1937 October ANCHOR by Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority

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THE ANCHOR OCTOBER VOL . X III

Dedicated to the Cleveland Alumna= Chapter Installed September 25, 193 7

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CONTENTS Page Annual Report of the

ational President

A.E.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Distr ict Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Natio nal Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

National Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Life Me mbership Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Awards Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Examinatio n . .. . .... . .. .. . . .. ...... .

Loan F un d Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collegiate Chapter Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alumme Chapter Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alu mnre Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Application has been mad e for seco nd -class entry at Mena sha , \V iscousin. Tu E ANCHOR of Alpha igma Tau is published durin g the months of October, December, Marc h. and Jun e. Subscription price $2.00 per year. Pub lication office, Geo rge Banta Publi sh ing Co., 450-454 Ahnaip S t., Menasha, vVi s. Editorial office: l\Trs. Tus tin G. Doyle, Peek skill Military Academy, Peekskill, N.Y.

1937

A New Year's Psalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meeting of Third District . 路. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meeting of Second District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meeting of First D istr ict .. .. . . ..... . .. . .. .

Meeting of Fourth District . . ............. .

Calendar

Supplies

Directory

"The Anchor" a Ouarterly 路ON BECOMING a national sorority in 1925 it was necessary for Alpha Sigma Tau, as a member of the Association of Education Sororities, to publish a semi-annual magazine. This policy was followed for eleven years and last year a tri-annual program was adopted. ~)

Now we have undertaken to publish a quarterly- as do the maL

jority of national sororities. The present idea is that the October issue of THE A cr-roR should contain the annual reports of the sorority and be a medium of administrative announcements rather than an exchange of chapter news or a record of sorority achievement. Because of the nature of th e contents of tlzis A CHOR, it is ext1路emely important tlzat all copies be carefully guarded and none displayed or given to non-sorority 1nembers.

As a quarterly THE ANCHOR will henceforth be entitled to second-class postal privileges and it is estimated that the savings in postage during the year will in a great part pay for our added issue. Perhaps by 1939 the convention will find it possible to make a larger appropriation for the magazine and , if so, the October numbers will in the future be better able to take their places along side of other ANCHORS. THE EDITOR

THE ANCHOR OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU The Annual Report of Alpha Sigma Tau Greetings to the members of tlze Alph a Sigma T au Sorority:

T THE sixth national convention held in Pittsburgh last year it was voted to establish a central office of Alpha Sigma Tau. The national president who is in charge of this office herewith submits the first annual report of the central office and a consolidated report of all the sorority 's activities for the school year 1936-1937. La t year the president asked each national officer and committee chairman, each collegiate and alumn<e chapter president, and each alumn<e representative to write to the central office on the fifteenth of each month. A letter was sent from the central office to each of the above mentioned officers on the first of each month. Six letters and two reports were requested from the collegiate chapters. Assuming that 100 is a perfect score and deducting five for a late letter or report and ten for one that was missing, the chapters sco re as follow s : Twenty is the lowest possible score.

Alpha .. .. . .......... . ... . .. . ... . . . 90 Delta ... . .. . . ... .. . .... ... .... .. .. 100 Zeta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Eta .... .. ...... . .. . ... .. . .... . . . .. 50 Theta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Iota ..... . ........... . .. ... . .. .... 100 Lambda ..... . ...... .. ....... . . . ... 90

N u . .... . ... . . .. ..... .... ... .. . . .. 90 Omicron . ... .. . .. . .. .............. 100 Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Rho . .... .. . . . . . . . . .. .... . . ....... 55 Sigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Zeta T au . ......... . . . .. . ... . .. . . .. 100 Upsilon .. . .. ... .. . ... .. .. . ........ 50

From the alumnre chapters one repo rt and six letters were requested. The chapters that were organized for the whole year have the following score . Thirty is the lowest possible core. Altoona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Beckley . . . . ........ . . . .... .... .... 100 Bluefield .. . . . . .. ... . . ... . ........ . 100 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Denver-G reeley .............. . ..... 100 Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Emporia . . . . . .. .. ..... . .. . . ....... 100 J ohnstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Lansing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO Norfo lk-Portsmouth ... .. . ... . . .. .. 90 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Welch ...... . ... . . .. .......... . .... 100 Wichita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Williamsport ..... . . . . ..... . . . . . ... 75 Yo ungstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -10

It is with some reluctance that the above fi gures are printed because some of the letters were often late or not sent on account of misunderstanding or illness. However since the letter sent from the central office last October stated that an efficiency report would be prepared, it seems only fair to those chapters that did especially try to be punctual to publish the scores.

