NOVEMBER 1948
VOL. XXIV, No. 1
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Are You Getting Enough Publicity?........... ............................................................................ Alpha D elta Is Installed........................................................................................................................ Opportunity Is Still Knocking ......................................................................................................... Using All There Is in Us................................................................................................................. Alpha Epsilon Is Installed.................................................................................................................... Omega Personalities .................................................................................................................................... W . E. Wagoner Dies................................................................................................................................. Shepherd Students Attend Convention in St. Louis ............... ................................... Iota Personalities .......................................................................................................................................... Turtles and College Students............................................................................................................... T aus-Philadelphi!l Bound .................................................................................................................. Six W eeks in N ew York...................................................................................................................... Alpha Epsilon Chapter.............................................................................................................................. N ew Officers of Bluefield Alumnae..................................................... .......................................... What the Sorority Has Meant to M e.......................................................................................... Dr. Latimer ......................................................................................................................................................... Collegiate Chapters~...................................... . .................................... . ............................ .. ............................ Alumnae Chapters ....................................................................................................................................... Personals ............................................................................................................................................................... Directory ...............................................................................................................................................................
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Cover: The Arts Building, Western Illinois State C ollege.
Entered as second class matter N ovember 25, 1937, at the p ost office at St. Louis, Mi so uri, under the Act of August 24, 1912. THE ANCHOR of Alpha Sigma Tau is published during the month of November, January, April, and July . Subscription price , $2 .00 per year. Publication office, Britt Printing & Publishing Co., Twenty路first and Washington, St. Louis, Missouri . Editorial office : Mrs. Parry Schippers, 5300 Sutherland Avenue, St. Louis 9, Misso uri .
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_Are Every sorority-active and alumnae chapters alike- needs and usually wants publicity, but unfortunately many people don't know how to go about getting it. In the first place, we might ask ourselves, "Is our club doing anything that warrants pace in the newspaper?" Since Alpha Sigma Taus are always doing omethin g interesting and useful, we will assume that you do have omething to put in the newspaper. So we revert to the question of how to go about getting it printed. One thing the public is prone to forget is that people who write for a newspaper work against time constantly, and if you sometimes get a rather curt answer when you approach the club editor's desk or telephone her, it's probably because she is right up against a deadline and doesn't have time to talk with you. If you 're going to handle sorority news for the papers it might be a good idea for you to get acquainted with the society editors or reporters who will be handling your news. Ask them for advice and suggestions, and find out when the deadlines are. N ews should be timely. You have undoubtedly heard it said that nothing is so stale as yesterday's newspaper. Is it any wonder, then; that the reporter is a bit irked when you prance in on Friday with the information about your election of officers which took place the preceding M onday? If you have a meetin g at which any action worth mentioning in the press occurs, you should get the information to the paper immediately so that it will appear in the news columns while it is still news. It i n 't news after it has had plenty of time to be widely circulated by word of mouth. Then there's the matter of what to include in the story which, by the way, you don't have to write yourself. Just supply the facts. Every publicity chairman knows that the news story should contain the answers to the questions who, what, where, when, why and how. But be sure to include all the details, while at the same time leaving out irrelevant items. While a newspaper doesn't want irrelevant tr.ateria l, there are many things frequ ently
omitted that cou ld have been included and would have made your item longer in the paper. For in tance, nam es alway make news. lnch,1de along with the name of the meeting place or the nam e and address of the hoste s, the names of her co-hostesses or committee in charge. T ell who led the devotional, who presided, who made report and what they were about (in brief, of course, and not at all if they were per onal matters not for publication outside the sorority) . If any significant action took place at the bu iness ses ion, mention that. If there were guests of honor, mention them. T ell what kind of meeting it wa business, social, dance, tea, luncheon, dinner, banquet, etc. You might include such thin gs as the deco rations, but with the newsprint hortage and other space problems still confronting new papers, don't be surprised if that information has been deleted by the time your story gets into print. Still, it doesn't hurt to include the inform ation just in case it ca n be used . If the occasion is one from which proceed will be realized, you might tell what's to be done with the proceeds. If there was a gue t peaker, give his or her name and title and what he or she talked about. Since prominence plays an important part in news values, the paper will naturally be more interested in what the pre ident of the college, the mayor or some other leading citizen has to say. I have been talking about meeting which have already occurred. If you want a notice in the papers precedi ng the meeting, you should, of course, see that it reache the paper in time for publication the day before the meeting or however far ahead you want it to appear. You can include much of the information I have suggested for the follow-up story in future tense. After the meeting you can have another story about what happened, but don't expect to get the a me item run again in past tense. You'll have to include some new information to make it worthwhile.
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And now I come to the most important thing of all- ACCURACY. See that ery bit of information you ubmit to the paper i correct. M any newspapers prefer to u e a woman's husband' name or initial . There-
fore, even though she may be Mrs. Mary Jones to you, the paper may prefer "Mrs. William M. Jones, " so have that ready. If you want to include the names of everyone present at your meeting, be sure you have everybody's name spelled correctly; and if the list is long, mail or take it (preferably typewritten or printed legibly) to the newspaper office. It is difficult to take a long list of names over the telephone. Always try to be on the lookout for something that might make a news story for your chapter. If you have a yearbook or announce your entire year's program at one time, that might make a good story. The Huntington (W. Va. ) A lumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au had quite a long story in The Huntington Advertiser on their yearbook for 1948-49.
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If you'd like to have a picture made of your new officers or any other sorority event, consult the reporter or society editor who handles your news, not the newspaper photographer, who usually has nothing to do about the assignment of pictures. You will find that different papers have different policies, so you will have to investigate your loca l situation. One final word--endeavor to select as your publicity chairman someone who is dependable, accurate and interested in the sorority. She is your connecting link between the sorority and the general public. She should be someone who knows that what Alpha Sigma T au does is worth publicizing! And the re t of you back her up by planning worthwhile, interest ing programs that merit pace in the newspapers .
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First row, seated : Thalia Ann Loveles , Lois Browne, Beverly Canady. Second row, seated : Shirley Wilke , D orothy Berry, Johnnie Simmon , M arga ret Day, Katie William , M argaret Mdl paugh, Eddy Booth, Mrs. H . B. Williams, Spon or. 'Third row, standing: Jonnette Schaffer, Beverly Per ell, Juani ta Knight, Joan M ar tin, Judith Webb, Thelma M acMurtery, Carolyn Bradley, Pat Gaylor.
On April 24, 1948, the Alpha D elta Chapter w as installed on the campus of Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, Mis souri. Early Saturday morning on the twentyfourth, nineteen girls met at the First Calvary hurch wondering about the initiation ; we found it to be very bea utiful and impressive.
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The officers for next year were in tailed f !lowing initiation. That afternoon, following a banqu t at the ~o ra_n H otel, we received our Chapter Const1tut1on. Before we becam national, \ w re known ( o ntinued on Page 6, Column 1)
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btj f:dilh {!fftoll, W ar _Afumnae D ay by day "we live and move and have our being." H ow we live and in what direction we move are two of the most important questions with which we are concerned today. " Life," said Bishop ]. L. Spalding, "is opportunity, and therefore its whole circumstances may be made to serve the purpose of those who are bent on self-improvement, on making themselves capable of doing thorough work." Two conflicting schools of thought present themselves for our consideration. Often we hear that trite expression, "Opportunity knocks but once," and are led to believe that once we have refused to accept the challenge of an opportunity, we are doomed to a life void of worthwhile occasions to do good. W e are impressed with that idea when we meditate upon the poem "Opportunity" by John James In galls : "Mas ter of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities an d fie lds I walk ; I penetrate Deserts an d seas remote, and passi ng by Hovel an d mart and palace- soon or late I knock unbi dden once at every gate.
Seek me in vain and uselessly impl ore. I an wer not, and I return no more!"
H ow much more enco uraging to think that all of us have opportunities to make more of ourselves than we have, and those opportuni ties are as numerous as the minutes of each hour. O ur native intelligence, ur energetic faithfuln ess to our tasks, and the enco uraging friendships of those whose approval we are constantly seeking, blend together to make our lives worth living. W e are indeed fortunate to have opportunitie to make our homes and communities better places in which to live, to encourage the youth with whom we come in contact to fin er living, and to render every possible assistance to those less fortu nate than we. An excerpt from "Opportunity" by W alter M alone encourages us to " Let the dead past bury the dead," and look to the future with a new hope that each day will find us happier, because when opportunity knocked the day before, we answered.
" If sleeping, wake- if feasting , rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state M ortal s desire and co nquer every foe, Save death ; but those who doubt or hesitate, Co ndemned to failure, pen ury, and woe,
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"They do me wrong wh o say I co me no more When once I knock an d fai l to find you in ; For every day I stand outside your door, And bid you wake and ri e to fight a nd win. "Wail not for precious chance pas ed away ! Weep not for golden ages o n the wa ne. Each night I burn the rec_ord o f the day ; At sunrise every oul is born aga in! "
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btj W anda Shefton, Omicron '4 4 This title is a chapter heading in Dr. H arry Fosdick's book On Being a Real Person . When I read this, I wondered if we ever realize how little of ourselves we use. At the end of each day can you truly say, I used all today? There probably is never a day but what we can do more. I quote from Dr. Fosdick's book, " Many people need to have said to them what Ibsen wrote to Brandes, the novelist, when he was a young man : 'What I chiefly desire for you is a genuine, full -blooded egoism, which shall force you for a time to regard what concerns you, yourself, as the only thing of any
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consequence, and everything else as non-ex..i tent. - There is no way in which you can benefit society more than by coining the metal you have in yourself'." H ave you coi ned the metal you have? H ave you put forth all the effort you can? H ave you helped somebody today by using some of your influence, kindness or energy? A kind word, a helping hand to the old a bit of encouragement, a mile - all help to coin the metal in ourselves. H ave you done anything today to benefit society? H ave you u ed all there i in you.
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Fron t row: M arv Cramm: Eli zaheth Wil on from Pi Chapter ; Bernadine Brown; Mr . Ruth Maher, First District Pr~sident ; Velma Byers; Lois W amhoff from Pi Chapter; Joyce Carter. Second row: Miss Bett y Baker. Adviser: M ar tha Brown, Ruth Gronewold , Marjorie Lippincott, Lin a Vaughn, Kay H owey, Pat H eller, H elen Armstrong, AliceTrobaugh, Dr. H arriet t Stull , Advi er. 'Third row: Carole Graham, Mr . William Vit from P1 Chapter, Marie Birch, Rebecca Smith , June Luck, N orm a Bergman, Joan Duncan, Peggy Charlesworth, Bettie Brubeck, Betty Wil on. Fourth row: Audrey Johnson, adine Ril ey, Wanda Smith, Mariann Hittner, Phylli Herr , Betty Stein · fe ldt, D oroth y H eithold , Loui e Bunch, Opal Pruitt.
