1949 July ANCHOR

CONVENTION NUMBER

ALPHA SIGMA TAU VOLUME XXIV

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JULY, 1949

VOL. XXIV, NO. 3

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Your Convention..... .... ..... .. ...... .. .......... ... ....... ... .. ........... ........ ................ ............. ... ....

The Statler- Convention Hotel.. ...... .. ....... .. ... .. .... ... .............. .. ... ........ .... ..... ........ ...

Convention Chairman.................... ... ... ... ... .... .. ........... ...... ........ .... .. ................. ..... ... ..

Historical D e troit. .. .. .. ..:..... .... ....... ...... ....... ... ..... .. ... ...... ... .. ... .......... ........... .. .... ...........

Sightseeing ... ..... .... .. ......... ..... ....... ......... .... .. ......... .. .... .. ... :......... ... ... ... ..... ......... .. ... ......

Schol arship Award. .... ..... ........ .. .... .. ........................... ........ ... ..... ... .... ..... .... ...... ...........

Legisla tion Affecting Educa tion--N.P.C ....... , ..... ....... .:.. ..... ..... .... ... ..... .. .. ..... .... .. ....

Lavonne Baker D esigns Trailer .................. .... ..... ..... ..... .......... ..... .. .... .. ... ... .,......... ...

Alpha D elta's F ashion Show ..... ... .. .. .. ................................. .................... ... .... ... .. ...

Longwood College . .... .......... .... .... ...... .... ..... . .. ........... .... ... ..... ... ... .. ........... .... ...........

The Greatest Gift.... .. .... .. .. .... .. ........... ..... ....... ....................... ........ ...... ... ...... ... ........... .

Let U s Forsa ke Not .. ... .... ....................... ..... ... ..... ... ......... ... ....... ...... ..... .... .......... ....... .

Virginia Baxter, Skater .... ... .... ............................... ..... ......... .. ..... ... ............ ........ .'.. ...

W e H ea rti ly R ecommend .... ............ ...... ..... ..... ........ ...... .. .... .... ... ....... ........ ... .... .. .... ...

Fire a t F a rmvi lle .. .......... .. ..... ....... ...... ..... ............ .. ..... ....... ....... ... .......... .... .... .... .........

The Foot-Path to Peace ........ ....... .......... ...... ... ...... ... ..... .... .. ....... .... .... ... ....... ....... ......

Hou emother's Training School... ............ . . . . .......... .... ... ... ......... .. .. . .. ........ ... .. ... .... ...

Where Your Support Goes ...... .............. ........ ... .. ......... .... .. ....... .... ........... .......... ........

A Proclamation ....... ... ...... ..... .... .......... ..... .. ..... ......... ....... .... .......... ..... ...... .. ...... .... .. ....

Collegiate Chapters ... ...... .. ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .... .. ... .... ....... ...... ... ....... .. ... ...... ......

Alumnae Chapters .... .... .... .... .... ............. ...... ....... ...... .. ...................... ..........................

Personals ......... .......... .. .............. .. . ............. .. .......... .................. .. .. ............ ............ .......

Directory Co ve r-

River View of Downtown Detroit skyline

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YOU! I~ CONVENlii!ON

I like to think of convention time as show time- After the final curtain has been drawn, I want to be able to say "wasn't that an excellent production" and "didn't the cast perform expertly?" Because no performance is a success without the combined efforts and the full cooperation of the entire company, it is iplportant that each of us work to achieve the satisfaction derived from knowing a show is a success.

So too, every Alpha Sigma Tau will have an opportunity 路to participate in a coming attraction-our very own "Convention."

Now is a particularly good time to stress the importance of cooperation-and how cooperation signifies the spirit of every Alpha Sigma Tau. By this spirit of cooperation we know that our Convention like an excellent production will never be forgotten.

Every show must have an audience; therefore, it is equally important that ours should have one, too. Each of us will want to be part of this audience when Convention time is finally here.

This is your opportunity and my opportunity to make this the greatest convention yet. I am putting my reservation in early are you ?-HELE TRASKOS, Th eta.

August 23-26

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HE Hotel Statler is convenient to the business, theatre and shopping district of downtown D etroit. The hub arraQgement of Detroit's streets, with all principal arteries converging at Grand Circus Park, makes Hotel Statler unusually convenient for visitors desiring to reach outlying points of interest.

Hotel Statler's equipment was designed to m eet specific convention needs. Available to Alpha Sigma Tau's use are a modern public address system, moving picture projectors, stereopticons, screens, pointers, rostrums, blackboards, platforms, staging, spotlights, tables, exhibit booth equipment and folding screens.

Among the Sta tler's interesting m eeti.ng places are the Judge Woodward Room decor ated in knotty pine, the Grand Ballroom, the scintillating W ayne Room, the T errace Din-

ing Room, the colorful C afe R ouge, a nd the Lounge Bar. All meeting rooms are air onditioned.

The ra tes are: Double-Bed Room with Ba th , for T w per Day Shower- $6.50, $7.00 Tub & Shower- $7.50, $8 .00, $8.50, $9 .00, $9.50, $12 .50 Twin-Bed Room with Ba th, for T wo--per Day Shower- $7 .50 Tub & Shower- $8.50, $9.50, $ 10.00, $10. 50, $1 3.00 Write for sereva tions to Mr . Preston H am ilton, 45 2 Union St. , Bluefi eld, W . Va.

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H E 1949 Convention will be the second managed by H enrietta Hamilton. The success of the Cincinnati Convention in 1946 was largely due to the preliminary planning

by H enrietta. 路 H enrietta attended Concord College for two years, then transferred to Duke University. She was initiated into Omic ron Chapter Sept. 29, 1938, and is also a m ember of Xi Zeta Exemplar Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, international civic sorority ; a member of the Junior Woman's Club ; corresponding secretary for the Bluefield club ; and i now a m ember of the Princeton cl ub ; m ember of the girl's work comm ittee, Bluefield Y.W .C.A.; and an elem enta ry teach er in the Bluefi eld schools for the past nine years . She was married to Preston H amilton on June 19, 1948.

She is a very enthusiastic camper and swimmer and has taught h a ndicraft and swimming at the Y.W.C.A. camp. Good music, especially concerts and dancing, are other activities which she enjoys.

Henrietta Mahood Hamilton

BETA CHAPTER-Mary Jo Woodruff, vice president of Associa1ed Women Students 路

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ashor to take po session of D troit as ni t d Sta tes territory on July ll , 1796.

The first s ssion of the gov rning offi ials of Michigan t rritory was hel d in Ri h ard Smyth's Tavern in August, 1805. T h building was one of D etroit's for most publi hou ses a nd was locat d at what is now 3 13 Woodward Av nu e. Five m n, call d " Th Governor a nd Judges" constituted th ruling body. Judge Frederick Bates was the only resid nt member.

The first bank in Michigan was opened for business in a building at J efferson Ave. a nd Randolph St. in 1806 . Judge Augustus B. Woodward, for whom Wood ward Av . wa n amed, was the first president.

In the top story of a governm nt warehouse was loca ted Michigan's first theatre.

It gave its first performance in 1819. Amateur theatricals were presented by the officers sta tioned a t Fort Shelby for their families and other civilia ns. The site of th ware-

name, D etroit is pure French: "de troit" m eaning " of the strait" and referring to the river which connects L a ke Erie and Lake St. Clair . The 17th century French explorers and missionaries h ad by-passed this locality a nd found ed their first settlement 300 miles farther north at Sault Ste. Marie. After esta blishing a fort on the Straits of Mackinaw, Antoine de Ia Mothe Cadillac returned to found D e troit as a n outer bastion to the fur- trading activities of the northern settl ements.

At the close of the French and India n war, D etroit was surrendered to the British a nd remained in their possession until 1783 when the American fl ag rose from its ba ttlem ents. During the W ar of 1812, it again passed into the h a nds of Great Britain for a brief period. Street a nd place n ames refl ect this Fr nch, British and India n a ncestry.

Approxim a tely a t the southwes t corner of Griswold and Atwater is the spot where a compa ny of 1st U. S. A. Infa ntry ca me N

Clinton Inn-Gre enfield Villa ge

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house was near what is now the foot of Wayne Street.

The school was established in 1843 and occupied rooms over a grocery store on Woodbridge Street near Shelby. One end of the building was supported by piles driven into the Detroit River:

Th e Edison I nstitute Edison Institute at Dearborn, Michigan is an educational project founded

by Henry Ford and named for his friend , the late world-famous inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, whose lifetime of constant service to humanity has been an inspiration to him and many others. It occupies more than 200 acres and comprises three parts: The Museum, Greenfield Village, and the school system.

Museum The fa<;ade of this building is made up of a group of units including classrooms, workshops, libraries, auditorium and offices. These units are architectural reproductions of Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and Old City Hall of Philadelphia.

Djrectly ahead of the visitor, after he has passed through the entrance lobby, is a glass case inclosing the Edison M emorial. This was completed on September 27, 1928, when the inventor thrust the spade of Luther Burbank into the wet cement, imprinted his foot~teps and inscribed his name.

Around this block of concrete the Museum structure was erected.

Arcades connect the reproductions of Old City Han 路and Congress ,Hall with Independence Hall in the center, while corridors, themselves serving as exhibition halls, connect these units with the main exhibition hall at the rear.

