1926 December ANCHOR by Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority

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1927

Alpha Sigma Tau announces the installation of Lambda Chapter at Temple University, Phil. Pa. june Nineteen-twenty-six

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A. D. 1925

Published twice yearly by members of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority.

Vol. II, No. I.

December, 1926

Price $0.75

CONTENTS Lambda Chapter Announcement_ ___________________ __ _____ _ _ The Foot-Path to Peace-Henry Van Dyke _____ _______ ___ ___ _ Our Responsibiliti es-By Grace 1. Erb-Ritchie __ ___ ___ ______ __ _

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Snaps ------- ---------------------------- - ------------ --Are Sororities a He! p or a Hindrance in a Teachers' College? -By Arnanda Lee Beaurnont_ ____ _________ ___ ___ ____ __ _ In Memoriam __ ____ __ ________ _____ -------------------- __ _ An Article- By Grace Gibson Saunders_ ______________ __ _____ _

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Abroad-By Lottie Seath ------------------- - - - -- - - - ------ Greetings-Alph~, Sigrna Tau Sisters_ ___ ______ __ ____ __ _____ _

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Prize Poems ---- ------------------------- ---- -- ---------Our Memorial Scholarship ---- --------------------------- Snaps of " Our Girls at Play"-- --- ----- -------------------Activities of Alpha Chapter_ _______________________________ _ Theta Chapter __________ -------- ----- - __________________ _ Iota Chapter ______________ - -- -- --------------------- ----Sigma Chapter _________________________________________ _ Lambda Chap~r ___________________ ______ ___________ __ ___ _ Zeta Chapter ___________ __________ _______________________ _ Detroit AI umnae ___ ___ ______ ____________________ __ ______ _

Grand !Zapids Alumnae --------------------- - --- -- ------- Mil waukee AI umnae ----------------------------- --- ---- -Sigma Alumnae Chapter --- ----- ---- -- ----------- ----- ----Directory of Alpha Sigma Tau__________________________ ___

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The Foot.. Path to Peace ...,.._,.. 0 be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars

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satis~ed with your possessions but not

content with yourself until you have made the best of them

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to despise

nothing in the world except falsehood and meanness, and to fear nothing except cowardice

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to be governed by your

admirations rather than by your disgusts

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to covet nothing that is your neigh-

bor's except his kindness of heart and gentleness of manners

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to think seldom of your

enemies, often of your friends, and every day of Christ; and to spend as much time as you can with body and with spirit, in God's out-of-doors,

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posts on the foot-paths to peace. HENRY VAN DYKE

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Our Responsibilities " It is not the spirit at the start, but the continued unresting, un hasting advance that wins the day." The inspiration of the thought above has been a decided stimulation to me the past few months. Until one has taken over a pioneer responsibility of this kind, it is impossible to realize the amount of time and effort that must be expended in order that but a little may be accomplished. Then, too, your national officers are giving of their own time and money in addition to carrying on their regular duties as teachers and hou sewives. They are doing this because they are glad to work for " dear ofd Alpha Sigma Tau"-glad of the opportunity to give to others the arne pleasures and benefits whi ch have come to them through sorority activity. Let us all gain the visi on, remembering that "we find in life exactl y what we put into it." The satisfaction of helpful se rvice is beautifully expressed by Edwin Markham in his "Two at a Fireside." "I built a chimney for a comrade old , I did the service not for hope or hire And then I traveled on in winter's cold, Yet all the day I glowed before the fire." First of all, th ere was the necessity of putting ourselves up on a b;1siness footing acceptable to thy Association of Educational Sororities. We, therefore, petitioned for registration in the "Sorority Handbook," published by Mrs. Ida Shaw Martin, and in George Banta's "Greek Exchange," published at Menasha, Wi s. The former is a most sati sfyin g litt le vo lume and deserves the study of every group, both active and alumni . Next Mrs. Bohl en and I read carefull y the papers turned over to me by Miss Ada Norton when I assumed the duties of national president. These papers are now in a safety dep osit box at Kent State Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich., where they are of easy access for any of our membe rs who choose to consult them. P erhaps a few explanations as to these papers ma y be interesting and sa tisfying to the membership at large, therefore I shall take the opportunity right here of sharing the information with you. They include the Articles of Association, the correspondence with Cavanaugh and Burke, Ann Arbor, Mich., which firm acted as lega l advisers at the time that we inco rporated; receipts for money expe nded at that time; letters of recommendati on written at the requ est of Mrs. Lyman, and presented by her to A. Z. S. at its conferen ce at Hotel Drake, Chicago, in 1925 ; our applica tion for membership into A. Z. S. and the chapter roll prepared for that body and the letter fr om Mabf'l Lee Walton, chairman of A. S. T., certifying to the admission of Alpha Sigma Tau into the Association of Educational Sororities in April,

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Our "Articles of Association" were drawn up in the county clerk's office, Ann Arbor, Mich., on the 28th day of April, 1917, and bears the signatures of the following members as witnesses: Effie E. Lyman, Ella M. Wilson, Chloe M. Todd, Olive Barlow, Mildred Shafer and Helen Gifford. In the document, as so drawn, the trustees or directors were named as follows : Effie E. Lyman, Ella M. Wilson, Chloe M. Todd, Ada A. Norton and Josephine Morton . The document was recorded by the Department of State on May 3, 1917, in Record of Corporation, No . 177, on page 304 and is signed by C. C. Vaughan, then Secretary of State. It was returned to Ann Arbor and was received for record at the County Clerk's office on May 17, 1917, and is there recorded in Reco rd of Corporation, No. 5, on page 560 and bears the name of Edwin H. Smith, Clerk . Article IV of the document reads thus: "The term of existence of this proposed co rporation is fixed at thirty years from the date of the articles" so that our legal status need not be renewed until 1947. I also wish to draw the attention of the membership to a motion carried by the A. S. T. and acco rding to which we are henceforth obliged to act, viz., "Motion made by Miss Shockley, amending Article 5, Section 9, 'That four faculty members, etc., be substituted for tw o faculty members, etc.' " Lock Haven, Pa . is now a four-year degree-granting Teachers' College, and we were delighted, on December 6, 1926, to hear from their patroness, Mrs. R. Stewart MacDougall, that we are now privileged to reinstate their chapter. Since then a petition has been received from one of the local so rori ties at Kent, Ohio . The A. S. T . has been dul y notified of that petition and we plan to see them at the end of the required three months as one of our fully es tablished chapters. In fa ct, we are gradually laying our plans for growth and your president hopes to have seve ral very well-defined, worth-while measures to present to the nati onal convention this next summer. On Sunday, Jan . 23, 1927, I made a very hurried trip across state to meet Miss Mabel Lee Walton, president of the Association of Educational Sororities. It was a pleasure, particularly as four of the nati onal presidents were present up on that occasion, so that we had an opportunity to see and hea r the leade rs in the nationalizing movement of educational so roritie . On Jan. 29th I shall attend the institution and banquet of Alpha Chapter. Many old members are to be there and I do so welcome the opportunity of seein g th em, and of sharing with my Alpha friend the plan and visions of the national officers. If other chapters will write me, setting definite dates for my visit, I shall be pl ea ed to make the trips, provided, of co urse, that such arrangem nt mu t be made for week-end s.

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In studying our Ritual , a cop y of which has likewise been put into the Kent State Bank, I was pleased to note the empha sis placed up on high standards of living. Fine! Su ch standards will carry us forward f or as the poet ex路 presses it, " Then to thine own self be true and it mu st foll ow as th e night the da y, th ou can st not then be fal se to an y man ." GRA CE

ERB-RIT CHIE.

