1939 December ANCHOR by Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority

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The National Co un cil wishes every Alpha Sigma Tau a Merry Ch ristmas and the Happiest New Year ever!

Entered as second class matter l\ovember 25 , 1937, at the post office at Menasha, vViscon s in, under the Act of August 24, 191 2. THE ANCHOR of Alpha Sigma T a u is published during the months of October, December, March, and June. Subscription pric~ $2.00 per year. Publication office, George Banta Publishing Co., 450-4 54 Ahnaip St., Menasha, Wis. Editorial office: Mrs. Justin G. Doyle. Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, N.Y.

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The Reformer on Broadway .. .. ......... .

Sororities .......... ... . ................. . I Am a Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Veiled Prophet Celebration . . . . . . . . . . .

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Alpha Sigma Tau announces the petition of

Zeta Gamma Alpha Chapter

• Southeastern Louisiana College Hammond, Louisiana

• To Be Installed in February, 1940

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Ada A. Norton J).DA A. NORTON, beloved friend and one of the three original patronesses of Alpha Sigma Tau was an only daughter. Born of English parentage, she traced her ancestors to Revolutionary days on both sides of the house, hence her interest and loyalty to the Daughters of the American Revolu tion and to things truly American. As a young child , she played on the banks of Goguac Lake, Battle Creek, Michigan , on a farm then owned by her maternal grandfather. Later the fami ly moved to Albion, where her father owned and operated a retail furniture store. Despite the Presbyterian faith of the Norton family it was but natural that thi s only child should be enrolled in the college of her home town, the Methodist College of Albion, an institution wellfo un ded and still one of the best small colleges of the state. From that institution she received her Ph.B . in 1877. It was at that tim e that her friend ship with Anna Shaw began , a bond that lasted for many, many years. Albion College is maintained by the Methodist church fo r the training of its use Ada A. Norton in affairs religious-many of its graduates becom ing ministers and missionaries in far off fields. Miss Norton 's interest in mi ssionary work probably dates back to this early training. For years she helped in the missionary service of her own church and fo r a long period served as president of the combined missionary groups of the entire city. F rom 1877-7 8, Miss Norton served as preceptress of the Northville High School ; from 18 78-79, as preceptress of Quincy; from 1880-90 as teacher of mathematics in the Ypsilanti High School. In 1890, she began her work at the Michigan State Normal Coll ege, as instructor of mathematics, where she continued to work until her retirement many years later. In 1894 Albion granted her the degree of Ph.M. When Miss Norton decided to make Ypsilanti her permanent home, her parents joined her and purchased "5 10 Pearl Street"- a location well known by members of Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. Because Mrs . Norton was an invalid confined to her chair, our friend not only followed her professional duties but likewise managed the home and cared fo r her invalid mother.

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As a young woman, a heart weakness revealed itself which persisted throughout her entire lifetime curtailing certain activities of which she was very fond. This blood pressure affected the eyes some five years ago so that reading became a matter of great difficulty for Miss Norton. This was a decided blow for Miss Norton loved books. She surrounded herself with them and the writer loves to think of her sitting in the library at her 100 year old desk or at the window facing the garden enjoying a volume of worth and merit. Not only books but also flowers, lovely china and linen and other things beautiful were used by our friend to make her home a center of culture and comfort for herself and friends. The backyard garden with its honeysuckle vines overhanging the terrace, its bachelor buttons and June lilies was sy mbolic of her desire for the beautiful. Miss Norton was a born aristocrat. One faculty friend described her as a "Dresden figure. " Refined of face and manner and always well dressed, Miss Norton gave an appearance of finished poise not commonly found in these days of hurried living. Who can forget her firm step, her quiet voice? Both significant of the fact that he was mistress of herself. Someone has said that " God tru ts everyone with the care of his own soul. " Corinthian 2"-9 tells us " He that sowth little shall reap little and he that sowth plenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as he is disposed in his heart. " Our friend realized this and she set about to make her life rich in friendships and wide of scope in servi ce. A number of young men received kindness at her hands but it was to young women, especially to Alpha Sigma Tau girls that her loyalty was most given. She and Miss Abigail Pierce were responsible for much of our sorority ritual. Mrs. Lyman at that time was in poor health and much of the sorority responsibilities devolved upon the other two patronesses. Details were never neglected. Taus, can you see it now- the yellow roses, the faces of our friends? Such memories are treasures. Wordsworth tells us, "We live by admiration , hope, and love; And even as these are well and wisely fixed, In dignity of being we ascend." These memories have added sweetness and dignity to the lives of us all. Miss Norton had the rare faculty of remembering people. She knew so many of the "old girls" and had them definitely placed, their locations, their achievements and she took pride in them all. In the old home around which her long life centered we paid our parting respects to our dear friend. She had lived a dignified and capable life and she passed away without fear and without doubt. John Barrows we11 expresses it in that line- "and what is mine shall know my face." We laid her away trying our best to arrange everything just as she would like it, the sermon by her own pastor, the reading of the "Virtuous Woman" and of " Whatsoever Things Are Just," beautiful flowers , two lighted candles and the faces of many old friends. All these helped in the ervice. The next day we left her to rest in the family lot at Battle Creek, Michigan, close to those she loved. GRACE ERB RITCHIE,

First ~ ational Preside1rt Alp!ta Sigma Tau

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Resolution Adopted at the St. Louis Convention WHEREAS, Ada A. Norton was affiliated with Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau since 1899 and continued her activities and interest throughout her long life, and WHEREAS, she was instrumental in bringing about national organization of Alpha Sigma Tau and served as an officer in that organ ization: B e it 1'esolved, That we in the seventh national convention extend our sympathy to the fami ly of Ada A. Norton and express our appreciation of her loyal services, and B e is 1'esolv ed, That as a tribute to the memo ry of Ada A. Norton a memorial award be established for alumnre of Alpha Sigma Tau for outstanding service to be known as the Ada A. Norton Alumnre Award .

The Reformer on Broadway

T A TIME when freedom of speech is declining in the eastern hemi/ \ sphere, the independently thinking literature of this country refreshes. Writers with a social consciousness have stalked to the front, imitative of form er greatness. The poet Milton wrote political pamphlets; Sheridan delivered one good Parliament speech ; Tolstoy probed into the needs of man and became steadily more involved in politics ; and Ibsen began as an epic poet and conclud ed by writin g plays of social import. For the present, time has not all owed a perspective sufficient to determine who of the coun try 's playwrights will achieve immortality ; but several plays have stimulated vital di scussions. The darkest days of the depression inspired Maxwell Anderson to write one of the theater's noblest poetic plays, W inte1'set, a hardhi tting, crusadin g drama. The action takes place under a Manhattan bridge early one December morning. Here the day begins for a small world of men and women, young and old , without a home, some without a name. These unfortunates are hiding from the cold, from the law, or from revenge, but before night falls, even this bitter li fe has ended for many of them. The advent of the Democrat admini stration in 1932 directed attention to the Democratic South. President Roosevelt designated that section as our gravest economic problem. The N ew Yo1'k Times editorialized the South, the nation 's stepchild. Kirkland dramatized Caldwell 's Toba cco Road. At first, this exposal of the moral s and living conditions of Georgia 's peasantry stirred up contention. Th e Times published letters from two Georgia representatives : one indignantly disclaiming the veracity of the play ; the other proclaiming it a true picture of his congressional district. How far the play has progressed in arousing the public's social conscience is open to further di spute. Critics write that the cast was ::\t first di smayed at the insistence of the aud ience to laugh- yes, literally to roar- where it should have wept. However, after six years, the actors doubtless feel that they might as well commercialize on ignorant and sordid minds if they cannot reform. " One-third of the nation is inadequately clothed, fed , and sheltered .'