Exhibits in the Fine Arts collection, including furniture, ceramics, silver, glassware, clocks and watches, occupy the front corridors and chambers, together with the adjoining rooms, wall cases ~nd alcoves.

Main Exhibition Hall When the visitor enters the main hall, he surveys an area of about eight acres all under

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St. Vincent's Hospital, a log house, stood on the southwest corner of Larned and Randolph Stree ts. It was open~d for the tre~t颅 ment of the sick by four Ststers of Chanty on June 9, 1845, and was instrumental in the prevention of the unnatural ravages of many of the dreaded diseases.

one roof, where h ave been arranged exhibits illustrative of the three principal arts: Agriculture, M anufacture, and Transportation.

Agriculture, household arts, textiles a nd allied exhibits have been placed on the left ; Manufacture and power are in the cen ter ; and Transportation is on the right.

Exhibits in the Agriculture section are arranged iri order of evolution, and trace the growth of a season's crop. Beginning with implements used in preparing the soil, the sequence shows those used in planting seed in cultivating, in harvesting, and, finally, in the actual prepara tion of the crop for market.

Th e Village Adjoining the Museum on the east is Greenfield Village. H ere the h andicraft arts of the past are preserved as they were practiced in their original environment. Many of these hop and mills cluster along Main Stree t east of the Village entrance and may be visited immediately upon entering the Village, if so desired, and other are still under construction.

The historic Village centers on the "green" as did Early American communities. About this spot stand the public buildings-Clinton Inn, the M artha-Mary Chapel the Village 路 school, the Logan County Courthouse, the Town H all, and the General Store.

The Edison buildings, including the restored laboratory and the other M enlo Park structures, adjoin the "green" and stretch along Christie Street as far as the Fort M yers Labora tory and the Edison Homestead.

Beyond this group along South Dearborn Road are many of the Village homes, with the Cape Cod Windmill and th Cot wold Cottage group a t the far end.

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Ariel view of Belle Isle

On Christie Stree t opposite the tintype studio is the Village Post Office. The many industrial and craft shops tha t dot the west section of the Village include the Wright Cycle Company shop, birthplace of the airplane; 58 Bagley Avenue, birthplace of the Ford car路 the Sir John Bennett J ewelry Shop from Lo~don, England ; and such craft industries as those of the cooper, the blacksmith, the weaver, the glass blower, the shoemaker, and the tintype artist.. The mills include the silk mill and gristmill.

Alaer H ouse Branch Museum of the D etroit b Institut e of Arts

This branch of the Institute of Arts is located on L ake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Farms and is an authentic reproduction of a disti~guished Sixteenth Century Florentine country villa, complete. with grounds and formal garden. It is one of the most beautiful spots in this area and the only place on Lake St. Clair to which D etroiters have free access. The ground floor is devoted to works of art from R enaissance Italy, and the second floor to changing loan exhibitions of modern art.

Th e D etroit I nstitute of Arts One of the world's great m useums, offering the history of man graphically portrayed in his artistic creations. The galleries are chronologically arranged so that the vi .itor may pass in logical sequen e from ancient and medieval art through the great period of the R enaissance and finish with the most recent work of contemporary artists. The Museum offers free lectures, movies and gallery talks on the history and enjoyment of art.

Cranbrook Cranbrook Institute of Science share a beautifully landscaped campus with an art museum and four priva te schools. It h as attractive exhibits in the fields of astronom , rocks and fossils, meterology, animal plants a nd the American Indian. These are arranged in a progressive m anner empha izing the organization and the unity of our world as well as its diversity. Of particular appe.a l are the spectacular minerals and the d i pia of flowers, birds and other animal in naturalistic settings.

Th e Children's Museum This museum is for children it a tivities centered around their intere t it exhibi.t

THE ANCHOR 路built child-size. Here among the permanent exhibits is the Bird Room with its hundreds 路of mounted specimens, .the fascinating di路oramas of early Detroit and of prehistoric 路man. Each exhibit brings new games to play, new puzzles to solve, all based on the ,displays.

Belle Isle

Belle Isle, known the world over as an island playground, is located in the Detroit River, three miles from the downtown section, and is connected to the mainland by a .bridge at East Grand Boulevard. Ferry boat

service to the Island and one-hour rides around the Island by pleasure boat are available at dock east of mainland end of the bridge.

Enough picnic and playground facilities to accommodate thousands of people are scattered over the Island. They include tables, benches, stoves, swings, slides and other play apparatus.

A dense forest, the only remaining virgin stand of timber in this area, has a herd of white deer roaming through it, plus pheasants, squirrels and wild birds. The Saddle Club at the head of the Island has good riding horses to rent.

Scfw/ar,Jhip _Award to Upsilon Chapter ~his

PSILON CHAPTER is the winner of U year's scholarship cup, it was announced by Miss Helen Canaday, dean of women, at a coke party in the Mirror Room of McAlister hall, Feb. 7. The cup was awarded for the '47-'48 school year.

The sorority won the cup with a gradepoint average of 3.6. The other sororities are listed according to their grade-point rating: Pi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Delta :Sigma Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Alpha.

The awarding of the scholarship cup to the sorority with the highest grade-point average has long been a tradition on the campus.

The custom until last year was to pass the same cup to each new winner until the same sorority won it three consecutive years, at which time the sorority was allowed to keep the cup. Last year, however, it was decided that each winner should be awarded a cup.

Refreshments were served by the Pan-Hellenic representatives from each sorority.

M\AGAZIINIE $PRJNG $AlLIES $EASON TIME, LIFE and FoRTUNE have announced the following $ales $timulating $pecial $ubscription rates for new introductory orders, effective until August 15.

44 W eeks of TIME ......... .. ................... .. .. .. .... $3.87 39 W eeks of LIFE ............... ....... .. ............ .... 3.90 9 Months of FoRTUNE .......................... .. .. 6.75 Rates on other magazines sent on request. Send orders to: ALPHA SIGMA TAU NEWS AGENCY Mrss ELIZABETH WILSON 1008 Kuhs Place St. Louis 17, Mo.

clegiialion _AI/ecting C ducalion

npc l;'he Association of L and-Grant Coli g g and Universities will ask for fed ral fund s to help colleges l;>Uild armories, storag spa , classrooms, and drill fi Ids for ROTC instruction.

The Conference of Southern Governors will push anew its bill to create regional school s and colleges for profess ional and subprofession al training. T he legisla tion will again call for separa te schools for white and Negro students, a point which killed a similar bill in the Senate las t year.

M ea nwhile Government offi ial ar drafting proposed legisla tion on the same lines.

The Federa l Security Agency is writing an unprecedented compul sory health insurance bill and proposals for a new D epartment of H ealth, Security and Education.

Experts in the Office of the President are putting finishing touches on a new National Science Foundation bill.

The F ederal Works Agency will ask for money to help school di stricts and other public authorities draw advance blu eprints for schools and recrea tional faci lities.

The L abor D epartment will seek the return of the U . S. Employment Service (it is. now in the F ederal Security Agency) o that "we may strengthen it and make it an agency to serve all job-seekers, especially young workers who need guid ance and job-coun elling services."

important that every educated person I Tbeis aware of pending legislation affecting the welfare and education of all children and young people. The Education Digest of the Washington Bureau has listed the following legislation which educators, social workers, parents and welfare officials will ask the new Congress to approve: The National Educa tion Associa tion will re-introduce its federal-aid-to-educa tion bill.

The American Public Welfare Association will a k for Social Security Act revisions for children, calling for increases in federal paym ents to needy children.

The American Parents Committee will ask Congress for a nation-wide public-school su rvey and aid to school construction.

The A sociation of H ealth Officers will ask for a n ational school health service bill.

The N ational Child L a bor Committee will ask for compl ete outl awry of child labor in factories, shops, fields, and on the streets.

The American Library Associa tion will ask for federal aid to public libraries to help them demonstra te library services in rural communities.

The C ouncil of Chief Sta te School Officers will ask for more money for fed eral school lunches.

The American -Federa tion of Labor and the Congress for Industrial Organizations will ask for a workers' extension service bureau in the L a bor D epartment.

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Alice Trobaugh for her article " L et' s Be M ore Friendly," p. 11 in the April ., 1949, ANCHOR. Both she and Alpha Epsilon Chapter will receive an award of five dollars.

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cfa(Jonne :/Jaker 'J)Mifjnj Jrai/er

By Mary Vy'a llace, Alpha Alpha AVONNE WAGONER BAKER, Alpha Alpha L '46, has the d istinct and unusual honor of having helped design and build the housetrailer in which she, her husband and two children and her Mother are P.resently traveling.

It all began several years ago while L avenne's husband was confined to the hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. L avonne incidentally is the daughter of one of our advisors, Mrs. W . E. Wagoner, and the la te W. E. Wagoner, former controller of Ball Sta te Teachers College. H er husband, Capt .•Ervin Baker, was severely injured in the last war and had to spend several years in the hospital where he underwent m any operations to restore the use of one of his legs. It was during this time that he and L avonne planned and dream ed . Now that dream is a reality for L avonne and Ervin and their children, Sharon, age five, and Bruce, age eighteen months and Mrs. W agoner .started on a tour of the United States in ' their housetrailer completely designed and almost entirely built by themselves. They purchased the 31-foot hull and chassis from the factory and began by dividing the trailer into 3 rooms. As soon as it was partially livable, they moved into it as it sat in the factory and there they spent hours and hours on the construction of the interior. One is utterly amazed ·a t the conveniences and clever furnishings and gadgets Lavonne and Ervin have placed in the trailer. It is finished in natural wood with transparent plastic sliding surfaces to enclose shelves a nd cupboards. The living room is very comfortable with a radio, record player, book shelves, a large comfortable window -seat and arm chair. There is cupboard space for Lavonne's portable sewing m achine, typewriter and movie projector. A large dining table swings down from the one side wall.

