitations, decorations and menu. Between the fir st and second courses one o f the girl s gave us a solo, and in between th e nex t two cour ses everyone joined in the singing of A. S. A. songs. The remainder of th e morning we spent in dancing and getting acquainted. When the party was over we fe lt that everyone had had a most enj oyable time. Vve pledged seven girls.

O ur yo ungest pledge, R oba Boan , will teach in E ldon, M.o., thi s fall ; V ivian Schwald fr om Cole Camp will teach in the H arrisonville H igh School ; Ge rtru de Behner has charge of a kindergarten in J efferson City for two years, and will contiue her work.

M uriel K eller from L a Monte, Mo., expects to be in school during the fall term. Myrtl e Grotjan will teach in Dalton, Mo .: Ruth Clifton will teach in P leasant Hill ; and M arga ret L etts of Sedalia , also. O n Jul y tw entieth we initiated th ese g irls.

We held our annual camp at Pe rtle Sprin gs, July 21-23. A number o f th e Alumnce enjoyed the outing. O n VJ'ednesday evening M iss Julia Hatz and M iss Bess Carter delight full y en-

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tertained at the camp.

A tour course dinner was served at Pertle Springs Hotel. A business meeting of the alumn~ was held afterwards. Those present were: A da Parker, Ida May Russell, Billy Greer, Mabel Lobban, Wilma Wilson, Margaret Willis, Julia Hatz, Bess Carter. O n Friday night the chapter gave a program dance in the pavilion from eight to eleven o'clock.

The guests included the active members, alumn~, and fifty young men. M iss Bess Carter received the guests at Stewart Cottage.

O ne of our rush parties this fall took the form of a " Kid Party." vVe had invited sixteen guests . The dress, games, and prizes were carried out in "Kid" fashion . Our Thanksgiving colors predominated. Our next event was our Founders Day program on November 15, at which time M iss Ball, our temporary adviser, gave us a very interesting talk on King Asa. When th e alumn ~ met with Mrs. Lillian Ford M cMeekin for an all-clay session th e active members took 路 their bazaar work and joined them . We presented Miss Hatz with a box of sorority station ery to remind her to write to us while she is at home. In our next letter we shall tell you about our annual bazaar, and the rest of our rush parties.

PERSONALS Ada Lorene David teaches art in the Junior High School at Independence, Mo. A da received her degree in A rt at th e cl ose of the summer session.

Co ra May Cook, of Independence, Mo., attended the summer session at Columbia Univers ity, New York.

F lora Duffendack travelled extensively in the East, and attended the co mmencement at Princeton U ni ve rsity, wh ere her brother, Ora, received his doctor's degree. Since th en he has been offered a cha ir at A nn Arbor.

ETA ETA Eta Eta was two years old July the eighth . O ur an t!Clpa .. tions for this event came to a happy conclusion when about thirty-five of us were together for our reunion and banquet in Bussey's A nnex, a popul a r down-town cafe. vVith Ruth Iser .. man as toastm istress, a toast program built on the A -L-P-H- A S -I-G-IVI-A idea was given, and as we ar e a sing ing chapter, of course there were songs . A nd a present, too! O ur patroness, M is J ane Ca rroll , sta rted our silverware collection with six silver teaspoons. P resident Brandenburg and several other s were

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guests. Anne Opdyke came from Montana, and Fay E mmert. from O klahoma. F rances Herron was with us, and then sailed fro m Philadelphia on September 15, for Khartum, No rth Egyptian Sudan, to take up vvork as a missionary. A number of others came from out of town and l\Iiss Roseberry read notes from several who were detained at the last minute.

The Iserman siste rs had a party fo r us the night before the banquet, and Esther Gab le entertained with a porth party at her home on a Sunday afternoon. Some time ago we met at the Iserman's to form a theatre party, and with our picnics in l\Iiss Roseberry's room, we had many delightful meetings last summ er.

The future of S . M . T. N. looked particularly bright at the opening o f school this fall. The many additions to the faculty will better enable us to ca re for the steadil y increasing num ber of students. The new cafeteria is modern in every convenience and is a source of pride to the State as well as the school. \1\Tithin the next yea r we will hav e added to the number of buildings already on our campus, a dormitory which will accommodate one hundred girls. With ho using conditions as they are in P ittsburg, this w ill be a g reat innovation. Another improvement will be the new gyh1nasium which will do much in furthering the active interest in all things athl etic .