Miss Cynthia Ru ggles An I ota Masq uerad e r Mrs. E. A. Lyma n (Deceased ) Miss Ada A. orton Sigma's Cam pus

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Are Sororities a Help or a Hindrance in a

Teachers' College? Talk Given at Nati onal Meeting of Deans of Women, February 23, 1926, National Edu cational Associati on, Wardman Park Hotel , Washington, D. C. Dean Newman has just said that mock initiations in frat ernities and sororities are vanished ; but remembering the West, I know that there, "The goo d men do lives after them. " I know other places where the paddle is still used and where drug stores sell post-initiati on lini ment. I lived as a Barbarian in a middlewestern university and I know the cloven ho of of the fraternities fr om that viewpoint. I kn ow, too, the fraternity as the unive rsity instructor sees it outgrowing all faculty restraint. I have no research rep ort to make and judging from su ch opinions from man y of you as : " I have to tolerate and direct so rorities becau se I found them" and " Thank H eaven, sororities have not descended upon us," I know that I have m y nerve to fa ce you as I believe in man y, if any soro rities. But by the help of J ean D'Arc, Dean Newman's Saint, I hope to tell yo u a Vi sion I am seeing come tru e. My setting is in a town of a bout ninety thousand perso ns, an industrial and commercial center. Seven hundred fift y young women are in a school of two colleges, Edu cati on, Arts and Science with two years of Law, Medicine and Engineering. Two hundred fift y men complete the enrollment. There are seven sor orities of about ten members in f our nati onal a nd three local sororities. It is as a h omelife project in housing that I wish to present our sororities rather than as winter resort clubs. The other great fun ction of our so rorities is to act as instruments to the coll ege for leadership in student participa tion in government and in character educati on. With the help of the H ome Econ omics Department, the Faculty Sponsors, the Patronesses, the President of the College, the Executive Committee of whi ch I a m a member, three of our sororities now live in chapter h ouses. These were established with alm ost no finan ces f or girl s either wo rking their way through college, or there on b orrowed money, or on cl ose all owa nces. Before I say more I should like to tell you that there is perhaps onl y one great p oint to present that differs from a ny of your experiences : Our Coll ege President furni shes fr om co ll e~~;e fund s the bed r ooms of these chapter houses. This equipment for each airl i_: Whittier H all (Teachers Coll ege, New York City) single day bed, uch• as Mi ss L ydia Southard ha s invented with a n applia nce again t vermin and with strength again t girl s using it for a da y ben h ; tabl e invented b y Mar hall Coll ege Dea n of W omen. with ide helves and ro drawer ; two chair ; dre se r· waste ·basket. The or orit y furni F~h ed all of th r maind er of th furniture. ·

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The first two chapter h ouses established were old houses done over from dilapidated frame buildings on some newl y acquired co llege property. The cost to remodel each house wa s fi ve hundred dollar . The rent f or each house is .fifty dollars a month. One h ouse maintains a cook and dining room under the advice of the Head of the Home Econ omics Department and under the supervi路 sion of the student commissa ry who was once a member of the Prac路 tice H ouse of th e College. The regular ro om rent in our residence hall s is one dollar a week in our hall for one hundred thirty-fi ve girls, one dolla r in the hall h ousing twenty-one and one dollar and a half in the hall hou sing twenty. five. Board is four a nd a half dollars a week in the dining hall and five to six do ll ars in th e cafeteria. The chap ter house maintaining its dining hall cos ts each girl about thirty dollars a month. Two of the chapter h ouses have no dinin g room so the st udents ea t at the College. One of these pa ys seventy-five dollars a mo nth for the rent of an off-campus h ouse. Each soro rity e tim ates th at the expense of the chapter hou se is from six to ten dollars a month more than in the residence ha ll s for each member in the house. As half of the sorority members are tow n girl s, they pa y a fee to use the house. Each house is started by the Dea n of Women staying with its member two or three nights to establish standard s in a personal way. The tudent are made to feel that they are coll ege leade rs and must show a home life to be em ul a ted. Student government such as one lea rn s at Teachers Co ll ege, ew York, is enco uraged. The chaperone in each house is approved by the Dean of Women and th e Coll ege President. In one house, a woman of outside in co me chaperones for room, board and fifteen dollars a month; in another, one of the teaching sta ff chapero nes for room on ly and in a third, on accou nt of our inability to ge t a chaperone, we placed a very effi cient en ior for room and ten dollars a month. We consider these chaper ones a responsible to the coll ege as a ny of the teachers on the faculty. Some gir ls who were untid y in th e residence hall and ca reless in behavior have proved to be excell ent h ousekeepers and well-behaved in this small gro up h omelife. Each is interested in bringing furni sh ings fr om home and in getting town people to donat e to the h ouse. On e ch apter house is bu ying its extra furniture on the installment plan but two buy onl y as th ey have the money. The care a nd clean in g of each h ouse is done b y the girl s according to schedul e each week as it is done in the Practice Hou s路e. Besides th e chapter hou se as a h omelife proj ect, the so roriti es outsid e of chapter hou ses have helped in case work and in stud ent leadership. In ca es of misbehavior, the so rorities have refused to retain members who have so di sgraced them .

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We believe in our College that if we have any so rorities that we ought to have many. But one of our great problems is to get chaperones who can afford to almost give their time for nothing to the girl s. If, however, any woman has in come and energy enough, she can find no better opportunity for character edu cati on than in the chapter house as a homelife project. The sor ority can be a great help if we have many well -ordered, but it can be a g reat hindrance if we have onl y a few serving as a source of narrow-mindedness, autocracy and selfishness. A MA DA LEE BEAUMONT,

Dean of women . Marshall Coll ege, Huntington, W . Va .

HE word s, " Alpha Sigma Tau," have mea nt so much to me ever sin ce th ose days of initiation. Now, to try to reali ze them as standing for a nati onal so r ority indeed gives me a thrill. To be nati onalized is a dream fulfill ed afte r all these yea rs of plans and h opes. T o the members who have been acti ve durin g these years and t o the officers and Anch or staff we of the ranks owe a deep debt of gratitude.

Right here will be a goo d place to remember the Tha nksgiving Season and to take time to be thankful f or the growth and attainments of our so rority. Although I am a member of the Grand Rapids Alumni cha pter it is difficult and quite imp ossibl e to take an y part in the organi zati on other tha n a ttending a lun cheon occasionall y. Still, through all these years, the so rority holds a warm place in my heart not onl y becau se of memories of n ormal days, but becau se of the f riendship s made duri ng th ose days and whi ch mean so mu ch now. I like t o think of the so r ority as having entered into a larger fi eld of acti vity. It has al ways stood for all tha t is true and fin e in wom a nhood and fo r th e va lue and g rowth of fri end ship . No w we can catch a wider vision a nd realize the p ossibilities of these things in a national body. Someone has said, " If we ex pand our vision in the needs of wo rld se rvice, we will widen our circle of fri ends." Through our An chor a nd with a spirit of fri endliness we ca n widen our circle and perha p strengthen some of the old ti es of fri end ship. F ra ternall y, H AZEL EXELBY -BABCOC K .

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IN MEMORIAM Majil Hi gh Mahaney was pledge d to th e Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority in February, 1907, when she visited fri ends in Ypsilanti, who were Alpha Sigma Tau girl s. The followin g fall she en tered the ormal and was initi a ted into the sorority. A natural leader, she worked hard m all so rority affairs. In 1909 she and Ruth Surgenor journ eyed to Wisconsin- where a chapter was organized, which afte rwa rd became inactive. In April , 1921, she accompanied Mrs. Lyman to Lock Haven, Pa., where they orga nized th e Zeta Chapter. She was a brilliant student and was ch osen honor teacher of her class in Kinderga rten , which was the work in which she specialized. After g raduatin g, she was a successful teacher in the I onia Kind ergarten until her marriage in 1912. Living in Detroit, she was alway s active m the A lumnae Chap ter of th e so rority, and in ovember, 1925, when all chapters met in Detroit to national ize. she had charge of the lun cheo n a t th e BookCadi ll ac H otel. Th ough she was taken fr om this life on Jun e 26, 1926, she still li ves in our hea rts. " A gra cio us woman with winning smil e, A standard bearer seeking things worth while. A steadfa st purpose, and until the end, Deli ghtful comrade and loya l fri end. " 1:路

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ERE is the house, not that Jack built, and yet I cannot be sure that he did not, as it was built nearly a hundred years ago . It has all the things it should have-fireplaces in every room , large black hinges, interesting locks that fail to lock, wide window sill s- yo u see, the fr ont wall is only twenty-two inches thi ck-winding stairs, scuttles on the roof and ships' lantern s outside the door. Before we became a part of this quaint old home we were told that it was much like an old ship becau se it wa s held together in several places by paint, which is quite true. H owever, we find that it is very clean and livable despite the number of coats it may have. We l ove it all , every nook and corner, of which there are man y. In going fr om the h ouse to the barn whi ch is now used mainl y for storing wood, we pass through a covered alley-way and up a fli ght of stairs-stairs h oll owed out like wooden mixing b owls by the tread of feet down the years. Beyo nd the barn is our garden whi ch keeps u:: suppli ed with all the goo d green things that grow . As we walk back fr om the garden down past the shin gled vege tabl e h ouse there is the side yard with the teeter-totter and slid e and just b elow, the sand pil e. All these, with wild roses, holl yhocks, canterbury bell s and verbenas to lend th eir co lor. Back where we started fr om and under wide sweepi ng branches of trees as old, if not older, than the h ouse, we find a bench up on whi ch to it, talk ove r the teacups and wait for co lor s to bl ow . The bu!!ler pas es and ju t at sun set th e Stars and Stripes are lowe red a nd fold ed for th e night. After the hum of bu sy shops during the day all is quiet and peaceful. A pa sing breeze stirs the leaves, the cri cket chirp . the ship" ,bell strikes the hour and all wee children in the row trundl to he el. ro the channel we ee the fla shing li ght of pas in g autom biles on th main hi ghwa y betwee n Boston and P ortl a nd and \ e are glad 1hat w a r off th e bea t n tra k and that as th darkn ess deepens we ca n tu ck our elves away whil e th bu gl er bl ows.

