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Personals

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Directory

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The Birthpl ace of

Cove r- J anet Koch, President of Beckley Alumnae, a nd Mrs. H. E . Staehle National President.

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By Ruth Fox

Alpha Alpha '45

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Detroit-Our Convention City, August 23, 24, 25

By Vicki Beth Gembis, Detroit Alumnae I

One of the buildings from Menlo P.ark. rebuilt in the Edison group in G reentield Village.

is my home town. You may call D it Dynamic D etroit, the Motor City, or the Arsenal of D emocracy but to na tive De-

Bell e Isle is the world's mo t beautiful Island Park. H ere you have a thletic fa cilities, zoological gardens, horticultural building, aquarium, picnic ground , walking paths beautiful drives, a nd a natural forest.

The Cranbrook Institutions are of ex eptional architec tural beauty as well as being known as a cultural and educa tional center.

They include the Brookside School, Granbrook School, Kingswood School Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cra nbrook Academ of Art, and Christ Church.

The largest crucifix in the world will be found at the Shrine of the Little Flower rich in statuary a nd marble altars.

D etroit's Zoo is modeled after the famou H agenbeck Zoological Garden of Hamburg.

Germany. The Historical Mu eum contain -WOO article pertaining to hi torical D etroit

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troiters it will still be their home town.

A tour through the Ford Factory is like a fable of the Arabian Nights. You will say it is impossible even as you see the job being done. The Ford Rotunda serves as the reception hall to the R ouge Plant. Ford interes ts throughout the world are designa ted on a huge revolving globe in the center of the building with only a sky for a roof. H enry Ford's Greenfield Village will show you the past-an old grist mill, the V illage Smith, Lincoln's courtroom, the Edison Museum, priceless relics in colonial artistry, and lustrous old furniture polished by generations of use.

A carriage takes you about. There is no factory hurry here.

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and America . The Institute of Art is famous for its Diego Rivera frescoes and a permanent exhibit of Italian Renaissance can be seen at the Russell A. Alger House. The Main Library prides itself on its legendry and historical relief map, decorative tiles and mosaics, rich murals, and lovely glass windows.

Have you ever seen a polished marble and bronze cathedral of business? That is our Fisher Building with its smart shops and beautiful Fisher Theatre. From here we walk under the busy traffic to The General

Motors Building, the largest office bu~ld0g of its kind. We also have the largest bmldmg devoted to Masonry. It is the Detroit Masonic Temple.

Up and down the Detroit River more vessels pass than through the Panama and Suez canals. You may cross the River by Tunnel or the Ambassador Bridge to Canada.

That, plus a trip through cu toms, is a novelty .

Add shopping, radio stations, restaurants, theatres, to your Convention plans and you will be very busy in D etroit.

11ational Panhellenic Conference Cducation Committee.

United States Department of Labor T sponsored in Washington last February a Women's Bureau Conference, the subject of HE

which was "The American Woman-Her Changing Role-Worker, Homemaker, Citizen." The published proceedings state that women representing seventy women's organizations, civic and professional groups and labor unions, women administering State Labor Laws and women from management groups participated in the Conference under the direction of Miss Freda S. Miller. The conference presented such distinguished speakers as President Truman ; L. B. Swellenbach, Secretary of Lapor ; D ean C. Mildred Thompson of Vassar College; Thelma Mills, Director of Student Affairs for Women at the University of Missouri ; M. Eunice Hilton, D ean of Women of Syracuse University, and Dr. Ordway T ead .

Dr. Ordway Tead, Chairman of the Board of Higher Education, N ew York City, discussed social patterns for women and approached the subject of the effective pattern of women's life by quoting two sentences from Mary Beard's "America through Women's Eyes" :- "What woman conceives her role to be, if any at all, and how she regards civilization become as important to the ontinuance and quality of civilization as our activities in v ry department of society and economy. H re as v rywhere a

divorce of thought from action leads to a decline in creative intelligence." His purpose is to assure a better wedding of thought and action with regard to the social patterns of modern women's life and to help an upsurge of creative intelligence by men and women as applied to this problem. Of great concern at present is women's conception of the quality of their role in a civiliza tion.

Naturally, such a conference centered attention on the working women, but that term includes most women in our society, for whether they work from necessity or from desire, for salary or for homemaking, the great majority are not idle. R egardless of which of these ca tegories a woman falls in and regardless of whether she is married or unmarried, has dependents or no dependents or whether she is young or old, there are personal, domestic and economic influences upon women's social patterns of living.

With more education people ask more of life today m a terially and spiritually and emphasis is placed upon one's realizing one's varied potentials of capacity and intere t and of demonstrating one's functional u efulness to o iety. More and more m en and women are being influen ed by the idea that every person shall be a whole p er on. All want security of m aterial tatu and the inner security of being loved appr ciat d and respected and all want orne ati fa ti n f

THE ANCHOR expression and creation. There is a strong emotional demand for satisfaction in beauty, peace of mind, and ability to cope with life's problems. For the woman there is the problem of whether to bear children or not to bear children and often the conflict between motherhood and a career. In each individual case there is the problem of how the physiological, intellectual, moral and spiritual urges may be reasonably balanced and find adequate expression. This situation has a great deal of influence in conditioning woman's social pattern.

Another is the fact of the changed character of the home as a place to function in, and strengthening the home as a social institution is one of the major corrective efforts to be faced by men and women alike.

The third set of influences is the economic as relating to women at work outside the home.

The economic order has not yet recognized women as fully enfranchised participants.

Though progress has been made in business and industry, it is still a man's world.

Mr. T ead then raised the question of what

national pi'Ofjl'am Chairman I sABELLE STIRTON CLARKE became a m ember of Theta Chapter jn 1944.

In 1946 she received a B.S. d egree in M edical T echnology from Wayn e University. Mrs. Clarke joined th e Detroit Alumnae I in 1947, and became chaplain for this year. H er job is doing research in pharmacology a t the Parke, D avis a nd Co. laboratories.

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can be done about th obstru cting influ n in women's so ial patt rn . H makes the following suggestions: 1. Working women have a tiv parti ipation in some labor organiza tion for oil tive bargaining.

2. Women workers s ure th privil g of accepted practice of the right to part-time work.

3. A social progra m of m a t rnity subv 路ntions under proper safegua'rds.

4. Planned parenthood .

5. Stressing of personal and vo a tional guidance in wom en's education.

6. Clarification for women of their itizen obligations.

Lastly, h e reemphasizes the idea that every man and every woman sha ll be a whole p erson to work creatively, to love famil y a nd friends, to find beauty, to sh are community obligation, to play productively, to worship reverently. A person, man or woman is whole only as all of the e deep desires of life can be realized.

GRIS BOXLEY (Senior) Beta Tau Chapter Sweetheart of Sigma Chi at the University of Virginia

1899-1949

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By Lois Heier Scrivens, Alpha 49

Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau This year the first building tha t was built T Sorority is located on the campus of . on this campus was torn down. The foolish Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti, vine in this verse seems to express the sentiHE

ment of m any of u while we watched the old building go.

Michigan. Michigan State Normal College (originally Michigan State Normal School ) was created by an act of Legislature in the spring of 1849, loca ted in the fall of the same year at Ypsilanti by the State Board of Educa tion, and in the fall of 1852, the first building having been completed, the school was .opened. It was the first state normal school in Michigan, the first west of the Alleghenies, and the sixth in the United Sta tes.

This spring Michiga n State Normal College is going to celebrate its centennial. Plans are well under way for the gala affair. This takes place May 19, 20, 21 , 1949. The m a in feature will be a n official inauguration of the n w Coli ge president, Dr. Eugene B. Elliott.

N w Pierce H all will b d dica ted a t thi timr.

Foolish vine, sprouting green In the midst of age and ruin ; Don't you know your clinging days will end-and very soon?

Can't you hear the wrecker's call, And the falling timber's boom ?

Doesn't the wall beneath you shake With a prophecy of doom?

Your brothers around you Have all turned brown Content to die with fall, Knowing the ea on i ending th And the era of Old Pier e Hall.

DrAN E HATLE TAD,

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We now have another Pierce Hall, but it isn' t called Pierce Hall, it is called New Pierce H all. It will never take the place of Pierce Hall. We wtll always remember that old ivy covered building.

We arc r ally progressing rapidly at Normal. This fa ll also saw th op ning of a new women's dormitory, th Lydi a I. .Jon s H all. A new men's dormitory is b ing built, and it will b named after " Bing" Brown, D ean of M n. A n w gymnasium is also b ing planned.

MRS . FRANK NASEN Housemother

ANNO.UNCEMENT! FOURTH DISTRI CT WINNER Dorothy Buzek for her articl e, " Are You Getting Enough Publicity," page 3 in the Nov., 1948, ANCH OR. Both she and Omicron Chap ter will receive an a' ard of five dollars.

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By Alice Wallingford, Bluefield Alumnae "Abundant Living" by E. Stanley Jones a路re hurt if anyone expects us to be absolutely perfect ; then why expect it in others?

Look on others, not as they are, but as they can be. Tha t a ttitude will give us a constructive feeling of expectancy of possibilities, instead of one of dissatisfaction with others.

D etermine to settle differences as they arise - don't let them get cold. Most misunderstandings could be solved by quick action.

If we let them go, they fester. " Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him." 路 R efuse to look for slights. When we do look for slights, we usually find them . We should have a purpose that absorbs our attention so that we will actually not know when we are slighted.

Don' t become petty-keep big. Nothing is more queenly than silence under provocation.

If we are big enough, trivialities won' t hurt or upset us.

Look for privileges of service ra ther than for your rights. The person who insists on rights never gets them, for rights are notsomething that can be given. They h ave to be earned, and they are earned as we give service to others.

Don't try to do people good, love them .

May we never forget tha t people are lonesome and need love. Give it unstintingly, and without reserve. T ake the initiative and do not wait for others to do so. A loving a ttitude opens all doors, anywhere in the world.

Often decide with the group against yourself. The group can see more objectively tha t you can. Always be willing to say " I'm sorry." Those who are always right are always wrong. By their very attitudes they are wrong. 路 If there be any basic injustic in th r lationships in the group don't advi e p a ti nee only, right the injustice. Th 'r a n be no real fellowship over and around a ba i injustic . Right the injusti and fe ll ' hip will come naturall .

are certain definite laws that underT lie corporate .Jiving. There is a way to get along with people. That way is written HERE

into the constitution of our relationships, and can be defined by certain well known laws oi as~ociation.

As we think on corporate living, we must never forget that life is social, and that there are definite laws of association and corporate living. Corporate living requires intelligence as well as good will.

Don't try to dominate the 路group. That is fatal for it calls out the same thing in others, a nd inevitably leads to clash and strife. W e must give up the desire to dominate, and begin to cultivate the will to cooperate.

