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Dedicated to the Success of the District Meeting s to be held m th e Fall

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CONTENTS Page The "Why" of Modern Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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One of My Dreams Come True . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Freedom or - - ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Portrait of a Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Vision

Published thrice yearly by the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority

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Mother and Da ughter Luncheon Addre

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"Lest We Forget .. .' ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A Bit 0 ' Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The 149th An ni versary of the Constitution . .

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On the Other Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hospital Work for Sororities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Even As You and I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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District Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A Message from a Charter Member . . . . . . . .

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Muses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Alumnre Chapter Tew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Personals Directory

Tribute I thank thee, God, for flowers and stars and breeze, For sunlight and moonlight and the salt-blown wind of the seas, For the forests and the hills and the sighing summer breeze ; For the softened glow of setting suns and the humming song of the bees.

And fo r the caress of cool grass to my feet, The startled rabbit and the gentle doe so fleet ; For the mighty seas and the eddying river where flowing waters meet, For the song of the katydid and the lamb's soft bleat.

I thank, T hee, too, for home and friend For the ympathetic tear that i quick to flow and blend ; For each ble ing that Thou dost end pon Thee, 0 Lord , does my lif d p nd .

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THE ANCHOR OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

The "Why" of Modern Art

By Eleanor B. Green, Delta H Y is it that new things may be old-fashioned or modern and that old things may be considered new? Different time and different countries have their own ideas of beauty. The pyramid of Egypt were modern in 400 B.c. but during the reign of Loui XV their angle were obsolete. At the time modern meant gilded quips and curls. Today, the e same pyramids are considered very modern in spirit.

Modern and what is not modern is mainly governed by our ideal of beauty. In the present day this ideal consists of slender, boyi h form in the human figure. In architecture as in modern dre s there are plain unbroken lines undisturbed by unnecessary embellishments and ornament .

Decoration receives its effect through simple, rhythmic combination of masses.

Through the art of all the past civilizations we can reconstruct the life of the whole people. " Art is the record of emotions. When art ha made a thing alive the emotions within it cannot be killed or buried . Everythin a else perishes. Only art survives. " In the art of Egypt the pomp and glory of the pharaohs is reflected. In Greece, the great architecture was all for the worship of the gods. In the middle ages when Chri tianity wa at it height and it together with God became the sacred symbols of life art wa expressed in narrow, vertical lines pointing straight to Heaven, a expre ed in the pointed arches and tall spires of the Gothic Churches built at that time. In the romantic period we see reflected in the art their poli bed arti ficiality.

Creative art is alive and reflects the arti t 's per onality which mu t be consistent with the age. If art is copied it remains ri gid and rigid things are dead. It must be warm and glowing and vibran t to be a part of life .. rt of today must be created today to express the life about u , to reflect the characteristics of our complex civilization- invention, indu try machiner science, and commerce. To avoid all the confu ion of the aae it ha been necessary for the artist to simplify everything to make life comfortabl .

Therefore simplicity is the chief characteri tic of our modern time a far as the artist is concerned. No matter how complex the enaine of an automobile is on the inside, the covering ha been made into a thina of beauty by the use of simple lines so as to make it restful to the eye and to di\ ert

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our attention from the complexity of the machine age. Another characteri tic, continuity of line, is also expressed in the streamlined b ody of. a car a it is in the long, unbroken lines of fashions. Too, there are contrasts in color and sharp contrasts in light and shadow. There is rhythm as expressed in modern dancing, music and the accenting of form in fashions.

There is no imitation of material, but a virtue is made of what is used instead. Wood is wood and paint is allowed to appear as paint and not made to resemble marble. Modern art is informal, impersonal, expressing little sentiment. Old keepsakes and family albums on the parlor tables have been replaced by things less personal. Modern art is an expression that is alive and though it has acknowledged its debts to the arts of the past , it has no definite part in them.

Some persons think that modern design is a very free expression of it time, one without rhyme, rule or reason . As a matter of fact we find examples which conform to certain rules and principles. Influences from the past are continually looming up in front of us, our greatest being from the Japanese, in their utter simplicity. Also we find that the introduction of flat colors and plain surfaces can be traced back to their wood block, as can a great many of our most modern color combinations, such as black and red, red and yellow, yellow and green. The old idea of the Far Ea t of leaving plain wood surfaces has been a great influence. However, the most used contribution of the Far East , is that of rhy thm . They have shown that proportion should be put aside for the sake of rhythm , which at once places the classical tradition of harmonious forms and beautiful proportions in the background. The Venus De Milo, which can be definitel y measured as a perfect figure, is no longer the standard of modern design . This ancient art, together with the examples of the best of the modern made abroad lays claim for a part of this modern art in America.

T oday there are problems which have never been faced before which involve speed, mass, traffic and energy. Speed is required to cover distance or increa e production. M asses of people need h omes, an d for want of space, the buildings must be pressed together and pushed high into the air.

Greater and larger machines must be used for mass production . Mode of tran portat ion have increased and been made larger in order to take on grea ter traffic. Ta k become greater and enterpri se urges u on which how the need for more energy. Compression ha entered our li e . Power i comp re ed in airplanes and automobile . foo d into cans, druas into tablet . We work under the pre ure of time. P erhap th e simplicit of mod rn a rt can b call ed in a way a defen e mech an i m , in tha t it mu t co r all f th co mpl xitie of the machine age. ' If art i creative and a r cord of li fe , it , too mu t mo ibl in a mod rn worl d to h av a rt r emain in th tat f th an tiqu .

Ia i al b i t a nd an t ique can b opiecl and imitat d bu t th y r fl t th lif f t day an d to copy and imi tat i h ard!. r ativ .' f t d . . It L B u t th r i n thing in th past that t u he th li f diffi ul t f r u. t b natural in a p ri I • ttine- . u h th at f L uL .. . , .

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lace collar and cuff . No period furniture could ev r b mad to 1 ok modern as it expre e the life of the time it wa created. It is an unf rtunate fact, unfortunate for the ta te of the public that manufacturer do not realize that if they must copy they cannot do'better than copy exactly the work of the eighteenth century designer, the only liberty permis ibl being an occasional change in scale. Space in the home was more ample th n than now, making many of the old pieces of furniture which looked well in an old house seem out of proportion in the homes we have to occupy.

If Chippendale could see what has been done to hi work in taking off the ornament to try and simplify these antique and make modern furniture from them, it would irk his soul for he was an inordinate lover of ornament. In the Hepplewhite furniture the manufacturer, in order to try and please the uneducated public as to what is modern and what not, has tried to simplify by taking off the classic Greek ornament . The only thing left is the shield back and the tapered legs. The delicate reeding which Sheraton used on chair and table legs has been ca t aside and the carving of the acanthus leaves has been discarded. Sheraton 's work was in general a little more florid than Hepplewhite's, therefore, uned ucated modern de igners are inclined to slight his style becau e they are possessed with the idea of simplifying all traditional forms they touch and they find le to take off in Hepplewhite than in Sheraton. Much of the maple furniture that i used today seems to signify a yearning for the homespun day . A a matter of fact, the color was nothing this era ever produced. Real old maple take on with the years a beautiful honey color. The manufacturer mu t be given a little credit, however, for getting away from the mercurochrome finish poured over maple until quite recently. From thi di sertation you can readily see the need for modern minded people. We certainly do not want our civilization to go down in history as a people of copying generations ago. Again let me say that our personality is expre ed through our art and our art is an expression of the age in which we are living, one which is certainly far in advance of these examples I have given you.

"Something that radiates something that you're not, i bad ta te. ' Flegal.

To fear the unknown and maintain a dislike for thing we do not understand, is quite natural. As our knowledge of these thing increase our di likes vanish and we begin to accept the e thing going on about u . All of these new artistic forces can now be analyzed and as oon a we are able to do this the fear of the modern will vanish.

"Our progress of the future does not depend on fighting moderni m a William Morris died fighting for the machine age, but on educatina ourselves to be part of the world we live in. Our duty i to keep our mind young and not allow ourselves to follow those accompli hment of the pa t.

Every enterprise and each step of progress ha been the outaro" th of i ion .

We today, in America, need leader in the field of the decorati e art to show the same vision and the same spi rit of pioneering which ha made thi country the most modern in the world. The world of toda i the acorn of tomorrow."

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OUNTLESS times I have sat as a child and listened to what in our immediate family became known as "Mother's Fish Stories." And Mother really could and still does tell mighty fine ones. Experience and first hand information provide meaty morsels from which many an interesting tale is told.

Mother was born in the famous and lovely "Maritime Provinces" o f Canada. Dover, her birthplace is within twenty-five miles of that historic and quaint city of Halifax. Other than the mining regions in northern Nova Scotia, the choice of occupations is very limited. N aturally with the vast Atlantic at their very feet the majority of the people living along the coast obtain a very fine livelihood from the wealth of fi sh and seafood with which the A tlantic abounds.

F rom the time I was very small, water and sailboats always held a great fascination for me. As I grew older I used to think that I had just developed into that type of individual who enjoyed those things. But after spending nearly three months in the same locality and in the same house in which my Mo ther lived when a child I have the feeling that the love of the sea, and the appreciation of the very simple things in life isn't a development- it is inborn.

JUST A COUPLE OF SHARKS I h ad always cherished the idea of " goin g home," which of course to our fa mily meant Nova Scotia. You can hardly imagine the joy of finding yourself actually accomplishing that which you have planned for years. This was a time when traveling interested me.

It wa the destination I craved. T he Land of Evangeline and all its romantic lore. The valley through which your small scarcely moving train wind almo t lo e it beauty by that insane desire to reach Dover. fter r aching Halifax by train and loading our luggage into on e of my cou in ' car we headed for home. The car pulled up over the Ia t hug bou ld r of grey granite ju t a a o-orgeou sun wa quickly lippino- into th a. I hav n v r en anythin o- quite a lovely. W were in Larr ' v and a th ar arne to a top on the almo t impo ibl road it s m d a th ugh d had br athed, v ry n tly n th land ap and h ld the n in a clivin twilight hu h. n ould for mil thing m d t m v . F ur imma ul at whit -w h d h u n tl d nt nt dly ing di tan in am ng th nt granit r k . h h r lin

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a aw teeth lo t it elf in tall green pines only to reapp ar in a small bay which ea ily could have been the work of some renowned artist. Thr or four small fi hing boat were lapping in the well. Th se boats were just a lovely as any bouquet brought fre h from the gardens. Boats, yes th r were white one with chocolate brown sail , tiny green one with ail all tied and bobbing merrily in the wake of the waves, pretty yellow one som with white, others with brown sails. Had there been a thou and in the cav my heart would have had room for each one. As I ab orbed as much of thi loveliness as possible, the sinking sun slid out of sight takin g with it that mellow twilight which is enchantment itself. The spell had been broken an d very reluctantly we started the car and turned in at the gate. Here we wer and here we were going to be for almo t three months. I felt ri ght then that I never wanted to be " citified" again.

Well three months is a long time, long to be doing something uninteresting but three months in a country so refreshing and beautiful , among kind unpretentious people and doing thin gs very dear to one' hear t can certainly pop up like bullets from a gun. Let me tell you more of Larry ' Cove. It is possibly three quarters of a mile long and maybe a half mile across. There are about fifteen families living there and I think all bu t t wo or three were aunts, uncles, or cousins of mine. I was in good hand wherever I went. My one uncle has many seines, nets and large fi hing boat which he works on halves. I used to tell him the other men did the wo rk and he got the money. This arrangement rather spoiled my plans becau e it just wasn't proper to go out on a fishing boat for five or six day with none but five able-bodied seamen for company . I was a " land lubber" and they weren't too sure of my sea-worthiness. However one of my other uncle was much more trusting so he offered me a place in his boat providing I d get up in time to set out with the rest. Needless to ay for three or four mornings I did very heavy duty only to find that when I had awakened the boat and crew had been out to the nets and returned, had their fi h all dressed and were prepared to enjoy the rest of the day at home. It wa then only ten-thirty in the morning. Somehow the next morning I was on deck and probably the queerest looking " man " in the bunch . H eavy kni tted pajamas, rubber boots about five sizes too large and a heavy red weater fitted out probably the most unusual looking fi sherman any cod in the Atlantic ever squinted an eye at. Fashions really aren 't con idered in the fishing game so I was safe.

Somehow after what seemed like ages of wasted time eatin g break fa t we got started . Nearly all the sailboats are equipped with motor now to ai d when the wind has lulled. So under power we moved out of the co e t o one of the favorite shoals, not too far from shore. I wa a novice and easickness isn't to be laughed at. However havinO' the love of the ea in m veins must have thwarted any attempts that easickne mi aht ha e made. for I weathered the entire summer without experiencing it. v e had carcel anchored when my fingers itched to unreel my line. Only after ncle Harr explained that it would foul with the anchor if I didn t wait could I be

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persuaded to hold up till we swung around with the swell and settled.

Finally, out went my line, unreeling till I thought it must be touching China. While I was sounding something took 路 my hook. Now the clever trick of hauling in and over the gun'oles yard after yard . I don't know who was more excited, Uncle Harry or the new female member of the crew. I want to tell you when the largest fish you've ever caught measured nine or ten inches the thrill of hauling in a three foot cod weighing between twenty and twenty-five pounds was almost inconceivable! That's how the ocean fish bite and when you feel one snap at your bait, the suspense is terrible until you get him in the boat.

Enough of fishing, although it was .my delight all the time I stayed there. However there was one thing I loved more and that was sailing. The first trip I had in one of the sea going sailboats I experienced the thrill of standing out in the swordfish cage. This is in all reality a cage made of small iron rods which extend to about the normal waist line in order to allow freedom to the man chosen to harpoon the swordfish . This cage is extended from the nose of the boat and possibly reaches six or eight feet out over the water. The man chosen to handle the harpoon which is a spearpointed rod an inch and a half in diameter and five or six feet in length with a heavy line attached to a loop eye in the opposite end from the spear, must be very clever and have a faithful eye in order to hit his mark. As I stood in the cage with the salt air making my cheeks tingle, the craft wayed and nosed into the breeze. The foamy blue-green sea splashed in through the open work of the cage as if trying to escape the bow of the boat. The sails crack and fill with the breeze. The boom swings and we start to tack. Fun, unimaginable, joy unrestrained, to me an experience, to the people with me a common occurrence.