A group of girls met in December, 1946, to formulate a constitution for a loca l sorority, Theta Xi Theta, on the campus of W e tern Illinois State College, M acomb, Illinoi . An nouncement of the new group was made to the college in February, 1947, after which a tea in honor of the new orga nization wa given by the other sororities on the ca mpu . The group at this time was made up of fifteen girls who elected Mrs. Opal Arnold Pruitt as their first presiden t, and chose the Misses Betty Baker and H arriett Stull as faculty advisers. The patronesse were Mrs. R . M . Myers, Mrs. Pau l B. Swain, and Mr . Theo· dore Ca rlson, wives of W estern facu lty members. Later, when Mrs. Carlso n moved from
Alpha Delta is Installed, cont. as Panola . A s Panolas we estab li hed everal t raditions; these will be continued now that we are Alpha Sigma T au . W e hold the fir t forma l dane of the year to w hich we 1 ue blanket-bids to the other ororitic and fra ·
M acomb, Mr . H arold Ave was chosen in her place. Miss Ruth Gronewold wa elected pre ident for the following school year, during which time the organization ponsored everal worthy actlvltles. The group, which had crrown to thirty members, was pledged to Alpha Sicrma T au N ational Sorority on M arch 4, 1948, by Mrs. Carl R obin on of Pi Chapter. The im· pressive installation ervice of Alph a Ep ilon Chapter was conducted on the pring morning of M ay 1, 1948, by Mr . L. ]. Maher, fir t district p re ident, assi ted by Mi Loi W arnhoff, Miss Elizabeth Wil on, and Mr . William Vit of Pi Chapter. A tea and a formal dinner, followed by the candlelicrht eremony, were held later that day. ternitie on the campus. Being the fir t dance of the year. it ha alway been ucce ful. In the pring we have an Ea t r Fa hion Show fo r the public at th Je ell Theater. W e model outfit from th cl thincr · t tr W are all lookin cr fop• ard to"'" next Fall. when we \ ill tart our fir t 'Car with ET.
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NORMA MYHRE, OMEGA "Model of the Month"
LOVIANE NELSON, OMEGA W as chosen "Model of the Month" by the Red and Green Staff at Minot State Teachers College
rf!r. W C. Wa~ror, Controller o/ /Jail State 'Jeacher:J Col/etje, muncie, Jnd., 'J:Jie:J Funeral services for W . E. W agoner were conducted June 10, 1948, with Dr. R alph Graham, Pastor of the College Avenue M ethodist Church, offi ciating. Mr. W agoner died June 7 at his home, 2119 W est Jackson Street, after an illness of several months. Survivors include his wife, Glossie L. Goddard Wagoner, Adviser of Alpha Alpha Chapter ; two sons, George A. W agoner (his wife is the former J anice W alker, Alpha Alpha), of the University of T ennessee, and Winfred W agoner, Jr., a Muncie Central High School instructor ; and a daughter, Mrs. Lavonne Baker, Alpha Alpha, of Battle Creek, Michigan. Affiliating with the college in 1924, Mr. Wagoner taught in the social science depart-
ment for one year, after which he became secretary -regi trar. In 1936 he was appointed controller ; and in 1942 when President Emeritus L. A . Pittenger resigned, he served as acting pre ident and controller for nineteen months. Born in W allace, Fountain County, Indiana, M ay 31, 1889, the late co ntroller was a graduate of Indiana University. H e taught and was principal in various Indiana schools, and served a superintendent of schools in Rush County from 192 1 to 192 4. Always active in community and educational organizations, he held many offices and appointments. His secretary was Ethel Himelick, Alpha Alpha.
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Two Shepherd College students - Misses Eileen and Frances Bergdoll- left April 8 for St. Louis to attend the national convention of International Relations Clubs, April 9, 10, and 11.
verity of Kentucky, and France and Eileen Bergdoll. The delegates while in St. Louis will be the guests of the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace which spon ors the work of the International R elations Clubs.
Nine hundred International Relations Clubs in the colleges of the forty-eight states are grouped into fourteen regional conferences. Shepherd is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference composed of W est Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. The Ohio V alley regio n will be represented by Alex Mumford of W e t Virginia University, Ja k Early of the Uni-
The Ohio V alley R egional Conference w a held at W est Virginia Univer ity in M organtown, April 23 and 24. Shepherd i planning to end at lea t five or i.x delegat . There are fifty-eight clubs in th Ohio all y R egional Conferen c, ten of \l hich ar 1n W <'~ t Virginia.
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PAT CORRUTHERS QUEEN FOR A YEAR Iota C hapter is exceedingly proud this yearan d well we should be ! Pat Carruthers, sophomore at Emporia State, was chosen Sunfl ower Q ueen. Alan Ladd made th e choice fro m photographs of fifty contestants. Pat is a member of Sphinx Literary Society and the H ome Economics C lub.
JEANN E R U BY President of Iota Chapter, from W amego, Kansas. She is a senior at Kansas State T eachers Co llege.
l OT A C HAPTER C ELEBRATES ITS TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY The Iota C hapter of Alpha Sigma T au celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with a for路 mal dance for the alumnae, active, and pledge C hapters, April 4, 1948, at the Mit-W ay dinin g room. Special guests were Miss M agdelina Y. Baker, national alumnae representa路 tive; Mrs. Franklin A ce, national examination chairman ; Mrs. John Beck, charter member ; and Mrs. Fred Griffith, national life membership chairman. The program after the tlinner consisted of toasts given by Betty Geist and Mrs. Joe Englers; a vocal trio by M arjorie Stead, Judy Price, and V aleria Philli ps; a piano solo by Lois Anderson. Iota C hapter of Alph a Sigma T au was installed April 4, 192 3, using Delta Gamma Rho as its foundation. The girls are especially proud because they own their own home at 1006 Constitution. which they bought in 1926.
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A box turtle-small fellow that he is-has an extremely easy life. N ot many of God's creatures have such a permanent protective covering. This terrestrial reptile ambles along, crushing insects in the powerful jaws, and using its amazingly strong legs and sharp claws for digging worms, adequately fulfilling its needs of the day. And does he need to worry about not being able to run from his enemy? Certainly not- he simply contracts, making an invincible fortress of himself, quite oblivious of his enemies. The average college student is similar! W e readily recognize that for others, malefic habits are developed easily ; the injustice of intolerance is exhibited openly. So what do we do? W e maintain our principles, renew our vows to abtain from the evils of college life, and continue to seek the protection of obscurity within our shells. Students are willing to stand by their principles, but are un -
willing to influence others! If we are guilty of this, woe betide us! Don't be as the lowly turtle and withdraw in an unfavorable situation. State your Christian viewpoint, demand that injustices be rectified, proudly wear and live your Christian badge. Your action word should not be "reform," but "reveal"! R emember that there are no barriers which cannot be crossed. Small, dull, uninteresting "C" students could possibly have changed the world if they had dared.
If you are a good Christian, surprise your room mate by letting her in on the secretwho knows, she might be one, too! Let the light that God has given us shine out. God gives us more light than we will use; some of us are very dim, so let's wipe the carbon-black from our chimneys in order that people will not need to look twice to distinguish u from the sluggish turtle.
MARCH MEETING, BECKLEY ALUMS, AT NAN CY BRIGUGLIO'S
Left to right: Nancy Briguglio, Janet Koch, President; Dalean Green, Agnes Farmer and Martha G en~ .
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A group of us from the Delta Chapter at I.S.T.C. planned to visit Ruthie W agner in Swarthmore. Plans were made for five of us, M arian Jay, Bev W ood , Ruth H arbison, M arilyn W eaver, and Sue Sharbaugh, to drive to Ruthie's home. M ari an had an evening of sightseeing in J ohnstown planned. Four of the girls arrived at nine o'clock and the other two managed to make their appearance by eleven . The sightseeing tour was limited to M arian's home. The next morning at the unmentionable hour of five, we were speeding down the great Pennsylvania Turnpike toward H arrisburg in our C hevrolet limousine, dressed in our best attire- blue jeans, shirts, and our beloved T au hats. At ten, we stopped at Franklin and M arshall College, Lancaster, and pulled up in front of the Phi Sig house, where we were surrounded by the opposite sex. W e m ~n ~ge~
to p ull ourselves away at twelve and were once again Swarthmore-bound. W e arrived at Ruth's at four, receiving a most warm welcome. A fter a delicious din ner, Ruth took us on a tour of Swarthmore. Saturday morning we were off to the big city, Philadelphia. W e had lunch at a lovely restaurant. W ishing to rid ourselves of our excess money, we did a bit of shopping; this took all of fifteen minutes. Sunday, after attending church, we were off for the shore. What a day ! It was ju t a bit chilly for swimming but that didn't top u . N ot us T aus ! M onday we were beat ! W e left for Johnstown that evening. Though everybody was tired, it was agreed that we had a peachy time. W e're looking fo rwa rd to anoth r trip next spnng.
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of free time to good advantage! W e aw and did many things we had heretofore on ly dreamed of doi ng. Columbia U. offer many activities to the tudents- there being dance , boat trips, clubs, and tours of_ many kind sponsored by the school. There 1s al o a Umver ity ticket agency where tudent may secure "cut-rate" ticket to play and other entertainments. W e managed to get tickets for many "hit" show , including "Finian 's R ainbow," " The M edium" and "The T elephone," " H arvey" ( tarring the Jam,e Stewart, taking vacationing star Frank Fay p l ac~) , "Oklahoma," and " H appy Birthday"- tarnng the celebrated H elen H ayes. There were always many Univer ity ponsored activities in swing. W e went on a bus trip to Lake Success one day and sat in on orne United N ations discussion . I joined the Speech Club, which held a tea once each week. There were intere ting people from all over the world in the group . Every department in the Univer ity had uch club . Via the rapid ubway tran portation to the " Grea t White W ay," we realized many of our dreams. One Saturday, for instance, we went atop the Empire State Building and looked down at the tiny, insect -like car and people. Another time, we witnessed Fred W ari ng and his Pennsylvanians a they did their morning radio show. At the Center Theatre, we a w ou r first ice show with its pectacular costumes and accomplished skater . W e also rea lized another ambition in eeing the famou precision dancers, the Rockettes, at R adio City Mu ic H all. A s for place to eat , we might have missed a few famous ones, but we did find orne delightful restaurants. One e pecially nice and unusual eating place is Stoddard' - ixteen floors up, atop Butler H all, near Columbia. D eliciou food, attractive urroundings, the best of service and yet moderate prices are found there. T offinetti' , in the heart of T ime quare, 1 nice, too-modernistic appoi ntment and aood food at small co t. W e spent many enjoyable evening , t Lewisohn Stadium Concerts where th N ew Y rk Philharmonic Orche tra appear , al ng with gue t arti ts. W e had field s at at ixty 路ent 路
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hlj ~ean In the Fall of 1948, Mrs. Ruth Larson Zimmerman will begin her fourth year as D ean of W omen at W estern Illinois State College. This summer she will write her dissertation for the Ph.D. which she expects to receive at the University of Wisconsin . D ean Zimmerman sponsors the W estern A ssociation of W omen Students, Panhellenic Council, and the H ouse Presidents' Council. During the Winter quarter she teaches a course in the D evelopment of Personality. A fter receiving her bachelor's degree from the University of C hicago, where she majored in English and minored in History, D ean Zimmerman taught a few years in public schools and then was employed in editorial and publicity work by the C hicago Board of Education and later by The M acmillan Company. Mrs. Zimmerman has spent most of her life in C hi cago and in M adison, Wisco nsin , which was her home while her husband lived. She received a master's degree in Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin . H aving traveled widely in Spanish-speaking countries, Mrs. Zimmerm an became especially interested in Spanish literature and civilization, in which field she is taking a minor for the doctor's degree.
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R U TH LARSON ZIMMERMAN Becoming interested in the dynamic of perso nality and college personnel work, he tud ied in N ew York, where she obtained a second ma ter's degree in Student Per onnel Admin istration at T eachers College, Colum bia Un iversity.