Do not try to use the group. It can be sensed at once if we are trying to use the group for any ulterior purpose such as selfaggrandizement, self-display, business, social climbing, or a desire to stand in, and it creates a deep feeling of resentment.

We should acquire and cultivate the power to put ourselves in the other person's place.

This imaginative sympathy is the key to life.

It is sympathy in fact or literally "suffering with." Just to the degree that we acquire and cultivate this spirit of imaginative sympathy are we Christian and can get along with people.

D etermine to hold no secret criticism of one another. A motto hangs on a wall in India which says, "Fellowship is based on confidence, secret criticism breaks that confidence; therefore we will renounce all secret criticism." What a wonderful idea for making fellowship relaxed a nd unrestrained!

This does not exclude the fa ct that we must still welcome the mutual helpfulness of constructive criticism. If we are afraid of criticism, we are living on the defensive, living by fear rather than by faith. Let us not be afraid to lower the barriers and welcome the wor t, a nd we shall probably find the b st!

D on' t look for perfec tion in people. W e

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THE ANCHOR R emember we are "organs for one another." This conception will keep us from jealousies. If a person can sing better than we, then she is our organ of song. W e are complemented by her strength. If another can manage things better than we, then we must not be jealous, but recognize her as our organ of executive ability. Perhaps there are things we can do better than anyone else. Such an attitude will cause us to be filled with pride in the abilities of others instead of envy.

• • • PEGGY GRAVES , president of Alph a Gamma Chapter, reigned as homecoming queen Thanksgiving D ay a t H enderson State T eachers College. Among the annual events for this day i a parade in which floa ts from H enderson and Ouachita colleges compete.

The Queen's floa t, which was designed by Peggy, won over Ouachita's queen's float, and the Alpha Sigma Tau fl oat from H enderson, won second prize in its division . Peggy is pictured here ' in her regal velvet robe and crown as she appeared on the flo at- the center of a large jeweled crown.

Peggy also has many other honors to her credit this year. She was selected as one of th e five college beauties whose pictures will appear in the college yearbook, most beautiful girl in the a nnual Who's Who contest, a member of Kappa D elta Pi, and will also be listed in the 1948-49 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She is art editor of the college yearbook, a m ember of the Student Christian Association Council, and a m ember of the Women's Council.

Keep th power of )aught r. Wh n things become tens burst out laughing on g n raJ principles. If we Jose our power to laugh we are lost. We should make our voi s smile when we talk.

The business of getting along with p ople is a delica te and difficult, but delightful task, which requires skill, insight, and pati nc infinite patience. M ay we be patient with others, for they, too, have to put up with us, so that we m ay a ll reap the full b nefits of aoperation!

Queen

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By Lucille MaWhinney, Flint Alumnae the best read person I know, said this: " Last summer I thought I should catch up on my best-seller reading. I lugged half a dozen home from S- - ' s lending library.

Frankly, after plodding through them, I was glad to return to juveniles."

Mary Hill Arbuthnot, an authority on juveniles, in h er "Children and Books" classifi es reading to meet these needs : the need to belong- to be a part of a group; the need to love and to be loved ; the need to achieve - to do something worthy; the need to know - intellectual security; play- the need for change; the need for aesthetic satisfaction.

Hardly a publica tion on teaching English has come out the past two or three years that has not contained an article on book therapy. Numerous cas histories of boys and girls who have been helped have been printed. Today there is a story for the boy or girl who is lame 路 who feels the insecurity of poverty ; who is lonely because of some personality handicap; for the child from a divided home ; for the boy with a stepmother ; for the girl who is overshadowed by a glamorous sister; for the boy with a talent obstructed by circumstances; for the lonely foreign child; or for the child of another color. Just about every boy or girl with a problem can find a fiction boy or girl in a similar situation who surmounts his problem.

OOK therapy, or the more scholarly B term, bibliotherapy, is a comparatively n ew field . In fact, the latter word can be found in only the latest dictionary editions. At one time, teachers urged students to read to improve their cultural background; today the progressive teacher or counselor lea rns the boy's or girl's problem and guides his reading accordingly, many times simultaneously guiding him over some of life's rough spots.

Of course, work of this kind necessitates an ex tensive familiarity with the school library. Two years ago, a reading project began in the Flint junior and senior high school English departments. The English teachers of each school have met monthly with the supervisor, each briefl y reviewing a book, emphasizing the guid ance qualities in the story. In that way,. each one's knowledge of the library was pooled.

At first, I think, the reaction of most t eachers was, " How boring! Read juvenile books! I can't find time to do the reading I'd like to do." But it was soon discovered that authors of juveniles write surprisingly well; and, paradoxically, the 路 authors of books for primary age write best, and the senior high fiction field is weakest. Perhaps it has too long been thought that senior high school people are ready for adult reading.

One teacher, whom I consider just about

Treasurer Retires AFTER sixteen years of faithful and loyal service, Miss Helen Garma n has retired as the treasurer of the Iota Chapter.

McQuinn (Dorothy Overholt).

She has been succeeded by Mrs. Richard

Dorothy graduated from Emporia State last year,

and is now head of the nursery school here.

She was an Alpha Tau for four

years so Iota feels th~t she is very capable of handling Iota's bu inc

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affair .

By Alice Trobaugh, Alpha Epsilon '51 time undoubtedly most chapBy tersTHIS have ended their rushing season,

you so m any wonderful fri nds and sist rs you h aven't time to be hom sick路 you forget and some are probably rushing for the a bout yourself and think of oth rs first. second time. But regardless of whether we To the girls we rush a nd take as pl dges, are rushing or not all of us are naturally sorority life is something new, and w want interested in putting our sorority across. them to love AST as we do. Ju st r m mAll of us know how we felt when we first ber the first rush party you went to decided to come to college and were faced when you didn't know all th girls. Didn't with the problem of sororities. So many it give you a warm feeling insid - a little girls think sororities are made up of snobs, confidence-when some one was extra frien dthat they aren't democratic, and have other ly to you? Then there was pledgin?; and false ideas of sorority life. Therefore the pledge duties, a nd the excitement of initia路 problem of all Alpha Taus is to break down tion. Every thing added something to your this barrier: to try to help the girls see that 路 life. Perha ps the most important thing was we really aren't snobs, and that we want them learning to know the girl , a nd to know and for friends. Having been in the sorority for love your sorority. Certa inly the sorority some time, we know what our sorority is ; takes time, but even life its If is very dewe know its ideals and its values. W e know manding. the joys and pl easures of sorority life. W e R emembering how you felt at fir t h elps know how much fun it is to sit and chat: you to understa nd how our new members perhaps m aking plans for some gala event, feel now. L et's all put ou r bes t foot forperhaps just talking a nd remembering all ward a nd try to build an even bright r fu ture for AST. Be loyal to your sorority, work those enjoyabl e time in the past.

Remember when you ente red college? for it, and a bove all, be fri endly. Don't Weren't you a little homesick, a little shy? hide your light under a basket, but let it All tha t is gone now. The sorority has given shine a round you.

BERNADINE BRowN. the Alpha Tau candida te for homecoming queen, was chosen by the student body as a n attendant. Bernadine, who is a junior this year, is majoring in English. She is very popula r on the campu s and takes an active part in a number of organizations and school activities.

Besides being our chapter president, Bern adine is president of the Canterbury Club ; a m ember of Sigma Tau D elta,路 a national English fraternity ; a m ember of Future Teachers of America, and is a representa tive on the W estern Association of Women Students and Panhellenie.

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IOTA'S Helen Hett and Judy Trice ready to go to a Kappa Sig costume ball.

Helen. facing. was crowned queen of the ball.

Mary H. Schmidt. Lambda. now teaching at the U. of Hawaii.

Per60nattieJ Cxpre66ed 'Jhrou9h Pai~linfj and ':!Jrawin9

By Mary Wallace, Alpha Alpha '45 AVE you as a parent ever wondered H how your Johnnie or. Susie could express their various emotions wif:hout having a temper tantrum? Some' extensive study h as been made by psychiatrists of the paintings of small children. It has been found that children who are unable to express their secret fears, thoughts, hates, and j ealousies in words are able to give complete expression to their feelings through painting a nd drawing. Trained workers interpreting these paintings are able to diagnose conflicts in drawings as plainly as if they were written out.

However, the average paren t is not equipped with the trained knowledge to interpret such expression, but this does not prevent them from providing their children with materials that can be used fo r keen enjoyment by the children.

First parents must realize that it is extremely important that children be allowed to express themselves freely without adult guidance and without models if it i going to serve as an emotional release for the hild.

Children, unhampered, paint and draw freely and with some very intere ting rc ult .

It is only after adult criti iz drawings and

THE ANCHOR painting of the child in their own light, that the child is stymied in his future ndeavors.

Psychiatrists are realizing more and more that art has a ,definite place in the child's life. He should be allowed to paint freely at home even when the mother is inclined to deplore the m ess. Provide the child with a suitable work space and dress him in washable play clothes. Give him plenty of paper, a large brush and a number of colors. The more colors tha t can be provided the better for the child to express himself. Suitable paints can be purchased at any book store in the form of powdered tempera or opaque water colors to be mixed at home when needed . M others will be greatly rewarded for the small amount invested by the great enjoyment the child receives in the busy times he will spend with his paints.

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Parents must realiz th a t childr n's drawings arc not necessarily realisti . H draws and paints from his imagination and th rcfore is giving expression to a m ntal pi tur .

In other words, his drawings are symboli and what may express a hild swinging to him may only look like an abstra tion to an adult. Parents and teach rs who und rstand this never ridicul a hild's work.

Finger painting in whi h no brush is us d but the paint applied d ir ctly to th pap r by the fingers is another medium which is regarded as an excellent means of giving th hild an outlet for complete freedom of x路 pression.

Child directors recognize the value of su h free expression for its therapeutic effect and urge paren ts to give their live-wire children plenty of paint and paper and let them have their tantrums in a constructive way.

Main Building-Western Illinois State College

Wes tern students look over W HEN their campus, few of them realize just wh at went into the establishment of the school. A bill to establish the school had been igned by the governor on April

24, 1899. N ea rly seventy acre of land had been presented to the tState by the citizen of Macomb and vicinity for this pu rpo e.

September 22, 1902 wa the date of opening the W estern Illinois Stat NormalS hool

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later to be known as the W estern Illinois State T eachers College, and presently known as W estern Illinois State College. work had been started the previous year and on December 21 , 1900, the corner stone was laid with elabora te ceremonies. D esoite rush work, spring of 1902 found the building far from completion. John W . H enninger was selected first president of the institution, and he, with thirteen others, comprised the first faculty.

The question of opening · school in the fall of 1902 was argued pro and con, and finally the decision was m ade to open. The campus of today-rivaling the most beautiful in the country-on th at dreary September morning was literally a sea of yellow clay.