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D ead End was produced with a waterfront set to reveal how tenement breed crime. The Federal Theater investigated actual conditions delved into statistics, and presented On e-third of a Nation . The set, a cro s section of four stories of a filthy antiquated tenement, was probably the most spectacular of its season. But the Federal Theater was attracting too much attention. The Dies Committee charged the FTP with communi tic aims. On the other hand, a Vassar College class tuclied the project and conclu?ecl that it was creating an American theater, giving employment, and ennch ing culture. But a )!roup of college girl meant nothing to Representative Dies, Democratic, T exas. La t summer, in Washington the FTP wa? gasping for existence. Orson Welles, wearing his new black beard, lobbied the Capitol to save the theater. Tallulah Bankhead left The Little Foxes behind in New York and rushed to Washington to see if Papa Speaker Bankhead could turn the crisis. All to no avail. Later Miss Flannagan , the FTP director, told in Th e T imes of a congressman friend who called her to ask for a chance for a promi ing young amateur from his state. When reminded that the FTP had been liquidated the congressman exclaimed. " Has that what we voted clown? " But Mi s Flannagan kindly laid no blame on the congressman. On the contrary, maintaining that as she sat in the gallery of the House he herself carcely recognized her theater under fire. Reverting again to the first years of this decade, there was the New York taxi driver strike. Clifford Oclets, then 28, wrote his first production, Waiting for L efty . This short dynamic elrama uses the stage for a meeting of a taxi drivers' union. The leaders- prosperous, well-fed, and persuasiveargue against the strike, and the hun ger-ridden, desperate drivers p11t their individual cases with mounting vigor and effect to the other members of the union scattered throughout the audience. Clifford Oclets has followed with T ill the Day I Die, Awak e and Sing, Paradi se L ost, Golden B oy, and R ock et to the Moon, all with a si ngle theme: if th ese characters had possessed financial securi ty , their lives would not have been tragic. The theater world is watching this young playwright. Now that Clifford Odets is married to the lovely Luise Rainer and can make twenty-five hundred weekly writing such motion pictures as Th e General Died at Dawn, will he persist in his reform attempts? More strikes? Black Pit is a direct observation of labor conditions of West Virginia coal miners. Th e Cradle Will R ock relates trugales against a capitalist in Steeltown, U.S.A. And in a lighter vein is Pins and Needles, a Labor Stage revue with a cast of garment workers who have managed to be funny even to capitalists, and who by now have no doubt forgotten how to sew. But the elrama of the 1930's is still evolvi ng. In the winter of 193 7, on a dark afternoon, Maxwell Anderson, Robert Sherwood, and Elmer Rice went to a dismal Madison Avenue bar. Then and there, The Playwright Co mpany, consisting of established dramatists, received its first impetu . Later S. N. Behrman and the late idney Howard joined force . Dictators were looming formidably on the eastern horizon. The charter members of this company with their first three plays adopted as their theme the preservation of democracy. Abe Linco/11 in Illi11 ois has been described as the most arti tic and subtle propaaanda e er presented on any

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stage, and the propaganda is fo r democracy. Robert Sherwood attempts to tie up our contemporary problems with our idol of hi tory by putting into the mouth of Lincoln words relating to strikes and the Supreme Court . (B ut did not Lincoln once compare the Jew England textile industry with slavery, and did not he disagree with the Supreme Court on the Drecl Scot case?) American Landscape by Elmer Rice tells the story of the Dale family of Connecticut, who fo r generations have owned a small shoe factory and a nearby estate. Captain Dale is beset with problems: unionization in his factory, competition of a shoe monopoly, and Germans wanting to buy his land for a Nazi camp. In dying he bequeaths his properties and his troubles to his daughters who, young and hopeful, declare themselves ready fo r a future which will include the old ideals of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Maxwell Anderson humorously ridi cules dictatorships in the musical production, Knickerbocker Holiday. The play is set back in the clays oi Jew Am terclam under the government of Peter Stuyvesant, who appears to be a cross between Adolf Hitler and Anderson's conception of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Mr. Anderson points out that democracy, even with its inefficiency and corruption , is preferable to dictatorship, for in the latter corruption still exists, only much more dangerously because of its terribl e efficiency. What results vvill the present warring conditions have on Broadway? If we can judge by the Broadway of 1913 to 191 8, the stage will not to any appreciable extent mirror the battle lines. During the World War, comedy predominated. Another effect of war is the tendency on the part of the people to forget jnternal problems. Will the Broadway reformers have to change their tactics ? LUCILLE GALE

Alplta Alumna

Sororities MAD M PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU:

T HAS been my happy privilege during the past several years, to be associated with your local chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. This association has been a source of great pleasure to me. It has been an aesthetic joy to find myself on occasion surrounded by starry eyes and school-girl complexions, than which there is nothing lovelier, but it has been an even greater satisfaction to observe the spirit of cooperation among the members, their sweet dignity in presiding, their veneration and sincere love for their sisterhood. It has seemed to me that any organization that elicits such a response ju tifies its existence, for these are the external manifestations of inner worth and character which the sorority itself has undoubtedly helped to develop. Not so many years ago when sororities were still quite young, there was considerable opposition voiced against them. Their members were accused, and rightly so, of being snobbish and self-centered and of taking little or n o interest in the extracurricular activities of their school.

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The blame for this should be placed not so much on the girls, who being entirely happy and contented in their own little group saw no good reason for dividing their time with those outside of it, but rather on the national governing bodies of the sororities who shaped their policie . These in turn might be excused on the ground that they likewise were young and inexperienced and that the shortcomings of their groups were just being revealed. Hovvever, a change was imperative if the sororities were to survive, and it was through the influence of Panhellenic and the national governing bodies of the sororities that thi s was brought about. orority members are now expected to take part in as many of the outside activities in their school as possible, and greater stress is placed on scholarship, so that now it is not unusual to find the orority girls taking the lead in these activities and carrying off the greater percentage of the college honors. In addition to proving her worth in the larger coll ege activities, the sorority member receives a very valuable training in character in the intimate circle of her own sorority group . She lea rns to work in harmony with her fellows and to have consideration and respect for their ideas and wishes even if these be opposed to her own. She lea rns to accept her share of the duties and responsibilities involved, to acknowledge and rectify her mi takes, and to prove herself trustworthy and reliable in all her undertakings. She must uphold the highest ideals and principles of her sorority, must be upright and law-abiding, loyal, and sincere. The sorority girl therefore has the opportuni ty of developing into the highest type of girl, intellectually, ethically, and socially, and th e sororities in stead of being liabilities have thus become an asset to the college. That they are likewise an asset to that larger social and civic life that lies beyond college I think goes without saying. Outside of the recognized social advantages, the qualities developed and strengthened in the sorority life are those most e sential to good citizenship and find their fullest expression in life after college. The mental and social equipm ent of the sorority woman makes her the logical leader in teaching or other professions, in club work, and other social activities. She has acquired executive ability and the grace to work in harmony with whatever group she may be thrown. She establishes respect for herself and her opinions, being neither hasty in judgment nor inconsiderate in speech or action, neither self-seeking fo r honors nor unwilling to accept her share of responsibilities. All of these qualities applied to our daily life cannot help but make better citizens of us all. They pre-suppose the one essential, right-thinking , and probably there was never a time, in our lives at least, when there wa a greater need for right-thinking citizens. We who have had the advantage of a college education under the happiest auspices with the joy of our sorority affiliation enhancing our day have a responsibility toward the less fortunate members of society. We should be the leaders in right-thinking, for if there is one thina more important than all else to be gained from an education it is the ability to think right. More important than any fun d of information we may acquire it is the equipment that will fit us to meet the problem of life in the be t and san est way. We are endowed in this country with the glorious heritage of freedom