Left t o right: Eileen G. Richardso n, Chaplain : Ha~el T. M ingo, Carre ponding Secretary: Eloi e F. M organ;
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'U!hat the Sororit'! flaj meant to blj Ruth Jkomp3on, ~i, '4 8 I have been a member of Alpha Sigma Tau for two years. Now, as a senior, I can reminisce and evaluate my present position . It is true that a sorority is demanding. H as it really been worthwhile? College life became more vital and real when I became associated with the girls in A lpha Sigma T au. Friendships have developed and flourished that will last far beyond commencement day. That one friend or those several friends who have often pulled me up by my bootstraps from depressing depths or have shared with me the elation of some joyful experience is enough to make AET worth while. T o work for the best interest of the sorority was one of the promises I made when I was taken into the sorority. But the sorority has been working for my best interest all the time. I ran for an oflice in the Student G overnment Association and Alpha Sigma T au was a solid supporter. I was a candidate for the May Court and all my sisters appointed themselves as campaign managers. I was as proud of the loyalty of each girl as I was of the honors that I have received. H as being a member of the sorority stifled or developed any leadership abilities that I may have? H ave I learned to better serve because of being in A lpha Sigma T au? T hat is hard to answer. I know this to be true- there have been ideals and standards that have been placed before me which are attainable. T o be awa re of the fact that to whom much is given, much is expected, was enough incentive to merit great efforts on my part.
H ow really demanding has my sorority been? It has taken time-time to be with people and hence learn to know them; time to develop personality to its fullest capacity ; time to learn to think of others first ; time to apprecite the beauty of living. It has demanded things of me that I should be only too willing to give, for they all have been for my be t welfare. M y orority has asked that I personally try to set an example for my very new sorority sisters and for the non -sorority girls on campus. But life is also demanding and exacting. Sorority living is an excellent way to prepare for group living, for individual living,-for life. I am proud that I could work for Alpha Sigma Tau, for now I can say that I am a far wealthier person because of having worked, palyed and lived with other sisters in Psi Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au Sorority.
Six Weeks in New York , cont. each which were satisfactory to us ; and we saw and heard such artists as Felix Knight, Jan Peerce, Eleanor Steber, de Lucca, and H elen Traubel. Our church experiences are by no mea ns to be forgotten! An experience one should n't miss is walking up the steps in the bell tower of Riverside Church while the carillioneur i " playing" the bells. There is one such tour directly following Sunday morning church services. It is an inspiring experience. There are bells in the tower weighing from ten pounds to everal tons-all made in England.
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On September 22, 1947, Psi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau at Madison College, H arrisonburg, Virginia, really got itself a prize. For, on that day Dr. Mary E. Latimer was initiated and became one of our advisers. Within one year at Madison, Dr. Latimer had become one of the favorite instructors on the campus. Professor of Speech Education and Director of Stratford Dramatic Club, she had won the hearts of her students, dramatic groups, and all who had ever seen her. For, even the sight of this women with the slow smile, hearty laugh, and sparkling blue eyes was a joy. T o be in her classes was a privilege. The room was always overflowing with laughing and learning. Dr. Latimer's special fields are dramatic pro路 duction, acting, and oral interpretation of literature. She has appeared before audiences throughout Canada and the United States as a reader of various styles of literature. She could make us laugh till we hurt over her comic imitations and make us feel, live, hurt, and cry over beautiful tragic interpretations. She instilled a love of literature and fin e dra路 matics into us all. Miss Latimer was a Canadian by birth and became a United States citizen in T exas in 1928. She received her B.A. from Hiram College, Ohio, and her M .A. and Ph .D . from the University of Wisconsin. She also has attended the University of London, England . H er ability and absorbing choice of a vocation obtained for her such interesting positions as head of the Speech and Drama D epartment at Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia, and at Baylor College, T exas. She has served on the summer staff of the Speech Department at the University of Wisconsin for several years as teacher and director of the University
MARY E. LATIMER Theatre, as well as summer director of the University of W yoming Theatre. Miss Latimer has been a loyal friend and companion to the member of P i Chapter . H ow much fun we've had on the long rides she has taken u for! She helped us pick out our beloved china we got Ia t yea r and hers and Miss Frank ' gift have bee n beautiful additions to Lincoln H ou e. A nd how he wowed the girl at our rush party Ia t year with her readi ngs! Besides being a member of the ational Collegiate Players, Phi Beta, and igma Phi Lambda, she has served a pre ident of the T exas Speech Arts A sociation and ecretary of the Virgi nia Speech A ociation. W e are deeply grateful to her for being our advi er and bringing to Psi Chapter her fun laughter experience, and profound ammon ense hi h have helped us through the inevitable disap pointments and trials of our ollefriate life.
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of D onna Gover's. T hi theme wa carried out in the ame way as previous year - the actives in "night-shi rt " and the rushees in "p.j's." W amplers Lake was the etting for an Alpha Sig house party, M ay 15, where sixteen active shared beds, drank coke , and had an all around good time. The party began Friday evening and continued until Sunday afternoon. Saturday morning was spe nt at the Irish Hills and the T ower , with Saturday night being used to "crash" a local barn dance. After a lazy Sunday morning of doing noth ing but sun bathing and boating, the party broke up. The following week-end the Alpha Sig co ntinued their round of activitie by entertaining their Alumnae R epre entative Joyce Riehl. An initiation brea kfast wa held Saturday morning, fo llowed by initiation of the pledges and the installation of new offi cers for the coming year. T he new president w ill be Jea nne Kanno; vice-president, M arge H offman ; corresponding secretary , Alice R abin ; recording secretary, Priscilla Jane; and treas urer, ] one Cone. Saturday afternooon each member met with Alumnae R eprese ntative Joyce Riehl to discuss plans for next year, and Saturday evening climaxed the busy day with an all -sorority hay ride held at Susurka Lake. After the last sorority meeting, a picnic was aiven in honor of the graduating enior . H ere pl ans were discussed fo r another house party to be spent at the summer cottage, the first week after chool i out, which wi ll complete our activities for the school year.
Some of the other activi tie of the sorority were bridge partie , a picnic, and a M other and Father ' Day tea. T his year the M ay fe tival tradition returned to Ce ntral's campu for the fir t time since the war. T he Beta Chapter wa very proud to have one of it girls, Jackie Lynch, elected a Queen of the Festival. Jackie was crowned on M ay 15 and pre ided over the dance in the eve ning. The an nual Spring formal with the Sigma T au Gammas wa a highlight of the year and was held at the M ount Plea ant Country lub. The Greek theme wa carried out with the pin made from con truction paper and hung on the wa ll , bearing the name of each couple. " Betsy Jane" wa piled with food, blanket , suit cases, tennis rackets, a nd what have you, to make the annual trip to H oughton Lake for the house party over M emorial week -end. Everything from sun bathina to dancina wa enjoyed by all gals who found room to queeze into " Betsy Jane" or were lucky in not find ing M 27 too crowded with "hiker ." By the way, " Bety Ja ne" is Flos ie' car. The Lincoln R estaura nt wa the cene for the farewe ll se nior graduatina thi Spring. Kay Sanford , Beverl y H en dirck , D onna In gersoll , and Betty O lmstead were amona them. . Peterson
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Beta at ''S/eep'!f Jime flaven " Thi Spring, as all Spring emesters, the Beta hapter ha had a busy ocial ca lendar. The activitie began with our pring rushing party in " Slee py Time H aven," or the home
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Sitting in the middle of the fl r of one of the bedrooms of the Iota Chapter h use, with suit cases all around u , we reali ze that t he end of the year has come and we find urselves remini cing a bit. Thi year leaves us with fo nd memories of dances, dinners, and parties that will not soon be forgotten. There was that Inner Sorority dance February 14 , the annual V alentine party. N ext came our Spring fo rmal held A pril 17. O ur theme is traditionally " T au H eaven." T his year we carried out the theme with pin k cherubs representing each girl floatin g on a blue cloud, surrounded by angel hair. Iota celebrated her twenty-fifth anniversary April 4, by having a formal dinner at the Mitway H otel dining room. N ational officers, alumnae, actives, and pledges enjoyed a deli cious meal and a delightful program. One cool evening in A pril , the Iota girls gathered at the chapter house for a slumber party in honor of seven rushees. W e made candy and popcorn, drank cokes, and played bridge till the wee hours of the morning. W e had fun and I'm sure our guests did. The Alpha T aus were in their glory again when M arth M adole, active from Winfield, Kansas, was crowned D andelion Queen to reign over the all -school dance held after the annual dandelion dig in A pril. Are we game for a hay-rack ride and picnic? You bet! W e piled on three big hay racks and rumbled and bumped to a lovely site east of town for a picnic. What fun! Even the pledges came through with a program ! - Lois A nderson
Omicron j IJuj';j !}ear W e started the Fall term with only seventeen active members, but are making plans for a busy year. W e were honored with a visit from Mrs. Staehle on O ctober 19 and 20. H er visit and helpful advice were inspiring to all of us. The busy rushing season begins for us on N ovember 11 , at which time we have our first rush party ; an inform al affair. Our second party, which is semi -form al, will be held on N ovember 18.
W e are also making plans for our ounder' Day banquet, which is to be on N ovemb r 6. W e will be erved by the members o f one of the circl es of the A then's Methodist hurch. - ELeanor Palmer, Omicron, '5 1
All us Pi-faces pent a very bu y Summer. M ost of ur busy week-ends centered around our new clubhouse on the M eramec R iver, which we call Pi-H ouse. W e've swam, hiked, played tennis, went boat-rid ing, and had a wonderful tim e in general. All of the Pi C hapter hated to see Jeanne Leili ch, a past president, and Loui e Dem p ey graduate last J une, but we know they'll be successes and wi ll both make wo nderful alum . W e've all got two new blouses and a scarf with the sorority initials on them, and we're making bags to carry our "stuff" in al o wi th the orori ty initial on them. W e're eagerly awaiting our coming vi it by M rs. Staehle to our chapter, and plannin a H allowe'en party, as well a a form al Founder's Day banquet. W e're busy as anything now, too, mce wP're in t he midd le of rush eason ; we have wonder fu l plans for our parties, and are ure to get lots of wonderful pledge . - Caro l Butler, Januarv '51
Zeta T au Fall rushing welcomed _ r tncy R oberw n and Ann Mundy into T au H ..:aven. They w1. our honor guest later at a dude ra n c~ p c â&#x20AC;˘ y and su pper, for which we put aside ou r ¡reen and yellow for the more western plaid shirts and dungarees. President C arrie Staehle wa a welcome guest on campus on O ctober 2 1 and _2. he endeared herself to each Zeta T au and to everyone who met her. W e wi h that he coul d have stayed longer, but she did ee a rehearsal of our annual circu tunt in hich all Zeta T aus took part. She talked ith us about our chapter activiti e and her helpful suggestions are now bein a carried out. W e are proud of our pre ident, Jan Fox w ho was recently tapped for member hi p in Al pha Kappa Gamm a, honorary leader hi p society. Jane is also vice-pre ident of the tu dent Government A s ociation.