We circle " White's Islands," a mass of grey granite a half mile in length without one sign of green vegetation on it. The brown sails are set and the boom slides lazily in the breeze. Why not go up Blind Bay and past Dead Man's Beach? The bay laps miles of the famou s grey rock on either side.

On one side a patch of dark- almost black-green evergreens which dwindle down to the water's edge . The various shades of green reflect in the water as the bow of the boat dips its nose as though to uproot something. V e ight a patch of freshly mown hay drying in the sun. Just across someone i loadina their boat with wood which they have cut from the thickly wooded bore .

11 the way home I lay like a child with one hand wishina throuah the wat r wa tching the reflections broken up by the no e of the boat. How I vely I thought, to ee and really enjoy the thin a in life which hav m n y valu but are fabulou ly ri ch in beauty. It brought to mind a ayin a f M th r' " G d gave u two ye and only on mouth \ mi aht s tw i a much a w ay ." I had b r ed it for I think f r h ur aft r h ur I w uld it and imply marv 1 at th b auty of thina "ith ut ayina anythin . ftll cl m summ r that I r all hat d th irl T his s rt f thin cr

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returning to the bu y grime fill d unappreciative city 1 had I ft. I had om with no real idea of enjoyment and now was pr paring to r turn with a genuine reluctance. Something had unknowingly stol n into my h art that though I live to be a century plant, hall alway bloom t rn al th r . lt i something I wi h each of you might hold for I am sur that all joy i not man-made. I think it is manifest in each one of u onl y to ar i wh n our souls have absorbed sufficient beauty in thought, word, and deed.

OLGA CRAG I W EITZ, Buffalo A lumnce

Beauty HAT is beauty? Where can it be found? omeone once aid tha t beauty lies in the eyes of the behold er- or can we better ay in the heart? Can beauty only be seen in the lovely perfection of the face and figure of a famous movin g picture star ? Or can it be een more poignantly in the quiet face of the little old lady next door who ha lived all of her life for others? Can it only be seen in the stately mansion of the rich man, with its tall white columns, spacious lawns and garden and its quiet, beautifully arranged interiors? Or is there omethin g beautiful to be found in the small cottage where children play in the yard, where the father cares for the garden, and in the freshly scrubbed kitchen where a kettle sings on the range, the mother hums a soft lullaby to her baby?

Can beauty only be seen on a brilliant summer afternoon when the heavens are clear sapphire and the trees are clothed in their go rgeou green splendor? Or is there beauty too in the silvery wetne of a rainwashed day when a grateful bird sings somewhere and the mudpool by the roadside reflect the stormy clouds above; or the happy face of a passing child? Or can it be found too in the winter twilight when the ground is white and the distant hills are a quiet purple and the bare trees spread their black feathery branches against the dull gray ky?

Once I was accused of having a gloomy nature because I poke of the black winter sky as beautiful. Perhaps- ! do not kn ow. But thi I do know, that much of the loveliness and beauty that God ha given u i so quiet and subtle that we must train our eye , or should I ay our heart to look for it. And when we do find it, life become much richer 路 much more worth while.

DoROTHY Rr CH, J olmstow n Alumnce

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Freedom or-?

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over a past copy of THE ANCHOR, my eyes suddenly caught the title " Unguarded Hours." Well here was something I had missed reading. Lucille has put into words what I have often thought about.

Isn 't it satisfying to be able to say with all our sisters, " That's just how I feel about it too. " On turning back, I came to that excellent and patriotic article by Audrey Lucke. I reread it and thought ; why every word of that is true too.

Europe is steeped in intense Nationalism, while we here enjoy peace and security, at least at present. Who of us does not wish peace permanently guaranteed? If we are lax, as Audrey says there is some danger of being caught in the net by the enticing advantages held out to us by the enemy .

Therefore, besides being thankful for all these privileges of liberty, freedom of speech, religion, education, and political security we must guard them against the trend toward communism.

As women we are the guardians of the home and as such would be the ones to suffer most by curtailment of liberty. Communism, with its lax marriage laws and free divorce, state guidance of children and destruction of family life, is the enemy of the home.

If Communistic industry is said to cure unemployment, it does not, at any rate guarantee a man 's contentment in labor, for he must work where, how and when the " leader" says. He may not change his employment unless the " director" says so, no matter how ill-pleased or dissatisfied he may be.

Communists preach equal distribution of wealth, but I fail to see how this can be done, without a curtailment of freedom. Each of us needs or deserves from our productive effort that which we ourselves earn . Who, but a Soviet Dictator would presume to say I did not earn as much as my neighbor ?

Communist aims to destroy all religion, by forbidding religious instruction for the children, and wisely so, fo r a grown person resents interfe rence with his morals, while a child who is not instructed is unprepared to sense the los this entails.

I believe the Chri tian 's religion is the greatest enemy of Communism for while the fo rm er teaches love of God and one neighbor, the latter i teeped in hatred fo r a supreme authority and of one class for another.

If there i much wrong in our pre en t social arrangement , surely Communi m is not the cure to be applied and if our schools are or seem to be fai ling in th t aching of a prope r spiri t of Patriotism it fall to us a hom mak r and m ther to recti fy this and do all we can t co mbat th f ling f laxity in our national pirit.

If in cl in :r thi , w 1 os d the z al with whi h th mmuni t pr ads hi cl trin , w w uld b viet r at th tart.

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bility for his neighbor and a deeper and wider feeling of broth rh ood fo r all men. He, will then, not need ommuni m.

P .S. Having just fini shed readin g a book by a well kn own au thor on Russia I naturally cho e Sovietism for a parallel. I beli eve all I hav aid would be equally true when compared with Fascism or azi sm or any th r "ism," excepting, of course Americanism. The book was "Kaport" by Caneth Wells. Although rather free as to fact , the au thor-explorer nevertheless shows the beginning of Communism in Rus ia.

V E RO NICA WIL K I N , B uffalo Alumnce

The Portrait of a Lady

By Henry James

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HE PORTRAIT OF A LADY is on our list of tron gly recommended books for a course in the study of the novel at the Colorad o tate College of Education. I found it enjoyable from the standpoin t of characters, philosophy, and ability of the author to choose the right word.

Reading The Portl路ait of a Lady is an exploration of the farthe t boundaries of human decency, polish, wit, and deceit. It makes one aware of fineness and subtleties of mind which he before only felt at the mo t.

Isabel, the " lady," exemplifies those better traits. Her hu band and her friend , Madame Merle, display a combination of the good and bad.

Her honesty and purity of mind rank Isabel Osmond among the outstanding women in fiction. She wanted a full life which would come onl y by a knowledge of the truth that comes from much experience and ori ginal independent judgment ; Isabel did not thrill to the ordinary. She felt aware of exceptional qualities of intelligence which she possessed and at the out et of her adventure, she openly preferred a life like, " a swift carriage of a dark night, rolling with four horses over roads that one can't see. " Feeling that there was enough ahead of her to make life really wo rth living, she turned away two eligible suitors and set out with a fre hly inherited fortune to find happiness. She found . Mr. Osmond a poo r man with a lovely daughter nearing the age when a dowry i convenient. T hi man's excellent taste in conversation and house furni shing completely snared Isabel. She married him only to find mediocrity. Thu the tory i of the spiritual tragedy which results when an inferior character bend a superior to it.

All the women in the story are interesting. I sabel aunt wor hipped at the shrine of truth too by being a frank blunt person, M adame Merl e appeared as one of those ladies we would all like to imi tate. he wa the perfect guest and a charming hostess. Every refinemen t and accompli h ment seemed naturally hers. Yet she tricked I sabel, her be t fri end in to that unfortunate marriage. Henrietta Stackpole provide the author wi th a humorous outlet. She, an out American with no tact wrote appreciative!_

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of Engli h life. Somehow or other Henrietta couldn't get inside Engli h affair for her American journal.

Mr. James' philosophy of life is probably applicable to only the most lei ured people who have enough time to sit and think without hurrying.

It would never do for a busy middle class person. It is the ideal of a supersensitive and super-thoughtful person.

Among the passages that particularly pleased me are these. He describes Henrietta in this way, " She talked as a steel pen writes." Mr. Osmond's "talk was like the tinkling of glass, and if she had put out her finger, she might have changed the pitch and spoiled the concert."

Madame Merle had " got herself into perfect training, but she had won none of the prizes."

Osmond felt that he could tap Isabel's imagination with his knuckles and make it ring.

Her cousin, Ralph, advised her, " Don't try so much to form your character. It's like trying to pull open a rosebud." He said also, "Don't question your conscience so much- it will get out of tune, like a strummed piano. " Such an account overlooks the men in the story more than they deserve.

One of them is an English lord with a great deal of money, influence, and personal charm . The one I liked most was Ralph, but he died.

Such a story demands concentration and time to enjoy it.

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AUL, possessed of a glorious vision, cea ed his persecution of the Christians and became an outstanding figure in the perpetuation of Chri tianity ; Columbus dreamed dreams and discovered a new world.

Men of all age and climes have seen visions and dreamed dreams which they turned into reality. What do we as college students see? Do we have vision of accompli hments, of the fulfillments of our ambitions and of r a! ervice to mankind? We call a person improvident who live from day t day, oblivious of all el e save his present material needs. Thus, ''e are being improvident when we contently fold our hands and consider onl our pre nt mental, emotional, and piritual need . ~ e must have i ion ; th futur mu t hold multi-fold potentialities and the nuclei of unexplored thing. r aming and vi ioning i an act of pure imaaination att tina in all men a cr ative pow r, which, if it were a ailable in ' antina, would mak v ry man a Dant or a hake p are.

P TTIE } EFFRE Z fa Tau

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Mother and Daughter Luncheon Address*

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ISTER , mothers- and adopted mothers, I have been honored with the request to "pinch hit" for a very gracious and lovely lady who could not be with us today. If I pattern myself after Detroit's famou pinch hitter, Gerald Walker, and get caught off base, please forgive me.

My experience as a speaker is very limited- as a mother also, my daughter being just half past three. However, they have been three of the fullest years of my life and I have a few thoughts to pass on to you.

I should like to draw some comparisons between the so-called "modern" mother and the "old fashioned" mother.

In the May issue of The Good Housekeeping Magazine Margaret Sangster has written an article called "Mother Memories." I quote a paragraph from this article: Check back over your contacts with the modern yo ung mothers who are your friends. Sane, clever young women for the most part, aren't they? More worldly-wise than the other who kissed away my hurts; far more able to endure the conditions of this changing, chaotic period. And yet I speak from my own experience and, of course, with certain reservations !- it seems to me that they lack something important, extremely important, something that was as much a part of my mother as were her eyes and her dimples and her plump, soft shoulder! They lack the ability to express themselves in the little ways that meant, and still mean, so much to me. They aren't tonguetied when it comes to a political discussion or a resume of economic conditions-and my mother was! But they are sometimes tongue-tied when it is evening and the lamps are shaded, and a tiny child begs for a lullaby.

As a modern mother, and speaking for all my friends that are modern mothers- ! resent that paragraph.

Mothers are just human beings, however much we would like to think of them as perfect. There are wise ones- and foolish ones, sweet ones,and cross ones, selfish ones- and mothers that are generous and good to a fault . There are as many different kinds of mothers as there are folk .

There always were and there always will be, until such a time as our natures are changed by some magic the moment we become mothers. Who knows, they may give us a shot in the arm at some future date to improve our dispositions!

Did it ever occur to you that you are looking at your mother through rose colored glasses? To everyone else she is just a nice sort of a per on no matter how wonderful she may seem to you. That is because of all the sweet memories that you have together- and was there ever anyone present to share those memories? Aren't the sweetest ones of you and mother-alone?

That is why I resent that paragraph by Mi s ang ter. No one can judge modern mothers but today's children!

We are rather smug about our modern handling of children and are * Delivered at the Mother and Daughter Luncheon aiven by the Detroit Alumni chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau at the Detroit Athletic Club.

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inclined to look down our noses when "grandma" suggests some of her method .

I was both amused and interested on finding this article in my grandmother s cherished magazine, Go dey's Ladies' Book, for the year 1863: 'When a child is hurt, never hush it up ; it is inexcusable barbarity; it is fighting against nature ; it is repressing It er instincts."

We might call that the birth of child psychology !

We all strive to do the best we can for our children and be patient, loving mothers. It has been said that no one knows what it is to be a mother until she has stepped on a jack with her bare feet.

There must have always been wise mothers who used good common sense and who understood their children. Education has helped us today.

Wherever you turn you find suggestions on all manner of subjects pertaining to children. Our mothers had only their straight thinking to rely on.

I asked a friend of mine for some advice not long ago and she gave me a thought that has helped me many times. We might call it, "Advice to New Mothers." My little girl had some annoying habits that were bothering me and I asked my friend how she had handled the situation.

She replied, " Oh, don 't worry about it too much, the baby will forget all about it in a short time and think of something much worse to do ."

How true that is of mother problems. We pass from one to another and the current one always seems to be the hardest to solve. From all I have observed mother's problems never end.

One of the unforgivable sins that a modern mother can commit is to rock her baby to sleep. Well , I rock mine on occasions and sing to her too, although I can't carry a tune. We both have a grand time. I hope that she will carry the memories of those times that we have together through life as I have the memories of my mother's singing and cuddling.

I haven't seen my mother for perhaps twenty years. I wouldn't know her if I met her on the street, but whenever I hear one of her songs on the radio I am a little girl in her arms again.

Didn't you think your mother was beautiful when you were a child ?

I ref!1ember that I liked the laugh wrinkles around her eyes and the funny little bump on her nose.

Recently I went to kiss my little gi rl good-nigh t. She reached up her little arms and care sed my dress saying, 'Mother, you look o beautiful in that dre s. It is so soft and pretty. I ju t love it."