THE ANCHOR

Eight mimeographed form letters, a total of fifty-two pages, were sent from the central office to faculty advisers, chapter presidents, alumnre representatives, and national board members. This made a mailing list of seventy-seven persons. Twelve hectographed letters, a total of thirty-four pages were sent to the fifteen national board members. Four hectographed letters, a total of twelve pages were ent to the eighteen alumnre representatives. Besides these 868 form letters, 420 personal letter , the fall news letter to inactive chapters, and all supplies were sent from the central office. The central office was also responsible for publishing the constitutions and a booklet containing facts about Alpha Sigma Tau to be sent to colleges in which new collegiate chapters are de ired. The Association of Education Sororities is composed of Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Pi Kappa Sigma, Delta Sigma Epsilon, Theta Sigma Upsilon, Alpha Sigma Tau, and Pi Delta Theta. The Council of the Association is compo eel of one representative from each so rority. The offices of the Council rotate, the changes taking place every time a regular meeting of the Association i held. For the past two years Miss Edith Mansell, A.E.S. representative for Alpha Sigma Tau, has been chairman of the Council. Mi s Mansell has submitted the following report: "Since the last convention, August, 1936, your A.E.S. representative has ent five general letters to the A.E.S. Council (including the president of Alpha Sigma Tau in the mailing ) ; one letter to all local P.H. 's; twenty-six letters to members of the A.E.S. Council on matters of routine bu ine s, and thirty-two to the president of Alpha Sigma Tau or other officer . "According to the usual procedure the Council meeting of the A.E.S. should be held this summer. However the National Panhellenic Congress has invited the A.E.S. to hold its biennial meeting at the same time and place as that of the N.P.C. in order to discuss in some joint meetings the problems we have in common. The meeting will be held in New York City, October 14-16. " The A.E.S . Council voted recently to revi se the booklet Social Precedents and Sorority Ethics and require future candidates for initiation to pass an examination on the content . " The following A.E.S. sororities installed new chapters: igma Sigma Sigma at Hattiesburg, f ississippi ; Alpha Sigma Alpha at Tahlequah, Oklahoma ; Theta Sigma Upsilon路 received a petition from Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Missouri; lpha Sigma Alpha dropped their Iota Iota chapter at Drake niversity, Des Moines, Iowa. ' At the Pitt burgh convention it was also decided to o-roup the chapter into four districts. The district presidents erve on the National ouncil as vice-pre.iclent and each one L an organizer in her resp ctive district.

TH E ANC H O R

Mrs. Clara Schumann, president of the first di strict, reports the installation of three alumna! chapters: March 6, Flint, M ichigan ; April 24, AkronKent, Ohio ; May 22, Ypsilant i-Ann Arbor, Michigan . Mrs. Schumann also called a meeti ng of the alumnre in Cleveland, Ohio, and hopes to install a chap ter there in the fall. Miss Edith Paul, president of the second distri ct, traveled to Philadelphia and explained the proce s of national organi zing to the alumnre of that city. Mrs. Perle D all, president of the third di stri ct, resigned in January. The N ational Council appointed Miss Mary Alice Seller to take her place. The president of the fo urth di strict, Mrs. Bula McNeill, reports the installati on of a chapter April 10, at Charleston, West Virginia. All the district presidents have made splendi d plans for their di tri ct meetin gs this fall. Each one has al o studied the possibilities of collegiate chapter organizing in her distri ct and has sent the new book of info rm at ion about Alpha igma Tau to many colleges. The national secretary, Mis Mary Jane Manchester, a ttended to the usual routin e correspondence and sent one hundred orori ty cards at Christmas ti me. M rs. udrey Lucke, national chaplain and hi stm:ian, outlin~d sm~ e plan for chapter hi tories bu t was advised by the president to wait awhile before making fi nai arrangements. M rs. Mary Loui se Doyle, national edi to r, submi ts the following report: CONTRIBUTIONS BY CHAPTERS

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Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zeta Tau . . . . . . . . . Upsilon . . . . . . . . . . Altoona . . . . . . . . . Beckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blu efield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffa lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver- Greeley . . . . . . . . . . Detroit . . . . . . . . . . Emporia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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x Co ntri butors on-co nt ri butors - Not organized at ti me e H ad at least one editorial published d uring yea r ee H ad three or more 0

THE ANC HOR

Issues Published December 1936 March 1937 June 1937

No. of Copies 700 750 800

Total

No. of Pages 56 32 56

2250

Cost per I ssue 276.09 150.53 282.28 '708.90

The national treasurer, Mrs. Gwendolyn Ridderhof, has written the following report of the national treasury. This report is only concerning the commercial account and does not include a statement of our savings. R ECEIPTS-J ULY

Chapters Alpha . . ... ..... . ...... . ... . .. $ Delta ... ........ . ........... . Eta ... ... . . . . . ..... . ... . . ... . Iota ...... . . . . . ... .... ... . .. . Lambda ..... . . . . . Nu ....... . . ..... . .... . . .. . . . Omicron .. . . Pi .... .. ..... ...... ...... .. .. Rho ...... .... . ..... .. . .. . . . . Sigma ....... . ........ . .. . . .. . Theta . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . ... . Zeta ........ . ..... . ....... . . . Upsilon ... . .... . . . . . ... . . ... . Zeta Tau .... . . .... . .. .. ..... .

