Asa phoenix vol 9 no 2 jan 1924 by Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

THE PHOENIX of ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA _ _ ____, VoLUM E

JANUARY, 1924

N uM B E R

Published in Iovember, January. March and May of each yea r at No. 30 North Ninth treet, Richmond, Indi ana , by the icho lson Printing Company, for the Alpha S igma Alpha Sor ority h avi ng headquarters at No. 1 Lindsey Street, Dorchester, Mass. Business corr espondence may be addressed to either office, but matter fo r publication and co rrespondence concern ing the same shou ld be addressed to Gertrude D. Halbritter, Editor, 1 Lindsey Street, Dorchester, Mass. Application for entry as second-class matter at the post office at Richmond, Indiana , is pending路 Sub scription price one dollar per }'ear.

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President-Mrs. \IVm. Holmes Martin, A and AA, 5 Cobden St., Boston, 19, Mass. Vice-President-Minnie M. Shockley, rr, 704 Church St., A lva, Okla. Secretary-Adda Anderson, EE, 706 Union St., Emporia, Kans. Treasurer-Grace F. Fultz, 6.6., Rushville, Ohio. Registrar-Wi lma Wilson, ZZ, 1405 Hardy, Independence. Mo. Historian-Mrs . H . S. Toms, BB, 1222 N. utter St., Stockton, Calif. Ritualist-Ruth Duffey, AA, 1423 Spring Garden, Lakewood, Ohio. Editor-Gertrude D. Halbritter, 速速, 1 Lindsey St., Dorchester, Mass. BOARD OF ADVISERS A lpha A lpha-Miss Amy M. Swisher, " The Tallawanda," Oxford , Ohio. Alpha Beta-Miss Ethel Hook, 602 So. Franklin Street, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Miss Vera Campbell, 1709 lOth Ave., Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma-Miss Minnie M. Shockley, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Miss Elizabeth Garber, Box 215, Athens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Miss Catherine E. Strouse, Emporia, Kans. Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Orlo R. Nattinger, 405 So. Holden St., 'Warrensburg, Mo. E ta Eta-Miss Eulalia E. Roseberry, 1610 So . Olive St., Pittsburg, Kans. Theta Theta-Mrs. Wm. Holmes Martin, 5 Cobden St., Boston, Mass. Iota Iota-Mrs. \IV. F. Barr, 2842 Rutland Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-".\Ir . Sherman H. Doyle, 1813 N. Broad t .. Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Mrs . E leanor H. Percival, 1142 Grandview Ave., Columbu , Ohio.

BO ARD OF SUPERVISORS Alumnae-Edna McCullough, 1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kans. Art-Carol Pierce. 24 Dromlay Court, 84 Pre cott t., Cambridge, Mass. hapter Activ iti e -Dorothy Yelton, High St., Butler, Ky. ExtensionMembership-Rosamond Root, Apt. 502, 509 W. 121 t., New York City. Music-Josephine Dixon, 616 Vâ&#x20AC;˘l . Lexington t., Independence, Mo. Scholarship-Christina S. Little, 1.54 Circuit Rd., \\ inthrop, Mass. Sorority Study-Sue Edwards, Box 354, Alva, Okla. ROLL OF COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha-Miam i University, Oxford, Ohio. A lpha Beta-State Teachers' College, Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-State Teachers' College, Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma-State Teac_h ers' College, Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Ohio University. IAthens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsi lon-State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kans. Zeta Zeta-State Teachers' College, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-State Teachers' College, Pittsburg, Kans. Theta Theta-Boston University, Boston, Mass. Iota Iota-Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. COLLEGE CHAPTER SECRETARIES Alpha Alpha-Rachel Kellar, 43 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, Ohio. A lpha Beta-Virginia Romans, 225 E. Jefferson St., Kirksville, Mo . Beta Beta-Edris Warner, 1214 Nineteenth St., Greeley, Colo. Gamma Gamma- Mary Fraizer, 1002 Sixth St., Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Lauretta Suntheimer, Lindley Hall , Athens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Margaret Peters, 706 Union St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Hattie Schooley, 201 Broad St., Warren burg, Mo. Eta Eta-Jessie Hisle, 1302 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, Kans. Theta Theta-Hazel Peterson, 11 E. Newton St., Boston, Mass. Iota Iota-Grace Davis, 817 35th St., Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa- tlargaret Bache, 314 Clifton Ave., Collingdale, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ruth Blenkner, 201 E. Tompkins St., Columbus, Ohio.

EX-COLLEGIO CHAPTER SECRETARIES Alpha Alpha-Ruth Duffey, 1425 Spring Garden, Lakewood, Ohio. Alpha Beta-Jean McKinley, Unionville, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Mrs. Glenn H. Ferguson, 751 1 H utchinson Ave., Swissvale, 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, Plain City, Ohio . Epsilon Epsilon-Ruth Jeremy, 404 Water St., Stevens Point, Wis. Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Edgar A. Kibbe, California, Mo. Eta Eta-Maude Laney, Pittsburg, Kans. Theta Theta-Caroline G. vVasgatt, 346 Lookout Ave., Hackensack, N. J. Iota Iota-Leona Wilcox, 1165 23rd St., Des Moines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Irene Parker, 112 William St., Salisbury, Mel. Lambda Lambda-Mrs . Paul E. Frederick, 3428 Oak Park Ave., Berwyn, Ill.

ASSISTANT EX-COLLEGIO SECRETARIES lpha Alphalpha Beta-Elizabeth Romans, Linneus, Mo. Gamma Gamma-Lucelle Chew, 829 Church St., Alva, Okla. Delta Delta-Emma Helsel, St. Mary"s, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Lois Koontz, 1222 Rural St., Emporia, Kans . Zeta Zeta-Mary Mason vVilson, 1233 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kans.

CITY ASSOCIATION SECRETARIES Alva, Okla.-Ethel France, 211 Barnes Ave., Alva. Boston, Mass.-Christina S. Little, 154 Circuit Rd., Winthrop, Mass. Cherokee, Okla.-Elberta Patterson, Cherokee. Chicago-Mildred Nulton, Box 735, Riverside. Cleveland, Ohio-Esther Kenney, 12700 Euclid, Cleveland. Columbus, Ohio-Helen Millikin, 77 Eldon Ave., Columbus. Des Moines, Iowa-Nellie Gabrielson, 1530 28th St., Des Moine . Emporia, Kans.-Mrs. Marshall Randel, 1020 \ iVashington St., Emporia. Greeley, Colo.-Ethelyne Rh iner, 1533 Ninth Ave., Greeley. Kansas City, Mo.-Lucille Christopher, 204 N. River Blvd., Independence. Moberly, Mo.-Mae Middleton, 205 Hagood St., Moberly. Pittsburg, Kans .-Helena Van Gastel, 1803 N. Locust St., Pittsburg. Pittsburgh, Pa.-Anna E . Schado, 6 17 Walnut St., Irwin. New York, I . Y.-Rosamond Root, Apt. 502, 509 W. 121 t St.. New York City. Un ionville, Mo.-Nettie B. Dickerson, Unionville, Mo. \iVa rrensburg, Mo .-Mrs. Leslie A. McMeekin, East Gay St., VVarrensburg.

ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES Ch<1irman-Miss Maude Morris, ~~A, School of Mines, Rapid City, S. D. Secretary-Mrs. A . J. Hathaway, Jr. ,~ ~~. v\ elland, Ontario. Treasurer-Miss if innie Shockley, A~A, 704 Church St., Alva, Okla . Director of Local Panhellenics- ifiss A nne \1\ ilke, IlK~, 709 Church St., Alva, Okla.

EDITORIA.L STAFF

Editor-ill-Chief Gert rude D. Halbritter, 1 Lindsey St., Do rchester, Mass.

Chapter Edit01'S Alpha Alpha-Marjorie Martin , 29 Hepburn Hall, Oxford, Ohio. A lpha Beta-L ettie Merrick, 210 E. F illmore St., Kirksville, Mo. Beta Beta-Rispah A . Whitlow, 1124 T hirteenth St., Greeley, Colo . Gamma Gamma-Vera Jones, 909 Barnes Ave., A lva, Okla. Delta Delta-Frances Gray, Lindley Hall , Athens, Ohio. Epsilon Epsilon-Catherine Brower, 706 Union St., Emporia, Ka ns. Zeta Zeta-Christine Basham, 216 South St., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Frances Hull, 1010 S. Olive St., P ittsburg, Kans. Theta T heta-Esther Tyler, 124 Forest St., Medford, Mass. Iota Iota-Catherine Corbett, 1324 26th St., Des Mo ines, Iowa. Kappa Kappa-Mi ldred Sherwood, 18 15 N. B road St .. Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Lillian Brauch, 533 City Park Ave., Col umbus . Ohio.