When it is closed, a small organ unfolds out of the wall directly under the table. Thus Lavonne is able to follow her music and young Sharon is just beginning to learn to play. Overhead near the doors which separate the living room and kitch en hangs a movie screen which can be opened for the projection of m vies that 'are taken along the way. The window seat which also contains a desk is cleverly converted into the baby's bed at night and a folding gate keeps him from falling out of bed .

As one enters the kitchen, he is immediately aware of its versatility. It is equipped with a 6-foot Serve! gas refrigerator, a bottle-gas stove fo r cooking, a 5-gall on capacity hot water ta·n k and gasoline hea ter, and of course, a sink, work space, china cupboard and staple supplies cupboard. A large door on one of the cupboards below the sink can be quickly reversed on its hinges and it becomes a work space or kitchen snack bar. In the kitchen also are clothes wardrobes. As you go to the rear of the trailer, you are suddenly impressed by the cozy a tmosphere of the bedroom. The bed serves not only for sleep but also for storage space. There are drawers under the bed which pull out at the side.

Another space is reserved for the children' s toys. The en tire head of the bed contains magazine and book shelves, reading lights, du al electric blanket control and blanket and bedding storage. A vanity dresser top when lifted reveals a lavatory with running water.

The round vanity bench contains L avonne's sewing equipment such as patterns, materials, thread, etc. A small wardrobe also contains an inside toilet.

The Bakers plan to travel for a t least a year and with all the comforts of their trailer it is evident that they will travel in comfort.

Retha Shirkey, PSI ScHOOLMA'AM editor is R etha Shirkey from Winches ter, Virginia. She has served as both photography editor and a sistant editor of the S choolma' am and was one of the representa tive from the staff attending the T ssociated Collegia Pres Conven-

tion in Columbus, Ohio, thi fall. She i a member of the Clara Barton club Sigma Phi L ambda, Modern Dance club, W e tminster Fellowship, Glee club M athematics club and Alpha Sigma Tau.

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__A~ha 2:Jefta j FASHION SHOW

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WE had forty models in the Alpha D elta Chapter's annual Spring F ashion Show held at the J ewell Theatre, M arch 15. T en of the local stores paid a modeling charge to exhibit their clothes. T his show was very successful and we hope to h ave even a bigger and better one next year. Attra tive models are Juanita Knight, M argaret D ay, Alice Bracken, and Lynn K ennon.

longwood College-HOME THE changing of the name of our college throughout the years has seemed always to mark progress. New names have been g.iven th~ college in keeping with changing times and new conditions found in the school.

From the " 1 female school" listed in an 1835 Virginia Gazeteer, to Farmville Female Seminary, Fa rmville Sta te T eachers College, State Female Normal School, Sta te Normal School for Women, and Sta te T eachers College, we have become Longwood College.

In 1884 when the town of Farmville offered its seminary to the state, there were no other institutions in Virginia whose purpose was teach er-training. .William T. Ruffner, the first state superintendent of public instruction, became President of this first normal school, then consisting of 107 students and a faculty of seven. Courses which supplemented grammar school were offered.

Progress was slow but steady at the State .Female Normal School during the terms of .its next Presidents, John Atkinson Cunningham and Robert Frazer. When Dr. Joseph

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Leonard J arman came in 1902, a middlewest wing, new dining hall, science building, and new brick training school had been added to the original building dona ted by the town. The course of instruction had b~en , modified to include three years of htgh school work and one year of professional training. The number of facul ty members. had been increa ed to thirteen and the number of students in the路 professional cour e, to 58. 路 Dr. J arman served a great m any more years than the other three presidents combined .

During his time many achievements were made and the college's name changed twice to meet the new conditions. The East and West Wings, Middle East Wing, the Infirmary, Laundry, Power Plant, Annex, Longwood, a new power plant, Junior, Senior, and Student Buildings were added to the campus. From just one year of professional training, grew four-year cou~es in Kindergarten work, Home Economics, and commercial edu(Continu ed on Page 18)

By . Lucille Ripley, Theta

''WHENCE shall we buy bread that these may eat?" We all know the story of the boy who offered his five barley loaves and two small fishes, and how the lad' lunch was stretched to feed the multitude.

A miracle ? Yes, no matter how one interprets the story, it is truly a miracle when people open their hearts and share with their neighbors, no matter how little they, themselves, have.

There is a message in this story for us, the young college students of today. How m any of us, rushing from class to library, and perhaps squeezing in an interview with an instructor, take much time out to seriously consider others? Perhaps we subscribe to the major charities and shed a tear over a pathetic newspaper story, but how often do we forget the greatest gift we have to offer-ourselves? We may be too prone to classify a ll

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humans into two great clivi ions, " those who a re just like m e," and, "everyone else."

There m ay be a girl in one of our classes whom others type as a " drip ." It may be that the girl is painfully shy. She has the same feelings a nd longings as anyone el e.

Maybe she, too, is hungry- hungry for a few words of frie11dship and a smile from a classm a te. It is such a little thing to give.

Or if we should hear a cruel and cutting remark about someone, we need not rush to the nea rest ear to pass it on, for we have another very valu a ble gift to offer- that of silence. There are m any examples of the gifts we have to share. It doesn't seem like much to give ? Neither were the five barley loaves and the two small fishes.

It is within the power of all of us to give the gift of a little bit of ha ppiness to our fellow m an.

By Marjorie Lippincott, Alpha Epsilon

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be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to loQk up at the stars." Let us not forsake some of these chances in our concentration on the one chance of work. Keep our eyes open that we may see and hold on to our opportunities to love, to play, and to look up at the stars.

Too often we forget our chance to play and hence love one another in our busy, hectic life concerned with studies, rushing, and finances. In competing for pledges, we plan our parties in order to have the most fun possible. R emember that coke party we had at the house for our last informal rush party ?

What fun we had- just sitting around drink1ng cokes, eating pretzels, singing, and exc hanging bits of current news! Then to top it off we had some extemporaneous skits by some of the girls. Why wait for a rush party to have these little socials? It is through th s little social contacts that we come to

know each other, and our talents, and d evelop our love in Alpha Sigma T au. Of course, we girls who live in one house are together more than with the girls at other houses, and because we are separated by living at various places, we especially need to grow together in play and love.

After we have acquired our pledges, rem ember to look them up once in a whileyou people who do not live at their house.

L et us not become so engro sed in work agai~ that we lose sight of them. Help them to grow in social and cultural aspect those little extra somethings that come into our education through our contact with orority life.

Encourage them to participate in tho school activities in which they are intere ted. Not only hould we patronize profe ional conc.erts, but also those recitals given by th muSIC students, and those concert gi en b th school chorus and band and tho pla pre( Con t inu ed on Page 3 2)

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VIRGINIA BAXTER, 16 years old. Detroit Figure Skating Club, Detroit, Mich ..

1948 U. S. Ladies Junior Champion. 1947 and 1948 Mid-West Senior Ladies Champion. U. S. Gold Medalist.

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BAXTER, daughter of M argaret Day Baxter, Alpha, is a champion skater.

She was the Midwestern Senior Cham pion in 1947 and 1948 ; United States Junior Ladies Champion 1948 ; a m ember of the U. S. Figure Skating team in the World Figure Ska ting Championship a t Paris in February 1949.

In this competition Ginnie finished seventh.

In the North American Championships held in Philadelphia March 11 and 12 she was third. She won the free skating division but was fifth in the figures. In doing this she placed ahea d of Miss Gretchen M errill, six times Champion of the U. S., and also ahead

of th e Canadian Champion. Sh was th youngest and smalles t in th m t. Ginni is sixt en. Ginnie had a wond rfu l tim in Paris. Th French people w re most graCIOus. Sh fl w to London from Pa ris and stayed a few days befor embarking for th U.S. Ginnie started her cl imb toward figur skat ing greatness at a time when most youngsters arc just beginning to think about going to school. She had tried ba ll t and th piano, but she fo und that practice was tedious, not so on skates, however. It is el ven years ago tha t her paren ts got her first pair of figu re ska tes an d engaged Elsbcth Mull r, a professional skater, to teach her.

H er feet were so small that custom-built shoes were necessary. D espite her lack of size, Gin ny immediately won the plaudits of ska ting fa ns. After her start with the Olympia Skating Club, she began taking le sons from H oward icholson, the teacher of Sonja H enie. H er teacher now is Willi am Swallendcr of the Philadelphia Skating Club.

Ginnie is a junior at C ooley High School in D etroit.

D espite having to be out of chool for long periods, Ginnie h as kept u p with her studies and has passed with good grades.

When in training a figure skater ska tes about six to seven hours a day. Most of the time is spent doing what we call "School figure ." These are the figure eight of which there are about forty-five variations. A figure ska ting competition consi ts of two part .

The school figures and a "free" kating program is done to music. This is what you see when you go to an ice show. It consist of jumps, spins, dance steps, spirals and any other individual accomplishment that a person may wish to do. The ska ter is marked in each division by five judges and the one r ceiving the highes t mark from the majority of judges is the winner.