O ur ru sh week opened with a tea at the home of M rs. G. \ 1\T. \ 1\T eede. The ru shees were informally received and fav ors of white chrysanthem ums were given to each girl. In th e evening we gave a theatre party at the Colonial. Upon conclusion of the program th e girls were taken to the home of Esther Gable where refreshments were served. O n the next evening ou r eight patronesses entertain ed the new girls at the home of M rs. C. E. Spencer. The pink and white color scheme was carried out in all decorations. The room was darkened and candles were lighted as we sang our grace song. Friday evening everyone forgot dignity and curled up her hair and became a "kid' ' again at . a party at the home of Iris Taber. Favo rs consisting of balloons. whistles, and tops were given. Ice-cream cones and loll y-pops served as r efr eshm ents. At nine o'clock on Saturday morning we served breakfast at M iss Roseberry's to fourteen ru shees and three patronesses. In the evenin g we gave our formal party at the home of President and il: rs. Brandenburg .

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As a result of ru sh week we pledged sixteen girls : A lice ::\Iontgome ry; J essie H isle, l\Iargaret Oldham, ::\iarj ori e Goodwin, Vera K ing, Georgia O ldham , Do roth y Bolick, Irma Peters, Cha rl otte Doty, O rpha Stockton, Ruby Bachtel, R eba Anderson, E li zabeth Marsh, Louise Carlton, Lotta Vehl on. Vie held our pledge service in the social r ooms in Carney Hall. After the service our City Assoc iation entertained us. The alumnre g irls present were : Ma ry Lance Smith , Pea rl N icholson Zook, Lorena' Laney, H elen Van Gastel, Evelyn Smith a nd Hazel Gilbreath. 'vVe could only initiate nin e of our number on account of a Panhellenic ru ling, which says that one semester' s grad es mu st be reported before ini tiation .

O ur Founders Day celebration was held at th e home of Professo r and l\1r . S. L. Householder. 'vVe spent th e evening in work ing on gifts fo r a Chri stmas box to be sent to F r ances Herron, a charter member of Eta Eta, who is a missiona ry in the Egyptian S udan.

Fo r our Chri stm as pa rty this yea r we wis hed for a shower to fu rni sh us with dishes, silverw a re and linen. VVe sent invi tatio ns to all our alumnae. mothers, patr onesses, pledges, and Cit.v Association girl s. The response to our invitations was overwhelming. Packages came fr om all ciirections. Vve laid them away until the night of th e pa rty and then stacked them aroun d our Christmas tree. 'vVe received forty-seven spoons, a butter knife, a beautiful silve r se rver, cups and saucers, salad forks, salad plates, kitchen ware, tea towel s, sheets and pillow case,.

How proud we felt when we locked our silverwa re in the bottom draw er of our filing case! Then, to make our happiness complete, we presented M iss Ro seberry with a bouquet of rose . Vle had a short program and at th e end we turned out the lights ; and with the Christmas candles as ou r only illumination, the tory of the Christ Child was told. After the story was fini shed, we sang so ft ly " S ilent ?\T ight, Holy N ight. '' Thus our Christmas celebration was compl ete .

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of students who are graduates of colleges and normal schools, many of whom have taught and hav e come back to obtain a college degree. The School of Education awa rd s each year scholarships to the hon or stud ents fr om the eleven New E ngland Normal Schools. The students are chosen for high scholarship and all-arotincl ability. Theta Th eta has the following membershonor students of last yea r-Hazel Peterson from \iVorcester, Edith Anderson fr om Boston, and Clarissa Brown fr om Go rh am No rmal Schools.