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Alpha Sigma Alpha Announces the Acceptance of a Petition from

Zeta Tau Alpha of

Michigan State Normal College Ypsilanti, Michigan

THE PHOENIX JANUARY 1924

WH Y I JOINED A. S. A. I think one of the foremost reasons why I joined Alpha Sigma Alpha was because of the companionship of the girls of Beta Beta chapter. I knew that by becoming a sorority sister of theirs I could come in closer touch with them in every way. Beta Beta is very fortunate in that so many of her girls are leaders on the campus . In the literary, religious, athletic, and social life of the college, A. S. A. girls are noticeably prominent, and it is from such girls as these that one receives inJ spiration and ideals . Back of almost every girl's desire to go to college lies the fact that she expects to become a broader, finer, and more fully developed woman. Through contact with a group of girls such as Alpha Sigma Alpha, one receives the social ease and poise so necessary in after life. By joining a group interested in many phases of life, one secures an interest in. many things which tends to broaden and develop. The aims of Alpha Sigma Alpha will inspire a girl to live up to the best that is in her. A sisterhood which tries to develop the intellectual, spiritual, physical, and sociq.l side of a girl's character, is or1~ which will challenge her as well as encourage her to do her best. The democratic attitude which the Beta J?eta girls showed towards all the other girls on the campus helped me in my decision to become a member of their sorority, and now that I am really a pledge I know that what I believed to be true is actually true of the girls of Alpha Sigma Alpha. -DOROTHY MASTERS. BB.

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THE PHOENIX WHY I AM GLAD I AM AN A. S. A.

O ne is glad of a thing because it rend er to one de irable values, gifts, or pleasures. Many expect only material values, but Alpha Sigma Alpha offers more than this. Alpha Sigma Alpha has a wide circle of true and loyal friends. Contact with such friends will build her character and make her life broader and better. ot only are A. S. A. friend. to be found in the chapter relation. but out in the world when college days are over. \ iV herever one find s an A. S. A., one finds a true friend. To me th e aim of Alpha S igma Alpha is sac red , for it aims to produce girls who wi ll "advance in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man," as our Saviour did. If A. S. A. can make every member true to this aim, then it is a worth while organization. If all of its members can leave their Alma Mater and live such a life, how much better they might make this world, because of the service rendered by them. As teachers. we have a splendid opportunity to mold the lives of others by our teaching and example. Service is a wonderful thing. and something which we all should strive to render. I have been an Alpha Sig scarcely two month s, but in thi s time, I know that I have obtained a higher conception of life and the obligations I owe to my fellow men. If, throughout my life, I can live true to the ideal s of Alpha Sigma Alpha, I feel that my membership has been worth while. I believe that Alpha Sigma . lpha can be an inspiration to every member to do her best at all times, and in all circumstances. Because of the gifts of this sisterhood, and because of the growth which such a sisterhood offers, I am truly glad that I belong to Alpha Sigma Alpha. "Plant lilies, and lilies will bloom; Plant roses, and roses will grow ; P lant hate and hate to life will spring; Plant love. and love to you will bring The fruit of the seed you sow ." - H.\ZEL SLUSHER,

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ASPIRE, SEEK, ATTAIN Aspire, seek, atta in ! The e are the words over wh ich we ponder as we enter Alpha Sigma Alpha. \Ve realize that we have been aspiring a nd seeking all through our li ves, but generall y without a goal in view, and with no great degree of self satisfaction. As we come into the eve r full er reali zation of the fin eness of life in A. S. A. there comes to us a new light, a new strength to move onward and upward . Along the way to the goal of the fulle t li fe, one's effort are constantly drawing various ways by un worthy objectives, which loom ahead for a short time. The clo e friend hip of A. S. A., howeve r, and the companionship of girl s following the same true objective imparts strength to each individual. which would be impossible for that individual to mai ntain alone. Above all Alpha · S igma Alpha brings a sweetness into the life of its members for which each is thankful, and glad in return to give her full measure of serv1ce. -LET.\ HINER,

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THE VALUE; OF SORORITY There is a certain atmosphere found in all sorority hou es that bespeaks of hom e, and to the college girl, whose home is mil es away, this is something not to be casually overlooked . He re we find friends, helpers, sisters, compani ons, all sta nding hand in-hand, ready to fight with a nd for each other in the small battles of life. \ iV illing-each eager to carry a little of the other's burden; thu s we are taught the way-the one way in vvhich happiness can be attained, namely, the re-organi zing of our values, and the placing of others on a plane above ourselves. To be asked to pledge to a sorority is an honor, but to be asked by the now active E psilon Epsilon Chapter is something that cannot be too highly appreciated . Here we come in contact with g irls, who, possibly through associating with other members of the organization, have acquired sterling traits of cha racter, of which loyalty, honesty, fidel ity, and good breeding play important parts: girls who have found that pleasure is not the chief goal of life; girls who have ideals and are earnestly striving to realize them; girls who proudly show th e world what the twentieth century woman can be-and is.

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Thus, sororitie are a help mentally, morally, and physically, but we should not join with the idea of self-betterment solely in mind, but rather with the feeling that through the medium of this greater force, our small mite may reach the outside world. -ELIZABETH WHELAN, EE.

ASPIRE, SEEK, ATTAIN The motto of Alpha Sigma Alpha, "Aspire, Seek, Attain," points the way to success and achievement if we would but follow. First of all, we must have an ideal. A woman without a definite purpose or aim in life can never hope to achieve. She drifts from one thing to another, and perhaps too late discovers that task for wh ich she is especially fitted . College is worth while if it does nothing 路 else than help us discover ourselves, and to 路 know what our aim or mission in life is to be. Once we have an ideal or something to strive for, then the search for methods to carry it out will follow naturally. The ideal is the main-spring of action. We should hitch our wagon to a star, but in seeking:_ to follow that star let us not have our heads so high above the clouds that we stumble over obstacles immediately at our feet. Our ideals should be lofty, but let us remember that we must apply them to the practical condition s of life about us. vVe mu st seek, and seek earnestly, and patiently, if we wish to attain. vVe often think that the attainment should follow close upon the heel s of aspiration, forgetting the hard work, courage and patience necessa ry for the attainment. -LOR.'\ SHIPLEY, II.

SORORITY STANDARDS In a talk recently to the combined sororities at the Colorado State Teachers College, Dean Gilpin-Brown maintained that sororities should st ri ve to achieve the highest type of womanhood. "The orority girls stand out distinctively. They have a ba i of splendid traditions, which have been made by former members of th eir so rorities and they should endeavor to uphold the e standards. Tlie individual sororities probably have a cer-

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tain type of girl whom they wish to be known by. They hould try to make their standa rd the best type of all-around women."' In emphasizing thi s idea of typical characteristics a show n by the various groups, Dean Gilpin-Brown quoted a few of the types that are found at Colorado Teachers College and suggested that each so rority might profitably combine these qualities. "V\Te have the sorority which trains for social distinction. Its members are careful of all the social niceti es which display good breeding. Vve have the sorority which prides itself on its school spirit and is prominent in official student position s and concerted student activities. Its members do much to contribute to the life of the college at large. "Another sorority is that 路which emphasizes dependability and good business ethics. This is a virtue which may well be acquired by all of the groups. Some sororities stand out particularly for the care they take that the good name of their members is preserved . This is a most commendable trait. "Then there are the gi rls who str ive fi rst for academ ic training. Although this is a splendid ideal I would not advise any sorority to make it their only aim ." Mrs. Gilpin-Brown concluded her talk by an appeal for a larger college spirit among sorority girls, an attitude that would tolerate no sneering at college function s and activities. and a more friendly relation between all Greek organizations.

SORORITIES AND FACULTIES A college is a place where men and women assemble for the purpose of receiving an ed ucati on. Everything within the college should help promote the attaining of thi s obj ect. If th ere is any institution within its walls which does not do this, it does not justify its existence. Sororities ought to, and do help the indiv idual attain this desired education. There are several ways in which the so rority may help to further this aim, such as, the supervi sion o f un derclassmen by upperclassmen, the superv ision of the individual by the group, the contest to raise the standards of the so rority in compa rison with the standards of other sororities on the campus. There is another way, howeve r, which is sometimes neglected, and which might be of great help. This is the co-opera-

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tion between ororities and faculties. plan, used ucces fully by many so rorities, is to become acquainted with the profe so rs in a personal way. A fter a chapter meeting the professo r i invited to the orority house, and the girls gather in a emi-ci rcle. and chat with th eir guest on subjects which are of interest to the professor. Later light refreshments are served. In this way the girls not only become familiar with their instructor , but also gain a great deal not learned in a classr oom . It makes a profes or take on a certain individuality which is sometimes lost entirely in the daily routine of teaching. \tV hile this particular plan may not be feasible in all places, yet variations can be adapted to suit the needs of the chapter in question. The main objective is a personal acquaintance with the instructors with whom one is working. Let us all remember that the facult y of any institution ha the greatest respect for that group of students which shows the greatest proficiency in studies, while exerting a wholesome influence over college affairs. A college girl may gain glory for her sorority by maintaining good scholarship grades, as well as being a social success, and in the long run she is better preparing herself for life. Loui SE D. HowELL, AB.

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ALL FOR YOU (Tune: "All For You")

I. Dea r Alpha Sigs so true Dea r A. S. A . O ur work is done fo r you Fo r you always . We' ll love our sisters dea r Though we're not always nea r, T he ones we love the best In A. S. A.