31, 1936, TO J ULY 3 1, 1937

90.65 157.30 324.00 11 2.00 13.3 0 30.85 200. 25 51.75 157 .so 19 7.70 138.00 257.60 114.50 169.89

Total .... . ... .. . . .......... $2,01 5.29 Installation Charlesto n on charter . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Pittsburgh cha rter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00

Total ..... .. ..... .. ........... $15.00

Alumnre Akron-Kent ...... . .. . ... . ...... â&#x20AC;˘ 16.00 Beckley ......... . ........... . . 39 .00 Bluefield ... . .. ... . . . .... . .. . .. . 70.50 Buffalo . . . . ... . . ....... . . .... . 73.25 Detroit . . . . .. ... . .. .... .. ..... . 48.38 Emporia ............ . ......... . 49.59 Farmville .... . ...... ... . . . . ... . 12.5 0 Flint ...................... .. . . 24.50 J ohnstown .. . . . . ... . .. . . .. .. . . . 30.00 Lansing . . .............. . ...... . 49.00 Norfolk-Portsmouth . . .. . . ..... . 65.25 Pittsburgh .............. .. . . . . . 11.00 St. Louis .... . ... .. .. . ... . ..... . 37 .00 Wcl~ ................... . .. . . . 47.00 Wichita . ....... ... ........... . 2.00 Youngstown .......... . .... . .. . 8.00 Non-chapter . . ................ . 20.75 AI. life mem. chairman . ........ . 159.50

Total .. . ........... .... .. . ... 763.22 Misc ellaneow Burr-Patterson rebates ........ . Refund of conv. exp ..... . .... . Cash from conv . ..... . ....... . Transferred from savings ace . for conv . .. ................... . Bus t rip rebate conv .. . ........ .

Total

129.11 22.93 45.42 500.00 23.50 720.96

DI SBURSEMENTS

Conv ention Collegiate del. . . . .... ..... . Alum . delegates ..... . ... .. . . . . rational officers and com . chrm. Alum . repres. . ......... .... .. . Pittsburgh exp . .. . ............ .

813.06 726.00 651.35 192.00 133.59

Misc ellaneo us P. 0 . for nat'! off .... .... ..... ' 111.9 Treas. assist ............ . ..... . 00.00 Editor . . . ................. . . . 40.00 Bank fees .. ... . .. ........... . 10. 0 P . 0 . for chrmn ............... . 11.01 ews letter .... . .. .. ....... . L2 .91 , A1 Courte y .................... .

THE ANC HOR Constitutions ........ .. ... .. .. $ 153.11 Sorority Ethics .. .. . . .. ...... . 30.00 Audit ......... . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . 30.00 Cup ............. . . ...... . .. . 18.35 Rush Ideas . . ... . ... ... ... . .. . 12.39 Pl. Manuals . . ..... . . . . . . .. . .. . 50.79 E. E. S. dues . .. . . . . . . ... . . .. . 25.00 Misc ....... . . ..... .. .. . . . . . 10.88 Total . ......... .. ... .. .. ... $ 755 .13 Total disbursements .. .... . .. $-1 ,57 5.10 Magazine Fall ANCHOR ...... . . .. ... . ... . March ANCHOR . ..... ... ... . . . June ANCHOR ... . . ..... .. . .

276.09 150.53 282 .28

T otal . ... .... ..... . ...... .. $ 708 .90

Central 0 Dice Supplies .... . ...... . . . . ... .. . $ 65.18 Postage .. .................. . . 60.82 Sec. assist. . .... . . . .. .. ...... . . 200.00 Mimeo .... ... . ........... . .. . 105 .86

Total .. .... .... .. .......... $ 43 1.86 Organizing Ann Arbor . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. ... $ Charleston .. .. . ... . . . ........ . Cleveland . ... .. .. . . . ... . . ... . Akron-Kent .. .. . . . ... . Flint . . ...... ... ......... . Philadelphia .... . . . ... .. . . ... . Pittsburgh . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .. . . Welch . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . Booklets . .. . . . ............ . . . Supplies . . . . ......... . . .... . . .