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At the recent Pan-H ellenic T ea it was an nounced that Alpha Sigma Tau placed third in the scholarship awards. Two of our girls entertai ned the guests. June Banks played requests on the piano and accompanied Jean Watts who sang. Jean is president of the College Choir. - Love Bentle y, '49
Upjtlon j ''-April Showerj " Our Spring formal, the theme of which was April Showers, was one of the biggest events of the year. The Alpha T aus' Mother's W eekend, was one of the nicest week-ends spent on the campu . Founder's Day gave u third place honors in the song contest. The sad part about the end of school is graduation. Evelyn H alk and Betty Sue Cowger finished their four years at A.S.T.C. A farewell party, with gifts for the two gradu ates, was enjoyed by all at an informal gathering in the sorority room. W e also pre ented our sponsor, Dr. Ada Jane H arvey, with a lovely gift. W e also enjoyed a picnic given by our patronesses. Our last gathering of the year was at the initiation of five pledges. Every Summer we have a "convention" in Little Rock where we map out our plans for the coming year. - Betty Brands
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p;i Securej fionorj Psi had a busy Spring. Campus elections found A .S.T. well represented. Marie Garber was elected vice-president of the Y.M.C.A. Edith C abaniss is the new pre ident of the Madison College Orchestra. N ancy Wilson, Ann Speight, and Beulah Owen carry three big offices in the Stratford Dramatic Club. Nancy is prexy and our own Dr. Latimer is spon or. M aggie Kerry was promoted to asistant editor of the BREEZE, the Madi on College weekly newspaper, and Jane Castles wa chose n as the senior class rcpre entative to Standards Committee, a tanding committee of the Student Government A sociation. W e gave a record party that wa quite a ucce s. Each member wa a ked to come to the platter party dre sed as her favorite record. All the ideas were cute and origi nal. M cC lain Bower took down the draperies in her room and wrapped her elf up a " T emptation." Jean Je ee won cheer for her bandages, blood, and " The Wreck on the Highway"- a favorite song with the inging Pis. Among the social event of the easo n was a gay picnic. Dr. Latimer and Miss Frank, our pon ors, gave the Psi senior a picnic at the college ca mp on the henandoah River. When M ay D ay came, we aw our lovely Frances Hundley and Ruth Thompson in the
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Queen's Court. Among the attendants were: Betty Cox, Betty Davis, Leslie Hall, Mary Wells; Rose Marie Pace and Ann Williams were train bearers. - Margaret Ann Kerry
April 14, under the direction of Janet Kelly, a rush party was held in the Student Union. Janet chose an informal theme and many types of games were the activities chosen. Ruthe Gehring, former president, welcomed our guests, and Elaine M ostad played a piano solo. An all-school dance wa sponsored by the Alpha T aus. W e chose the theme of a Hobo
OMEGA CHAPTER AT RIVERSIDE LODGE HONORING MRS. STAEHLE Ardis Christenson, a senior next year, received all votes for next year's secretary of the Student Association. Ardis has served this year and did a fine job. February 23, the Alpha Sigma Taus, actives and pledges, were entertained at the Alpha Kappa Fraternity house. They really showed us a good time and an evening of fnn was had by all. Louise R eishus, adviser, was their special guest. Cards, dancing, movies, and singing, say nothing of the delicious lunch, were on tap for the evening of entertainment. The pledges were all clad in white dresses, yellow and green aprons, and yellow and green ribbons in their hair and shoes on M arch 18 and 19. This was our small H ell W eek, but they did look cute and the candy they carried for actives, and anyone asking, was a special treat. Our new vice-president, Annabelle Opland, a junior next year, was also elected to the presidency of the L.S.A. Congratul ations, Annabelle, and may your new offices be a success.
H op . W e served hot dogs and coke , and priz.es were given to the best wor t-dre ed couple. Mrs. Staehle proved a big he!p and we know now a better sorority is in progress. During Mrs. Staehle's stay, a noon luncheon of offi cers and advisers wa held at the college cafeteria. W ednesday evening a banquet was held at the Riverside Lodge. I would ay this was the highlight of all of our acti itie this year. A pril Showers wa the cho en theme and this theme was carried out in the nut cups, programs, and place ca rds. pecial gue t at the banquet included M arie Bruce, Dean of W omen ; Miss Bryson and Mrs. D onald C arl son, patronesses; Miss Rei hus and M i Anderson, adviser ; and Mrs. M arion John on president of the Omega C hapter when it \ a initiated on our ca mpus. Clarice Leite, one of our top graduatina seniors, presented her senior recital on T ue day, April 27. Among her number he olayed the Concerto in A M inor by Grieg. This was a good recital and most of th Alpha Sigma T au Sorority was pre ent. W e' re ery
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lege " R eddie Day," which is set aside as a day for entertaining high school students from a urrounding one hundred mile radius, w as a very eventful occasion for Alpha G amma. W e took top honors in the annual conte ts, both in inging and in kits. The awards were gold plaques on which the name of the winning sorority each year is engraved . M ary Stuart Jack on T olle on, '48, w as our representative in the R eddie Queen 's Court. Another eventful occasion of our Spring semester was our Alpha T a u Spring Formal. It was preceded by a de ert party at the home of D emaris Ann Murry, '5 1. Our state convention was held in Little R ock, Jul y 17-18. Both chapter in Arkansas were well represented, and the girls p arted with many new ideas for the coming year . The annual Alpha G amm a C hapter weekend get-together at C halkcliff, Lake H amilton, H ot Springs, August 28-29, brought together once again members and alumnae. W e had a picnic supper at the lake home of one of our patronesses, Mrs. P . G . H orton . Boat -riding, swimming, and sun -bathing were balanced by the more erious part of discu sing Fall rushing. - R oyce W right, '48
proud of Clarice and we feel her recital was a big success. The sorority presented her w ith a bouquet of yellow roses when she answered her curtain call. Our September meeting w as held at the . home of Eleanor Bryson, with J osephine M elbus assisting hostess. The p rogram committee presented some very interesting plans for the coming year. At this meeting we learned that Josephine M elhus is being sent to Miami, Florida as a delegate and district committeewoman to the national convention of the American Legion Auxiliary, which is being held there in October. ] o is president of the Sixth District. - Ruth Bonness
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LefebralM Jhird rRrthda~ One of the highlights of Alpha Aloha's Spring T erm was the M other's D ay breakfast held this year at the Varsity Cafe on University Avenue. Joan Schipper, our newly elected president for the 1948-49 school year, was toastmistress for the program which followed the breakfast. On M oday evening, May 17, our ponsors and faculty advisers entertained members at a party in honor of the seniors in the Burri ~ R ecreation R oom. A gift was given to each .:;enior. Of special interest to both the collegiate and alumnae chapter was Alpha's Founder's Day T ea held in the east and west lounges of the Arts Building on Saturday, M ay 15. This celebrated our third anniversa ry as the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au. In these three years we have had a very pleasant asso ciation and are confident th at it will continue to be so in the years to come. - Martha M cFadden , ' 50
Two Summer vacation reunions helped to carry over the enthusi a tic Alpha Gamma C hapter spirit. N ow we are back at chool, and although we are few in number, we feel that thi year is going to be the best of all. The spirit of our last activity on the campus Ia t pring still rings in our minds. Our col-
After a delightful Summer vacation, we are glad to be back on our ca mpus again busily making plans for the coming year. Our dream of a sorority house has fin ally come true since we were able to find a hou e that will accommodate fourteen girls. After the Panhellenic T ea, rushing season opened . For our first party we used a G ypsy theme. With the social room of the Arts Building decorated like a forest , ru hees were entertained with various games, Gyp y mu ic, and fortune telling. All the actives were dressed in briaht colored clothes and plenty of jewelry. A s each girl was introduced to the Gypsy Queen- Bernadine Brown, our president- she was presented with a Gyp y p ack filled with candy. For our fo rmal party w e carried out a ship theme by decorating the Service Center with nets, lantern , and fl aa . Bunco was played during the evening, a nd a h trays with AST printed on the ail of a hip were given a favor . Wh n ru h ea on closed, we were happy to hav six " onderful girls for our pledo . - Alice 'T1路oba tt gh , ' ' I
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BEC KLEY ALU MNAE PAC KING A BOX FOR PIN E M OUNT AI The march meeting of Beckley Alumnae was held at the home of N ancy Briguglio, with M artha Genz co-hostess. At the meeting, extra money for the treasury was raised by the hostesses measuring the length of each girl's arms and charging a penny for each inch! Refreshments were unusual-consisting of pastel-tinted pastry shells filled with delicious banana pudding, and served with gold-colored punch. In April, we met at Theda R adford's in Fayetteville, and planned our second annual M other-Daughter Banquet. Ferne Phipps was co-hostess with Theda, and they served huge helpings of strawberry shortcake. For "extra" money at this time, the hostesses measured our heads (including hats with those of us who had them on!) and charged a penny for each inch. The M other-Daughter Banquet of 1948 was held on May 8 in the private dining room of the Beckley H otel, at 6 :3 0 P .M . Those at-
tending the dinner found their eat by mea n of place ca rds decorated with painted yellow roses. Also at each place wa an attractive program booklet which R uth M artin and Ferne Phipps had planned and made. After a brief " W elcome" by the president, Janet Koch, dinner was served. Entertainment, planned by D essie Sarrett, consisted of a medley of songs approp riate to M other' D ay, and a piano solo. - Janet Koch, Omicron '46
/Jfuefiefj Vacalion6 / The Bluefi eld Alumnae held a bu ine meeting in M arch at the home of A lice W allin ford in Princeton, at which time officer for next year were elected. The A pril meetin ~ was in Bluefield at the home of H elen Gatherum, with 1rcr1ma Bailey and H azel M ingo a i tin . T he ne\
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officers were installed, and Thelma Wilson, Clarabelle Looney, N ell Burgess, and Eli4abeth Jessie were initiated. In M ay we went to the T own Club in Bluefield for a Dutch luncheon. Our guests were patronesses and seniors of Omicron Chapter who will become members of our alumnae chapter after graduation. Vacation time is over and the girls in the Bluefield group have had a grand time. Thelma Bailey spent a week in N orfolk, Virginia. Gladys Udy D alton and her husband took a trip through Pennsylvania, N ew York, Washington, and Canada, taking in such points of interest as Niagara Falls. Janet Calfee and Imogene Miller went to the D emocratic Convention at Clarksburg. Billie M arie Tanner received her A .B. degree from the University of South C arolina and is now a teacher in the Concord Training School at Athens, W est Virginia. Mary Ann Lilly is at Ann Arbor, Michigan, working on her master's degree. Three of our members are now living in new homes of their own despite the housing shortage. Eileen Richardson and husband have moved into their new home on the Princeton Road. H elen Bryant and her husband, Johnny, have left Bluefield to move into their new home in Pearisburg, Virginia. Kinnie Bell and husband, Fred, have moved into their new home at N arrows, Virginia. The Omicron Alumnae group held an initiation service last May 29 in the Concord Social Room at Athens, West Virginia, at which time eight actives were initiated into the group with which they are to be affili ated. Our first Fall meeting was held at the home of Wand a Shelton Bradley in Princeton on September 11 . W e had two new members with us, Lois June Faulkner and Joyce Ritter. - Sarathea Lindsey Ak_ers, '41
The September meeting at Ruth Lane' new home in East Pembroke was the usual gettogether meeting with the exchange of new of what was done during the summer. Plans were made for assisting the Sigma girls with fall rushing. Lillian Mayer was the hostess for the October supper meeting. A panel of four speakers from the League of W omen V oters spoke on "Election Is ues of the Three M ajor
Parties." On Saturday afternoon, October 16, the H otel Sheraton was the scene of a dessert bridge, the first the Buffalo Alumnae have had since 1942. Attractively wrapped prize served as centerpieces for each table, and bridge was played following the dessert. - Catherine E . C rocuston , '41
Cleveland Cnterlain1 fiu1banJ1 / C leveland "alums" held their W inter meetings at a downtown restaurant, a business meeting following the luncheon. W e have enjoyed these very much. W e looked forward eagerly to our M ay meeting, which was a party for our husba nds, held at the home of our president, Mrs. Catherine Bozarth. Games, bingo, with white deplants as prizes, followed by refreshments, made the evening a memorable one. All members of the Cleveland Alumnae spent a very busy summer. Catherine Bo4a rth, our president, traveled across country, stopping in Ari4ona to visit her mother and dad, and then on to California, and the State of Washington. D orothy Stadler, Edythe M cLellan, M arg Oetting, and H elen W ick traveled in the other direction, visiting in N ew England. Sally H ockenberry visited her home in Pennsylvania, while D orothy Strunk and her family vacationed at the Lake of Bays in Canada. Ruth Couch, an alumnae making her home in Smith Falls, Ontario, vi ited in Cleveland during the summer. The grou p entertained her at a tea. Captain Jane Buck, of the W.A.C., spent her furlough working on her degree at Kent State University ; however, she did get into Cleveland for a visit. W e held our September meeting at the N ew China R estaurant. Although there were only six girls pre ent, we made plans fo r the coming year. W e are going to continue to swell our treasury by selling note paper , only thi yea r we are going to try our hand at Christmas cards and wrapping paper as well. Dorothy Strunk is to be our haste in October. Our gue t will be Miss D orothy N a e, secretary at the Pine M ountain School. he i going to how slides and t II u more about th settlement chool. W e are planning a Founder' Day lun h n at the N ew China R staurant n N ember 6.