Mother and their little girls will alway be the same. No matter how hard and opi ticated other may think u our daughters till think u b autiful.

MARC RET D. v B " TE R 11 pita 1 4

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Lest We Forget .

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E. AIM .at true womanliness, good scpolarship, ~nd self-sacrificing fnendsh1p one for the other,"- so reads the htgh and honorable aims of Alpha Sigma Tau. A sister first hears these during the Pin Pledging Service; to her they undoubtedly seem lofty and full of high aspirations. She feels, most likely, a pride in joi ning a Sorority composed of young women actuated by these aims. After she has been initiated, however, does she work with her sister for the advancement of the Emerald and Gold? Does she still retain her high notions of sisterhood and its purpose? If she originally has been the kind of girl that Alpha Sigma Tau desires, and if her other sisters in the chapter are imbued with the cooperative Alpha Sigma Tau spirit, the answer to the above questions should be "YES. ". It seems to me, however, that there i a certain minority in sorority life who forget the pledge and initiation promises. We must remember that sorority is not something you can take or leave at your will- it is something you promised to support.

In the rush season, for example, did you all cooperatively plan and execute your parties or did the work all fall on a chosen few who were willing to sacrifice while others stood by critical and helpless? In voting prospective members did one or two girls " blackball" others for their own petty, insignificant dislikes even though by doing it they knew they were hurting perhaps nine-tenths of their sisters? Did these girls really look beyond their own narrow horizons to consider the welfare and happines of the whole organization? In conducting successful meetings have some girls continuously hindered the others through stubbornness, critici m which had no constructive value, or uncooperative dissatisfaction?

The problem confronting us is to find some means of bowing the e blinded sisters that they themselves will be the ones ultimately hurt through this failure to be womanly, through self-sacrificing love and respect for their sisters.

These statements of a personal opinion are not to be viewed as a preachy, sermon-like dissertation but as a reminder to all Sisters everywhere that it is more than casual friendship, it is mutual attachment and good-will in working for a common cause that truly makes us all Si ters.

BEVERLY Y. BoLLARD, Sigm,a

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"Intelligence depends largely on education and environment. Al o on inner discipline, on the current ideas of one's time and one's groups. It has to be molded by the hab1t of logical thinking, but that of methematical language and by a methodical tudy of humanities and sciences."

From Man, the Unkno wn, by Alexi 路arrel

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A Bit 0' Mexico

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O YOU crave a most colorful and adventurous vacation? Well, thenhead straight for THE ROAD which leads into that gloriously romantic and picturesque spot- MEXICO ; a place that heretofore has seemed so remote to the American tourist!

This trip offers not only magnificent scenery-but a charming mixture of Indian culture and modern civilization which exist side by side; more than half of Mexico's 16,000,000 people are direct descendants of the Aztecs, Mayas, and other races that ruled before the Spanish Conquest.

They lead simple lives, having little, yet remaining happy and carefree.

Life moves slowly, but pleasantly in Mexico.

As I traveled from village to village I found myself amid the everchanging scenery of mountains covered with vegetation at great heights, or perhaps down in deep valleys and canyons in the tropics where many of the youngsters wear only nature's garb. And there's a splash o' color everywhere!

A greater part of Mexican life and culture continues to function according to tradition ; i.e ., churches, weekly promenade in the plaza, bull fights , patio, siestas and markets.

One evening while in Monterey I came upon its plaza which seemed to be alive with people milling their way in and out; others were content to sit on benches at the outer edge of the square. 'Twas a most fascinating sight, indeed, and means a great deal to the natives' social success-for courting wotinues in this " dashing" manner in villages and small cities. girls walk in a huge circle in one direction, the boys walk in the opposite. In case a girl becomes interested in a certain boy, she may smile . at him ; on the next round he may in turn speak to her. Thus the court hip begin and continues fo r a couple of hours. After the promenade if he de ire , he give him a chance to walk home with her- accompanied by h r mother, of cour e. He i not invited to come in ide for thi fir t call but i allowed to vi it with the young lady through the grillwork at the window. In the vent that the boy i also interested, he may accompan hi n w irl fri nd home from the next promenade and vi it throuah th wind w. ft r f 11 win thi procedur three tim th young man m at Ia t b invit d to com into h r hom . urch f ur v ry ity r t wn, r gardl of iz ha ~ ith r a ntury. Th r ath clral, many f whi h dat ba k t th 1 th

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see~ed to. me, alway

to be a steady str am of p opl for v r w nding their way mto the e place of wor hip.

The Mexican arts and crafts intrigued me immen ly, too. B caus of the lack of fa.ctories or the ca h with which to purchas articl , the peon for centunes have made and decorated their own n ce iti s and luxuries of life- even to the finely carved wooden cocoa beater an I gg b.eater as well as their own dishes, etc. They are noted for their lovely tiles, pottery, basket , glassware, silver, weaving an I tin articles.

Never in my life have I witnessed such a noi y, good-natured jumbl of people, leisurely shopping and visiting as I aw at the markets. Friday

L eft: Ruins of one-time Bishop's Pahce, Obispada Hill in Monterrey; right:

Bull fight.

is usually market day, and natives swarm from all direction literally hidden beneath their wares that are strapped upon their backs. They wouldn't dream of selling them before they reached the market placebecause without their wares there would be no excu e to go to market路 thus they would miss visiting with their friends.

Then there is Xochimilco, the Mexican Venice, out of Mexico ity about 15 miles. Here the Aztecs once grew their vegetables and flower on earth-covered rafts, which as time pa sed, became rooted to the lake bottom forming islands, while the edges are spirited by eucal yptu poplar and olive trees. There are quaint boats and boat-men to row one about for a few centavos. These beautiful flowers grow in profu ion. Imaaine gardenias costing only 4 cents to 6 cents each!

I must tell you about a charming, old mining town with narro\\ cobbled, steep, and winding streets that are built on different le el 路 the buildings roofed with red tile follow no definite pattern but pra 1 o er the hillside in a unique confusion. Cortes founded Taxco in 153 2 and discovered important silver and gold mines there. Due to the hiahl developed mining industry, great quantitie of ilver aold lead and copper are exported every year.

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On Obi pada Hill in Monterrey stands the ruins of a one time fine Bi hop Palace, though today it i u ed as a place to shoot desperadoes-it was there that Pancho Villa finally met his death.

I'm not especially a blood-thirsty woman- but my vi it to Mexico would have been incomplete without seeing a bull fight. The poor bull hasn't a chance ; but the natives are often thrilled to such a point that their best hats are flung into the ring.

Things that commonly dot the horizon are the many varieties of cacti, the peon, and his inevitable burro, and all kinds of arcqes galore!

I found these people to be exceedingly courteous and friendly , always ready to render service. They seem to possess a keen sense of humor, and their white teeth gleam and their dark, friendly eyes sparkle. This trip proved to me that to judge Mexicans by our beet weeders is certainly doing them a great injustice! Don't fail to visit Mexico if you are seeking a picturesque and colorful spot; FOR" Beyond the Grande- 'neath southern skies To where Pacific's spice winds blow Friendly and foreign- close by- lies Earth's wonderland-Old Mexico. " DOROTHY

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MARTI

RAIN Tears the wind is wringing from Crumpled deathward leaves Sinking through the stillnessThis is rain that grieves.

Stolid drop-drop-dropping in The ober autumn nightA weary, dull complaining that Love and all the beauty and Tingling thrill of summer, The woon of sudden color- all, 11 have taken fli ght!

DORIS TOBER

" I am an I I man and ha v kn ow n a grc. t man happen d.- "

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The 149th Anniversary of the Formation of the Constitution * ELLO\\:' ~MERI AN : On thi day, markin g the 149th anniv rsary of t~e s1gmng of the United States on titu tion, it is my plea ant duty to give you some information regarding the plan of the ni t d tat Constitution Sesquicentennial Commis ion for th e celebration next year of the 1 50th anniversary of the formation of the onsti tuti on.

By unanimous non -parti an vote, the Congre s crea ted this omm1 JOn last year, and directed it to prepare plan for the nati on-wide ob rvan ce of the anniversary of the formation of the Constitution that e tab li heel the American system of government.

Please note that September 17 is the anniversary of the f o1'mation of the Constitution. On that day the convention ove r which Geo rge W a bington presided completed the draft of the Constitution , and the deputie present signed the document. It did not go into effect un til the people of the States approved it and made it their own act. Thi was accompli heel when nine States made themselves member of the new U nion. The date when the Constitution ceased to be a mere project and became the upreme law of the land was June 21 , 1788, when the convention in New Hamp hire ratified the Constitution. On that day the American U ni on wa born.

All that remained to be done was for the expiring Congre of the Confederation to fix a tim e for the presidential election and the date "for beginning operations under the Constitution. " The date fixed wa the fi r t Wednesday in March , 1789, which happened to fall on M arch 4 ; bu t because of delay in obtaining a quorum in the new United State Co ngre President George Washington was not inaugurated un til pril 30, 1789.

The Supreme Court obtained a quorum in February 1790. F rom t hat t.ime until this hour the Constitution has ruled, controlled, and fi xed the metes and bounds of the Government of the United tates.

It is the duty of the United States Constitution Co mmi ion to timulate in the young and old , native and naturalized citizens, a study un der tandi noand appreciation of the Constitution that secures the bles ing of Iibert to them and their posterity. The Constitution is the people law- the onl law ever enacted by them, and subject to amendment by them but b nobody else. As the people are sovereign, havin o- no other rna ter than the Ruler of the Universe, so the law they have ordained and e tabli bed i onsovereign and supreme over their Government. It rul e P re ident gresses, Courts, and the governments of the tate 路 an d no one of the e authorities, nor all combined, can change the on titution. Th peopl under God, are rna ters of their destiny and master of the Go ern m nt which they voluntarily obey.

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* Taken from " Addres by H on. Sol. Bloo m," Di rector G neral of nited tal Constitution Sesquicentennial Co mmission. ational Broadca ti n y tern eptember 17, 1936.

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In order that the will of the people shall be truly interpreted and obeyed, it is incumbent upon all the people to know why their forefathers ordained the Constitution, why the Constitution was framed to deal with a unique situation, and why certain remarkable principles, never known before in the history of the world, were embodied in the Constitution.

The Commission is establishing contact with individuals through State commissions, educational organizations and institutions, public libraries, and thousands of patriotic, educational, cultural, and social organizations in every part of the country. To all of them the publications of the Commission will be available. All of them will be assisted in organizing community and State celebrations of notable anniversaries connected with the history of the Constitution. They will be provided with the materials for plays, playlets, pageants, musical festivals , and processions. Motion pictures depicting Constitutional history in dynamic fashion will be available during the anniversary year. Commemorative postage stamps will be issued, in honor of historic personages and events.

Perhaps the most important stimulus to study of the Constitution by young people will be the series of contests sponsored by the Commission, in which university undergraduates, high-school students, and primary scholars will have an opportunity to win community, state, and national honors. University and college students will compete in oratory. Highschool students will engage in essay contests. Primary school children will compete in declamation. The Commission will furnish abundant material for study. Public and school libraries will be supplied with reference books, and source material for orations, essays, and recitations.

Many other activities are in process of development, all calculated to inspire public interest in the celebration of Constitutional history in all its phases, including State observances of the date of their ratification of the Constitution or their admission into the Union.

The Congress intended that the Commission should be the agent and servant of the people in enabling them to express, nationally and locally their devotion to the American system of government. We bespeak your cooperation as citizens and as fathers and mothers. With your assistance we can make the e anniversary years the occasion for patriotic refre hment and increased devotion to American ideals by all citizens, old and oung.

In its preliminary work the United States Constitution Commi ion ha di covered that there i a woeful lack of accurate in truction of merican youth in the fundamental s of the merican ystem of government. We ha e di covered co ntradictory teachings of what every citizen should know a inconte table truth. Dangerou error have crept into the mind of th youn , placed th re by older people who may be lik ned to th blind 1 ading th blind. T he ommi ion i not d aling in opinion , n r putting f rth int rpr tation of on titutional law. It i c nc rn d l 1 with disminatin th truth a to ant d nt ri gin f rmati n, ratift ati n, and tabli hm nt f th n titution. tudy f th n tituti n i in umb nt u n all itiz n. wh w uld

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underst~nd .the ~eason why the United States maintains its independence and th.e1r hbertles .. They should examine the hi tory that preceded the form~twn of the Umon. Bear in mind that Americans lived longer under the coloma! sy tern than they have lived under the Constitution. During that time they had tested the bitterness of tyranny and slowly learned the secret of self-government. The heroism and self-reliance of the Revolution was followed by patient, tolerant and wise action that clinched the American Union.

On the Other Side fl. FTER spending nineteen consecutive years on the aft f \ teacher's desk, I have at least reached the side where

side of the the drawers

pull out. I am a school marm now!

It is rather appalling to think that practically a fifth of a century has been spent in getting ready to move from one side of a desk to the other.

I have thought many times in the past six months of how few, really, of the many things I have learned in those nineteen years have prepared me for the things I was to meet, such things as the enormous task of learning two hundred new names all at once and attaching them to t wo hundred new faces in the right order ; of figuring out how much more a child of ten was supposed to know than a child of nine ; of finding out which were the ones that couldn 't and which were the ones that wouldn't.

The average on-looker viewing from without the goings on in my classroom might wonder what it is all about. The harbinger of new educational theories would likely shake his head and say "T sk tsk tsk, what are our schools coming to?" But, like everything else in this all too mixed up world of ours, it all has an explanation, and though one might seriously question a class in remedial speech in which the seven or eight boys and girls are jumping rope, bouncing balls, or making funny faces before a mirror, he may ask and learn the reason.

Have you ever known some small boy or girl whose earliest years of life must have been a blank because of the dread disease of sleeping sickness? Have you watched his wobbly, unsteady walk and his pathetic efforts to perform even the simplest acts of skill? otice his inability to do anything requiring coordination of the large and heavy muscles and wonder with me how he can be expected to have anything so refined in nature as clear articulate speech. Understand then why by simple rhythm and coordination exercises, we must first build a foundation on which to work.

