1941 December ANCHOR by Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority

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Vol. XVII

1941

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So You've Started Teaching in Town . . . .. .......... . ..... . .... . .

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Jhe Ylational Council o/ _A~ha Sigma Jau Sororif'J wi6h 'lou all a ver'J merr'J Ckri6lma6 and a happ'J Y/ew Y.ar /

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Left, top to bottom: Pi- on the campu of H.T . . ; ix sweet Pis; Delta Hom om ina, Ru ti Lodge, pring 19-11; Rho's pledges' float in the Homecoming parade. T op, center: 1\Yo m re hi pledges. Right, top to bottom: Deltas Homecoming, Ru tic Lodge, pring 1Q.J t; Pis ookin breakfast ; harlolte t wart, president of Phi ; four hi pledge .

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Fair and Gentle The And And And

Kings of the earth are men of might cities are burned for their delight the skies rain death in the silent night the hills belch death all day.

But the King of Heaven, Who made them all , Is fair and gentle-and very small. He lies in the straw by the oxen's stall. Let them think of Him today! -

JO YCE K I LME R

F YOU are seeking a faith in Christian ideals preserved in the midst of war, go to poets of the first World War. Among them, Rupert Brooke, John McCrae, Alan Seeger, and Joyce Kilmer in Pandemonium wrote of life and of death with a serenity that grows from faith in ideals. During peace and during war, their poems have never lost their spiritual appeal. The English poet, Rupert Brooke, was a Cambridge student when he enlisted. He was handsome, with classical features , and he loved life and people. He once wrote to a friend , " There is nothing in the world like friendship. And there is no man who has had such friends as I , so many, so strong in affection and so permanent, so trustworthy, so courteous, so stern with vices and so blind to faults or folly , so apt both to make jokes and to understand them . Also their faces are beautiful, and I love them. I repeat a long list of their names every night before I sleep. " Then, in contrast, this same man, who loved life so intensely, wrote in " The Soldier" of death:

If I should die, think only this of me: That there's so me co rn er of a foreign field That is forever E ngland .

For Rupert Brooke, the " corner of a foreign field " was finally Greece. In John McCrae, the world had a doctor, author of medical books teacher of pathology, and poet. The writer of " In Flanders Fields' always so popular around Armistice Day, has more books on medicine listed under his name than volumes of poetry. As a teacher of pathology, one of his classroom stories had this quotation: " What I spent I had ; what I saved I lost ; what I gave I have. McCrae must have been riCh indeed, for he gave no less than his life while aiding the wounded in France. It was as doctor that he joined the Canadian ranks. The letters of Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae reveal that hi poem " In Flanders Fields" was literally born of fire and blood during the

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second battle of Ypres. While men who were shot actually rolled down the bank into his dressing station , McCrae scribbledIn Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row , That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fl y, Scarce heard a mid the guns below.

Who but a poet would think of larks ' singing while gun were roaring death? Of these four men, Alan Seeger perhaps fits best into the popular conception of a poet. He once lived in Greenwich Village- at thi time much more Bohemian and arty- and today a metal plate inscribed with the name of Alan Seeger, who is remembered for " I Have a Rendezvous with Death," hangs outside the old apartment house where he once lived. But Alan Seeger loved Pari and left New York for Pari 's Latin Quarter. And, like most Latin Quarter poets, he was often practically penniless. He was proud and refused to commercialize his writing. Wrapped in hi tattered poet's cloak, he must have attracted the attention of many a pa ser-by a he strode clown the street, sacrificing neither his dignity nor his happiness. When war broke out, Alan Seeger, always intensely loyal to France, enlisted. In the army, with his characteri tic aloofness, he was not liked . It is said that he sat apart and wrote verse, and then nonchalantly refused to show others what he had written. At last, he became so unpopular that one man was given the di sagreeable task of informing Alan of the good judgment he would demonstrate if he went into another company. But it took more than that to daunt him. He simply an wered, " I never alter my course because I am threatened or disliked. My reason for being here is to serve France. For me, the men who sent you simply do not exi t. ' From that minute, the respect of hi s companions grew until the time of hi death which he, too, so beautifully foretold inBut I've a rendezvous with Dea th At midnight in some flamin g town , When Spring trips north again this year, And I to my pledged word am true, I shall not fail that rendezvous.

After the war, Alan Seeger's name was the first inscribed on the " roll of honor of foreigners who died for France. " Joyce Kilmer, who so delicately compo eelA Tree that looks at God all day And lifts her lea fy arms to pray .

al so wrote from the front to a friend , " The most fascinating work po sible. " However, that Joyce Kilmer did realize the realities of war can be told from his war poetry. In " The New School," the poet picture~ with pathos the class room and c~mpus deserted by students who had enli ted: The dust is on book and on empty desk, And the tennis- racquet and balls Lie still in their lonely locker and Wa it for a ga me that is never played . And over the tudy and lecture room And the ri ver and meadow fall

THE ANCHOR A stern peace, a strange peace, A Peace that war has made.

And th ey who were learning how to Jive Are learning how to die.

Unlike the other three, this poet did not presage hi s death in his verse. Joyce Kilmer was buried, contrary to all custom, beside hi s fellow-officer, although the soldier-poet, with his love for the common-place, would have doubtless considered it as much to lie beside a buck private. Within three day after his death, his burial place was sought out by Alexander Woollcott, the critic, and Grantland Rice, the sportwriter, both in France at that time, carryin g flowers and foliage for the grave of Joyce Ki lmer. These four men offer hope that war need not solely incense hatred. Indeed, war kindled the noblest in these poets, and their poems inspired by the heartbreaks of war are their loveliest monuments-perhaps the world's loveliest monuments of the first World War. But in the mud and scum of thin gs Th ere alway, alway so mething sings* L uciLLE GALE,

Flint Alumnce

* Ralph Waldo Emerson .

Virginia Defenders ELPI G to " Keep 'Em Flying" seems to have been a bywo~d with seve ral of the members of the Norfolk-Portsmouth alumnre chapter in the past month. In our vicinity everyone seems to be very defen se conscious. Everywhere one turns there are defense projects going on. At the Naval Base, large housing projects and air base expansion works are taking place. Over at the No rfolk Navy Yard, in Portsmouth, destroyers, battleships and aircraft carriers are being commissioned. Down at Fort Story and Camp Pendleton national guardsmen and draftees are taking their army maneuvers seriously . Suitable to this tempo of national affairs, Norfolk, a city in the very heart of this vital defense work, vvas subjected to actual air raids. For three weeks previous to the air raids, three members of the chapter, Freda Collings, Virginia Goffigon and Doris Coates attended classes to study how the air raid system worked. Officers, sent to Norfolk from Mitchell Field, in tructed the classes in the different phases of the work. An information center was set up in the basement of the Federal Building. In one room a large table map of Norfolk was placed. This was knovvn as the Norfolk Filter Room. Before we were allowed to enter the filter room for our two hour shift we presented our passes and received buttons to wear. Everything was done with the greatest military secrecy . Our job were to act as filterers and plotters. We used earphones to take in the calls that came in to use from the outposts. Members of the First Air Force, the Fighting Fifty Fifth Pursuit Squadron from Mitchell Field, were defending Norfolk. They had members of their squadron stationed around Norfolk

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at various outposts to observe any enemy who might be approaching the city. The moment they spotted any plane they would call into us on the filter board, stating the number of planes, the kind of plane, the direction it was headed and its altitude. We had small discs known as " pips" that had information to correspond to that of the spotter. These we would place on the positions on the map that we had been given over the phone. Then another call would follow from another outpost. Our filterer would help chart the flight by placing arrows to connect the calls. After the flight had been plotted this information was then called into the adjoining room which was the Richmond Filter Room. Here a map of Richmond and vicinity was found and the same process was followed. The city of Richmond was called if any enemy planes were spotted flying in that direction. There were several mock bombings of public buildings . The fire engines were called out, the Red Cross was summoned to care for the " wounded" and the Ambulance Corps, of which Ruth Carney and Betty Stanley, two Alpha Sigma Taus, are members, was called upon to take the more seriou-ly wounded to the hospital. We all found the work very interesting but hope that the mimic raids will not become a grim reality. DoRIS CoATES, Norfolk-Portsmouth A lumnce

So You've Started Teaching

Towr:-t!