There was none of the beautiful shrubbery nor trees, walks, drives, nor smoo thly rolling lawn.

A board sidewalk led from Adams Stree t to the m ain building. On one side of this walk was the frame tool house, and littered about the ground near the building were great stacks of m aterials.

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Within the main building, not even the first floor was completed. However, work h ad been rushed on the present gymnasium, and it was used as the first study h all.

R egistra tion was carried on despite the clatter of h ammers and other building distractions, and on September 26, the first classes were called. The fi rst enrollment a t Western totaled 370 for the year, wi th about 150 in the training school. The first gradua ting class of 1903 h ad two members.

Through the years other buildings were added and the campus wa,5 enl arged until it now comprises approximately 130 acres. The women's dormitory Gro te Hall, formerly called M onroe H all, was opened on D ecember 8, 1913, and the Arts Building was first used in 19 18. T he presen t training school was opened on Sep tember 14, 1938. In 1945 the Sixty-fo urth General Assembly appropria ted fund s for a golf course, athletic fiel ds fo r men and women, an addition to the women's dormitory, and a science building which will house the chemistry physics, biology, geography, and visual education dep artments.

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Remember Our Convention- Detroit, A ugu st 23, 24, 2 5

This Was Living!

By Ruth Shumate Martin, Beckley A lumnae

, X CITEMENT, adventu re, thrills, worE ries-yes, all of these and more too, m ade up our yea r while living in a trailer.

When Alva, niy husband, returned from service, he, like m any others, wanted to further his educa tion ; therefore he decided to go to school- in C alifo rnia ! H aving h eard of the housing difficulties, we talked ourselves (without too m any words) into purchasing a trailer and traveling in it. Thus we bought our home for a yea r.

The trailer didn' t preven t our seeing beau-· tiful country. One of the most picturesqu e scenes we saw was the Painted D e ert. Even today, I can visualize the layers of rainbow colors glowing in the sun.

U pon arriving in Califo rnia, we fou nd our housing problem wa not olved after all.

W e couldn't keep the trailer in the middle of the road and et the onl a ailable trailer-park was $45 a m onth. Everything working out for th be t howe r- a it

THE ANCHOR always does- we found a private home where the people were kind enough to offer us part of their yard.

At last we were parked, dishes were unp acked, a nd our house was clean inside and waxed outside. (Fo~ such a small place, it required a great deal of time to keep clean.)

We realized that traveling in a trailer was one thing, and living in one was to be another kind of experience.

E ach cl,ay, something different occurred.

One day, I decided the couch at the back of the trailer should be sunned. W e got it turned around and started up the aisle; but there we got caught! Try as we might, .it was there to stay, a nd so were we, unless we could climb over. Of course, my husband thought this fun ; but m y idea of fun was not prepa ring a m eal while standing on a couch, as I h a d to do tha t night.

O u R fall sem ester calendar was not only filled with social activities, but serviceable ones as well. It was grand see ing a ll of the girls again after a long summer, a nd with high spirits we started the year.

W e had a very successful rushing p eriod and have seven pledges ; they a re Barbara Sco tt, F ay Friedrich, Marjie .F erguson, L ee Donna Nipper, Diane Hatelstad, and Luella Wilson. Th ey will be initia ted on F ebruary

Entertaining proved to be anoth r probl m .

W e a lways liked ompany and ven though our space was limited , we couldn't giv up the pleasure of having p eopl in , and with careful pl a nning, we found it possible. One evening we served dinn r to ight p opl with the aid of several bridge tabl s! Apparently, others fell in with o ur idea, for a fter tha t, we were invited to other trailers, and the owners made u se of our idea. W e ha d company often, and soon forgot to apologiz for our crowded condition .

While living in California , w learned to live outside. Tha t state is said to be " an outdoor world," an d we made ours that way.

W e spent many hours under the walnut tree tha t furnished our sha de, and I even had my own flower garden!

So we h a d our a d venture, and thus we lived for a year!

Among our social events for the semester we find Thea ter P arties, a Christma Party. a nd the Pa nhellen ic D a nce. W e a lso cared for the faculty wives's children whjle they attended a m eeting. A large box of clothing was sent to Pine M ounta in Settlement. A collection was ta ken for the W.S.S.F . Drive.

W e are making many plans fo r the pring semester, a nd we a rc looking forward to atten ding the National Convention this urnmer.

L o is H EIER ScRr EN .

12, 1949.

Our Founder's Day Lunch eon m eant more to us this year because of our Fiftieth Anniversary. Many alumnae were present to h elp us bring back the m emories they have about the organization of the sorority.

A DES SERT given in honor of Mr . Hilton Ux a t the home of Donna Go er opened the

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social activities. Miss Elizabeth McKee of the Speech Department will replace Mrs. Ux as advisor. A coker, joker, smoker brought an opportunity to become better acquainted with Miss McKee. Alpha Taus feel fortunate to find such a capable person to replace their beloved Mrs. Ux. Just as fall rushing plans were completed, season opened . Informal rushing was carried out, and Cam Leonhardt and Jean Campbell were pledged at the home of Mrs. Brooks.

Close on the heels of rushing came Homecoming. We were kept busy preparing for the gala week end which began with the Alumnae breakfast at the home of Mrs. Fred Bush. The return of many former members added to the gaiety and sorority spirit. Decorating the float followed. Since Homecoming was October 31 , the Halloween theme was carried out. Seniors, dressed as black cats, surrounded the giant pumpkin and reclined in the corn stalks.

The Panhellenic Ball offered an opportunity to show off new formals. Even a drizzling rain could not dull spirits and it turned into a successful dance. Joan Bush had the lead in "The Royal Family." Noreen Dickenson served on the queen's court for Homecoming. Miss Elizabeth McKee, our new adviser, entertained at a Christmas party. During vacation, Rosemary Dethenthaler and Ronald Koneska were married.

Natalie Haglund, president of Associated Women Students, was chosen as an outstanding senior. Joan Farie, Junior class senator, will be represented in Who's Who. Donna Gover is the chairman of the Student Social Activities Committee and Mary Jo Woodruff a member of the A.W.S. social board.

JoANN HAGLUND

WE started off with a bang for Homecoming, which was the middle of October.

All sororities on campus had floats for the big parade. The fraternities had floats also, and we can say it was the best parade Indiana has seen for a long time. The Tau' float was on a large truck bed, decorated in yellow and green to look like a football field in miniature. Several of our members are ch cr leaders and they wer on the field.

Behind the goal posts were the cheering sections, in green skirts路 and yellow jackets, and we even had football players in regulation outfits. It was very colorful and drew many comments.

The Taus had their informal rush party, Nov. 20. It was at the College Lodge, and we entertained 30 freshmen girls. The theme was "Da Tau Minstral," and all the members were on hand. We dressed in blackface, white men's shirts, black slacks and had our hair covered with a stocking cap.

The food was marvelous carrying out the theme of a sou them darky party.

Before the end of March our Formal Rush party will be over, and Preferential Bidding will be a thing of the past, and already we are thinking up job for our new little sisters to do. Our formal party will be traditionally a "T au Mardi Gras," in true N ew Orleans fashion- with long gowns, masks, " Pink Champagne," and the Balloon Dance.

I think we have the most fun getting ready for it- the planning, decorating, and having lots of fun and laughs- but when the party is over, and we sit around amid tired confetti and broken balloons, talking- it is wonderful.

The Mardi Gras leaves one sad note, it won't be the same this year without "Snippy" who graduated this January 'and is busy teaching now.

PATRICIA MooRHEAD

OuR fall semester activities started with the formal initiation held at Huyler's Tearoom on September 10. The new members, Ellenjane Gohlke, Lucille Ripley, L ena Beckman, Pat Hart, Sue Kam, and Barbara Stokes, were welcomed into the sisterhood . of our sorority.

Then came Wayne's annual carnivalWintermart. Everyone participates in this gala affair. The Theta' " Cider Mill" was a favorite stopping off plate for refre hment between shows.

Once-a-year rushing was instituted at Wayne this year, and Nov. 3 we had the fir t of the rush parties. Seventy-five rushees were invited to 'Open a Leaf of Our Chapter History." The Detroit Yacht Club wa the scene of our .formal rush part. on

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vember 30. Entertainment and refreshments gin to thank her enough. We'll mi ss you, wc;:re provided for our rushees, and a grand Carolyri, come ba k to see us often!! time was had by all.

At our first business meeting of the se ond Our R ed Cross contribution for this se- semester we will have le tion of offi ers. mester was to take a group of veterans to This is in compliance with the Student Senthe Wayne-Omaha Football Game. After a te and Dean's request for all organizations watching the \Vayne eleven trounce Omaha, to have February-February terms of office inwe took the veterans to a dinner at the R ed stead of the usual September-June terms.

Cross Chapter House where m embers of the Our calendar fo r the next semester b gins football team were the guests of honor. with initiation, a rummage sal , an d rushWe were very happy to have Mrs. Staehle ing season, plus a few more good dances ! visit our ch apter on N ovember 18. She PEGGY MILLER was very helpful in expl aining the new N.P.C. m erger We had a very interesting social m eeting in D ecember. One of the W ayne graduate students, Pat Lytle, was invited to give a N u CHAPTER started wi th sev ntee n actalk on her recent trip to Europe via the Youth Hostel plan . It certainly m ade m any tives and pledges. Zelda H ackney, a senior of us wish we could h ave the sam e opportu- f rom Denver, is president. nity.

This year we have a house which is loOur third rush party was held on J anuary cated at 1937 Ninth Avenue. Mrs. 拢. W. 30. Thirty rushees were invited to our H arrison is our housemother.

"American D etective School." After passing On O ctober 24 active services were held all the qu alifying exams, they witnessed a for M argaret Duell, Phyllis Ford, .Jo M ishler murder m ystery dram atized by the m embers. Gates, Doris K eel, R osalie M arkey, Vicki Prizes were given to the rushees who were T hompson, and .Joyce W eisz. able to remember the most significant clues.

Phyllis Ford was one of the fi nalists in Refreshments were served and the party the contest for Queen for H om ecoming, ended with all rushees being awa rded Alpha November 6.

Sig D etective Badges.

It is the rule of th is campus that no RITA GLADYSCH pledging or rushing is to take place during fall quarter. Now plans are being made fo r rushing at the. beginning of next quarter. A P anhellenic T ea was given November 21 to entertain all prospective pledges.

M arriages 路 tha t recently took place were ON T emple University's campus, Alpha those of .Jo Gates and M ax Gates in SepTaus have kept very busy. W e have had a tember and J ean D avis and Alfred D eroo in dance or party 'in our clubroom, The Clois- November. Announcem ents of engagements ters, every month. In D ecemb~ r it was the were m ade by Ann Turner and Ida .Jean Hayseed Hop, each couple wea nng old, farm Svedman who are betrothed to J erry Page togs. 路 and L arry Briggs, respectively.