II. O ur longing is for you D ear A. S. A. O ur kindnessJ is for you, All for you. O ur songs a re ung for you, O ur prayers a re said for yo u, O ur love we' ll give to yo u, Dea r A. S. A. -

HELEN l\1c(L.\FF I :'\T, D.D..

A. S. A. (T une: "Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses")

Love brings us here all together F orming fr iend hi ps that never seye r, L ove make us faith ful , loyal. true, All fo r you. All fo r you. Dea r A. S. . the best in all T hroughout the land echoes our call vVe give our be t to you in every way, A. S. A . A. S . A. -

LILLIE GREER , D.~ .

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RUSH W EEK

I. Some one in her own sweet way, vVoke me at seven to ay: "A special delivery for you, I guess." Was this the beginning of Rush Week? Yes.

II. Pledges were given the best of care, They were royally entertained everywhere. vVe learned A. S. A. was the height of perfection; Rush vVeek was grand without exception.

III. Patronesses gave all one grand surprise; Hallowe'en was celebrated likewise. There could have been no better sight, Than the forma l on Saturday l ight.

IV. Vve cannot forget one more thingA.lpha Sig girls under our window did sing! Then night fled, another day to send, Rush week had come to an end. -MAYME HILL,

WHY WE LOVE HER

I. vVhy Why \i\ hy \i\Thy

do we love our A. S. A . ? do we hold her dear? do we come from far and wide? are we always here?

II. Is it for honor that we wear That splendid jeweled pin? Is it because o f my tery, That we were counted in?

III. Everyone knows the answer well, That is, each A. S. A.

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THE PHOEKIX We love her for her helpfulne s That's offered day by day.

IV. We love her for her si terhood, Her loyalty and pep, For all the things she does for us. That help us keep in step. -ELIZABETH SAUNDER '速速.

ASPIRE, SEEK, ATTAIN Aspire to that which is a humble task, For life is filled with souls who grope for fame, And when the record of your life is penned, May "Humanity's Cause" be written by your name. Seek to make yourself best loved by those Whose hearts most need the tnt t of a true friend. And love will keep the flame of friendship bright Until you take the journey without encl. Attain the crown that's gladly passed to you By hands whose loads were lightened by your aiel , And know that in the hearts of men there lies That great enduring fame which never fades. -HAZEL LINDSEY HUNT, 速速 .

STAY PUT When there's something to do that ought to be done By you or by me, or by any one, Don"t turn away-don't hirk-don't runStay Put!

If it comes your way it is meant for you, And nobody else can see it through. So tackle the thing you were chosen to doStay Put! Don't wish it was somebody else's choice, Don't lift a shirker's complaining voice, Be glad of your chance, hold fast, reJOICe, Stay Put! -Selected.

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ALPHA ALPHA everal weeks ago Alpha Alpha chapter entertained with a Sund ay morning breakfast hike two rep resentati ves from each of th e four-yea r sororities. The breakfast proved a huge uccess. O n October twentieth we played our home-coming game with O berli11 , but M iami was unfortunate in lo ing to O berlin with a score of 7-0. 'vVe spent a very enjoyable week-end, however, as many of the girls were back. A fte r the game on Saturday afternoon M iss Swisher entertain ed the girls at a lovely tea. t th e M iami-Deni on game at Dayton we had a fin e luncheon at the Rikes-K umler tea room. Several of th e alumn;:e were p resent at th e luncheon . Several of 路our g irls thi s year are interested in othe r activiti es. "!\ [ary Zech and Ruth Neff have gone out for athleti cs and Ruth ha been made captain of the hockey team. We have fOLN:. girls in th e Madrigal Club thi s year. Madrigal is a select mu sical club fo r women a nd has forty-eight members. O ur girls include F lorence K ing, Ma rian R oberts, Gene Conve rse, and Geo rgiana Robinson. F lorence King is a member of the Chapel hoir for the first semester. Sophia McSherry, one of our freshmen, has been elected p resident o f th e F re hman Teachers Coll ege class. Due to her offi ce. he i also on Student Council. -:'IICJ. rj ori e l\Ia rtin has been pledged to Delta O mi cron, a national路 scholarship sorority. O ne of th e requirement of the . orority is a B average in grades. S he ha also been chosen to rep resent th e Sophomore clas on th e Student Faculty Commi ttee . T his is a committee composed of four men representing the classes and organi za ti on on th e ca mpu , four rep re entat ive air! and fo ur faculty membe r . I n the early part of December i\ Ii wisher entertained the pledge wi th a delightful pa rty at the "Spinning \ iVheel. ., -:\J ost

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of the evening was spent in dancing, and the mu ic, which was especially good, was furni shed by a capable pian i t from the university. All agreed that Miss Swisher was indeed a charming ho tess. A lpha Alph a chapter held its ninth ini tiation ser vice on Friday, November thirtieth. T he se rvice was very nnpre ive and beautiful. Following the service, which lasted from five until eight-thirty o'clock, we enjoyed a lovely banquet at the " pinning W heel. " The color scheme of palm green and gold was a rti stically carri ed out in the decorations. T he tables were arranged in the shape of our pin. and the center piece was a hu ge basket of la rge chrysanth emums surrounded by sp ray of smilax. We presented each new initi ate with a beautiful co rsage of small chrysanthemums and roses. The p rograms were also in the shape of the pin , and were of palm green edged and written in gold. T he tables were lighted with large whi te candles a nd the other lights were softened by placing small gold Alpha Sigma A lpha shades over them. M iss Georgeanna Robinson acted as toastmistress a nd the other toasts were given by Lucile Haut, for the act ive chapter, Mildred Conley, for the initiates; Miss Cone, for the patronesseS; Juanita \!Volfe, fo r the alumme: a nd M iss Swisher, our Faculty Adv iser, gave a lovely toast on the Clasp, since that is what holds us all together. Our musical p rogram consisted of a voca l solo by Mari an Roberts. and one by F lorence King, and ,a violin solo by Jean P robasco. Between the courses of the dinner we sang our own dear so rority songs . \Ale a re happy to announce that the following gi rl were initiated: M il clt路ed Conl ey, Lucile Chi ck, Perlin a Albright. Jean P robasco, Max ina Herron. Sophi a McS herry, Frances Shannon , Helen J ones . Vve have pledged Nellie Lash. who will be initiated next semester. vVith our new members and the rest of us all working together. we hope to be able to do bigger a nd better things for Alpha S igma Alpha than we have eve r clone before. O n Friday night, December eventh, the high school gave CJ n operetta, ''In Gra ndm other' s Ga rden' ' und er the direction of 2\Ir. Clokey and M iss Kellar. VIe a re proud to ay that Florence K ing is taking the leading part. For Founder's Day, in stead of hav ing a party as we u ually do, we met at noon and gave thanks to ou r God for the privilege of belonging路 to an organization whose ideals are so hig-h.

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For our Thanksgiving party we met in the sorority room on Monday evening, November twenty-six, with nothing definite planned. Everything was very impromptu. We called each "prep" to the floor and asked her to explain very personal que tions, such as, " her last elate before she left home," or " ju t what was in that letter which seemed to please her so much." Cookie , apples and old-fashioned stick candy were served. On Sunday, December ninth, Dean Davidson, Winifred Ro ino, and Sara Long were invited for evening lunch with l\rr. and Mrs. Smith . Mrs . Smith is our new patroness, and is very anxious to become personally acquainted with all of the girls. On the following evening our pledges gave a clever skit. They had a stage fixed in one corner of the room and dramatized all of the popular songs. Our Christmas party took place on December seventeenth . \11,1 e drew names for presents .

ALPHA BETA Five of our girls did not return this term, and one them is Viola Bailey, a fall initiate, but we are expecting her back in the spring. We have one new member, not really so ne\\', either, for she is Elizabeth Dodson from Iota Iota chapter, and we are very much pleased and happy to have her. Alpha Beta gave an informal party on Saturday, December eighth, and a formal rush dance on December fifteenth. On December twelfth we had a joint orority affair in the form of a kid party, when we dressed dolls for the poor children of the tovvn. Our bazaar took place on Friday and Saturday, December fourteenth and fifteenth. On December sixteenth we plan to attend church in a body.

