1939 June ANCHOR by Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority

1\LPHA SIGMA TAU

JUNE ... 1939 VOL. XIV ... NO. 4

THE

ANC~iOR JUNE VOL . XIV

Seventh National Convention

Au gust 23-25

1 939 . NO . .4

CONTENTS Pag e

Entered as seco nd c lass ma tte r November 25 , 193 7, at th e post offi ce a t M en asha, \路Viscon sin, un de r th e Act of Augus t 24, 19 12. THE A NCH OR of Alpha Si gma T au is pu bli s hed during the month s of Octobe r, D ecembe r, March, a nd Jun e. Subsc ription price $2.00 per year. Publica路 tion office, Geor ge B a nta Publi shin g Co., 450-454 Ahn a ip St. , M enasha, Wi s. Editoria l office: Mrs. Justin G. Doyl e. P ee kskill Mi litary A cad emy, P ee kski ll , N.Y.

National Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Wh o's Who Among Students'' . . . . . . . . . . . .

Penland Weavers and Potters . . . . . . .

Co nserving Michiga n's Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . .

Audrey DeWitt

Under the Stars

Smiles

The Chapel in the Hills . . . ... .

Poet's Page . .. ... .. . ... .... . .

With Other Sororities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collegiate Chapter Jews .. . .......... 路. .. . .

Alu mnre Chapter News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collegiate R oll 1938-1939 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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• National Convention

Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority August 23-25, 1939

Hotel Chase St. Louis, Missouri Convention Chai rman, Lois Hoynck 4139 Margaretta, St. Louis

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THE ANCHOR OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU National Conventions HE the Seventh National Convention of Alpha Sigma Tau orority convenes in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 23, three years will have elapsed since the Pittsburgh conclave. It was at this last meeting that the triennial program was adopted, the meetings having been biennial prior to this time. Once again Alpha Sigma Taus from every chapter will meet with each other to renew old friendships and to make new ones. Reports will be heard; chapter problems will be taken up ; national business considered; new measures adopted ; new officers elected; there will be dinners, trips and addresses. To those of us who have been with the sorority in official capacity for many years and who have attended previous conventions, this program is

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not new. It mean s a lot of hard work. However, each conclave present different problems, introduces new ideas for soro rity improvement, and brings heartening reports of progress in the chapters. After each succe sive convention there is noticed an ever-growing feeling of national unity and a

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Courtesy St.

PAVILIO

L o ~<is

Chamb er of Com merce

FOREST PARK, ST. LOUIS

tremendous purt in sorority spirit. Such have been our gathering . But why be national ? Why have conventions? On the surface, local and national organizations " look alike." They have houses, Greek names, give parties and make themselves known on the campus in a hundred different ways. But, when locals are in trouble, or when their enthusiasm wanes, they have no one to whom to turn except the alumnre of their individual institutions. Should help not be forthcoming from them, such groups readily and easily become inactive. On the other hand , national always comes to the aid of its chapters regardless of the nature of the difficulties. It gives them the benefit of the experiences of many chapters who have faced similar situation ; it gives encouragement and guidance. It even helps financially, if necessary. Alumnae of all chapters, not just those of one, are ready to lend assistance. Supervision, such as is given by national, is exceedingly beneficial to the efficiency of every chapter's management of business and social matters; and, it helps chapters maintain the standards and ideals of the sorority of which they are a part. Alpha Sigma Tau, as a national organization, needs national conventions. They are as essential to a smoothly-operating sorority as are national inspections and national publications. They are the most efficient and economical way of solving the general as well as individual problems of the collegiate and alumnre chapters. They arc the only way whereby national legislation can be thoroughly weighed before adoption. We need them because they help us to realize our " nationali m"; they remind us that we are all sisters striving toward the same ultimate ends. We need them because they give us opportunities to enlarge our soro rity contacts- to meet others who stand for the same things we do. Thi makes for better cooperation and understanding among those who work 路 together. Conventions afford every chapter the opportunity of learning from it sister chapters new and varied ways of making sorority life more interesting and worthwhile for every Alpha igma Tau. nd Ia tly, convention are fun! M RY Lo I E D YLE, Th eta 路~ 7

A FEW CONVENTION DELEGATES Top row, left to right: Marguerite Costello, Zeta Tau; Burn ice Cann, Iota; Virginia orfolkBailey, Bluefield alumnre. Cent er: Ann Rees, Delta; Harriett Branch, Portsmouth alumnre; Sue Perry, Omicron . Oval: Mary Walton, Lansing. Bottom: Jean Dykens, Zeta; Kay Lorenz, Nu; Kathleen Kelchner, Rho .

General Information Hotel Accommodations HE Chase Hotel, perfectly situated overlooking Forest Park in surroundings that are beautiful , quiet and refre bing, will be our convention headquarters. The following hotel rates have been quoted by the management:

Two people in one doubl e bed (Second and third fl oors) .. . . .... $4.00 ($2.00 per person ) Twin beds (Upper flo ors) .... . ...... . ... .. ... . ... . ... . ... $5.00 ($2.5 0 per person ) Four people in two roo m suite ... .. .................. .. .... . $8.00 ($2.00 per person ) T hree people in one roo m (1 double bed and cot) .. . .... . . . $6.00 ($2.00 per person ) One person in single room ... . ... ... .. . . . . . ...... . . .. . ... . .... .. ... . ..... . . . . $3.00

Every room has private bath and circulating ice water. Co nvention Program

Council M eetings Monday- August 21- Meeting of National Board . Tuesday forenoon- August 22- Meeting of National Board Tuesday afternoon- August 22- Meeting of Alumnre Representatives 9:00-10:00 10 :00-11:00

11 :00- 1:00 1:00- 3:00 4:00- 6:30 6:30- 8:3 0 8:3 0-11 :30

W ednesday- August 23, 1939 R egistration Fo rmal Opening Devotional Greeting Speech by Dr. Reese, fac ulty member of Harris T eachers College F ree period for luncheon Business Meeting Tour of City Free period for di nner Carnival Party

Thursday-August 24, 1939 9 :30-10 :3 0 Business Meeting 10: 30-11: 30 Address by Miss Brossard, Dean of Women, Harris T.C . 11: 30- 1:00 Free period for luncheon 1:00- 2: 00 Meeting of Alumncc Delegates 2 :00- 4:30 Busin ess Meeting 6: 00- 7:45 Banquet Welcome- Miss Edith Glatfelter, sponsor of Pi chapter Response-District Pre ident Awards 8 :00 Board buses for Opera 8 :15 M unicipal Opera T heatre: ' Victoria and Her Hu sar ''

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9: 00-10 :30 10:30-11:30 12:00- 1:30 1:303 :003 :304:30-

3: 00 3 :30 4 :3 0 5:00

Friday- August 25, 1939 Collegiate Chapter Delegate Meeting Business Meeting Election of officers District luncheons The four districts will meet separately for lun cheon Final business meeting Formal Initiation Farewell Tea Meeting of National Council

Round Trip Rate and Pullman Fares to St. Loui s From Standard ( Pullman ) i" Ann Arbor, Mich . . ... ... . . ....... . . $28.50 Athens, W.Va. . ........ . . . .. . ..... . Buffalo, T.Y. . . ................... . 43.10 Cambridge, Kan . . . ... . ........ .... . 22.70 Columbus, Ohio ... ............ . ... . 25 .70 Conway, Ark. . ..... . .... ... ... . .. . 17.15 Denver, Colo. . ... . .. .. .. . . . .. . .. . . 41.00 Detroit, Mich. . .. ..... ....... .... . . 26.90 Durant, Okla. . . . ...... . .......... . 2 5.3 0 Emporia, Kan .... ... .. . .. . .. .. . ... . 17.60 Farmville, Va. . .. . . ... .. .... . .. ... . 51.90 Fli nt, Mich. . .. . . . .... . ..... .. . . .. . 30.80 Ford City, Pa. . . ...... . . ..... .. ... . 39 .60 Greeley, Colo. . .. . ...... . .. . . . . . . . . 41.30 Henderson , Colo. . . . .. ... . ......... . 41.70 Highland Park, Mich. . .. . . . . .. ... . . . 26.90 Hutchinson, Kan. . ... .... . ..... . . . . 22.35 Indiana, Pa. . . .. ..... ... .... .... . . . 41.40 J ohnstown , Pa. . .... ..... . . ...... . . 41.70 Kent, Ohio . ........ . . ... ... ..... . . 32.60 Little Rock, Ark . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . 15 .75 Lock Haven, Pa. . ... . .. . ..... .. . . . . 48.10 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. . . . .. . ......... . 31.34 Norwood, Pa . . ... . ... . . .... . . . ... . . 58.10 Oxford , Ohio .. . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 21.00 Peekskill , N.Y ...... ... .. .. ..... . . . . 66.00 Portsmouth, Va. . .... .. .. . ... . .... . 59.30 Ridley Park, Pa. . ... . .. . ... . .... .. . 58.10 Wauwatosa, Wis . .. .. .. ... ... . . ... . . 17.2 5 Williamsport, Pa. . . ............. . . . 51.80 Ypsilanti, Mich .. ... .. .......... . .. . 26.90

Lowe1' B erth*

$3 .80 5.25 4.50 3.15 3.00 7.10 3. 15. 2.90 4.50 5.50 3. 15 4.50 7.10 7.10 4.25 4.5 0 4.50 5.25 3.95 2.90 4.85 3. 50 7.10 3. 15 7.65 7.10 7.10 2.65 6.3 0 3.15

* Pullman fares are approximate. t Since railroad fares were changed t he last of April , it has bee n im possible in so me cases to obtain accurate information concerning August pri ces. Delega tes should check with local agents before sending in registration blanks.

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Convention Costs Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 75 Carnival party . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00 Tour of city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 District luncheon .... ... . . . 1.15 Convention Comm ittees Convention Chairman ........ .. ... .. ........ . .. . .. .. Lois Haynck Carnival Party . ... .. ......... ....... ....... . .... El izabeth Wilson Muni cipal Opera ..... .. .. . .. ....... . .. .. ............. Ruth Priebe Banquet .. . .. ....... ... . ... .. . . . . . ...... . ... . ... . Virginia Herron Regi stration ..... . ............... . . .............. F~~~a~~C~r::{ Program . . .. ... ...... . ... . ... .. . . ......... . .... . ..... Janis Dale Publicity ........... .. . . . .... .... . . ....... .. .. Alberta iedergerke Exhibits . .... . . .... . .... . . . .... . . .. .......... . ... Maxine Stevens Tour of City . .... . ... ... . .......... . .... . .. . ... Janice Wrausmann Transportation ..... .... .. .... .. . . . ........ . ... . .. .. Lois Wamhoff Printing . ... ........ ..... .. ... .. . .... .... . .. ... . .. Helen Chlanda Farewell Tea . . .. . . . .. ......... . .... . . ..... ...... ..... Lillian Vogt Flowers . .. ... . ... . .. .. ... . . ......... . ............. Virginia Ruby Music ...... .. .. .... . . ... ..... . . . ..... . . . .... . .. . . Marie Morlan Acknowledgmen t for service rendered by Harris W. H erron. St. Louis cuts for THE A CHOR obtain ed through the courtesy of the St. Louis Chamber of Co mmerce.