The fi rst of Winter Quarter was dedica ted Ruth Stockm an's Christmas vaca tion was to rush pa rties and pledging. Since we are spent in Kansas as a representative of T emple University at a special conference spon- not permitted to pledge Fall Quarter we sored by the Y.M.C .A. and the Y.W .C .A. were glad to welcome fif teen pledges on R ecently Ruth was elected Vice President J an . 16. We are also glad to have Ann T urner as an active m ember a of J an. 16. of the Temple Christian Association.

W e are now planning a breakfast Sunday As Carolyn Potser graduated in February, we gave her a "farewell" gift. c.arolyn, ~;>e颅 morning. At this breakfast we hope to ening Carolyn, responded by presentmg us wtth tertain all fra ternities and sororitie on camthe phonograph player which we had been pus. We plan to m ake thi breakfa t an anusing in The Cloisters. Instead of its being nual affa ir.

JoAN A u cK LAND a loan, it is now ours to keep! W e can't be-

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GIRLS who were initiated into Nu Chapter. They are bottom row, left to right: Leila Woods, Lois Huckenpahler, Charlotte Ankenman, June Husenetter. Second row: Evelyn Tracy, Jo Mishler Gates, Margaret Duell, Hazel Heldrum. Zelda Hackney, Joyce Weisz, Joan Auckland.

Top row: Loraine Moser, Verna Rutz, Irene Jesser, Jean Davis, Lolita Ludwig, Vivian Coy, Rae Ann Brocious, • Laura Jones.

The first rush party, h aving an Indian theme, was held on November 11, in the student union. Thirty,five rushees attended WE members of Alpha Sigma T au at Con- and were presented Indian headbands bearcord College have been quite busy since the ing their names and strands of colored beads rushing season began. as they entered . Tom-toms were played At the annual Panhellenic tea held on throughout the evening. The decorations, O ctober 27, our chapter was in charge of program, and refreshments were carried out the refreshments and serving of the guests. appropriately. During the party the guests Approxima tely two hundred fifty freshmen . went in individually to see the medicineand transfer girls attended the occasion. Our m an in his tepee. president, Gloria Norris, '49, served in the ELEANOR PALM ER receiving line.

We held our Founder's Day banquet on November 4, at the M ethodist Church in Athens. One of the church circles served us bountifully. Many alumnae members were present for the occasion. The tables ALL of us are proud of our nine new were a rranged in the shape of an anchor ¡pledges who are: Bettye D etmars, Viora and decorated beautifully in emerald and Fornishell, Harriet Russell, Doris Teply, Dorgold. The artistic programs and decorations othy Overstreet, Lucille Hamp on, Peggy were planned by Jo Ann Goode, ' 5 1. Before Scheer, M argaret Pa ter on, and Lois Wanthe impressive candlelight service, an inter- inger. esting talk was given by Mrs. R. E. KlingAfter rush season, we were bu on our smith, a patroness. The Bluefi eld W . Va. Founder's Day Banquet ' hich wa a real Alumnae Chapter presented us with an an- success. It wa held November th fourth nual gift of a urn of money. a t the Forest Park Hotel. "\ w r all

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She attended one of our m eetings and gave a very inspiring talk. ' CAROL BuTLER

MAY DAY at Farmville will find several in the Queen's Court. Jane Fox, Marjorie Boswick, and June Banks were elected to May Court by the student body. Other Zeta Taus have parts in the pageant which has its theme this year, Ideal Virginia .

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi is also a sweetheart of Alpha Sigma T au. Gris Boxley was chosen for this honor by the chapter at the University of Virginia. She was also the guest of honor at their recent banquet.

Since spring rushing begins in two weeks, we are busy completing plans for some unusual and novel parties. On her recent visit Mrs. Staehle gave us many grand suggestions which we are carrying out at the parties.

Panhellenic Dance on March 5 will find us- pinning our new Sweetheart of A~T. Bill路 Sydor of Lynchburg is our present sweetheart. Our sponsor and advisor will pick the new honor man from photographs to be submitted.

Among our future plans are the annual house party at Longwood estate to be held in the spring and the Zeta T au house party at Virginia Beach the second week in June.

One or our Seniors, Millie Anne Spa in, h as left school to get married.

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will list the name of our . President, Janie Fox, in the 1948-49 issue. W e are certainly proud of her.

Congra tula tions to Betty R ee Pairet who received a gift of silver from the RichmondPetersburg Alumnae Chapter for h aving the highest scholastic average among the Seniors.

LovE BENTLEY A~Ts

arne to a lose with our traditional hay rid and ranch party, which was giv n tob r 29 from five to seven p.m . W thrill d th rushees by driving up in a wagon fill d with hay and driving them over four mil s of country road to a ranch hous .

M ary Ruth D edman, Betty Zoe E vat t, and Dorothy Yancy were hoscn as thr c of sixteen students to be represented in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Joyce Lindsley, anoth r Alpha Sigma Tau, was chosen as Hom ecoming Football Qu n for this year.

Clara Douglas and Barbara V\ all are pledged to Alpha Chi, na tiona l scholarship fraternity.

Mary Ruth D edma n is president of th Student Christian Association on the ampus, and Clara Douglas is presid nt of the M ethodist Youth Fellowship.

Kathleen Woosley is president of th Spanish Club, and Billie Arlene M cCrary is president of the Music Club on the campus.

We are planning a n informal party with , our Sigma T au brothers in ord er th a t they might meet our new pledge .

DELMA J ovcE R EDWI NE

At the Carnival

UPSILON CHAPTER opened the F all session with twenty-one m embers back, all ready for a busy year.

We have been primarily concerned with rushing, which formerly was scheduled to begin the twenty-first of September. W e entertained the rushees with several informal parties and bunking parties. The rushing season

WE members of Psi Cha pt r had a bia urprise waiting for us when we came back to M adison in September. During the urnmer all the rooms and the halls in Lincoln House had been painted -and papered. Our house is our pride and joy. To improve it further, we bought a beautiful ne' radio- ic combination and fixed up a china cabinet for our dishes and silverware. A member con-

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tributed a record cabinet. Lincoln House is a home to be proud of, we think.

Rush week on campus began on October 25 and continued through the 30th. For our rush party we planned a carnival. Each room in the house was set up to be part of the carnival. There were rooms for bingo, darts, a fortune teller, freak show, and a carnival photographer. A barker greeted all comers, and stands containing popcorn, hot dogs, potato chips, and cider furnished tasty refreshments for the celebrators. The rushees were entertained with songs, a chorus lin~, and acts by the m embers.

Soon after Founder's Day, Mrs. Staehle visited Psi Chapter. H er talks to us and her charming personality will long be remembered. We were so proud to entertain her with a coffee hour and invite all the sorority officers on campus to m eet her.

We enjoyed her visit and will profit from her help and advice.

MARGARET ANN KENNY

ON October 30, we served a luncheon at the college for delegates from the Lutheran Students Association Convention. We wanted to raise some money for our treasury and thought this was a good idea. You ought to have seen the busy cooks! Really put out a fine lunch, too.

Anybody ever been to a " Come-as-you-are" party? We have experienced one-the morning of our pan-hellenic formal , Jean Erickson, Connie Halseth and .Janet K elly saw to it that we were "early risers." Naturally, it was Saturday morning, a morning for sleeping and everyone was taking advantage of it. They came after us about 8:45 so we were all dressed for the party in pajamas and house coats. Of course, there were a few who were dressed completely but just a very few. The morning was spent in playing records and a gab session in general.

They topped the party with a delicious breakfast. Again the Alpha Taus proved their ability in the culinary department.

We have had two pot luck suppers recently in connection with our program meeting.

The first program took up the subject of music and what it does for the individual.

The latest meeting we h ad, dealt with human relations. Doctor Charles Hoffman,

head of the Department of Science here at the college, gave us a very interesting and inspiring talk. Orchids to Helen Odland on her work as program chairman.

We are all very proud of our president, Betty Carlson, for receiving the scholarship ring for her high scholastic average last year.

She well deserves this honor and many more for her active work as our president. As soon as our scholarship cup and Betty's ring come, we plan to h ave a banquet in honor of the occasion. W e are going to see if we can't keep the cup and ring right here in North D akota. At least it is a goal for us to work for.

PATRICIA CRANK

Betty Mack, King; Joan Thees, Queen; Irene Marszalek, Joker.

GETTING together with the alums at Homecoming is something I always look forward to. This year I 路saw so many of the sorority sisters that I had been in school with two years ago, tha t it m a de me wonder if being an Alpha Sigma Tau during Homecoming meant as much to new members.

Well, after asking one of them I soon found the answer. This is what Virginia Bond has to say: " My first Homecoming as an Alpha Tau? Well, it was really something. I wasn't too enthusiastic about Homecoming m freshman year, but being a member of 'Alpha Sigma Tau and really a part of Homecoming this year made it excitina and extraspecial."

First, there were decoration to mak for th dance and the Alpha Sigma Tau float

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Among the girls receiving re ognition for their high scholastic standing was Eleanor Piwinski, who received invitations to join Sigma Zeta (science honorary), and Kappa Delta Pi ( education honorary ) . Phyllis Gouker also joined Sigma Zeta, and Martha McFadden was .one of the representatives from Ball State at the National Business Education Honorary Convention held in Detroit during Decem?er.

MARTHA McFADDEN

WITH fall quarter and Thanksgiving vacation over, we are ready to start a new term with high hopes of more success for Alpha Tau. October was a busy month for us. At the beginning of the month we added seven more girls to our pledge class. These girls

were Eva M a Joh~ son, Virginia Eastland, Thelma Rosenquist, M ary Ruth Sp er, D oris Johnson, Ardythc M a hesney, and Marg Wilson. W e also initiated an alumna m mber, Lol a M ae Baumunk. Lol a Mae is now planning to be an airline hostess.

On memorable event in O ctober was homecoming. It was rather su cssful for us since our candidate for qu en, Bernadine Brown, was chosen as an att ndant. Following the football g-ame, we held open house. This was the first opportunity most people had had to see our sorority house.

We were very happy that so many of our alumnae visited us du ring hom coming, and we certainl y had a lovely time rem inis ing and talking over futu re plahs.

On November 4, like all other chapters, we had our National F ounders' Day banquet.

This was something rather special for us since 路 it was our first chance to celebrate this occasion.

D ecember is going to be another busy month for us what with init iation, our assembly program, cand y sale, and Christmas party. All in all we arc looking forward to another enj oyable and successful quart r.

ALICE TROBA

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_Alumnae Beetle'! ..JJe~j /)ine mountain AT the D ecember luncheon m eeting held at Leslie's Diner, we packed our annual box for Pine Mountain Settlement School. The group also contributed to the Mac's Toy Fund-a local social service project which sees that needy children receive some toys.