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and democracy. How easily these may be lost and thrown in to the di scard has been proved by the events jn Europe during recent year路 . Our clearest thinkers recognize the fact that our democracy is today in serious danger from the insidious propaganda from those governments for whom a large free and independent nation cannot help but be an irritation and the object of envious lon ging by their subjugated peoples. Let us show that we prize the heritage for whi ch our forefathers laid clown their lives, as our most precious possession, that we will guard it jealously and not for a moment allow ourselves to be carried away with enthusiasm fo r slavery disguised with a snappy uniform and a fancy salute ; " the music is in the man not in the violin. " Those qualities and characteristics which we develop in ourselves in our youth are ours for life. No accident can destroy them or take them away 路 from us. They are the rock upon which our existence is fo unded. In these days of international unrest and uncertainty we need to be founded upon a rock of character and high jcleals that no flood of sub versive ideas and propaganda can wash away beneath us. Who knows what the next few years may bring of test of those things which we find most precious, liberty and democracy! Let us sorority women take our rightful place as leaders in right thinking and let us reafflrm our beliefs in the ideals and principles which we cherish . MRS. WALTER C. G. KIRCHNER, PatToness, Pi Cltapte1' NoTE: This address was given by Mrs. Kirchn er at the Seventh National Conventi on of Alpha Sigma T au in August.

I Am a Ham HAVE a rather strange hobby of which I am very proud. I say it is strange because there are very few girls interested in it ; but it is not at all strange when you know that there are 50,000 American citizens engaged in H. This hobby of mine is amateur radio . We radio operators are call ed " hams." Hams receive licenses to operate on certain short wave bands only after they have passed a written examination and a code examination of 13 words per minute. A second license, Class "A," offering unlimited radio telephone privileges, can be had by passing a second , more difficult examination , after one year or more of Class "B" operation. These examinations are given by the Federal Communications Commi ssion. Call letters are assigned to hams having stations. These have as a prefix, "W" in the United States and " K " in United States possessions, followed by the number of the district. There are nine districts in the United State . You ask, " What do hams do? " They experiment, design , and build equipment and a host of other things. However, their greatest pleasure lies in contacting other hams, not only in the United States but all over the world. They talk , or converse by radio telegraphy, with people everywherefriend s bound together by a common interest.

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The greatest thrill I have yet experienced was that of contactina a ham in Antwerp, Belgium, by radio telegraphy. To think that I could sit in my own home beside my receiver and hear a Belgian responding to my call ! To imagine the signal from my small transmitter traveling beyond an ocean to make a friend for me! And picture my joy when, some weeks later, I received in the mail a card of confirmation, including a picture, from my Belgian friend. T his is the urge of ham radio ! I consider amateur radio the very best of hobbies. ]O A A LOCKE BARNES, Pi '42 W9J WJ

The Veiled Prophet Celebration

N ST. LOUIS when the leaves turn brown and begin to flutter to the ground we know that it is the beginning of autumn. But just as well known as the falling leave is the coming of the Veiled Prophet which means that the summ er season is gone. Great festivities reign over St. Louis during the two days' visit of His Mysterious Majesty- the Veiled Prophet of Kharassan. On the first night of his visit there is a great parade of 20 huge breath-taking floats- a sight similar to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans or the Parade of the Roses in California but to St. Louisans much more important. T hese floats usually depict one theme such as "The Gay Kineties of St. Louis" which was this year 's idea. There were floats showing the World 's Fair of 1904, the St. Louis Cardinals in 1900, and the Saturday Night Bath. Children wait for week fo r this glorious occasion and the streets are filled with people from every walk of life viewing the huge spectacle of bright lights, color, and humor and waving constantly to the costumed men on the floats. This celebration is sponsored by a special organization of business executives of the city and the costumed men on the floats are the members that sponsor this institution. The following evening is the rise of the social curtain in St. Louis. A huge ball is held jn the Convention Hall of the Municipal Auditorium and it is here that the debutantes make their first bow to society. Out of these debs the Veiled Prophet chooses the fa irest and most beautiful to be hi Queen of Love and Beauty. The setting in this hall is quite a thing of beauty. t one end of the room is constructed a dais upon which rest two thrones. On the lower dais are placed fo ur special thrones with a aroup of chair on either side. T his year in back of the dais the decoration was made to represent the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles. The entire floor was carpeted with a spotless white covering. Bordering the sides are box eats in which are seated the immediate fami lies of the debutantes to be presented. Also among the e boxes is one designated a the Former Queens' Box which is occupied by women who have been queens in forme r years. t the oppo_ite end of the dais is a rai eel platform with the front covered by a curtain from "hich

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the important fi gure emerge. Above this is a place fo r the orchestra that furnishes the musical entertainment for the evening. After one-half hour of splendid concert the matron of honor enter. These women are selected for their contributions to their communities and their husbands are business men of the city. Each matron , dressed exquisitely in formal attire and escorted by a member of the organization (in white tie, tails, white gloves- a requirement for any man possessing a floor ticket) presents a beautiful sight. Each matron takes her place upo n the lower dais. The maid s of hon or enter next. Each young girl (none over 19 years of age) e cor ted , is presen ted to society at large. As they parade around the oval-shaped hall they curtsey before the Former Queens' Box and their name is announced to the huge crowd over a public addres system. They then take their places upon the lower dai . The arrival of the reigning queen follows. This debutante has fulfill ed her year of reign over all society and now comes the time for her retirement. She makes her way from the curtained platform to be the first to occupy one of the two throne seats. Immediately following this is the coming of the Krewe of the Veiled Prophet representing characters from the pageant. They, taking their places upon the lower dais, await the arrival of His Mysterious Majesty- the Veiled Prophet, preceded by the guard of honor, and accompanied by hi s two high pri ests, his almoner, hi s herald , and his master of the crown jewels. He takes his place next to the retiring queen. The Veiled Prophet then summons separately the four special maids of honor to serve in hi s court. They emerge from the curtained platform carrying lovely bouquets and their gowns bearing long trains. Each special maid receives a diamond crown as she kneels before the Ve iled Prophet and she takes her place in one of the four chairs set aside fo r the special maids. Then silence reigns. The herald receives from the Prophet a scroll and stancling in the middle of the dais he reads : " Hi s Mysteri ous Majesty the Veiled Prophet of Kharassan summon s the fa ire t maid as his queen to reign over hi s Court of Love and Beauty until his coming again: Miss - -." A sigh of relief is heard throughout the audience. The curtains part and there stands the girl with the most coveted social title jn all St. Louis society. She proceeds to the throne where she receives her crown an d then makes her way to the throne which the retiring queen has vacated. She now reigns as the new queen fo r the coming season. Thousands of people who have been fortunate enough to receive tickets of admi ssion sit fo r hours just for this occasion of the crowning of the queen. More festivities reign here at the ball and later at the queen's supper, which is held at one of th e leadin g hotels, the queen and her friend s, debutantes and their escorts, and relatives dine and dance until the " wee" hours. And so the curtain has risen upon a new social season in St. Loui s. R UTH PRIEBE , Pi '41 That best portion of a good man's fat e- his little, nameless, unrem embered acts of kindness and love.- LINCOLN. To ease anoth er's heartache is to forget one's ow n.- LINCOLN.