Theta Theta has been taking an active part in all college activities. In December th e School of Education gave an informal dance. Charlotte Glenfi eld was a member of the committee in charge and Elsie Larkin, Carmel Ro se, M arjori e Lu xton, and ::\Iae McC lain sold tickets . O ur next big social event was our annual banquet, which alumnce from various parts of New England came to attend. ' As a part of the program Ruth Cameron gave everal readings and Charlotte Glenfi eld offered a whistling solo. Hazel Killam played the violin. Ruth Powers. Ca rolin e \tVasgatt and Clarissa Brown were on th e committee. The 1\I usical Club mad e its fir st appearance at the banquet. Esther 1\Ianson is the leader. Among the members are the folow ing Alpha Sigs : Gladys Lermond, Clari ssa Brown, Carmel Ro e, 1\Iarjorie Luxton, Esther Tyler, E lsie Larkin, Ruth Cameron, Charlotte Adams, Ethel Birrell , Hazel Killam, and Florence Somers.

Among College honors we hav e Charlotte Adams, president.

Esther M anson , vice-president, O live Place, treasurer, and J ose phine Ray, secretary of the French Club . E thel Birrell and Harriett Clark are among the editors of ''Sed," th e annual for the School of E ducation. The basket-ball team is coac hed by Florence Somers. Caroline \ i\T asgatt, Esther Manson, Ethel Birrell , and Ruth Powers are in the C. L. A. Glee Club. Esther ::\Ianson is on the Stud ent Coun cil. Harriett Clark is P ublicity Agent of the School of Education. \11/e were very much gri eved to learn that Mi ss F lorence \iVhitteri1ore, our advisor of last yea r , on preparing to leave Kimball-Union Academy, where she is Dean of \tVomen , fell on the stairs and broke her hip . She has been in the hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, since November 25 . in a plaster cast, but hopes to walk on cru tches by the end of January.

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O ur only event last sum mer was a house pa rty at 1\ orth Vvaymouth, at Margaret Gearan's cottage. 'We cer ta inly had a fi ne time, digging clams, swimming, and going on m otor-boat trips.

We were delighted to make the acquaintance of J\Ionna E lms, from Alpha Beta . She cer tainl y made our western chapters eem a bit more real to u . 'vVe we re also glad to welcome l\I iss Alice Sw isher, AA, J\I iss E li zabeth Garber, DD, and 1\Iiss I da J ewett, AB. during the summer months.

O n registration clay we met at th e home of M rs. 'vVm. H .

Martin to a rrange and pla n our ru shing campaign, as well as our budget fo r next yea r. A ll our girls return ed except Geneva Smith, who is teaching at Cherryvale, i\Iaine. Hazel Tanner has returned fo r graduate work.

O ur only ru sh party was held on Columbus Day at the 'vVellesley Lodge. Hazle Crane with her usual executive ability ability made things go w ith a vim . T he table was deco rated in red and white, and the room was ado rned with autum n leaves.

Before dinner we had a ball game, and during th e a fternoo n we danced, walked ,and went canoeing on the Cha rles. After upper we gave out stunts and sang our songs.

Twelve g irls were pledged th e next week : Edith A nderson, Boston ; Clari ssa B rown, Gorham , Me. ;. Hazel Gr ader, Marblehead ; Hazel Killam, East Lynn ; Vera Libby, Littleton Common ; Mae McClain, Vl est P hiladelphia, Penn.; Hazel Peterson, Worcester ; Ruth Powers, F r amingham ; O live P lace, Pennvill e, Ind .; Esther Tyler, Bethel, Me. ; E dith Turner, Oxfo rd; F lorence Somers, W altham.

O n November 11 , we aga in held our initi ation at M r s. 'vVm .

H . ifartin 's home. T he service was most beautiful and all t he more im pressive to us, because just a year ago that day we had taken our fir st vows. T he service was given in the afternoon .

W e then had supper togeth er, and let our new member s entertain us in the evening with original stunts and plays .

O n Novem ber 24 the chapter celebrated Founders Day by a dance at the A ber deen Studio in Brighton. O ur Christmas pa rty was held at Margaret Gea rnan's home in Medford.

M iss 'vV hittemor e, hav ing taken a position in New H ampshire, left u without an adviser. We expected Zeta Zeta to loan us M rs. Bess Barter K ibbe, but M rs. K ibbe was able to be with us

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only a short time. 'We became very well acquainted with her and only wished she were going to stay. However, we were most fortunate in securing Mrs . Wm. H. Martin, our N ational President, to act as our adviser. And, of course, she has been a model one, and we appreciate very much all th e kind things she has clone for us, and th e advice which she has so cheerfully given us, helping us out in our many difficulties. I s it any wonder that Theta Theta "every clay, and in every way, is growing better and better?"