Mattie Jett,

PSI

HoNOR Council Chairmanship goes to Mattie J ett. M a ttie is a home economic major from Floyd, Virginia. She is a member of the Honor Council, German club, W esley Foundation, Frances Sale Club, and Alpha Sigma T au orority.

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By Maxine Graflage, St. Louis Alumnae

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your sorority chapter needs money-and what bunch of gals doesn't . . . we think we have the answer. If you want to have a day jam-packed with mirth, yet lightly seasoned with h eart-ringing pathos ... if you want to feel the glow of pride in a job well done, we heartily recommend- that you have a rummage sale.

W e just finished resting our weary bones after one of the most successful sales ever, but we haven't finished talking about it because-well because there were so many little funny things th a t kept happening that we keep on remembering.

There was the moment of panic when Helen and I thought 路the customers waiting outside and banging on the door would be as tough to handle as M errill's Marauders.

But they weren't. They were poor people who knew they'd get bargains in clothes for their kids-and they did.

There was the woman who ran through the store as fast as she could, sna tching curF

tains and draperies, not bothering to match them up, but pleased as punch to make such a magnificent haul.

But first, a few words of advice from some who were novices a short time ago. You must select a vacant store in the poorest district of town- and rent it weeks in advance (we had ours reserved for months) because other organiza tions h ave the same idea. And choose a time of the year when there's likely to be a demand for wearing app a rel. Before Christmas is good a nd right no.w (Spring ) is ideal.

Don't think you h ave to know a n ything a bout sales technique or retail organization.

You don't! The m erchandise sell itself-if they want it they' ll take it a nd they won't stop to a rgue about the fit or color. You do need a cashier with plenty of small change, a nd severa l girls sta tioned at the door to see tha t no one walks off with unwra pped m erchandise (yes, some p eople forget to pay ) .

Gather your rummage for a t leas t a month {Co ntinued on Page 16)

St. Louis Alumnae Luncheon

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Fire At Farmville

n, national guard m en, residents of F armvill e and the urrounding counties, R ed Cro sand other volunteer workers, members of the College administration and fa ulty, and students all did a remarkable job of combatting the tragic fire that burned the auditorium to the ground recently. Nor have all these good people stopped with the extinguishing of th e fire. Through th eir great cooperative effort to put the 46 girls who lost all their possessions, back on their feet, not one of these unfortunate students was forced to drop out of College. Indeed virtually every resident of this area h as given a magnificent demonstration of unselfish service and unparalleled cooperation.

The first commendations of this column go to the student body, not only for the a bove-noted qualities but for the display of an unbelievable calm and presence of mind in the face of danger. Few of the students involved in the fire had ever before been caught in similar situations. Yet the absence of hysteria or any sign of panic was almost unbelievable. In the orderliness of their exit from the burning building and in the way they rallied to help each other through the

crisis, S. T. C. stud nts were a rcdit.

Th coop ration demonstrated betw n fir fi gh t rs, facu lty memb rs, an d administratjve officials, local resid nts, and stud nts was something to marvel at. Th omplcte lack of onsideration for self and th spontaneous teamwork displayed in putting out the fire , in r sc uing and returning b longing and furn ishings in th buildings, and in admini stering to the needs of all involv d, demonstrated in each individual a hith rto undreamed of strength of haracter and ability to meet any emergen y.

The helping hand extend ed by the citizens of Farmville and surrounding communiti es cannot be forgotten. In addition to th countless ways that they h ave demonstrated their loyalty and humane interest inS . T. C., they joined together to offer the nece sary rnaterial aid to recover from the disaster of the fire.. Citizens present at the mass meeting held in the town courthouse Monday night for the. purpose of raising a sum to help the student victims declared that they had never seen before anything like the spirit displayed there. A one student aptly put it: "The towns-people have 'the F armville spirit,' too."

We Heartily Recommend ( Continued from Page 15)

ahead of the sale and keep it at girls' homes in various sections of your city for the convenience of contributors: You'll be surprised what an attraction your old costume jewelry will be, and what charm still em ana tes from that old slinkly formal. But don't bother with old shoes-they h ave to be awfully newlooking to sell. But do bring draperies, lace curtains, bedspreads, trinkets, books, slips, housecoats and girdles. No matter how old your things are-they still h ave resale value. The most we ch arged for a dress was one dollar. Most items ranged in price from ten cents to a quarter. You can judge wh at to charge by the way stock moves (sells-see how professional we've become !) .

It's a wise soror.ity that prepared the stock the evening before the sale. That is, you dump the incoming boxes on the floor, then scurry like ants arranging it: in fairly organized h eaps. Put the choicest garments on hangers and pin a price cin each (from

which you can always come down ). And you can sell an amazing quantity of good by opening you r store for an hour in the evening, after you've pulled your elves together of cou rse.' And afterward it's fun to ha e coffee and doughnut as we did at Alice Vit' home where we recounted experience far into the night.

W e h a d an adept organizer in our chairman, Barbara H emm, but for th e most part we were completely withqut experience and any girl who worked there says with a kno"ing grin that he lea rned how to sell in fi e minutes.

The sale bega n the next morning at nine and there wa n't much to look at by noon.

What remained was sold carte blanche to a clothes dealer in the afternoon. V\ e felt we h ad accomplished our mi ion by then , ith about seventy dollars in nickel and dime to jingle in ou r trea u ry plu a ho t of ati fied customers who gained too, through our enterprise.

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The· Footpath to Peace

By Marie Garber, Psi To be glad of life because it giv es you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the starsto be satisfied with your possessions but not content wit h yo urself until you :have made the best of them- to despise nothin g in• the world except falsehood amd m ea nness, and to f ea r nothing except cowardice - to be governed by your admirations rather than by yo ur disgusts- to covet nothing that is your neighb or' s exce pt his kindness of h eart and gentleness of manners-to think seldom of' your enemies, often of yo·ur friends , and every da y of Christ; and to spend as much time as you 'c an, with body and wit h spirit, in God's ou tof-doors- these are the litt le guideposts on the foot-path to peace. van D yke

T ODAY, any discussion inva riably

turns the question, "Will there be war?"- or " How can we have peace?"

The politicians have discussed and tried almost every conceivable plan . We as Alpha Sigma Tau girls, have the answer for the world. The answer is enclosed in the selection that is a part of our ideals and a part of the heart of each of us, "The Footpaths to Peace."

May we offer to you, World, the solution to the problem of How to have peace ?

We find that van Dyke says, "To be satisfied with your own possessions but not content with yourself until you have made the best of them." Listen, World, would there be any war if each country w~uld practice this?

Can you name a war that did not stem from the fact that one country wanted a possession tha t belonged to another country? Then too, some countries are content with themselves, and endose themselve in their smugness-which leads to war.

Again he says, "To despise nothing in the world except fal eshood and meannes , and to fear nothing except cowardice."

Oh, World, if you despised the fale hood and m eanness instead of the good and right!

Today we look upon good and the right as something that belongs only in the churches on Sunday morning. Our vision is blurred, and our perspective incorrect. Why will we compromise with fea r, power and force, or yield against our wills- leading u s to war and des tru ction?

And the most important ugge tion that The Footpath h as to offer, World, is "To think seldom of your enemies, often of your fri ends, and every day of Christ."

This is the true answer- Love one another, even as Christ hath loved u - and think of Christ every day. T ake him with you as your friend and as your example.

It is not a wide road- this road to p eace.

Trucks and guns or tanks could not travel on this road . It is only a footpath that will allow only love and understanding to pas . This is the solution, World,- these are the little guideposts on the footpath to peace.

Janie Fox, Zeta Tau JANIE Fox, senior from Alexandria, has been selected to represent her college as princess for the Queen's Court of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival to be held at Winchester on April 28 and 29 .

A prominent m ember of the student body, J anie is vice president of Student Government Council, a m ember of Alpha Kappa Gamma (women's leadership society), and a m ember of Alpha Sigma Tau social sorority.

In addition, J anie is listed in the 1949

" Who's Who Among Students in American Universitie and Coll ~ge ," and he is a senior m ember of the f949 M ay Court.

The College Apple · Blossom princess i chosen each year by the faculty and administration. The Queen's Court of the a nnual fete in Winchester is composed of representatives from schools, college and uni er itie in Virginia, and surrounding tate . Marian Hahn now Mrs. Hunter Sledd r pre nted the college last ear.

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HOUSEMOTHERS' TRAINING SCHOOL PURDUE UNIVERSITY Lafayette, Indiana Summer Session, 1949 TIME:

June 27-July 9, 1949

COST:

Tuition $20

PLACE: Purdu Board and R oom $60

Univ rsity Total $80

PURPOSE OF SCHOOL: To offer training by a professiona l staff to worn n who are now housemothers or house directors in student iiving groups or who a r onsid ring entering this field of employment.

SPONSORSHIP AND DIRECTION: The School i offered by Purdue University as a regular non-credit summer short course unde r the sponsorship of the Division of Education and Applied Psychology and under the direction of H elen B. Schl eman, D ean of Women.

STAFF: Outstanding persons in the fields of education, student counseling, m ntal h a lth, discipline, m enu planning, food purchasing, and general house managem ent compnse the staff. They will give lectures, lead di scussions, and offer demonstrations m pra tically all fields of activity in which the h ousemother is engaged .