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Our December meeting at Sally Hocken· berry's, will combine a Christmas party and a bake sa le. - Eileen Jandt , '27
Left to right: Aulga M aye; Genevieve Repeta President ; and Judy Hatfield been the best M ad H atters' party we had ever attended. April's meeting, held at the home of Carol R eidel, was one of our most worthwhile meet• ings. It was our shower for the Pine Moun· tain settlement. W e collected new and used clothes. May's meeting, our election of officers month, was held at the home of Vicki Brykal· ski. W e are very proud to report that our group has grown so large in number that we plan to have our next year's meetings in the Wayne University's W ebster H all. This is a step we have long hoped for. Genevieve Repeta was re-elected as president, and Sofee Klaus will be the editor for next year. MARGARET DILLON CUDMORE In June, Mrs. Herbert Strelesky was hostess for our group. After serving a lovely luncheon, she announced her resignation as presi· dent, due to a full program of Girl Scout activities. Margaret Dillon Cudmore is our newly elected president. Mrs. M arie Cosimi of Welby, Colorado, was our September hostess. This was an un· usual luncheon, as our hostess served home· made ravioli. We started the year by support· ing the Panhellenic organization in D enver. Committees were appointed to arrange the annual Founder's Day luncheon, held the last week in October. M embers and faculty of Nu Chapter at Greeley and all alumnae will be invited to join together at this time. - Edna Parsons
The meeting for the month of M arch was held at the home of Aulga M ay. The theme was old, but the results were new- futuramic might be the word- hats, hats, and more hats. Prizes were given for the most original crea· tions. As we all departed, we agreed this had
J.hnt Cornrnulej / The first meeting of the year was a tea at Eloise H owes'. After the Summer, the e Fall teas have become a grand get-together. In October, the members, proud of their sorority sister, Gwen Mahoney, attended her installation as W orthy M atron of the M t. M orris Chapter of the Eastern Star. It is beginning to look as if H arriet P feiffer, now living in Berkeley, California will re· ceive more visits from the Flint Alumnae than she did when she resided in Flint. Last April, Eloise H owes and her husband spent a couple of days with her. In Augu t, Luci lle M aWhinney and her husband enjoyed H arriet' hospitality. Sarah Perine, formerly a Flint Alumnae, now in C alifornia, gets over to Berkeley occasionally. Other travelers last summer were H azel Schultz., who flew to N ew York and took in a few plays ; and Myrl McKellar who spent a week at M ackinac Island. Shirley Green and her family had a new cottage in N orthern Michigan, where they spent their ummer week-ends. - Lucille MaWhinne
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T he highlight of event of the pa t few months on the ca lendar of Mu ncie Alumnae was the visit of Mrs. Staehle. She inspected both Alpha Alpha Collegiate and Muncie Alumnae Chapters. We are beginning to feel we are full-fledged Alpha T au , now that we've had a visit and an in pection from the national head. It is indeed quite gratifying. Mrs. Staehle came in M arch and we entertained with a luncheon at H otel R oberts. Several alumnae were pre ent. Our sorority ponor gave a very delightfu l de ert party honoring Mr . Staehle, Alpha Alpha Collegiates, and Muncie Alumnae. W e were truly inspired by the graciou ness of our national president when she poke to us, explaining our affiliation with the Panhell enic Council and renewing the challenge of our orority ideal . Muncie Alumnae are planning an " In-Betweener" to be held after the football game for all Alpha Sigma T aus returning for Ball State H omecoming, October 16. T hi event is in the form of a buffet nack to be held in the Arts Building.
JENOISE (MRS. JOHN A.) PRATT President of the Huntington Alumnae The Huntington (W. V a. ) Alumnae C hapter opened its 1948-49 season with a covered dish dinner and white elephant party, September 23, at the home of Clara Closterman, corresponding secretary. Special guests were members of the Alpha Beta Chapter of M arshall College and their faculty adviser, Mrs. Frances Burdette. Yearbooks for 1948-49 were di tributed. With an attractive green cover on which has been pasted the yellow rose of AST , the booklet is in the form of a tally and therefore fits conveniently into one's purse. An interesti ng series of programs has been arranged. It will include pictures and a talk on her trip to Central America by Shelba Pew at the O ctober meeting; the traditional Founder's D ay banquet in N ovember ; a Christma party in D ecember ; a musica l program in January; a winter party in February ; a luncheon and bridge at a loca l hotel in M arch. The April meeting, for which the program was not announced, will be at the home of Inez D ent, and in M ay the chapter will have its annual luncheon in honor of graduates of the Alpha Beta Chapter. - Dorothy Buze~
Our fir t meeting this Fall was held at Peg N ottingham's, with H elen Cro a siting. W e were all delighted to ee Peg' new baby boy, Vincent, and her new and charming Gunni on home. Extensi ve plan were launched for ou r year's activities. W e were all very proud to learn that Ruth Fox, our alumnae president, had been appointed examination chairman on the national board. H onor have come to several of our members during the Summer. Lolita Thayer Guthrie is secretary to the " A merican Childhood Education Group" in M uncie. R achel Scott, Muncie Alumnae treasurer, i a member of the program committee for the M uncie AAUW this year. Alice M erkel Jones ent word that he i a grandmother and wonder if any other Muncie Alumnae can top that! Muncie Alumnae are proud to report that N elle Young has recently been appointed cretary to Dr. John Emen , President of Ball tate, replaci ng another Alpha igma T au, M ary Kay M orrow, who becam Mr . L uren e T yler this umm r.
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Sure and our M arch dessert meeting was a gala affair-a fin e St. Patrick's Day celebration at the home of Jean Gilbert. The decorations were Irish, of course, and even the refreshments were partly green . This was one of the meetings at which we really indul ged our fondness for inconsequential chatter, and a loquacious time was had by all. April found us at Doris W etter's, holding our annual Graduates' Party. W e were glad to have three Lambda graduates at this meeting-Sara J ane App, Grace M cQuistion, and Peggy W oodring. After the regular business meeting, these girls were initiated into the alumnae chapter in the always im pressive ceremony. On M ay 8 we entertained our mothers at our annual M other's D ay T ea, which was hel d this year at the home of Claire Jenkins. Our mothers are becoming very well acquainted, indeed, and enjoyed talking to each other, as well as listening to the delightful entertainment. Our vocal trio sang several numbers, and a friend of Peg R eed's, Mrs. Springman, gave three very amusing monologues. Delicious refreshments, served under the direction of Peg Reed and her committee, an attractive corsage for each mother , a fine program-all combined to make the tea, as usual, one of the outstanding events of our year. Two weeks later our regular meeting was
held at the home of Eleanor H eydrick. After enjoying our dessert and coffee, we had our business meeting, during which annual repo rts were read, and the new officers elected and installed. A fter the meeting, Florence W eigner gave an extemporaneous demonstration of pointers on charm, culled from a lecture by a John Robert Powers model. M ay was indeed a very busy month, for on the twenty-fifth the alumnae were entertained by the Lambda girls at the home of M rs. Barnes, their new adviser. "Shaggy T wacre " is a beautiful place, and the cleverly decorated clubroom - " The Cloisters"- provides a fine setting fo r Alpha Sigma T au activitie . An eerie atmosphere permeated t he house, and after int roductions and a weird story to et the stage, we were conducted into the N ether Regions, guarded by the Porter of H ell-Gate. The girls then acted a clever skit, written in verse by Mrs. Barnes. Later we played game talked, became better acquai nted with the actives and M rs. Barnes, and very much enjoyed ourselves. O ur year began offi cially with a de ert meeting at the home of Emily R eedy in Cheltenham- the meeting at which we divide our attention almost equally between a ba kward glance at the varied happeni ngs of the urnmer and a fo rward look at the year ahead. Although we compared Summer experien e all during the delicious refreshment , there a still quite a bit left to be told after our bu iness meeting. W e enjoyed hearing of the vi ,
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its to the seashore of several girls, of Emily's work in N ew York getting children off to Summer camps, and her trip to N ova Scotia, of Sara Jane's Summer at Penn State, of Virginia's trip to Niagara Falls (when she and her mother occupied a bridal suite) , and of many other incidents. Charlotte King spent the Summer at Stanford University with M ary Schmidt, a Lambda graduate, who is teaching at the University of H awaii. - Charlotte E. King, ' 42
Among those who had unique travel during the Summer were D elphine Straube and Ruth H elen H ampson, who embarked from N ew Orlea ns for a glorious Caribbean cruise. W e're sure neither of them will ever forget those moon-drenched tropical nights or the pulsing life of H avana. H elen Auburn , our new president, with Elizabeth Wilson and Jerre C line, lolled in luxury on those glorious sunn y Florida beaches, and adored every min ''te of it. Coming events are our Farm er ' Frolic, a quare dance given for the collegiate chapter, fo llowed by our Founder' Day Dinner. Of course, we always look forward to attending the rush parties and lending our support to the collegiate chapter. - Jeannine D oyle
The Wa hincrton Alumnae are getting off to a good start in "'their fir t year a an organized alumnae chapter. After a year of rounding up Alpha T aus in the W a hington vtct~lty, the ch apter was finally installed last Apnl at the apartment of M eda R ay Sewell. In the tradi tional setting of yellow candles and yellow roses nine members were installed a charter member of the W a hington Alumn ae. During the Summer, lun cheon _meeting were held, but with the Fall and Wmter season the chapter is making plans to hold regu lar bu ines meetings. Centering around the theme of Organization, the prog ram committee, under the chairmanship of M ary Budge, ha worked out the program of meetings for the yea r. A good old -fashioned rush party took the place of the September meeting at M eda R ay Sewell ' when the old members met the new alumnae member for an evening of fun . The October meeting was held at the R aleigh H otel and the chapter increased its membership with initi ation of new member . Pl an are under way for future meeting and great things are expected for th is fir t yea r as a full -fl edged alumnae chapter. - Elizabeth Wolfe, ' 44
Announcement THIRD DISTRICT
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M axine Stevens Graflage for her article, " o You W ant to Travel," and Berniece Pace, Illustrator, page 8, in the April , 1948, Anchor. Author and Illu trator will hare a n awa rd of five doll ars. Pi Chapter will a! five doll ar .