Or perhaps you know some child who stutters-some child who e health history is one of malnutrition coupled with all of the childhood diseases available ; whose social background is a complex of all of the adverse factors that lead to nervous diseases or the juvenile court 路 who e intelligence quotient is, by all of the test, above average but who i unable to prove it to the public because he cannot talk. You can ee

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th en why a new pattern of learning must be set up beginning with the mo t fundamental of rhythm training and building up through series of exerci es and drills to speech situations which are real and dynamic. nd then there is the lazy tongue variety. This includes the boys and girl who have so little control over their tongues that half of the sounds of the English language are no part of theirs. These are the children whose careless parents have neolected to help them in the experimental stages of their first baby speech so that they might get started in the ri ght direction from the very first. Can you see why it is feasible to use mirrors whereby the child may observe the movements of his own tongue, and consciously direct it in the way that it should go?

Nor are they all conscientious children eager to learn speech any more than arithmetic or geography. We too have our discipline problems, perhaps even more of them because of the more or less informal nature of our classes. Imagine for instance, seven little boys of Armenian parentage, who, when they cannot cook up some mischief in their own language, resort to that of their parents knowing perfectly well that I cannot understand a word and am powerless in their hands.

I am quite certain that I could not cite a single specific theory or rule of the many I must have memorized in the past that has definitely shown itself in my work, but something must be having its effect. After five short months I feel quite at home behind the big desk ; I have become quite accustomed to my new titl e of " Teacher" and I have made many friends among my small charges. I have not as yet shown signs of running true to proverbial type, I hope. I spent my money for a new hat in tead of a briefcase, and last week I beat Johnny and Sam at marbles.

MARY J ANE MANCHESTER, National Secretary

Hospital Work for Sororities

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HE Panhellenic Association at Indiana State T eachers College started welfare work in the local hospital which proved to be an interesting and worthwhile feature in their orority activities. Each month one of the oro ri tie on the campu wa placed in charge of the children s ward at the ho pital. On one afternoon of each week durino that month the girls we nt to the ward and visited with the children . There they ang ongs told torie , r ad to the children and helped them read, and helped them make picture book , checker boards, cardboard automobile and other pla_ things.

II thi both the oirl and the children enj oyed tremendou I_ an d both want d m r . Be id , the oirls felt that th y were of orne imp rtan in ugo tion to other . th w rid .

TilE A N

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Even as You and I

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AVE you ever .wo~dered what your chool will b lik t n year from now? W11l 1t b a leadm g coll ege or ju t a li ttl school . recognized only by the sign at the entrance? What v r it is, it w1ll be because of you! You say I'm wrong? Well , think it ver.

My school is Kent tate Univer ity. We'v come a long way- K nl State Normal School, then Kent tate ormal Coll eg , later Kent ta t College, and now Kent State Univer ity ! Bu t why hould I ay " W 'v come"? I had nothing to do with thi s growth. It wa all laid at my fe t when I walked through the gates- the school, the rolling campu with its stately trees, the old traditions. And I , just a you , accepted all o[ these and used them through the years. Now that I am wi er, I marv l at those things I once took for granted. I see now that Kent tate ni versity is the work of all those who came here through the long year upward.

A long time ago someone dreamed of a school at Kent. Then somethin g magical happened, for land was bought for a campu - building were started- and soon the dream was a reality. Then came the fir t regi tration day and ever since every boy and every girl has lent a hand in the shaping of Kent's destiny. Some have been loyal, and eager to do their bit toward setting standards and building traditions. Other have been riding in tead of pushing, for they are the ones who drift aimles ly through, never helpi nO' but always " griping. " What have you done? Have you helped to build your school, or have you held it back by " dragging your feet" ?

Attitude and ambition are the two strongest force in makin O' a chool.

Every student needs the " on to bigger and better thin gs" attitude, an d the ambition to work for this goal. Probably th e best way to boo t the school is through group work.

Cardinal Key at Kent State has started a O'rand project. ince K ent is the fastest growing school in the country, we need everal new buildinO' .

We are interested enough in our University of the future to start work inO' for these buildings. The first i to be a Student Union Buildi ng. ardinal Key has started a Three Year Plan to raise money toward thi . The opened the drive with a sale of .U.B. buttons. tudent and F acul ty bought these for ten cents or any amount over. Then pledO'e card 路were sent to alumni. One alumnus pledged three hundred dollar over the thre year period. Isn't that real school spirit? Next, the fraterniti e an d ororities were asked to pledge urns for the three year . Plan for dance , plays, musicals are all in the making. We are an.xiou to fi x the idea of S.U.B . so firmly into the minds of the lower cla men tha t their en thusiasm will continue to grow and likewise the fun d!

So even as you and I work for our schools, prai e them lo e them and carry on their tradition - thu hall they be in ear to come.

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District Meetings AT THE last convention the chapters were divided into four districts

r \ and it was hoped that the members in each district would be able to

meet at least once every three years.

The present plan is to have each meeting in a city wherein there is either a collegiate or an alumnre chapter. The hope is that out-of-town guests may stay over night in the homes of sorority members thereby eliminating hotel expenses. Each chapter in good standing will be entitled to one delegate whose meals and transportation expenses will be paid by the national treasurer.

District meetings are now advocated by nearly all national sororities.

Those who have held them are very enthusiastic about them. Although nothing official may be decided , there is a chance for the discussion of mutual sorority problems. As one alumnre representative wrote, "Even though actual legislation is not possible, the opportunity for 'pooling' of ideas, discussion of common problems, and the contagion of national enthusiasm will be results, sufficient in themselves, to stimulate district meetings."

H ere 's to the success of Alpha Sigma Tau's first district meetings!

First district-( M ichigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana , Ohio) meets in Detroit Michigan Novemoer 6-7, 193 7. ' ' President- Mrs. Clara Schumann Chairmen- M rs. Carmen Delaney, M rs.

Eleanor Bri nk man Headquarters-Hotel Statler, Detroit, Michigan Tentative P rogram-

Nov emb er 6, 1937 9: 30- 10 :30 R egistratio n

10 :30-12 :30 12 :3 0- 2 :00 2 :30- 4 :30

Meetings F ounders' D ay Luncheon Individ ual group meetings

Nov ember 7, 1937 10 :30-1 2 :00 12 :30- 1 :30

Meetings Farewell L uncheon

econd district- (N ew York, Pennsylvania, ew J ersey and New England states) meets in Buffalo, New Yo rk , November 6-7, 1937.

Pre ident- Mi Edith Paul hai rmen- M r . Dorothy Ludwig, Elizabeth Prohaska Hou ing- Muriel Port er, Margaret Macdo nald Re istration ; peakers- Beverly Bollard,

R ene Smith Banquet- Dorothy Black, Gladys Lee Publicity- Am y Ballagh, Eleanor H ird Finance- L ucille Mattern, Evelyn Grampp Arrangements- Doris T ober , Mrs. eronica Wilkins

T hird di trict- ( II states we t of the Mi si ippi ) meets at E mporia, Pr ident- Mi

K an ~as .

M ary Alice eller

Fo11 rth di trict- (Kentucky, W t Virginia, ircrinia, Mar land , Del \ are, T enne ee, rth arolina, outh arolin a, G orgia, F l rida Mi i ~ ippi, Iaha m meet at th n , W t irginia, t ber to- l7, 10 7.

Pr id nt- Mr". Bula M

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A Message from a Charter Member

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T IS unfortunate that so inarticulate a person as myself should hav fallen heir to the task of sending a message to the A ~ T. If the designation "charter member " applies to one who held her membership when application for the charter was made then, as at that time there was quite a crowd of us, someone might have been found who could convey to you a message which would have been really worth while. But if yo u want the greeting to come to you from one of the original group of girls who formed the nucleus of what later, when the charter had been applied for and granted, became the first chapter of a sorority that has attained the wonderful growth that has been ours, then your choice is restricted. I was a member of that group but of it I believe that only one, Eva O'Keefe, besides myself remains, and of her I have lost touch these many years; so I must perforce speak for it.

It is wonderful to realize that the little seed planted then has grown to such a stately tree with its branches spreading far and wide throughout the States and it is particularly pleasant to realize that the spirit that united those few of us animated so many, many more and bound them together with the strong ties of a delightful sisterhood.

So take this heartfelt expression of a sincere wish- May the A ~ T prosper and grow, may its ideals spread to and profoundly influence tho e others who will follow us in membership, as they have influenced us. My heartiest greetings to you all.

H ARRIET MARx PFEIFFER,

Flint Alumnce

Education is an ornament in prosperity , a refuge in adversity, a viaticum m old age.-ARISTOTLE.

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WHITE CAPS The moon drives the waves With slender silver reins, Now giving his spray stallions Their heads,- now dragging them Back as they dash furiously Against a barrier reef.

See how he wields his whip, The Milky Way, flinging it A white lash across the sky.

See his steeds rear With the sting of the lash ; And now, as a transient cloud Severs the silvery reins, See them plunge headlong, impetuous Against the unyielding reef.

MuRIEL PoRTER,

FORGET IT " If you see a tall fellow ahead of the crowd, A leader of men , marching fearless and proud, And you know a tale whose mere telling aloud Would cause his head to in anguish be bowed , It' a pretty good plan to forget it.

If you know of a skeleton hidden away In a clo et, and O'Uarded and kept from the day In the dark ; whose showing and udden display Would cau e gri ef and orrow and lifelong dismay It' a pretty good plan to forget it.

If you know of a thing that would darken the joy Of a man or a woman, a girl or a boy That would wip out a mil , th lea t wa anno f 11 w, r au any glad n to cl , It a pr tty cru d plan to fo rcr t it.

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Let u as a gro up alway beAffectionate to 路isters true ; Loyal in all we say and do; Pure in heart and mind as well ; Happy that malice we may quell ; Ambitiou to better our chapter, too.

Sincere in work and in cere in play ; Industriou in what we do each day ; Grateful for fellowship we may grip ; Managing well our loves fr iend hi p ; Aware that as sisters we may tay.

Thinking of friends throughout the land ; A ssisting to those who need a hand ; United we are, a happy band .

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LOVE Love is like a gorgeous sunset That first is bright, then dullThen fades forever into ni ght.

Like thoughts of a sunset 's beauty on a rainy day Thoughts of a lost love steal in To take their place And make forever sweet a gloomy face.

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Tune- Mighty Lak' a Rose Won't you come and listen?

While we tell you all, Just how much we'd love to have ou Be an Alpha Tau! We all love each other WE know that we'd love you too For Alpha Tau mean i ters all Therefore it's home to you !

Lor GILBE RT Iota

MEMBERS OF THE ZETA CHAPTER row, reading left to right: Anna B:J.nzaff, Eula Glossner, Wilma Allen , DeRonda Weakland , Alene Betts, Elizabeth Ernst, Louise Kieft, June Freed, Emma Lloyd, Dorothy Taylor, Elizabeth J amison, Anna Landis.

Second row: Alberta Guenter, Geraldine Hoover, J ean Bortel, J ean Dykens, Ellen Harding, Ruth Datesman , Ruth Conn, Louise Selleck, laire Davis, Alberta McGuire, Ramona Cromwell, Marguerite Wiedhahn . 'ront row: Gladys Shaffer, Mary Margaret McNitt, Mrs. R. S. MacDougall, Clee Howe, Edna Bottorf, Vera Lyons, Dorris Yarrison , Earlene 路 Davi ., J esoie Licby.

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DELTA CHAPTER · Delta chapter has been quite busy of late- fifteen new pledges are enough to keep any chapter stepping. Five of these pledges were initiated April 2 2 and the remaining ones expect to join at the beginning of next year.

The activities in the last few months have been qui te varied. A breakfa t after informal initiation at Rustic Lodge .... A Theater Party given by our patronesses, "Maytime," and afterwards a tea at Mrs. lee tewart' (James Stewart's mother) . . . . A professional meeting with our new President, Dr. Fausold, as our speaker . . . . A tea for our mothers on April 24, at which they received yellow roses. We all had great fun getting acquainted with everyone. The Sorority Initiation Banquet was held May 1 and the new officers were installed. The seniors, fifteen of them , were presented with compacts bearing the A ~ T seal.

An impressive ending to a very successful sorority year.

ZETA CHAPTER We rushees were quite fortunate this year at Lock Haven. For our first rushing party we were given a formal dinner. We met in the college reception room and were then taken in cars to "The Dutch Inn" about three miles from here.

Before dinner was served, we explored the gift shoppe on the second floor. Here we mused over antique jewelry ; carved wooden animal · multicolored plates, cups and saucers; artistically embroidered linens; old Indian corn shocks; and fragile, tinted goblets.

When the old-fashioned dinner-bell , most typical of the inn rang, we filed down stairs and found our places at the beautifully decorated table .

Since the party was held on Valentine's Eve, this theme was carried throu,.,hout the dinner. Even our salads were red hearts!

The latter part of the evening was spent in the dens on the third flo or where we played an old organ and sang; played games; talked and lauohed .

Before we realized it, the cars were waiting outside to take us back to the dorm.

Our second party was a county fair held in the Kindergarten. Everyone enjoyed the fish pond, the fortune telling, and the country tore. V. ith the play money that was given us we bought our refreshment which were in unique boxes and sold at auction .

At the end of the evening as we slowly returned to the dorm we were weak from laughter, by no means hungry, and orry that the end had come. }E

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ETA CHAPTER ETAs AcHIEVE HIGH HoNOR " Every queen a Tau and every Tau a queen. " Although our motto may eem a bit exaggerated we have been able to realize it to some degree.

This began in the fall when our President, Eleanor Bader, was elected Homecoming Queen by popular election of the students. She reigned over the fall homecoming festivities.

Not Ion a after the close of this season we were very much pleased and excited over the selection of Virginia Schantz as Pigskin Prom Queen by the football team.

We were more than complimented and satisfied. However, it did not end here a Randa Tozer was picked from fourteen candidates by Lanny Ross as Smile Queen.