Twelve members were present, and Mrs. Carl Lilly and Mary Agnes Epperly, the hostesses, used a Christmas theme in decoration.

Mrs. Norval Cooke, Mrs. Chris Gore and Nancy Briguglio were hostesses at the January meeting held in 路the Cooke home. We were happy to initiate two new members,

Mrs. AI Parent (D oris L ee M eadows); and Mrs. Chris Gore (Juanita Neely) 路 and ' elcome a transfer from Bluefield Alums, Velma John on. D essie Sarrett and J essie Worley were appointed to decide on ways we might earn money to send a delegate (or better a group) to the N ational Convention. The are to report a t the F ebruary meeting.

Mrs. Gilbert (M artha ) Geuz who h a been in Tampa, Fla., since last summer is home now, but may return to a teaching job there. Of course we hope he'll stay here.

Mrs. Jim Car (Augu ta Noni ) with whom Martha has been visiting is tentative! planning to join her husband an ir Corp Lt. stationed on Guam.

JANET R. KocH

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TH E Bluefi eld Alumnae met in January at the home of Eileen Richardson. In the a bsence of Lucille W althall, president, the m eeting was presided over by Eloise Morgan, vice president.

Mrs. C . W. J ackson, professor of English at Bluefield College, gave a book review of Carl Van Doren's The Great R ehearsal. All of the girls look 'forward each year to hea ring Mrs. Jackson. We feel honored since she is in great dem and that she sets aside time each year to be with us.

Janet Calfee is. visiting in Huntington and Charleston. Imogene Miller is to join J anet for a trip to Cincinna ti. H azel Mingo and her husband are vacationing in Florida.

H enrietta Hamilton, our N a tional Convention Chirman, spent three days in Columbus making plans for the convention .

Our Christmas Party was one of the outstanding social events on our calendar. W e wrapped our gifts for the needy girl at Concord College and Virginia Bailey won the prize for the most originally wrapped gift.

DoRoTHEA LTNDSEY AKERS

Bu FFALo' s 1948-49 season has been a trem endously busy and successful one to da te.

Our fund-raising projects- the dessert bridge and the sale of gift wrappings made both our treasury and treasurer a lot happier.

Hazel Turner, our Ways and M eans Chairman, is looking for more good ideas to help the treasury. 路 Marjorie Milius was the hostess for the J anuary supper meeting. A recorded " pop concert/ ' with records provided by our program chairman, was enjoyed by everyone.

Following the "concert," some of the girls played bridge.

F ebruary's supper meeting was on St. Valentine's Day, and a valentine box filled with comic valentines gave u s a lot of fun .

The important part of this m eeting was路 the talk by Betty Wolf, a teacher in the Kenmore, New York, school system and a m ember of the same faculty as our M arjori Painter. Betty sp nt two and a h alf m onth

in France and Italy last summer with a world youth group sponsored by the Unitarian Church. Most of her time was spent in Italy at a children's camp, similar to our health camps for underprivileged children.

She worked with 8-1 4 year old children, 路 teaching them games, crafts, telling stories, etc. Eucine Pundt was the hoste s for our Valentine party.

Eleanor Ericson was the feature attraction of the March m ee ting with h er interesting reviews and comments on current books.

V eronica Wilkins was hostess for this m eeting a t her home in Eggertsville, N ew York.

CATHERINE CROCUSTON

Charle:don j Project O uR F ebruary meeting will feature J ean Bailey, with the review of the book, Th e Big Fisherman, by Lloyd D ouglas. W e will m ee t a t the home of Peggy W allace.

As 路 a project this year we are collecting our old Christmas cards to send to two institutions where there are children so m entally deficient that no recreation is provided for them . The bright colors and p retty pictures would delight these untrainables and be perfectly safe for them, too.

Th September meeting was held out of doors. W e h ad a covered dish luncheon at Ruth Pride's, eating on her picnic table in her yard under tall pines. J ean Y oak Haley :-vas able to attend this m eeting before leavmg for Nashville, where h er hu band is now working on his B.D . degree a t V anderbilt.

We realized tha t another of our enthu iastic members, Virginia Hutchinson, would not be with us foF the year, having m oved to Minerva, Ohio, during the summer .

One of our m embers, Winifred N ewman who i assistant Superintendent of Kanawh~ county school, is also distinguishing herself with her work in the Pilot Club International, which is a service club for women on the order of the Rotary Club. She will take office in June a the chairman for the main committee on education. She with the other officers-elect, m et in Gainesville Florida with Miss Ruby N ewhall, pre ident-elect to plan the program for the oming year. Thi took mo t of her holida .

PEGGY

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THE guest at our October meeting was Miss Dorothy Nace, secretary of Pine Mountain School. As this was guest night for the Cleveland Alumnae we h ad a good crowd present to enjoy the slides and talk. Miss Nace who is a former Clevelander was in town to lecture to civic and church groups.

I'm sorry more of the Alumnae chapters haven't a chance to hear h er. Pine Mountain School is doing a truly wonderful piece of work.

During the Thanksgiving week end a number of the Cleveland Alums and their husbands attended the Panhellenic dance at the Cleveland Club. This is the first year we have been permitted to belong to the city Panhellenic and we are enjoying our association with this large group.

Our Christmas Party Bake Sale was held at Sally HockeQ_berry's. Sally had her home all dressed up in Christmas greens. At the table was a large Santa's sack with a gift for each guest. The party was held the day after Helen Wick's birthday and a day before Sally's so birthday cake bearing both names was the surprise dessert. Each girl had brought an article of bake goods to sell.

We all went home with a sample of someone else's culinary art and the satisfaction that our treasury was a little fatter.

Our Christmas season was saddened by the death of Mrs. M errick. Mrs. M errick, who was Ruth Couch's mother, was house mother for Eta Chapter for four years, and until two years ago had been a resident of Cleveland. The Cleveland Chapter lost a dear friend in her passing.

HELEN WICK

W e hope to s e more of them ther n xt year.

In D eeemb r, Denver had their annual Christmas party for the men. It was turkey dinner served with all the trimmings at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne. All m mbers and husbands attended and report d it was the gayest and bes t good time of th year.

Mrs. Audrey M ellinger with the assistan e of her d aughter, Lynne Lucke, acting as the hostesses, served luncheon to sixteen in J a nuary. At this m eeting Mrs. Pauline Wills our representative to Panhellenic reported on the meetings she had attended and ask d our help in sewing and making contribution to the N eedlework Guild, a charitable organization of the Panhellenic. Our group has been represented every month by at least two of our m embers a t Panhellenic.

ED NA P ARSON

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A Box Social marked our O ctober m eeting which was held at the Internationa l Institute. In November our m eeting was held in Webster H all's Lounge in honor of Founder's Day. A special m eeting in November was held a t the hom e of Joh anne F avaloro on the o casion of Mr . Staehle's visit to D etroit. A talk with our officers and to the whole group

by Mrs. Staehle, and a lovely luncheon rounded out the evening. W e all grea tly enjoyed and benefited from her meeting with u s.

Our first meeting of the N ew Year " Millionaire's Night" was held a t W ebster H all.

After the regular business we all played card .

Prize winning millionaires for the e ening ::Denver (/row3 / were Edna Wynton, J ane Connolly, a nd Mary J ean Wright. Our big project for thi THE October Founder's Day Luncheon time is a d ance to be held in May. Plan 路 was a real success. this year. The president - are under way to make this our " Golden of Nu Chapter and four actives路 made our Anniversary Ball," a big succes . group twenty-two. If we keep on with t~is One of our members, Aulga Ma e left in much interest in the alumnae group we w11l November for Vienna where she will tea h have to plan for a larger room nex t year. for a year. Aulga writes tha t she like it th re Our president conducted the usual candle- immensely and w all wish her mu h u ce lighting service but it was indeed more m eanJANICE REAC N ingful to have actives from Greeley take part.

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THE D etroit II Alumnae has been busy this year concentrating on increasing its membership and presenting a diversified program.

Our O ctober m eeting was a Halloween luncheon held at the home of our president, June K ellner Nye. W e were pleased to have Dorris "Ding" D enninger there to tell us of her overseas experience with 'the WACs in Germany and also to read our "Future" in the cards. W e obtained the samples of Christmas cards, the sale of which路 has greatly increased our Treasury.

Mrs. Carrie Staehle helped us celebrate Founder' s D ay in November at a lovely luncheon at the Book Cadillac Hotel in D etroit. We were inspired by her discussion of Alpha Sigma T au today and tomorro~.

We are looking forward to our 50th anmversary to be held in our home town- singing and all.

Mae Fraser entertained us in D ecember when we packed our annual box for the Pine Mountain Settlement and also voted that we purchase the necessary materials and sew two ceremonial robes for the Alpha and Theta collegiate chapters.

In J anuary, Rose K ellner Langlands was hostess at a luncheon in her apartment in Highland Park. Edith Mansell, one of the hostesses for our February membership m eeting, told us of a plan to contact all eligible alumnae in this vicinity in order to see if they would be interested in participating in our chapter.

W e hope to a dd to our group, thus enabling us to enter into a wider rang_e of activities and interests. I might add that we would love to hear from any路 of you Alumnae who might be interested . Our president, Mrs. H arry (June) Nye, can be reached at 189.1 3 W oodside Drive, Gratiot Township, D etroit 24, Mich. , or phone Lak 7-7391.

BETTILo u RoTH

FLINT Alumnae greeted Mrs. Staehle at a dinner at the King's D aughters' Home in Nov mber. The dinner was followed by a

business m eeting presided over by Myrl Me路 Kellar, president, and a report by the na路 tiona! president.

The Christmas party was a cooperative dinner at Shirley Green's. The project of ~he evening was packing boxes for the Pme Mountain Settlem ent School.

Lucille M aWhinney had the chapter for a social evening in J anuary. The F ebruary meeting was held at Luella Clapp's when Lucille M aWhinney reviewed "No Trumpet Before Him," by 'N elia G ardner White, the W estminster Annual Award for Fiction.

The group's eleventh anniversary was, served by a dinner a t Gretchen Gaffney s m Holly. The annua l business m eeting was transacted a t M yrl M cK ellar's in April.

The Flint Chapter was grieved to learn of the death of Eloise H owes' mother. M any knew Mrs. W ebster, for she h ad a ttended sorority functions with Eloise, and some members h ad enjoyed h er hospitality at her home in St. Clair.

L uciLLE M AW HINNEY

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THE Greeley Alumnae Club members ar e the proud possessors of fif teen new sistersnew pledges to Nu Chapter-and two new baby boys- William K ent Gardner, son of Bert Magnuson Gardner, born D ecember 12 1948, and Arlin E arl Anderson, son of Louella W estbrook Anderson, born J anuary 24, 1949.