Total

3.00 3.3-1 2.70 40.58 6.3-1 56.22 3.5 0 1.45 41.85 4.23

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Total receipts ... . .. . 路.路 ......... . . . ... . ... . . . .... . .... . . .. . .. ........ ... $3,5 14.47 Bal. in check. ace. 1936 audit .. . .......... .. .. ... . ... . . . . ... .... . .... . .. . 2,202.83 $5,717.30 Total disbursements . . ........ ... .................... . ... . ..... . ... . . . .. 4,575.10 Balance, July 31, 1937 .. . . . . . .... . ............. .. .......... . . .... . .... $1,142.2 0

Miss Maxine Mirus, chairman of the life membership committee, reports the following people who have paid in full their life membership fees. Mellie Cassell Romaine Kanode Phyllis Lilly Bula McNeill Lucille Vento Alice Wallingford Lilly Wo lstencroft

Alpha Marga ret Gardner Clara Hicks Ada A. orton Sarah Perrine Grace Ritchie Carrie Staehle Eta Mary E . Cook Omicron Louise Anderson

Elrene Koboldt Lucille Mirus Maxine Mirus

Sigma Beverly Bollard Luella Chapman Dorothy Emblidge Hazel H ora Esther Miller E lsie Peterson

Z eta Tau Mary Nichols

T he fees of the following people are partially paid. Alpha Maxine Springer Florence Baker Ellen Brandel Margaret Craddock Allura Custer Hazel Eagle

Gertrude Kimmick Mary Lam po rt Dorothy Martin

Beta Willow Cameron Grace McDaniel

Gamm.a Leona Hay Mrs. Paul J . Whitney

Delta Ka therine Kra mer

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Lena Bary H elen Bero Marie Brewster Virginia Charlton Marialyce Cox Lillian Crockett Pansy Croye Iris Dudley Lillian J obe Virginia J obe Nell Gunter Lois Knapp Clara Peraldo Dessie Scarrett Dorcie Shumate Ferne Shumate Evelyn Sy mns Elizabeth Thornton Glady Ucly Julia White J essie Worley

Iota Evelyn Alphin Alma Ashley Dorothy Atschel Ethel Beck Claire Ben Inez M. Boy Mildred Chamberlain Perle L. D all LeRoyce Downing Nora Forrester Margaret Gilbert Helen Graber Esther Griffith Mable Hamm ond Mary K. Hines Meredith Hinshaw Harriet Humphreys Lena Leatherberry Margaret Mereness Ethel Partridge Helen Pfanchmidt Helen Renfro Mary Alice Seller Helen Steele Leta Ulrich Ida Wayman Jessie Zajic

Virginia Herron Lois H oynck Dorothy J ordan Madolyn Kehl June McCarthy Alberta Niedergerk e Berniece Pace Dorothy R obinson Virginia Ru by Dorothea Schaberg Lillian Vogt Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline Allen Ruth Ewer Opal Gish Madeline Gwinner Edna R omans Burnadi ne Womack

Sigma Dorothy Black Frederica Brodie

Omicron Th elma Bailey Virginia Bailey

Lorna Cruickshank Lois Dreyer Dorothea Fletcher L ois Fox Evelyn Grampp Hary Harsch Marion H oldsworth Dorothy Ludwig Lorraine Mank Marga ret McDonald Dorothy McGarvey Lucille McGlynn Viva Meritt Marjorie Milius Gilberta Mo rran Vera Olmstead Edith Otto Audrey Saunders Leah Simmons Edna Mae Soeder Mildred Spitzig Lucille Steen Doris Thorn Helen Thursack Marion Weber Mary Whiting Veronica Wilkins Lillian Zdarsky

Z eta Tau Doris Goates Alfreda Collings Alberta Collings Ma rgaret Finch Virginia Goffiaan Ellen Mason Alice McKay Sally Rives J ean West

By the plan which Mrs. R. S. MacDougall devised for averaging scholastic grades, 1.000 is the perfect score. Delta chapter had the highest average this past year thus taking the cup away from Omicron chapter to whom it was awarded at the convention . Previous to that, Zeta chapter had the highest score for three successive years, thus keeping the cup permanently, and necessitating the purchase of a new cup. Mrs. MacDougall, chairman of the committee, has submitted the following repo rt which give the highe t individual cores as well as chapter averages. R EPORT OF AWARD S COM MITTEE

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Average !VI embers 2.0 t

2. 16 2.1 76

High est Individual Average Eleanor Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2o0 Dorothy Kl inl!en mith . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000 Loui c ellcck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.~. . ~ 2

THE ANCHOR Chapt er Chapt er Av erag e M embers Alpha . . ... . .. . . .. . . 2.2 87 10 Lambda .. . . . . ... ... 2.292 ~ Theta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .3-+-126 Pi.. .... . . 2.508 6 Zeta Ta u . . . . 2 . 5~0 29 Upsilon . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2.566 21 Eta . . . . . . 2.693 ~3 Iota . . . . . .... . . . 3.016 10 Nu . . . . . . . .. . .. Incomplete Sigma . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . Incomplete Rho ... . . . ... . ... . . . .. No report