Even here our motto did not fail us again when Eleanor Bader was elected the most popular woman on the campus.

With all these honors it seems to pay to set our standards high and trive for the best!

Winning the titles of queen is not our only hobby. Along with our honors we were able to win the Panhellenic bridge tournament, a five dollar prize award for first place in an original skit contest, and first place in the Men's Union Amateur Contest.

All our honors are not for the personal glory of each sorority girl or i this taking the place of the more serious things in our college life. Alpha igma Tau, Eta, was given the highest place they have ever had in the cholastic competition- which was third place among ten with the Tau averagina fifty-four members during the last two semesters. Each one of u and the sorority are not looking for personal praise or individual glory but for making lpha igma Tau tops in any way we can.

DoROTHY EAso

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women i something new in our Univer ity and to hav Ruth included is most pleasing. ' Th~ girls are still di cus ing the grand party given us by the heega fra~ermty. The sorority is planning to reciprocate hor tly with a hay-riel which seem to be a popular form of entertainment at present.

In an effort to be represented in any worthwhile affairs of the niversity the Theta chapter has been quite active. Miss Rita auve has done some commendable work in inter-sorority affairs, the latest being chairman of a bridge tournament. Incidentally, many of the table were reserved by our own girls. Alpha Sigma Tau is proud to be the first to contribute it subscription to the Women's Building of the University, a well as nearly doubling its quota of Griffin, the yearbook, subscriptions. j EANNE

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lOT A CHAPTER On April 24, we Iotas had our Spring Formal. It was held in the tudent Union Ballroom with Jo:::ko Phillip's ten piece orche tra providing the music for dancing.

In the receiving line were our officers and their guests, our housemother, our faculty sponsor and our patrons and patronesses.

Yellow roses were given to the men for the favor dance. Our program were clever little books with green celluloid covers on whi ch wa our ere t stamped in gold.

Our guests, visiting alumnre and sponsors all helped us to make our formal a huge success.

MOTHER NASON

Mrs. Frank Nason of Kiowa, Kansas, came February 6 to make her home at the chapter house and take over the duties as the new hou emother. Mother Finkbiner resigned to go into business in a ladies' readyto-wear shop in Springfield, Missouri.

Our "prexy " leads the list of the sorority's "getter arounders,' havincr recently been elected into two honorary campus organizations: Xi Phi leadership group, and Kappa Delta Pi, scholarship recognition group.

Lucretia Peacock, who is vice-president of the senior class, heads the committee which is to draw up plans for the "senior neak. " he i al o to take part in the Senior Swingout program .

Winifred Vigneron has recovered from an appendiciti operation which caused her absence from school for several weeks. " Winnie " i feelincr fine now and is back in school, hard at work.

Marie Bogue, physical eel. major, took part in the annual princr dance recital, which consisted entirely of original dance composition .

Jane Lovering, inactive, ha signed a contract to teach in the primary grades at Augusta, Kansas, next year.

Mable Gertrude King, music major, was a member of the Madricralian select group of singers, who toured Kansas and part of Oklahoma e eral weeks ago. The group gave twenty concerts in ten day

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harlotte Hull, pledge, has received a lovely Sigma Tau Gamma pin from Daniel Nye. Edith Jobe, senior, was selected from the classes in journalism to write special articles for newspapers throughout the state and the Kansas City Star, on events concerning Teachers College.

LAMBDA CHAPTER lthough we are a small group and have secured only two new pledges this year, we Lambdas are still hopeful of more successful rushing seasons.

We had occasion to entertain some lovely girls this season, and even though they did not all pledge themselves to join our chapter, nevertheless, we shall not soon forget the fun we had together.

Our first rush party was a Valentine party, held at the home of Ethel Weimar, our President. The girls we invited were enthusiastic and full of fun ; so the ping pong table in the playroom and the plans we made for a turtle race were not unappreciated.

A month later we entertained almost the same group of girls at a dinner and theater party. At this event, we were happy to welcome back to our group one of our honorary members, Miss Mabel M. Leidy, whose presence had been missed at sorority meetings for some time because of her long illness. Dinner was especially enjoyable in the rustic atmosphere of the English Pheasant Inn, where a sawdust floor accentuated the wholesome a pect of the place. " When You're in Love," the motion picture at the Boyd Theater, topped off a perfectly delightful evening.

The sorority spent a pleasant evening in March at the home of Mrs. Barnes, one of our charming patronesses.

The final stroke to Lambda's activities this year will in all probability be a week-end house party at Shipbottom, New Jersey.

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. E~ch Sunday of the quarter we have been getting together for a go d t1me, m the form of a waffle supper, hike, or bridge party.

To complete the social events of the year, on June 4 we will take part in the annual All-Greek songfest and dance. It is a lovely semi -form al affair, held outdoors, at which all the sororities and fraternities sing their songs. It i attended by the entire college and townspeople and is foll owed by a dance.

WHo's WHo Betty Briggs- president of Alpha igma Tau for next year ; Junior Prom Queen candidate ; Music Club.

Katherine Ebel- treasurer of Alpha Sigma Tau ; Elementary Club ; treasurer of Snyder Hall (one of the girls' dorms).

Marjorie Farmer- secretary of Alpha Sigma Tau ; Elementary Club.

Lillian Griffith- retiring president of Alpha Sigma Tau ; president of the Modern Language Club ; member of Phi Sigma Iota, national honorary in romance languages ; Kappa Delta Pi, honorary in education ; Phi Alpha Theta, national honorary in history.

Lucille Jaeger- chaplain of Alpha Sigma Tau ; member of Kappa Delta Pi; secretary-treasurer of the Arts Guild.

Ruth King- member of Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Pi Lambda, local honorary in education; Phi Alpha Theta, honorary in history.

Almeda Peterson- A Cappella Choir ; Philharmonic orchestra.

Luella Westbrook- vice-president of Alpha Sigma Tau ; Physical Education Association ; Women 's Athletic Association, an honorary organization in physical education.

OMICRON CHAPTER Dorothy Klingensmith, active, was a delegate to the West Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association meeting held in Charleston this year.

Josephine McCorkle, active, is to present a piano recital sometime thi spring. Josephine is a pupil of Miss Ella Holroyd.

As usual the Alpha Sigs carried off the scholarship honors for the fir t semester. Seven actives and four pledges had a B average or better. Dorothy Klinaensmith was one of three students in college having straight 's. Activesehavina a B average were Mary Barta, Helen Bradley, Ruth Crui e, irainia Cush~an, Bernice Gunnoe Meadows, and Mildred Whitehead . Pledge having a B average were Edith Elliott, Katherine Hoffstetter, Betty Lambert, and Anne Elizabeth Morgan.

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March 2, Formal Pledging.

March 17, St. Patrick's Party.

April 2, Party for Pledges and Actives, aiven by Alums.

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April 13, Pledge ntertainecl Activ May 7, All chool orority sing.

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Southeastern Teachers College wa the econcl in ti tution in klah oma to boast of a chapter of Cardinal Key, honorary women's campu lead r hip fraternity, Friday, April 16, when fifteen girls in th e juni or and eni or classes 路 become charter members of the organization.

Cardinal Key is the women 's organization which corre pond to Blu Key, leadership fraternity for men. There ha been a chap ter of Blue Key at Southeastern since 193 3.

Installation of the Cardinal Key group will take place during the tat convention of Blue Key which is to be held here F riday and aturday .

Invitation has been sent the Cardinal Key group at Oklahoma City niversity, the only other in Oklahoma, to conduct the in tallati on ervice .

Bids were issued on points of leadership, scholarship, and wo rthwhile activity to the following Alpha Sigs : Mary Nesbitt, arah Hughey Kathleen Kelchner, Hildred Ables, and Martha Grider.

B E AU TI FUL GIRL S

Southeastern Teachers college's ten most beauti ful girl , according to a popular vote by the student body, were presented as the nine mu e oi ancient Greece plus a tenth modern muse thrown in for good measure an d to bring the idea down to date.

In a skit entitled " The Modern Muse," written and produced by J ohn R. Roach, the decade of inspiring maidens made their debu t before the student assembly this morning, each representing some parti cular type of inspirational thought in the minds of the Grecian scribe .

Arrayed in evening gowns, the girls appeared in toned li ahtina before a background fitting to each type.

The following Alpha Sigs were chosen among the ten : K athleen Kelchner, Martha Lee Tyus, Imogene Goad, M ary e bi tt, Peaay kull). and Martha Grider.

SociAL DOI cs The Alpha Sigs entertained February 2 7, at 9 o clock with a dance in the gym at Southeastern . Music was furnished fo r the occa ion b the Collegians.

The hall was very attractively decorated with a huae an d beautifull constructed ship holdin g an anchor ix feet hi ah . Thi wa in keepin a with the sorority magazine THE ANCHOR. Chaperon were Mi Mildr d R ili na and Miss Irene Scrivener, faculty advi er .

Following the regular meeting Tue clay March 16 fi Helen Marie Kina entertained with a Saint Patrick party at her hom . . d _ rt cour~e was served by the ho te and favo r were ai n ach !!lle t.

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pril 29, the members and pledges were entertained with a steak fry at the home of Mis Kathleen Kelchner. Plans were made for the annual prina formal to be held May 7.

May 7 the Alpha Sigs entertained with their annual spring formal. The hall was decorated to represent a flower garden. Punch was served throughout the evening. The grand march was led by our president, Miss Martha Grider, and her escort. The Collegians furnished the music.

SIGMA CHAPTER March 12 goes down in Alpha Sigma Tau history as the date of one of our most successful affairs. Our annual dance on the campus, a "Traffic Jam," found the college gym jammed to the doors with gay couples. Ruth Gup carried out her novel idea with characteristic enthusiasm that the whole college seemed to catch.

On March 19, rushees and actives alike were delighted with the informality of a "Hobo Holiday " party, capably directed by that queen of tramps, Gladys Lee. Rye bread and cheese sandwiches served on the floor around lanterns and sputtering candles put us all in the spirit of sharing tales of where we had our last meal." ·we're very fond already of our eight pledges: Amy Ballagh, Rita Kick, Mary Matusik, Betty Rech, Rene and Rita mith Irene Stable, and Marion Short! Rita Smith and Rita Kick (along with Rita Jerge and Rita Bird ) bring Sigma's roll of Rita's up to four. The mith girls, incidentally, are twins- our first set!

To complete the " March" of the Alpha Sigs, we held a very pleasant luncheon ·with the alumni chapter at the "Top 0 ' the Town" tearoom, on the 29 th, in honor of Lora Morris, of Zeta Tau chapter.

Rita Jerge has charge of pledging plans. After initiation, on May 15 (in charge of Hazel Mapes) the next important event is our housepartyfo r which we 11 make a merry departure on June 16.

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at 8:00 P.M. ix of our new pl dges were ini tiat d. Maud Riv s " Hu k" Berry, Alice ayle Fergu on, Ev lyn Bail y, Bonni Av ry and Fran es Carroll were the initiate . hapter room- hannon ' - Eaco- crapbook - briclg - spring ru bing. The week ended in joy for we pledge! two swell -elegant girl - Mar tha E.v~n of Meredithville, Virginia and " Becky" Gill ette of ourtland, Virgmia. These two pledges ~e re gue t of honor at a party h ld in the chapt r room at 10:00 o'clock on April 22 .

Pencils- ballots- eli cussions- voting- installation- ofiicer of z T for the year 1937-1938- roll of honor. For our guiding spirit we cho e Margaret Bailey of Clarksville, Virginia, a our president. We shall offer our .sincere thanks to Frances Thoma of Dumbarton , Virginia for th e parties that we have, as she again serves us as vice-president of the chapter.

Incidentally, Frances is vice-pre ident of the Home Economic lub for next year. To Gay Stieffen of ewport Jews, Virginia, our secretary, we shall answer " here" for the next year. Dues will be collected by our treasurer, Musse Hoyer of Hampton , Virginia. Mus e i al o head of th e Property Group in the Dramatic Club and Chairman of Prayer's Committee of the Y.W.C.A. Our business writer will be Virginia Winston mi th of Dumbarton, Virginia, as corresponding secretary. Our two connecting link in the Panhellenic Council will be "Frankie" Bryan of Crewe, Virginia, who is also the president of the Council for the coming year, and Mable Burton of Richmond , Virginia. "Frankie" is also president of the College Choir for next year. Mable is Manager of minor ports on the thleti c Association Council and head of the Make-Up Group of the Dramatic Club .

Alice Gayle Ferguson of Kenbridge, Virginia, as chaplain will lead our devotionals. " Have you cleaned up the chapter room ?" will be the theme song of Frances Carroll of Portsmouth, Virginia as custod ian for the next year. Recorder of happenings in our scrap-book will be delaide Dre ler of Covinton, Virainia as historian. LeNoir Hubbard of Crewe, Virginia \Yill serve as chapter editor for the coming year. LeNoir is also Feature Edi to r on the Rotunda Staff, the college paper, next year. Besides the e on our roll of honor we find Louise Painter of Draper, Virginia as rt Editor of the Virginian, our annual, fo r the coming year. Loui i al o the vice-pre iden t of Gamma Psi, honorary art fraternity. Mable Burton of Richmond an d Laura Morris of Blacksburg, Virginia will serve as cla s repre entati e on the Student Standard's Committee fo r the coming year. Our own ' Johnnie ~ Lybrook of Fincastle, Virginia, i the business manager of the colle e maaazine, The Quarterly R eview, for the following year. he is al o a r porter on the Rotunda Staff. Mary Nichols, our faculty member and one of the ociation of founders of our z T chapter is the head of th e lumn re Farmville State Teachers College. Pattie J effries will erve a the ecretar. of Alpha Phi Sigma, national honor fraternity for cholar hip next ear.