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Because of the European war, the awarding of Rhodes scholarships to American students has been suspended for the time being. The 1939 Rhodes scholars will remain in the United States and those of the past two years will return from abroad as soon as accommodations can be obtained. A group of University of Chicago word-technician who are compiling a new American-English dictionary define the term " collecre widow" by saying she is the unfortunate young woman who, having been the pet of several college generations without making a ingle permanent capture, at Ia t finds herself deserted of admirers, and with faded charms, falls out of sight and memory. The word "coed" took 14 years after it wa coined in 1893 to gain recognition in a respectable publication, this group found. The biggest news in the entire fraternity system thi fall concern the merging of four ocial fraternitie , two ocial ororities, and two professional fraternities . The merging sororities were Phi Mu and Alpha Delta Theta. Explaining the reason for affiliating with Phi Mu , it was said that the trend of the times in religious groups as well as social organizations seem to be toward larger, more centralized groups. Years ago there was a definite need for more organizations on the college campu . Since then, however, organizations of all types and variety to suit the needs of every student have been established and in the last decade the building of dormitories and the supervision by the university of the cultural and social life of the student has also developed. So wi bing to be of ervice to the Panhellenjc world by reducing the over-organization problem on the college campus, Alpha Delta Theta merged with Phi Mu. The first Housemothers' Training School was held at Purdue Univer ity during the past summer. The course con isted for four weeks of extensive and intensive work jn bouse organization, house management, coun eling and psychology. Ninety-four housemothers from thirty-eight campuses attended.

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A FRATERNITY-SORORITY BOOK OF POEM An a nthology of poems by members of fraternities and sororities, edited by Helen Bryant, will be published in the Spring by Henry Harrison , New York Poetry Publisher. The book will be divided into sections, each ection limited to poems by members of a ingle fraternity or sorority. Alpha Sigma Tau certainly shou ld be represented ! end your contribution to the national editor any time before ] anua ry 20, 19-tO. Poem m ay be on any subject, in any style, of any length , and may have been previo usly publi hed or unpublished . '

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A SIMPLE QUESTIO Who can match the blue of the sky Or paint the billowing clouds; What can equal the worth of th e storm As the burning sun it shroud ; Who can open the flood gates of heaven And let the rain s pour through ; Why the a nswer to qu esti ons as simple as thi s Is God, not me or you. B AR BARA VOLLMER,

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WHITE GLORY Let me show you where the snow li es Drifting on the hills ; Let me show yo u sagging grey skies Over country rills. Watch the white eart h and th e white clouds Meeti ng off in space; Feel the whisper of the white wind Softly on your face. Oh, mortal , see and understand , Come with me and know The mighty power that made and planned A co untry snow. A UDREY CLAUS,

Prayer found on the day of Miss Norton 's funeral jn her address book and used as the closing prayer of the service . Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace! Where th ere is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon . Wh ere there is doubt , faith . Where th ere is despair, hope. Where th ere is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. 0 divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to conso le To be understood as to und ersta nd. To be loved as to love, for It is in giving that we receive! It is in pardoning that we are pa rd oned. AT THE ALTAR White ca ndles burn upon th e altar, White candles burn and a girl goes forward. There is no hesitation; she does not falter While white ca ndles burn upo n the altar. Forward to make her recommu ni on Forward to profess her reunion With God, unafraid and aspiring Only to co mmemorate his dying. While th e wh ite ca ndles burn upon the altar Burn and fli cker upon the altar. A NN PRICE R EEs, Delt a

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â&#x20AC;˘ COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS â&#x20AC;˘ ALPHA CHAPTER Alpha's Va cations Mrs. Flint, our adviser, spent her vacation visiting friends in Atk inson, Nebraska and her daugh ter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Loui ~e Skellenger made a trip to Mackinac Island. Florence Bowers, our president, came back to school full of ideas, and memori es, gath ered at the nati onal convention. Betty VandenBelt spent t hree months in Europe. She left the day school was out, June 16, and after a few weeks in E ngland, a week-end visiting friends in Belgium, and a week in Paris, settled in Cannes, on the French Riviera, for a six-weeks' course at the University of Aix-Marseille. She returned to England to spend a week with friends and was there when war broke out. The voyage home on a Dutch boat was safe, but unco mfortable because of the unusual num ber of passengers. She brought back her gas mask but not much else since her baggage, plus a French bicycle bought in Paris, is all still in England. "I wouldn't have missed it for anything," she says"and I really didn't wa nt to come home." Rushing Our informal rushing party was a Cruise Party at the home of Mrs. Wanda Bates. Following a spaghetti supper, horse racing, bingo and shuffl e-board were played. Eight gi rls from the Theta chapter at Wayne University in Detroit were also guests at the party. The formal dinner was held in a private dining ro om at the Huron H otel. The tables were lovely with fl owers and candle-light, and tiny co rsages in the sorority colors we re pinned on the rushees. The annual Founders' Day Luncheon, celebrating our 40th anniversa ry, will be held Saturday, November 4, at Charles McKenny H all. BETTY VANDEN BELT

that which is dearest to every Alpha Sigma Tau- her so rority. Delta chapter is back into fu ll swi ng with a brilliant program planned for t he year. With the them e "You" as a background, the program committee has set up a schedule t hat promises much. They plan to have talks, by friends of the sorority both on campus and off, whi ch will do much in developing personality and good character traits. The g-irls also have set a goal through wh ich th ey hope to be ab le to keep stride with the world today. With history being made as it is, definite emphasis is placed on current events and cu rrent best sellers. Indiana State Teachers College has a larger Freshman enroll ment this term t han it has see n for many years. Incidentally, the Freshman gi rls are "tops." Delta chapter has had much fun meeting t hem all and now p'ans are mater:ali zing for a " humdinger" of a rush seaso n. We hope to follow Mrs. Staehle's suggestions and add almost twenty new names to our list next March. Ann Rees, back from the St. Louis convention, has us all excited. With the grand ent husiasm she brought back and instilled in us, we're bound to have a successful year. Now for a few personals about our Delta girls : Mary Ruth Fairchild, H elen Garey, Peggy Stark, Peggy McFeeley, Betty Brown , E ilee n Crum , and Elsie Ellenberger are student teaching this semester. Maruth and Helen are off campus teach ing but the others are teaching here in Indiana. Hope Walt and Fran Mountsier were initiated in to membership of Pi Omega Pi, national busi ness education fraternity, on October 3. We' re proud of our pledges, too. Several of them have won places on the Penn (our school paper ) staff. Delta chapter sends best wishes for a successful scho ol year to all the other chapters. FRA 'CIS MouNTSIER