We also wish to introduce a new patroness, M rs. Charles M .

Lamprey. Mrs. Lamprey is on the Board of Expert Swimmers.

Her husband is Head M aster of the Martin School in Boston, also called the Boston M odel School. He is also conducting a camp course in the School of Education.

Our fir st Theta Theta marriage occurred on December 29. when G. M ildred Whittier was married to Rev. (:harles F rancis Richmond, a graduate of A llegheny College in 19 19, and B. D. School of Theology in 1921. H e is a men'lber of Alpha Chi Rho .

He is the pastor of th e Greenwood Methodi st Episcopal Church at Conn ell sville, Penn.

PERSONALS Marion Lantz is teaching English at No rthfield Seminary, Mass.

J ennie Hendricks teaches History in the Meriden High School, Meriden, Connecticut.

Mildred Henderson is at home thi s year.

Florence Durgin is teaching in the Junio r High School at Needham, Mass .

Fl orence Hal ey teaches in Withville.

Margaret Gearan has a position in A rlington Hig h School, Arlington, Mass.

Maude \iVheeler is teaching in Brattleboro, Ve rm on t.

G. May Forge is teaching in South Manchester, Conn.

IOTA IOTA The local Panhellenic council at Drake路 U niversity this year ruled that rushing would begin with a Panhellenic tea at Craig House on the vVednesclay afternoon preceding enrollment on Monday. A fter that Thursday, F riday, and Saturday were divided into three periods each. No one group were to have the same girl for more than two peri ods each clay.

Iota Iota entertained at a matinee party fir st. The favors

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fo r thi s were small , white, hand-ca rved fans wit h . S . A . in gold. T he second thing was a brea kf ast at eight o路clock on F ri day morni ng at the Greenwood log cabin , on the shores of Greenwoo d La ke. one of the scen ic spots of our city. T iny little ba ket , fill ed with a rtific ial fruit we re given as favor . F ri day evening the alumnce joined with the acti ves in a fudge party for the ru hees . l\I rs. Barr, th e wife of the Dean of College of E d ucation and one of our patronesses , opened her home fo r thi s affa ir. ::\1rs. Barr, who is on the faculty thi s yea r, has ince been ini tiated a nd is acting as adv iser in the ab ence of l\Ii ss Bonni e Andrews . Saturday evening, th e last peri od before silence, founcl us giving a form al dinner at the home of our patroness, l\'I r s.

George B. Pea k. T he place ca rds were decorated with cor sages of yellow wax asters. At each plate the g irls found a da inty yellow ribbon with small fl owers tied in, like a bride's bouquet, a nd lead ing to th e cente r of the table, where banked a round th e center piece, was a corsage of white daisies and yellow fl owe rs for each one. T wo of our small , blond alumn ce, with da inty frill s and ap rons, se rved th e dinn er . Then, at twelve o 'dock, after all had go ne, and th e work of clea ring-up was fini shed, we all gathered about the gr eat fireplace in th e south pa rl or and talked about the ru shees a nd our pla ns for th e future of I ota I ota . \ Vhen silence was over we were happ y to fin d th at six splen路 did g irl s had chosen A. S . A. T hey are-Fae McClung, Catherine Co rbett and her t win sister, Chri stine, juni ors, and D es Mo ines g irl s; I sabel Deihl fr om D es Mo ines; Helen Parke<; fr om A fton, I owa; a nd Pauline \iVomeldo rff from Zearing, I owa .

S ince th en we have pledged D oroth y Battershell fr om Spencer I owa; Gladys Fairchil d from P isgah, I owa; a nd 1ildred McE lde rry from Pasadena, Californi a.