The new babies were each presented with a sterling silver, engraved cup.

W e recently made new initiation robes for the Active Chapter.

W e are h appy to h ave in Greeley, Grace E. Quinby, National Alumnae R epresentative of Xi, whose fo rmer home was C omm erce, T exas.

Now that Nu Chapter has been firml reestablished and h as thirty-two excellent m embers, we fi~d it unneccessary to devote so much time to h elping them and ar e able to follow the N a tional Program Plan on Philosophy of Life. W e h ave h ad some mot interesting discussions on R eligion Human Relations and Service and are lookint:?: forward to the final two di u sion on D ail Living and True Womanline .

ETHER B

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fiunlinglon j p,.omine~l People Our Christmas party was held a t the home of Mrs. Warren Brown with Mrs. Clyde Crabtree.

Among those present were Miss Betty Jane Grimm of K enova, W. Va., a voice instructor at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. While home for the holidays, Betty was contralto soloist with the Marshall College M adrigal Club in its annual presentation of Handel's "Messiah" at the City Hall and she also gave a recital. W e are particularly proud to have Betty as a Huntington Alumnae member and consider her one of our local girls who is really making good.

Of course, our m embers right here in Huntington are also doing things to make us proud. For instance, M adge Smith Skeen is Cabell County chairman of public relations for the Classroom T eachers Association and, in addition, serves on numerous other school committees. 路 Incidentally, Winifred N ewm an of Charleston, W . Va., who was initiated into the A~T Alumnae here in Huntington, was in the city recently to address the annual Bosses' Night dinner of the Pilot Club of Huntington, classified service and civic dub for business and professional women. Miss N ewman, who gave a wonderful talk, is district ~overnor of the Pilot Club ( the district includes thirteen clubs in Ohio, W est Virginia and K entucky) and is assistant superintendent of schools in Kanawha County. Eva Miller and D orothy Buzek of the Huntington Alumnae of A~T are m embers of the local Pilot Club.

joyable visit from Mrs. Stach! . Our Christmas Dinner in Deccmb r is always a lov ly affair. January found us doing som work for a local hospital and in February we are going down to D orothy Brodhead's " Marine Base" (recreation room) for a H earts and Stripes party.

Kathleen Sanfo rd, a Beta from Mt. Pleasant, who is teaching in L ansing hang d her name to Conklin during the Christmas holidays.

MAXINE SPRINGER

OuR Homecoming activities w r rather unique this year in that we tried a new plan which some other chapters might b interested in. Instead of having a banquet in the evening as we had heretofore had, we served a buffe t snack du ring the hours following the game up to time for the dance.

We called our party "The ln-Betweener."

Everyone who came seemed to enjoy the new endeavor. There was more time to renew acquaintances a nd visit with old fri nds than there had been in form er years wh n we had a banquet in the evening.

Our Christm as party will be with H arriet Nelson this year. In January we plan to go to the hospital to sew. R achel Scott entertains us in February and in March we go to Miss Grace D eH ori ty's with Mis Frances Botsford assisting. The April meeting will be with M ary Wallace and M adonna Gilbert has u s in M ay.

M ARY WALLACE

DoROTHY BuzE K

YEs ) Alpha Sigma Tau is a provisional member of the National Panhellenic Council, and may all her groups, both active and alumnae, strive to fulfill the requirements for full membership, so that we may become a larger and stronger organization than we were before.

In September, we had our "Fall Round Up" and Gertrude Kimmich brought us " A Bit' of Mexico," in October. November brought our candlelighting service in memory of Founders' Day and also a very en-

OuR O ctober meeting was held at the home of Ruth Knapp. After delicious refreshments- served by Ruth and her cohostesses, Carolyn O gle and Marjorie H ofmeister, we were entertained with ou nd movies of Girard College, shown b Ruth's husband Joe. Since J oe is himself a Girard graduate (as is Betty M aisch's hu band ) the movies h ad added m eaning for u .

On the following Thursday evening ' e welcomed Mrs. Staehle at a dinner and meeting at the home of Ethel W ei mer.

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was really on our birthday-January 15exactly eleven years since the Philadelphia Chapter was established. W e had a fine luncheon in town at Snedlenburg's, sponsored

by Ruth Locke and her co-hostesses. There wa_s, of course, a birthday cake, which we all e~Joyed , and a revised greeting, "Happy Birthday to Us" sung with much enthusiasm.

The collegiate chapter is quite active, and the alumnae are glad to help in any way they can. At Christmas we sent the Lambd a ~iris a contribution toward the cost of a page m the T emple yearbook. They are planning a cake sale and a rummage sale in the nea r future, and we expect to contribute to both as well as acting as salesladies if needed. ' CHARLOTTE E. KING

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OuR Chapter is a little more than a year old now and we can truthfully say that all of u_s have made many new fri endships, and reahz_e that _sorority plays just as large a part m our hves now as when we were still in college.

Our m eetings are held the first Tuesday in ea_ch month at the girls' homes, one month in Richmond, the next in Petersburg. Most of the m embers are alumnae of Farmville State T eachers College where we were m embers of the . Zeta Ta';I Chapter. This past fall, we decided to give a small gift to our brides, and to the girls' first babies. A silver ash tray, en~raved with AlT, was sent to Betty R ee Pa1ret, who had the highest scholastic average last year of the Zeta Taus.

In O ctober we w<;re honored by a visit from Mrs. Staehle, who stimulated our think~ng and gave us many worthwhile suggestions m her talk about AlT ideals.

Our Christmas party was held in the home of Louise Andrews. We drew gifts from beneath a beautifully decorated tree after which ~e chatted a bout our holiday' plans.

We deCided to give a contribution to Richmond's Christmas Mother who did a won~erful job in making Ch~istmas a happier . time for a number of needy families.

DoRis RosE RAM SEY

St. cfouij 'Slfuare ::Dance FrRST on the agenda is a rollicking square

dance, given in honor路 of the Active Chapter, in early December.

Christmas Party

While we're congra tula ting, let's say 路 " O:chids to you" to the Active Chapter, wh1ch has had such a wonderful fall social a nd rushing season. The annual " Skit Nite" was the social triumph ( and financial) of the year. The Alumnae one and all who ' ' were lucky enough to a ttend the Founder's D ay banquet this year, were pleased and impressed with the efforts of the Active ~hapter in making this evening a truly enJOya ble and memorable occasion. The traditiona l ceremony brought us all closer tog_e ther and knitted the bonds of friendship tighter than ever, reuniting many " Sisters," who had been away for a long time.

J EANNINE D oYLE

WAR Alun:na~ has enjoyed a very pleasant h alf year h1ghhghted b the visit of our na tional president in O ctober.

The Sep tember meeting h eld a t the home of Margaret M artin wa a real get-together after our summer vacation.

Our regular O ctober meeting was in Tazewell, Virginia, with Edith Monk. Everyone was quite enthusiastic about planning for Mrs. Staehle's isi t. The " big m eeting" was held O ctober 18 with a dinner a t Virginia Rinehart' , followed b a bu ine meeting at Lallah W ai te's.

In No ember th group met with Ruth Burke. The main inter t of thi m ee ting wa a discu ion of o ial rvic proje t .

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Mellie Mustard entertained in December with the annual Christmas party. Members were quite pleased with the gift exchangeeach girl being sure her gift was nicest of all!

January's meeting at Lil Buckberry's was devoted to a discussion of finances. The group decided to sell valentines to increase the treasury.

All of us are looking forward to the annual Valentine Party with Mary Alice Cox of Coalwood.- MELLIE MusTARD

Wajhinglon) ::tJ. C j) Panhef/enic Out' Christmas m eeting was held at the home of Mary Budge on D ecember 9. We packe_d a box for the Pine Mountain Settlement School which included such articles as receiving blankets, diapers, towels, pillow This activity was cases and slippers. thoroughly enjoyed by all of us and we hope they enjoyed receiving them as much.

Margaret Bowers was hostess for our January business m eeting. At this meeting, Dorothy Gates and M eda Ray Sewell told us about the "Get-Acquainted Party" which they attended given by the Panhellenic Association of Washington, D. C. Each National Panhellenic Conference sorority has a delegate there and we were invited to send a delegate to these m eetings which are held once a month. Their project for last year was a large benefit tea at the French Embassy which gave them three scholarships for French graduate students. W e are looking forward to these meetings with them this year. Raising money to send our delegate to the National Convention was one of the things we discussed at this m eeting and we decided on selling address books, wrapping paper and note paper. jEAN DANIEL

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out to find that "still good" but '.' too small" dress tha t she lik d so well , tha t xtra pair of shoes tha t hasn't been worn for a long tim e or those I it tie dresses and suits tha t Bethy and Jimmy have outgrown. Yes, on girl has even found a very lovely fur coat that might be just the thing fo r som lu ky person. Perha ps you've guessed it. Y s, w are packing a box address d Stuttgart, Germ any, a huge box fill ed with as many useful and practical gifts as it will hold . And that's not all. We' re going to m ake a party of it.

Our Social Service Committ , Mrs. J oh n Tietbohl and Mrs. H arry Blanchard and, cohostesses, M a ri anna T allman, M ary U lmer and Dorothy M oor Stover, have planned a gala evening a t th e Villag-e T ea R oom with lots of fun a nd activity. W e are all looking forwa rd to the big event and are glad th a t we can be a part of the great program th a t is helping so m any needy_ persons overseas.

V E RA Lvo s Bow E R

THE Wichita Alumnae are meeting again a t last! Our m a in object so far has been to get the group together and get our members interested again. Evervone is pleased to fi nd that there are m ore Alpha T aus in Wichita than ever before, and we all enj oyed renewing old friendships at the early fall meetings with M ary Leroux and H elen White.

In November, we had a dinner m eeting a t Innes T ea Room with fourteen girls present.

Mrs. Carl R obinson, our third district president, visited us in D ecember, and we were most gra teful for her helpful uggestions. M adolyn Noller, an Alpha T au from the St. Louis Alumnae Cha pter whom we are very glad to have in our group now, was doubly gl ad to see Mrs. R obinson and receive news of the St. Louis girls.

Our largest attendance for the year was a t the Christmas party for our husba nd a t Elkhorn Lodge. Everyone had a wonderful time, and since several husband have a ked for another party, we are pla nning one in M arch.