By LUCILLE GALE, Flint Alumnce From th e Michigan Edu cation J ournal--September, 19-H

O YOU have just begun to teach in Blankville. You are not certain whether you are going to like it. The town- everybody- is so different from college. Then, too, you cannot tell if the town likes y ou. At college, you were so sure of yourself. In Blankville, there are one thousand , the town's population, to please, for the whole town is your employer. Mr. Reid disapproves of a friend you have made. Mr. Reid is a n eighbor of the secretary of the school board. Perhaps the secretary will bring the matter up at the next meeting, or perhaps the complaint will noi selessly seethe in the secretary's consciousness until the spring meeting when each and every teacher is voted upon , and then he will sullenly vote against you . You had not known about that spring board meeting? Oh yes. You will not sleep much the night of that meeting. You will suffer nightmares in which you will see yourself the last of next August, driving over hot dusty roads from school to school, frantically asking for a job. The following morning, tremulously you will tread your way to school. After hour-like minutes, your renewal contract will be offered you , and you will seize it as if you were grasping the telephone during a " Pot o' Gold " program. But I am frightening you, and the year has just nicely beoun . Reall y there is no need to be nervous- not if you master the ri oht technique . First of all be friendly . Learn everyone 's name as quickly as you can. Discover his interests and inquire occasionally about tho e interest . Now

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I am beginning to sound like Dale Carnegie. But be fri endly, and you will be surprised how soon you are actually curious to learn how Mr. Johnson's new barn is coming. You will soon feel a sincere affection for these steadfast folk. Forget that common notion that small town people are more easily shocked than their city brothers and sisters. On the contrary, they may shock you. From a fixed member of their community, they may tolerate almost anything. They just do not have the heart to turn an old acquaintance down . Or possibly, it is that they have known the offender for so long they cannot associate any extraordinary act with him. These folk can be sympathetic, too, toward their teaching staff. During the worst of the depression, one school board harbored one of the laziest, most ineffectual teachers any normal college ever turned out because he had a wife and child, and at this time, it would have been hard for him to find another position. In another town, the school board rehired year after year a woman too deaf to understand anyone in her classes. Once she had been one of their most competent teachers. There are, however, certain situations that will arouse the citizenry of a small town. Yet it will not be the degree of evil of the act but rather the newness of it. If shorts on women have not been seen often in Blankville, it would be better for the beginning teacher not to wear them first, regardless of their appropriateness for the occasion. If the community house has never been used for dancing, it would be wiser for the beginning teacher to let someone else sponsor the first school dance there. o, you cannot always depend upon the tolerance of these people. At times, the town can be likened to the indulgent mother, who, after a trying day, reaches the end of her rope and goes berserk. At this point, the school board will fire wholesale. Feeling in the town, for and against the members of the board , will run high. For a while, to these citizens, the present World War will be a secondary event. Perhaps you have heard that you must be cautious in what you say in the classroom. It is not what you teach, but how you teach that matters. In one town, in the late '2 0's, a young man failed to receive his contract for the following year because he had discussed evolution in his classes. In the same school, a few years later, a young woman, socialist-minded enough to seem like a Red to these conservative individuals, received only friendly teasing on her political opinions from these identical people who had favored discharging the man . Why? The man was superciliously intellectual. He found a certain pleasure in startling others with less formal education than he. The woman had an inquiring mind, always ready to respect the opinions of others. For you, beginning teacher in Blankville, the year will pass more rapidly than you now realize. In June, you will be leaving with the kindest of thoughts. Then another June- and another- until someday, you will accept an offer from a larger school system because it will mean more money, and the new position will be, in a sense, a promotion for you. That last June, you will tearfully say goodbye. And you can count on always feeling a slight nostalgia for Blankville. 路

L eft, top to bottom: Tau at football game; Pi r ling on a railroad track; lildr d Thoma_, p ilon, who was cr wned queen of the ..T. . Halloween arniva1; Janel Wil on, Blanche Hinkle ( pledge), Margaret milh , and J C.C'ln Iii lard, four hi who will be li ted in ''Who' \\ h in :\mericnn niversitics and olleges." Right , top to bottom: Lambdas in Hom oming pamd ; Lambda; ho's float in Home oming 1 arad , exemplifying "Th nchor" of lpha igma Tau 路 mile fr m Pi hapter. JJottom , right: Pi- n Il.T. . ampu .

•COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS· ALPHA CHAPTER Almost as soon as college opened " rushing" began. Our first event was an Open House Tea at the home of Miss E leanor Meston. The table was unusually attractive with a unique flower arran gement surrounding a large punch bowl. We had a lively afternoon, entertaining our guests. The next event was a Paul Bunyan Flapjack Flip at the hom e of our adviser, Mrs. Wanda Bates. The centerpiece for the table was a winter scene characterized by "blue snow,' ' th e fav ors were replicas of Paul Bunyan's Babe, the blue ox. Aurabel Hosman was chairman of this party. On Saturday, November 1, we are having a formal dinner at the Women's League in Ann Arbor. This is the last event of this rushing period. Mary H emingway is in charge of the dinner. Ida Speerstra , our presiden t, together with Margaret Pollock , our alumn<e representative, are workin g on the pla ns for our Founders' Day Luncheon which will be held at Charles McKenny Hall on November 8. We are expecting several alumn<e back for this event. We are so rry that this does not coincide with the visit of our national president, Mrs. Staehle as there are many of the Alpha "alums" who would especially enjoy seeing her. Ho wever, we are looking forward to her visit with us a fe w days later. MAR Y H EMI NGWAY

BETA CHAPTER Beta's activities started early this year when we met the first day of school for a coke-date. Enthusiasm to begin our yea r's work was the key-note of this meeting. We regretted losing our very dear fri end and adviser, Mrs. E leanor McCrea , wlio resigned her position on the faculty and has moved to Saginaw, Michiga n. Our new adviser, Miss Frances Martin , was formally initiated into the so rority at a special meeting on October 15. One of our oldest and dearest friend s, Mrs. Lorena B. Larzelere passed away in August. She was historian and corresponding editor for the Beta alumn<e chapter and a patronness for the active chapter. She will always be remembered for her many kindnesses in entertaining th e active

chapter. Her home was always open to us and we enj oyed many good times there. I'm sure her large number of sorority co rrespondents will miss the newsy letters she wrote th em. Rushing season officiall y opened Sunday, October 26, with the All-Sor?nty Tea. Our first rushing party, a w1encr roast , will take place at the college log cabin on October 30. We "have co mpleted our plans for the Alpha Sigma T au. Fo unders' Day Banquet on November 4, and are also looking for wa rd to a Sweater Dance to be given in collaboration with Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorori ty, ovember 29. Besides welcoming our alumn <e back at an All-Sorority H omeco min g Breakfast on November 9, we are hold ing Open House for them at th e home of Marie Thompson. Last year's money-maki ng schemes were so successful th at we decided to try th em again. A rummage sale is planned and our candy sales are netting a handso me profit already. All our time is not spent having fun a nd mak ing money, though, for we are hemming diapers for th e Red Cross. Best wishes for a successful yea r to Alpha Taus everywhere . H ELEN CoFFMAN

DELTA CHAPTER Greetings sister T aus! By this time we're all com fortabl y settled, and it just eems like we've never been away from Indiana at al l. You know all the Teachers Colleges in Pennsylvania were late opening this fal l. We didn't get back until after the date set for Panhellenic T ea, so we' re having an after dinner coffee hour instead. By the way the Freshman class seems like one of the nicest we've had for years and the Taus are busy rushing girl by the dozen . D elta girls all got together this summ er at a dance at th e Pines in Pittsburgh, June 28 . We wo re long dresses, looked just heavenl y and had the most hand orne men! The outdoo r ballroom was so lovely -soft colored lights strung through huge old pine trees furnished the atmosphere. The fl oo r was good- the music betterand all in all the eveni ng was perfect.