O ur goo d tim es since ru shin g have been ma ny. O n Satur day, the twenty -third of September, we enj oyed a lu ncheon at t he "Piazza." Fo llowing the D rake-Kansas U ni versity football game, Leona \ Vilcox en tertained us at a sp read a t her home on 23 rd street. A week before H all owe'en, th e alumnae chapte r gave a tea a t the home of L oui se Boll erin , in honor of th e acti ve chapter. L illi an Heth ershaw had th e acti ves, alumnae. and pledges out to her count ry home on the F t. Des Mo ines road, for a Hallowe'en luncheon . Black streamers reach ed fr om

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the edge of the tab le, held by small elves with heads of marble a nd painted faces , wearing orange crepe pape r representing the cake of fortune. At th e edge of the table where the streamers started, were fortunes co ncealed in ora nge paper cases. All during th e luncheo n there we re whi spered comm ents as to what surpri se there would be. Fo r you see, we all knew that Lillian was not teaching this year and was planning to spend the winter in F lorida. Imagine our disappointment when we found, that the surp ri se which we had not been allowed to touch during the limch, contained only our fortunes!

T hat very night the pledges gave a very clever masquerade in honor of the actives and alumnae. Mildred McElderry was r espo nsible in a great deg ree for th e good time we had, for we were entertained at the hom e of her sister on thirty-fifth street \1\fhen we came up tl;e walk, lead ing to the door, we found a sig n, "Detour. This road closed." This sign was lig hted by a real pumpkin, fitted with an electric lamp . vVe then followed a rope around the lawn, through the shrubs and around trees, to the end where we we re met by a g host, who led us into the living room. The ceiling of this room was covered with a sp ider web of bright colored cords . Later in th e even ing the g uests unwound the web, and at the end each found 'a fortune. A ft er seve ral fortune-telling games we re played, we unm asked, and then following refr es hments, and dancing . A su rpri se feature for all happened when we answe red the door bell a nd found Ed ith Cain, Betty Dodson, a nd Myrtle \t\fo lford, who were m school last year, a nd who a re teaching together thi s year at Mann ing, Iowa.

Teachers Associat ion this year convened November 3, 4, a nd

5. At that time many I ota Iota g irl s were in town. Grace Davis, ass isted by Dorothy Curtis, entertained at a sp read and cozy at Grace's hom e th e first evening . Edna McCarty was with us that evening . Friday the charter members enjoyed a luncheon at t he Har ri s Emery tea room. Saturday we saw Drake beat our a ncient enemy, Iowa State College, for the first time since 1909. \1Vere we happy? I should say yes ! Then we hurri ed clown to Younker's Tea Room , where we had our hon1e-coming dinner.

Yellow chrysanth em um s were g iven as favo rs. F rom th ere we ru shed ove r to the O rp heum to the big Drake home-coming

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party. A fter the party we attended the Drake dance at the Ft. D es Moines. The hotel was given over for the evening to Drakes, th eir alumnae and fri ends.

Founders day was celebrated by a banquet at the Hotel Ft. Des Mo ines . Lillian Hethershaw acted as toa st-mistress. Each response dealt with the different phases of A. S. A. history .

Grace Davis spoke on th e Aster; Dorothy Curtis on the Phoeni x; Louese Boller on the Pearl ; and Mrs. Barr on the Star.

The place cards were golden Autumn leaves, which when opened disclosed palm green sheets, giving the menu a nd toast program.

Saturday evening, Novem ber 18, Ruth Hooks gave us all a backward party. We had a track meet including the followin g events : 1. Standing broad grin, 2. Base bawl game, 3. Football game, 4. T ight r ope walking contest, 5. Peanut polo, 6. Ling ui stic gymnastics, 7. Mental calisthenics, 8. P lain a nd fan cy dancing. Little pewter turkeys wer e given as favor s.

Friday, th e tenth, and Friday, the seventeenth, of November were g iven over to what is known as "Open House" for th e fra terniti es. Each group spent forty-fi ve minutes with each so rority. A ft er the receiving line, the rest of th e time was spent in dancing. vVe served home-made candy, and you may believe路 it vvas acceptable.

PERSONALS Louese Boll er. Leona W ilcox, Margaret Meek, No rma Adkin s, Al bertine Ringrose, Ruth H ooks, Ruth Mus mack, and Nelli e Gab ri elson are teaching in the Des Mo in es public schools.