GROUP LEADERS: The group lea der for the first week will be Miss Dori Seward Associa te Director of the Activities Bureau, University of Minnesota. Miss Seward's work at the University of Minnesota includes a continuous inservice training program of all sorority housemothers and close working with both sororities a nd fratemitie in their activities programs.

The group leader for the second week will be Mrs. Ruth M cCarn, psychologist, The Psychiatric Institute of the Municipal Court of Chicago, form erly of Northwestern ni versity. Mrs. M cCarn is well-known to form er students of Purdue's H ousemothers' Schools as a stimul a ting spea ker and unders tanding counselor.

OFF-CAMPUS LECTURES: Special Off-Campus Lec tures will incl ude : Dr. Dorothy C. Stratton, Director of Purdue's former Housemothers' Training Schools and a t present, Director of Personnel of th e Internationa l Monetary Fund.

Dr. John Dorsey, Psychia trist, Children's Center, Wayne University, D etroit, Michigan.

Dr. John Furbay, Director, Air World Education, Trans-World Air Line.

Miss Gladys Koepke (T entative), Counselor to Women, Drake University D es Moine Iowa, special lecturer and consultant on "student discipline."

PURDUE STAFF: As for all University enterprises many Purdue staff memb r will cooperate to present work in their special areas to m embers of the Housemother ' Training S chool. Some of these are the following: Office of the Vice President: Vice Presid ent and Controller R . B. Stewart well -known throughout the country as an educator.

Office of the D ean of Women: Miss Clare Coolidge, Assistant D ea n of V\ omen and Panhellenic Adviser.

Miss Margaret T . F argo, Assistant D ean of Women and Advi er to Student organization social chairmen. 路 Miss Helen B. Schleman, D ean of Women, Director of the School.

Office of Student Affairs : Dr. George Davis, Director of the Office of Student ffai .

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Mr. Robert Horn, -Fra ternity Adviser.

Dr. -D on M all ett, Assistant Director of th e Office of Student Affairs.

School of Home Economics: Professor Edith Gamble, H ead of Institution Management, will direct the instructi on in food purchasing, m enu planning, and general house management.

Division of Education and Applied Psychology : Professor B. L. D odds, Director of the Division of Educa tion and Applied Psychology.

Dr. Elizabeth Wil on, professor of 路sociology and Director of the Purdue Guidance Workshop.

REGISTRATION FOR HOUSEMOTHERS' TRAINING SCHOOL AND FOR RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATIONS Name .. ... .......... .. .... .. ..... .. ............... .. .. .......... .... ... ....... .. ........ .. .... ....................... R ace ......... .:.......... .. last

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Board and room bill of $60 and Tuition fee $20 will be payable a t the opening ses ion of school, Monday, 8 :00 A.M ., June 27, North H all.

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cation. In 1920 the first B. S. degrees were conferred and in 1935, tht: first B. A. degrees.

The enrollment increased to 800 girls.

Today our college continues to move forward under a new name. Since Dr. D abney S. L ancaster has been President, higher academic standards have been achieved. Students entering Longwood College mu st have the schol astic aptitude and other p ersonal qualifications necessary for the success in their studies. Courses and methods of instruction are being examined in order tha t the quality of work done by students will be of a high standard.

Accompanying the program of renewed emphasis on better scholarship, a program of building and physical improvement is being carried out. A new science building, co ting approximately $450,000, i now under con-

struction. Included in the plan for the near future are a new auditorium and music building to sea t 1,300 persons and a probable dormitory to replace tha t which was destroyed by fi re.

The great strides forward made by Longwood College would not h ave been possible had it not been for the fine coo pera tion of the community of F armville through the yea rs. They have demonstrated their pride and 路 affection fo r the college in many way . R ecently when forty-SL'< tudents lo t all their possessions as a result of fire, the residents gave m ore than $8,000 for the e girl . In addition, they contributed clothing. The town's m erch ants allowed a thirty-per-cent d_iscount on m erchandise purcha ed by ICtlms of the fire. With backing like thi the m College hould reach even great r heiaht 0 supplying the ta te with teachers.

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Where Your Support Goes

Children from Line Fork and Cutshin and Abner's Branch ... to School at Pine Mountain.

INE MOUNTAIN is a vocational school Pfor 100 boys and girls of high school age, located at the h eadwaters of Greasy Creek in Harlan County, an isolated section of the Kentucky Mounta ins. 140 acres of farm and hillside land, with 22路 buildings, a coal mine, sawmill and reservoir, comprise the property.

The school is Christian but nonsec tarian, and depends for its support upon voluntary gifts and the income from a sm all endowment fund.

Students pay a small tuition fee, and help towards the expenses of room and board by carrying on the daily work, in the kitchen, dining room, laundry, dairy, farm, infirmary,

and in the carpentry, machine and print shops. They also manage a small cooperative store. T he program of ballads, craft , dances and other traditional forms of art and recreation emphasizes the inherent culture of the mo'untain people.

Because of. its si tuation Pine Mountain serves as a community center and students and staff participa te in a practical social program for the neighborhood. Two small outposts provide contacts with a wider area, in particular the district schools. The hospital of twelve beds, with a doctor and two regi tered nurses, serves a region of 300 square miles.

Detroit - August 23, 24, 25, 26 - Alpha Sigma Theta Convention Hotel Statler 19

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l\ PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the youth of this N ation is its most precious asset and best hope for the future; and WHEREAS the incidence of juvenile delinquency is a refl ection of the failure of our society to afford to all of its young people a full measure o拢 protection and opportu~ty for health and happiness, and to inculca te in them a sense of the true values of hfe and citizenship ; and .

WHEREAS in November, 1946, m any important agencies, governmental . and private, national and local, and individuals the country over, banded together, at the call of the Attorney Genera.! of the U nited Sta tes, in a N a tiona l Conference on Prevention and C ontrol of .Juvenile Delinquency, to study and make recommenda tions for immedia te action in every State and community fo r the solution of juvenile del inquency problem s; and WHEREAS thi s N a tional Conference h as now m ade avail a ble for u se by individuals and organizations throughout the N ation, certain Action R eports, which are the best availa ble tools for the prevention and control of juvenil e delinquency, and h as urged upon the Sta tes and communities immedia te action with respec t to the recommendations in those R eports, and, in particular, the holding of State and community confe'rerrces, develop ed on the general pa ttern of the N a tional Conference on P revention and Control of .Juvenile D elinquency; and WHEREAS the prevention and control of juvenile del inquency, to be effective, mu t be pursued primarily in the Sta tes and communitie where d aily contac ts are m aintained 路 with the children themselves: NOW, THEREFORE, I , HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the U nited Sta tes of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United Sta tes, in their hom es and churches, in the schools and hospitals, in social welfare and health agencies, in enforcement agencies and courts, in institutions for the care of delinquent juveniles, and in their minds and hearts, to act, individually and together, for the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency, so that our children and youth may fulfill their promise and become effective citizens in our Nation. I further urge them , as the most direct m ea ns to this end, to respond promptly to the call of the N a tional Conference on Prevention and Control of .Juvenile Delinquency by carefully preparing for, and holding, wherever possible, Sta te and community conferences, developed on the general p a ttern of the Nation al Conference, and at these conferences, or otherwise, to study State and local conditions in the light of the recommenda tions of the N a tional Conference; to put into immedia te effect such of the recommend atiqns as are pertinent to State and local conditions; to develop firm founda tions for continuing community action ; and to take such other action as m ay be useful in solving this vital youth problem and in developing the genuine opportunities for useful living to which our young people are entitled.

I urge this to the end that in no part of the N a tion shall action be omitted which is practical and u seful in reaching the objectives of the N a tional Confe rence in the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency in this N a tion.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have h ereunto set m y hand and cau sed the eal of the U nited States of America to be affixed.

DONE a t the City of W ashington this twenty-seventh day of .Janu ary in the year of our Lord nineteen 路 hundred and forty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-second .

(SEAL) G . C . MARSHALL By the President : Secretary of Sta te.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

.ALPHA CHAPTER opened its spring rushing season with the traditional formal tea. Next on the rushing agenda was the informal party. W e decided on a bowling party, and the bowling theme was carried out in the invitations and in the favors of silver key ch ains with a silver bowling pin.

Although the bowling scores were low, the party was a big success and was enjoyed imm ensely by rushees a nd sorority girls.

Our formal dinner was h eld M arch 18. A St. Patrick's Day theme was carried out in the shamrock decorated place cards, the green menus, and the green individu al candy baskets.

Our Mistress of C eremonies M arjorie Hoffman told entertaining Irish stories in a r ealistic brogue. Our sorority trio composed of President J eannie K a nno, Jone Cone, and Peg M eyer, sang Irish songs, after which Diane H atles tad read an original poem entitled " The Formal Dinner." L ea Nipper sang a solo " Our Pin," a nd the evening's. entertainment was closed with the singing of our F1 aternity H ymn.

Alpha Chapter ended rushing season with the ribb<m pledging of six new girls. 路W e had a h ayride April 1. After the h ay ride, sorority m embers, the pledges, and dates had a wiener roast a t the home of Marjorie Ferguson (Alpha '51) near Chelsea, Michigan. Everyone enjoyed h erself, and we hope to be able to h ave more d ate parties in the future. .ELIZABETH ALFORD

Beta j .$.feep'jl:me

.JJ.eaven

BETAS have m~ny irons in the fire. You can h ear the Houghton L a ke housepa rty, the Parent's tea, the. spring for.mal with our brother fni.t Sigma Tau G a mma, or the Preferential party being discussed whenever two

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or more Taus get togeth er. Th r might b a little reminiscing too a bout our " SJ p y T ime H eaven." 路 Be ta Chapt r, using its traditional theme, entertained fort y som p aja ma clad rushee . Nightgowned T a us passed out night caps and r freshm nts.