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Jeao O'H ara, Peg Riemann, J anet Dillman, Georgia R ae, Skip R ichardson, Ada Betz, Dot Murphy and Maxine Shun kwiler were back fo r sum mer school this year and all came d own fo r our dance. Margie Ba rnes deserves some kind of recognition for she came all the way from Erie to be with us that night. We were also pleased to have several alumnre with us. When we counted noses this fall we found a few girls missing. J anet Dillman is at home tak ing care of her mother who is ill. Doris Di nsmore a nd D orene Craig are wo rking. J ean Carlson has become Mrs. Kenneth L. Maxwell and is living at 1298 Broadbridge R oad, Stratford, Conn ecticut. Soon aft er school opened, Ruthie Wenerd got the same idea and is now in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her " Barney." Her new name is Ruth Custer and she lives a t Apart ment i624 Packard Street. Some of us worked this summer-and so me of the rest of us just took li fe easy. No rmi e Nesbit wo rked in the fi rst aid room at the North Pa rk swimming pool in Pittsburgh, June Burkett at the Bost on Store in E rie, and Maxine Shun kwiler in Troutman's College Shop, Indiana. Last week we initiated several new members. M argie Barnes, Eloise Englehart, D orothy Gem s, Ma rietta Stormer, Faye Glessner, Carolyn Glessner, Gertie Loser, Maxine Shunkwiler, Jun e Burkett. We .a re all so happy to have these gi rls as Sisters. Connie Willis and Peg Zeitler are our new pledges. Indiana campus had its face lifted this summer. ew walks a nd drives a re all in and new grass and shru bbery have been planted everywhere. Our auaitorium has blossomed out with bea utiful curtains and most complete lighting and stage eq uipment. We are also pro mised an organ fo r commencement next spring. The last book has just made its way from the old library down to Wilso n H all and eve ntually we hope to have something really nice. At our Founders' Day Banq uet we are planning to have Edith Paul fro m Johnstown speak to us. The girls have decided to go to T ara Inn in Ho mer City th is year. As a special feature of the evening we are planning to present the scholarship award for last yea r to Doris Wh itman. Doris is off campus doing her student teaching and this will be a surprise for her. We all are proud of her splendid record and hope that she will like the ring we have selected fo r her. Speaking of honors, two of our juniors-

Peggy McCafferty and Emmie Lou Wetzel have been elected to Kappa Delta Pi National honorary ed ucation fraternity. Homecoming was just a little less glamoro us this year because of the day-long drizzle. But anyway we were happy to have many of our sisters back with us. By the way-they all have jobs. Isn't that grand! Sally Holben, Betty Manville, Peg Storey, Alma Steininger, Hope Walt, and Rae Cadzow were all back-and of co urse we mustn't fo rget Franny Mountsier. She was just one continual "beam" in spite of the rai n. Could a certain soldier's furlough have been the cause? But yes! We are conducting ou r meetings a little differently now. We sit in a circle around the tables. It's amazing how much more we accomplish! The girls all like it so much. Betty Weaver came to our last meeting and afterward met each officer individually to discus completely her duties and responsibility. We want to be all ready for Mrs. Staehle's visit. She is coming to Indiana right after Thanksgiving vacation. Last month Eleanor Boone was rushed to the Indiana Hospital for an emergency appendectomy. She is at home in Cannonsburg now and coming along nicely. T he Taus had a handkerchief shower for her and are all anxious to have her back on campus.

ZETA CHAPTER During the last week of October, Zeta attended a Hallowe'en barn party at the home of our president, M iss Vivian Williams. Each active and pledge invited an escort. Upon arrival at the farm , we made a to ur through the lower part of the barn in single file with only a few flashlights as a means of illumination. There were little shrieks and our hai r stood up straight a we flashed the lights into the eyes of the horses, sheep and cattle. But that was all part of the fun. After the formal initiation, held after the exploration trip, we climbed gunwales and ladders to the top of the straw stack. Unearthly scream burst out as one person and then another slid over the edge of the mow into a lower elevation of dried soy bean stalks, alfalfa and weet hay . Of course it was all right to fall , glide, slide, or jump off the wall nearest the floor , but no one was actually aware of how many party goers came down on the bare floor on thei r heads ; I peak from experience. When everybody was worn out and ufficiently suffocat d, a shakin"-off part r ~!i ris

THE ANCHOR appeared on the barn bridge. Returning to the lantern lighted barn floor we began square dancing led by the Health Majors from the college. They also introduced several folk dances to the group, and soon the floor was filled with laughing couples. ,But the dancing was not the high light of the festivities! Not by any means. Refreshments were served consisting of the good old Hallowe'en menu: cider, doughnuts, and yellow corn candy. Zeta girls and their friends had a grand evening. The dancing went on until eleven when finally the party broke up. The lanterns were lowered and the crowd thanked their gracious pre, ident and her parents as they piled into their cars to head for home. EvELYN G. LONG

IOTA CHAPTER While only eighteen members of our Iota chapter came back to start off the new year, all of us were more than positive that this year would be one to be remembered. To begin with, we started this year with a clean slate . This summer, during the month of August, the entire upstairs of our house was remodeled- new wall paper, new enamel, floors refinished and so on. Consequently the girls came back bringing new drapes, new lamps, new pictures and other knick-knacks. w~ s~en~. a good many hours " ohing" and ahmg over our new rooms and the different color schemes; for you see, we now have a rose room- a green room- a blue room, and a "Whatchumacallit" room. Our "Whatchumacallit" room was designed (begging the pardon of all designers) by three of our girls who had decided that they wanted something different. As a result, three walls of the room are papered with a striped tan paper while the fourth proudly boasts a com~ panion paper of flowered design- wellanyway it's different! Our first party of this year was a barbecue, which we had intended to have at Dryer Park; but on the night of the affair the road to the park was flooded, so we were forced to have it in the Shelter House of our campus park. After the "feed" we dan ced to music from a portable turn-table, and the pledges gave a short, but very entertaining skit. Two of our rush parties that the girls planned this year were very unusual. The first, a Topsy-Turvey party, started by giving the rushees a cordial goodbye at