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rf/arriaCJej A lpha Alvera Crawford, '46, to Mr. Sweet, 1947 Jean Harmo n, ' 47 , to Mr . Frankini Betty Largess, '47 , to G . N . Starbu ck Shirley Pullow, ' 45 , to Ch arl es A. La mb, 1947 Arlene Stein , '4 ), to Gle n Johnso n, D ecember 27, 1947 Elea nor N ewma n, '34, to H owa rd Swartz, Ju ne, 1938 D orothea Flaxin gto n, '45 , to R obe rt Cooper, 1946 Marguerite Tietz, '26, to Carl Foley
Beta Mario n Pendell , ' 46 , to Robert Pa ul T op ham, Jun e 26, 1948 Annibel Bush to Dr. Robert C. Byers, M arch 11 , 1947 Marjorie Anderso n, '44, to R obert P . Griffin , M ay 10, 1947 Kathryn Bollinger to William Lutz, M ay 10, 19 47 Lorraine Pellitier to David M . Himef Kath leen Sanford to David L. Co nklin Marjorie Lynch to D o nald M. Arson Ann Ensign to D ea n Betz D o nna G ove r to Jarold Brow n
Theta Eunice Little , '42 . to H arold Bowen, March, 1948 Bette Keppen , ' 46 , to Bob Wysocki, M ay, 1948 Shirle y Re ed to Regin ald H olloman, February, 1947 Barbara Miller to A lbert Feel ey, September, 194 7 M arilyn Kos hey to Clarence M ason
Iota D oroth y Overholt, '48, to Dick McQuinn , April 4, 1948 Vivia n Lee Barger to Burl Luper, April 12, 1947 N ell Brow n to Ra ymon d L. Sowder, M ay 31, 1947 Au gusta Dickso n to Robert H ers hel Shepherd , jul y 20, 1947 Evelyn H eintz Gray to Jac k H . Emberton , April 19, 1947 Kathr yn G ou ld to T. Gl en Bell , Jun e 7, 1947 M arth a Louise Hall to John Pau l H oll a nd , August 9, 1947 Beverly Jea n Harnde n to R obert M cQu inn, August 3, 1947 A g ne H aslouer to Fran cis LeR oy Kurtenbach, Jun e 4, 1947 Lydia Lou H aslo uer to W arre n H argraves, Jun e 5, 1947 Sarah McCoy to Harold Fair, .Au gust , 194 7 M ary Margaret Mater to H owa rd Jackso n Stato n, August 3, 194 7 Helen Berneice Mise r to J. Mierlin Lync h, Septem 路 ber 20, 1947 Helen Elizabeth Owens to Charles H ill Norton, Janu路 ary 18, 1948
Virginia Ruth Zajic to M aurice P. Bandy, Jun e I , 1947 M arj orie Stead to Bern ard J . Thi en, Jul y 19, 1948 Val ee ta M oechel to Claude Sharp, July 18, 1948 Ruth Puckett to Carl G. Farbach , Jr., August 8 , 1948 Vivian H erman to Lo uis Armstrong, Augu st 8, 1948 G len da Benedi ct to Robert Ander on, Augu t 22, 1948 Lois Anderson to Ralph Burkett, Jr., Augu t 23 , 1948
Lambda Elizabet h H ood, '42, to Joseph eff, Jun e 26 , 1948 Irene Wunderlich, '46, to Arthur H an o n, Au gu t 2 1, 1948 . M argaret Green to ) arne McCullough , September 18, 1948 Rut h Rauschenberger, '42, to H arry Ammlung, April 3, 1948
Omicron H enrietta Mahood, '39, to Preston P . H amilto n, Jun e 19, 1948 Peggy Yoak to Alfred Wallace, Augu t 3, 1947 Jean Yoak to Gerald H aley, Augu t 3, 1947 !I va Th ornto n to R obe rt Shirley Wanda Shelton to Charl es Brad ley, June 19, 1948 D orot hea Lind sey to William Aker , September 17, 1948
Pi H arriet Louise Schroeder to W arren Miller, March 25, 1948
Sigm a Clara Louise Bump , ' 45 , to Arthur Reed
Z eta T a u N ancy Bryant to M elvin Scott D od o n, Jun e 29 , 1946 M artha Lou Droste to Dr. Mar vin Layman Gillum , October 18, 194 7 N ancy Hutter to Jack Ben Phillip , ovember 15 1947 Sally Robertso n to Adrian Spencer Vaughn , june 194 7 Jean Sinclair Weatherly to Wilburn Thoma hi eld , J une 28, 1947 Cassie Boswell to Garland C. Habel, March - , 1946
U psilo n Su Su Roberts to Fred P . Cook Betty Robert to Joe Pij ot Eloise McCoy to Jack Archer Sue M axwe ll to M edl oc k H art Bi on Billie R . Beebe to Rex Jorgen on Anajean Bowde n to Seith ims M argie Piptin to C. E. Smith
Psi Frances H eath, '44, to Stephen P . Gentry, J r. De路 cember 2, 194 7 Evelyn M usick, '44, to Carvi B. Antrip, December 28, 1946 Anna Bl ackwell, '45, to J . Pomeroy Gordon , Decem 路 ber 22, 1946
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Frances Conrad , '45 , to Robe rt Dahnert Kathryn Davis, '45, to Thornton L. Beale Lois Pritts, '45 , to Owen Anderson, June 8, 1946 Bess Queen, '45, to Bill Kirkland, July 27, 1947 ln e~ Queen to Rudolph Jenkins Anne Waldrop, ' 45 , to Charles Thompson Sue Dunton, '46, to H ouston C. Duer, December 27, 1946 Mary Anfl T aylor, ' 46, to H arold Dressler, Ju ne 21 , 1947 Juanita W alters, '46, to Thomas B. Reed Doris Tignor, '46, to William Bryant, February 2, 19 47 Alice Faulkner, ' 47, to N orman E. Griffith , Jr. , Sep· tember 1, 1946 Mary Gore, '4 7, to D on Early, March 15 , 194 7 Mildred M oore, '47 , to Glenn W ade, N ovember 27, 1947 Catherine H orst to Charles Pamplin , M ay 31, 1947
Al pha Alpha Beth H anna to Cecil Bronnenberg, D ecember 21, 1947 M oll y Fulton to James D. D olan, September 28, 1947 Betty Kay to J. D . Nicholson, N ovember 27, 1947 Crystal Geiser to Robert Lee, Au gust 10, 1947 Geraldine Lerner to Andre Cummins, 1947 Mildred Culp to Elmer Gro s, Jul y 11 , 1948 Marj orie Steed to Robert McFadden , August, 1948 M ary Ka y M orrow to Laurence Tyler, September 3, 1948 M artha i\nn Willman to J. H . M orris, June, 1948
Alpha Gamma Ida Catherine D aniels, '48, to Charle Crittenden Stuart, Jr., August 29, 1948 Lenolia Orla (Potsie } Miler, '48, to M ason Searcy, August 21 , 1948 Mary Stuart Jackson, '48, to William T olleso n, Jul y 11 , 1948
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T o Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith (Mary Wat on), a son, Charles Walter, ovember 14, 1947
T h eta T o Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips (Helen Lame • feld , '43}, a son, Timothy Francis, November 25', 1947 T o M r. and Mr . Charles Jeffery (Kathryn Myll, '38 }, a so n, Charles W ., December 6, 1947 T o Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scharfen berg (Margaret Sher· wood, '36 }, a daughter, M arch 6, 1948 T o Mr. an d Mrs. George Gembi (Vicki W olnie, '4 1) , a son, George Joseph , M arch 29, 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sevick (Connie Conklin}, a daughter, April 17, 1948
Iota T o Mr. an d Mrs. G . Thomas Arganbright, Jr., a daughter, Carolyn Eli~ abeth, September 15', 1945' T o M r. an d Mrs. Geo rge Becker, a son, R obert George, M arch 17, 1948 T o Mr. a nd Mrs. Louis Byerley, a son, Th omas Lane, Septem ber 15', 1947 T o Mr . an d Mrs. W alter L. Crouch, a son, Gregory Michael, Jul y 19, 1947 T o Mr. an d Mrs. Alton Davis, a son, Lynn Alton, III, J une 17, 1947 T o Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Diver, a daughter, D ori Ann, March 17, 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Wharton H och, 1947 T o Mr. and Mr . Joh n Hutchison, a daughter, M ar• sha Jo, Ju ne 5, 1947 T o Mr. an d Mrs. L. J . Paddison, a son, D ouglas Lynn, April 26, 1947 T o Mr. and Mr . Olaf Pren tice, a daughter, Arol, 1947 T o Mr. and Mr . M orris R atcliff, a on, Rich ard M orris, September 6, 194 7 T o M r. and Mr . P. H . Small, a daughter, Carolyn Sue, October 8, 194 7 T o Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rinder, a on, Jerry Lynn, Janua ry 1, 1948
Lambda
Alpha T o Mr. an d Mrs. George D owns (La Verne Free• man, '3 3} , a daughter, Susan T o Mr. and Mrs. R. Cooper (Dorothea Flaxington, '45), a daughter, Linda Joyce, April 3, 1947 T o Mr. and Mrs. M. Glock (Katherine Alter, '28}, a daughter, August, 1947 T o Mr. an d Mrs. C. Murray (Margueri te Schwier, '28), a daug hter, Laura Ann, Jul y, 1947
Beta To Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Merrill (Grace Bonnell, '40), a daughter, Patricia Ann, February 6, 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Paul H olm gren (Elaine MeDon· nell, ' 40} , a daughter, Sylvia Ann, M ay 23 , 1947
Eta T o Mr. and Mrs. W akefield (Helen Jane Pierce}, a daugh ter, Susa n Jane, January 4, 1947 T o Mr. an d Mrs. Allen (Ran da T ozer}, a so n, George, Jr., Febuary 20, 194 7 T o M r. an d Mrs. Kuhl (Mary Lou Scullan ), a daugh· ter, Janet Elizabeth, 1947 To Mr. and Mr . Nichaels (Ruth Baumberger}, a daughter, Barbara Jo, April 25, 1947 To Mr. and Mr . Phillips (Katherine Shaab), a daughter, Lynn, August 1, 1946 To Mr. and Mrs. Couch (Ruth Me rrick) a dau ghter, Joa nne, June 25, 1947 To Mr. and M rs. W ood (Geneva Roberson}, a daughter, 1947
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and Mr . Vincent Marshall (Hildegard Joh n, a son, R oger John, September 7, 1948 and Mrs. Clarence Ogle (Carolyn Wuchter, a daughter, P atti Lee, April 3, 1948
Omicron T o Mr . a nd Mrs. Fred Bell (Kinnie Hunter} , a daugh ter, Karen Ann, March 27, 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Miller (Mary Inez Crui e), a son, April 3, 1948 T o Rev. an d Mrs. Aldred P. Wallace (Peggy Yonk) , a son, John Gregory, June 21 , 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Ch arles D ew (Blanche Drake '47), a daughter, Margare t Louise, Augu t, 194S T o Mr .a nd Mr . Ray Lambert (Beryl W oodroof), a daughter, Barbara Ann , M ay 5, 1948