High est Indiv idual A verag e Lucile Disenroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Densmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verna Brockrieten .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. Agnes Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wenonah Fay Baughn . .... . . . .. . Betty Ma nchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delo res Honer . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .... J ucile Jaeger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.333 1.666 1.51 5 2.212 1.666 1.700 1.l ~ 7 2.206 1.500 1.600

Pledges are required to write examinations ten days before initiation. The tests are based on the Pledge Manual. Befo re May 1 of each year, active members in the collegiate chapters are required to write examinations based on the constitution and book of Sorority Ethics. The chairman , Mrs. Carmen Delaney, has written the following report: REPORT OF EXAMINATIONS (September, 1936, to June, 1937) Collegiate chapters Alpha Delta Zeta Eta Theta Iota La mbd:t Nu Omicron Pi Rho Sigma Upsilon Zeta Tau

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Miss Margaret Macdonald , chairman of the loan fund committee, reports that of the seven collegiate chapters contributing to the loan fund only three were punctual- Zeta, Omicron , and Sigma. Miss Macdonald 's report is as follows: R eceipts Balance on hand in the fund .. ... $3 17 .92 Zeta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5 0 Empo ria Alumnre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 5.00 Sigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50 Omicron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Zeta Tau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .00 Lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 Theta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.50 Sigma Alumnre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90

Total receipts . .. .. . . .. . ... . . . $377 .3 2

Outs tanding Pledge . . . . . . ... . ... . . . .. . . . .. . $ Loan ( made Sept. 19 3 ~ ) . . . . . . . . . Loan (made May 1935) . . . . . . . . Loan ( made Sept. 193 5) . . . . . . . .

25 .00 75.00 25.15 75.00

Total outstanding ... . . ........ $200.15

THE ANCHOR

Mrs. Dorothy Ludwig, chairman of the Traditions Committee, planned the program for the Founders' Day banquet and sent her suggestions to all the chapters. She asked for replies from chapters and received eight. Mrs. Blanche Smink, chairman of the song book committee, reports that the material for the song book is prepared but cannot be published until some copyrights are investigated. CoLLEGIAT E CHAPTER REPORTS

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AWARDS The only tangible reward which the Sorority has to give is the scholarship cup which, as stated in a previous paragraph, goes to Delta chapter. It is hoped that at the next convention other awards will be devised for recognizing outstanding accomplishments. However, it is possible to give honorable mention to the following persons and chapters for various laudable achievements. To Dorothy Klingen smith of Omicron chapter for having the highest and only perfect scholastic grades in the Sorority. Her average was 1.000. To the chapters and officers in West Virginia for one hundred per cent cooperation with the central office. The presidents, Miss Helen Bradley of Omicron chapter, Mrs. Ferne Shumate Phipps of Beckley, Miss Virginia Bailey of Bluefield, Miss Mellie Cassell of Welch, Mrs. Bula McNeill, district president, and Miss Romaine Kanode , alumnre representative, sent all reports and letters on time and in good form. The West Virginia chapters also cooperated perfectly with other national officers and committee chairmen. To other chapter presidents who also followed the calendar faithfully: Eleanor Jane Hunter of Delta, Delores Hunter of Iota, Margaret Carroll of Zeta Tau, Audrey Lucke of Denver-Greeley, and Ester Griffith of Emporia. To Mrs. Emily Fitzgerald, Alpha alumnre representative, for the work she did in organizing the Flint and Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor alumnre chapters.

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To Miss Beverly Bollard, Sigma alumnre representative, for securing from her alumnre the largest number of life membership pledges. To all the alumnre representatives who have worked so diligently in preparing directories and histories; who have sent news letters and encouraged the payment of life membership fees. To Emporia alumnre chapter for having the largest alumnre chapter membership. To Eta chapter for securing the largest number of pledges and initiates. To Maxine Ackley, president of Alpha ; Ethel Weimar, president of Lambda ; and Lillian Griffith, president of ru, for the courage and loyalty they manifested in leading their chapters safely through the year in spite of unfavorable conditions. CHANGES FOR 1937-1938 Each year someone thinks of new plans that will improve the organization of the Sorority. There are two such plans this year. The first one, to have four issues of THE ANCHOR, has been explained by the editor. The second change is to have the alumnre news letters sent from the central office. The representatives will prepare the letter as usual but the mimeographing and mailing will be done by the central office. THE FUTURE We must pause at the end of our report and reflect upon the year's work. What were the mistakes of last year? One set of mistakes was caused by the failure of some members to follow the calendar. Every national obligation is written on the calendar and, besides being printed in THE ANCHOR, it is sent to every chapter president and national worker. Another rather low point is the fact that so few alumnre availed themselves of the reduced life membership fee. When an alumna realizes that she will receive THE ANCHOR and news letter for life and will be exempt from further payment of alumnre dues, she will eventually be grate ful to the person who urged her to pay her life membership fees at the reduced rate, which is effective only until September 1938. On the other hand, there are many encouraging phases of our work, one being the growth of the alumnre chapter roll. There were sixteen last September, four added during the year, and seven very favorable prospects for this year. There is also the fine work of the alumnre representatives. The number 路 of news letters sent each year is increasing, thus contacting the large group of alumnre who are too scattered to belong to alumnre chapters; each year the number of incorrect addresses is made smaller. Although the initiation fees are higher on account of required life membership fees, the number of pledges has increased rather than decrea ed.