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J EFFERSON MEMORIAL IN FOREST PARK , WHI CH HOU E THE LINDB E RGH TROPHTES

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"Who's Who Among Students"

OR was brought to the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority again when Frances Cole, Upsilon, and LeNoir Hubbard, Zeta Tau, were elected to " Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Besides being editor of Upsilon chapter, and an active Alpha Tau, Frances is a fellow, the highest of three ranks, in Phi Sigma Ph i, honorary science fraternity. During her junior year she was president of the Methodist young people on her campus. This year she was elected to represent all sororities on the Student Interest Committee, the student council of Teachers College. She was secretary of the Ch ildhood Education Club for the fall semester of 1938. A senior this year, Frances received her B.S.E. degree May 22 , 1939 . Her major was primary education, but she has a keen interest in physical and biological sciences. She was laboratory instructor for a general chemistry class. She often says that she wishes that she had majored in physical science. Frances is an ardent admirer of New Mexico. She has often vi sited there. She spent August, 1938, there visiting her aunt, and leaves June 1 for a two weeks visit there. She has traveled extensively in that state, and has visited Carlsbad Cavern three times. Le oir, our Zeta Tau sister, belongs to almost every honorary society on the Farmville campus. She has been on Student Standard s, is a former Alpha Sigma Tau chapter editor, and is editor of the college newspaper. It is regretted that as this goes to press more has not been learned about her activities and interests.

FRANCES COLE

LE NOIR HUBBARD

Top, left: At the Potter's Wheel. Right: The Edward F . \Vor t Craft House. Bottom, left: tudents exhibit of metal work . Right: Lucy Morga n Beta .

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Penland Weavers and Potters

ITUATED high in the Blue Ridge mountains of Western ortb Carolina, the little community of Penland will become in a few weeks a scene of buzzing activity and excitement. The Penland School of Handicrafts celebrates its tenth anniversary with two whole months devoted to the teaching of handicrafts and with a special anniversary celebration on August 17. In the past ten years, this school has attracted crafts-lovin g people from all over the United States and from as far away as Alaska. It i the outgrowth of a pr'"~ject which was started sixteen years ago by Lucy Morgan, a Beta member of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and a graduate of Central Michigan Teachers College, purely as a community handi craft organization. Having previously been connected with the Appalachian School for children , Miss Morgan sensed the need of an outlet for some kind of expression among the adults of the community. Imbued with thi s high purpose, she started in 1923 on a very small scale a hand weavin g organization, designed to revive and perpetuate the native arts and crafts and to provide through them a better means of livelihood for the people in the Penland community. The way was sometimes rough and many were the pitfalls, but the work grew little by little until one day it reached a place where it had a definite transforming influence on the lives of the Penland women. Living conditions were improved, children educated , medical and surgical attention given, and standards of living in general raised. Ever seeking the best for her weavers, Lucy Morgan contacted one of the country's foremost authorities on hand weaving, Edward F . Worst of Chicago, who was so impressed with her work that in 1929, he offered to come to Penland to instruct her women in more advanced types of weaves than they had hitherto known. The next year, he came again and this time neighborin g craft centers were invited to send students to study with him. Then, the world heard of hi s classes at Penland and since that time, literally hundreds of students representing three-fourths of the states in the Union and many different professions have found their way to Penland 's far away mountain top to take the courses offered there. Neither living nor class room facilities were adequate to take care of the great influx of people who were asking every year in increasing numbers to come. The students of the 1934 session, sensing the great need for larger quarters, started a building fund for the erection of The Edward F. Worst Crafts House which is now nearing completion , and the commodious quarters of which will house and teach from sixty to eighty people. The building has been erected bit by bit largely by voluntary contributions from Penland 's many friends and students. Other smaller buildings have since sprung up so that this summer as many as one hundred students are being planned for. Soon after hand weaving became established, metal work , pottery, and other crafts were added so that now students are offered a well-rounded program of instruction in almost any craft they desire. Second in importance to the weaving has been the metal work. It not only affords an

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opportunity to the men and boys of the Penland community to make thinas of worth and beauty to be sold through the organization but in the past few years it has attracted almost as many outsiders for purposes of instruction as has the weaving. A beautiful tenth anniversary announcement of the courses to be offered this summer is now off the press and will be sent to anyone upon request. BoNNIE WILLIS FoRD, Associate Director

Conserving Michigan's Flowers fr om " Wild fl ow ers of .Michigan"

LL about us in the springtime, a thousand green shoots are shoving through the cold earth . Some of them will have bright blossoms that will attract our attention. Others, we will pass by without a glance. But all have a definite purpose in our plan of living. Trees and plants are nature 's guardians of the soil. They entwine their roots in a mat that holds down the earth and soaks up the rain as it falls. As plants and the leaves of trees live and die, they make a layer of top-soil called humus, so thin that only an inch is added in several hundred years. Many years ago , our country was covered with vegetation, so rich and abundant that pioneers had to travel by rivers and lakes, or on trails made by the Indians. Now, after three hundred years, floods and dust storms occur almost every year, because the forests and vegetation have been used or destroyed. The fertile soil has gone down the rivers, leaving bare and creviced fields wherever the protecting plants were gone. Aside from their duties of protecting the earth and providing food , the flowers of plants everywhere have added much to our lives with their beauty and fragrance . Seldom is there a person who does not thrill to see the first spring blossom, peeping through wet brown leaves. Cities and states know that flowers attract people and have set aside wooded places as flower parks, or sanctuaries, where they may be seen and enjoyed. Laws have been made to protect the flowers that add interest and colored beauty to woodlands and hill s. At least a half century ago, states cho e the mistletoe, the lady Iipper and the Indian moccasin as official flowers to repre ent them in exhibit at the World 's Fair. Jow, Michigan too, is officially intere ted in its wild-

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flowers, its shrubs and its trees for their beauty,路 and hopes that it is not too late to preserve those which are rapidly disappearing. Why Flow a s ATe Vanishing

For many years, there has been a continuous flow of famili es movin g into Michigan. They have chopped down the trees and cleared the land for their homes and crops. Any wooded spots left have been used for grazing cattle and sheep. As more and more land was needed , swamps and marshes, where orchids grow, and wild ducks and geese nest have been rapidly drained. ' Following close on the heels of the great lumbering business, came forest fires so large and devouring that even people could not escape

" Prot ecting Plants Are Gone"

them and town s were burned. Michigan did not have equipmen t or know how to fight them as it does today and many of these fires burned with such fury that even the soil was destroyed and we now speak of some of this land as our northern "sand plains." As an easy method of destroying dead grass and brush , it has been the practice to set fires along the roads and fences and in swales. Often this is done too late in the spring, burning nests and eggs of birds and the roots of many young and tender plants of the early wild flowers like hepatica, wood anemone and the violet. We know now , that usually more damage than good is done by setting fire to grass and brush in the spring and fall. Large patches of wildflowers have been dug to sell in nurseries and on roadside stands, often without the permission of the owner. Woods whose floors have been pink and white with blossoms are now bare, and roadsides once white with flowering dogwood must depend upon some common weed for color. There are few who do not enjoy picking wildflowers. Probably, it is an instinct to possess objects we value, but those things which are given us by nature and are ours for the taking, too often are used carelessly and with no thought for the future. How many times have we seen boys

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and girls unable to leave a patch of flowers until they have taken every single blossom? It just hasn't occurred to them that in another year they will go back expecting to see the same patch of flowers. But they had forgotten to leave blossoms to produce seed. The tiny fragrant trailing arbutus has found a ready market in the northern part of the state, among visitors and motorists. Those who pick it to sell , never think to use a knife or pair of shears and the vine will not break easily in the hand, so it is pulled up by the root; the waxy leaves are stripped off and the bare, forlorn blossoms are sold in a solid packed mass. A sprig of arbutus clipped from the creeping stem is far more beautiful than a bouquet. Fewer flowers would be taken and the plants would be left to supply seed and another " crop" of blossoms the following year. Wildflower gardens are now becoming popular and create a demand for wild plants. In one Michigan county, the birdsfoot violet grow abundantly in sandy soil. Here, entire truck loads of these little flowers with their lacey leaves have been dug up, boxed and sold on a large city market. People bought them quickly, only to be di sappointed when they tried to transplant them in their gardens. The little violets will not live unless a large amount of soil from their native home is taken with them and other conditions are also the same. To supply the demand for violets, trillium and other flowers , many flori sts now have them to sell. But it is not the person who understands how to raise plants and flowers who is destroying them by the thousands, but the peddler, who is only interested in getting something for nothing and turning it into money and cares not at all whether the plants live. Every year, more and more property owners are complaining about plants, ferns, shrubs and trees being stolen from their land. Michigan Laws Michigan has one law which protect plants and hrubs. It is called Act 124, Public Acts 1933, and states than no person hall di sturb or remove any Chri stmas trees, evergreen boughs, other wild trees , hrubs, or vines, without first obtaining written permission from the property owner. This law carries a fine of from $25 to $500 or a jail sentence up to three months. Plants Now Protected . To make our roadsides more beautiful , the State Highway Department has placed signs along the highways telling people that trees and shrubs are protected. Some of Michigan's highways are bordered with shining silver birches, flowering shrubs and rich green pines. Flowers are protected in all of Michigan's fifty- six parks in order that every vi sitor may enjoy them, and signs are put up in all the parks. This means that for every thousand acres in the state, there is only one acre of land where flowers are protected. Outdoor Etiquette

Everybody likes to go on a vacation in the summer to th wood and lakes where they can fi sh, hike and swim. Be ide it park , Iichiaan has twelve state forest in which there are special places to camp. I~ny

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families who like to get away from the crowded parks go to these forests. Counties and cities also have set aside small pretty places to vacation, but have very little money to take care of them. Except for a few inspections during the summer, the visitors are expected to keep the camping sites clean. But too many times, equipment is stolen or broken , and the camping grounds littered with garbage. The modern housewife wouldn 't dream of throwing potato peelings in her own fro nt yard , but out in the woods, manners and habits strangely change. If we could have as good manners and habi ts out-of-doors as we have at home, our state could be proud of its many beautiful camping places. Peeling birch tree bark, leaving camp fires burning or carelessly put out, marking or mutilating signs put up for our benefit, destroying equipment, uprooting plants and tearing branches are just a few of the bad manners to be seen out-of-doors. AUDREY SHAW DEWITT ,

Alpha

Audrey Shaw De Witt leaving Ypsilanti in 1929 , Audrey taught for two years. T hen, nAFTER wishing something to do during the summer months, she applied for a temporary position in the Michigan Department of Conservation. A secretarial position was open in the Education Division, a rather new division at that time, and Audrey liked the vari ety of wo rk so well that she gave up teaching. The position which she now holds was like Topsy- it just " growed!" Someone was needed to do public relations work with wo men 's clubs and schools and so, for the past five years, it has been her task to wo rk with and assist women's groups in conservation programs and projects and to present talks, illustrated with motion pictures, covering such subjects as the wildlife of Michigan, birds, wildflowers, fishing, fo rest fire fighting, refo restation and M ichigan's scenic features. Shortly after taking over this work, Audrey wrote a conservation handbook to answer the man y requests from women's organizations for program and project suggestions. Apparently there was a real need for such material because requests for it came from aH over the United AUDREY SHAW DEWITT States includin g requests from uniAlpha versities and colleges.

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Since 1934, annual conferences for women 's clubs have been conducted in Michigan. Men who are authorities on their subjects talk on these programs on all phases of conservation from geology to aame management. As a part of the conference program, delegates are taken on trips to various parts of the state to inspect fish hatcheries, forest nurseries, game refuges and forests. An average of 200 women from all parts of the state come to these annual conferences. (Other state de. partments of conservation are now planning similar event . ) Statewide contests sponsored by state organizations of women have included grand trips as prizes. One year the winners of a p oster- slogan contest were given a trip to I sle Royale, that very beautiful island in Lake Superior which has ince become a national park. Working with the clubs in carrying out these contests, Audrey has been fortunate to be included with those taking the trips. Recently additional duties a office assistant to the Divi ion Chief have come to Audrey . They work very' clo ely with the schools, distributing conservation literature, sending out exhibit , loaning motion picture films, and mo t important of all , they are now plannin g a new text or bulletin to be used by Michigan schools in teaching conservation. Thi is being done in cooperaion with the state department of public instruction. They also cooperate with several teachers' colleges in conducting summer school courses in headquarters in one of the northern state forests. "It has been and is strenuous work. An eight-hour day at the office is often followed by an eighty mile trip at night for a speaking engagement, returning home at midnight or after. But I love it. If sometimes the ' going' is hard and the hours irregular, I have been more than compensated by the opportunity I have had to see thi s grand state and to meet many fine and interes ting people," said Audrey when asked about her work.