Pi To Mr .and Mrs. Robert J. Auld (Maxine Mirus, '31), a son, Frederik Ri chard, April 19, 1948 T o Mr. an d Mrs. G . Penhale (Jane Edmond ), a daughter, Polly Ann, December 18, 1947 To Mr. and Mr . C. E. ewman (Verna Brockrieten), a son, Alfred Lee, January 28 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hemm (Barbara ollmer}, a on, R obert, Jr. , February 28, 194
Sigma To Mr. and Mr . J eph Eno (Marion Bor t, '33 , a daughter, Kathryn Margaret, 0 t ber -6, 1947
Zeta Tau To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hanbury (Nancy Watts) a ' daughter, Nancy Eli4abeth, July 13, 1947 To Mr. and Mrs. Roeert Chapel (Frances Rainey) a ' son, Richard Johnson, M ay 22, 1947 To Mr. and Mrs . Bruce Pauly (Dorothy Rollins) a ' daughter, Claire Frances, June 12, 1946 To Mr. and Mr_s. Garland Habel (Cassie Boswell), a daughter, Alice Hudson, April 23, 1947 To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Livick (Ann Turner) a ' daughter, Diane, December 9, 1947 To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bivins (Ada Harris) a daughter, Linda M oore, November 2, 1947 ' T o Mr. and Mrs. Meredith R aney (Lucie Ellen Pow· ell), a son, M eredith, Jr. , February 18, 1946 T o Mr. and Mrs. M arvin Murphy (Mary Katharine Ingham) , a son, M arvin, III
Upsilon To Mr. and Mrs. Julian Lightle (Freda H ardy), a son To Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kinkle (Rosemary Cooper) , a daughter, Ann To Mr. and Mrs. R oy Splawn (Mal Thomas) , a daughter, Ann . To Mr. and Mrs. P . Whitely (Ruth H ood) , a daugh · ter, Ruth Ann
Psi T o Mr. and Mrs. Powers (Katy Jo Arrington, '44), a son, Danny Harold , December 15' , 1946 T o Mr. and Mrs. Beale (Kitty Davis, '45'), a daugh· ter, Jean Marie, April 13, 1947
To Mr. an d Mrs. Estes (Evalyn Gordon , ' 45 ) , a daughter, Carolyn Mebane, March 24 , 1947 To Mr. and Mrs. Walker (Margaret Cooks y, '45 ) , a son, John Franklin , May 16, 1947 To Mr. and Mrs. Early (Mary Gore, ' 47) , a daugh· ter, Ruth Ann, Decem ber 29, 1947
Alpha Alpha To Mr. and Mrs. Reifel (Mary Alice Fisher), a daughter, Mary Lou , May 6, 1947 To Mr. and Mr . Tharp (Kathryn Mcinnis) , a son, William Bradley, February 8, 1948 To Mr. and Mrs. Smock (Betty Sturn), a daughter, Sandra Kaye, January, 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper (June Jackson, '47), a son, May, 1948 T o Mr. an d Mrs. Roger N ottingham (Margaret M e• Garrell, '45'), a son, Vincent, June 16, 1948
S'Jmpalh'! We extend si ncere sympathy to Ida Schimpff W ayman, Iota, in the loss of her husband . To Evely Music Antrip, '44, Psi, on th e death of her hu band. T o Mary K. Hamilton, '46, Psi, on th e death of her father. To N ora Sneed Cooper, Omicron , in th e recent loss of her husband , Winfield Cooper, who was killed in an airplane accident in the Philippine I lands.
:lJire clor'J NATIONAL COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEES
President.. .....................Mrs. Haswell Staehle (Alpha) 481 T orrence Rd ., Columbus 2, Ohio Vice-Presidents in Chargae of O rganizing: Miss Beverly Bollard , 323 Bird Ave., Buffalo 13, N . Y . ...................................................... (Sigma) Mrs. Carl R obinson, 9437 Talbot Dr. , St. Louis 23, M o . ........................................................ (Pi) Mrs. E. C . Phipps, 803 Broad St., Mount H ope, W . Va ............................................... (Omicron ) Mrs. L. J. Maher, R . 2, Box 96, Chillicothe, Ill. ................................................................ (Pi) N..P.C. Representative ................................................. . ............................ Mrs. Haswell E. ·Staehle (Alpha) 481 T orrence Rd., Columbus 2, Ohio Secretary .......................... Miss Dorothy Stadler (Eta) 642 E. 115th St. , Cleveland , Ohio 'Tre·a surer ............ Miss Margare t Macdonal d (Sigma) 673 Richmond Ave., Buffalo 13, N . Y. Editor............................Mrs. Parry F. Schipper (Pi) 5300 Sutherland, St. Louis 9, M o. Business Manager of 'Th e A nchor ............................... . .................................... Miss Eliubeth Wilson (Pi) 1008 Kuhs Pl., St. Louis 17, M o. Chaplain and Historian ............................................... . .............................. Miss Elinore De Cou (Lambda) 219 7th Ave ., Haddon Heights, N . J.
Awards .......................... Mrs. John Maisch (Lambda) 2 Stanley Ave., Glenside, Pa . Examinations ......................... .............Mr . R. V. Pox 610 W . Centennial Ave., Muncie, Ind . Mem orial L oa:n Fund ................................................... . .............................. Mrs. J. Waldo Hin haw (Iota) 27 H ardith Hill Ct. , St. Loui , M o. Life Memb ership ............Mr . Fred R . Griffith (Iota) 1520 Market St ., Emporia , Kan. Music .............................................. Mr . E. C. T work Alpena State Fore t Hdqt ., Alpena, M ich. Program ...........: ............ Mr . Charle Cl arke (Theta 910 Seward , Apt. 203 , D etroit, M ich . Social Service ....................Mr . Jo eph Steen ( ig ma) 83 W oodcrest Blvd. , Kenmore, . Y. Endowment... ........... Mrs. M eade Me eill (Omicron) Athens, W . Va . N_ews Agency .................. Miss Elizabeth Wil on (Pi 1008 Kuh Pl., St. Loui 17, M o. Courtesy ............................ ....Mr . Alfred Jandt (Eta 841 Helmsdale Ave ., Cleveland H eights, Ohio Rush ...................... Mi s Rose M arie chmidt (Theta) 5106 H avard Rd ., Detroit 24, Mich . Sororit y Study ...... Mi Charlotte Greeley (Zeta Tau ) 104 Arbutu , Roa noke, a. Convention .......... Mr . Preston Hamilton (Omicron 1135 Mercer St. , Princeton, W . Va .
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NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Chairman ... ................................. ................. ...... .. ...... . ...... Miss L. Pea rl e Gree n (Kappa Alp ha Th eta ) ... . 302 Fall Cree k D r. Ith aca, . Y. Secretary ···· ··· ··········-······ ···· ····· ·· ··-··-················ ····· ··-·· · M rs. E. Granville Crabtree (Kappa Kappa Gamma ) 85 D ean Rd ., Brookl ine, M ass. 'Trea urer ...... .... ..............Mrs. Alice M argaret Roedel 13 10 Bryan t St ., Palo Alto, Ca lif. C ollege Panhellenics C ommittee ....................... .......... . --· ······ ·-····- ···· ·· ·· ·······- ······Mr . D arre l B. R as mu sen 20 Pa rk A ve ., N ew Yo rk 16, N . Y . COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS ( 1948-1949 OFFICERS ) Alpha ( 1899 )-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti , Mich . Pre id ent- Miss Jeann ie Ka n no, Kin g H all, Ypsi· !a nti, Mich . A d vise r- Mrs. R . B. Bates, 20 orm al, Y psi· !an ti, Mich. Alum nae Re prese ntative- M rs. John Rieh l, 1678 M cBrad y St., Port H uro n, M ich . Beta ( 1905-1917 ; 1940 ) -Central Michigan Co llege of Education , Mt. Pleasant, Mich . Preside nt- Mrs. Gu y Sternh age n, 100 4!/z S . Col· lege, Mt. P leasa nt, Mich. Ad viser- Miss E liza beth M cKee, 200 S. Coll ege, Mt. Pleasant, Mich . Alu mnae Represe ntati ve- Mrs. Leo J . G aff ney, R .F.D . 3. H oll y, Mich . Gamma ( 1900-913 ) - State Normal School , Milwaukee, Wis. A lumnae Represe ntative- Mrs. Gran t Hi nkamp, 232 7 r 17th St. , M il wa ukee, Wis. Delta ( 1916 ) -State Teachers College, Indian a , Pa. Pre ide nt- Miss Corrin e Carso n, R .F.D . 3, I ndi· a na, Pa. Ad vise r- Mrs. Alma G assla nd er, S.T .C. , India na, Pa. Pa. ; : Miss A rve lla T errell , S.T. C., India na, Pa. A lum nae Represe ntati ve - Miss Bett y W eave r, 12 3 54th Ave., Ford City, Pa. ; Mrs. D a niel H . Bee, 133 N. 6th St ., I ndi a na, Pa. Epsilon ( 1919. 1923; reorganized as Lambda, 1926 ) - Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa . Alu mnae Represe ntative- See Lam bd a Chap ter. Zeta ( 1921-1948 )-Lock Haven State Teachers College , Lock Haven , Pa . A lum nae Represe ntati ve - Mrs. Fra nkl in Mcilva ine, R.F.D. 1, Dunn town , Loc k H ave n, Pa. Eta ( 1927-1930 )-Kent State University, Kent , Ohio A lumnae Re prese ntative - Mrs. Al be rt Wick, 13820 Sh aw A ve., East C leve la nd , Ohio. Theta ( 1923 )-Wayne University, Detroit, Mich . Presiden t -· Miss Joyce Jameson, 265 4 T uxe d o, D etro it, Mich. Ad vi ·er- Mr . G alia Millard , 111 0 Calvert, D e· trai t, Mich. Al umnae Represen ta ti ve - M iss Lillian Schm idt, 5 106 H arvar d R d. , D etroit 24 , Mich.; Mi s Ge nevieve Repeta, 26 4 3 M ed bury , D etroit 11 , M ic h. Iota ( 1923 )-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia , Kan. Pre ide nt- Mi s Jea nn e Rub y, 1006 Con tit uti o n, Empor ia, Ka n. Ad vi er- Mi s H e le n R . G arm a n, 10 5 W . 1 ~ t h St., Emporia , Ka n.