BETA BETA Rush week has rea lly ended for Beta Beta and we are once more busy working for our instructors. During the fir st week of college we ru shed individually with theatre parties. dinners at the chapter house, and waffle breakfasts, never having more than ix in one group according to Panhellenic ruling. On :\Ionday of the following week Panhellenic entertained

THE PHOE!\IX all of the active member of the ororitie and their rushees at a dance at Bonell Hall. Wednesday afternoon they gave a tea for the entire student body in the Y. vV. C. . room . Patronesses from each sorority presided at the tables with members assisting. Date books were issued on Tuesday. We gave green leather booklets with A. . A. engraved in gold, and enclo ing the invitations to our dinner dance on Thursday and a beefsteakfry on the following \i\Tednesday written in verse form. We serenaded the girls and left the books that evening. Japanese decorations transformed Bon ell Hall into a "Dragon Inn'' for the six o'clock dinner which we gave on Thursday. The stage was screened by lattices, covered with flowers symbolic of the "Flowery Kingdom." A four course dinner was served at small tabks decorated with chrysanthemums. Songs to each of the rushees were sung by girl s dressed in Japanese costumes, who danced among the tables. Mrs. E llsworth and M rs. Curti s entertained with vocal olos, and Emma Carte r gave a sunbeam dance. Beta Beta entertained its rushees at a beefsteakfry at Seeley's Lake on October seventeenth . This party wa the closing one of rush week. Our guests gathered at the sorority house late in the afternoon and were conveyed to the lake in a big truck. Vlhen they a rri ved at their destination. the party found a very realistic gypsy camp attended by girl s in attractive costumes. Supper was prepared over the campfi res and served by the gypsy maid ens. We spent some time in singing and then took our guests to the pavilion at the opposite side of the lake where we danced for an hour. Bids were sent out the following Monday and on the next Monday we pledged :M argaret Culver of Montrose, Margaret Crawford of Salida, Kansas. F lorence Scott of Greeley, Irma Gilbert of Bayero, and Dorothy Masters of Colorado Springs. Last summ er we lost three of our patronesses: Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Smith, whose husband left to become profe sor of history at Ohio U niversity, and Miss P utske, who has gone to another school. We have, however, secured two new patrones es in Mrs. E. U. Rugg, whose husband is our new teacher in edu-

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cation, and l\Ir . F. L. F itzpatrick, whose hu band i the new biology assistant. Mo rna Beebe has been elected new pre ident of our chapter to succeed Geraldine Rundell , who found her work as editor of the Nfirror demanded too much of her time to give her best in this office. We entertained our patronesses and pledges at an artistic Hallowe'en card party Wednesday evening, October thirty-fir t at the chapter house. The guests met at th e door an intriguing black cat. pursued by a witch astride a broo mstick, and were introduced into rooms whose atmosphere was di stinctly ghostly. The decorations were the trad itional owls, bats, and witches, lighted by orange candles, and pumpkin-shaded electric lights. F avors consisted of small orange sc roll s upon which were written various He>.llowe'en superstiti ons. They were pa sed to the guests by a small black witch . Delicious refreshm ents of salad, cider, fan cy cakes, and mints were served . O n Thanksgiving Day all girls who could not go home were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rugg. President Crabbe has been very ill, and is improving Yery slowly, but we hope that he will be back by next quarter. Doctor F re>.sier, Dean of th e Graduate School, has been elected V iceP resident to se rve during Dr. Crabbe's absence. O n November twenty-sixth Conrad Hoffman was with u . He certainly is one of the most inspiring speakers that we have had . Subscripti ons for Student R elief were taken after hi s speech, and th e total has passed th e $1000 mark. La t yea r we g-e>.ve more in proportion than any other school in Colorad o. Vve a re sending eleven delegates and two student ministers to the International Stud ent Voluntee r Co nventi on in Indianapolis. Two Beta Beta g irls have been elected, Geraldine Rundell. and ::VIarjorie i\J asters. To rai se money to finance their trip the school gave a circus on December eighth. Each sorority had charge of a side- how . and we put on a farcial production of '路The Curfew Shall not Ring.'' O ur pledges entertained the active members at dinner on Novembe r twenty- eventh at the Ca nfield Hotel. Four of them had credit enough to be initiate at once, and so on December eighteenth we initiated Dorothy ).Ja ter. , ).Jargaret Crawfor d, Kath路

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rin e Sinclair, F lorence Scott, and Berni ce }.Ieeker, who wa pledged last yea r. Fo r the Christmas pa rty th e act ive members entertained the patrones es, pledges, and alumnce at an old- fash ioned ewing bee and a white elephant party, with a tree, pop-corn balls, ancl fudge. We made dolls for the Y . Vv. C. A. boxe for the poor of Greeley. O n December nin th we were the guest of Delta P hi Omega at a tea. Ca rrie Turner was married this summer to Professor Zyve, physics teacher here for several yea rs, and they are both attending Leland Stanford U niversity this winter. Ida Jane Reeder has been elected to Kappa Delta P i. Vl/e are glad to welcome M u M u Chapter to A lpha S igma A lpha, and sincerely hope that they may enj oy their membership as much as we h'ave.

GAMMA GAMMA O ur fami ly reunion took place on F riday, Novembe r fifteenth, with a luncheon at the. St. N icholas. And who doesn't enjoy a family reunion ? 'vVe have eight pledges who a re to be initiated soon. vVe regret that two of our pledges, 1ona Swartz , because of the death of her fathe r, and Beul ah Fa rrand , who is suffering from a nervous breakdown, will not be with us fo r some tim e. Bessie E lliott also 11as been out of college because of the illness of her mother. Gamma Gam ma has had so me ve ry enj oyable meetings during the past month s, and all of us enj oy especiall y the social luncheons on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month .

DELTA DELTA O n Sunday, October fourteenth, Delta Delta initiated l\Iabel Dorsey. It was one of the loveliest initi at ions vve ever held. The day itself was perfect, and the girls with their whi te dresses a nd fall flow ers made the setting ideal. Immediately fo llowing the initiation we pledged Lillian Greer of Colum bus, Ohio. That makes twelve pledges for u . O ne of our pledges, Anna Lois Sanm, received the highe t sco re of all the freshmen in th e intellegence given them. T he

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average score was 150, and her core was 210. Dean l\IcCrackin of the College of Education states that her score was also the highest in the state. Our pledges have been entertaining us lately. First they gave a theatre party for the actives and Mis Garber, and then a Hallowe'en party in the sorority room. We have been most fortunate in securing 1rs. Smith, the wife of one of the new professors in the College of Education, as a patroness. She had formerly been a patroness for Beta Beta chapter at Greeley. vVe regret very much that tvvo of our girls have been called home and will not be able to return to college until next semester 1arguerite Conroy has gone to her home in Cleveland because of the illness of her father, and Florence Rannels was compelled to give up school 路because of the severe illness of her mother. In November Delta Delta had two very interesting functions. On J ovember ninth we gave a tea for our patronesses in the sorority room. It was really the first opportunity that the pledges had to become acquainted with all of our patronesses. On Thursday, November fifteenth we had a meeting of the entire chapter in commemoration of our Founder's Day. We sang our "Shield of A. S. A." Then one of the girls gave an account of the founding and early history of Alpha Sigma Alpha. We closed with a prayer of thanksgiving and the reconsecration to the ideals of our sisterhood. Two college events of interest in December were first, the concert by the combined glee clubs, and then the Annual Doll Show of the Y. W . C. A. There was also the Christma servtce of the Y. V路..r. C. A., the Y. Vv. Poor Kiddies路 Parties, in Athens and in the mining towns nearby. Friday afternoon. December fourteenth, our pledges gave a tea for the pledges of all the other sororities on the campus. On unday afternoon. December ixteenth we held initiation for Katherine V.. ebb, Helen McClaflin, Mary Mercer, and Ruth Hollinger . These girls are all of ophomore rank.

EPSILO N EPSILON Epsilon Ep ilon's Christma party was held in our new hotel, the Broadview. on December eventh. This did not take the

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place of our regular party at the house, however, but wa simply an extra party. Our mothers and patronesses purchased, decorated and lighted a large Christmas tree. Representation of icicles hung from the lights and around the room. Vve had fortyfour couples, which included a number of alumnc.e, a few gue ts. mothers, patronesses, and hostes es. We had one circle dance on the program, and this helped to get acquainted. For one of the favor dances we gave noise-making gifts. For the other we gave dolls which we had made out of oilcloth and gingham, with painted faces. We hung these dolls on a wire. and with imitation snowballs the men hit the dolls and received the names of their dancing partners. Two of the girls gave a skater's dance. They were dressed in white costumes, which were nearly covered with cotton and artificial snow, and carried bells. While this dance progressed only the Christmas tree was lighted and our A. S. A. Sign. We made the sign out of white bristol boaro with the letters cut out and red paper placed in back. Cotton was placed around it like a picture frame, and it was sprinkled with artificial snow, making a lovely effect. The light behind the letters brought them into prominence. Our King Asa party was l~eld at the home of our president, Helen Brickell. One of the girls told the story of King Asa and then we sang our songs. Vve had an interesting informal good time. For refreshments we served hot chocolate, cakes, and bon bons, which were decorated with pastry tubes, and the Greek letters. Since rush week we have pledged two more girls, which brings our number to thirteen. One of our original twelve pledges found it impossible to remain in school. Our regular Christmas party was given for our mothers, patronesses, and the actives chapter. The name of each person was placed in a hat, and we drew. Then we gave a present to that person . We had the house decorated and together with the Christmas tree everything looked very attractive. The mothers seem so interested, and are always making plans for kind things to do for us. Each girl who lives at the house has an adopted mother, and these adopted mothers entertain them at their home . . and supply much of the home life which they miss so much.