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"Abroad" TRIP abroad at the present time is not an unu sual exp erience-th ousand s of peopl e " do Europe" every year. As I visited the h istoric spo ts and famous art galleries of the old world last summer, I was sure that at least half of the inhabitants of the United States had had the same inspiration as I had. However, each one has his own littl e personal adventures and likes and dislikes whi ch make each trip an individual experience. I was f ortunate in being in Paris when the fran c was at its lowest and for that reason was able to do some things very cheapl y. Taxi rides for th e merest excuse never had become a habit with me, due, largely, to the expense of most American taxis. But in Paris it was different! The taxi was the thing ! We were advised one evening to take a taxi ride ju st at dusk, before it was too dark t o enj oy the scenery, an d still be out when we co uld see the many lights of various col or appear. The bellboy a t our hotel ran to the co rn er and made a hi ssi ng sou nd with hi s teeth and before we knew it there were taxis enough for our whole party. We were taken out to th e Arch of Tri路 umph, and ha vin g an especiall y accommodating dri ver we alighted and visited f or the seco nd time that day the tomb of the unkn ow n so ldie r with its tributes of fl owers and eternal flam e. From th ere we r ode for mil es thru th e Bois da Boulogne and back along the Seine Ri ver , which was filled with boats decked with co lored Japanese lantern s that added much to the bea uty, as well as b eing safeguard s against accidents. At the Eiffel Tower we again ali ghted and walked und er and around thi s massive structure to get a better idea of its actual size and to view the ever-changin g lights that mount to its very summit. When we finall y returned to our h otel , our bill f or the evenin g, including a ten per cent tip , was forty francs- which at that time meant one dollar. Divide that b y four and you can see that our two-h our rid e cost each of us but twenty-five cents ! Tippin g was a great experience, too. Our tour read " tips in cluded. " Even so, we found that th ere were countl ess times when tips were " not included." One tips for everythin g in France and Ital y, a nd if one doesn 't happen to just once he is reminded of it and he kn ows what is meant even if he may not understand the l anguage.

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In a Paris theater we were asked for a tip for being shown to our seats, then asked for one again when we bought a program. In Venice it was " a drink of beer for the gondolier." On arriving at the station at the top of Mt. Vesuvius we were told that if we cared to see inside the crater it would cost us five lira (seventeen cents) more and that that would furnish us with a guide which, they said, was necessary . Of co urse there was no p oint to our going up that far if we didn' t see the crater, so we paid the five lira and continued on our way. This sight I considered one of the high lights of my trip. The huge lake of boiling lava, the crater within a crater, and the sudden spurts of molten lava with its accompanying roars and fier y smoke were all very thrilling. All this, however, I could have seen and enjoyed without the aid of a guide, but upon returning said guide held out hi s hand with a "something for the guide"; and up on again entering the station, there stood another Italian with a cloth in his hand all ready to clean our shoes and a "something f or me" hand ex tended. Needless to say we ignored both of the latter hints.

I co uldn' t end thi s without menti oning Switzerland a nd my trip up the Jungfrau f or that was th e part I enjoyed most. The snowcapped AI ps! The rides for hours thru the mountains and picturesque vall ey ! The co untl e waterfall s! But the ]ungfrau was the row nin g fea ture. A se ri es of trains took u up to Scheidega, a ' ill ag " ju t at th e now line, and from there we hiked to th glacier and had a ll th e " mov ie" thrill of limbing over the now- o e red height . takin g h ld of hand to kee p fr om slipping. The Aow r wer xqui si t and th re wer hundred of va ri eti , all hort- temm d. Large facrd [ 1

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cows with the most mu sical bells were grazing on the slopes-no doubt part of the advertising for the famou s Swiss cow bell s that were for sa le at nearby souvenir stores. The ride back by way of Lauterbrunn en was equally interesting. I would gladly brave again my seasick voyage across the Atlantic for this one day, to say nothing of all the other sights and experien ces of this one summer! LOTTIE SEATH.

Greetings, Alpha Sigma Tau Sisters When I look over the directory and find how many rea ll y bel ong to our Sorority and then when I turn to the fr ont of the Anchor and read Van Dyke's "Footpath to Peace," one of our mottos, I am glad that I, too, have been counted worthy of being an Alpha Sigma Tau . During the past summer, I attended scho ol at the Michigan State Normal College qf Ypsilanti, the home of the Alpha Chapter. Because I had been away for two years, I thought that I wouldn't find many gi rl s whom I knew. Much to my surprise and happiness, however, I discovered that there were eight other Alpha girl s on the camp us. Miss Norton , our Hon ora r y Patroness, was also there. One evening we had a jolly picnic supper at Starkweather Hallwe had it indoors because it was much coo ler there than it was outside. Th ose present were Miss No rton, Inez Li ggett Graves, Virginia Bonser, Beatri ce McQueen, Mernaveve Voegts, Ardis Belman, Wanda Crawford, Florence Field, Doro th y Martin and I. My g rea test wish f or the Sorority for each chapter, and for each member is that it ever kee ps in mind not onl y its social activities, but also the ideals on which it was founded . The fir st idea l, that of fri endship, is so imp ortant. I don' t think it means merely to be devoted com panions of ju st Sorority memb ers, but friends to everyone. The more people we kn ow, the g reater chance we have for creatine; happiness. I like to think of " Lights Secret" in " The Blu eb ird" : "We are happy in so much as we make others happy." Sometimes a chapter desires to do so me outstandin g piece of charitable work. This is often impossibl e, not because of unwillingness, but becau se of time. But if each member of every chapter is following the real ideal of friend ship then something worth while is indirectl y being accomplished by the chapter. After a girl has mastered the un selfi sh and sincere standard s of friendship to herse lf, her immediate associates, and to eve ryo ne, she ha s became active, self-reliant, and tru stworth y-a real Alpha Sigma Tau . Again let me say hello to eve ryone. Every time I put on my Sorority pin, I think of you and in my heart is thi s th ought written by Frank Demp ster Sherman: It is my joy in life to find At every turning of the road, The strong arm of a comrade kind To help me onward with my load .

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And sin ce I have no gold to give And love al one must make amends, My onl y prayer is while I liveGod make me worthy of my friend s. Love to all , CARRIE

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Miss J osephine Choate, Sigma, wms fir st pnze. ceive Honorable menti on.

Other poems re-

THOUGHTS (First Prize) Sometimes I have lovel y thoughts, Soft as th e glow of tall candles burning, Fragile as the flun g lace of a wave, Fragrant as China tea in a box. When people talk l oudl y of things, I wonder if they, too, have hidden treasures. J osephine Choate. ELEME TAL 0 , I worship th e fire, the wind and the wave ! The g rey g ~een lake wh ose waters lave Old criskl y dunes where we build a fire, Scarl et, then gold, as th e smoke curl s higher, And madl y the wind doth rave0 , I worship the fire, the wind and the wavev! J oseph.ine Choate. One exqui site joy Is to sit on the porch Of a summer du sk When warm rain is fallin g And to hear a wo man sing Softl y. J ose phine Choa te. ELMS Like Caryatid s stand the elm , Strong a rms raised hi o-h ; Swaying a oft win ds bend each tree, oftl y th ey sigh And drea m of days wh en they w re fr ot just th co lumns of th e sky. J o:;: phin 路 hoa t [ 1

1 HE TO ALPHA SIG' S ROSE Oh velvet petal of our rose, So dainty and so fair. Did fairies paint that precious yell ow Upon the go wn you wear? Ol ga Cragin . " OUR MOTHER" When When When There

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When all the earth its charm has lost, When battles bitter wounds have cost, Wh en skies g row dark and cl ouds appear. We haste to her we hold so dear,Our Mother! And And And Her

Moth er listens to our woe, strengthens us against the foe, guides us ' l ong th e cho sen road ; helping hand relieves our I oad ,Our Mother!