DELTA CHAPTER October with frosty mornings and trees dressed in their brightest hues brings the time when scho ol life is resumed with active enthusiasm . School life includes

ZETA CHAPTER The Zetas had a good, old-fashioned wiener roast on one of the colorful, autumn nights. The place which we

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chose is a new park surrounded on tw o sides by distant mountains and a river flow ing below. Of c o ur~e , the regul ar menu was eaten with much enthusiasm, as the outdoor eems t o do so mething to your appetite. Founders' Day was an eventful one for the Zeta chapter. Miss Bottorf, our faculty adv iser, entertained th e group at her home with a gran d dinner. T his year our rushing party was the fi rst M onday in ovember which made us " pick up our feet and run " in order to get arrangements co mpl eted to th e satisfacti on of all. The idea fo r the pa rty was centered around the way- back-w hen stagecoac h days whi ch, by t he way, was a n original idea by J ea n Dykens, one of our most ent husiasti c members. On the way to our destinati on our cars were held up by t wo bad-men which ca u ed much excitem ent. They rea lly were quite harmless, after th e guns were taken from th em. Exciting ga mes were played whi ch kept the group in suspense all evening. Several alu mnre were also our guests. With H omeco ming Day came many of our alumnre wh o met at a luncheon given by the chapter. T o celebrate the event sma ll corsa"'es were given each alu mna and active member. Of co urse, th is disti nguished us and set us a part from the fan s who attended the football game.

THETA CHAPTER Th eta's N ews Flashes F irst rush party started with a bang in the fo rm of a cabaret. Janet Beveridge was chairman. Barba ra Conklin to ok charge of the fl oor show whi ch was a satire on fashions. T he seco nd rush party was held at the Theta sorority house. Wi tches, sca re crows, bats, co rn and stra w provided th e atm osphe re for the Hallowe'en fun . Confi denti ally Ava Crider, cha irm an, got her face all wet duck ing for a pples. Open house will be held aft er t he Wayne Un ive rsity football ga me on November 4. Cider a nd doughnu ts will be served according to Vanille Clark and everyone is bound to have a swell t ime since it is also Sadie H aw kins D ay. M iss Ed ith M ansell will spea k at our Founders' D ay tea, which will be held November 8. Some of th e Alpha igma Tau hi t ory and tradi tions will be discus ed . A number of our girls were kep t plenty busy th i ummer. Co nni e Co nklin , T heta's 1 r ident, ta ught mu ic at the

T au Beta ca mp t his summ er, and then she went t o the St. Louis conventi on which she is still raving abo ut. We are all planning to go t o the next co nventio n. R uth Miesel was wate r fr ont direct or at a girls camp and Willie D awkins was a counselor at a ca mp fo r diabetic girls. Ma ry N utting has volunteered to teach a swimm ing class of blind girls this winter. J ane Pence and Ava Crider a re going to help her. Dorothy L ytle is teac hing health ed ucation at Lan sing High School in Michiga n and Willie D aw kins is teaching the 1st grade in Redferd , Michiga n. CONNIE CONKLIN

NU CHAPTER H om ecoming An alumn re luncheo n was held at the chapter hou e on Oct ober 14. Guests and act ive gi rls num bered t wenty-five. The inside of the hou e was deco rated wit h an aut umn motif. The outside of t he h o u~e was ve ry simply deco rated to repre ent a telegra m w hich read, " Bear Fact stop. Complete cave-in of Golden Mine ." Greeley States' team i t he Bea rs, and we played Golden State School of M ine . We didn 't win a pri ze, but got honorable mentio n by t he judges. Pre-Rushing T ea The pre-rushing tea and open hou e was held on Oct ober 22 at the chapter house. Kay Lorenz, president, Miss H oydar, fac ulty adviser, Mrs. Sadi e Ewa ld , how:emother, and M aria nne La mberty, rush cap tain greeted ou r guests, who in the co urse of the afternoo n num bered fifty. The house was im ply decorated using autu mn leaves in the fi replace and a vase of them on the t able. The erving table was decorated with green candles and small pink and white chrysanthemums. M rs. Wallace with M rs. J ackson as isting, poured . oft music F lorence Bloo m played t hroughout the a ftern oon . Aft er the guests had had tea they we re show n the upstair . A th ey ca me down t hey were asked to sign t he regi ter by whi ch one of eac h of our pin wa displayed. Rushing T he pa tronesses of u chapte r g:l\' an inform al ru h pa rt at t he home of [rs.

TH E ! l NC HOR C. 0. J ackson , 1ove mber 13. We had a wonderful "gab-fest," and most delicious refreshments. Nu feels that rushing was most successful this quarter. We are anxious t o report the num ber of pledges. Wish us luck. u chapter copied Pi's idea of a carni val for their form al rushing party, No vem ber 15. P anhellenic rules th at we have tw o parties fo r rushing, one a dinner form al, and the other an informal aftern oon party given by the patronesses. We had a lovely dinn er, naming t he different courses after carni val festivities. All around th e walls of the roo m were the many booths, each one more attractive than the last. T here were about t hirty attending. GENE CLARK

RHO CHAPTER Rho had no pictures to send to this ANCHOR but we did have some clever rush parties. F or our tea whi ch was held in th e home of a patroness, M rs. George Malone, a memoirs skit was presented . J ane Orr, dressed as a gi rl of the eighteenth century stepped out of an old boo k of lavender and old lace to remi nisce of her sorority sisters of a century ago. In thi s way we tried t o show t he rushees so me of t he honors ou r girls had gained on the ca mpus. A " Lucky 13" casin o party was held in the Seni or alumnus hall , Friday October 13 . Hundreds of small "13's" hung from the ceiling, and huge, lighted green and gold "13's" were placed on posts. An atm osphere of " Bowery" was created as tables were covered with checked cloths. Centerpieces were bee r bottles which served as holders for ca ndles. We pledged eleven girls a fter rushing fo urteen. Reco mmend ati on blanks we re sent to each girl's supe rintendent, an Alpha Sigma Ta u Alumn a and an Alpha Sigma T au member. We found t his meth od to be the best in selecting desirable girls for rushing. Elsie R obertson, pledge mist ress, was selected Band Queen of t he year. We are certainly proud of the "S" Club's selection for F ootball Queen as Ma rgaret Hardin, our vice-president, was chose n. Ea rnestine Starnes a pledge from Idabel, Oklahom a, ga ined more recognition for Alpha Sigma T au as she was elected one of the t wo fr eshm an queens. Three of our members were chosen for Boul e, an honorary scholastic organi zation ; D or-

othy Hunter, E lsie Robe rtson and Geneva Kretsinger. Since t he repo rt on t he co nvention each member has been wishing for an other co nvention and t he pri vi lege of attending. We are deeply grate ful to our alu mnre and sponso rs for aidi ng us so mu ch in our past rush. M rs. Alan Mc Pheron is our new patroness. M rs. Geo rge Malone has been very helpful and kin d to all the girls in Alpha Sigma T au. We are loo king forwa rd to a successful school year 193919-10.