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The Facul ty \ Vi\路e 路 Club gave a benefit enterta inment at the college auditorium. One of the features was a popularity contest, and our president, Helen Brickell , won the prize, which was a beauti ful Persian cat. Eve r since we have been trying to think of a suitable name for it. The first dormitory at Empori a is soon to be completed. The main floor of Abiga il Morse Hall contains a large living room. several small parlors, connected by French doors, and a ui te of rooms for the matron. Besides this there are room s for sixteen gi rl s. Each of the other floors consists of sleeping rooms, and a kitchenette. T he walls of the girls' rooms are fini shed in gray and the woodwork is walnut. Each room contains two single beds. two straight chairs, a study table, one rocking chair, and one dresser. There is water in each room. }G P hi, the leadership fraternity, has elected Adda Anderson to membership. The fraternity is honorary and was founded in 1922 by the team captains of the student memorial union campaign. T he organization is representative of the college, as leaders in practically every maj or activity are members. T he membership is limited to twenty-four, and only uppe rclassmen are eligible. ZETA ZETA

Zeta Zeta announces the pledging and mitiatmg of Naomi 1\Iussman, of Cole Camp, M issouri, and Hazel Slusher of Odessa, }vfissouri. S ince onl y five g irls return ed thi fall, we have now a chapter of seven. O ur Found er's Day celebration took place on Saturday, Noyember seventeenth at Estes Hotel. T he arrangements were in the hands of our alumn;:e. It was reall y a brilliant affair. O ur first president of the chapter, the entire active chapter, town alum m.e, and four pat rones 路es, were there. The tables we re placed in the form of a Greek cross, the place card had our coat-of-a rm s printed in reel . chrysanthem ums were in the center. and on each of the four arm s of the cross. Between the co urses letters from Nat ional officers and absent members were read, and with \Vilma \iVilson a toastmistress the following program was carried out: The Commander-in- Chi ef of . A., Bess Carter Kibbe; Z. Z.'s Pioneer General, ~Ia ry :\Ia on W ilson; The Loyal

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::\1inute Men, Mary Freund ; Our Hono rable Aid , Lillian Mc::\feekin; The Captain Courageous and Company of 1923, Ada C. Parker; The Imperial Infantry, Billy H. Greer. fter the banquet we adjourn ed to the home of Irs. l\Iaude Nattinger, our faculty adviser. A musical program followed together with the singing of our songs. Amo ng those present were: Bes Carter Kibbe, Mrs. Marion Parker, Mrs. Palmer Greer Ernestine Bennett, Wilma W ilson, Josephine Dixon, Margaret Wagner, F rances Brayle, L uell en B ussman, Mary Mason \1\filson, M il dred W ilson, Ethel P hillips. During the District State Teachers' Meeting there were about twenty-three alumn<e in Warrensburg. T he active girl enter. tained the visiting alumnce with a luncheon in the dining room of the Home Economics department. The color scheme carried was the red and white of Alpha Sigma Alpha. We have had an informal party at our rooms in the form of a candy pull. After making fudge and pulling taffy, we danced and had a general good time. O ur Christmas bazaar took place on December seventh. This kept us busy for many weeks >in preparation. Ruth Barton, who finished work for her degree at M. U. last year, will take up her duties January first as official court reporter in the nin eteenth Judicial District in Missouri. Zeta Zeta announces the birth of Patsy Jane Rissler ,on November tenth at Hugesville, Mo., to \A/. M . Rissler and Ruth Roberts Rissler. M iss A lmeda l\fay Janney, formerly Dean of 路w omen at C. l\I. S . T. C. and patroness of Zeta Zeta is now on the history staff of the U niversity of the City of Toledo, and acting assistant director of the Junior College. Lillian Thomson is attending the Un iversity of M issouri, and V ivian Schwald 1s teaching in a co nsolidated high chool at Laurel, Iowa.

ETA ETA Rush week at K . S. T. C. was formally begun with the reception to all college girls by the Panhellen ic Associat ion, Saturd<~.y evening, October twenty-seventh. There were about one hundred and fifty in attendance. O ur alumn<e present included

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Lola Brandenburg Leedham, St. Louis; Muriel Johnson. Joplin. Mo.; and Dorothy Bolick. Bertha Bachtel, president of the Panhellenic Association, !J:iss Eulalia Roseberry, chapter adviser, and l\Iarjorie McFarland, president of the chapter, were among tho e in the receiving line. President Brandenburg and Dean Grandle each gave a short talk, and each sorority furnished :1 part of the program. Dorothy Bolick played a piano solo. Our Rush Week invitations were unique little affairs in black and white. The cover was built on a rectangle with the concave square stamp of A. S. A. at the open end. The five separate invitations were printed inside with appropriate cut-"out silhouettes in black, and were written in rhyme. The envelope<; vvere sealed with the Phoenix in black wax. Trip across the campus where the Green Mill is found; Wednesday afternoon at four The wheels turn 'round. ALPHA SIGS at Mrs. \iVeede's, 1708 S. Broadway The Green Mill ~as a tea. The decorations were in palm green and white, with a miniature windmill fashioned of green crepe paper and electrically lighted as a centerpiece for the table . . Our patroness, Mrs. \tVeede, presided at the tea table. where olive sandwiches and sandwiches made of Miss Roseberry's famous nutbread were served. Transparent bracelets of palm green and gold, used as napkin rings, were given as favors. Twelve rushees were present together with !J:iss Roseberry, our patroness, Miss Jane Carroll, and her guest, Mis Laura Sangster, of Lyons. Little nosegay of white chrysanthemums and fern were preented to the guests before leaving. The Alpha Sigma lpha Sorority Will Entertain on Wednesday Night, If you of them would learn your fate. Be at Pea. e's prompt at eight. 1208 <::outh Broadway \\ e were there promptly at eight with our ru bees. The gue t were met by a ghost who led them through the basement

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inhal)ited by more ghosts. Little Quentin Pea e's pet baby chick perched up in a littl e nook and added its piping "cheep, cheep, cheep'" to the other wiercl noise . After the Ghost vValk, music and games were enj oyed, and the ru shees " learned their fate ." House decorations and refreshm ents were in keeping with Hallowe'en. Could anyone think we'd forgotten the boys? If you have, come along and we' ll show you no-noise! Walk softly, you'll see them . T ho e joys of all joysThey're jolly, we like 'em-come, Here's to the Boys!! ! Thursday 8 o'clock M rs. C. F . Spencer, 1002 South Coll ege Now, doesn't that sound just like 1\faucle Laney? She sc ribbled that clown amid a general babble one night when the city chapter came down to our meeting and we were excitedly finishing Rush \ t\T eek plans. Alice Cronin wrote most of the other rh ymes. O ur patroness, M rs. Spencer, and 1\1 r. Spencer opened their spacious colonial home to the so rority and their friends on T hursday evening. P rogressive games we re played, the two highest scorer winning prizes. \ i\Thile the guests were being amused with music and billiards upstairs, the quartette tables were decorated with fern sp rays a nd pink cand le whe re refreshments of angel food cake, pink ice crea m. mints and coffee were served late r in the evening. Professo r Pease, accompan ied by :Mrs. Pease, sang several ongs. Among our guests were President and M rs. \ i\T. A. Brandenburg, M iss Roseberry, Dr. and M rs. G. W . Weecle, Professor and M rs. S. J. Pease, and Mr. and M rs. J. A. Gib on. O ur patronesses eight have planned a g rand surpri e. \i\That about ? Not even we are wise! Come to Brand enburg's fine estateFriday night-don't forget the date! 1801 South Broadway

8 o'clock

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This surprise at the home of our President and l\Ir . Brandenburg proved to be a delightful French party. Our patronesse , ~Irs. 1 annie Rogers, irs. . J. Pease, Mrs. G. Vv. \Veede. ~Irs. C. F. Spencer, and Miss Jane Carroll, assisted a hostesse . \i\ e bargained for materials to create French bonnets at ''La boutique des patronesses." Favors in the form of fancy bag filled with bean money had been furnished for the shopping expedition. Miss Dorothy Weede, dressed as a French maid kept hop . \i\Then the hats were finished we promenaded before the judges at the style show. Miss Lola Lance and \ iolet Lowrance won prizes for the most realistic hats. In another amusing contest, the Hatter's Tale, prizes were vvon by Ethel fontgomery and Hazel Gilbreath. Refre hments of ice cream. French pastry. coffee and mints were served buffet style. The centerpiece for the table was formed by a large hat with a rim of gold and a crown of white chrysanthemums. There were twenty-five guests. including a number of alumn~ present. A Chrysanthemum dinner at the Hotel Stilwell on Saturday evening concluded our program. The dinner was served by candle light in four courses at quartette tables to about fifty members and fr iends of the chapter. A gold and white color scheme predominated. Between courses solo dances were given as follows: "Flight of the Balloons," Miss Dorothy Weede; "Dance for the Vain," Lorena Long; "Frolic of the Flowers.'' Hazel Gilbreath~ Favors appropriate for each dance were distributed by the dancers. Dorothy had gold balloons with . S. A . painted in green on them, Lorena carried dainty powder puff , and Hazel gave chrysanthemums. We desire to express our appreciation to our adviser, Miss Roseberry, and to our patrone ses for their generous part in Rush Week. The college seniors gave an all school Hall owe 'en masquerade in the gymna ium, which was attractively decorated with corn stalks and autumn foliage. The party was well attended, and a spicy Hallowe'en atmosphere prevailed throughout the evening. Our patrones , Miss Carroll, is sponsor for the senior clas . Eta Eta has four seniors this year, 1Iarjorie McFarland, Bertha Bachtel, Violet Lowrance, and Frances P. Hull.