With Mother's love wha t can compareWith Mother's anxi ous, tender care? Yes, ever ready at our side We find our faithful , loving guide, Our own dear Moth er! Olga Cr agin . FOOT PRINTS A man strode o'e r the earth' s brown coa t. His foo tsteps marred the fertil e so il ; An hour hence- And they were gone, Effaced by storm and winds that spoil. 'Tis even so fades earthl y fame ; A passing glory counts for nau ght. All thi s we' ll kn ow with joy or fea r, When to the judgment seat we' re 路brought. Olga Cragin. [ 17 }

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OUR HOPES At last the goal is almost reached, The port is within sight; We see the golden, glittering shore With its brilliant gleaming light. The li ght of opportunity, The flame of love's desire; And still another dazzling light, Whose hea rt is red dest fire. Its li ght is shining o'er the la nd , O'er sea and azure sky; And ever men are seeking it, Its golden beams to bu y. Bue we have youth and love and life, So ever on we'll press, 'Til we enter in the harbor Past the light house of \'Success." Olga Cragin. FOOD FOR THOUGHT One night I dreamed I saw two ship A-sailing through the night; One was black and cold and still , And the other full of light. The black ship travel ed slowly, Slowly and with no so und, And I wondered as I watched it, Whither it was bound. The light ship traveled swiftl y, Rocking ga il y in the air, Never since have I seen a ship, That seemed to be so fair. As to the meaning of my dreamWas the ship as dark as ni ght The one that bears us to our home, Our home so far from sight ? And does the light ship ca rry u out, Out on th e hi ghwa y of lifeAnd l eave u th ere at the port of arth T o fi crht our worldly strife? Olga Cra gin . [ 18 ]

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OUR PI She's wearing now the old pledge pin As proudly as a queen. She's pledged her life to labor in The ca use of gold and green. She's wearing now th e full pea rl pm And so with you and me She strives a feat to win F or our Sorority. She's wearing now the full pearl pin Each jewel te ll s a tale Of l ove and purity within A li ght that shall not fail. She'll always wear th e Alpha pin For in her heart are set As are the pearls, the happy da ys That she can ne'er forget. For Alpha Sigma Tau has wrought A chan ge within her heart ; True womanhood and truth have tau ght T o love and live th e better part Through all the comin g years. Gwendolyn Frostie. Miss J osephin e Choate has won the prize of $5.00 offered by the President of th e National Council. The judges were: Miss Abigail Pierce, English Department, Michigan State Normal College; Miss Mary Hardin g, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Miss I sabell e Goodson, Ponti ac, Michigan . Other poems by Miss Choate, Ol ga Cragin and Gwenrlol yn Frostic receive Honorab le Mention .

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Our Memorial Scholarship To All Members of the Alpha Sigma Tau Fraternity, Greetings: This is a season of Thanksgiving, a season when we thank God f or our many blessings. Alpha Sigma Tau girls have something to be thankful for alwaysmore than ordinarily thankful , and that is that He gave us Mrs. Lyman to be our " Sorority Mother," and although He has called her home to a well earned rest and surcease from her suffering He has left us with a priceless heritage, a memory of her splendid life which we shall cherish always. By the time thi s magazine reaches you, you will have received your letter about the Memorial which we are to create to honor "Mother Lyman." Our drive is on to raise $2,500.00 to establi sh a sch olarship to be ca ll ed "The Effie E. Lyman Memorial Scholarship." That seems like a lot of mon ey for us to raise but when we think of the grea t numbers of girls that are daughters of Mother Lyman's big loving heart we feel sure that we can go "over the top" in reco rd time. Remember, girls, that it was through her efforts that we are national toda y. Let us prove our appreciation by giving promptly and generous! y to thi s splendid memorial. Fraternally yours, THE MEMORIAL CoMMITTEE MARGARET AsH EvANS (MRs. HowARD]. ), Chairman 0LA HILLER HELEN GIFFORD McFEE (M Rs. RoY E.) Our letter, which was sent to all Soro rity members, is already bringing results. We have three pl edges totaling forty-five dollars for Mother Lyman's Memorial Scholarship. I sn' t that great ? We felt sure of the loyalty of our girl s and our faith is being justified. Fraternall y yo urs, THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE

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Activities of Alpha Chapter Be~ore the opening of the rushing season we began our fall activities by entertaining ali the sororities on the campus, the Woman's League Cabinet and the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet at a Coffee Klatsch, which was held at the home of our patroness, Miss Ada A. Norton, on Friday afternoon, October l, from four to six o'clock. Miss Norton decorated her home very effectively with yellow roses and yellow and green tapers.

Our fall rushing began with a French breakfast on Saturday morning, October 16, at ten o'clock. We entertained twenty-four rushees and again the house was beautifully decorated in our colors, emerald and gold. The following Saturday evening we gave a unique "Mystery Travel." The upstairs rooms of the sorority house were arranged to represent the countries Japan, Egypt, Holland and Iceland. In each room were served refreshments typical of these countries, making a complete menu in all. Characteristic favors were given in each room. The last rushing party was a dinner given at the Hotel Huron . The tables were decorated with yellow chrysanthemums. Between courses the girls sang and while we were having our demi-tasse Miss Norton gave a short, helpful talk. Twelve girls were informally pledged November 4 at the home of Miss Cynthia Ruggles, our patroness. We celebrated our anniversary, Founder's Day, on Monday evening, November 8. After the regular meeting we had a short program con sisting of two solos by Margaret Holcomb, one of Frank Crane's "FourMinute Essays," entitled "Every Day," read by Sarah Pollock, and a brief survey of the activities of Alpha Sigma Tau in the past was given by Miss Norton. A poem by Gwendolyn Frostic, a contribution to the Anchor, was also read . We all sang Alpha Sigma Tau songs, after which refreshments were served. ~ The girls of Alpha Chapter have expressed their interest in other than scholastic requirements by the number of campus activities in which they take part. We have several members in the Y. W. C. A. and Marion Gardner is on the Y. W. Cabinet and is chairman of the Faculty Chats. Helen Frosti c and Myrta Styckle are on the Woman's Varsity debating team and in the Wodesa Debating Society. Margaret Hol co mb is Secretary of the Girl s' Band.

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Sarah Pollock and Margaret Holcomb are in the Normal Choir. Zada Black is Secretary of the Speech Club. Olga Stinchcomb and Pauline Bentley were elected to the Minerva Literary Society and Myrta Styckle to the Lionian Literary Society. ALPHA CHAPTER PATRO ESSES Mi ss Ada A. Norton Miss Cynthia Ruggl es

HONORARY PATRO ESSE S Mrs. J. H. Barnhill Miss Abigal Pearce

FACULTY MEMBERS Miss Ella Wil son Miss Wanda Crawford Mi ss Lota Gaxner

Miss Ester Sturm Miss Viola Milks

RESIDENT MEMBER Edna Gingerick Dawson ACTIVE Pearl Baumgardner Paulin e Bentl ey Zada Black Roberta Carver Janet Coo k Mina Clay

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Ann etta Field Helen Frostic Frances Gibson Margaret Holcomb Clara Laird Lillian Lee

Isab el McGuire Beatrice McQueen Sarah Pollock Olga Stin chcomb Myrta Styckl e

PLEDGES Ruth Baxter Gwend olyn Clan cy Lorrella Cla y Ali ce Furl ong

Geraldin e Hall Mildred Harris Caroline J ohnson Eloise Lardie INA CTIVE MEMBER Marion Gardner

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"Come out, or I'll go home."