GENEVA KRETSINGER

ZETA TAU CHAPTER Here we are again and mighty glad to be back ! T he summ er was good to us. We had such fun at the house party dow n at Virginia Beach. M argueri te came back raving about the convention and so proud of being an Al pha Sigma T au. We were happy about Ju anita Carson. She was first honor graduate at the summer school session- an honor commendab le at any time but especially in Juanita's case beca use she was graduated in three yea rs. And last sprin g just after we got our ANCHOR letter off to yo u Frankie Brya n, a seni or last year, a nd J ohnn y L yb rook were two of t he t hree girls in school honored at the spring Alpha Kappa Ga mm a tapping. Alpha Kappa Gamma is a national honorary society for leadership and cor respo nds with O.D .K . in boys' schools. Soon aft er we got back "sui te 77" which is co mposed of Marguerite, P ope, Berni ce, and H elen en tertained us at a Sunday night buffet supper in the chapter roo m. It was our first social get-together and we reall y had fun . Rushing saw us right "in t he gro.:-ve" with two of the best, Doris Chestnu t and J ane Wi t t. Doris is president of Pi Gamma M u nati onal honorary society fo r social science and was recently tapped into Alpha Kappa Gam ma. A pa rty was give n in honor of t he new pledges in the chapter room aft er ri bbo n pledging. Our Prexy, Ma rguerite Costello made th e headlines when she was appoi nted chairman of the annual Ma rdi Gras dance to be held in Febru ary. Mardi Gras is sponsored by Pi Ga mma M u and is one of the biggest dances of the year. Maybe you remember F rankie Bryan was queen of M ardi Gras last year.

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The whole school turned out for the circus. Many of the Zeta Taus took part in the various class stunts. Frances Pope had charge of the senior booth. The spotlight of our chapter activities rested on our Founders' Day Alumnre Banquet held on ovember 4. Seventeen old girls returned for the occasion. They were: LeNoir Hubbard, Martha Evans, Gay Steiffen, Juanita Carson, Alfreda Collings, Grace Virginia Rawls, Virginia Goffigon, Harriet Branch, Dori Coates, Betty Stanley, Ruth Carney, Bonnie Avery, and Mrs. Leon Mason, national historian. An open forum was held on aturday afternoon. Mrs. Mason led the discussion of problems which had arisen in both the collegiate and alumnre chapters. The banquet at Longwood was most impressive. The candle light service was used. Dr. J arman, our beloved president, and Miss Carolyn Cogbi ll , Panhellenic adviser, plus our visiting alumn re, were guests of the evening. A bridge party was given after the banquet for the old girls. Sunday morning brought us sleepyeyed to the chapter room for breakfast. Many things happen at Farmville and you ca n bet that the Zeta Taus are in on alm ost everything. J ohnny Lybrook has just been selected as one of the small number of girls to represent the college in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. Four of our girls Marguerite Costell o, Faye Brandon, Jean Moyer, Doris Chestn ut received in vitations to Cotillion Clu b. You should have seen the chapte r room during the intermission parties of both Cotillion and Senior dances. The "dates" really did honors to the yellow roses that they wore. Punch and cakes were served and we sang-we always si ng at everythinrr! That's not all but I guess that's all

you'll listen to. We wish you could come to Farmville-you'd love it! May Christmas bring you happines and cheer that will last throughout a glad new year-our sincerest wish to all of you. }OHNNY LYBROOK

UPSILON CHAPTER September and the first days of school found the members of the Upsilon chapter returning to their old leadership on the campus. Louise Meacham, president of Alpha Chi, the national honorary fraterni ty, was also elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Julia Mae Avery, our president , was chosen president of the Panhellenic Association. Our faculty sponsor, Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, is director of Panhellenics on the campus this year. We are just recovering from the an nual College Halloween Carnival held Saturday night, October 28. For our booth we arranged a "night club" in one of the classrooms. A nickelodeon played for dancing and there was also a bar where "coke-tails" were served. Joyce Cox, a sophomore, represented our sorority as a maid to the queen. On October 30, we shall be_sin celebrating our Founders' Day. For that day, all Alpha Taus on the campus will wear white and will be tagged with tiny ancho rs. As the high spot of the week, however, we are all eagerly awaiting the Coll egiate-Al umnre Breakfa t , which will be given November 4 at the Marion Hotel in Little Rock. In two weeks the official rush' ng of upper classmen begins; we are hoping for anothe r yea r like 1938-39. There i a group of unusually desirable new girl on the campus this year and we have several bright prospects. MAE DEA ' PYLE

A PRAYER Dear Father in Heaven, help us to live up to the ideals that we have et for ourselves. Lead and direct us in every task we undertake. Help us to make our union one of which we will be justly proud to claim membership. Teach us to be unselfish and helpful to one another, and bind us together in the true sisterhood of Alpha igma Tau. }ESSIE }OH STON, Th eta, THE A CHOR, June 1Q30

ÂˇALUMNAE CHAPTER S â&#x20AC;˘ BLUEFIELD ALUMNJE Our September meeting was an occasion for the girls to get together, renew old friend shi ps, and talk over the convention. We met at J osephine Rorrer's home with H azel Tuggle and Louise Barbery as assistant hostesses. Virginia Bailey showed us the material she had brought back from the convention. Our representatives gave us such vivid descriptions of the concl ave that we all felt we had been there, t oo. Several of our alumnre visited the World's F air in Tew York durin g the summer. Those who spent their vacation there were Josephine Rorrer, Louise Barbery, Mildred Johnston, and Kinni e Hunter. Those who attended summ er school were Virginia Charlton and Mildred J ohnston at Duke University, Durham , N.C., Millicent Miller, Virginia J obe Miller, Myrtle "Jo" Ruff, Beryl Woodroof at Concord, Athens, W .Va. Bula McNeill spent her summer in Durham , .C. with her husband who attend ed Duke. H azel Tuggle taught in a 4-H Camp in Mercer County and later attended a state 4-H camp at J ackso n Mills, W.Va. Virginia Bailey, our president, went to Washington to see the king and queen of England . Millicent Miller and Virginia J obe Miller spent two weeks at Virginia Beach. From there they moto red t o North Carolina to see the pageant "The Lost Colony." Gladys Udy, our chaplain, attended Bible Conference in North Carolina. Our representatives to the co nvention in St. Louis were Phyllis Lilly, R omaine Kanode, and Virginia Bailey who reported tha t they had a wonderful tim e. They toured through twelve states before coming home. Beryl Woodroof spent three weeks in Florida at J acksonville Beach.

BUFFALO ALUMNJE "Yes, I said ten cents. So while they last, at this bargain price, you'd better treat yourself to a copy of our year's

program." This is Lucile Steen's bit of salesmanship and she and her com mittee deserve a big hurrah for the attractive emerald and gold handbooks wh ich keep the members on the lookout for coming events. Also included is an extremely helpful directory of alumnre members (incidentally, those with paid life memberships are starred ). But let's have a peek at the program. Lois Anne Dryer was hostess fo r the September business meeting and dinner. Very interesting repo rts of the convention were given by Bev Bollard, Ev Grampp and Marty MacDonald. The girls related in great detail their vari ous experi ences and im pressions in St. Louis. Their many souveni rs we re both am using and enj oyable. Bev acknowledged that she had gained the reputation of bringing back everything that wasn't nailed down! Later, Marty showed movies she had taken at the convention. We certainly thrill over Marty's enthusiastic movie hobby! The first social event for the year was a steak roast, planned by Dorothea Fletcher and her co mmittee. It was held at Beaver Island Park on Grand Island, September 23 . Several of the girls and their boy-friends or husbands we re there. The smell of the coffee and the steaks cooking and the crisp September air gave us all hearty appetites. On Saturday, October 21, over one hundred mem bers and friends enjoyed :1 luscious luncheon followed by bridge ancl fashion show at Top 0 ' the Town Tea Room . This annual event wa a satisfying success and all those who came were thoroughly rewarded by a pleasant aftern oon. And some were lucky enough to wi n one of the attractive prizes-a set of six coasters for glasses. So, it's three cheers for Leah Wilso n and her committee for providing such a delightful afternoon. F ounders' Day plans are being prepared by Gilberta Morran and her committee. F or this Fortieth Anniversary there will be dinn er at the H otel Lenox and our own Dr. Quayle will be the guest speaker. The dignified invitations rightfull y call this the " most beautiful event of the year."