Plays - dances- mu ic- picnics- partie - banquet - May - Junefinals. Our spring season began with the " Cradle ong the annual prin-:r (Continued on page 52)

Left, top to bottom: Taken in ~a rden of lpha i~ma Tau home, Kent, hio, durin~: '[ ther' ' and Father' Tc:t; Ll'jt to right: Eileen t ut, Ellen aum. und Harri t I t•. • our new h m in th • r •ar and sh win ~ me of the yard and ~arden; Randa Toter, ".'mil u •n ." mtcr: Viq.:inia hant z, "Pi~ kin Pr m ucen." Ri: J t: Elt. n r I acl •r, I r me oming uc n, o~t Popular v oman . Lt•ft to right: Ruth r. nwr. Llr oh, l~ •an·t 'lark, Eil •t•n ' tout . St•contl rm~·: j cnnil' J ean Wh ite, . rctchan 'ranwr, J can Evan , P1·ggy Bl ount , and ll1 rrict De Wee~('; " ~ctt inp; ,\ c uainted."

• ALUMNAE CHAPTERS· AKRON-KENT ALUMNIE On Saturday, April 24, the Akron-Kent A.. T . girls were in tailed in the National Alumnre Association. Mrs. Clara chumann of Detroit, District President, and Mrs. Emily Fitzcrerald, Detroit Alumnre Representative, were present to perform the service.

Luncheon was served at one o'clock at the Robin Hood. Election of officers took place immediately following, after which the pledge wa taken .

Lovely yellow roses were presented to each girl by Mi s Hill. The active chapter sent recognition of the occasion with a centerpiece of daffodils and forsythia for the table . Mrs. Schumann and Mrs. Fitzgerald were honored during their visit by the Panhellenic A sociation, which ent corsages of roses.

Much of the credit for our having arrived at the fulfillment of the installation ceremony goes to Janet Knott who was organizer and temporary president of the chapter, and to RoMayne Kent, the efficient secretarytreasurer pro tern.

Although not a very old chapter (our first meeting having been held in December and our petition for national membership signed in March ) , the Etas have been able to boast of carrying out one article of the pledge before it was taken. That pledge was the one concerning support of the active chapter. It was a prosaic, but nevertheless worthy cause which prompted us to sponsor a benefit dance at Wallhaven in Akron on April 17.

Bob Katzenmyer sent five of his boys to play the tunes to which sixtyfive couples danced during the evening. The twenty-five dollar whi ch were cleared will be used to buy mattress and spring for a bed sto red in the sorority house awaiting the call to usefulness.

Beatrice Braden entertained in her home befo re the pledge formal held at Wallhaven, Akron, in February.

Janet Knott, Helen Lundeen, and RoMayne Kent entertained at the home of the latter preceding the annual " Gold Digger's Dance ' held at Moulton Hall on April 10.

"You MIGHT LIKE TO KNow" Archer, Mildred Nihausen , teaching in Akron ; hi tor ian.

Armor, Peg, teaching in Kenmore.

Baumberger, Bernice, teaching in Akron.

Bigcrar Veron Gordon, teaching in Aurora ; chaplain.

Ba;er,' Kay Smith, at home in Kent · has a little boy Jan tv o and a half, to keep her busy.

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Braden, Beatrice Shively, teaches in Akron ; vice-president.

Bud deline, attended Columbia the first semester this year and now in O'Neil's, Akron.

Chapman, Martha Baumberger, at home in Kent.

Cline, Lucille Jacobs, secretary to Dean Manchester of Kent State University路 treasurer.

Darrah, Maxene Moore, at home in Mogadore ; does substitute teaching.

Finn, Dorothy, teaches in Cuyahoga Falls.

Hughes, Imogene, employed at the Goodrich Rubber Company offices in Akron.

Kent, RoMayne McGrath, at home in Kent; has a daughter, Barbara, three and a half ; recording secretary.

Knott, Janet, teaches Junior High in Brimfield; president.

Lewis, Dorothy, teaches in Cuyahoga Falls.

Lundeen, Helen, teaches in Akron; corresponding secretary.

Miller, Elizabeth (Billie) Streine, at home in Akron.

Pierson, Caroline Eaton, at home in Kent ; does substitute teaching ; editor.

Pyle, Mildred, teaches in Kent.

Season, Hester, teaches in Cuyahoga Falls.

Styles, Margaret, teaches in Aurora.

Whittlesey, Margaret (Pinky) , Atwater; a June grad searching for a position.

Besides these who are the nucleus of the new organization are the following advi ers and patronesses who will be active members of the alumnre group: Adams, Harriett, adviser for the active chapter ; art instructor at Kent tate University.

Hill, Laura, adviser for the actives ; has left the Training chool to become English instructor at the University.

Manche ter, Mrs. Raymond, who is the " mother" of us all. he is the wife of the Dean of Men and the mother of Mary Jane, the national secretary of A..T. Donaghy, Mrs. Dick, who has the only baby of the group-a boy anny Getz, two month old.

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March 29. During Easter vacation we had a luncheon at one of the tea rooms on Main street. We were entertained by a lovely fashion show.

We were delighted to have as our guest a charming girl from our Zeta Tau chapter at Farmville.

April18. We gave a very lovely afternoon tea to the graduates of 193 7.

Following the tea these girls were affiliated with our alumnre chapter. We received 17 lovely girls.

CHARLESTON ALUMNA: ALUMNA;; CHAPTER IN STALL S O F FICERS

The Charleston Alumnre chapter of the Alpha Sigma Tau sorori ty held its first meeting since organization at the home of Miss Jeannette Kyle, Villa Route, Charleston, West Virginia, for the purpose of installing officers for the year of 193 7.

Mrs. Meade McNeill , District President, Alpha Sigma Tau National Educational Sorority, Athens, West Virginia, performed the installa"tion services.

The following officers were installed: president, Mrs. Helen Gunnoe; vice-president, Mrs. Macil Counts ; recording secretary, Miss Jeannette Kyle; corresponding secretary, Miss Albertta Donnally ; treasurer, Mrs. Ilvie Williams ; historian, Miss Albertta Donnally ; chaplain , Mrs. Mary Sydney Bean ; editor, Mrs. Macil Counts.

CLEVELAND ALUMNA: Believe it or not- but the Cleveland Alpha Sigma Tau 's are at Ia t going to have a chapter- a wish that has been an earnest one for a long time.

Dorothy Stadler was the gracious hostess for our first meeting. We were very honored in having Mrs. Schumann and Mrs. Fitzgerald with u to help organize our group. Our May meeting, which is to be a luncheon at Higbee's Tea Room, will see us on our way in becoming a part of the larger group for we will then elect our officers and make our plan fo r the coming year.

How grand it seems to know you are a part of a fraternal organization with kindred minds and spirits striving for high aims!

You'll be hearing from us again soon.

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One delightful bower wa given in f ebruary for Mrs. the home of Pauline Allen. In March , Mr . Audrey Luck an?ther lovely . ~ower for Mr . Marie o mi. at th hom f Mr . pal Wilson. In additiOn, an unu ual meeting wa arranged on " P r onali ty. " " I Dare You" by Lloyd Dougla was revi ewed and cliscu ed. coli ction was taken which amounted to about ix dollar . This wa ent to the activ chapter to help defray expen es for the orority page in the Annual.

In April we had snow flurries in tead of Showen Ho wever, Ruth Ewer arranged a lovely evening party at her home.

May and June will bring its flowers into our sorority . In addition th re will be picnics, dances, and the u ual hou epartie during th e um~er . . o merrily we roll along!

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DETROIT ALUMNIE V ALE NTINE B ALL

That prean of triumphant joy you just heard was uttered by Detroi t Alumnre in jubilant rejoicing over the success of their Valentine Ball. We are happy to report that it was a huge success, not only financially bu t socially as well.

Imagine our delight at having over eventy-five lpha ig turn ou t with real sorority spirit to put across the biggest ocial event we have sponsored for a long, long time. Picture, if you can, a ballroom filled with people greeting each other delightedly ; meeting, in many case , for the fir t time in four or five years, recalling college days together, filling in gap in personal history, making pledges to see each other soon again ; and you have a vague idea of what our dance meant to tho e airls who had dri fted a bit from the active group. For those who are active it meant a chance to meet those who are not and to urge them to join us in other good ti me .

Indeed, if for no other reason than that it demonstrated the undying loyal t and true spirit of Alpha Sigma Tau member , we feel justified in braagina a bit about this party.

In addition to the sorority spirit viewpoint, it was a really good dan ce in its own right. A lovely place, a good orchestra (by popular vote) and a congenial group of nearly two hundred people.

Detroit Alumnre chapter is grateful to each and every lpha ia fo r her support in making this dance an event long to be remembered "ith deepest pleasure by all who attended.

EMPORIA ALUMNIE PERSONALS

Louise McConnaughey Gardner i finding out ju t ho\ much one' little daughter can dare ask in the way of privilege wh n ther i compan) .

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For some time Perle Leslie Dall has enjoyed reminding Ester Carlson Griffith that she is not as fat as she used to be. Now Ester thoroughly enjoys seeing Perle take off unneeded fat.

We have missed Ruth Bell Townsend this winter but you know she has a good reason for not coming. We are all anxious to see the baby, Ruth, and write us the baby particulars as some of us are mothers and can understand baby language.

Mabel Jackson Hammond writes, "We are interested in old glassware.

Hobnail is our specialty although we pick up other patterns. I have one corner cupboard full and lots of other pieces sitting around. We found this month one lovely gateleg cherry table and a curly maple bed at least 200 years old. It's lots of fun- you'd better get in the business."

Ethel Cross Partridge has her house refurnished. By that we mean new rugs and new furniture and a new Norge refrigerator. Ethel is D.A.R. president this year.

Ethel Forrester Beck says she thoroughly enjoys keeping house in her " own" house. And now that spring is here and she has caught the " garden fever," she will enjoy her own little plot more than ever.

Harriet Tusler Humphrey is president of the Congregational " Plymouth Daughters." The telephoning that job takes and her needlepoint fill her days so well that she has to hunt for time for mischief.

Congratulations to Mary Alice Sellers on being our new national vicepresident and district leader. When there is work to be done, it is wise to choose a busy person to do it. Mary Alice belongs to seventeen organizations, is Chaplain for the Emporia Alumnre, is president of the Business Women's Guild in the First Presbyterian church, and has numerous jobs on advisory boards and committees.

Mary K. Hines is still at Green's Store. We will not be in the least surpri ed to hear that she is quitting for a more "interesting" job. letter from Jean McLean Young says, "I see you have not heard the late t news. I am a married woman now. James and I were married September 2 7 at Gridley in my folks' new home . ... " Jean lives at Springhill Kan a and would be happy to have any of you stop to see her.

J essie miole Zajic ays she has been doing nothing. Imagine Je sie doin a nothing! They are going to take care of her folk ' farm this summer while her folks go to Pennsylvania to visit. Anybody want to rent a house fo r the ummer ? J e ie has one for rent. helves ing the newest curtain idea, Ida Schimpff Wayman ha gla fo r all the dinina room window and on the helve are orne grand piece f lor d old gla . Old gla make a most interesting hobb and we think it woul d b fun to know just how many lpha Tau ar doing it.

If y u ar , writ about it. ding m thing to k p h r bu y • t r arl on Griffith ha a n w j b. h i · pr sicl nt of th \ 1 yan Guild of th Fir t I th di t church . d:ad lin r an winn r is till mL d b th E mp ria :\lumn::e. : h is in Manhal lan ·mel g ts t E mp ria ab ut ry tw m nth. but n Yer tuit mak · il at m ti ng tim . ~ rtainl nj y y ur all wh n • u · m , 1 ad lin .

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Magdalena Young Baker like their new home at Richmond . he writes "I manage to keep quite busy- two clubs, one a tudy club and the othe~ just a club ; Ladies' Aid ; Missionary ociety; sponsor the tandard Bearers ; give readings now and then ; will coach a play whi ch the communi ty band is giving."

School teachers mu t keep busy to earn their " keep " so LeRoyce Downing is doing her duty. In the County Music Fe tival her group won two excellents and several good ratings. he al so got orne nice ratings in the State Contest. She is coaching the Senior play and will have charge of the music during Dedication Week at the Rapids for the new school.

Helen Graber must also prove her worth. She has coached a play or two. Sponsoring class activities takes lots of her time.

Lena Grace Leatherberry wishes you all could see Gloria Ann. ( o does Aunt Ester.) We can vouch that she is one of the nice t looking babies that can be had .

Lita Swisher Ulrich does not get here very often, but we surely enj oy her when she does come.

Inez Boy has had her " ups and downs" this year. That hould be put " downs and ups." She has had two operations and is just now getti ng able to go back to teaching. Operations take time and money and strength, but Inez says, " Life membership for me while it's a bargain ."

Meredith Shepherd Hinshaw has a new address. It is 7005 Lexington, Normandy, Mo. Normandy is a suburb of St. Louis so either town will get mail to her. Mr. Shepherd , Meredith 's father , is in Chicago and will have to be in a hospital there for two months yet. Meredith attends the Alumnre meetings in St. Louis.

ACTIVITIES

The Emporia Alumnre groups have done several things lately that shows they are growing in strength. The little year books were new. The group is planning to give recognition for better scholarship in the collegiate chapter. The biggest accomplishment is the number of li fe member hip pledged.

Mrs. Jackson did not forget Kansas Day, and she invited the lpha Tau couples in for an evening o.f bridge. It was a rainy nigh t which made bridge seem more engrossing than usual. Jess Zajic and F red Griffith did particularly well at their bridge that nigh t and won hi gh prizes. The dinin()' table had an original Kan sas Day theme arrangement by M rs. Jack on.

One of the grand meetings of the year was in February at Mr . hebilsky's with Helen Graber assisting. We had a covered-di h luncheon with food so delicious that some feel there is a nece sity for an Alpha Tau cookbook that the splendid recipes might be shared. It wa the last meetin ()' that Mother Finkbiner could be with u . he know that whenever he i in town she will always be welcome at our bridge club . v e were so happ) to have Edith Mack Steiner, Glennis Greene Unruh, Ferne Hi! ard and Alpha Johnsmyer with us. Why do not more of you come?

We may live in the North, but when we 0'0 to Mrs. Jack on hou e on West Street, we are given the feeling of bein()' in orne outhern home.