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Theta Chapter Theta Chapter is now in the midst of its rushing act1v1t1es. The first party was a stunt performance at which Miss Edith Man.sell entertained the active chapter, their guests and alumnae at the Women "s City Club. On Saturday, November 20, the girls had a bridge tea at Webster Hall. This was made as informal as possible, in order to get well acquainted with our guests. On Wednesday, November 23, the party was in the form of a tea at the college. Here the girls gathered before a cozy fire in the fireplace and visited for a couple of hour before the beginning of the Thanksgiving recess. Several events of interest have occurred among our alumnae. Sally Bean was married in July to Mr. Blair Chamberlin, and Margaret Walters is now Mrs. Herbert Noxon . Marjorie Hitchcock Blakely i very proud of a young son . Hazel Gardner has announced her engagement. The Theta girls were shocked in August to hear of the sudden death of Hilda Aston, which happened when a car she was driving overturned in loose gravel. This is our first loss and was keenly felt by everyone. The active girls are worthy of the name active. Not only in campu s activities, but in their school work they keep on the jump. All the practice teaching is done off the campus, sometimes at a distance from the college, and at times it is difficult to gather together the rna j ority of members for a meeting. But when they do gather their tongues fly , for the friendships of Alpha Sigma Tau are real and lasting. THETA CHAPTER ACTIVE MEMBERS Marian Boosinger ---------- -- -- ________ -------- - --- _______________ President Ruth Campbell -------- - -------------------------- - --- _____________ Treasurer SPONSOR Dr. Gertha Williams ALUM AE ADVISER Annabelle Payson Kath erin e Rodger Mi ldred Siebert

Edith Mansell , 2025 Blaine Clara Helm Margaret ~1ark ey Helen O'Mailey PLEDGE Romelda Wurm

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Iota Chapter "We know you wonder what we' re doin' , And how we're gettin' on-" Not man y actives are back in school this year , and we fee l fortunate in getting as many pl edges as we did. 路 The active girls are: Magdelena Young Meredith Shepard Thelma Porter Mildred Ferrison Anna Mae Carey Myrlie Fenner and two girl s repledged from last year: Iva Gatterman

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Our new pledges thi s year are: Helen Converse Helen McCormick J esse Amole Katherin e Staadt Loui se McConna ughey Geneva orris Olive Chaddock Thelma Sanders

Fa ye McKibben Opal Carr AI ph a Butcher Helen Campbell Bernice Grubb Ruth Bell Nora Franz Ellen Ward

Our president, Magdelena Young, was recent! y elected to the lea dership fraternity on our campu s, Xi Phi . We are certainl y very proud of her. Cecil Butler, B. S., '26, has a position as head of the girl s' physical training department of the hi gh school in Oklahoma City. Two of our girl s, Magdelena Young and Nora Franz, have lead in g parts in a play put on by the Gibson Pla yers. Each year th e Gibso n P layers tour th e state presenting thi s pla y-the cast being made up of faculty a nd students in the Speech Department. Did yo u all kn ow that we have bought our home? It is a large home, the chapter room is excep ti onall y large, and a big sleep ing porch will accommodate twenty girl s. The a lumn ae have pl edged m oney for our furniture- which is new-and th e girl s in schoo l are paying on th e hou se. Meals are served here and we ca n cl ea r about two hundred dollars a month on th em. Our sponsors, Miss Lena Brandon and Miss Carmille Hall ey, gave us our silverwa re. It has a bea utiful pattern with A. S. T . engraved up on it. Miss Edna Murch , an alumnu s, working in a n offi ce here, is our house manager, and plan s all meal s and does th e ordering for us. A ma squerade party was held at the gym October 30; every one eemed to have such a good time, and we were told by several people that it was the best party on the ca mpu s. We are planning decora ti ons for our house for the H ome-co ming Game. The sorority or fraternity home that is best decorated will receive ten doll ars, and we are h op in g.

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Our football team has not been scored against this season. The Home路 coming Game is played with Pittsburgh on Armistice Day. The girls have been working on songs which we sing between co urses at dinner. Here are a few that we like best. Tune: " At Dawning" " Dear old Alpha Sigma Tau I love you; Bound by ties that make us one, I love yo u ; Now the twilight comes again, Glowing embers fade awa y, Alpha Tau to thee we sa y, I love you, I love yo u. Your dear name seems sweet to me, I love you; Now we sing once more to thee, I love you; Alpha Tau all o'er the world, Help us be both kind and tru e, We will ever h onor thee, Alpha Tau I love you." -BER ICE GR BB.

Tune: " Hi Ho the Merrio" " We wake up each morning As happy as ca n be, We' re pledges, yes, indeed we are , Of the best so rority . We sometimes lack goo d mann ers, We're bad as bad can be, We're campused, stooled and everything. So we can better pledges be. We scrub the floors and du st the chairs, Relieve the actives of their load of cares, But with all our trial s We' re happy as can be; For we' re pled ges, yes, indeed we are, Of the best so rority." -

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IOTA NEWS LETTER Emporia, Kansa , October 12, 1926. Hello Everybody: How would you like to hea r some news? We have hea rd from some of you, but not all, and when yo u have time we would ce rtainl y like to hear from the rest. First of all, we know that you want to become acquainted with our new pledges. There are eighteen. I sn' t that fine? They are respectively: Kathryn Staade, P ostvill e, Ia. ; Faye McKibben and Opal Carr, Byers; Jessie Am ole, Lyons; Helen Converse, Kinsley; Helen McCormick, St. John; Loui se Ward, Abilene; Ruth Bell, Lyndon ; Oline Chaddock, Great Bend. Helen Campbell, Elmdal e; Bernice Grubb , Neetawata; Alpha Butcher, Cimarron. We have with us from last yea r, Iva Gatterman and Mattipearl Cartmell. There are 16 living in the house now and we are hoping to have more move in soon. We wish that you could see our new house. The new piano and new furniture make it reall y lovel y. Did you know that Ethel Forrester, Mrs. Johnnie Beck, ha s a baby girl, born in June. That Ma ude Berry is married? That Mildred Ferrison is in school and is li ving in the house? That Edna Murch is here, and that she is working afternoons and acting as our house-manager? That Wilda Cline was with us for two weeks and that she is wearing Wade Cloud's fra t pin ? He is a Delta Tau Delta at K. U. P erhaps you would like to know who is teaching and where. Florence Boots, Leon ; Trecy H owa rd, India, Cal.; Merle Taylor, Cimarron; Berdene Cole, Climax; Gertrude Moore and Blanche J ohn son, Hutchinso n ; Elverta Hawl ey, Gem; Virgie Flora, Raymond ; Laura Schaefer, Blue Rapids ; Ezetta Steff y, Newton; Mabel Jackso n, Chase; P earl Baldredige, Harveyvill e; Chesba Clapp, Hamilton; Cecil Butl er, Oklahoma City. We surely had a flo od here. Chesba and Pearl were visiting here over the week-end , and they were unabl e to get back to their schools. Mercy! We almost forgot to mention the new addition to our family. She is Julia, th e colored cook. Most of us are gaining shamefull y. Drop in at meal time some day and yo u' ll kn ow the reason. Our new hou se-mother is Miss Seller, of the Latin Departmen t. We like her a lot and are anxious for yo u all to meet her. Did anyone tell you that Miss Brandon and Miss Holly gave us a set of silverware with AI pha Sigma Ta u engraved on th e hand les? Grace Brown gave us some kitchen utensil s and Edna and Wilda gave us sherbet glasses. Grace Brown was initiated about September 12. She is assistant Kindergarten Teacher in Bethany the first semester, but will be wi th us the second semester. Berdene Col e's father died September 20, after a l ong illne s.

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Those paying pledges are: Gertrude Barton, $20.00; Evel yn Alphin, $15.00; Trecy Howard, $5.00; Cecil Butler, $10.00; Elverta Hawley, $5.00 ; Gladys Griffin, $5.00 ; Ezetta Steffy, $5.00 ; Gladys Fenner, $10.00; Opal Swarens. $5.00; Mona J enkin s, $10.00 ; Virgie Fl ora, $5.00; Treva Mills, $15.00; and Florence Lyons, $15.00. Don't forget-we need the money badly, and we kn ow that if you co uld see the house and furni shings, you would send us a check soon. Open Hou se is October 15th and 16th, and our Hall owe'en Party is October 30. We would like to have you all come for both events. Hoping to hear fr om you soon, Your Loving Sisters, AI pha Sigma Tau . P. S.

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A CO-ED'S DREAM Eddie has the figure; J ohnni e has the looks; Walter is quite tal ented, And James is good at books. But Eddie is too hardboil ed ; Johnni e is too frail; Walter is conceited; And James- he has no kal e.

If we co uld only mix them. Then bake well in a pan, And pouring from the oven, We' d see The Perfect Man! J osephine Choate.