Taus have been busy in ma ny other fi Ids too. M a ry J o Woodruff was I ted vic President of Associated Women Students.

J oan Haglund won a second pl ace in th Michigan Women's D ebate Tournament a nd will go to the National Pi K a ppa D elta Tou rnament. Taking part in the Shakesp ria n Festiva l were J oa n Bush and Mary Jo Woodruff in " The Taming of the Shrew," Donna Gover in "Macbeth," a nd Jolly Loyster in " Portia's Suitors."

In the hea rts a nd flowers department w find Donna Gover h as set June 19 as the date for h er wedding to J erry Brown. Gayle Longmate is planning to wed Bill Gliddon in August. Other engaged T a us are Shirley Town to Kirk Driver, and Nancy Cra po to Dua ne Martin.

JoAN HAGLUND

THE school year is almost over and we wail- "where did it go?" This last sem ester literally took wings, and although it wasn't long ago since our party for the freshman girls, we are looking forward no\ - not to pledge -but to saying goodbye to our enior sisters, who will be leaving us the end of th school year. They might be lea ing college but never our hearts, as ' c remember th cokes, jokes hikes and trip we had toge ther.

Summer vacations will be here and ne\ a nd exciting jobs- perh aps the one we've planned together in our dorm room th shore, a trip, a nything to keep u together a little longer.

Sorority- it h a been o wonderful a nd a I look bac k on my college d a s I know \ h a t it means- not just the partie and fun ; but th

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close fast friendship of a group of girls, the plan and work to make something really work out even better than planned. It certainly is a "sister group."

PATRICIA MooRHEAD

ON Thursday, March 24, our program chairman, Ellenjane Gohlke, planned an educational and entertaining evening, the theme- religious and racial tolerance. Members of the alumnae chapter attended. Films were shown as a service of the D etroit Public Library. "The World We Wan_t To Live In,~' depicting attitudes to be avoided and ~ttl­ tudes to strive for, was followed by selectiOns of classical music, giving us a few: moment in which to meditate upon the Ideas presented by the first film . Next came a~ amu~­ ing but nevertheless thought-provokmg ammated cartoon entitled, "The Brotherhood of Man." A book, "One God; Ways to Worship Him " was reviewed by pledge Irene Dunlop. Refreshments and discussion followed.

This semester we have taken as our local social service project a group of children from the Christ Child Home, which is located near our university. A temporary shelter is provided by this home for abandoned and 'leglected children, as well as those whose parents are unable to care for them.

On February 26, we brought a group of younr;sters, ranging in age from three to twdv ! years, to Wayne for an afternoon of fun and frolic. It would be hard to say who enjoyed "London Bridge" the most, the children. or we Thetas. Our plans for the spring inch.ide picnics and outings for these childre'1. It takes so little to make them happy.

LUCILE RIPLEY

TALK about experience ! You should have been with us recently when we conducted a rummage sale in Northeast Philadelphia. It surely was lots of fun mee ting and dealing with all types of people and situations. '!he result of over forty dollars was encouragmg.

We actives had plenty of help from the "alums" and at the same time had a chance to :he with a few of them once again.

Many times has our clubroom, "The Cloisters" been transformed in the course of the past few months. Among our varied events was a Valentine party and dane~. Red and silver hearts and other appropnate decorations added the right finishing touches to the games, corsages and refreshn:ents which the girls planned to fit the occas10~. . .

"The Cloisters" appeared qUite differe~t m February when the Alpha Taus turned mto "Prospectors of 1949" for our last rush party.

We all were almost convinced that we were born a hundred years too late as we witnessed a successful party with the help of old clothes, western decorations and plenty of good food. Oh yes! there was gold everywhere from the nuggets hanging from the ceiling to the gold money which was really chocolate candy covered with gold foil.

At the end of March a second rush party was held in the form of a dinner for the " Golddiggers of 1949." Everyone had an enjoyable time, I'm sure, and the guests surely liked their gold pin favors .

EsTHER J. MicHENER

PLANS are in progress for Spring Qua~ter rushing and active services which are commg soon. One rush party is to have a Western theme and will be a picnic, while another will use the Yell ow Rose theme and will be a card party.

The Nu Chapter is also planning to take a mountain trip later this spring.

Pledge Ida J ean Svedman and Larry Briggs were married in Fort Collins, March 20. ~We are sorry that Evelyn Tracy is not on campus this quarter. President Zelda Hackney was Assistant Director of the recent Little Theatre of the Rockies presentation of "The Male Animal."

JOAN AUCKLAND

Omicron j

P/eJgej

SrNCE my last letter our chapter has been increased by fifteen pledges. They are: Hila Arrington; J ean Bailey; Sarah Jo Brook ; Alice Christopher· Loui e J oniks; Joan Barger; Lillian Luca ; Jo Farmer· Mary Garnett ; Jackie Meadows· Dorothy H !ton · Jo Rutherford ; Annola Well · Arlen Farm r

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On Sa turday, D ecember 4, all rushees signified their sorority preference. We were delighted with our fine pledges. W e entertained them that afternoon with a box lunch a t the home of Mrs. Klingensmith, a patroness.

Everyone had a wonderful time. W e had ribbon pledging the following day, after which we attended church together. Pin pledging was held the next Thursday in the college social room.

Two of our pledges, M ary Garnett 路 and Louise Joniks, are active in dram atics. They h ave recently finished excell ent performances in the college production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

ELEANOR PALMER

W ELL, Spring h as come a t last! H ere a t Pi chapter we're "bustin' out all over" with vim, vigor a nd fresh enthusiasm. Along with Spring come thoughts of un and summer .

Ah! how well we rem ember las t summer a t our cabin on the M erem ec River . The picnics, swimming, boating, sunburns, loads of food, mosquito bites, poison ivy, and all ou r wonderful summer experiences are beginning to drift into our minds. W e Alpha's are looking ahead to those lovely summer days by m aking plans to obtain a new summer cabin in which we hope to have the sa me m arvelous times tha t we h ad last year.

The accent this Spring is on social life as well as books. For early M ay there's a dance in the offing for actives and alumnae. This dance promises to be a very gala affair. Of course, it will be formal- we all associate some of our most happy m emories with long dresses, flowers and soft music.

We're making plans not only for ourselves but for our mothers. Our traditional Mother-Daughter T ea will be held during the second week-end in May. We always enjoy

this event, not only for the opportunity it gives us to honor our mothers, but also for the opportuniti s giv n our moth rs to b come b tt r a qu a int d with each oth rand, in tha t way, to draw our grou p mor los ly toge ther.

PEGGY H AYCRAFT

Zta Jau j /Jicnic T HE high spot of ou r spring activities was the picnic a t Longwood estate preced ing Panhellenic D ance on M arch 26. Everyone worked up a tremendous appetite playing softball a nd tramping in the woods.

The traditional Sweetheart Ceremony took place at intermission of the dance. The lucky m an was Dick Hills of Lynchbu rg who graduated last year from H ampden-Syd ney College and was a m ember of Sigma Chi Fra ternity. His picture was submitted by Ann Mundy who offi cially pinned him a our Sweetheart of '49. At the Pan-Hel Dance, the orches tra played the "AST Sweetheart S?ng" as our no-break dance of the evemug.

This has been a m ost wonderful week for two Zeta T aus. D elores Duncan wa elected president of the Y.W.C.A. for the coming year and J anie Fox was annou nced as t he school's representa tive as a princess in the Annual Shenandoah Apple Bios om Festival to be held in Winches ter on April 26 and 27.

L oVE BENTLEY

O NE of the highlight of Upsilon's second sem ester of this year was the winning of the scholarship cup for having the h ighe t scholastic average of all the campu ororitie for the year 1947-48. The giving of the cholarship cup h as been a tradition on thi campu for over 25 yea rs and i presen ted b the Panhellenic Council. The winning of thi u p i the goal of every sorority on the campu .

The pledges entertai ned the member with a V alentine Party F ebruary 14. R efre hm ents were served a nd a program \ a presented for the m embers.

The m embers ga ve a ba nquet in honor of the pledges M arch 7. D r. Ada J ane H arve our sponsor, gave a short talk on lph a irrma T au of The Past." At thi banquet a necklace was presented to Jud F errell \ ho

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PHI CHAPTER .. . First row, seated, reading from left to right, a r e Johnnie Lou Droll, M ar garet Ann Buckley, Jerry Gaye r, Virgin ia Cleav e r, Jean nette S u mmitt, Helen La mers, Fran ces Davis. Second row, seated, reading from left to right, a re Mari e Bry a n, Edyth e S tollenw erck, Miss Lowe, advisor, Doris Richar d s on, Mary Allen Shultz, C h a rley Ann Isom, Mary Lou Sikes, Meky Levy, Joyce Bateman, Back row, reading from left to rig ht, a re Frankie Anzalone, Di ane Wagn er, June Clayton, Bronis Magee, Dorothy Mit ch e l. M a ry Lu lu C arruth, Johnni e Br a n ch.

was voted by the members as the best pledge.