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Thi is due not only to the spaciousness of the house and her delightful furni hings but to the hospitality one receives. Mary Alice Sellers was a i ting ho te s. At this March meeting Mrs. Naison joined our bridge club.

Jessie Zajic and Ida Wayman were lucky at cards and won prizes.

In April we were reminded that spring is really coming by the flowers that Ethel Partridge and Ida Wayman had at bridge club in Ida's home.

We enjoyed being " dummy" that day more than being bidder as dummy inevitably made a trip to the windows to enjoy Ida's old glass at clo e range. At this meeting the announcement of Perle's resignation and Mary Alice Seller's acceptance of national vice-presidency was made. Each girl was presented a crystal rose-bowl with a yellow rose in appreciation of the group.

May 7, we are going to have a dinner at 6:30 at the Mitway. Afterward we will play bridge with Lena Grace Leatherberry and Harriet Humphrey as hostesses. This will be election time for our new officers. We will be glad to have any of you attend. We also plan to have a tea soon honoring Perle Dall and Mary Alice Sellers and invite the actives.

FLINT ALUMNA: ORGANIZATION

One evening last winter, five young women, at the home of Sarah Perrine, weighed the possibilities of success or failure if a Flint alumnce chapter were organized. Probably the gamut of emotions was run, from a ubstantial optimism to a profound despair. Finally in a reckless spirit of "nothing to lose and perhaps much to gain," these five gamblers scribbled down their names.

In March, after a luncheon at the McLean Tea Room, eleven members were in talled. And a an inspiration for the occasion, twelve drove from Detroit for the ceremonies: Mrs. Clara Schumann, national vice-president ; Mr . Gwendolyn Ridderhof, national treasurer ; Miss Eleanor Brinkman Theta alumnce repre entative ; Mrs. Leona Hay, Gamma alumnce representative ; Mr . Margaret Baxter, Alpha alumnce representative; Mr . Emily Fitzaerald, lpha alurnnce repre entative; Mrs. Eleanor Mathew, ir .

E ther Lippert, Mrs. Virginia Cooper, Miss I abel Mcguire, Mi Maraaret ardner, and Mi s Margaret Pollock.

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let us add at once that Eloise attends almost as many dances as when in school.

Lucille Gale teaches English at Central High School. he has pent the past two summers in New York, in Greenwich Village, trying to glimpse some of the Village's once Bohemianism. But about all she could find were narrow, crooked streets, Italian organ grinder , and gammers with their carts of bright nose-gays to sell. Of course, there were houses claiming they had once sheltered O'Henry or Alan Seeger, and , too, less than a block from where she stayed was the cunning red brick doll's house, nine feet wide, and three stories high where Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote Th e King's Henchman.

Marion Gardner appeared in the role of Lucia, in Cavalleria Rusticana, produced by the Flint Civic Opera Company.

Geraldine (Hall) Herbert teaches physical education , and , we understand, participates in many sports herself, as all good physical ed. teacher should.

Crystal Hearn, as delegate, attended the World Sunday School Convention in Oslo, Norway, where fifty-five countries were represented. Her trip also took in Sweden, Scotland, and England, flying from there to France.

Despite the illustrations in Harper's Bazaar the once sylph-like Gwendolyn (Clancey) Mahoney always aspired to a more Mae Westish figure, and finally has succeeded. Gwendolyn is teaching, along with her recent marital venture. (Note the maiden and married names.)

It is alleged that Eloise (Larde) MacDonald has two obsessions; her husband and her teaching profession.

In Fenton, nearby, Alice (Furlong) Merrick must be kept busy by her boy, two, and girl, four. At any rate, we don't see Alice as often as we would like to.

Shirley Neinas (Theta) has all the enthusiasm of a beginning teacher.

She teaches sixth grade in the school she herself attended.

A recent comer, Eloise (Martin) Pearson (Theta) , teaches third grade while her husband attends a lumber business.

Our President, Sarah (Pollock) Perrine, " just keeps house but manages to keep all-firing busy," according to her. We can well believe the latter, for only through Sarah's initiative and tenacity is there a Flint chapter.

Flint can boast of a charter member, Harriet (Marx ) Pfeiffer. he i a school librarian here.

Beatrice (Green) Phipps evidently has been inspired to art by her little girl, for Beatrice has won photography prizes- her littl~ girl i th.e subject-from the Flint Daily Journal and the De Lorna Stud10. In addition, one picture was exhibited at the Flint Institute of rts and later at Washington, D.C. . . .

Geraldine (Norton) Shugart was a real ass1stant m formm g our chapter and this despite an active Tommy, age three.

'We have missed Hazel (Davis) Schultz, for she ha been attendina Saturday classes, completing requirements for her degree.

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Loui e Tobey teaches commercial courses at Northern, that high chool that doe everything with a bang, like winning state honor in debating three time . Louise wa aeneral chairman of their carnival, so she mu t fit in.

Norma (Carl) Wheeler comes to our meetings from Flushing, where, we understand, ~she 路 is active in Eastern Star work. Norma has a little girl, Doralu , five.

Our young business woman is Pauline Wood, at Dupont. nd in conclusion, may we humbly add that we hope we have proved atisfactorily that everyone in Flint did not just-"sit dovvn. " LUCILLE GALE

JOHNSTOWN ALUMNIE ACTIVITIES

The Johnstown Alumnre chapter of the Alpha Sigma Tau held its March meeting in the Spanish Room at the Dairy Dell in Johnstown. In pril the chapter was entertained at the home of Grace Nelson . Grace and Peg Kyler were joint hostesses. Both our president, Betty McClintok, and our vice-president, Clare Cover, were absent, so Edith Fur t conducted the meeting. Edith Paul talked up " life membership," telling us that we should take as examples the chapters that have, or almost have achieved one hundred per cent life member hip. We also discussed ways and means by which we could help our respective collegiate chapters. Edith Furst read to u some suggestions from the president's file book. However we did not come to any definite conclusions. At this meeting we also decided to hold our annual meeting in May, at which time we will be entertained at the home of Edith and Jo Paul. Quite a number of the girls are looking forward to returning to Lock Haven for Zeta's annual alumnre banquet, which will be in the near future.

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Jeanette Patterson liv and t aches at Portag , o w a re not favored with her pr sence at our m eting as often a we'd lik to b Grace Nel on teaches in the onemaugh chool. rae l nt ·ix w eks at Duke Univer ity la t ummer and liked it so mu ch that h is r turnin g there this umm er.

Margaret Kyler, who is the fir t grade teach er in outhmont expect · to accompany Grace to.·Duke.

Eleanor Miller, who teache near J ohnstown is never with u at our summer meetings, because her hom e in Berlin i so far away.

Evelyn Jane Livingstone has not had a pleasant year of t aching, a th Ferndale grade school building where he teach e was badly burned in th fall. Evelyn was unwi lling to tell us her plans for the ummer. an there be a reason ?

Edith Furst, who ha been teaching in Philadelphia since her graduation, accepted a position in Johnstown this year, so we have had Edith with u at our meetings all year.

Betty De Frehn McClintok, our president has been living at 86 Valley Pike since her marriage last June. She entertained us there la t fall and we all went into raptures about her lovely furni hin o .

Clare Cover is still wo rking in the United State ational Bank in Johnstown.

Ruth Henninger Biddle is no longer a member of our group. ince her marriage she is living in Williamsburg where her hu band ha a teaching position.

NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH ALUMNIE Spring fever .h as as yet to hit our alumnce group. We have had practically all of our members present at each meeting.

Our new officers were installed at our February meeting which wa held at the hom~ of Charlotte H. Roberts. At this mee ting all of u decided to take advantage of our li fe membershi p offer. We al o appointed a collegiate •representative who e duty it is to keep u in touch with our own Zeta Tau chapter.

After our business meeting we spent the evening playing Lotto .

Abbye Edwards entertained us at our March chapter meetino. Our time was taken with planning to attend the pledge banquet fo r new girl at school. Several from the alumnce ·were able to go and reported back to u on the wonderful progress that the collegiate chapter had made in the past year.

In order to have clo er contact with our collegiate chapter, we decided at our April meeting, whi ch was held at the home of Berta and F reda Collings, that we would play ho t to several member fro m the collegiate chapter on a weekend. There i n othing like a grand ' oet-togetber to keep sorority spirits up.

With all the plans that we have been wo rking on we expect to accomplish more during the coming year than we have in the pa t.

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PITTSBURGH ALUMNA: DEAR

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Pitt burgh lumnre are expecting to continue their monthly meeting throughout the summer. We anticipate an increased membership during these months due to the large number of members who will be graduating from colleges in this vicinity.

Our March meeting bad as its main function the initiation of new members. Bad weather proved a hindrance to several alumnre who anticipated joining the group at that time. However, we did initiate (Mrs.) Margaret Morris, a Delta alumnre. The initiation ceremony was conducted

by Betty Weaver, our Regional Representative.

The big event of the April meeting was the election of officers for the 1937-1938 season. Those elected were: president, Florence Priddey; vicepresident, (Mrs.) Margaret Morris; recording secretary, Ruth Haworth ; corresponding secretary, Louise Johnson; treasurer, Louise Wherry ; historian, Katherine Kramer ; chaplain, Beatrice Armstong; editor, Mary Eber.

If the new officers prove as capable as those leaving office I 'm sure Pittsburgh will witness a banner year. They will assume charge at the May meeting.

Best wishes for a gay summer everybody, and expect to hear from us again in the fall.

M. EBER

WICHITA ALUMNA: Wichita Alumnre have missed Mildred Chamberlin at our last four meetings. Mildred did not finish her course in Chicago because of illness.

We hope to have her with us before next fall.

Helen Logan Renfro is still in Rochester, Minn. The first of March she took her husband to the hospital there for a spinal operation.

All of us realize the great loss of Mrs. M. A. Dungan, Hildred's mother.

It wa in her home that Wichita Alumnre was organized. She bad been ho tess to us many times.

Helen teele is looking forward to her trip to California when school out. alifornia seem to call our air! as Alma Ashley just returned .

Helen Pfan chmidt i putting the knitting aside and caring fo r Phillip raJ. Wichita girl drove over to Newton for our April meetina. Evelyn llpbin and lair Beu have been coming over to Wichita for a year now and tbi w th Wichita gi rl fir t time.

May 14 we are having a dinner for the air! who leav for th ummer.

It will b ur Ia t m tin until our Fall Tea next ptemb r. Hel n t le i t b ur h te . h h p it will not rain . Ev ry m tina H I n b it ith r rain

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ENGAGEMENT Rho Helen Marie King to Sam Leach.

Josephine Doxsee to David Salmon.

Z eta Tau Grace Rowell to Arthur Warren Phelps.

Alice Rowell to George Franklin Whitley, Jr. MARRIAGES

B eckley Alumnce Eunice Ferne Shumate to Emmett C. Phipps, April 10, 193 7.

Buffalo Alumnce Eugenia Beare to Leonard Buckton, March 29 , 1937.

Pittsburgh Alumnce Margaret Louise Wiggins to C. Victor Thorton, April 17 , 193 7.

D elta Alumnce Frances LeFevre to Paul Seaton , February 6, 193 7.

Virginia McFarland to Robert Zannhaser, May 15 , 193 7.

Eta Alumnce Edna Eaton to Lawrence Phillips, April 193 7.

Rho Alumnce Dorothy Wharton to K eith Cartwright, March 23, 193 7.

Luree Wilburn to Newton Keener, May 2, 1937.

BIRTHS

Buffalo Alumnce To Mr. and Mrs. Carl 0. Johnson (Mildred Anderson ), a dau ohter Judith Ann, October 15 , 1936.

To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cooke (Mary Benzinger ), a dauohter Josephine Patricia, February 18, 1937.

Emporia Alumnce To Mr. and Mrs. C. R . Townsend (Ruth Bell ) a daughter, Ella Mari e March 10, 193 7.

To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leatherberry, Jr. (Lena Grace Griffith a daughter, Gloria Ann, January 27 , 1937.

Eta Alumnce To Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reed (Dama 'lcVey ), a daughter, Linda Ellen March 15, 1937.

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To 1r. and Mrs. Dick Donaghy (Eta's patron and patroness), a son, February 1937.

Rho Alumnce To 1r. and Mrs. Harold Jenkins (Juanita Denison), a daughter, Janice Loui e, April 26, 1937.

Wichita Alumnce To 1r. and Mrs. Oral Pfanschmidt (Helen Phillips), a son, Phillip Oral, February 7, 1937.

DEATHS Wichita alumnre mourn the loss of Hildred Dungan 's mother, Mrs. M. A. Dungan, February 10, 1937.

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play of the Dramatic Club, on April 16 and the Spring Cotillion Dance on April 17. For this affair three of our alumnre returned. They were Jane Main Mildred Chandler and Dorothy Deans.- Our pledges presented the chapter with a Duncan Phyfe coffee tablc.-Our May Day this year i 'Han el and Gretel" complete even to the candy house.- Spring banquet May 15 .- Senior party and sad hearts follow as six of our own girls march lowly down the aisle and receive their diplomas and degrees on June 8.

'Ti with tears in our eyes and fond wishes for the future, we bid adieu toCa ie Bo well , Merwyn Gathright, Margaret Pittard, Margaret Carroll gne Thompson and Lois Jenkins- our degree gi rls- and Maud Rives Mary Ethel Barnes and " Becky" Gillette- our diploma girls.

Good-bye and be t love and may we all meet at the House-Party at Virgi nia Beach on July 5.

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NATIONAL COUNCIL President . ....... .. . . .. . ... . ... . .... . .. . .. . ... . ... . Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha) 2838 Holyoke Dr., Toledo, Ohi o Vice-Presidents in Charg e of Organizing: Mrs. F. J. Schumann, 904 E . Grand Blvd ., Detroit , Mi ch ......... (Theta ) M~ss Edith Paul, 106 Lincoln St., Johnstown, Pa ...... . ... . ...... . . (Zeta) Miss Mary Seller, 1013 Congress, Emporia, Kan . .. . . . . . ........... (Iota) Mrs. Meade McNeill, Athens, W.Va ..... . .... . ........ .... .... (Omicron) A .E.S . R epresentative . . .. .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . .. .. .. . .. . Miss Edith Mansell (Beta) 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park , Mich .