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REPORT FOR SIGMA CHAPTER OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU SORORITY Buffalo State Normal School, Buffalo, N. Y. OFFICERS President ____ -- - ____________________ ---------- _____________ Josephin e Choate Vice Presiden L ______________________ _ _______________ ___________ Olga Cragin Treasurer _____ ____ ___________________________________________ Doris Huggins Recording Secretary ____________ ----------- ___________________ Mildred Sharick Corresponding Secretary ______ ______ __ _________ __________ ___ _____ Janice Laing Historian ------------------------------------------- ------- --Mae Hammond Custodian ___________________ ____ ----------------- ___________ Audrey Stewart

Jose phine Choate

PA -HELLE IC REPRESENTATIVES Jani ce Dixon

Olga Cragin

LITERARY EDITOR Mae Hammond, 209 Crestwood Ave. BUSINESS EDITOR Jani ce Laing, 69 Fairchild Ave. FACULTY MEMBERS Miss Edna Hurd

Miss Luella Chapman PATRONESS Mrs. Fuller RESIDENT MEMBER Mrs. J . Frank ACTIVE MEMBERS Blan che Bellinger Arline Sculley Janice Laing Audrey Stewart Mildred Sharick

Ruth Holden Catherine Becker Doris Huggins Olga Cragin Mae Hammond

lVIary Mulroy Janice Dixon Mildred Spitzig josephine Choa te

School Activities Phi Upsilon Omicron, the Home Economics Honorary Sorority-]. Choate. Glee Cl ub- Blanche Bellinger. Librarian-Mae Hammond. Orchestra- ] an ice Laing, accompanist. Y. W. C. A.-Audrey Stewart, Mildred Spitzig. Art Kraft Klub- Olga Cragin . Dramatic Club-Audrey Stewart. Record, the School Magazine-Josephine Coate, Literary Editor. Central Council- Mae Hammond, Section Alternate. School Christmas Play-Audrey Stewart.

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Activities for Year 1926 Rush Parties- Last year we had a F ormal Tea, a Train Party and a Bridge Party. The hrst was held at the home of one of our girls, the second at the H otel Markeen and the third at the Coll ege Club. Pledge Party and Initiation- The pl edge party wa s h eld at the home ot one of the members and the informal initiation likewise. F ormal services were held at the Consistory. Sales, Etc.- Two ver y successful bridge parties, a Sandwi ch sale, our Annual Rose sa le, Cand y sal e. Sigma Chapter won third place in the P a n-Hellenic Sing . Our si lent orchestra entertain ed after the sing . Teas- A Tea was held this year f or the alumni a nd an other is to be held on Nov . 7 f or the Mothers in h onor of F ounder's Da y. Dances-A Party was given last June f or the Seniors, a t which each wa s given a sil ver bar pin. We had a Spanish dan ce in the schoo l gymnasium <m Oct. 22, which was ve r y successful. Contrary to custom, $65 was cleared. H ouse P arty was held last June, which was ab out the best tim e of the year. This year's rushing has not sta rted yet, but it will soo n. Th e first pa rty is to be a tea and the second a breakfas t. The third has n ot been decided upon . Our big event thi s year is the starting of a sch ola rship fun d . S igma chapter is going to award a scholarship each year to some worth y upper classman who needs the money in order to make her sch ool life a littl e more enj oyabl e for her. We feel that thi s is the most important P.vent of our existence and are proud to think tha t we ca n h elp some one el se to obtain an education. P oem b y one of last yea r's pledges- Jani ce Di xon, publi shed in the " Reco rd" : The dear littl e freshma nSo small and green, Come, pl ay with your rattles And bags of bean. The Seni or s just love itTo see yo u soYou make us so happy Wh ere'er yo u go . Come. Carry our tra ys, dears, And show orne speed. Such service we relish And surel y nee d. ow sc rub all the hall And that will d o. Three ch er for th e freshman We' r proud of you.

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797 Ashland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., November 7, 1926. Dear Mrs. Bohlen: We just have very proudly and very happily celebrated the twenty路 seventh anniversary of " Founders' Day." Very glad to know that all over the country our other chapters were doing the same thing. We had a tea at the home of Mae Hammond, to which we invited our mothers, and the alumnae and resident members, and their mothers. We had a musical program. I gave a little talk on the history of Alpha Sigma Tau, and the plans of Sigma Chapter. Then we sang the路 sorority hymn , "Gold and Emerald ." Leah Wil son, a resident member, brought her new four-month s-old baby, Lynette. We all felt very proud of our A. S. T. baby and planned to give her a sterlin g baby spoon with the so rority crest on it. You may be interested in some Sigma news which our hi storian , Mae Hammond, did not have ready to send in . Catherine Becker will soon be a member of the Art Kraft Klub at school. Today more mon ey was pledged to our Scholarship Fund. We now have $70.00 from the alumnae and resident members, and $15.45 raised by the actives. Doubtless you 've heard about our glorious Spanish Dance . Al so about our song books which we are printing. All AI pha Sigma Tau so ngs for fifty ce nts-to members only. Weekly classes for our pledges, and a final exam on the constituti on, so ngs, etc., for each member each year have been planned. We are go ing to have joint meetin gs, monthl y, with the al umnae, the first one Dec. 2. Margene Harris, one of our girls now at Cornell , has been pledged AI ph a Omicro n Pi . Glend ore Fennell is now Glend ore Frank. About January fir st a Sigma news letter will be sent to all the chapters. Sincerely, JosEPHINE CHOATE.

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My heart leaps up wh en I behold Conclu sion loomin g nigh, When I thi s then did first begin 'Twas with a brave courageo us grin , But now I'm tired , stiff and cold Oh, let me die! But themes and grades are next of kin And all my themes I'd l ove to view Bound each to each by grades of 1 or 2!

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Lambda Chapter As a National Organization, our most important social activities centered about the initiation and pledging ceremonies. We were very glad to have Miss Edith Mansell initiate us into Alpha Sigma Tau and to be our guest over the week-end. Pleasant memories of the dinner which we held after our p ledging ceremony, and of a hike al ong the beautiful Wissahickon in Fairmount Park the foll owing Sunday still linge r with us. In spite of the fact that school had already closed, we enj oye d being together and coming to kn ow Mi s Man sell , and fe el that becau se of our initiati on into AIpha Sigma Tau, we are starting the year with renewed interest and vigo r. The accompanying picture was taken at a rummage sale held in Jun e. We ha d so much fun that we have planned to hold another soon . (We hope you will be abl e to tell th e sorority girl s from the customers.) STUDENT ACHIEVEME NT S Mary Donohue and Sis Me eil dan ced in the annual exhibiti on of the T emple U niversity Physical Educati on Department held at the Academy of Music in May. This is an imp ortant feature of th e Department and is anticipated each year b y the entire U niversity. Rhea Webb, who was graduated in 1925, represented Templ e as so prano in the quartet contest conducted by Keith's Theatres. Al so she wa s a member of the Sesqui choru s of fi ve th ousa nd voices. She is no w serving as a worker on the Alumni committee f or th e 20,000 Co nwell Foundation Drive. Helen Behme was elected treasurer of th e Templ e Uni ve rsity Newman Club. Ma ry Breen, president of th e Lambda Chapter, is president of the Ne wman Club, representative of the Stude nt Co un cil, Junior worker fr om Teachers' Coll ege f or the F oundation D rive a nd has been elected Juni or Vice Presid ent of the newl y esta blished honorar y f raternity which restricts membership to eight, and bases its eligibilit y on scholarship, per so nality, and student and faculty honors. The present Lambda Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau was instituted in the spring of 1925 at Templ e niversit y. We sta rted earl y in 1925, as an enthu siasti c l ocal sor ority, Phi Lambda Sigma, and in a ver y hort time, gained the approval of the nive rsity Council , comp o ed of the tru stee and dean s of the U niversity, and of Pan-Hell enic, the association of combined so roritie at Templ e. Our ac ptance int o l ph a Sigma Ta u in June of 1926 ca m a a sa ti f ing limax to a yea r of hard but pl ea ant work.

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The girls who were initiated are: Hel en Behme, 2 S. Richards Ave., Ventnor, N. ] . ; Mary Breen, 1020 Douglass St., Reading, Pa .; Mary Donohue, 16 Newport St., Ashley, Pa . ; Mary Flannigan ; Helen McManus; Helen Hummel , Sunbury St., Minersvill e, Pa . ; Sara McNeil ; Al ice Detweiler ; Rhea Webb, 1751 N. Park Ave ., Phil adelphia, Pa .; Blanche Ward. The Lambda Chapter takes thi s op portunity of thanking its sister organizations for the fl owers a nd messages of congratulati on on the da y planned for its installati on. We want to hear more from yo u, and want yo u to kn ow that we will appreciate an y advice or suggesti on we may receive from our older sisters. Ma y Alpha Sigma Tau be proud of her Lambda Chapter.

ZETA CHAPTER We were very glad to recei ve Mrs. R. Stewart MacDougall's teleg ram n otifyin g us that Central State ormal Schoo l has been made a four-year college. This mean s that Zeta is once more an active chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau . Zeta ranks very high at L. H. S. N. C. and in our spring issue will give an acco unt of their activities.- The Edit or.