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We are looking forward with keen interest to the D ecember meetino- at Ev Grampp's, for after dinner we will ee our first movies of a Sigma weddinaour president, Jeanette Cady Adams- a real feature attraction ! The Christmas Breakfast promises to be a fine chance for a reunion of all members who are in town for the h olidays. Rita Bird is chairman of this event and pla ns are not yet complete, but we anticipate a merry party. In January and February we w ill have supper m eetings at Marjorie Milius' and Leah Wilson's. We a re confident of delicious menus and wo rthwhile prog ra ms. And looking through the telescopic eyes of the hand boo k we ee that the actives and alums a re having a joint meeting at State T eachers College in March . But now , I can't foretell a ny more. Buffalo alumnre should keep a lert with their handbooks and all other Alpha Sigs wi ll be hearing abo ut us late r. LOI S ANNE DRYER

DENVER-GREELEY ALUMNIE On Saturday , Oct ober 28 , the D enverGreeley alumnre o f Alpha Sigma T a u met at the D enver T ea Room for a luncheon . The purpose of the meeting was to celebrate Founders' D ay (this being a few days early but we thought there would be more present if it was held during Teachers' convention). We we re proud of the grand represe ntation from the act ive chapter in Greeley including Miss Edna Hoyder, the fac ulty advise r. Miss Dorothy Baab, chaplain, asked the blessing. The program, conducted by the alumnre president, Juanita Emerick, includ ed ta lks by Mrs. Audrey Lucke, the former national chaplain and histori an , Miss Pauline Allen , alumnre representat ive, Miss Edna H oyder, faculty adviser , a nd by the enthusiastic president of the actives, Miss Kay Lorenz , who told us of the acti ves' plans for the remainder of the year. The table decorations were bea utifully carried out in so rority colors with yellow chrysanthemums and yellow ca ndles. At each place was a tiny green candl e in a yell ow holder. P lace cards featured the Alpha Sigma T a u pin . At the cl o e of the luncheon an impressive F ounders' Day Candle Light Service was held. The alumnre group was invited to attend the formal rush pa rty at Greeley, No vember 15.

The Denver-Greeley alumnre chapter is p roud to pay honor to Mrs. Audrey Lucke, one of its members, for her most capable work as ationa l Chaplain and Historian for the pa t three years. Mrs. Edna R oma ns P a rsons a nd famil y have recently moved to Salt Lake City. Just when we have a new baby in our grou p, Mr. Ralph Albert Parsons Ill, he is taken to a far off city. We miss Ed na very much and hope she w ill miss us just a li tt le and come back soon.

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EMPORIA ALU MNIE The Empo ria al umnre have been meeting with great enthusiasm this fall. The pre ident, Lena Grace Leatherberry, was the first h ostess w ith Ethel Partridge assist ing. Mary K. Schultz and Alpha Haa were hostesse at the October meeting. Our yea rboo k were made out early and presented at the first meeting. The afternoons are certa inl y filled with a va ri ety of ideas. The dessert served a re always most delicious. (Desserts a re mentioned first because we a re erved when we meet at 2 P.M.) Louise Gardner , chaplain , prepares excellent devotion and the president conducts nappy but efficient business meetings. Then we all p lay bridge. Our fi rst and probably b igge t p roject of the yea r was a rumm age sale where we cleared over 22. Th e su rplus of rum mage co nsist ing of shoes, clothing, and so on , was given to the alvation Army. This fall the alumnre decided the collegia tes needed some outdoo r activity so they were loaded into cars and tak en to a picnic spot. The major event of the eveni ng was the eat ing of all the fried chicken and baked bea ns each could hold and then add ing an individual pum pkin pie. October 28 was our Campus H omeco ming Day a nd of co urse alumnre feat ure somewhat at t ha t time. Perle Dall, H elen Garman, Jessie Zaj ic, a nd Margaret Hind were hostesses at the chapter house. Fifty girls were present during the day and nearly that ma ny attended the lun cheon. Two night parties have been given for the married coupl es. Mr. a nd Mrs. Clark Jackso n enterta ined October 4, and Mr. a nd Mrs. H owa rd Dall entertained October 29. Always there a re at least four tables of bridge a nd we do h ave the be t of t ime ! hsTER

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FLINT ALUMNlE That Sa rah Perrin e's home should always be opened t o the yea r's initial meeting seems to have beco me a t rad iti on. The national con vention, its success, and its debt to the St. L ouis girls were reported upon a nd di scussed . In Oct ober, the weatherman relentl essly ordered a cold drizzle on th e day planned for a steak roast , but all we re saved from an untimely pneum onic dea th by Norma Wheeler and Shirley Neinas, who provided shelter and sustenan ce. (Norma's home was nea r the dest ined spo t. ) Some petite Alpha Sigma Taus are now in existence. Li ttle Marth a Penny Wheeler was born last M ay, an d J oan Eli zabeth Clapp, in September. Paulin e Collins D empsey, Al pha, has joined the chapter. Summer notes: ea rly in t he season , Sarah P errine return ed from D aytona with an envia ble t an. Our only representative t o t he New York World 's F air was Pauline Wo od . In Jun e, Lu cille Gale received her M .A. at the University of Mi chigan and later dro ve to Washingt on where she wriggled into an elevat or "F or Senators Onl y." M ae M osier, wi th her husband, cruised to Porto Rico and oth er so uth ern islands. H azel Schultz moto red to New Yo rk , and Gretchen Gaffney t o Virginia. (What aga in? ) Those indulging in sylvan ex isten ces were Eloise Crow , Ruth Brunelle, and J anet Beehl er. And , of course, Sarah Perrin e, Margaret P ollock (Pontiac), Eloise Crow, and Lu cille Gal e att ended th e Convention. L UCILLE GA LE