Under the Stars

LITTLE more than twenty years ago Am erica was engaged in a war that was thought to end all wars and to estabEsh democracy for the entire world. On July fourth of that year , President Wilson asked for a ma s demonstration of the loyalty of those Americans路 who were foreign born. In St. Louis this demonstration took the .form o f a pageant. Between two giant oak trees in Forest Park, on the banks of the River des Peres was presented thi s pageant to an audience of 1,700 patriots that filled the nature-made hillside bowl facing the river banks. These patriots were reaffirming their pledge of loyalty to the United tates and here was the very beginning of the beginnings of the famous world renown Municipal Opera. In times of peace the people thought it could be made the common ground or focal point of the Spirit of St. Louis. Hence the Municipal Opera came into being a " War's gift to peace. " St. Louis, from the very days of its foundin a, ha been characterized by its love for music which comes from the rich French backaround. By 1914, theatre and music had been brought together in a mo t specta ular way to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the foundin a o f t. Louis

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MUNICIPAL OPERA, ST. LOUIS

by means of another pageant held in the same place between the two great oaks. From this civic entertainment was left a surplus which served to inspire the financial plan of the Municipal Opera. After the summer of 1915, the city of St. Louis and the Advertising Club of St. Louis cooperated in concreting the hillside, thus making a floor for this star roofed theatre. A small group of civic leaders went about to the courts, procuring a decree which as a Municipal Opera charter would bar all profit and provide that any possible surplus over the expenditures of one season must be used in improvements to the theatre or in better productions in the season which might follow. It was a startlingly new idea in the theatre of the world. From the time of the Greek theatres on up through the ages a rich citizen, the government, a guild , or a patron saint was anxious of the honor to finance the theatre. And since the days of Elizabeth it has been operated for profit. But it is in this respect that the Municipal Opera is unique. No subsidies! No patron saint ! No profit! And no other purpose than to gladden the hearts of the people. Today the Municipal Opera fame has spread throughout the world and visitors come thousands of miles to witness this glam orous spectacle un der the summer stars. The opera season runs from the first week in June until the last week in August- twelve weeks of musical entertainment filled with melody, gaiety and romance, featuring a glittering host of the world 's finest singers dancers and comedians selected from international stage screen and radio . It has produced up to this time about 22 0 weeks of summer entertainment for St. Louisans and their friends. Among these productions include grand opera, light opera, comic opera, operetta and musical romances, American premieres, world premieres. The Municipal Opera repertoire includes uch operas as Rudolph Friml's " Firefly," Victor Herbert ' '' Babette, ' me-

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tana 's " Bartered Bride," and a host of others that have become great favorites with the opera goers. During the week of the Alpha Sigma Tau convention we will have the pleasure of hearing an American premiere " Victoria 路and Her Hussar. " It was a great triumph in London, Berlin, and Vienna. Paul Abraham , a noted Hungarian composer, has written the very musical captivating score. The opera boasts of a fifty piece orchestra composed of members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and that alone is very enjoyable. Also the singing and dancing chorus i composed of St. Louis talent exclusively. Each year new improvements are being made and this year new pergolas are being built to shelter the spectators from rains which unfortunately hinder the performances once in a great while. The theatre has a capacity for seating about 13,000 people at popular prices and is equipped with every resource that art and science can provide. This equipment includes such things as the revolving stage that facilitates and quickens scenery changes, the unrivalled excellence of the sound amplifying device which carries every note of music- every spoken word to the utmost reaches of the theatre. But most of all , we respect the brilliant record of the accomplishment which has made Municipal Opera the foremost organization for the production of musical entertainment in America. The St. Louis Alpha Sigs are looking forward to the opportunity of baring the joy of this glamorous spectacle with our other sorority sisters and we can assure you that you too will say it is " Alone in its greatness." R un-r PRIE BE, Pi

Smiles

AVE you ever noted the different meanings which may be conveyed by a mere smile? Some people smile as though it hurts them; when some others smile it hurts you. There is the professional smile of a saleslady who would like to sell you a twenty-dollar dress for ten , and the pious smile that doesn ' t at ll;ll approve of you , the supercilious smile that knows better but will not argue with you , the malicious smile that is glad you got what you deserved, the smile feminine that goes to a man 's bead like a glass of champagne, the smile gastronomic that comes with Roquefort and coffee, the smile minatory that is like a rattle to warn you the nake is going to strike, the complacent smile that is worn by a person who thinks he has been particularly clever, the smile of friendlines which seems to gladden the day and make the burdens of life seem easier to carry, and the smile of unfriendliness which makes you blue and downhearted . I sn't it curious how many meanings can be conveyed by a twisting of the mouth-line? " The best smile of all is that of an unbeautiful face. Th e smile of a beauty seems, somehow, to be affected , but the smile of a homely person is a triumph of sheer good nature . The best recipe for charm, if not beauty, is not any kind of facial ma_sage, or lotion, cream or powder, but it is to let a strona unselfi h heart hine through whatever kind of front window God has gi en you. CoRRI E GAT E R Eta . ll11111n tc

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The Chapel in the Hills

ES!LED at the foot of Mt. Meeker and Long's Peak, harmonizin g w1th the rustic surroundings of the Colorado Rockies, blending with the beauty that only nature in all her glory can produce, stands the beautiful Chapel of Saint Catherine. Perhaps, it would be more fitting to say that this beautiful chapel grows rather than stands on the huge granite rock that is its foundation . A rock that was rolled into place by the upheaval of the earth and saw the years pass onward lon g before the first white man ventured up the canyon toward what is now known as Estes Park, Colorado. Now the canyon is the roadbed of a modern highway and is known as the South Saint Vrain Canyon; now man speeds alon g thi s windin g pavement and gives but little thought to the beauty of the autumn gold and crimson and orange that covers the hill sides; now man stops to rest beside the gigantic granite boulder, to climb the steps to the chapel on top and to worship. To worship in the chapel in the hills. Saint Catherine's Chapel at the Camp Saint Malo for Boys, between Allenspark and Estes Park, Colorado, is the most unique Catholic Church in the West. It is built of native granite rock and follows the Gothic style of architecture. The interior of the chapel is fini shed in stone, as is the exterior, with heavy ceiling beams of stained wood. The furniture, too, is of wood and is elaborately carved. The altar, which stands in all its grandeur at the front of the chapel, is in the liturgical style that is extremely popular in the new churches. A reel drapery hangs in back of the carved wood altar and form s a crimson background for the tall baldachin and magnificent crucifix which are so necessary to the Catholic Religion. The four stained glass windows, two of which are in the wall on either side of the altar and two at the rear of the building, were executed in the world famous stained glass studio in Munich, Germany. The Chapel of Saint Catherine was cleclicatecl on June 7, 1936, and is fast becoming one of the famou s chapels in America. The first three weeks after its dedication twenty-five hundred visitors from every state in the Union registered in the huge leather bound book that is always open and ready for signatures. In the summer of 193 7 over thirty thousand visitors from the United States, Mexico , Canada, Germany, Scotland , France, and England signed the regi ster. Think of it, over thirty thousand people have stood in that chapel on the rock and bowed their heads in reverent silence while their souls absorbed the holiness and peace that surrounded them. Thirty thousand people opened the heavy wooden door with its wrought iron hinges and stepped over the threshold into the quiet solitude of religious worship. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Malo of Denver, Colorado, built the Chapel of Saint Catherine as a gift to Camp Saint Malo for Boys. This camp, al so built by Mr. and Mrs. Malo at the cost of over $60,000, was a gift to the Cathedral Parish of Denver for the use of the choir and sanctuary boys. Monsignor McMenamin is in charge of the camp, which is open only during the summer months. Not only do the choir and sane-

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tuary boys of the Cathedral Parish enjoy the use of the camp but it is open to any other boy who wishes to spend his vacation there. In the center of the Camp Saint Malo stood an enormous granite rock and, as it was adjacent to the paved road which ran through the camp, Mr. and Mrs. Malo decided that there they would build a chapel dedicated to Mrs. J. K. Mullen, the mother of Mrs. Malo. J. B. Benedict, a noted Denver architect, designed and supervised the building of the twenty-five thousand dollar chapel. It was originally planned so that one hundred and

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fifty people could be seated during the services which are held regularly during the summer but, because of the shape of the foundation rock, space was at a premium and the chapel seats only about one hundred persons. Mr. Benedict designed the chapel so that it would harmonize with its surroundings and at the same time would suggest the appearance of the original San Malo Church in San Malo, France. The granite rocks, of which the edifice is built, blend perfectly with the rocks on the surrounding mountains. The roof and wooden cross on the peak of the tower seem to be a part of the neighboring mountains that are the homes of tall green pine trees. The Chapel of Saint Catherine grows out of its huge rock foundation at the foot of Mt. Meeker. The Chapel of Saint Catherine stands in all its glory amid the red, the gold, the orange, and the green of the hills while the lofty snowy sides of Long's Peak look down on it as if to say, "You are the Chapel in the Hills. " JuAN ITA E M ILY EMERICK, Nu

"Our li ves are songs, God writes the words And we set them to music at pleasure; And the song grows glad , or sweet or sad As we choose to fashion the measure."

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• SUNSET

DAYBREAK DESIRES

I'd love to paint a sunset With brush of vivid hu e, And picture all th e wo nders That it recalls to view.

Let me rise when th e starlight glitters, And dawn in her silver gray Comes gliding ever so lightly, Over the hills of day.

That handiwork of God, His masterpiece, each ni ght, I know I'll never copy In color half as bright.

Let me walk in the woods al mornin g When shadows mingle with the gold , And t he birds a re singing softl y Songs that are ever retold .

But as my days go hurryi ng, And life's sun set co mes at last, May that sun set then be colored With the glory of my past. BARBARA VOLLJI'IER, Pi AT THE CLOSE OF DAY I've But Not Not The

done nothing today stand and sta re looking down daring to loo k up long road ahead of me.

I've nothing to offer in return For the day You gave me. Forgive me dear Father, I'm ashamed to pray! stood still today. JoHNNY LYBROOK, Z eta Tau A verse A poem A book A volume Could not say the things My hea rt screa ms out When you stand still and Look at me.

Let me ·climb a hill at dawn Where a fragrant breeze light ly blows, And see the wondrous beauties Whi ch God on us bestows. HELEN CROFT, Pi

THE TEACHER PRAYS Dear Father, hear my morning prayer For each small child within my care, That each little face I see I find therein some trace of Thee That when my eyes run down the roll Of na mes, my heart may take its toll Of love for each, and learn the need Of each to give it heed . Let my accounting sheet be just And err toward right, if err it must. So may I be a child agai n, And learn of th ee to teac h. Amen . NANITA MAcD. BALCOM I AM A DAUGHTER OF THE STOR M I a m a daughter of the storm , And when the wind is high, My spirit mounts a thundercloud And sails across the sky.

A HYMN

When thunder-voices call to me, And lightning shows the way, When raindrops play a long my path How can my spirit stay ?

The untired sun from day to day Does his Creator's po wer display; And shows to ·those in every land The work of an Almighty Hand.

I do not feel the beating rain. I feel not cold or warmIt's just m y body standing thereMy soul is with the stor m.

JoHNNY L YBROOK, Zeta Tau.