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On Monday night, f\ovember nineteenth, the following girl took the ribbon pledge at the home of our adviser, :i\Ii Ro eberry: E ther Bucher, Gladys Graig, Enid Frogue, Mayme Hi ll , Gertrude Robinson, Minnie Roseberry, Be sie teele, Annette \'ehlow. The following Thursday we had a luncheon in ~fiss Roseberry's room at the college for the new pledges. It was a savory spread indeed with old-fashioned baked beans, pumpkin pie. whipped cream, and many other tempting goodies. The pled<Yes were ready with everal Alpha Sig songs when we a ked them to sing, having decided to be prepared rath er than continue the tray carrying regime at the cafeteria. Etat Eta announces the initiation of Helen Buchman, l\Iayme Hill, Gertrude Robinson, 1innie Roseberry, and Lottie Vehlow. on Saturday, December fifteenth. On \N"ednesday just before the holidays we had our Christmas party at Esther Gables pleasant home. By candle light, M innie Roseberry told the Christmas story, Violet Lowrance read "The Other Wi e Man," and Enid Frogue played a violin olo with Opal Filkel accompanying. After the program we gathered around a tiny Christmas tree to sing carols and Alpha Sigma Alpha song.. Then came the opening of Christmas packages with lovely gifts for Eta Eta, for Miss Roseberry. pledge , alumn;:e, and patronesses, all had planned a Christmas shower for Eta Eta. The house wa decorated with the reel and green of Christmas time. Refreshments carried out the same color scheme, and favors were sprigs of holly. The following night the Y. M . and Y. W. gave an All College party in the auditorium . Miss Lurie! Phillips read the Christmas story to which tableaus were staged. ?\1arjorie McFarland was general director and Enid Frogue. Mayme Hill, Esther Bucher, l\!Iinn ie Roseberry, Violet Lowrance, Beth Marsh, and Frances Hull took part in the staging. After the program we adjourned to the gymnasium to si ng carols around a big Christmas tree, where three Santa eli tributed peppermint sticks to everyone, and toys and tokens to the more deserving. Eta Eta is happy to announce that farjorie McFarland has won the contest as the most charming girl in K . . T. C.. and has received a diamond ring.

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THETA THETA Theta Theta ha been chiefly concerned with getting its new members pledged and initiated during the last two months. On November fifth we pledged fourteen girls at Mrs. 1\IIartin's home. They are: Ruth Belknap, Grace Bearce, Edith Bern ton, Elizabeth Dickey, Katherine Haight, Leta Heiner, Hortense Hoyt, Hazel Hunt, Elsy Jessup, Florence Knowlton, Julia Lancaster, Ingaborg Norling, Elizabeth Saunders, and Jessie Thomson. The party took the form of an acquaintance party. We sang our A. S. A. songs and Mrs. Martin quizzed the pledges on their knowledge of the Greek alphabet and the names of the various Greek letter pins, together with their descriptions. The Juniors showed good spirit and were eager not to disgrace their sponsors. On Saturday, November tenth we held our initiation at Nir . Martin's home. Those initiated were Grace Bearce, Springfield, Maine; Ruth Belknap, Rutland, Vt.; Edith Bernston, Lowell, Mass.; Elizabeth Dickey, Spearfish, North Dakota; Catherine Haight, Dorchester, Mass.; Leta Hiner, Doe Hill, Va.; Horten e Hoyt, Swampscott, Mass . ; Hazel Hunt, Cambridge, Mass . .: Elsy Jessup, Wareham, Mass.; Florence Knowlton, Gardner, Mass.; Julia Lancaster, Brookline, Mass.; Elizabeth Saunders, North 路w aterford, Me . ; Jessie Thomson, Tacasset, Mass. After the services the refreshment committee served supper, which was welcomed and much appreciated by everyone . And then-we ang. Saturday, December eighth, the School of Education luncheon took place at Hotel \t\Testminster. This was in place of the annual "banquet. Charlotte Adams not only furnished accompaniment for the singing, but also spoke in behalf of Sed, our yearbook. Olive Place sang the School of Education ong. On Saturday, December fifteenth we held our Christma. party at Mrs. Martin's . The program was planned by the junior . The comedy melodrama, entitled "And the Light Went Out," was cleverly acted, and the plot was clearly read by Hortense Hoyt. Ruth Belknap read her favorite Chri tmas sto ry to us, "Why the Chimes Rang .., Yes, we d id eat. That question is not at all neces ary, but how good the first cup of chocolate tasted, and the second . and then the third . On our Christmas

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tree we had a candle for every chapter, one for the council, one for the adviser , and one for the supervisors. Each girl when called upon named a chapter in their order and lit a candle for the chapter. Even our new chapter at Ypsilanti was included. Then to crown all Santa came. He had so many presents that he had to come twice. The first time he brought us each a lam with a little verse attached. When the names were called Edith Tyler was missing, although she had been with us earlier in the evening. However, Santa kindly read her slam, and enjoyed it so much that we began to wonder. After the bringing of the slams, Santa had to make one more trip to the North Pole and returned in a remarkably short time with some lovely presents, one for each. He served us so well this time that we are sure he must be an A. S . A .

IOTA IOTA Iota Iota has recently added three new pledges to it number, now making eight pledges in all. They are: Gladys Horney, Opal Callison, Leola Byers, Katheryn Timmons, Mary King, Lora Shipley, Erva Dryden, and Evelyn \1\Tyland. We have ten actives on the campus this year-Catherine Corbett, Fay McClung, Isabel Diehl, Christine Corbett, Mildred McElderry, Clare Lockhart, Grace Davis, Dorothy Battershell, Leona Wilcox, and Pauline Womeldorff. We are very happy to report that three of our girls were pledged to Kappa Delta Pi on December lOth. Kappa Delta Pi is a national honorary fraternity and ha both high scholastic and professional requirements. The newly pledged girls are Leona Vlilcox, Catherine Corbett and Lora Shipley. Lora is just an A. S. A. pledge, too. These girls will be initiated in January. Christine Corbett and Grace Davis, among the actives and many alumnc.e are active members of Kappa Delta Pi. I believe that we may now say that no other group on our campus can boa t of as high a showing as this . The active of Iota Iota chapter honored the pledges at a formal Christmas dancing party at the Crawford Studio on Friday, Dec. 14th. The dance was a representative affair, invitations being extended to all other sororities on the campus and

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to our chapter alumnce. Da inty wri t cor age were gt veu a. favors to th e pledges. I\Iiss 路Ruth l\I usmaker. of Greenfield, I owa, was united 111 marriage on Nov. 15th to l\tJr. . E . l\IcGlothlen, of Des I\Ioine . l\Irs. McGlothlen is an alumna of I ota I ota chapter of A . . A., and of D ra ke U niversity. The wedding . which took place at Greenfield at the bride's home, was a sorori ty wedding, and all actives, pledges, a nd alumnce of I ota Iota were invited. number of the girls were able to go and th ey certainly had a fine time. M r . and I\Irs. l\IcGlothl en are making th eir home in Des I\Ioines. Albertine Ringrose was marri ed Saturday, September fi fteenth to /[ r. R. C. Geist at the home of her parents . The new home is at 103 E . 14th street, Des M oines. A few alumnce notes are available : Laura] Pascoe is teaching at Luther, I owa, thi s year. L eona vVilcox, a member o f the A lumnce Association last year, has returned to chool thi yea r . O n September fourteenth the Alumn ce Associat ion gave a shower at the home of Florence Harl ey for Albertin e Ring rose. Anoth er ma rriage is to be reported. Neva Krin er wa. ma rri ed during the summer to M r. Iron s of Kan sas City. l\Iary Hughes teaches at Greenfi eld, Iowa ; Glad ys Fairchild at 1\'Ieridian , I owa ; and L yda Larson at Langdon, South Dakota . KAPPA KAPPA

O ur ru sh sea on opened thi season with a Pa nh elleni c tea on aturcl ay a fternoon, O ctober twenty-eighth in the fo rum of College Hall. About three hundred were p re ent. V\ e were enterta ined with a number o f read ings and piano selection. . Altogether it was a mo t uccess ful tea. \Ve drew dates for our ru sh parti es and Alpha ~ igma Alpha received th e following da tes, T hursday a ftern oon. November ixteenth. F ri day a ftern oon. Novembe r twenty-second. a nd our fo rm al, Novembe r twen ty-fourth, Saturday evening. O n the fir . t date we gave a novelty pa rty in the Do rm ito ry dance hall. About fo rty guests were ente rtain ed by a p rogram of ga me and ongs . Reel and whi te caps. balloon . . a nd tin y