Al umn ae Repre e ntati ve-Mrs. M ag dalena Baker, c/ o Board o f Educa tion , E mpo ria, Ka n .: Mr . Roy Smith , 205 Cotto nwoo d, Emporia, Ka n . Kappa ( 1924-1929) -Miami Un ivers ity, Oxford , O h io Al umnae Re presen tative-M r . R . M . Reinert, 709 D ay to n St., H ami lto n, O hio. Lambda ( 1926 ) - Temple Un iversity, Ph iladelphia, Pa. Pre iden t- M iss Peggy M iller, Unio n M ill Rd ., M arlto n, N . J . A dv i e r- M r . James Ba rn es, 8 12 1 Cedar Rd ., El · ki n P ark, Phil adelphia, P a. Al um nae Representa ti ve - M i E mi ly Read y, 7 El m Ave ., C helte nh am, P a. ; M is M abel Sch rei· be r, 511 C hest nut t., Lebano n, Pa . Nu ( 1928-1933 ; 1948 )-Colorado Sta t e College of Education , Greeley, Colo. Preside nt - M i Zel da H ackn ey, Sn yder H a ll, Greeley, Colo. Advi er- Mr . Rolan d W aterman, 6 Unio n Col· ony A pt. , G reeley, Colo. A lumna e Re pre e ntat ive- Mr . Bru ce Ewer, 114 5 Clayto n, D e nve r, Co lo.: M rs. W ill iam Baa b, 111 9 19th St. , Gree ley, Colo. Xi ( 1929-1933 )-Western State T e ache rs College , Gunnison , Colo. Al um nae Repre enta ti ve - M i s Grace Quinby, 130 1 M o nroe St., Co mme rce, T ex. Omicron ( 1930 )-Concord College , Ath e ns, W . Va. Pre iden t- Mrs. G loria orr is, A then , W . V a. Ad viser- M is M ae H un ter, A t hens, W . Va . Al umnae Repre en tati ve- M iss Ja net Calfee, 87 Princeton R d ., Bl ue fie ld , W . Va. Pi ( 1930 )-Har r is Teachers College , St. Lou is. Mo. Presid ent- Mis D elore Al brecht, 3 31 1a St. Vi n· ce nt, St. Lo uis, M o. A cting Ad vi er- M i J ulia Kohl, 5238 M urd och , St. Lo uis, M o. Alum nae Repre en tative - M is J un e M cCarthy, 460 2 W. W . Floris a nt, St. Lo uis 15 , M o.; M i s Jea nn e Leilich. Rho ( 1932-1948 ) - Southeaste r n Tea chers Co llege , Durant, Okla . Al umnae Rep resen tative- M r . . E . Wri ght, 406 C layton A ve ., Poteau , Okla . Sigma ( 1925 )-State Teachers Co ll ege , Bu ff alo, N.Y. P reside nt- Mi s R uth W ebster, Staley Rd ., R .F. D ., G ra nd Islan d, N . Y . Ad vise r- M r . H arold Pete rson, 23 0 K nowlto n A ve ., Ke nmore , . Y . Al umnae Repre entati ve- M rs. W . J . M cGly n n, 24 3 Faye tte A ve ., Kenmo re, . Y.: R uth O ch , 319 Pa rkside A ve. , Buffa lo, N . Y . Zeta Tau ( 1935 ) - State Teach ers Co ll ege, Farmville, Va. President- M is Janie Fox, .T .C., Farmville, a. Ad vi er- M i V irginia Bed ford, .T. C ., Farm · vi lle, V a. Al um nae Re pre cn tative--M r . E . F. Je e J r. , 3 14 Ca bell t., Lync hburg, a . Upsilon ( 1935 )-State Teache r s College , Conway, Ark. P re id en t- Mis D oroth y Yancey, . . T. C ., o n· way, A rk. Ad iser- D r. d a Jane H arve ' , 730 D o naghc , o n\ ay, rk.
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Alumnae Repre e ntative- Mr . W . ] . Dea ne, 271 5 G aines, Littl e Roc k, Ark . Ph i ( 1940 ) - Southeastern Lo u i sia n a C o ll ege ,
A ve., M aco mb, 11 1. ; M iss H arriet . Stu ll, 431J W . Ad ams, M aco mb, Ill. A lumn ae Re pre e ntative- Mrs. Opal Pruitt, Box 222, O gde n, Ill.
Hammond , La.
Pre id ent- Mi s D ia ne W ag ner, College Statio n, H a mm o nd , La. Ad viser- Mis M arga ret Lowe, S.L. C ., H amm o nd , La. A lumn ae Represe ntati ve- Miss Sara h D o her S L.C., H amm ond, La . ' .
ALUMN A E CHAPTERS Beck l ey , W est V irginia
Pre id e nt- Mis Ja net Koch, 222 Crawford St., Bec kley, W . V a. Blu ef ie l d, W est V irginia
Preside nt - Mr . Robert W altha ll , 114 A ve., Prin ceton, W . Y a.
Chi ( 1940-1948 ) -Shepherd Colleg e, Sh eph erd stown , W . Va.
Alu mnae Rep resen tat ive - Mrs. R oscoe Pay ne 109 E . Co ngress St., C harlesto n, W . Y a. ' Psi
( 1944) Va.
Madison Colleg e, H arri so n bu r g,
P reside nt- Miss D oroth y E ll iott, Box l3 7, M adiso n College, H arriso nburg, Y a. Ad viser- Mis H e!en M . Frank, M ad iso n College, H arn so nbu rg, \r a .; D r . M ary Latimer, M adiso n College, H ar riso nbu rg, V a. Alumn ae Representati ve- M iss M ary Bud ge , 526 N . O ak land St., Arlin gto n, Va . Omega ( 1945) -Minot State T eachers Colleg e Minot, N. D. '
Presiden t- Miss Bett y Ca rlso n, M. S.T .C ., Minot, N. D. A dvi>e r- M iss Louise Resh us, 80 7 2nd St. , N .E. , M inot, . D . Al umnae Represe ntati ve- M iss Grete Broten, 3 l 5 7th St ., N .W. , M inot, . D . Alpha Alpha ( 1945) -Ball State T eache r s College , Muncie, Ind.
P re ide nt- Miss Joa n Schip per, Lucina H all , Mu ncie, I nd . Ad viser- Miss Bonnie M eers, l 722 W . Jackso n, Mu ncie, Ind . A lumnae Representati ve- Mrs. R . B. C ross, 206 N . M artin , Muncie, Ind .
B uffa lo , Ne w York
Presid ent- Mrs. J ulia n }. M ason, 138 Northwood Dr., Ke nm ore l7 , N . Y . Cha rl eston , W est Virginia
Pre ident- M r . Aldred P. Wa ll ace, 524 5th St. , St. Alba n , W . V a. Cl eveland , O hio
P re ident- Mrs. A . R. Bozarth, 4903 Alberthy A ve ., Parma 9, Oh io. Den ver, Colo rad o
P resident- Mrs. M arga ret Cud more, l 629 Syracuse, D enver, Colo. D et ro it I, M i chig an
. Pre id ent - Mis G enevieve Repeta, 2634 Med bur y, D etroit ll , M ich . De tr oit II , Mic hig an
Preside nt- Mrs. K. H . Kell ner ders, D etroit 5, M ich .
Alpha Gamma ( 1946 ) -Hende r son State Te achers College, Arkadelphia , Ark.
P res ide nt- Miss Peggy G raves, H .S.T. C ., Arka ¡ delphia, A rk. Ad viser- M iss Am y Jea n G ree n, H .S .T. C ., Arkadelphia, A rk.; Miss Elea nor G ill iam, H .S.T. C ., Ark adelphia, Ark . A lum nae Representati veAlpha Delta ( 1948 ) Southwestern State College , Spr i ngfi eld , Mo.
President- M is Loui e C ro , l 025 Wa hington, Emporia, Kan. Fl i nt , M ic h i g an
Presid ent - Mrs. M yrl M cKellar, 3 l 5 A ve ., Flint, Mich.
Alpha Eps i lon ( 1948) - Western Ill i nois State College , Macomb , Ill.
P res ide nt - Miss Berna din e Brown , 308 W. Ad ams, M acomb, Ill. Ad viser- Miss Betty M ary Ba ker, 320 Sherma n
heffield
G re el ey , Colo ra do
Presid ent- Mrs. C larence A nder on, R . 2, Box l6, Eaton, Colo. Huntington , W est V irg i nia
P res id ent - Mr . John Pratt, 1839 R ural Ave., H untin gto n, W . V a. Lansing , Mich i gan
Presid ent- M r . Cecil Springer, Bl9 S. Wa hingto n, La nsing, Mich. M in ot , N o r t h Da ko ta
President- Mrs. Ray mo nd Bran don, 2 l 9 4th .W ., M inot, . D.
t.,
Mun cie, In diana
P res id ent- Mrs. R . V ern on Fox, 6 10 W . Centenni al A ve .. Muncie, Ind. N ew Y or k , N ew Yo rk
President - Mrs. C larence T onopol ky, l82 - l l 80 th Dr., Ja maica 3, . Y . Ph i l ad el p h ia , P en nsyl v ania
Preside nt- Mr . Robert O'Dell , 6840 St., Phil adelp hia 26 , Pa. R ichm on d-P eters b urg , Virg inia
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Pre iden t- M rs. R . W . Bai ley, Box l58, Bon A ir, V a.
M i ssou r i
Preside nt - M iss M arga ret D ay, 739 Belmont, Sp rin gfi eld , M o. Ad viser- M rs. William T ay lo r, R. F.D. 9, Spri ngfi eld , M o. Alumnae Representati ve- Miss M ildred P rat t, 5 38 N orm al, Sprin gfi eld , M o.
ye, l22 52 Flan-
E mp oria, K ansa s
Alpha Beta ( 1946 ) -Marshall College. Hunting ton , W . Va .
Preside nt -- Miss D orcas H aug ht , College H all , M arshall College, Huntingto n, W . Ya . A dviser - M rs. Xavier Burdette, H odges H all , M arsha ll College, Huntin gton , W . Y a. Alu mnae Represe ntative - Miss N ellie M aud e Smith , G le ncrest , Whi taker H ill , H un tin gto n, W . Va. ; M rs. C. L. Crabtree, 529 2 1st St., Huntingto n, W . Y a.
ollege
Sh ephe r dst ow n , West V irg inia
Presid ent- Mrs. M argare t Ce pelka, R ippon, V a. St. Lou i s, M i ssour i
Pre ide nt- Miss H ele n Aubu rn, 702 _ Ethel, Loui l 7, M o.
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War, W est Virg i n i a
President- M iss Edith Elliott, Canebrake.
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W ash in gto n, D ist rict of C olumbia
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Preside nt - M i Kathlee n Kelchner, 366 " 3 th St ., N.W ., W a hm gto n l 6, D . C.
President - Mrs. L. Chillicothe, Ill.
Will iam spo r t , Pennsylvania
President- Mrs. Grant Berry, 300 Union Ave., Williamsport, Pa. ALUMNAE CLUBS Durant, Oklahoma
President- Mary Claude P ark, 724 N. 4th St., Durant, Okla.
Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia
President-Beverly Bollard, 3 2 3 Bird Ave., Buf路 falo, N.Y. Third Distr ict: ( western ) the Mississippi River.
P resi dent-Mrs. Lena Caporossi, Welch , W . Va. Editor-M rs. Helen B. D ecker, Welch , W.Va . Youngstown , Ohio
All states west of
President- Mrs. Carl Robinson, 9437 Talbot Dr., Afton 23, Mo.
President- Mrs. Linwood Roberts, 1100 Ann St., Portsmouth, Va. Welch, West Virginia
Maher, Rt. 2, Box 96,
Second District: ( eastern ) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
P resi dent-M rs. George Wheeler, R .F.D. 6, Mt. Pleasant, M ich.
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Fourth Distri ct : ( southern ) Virg i nia, West V i rginia, Kentucky, Maryland , Delaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, Miss iss i ppi , A l abama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina .
President-M rs. Keith McGowan, 2368 Midlo路 thian, Youngstown , Ohio. DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS First District: ( central ) Michigan , Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin.
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