CoRRINE GAINER, Eta Almmu:e

. JoANNA LocKE BARNES, Pi

• WITH OTHER SORORITIES • Kappa Alpha Theta has a new goal- a library in every chapter house. They have also published a booklet containing a we11 selected list of 500 books which should be in every Theta library. A Milwaukee alumnce chapter of Delta Omicron sponsored a moving picture for the scholarship fund. Sigma Sigma Sigma is inaugurating a new annual award to be made to the outstanding alumnce of the year. Chinese checkers seems to be the game of the year! Alpha Sigma Alpha publishes a newspaper at its conventions; delegates, visitors and councilors contribute the items. If you are a trailer traveler , you will enjoy a new cook book by Olive Hoover, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Lou Willson called Meals on Wheels .

The SatU?·day Letters of Dean Raymond E. Manchester of Kent State University are well known to Kent students. It is a pleasure to know that the first 115 letters have been printed in book form. Dean Manchester is the father of our national secretary. Mrs. Manchester is Eta's faculty adviser. A flower garden quilt was made by the Detroit City chapter of Pi Delta Theta. There's a "social " project! Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority claims to have been the first to organize a " men's auxiliary of a woman 's college sorority." Five husbands accompan ied their wives to the 193 7 convention and organized an auxiliary which it is planned to continue at future conclaves ! Kappa Delta's latest gift to the Crippled Children's Hospital at Richmond, Virginia is seven new go-cart chairs. Kappa Alpha Theta (again !) in Detroit started a lending toy library in Neighborhood House. Their 125 toys bring much joy each week to boys and girls from the poor neighbors surrounding the settlement. Beta Phi Alpha has a service award which is made by each chapter. The candidate is selected because of outstanding services to the university to the sorority, and to the chapter members. ' ·

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Pauline Collins, treasurer of our chapter was graduated at th e end of winter term . Because of her graduating and also as a shower for her marriage-to-be in June, she was honored with a pot-luck dinner M arch 23. A lovely gift was given her by her sorori ty sisters. The beginning of sp ring term brought spring rushing. Our first open house tea was held at our Patroness, M rs. B. Vanden Belt. Besides the active members Miss Isabella M cGuire, Alpha alumnre representati ve, was also present. T ea, small cookies and da inty sand wiches were served. The livi ngroo m was made spring-like with a basket of huge pussywillows. The open house of the week was at the apa rtment of one of our alumn re, M iss Clara Walker. Eve ry one was interested in th e elegant collection of records. No one watched the tim e and befo re we knew it t he a ftern oo n had passed. The rushing seaso n was brought to a close with a lovely brea kfast at the home of M rs. Ba tes, a n alumna. T he breakfast was served cafeteri a style. Small tables were set up in th e li ving room. A bo uquet of spring fl owers a dorn ed each table with name ca rds in green and yellow . Aiding M rs. Bates were several other alumnre. M iss McG uire attended the breakfast , too. After breakfast we were entertained by hunting penni es with whi ch we had our fortun e told and played several ga mes. Saturday evening, April 22 was our formal dance of the yea r. Wrist corsages were given to M rs. F lint, our faculty adviser , and to each act ive member. We were pleased to see so many of our alumnre back. The ballroom was fill ed with beautiful sp ring color . June and graduation will take one of our members, Ruth Goot. Our president, Betty Vanden Belt , is anticipating a trip across the ocean again this summer. Mrs. Flint is pla nn ing on attending a conven tion in L ondo n. Eglad , this summ er. Florence Bowers will be our representative at the conventi on.

Since last we wrote, the nu mber of Deltas has increased by eleven. Nine are freshmen who were pledged March 23; l wo are uppercl ass girls. We en te rtai ned th em a fter ribbo n-pledging in M rs. Gasslander's studio . T he room was ar ranged attractively for a buffet lu nch. Pledge duti es began immediately; it is such a wonderful experience fo r the members to have virt ua l serva nts for a week. The culmin ati ng experience was Black Friday on March 31. Amo ng other thin gs, th e pledged wo re thei r hair plaited into two braids, an emera ld ri bbo n on one; a gold ribbon on l!he other. On April 20, at our mont hl y professional meeting, M iss Farrell of the Business Education Department spoke to members and pledges on "Poise." T he month of May was a very busy one. On May 4, we had formal initiation fo r three of the new pledges. T he oth ers will join next October. T he alum nre homeco ming, sponso red by th e Delta girls, was May 6 at the College Inn Tea R oo m, here in Indiana . We :had lunch at 1 :30 with greetings fr om H elen Ga rey, our chapter president , and speeches b y Edi th Paul of the J ohnstow n alu mn;e, and Betty Weave r. In the after noon , th ose who wished played cards ; but most oi us enj oyed just chatting. We had a combi nation initiatio n an d senior-farewell party at Rustic Lodge, Saturday, May 13. We hiked out in th e aft ernoon and enjoyed ourselves in vari ous ways, fi nishing up with a waffle supper. Mari on Weave r is our onl y senior, but if we had mo re our gri ef woul d not be greater. One consolati on we have - she promises to come back often . We have had a wo nderful yea r together. Our sorority is outsta nding fo r its unity of friendship. If there were noth ing more ( but of co urse there is much more) we co uld feel we had atta ined our purpose.

L OUISE

SKELLENGE R

ELSIE ELLEN BERGER ,

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Fra nces J ane Mo untsier and H ope Walt have recently bee n pledged to Pi Omega Pi , nati onal honorary profe sional business fr aternity .

Top, l eft to right : Adelaide Dressler, past president of Zeta Tau; Frankie Byron, l\Iardi Gras Queen, Zeta Tau. Second row: Dena Rae Jones, Upsilon, A.T.C. debater. Third row: Mrs. Staehle, national president, Ruth Horton , and Mary :McDonough, Iotas; Zeta chapter. Botto路m : Sigma chapter.

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ZETA CHAPTER Zetas were very happy on April 17 because we pledged eight lovely girls to our gr oup. F ollowing th e service we had a li ttle inform al initiation, games and refreshments. It was not long until we installed our officers fo r 1939-40. Because it rained we held our would-b e wiener roast in our roo ms. Fou r days later in the same week we held fo rmal initia ti on for D orothy Sheasley, Loretta Pet rucci, H elen Beckenbaugh and Phyllis Aurand. A social hour and refreshments fo llowed. Little socials have become a favorite with our group. A small co mmittee plans each event, and we have had enough so that each girl has had her turn . One of these was a delightful ham and egg supper at E ula Glassner's grand mother's far m. May 10, we held our Panhellenic picnic. At t he end of the week our annu al alu mnre banquet was held at the Maso ni c T emple in Lock H aven . Our favo rs were especiall y ni ce th is year fo r they sui ted all the girls, unmarried and married. T hey were lovely boudoir lamps display ing our Alpha Sigma Ta u seal. The three so rorities and their guests spent the remainder of the evening dancing at the co untry club. The week-end of May 20, we had a delightful time at Miss Bottorf's cabin. With a beautiful cabin , a fi ne cabin , and nearby woods, not to mention t he company, we co uld not help but have one grand and glorious t ime. As a part of Commencement, we had a tea fo r t he graduating members a nd the ir parents.

ETA CHAPTER With the close of the college year 1938-39, the Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma T au feel that they have completed a very successful yea r. In add ition to t hei r social functions, the girls have entered in to many extracurricul ar affairs, and they believe that they have obtained thei r sha re of camp us honors. One of the fi rst victo ri es of .t:h e T a us last fall was the election of J ennie J ean White as H omeco ming Queen. Shortly after this th e play, "H ell Bent Fer H eaven" was presented by the University Thea ter, and th e onl y two co-eds in the cast were Tau pledges, Betty Leake, and Meg E ckhart. Throughout this entire year we have been well represented in the University Theater. In th e next production, Ma rty J ane Thomas played one of the

leading pa rts. The play was " Star Wagon." In the play "Stage Doo r," Meg Eckha rt and Betty Leake were cast again , and in the fo rthco min g prod uction of "Ou r Tow n," Betty Leake is carrying on the reputation she has established fo r herself and Alpha Sigma Tau. It is not only in the field of t he theater th at girls of Eta chapter have been active. Catheri ne E rvin has served as society editor for our school paper. Gretchan Cooke has been president of Cardinal Key, Wo man's National Ho norary Fraternity, and Dorothy Season has been vice-president of th e same organization. Among the class officers, t he Taus are also well rep resented. Pledge, F reddie Whi teside is vice-president of the F reshman Class; Ma rty J ane Thomas is vice-president of the Sophomore Degree Class. Roberta Petty is treasurer of the same class, and Do roth y Season is secretary of the same class. In addition to t his t he Taus won first place in both amateur and " Pop" contests. One of our nicest social fun ctions of the year was our traditional Parents' T ea held in the Lilac Gard en behin d th e so rori ty house. The tea this year was held on May 14. With the sprin g forma l, which was held on May 27, at th e Alcazar H otel in Cleveland , the Eta chapter concl uded their social activities for the year. R uTH B RADLEY

THETA CHAPTER At a candlelight ceremony in March J anet H ay, Berta H ooper, Mary Nutting, and Vicki Wolne were pldeged. A good, old Alpha Sigma T au custo m on the campus is to hold open house at the sorori ty apa rt men t befo re every big formal. Vinelle Clark was in charge of t he very successful affair before the A.W .S. formal. D r. Racy, prominent Detroit psychologist, spoke at a social meeting on how to adjust one's self to t he changing environment. Everyone enjoyed it immensely . D uring the Ea ter vacation, the actives gave a scavenger hun t with dancing and refr eshments at McKenzie Union in hono r of the pledges. Do roth y Lytle was in charge. The a nnu al scholarshi p bridge was a decided success this year. Under t he a:ble direction of Mary Purchase, it took place at Bedell's, a dow ntow n department store, on April 13. Little plants

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in novelty co ntainers were the table prizes. A large asso rt ment of door prizes went to lucky guests. F or Mothers' Day, we invited our mothers to our socia l meeting on May 9. Refreshm ents were served after a ve ry enjoyable va ri ety program. Marga ret Starenga did imitati ons of fa mous people, Vinelle Clark ~a n g " La Capinera," Ma ri an Schwalm did a lovely ballet interpretation of t he dying swa n, an d Barbara Co nk li n played the co nce rti na. We are all looking fo rward to June, for it holds many good ti mes fo r us; a dinn er dance, a week-end pa rty, a nd a graduatio n tea a re planned. L ORRAI NE

METTLER

IOTA CHAPTER The second semeste r has been a very active one fo r I ota chapter. February 11 we gave a Va lentin e party at t he chapter house. Our red balloo ns and Valent ine dance programs ca rri ed ou t t he idea of Valentin e's day. Candi ed hea rts were used for t he novelty dances. H ea rts with t he names of t he girls on t hem were used fo r t he favo r da nce. Our chapter housemother, Mrs. F ra nk Naso n, has been wit h t he I ota girls for tw o yea rs. T o show her our appreciation for her sweet loyalty and for t he ma ny kind favo rs she has done for us, we gave a dinner in her honor. Before the dinner, Ma ry M cDonough, president , presented Mother Nason with a n Alpha Sigma T au mother's pin. At our election of officers, M arch 30, we elected t he following girls fo r offi ces : president, Burnice Ca nn ; vicepresident, H elen H aney; secretary, Agnes Haslouer ; chaplain, E dith D out hit ; histori an, R osemary H aslouer ; rush captain H elen H aney; edi to r Allene K oc her. We feel that Alpha Sigma Ta u will fi nd another successful yea r with this fin e group of gi rl s as officers. I ota girls sw ung out at t he ann ual spring form al this yea r, April 22, at t he student uni on ballroom, with a dance ba nd from Wi chita, Kansas, furni shing th e music. T he th eme was "sta r dust." W e used blue and sil ver decorat ions in keeping with th e t heme. The dance programs were made of blue celluloid and sil ver stars. It was one of t he most successful and p rettiest form al we have given. M rs. Whitti ker (" Whitty"), our cook , has been wit h the I ota chapter ten yea r . We celeb rated the event with a dinn er dow ntow n and a line pa rty to t he show