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racquet s were g iven as favors. The room \\路a decorated in reel and white w ith :t\avajo blankets and cu hion . O n the twenty-second of November we held a theatre party at the Stanley and saw ' 'T he F ight ing Blade." Mrs. Doyle and :\fi Beach were chaperones. O ur formal dance took place on 1\' ovember twenty-fourth at the Art Alliance. About fo rty couples were pre ent, and l\Ir_ . . H. D oyle and l\Iiss Beach were patronesse . Favors in the . for m of vanity case fo r the girl s and biJI fold for the men, all inscribed w ith the in signia of the A. S. A . were presented to our g uests. T he programs, of white leather were cut in the shape of the pin a nd were tied with reel ri bbon. We were glad to ee :\Iary Brenh oltz. l\Iary Seltzer, l\Iary S hallcross, Elizabeth Ga rretson, a nd Helen Kell y at our dance. T he ribbon servi ce was held o n Monday afte rnoon a nd eleven g irl took our beautiful pledge : L oui se Bare. Cambden, N. J.. Dorothea Bishop, E ldora, N . ] .. Ma rgaret Brenholz. \ t\f illiamsport, Pa., Lilian Gish. E li zabethtow n, Pa., Leonie Lindsley, New ton, i\. J.. Betty Guern ey, East Lansdown. Pa., Helen R eese. Hazelton, Pa .. E li zabeth Smith, ~ ridgev ill e. Del., Octav ine Riley, P hil adelphi a, Pa., H elen \iV hitm ye r, La nca ter. Pa. . E li zabeth \ Vinner , \ t\f illi amsport. Pa. LAMBDA LAMBDA O ur vacationi sts really "came home" th is year for our tow n ()"iri s engaged a house thi fall, and after a strenuous two weeks of buying furniture , of scrubbing , painting and hanging draperie . they were putting the finishing touches to a cozy little hou se \\"h en we return ed to college. O hio State opened on October second , bu t ru shing had already been in full swing for a week. Vle began with a tea on Sun day afternoon , September tw enty-third. foll owed by a f udge party on \ t\fedn esday a nd a spread on F ri day. O n S unday. eptember th irty-first :\Irs. Bode. a patroness of Lambda Lambda wa s our g ue. t at a Japanese tea. Three Japanese maid ens, in costumes or orchid, yellow and green, played ho te 路s charmingly, answering the door with mincing step and da in tily sea ting themselves on cushions upon the fl oo r during the

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tea. Incen se, Japanese hades over the lights, the chop-suey and the favors, tiny fans, gave the affair a real Oriental air. On Monday, October first the chapter entertained its rushees at bridge, and on Tuesday morning we breakfasted together at the house. On \1\Tednesclay at our dinner at the Maramor we were pleased to have with us once more our faculty adviser, Mrs. Percival, who has just returned from abroad. Thursday noon actives, pledges, rushees, all rushed from eleven o'clock classes to luncheon at the house, and back again to the campus for one o'clocks. At four that afternoon the harassed secretary carried to the Dean for approval the list of our chosen ones. "Quiet period" reigned until six on Saturday, when we had our ribbon service. Formal pledging was held on Sunday at four and on Monday morning, among the many happy freshmen on the campus wearing corsages, six wore Alpha Sigma Alpha's sunburst roses: Kathryn Groff, Margaret Syferet, Gwendolen Singleton . of Columbus, Ruth Nelp, of Lockbourne, Ethel Straw of Van Wert, and Elsie Schneider of New Philadelphia. On l'vionday, October eighth, after the meeting, the chapter entertained with a miscellaneous shower for Betty McCloud . The following week we were hostess to our president of last year. Clara Fenn, who with her brother, motored from Medina for the State-Colgate game. The Cane Rush was unusually interesting this year because of a ruse practised by the sophomores. Two of their number, disguised (they thought) as co-eds, strolled down the side of the field and nearly succeeded in reaching the goal-line with the cane before the freshmen discovered the trick and literally wrecked the fake co-eels. On October seventh and thirteenth we played two preliminary games, winning from Ohio Wesleyan, and tying with Colgate. Seven thousand fans from State followed the team to Ann Arbor, Michigan on October twentieth for the first of the Western Conference games. This year all women's activities are centered in Pomerene Hall, the girls' own building, newly completed . \1\Tith its spacious lounge, comfortable wicker room, and well equipped gymnasium, it fills a long felt need. Several other buildings are in the proces

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of con 路truction, the Commerce Journali sm building, the dministration and :K atural Sciences building, as well a a new wing to the Archeological Museum. Add itional hono rs brought home to A. S. A . this fall are: Charlotte Knau s, V ice-President of Oxley Hall, Dorothy Porter, president of Pi Lambda Theta, honorary ed ucational society. T he chapter has been ve ry fortunate in obtaining as re ident chaperone Mrs. E lizabeth Peck, a special student at Oh io State Un iversity, and a teacher at Indianola School. Ruth N elp was succe sful in the try-out for orority girls and was one of the Egyptian dancers in "A N ile Night' ' a performance taged by the students on the eve of the State-Illi nois game, November twenty-third . O ur Fo und er's Day banquet was a huge success. Our table was beautifully decorated with aster, chrysanthemum . and narcissus blossoms, with yellow tulle bows, and treamers and cream colored candles at each end of the table. 1\1 rs. Pe rcival planned an informal program with the Bible story of K ing Asa, and the myth concerning K ing Asa as given in the Symboli sm. \"l e sang several numbers from our new song book. and read origin al limericks about each girl. We were very happy that l~ oth M r . And erson and M rs. Bode could be with us. ' Isi s Hull and Clarabelle Davis took the ribbon pled ere on Monday, November nineteenth a nd were formally pledged on Sunday. November twenty-fifth . On Friday, Novembe r thirtieth our new initiates Ruth Bretz, Gwendolen Singleton, Helen Campbell , Ethel Straw, Frances Henning, Kathryn Groff, and Ruth Nelp, entertained the chapter at a party in the chapter house . A rummage sale took place December twenty-second. Lambda Lambda has been very fortunate in securin g a nineroom yellow brick house on Thirteenth Avenu e whi ch was available at once. Therefore we lost no time in packing our several belongings and in moving. It was delightful to spend onr first a nniversary in our new home. Instead of exchangi ng g ifts this yea r, we each gave something for the new home. 'vVe have two marriages to report. ).Ia rgaret Liggett, '23 to Ca rl Hall. and Elizabeth McCloud, 23 to Paul E. Frederick. an

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engineer connected with the \ Ve tern Electric Company at Hawthorne, Illinois. Lambda Lambda welcomes as a ociate member Iona Baldwin , i\1arj ory Faulk and Marguerite Keener of Alpha lpha . Among our alumnc:e we find the following item of interest: Eva Lamon is teaching, also Cla ra Fenn, who i teaching Home Economics at Seville, O hio. Louise Ketterrer teache at B reckville, and Sara Long at Alliance.

ALUMNAE NOTICE In order to correct and verify the mailing list, will ALL Alumnae fill out and mail the enclosed card AT ONCE.

IMPORTANT!

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PLEDGES AND INITIATES ALPHA ALPHA

GAMMA GAMM A

Pledges

Erma Taylor, Cleveland , Ohio Helen McKin ley, Man sfi eld, Ohio Betty Bates, Sidney, Ohio Nell ie Lash

Mona Swartz Beulah Fa rrand

l11itiates I mogcne Cox

Initiates Luci le Ch ick, Portsmouth, Ohio P er lina Albright, U tica, Ohio Jean Probasco, Harrisbu rg, Ohio Maxina H erron, Wellsvill e, Ohio Sophia McSherry1 Oxford, Ohio Helen Jones, Lima, Ohio Mildred Con ley

ALPHA BETA Pledges Annabell e Wayland, Moberl y, Mo. Isabel Boker, Kansa s City, Mo. Lucy Wanamaker, Chi ll icothe, Mo. Louise Howell, K irksvil le, Mo. Lorna Wattenbarge r, K irksv ille, Mo. Ethelyn Simmons , Lanca ster, Mo. V iola Briley, K irksv ill e, Mo.

BETA BETA Pledges Ma rgaret Culver Irma Gilbe r t Marie Worley

!11itiates Dorothy Masters Margaret Crawford Kathri ne Sinclair F lorence Scott Bernice Meeker

DELTA DELTA Pledges Laura F isher. F rankport, Ohio Ruth Green, Mt. Ve rnon , Ohio Anna Mae Jeffries, Lancaster, Ohio Thelma Mercer, Cumberland , W. Va. Martha Marcer, Cumberland , S. Va. Anna Lois Saum, St. Mary's, Ohio Hel en Williams, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

l11itiates Ruth H ollinger. Massi lon. Ohio Mary M ercer. Cumberland , W.Va. H elen McClaflin, Wakeman, Ohio Katherine W ebb , Glendale, Ohio

EPSILON EPSILON Pledg es Dor is \ Vest, .Emporia, Kan s. Ma rga ret Tholen, Emporia, Kans. Maurine Sands, Kansas City , Kans. Eltzabeth Whelan, Kansas City, Kans. Susanna P ax ton. Empor ia, K ans. Isabel Milne, A tchison, Kans. Amelia Fox, Atchison, Kan s. Irene Vo ight. Atchison, Kans. Gladys Fengel, Abilene. Kans. Elea nor Markley, Belle Plaine, Kans . Marie Tourtill ot, Newton, Kans. Frances Works. Humbolt, Kans. Ca mille Tracy, Pratt, Kans.