the back door. Then their name tags were securely tacked on the backs of their dresses, and they were seated at bridge tables to play games. The games were immediately interrupted by the serving of refreshments, which were served backwards-coffee first, dessert next, and then sandwiches. Lastly, tumblers of water and napkins were passed. Decorations were tiny paper acrobats pinned on the drapes and sitting on the pictures. Our dance, th at was held in our chapter room , was an Indian Pow-Wow. Miniature Indian teepees ~at on each side of the firepla ce, and Indian pottery and rugs were placed on the mantel and piano . Each girl was given a tiny bronze Indianface lapel pin , with a real feather stuck into the band on the Indian's head . We think our Homecoming decorations were rather clever this year ; and we thought maybe you 'd like to hear about them . We played football with Ft. Hays Teachers' College, a very strong ri val of ours. Their mascot is a tiger; while ours, as you may know , is a hornet we call " Corky. " So in front of our house we hun g, from a twelve- foot pole, a huge tiger with bulging green eyes. He hung over a black , boiling pot with artificial fire leaping all around the poor tiger. He was badly beaten and full of welts. A bunch of happy Corkys were dancing a round him merrily. On a sign at the side of the porch this poem was written : Tiger, Tiger, burning bright But in the fury of the fi ght, The hornet stun g with all his might. Tiger, Tiger, swelling tight! We were very happy when we found that we had won second prize for our decorations. At our pledge services this fall we pledged nine girls: Margaret Mathews, Mary Jane Peltier, Ester Stevens, M;u y Caroline Weir, Ma ry Margaret Mater, Norma Witt, adine Marshall , Dor:s H orton, Evely n Snoddy. After the services each girl received a yellow rose and was tak en to a dinner in honor of the pledges. Norma Witt , our redheaded pledge (we're noted for redheaded girls, you know ), has been chosen to play a part in the Freshman play, and since there are always a huge number of tryouts we were very proud to find that she had received one of the thirteen parts. We were very glad to have Mrs. Staehle spend a few days with us again this fall . We always enjoy her visits so much . They seem to give us that " big" feelin g. We

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become more thoroughl y conscious of our national obligation and we wish that she could visit with us every year.

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LAMBDA CHAPTER At the begi nning of the se mester, we came back full of enthusiasm and ready for another season of work a nd play. Our business meetings began with a preschool session at our president's house and our social affairs with a picnic give~ us by our spo nso r, Mrs. Kirby. The afternoon picked for this outing was one of th<;>se perfect " picnic" days and everyo ne enJoyed them selves immen ely. Then we decided to have a H omecoming dinner for the alumnze again, an d to e_nte r the Homeco ming parade for th e first time In our history (as far as we kn ow ) . We were the Alpha Sigma T au Cleaners and Penn State was "all washed up" after we got through with them . Our fl oat did not take a prize but we received favorable comments from the spectato rs as we went by. Best of all was the preparation for the parade. It was such fun !- and real Alpha Sigma Tau co mrad eship prevailed throughout. That night we held our dinner fo r the alumn ze. It was good to see a ll the older girls again and to kno w that we, too , will still ''belong" to Alpha Si.,ma Tau even afte r graduation. o ~nformality seems to be our key note thts yea r. First the picnic, next the parade and th en the rush party. The latter was ~ glorified " wienie roast." Not only did we have frankfurters and marshm all ows to roast , but we also had hambur.,ers to sizzle and cider to sip. The girls liked the rushees immediately, a nd the feeling seemed to be returned. We do not yet know how many new members we are gomg to get but we hope there will be a goodly number. And no w for a loo k ahead- November 7 we a re holdi ng our F ounders' Day Dinner with the alumn ze chapter. Then, on th e first week-end of December, we are eage rl y awa iting a visit from Mrs. Staehle, president. HI LDEGARD JoH '

OMICRON CHAPTER Alpha igma T au's Omicron chapter is well on its way to another succe sful year. ~e send greetings to a ll our Alpha ig st ters. On eptember 25 and 26 we received

with great interest and pleasure the visit to our campus of Mrs. Carrie Staehle, national president. A tea at the home of Elouise Kanode, a breakfast at the college "sweet shop," and a friendl y get-together in the college social room , with all act ives present, were held in her honor. Rushing season opened October 28 in the recreation room of the Girls Hall with an informal party carrying out the "caught in the draft" theme. Our rushees eemed to enjoy themselve very much, so we feel quite sure th e party was a success. Mary Beth Let inger was elected co rresponding secreta ry of Omicron to fill the vacancy left when Marie Browning transferred to Marshall College. Lucille Litz, who kept well her duties as president of the Omicron chapter in 19-W is now doing as well keeping house for a husband in Ohio. It all happened on July 3, 19-10 a nd th e lucky man is Mr. Robert Walthall. Wedding bells also rang this year for Kitty Sisson who became Mrs. Fred McCoy on October 10. Mrs. McCoy, better kn ow n to her friends as just " Kitty," who had left school ea rlier to accept a positi on at Dublin , Virginia , was form er reco rd ing secretary of the Omicron chapter, a member of Concord Players, and a pledge to Cardinal Key, honorary fraternity. Not long ago we tarted the collection of tinfoil and coat hangers which we hoped to sell for the pu rpose of increasincr the money in our treasury. Since, how~ ever, we wish to do our part for Uncle San: and his defense program, we have dec tded to donate our collection to the cause. Long Live America! ! ! Juan ita Perry and Mary Lindley were recently initiated into the Gamma Phi Omicron, honorary journalism fraternity. We miss our senior sisters very much this year, and for a while after they left chool we worried about their welfare. However, from the looks of things, most of them are well taken ca re of. Margaret Martin is physical edu cati on teacher at Wa r, West Virginia, Mary Kaluk has cha rge of t he college dining hall, Virginia Johnson and Dorothy Linsay are teaching, and Nita Griggs Caldwell a nd Loui e French Cruise are bu y keeping their hu ba nds happy. Rena Pitotti, pledged into our group April 3, 19-11, wa recently given an invitation to join Kappa Delta Pi an honor society in education . HELEl

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PI CHAPTER A PIGSKI N PARTY It was fall. The leaves were b~rsting forth in a blaze of color. The a1r was crisp and had a certain tang in it that made one want to walk faster. It was perfect football weather, so Alpha Sigma Tau decided to capture the football spirit and present it in the form of a party. Thus it happened that the pledges of Pi chapter gave a Pigskin Party for the actives. The invitations were written in white ink on pieces of brown leather which had been cut to resemble football s. To get the actives into the spirit of the evening, pictures of athletes, sports, and ga mes, and also banners of local high schools and colleges were hung about on the wall. As the actives arrived, they were divided into four teams, and each was given an individual score card. There were four ga mes and the teams advanced from one to the other. The games bore fitting titles. One was the "Forward Pass," in which the gi rls had to hurl a crumpled paper bag. Another was the "Hurdle Race." In this, our mighty actives were blindfolded, and were made to jump over five hurdles, made of newspaper, placed two feet apart. Still another ga me was entitled the "Fifty Yard Slash," and the girls had to cut a long, quarter-inch wide strip of crepe paper lengthwise as even as they could. The last fete of the evening was the "Standing Broad Grin ." There were many contorted faces in this as each girl's grin was measured to the exact eighth of an inch . Points were given for each accomplishment, and the winners were well rewarded. After all of this strenuous exercise, you might well imagine that the actives might be in line for some nourishment, and the pledges did not overlook this phase of the party. There were cokes, hot dogs, and cakes galore. After a little entertainment by some of the talented pledges, the tired actives were sent home with souvenirs. Favors made of cheerleaderS sta nding on green and yellow gum drops were happy re minders of a Pigskin Party . JEA NNETTE ULRICH