H ELEN WHITE

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Beta Irene Rutkowski '44 to Olton T . Apeseche M arjorie Lynch to Donald M . Arson, June 19, 1948 Joan McConnell '44 to William J. M axbauer, June 21 , 1948 Jacqueline Barrett '46 to Robert Green, June, 1948 Ann Ensign '48 to Dean Betz, June 26, 1948 M arian Pendell '46 to Robert P. Topham, June 26, 1948 C a thryn M cConnell to Charles Higgins, Nov. 25, 1948 Zeta Shirley Weiss to Donald Sprole, June 5, 1948 M argaret M artin Cooley '29 to Hobart F. Boman M adeline Fiedler ' 21 to Mr. Wagner K a therine Smith '35 to Allen W. Smith Dorothy Bastian Moore '30 to Cha rles Stover, Nov. 16, 1947 Mary Frances Sharp '34 to Frederick W. E. W ard Helen Beckenbaugh '41 to Barnet R. U nderwood, June 12, 1948 Elizabeth K ell '31 to Clyde Bowers, Theta Kirsti Bucht '48 to W alter Niemi, O ct. 1, 1948 Elinor Castle '48 to Lawrence A. Roberts, O ct. 16, 1948 Bette K eppen '4 7 to Bob Wysocki, M ay 15, 1948 Velma Stortz '48 to Frank K as tner, Sept. 24, 1948 M arilyn H ofm an '47 to D avid Wines, June 5, 1948 Cynthi a Lange '48 to William Phelps, July 15, 1948 Zeta Tau Mildred Ann Spain to R emmie L. Arnold, J r., J an. 29, 1949 M a ry Ellen Williams to J ame Com tock, O ct., 1948

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Omega Evelyn O ien to Boyd T yler, June, 1946 Fern Sullivan to Girdell William Pa tterson, O ct. 25, 1947 Alpha Beta M ary Jessie T urley to Dr. Joseph E . Ricketts, Nov. 4, 1948 Alpha To Mr. and Mrs. Elton T work (M argaret Holcomb ' 29) a daughter, J anice K ay, J an. 18, 1949 Beta To Mr. and Mrs. T . B. H arris (N adine R obinson ), a daughter, K atherine Ann, 1948 Theta T o Mr. and Mrs. J ack Lennox (Cleo Ott '48 ) a daughter, Pamela Arlene, Aug. 28, 1948 T o Mr. and Mr . R obert M angus (Lois Dupy, '48 ) a son, R obert Stacey, Jr., Nov. 14, 1948 Lambda T o Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Whi tley (M ary U ttley, '43 ) a daughter, Elizabeth J ane, Dec. 26, 1948 Nu T o M r. and Mrs. Ea rl Ander on (Louella Wes tbrook ) a on Arlin Earl, J an . 24, 1949 T o Mr. and M rs. Gardner (Bertha M agnuson ) a son, William K ent, D ec. 12, 1948 Omicron T o MT. and Mrs. R . H . W althall (Lucille Litz) a on, R obert H en ry, III, J an. 29, 1949 T o Mr. and M r . G rover Cecil (H elen R oach ) a daughter Sharon J ane No . 18 1948 Zeta Tau To Mr. and Mr. 0 . Boi e W ar (B tt Bibb '47 ) a da ught r, Elizab th \'\ ndell Nov. 17, 1948 28

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THE ANCHOR To Mr. and Mrs. M aynard E. Thompson (Gwen Ackiss '47 ) a daughter, Leslie 1948 ' To Mr. and Mrs. John Howard Gordon (Nell Pritchett ) a son, Forrest Edwin Reames, J an. , 1949 To Mr. and Mrs. George Zirkle (Louise Hall ) a daughter, Joyce Ann, J an., 1949 Omega To Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean (Loui e Epeseth ) a son, Stephen, M ay, 1948 To Mr. and Mrs. Lyle C . Conners (Verpice Miller Underdahl ) a daughter, J anine Gaye, Sept. 25, 1948 To Mr. and Mrs. G. W . Patterson (Fern Sullivan ) a son, D aniel William, Aug. 12, 1948 To Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Page (Janet Sillers) a daughter, Janne Lee, Nov. 26, 1948 To • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nett (M ontez Sanders) a son, Wayne Barry, April 14, 1948

To M r. and Mrs. Carl Pietsch (Grace Brooks) a daugh ter, Nancy El anor, April 1, 1948 T o Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eidsness (B tty H aner ) a son, Sept. 26, 1948 T o Mr. and M rs. Edwin Camp bell (M a ri lyn Saugs tad ) a daughter, D ec. 12, 1948

SYMPATHY is extended to Lawrence H . Whitman in the dea th of his wife, H elen Buffi ngton, Zeta '24 T o the family of M arjorie Bastian, Zeta '26 T o Mrs. Bertha Weyrauch, Omega, on the death of her father in J anuary To Esther Baab, Nu, on the death of her husband, William To Eva Louise Miller on the dea th of her father, Lewis Miller, J an. 1, 1949

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President .... ..... ...........Mrs. H aswell Stae hle (Alpha ) 481 Torrence Rd ., Columbus 2, Ohio Vice Presidents in Charge of O rganizin g: Miss Beverl y Bollard, 323 Bird Ave. , Buffalo 13, N . Y ... ... ..... .. .......... ... ..... .... ........ ............ (Sigma ) Mrs. Carl Robinson , 9437 T albot D r., St. L ouis 23, Mo ...... ... ...... .... .... ...... ... ... ....... ... ..... .. .... (Pi ) Mrs. E . C. Phipps, 803 Broad St., M ount Hope, W . Va .. ... ... .... ...... ... :...... .. ........... ...... ( O micron ) Mrs. L. J M aher, R . 2, Box 96, C hilli cothe, Ill. .... .... ........ ....... .. ...... .. ..... .......... .. ..... ... .... .. ( Pi ) N.P .C. R eprese ntative .... ... .... ............. .......... .......... ... . .... ...... .... ...... ....Mrs. H aswell E. Stae hle (Alpha) 481 T orrence Rd ., Columb us 2, Oh io S ec retary ..... ..,........ .. ...... Mis s Dorothy Stadler (E ta) 642 E. !15th St., Cleveland, Ohio T re asurer .... ... .. . Miss M argaret M acdon ald (S igma ) 67 3 Richmond Ave., Buffalo 13, N . Y. Editor ........ .. .. ..... .. ... .. Mrs . Parry F. Schippers ( Pi ) 5300 Sutherland, St. Louis 9, Mo. Business Manager of The Anchor .... .. ............ ... .... ....... ..... ...... ..... ....... Miss Eliza beth Wilson (Pi ) 1008 Kuhs Pl., St. Louis 17, Mo. Chaplain and His torian. ..... ...... ........................ .. ... .... . ... ...... ,.......: ... ..... ..Miss Elinore D eCou (L ambda) 219 7th Ave., H addon H eights, N. J

A wards ......... ............... M rs . J ohn M a isch "(Lambd a) 2 Sta nley Ave. , Glenside, Pa. Examinations ......... .. .......... ..... ....... .. .Mrs. R . . Fox 6 10 W . Centennial Ave., Muncie, I nd .

M emorial L oan Fu nd ..... ........ ......... .. ......................... . · .............. ....... ...... .M rs. J W aldo H inshaw ( Iota ) 27 H ard ith Hill C t., St. L oui , Mo .

Life M emb ers hip ... ....... M rs. F red R . Griffith ( I ota) 1520 M arket St. , Emporia, K an .

M usic .................... .... ... ........... ........ Mrs. E. C. Twork Alpena Sta te Forest Hdqts., Alpena, Mich.

Program ... .... ... ....... ..... M rs. Charl es Cla rke (Theta ) 9 10 Sewa rd, Apt . 203, D etroit, Mich .

S ocial S ervice .. ... ........... M rs. J oseph Steen ( igma ) 136 D oncaster Road, K enmore, N . Y. Endow m ent ....... ...M rs . M eade M e 1eill ( Om icron ) Ath ens, W . Va .

Ne ws Agency ................ M iss Elizabeth W ilson ( Pi) 1008 Kuhs Pl. , St. L ou is 17, Mo. Co urtesy ............. .. ........ ....... M rs. Alfred J a ndt ( Eta ) 84 1 H elmsda le Ave. , C leveland H eight , Ohjo R us h ...... :........... Mi ss R ose M arie Schmidt (Theta ) 5106 H arvard Rd ., D etroit 24, M ich.

Soror ity S tu dy ..M iss C ha rlotte Greele (Zeta T au) 104 Arbutus, Roanoke, V a.

Co nvention ........ M rs . Pres ton H amilton ( O micron) 11 35 M ercer St. , Princeton, W. a.

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NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE Chairman .... ...... .. ......... .......................................... .... . ...... Miss L. Pearle Green (Kappa Alpha Theta) 302 Fall Creek Dr., Ithaca, N. Y. Se cretary ..... .. .... .... ..... ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. .... .... .... ...... ....... .

Mrs . E. Granville Crabtree (Kappa Kappa Gamma ) 85 Dean Rd., Brookline, Mass. ..

Tr easurer ........... ....... .... Mrs. Alice Margaret Roedel 1310 Bryant St., Palo Alto, Calif.

College Panhellenics Committee ... .... .. .......... .. .. ..... .. . ... .. .... ... ....... ... ... ..... ...... Mrs. Darrel B. R asmussen 20 Park Ave., New York 16, N . Y. COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS · (1948-1949 OFFICERS ) Alpha ( 1899)-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

President- Miss J eannie Kanno King Hall Ypsilanti, Mich. ' ' Adviser- Mrs. R . B. Bates, 20 S. Normal Ypsibn~Mkh . ' Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. John Ri ehl, 1678 McBrady St., Port Huron, Mich .

Beta ( 1905-1917; 1940) -Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

President-Mrs. Guy Sternhagen, 10040 S. College, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Adviser- Miss Elizabeth McKee, 200 S. College, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Alumnae R epresenta tive-Mrs. L eo J. Gaffney, R.F.D . 3, Holly Mich.

Gamma (1900-1913)--State Normal School Milwaukee, Wis. ' Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Grant Hinkamp 2327 N. 17th St., Milwaukee, Wis. ' Delta ( 1916)--State Teachers College Indiana

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President- Miss Corrine Carson, R.F .D . 3, Indiana, Pa .

Adviser-Mrs. Alma Gasslander, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. Alumnae Representative-Mrs. William Clark, . 53 Hamilton Ave. R.D. 2, Glenshaw, Pa. Eps1lon ( 1919-1923; reorganized as Lambda 1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa~ Alumnae Representative-See Lambda Chapter.

Zeta (1921-1948) - Lock Haven State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pa. Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Franklin McIlvaine, R.F.D . 1, Dunnstown Lock H aven Pa. ' ' Eta (1927-1930)-Kent State University Kent Oh~ ' ~ Alumnae Representative- Mrs. Albert Wick, 13820 Shaw Ave. , East Cleveland, Ohio.

Theta ( 1923 )-Wayne University Detroit Mich.

President- Miss Jo yce Jameson' 2654 Tuxedo Detroit, Mich. ' ' Adviser-Mrs. Galia Millard, 1110 Calvert D etroit, Mich. ' Alumnae R epresentatives- Miss Lillian Schmidt 5106 ~arvard Rd ., D etroit 24, Mich.; Mis; Genevieve R epeta, 2643 M edbury D etroit 11 Mich. ' ' Iota ( 1923 )-Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kan. ' President- Miss J eanne Ruby 1006 Constitution, Emporia, Kan . ' Adviser- Miss H elen R . Garman, 105 W. J 2th St., Emporia, Kan.