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IOTA IOTA

Pledges

Naomi Mussman , Cole Camp, Mo. Hazel Slusher, Odessa, Mo.

ETA ETA Pledges Gladys Craig Enid Frogue Bessie Steele An nette Ve hlow

KAPPA KAPPA Pledges

Initia tes H elen Buchman Mayme Hill Ge rtrude Robinson Minnie Roseberry Lottie Vehlo w

THETA THETA Pledges Ingebo rg Ane Nor! in g. Hampton, N. H.

Gladys Horney Opal Calli son Leola Byers Katheryn Timmons Mary King Lora Shipl ey Erva Dryden Evelyn Wyland

South

Initiat es Grace E. Bearce, Springfield, M e. R uth B. Belknap, Cavendish , Vt. Edith Bernston, Lowell , Mass. Elizabeth Dickey, Spearfish, N.D. Catherine Haight, Boston, Mass. Leta Hin er, D oe Hill , Va. A. Hortense Hoyt, 路 Swampscott, Mass. H azel Hunt, Cambridge, Mass. E lsy J essup, Wareham, Mass. F lorence Knowlton, Gardner, Mass. J ulia Lancaster, Brookline, Mas . Elizabeth Saunder s, North VI aterford, Me. Jessie Thomson, Pocas et, Ma s.

Louise Bare, Camd en, N. ]. Dorothea Bishop, Eldora, N. ]. Margaret Brenholz, Williamspo rt, Pa. Lilian Gish, Elizabethtown. P a. Leonie Lindsley, Newton, . ]. Betty Guerney, East Lansdown, Pa. Helen Reese, H azelton , Pa. Elizabeth Smith, Bridgeville, Del. Octavine Riley, Phil adelphia, Pa. Helen Whitmyer, Lancaster, Pa. E lizabeth Winner, Williamsport, Pa.

LAMBDA LAMBDA Pledges Iris Hull Clarabelle Davis Margaret Sy feret, Columbu s, O hi o Elsie Schneider, New Philadelphia, Ohio

Initiat es Ruth Bretz H elen Campbell F rances Henning Gwendolen Singleton, Columbu s, Ohio. Ethel Straw, Van Wert, Ohio Kathryn Groff, Colum bus . O hio Ruth Nelp, Lockbourne, Ohio

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WHEELBARROWS Strictly speaking, a wheelbarrow is a one-wheeled cart capable of holding a fair-sized load, which the husky workman pushes before him. Practicall y speaking, the term is limited to this dumb conveyor of burdens. But, philosophically speaking, there are human wheelbarrows as well as wooden ones. The mechanical type, having no self starter, nor motor to run it, once started, goes only so far as it is pushed. The animate type, although possessing all necessary apparatus for self-advancement, travels like the wooden one as far as it mu t. \tVhy? Because the human wheelbarrow is the girl who, having no inherent spur to accomplishment, no spirit of daring to attempt the unknown , is carried as far and no farther as the will power of some one else will carry her-some one who does have the necessa ry stimulu . The girl must be literally pushed forward, and has, therefore, the chief characteristic of the wheelbarrow-inertia . How many people we meet in our college halls and on our campuses-yes in our chapter houses, even yours and mine,-are unwilling to accept responsibility. How many we find who are glad to work under others' s 1pervision and who will, indeed, spend much time and effort following instructions. But when the directions cease they cease with it, just as the humble vvheelbarrow slumps to the ground when the workman fail s to push. They are both without power to proceed and, being so, must stop until the pushing is recommenced. To be a wheelbarrow is to lower one's self into the common multitude . Anyone can reach that level. But to be a pusher is to raise one's self above the rest into a class of one's own. Such a one is she who faces responsibility unafraid, who dares to go ahead alone and is unabashed in the face of difficulty. She it is who brings honor to herself, to her college, and to her fratern ity. For self-reliance increases with experience and honors follow the self reliant. Pushers are few and are always needed. Let' be a pusher! -The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega. THE IDEAL CHAPTER What is an ideal chapter of a Greek Letter College Fraternity? An ideal chapter is one that is, first , a credit to the college in which it is located, secondly, a credit to the national Fraternity

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it belongs to, and thirdly, a credit to it elf. If it i a credit to the college in which it is located it is sure to be a credit to it. elf and the national Fraternity. To be a credit to the college in which it i located the chapter should uplift the social, moral , inteJiectual and religious life of the college. 1. Th e S ocial Life-Each man in the chapter should be interested in athletics, politics, and the other social activities of college. He should work for clean sportsmanship and clean politics. A chapter should never have petty political alliances with other Fraternities, but should work for the be t man for the job. 2. The Moral and R eligious Life-Each member should represent the highest type of manhood possible. Each immoral act reflects upon the chapter and institution a well as on the man himself, and each individual in the chapter should be made to feel the responsibility he carries on his shoulders, because the chapter gets its reputation from the behavior of each individual. The chapter should support and encourage the religious in titution s of the university of college. 3. Th e Intellectual Life- The chapter should pride itself on high scholastic standing. Every member should realize that he in college primarily for its educational value. A chapter is often judged by the faculty, mainly on its scholastic standing. and individually every man is judged on his class-room attitude. The chapter should give hearty upport to the faculty in all measures which look toward the improvement of individual and chapter character. In conclusion, I would define the ideal chapter as a harmonious brotherhood of college men working for the benefit of each other, the national Fraternity and institution in which it is located, in social, moral , religious and intellectual life. -Alpha Xi Delta.

FINISH YOUR COURSE vVomen have launched themselves upon this umver e to remain-not to sink slowly as the tide goes out. There is a definite problem awaiting every American college g irl when he completes her school work and is ready to cope with the affairs of life. v\ hy fini h your colleo-e course? Well, let's say-why put

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a roof on the house you are building ? Yes, there is a ensible comparison and here it is. A girl goes away to school. She begins an entirely new life, and it should be a bigger an I stronger life than she has ever lived before. It must be-for she meets o bstacles now that she must fight and conquer without her family's help. She is building the House of Character. Let's say that she is popular on the campu , prominent in organizations, a good student and an all-round girl. For three years she builds up her House of Character, adding broader ideas and service each year. The fourth year is the rounding-off and the placement of these ideas into definite shapes-or it is the assimilation of perfected health, knowledge, service, spirit and ideals under one character-roof. On top of the House of Character is the last sign of a girl's college days-the chimney of Diploma. We all know how incomplete a hou se is without a chimney-just as much so as a college girl without a diploma. Frankly speaking, there are many business men today who will not accept girls for high salaried jobs unless they produce graduation credentials from A or B colleges. vVhy? Because the average business man refuse to lose time or money in teaching a girl something that she could have learned at school , when he can secure one who is prepared to do his work and who know s how. Likewise the school boards of many cities will not permit teachers on the staffs who do not have college degrees. And they should not. Of course, one doesn't go around after college days are over with a branded A. B., B. S ., or B. ]. attached to one路s clothing. Yet the satisfaction of knowing that one possesses the required material within one's head means more than millions of fl oating banners. Four years in college gives a girl the opportunity to possess, in addition to knowledge and technical skill, three things that give life its worth, that make it better and braver. And the struggle is really worth the trying when at the end the three keys to happiness are made hers with her diploma, never to b~ forgotten, never to be lost. Here are the keys, Steadfastness, Vision and Love-hold to them. - The Aglaia of Phi l\1u.

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STYLES HAVE CHANGED Enter the new woman: All hail: She's here, the woman who does not squeal at a fi bing worm nor writhe at a garter snake. The woman who dresses so beautifully that we top and marvel yet who can don knickers and hike over the hills reciting "The Spell of the Yukon"' and enjoy herself as much a if she were leading a grand march. The baby doll tyle has gone with lace pantalettes and hoop skirts and the real American girl has come into her own. She's a queer combination of everything-this new girla little mystery, a great deal of self determination, freedom, thoughtfulness and an alluring charm which we cannot understand, nor do we attempt to. The new girl looks at the world with open eyes and open heart. Her phi losophy of life is a world view and when confronted with practical work she goes at it in a practical way. Then when her work is done she dream the same dreams that girls have always dreamed. Her vision is clear and her path lie. traight ahead, the path may be shaded with the same snares that were hidden along the pathw_a.y of her grandmother but the woman today knows where the snares are and how to walk around them. Education, the lantern, lights up the way and he walks deliberately instead of feeling her way along an unknown and treacherous path. Her contact with the outside world has sweetened and made more sacred her real self and she hides her personal feelings beneath a jovial pirit of comradeship. Yet no matter how well she may succeed in business or how high she may go in her education, deep within her heart is the beautiful and acred dream of love. A love that demands a great deal in return for it because love i woman's most guarded attribute. o a we consider the new woman who has come without inYitation we cannot help but feel that there is much to admire about her and that she should in pire all of the courteousne of the men of our generation for she i a real 路woman. - .-\lpha Xi Delta.