L illian Hethershaw drove her new B uick through F lor id a thi s winter. She was accompan ied by her father and a sister. Chri st mas was pent in A labama. Ma rga ret Meek spent the holiday season with the Hethershaws in the South. ~ I orence Harley is teaching Physics in Drake U ni ve rsity High School, and IS ass 1stmg Dr. Reuh l Sylvester at hi s private school for abnormals . . Hazel McGloug hlin was ma rri ed to Russell M ill er, last A ug ust. Mr. M ill er IS a gra duate of Iowa State Coll ege, at A mes. They are living at Dumont, Iowa.

Ed ith Cain, Betty Dodson, and My rtle Wolford a re teaching at Manning, Iowa .

M iss Bonnie Andrews, our faculty advisor of last yea r, is workinofor her Ph.D. ~t the U ni versity of Cali fornia. Our deepest sy mpathy i~ extended to M ISS A ndrews, who lost her father in Jun e a nd her mother 111 October.

M ildred Yoiland is ot:fice manager for the Des Moines Stove Company.

Zela Hyte~ IS . teachmg at Guttenburg on the Mis iss ippi.

A rl ene Elhott IS teaching in Missouri.

Ethel McCormack is a senior at the U ni ve rsity of Chicago.

Laurel Pascoe is teaching at Renwick, Iowa.

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KAPPA KAPPA Alpha Sigma A lpha has been a great success this vear. vVe sent out twenty-five bids and twenty-two were accepted. Everyone of the girls are of the very best and rank high in their classes. All of us worked hard for the honor and glory of Alpha Sigma Alpha. vVe all felt that we wanted to keep the standards of our Sorority the very highest and be t, and we bore this in mind as each rushing party succeeded the other.

Our first social evening of the year was held in Temple University Club rooms, on Wednesday evening, October eleventh.

There were eleven girls returning and also Mrs . Sherman H .

Doyle, Chapter Adviser, and Miss Dorothea Beach, Faculty Advisor. The evening was spent in an informal way, and the girls told of the good times they had had during the summer.

Our first rushing party came on Saturday afternoon, November eleventh. We met our twenty-five rushees in the Club Rooms, and at two o'clock we started on our way to the Stanley Theatre to see Wallace Reid in "Clarence." Everyone enjoyed the picture. After the matinee we went to vVhitman's for refreshments . About five-thirty we parted, leaving just time enough for us to get back to the dormitories for dinner.

Kappa Kappa celebrated Alpha Sigma Alpha's twenty-first birthday on Tuesday afternoon. Vve decorated white paper napkins in the corners with a picture of King Asa in red; our vanilla ice-cream we topped with a little King Asa, and thus carried out our colors of red and white. The Kappa Kappa girls tried to make this a red-letter day for the chapter.

Our second rush party, in the form of a Buffet Supper, was held in the Club Rooms, Friday evening, November seventeenth.

A square table was placed at one end of the room, with one candle at each corner to carry out the number four. Paper napkins, bearing the insignia of our pin, and red baskets forming a square were our only decorations. After the lunch we sang and danced. Our Adviser and Faculty Adviser, together with Mrs. George vValk, wife of the Dean of Teachers College, were present. Vve felt that this affair was indeed a success.

The Art Alliance was the scene of the formal dance, given

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on Saturday, November twenty-fifth. The \iVesco tt O rchestra, "the original gloom chasers," furnished th e music. All of the g irl s looked charming and everyone -vvas in the best of spirits.

We had a fav or dance and gave the girls tiny bottles of perfume, and the men cigarette holders, prettil y tied with the A . S. A . colors. Miss Dorothea Beach and Miss R eed chaperoned the dance.

PERSONALS Miss Irene Parker and Mi ss Helen Lewdrop, both of whom a r e teaching, H ome Economics, were g uests at the D ormitory Dance given in the Templ e U nivers ity Gymnasium, October twenty-eighth.

Miss L eona McLa in and Mi ss D orothy Baugh accompanied our ru shing party on November eleventh to th e theatre.

Mi ss E li zabeth Garrettson was a visitor in our city for a few days.

THE WAYS By ]oH N

OxENHAM

To every man th ere openeth A High way and a Low; .-\nd every man decideth The way his so ul shall go.

The High soul climbs th e High way; The Low soul gropes the Low ; And in between on the mi sty flats The rest drift to and fro.