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Aside from reports and numbers, directories and letters, the soul of the Sorority also is growing. It is noticed in the interest that chapters are showing in. traditions, charity, and courtesy ; in the enthusiasm displayed in letters ; m the eagerness of chapter presidents and other national workers to cooperate and strengthen the Sorority. We should indeed be grateful for our Sorority- for its ideals, its per: manence, and the friendships it affords us. For 1937-1938 should we not ' correct what few mistakes we have made this year and try harder than ever to do " Whatsoever things are lovely" ? For the Sorority this is a New Year. May the thoughts in the following psalm be ours. A NEW YEAR 'S PSALM- ARco w I will lift mine eyes unto the hills and behold how on yonder horizon the rising sun is gilding the arch of hope on another new, unstained year. What dare I wi h that this year may bring to me ? Only that which shall not make the world poorer because of me, nor become mine at the expense of others, yet which shall gather worth as it passes through me. A few sincere friends who understand my loneliness, yet remain true because of my silence. A capacity to understand and respond to the sufferings of others, knowing that they fight as hard a battle against many odds even as I. A mind unafraid to travel, though the trail is not blazed, and a heart willing to trust even when faith seems the most unreasonable of all efforts. A sense of duty tempered with mercy; a conception of work as a privilege, and a feeling that responsibility is my debt for the right to live in a world where great ends are at stake. A task to do which has real value, without which the world would be poorer, and the good I might produce be eternally lost. A sense of humor and the power to laugh ; the grace to forgive and the humility to be forgiven; the willingness to praise, and the art to enjoy a little leisure with dreams. A glimpse of the eternal hills, the unresting sea and the horizon-fusing plains ; and withal a capacity to appreciate something beautiful the hand of man has made. A few wistful moments of quiet in the garish fever of the day ; and at nightfall a sense of the presence of God. Then the patience to wait for the coming of these things, that t he sunset 路of each day shall not be darkened by the clouds of my haste and the mists of my fretting doubt ; so as my little day closes to feel the encircling arms of " the love that will not let me go. " Respectfully submitted , C ARRIE

ST AEHLE ,

National Ptesident, Alpha Sigma T au

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Meeting of the Third District

CTOBER in Kansas is a mellow, golden month of peaceful, sunny days filled with the fragrance of the autumn harvest which promises security for the winter months to come. So we have chosen October 9 and 10 as the time for holding the first district meeting of the third or western division. Since Emporia is centrally located and has both a collegiate and an alumnce chapter, we have decided upon this town as the place of meeting. The Iota chapter house at 1006 Constitution treet will be the headquarters for the convention . The program follows: SAT URDAY, O cTOBER

9 :OQ-10 :00- R egistrati on of delegates and visitors. 10 :OQ-10 :30-B usiness meeting for electing a secretary and a treasurer and for making general announcements. 10:30- 11 :30- 0pen forum discussion of so rority group problems in two divisionscollegiate and alumn<e. 11 :30- 12 :15- Individual conferences with delegates. 12 :30 - Luncheon at tea room. Mrs. Royal Lucke, National Chaplain , will discuss the significance and importance of the nat ional organization. 2 :30- 3 :00-Indi vidual conferences with delegates. 3 :00- ~ :30- Tea for delegates, visitors, and special guests. 4 :3Q- 5 :30-Drive over Emporia for delegates and visitors. 5 :30- 6 :30-Individua l conferences. 7 :00 - Formal dinner at the Brookv!ew Hotel. Mrs. Elsie Pine, head of the department of library science at the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, will speak upon a topic of general interest and inspiration . 9 :3Q-11 :30- Informal dance at chapter house. SuNDAY,

9 :00

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- Farewell p1cmc breakfast.