Alumnae Representatives-Mrs. Magdalena Baker, c/ o Board of Education, Emporia, Kan. ; Mrs. Roy Smith, 205 Cottonwood, Emporia, Kan. Kappa (1924-1929)-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Alumnae Representative-Mrs. R. M . Reinert, 709 Dayton St., Hamilton, Ohio Lambda (1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. President- Miss Peggy Miller, Union Mill Rd., Marlton, N . J .

Advise r- Mrs. J ames Barnes, 8121 C edar Rd., Elkins Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Alumnae R epresentatives- Miss Emily R eady, 7 Elm Ave., Cheltenham, Pa.; Miss Mabel Schreiber, 511 Chestnut St., L ebanon, Pa .

Nu ( 1928-1940; 1948 )-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo.

President- Miss Zelda H ac kney, Snyder H all, Greeley, Colo.

Adviser-M rs. Roland Wa terma n, 6 Union C olony Apt., Greeley, Colo.

Alumnae R epresenta tives- Mrs. Bruce Ewer, 1145 Clayton, D enver, Colo.; Mrs. Wi,lliam Baab, 1119 19th St. , Greeley, C olo.

Xi ( 1929-1933 )-Western State Teachers College, Gunnison, Colo.

Alumnae R epresenta tive- Miss Grace Quinby, 1744 Seventh Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Omicron ( 1930)-Concord College, Athens, W. Va. President- M rs. Gloria No rris, Athens, W . Va. Adviser- Miss M ae Hunter, Athens, W.Va. Alumnae R epresenta tive-Miss Janet Calfee 87 Princeton Rd ., Bluefi eld, W . Va. ' Pi ( 1930 )-Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Mo. President- Miss M a ry Lou Fondren, 3515 Bailey, St. Louis, Mo. Acting Adviser- Miss Julia Kohl, 523 8 Murdoch, St. Louis, Mo. Alumnae R epresenta tives-Miss June McCart hy 4692 W. W. F.l~rissa nt, St. Louis 15, Mo .; M1ss J eanne L e1hch, 3450 H erefo rd, St. Louis 9, Mo. Rho (1932-1948)--Southeastern Teachers College, Durant, Okla. · Alumnae R epresenta tive-Mrs. N . E . Wright, 406 Clayton Ave., Poteau, Okla.

Sigma ( 1925 )-State Teachers College Buffalo, N.Y. ' President- Miss Ruth Webster Staley Rd R.F.D ., Grand !slana, N. Y. ' ., Adviser- Mrs. Harold P eterson, 230 Knowlton Ave., K enmore, N . Y. Alumnae R epresenta tives-Mrs. W . ]. McGlynn 243 F aye tte Ave., K enmore, N . Y. ; Ruth O chs, 3 19 Parkside Ave., Buffalo, N . Y. . Zeta Tau (1935 )--State Teachers College, Farmville, Va. PrV esident- Miss J anie Fox, S.T .C., Farmville, a.

Ad':iser- Miss Virginia Bedford, S.T .C ., FarmVille, Va. Alumnae R epresentative-M rs. E. F. J es e, Jr., 314 Cabell St., L ynchburg, V a.

Upsilon ( 1935)--State Teachers College, Conwa Ark. President- Miss Doroth Yance ', T Conway, Ark . · · · ·

THE ANCHOR Adviser- Dr. Ada J ane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway, f. rk.

Alumnae R epresenta tive-Mrs. W. J. D eane ' 2715 Gaines, Little Rock, Ark. Phi ( 1940) --Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond, La. President- Miss Diane W agner, College Sta tion, H ammond, L a.

Adviser- Miss M a rga ret Lowe, S.L. C ., H ammond, L a.

Alumnae R epresenta tiveChi ( 1940-1948) --Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Alumna e R epresenta ti ve-M rs. R oscoe P ayne, 109 E. Congress St., Charleston, W . V a .

Psi ( 1944 )-Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. President- Miss Dorothy Elliott, Box 137, M adison College, H arrisonburg, V a.

Adviser-Miss H elen M. Frank, M adison College, H a rrisonburg, V a .; D r . M ar y La timer, Madison College, H arrisonbu rg, V a.

Alumnae R epresenta tive- Miss M ary Budge, 526 N. O akl and St., Arlington, V a .

Omega (1945)-Minot State T each ers College, Minot, N . D. President- Miss Betty Carlson, M.S .T .C ., Minot, N.D. Adviser- Miss Louise R eshus, 807 2nd St., N .E., Minot, N.D. Alum nae R epresentative- Miss Gret e Broten, 3 15 7th St. N .W ., Minot, N . D .

Alpha Alpha (1945)-Ball State T eachers College, Muncie, Ind. President- Miss Joa n Schipper , Lucina H all, Muncie, Ind. Adviser- Miss Bonnie M eer s, 1722 W . J ackson, Muncie, Ind .

Alumnae R epresentative-M rs. R . B. Cross, 206 N . M ar tin, Muncie, Ind. Alpha Beta ( 1946 ) -Marshall College, Huntington, W . Va. Pres ident- Miss D orcas Haught, C ollege H all, M arsh all College, Huntington, W. V a .

Adviser-M rs. X avier Burdette, Hodges H all, M arshall C ollege, Huntin gton, W. V a .

Alumnae R epresentative- Miss N ellie M aud e Smith, Glencrest, Whitaker Hill, Huntington, W. Va. Alpha Gamma (1946}-Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark. P resident- Miss P eggy Graves, H .S.T .C ., Arkadelphia, Ark .

Adviser- Miss Amy J ean Gr een, H.S.T .C., Arkadelphia, Ark. Alumnae R epresentative.

Alpha Delta ( 1948} --Southwestern Missouri State College, Springfield, Mo. President- Miss M ar ga ret D ay, 73 9 Belmon t, Springfield, Mo. Adviser- Mrs. William T aylor, R .F.D. 9, Springfield, Mo. Alumnae R epresentative- Miss Mildred P ra tt, 538 Normal, Springfield, Mo. Alpha Epsilon ( 1948 }-Western Illinois State College, Macomb, Ill. President- Miss Bernadine Brown, 308 W. Adams, M acomb, Ill. Adviser- Miss Betty M ar y Ba ker, 320 Sherman Ave. , Macomb, Ill. ; Miss H arriet C . Stull, 430 W . Adams, M acomb, Ill. Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Opal Pruitt, Box 222, Ogden, Ill.

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ALU M NAE C HAPTERS Beckley, West Virginia P resident- M iss J anet Koch , 222 C rawfo rd St., Beckley, W. Va. Bluefield , West V irginia P resident- M rs. R obert Walth all , 114 Coli ge Ave. , Princeton, W . V a.

Buffalo, New York President- Mrs. Julian J . M ason, 138 N or thwood D r., K enmore 17, N . Y. Cha rl eston, W est Virginia P resident- Mrs. Ald red F. Wall ace, 524 5th St., St. Albans, W . Va. C leveland, Ohio President- Mrs. A. R . Bozarth , 490 3 Alb rthy Ave., Parma 9, O hio.

D enver, Colorado P resident- Mrs. M argaret C udmore, 1629 Syracuse, D enver, Colo.

D etroit I , Michigan President- M iss Genevieve R ep eta, 2634 M edbury, D etroit 11 , Mich.

D etroit II, Michigan President- Mrs. K. H . K ell ner Nye, 189 13 Woodsid e, D etroit 24, Mich .

Emporia, Kansas P resident.,-Miss Louise C ross , 1025 Washington, Emporia, K a n.

Flint, Michigan P resident- Mrs. M yrl McKella r, 3 15 Sheffield Ave., F li nt, M ich.

G reeley, Colorado P resident- Mrs. Clarence Anderson , R . 2, Box 16, Eaton, Colo.

Huntington, W est V irginia P resident- Mrs. J oh n Pratt, 1839 R ural Ave., Huntin gton, W. V a.

Lansing, Michigan Pr esiden t- Mrs. Willow C am eron, 14 15 H ess Ave., Lansing, Mich.

Minot, N orth Dakota P resident- Mrs. R aymo nd Brandon, 2 19 4th St. N.W ., M ino t, N . D .

M uncie, Indiana President- Mrs. R . V ernon Fox, 61 0 W . Centennial Ave., Mu ncie, Ind. New York, N ew York Pr esiden t- Mrs . Cla rence Tonopolsky, 182- 11 80th D r. , J amaica 3, N . Y. Philadelphia, P ennsylvania P resid ent- Mrs. R obert O 'D ell, 6840 . Seven th St. , Philadelp hia 26, Pa. R ichmond-Petersburg, V irginia Pr esident- Mrs . R . W . Bai ley, Box 158, Bon Air, V a.

Shepherdstown, W est V irginia President- Mrs. M argaret Cepelka, Rippon , W .

Va. St. Louis, Missouri P resident- Miss H elen Auburn, 7022 Ethel, t.

L ouis 17, M o.

War, W est Virginia President- Miss Edith E lliott, Canebrake, ' " .

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Washington, District of Columbia President- M iss K athleen K elchner, 3665 38th St. N . W., W ashin gton 16, D . C. Wichita, Kansas P resident- M rs. M aurice Band y, 3740 Eas t D unkin, Wichita, K ans.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania P resident- M rs. Gran t Berry, 300 m on Ave., William sport, P a.

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ALUMNAE CLUBS Durant, Oklahoma President- Mary Claude Park, 724 N . 4th St., Durant, Okla.

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan President- Mrs. George Wheeler, R .F .D . 6, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia Presid ent- Mrs. Linwood Roberts, 1100 Ann St., Portsmouth, Va. Welch, West Virginia Pr~s id e nt-Mrs . Lena Caporossi, Welch, W. Va. Editor- Mrs. H elen B. D ecker Welch W V a Youngstown, Ohio ' ' 路 路 Pr es id ~ nt-Mrs. K eith McGowan, 2368 Midlothian, Youngstown, Ohio. ' DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS First District: (central) Michigan Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin. '

President- Mrs. L. J. Maher, Rt. 2, Box 96, Chillicothe, Ill. Second District: {eastern) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode :Island.

President- Beverly Bollard, 323 Bird Ave., Buffalo, N . Y .

Third District: {western) All states west of the Mississippi River.

President- Mrs. Carl Robinson, 9437 Talbot D r., St. Louis 23, Mo .

Fourth District: {southern) Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, 1Delaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

President- Mrs. E. C. Phipps, 80 3 Broad St., Mt. Hope, W. Va. CENTRf\ L OFFICE 481 Torrence Road, Columbus 2, Ohio.

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