But to every man there openeth , High way and a L ow And every man decideth The way his soul shall go.

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DES MOINES CITY ASSOCIATION The Des Moines City Association of Alumme was organized the spring of 1922, shortly after the installation of Alpha Sigma A lpha at Drake U niversity. The following officers were elected : Mabel Payne, president, M rs. Elmer Adkin s, vice-president, Margaret Meek, secretary, Albertin e Ringrose, treasurer.

The association gave a luncheon during the month of l\Iay in honor of the actives and pledges at the "Shops Piazza.''

In September, the club was organized. M iss Payne, our president took a position as private .secretary to the Dean of the Co!lege of Dental Surgery of the U niversity of M ichigan, Ann Arbor, thus leaving a vacancy in the presidency. Lillian Hethersha w was elected president.

The City Assoc iation started out this fall with a great deal of enthusiasm and energy for the success of the active chapter, and also the success of our own association. 'vVe helped the active chapter during the rushing season. O ur regular meetings are held the second Saturday of each month as an inform al luncheon at some clown-town tea room.

There are thirteen members, and our meetings are very well wonderful spirit of loyalty and cooperation exists attended. amo ng our members. Since we are a new as sociation I shall give you a little account of each of our people.

Louise Boller is doing special work with a g roup of retard ed third g rad ers at Phillips School.

Leona 'vVilcox has charge of a fifth grade in the 路w ashington School. M iss Wilcox spent the summer at Denver U nivers ity.

Albertina Ringrose teaches a fifth grade at Scott School.

Ruth Hooks has primary work at 'vVallace School.

Florence Harley is teaching in the Drake U niversity High School, and is also assisting Dr. Sylvester in his private school fo r retarded students. :\'"ellie Gabrielson is teaching fifth grad e at Greenwood School.

Inga Tesclahl is teaching English in the high school at Ca rlyle, Iowa .. ::\Iayfred Stone has a second grade at Aclel, Iowa. ::\Iildred \ oiland is a bookkeeper here in the city.

Ruth M usmaker teaches fir st grade at Kirkwood School.

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Marga ret l\Iee k teaches Art at Grant School.

M rs. Adkin s has depa rtm ental work in the intermed iate g rades of the Jefferson School.

Hazel McLaug hlin of Coon Rapids was married in August to M r. Russell M iller, who is superintendent of school at Dumont, Iowa.

Grace Archer is living at home in Sloan, Iowa.

Margaret Bork is teaching in the interm ediate grades at Gouri e, Iowa.

Edith Cain is a Normal Training teacher at i~Ianning, Iowa.

Betty Dodson is also at l\Ianning, Iowa, in the intermediate grades.

Ruth Grant is teaching primary at Madison, South Dakota.

Maud Harvey is teaching at Ogden, Iowa.

Zela Hyten is teaching fifth grade at Guttenbu rg, Iowa.

Ethel McCo rmick is attending Chicago U nive rsity. Her ad·· dress is 1727 A lbion Street.

Edna Parsons is teaching at S ioux City.

Stella Schalk is teaching at Des Moines.

Leona vVelch has mathematics in the Junior High School at • Knox, I owa.

Neva Kriner is at home at Ne vada, Iowa .

Laura Pascoe is teaching at Renwick, Iowa.

Arl ine E lliott is teaching at Gifford, l\Iissouri.

Lela Stringer is teaching at Stuart, Iowa .

The first social function was an informal tea given by Loui e Boller at her home in honor of the actives and pledges of the local chapter. The home was attract ively decorated in keeping with the Hallovve'en season.

This was followed by a delightful luncheon g iven by Lillian Hethershaw at her suburban home. A color scheme of black and orange was carried out in the table a nd house decorations, and the favor were given containing a fortune for each guest.

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WHY I TEACH

By Lours BuRTON Vv'oonwARD

Because I 路wou ld be young in soul and mind Though years must pass and age my life constrain, And I have found no way to lag behind The fleeting years, save by the magic chain That binds me, youthful, to the youth I love, I teach.

Because I would be w1se and wisdom find Fr01i1 millions gon~ before whose torch I pass, Still burning bright to light the paths that wind So steep and rugged, for each lad and lass Slow-climbing to the unreYealecl above, I teach.