"Dodge City ." T en sil ver do llars wrapped up in sepa rate packages represen ting the ten yea rs "Whitty" has been wi th u were given to her at t he dinner. In each pac kage t he name of the collegiate me mbers of th e yea rs represented were found. We have had fun toget her this year and to end the yea r's act ivities we gave a fa rewell picnic for t he girls who will not be wit h us next yea r. I ota girls hate to see t hese girls leave us beca use we have had so many wo nderful times together, but we are looking fo rwa rd to next yea r and to new prospect ive pledges. The girls who grad uated in June were Ma ry McDo nough, Ru t h D unlap, Caroline Summerfie ld, Sara h McCoy and Cat herin e Golden. ALLENE KocHER

LAMBDA CHAPTER Well , he re comes a resume of what Lambda has been do ing th e past few months. We now have t wo, charm ing new patrones es, Mrs. Westenburger and M iss T hompson. On Ma rch 1 Betty Cooling and Phyllis Fleming were initiated into membe rshi p. Afterwards t he actives ent ertained t hem at a delightful di nn er at t he Sanso m H ouse. We are very proud of our new sisters and fee l sure they will be a defi nite asset to our group. Along with "spring fever" ca me the r ushing pa rties which proved to be two ve ry interesting events. T he first was a "backwa rd part y" held at Gert rude H off's ho me in Roxbo rough. It was a novel idea and was a lot of fu n. T hen, a t heater pa rty at pict uresq ue Hedgerow in R ose Valley was a t horoughly enjoyab le evening for both actives and rushee . In Ap ril Em il y R eedy was pledged a nd by the time th is is printed we hope she will have become an active member. We are also expecting t o ini tiate at t he same time, our pledge from last semester, L illian Ga mble. P lans fo r our annual ho use party a re occupying our mi nds just now. Thi year we shall break a precedent and go to the Poconos instead of t he shore. T he week-end of May 20 is the date. That completes Lambda's news for th i time, so wi th best wi hes fo r a grand ummer vacation-"Au revoi r." ALICE K EELER '41

NU CHAPTER P ledge of N u chapter gave an attractive hou e dance for the a ti\'e membe~

THE ANCHOR Saturday evening, March 11. The "Shamrock" theme was carried out in the sorority colors of emerald and gold. Rushing for spring quarter was limited to one tea given at the chapter house with a set date and time given to each sorority. Our date was Sunday, April 2 from three to four o'clock . For refreshments we served hot chocolate with marshmallows. On top of the ma rshmallows was printed in green, A ~ T . Everyone commented on how nice they were. With the chocolate we had homemade nutbread sandwiches and mints. Winter and spring quarter pledges were presented to representatives of the other Greek organizations on Sunday, April 16. The tea was very well attended and seemed to be enjoyed by all those who came. Mrs. E. L. Wallace officiated at the tea table. She was assisted by Mrs. Sadie Ewald. Both are patronesses of the chapter. In the receiving line were: Gene Clark, president; Mrs. C. 0. Jackson , housemother, Lois Armeling, Ka y Hart, Florence Bloom , Dorothy Livingston , Marjorie Fuller, Madelyn Bucher, Shirley Goodman and Marianne Lamberty. Nu chapter sparkled Saturday evening, May 2 7, at our annual rose formal dance given at the faculty club. As representative Greeks came through a white lattice ga rden gate to the dan ce flo or, they were given lovely roses by Gene Clark a nd Kay Lorenz, old and new presidents. Really, it was one of the nicest social affairs of the spring season! A tea was given Sunday, May 28, 1939, in honor of all graduating Greeks at th e hom e of one of their patronesses, Mrs. E. L. Wallace. The invitat ions were in the form of diplomas tied with go ld and pu rple, school colors. During the afternoon there were a number of musical numbers, consisting of qua rtet numbers, piano solos and vocal solos. We are fortunate in that we are only losing one girl this yea r. Fae Murphy will graduate in June. GENE CLARK

HO NORS

Nu chapter was honored when Kay Lorenz, president, was chosen as a representative student of Colorado State College of Education to attend a meeting of th e Curriculum Committee at which Dr. H a rold Rugg, Co lumbia Uni versity, ew York, New York, was guest speaker.

OMICRON CHAPTER The Omicron girls were entertained with a Chinese Checker party by the patronesses, Mrs. S. Bradley and Mrs. H. A. Me eer at th e home of Mrs. McNeer. We enj oyed the party very mu ch a nd also the " party plate." On March 19 the foll owing girls were initiated into Alpha Sigma Tau: Elizabeth Belchee, Betty Gar rett Cox , Althea Culler, Dona J ean Harvey, Char mie J ohnston , Elouise Kan ode, Gladys Keith , Elizabeth Linkous, Rebecca Perry and H elen Ta te. Again on May 3 another initia ti on was held at which time Irma P ais became an acti ve member. The Grand Climax of Omicron activ ities ca me on May 5 with the a nnual spring formal. It was held at the Bluefield Country Clu b with the Co ncord Commanders playing. Key rings with charms were given to each of the boys. Margaret Martin , Louise French and Edith House (pledge) had leadin g parts in the commencement play given May 30.

Mrs. Irene French H arris did not return to school second semester. She is keeping house at H arm on, Virginia. Edith Elliot received a bid to Kappa Delta Pi , nationa l education fraternity. Girls leav ing us this year but who we hope will co me back to see us often are: Dorothy Klingensmith , Eli zabeth T . Morgan, Marcella Whitl ock, E lizabeth Shelton Henrietta Ma hood , Sara Ann Dower, Ann Blevins, E liza beth Belchee and Beulah Stone.

PI CHAPTER March 4: Second rush party held at Bevo Mill. It was a gay Mardi Gras party with ball oons, boo ths, fortune telling, and most im portant a qu een with tw o atte ndants and a hera ld. It was ve ry bea utiful and festive. March 6: Nine wonderÂŁ ul pledges. The old pl edges gave us a supper meeting. The food was won derful. March 7 : Ribbon pledging. March 10 : For mal pledging. It was solemn and lovely. Marc h 22: Supper meeting at the home of Anita Barr. Here we made plans for our second annual bridge party to be held at the Forest P ark Hotel , May 3. April 5: R eg ul ar meeti na held at school. H ere we discussed ideas and plans for our seventh ann ual boat dance.

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It is to be June 28, on the steamer, President. April 19: Supper meeting at Verna Brockrieten's. Final plans for the bridge were made. April 23: The alumnae gave us a very lovely formal tea. All of Harris Teachers College faculty was there as well as Miss Glatfelter, our patronesses, and Pi's actives and pledges. May 3: Our second annua l bridge party. It was quite successful. We had charming blue ice bowls and ice tongs that set on a silver platter, for table prizes. There were severa l attendance prizes, including an elect ri c toaster, a compact, glass ash trays, plants, stationery, and coca-cola. May 4: A song meeting at H elen Croft's. We have these meetings to help the girls learn all the songs. May 11: Margaret Ryan had this regular supper meeting at the Wednesday Club. Our main business was the election of of-ficers. We certainly have good new ones. May 12: The Panhellenic Association of Harris Teachers College gave a tea for all the St. Louis High School seniors. The entertainment consisted of one song by each so rority, a fashion show, and of course, tea. Alpha Sigma T au, as president of Panhellenic was mistress of ceremonies. May 21: To show our appreciation to our mothers, who have probably worked as hard for Alpha Sigma Tau as we have, we gave a Mothers' Day supper party at Garavelli's. We had the entire soro rity, and their mothers, present. After supper we played cards and had a short program. May 24: Marilyn Kilburg entertained the sorority with a regular supper meeting at her home. After the installation of the new of-ficers, we continued our plans for our Boat Dance, June 28. May 31: The actives gave a picnic for the pledges. Oh boy! did we have fun ! We played games, told stories and roasted wieners until it was time to go hom e. Jun e 7: The pledges gave this regular supper meeting for the actives. After th e meeting was over the actives realized how worthy of being pledges the pledges reall y were. June 15: Graduation . Pi chapter only sends four girls to join the alumnae this year : Anita Barr, Verna Brockrieten, Dorothy May F leming, and Ma rga ret Wallis. I wonder if the remaining actives will miss these four airls as much as we

who are graduating will miss those actives! But that's one good rea on for joining the alums. ANITA L. BARR

SIGMA CHAPTER Beginning with March 8, Sigma chapter engaged in the usual second semester round of rush parties, teas, annual dan ce, business meetings and farewells. On that date Rita Kick and Frances Perine were hostesses to our first rush party of the spring season at Marie Lampka's home. Despite th e fact th at Marie li ves across from the famed Muse um of Nat ural Science we tos ed sc holarl y and scien tiftc pursuits to the win I and played very childlike games which even our learned psychology instructor and adviser, Dr. Margaret Quayle, enjoyed. Our lunch on that occasion left all the girls begging Mrs. Lampka to disclose her recipes for the unusual sand wiches a nd cake. On Monday, March 13, we had the pleasure and en joy ment of sharing a joint supper an d social meeting with our alumnae chapter. Betraying the spi rit of St. Patrick, Sigma chapter used the theme "In Old Vienna" for its dance March 17 in the college gym. Tiny programs cut in the shape of violins, a waltz contest and checkered table cloths covered tables set at the edge of th e dance floor gave us true Viennese atm osphere fo r a successful dan cing evening und er the chai rmanship of Helen Zeder. Equally enjoyable was our second rush party at Mary Kerwin 's home on Monday, May 22. Perhaps influenced by the promixity of her home to our practi ce school, Mary directed our activities to the intellectual pursuit of guessing the titles of books and plays and so ngs from acted suggestions. For our scholarly efforts Mary's mother rewarded u with delicious cocoa, sandwiches, and cookies-a proper schoolgirl's lunch. Chief masquerader and chairman of the party was our diminutive Gladys Lee. Three seri ous busine s meetings followed on March 3, March 17 , and March 2~ . Our annual meeting, installation of of-ficers, and meeting of old and new officers were the th emes of their three important sessions. The graduates' tea given by the alumnae chapter on unday, April 0, impres ed the seni or with the de-irability

THE ANCHOR of affi liating with our alumnre members after graduation. Formal initia tion was th e occasion for adding to Sigma chapter three new members : J ean Demler, Gretchen Kautz, a nd Frances Krain z. Und er th e chairmanship of Frances Perine we enj oyed the impressive candle lighting ceremony, interpretations of so rority ideals and a fine dinner at Katherine Law rence's Dining Room . Sigma collegiate girls entertained their mothers at a lovely tea on May 14 at Dr. Quayle's To wn Club rooms. One of Sigma's members. Mary Kerwin, shared co-chairmanship in planning the annual Panhellenic Day, May 15, at Buffalo State T eachers Coll ege. It was culmin ated in a Panhellenic banquet at which Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau was well represented. Sophomo res and juniors of the collegiate chapter said good-bye to the seniors at the gradu ates party on May 22 . To the juniors and sophomores in all chapters of Alpha Sigma T au we wish continued development of a sorority life . To the seniors of other chaptersbest wishes for positions nex t year. To all- a happy carefree, sun -filled summ er. R ENE SMITH