LANSING ALUMNlE Will ow Ca meron and fa mily spent pa rt of the sum mer at M acatawa a nd Crystal Lake. Mary Walton summered at Charl evoix, Michigan . Ruby Carl T ellma n beca me a member of our alumnre association last June, having moved back t o Lansing from Gay lord . We are all ha ppy to welcome her ba ck. Maxin e Springer made two tri ps to St. Louis, Missouri. She visited friends there the early part of the summer and then left again in August as our delegate. M arga ret Cradd ock and husband vacationed at Duck Lake. Hazel Eaeale was busy getting her 0 daughter Geo rgia ready t o enter Michiga n State this fall. H azel also attended

the American Legion Nati onal Co nvent ion at Chi cago in September. H er husba nd was elected "C hef de Ga r" at th e state co nvent ion in Esca na ba, M ichigan. Florence Baker and fa mil y spent the summer at "Shore L odge" E pwo rth H eigh ts, Ludin gt on. Gertrud e Kimmich and husband, along wit h a party of fr iends, motored to Neust adt , Onta ri o, to visit her moth er and sister ove r Labo r Day. From t here t hey motored to T obe rm ory in th e Bruce Peninsul a, and t ook t he Blue Water Highway home. Every tim e the ed itor saw Ma rion Ha rris this summ er she was gett ing one of her daughters ready for ca mp. Ma ri on and her doct or husba nd made several tri ps to see them but it was no vacation fo r the docto r. Lines of girls were waitin g fo r him. It was poiso n ivy! Allura Custer stayed qui etly at home thi s summer. T he reaso n- a brand new son, Ri chard , Jr. Ellen Brandel Meye rs, our bride of May, hadn 't been seen all summer. We think she was studying t he "Cook Boo k" since our first mee ting was at her house. D orothy M artin visited t he Worl d's Fai r in New Yo rk. She too k colored pictures of in teresting sights, whi ch we enjoyed seeing at our September meeting. M ary Hulse di vided her vacation bet ween th e World 's Fair in New Y ork a nd the beach at Ocea n City, New J ersey. A LLURA CusTER

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNlE It was with great anticipation that th e Philadelphia alumnre gathered at t he home of M ildred Curry D ay in September for their first meeting of t he current year. The highlight of the aftern oon was Mabel Schreiber's repo rt of the conve nti on. Octo ber fo und us at t he home of Jan e Messimer H owe for a lun cheo n meeting. Plan are under way for an elabo rate F ounders' Day banqu et at the H otel N ormandie in Philadelph ia. M any of our girls have mu sical ta lent and t hey wi ll furni sh us with entertainment. Lambda chapter will join us for this event. The program for t he en t ire yea r has been planned and without a doubt there will be so mething of va lue for each member, no matter what his pa rticul ar interest may be. We have wel co med two new members into our group- Tatalie D ensmore and Co ra Zimmerman fr om Lambda chapter. G. ELINORE D E Cou

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YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR ALUMNJE Our final meeting in May, a dinner at the Huron hotel, honored Betty Reninger who moved early in the summer with her husband and family to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where Mr. Reninger will teach in the Engl ish department of the State Teachers' college. Late in August we lost another of our most active members. Our president, Jane Addams Groh, became Mrs. Orvel A. Schmidt at a small wedding in the forestry cabin on the University of Michigan forestry preserve. At present they are making their home in Summit Lake, Wisconsin , where Mr. Schmidt is engaged in work for the Consolidated Power & Pulp Co. Mary Arnold, who so capably led the group during our first year of organization, will assume the duties of president. The general meetings of the chapter will get under way on November 4 following the Founders' Da y luncheon. So far we have met only in committees appointed to help the Alpha collegiate gi rls with fall rushing. Several of our group were present at each of the rushing parties wh ich were all very enjoyable affairs. Marian Fischer was our delegate to the convention in St. Louis. She has reported informally about the good time she had there. We will learn further details next Saturday. N orrnal College reported the largest Homecoming crowd ever on October 2022. Features were a parade, football ga me, theater rush , dances and a symphony concert on Sunday. Alpha actives

held open house for al urnnre at the home of Mrs. Ben VandenBelt after the football game. WANDA

BATES

CLEVELAND ALUMNJE Summer 1939-Dear Diary In looking past over our summer meetings I find we had many successful gettogethers. In June we met for a luncheon at the Alpine Village. In July we went for a Great Lakes Boat Excursion one whole Sunday. In August we took our husbands and boy friends to a " Sunday Morning Brunch." It really turned out to be a banquet. After lunch we staggered around Metropolitan Park to wear off our meal. We didn't leave until 7 o'clock that evening. Sept ember 15- Friday evening Dear Diary-to night we met at Dorothy Stadler's home. Grace Conlin was co-hostess with her. It seemed quite fitting for the old and new presidents to entertain together. We had a business meeting with all of the new officers officiating. We were very happy to welcome Margaret Whitelsey Oitting to our meeting. She was an Eta girl in 1935.0ctober 21 Dear Dairy-today we were entertained with a luncheon meeting at Jane Buck's home in Vermilion, Ohio. After lunch we had a business meeting in which we made plans for Founders' Day. MARTON HESS ERICKSON

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PERSONALS

MARRIAGES Eleanor Ackley (Alpha) to Russell Schultz, June 1939. Maxine Ackley (Alpha) to Reid Ross, June 1939. Jane Addams Groh (Alpha ) to Orvel A. Schmidt, August 1939. Lois Gilbert (Iota) to Kenneth Mason, June 3, 1939. Margaret Gilbert to Walter Holmstrom, July 21 , 1939. Mary Barta (Omicron ) to John Eastone, August 12, 1939. Ruth Cruise (Omicron) to Seibert Harless, June 1939. Virginia Linkous (Omicron) to Edward Rinehart. Lallah Collier (Omicron ) to Ralph Jesse Waite, September 30, 1939. Mary Purchase (Theta ) is no w Mrs. Brittenham. Margaret Starenga (Theta ) is now Mrs. Belisle. Ruth Prange (Theta ) is now Mrs. Plaxton. Lucille Jaeger (Nu ) to Clarence Anderson, March 26, 1939. Norma Sampson (Nu ) to Morris John , August 1939. Eleanor Bader (Eta ) to William Baker, June 10, 1939.

BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Elton Crutchfield (Ferne Elfeldt, Nu), a son, Roland , May

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3, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Everette Harris (Irene French , Omicron ), a daughter, Rebecca Irene, September 24, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Custer CAllura Exelby, Alpha), a so n, Richard , Jr. T o Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wheele r (Norma Carl, Alpha) a daughter, Martha Penny, May 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Herman Clapp (Luella Galliver, Alpha ), a daughter, J oan Elizabeth , September 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. L. P . Young (Dorothy Mirth, I ota), a son, Maxfield Lloyd, January 20, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nannings (Florence Boots, I ota), a so n, Richard Kent , May 16, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schultz (Mary Katherine Hines, Iota), a daughter, Mary Ann, June 20, 1939. To Mr. a nd Mrs. William Hind (Margaret M ereness, I ota), a son, J ames Harold , July 1, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Sam Huebner ( Ruby Graeber, Iota), twin so ns, J ay Stanley and Ray Everett, July 10, 1939. To Dr. and Mrs. C. R. T ow nsend (Ruth Bell , I ota), t win so n and da ughter, Charles Rees III and Carol Lee, August 8, 1939 . To Mr. and Mrs . H oward M . Gray (Evelyn Heintz, Iota) , a daughter, Monzelle Gray, August 10, 1939. T o Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gardner (L ouise M cConnaughey, I ota) a daughter, Mary Margaret, September 22, 1939.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Copies of THE ANCHOR lost through failure to report change of address to the national editor cannot be repl~ced . Changes must be received at least two weeks before the issues are mailed- October 1, December 1, March 1, and June 1. Send to: Mrs. Justin G. Doyle Peekskill Military Academy Peekskill, New York

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