The Emporia group is looking forward eagerly to having the delegate and visitors from other chapters as guests in their homes and at the chapter house and is planning to find rooms for all who come. There will be a twenty- five cent registration fee for everyone ; the cost of the luncheon will not exceed sixty cents per plate, the dinner not over seventy-five cent per person, and the breakfast, twenty-five cent each. We hope that as many girls as possibly can ao so will come from each chapter in the district, both collegiate and alumnce. Getting acquainted with one another and helping solve our mutual problems will give u aiel and encouragement in our own work, sti mulate our interest in our sorority and increase our appreciation of the true worth of Alpha igma Tau. MARY

LICE

ELLER

President of Third District

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Paging

All Alpha Sigma Taus!

of the Second District (N.Y. , Pa. , N.J., and New England States) Town Club-Buffalo, N.Y.-November 6 and 7

LEASE consider this an urgent invitation to come to Buffalo fo r our first district meeting. The Town Club, Buffalo, is the place, and the dates are ovember 6 and 7. The registration fee will be twenty-five cents (25¢). Delegates and delegations will be housed at the homes of our Buffalo sisters. Reservations must be made before October 20 with Miss Margaret MacDonald, 673 Richmond Avenue, Buffalo, New York. (Thereupon the name and address of your hostess will be mailed you.) Purpose of this meeting will be to help various chap ters with mutual problems and to plant the seeds of future development and growth in a much more intimate manner than could be accomplished at a larger convention. It will be worth every Alpha Sigma Tau's time to be with us. Our tentative program follows: SATURDAY, NovEMBER 6 AT THE TowN CLuB, DELAWARE AvE. 9 :00- 9 :30 Registration- Fee 25 ¢ 9:30- 12 :00 Business sessions for collegiate and alumnre A.S .T .'s 12 :00- 1 :30 Lunch at Clu b- Cost 75¢ 1 :30- 2 :30 Speaker (Miss Edith Mansell , A.E.S. R epresentative) 2 :30- 3 :30 Business- Conferences with alumnre delegates 3 :30- 4 :30 Business- Conferences with Collegiate delegates 7 :00 Founders' Day Banquet (T he highlight of the meeting) Su NDAY, NovEMBER 7 Farewell Breakfa t and Bus Trip to Niagara Fall s-cost- approx imately $1.50 (to be conducted if a sufficient number are desirous) . CoMMITTEEs- On the committee the first person mentioned is a representative of the Sigma Alumnre a nd the second is from the collegiate chapter of Buffalo State Teachers' College. Chairmen-Dorothy Ludwig, Elizabeth P rohaska. Housing-Margaret Macdonald, Muriel Porter. R egistration-Speakers- Beverly Bollard, Rene Sm ith . Luncheon- Leah Simm ons, Mildred Spitzig. Banquet- Dorothy Black , Gladys Lee. Publicity- Amy Ballagh, E leanor Hird . Finance- Lucille Mattern, Evelyn Grampp. Arrangements- Doris Tober, Mrs. Veronica Wi lkins.

Conte on, girls, join us, we want you all. It's really quite a jolly tin~e when th e Alpha Sigma T aus get togethe1' -and the Alpha Sigma T auier it is, the happier we'll bel See you at the Town Club, Buffalo , about fi ve minutes before registration time! EDITH PAUL, Vic e-President

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First District Meeting IRST DISTRICT-(Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) meets in Detroit, Michigan, November 6-7, 1937.

President-Mrs. Clara Schumann Chairmen-Mrs. Carmen Delaney, Mrs. Eleanor Brinkman Headquarters-Hotel Statler, Detroit, Michigan Tentative Progr:1mNOVEMBER 6, 1937 NovEMBER 7, 193 7 9 :30-10 :30 R egist ration 10:30--12 :00 Meetinas 10:30-12 :3 0 Meetings 12 :30- 1 :30 Farewell Luncheon 12 :30- 2 :00 Founders' Day Luncheon 2 :30-- 4 :3 0 Individual group meetings

Fourth District Meeting ~LL

members of the Alpha Sigma Tau so rori ty living in the fourth district (Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama) are cordially invited to attend the district meeting to be held at Concord State Teachers College, Athens, West Virginia, October 16 and 17.

PROGRAM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 193 7 Morning 9 :00-- 9 :30 R egistration- Little Theatre- Gymnasium Building 9:30-12:00 Meetings-Little Theatre- Gymnasium Building 12 :00- 1 :00 Lunch Afternoon 1 :30-- 3 :00 3 :30-- 5 :30

Individual Group Meeting Tea- Social Room-Gymnasium Building

Ev ening 7 :30 Banquet (formal) West Virgini:1 Hotel, Bluefield, W.Va. Party followi ng banquet SuNDAY, OcTOBER 17 10:00- 12 :00 Conferences 12 :00 Farewell Luncheon- Girl"s Hall.