Initiation for the pledges was held M arch 21. Those initiated were: Betty Bitty, Parchie Coe, Virginia Curry, Judy F errell, Kackie Greer, Beverly Howe, D emp K elly, Betty Sue King, Anna Claire Parham, J eanette V enable, Wanda Wilson and Pa tsy R aymond. Our new pledge for this semester is Carolyn Joyce.

Dr. Harvey, our sponsor, left March 29 for a six-months tour of South America. The night before she left we presented her with a gift. We will anxiously be looking forward to her return to th e campus.

DELMA JOYC E R EDWINE

P.i j J um inariej THE spring elections on Madison campus found Alpha Sigma Tau contributing worthy leaders to both major and minor offices.

Mattie J ctt heads the Honor Council, R etha Shirk y is new editor of the ÂŤS choolma' am/' the annual publica tion of M adison College.

Sarah Strader is vice-president of the ((S choolma'am," and Elizabeth Jamerson is vice-president of the Y.W.C.A. Open bidding brought thirteen new Psi and many joyful sighs. We entertained our pledges with an informal supper after pin pledging on M arch 5. We are very foru nate to h ave gained such grand girl in our sorority. ' Wha t a happy occasion Homecoming was!

Among the alumnae a ttending our Open House on M arch 26 were Gl adys F armer .

Bettie Woolfe, M ary V. Ashby, Juanita Ried, Ruby H. Wygal, Leslie H all, Charlotte E ans, a nd Joan Holbrook our president 1947-48.

It was a glorious reunion.

An announcement came from Mar Budge, our Alumnae R epresentativ , ta ting tha t h e will be married to J ames V . Gaughan in Arlington, Virginia, on April 16. We h all certainly miss h er guiding h and and plea ing way.

On April 1 Marie Garber \-vill b honor d b our hapter with a rec ption f llowina her

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THE ANCH O R scni~r voice re ita!. W e arc v ry proud of Mane who h as been a leading soloist of the college Glee Club for the past two years.

J ean Snedegar recen tly rep resented the organ div_ision of th~ college a t the Virginia F ederatiOn of Music Clubs m eeting in Richmond, Virginia .

A weekend ~t the college camp is being 路pla nned for Apnl 9. Twenty-five active members are looking forward to rustic living hom ecooking, and fellowship. ' SHIRLEY QUIN N

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Su RE'N the colleens and patronesses of the Alpha Sigma Tau had a grand time at the St. P a trick's D ay party held in the Student Union on the campus of Minot State T eachers College. The party centered about an Irish them e with decorations in green and white .. The program consisted of a welcome to the new pa tronesses by President Betty C arlson, Irish songs by m embers of the sorority, a reading by Ruth Gehring, and incidental music played by Elaine M ostad .

N ew patronesses of the sorority a re Mrs. E . R. M anning, Mrs. H erb Parker, Mrs. . W. D .

Allen, and Mrs. Donald C arlson. Other guests were Miss M arie Bruce, dean of women at the college, and Miss Louise R eishus, our advisor.

Money, money, money, and did we need it! So we held a food sale. W r. had everything from fudge to cake and cookies, and sold out by mid- afternoon.

E ver attended a smorgasbord ? Wha t a feeling to be a ble to ea t as much as you want.

Our pledges entertained us to this feast at the R ed C a rpet.

Six girls were initiated into our sorority.

The ceremony was held a t the beautiful home of one of our alums, nam ely, G reta Broten.

The new m embers are D onna Hilde, Arlys Moran, Claire Sveen, Dorothy Stewart, L orraine Momerak a nd H azel H ovde. " Springtime" was the theme of our ru sh tea held in the fireplace room of the Student Union. Eight girls were present. D ecora tions were in keeping with spring, and consisted of flowers, Easter bunnies, a nd baskets. E ach guest was presented with a jonquil corsage, and a favor. Miss R eishus, our advisor, presided at the tea table. Incidental numbers were presented by m embers of the sorority.

D ELORES ANDERSON

/Jujlj _A~ka /Jetaj EARLv this year when s hool sta rted , our chapter form ul ated ou r plans for th H ome coming Float, which incid ntally was very beautiful and got many omm nts v n though it did not win first prize. Four ou r Queen, we had Gay N elle Workman ; the other girls were L ady Anyce McCormick ; D orcas H aught ; Sally Ann Robinson, ou r li ttle fl ower girl ; D oro thy Gay D avis and R ita Coppers tone.

Ou r other activities have includ d four ru sh parties, a t one of which w got fo ur pledges who are D orothy Peary, Patricia R ay, Enid La ne and M ary H auck. W hav had two parties with ou r alumnae gro up ; a Founders' D ay Dinner at the Fred rick H otel; two rummage sa les and we are now planning for a Benefit Bridge.

R nA CoP PERSTo E

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in !Jckinlj {]/ajj SINCE Christmas vacation we have been busy as ever. We sponsored ou r annua l New Year's aftergame d ance on J anuary 8, with music by one of our local student band .

There was a large crowd and everyone seemed to enjoy it very much. Alpha Sigm a Tau also conducted a quite successful m aga zine sales 'c ampaign which helped enrich our treasury.

T wo rush parties were held recently, and a a resul t we welcomed Betty R oss, Marga ret M artyn, C arol O gle, R osem a ry Fisher, Ruth Peecher, Caroline Anderson, and M a ry Beth H aynes as pledges.

The Pan-Hellenic D ance is cheduled for Ap ril 1 in M organ Gym . T wen ty of u Alpha T aus are attending.

W e are busy now planning for ou r dinner d ance which is to be held M ay 20 at the L akeview Country C lub, H amilton, Illinoi .

Our theme is T au H eaven, and we a re going to make ou r own favors since orne of the girls are skilled in etching glass.

Also we a re planning to h ave an o ernight camping t rip to Spring L ake u nd er the direction of Miss Betty Baker one of our sponsors. H ere's hoping th bea rs don't bother u s.

M ARJ ORIE LIPPI COTT

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OuR February m eeting was held a t the home of J essie Worley with Darcie Covey as co-hostess. During the m eeting m embers were shown sta tionery, all occasion cards and gift wrapping samples for which orders were taken to raise money for sending as many delegates as possible to the National Convention in August. · W e decided to have some social events to which husbands and friends could be invited so J anet Koch, president, appointed Helen Cooke and Juanita Gore to decide social events and report a t March m eeting.

To earn some "extra" money J essie had a punchboard gam e in which girls paid the amount designated and Theda Radford had a "free" under the punch she ma de, lucky girl!

Plans for the third annual Mother-Daughter Banquet were discussed a t the M a rch . luncheon meeting held in the private dining room of Leslie's Diner with Agnes F armer as hostess.

Following the luncheon, we honored Agnes Farmer, June bride-elect of William Smith of L ester, with a surprise kitchen shower.

The April m eeting will be held at the home of D essie Sarrett. Because of my husband's transfer to Charleston, W est Virginia, I will soon have to say good-bye to my sisters here and join the Charleston group.

J u ANITA GoRE

T HE Bluefield Alumnae m et in February at the home of Elizabeth Bowling in Athens.

This was a "Just for Fun" m eeting and the girls played bridge and rummy and had a lot of fun just visiting.

Our Chapter include Bluefi eld Princeton

• and Athens and the only time we see some of the girls is at our m eetings so we always h ave a wonderful time visi ting with each other.

Sometimes the hostesses wonder if we're all going to be there at dinner time.

The M arch m eeting was held a t the home of our President, Lucille W althall. This was ou r business m eeting of the year and the new officers fo r the coming year were elected .

Our mee ting in April i to be in Athens a t the home of H azel Mingo. We plan to h ave a " White El ephant" sale to make money fo r N a tiona! Social Service.

The Actives this year are having their Yellow Ro e Formal on the C oncord C ampus the 23rd of April. The Sp ring Formal is to be combined with the Yellow R ose F ormal.

D oROT HEA LINDSEY AKERs

/Ju!/afo j Song J,Ht ONE of our supper m eetings this spring was h eld in the R efectory of the Grosvenor R eference Library. H azel Turner, who was our hostess a t this m eeting, is in charge of the library' s m1,1sic dep artment which is known to musicians all over the country for its excellent collection of " jazz." Afte r a wonderful supper and m eeting we ha d a songfest and played charades using song ti ties and words.

The E a ter luncheon was held a t the Hotel W estbrook on Monday, April 18. Eunice Pundt, the chairman, planned m any clever things in the way of favors and program. The pl a~e cards ~ere colored E aster eggs, on wh1ch _was wntten the person's nam e, set in a nest m a wa terlily basket.

Election of officer will be h eld a t the ~eeting in M ay . . Th~ annual m eeting which 1s the June m eetmg 1s to be held a t Lucille Steen's new home in K enmore, N ew York.

CATHERINE E . CROCU TO

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THE Charleston Alpha Sigs send best THE Huntington Alumna Chapt r of Alwishes to th~ convention that it might be pha Sigma Tau has had a so ial as well as very successful and well attended by Alpha service-full winter and spring. In F bruary Sigs everywhere. we had a winter party at St. Cloud ComOur programs here have been very dif- mons. This was for members and th ir husferent lately. In February we had the popu- bands or guests. Games were played and lar book by Lloyd Douglas, Th e Big Fisher- there was dancing including th old-fashion .d man, reviewed by one of our members, a square kind which proved lots of fun.