RH O CHAPTER The Rho chapter opened the yea r with quite a busy season. We started our meetinas this fall with plans for rush parties. R~sh consisted of a series of five parties, including a Bunco Tea at the home of our patroness, Mrs. George Malone; a Cocktail Party at the home of our alum-

nre representative, Kathleen Kelchner; a Formal Dinner at the Eat- -Ease; a Confab at the home of our sponso r, Miss Irene Scrivener; and a Breakfast at the home of one of our members, Mary Claude Park. Our rush was very successful in that we received ten pledges. Our pledges have outstanding qualifications which will mean a lot to our chapter. Southeastern had its annual Homecoming parade October 17, and we had a float in it. Our float wa covered with white crepe paper and we had a gold anchor painted on it. Five of our girls were beautifully dressed in formal evening gowns and were placed around the anchor. Moss bound green Greek letters covered with marigolds stood at the end of the truck , depicting our sorority and our chapter. Our pledges had an old wagon which was decorated with our colors and drawn by horses with Alpha Sigma Tau written on the sides of the horses. The pledge captain drove the horses and th e pledges were very comical in this float. We were much elated that our national president, Mrs. Haswell Staehle spent several days with us. H er conferences with each girl have been an education for each on sorority life. We a re grateful to the alumnre for their help in showing Mrs. Staehle the things of interest and planning entertainment for her. BETTY J EA ' HICKMAN .

U PSILON CHAPTER Upsilon has started a most eventful chool year- it reall y began in the summer with the annual Jul y conclave. We were given a party by Jean Rush in Little Rock the first night. The next morning a business meeting was held at the Frederica Hotel and followed by a luncheon, to which rushees were invited. That evening a watermelon supper and dancing were enjoyed trem endo usly. This fall one of the long-stand ing customs on A.T.C . campus of pledging girls the second emester was changed to first seme ter. Also, the preferential bidding system is now being tried out. Transfers are pledged at six-weeks a nd freshmen at nine weeks. In accordance with this policy our rushin g has been more intensified, and we feel it has been more successful. We gave two informal socials (pajama parties, to be exact) in our so rority at the first of school and included as many new girls as possible. Later Allie Phelps

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gave two chili suppers at her home for transfers. 路 The theme of our rush party, at Mr. Cordrey's, was " Going to Alpha Tau Land." We were on board the ship Upsilon with Dorothy Bess Wages as captain. On the way we played games, and on arriving went into the dining room for a buffet supper ; after which we sang many of our sorority songs and the Sigma Tau Gammas serenaded us. The decorations carried out the idea of "on deck" and our colors. At the end of six-weeks we took in Melba Daniel, Mary Elizabeth Runck, Betty Lou Warren, Sue Mills, and Anne Looney. Changes in chapter officers have occurred as fo llows: Erie Glae Dickerson, who was elected recording secretary last spring, transferred to the University of Arkansas. She was succeeded by Mae Dean Pyle, a nd Elizabeth Ann Holmes was elected treasurer for the year. Allie Phelps was elected vice-president and Jane Nichelson was elected reporter of L e Cercle Francais. Mildred Thomas was crowned carnival queen at the climax of the school's annual Hallowe'en Festival. In her court were two of our new pledges, Mary Elizabeth Runck and Melba Daniels, who had been chosen by their respective classes. It's the first time an Alpha Sigma Tau has been our Carnival Queen-and are we proud!

PHI CHAPTER Our rush season came in with a bang. The traditional and ever-successful Blue Book Tea was held at the home of Miss Margaret Waldrep here in Hammond. Her living room was attractively decorated with colorful marigolds and asters. Everybody present knew everybody else when they completed secu ring autographs of the members and patronesses. They seemed to enjoy this function very much . But better yet-o ur party was quite an original one. It was quite appropriately called a college party. otices of the oneteenth semester opening of J arhard University had been issued to the rushees. Registration was held in the college ocial room and all candidates went through each forma lity howling with glee. Ru hing around the ro om at the arm of a member gave them pledgeship to the Mu Kau Mu fraternity and they were pinned with the emblem, a cow's face. Refre hment were served from a cafeteria counter after the so-called tudents had been suppli ed with ca ndy oins to bu their

lunch . This unique party met with complete approval by all present and was quite the current talk of the campus. Our pledges are as fallows: Betty Watkins, Rosemary Corey, Helen Maniscalco, Dolores King , Carolyn Wilton , Louisa Beale, Mary Louise McCormack, Helen Hunt, Ellen Madison, Margie Ray Dick and Mrs. Virginia Burck. Ribbon pledging will be in a few days after which a wiener roast will be held at Ponchatoula Beach. We were thrilled with Mrs. Staehle's visit on October 13-1-1 and we hope she enjoyed it as much as we did. Her conferences with each member were very helpful to everyone of us. She presided at a call business meeting the first night, at which time she presented a very inspiring and informational talk . Tuesday afternoon, our sponsors, Misses Lowe and Waldrep, with Charlotte Stewart, took Mrs. Staehle for a tour through an adjoining parish, St. Tammany, and then for a seafood supper at Mandeville, Louisiana. That night we bid her goodbye at an informal social. Last, but certainly not least, we must mention our outstanding pledges. They are gaining recognition right along. Carolyn Wilton was elected one of our cheerleaders and is pushing our college spirit on the upgrade. Dolores King makes quite a ensation at the half of football ga mes, when she marches with the band. She's quite a dashing little majorette and little more than five feet. We, along with Sigma Tau Gamma frat , a re backing our own Sharon Lee Kull as " Daisy Mae" for Sadie Hawkin Day, which will be staged next month . Our social calendar is well-planned and packed with swell entertainment for the months to come. ~ e're off to a good start and here路s hoping that we have an outstanding a nd successful year. Good luck to all of you for the coming yea r. ROSL't'N MIZELL

CHI CHAPTER Chi chapter has had a very exciting fall , winning its first national honors and entertaining Mrs. taehle in her first inspection of the chapter. The first big social event wa a kaling party held at the Berryv ille \'irainia Roller Rink. The entire tude~t body of the college wa invited and everyone eemed to have a grand time. The girl were all so excited over Irs. taehle' vi it that we're afrnid other duties ufiered during th e two dav -. nc of our patron e , 1rs. . D. Kena-

THE ANCHOR mond , gave a tea in honor of Mrs. Staehle and chapter members the first afternoon of the inspection . A dinner given 路 by our sponsor, Miss Sara Helen Cree, and a banquet afforded other opportunities for Mrs. Staehle to meet patronesses and chapter members. Chi chapter has six grand new pledges, Phyllis Alderton , Norma Sue Judy, Ruby Groves, Blanche Hinkle, Georgianna Twigg, and Ruth Seibert. Ribbon and pin pledging have taken place and we hope to initiate them before the Christmas vacation begins. The annual homecoming breakfast was very successful with all active members and pledges and many of our a lumnre present. Corsages of yellow roses were provided for the members. Chi chapter is proud to announce that out of eight students chosen to represe nt Shepherd College in "Wh o's Who in American Universities and Colleges," three are members of Alpha Sigma Tau and one is a pledge. These four girls are Janet Wilson, Jean Millard, Margaret Smith, and Blanche Hinkle. Blanche Hinkle, president of the International Relations Club was one of the delegates to the International Relations Club convention at Kent, Ohio. MARGARET SMITH