ZETA TAU CHAPTER Looking back over the last three months, we realize that we have been very active, very fortunate, and very happy. Farmville is a lovely place in the spring. There seems to be no路 living thing does not thrill to its beauty. Zeta Taus are no exception. Even on March 4 when the annual college Founders' Day celebration was held, it was quite warm enough to go all day wit hout a wrap. Marga ret Pittard, Musse Hoyer, May E th el Barnes and Doris Isabel came. The activ es gave them a breakfast in the chap ter room the morning after the dance. Teaching has been good to them ; they looked plenty fine to us. Soon after Found ers' Day we had the winter pledge banquet at Longwood; the pledges were so thrilled! But we didn't linger there long after the banquet because Miss Nichols, one of our faculty, was to "carry" so me of us out to Hampden Sydney to a basketball game. Spring and elections just run along to gether here. We we re mighty glad to see little J ean Moyer elected one of th e two junior representatives on student

governm ent for next yea r. Besides being a "G Girl ," J ean was re-elected secretarytreasurer of the Granddaughters Clu b. Bernice Copley was appoin ted feature editor on the Rotunda staff which was edited by LeNoir Hubbard last yea r. J ohnny L ybrook was elected to edit the Colonnade, bi-monthly magazine of the college. She has been business manager of the magazine fo r the past two years. Spring rushing saw us leadi ng the campus with ten new girls. In order to pay off our littl e furniture debt before school ends, we combined the pledge party with the seni or party. It was given at Longwood. LeNoir Hubbard, Marguerite Costello, and Bernice Copley went with M iss Nichols and Miss Bedford dow n to the luncheon given by the orfolk-Portsmouth alumnre chapte r in order that the alumnre chapter might be made more familiar with the actives of the collegiate chapter. May Day was quite the loveliest thing of the year. Three of our girls, Frankie Bryan, Ruth Carney, and Juanita Carsen were in the Queen's Co urt. Almost every member of the chapter had some part in the dances. The theme of the program was centered around Spenser's Faerie Qu eene. It was staged in the amphitheatre at Longwood. If time co uld be caught, we would certainl y have thrown him behind ba rs in the midst of a ll our happiness to stay there forever. But such things are impossible; and as much as it grieves us, all too soon we sat in the huge aud itoriu m and heard our great and beloved Dr. J arm an in his gentle manner call the nam es of nine Zeta T aus, saw them change their tassels and shake hands. and saw them walk slowly down the aisle-college days ended. Congra tul ations Frankie Bryan, Mable Burton, Martha Evans, LeNoir Hu bbard , Adelaide Dressler, Frances Williams, Virginia Winston Smith, Frances Carroll, Juanita Carson. The work that t hey have do ne in the chapter is outstanding, the work on campus just as outstanding. LeNoir Hubbard edited the college paper, was on student standards a nd belongs to almost every honorary society on campus, yet she found time to meet our friend and chapter "sweetheart" T .C. dow n the street. Adelaide was president of Gamma Psi, hono rary art society, as well as president of the chapter. Every now and then he

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even managed to slip off to Chapel Hill for a week end. Frankie, perhaps the loveliest of all our seniors, was Mardi Gras Queen last winter, president of the college choir for the past two years, and a member <Âť May Court. She was often identified by a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity pin from the University of Richmond. Mable, little but athletic, was president of the Monogram Club and sports editor of the Rotunda during her sophomore year. She "Easley'' did anything she set her to do. Easley i a Pi Kappa Alpha, too. Martha, dimpled and bright blue-eyed , often fou nd herself in an awful predicament chiefly because she wa dating four different Kappa Alphas from the same college at the same time. Martha was chaplain of the chapter. Frances is Margaret Carroll 's sister, yo u remember. She wore a V.P.I. miniature and went to all the dances in Blacksburg. Virginia Winston often talked in the "air" and was tormented by the fact that a certain pilot was studying so far away in Texas. Dreamy-eyed Frances Williams was always so quiet that we couldn 't wrangle a bit of gossip about herself from her. She made good grades though and did an outstanding piece of wo rk as Zeta Tau's corresponding secretary. Juanita Carson, pledge, made almost st raight A's. She is a member of several honorary societies and one of the May Court. We often saw her walking with a con ference boxing champ and heard her refer to Fork Union. We wipe our tears and remember that "though future yea rs may divide us Alpha Sigma Tau ties will bind us" and we put upon ou r slates tee names of next year's officers with hopes that next year will be as good as this has been ! We are sending Marguerite Costello out to the convention and we still have hopes that several more of us can come to St. Louis. May all of yo u everywhere have a jo lly summ er ! You will hear from us again in the Fall. }OHNNY LYBROOK

UPSILON CHAPTER The Alpha Taus of Upsilon have certainly been on the " up and up" this past quarter. We started our spring eason off by pledging fourteen girls. They certainly understand completely, by now, the

meaning of the word " pledge." Some W the pledges were initiated Tuesday evening, April 25, in the Crystal Room of McAlister Hall. The Alpha Taus and their dates, as well as Dr. Harvey, sponsor, and Mrs. Cordrey, patroness, spent April 1 at Petit Jean State Park. April 1 was the first really warm day and we could certainly tell that there had been sunshine w hen we arrived at Teachers that evening. We have been having a series of rummage sales. Girls, you don't know what fun is until you've worked at a rummage sale! One Alpha Tau is receiving two degrees this school year. On October 29 , 1939, she received her Mrs. degree and on April 22 , she received her B.S.E. degree. This girl is Mrs. Cecil Mathis, nee Nita Brummett. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride. Her uncle, Reverend Sam Wiggins, officiated. The annual banquet and dance was held April 28. The banquet was held in the art room of the science buildincr, and the dance in the crymnasium. Both rooms were beautifully decorated with the early spring flowers. The patrones es of Upsilon chapter entertained the actives with a house party at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cordrey. It was a .full week-end for us, our having had our banquet and dance on Friday night and then spending Saturday and Sunday at Mrs. Cordrey's house. Mrs. Terry and Mrs. Higgins, patronesses, and Dr. Harvey accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Cordrey and the girls to the houseparty. The debaters on Teachers College campus have become quite renowned this year. The Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority was hostess to a lovely tea , given in their honor, at the home of Dr. Harvey, sponsor of Upsi lon chapter. The guests were Colonel McAlister, president of the college, and Mrs. McAlister, the faculty , and all fraternity and sorority members. It was a great success! We have seven girls who received their degrees in May. They are: Mary Sue Vick, president; N ita Brummett Mathis, vice-president; Emogene Laman , recording secretary ; Dena Rae Jones, corresponding secretary; Frances Cole, editor; Clara Scallion; and Frances Ramer. Our debating team of Teachers College has just completed a 12-day trip through Tennessee and South Carolina where they won four major champion hip in allege in tournaments at Winthrop nion Rockhill, outh Carolina and at

THE ANCHOR University in Jackson , Tennessee. The outstanding achievement of the Teachers Debaters was made at the third annual Grand Eastern tournament in Rockhill , one of the largest debate tournaments held in the country. Teachers College captured three firsts in the two-day a.ffair, winning the men 's debate, the Winthropian after-dinner speaking contest and the Grand Eastern after-dinner speaking contest. Dena Rae Jon es, our corresponding secretary, scored a double victory in the individual contests by winning first place in both the Winthropian and the Grand Eastern after-dinner speaking contests. Teachers College's fourth championship of the trip came in the Volunteer Invitational Tournament at Union University, Jackson , Tennessee, April 7-8. Louise Meacham , historian of Upsilon, and her colleague took first place in the women's division. They were awarded a large loving cup. Dena Rae Jones and Charles Patillo, debating in the men 's division, won third place. Every team participating in the Rockhill tournament debated in ten rounds , with the team having won the most debates being declared the winners. Winning championships in five of the ten tournaments entered this year, the Teachers College debate teams have traveled approximately 4,5 00 miles in seven states. Dena Rae won second place in extemporaneous speaking at the Arkansas State Forensic Tournament held at the College of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Arkansas. At the Savage Forensic Tournament at Durant, Oklahoma , Dena Rae ca me into prominence in the individual speaking contests by winning seco nd place in after-dinner speaking. Out of a •field of forty contestants, seven men and Dena Rae qualified for the finals. Entering the

Battle Royal junior college tournament, sponsored by Ouachita College of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Edna Grace Sharrock and her colleague won first place honors in the mixed division. Other Alpha Taus who entered in this meet were three of our pledges- Jewell Low , Charlotte Mabrey, and Mary Sue Clark. Every year Teachers College celebrates Founders' Day. Emogene Laman was elected , by the senior class, to be queen for the day. Her co urt was made up of representatives from all the sororities on the campus. Lucille Evatt is Alpha Tau·s representative (and mighty proud we are, too, of her. She's lovely as a queen herself ). Lucille is our candidate Jor beauty queen of the Scroll, our year book. It will not be made known who was elected as beauty queen until school is out. We have a pep organization known as the Royal Rooters. Members chosen onl y fr om students who have obtained a senior college standing, are selected on a basis of extra-curricular participation and grade point average. Julia Mae Avery and Louise Meacham were elected to this organization this semester. They were two of the six new members taken in this semester. Louise was also voted one of the outstanding st udents in Teachers College. Betty Oben;hain , custodian , was selected as the delegate from this school to the National Convention of the Association of Childhood Education which was held in Atlanta, Georgia , immediately following Easter. Julia Mae Avery , our new president for next year, was elected to be our delegate to the national co nvention. FRAN CES CoLE

A Few Rules for Living-Lincoln I have no other ambition so great as that of being trul y estee med by my fellowmen, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. I have found that most people a re about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Allow me to assure you that suspicion and jealously never did help any man in any situation. Without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God , and go forward without fear and with manly hearts. The face of an old friend is like a ray of sunshine through dark and gloomy clouds. If you make a bad bargain , hug it all the tighter.

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AKRON-KENT ALUMNIE February 12-A tea was given, in co njunction with the act ive chapter, honoring Miss Mary Smallwood, D ea n of Women at Kent State, and M rs. C. L eebrick , wife of the college president. Febmary 13-Imogene Hughes, who lives in Akron, had th e meeting this month, and at roll call each member presented t he recipe of her favorite dish. It was decided that so me project would be w orked out for p resentati on at each meeting. Due to th e resignation of Ca roline Pierson . our edit or, a new chapter edito r, Corrine Gainer, was offi ciall y installed . M arch 8- The stork left a bundle, whi ch co ntained a son , at the home of Mildred Nih ousen Archer. The baby was named J ohn H erbert. Ma 1·ch 13-0ur meeting was held at the ho me of Martha Chapm an in K ent , and pa rt of the evening was spent in maki ng plans for a R affle. April 10- D inner-meeting at th e Garden Grille Restaura nt in Akron. M ary J an e Manchester, nati onal sec retary a nd mem ber oi Eta chapter, was home for Easter vacation and attended th e meeting. A silver collection was taken and is to be taken at each successive meeting, the accumulati on to be used in promoting so me worthwh ile project, as yet, undecided. April 22- H ester Season left New York aboa rd the S.S. Volendam for a va ca tio~ trip to Burmuda , where she spent ten days. Ma y 8- The electi on and installati on of officers too k place at this meeting, whi ch was held at Ada Swan's in Cuyahoga F alls. One of the main events of th e evening was the dra wing of the Raffl e ti ckets which were sold during April. The prize was a 10.00 Gift Certifica te from th e M . O'Neil Company a t Akron. A collection of old cards and peri odi cals was made by each per on and asse mbled fo r presentation to a charitable institu tion fo r di stri bution. M al 12-13- Rummage Sale. This see ms to be developing into an a nnua l a ffa iran a ffa ir whi ch co mbine a lot of hard