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Detroit Alumnae The Detroit Alumnae Chapter sends most hearty greetings to all and wishes the greatest happiness and success to her sister chapters. The first meeting of the Alumnae of Detroit was held at the Women's City Club. It is a lovely place in which to hold meetings as several of our girl s are members, thus giving them and their friend s the use of the club rooms and dining room. This first meeting was organization night. The following officers were elected: President, Carrie Washburne ; Vice President, Doris Gorsuch Field; Secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Burns Russ; Treasurer, Ella Butzer. A program of the year's activities was planned and sent to each member so that no other plans would be made which would conflict with Sorority day-the seco nd Saturday of each month. The meetings are held alternately each month in the evening and afternoon. The second meeting, in November, was at the home of Miriam Parkhill Shepherd in Royal Oak. The hostess and her committee had prepared a fine supper. Then later in the evening after the business meeting, we played bridge. We were more interested in talking than in playing, so no one made very high sco res. Miriam has a lovely home and is just a splendid cook and housekeeper. She had sent her three-year-old so n, David, out with hi s Daddy and we were all disappointed that he didn 't return in time f or us to see him. . Mrs. Leona Ulrich Hay, an Alumnae fr om Milwaukee, told us about her little daughter, Elizabeth Ruth, born Jul y 14. Sitting next to Leona at the card table was Helen Gifford McFee, who was equally proud of her little son, Robert Douglas, horn July 5. There are two other AI ph a Sigma Tau babies in Detroit: Mary Eleanor, daughter of Dori s Clark Clark, horn September 18. Robert Louis, son of Lillian Fitzpatrick Chamberlain, horn in August. The Alumnae Chapter is very glad to have Mrs. Elizabeth Burns Russ in Detroit thi s year. Her mother is the nati ona l head of th e Macca bees. Elizabeth has been living near Buffalo, and while there pl edged the girl s of the Sigma Chapters. You will al so he interested in hearing about Daphne Dodds. After graduating fr om Mt. Pleasant, she attended schoo l at Ann Arbor and Chicago. After teaching in the Marquette Normal , she did orga nizati on work throughout the United States for the Women's League Building of Ann Arbor. She then did political organization in Wa shington D. C. Now Daphne is in Detroit stud yin g prod uction at the Bonstell e Playhou e. Lu cill e McCool Reynold is also in Detroit. he ha pent several y ar teaching in the West. In the next i ue we will t 11 yo u so me mo re abo ut ur Chapter. so g od-bye for now, Alph a igma Tau i t r . TH E DETROIT

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Grand Rapids Alumnae In June of last year Lillian Griffin entertained at bridge, or rather, intended that we play bridge. But being excited and intensely interested over plans for the summer, everybody talked and talked and forgot the game entirel y. Tall candl es furni shed fri endly light and the girls spent a happy evening talking of days gone by and days to be. Grace Erb-Ritchie planned man y trips with one th ought upperm ostthat an AI pha Sigma Tau be at the end of every road. Lillian Griffin had accepted a positi on in mu sic at Northwestern . Lottie Sea th looked forward to a trip abroad. Loui se Glade Bohlen had arranged to study at the Chicago Academ y of Fine Arts. Delicious refreshments were served. The first meeting of the fall was held at Mr s. Lila Laurence Fuller's on Monday evening, Oct. 4 . Seven of the girl s were present and most of the evening was spent relating summer experiences. Lillian Gr iffin and Betty Sanderson were app ointed to attend to the arran gements for the luncheon during In stitute tim e. Plans for the next issue of " The An chor" were read and di scussed, especiall y the plan of editing two issues a year and charging $1.50, or 75 cents a piece, and hoping that ever y member would send $1.50 at the beginning of the year, so that the business manager could be sure o.f the am ount of money to be expended. After a very delightful lunch the meeting was a dj ourn ed. During the N. E . A. co nventi on the luncheo n meeting was held at the Women's City Club . The tab le was prettily deco rated with golden bab y chrysanthemums and gree n ferns. In former years Miss No rton was present and some times Miss Pierce, but thi s yea r they were not abl e to come and the girl s missed them greatl y. Catherin e Sco tt Crimmons was ab sent becau se of illness. After the lun cheon interesting letters, telling of the activities of various chapters, were rea d. New offi cers were elected : President, Theodora Quick. Secretary and Treasurer, Lottie Seath . After which plans were made f or sever al meetings to be held during th e year. The first will be a bri dge luncheo n at the hom e of Emma French Quigley Saturd ay, December 4.

Milwaukee Alumnae Gertrude Owen Hamm ond writes th at during the summer months meetings were postp oned but tha t Gertrude Gray Stover ha d a meetin g in November at her home, and J ean ette M e i ~s Watso n will entertain the members in December. The names and addresses are the s:t me except in two cases. Fl orence Bowes Lam phere (Mrs. 0 . C.) has moved to Fl orida, and Pauline Va ndewalker Cranston (M rs. K. G.) ha s m oved from the city. There is a new bab y boy at the home of Carolyn Taylor Thurwachter (Mr s. Ral eigh ), 255 Racin e St., Waukesha, Wisconsin .

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Sigma Alumnae Chapter, Buffalo, N. Y. The Alumnae Chapter of Buffalo has started out this year with pep and enthu siasm. We have more Active members this year, and are trying to make Buffalo Al umnae "o n the map." The offi cers for thi s year are, Lorna C. Roberts, President; Winifred Cruickshank, Vice President; Dorothy Black, Corresponding Secretary; Gilberta Nelson, Recording Secretary; Margaret Macdonald, Treasurer. We are trying out a new scheme this year in Buffalo. Once a month the members of Sigma Chapter and the Alumnae Chapter come together for a supper party . This keeps the chapters in close touch with each other, and gets us better acquainted with the girl s still at sch ool. Also it is great fun , and it crea tes a spirit of sisterlin ess and co -operati on between the two chapters. The Alumnae Chapter has also one evening meeting a month. At t:'nis meeting, after the business, we have a program. Two different girls are in charge of this program at each meeting. These programs are very interesting and enjoyable. Sometimes they are musical, a book program or a special speaker, and sometime we play bridge. We prize these meetings greatly. The Alumnae are also doing some Thanksgiving work thi s year. We are taking care of some p oor famil ies-providing them with food. clothing and goo d cheer! Doing somethin g for oth ers is always worth whi le. We are planning to have a large bridge party in January to earn money to keep our soro rity financially supp orted. In February we are planning to have our annual St. Va len tin e's Dance. This is the event we always l ook forward to. The Sigma Chapter has undertaken a sch olarship this year at Buffal o State orma l School. The Alumnae is backing them as much as possible by making pledges. We are very happ y that such a project ha s been started and we, as Alumnae, are doing our part. One of the Alumnae girl s was married thi s fall . Dolores Corlin became Mrs . Truman Zahm.

On Oct. 29th

All in all, Buffal o Alumnae are trying to live up to the high standa rd of a ll Alpha Sigs, and will try hard to make our Alumnae Chapter one of the best.

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Dear Girls: I never apprecia ted more fully the adva ntage of living on M-13 until recently . Gra ce Erb-Ritchie call ed on me on her trip to orth ern Mi chigan. It seemed so goo d to see her again and to hear her enthusiastic reports of our national orga nization. When here she asked me to write a letter telling what I have been doing sin ce leaving Ypsilanti. After graduating in 1916, I was Supervi so r of Musi c in Royal Oak for two years and in August, 1918, I returned to Howard Ci ty and married George B. Gaffield. Since my marriage I have lived here in my home town. My husband is with the rural mail service and in th e winter time when thin gs are dull I sometimes go on the snow mobile with him and help bu ck the drifts for excitement.

1ack, aged six, and Peggy, two years old, also he! p to keep me bu sy and co ntented with my h ome life and last sprin g I was elected Worthy Matron of the order of the Eastern Star. I am lo oking forward to Teachers' In stitute in Grand Rapids, h oping to see man y of th e A. S. T. gi rl s there at our reunion, for it certainl y seems good to get together and talk over old times.

If any of the rest of you have occasion to come through H oward City at any time, I would b e so g lad to have you ca ll on me. Lovingly in A. S. T.,

MARGARET ScoTT-GAFFIELD

English Professor to Publish Text Professo r P earce An noun ces Com pl eti on of Work on Bible Professor Abigail Pearce of the English pleted a manuscript on "The Scriptures in be published b y the Macmillan Compa n y. press and the book will be ready for u s ~ in

department ha s just com路 The Making," which will The manuscript is now in the earl y fall.

Professo r P ea rce ha s been giving a co urse in Bible Stud y in the Normal College for several years a nd her publication is very tim ely because of the in creasin g interest in Bible stud y not on ly in co ll eges and high scho ols but th ro ughou t th e en tire country. The co urse in th e Normal Co ll ege has bee n increasingly popular a nd interesting and Pr ofessor P ea rc is to be congratulated up on making accessibl e to all interested in Bible stud y her own accurate kn owledge acquired by yea rs of intensive research.