SIGMA CHAPTER After the last exam in June was written ,. the girls of Alpha Tau (as we are called on campus) transferred to their cottage at Hanford Bay, New York. Although there were fourteen girls and only five beds everybody managed to find sleeping room . Between walks to the city,

sunbathin g, bonfires on the beach, wiener roasts and chats, the members had a wonderful time. Upon our return to the college we found many events in sto re for us. The first thing on our calendar was a dance which proved to be a smashing success, both financially and socially. The "Cafe Copacabana," a South American sidewalk cafe, was very gay with bright tablecloths, clever menus, striped awnings, and colorful fruits. Several girls dressed in gay peasant skirts and blouses waited on the tables. Everybody had a good time and many commented that the gym finally looked cozy. After the dance plans were made to receive Mrs. Staehle who will visit Sigma chapter November 27, 28, 29. We have decided to wear white dresses and corsages of yellow mums in her honor and Panhellenic will hold a tea for her. Esther Yackuboskie from our chapter is president of this organization , so that we know everything will go well. Sigma chapter, maroo ned on board the shipwrecked S.S. Alpha Tau, entertained 22 rushees at its informal party on November 1, 1941. Garbed in the costumes worn at the time of the disaster, the unfortunate officers, crew and guests played games and partook of food. Their morale was kept up by the vicious, maneating fish peeping through the portholes of the illfated vessel, the helmsman wheel and the lifesavers. Each year at State Teachers College at Buffalo a scholarship to the Merrill-Palmer School, Detroit, is given to a girl in the Home Economics Department that has attained high scholarship. This year Georgia Frese ('42) fr om Sigma chapter received this award. FRANCES R . PIWOWARCZYK

Notice ANCHORS sent to the following have been returned. If you can supply addresses for any of these girls, kindly communicate with the national editor. Alpha Mrs. Mary Hurlbert Beta Mrs. Zillah Houston Bowen Delta Mrs. Katherine Mason Marie Moore

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Eta Mrs. Evelyn Lunham Iota Laveta Hartsell

Nu Pauline Allen Mrs. Elizabeth M. Osborne Omicron Mrs. Mary Barta Bagley

Pi Lucille Mirus Mrs. Hazel Willison Morrisey Jeanne Scott Sigma

Mrs. Helen Bruce Campbell

Theta Virginia Fisher Victoria Leland Rho Mrs. Juanita Jenkins Mrs. Pauline McQueen UPsilon Mrs. Mary Vicks Park

Plzi Gretchen Morrison

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* A BAR BER L ARZ E LERE, M t. Pleasant, Michigan, died udclenly August 28, 1941 at the Larzelere cottage in Northern Michigan.

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Lorena Barber was born near Quincy, Michigan, seventy-four years ago . After attending Albion College he taught for a short time and then married Claude Larzelere, who was superintendent of school at Lowell, Michigan . After Mr. Larzelere obtained his A.B. degree from the University of Michigan and his M.A. from Harvard, the coupl e moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1900 where until his retirement two years ago Mr. Larzelere was head of the Social Science department in the Central Michigan College of Education. Besides her husband Mrs. Larzelere left two sons, Ronald D. and Keith, and a niece, Edith L . Mansell, who has made her home with them since childhood. Mrs. Larzelere wa active in many organizations, including the Woman 's Club, the D.A.R., church groups, and the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority. When the Beta Chapter was installed in 1905, Mrs. Larzelere was initiated as the fir t faculty wife to act as adviser. From that day on she knew every member of the chapter and her home was always open to the girls. After the chapter was dissolved in 1917 she still kept in contact with the alumnce and wa appointed alumnce representative. No one was happier than she when Beta was reinstated in 1940 ; she attended the new chapter's affairs whenever possible and was a member of the Beta Alumnce Chapter. On August 26, two clays before her passing, the Larzeleres had a very happy celebration of their golden weddina anniver ary. Among the greetings received were many from Alpha Sigma Tau alumnce scattered over the whole United States-air! whom she loved and who loved her. It was fitting that when she pas ed on the yellow roses of our sorority, the last tribute of the Mt. Plea ant alumnce and actives, rested on her casket.

路ALUMNAE CHAPTERS路 BECKLEY ALUMNJE The high light of the September meeting was the inspection visit of the national presiden~, Mrs. Carrie Staehle, who was accompamed by Mrs. Meade McNeill, Fourth District president. A luncheon was given at the home of Mrs. Nina D. Bruster in honor of the visitors. Following the luncheon, general business and conferences were held at the home of Mrs. Ferne Phipps, president. The social service committee reported favorabl y on giving magazines to those people confined in the local institutions. After an inspiring talk by Mrs. Staehle, the group was served tea by Mrs. Phipps. ELIZABETH JO NES

BLUEFIELD ALUMNJE Another yea r has begun for the Bluefield alumnre, but what about our girls during the summ er? Inquiring around I found that some had traveled far and near, while others had dealt in the realms of knowledge. Lilyan and Phyllis Lilly found Chicago and N iaga ra Falls very interesting. Thelma and Virginia Bailey visited in Washington and Baltimore. Helen Bailey spent a week at Virginia Beach; Virginia Charlton spent most of her vacation in New Jersey wh ile Roma ine Kanode made a trip to Pennsylvania. Beryl Woodruff Lambert and Elizabeth Morgan strolled along Virginia Beach for a bit of summer fun, and Hazel Tuggle found points of interest in North Carolina. Gladys Udy attended the national convention of the Virginia Asher Bible Council at Lake Wynona, Indiana. Millicent Miller worked very diligently at Concord college and received her Bachelor of Arts degree. Mildred Johnston a nd Henrietta Mahood attended Duke University. Louise Barbery said "I do" on Jun e 10 and changed her name to Mrs. Henry H. Bailey. Her husband is the brother of Helen and Thelma Bailey. Our September meeting was held in a picturesque setting around an outdoor fireplace at the home of Elizabeth Thorn-

ton Bowling in Athens, with Hazel Tuggle and Louise Barbery Bai ley as assistant hostesses. About twenty members were present for the first fa ll meeting. Foll owing our business meeting, we enjoyed the steak fry given by the hostesses. On September 27, Mrs. Staehle, national president, visited the Bluefield alumnre. Since she was to be with us for just a short visit, our tim e was completely filled from early afternoon until late that evening. A buffet dinner was given in Mrs. Staehle's honor at the Appalachian rooms in Princeton, the hostesses being E lizabeth Mo rga n, Ani!' Richards, and Alice Wallingford. Mrs. Staehle and M rs. Bula McNeill , national vice-p!路esident, were pre路 sented corsages of yell ow roses by thPhostesses. A business meeting followed the dinn er, at wh ich time Mrs. Staehle stated some interesting and important facts concerning Alpha Sigma Tau. Beryl Woodruff Lambert, president of the alumnre, presented a new song which she had written. The hostesses completed a perfect evening by entertaining with a few tables of bridge and serving a delectable plate. So ended our day with Mrs. Staehle and we are looking fo rward to her next visit. HENRIETTA MAHOOD

CLEVELAND ALUMNJE Echoes of the first autumn meeting of the Cleveland alumnre chapter: It wa a delightful summer for everyone and tales and events were eagerl y related. This meeting was held at the home of Jane Buck in Vermi lion, Oh io. Jane spent the sum mer worki ng at the hotel at M ittawanga Beach along Lake Erie. Edythe McLellan and Ruth Merrick both took trips we t visiting the Grand Canyon and other intere ting places. In fact, Ruth is still talking about " her cowboy." Helen Wick's time was devoted to her so n, Ca rl , who from all reports is a