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BECKLEY ALUMNIE ·w e di dn't meet in J a nuary or F ebrua ry beca use of bad weather. In March, a stork showe r was given to M rs. Ina Coo k and Mrs. ell Kidd at t he home of Mrs. Kitty Ri ce. Both received many lovely and useful gifts. Ga mes we re played in keepi na wi th the occasion. After the meeting refreshments we re erved to M rs. Nell Kidd , Mr . Ina Coo k, Theda Crotty, Marga ret M oses, Dassie arrett, E lizabeth J ones, H elen Coo k, Dorcie Shumate and Kitty Rice. On Apri l 15 the Beckley chapter gave Lillia n Moses Baumgartner a sto rk shower. GossiP- BITs Ferne Phipps has moved from Beckley to Oak Hill. Lois Fay K napp has moved from Beckley to Crab Orchard road. D a rcie Shumate is plannin"' to attend summ er school. E lizabeth J ones has chosen needlewo rk for a hobby (fo r th e present) . Ma rga ret M oses is the boo kkeeper fo r her husband . D arcie Shum ate is saving climes. H as been for over a yea r. She is goi ng to buy silverware with climes. Thecla Crotty and Ma rga ret Moses haven't missed a meeting fo r ove r a year. Good wo rk . D aRCIE SH UliiATE

BLUEFIELD ALUMNIE The highlight of ou r Feb ruary m eting was a talk given by Mis Laura Ann Sarvay, acting Dea n of W omen and H ead of the Art D epartment at Co nco rd College, Ath ens, 'N est Virginia . She has traveled abroad quite extenively, and bei ng a delightful a nd intere ting speaker, we felt a if we really were in "The Land of th e M idnight Sun ," the trip abo ut which he told u . During her talk we at so enthnlled t hat when she fi nished it wa Ycr nl

Top, left: Charleston alumnre- Mrs. Lee Hamilton, Mrs. Thomas Williams, Miss Macil Stephens, Mrs. Burl Sawyer, Miss Alberta Donnally. Right: Bluefield alumnre. Center: Virginia Jobe Miller, Bluefield , and daughter. Bottom, left: St. Louis alumnre- Clarrisse Birk, Elizabeth Wilson, Virginia Ruby, H elen Auburn , Vera Bartman. Right: MadalYn Kehl, president, St. Louis alumnre.

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minutes before we realized we were in America instead of 1orway . W e also enjoyed looking at her collection of pictures. Millicent Miller, Mrs. C. E. Miller, and Beryl Woodroof enterta ined th e alumnre a t th eir March meeting with a lovely St. Patrick's luncheon. An interesting progra m was presented in th e fo rm of a Professor Quiz test on the constitution and general things about the nati onal orga ni zation. Prizes were awarded to Virginia Bailey and Romaine Kanode for making the highest scores. At our March meeting at the home of Kinni e Hunter , Princeton, offi cers were elected for the year 1939--W. Virginia Bailey was elected president ; M ildred J ohnston , vice-president ; H elen Bradley, recording secreta ry; Millicent Miller, co rre ponding secretary; Phyll is Lilly, treasurer ; Gladys Udy, chaplain ; Virgtma Charlton, histodan ; and Beryl Wood roof, edit or. BooK CLuB vVe have organ ized a Sorority Book Club of ficti on and non-fiction reading material. E ach member is to buy one book wh ich is passed around un ti l every one has read all the books. The collection is kept in the so rority, with the library being enlarged each year.

CHARLESTON ALUMNJE Ou r chapter celebrated its seco nd an niversary with a lun cheon at Th e R ose Garden on April 22 . We sent Easter baskets to three children and maaazines to th e Uni on Mission . Were we lucky! Mrs. M eade M cNeill , our nat ional vice- president , came to visit us May 6. We had lunch at Th e R ose Garden, followed by a meeting at the home of J eannet te H ami lton. We are pla nning a H amburger F ry for our last meeting this yea r. ALB ER TA

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CLEVELAND ALUMNJE At our meeting rn Apri l th ree new members were welcom ed into our chapter with a lovely service. They are Maria n H ess E rick on, Ruth Goss Borlet , and Wi lda Belle Bosch J aco bso n. On th e a turday preceding M other ' Day we had a tea at th e home of Edith iple. There was a ve ry ni ce group and

the mothers and girls both enj oyed themselves very much . F or a social service project we are sending milk daily to a very worthy family.

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The M a rch meeting was held at th e home of Dorothy Rh odes Atschel. Although it has been so me time since the Pittsburgh convention, Edn a Romans Par sons reviewed it aga in for us, and made it so und so good we are all start ing to budget and plan in hopes that we may be able to a ttend the Augu t co nventi on in St. L ouis. Interesting notes were read from Mrs. Staehle's letter. Our April meeting was held with Ju anita E merick. We decided to have questi ons on our secrets, password , whistl e, and vari ou other questi ons of imelected po rta nce. Audrey Lucke wa teac her, and she soon foun d 路her p u pil ~ kne w very little, much to our sha me. We decided then and t here to re view these qu esti ons at each meeting until we co uld all pass with flyin g colors. W e practiced so me so ngs, and were informed that Aud rey Lucke and Juanit a wo uld soo n have so ngs written fo r us to try out. Our M ay meeting will be held with Audrey Lucke. We will have election of officers a nd discuss the program for the summer months. I kn ow a grand tim e will be had by all , for w e al ways do when we go out t o Cactus Ridge. Pauline Allen moved into a new apartment the middle of April and had a ll t he girls ove r. P aulin e has proved herself to b e quite domestic, which is our lucky break , for she has had the bunch over t wice for fun a nd goodies. The active group informed us they have fo ur new pledges, which is music to our ea rs. The old budget is beginning to balance, and I think M is H oydar, th e collegiate faculty adviser, should be given most of the credit for bringing this about. We understand she is grand to the girls and doing a lot for t hem. Audrey Lucke paid a very lovely compliment to our president , Ca rrie taehle. he said , " If all the so rorities h ave a wonderful a pre ident as we have in Mrs. taehle, we kn ow that ororitie will co ntinu e to grow a nd progress." W e all agreed one hundred per cent. l'AL G t SH

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DETROIT ALUMNJE

FLINT ALUMNJE

The Detroit alumnre chapter has held two business meetings and had a di nner since its F ebruary dance. The Ma rch business meeting took place at the home of L orraine R atz where routin e matters were discussed. Betty Resnacke had the April meeting at her new home . This was also a business meeting spiced by unusual refreshm ents. Bett y served Chinese tea and cookies. We drank th e tea from tin y Chin ese cup3 as we ni bbled "direct fr om H ong Kong" coo kies. We were happy to have with us Ellen Brenemen, Xi chapter a lumn re representativ e. Ellen recentl y moved to Detroit from Hutchinson, Kan sas. The dinner was held at a downtown restaurant. It was so enj oyable we voted to have many more like it. Our calendar holds, besides two more regular meetings, two social events. We a re looking forward to our M others' D ay luncheon at the Detroit Yacht Clu b. Later in Jun e we will hold a picnic in honor of the graduating Theta girls.

Book reviews, Ameri canism, initiations, and electi on of officers have occ upied this a lumn re du ring the past few mo nths. At Eloise MacDo nald's Shirl ey N einas reviewed t he mooted book " Rebecca," while all listened with flatte ring interest. H arriet Pfeiffer, with Lo uise Toby assisting, opened her home for a profound talk on Naz i Ger many by one wh o had observed the situation fi rst hand. At Shirl ey Neinas's wit h Hazel Schultz as assistant hostess, three girls were initi ated . We were pleased to welco me R uth Kingsley Brundle, a T heta; Alice Fu rlong Merri ck a nd Mae Hughes Mosher, Alphas. On this sa me evening, we discovered th at our president had talents other t han administrative, fo r we hea rd two of her co mp ositi ons for so rority so ngs that possess an amazi ngly professional air. The Flint alumnre have broken from traditi on and set a precedent by electing a third term president, Sarah Perrine. The truth is, we fea r, that Sarah has made such a capable office r that no one else has the courage to be placed in a co mparati ve position. Other officers elected were : vice- president , J anet Beehler ; recording secreta ry, E loise MacDonald; correspo nding secretary, Ruth Brundle ; treasurer, Crystal Hearn ; historian, E loise Crow; chaplain , Hazel Schul tz; and editor, Lucille Gale. The electi on and a white elephant a uction (Gwe n Mahoney, auctioneer) for the schola rship fun d were at th e home of Grace Abbey, Gretchen Gaffney assisting.

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EMPORIA ALUMNJE Mrs. Shebilsky and Leta Ulrich were hostesses for our March meeting. There has been mu ch sickn ess a mong our members but for t he girls who have been able to go the time was co nsidered well spent. Ida Way man a nd Eth el Beck were responsible for a grand tim e at Ida's home in April. The th ought of Easter was ca refull y ca rri ed throughout the a ftern oo n with fl owers, food a nd pri zes. A May party was given by Perl e Dall, Mary K . Schultz, and Alpha H aas at th e chapter house . The attenda nce was good and the pa rty was well planned. The ma rried couples met at the in vitati on of E thel Partridge in April. Bridge was th e main event of the evening but fr om the visiting th at followed one might think that we had gathered for a "talk fest." And ca n E thel make delicious sherbet? We all agree th at she can ! When the a ctive girls asked us t o "Open-house" before th e Spring pa rty, most of us attended and we did enj oy so much th e visiting wi th returned a lumnre. We also enj oyed the beautiful party which followed in the evenin g. E s TER GR I FFITH

JOHNSTOWN ALUMNJE Gladys Momberger was hostess at th e Ma rch meeting. At this session w e decided to purchase the fi ling cabi net whi ch Betty McClintock, a co mmittee of one, had selected. T hen our president appointed three girls to choose practical Easter gifts for the five child ren of a needy fam il y whi ch was brough t to our attention. After t he adjournment of th e business meeting, we, dignified ( ?) Tau alu mnre turned juvenile and took to whistl ing. And a gay tim e we had of it ! T wo girls stood bac k to bac k in the center of rt he fl oo r. When the hostess had counted ten, they faced each other and whistl ed the first tun e that ca me into thei r heads. The fi rst one that giggled wa 'out.'' Thus, the best wh istl er by eliminati on was determ :necl .

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Then we settled ourselves and called forth all our mental reserve to name the articles fo r which twenty ad trade names stood. After a most delicious lunch, Gladys brought into the room a huge basket filled with lovely shower gifts for Grace Nelson Moors, who recently announced her ma rriage . The April meeting was held at the home of Grace Moors. Bridge and Chinese Checkers were the features of the evening. After an attractive springish buffet supper was served , we said '·au revoir" until May.

LANSING ALUMNIE Ellen Brandel was hostess at a Bohemian dinner at her hom e March 20. After a delicious dinner a •business meeting was held. Va rio us members spent the evening knitting, crocheting and working on needlepoi nt. Our April meeting was a dinner meeting held at the Porter. The table was gay with spring decorati ons. Hostesses for the evening were Hazel Eaegle and Gertrude Kimm ich. A short business meeting was held at whi ch time Mary Walton, our president , was elected a delegate ·to the convention at St. Louis in August. The May 8 meeting was planned especially fo r two of our members, AtIura Custer and Ellen Brandel. Can you guess? A baby shower and bridal shower combined! The party was a dinner meeting at the H un t Food Shop . One end of the table was decorated for E llen's benefit, showing a bride and groom. The other end was decorated for Allura, showing a stork carrying a baby. It was all very clever and amusing. The social committee, consisting of Dorothy Martin , Ellen Brandel, Florence Baker, and Gertrude Kimmich , was in cha rge of arrangements. Marion Harris of East Lansi ng has invited us to her home for th e June meeting. Plans are to have a dinner party, and, after a short business meeting, an evening of bridge.

NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH ALUMNIE Lu CHEON of the orfolk-Portschap ter have become over planning the alumforum luncheon which

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The members mouth alumn re very enlhu iast ic nre anniversa ry

is to be held on Saturday April 29, at the Pine Tree Inn, near Virginia Beach . Our chapte r was organized in May 193 ', so we have a spring luncheon each year in honor of its birthday. This yea r we have broadened our plans quite a bit and have invited the collegiate chapter from Farmville to be with us. We hope to have with us at that time, Mrs. Meade Me le i! of Athens, West Virginia, who is district president, our collegia te faculty adv isor, Miss Virginia Bedford, and Miss Mary ichols, who is our former district secretary. Many of the collegiate girls plan to be with us. The purpose of this forum luncheon is to develop a closer relationship and a better understand ing between the alumnre and those girls still in college. We expect to cond uct our meeting in the fo rm of a forum. The principle topics for discussio n which will be presented from both collegiate and alumnre points of view, are: 1. Alumn re goals and plans for 1939-40. Collegiate goals and plans fo r 193940. 2. Ways in wh ich the al umnre chapter can help the collegiate chapter. Ways in which the collegiate chapte r can help the alu mnre chapter. The Alpha Sigma Tau convention and su mm er plans of the girls relative to the co ncl ave wi ll be disc ussed . We a re hoping th at several of our girls may drive west to attend the conventi on. We also expect to discuss the adv isability of orga nizi ng new alumnre and collegiate chapters. We wou ld like very much to have another Alpha Sigma Tau chapte r in ou r own state. At present, we eem rather alone, being the only chapter in the ent ire state of Virginia. ALBERTA COLLINGS

PHILAD ELPHIA ALUMN IE Philadelphia alums will, in June, bring t o a close an active and interesting seaso n Our March meeting was held in Norwood. Because Clarice Collins, our ho tess for the evening, was ill the party was transferred aero s the street to Carolyn impson's apartment. Here even though it rained "pitch fork and hammer handles" we had a bu ine meeting, tested our knowledge in gam , and had a grand time. April IS found our group • t Fuhrman Inn sitting down to a novel luncheon prepared by the Heinz Compan · and

THE ANCHOR sponsored by our chapter for m embers and guests. Betty Cole Marsch is go ing to have us to tea in May in Glenside. We leave for our summer vacations after a garden party, June 17, at the lovely new home of Alice Carlson Mosteller in West Chester.

ST. LOUIS ALUMNJE The St. Louis alumnre, on April 18 , gave a benefit bridge at Mt. Moriah Temple. Coca-colas and homemade candy, contributed by the girls, were so ld. The tickets were 25 cents. We netted approximately $22, a la rger sum realized than when we charged 35 cents a t icket for previous bridges. On Apri l 23, we gave a tea at the home of Alberta Niedergerke, to which we inv ited the collegiate chapter, the pledges, and faculty of H a rr is Teach ers College, w ith their wives. The tea was a great success. The hostesses were in forma l attire a nd man y co mpliments were received. LILLIA N VocT

Barnes Mustard , was presented with a silver baby spoo n. The spoon, which was engraved with the baby's name, was the first to be presented by the Welch alumnre. The presentation was made at a recent meeting of the organ ization held at the home of Miss Lena Barry, Welch, West Virginia. Mrs. Mustard , the former Mellie Cassell, is a past president of t路he chapter. It is reported that Rebecca has cut a tooth on the spoo n since receiving it. R UTH CRUJ S I~

CHARITY

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At the beginning of t he year one of the aims of the chapter was to take a certain child or ch ildren and help them in anyway we could. Some of the members, who are teaching, helped by clothing children in their school. Several of them have helped to give medical care through the help of civic clubs. During Ch ristmas the members of ou r club distributed baskets to several needy famili es in our co unty . LENA

WELCH ALUMNJE The traditional Valentine's Dance and Buffet Supper of the Welch alumnre chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority was held in the ballroom over the War Theater in W ar, West Virginia, Saturday, February 11, 1939. About forty Welch alumnre, their escorts and friends enjoyed the "shindig." Decorations bore the Valentine moti,f. A lovely plate was served at intermission. Hostesses for the occasion were Lilly W . Buckberry, our president and Virginia Linkous. Rebecca Glynn Mustard, little nine months old d aughter of Mr. a nd Mrs.

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YOUNGSTOWN ALUMNJE Mrs. J ohn Cassidy entertained the gro up at a dessert bridge on March 11, 1939. This was a St. Patrick"s party held at her home in Niles. On April 22, 1939, Mrs. Myron Davis, Youngstown, was hostess at a delightful spring bridge party at her home. This year seems to be one of the most interesting and enj oyable Youngstown has h ad. We h ope the interest k eeps up. Since our chapter is near Kent State University the girls co ntinu all y watch for the growth of our soro rity there. Mns. JoHN F. CASSTDY

PERSONALS Births

Marriages

To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stotts ( Hel en Campbell, Iota ), a daughter , Virginia Ann Janua ry 1, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Archer (Mildred Nihousen, Eta), a so n , J oh n Herbert, March 8, 1939. To Mr. and Mrs. S. Carl Robin so n (Dorothy Bennett, Pi ), a daughter, usa n Adelaide, on March 3 1, 1939. To Mr . and Mrs. Ra lph Parsons (Ed na Romans, Nu), a so n, Ralph Parso ns, III , April 25, 1939.

Ellen Brandel (A lph a) to Wendell Meyers, May 27, 1939. Pauline Dombrowski (Theta ) to Don Currie, April 10, 1939. Hazel Teeter (Iota) to Cha rle P ersinger, November 27, 1938 . Mary Sidney Beane (Omicron ) to Burl Sawyer.

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COLLEGIATE CHAPTER ROLL 1938-1939

ALPHA

Florence Bowers Pa uline Collins Ruth Goot Louise Skellenger Betty Vanden Belt DELTA

Betty Brown Eileen Crum Elsie Ellenberger Mary Ruth Fairchild Helen Fausold Helen Garey Alice Gourley Frances Mountsier Ann Rees Margaret Stark Alma Steininger Margaret Storey Hope Walt Marion Weaver Doris Whitman ZETA

Phyllis Aurand Clare Antes Anna Banzhaf Ruth Barner Helen Beckenbaugh Marion Brown Shirley Byrol Ruth Conn Ruth Datesman J ean Dykens Elizabeth Ernst June Freed Eula Glossner Phyllis Harbach Gladys Mapstone Virginia Montgomery Loretta Petrucci Margaret Priest Louise Selleck Dorothy Sheasley Phyllis Stewart DeRonda Weakland Marguerite Wiedhahn

ETA

Mildred Ake Mary Allen Jean Allison Mary Balser Ruth Baumberger Peggy Blount Ruth Bradley Marietta Carlozzi Betty Christman Avanell Ccoke Gretchan Cooke Catherine E rvin Gene Fiest Janet Fish Natalie Florsheimer Donna Johnson Blanche Kesslering Ruth Lea Mildred Maxa Margaret McMillion Mary Jane O'Brien Roberta Petty Helen Jane Pierce Geneva Roberson Esther Schorr Dorothy Season Jean Shaw Alice Skove Margaret Swan Martha Jane Thomas Mary Tryon Martha Van Benschoten Alys Welsh Elizabeth White Jennie Jean White Phyllis Whiteman

Dorothy Lytle Marjorie McKay Lorraine Mettler Ruth Miesel Ethel Mugler Ruth Prange Mary Purchase Marian Schwalm Virginia Shannon Margaret Starenga IOTA

Marie Bogue Burnice Cann Marilyn Cramm Edith Douthit Ruth Dunlap Catherine Golden Martha Hall Helen Haney Laveta Hartsel Agnes Haslouer Rosemary Haslouer Ruth Horton Allene Kocher Sarah McCoy Mary McDonough Caroline Summerfield LAMBDA

Ruth Atherton Betty Cooling Tatalie Densmore Phyllis Fleming Lillian Gamble Gertrude Hoff Alice Keeler Emily Reedy Lois Sweikhart Cora Zimmerman

THETA

Janet Beveridge Irene Blazowski Mae Blazowski Ava Crider Vinelle Clark Connie Conklin Ruth Ebbinghouse Norma Flippen Elsie Garan Geraldine Gidday Ruth Kelly

Nu Gene Clark Kay Loren z Fae Murphy La Vonne Tecker 0MI RON

Ann Barbery Elizabeth Belchee Ann Bleviens Betty Garret ox

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Althelia Culler Sara Ann Dower Edith Elliott Louise French Dona Jean Han·erv Lura Hinchman · Melba Hurt Charmie Johnson Eloise Kanode Gladys Kieth Dorothy Klingensmith Lillyan Lilly Elizabeth Linkous Lucille Litz Henrietta Mahood Margareth Martain Elizabeth T. Morga n Irma Pais Rebecca Perry Sue Perry E li zabeth Shelton Beulah Stone Helen Tate Marcella Whitlock

PI Joanna Barnes Anita Barr Verna Brockrieten Helen Croft Dorothy Fleming Lorraine Flotte Jeanne Garner Florence Goddard Marilyn Kilburg Helen Klupe Maryalice McElmurry Hedwig Marcinkowski Margaret filler Marie Morlan Jane Pratt Ruth Priebe Mar<>aret Ryan Marie Antoinette urkamp Lorraine !rich Barbara Vollmer Margaret Wallis Loi \\ amhofi

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Kath eryn Baxter Catherine Crocuston Jean Demler Rita Jerge Gretchen Kautz Mary Kerwin Rita Kick Frances Krainz Marie Lampka Gladys Lee Lucille Mattern Frances Perine Betty Rech Rene Smith Rita Smith Helen Stachowicz Martha Tully

Evelyn Wenzel H elen Zeder

J ean Martin J ean Moyer Frances Pope Lucy E llen Powell Z ETA TAU Frances Pritchett Nancy Goode Bland Virginia Winston Faye Bra nd on Smith Theresa Brinkley Betty Stanley Frankie Bryan Helen Watts M able Burton Mary E. West Ruth Carney F rances Williams Frances CarroJ.l Bernice Copley UPSILON Marguerite Costello Martha Dee Craw- Billie J ean Allis ley Julia Mae Avery Adelaide Dressler Ed na Baker Martha Evans Margaret Buckley Blair Goode Wilma J ean Cearley Helen H oye r Mary Sue Clark LeNoir Hubbard Frances Cole Johnn y Lybrook J oyce Cox

E ri c Glac Dickerson Lucille Evatt Helen Gibson Ju anita Hampton Ruth Hood Katherine J eter Billie Lea J ohnson Dena Rae J one Mildred Kitts Emogene Lamon Nita Brummett Mathis Louise Meacham M ildred M iller Betty Obenshain Mae Dean Pyle Frances Ramer Majorie Rich ardson Ed na Grace Sharrock Evely n Taylor Mary Sue Vick

PLEDGES* D ELTA

Ada Betz J ane Evans Mildred Gessler Dorothy Murphy Dorothy Nelso n Rosemary Rankin Georgia Rea Margaret Reiman J oan Sutter Lois Teeter ZETA

Dorothy Ferer Evelyn Long Violet Nester Alice unkirk Evelyn O'Conner

Esth er Sheasley Vivian Williams J eanne Yeari ck THETA

Barba ra Co nklin Margaret Ha rkn ess Janet Hay Berta Hooper Ingrid Nelson Mary Nutting .lane Pence Vicki Wolnie Nu Lois Armeling Florence Bloom Madeline Bucher

Marjorie Fuller Shirley Goodman K athryn H a rt Marianne Lamberty Dorothy Livincrston

PJ Marga ret Brun e Audrey Claus J a ne Edmonds La Verne Foster Helen Gummersheimer Marguerite J erzewiak Evelyn Luecking Marie Mcinty re Gloria O'Brian Mary Louise Sievers Henrietta Schu lt Laura Lee Schweppe

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