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Report The Correspondin g Sec retary submits the foll owing rep ort: Since m y el ection last November I have written ea ch active and alumnae chapter of the fraternity a perso nal letter en closing with it a co py of the resolutions conce rning the dea th of Mrs. Lyman which were drawn up at our fir st Na ti onal Conventi on, November, 1925. A letter and a copy of th e resoluti on were sent to Professo r Lyman, as yo u directed me to do . Letters w.e re also sent to all acti ve and a lumnae chapters tellin g th em of the annual dues to be paid to our Nati onal Treasurer. I had the privil ege of signing th e form al petiti on whi ch our president, Mrs. Gra ce I. Erb Richi e, sent to the A . E. S ., asking that we be admitted to the association. Several interesting letters have come to me fr om different chapters and I have enj oyed hearing fr om them ve ry mu ch. It makes me feel more and more that we a re one big famil y. Becau se I am nearer the Kappa Chapter, I hea r fr om them and see them most of all- they are such a fine gr oup of girl s. I had the pleasure of helping them with their initia tion last winter and I gave a toast at their banqu et. This spring Mr. Evan s and I were invited to their lovel y spring dance. Our daughter Margaret gave out the fav ors for the girl s. It brought b ack ma ny happ y memories of the da ys when I was in coll ege and it was a r eal joy to he with "sister s" agam . Respectfull y submitted, Margaret Ash Evan s, (Mrs. H oward J.) Corresp onding Secy . October 21 , 1926 . Dear An chor Staff and All A. S . T .'s Ever ywhere: It has been a real pl easure to rea d the second editi on of the Anch or , which reached me some time ago . It surel y represents ma ny h ours of work well done, and helps th ose of us wh o have been "o ld grads" fo r years to renew our youth once more. I wi sh we mi ght have some bits of genera l co ll ege news, m ore messages from the alumni- what the girl s are, and have been doing. Afte r a third unsuccessful a ttempt to co ntribute to th e A. S. T. of the future I should he glad to kn ow of oth er s' eff orts al on g th a t a nd other. lin es. Our third so n arri ved in the summ er. Yo ur fo r a g reater A. S. T., L AURA CoEl-BA CHART,

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Items of Interest Mrs. Larzelere of the Beta Chapter has ju st return ed to Mt. Pleasant after several month s spent in France, Ital y, Egypt and Pal estin e. She and Mr. Larzelere went over in early August. A letter sent to Helen Gifford McFee at 1834 Delaware Ave., Detroit, was returned to th e corresponding secretary, sayin g th ere wa no such person there. If anyone has her co rrect address will she ee that it is sent to the Anchor editor? An A. S. T. girl wrote in to ask if we had a So rority so ng to be used at weddings. Won't some kind so ul write us one? Did you know that Hermanda Agger, a member of our Kappa Chapter at Miami University, Oxford , Ohio, was married on Jul y 22nd to Daniel Metzgar and is now living at 1508 Broadway St., Indianapolis, Indiana? Mary K. Klepin ger, a Kappa fr om Oxford, is now teaching Home Eco nomi cs in th e Roo sevelt Hi gh School in Kent. We hea r she ha s two sh-a larger one named Alpha and a small er- Kappa-an d every time we add a new chapter to our roll she plans on bringing a wee little fi shie to the famil y ! Best wishes to Mary and the fish bowl. Gwendol yn McLau ghlin was married to Wilbur Sprague on Jun e 13, 1926. They are living at 6210 Femes Road , F ordso n, Mich. Clio Case Spencer writes that her son Edward is quite a ma n grow n - is going to college takin g an engineering co urse. Laura Coe Banghart ha s sent us a picture of her new son, Lawren ce. He weighed over seventeen pounds at two and one-half months. Both are very well and she is happy and proud of the littl e so n. Ruth E. Magers has announced her engagement to Dr. Thomas U Glosser of Uhrickvill e, Ohio. Ruth is teachin g Home Economics in Dennison, Ohio. November 1, 1926. Dear Anchor Staff: I wish to congratulate yo u and th e whole editin g staff upon th e great success of the first tw o edition s of th e "Anchor." I gladl y renew my sub scription for another year. In looking over the list of Alpha Chapter Alumnae I find there are eight members living in or nea r Chicago. Wouldn't it be fin e to have an alumnae chapter in Chicago? Should any of the girl s be interested in such a chapter I would be most pleased to have them write or telephone me (Euclid 8779) and we might plan a " get-together." With wi shes for a greater and bigger A. S. T ., I am sin cerely, MILDRED A. COTTLE . (Mrs. A. P. ) [ 39

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DIRECTORY OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU ATIO .'' iAL COUN CIL Chief Patroness _____ ______ ___ ____________ ______________ 1ISS ADA A. NoRTON 510 Pe:nl St., Ypsilanti , Mi ch. President and A . E. S. R e prese.1tative __________ Mns . GRA CE IsABEL ERB·RITCHIE 1206 L::~k c Drive, Grand Rapid s, 'lic h. Vi ce President and Organiz er ______________________ __ MI s EDITH L. MANSELL 168 Glendal e Ave., Highland Park, Mich. Corresponding S ecretary ____________ ________ ______ MR . 1ARCAHET ASH·EVANS 4433 A hland Ave., orwood . Ohio R ecording S ecretary _____________________ _____ ___ MRs. Do nOTH Y MIRTH ·YOUNC Elmdal e, Kansa s Tr easurer _________________________________________ Mns. CARHIE WASHBUR E 381 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mi ch. Editor "The Anch.or" _______ __ ____________________ Mns . Lo UISE GLADE·BOHLEN 933 Turn er Ave., Grand Rapid s, Mic h. Business Manag er " Th e Anchor" ______________________ Mis WA DA CRAWFORD 112 P errin St.. Ypsilanti , Mi ch. OFFICERS OF ASSO IA TION OF EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES Chairman Sigma Sigma Sigma _______________________ M iss MABEL LEE WALTO Wood sto c k, Va. Secretary Alp.'w S :gma Alpha _______________ ___ __ ____ Mi ss MIN NIE SHOCKLEY 7J4 C" urch St., Alva , Okla. Treasurer Pi Kappa Sigr:; a _____________________ ____ Mns . ]AMES C. McFARLAND 12: 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. Dire ctor Local Panhellenic Delta Sigma Epsilon __ ____________ MRs. OHLEY SEE 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif. Representative for Tau Sigma Upsilon _______________ Mis s FLORENCE EcKERT 1001 P earl St. , Ypsilanti , M ich. R epresentative for Alpha Sigma Tau ___________ ________ MRs. GRACE ERB·RJTCHIE 1206 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids , M ich. ACTIVE CHAPTERS AND SEC RETARIES Alpha __________________________________________________ Mtss SARAH PoLLOCK 602 P ea ~] St., Ypsilanti , Mi ch. Th eta ------ ---------------- - ------------- ----- -----Miss MARIAN Boost 'CER 168 Gl e nal e Ave., Highland Park, Ii ch. Iota - - -------------- -- -- - ----------- ---- - ------------MISS MYRTLE FEN ER K. S. T. Coll ege, Emporia, Kansas Kappa ----------- - ------------------------------------MISS MAR IE ORMA 30 Bi shop Hall, Oxford , Ohi o. Si~ma __ -- - -- - -- - -------------------- -- ------------MISS JOSEPHINE CHOATE 797 Ashland Ave., Buffalo, . Y. Zeta ___ ___ ___ ___ __ _____ _______________________ i'vins . R. STEWART MAcDo CALL L. H. S. orma l Sc hool , Lock Haven, Pa. Lambda -- - ---------------- ------------- - ---------- - ---MI l.~RY J. BREE N 1934 . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Detroit Alwnnae -- -- - - - - --- - - ----- - -- - ---------- - -- it s AlllliE A HB RNE 381 W. Gra•HI Blvd ., D etroit. Mi c h. Grand Rapids Alwnnae ____ __ __ ______________ ______ ______ l\1t s, MARY H ARDING 351 1orris Av ., Grand Rapid , Mi ch. Mil wankee Alwnnae ____ _________ __ _____ __________ __ ~fR . GnA ' T I. Ht ' KAMP 962 41 t t. , M ilwauk e, \ is. igma Alumnae__ ____ ___ ____________________________ 1tss Lon ' A . RonERTS 281 Em li e t. , BuA"a lo,

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