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"model child ." They spent a week in Detroit. Grace Thamer's summer was darkened by the unexpected death of an aunt. Dorothy Strunk took a trip to the Smoky Mountains. Leota Stanley motored to Yellowstone and Glacier National Park . Dorothy Stadler received her Master's Degree from Western Re~e rve . Edith Siple went to Williamsb urg and the Smoky Mountains. Catherir.e Bozarth and Margaret Oetting are now the proud mothers of baby daughters. Helen Lutz went on a camping trip in north ern Michiga n. The seco nd fall get-together was a Chili supper with friends and husbands at Evelyn Lunham's cottage on the lake. It was so much fun that several couples repeated it two weeks later. In the spring we mentioned our plan to reimburse the trea~ury by having each member earn $2.00." The results were grand and the methods diversified as far as the ea rnings were co ncerned: Jane earned hers as tips ; Dorothy tutored some children ; Catherine weeded the law n; Margaret won hers at bridge; Edith Siple pressed Si's pants; and Edythe McLellan cleaned the paper in a bedroom. Our October meeting was a " rally ." Each regular member was assigned the name of an Alpha Sigma Tau living in Cleveland who was not an active member of our group. It was her responsibility to see the girl and try to interest her in coming to our meetings especially the October one. CATHERINE BozARTH

DURANT ALUMNIE We happen to have more members of our alumnre chapter in town during the summer than are here during the winter so quite a few of our meetings are held in the summer. As has become our annual custom , a cocktail party was given by the alumnre to help the collegiate entertain their rushees during rush. Several of the alumnre member helped decorate the chapter float for Homecom ing. This help was very much appreciated by the collegiate members as they were rather short on helpers, a number having to help with other college clubs and groups. We loved having Mr . Staehle with u again this year and she certainly i an

incentive to make people want to work. I was so pleased that several out of town girls were here and were able to see Mrs. Staehle, among whom were Mrs. James Dooley from Lawton, Oklahoma; Mrs. Don Boydston from Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Charles Davis from El Reno , Oklahoma. Ruth John on, the alumnre president, gave a dinner for Mrs. Staehle the last night of her stay with us, after which we went to the home of Mrs. ewton Keener, alumnre secretary and treasurer, for an informal party. Mr . Staehle was able to meet two charter members of Rho chapter at the party that night; they were Mrs. T . Mi ller Davidge and Mrs. Charles Davis. KATHLEEN KEL CHNER

EMPORIA ALUMNIE The Emporia alumnre started the new year with a business meetin g at the home of Ester Griffith. Ester presided in the absence of the president and we elected the following officers for the coming year: Ethel Partridge, president; Inez Smith, vice-president and co rrespo nding secretary; Ester Griff1th , recording secretary; Carlene Schroeder, trea urer; Grace Leatherberry, chaplain; and Helen Owens, historian ; Louise Gardner, editor. In October, the Emporia alumnre had an unusual party. In cars driven by Ethel Beck and Jes ie Zajic, the group went to Madison to eat a covered dish luncheon with Margaret Hind. After the luncheo n they drove to Hamilton where they held a short business session at the home of Leta Swisher. Later they played bridge with Louise Gardner and Grace Leatherberry taking first and second prizes. These alumnre made the trip: Mrs. C. L. Ja ckson. Mrs. Paul Shebilsky, Miss Mary Alice eller, Miss Helen Garman , Inez Smith, Louise Gardner, Ester Griffith , Grace Leatherberry, and the drivers. October 2-t, Mrs. Staehle, our national pre~id e nt, visited our alumnre group. We met at the home of Ethel Partrid e for a covered dish luncheon. Later we held a business meeting and conferences with Mrs. Staehle. Present were: Mrs. Staehle, Ethel Partridge, Ester Griffith, Inez mith, Carlene Schroeder, Helen Garman, Mary Alice Seller, and Louise Gardner. Saturday, October z-, wa Homecomina on the Emporia Teachers campu . Fifty Alpha Taus and guest ate dinner at the chapter hou e together. The active chapter were a sisted by the following alumnre

THE ANC HOR members: Grace Leatherberry, E th el Beck , Helen Owens, and Louise Gardner. Mrs. Staehle was the house guest of Miss Mary Alice Seller while on her inspection trip in October. Miss H elen Garman gave a dinn er for h.er on Friday evening. October 25. She left for Wichita, Saturday evening after attending the Homecoming alumnre dinn er at the chapter house.

FLINT ALUMN.IE Following the recommendations of the tourist agencies last summer for "seeing America," many members of this chapter decided that it was hi gh time they saw Michigan : Among those vacationing in or touring northern Michigan were Gretchen Gaffney , Janet Beehler, Eloise Crow, Luella Clapp, Lucille Gale, and Louise Tobey. Louise Tobey, however, did venture on over into Canada . For variation, Crystal Hearn went west to California ; Pauline Dempsey visited her husband at Camp Li vingston , Louisiana (it was Pauline's first train ride); and Hazel Schultz drove about the Finger Lakes, New York . To introduce the year, Gretchen Gaffney and Luella Clapp entertained . Because of so many irons in the fire for this year, it was decided at this meeting to speed up the Scholarship Loa n fun ction. Resultantly, Geraldine Shugart was appointed chairman for a Benefit dessert bridge at the Milner H otel and had for assistants, Shirley Green , Louise Tobey, and Crystal Hearn . The affair occurred in October with attractive 路 appoi ntments significant of the H allowe'en season. At the time of this writing, th e Flint alumnre are anticipating the visit of the national president, Mrs. Carrie Staehle. Miscellaneous: Gwendolyn Mahoney is now in her new house in Mt. Morris; and Alice Merrick, in Fenton. Lucille Gale is doing publicity for a series of Latin American lectures sponsored by the American Association of Un iversity Women, the League of Women Voters, the American Legion , the Y.W.C.A. , and the Junior League. These items seem inco mplete without some mention of Sarah Perrine: the last the writer heard she and Austin (her husband ) were doing Washington most minutely. We envy them the time and the opportunity in Washingto n. Then, according to the Alpha news Jetter, when Sarah's sister, Margaret Pollock, was visiting in Washington last summer, they had

a tea for the Alpha Sigma Taus in that vicinity. LuciLLE GALE

ST. LOUIS ALUMN.IE PROGRAM 1941-42 The traditional events of ou r calendar a re always the things which, upon looki ng back, seem brightest in our memories and bring us into the closest feelin gs of fello wship. Even ts of this type which we plan to continue this year are: November 4- Founder's Day Banquet. December 26- Dance. December 30--Slumber Party March 20-Pledge Party. April 26-Faculty Tea. May 12-Mothers' Day Dinner. One of the highlights of the fall program was our visit with Mrs Staehle. She was here October 27-29. Other plans fo r " just having fun ": September 9- R oller Skating. October 19-Steak Fry. November 21- Roller Skating (w i~ h dates!). December 12- I nfo rmal party at Fll~ck Forest (with escorts !) February 4- Dinner and Show. April 26-Party. June 6- Boat ride. Our money-makin g plans include a White Elephant party or auction and a Bridge. ALTCE VIT

WAR ALUMN.IE The September meeting of War alu mnre was held at the home of their president, Mrs. Ruth Cruise Harless. Ma rga ret Martin, Meda R ay E lliott, and Charmie J oh nson were init iated into the chapter. Officers were elected and after the business meeting refreshments were served. A dinn er was held on September 25 at the home of Mrs. Ruth Cruise Harless in honor of Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle. The ho use was beautifully deco rated with yellow roses wh ich were given to the girls for souvenirs. After the dinner M rs. Staehle gave a ve ry inspiring talk. Mrs. Staehle also informed us that we were one of the alumnre chapters with a 100 per cent efficiency rating. The October meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Barnes M u tard in Bishop The newly elected officers were installed at this meeting. After the busine s meeting at w hich plans were made for selling Christmas cards, the hostess showed the