Secretary .. ..... .. .. ... ... .. .......... . ... . .. .. Miss Mary Jane Manchester (Eta) 1020 S. University, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Treasurer . ..... ..... . .. .. .... . .. . . .. . . ..... . . .. . . . Mrs. Adrian Ridderhof (Zeta) 16502 Blackstone, Detroit, Mich.

Editor . . . .... ... . . ... . . . .. . . . ... . . . ... . .... . . . .... ... . Mrs. J. G. Doyle (Theta) Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill , N .Y. Chaplain and Historian .. ... . . . . . .. . . . . .. ...... .. . .. . . .... Mrs. Royal Lucke ( u) Henderson , Colo.

NATIONAL COMMITIEES Scholarship Awards ... .. ........ . .. . ... .. .. ... .. . .. . Mrs. R . S. MacDougall (Zeta) College Glen Dr. , Lock Haven, Pa. Examination . . .... ... .. .. . ... . ... . .. . . . . .. .... . .. . Mrs. W. Ralph Delaney (Theta) 15341 Alden Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Scholarship Loan Fund ... . ...... .... . . .. ... . . . Miss Margaret Macdonald (Sigma) 673 Richmond Ave ., Buffalo, N .Y. Life M embership . . .... .. . .. . . ..... . . .. . . . ...... ... . .... . Miss Maxine Mirus (Pi ) 3636 Connecticut, St. Louis, Mo. Song-Book . .. .... . . . .. . . .. ...... . . . ... . . . . ... .... .. .. Mrs. Robert Smink (Zeta) 708 2nd Ave., Williamsport, Pa. Founders' Day . .. . . . .... .. .. . . . . .. . . .... . ... ... . . .. . Mrs. Almore Ludwig (Sigma) 150 Saranac, Buffalo, N .Y. ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITIES Chairman . . . . .. .... .. .... .. . . . ... . . . . .. . ... ...... . . .. . Miss Edith Mansell , A.S.T .

161 Highland Ave., Highland Park , Mich .

Secretary . . ........ . .. .. ... . .. . .. . . . . . . ... .. . .... .. Miss Mabel Lee Walton, S.S.S. Drawer 271, Woodstock, Va. Treasurer . .. . ....... .. . . .. ... . . .. .. ....... .. .. ... . ... .. . . Mrs. Fred Sharp, A.S.A. .

1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo .

Director of Local Panhellenics . .. . ... ... .. . . . .. .. . ... .. .. . Mrs. C. P . eidig, P .K.S. 3632 Paxton Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio Director of City Panhellenics .. . . ... . . . . ... . .... . .. .. .. . .. . .. Mrs. Or ley See, D .S.E. 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif.

Chairman of Eligibility and Nationalization . . .. . . .. . . ... . Miss Carrie E . Walter , T .S.U. 3815 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Chairman of Publicity . . . . . . ....... .......... .... ............ . . Mi Mae Warfield 717 Linden St., Allentown , Pa.

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COLLEGIATE CHAPTER CORRESPONDIN G SECRETARIES LPHA- Lucille Disenroth , 61 3 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti, Mich.

DELTA- Alice Ellenberger, I.S.T.C. , Indiana, Pa. ZETA- Pauline Barrows, c/ o A.S.T. , S.T.C. , Lock Haven, Pa. ETA- Jane Gaffney , 210 Highland Ave. , Kent, Ohio.

THETA- Ruth Heilman , 311 W. Montana, Detroit, Mich.

IoTA- Myrel Yost, R .F.D . 1, Emporia, Kan. LAMBDA- Cora Zimmerman, 551 Unruh St., Philadelphia, Pa. 1 - Marjorie Farmer, Greeley, Colo.

OMICRON- Madeline McNeill, Athens, W.Va. PI- Margaret Wallis, 7019 Hancock, St. Louis, Mo. RHo- Charlie Marie Boston, S.T .C. , c/ o A.S.T ., Durant, Okla.

SIGMA- Lucille Mattern , c/ o A.S.T., S.T.C., Buffalo, .Y. ZETA TAu-Virginia Winston Smith, S.T.C. , Farmville, Va. UPSILON- Anna Reeves, McAlister Hall , A.S.T.C., Conway , Ark. ALUM IE CHAPTER CORRESP01 Dl G SECRETARIES AKRON-KENT- Janet Knott (Pres. ) Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio.

ALTOONA- Helen Frisch, 1003 2nd Ave., Altoona, Pa. BECKLEY- Dessie Sarrett, 3rd Street, Beckley, W.Va. BLUEFIELD- Thelma Bailey, 1808 Jefferson St., Bluefield, W.Va. CHARLESTON- Alberta Donnally, Villa Route, Charleston, W.Va. CLEVELANDDENVER-GREELEY- Ruth Magneson Ewer, 1145 Clayton St., Denver, Colo.

DETROIT-Dorothy Connelly, 4535 Vancouver, Detroit, Mich .

EMPORIA- Mrs. Lee Wayman , 918 Peyton, Emporia, Kan .

FLI NT- Mrs. Austin Perrine (Pres. ) , 519 Josephine, Flint, M ich.

JoHNSTOWN- Margaret Kyler, Cox St., Johnstown, Pa. LANSING-Ellen Brandel, 310 W. Lenawee St., Lansing, Mich.

ORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH- Alberta Collings, 532 Shirley Ave. , Norfolk, Va. PnT BURGH- Louise Johnson , 508 Ridge Way , Greensburg, Pa. ST. Loms-Madolyn Kehl, 7400 Florissant Rd ., St. Louis County, Mo .

WELCH- Lillian Crockett, Davy, W.Va. WICHITA- Helen Renfro , 1206 Fairview, Wichita, Kan. WILLIAMSPORT- Helen Dittmar, 1558 Scott St., Williamsport, Pa. Yo uNGSTOWN- Caroline Phillips, Myron St., Hubbard, Ohio.

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DENVER- GREELEY . ..... ... . ..... Burnadine Womack, 234 S. 3rd St. , Brighton, olo.

DETROIT . . ... ... . . .. .... .... . .. . ........ .. Grace M yers, 7830 Pra irie, D etroit, Mich.

EMPORIA .. . . . ... . . .. .... .. .. . ........ Inez M . Boy, 1114 Exchange, Emporia, Kan. FLINT . .. . . .. .. . .... . ........ . .... . ..... Lucille Gale, 417 Liberty St., Flint, Mich.

JoHNSTOWN . . .. . . .. .. . .. ........ ... ............ . . . Dorothy Risch, Davidsville, Pa. LANSING ... .. . .. .... .. Mrs. Hazel Georgia Eaegle, 411 S. Butler Blvd., Lansing, Mich.

NoRFOLK-PORTSMO UTH ..... . Doris Coates, 700 W. Princesse Anne Rd ., Chelsea Apt. 1, N orfolk, W.Va. PITTSBURGH . . . . . .. . .. Mary Eber, 202 S. Braddock Ave. , East End, Pittsburgh, Pa. ST. LoUis .... .. . .... ... . . . . . . .... Dorothea Schaberg, 5104 Wabada, St . Louis, M o.

WELCH .... . ... .. .. . .. ... . ... . . . . .. .... . .. . .. .... .. Julia White, Eckman, W.Va. WICHITA . .. ... .. . . . ... .. .. Mrs. Helen Pfanschmidt, 1006 S. Broadway, Wichita, Ka n.

WILLIAMSPORT . .... .. ... .. .. . . .. Martha Matchett, 2502 W. 4th St., Williamsport , Pa. ALUMN.tE REPRESENTATIVES ALPHA- Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald , 453 7 Kensington , Detroit, Mich. ; M rs. Donald Baxter, 15330 Forrer Ave., Detroit, Mich.

DELTA- Miss Betty Weaver, 1235 4th Ave., Ford City, Pa. ZETA- Miss Violet Sanders, 620 Louisa St., Williamsport, Pa .

ETA- Miss Janet Knott, Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio.

THETA- Miss Eleanor Brinkman, 3326 Maybury Grand, Detroit, Mich.

IoTA- Miss Inez Boy, 1114 Exchange St. , Emporia, Kan .; Miss Le Royce Downing, 1114 Exchange St., Emporia, Kan .

LAMBDA- Mrs. William Collins, 140 W. Ridley Ave., Norwood, Pa. Nu- Miss Joanna Eberhart, Hudson , Colo .

OMICRON- Miss Romaine Kanode, Athens, W.Va. Pr- Miss Virginia Herron , 1702 Wagoner Pl. , St. Louis, M o.

RHo- Miss Kathleen Kelchner, 61 7 W. Elm St. , Durant, Okla.

SIGMA- Miss Beverly Bollard, 323 Bird Ave. , Buffalo, N .Y. ZETA TAu- Miss Mary Nichols, 410 Beech St., Farmville , Va .

UPSILON- Miss Doris Wood, Greenwood, Ark. INACTIVES BETA ...... . ... . . ... .. . . ... . .... .. . . .... . . ...... . . . .. . .. . . Mrs. Claude Larzelere 405 High St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

GAMMA . .. . . . .. . ......... . ........ . ... .. . ... . . . . ........ Mrs. R . P . H ammond 2016 Underwood Ave., Wauwatosa, Wis. KAPPA .... .. ............... . ...... . . . ...... . ........... . .. .. Miss Isabel Finkbine Oxford, Ohio XI . . ... . .. . ... . ..... . ....... . ......... . .. . .... .. . . . . .... M iss Ellen Christen en 205 E. 6th Ave ., Fort Morgan , Colo.

ADVISORY BOARD ALPHA .' . . ....... . .... .... . . ..... Mrs. Gertrude Flint, 91 4 Congress, Ypsilanti , M ich .

DELTA .... . ... . ... .. . ... . .. . .. Miss Mary St. Clair King, 134 S. 7th St., Indiana, Pa. ZETA . ....... . .... .. . . . . . .. . . Miss Edna Bottorf, 215 E. Walnut St., Lock Haven , Pa .

ETA .. .. .. .... .... . . .. . . . .. ..... ... Miss Laura Hill , 417 E . Main St. , Kent, Ohio Miss Harriet Adams, 23 7 E . Main St., Kent, Ohio THETA ...... ... .. . . . . .. .. Miss Edith L. Mansell , 161 Highland, Highland Pa rk, M ich .

Dr. Gertha Williams, Wardell Apts., D etroit, Mich.

IoTA . . ... . .. . .... . ..... .. .. ... .. Miss Helen R. Garman, 105 W. 12th , Emporia, Kan .

LAMBDA . ... . ... .. .. . ... .. . .. Mrs. Ethel H . Kirby, 1901 N . Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Nu .... .. .... . ... .. .. .... . .. .. . Mrs. Catherine Gibert, 1703 lOth Ave. , Greeley, Colo.

OMICRON ..... .. .... .. ..... .. ... .. ....... . . ... Miss Mae R. Hunter, Athens, W. a.

PI. .......... . . . .. . ... . . . .... . ... Miss Edith Glatfelter, 4720 N . 20th, St. Louis, Mo. RHO ... .. . .. . .. . .... .. . . .. ... . . . Miss Mildred Riling, 624 W. Elm , Durant, Okla.

Miss Irene Scrivener, 624 W. Elm, Durant, Okla.

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IGMA ... .. . . ... . . . . . . ... .. . Miss Luella Chapman, 916 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N .Y. ZETA TAu . . . .... . . .. . . ... ..... ... ... Miss Virginia Bedford, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. PILON .. . .. . . ...... . ... . . . . . . . Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway, Ark. CHAPTER ROLL ALPHA (1899) -Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

BETA (1905-1917 ) -Central Michigan ormal School, Mt. Plea ant, Mich .

(College authorities disbanded all sororities) GA HIA (1909-191 3)-State Normal School , Milwaukee, Wis. (Disbanded by college authorities) DELTA (1916) - tate Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. EPSILON (1919- 1923)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. (Re-organized as Lambda) ZETA (19-1 )-Lock Haven State Teachers' College, Lock Haven, Pa. ETA (192 7)-Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

THETA ( 1923)-Wayne University, Detroit, Mich.

IoTA ( 1923)-Kansas State Teacher ' College, Emporia, Kan .

KAPPA (192-t-1929) -Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

(Several A. E. S. groups left this campus because of the competition of the academic sororities) LAMBDA (1926) -Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. u (1928) -Colorado State College of Education , Greeley, Colo .

XI ( 1929-1933)-Western State Teachers' College, Gunnison, Colo .

(Temporarily inactive because of the depression ) OMICRON (1930) -Concord State Teachers' College, Athens, W.Va. P:r ( 1930) -Harris Teachers' College, St. Louis, Mo. RHo ( 1932)- outheastern Teachers' College, "Durant, Okla.

SIGMA (1925 )- tate Teachers' College, Buffalo, N .Y .

ZETA TAu ( 1935) -State Teacher ' College, Farmville, Va .

PSILO ( 193. ) - tate Teachers' College, Conway, Ark. DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS First District: (central ) Michigan, Illinois, Indiana , Ohio , Wisconsin .

President- Mrs. Fred J. Schumann , 90-t E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich . econd District: (ea tern ) Jew York , Pennsylvania, New Jer ey, Maine, New Ramphire, Vermont, Ma achu etts, Connecticut , and Rhode Island.

President- Mi s Edith Paul, 106 Lincoln Street, Johnstown , Pa. Third Di trict: (we tern ) All states west of the Mississippi River.

Pre ident- Mi M a ry eller, 1013 Congre , Emporia, Kan .

Fourth District : (southern ) Virginia , West Virginia , K entucky, Maryla nd, Dela\ are.

T enne ee, N orth Carolina, Mi sissippi , Alabama, Georgia , Florida, and outh Ca rolina.

Pr idcnt- Mr . M eade M e eill, Athen , W .Va. 2 3

CE TRAL OFFICE H oi oke, Toledo, Ohio