Calendar 1937-1938 September 1 Letter from central office sent to all

chapters, national officers, chairmen, and alumnre representative . 10 ANCHOR material sent to national editor. October

T he ANCHons mailed by George Banta Pub l ish in ~ Company. 1 econd letter sent from centra l .office. 9 Third Di trict meet at Emporia , Kan. Ll Meeting of the .K . in ew York ity .

15 Letter sent to central office from all chapters, national officers, chairmen, and alumnre representatives. 15 Fall term report of collegiate chaptersent to central office. 16 Fourth District meets at Athen , V .Ya. 20 First news letter sent by alumnre repreentatives. Nov em b er

AN HOn material ent to nati nal editor. 1 Third 1 tlcr . cnl from central offici' . -1 Found r ' Da 路.

THE ANC HOR 6 First District meets at D etroit, Mich. 6 Second Distri ct meets at Buffalo , .Y. 15 Second letter sent to central office. Decembe r The ANCHORS mailed by George Banta Publishing Company. Fourth letter sent from central office. 18 Fall term dues and treasurers' reports sent to national treasurer from Alpha, Nu, and Zeta T au. January Fifth letter sent from central office. Semi-annual dues and treasurers' reports sent from alumnre chapters to national treasurer. 15 Third letter sent to central office. Fe bru ary ANCHOR materi al sent to national editor. 1 Sixth letter sent from central office. 1 First semester du es and treasurers' r eports sent to national treasurer from Delta, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Io ta, Lambda, Omicron , Pi, Rho , Sigma, and Upsilon. 15 Fourth letter sent to central office. Marc h 1 The ANCHORS mailed by George Banta Publishing Company. 1 Seventh letter sent fr om central office. 15 Fifth letter sent to central office. 30 Winter term dues and treasurers' reports sent 'to national treasurer from Alpha, Nu , and ZetJ. Tau . Apr il Chapter contributions for the loan fun d sent to the national chairman of' the loan fund. 1 Eighth letter sent from central office. 15 Sixth letter sent to central office. 20 Second news letter sent by alumn re represen ta ti ves. May Material for THE ANCHOR sent to the national editor. 1 Sorority examinations sent by collegi-

ate chapters to the natio nal chairman of th e examination com mittee. 1 Ninth letter sent from central office. 15 Seventh letter sent to central office. June 1 The ANCHORS mailed by George Banta Publishing Company. New songs sent to th e natio nal chairman of the song book co mmittee. 1 Annual repo rt of coll egiate chapters sent to central office. 1 Spring term dues and treasurers' reports sent t o na tional treasurer from Alpha, Nu , and Zeta Tau. Second semester du es and treasurers' reports sent t o national treasurer by remaining collegia te chapters. J uly Scholarship grades sent to the national chairman of the awards committee. Semi-annual treasurers' reports and national dues sent to national treasurer from alumn re chapters. Annual reports of all na tional officers, chairmen , and alumnre representatives sent to central office, excepting those of the national treasurer and chairman of the awards committee which may be sent Sept. 1. Miscella ne ous Collegiate chapters send nati onal initiation fees, accompanied by a list of th e initiates, to national treasurer t en days before initiat ion. Collegiate chapters send pledge examinations to chairman of exa mination ten days before initiation . The annual meeting of collegiate chapt ers at least six weeks before th e close of school. The annual meeting of alumnre chapters held in May or June. The installation of officers. Special conference of collegiate chapters after annual meeting to instruct new officers and to decide policies for th e co ming year. Occasional board meetings of alumn:e chapters to discuss programs and policies.

Th e 1937 Conferenc e of A.E.S. will be held at t he George Wa shington Hotel, 23 rd and Lexi ngto n Streets, New 'York Ci ty, O ctober 14, 15 a nd 16. Hotel rates a re as follo ws: $2 .00 per da y, si ngl e, wit h bath ; $3 .50 per day, doubl e with t win beds and bath.

SUPPLIES You may obtain pins, jewelry and favors bearing coat of arms, and sorority stationery from the official jewelers: Burr, Patterson and Auld Company 2301 Sixteenth Street, Detroit, Michigan Order membership card from the national treasurer: Mrs. J. Adrian Ridderhof 16502 Blackstone Detroit, Michigan Price- $.2 5 for alurnme

These supplies without cost: A. E. S. constitutions National and chapter constitutions Treasurer's books Order blanks for pins Study questions Examination questions Convention and Council minutes These supplies at prices listed: Pledge manual Ethics book Ritual cards Song books Constitutions

Order from: The Central Office 2838 Holyoke Drive Toledo, Ohio

$.25 .25 .20 per doz . 1.00 .10 each

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