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group several reels of fi lms which she had taken on her vacation. Last year Wooden Backs were made in the form of our shield for our Year Books. ew fillers to go in these backs were given out at this meeting. Refreshments were served to all . The next meeting will be held on November 15, at t he home of Misses Margaret and Ire ne Ma rtin in Berwind. CHARMIE JOHN ON

WELCH ALUMNJE CALENDAR

September 20-B usiness meet ing at the Ca rter Hotel. October 10- Social meetin g. Theater party. November 19-A busine!'5 meeting in Welch with Helen D. Decker as hostess. December 14-Annual Ch ristmas party at Kimball with J ulia Elizabeth Crotty, Melba Rector, Myra and Mu riel Hurt as hostesses. January 16-A business meeting followed by our annual Yellow Rose Dinner, with Virginia Hutchinson of Welch , as hostess. February 6- Valentine pa rty at the ho me of Clara Peraldo ,vith Ruth Webb, Lena Caporossi and Clara Peraldo as hostesses. March 12-A business meeting with Betty G. Cox as hostess. April 10- Dance at the Country Club , spo nsored by the chapter. May 9-Reports and election of officers at t he home of Lena Caporossi, followed by a picnic.

WI CHITA ALUMNJE On the twenty-seventh of September,

ten members of the Wichita alumnre chapter met at Droll's English Grill for luncheon and the first meeting of the fall. It was so nice to get together after various kinds of summer vacations, that the meeting extended well into the afternoon. Our program for the year was outlined at this first meeting, and we are quite pleased with our prospects. Everyone is looking forward to the two meetings when Evelyn Allphin , who traveled in Alaska, and Betty Zeigenbusch , who spent several weeks in the east, present travelogues with the motion pictures of their trips. Alma Ashley is very enthusiastic about her Red Cross knitting. She has been averaging almost a sweater a week. We are planning to devote some of our meeting time to Red Cross work this winter. Two new Alpha Sigma Taus have come to Wichita recently. They are Audrey L ucke and Edith Mack Steiner. We have contacted these girls, and we hope they will attend our meetin gs regularly this winter. HELEN HANE Y

WILLIAMSPORT ALUMNJE A business meeting in October began the new season for the Williamsport alumnre chapter. The yearly program was planned. Committees for the coming year were announced . Plans for Mrs. Staehle's visit were discussed. A new corresponding secretary, Helen Thomas. was elected and installed. We will celebrate Founders' Day on November 5. Both Leta and the Lock Haven alumnre chapter have been invited to join with us in this celebration . MARIANNA

P. TALLMAN

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT SUMMERAT THE E igh th National Conclave of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority which will be held at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati, Ohio, from Augu t 24-28.

START SAVING YOUR PENNIES NOW !

THE ANCHOR

Prayer of an Alpha Sigma Tau I do not pray for greatness, I do not pray for fame, But may some eyes be brighter at mention of my name. I do not want perfection, Perfect I could not be But may my faults be small ones, that hurt no one but me. I do not lon g for jewels, Or chests piled high with gold , But make me rich in friend s, Lord, that I may Jove and hold . Give me the faith and trust , Lord , To open wide the door , Of my heart's inner recess, that I may love Thee more. -MARGARET SHOCKEY, Chi

Home Home in the place where Jove dwells, Amidst the everyday life; H ome is the place where help wells To aid us weather the strife; Home is the place where mother is To sooth away our fears, To help us mold our little lives To fit in the passing years; To do our duty to God and land And hope that we do our part In making everyone understand, Home needs a loving heart. BARBARA VOLLMER , Pi '42

DESIGN A COVER-WIN A PRIZE! THE ANCHOR feels the need of a new cover design . Would YOU like to design it and win a prize as well as recognition for yourself and your chapter? You need not be an art student- furnish the general idea and someone will add the finishina touches, if necessary. In submitting designs use white typing or drawing paper. Remember that THE AN CHOR is the correct title of our magazine. Also plan space for the issue date and volume number. Let simplicity be your guide. Send your contributions to the national editor not later than Janua ry 15, 19-12 .

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PERSONALS

MARRIAGES Alpha Betty Vanden Belt (Alpha '37) to Lt. Frederick E. Reyer, July 25, 19-11. D elta

Jean Carlson (Delta) to Kenneth L. Maxwell. Ruth Wenerd (Delta) to Bernard Custer. Iota

LeRoyce Downing (Iota '32) to Louis Grosjean, May 24, 1941. Betty Rowe (Iota '42) to Clarence Cole, July 6, 1941. Inez Boy (Iota '31 ) to Roy Smith, August 2, 19-11.

Arlene Kohman (Iota '-11) to Herbert Dixon, August 22, 19-11. LaVon Smith (Iota '3 6) to Harold Ferguson, August 24, 1941. Melba Jenkins (Iota '38 ) to Lewis Slocum, September 25, 19-11.

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Harriet Marschuetz (Pi '3 7) to Harvey Earl. Alberta Niedergerke (Pi '33) to Harry Keuper. Janice Wrausmann (Pi '3 6) to Cleo Everett.

BIRTHS Alpha To Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Meyers (Ellen Brandon, Alpha ), a daughter, Joyce Marie, September 19-11. To Mr. and Mrs. H . C. Genthe (Margaret Taylor, Alpha '2 7) , a son, Henry Charles, Oct. 21, 19-11. To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Haas (Loretta Clay, Alpha '2 7), a daughter, Judith Lovan, October 26, 19-11. Th eta

To Dr. and Mrs. John A. Belisle (Margaret W. Starenga, Theta '39) , a son , John Alexander, Jr. , September 4, 19-11.

Omicron

Iota

Kitty Sisson (Omicron) to Fred McCoy, October 10, 1941. Louise Barbery (Omicron '38) to Henry H. Bailey, J une 10, 1941. Dorcie Shumate (Omicron '3 4) to Sheldon Covey, June 27, 1941. Helen Louise Bero (Omicron ' 35) to Richard Decker, August 19 , 19-11. Melba Hurt (Omicron '3 9) to James Rector, Jr., June 12, 19-11. Ruth Bivens (Omicron '3 6 ) to Howard Webb. Virginia Preston (Omicron '38) to Don H utchison, May 25 , 19-11. Linda Frigo (Omicron ) to Dean Pachick.

To Mr. and Mrs. E . F . Hammond (Mabel Jackson , Iota ), a son. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schultz (Mary Katherine Hines, Iota '33 ), a son, Warren Walter, September .) , 19-11. To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stapleton Gladys Fenner, Iota ' 28 ), a son . To Mr. and Mrs. Merle Leroux (Mary Cooler), a daughter, Patricia Ann .

Virginia Herron (Pi '3 5) to elson Beare. Helen Chlanda (Pi) to Howard Rogers. Marie Hahn (Pi) toR. J . Bowman . Alice E. Boa! (Pi '3 6) to William F . Vit, Jr. Verna Brockrieten (Pi '3 9) to Jack Tewman .

To Mr. and Mrs. James Gleason (Mildred Budde, Pi '3 7), a son . To Mr. and Mr . R. Schmidt (Dorothea . Schaberg, Pi), a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Schn:>ll (Marjorie Taylor, Pi '36 ) , a daughter. Sigma

To Mr. and Mrs. Abe Bozarth (Catherine Brink, Si a~a '3 ), October 27, 10-11. To Mr. and M~. Leonard Buckton (Eugenia Beare, Sigma '33), a daughter, October 19-11.

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