Because in passing on the living flam e That ever brighter burns the ages through , I have clone service that is worth th e name Can I but say, "The flam e of kn owledge grew A little brighter in the hand s I taught," I teach.

Because I know that when life's end I r each And th ence pass through the gate so wide and deep To what I do not know, save what men teach, That the remembrance of me men will keep I s what I've done; and what I have is naught, I teach.

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MARRIAGES A -Dorothy Datten to :Mr. William 路wi lli s Kitchen.

AA-l\Iarjorie Stier to l\lr. Kenneth \t\Thite.

AB-Ruth Dale to Dr. B. Patterson.

AB-Monna Elms to Dr. Howard Anderson Power.

AB-Juanita McGuire to l\Ir. James E. Jamison.

AB-Eunice elby to Mr. George William Chambers.

AG-Clara E. Ferguson to l\t!r. Lee G. Hills.

AG-Winifred Robinson to M r. Howard Baldvvin .

BB-l\Irs. Carl T. Brunson to Mr. Homer S. Toms.

BE-Mary Allen Paden to Mr. Forest Steward.

GG-Hazel Nash to Mr. Leslie Stauffer.

DD-l\Iarie Richter to Dr . David Keller.

EE-Marne Marie Jensen to Mr. Oscar Christenson.

ZZ-Bess Ca rter to Dr. Edgar Allen Kibbe.

ZZ-Carrie L. Beck to Mr. Ray Tudder.

HH-Helen wartz to Mr. Roy W. McLeland.

TT-G. M ildred Whittier to Rev. Charles Francis Richmond.

II -Hazel IcLaughlin to Mr. Russell l\Iiller .

BIRTHS AA-Robert Scott Tomlinson-son of Mr. and l-fr . R. S. Tomlinson (Martha C. Rosebrook) .

AB-Kenneth Earl S loan-son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Earl Sloan (Leta Rudasi ll ) .

EE-J ames Davis Sharpe- on of Mr. and Mrs. J. Homer Sharpe (Av is E. Jenkins).

ZZ-Dorothy Lee McMeekin-daug hter of Mr. and Mr . Leslie A. McMeekin (Lillian Ford) .

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NEW CITY ASSOCIATION

The M iddletown Association vvas organized at the home of Mrs. Alice Ottman Sauer on December 15, 1922, with l\Iary Harlai1d as President, and l\II ildred Cockrell as Secretary. The other members of the Association are Catherine Book, l\lary Helen Clark, Neva Unglesby Crist, Leona Ehrhardt, Lou ise l\IcFall, Zelma Sargeant and Mary Zech .

A. S. A. IN CALIFORNIA vVe have heard that there are three Alpha S igs studying at the University of California this year. They are as follows: Miss Edna \i\Telch , BB honorary member, wh o is studying for her A. M. l\1iss Bonnie Andrews, II honora ry member, who is working for her Ph.D . l\Iiss Maude Barrigar, EE, who is . a senio r at the college.

Have we any more?

NOTICE TO A. S. A. IN CHICAGO

Several A lpha Sigma Alpha girls in Chicago have organized a group meeting sociall y every two weeks. They are now looking for more A lpha Sigmas to add to their group . So far they have gone to several matinees on Saturday afternoons , and once to a bridge party. If any A. S. A. in Chicago, who is interested in keeping in touch with her sorority will either write or call Mildred Nul ton, the President, at Box 735, Riverside, Illinois; telephone Riverside 1555]; or the Secretary, Hazel B. Strahan, 1212 East 54th Street, Chicago; telephone Hyde Park 1252, she will be informed concerning a ll meetings.

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For sti ll the Lord is Lord of might; In deeds, in deeds, He takes delight; The plough, the spea r, the laden barks, The field , the founded city, marks; He marks the smiler of the streets, The singer up on garden seats; He sees the climber in the rocks; To Him the shepherd folds his flocks.

* * * * * Those He app roves that ply the trade, That rock the child, that wed the maid, That wit h weak v irtues, weaker hands, Sow g ladness on the peopled lands, And still with laughter, song, and sho ut, Spin the great wheel of earth about.

-Ste7;enson .