On M arch 28 the Alumnae and the Alpha very talented speaker, Mrs. .Jean Morris Bailey. To hear this was a real treat. This Beta Chapter of Marshall College held a month of March, on St. Patrick's Day, we joint meeting at the home of J enoise Pratt, met with Mrs. Inez Cruz Miller in South Alumnae president. Purpose of the meeting Charleston. That night we h eard a decorator was to discuss problems of the coll egiate from the Diamond department store speak on chapter and means whereby the Alumnae color in regard to decora ting our homes. could help solve difficulties which might arise. It was decided that members of the Lots of good ideas.

April brings a luncheon at the Wren's alumn ae who are faculty members at M arNest, a wonderful place to eat in beautiful shall College should serve as an advisory home surroundings. Mrs. Wren and her board to the active chapter. These Alumnae son decorated their home in the best . members include: Miss Eva Miller, in truetaste. We have invited as our guests. the tor in business administration; Miss Mary senior Alpha Sigs from Marshall College, Louise Washington, instructor in Engli h ; Miss Nellie Maude Smith, instructor in the the Alpha Beta chapter.

Mother is to be honored by each Alpha Sig Labora tory School ; Miss Clara Closterman, with a special dinner. No big plans yet but part-time instructor at the college; Mrs. L . .J. we are working on it. At the regular May Corbly, librarian in the L aboratory school; meeting which will be at Mrs. .Jean Bailey's Mrs. C. E. Dwight, assistant professor of we shall have installation of the new officers business administration. In addition, there are several other members of the coil ge and an initiation. faculty who have served as advisers or patronesses who will be able to offer valuable assistance. These include Mrs. E. V. Bowers, Dr. Alma Nease Noble, Miss Virginia Foulk, and others. Mrs. Frances BurTHE last few months have been extremely dette, hostess at Hodges Hall and in tructor busy for D etroit II Chapter. A new member- in sociology, is present faculty advi er to the ship drive, with contacts being made by the collegiate ch apter.

National Office as well as through active The Alumnae Chap ter will hold it regular members, has occupied most of our time. April meeting at the home of Inez D ent.

We have had several new girls join us as a The most important event coming up is the result. traditional hac alaurea te luncheon honoring Edith Mansell entertained the group in graduates of the Alpha Beta Chapter. Thi February at one of her long-to-be-remem- affair is held each year in a downtown hotel bered luncheons and bingo parties. M em- on the Sunday on which baccalaurea te ser bers of D etroit I Alumnae were our guests ices for the college gradua ting class are held. at a tea in March with Harriet Hokanson as The baccalaurea te ervices thi year will be hostess. We spent the afternoon becoming on M ay 29. acquainted and discussing the coming convention.

We were all happy to hear of the approaching marriages of Bettilou Roth and Irene Ringel, both Alphas, and the birth of WE were delighted by an a count by Mi David Mal any Gay to Dorothy and James Grace D e Hority of her recent trip to an Gay on Feb. 27.

Francisco to the national Y.V\ .C.A. ronven.JuNE NvE

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tion, when Muncie Alumnae was entertained in her home. Miss D e H ority, who is an honorary m ember of Muncie Alumnae, was one of the 1,600 delega tes a t the con vention.

Plans were m ade at this m eeting for an auction to be held at our April m eeting.

Several girls are already planning vacations: H elen Cross and H arriett Nelson and their families are planning trips to Florida during spring vaca tion.

M ARY W ALLACE

ON March 27, 1949, nine Upsilon Alumnae stood before a beautifully decorated table and were officially installed as the Pine Bluff Alumnae Cha pter, Alpha Sigma T au .

Mrs. Carl Robinson, our District President, presided at this service and it revived old m emories as well as suggested new ones to come, to repea t the pledge and reaffirm our loyalty to AST .

These nine girls, each of whom is vitally interested in achieving a successful cha pter are as follo ws-Mrs. Joan C. Buckner, Mrs. N an G . Owen, Mrs. M yra B. Vinson, M rs.

Aileen R. M cEntire, Miss M arilyn Beck, J oan O en, Mrs. L averne E . H arris, Mrs. M argaret E . Curry and Mrs. Frances D .

Crawford. Ou r m eetings a re held once each month and we have set as ou r goal the following projects : ( 1) to build our ch a pter by discovering girls eligible to join ( 2 ). to aid Upsilon and Alpha Gamma collegiate cha pters by a pre-college rush for Pine Bluff girls going there.

Each of us enj oyed M rs. R obinson's visit.

It is a wonderful feeling to m eet and visi t with such lovely girls. After such contacts we realize m ore than ever the value of a national group, especially AST, with its ability to have as m embers such outsta nding personalities.

AILEEN R . M c ENTIRE

PERHAPS you remember reading a bout a Philadelphia Transportation Company strike, which lasted for m ore th an a week in the middle of Febr uary. We remember it, very distinctly, not only because of the inconc veni nee it caus d m any of us, but also becaus it forced us to ca ne I our Febru ar

sorority luncheon and m eeting. I ronically, we have been planning our winter 'm eetings in town to facilitate transportation during the possible bad weather . Our F ebruary m eeting d ay this year was clear and sunny-but there was not a bus, troll ey car or subway ' train in sight!

Our M arch meeting and St. Pa trick's D ay party was hel d a t the home of D oris K aufm ann, with Claire J enkins and Betty Cooling as co-hostesses. During the m eeting we h emmed towels to be sent to the W omen's M edical College H ospital, and some of the girls took hom e a dozen caps t o be stitched, fo r use a t the same h ospital.

Several of the alum nae a ttended the L ambda rush p arty recently,' which centered a bout a Gold Rush theme. According to all reports, it was a cleverly-planned and most successful party. The alumnae purchased green and gold scatter pi ns to be given to the rushees, as their con tribution to the evening's fes tivities.

W e are planning now fo r our Ap ril meeting, to which we have invited the L am bda girls and their adviser, Mrs. Barnes. At this m eeting, ou r annual Gradua tes' Party, we expect to show a variety of moving pictures to entertain ou r guests.

CHARLOTTE E. K ING

THE J anuary meeting was held in W ar, W.Va., a t the h ome of Mrs. J oe Buck berry.

In F ebruary the m embers journeyed to Coalwood to visit with M rs. Gu y C ox. Then cam e M arch and we were back in War with Mrs. Spencer H owa rd.

All of the meetings were very nice for after carrying out the business problems at h and, we each enj oyed the social h our ; fo r m ost of us these meetings are the only time we get to see some of the girls.

W e are now making plans fo r the election and installa tion of officers. Also the annual M others' D ay T ea to be held in M ay.

M ELLIE M usTARD

AT our V alentine meeting which wa held a t the home of D oroth Ga te e turned out in full fore in pit of th

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Omicron Dorothy Lambert '48 to George Kiser, Dec. 26, 1948 Marjorie Scott '5 1 to Marion Handl ey, J an .

14, 1949 Alpha Beta Donna Saunders to Jack Hager H elen Cupp to Paul Knott Montella Bates to Jack Rhodes Mary J ess Purley to Dr. Joseph Ricketts Barbara Haught to K eith Wright Alpha Epsilon Marie Birch '48 to Robert Ifner, F eb. 3, 1949

NATIONAL COUNCIL President ...... .... .... ..... .Mrs. Haswell Staehle (Alpha ) 481 Torrence Rd., Columbus 2, Ohio Vice Presidents in Charge of Organizing : Mrs. Joseph Steen, 136 Doncaster Rd ., K enmore, N . Y .... ...... ..... ....... .. ... .... ............... ..... .. (Sigma) Mrs. Carl Robinson, 9437 Talbot Dr. , St. Louis 23, Mo ... .. .... .. ........... .. .. ... .... ........... .... .... ..... (Pi) Mrs. E. C . Phipps, 803 Broad St., Mount Hope, W. Va .... ...... ... .. ... ....... .. ... ..... .. ....... ... (Omicron)

eivcd. Everyone is c rtainly going to miss her when she I aves for Ohio wh r sh will make her home.

J ean Trotter was host ss for our M ar h m eeting with Kathl n K I hn r and J an D aniel as joint hostesses. We are v ry proud of our three new m embers who were initiated- Louise Miller, M adeline J enkins a nd Charlotte Evans. Following th 路 initiation, the election and installa tion of offi rs were h ld .

J EAN D ANIEL

Peggy Charlesworth '4 7 to Bill Badgley July, 1948 K ey Howey to Robert Huston Audrey Johnson to H arold Perry, F b. 6 1949 Zeta Tau To Mr. and Mrs. R obert Bailey (C arroll Costello '43) a on, Cha rles Edgar, F eb.

20, 1949 Alpha Beta To Mr. and Mrs. J ames J. H a tie (Constance J aner ) a son F rank M i hael M arch 15, 1949 T o Mr. and Mrs. C . H. Bogg ( M arian Ga lloway) a on, J an ., 1949

Mrs. L. ]. M aher, R . 2, Box 96, C hill icothe, III. ... ..... ........ ..... .. ....... ........... ....... .. ... .. ......... ( Pi) N.P.C . R epre sentative ... ... .. ..... .......... .. ... ..... ..... ... ...... . ....... ....... ... ... .. .. Mrs. H aswell E . Staehle ( lpha ) 481 Torrence Rd., C olumbus 2, Ohio Secretary ...... ....... .... .. ... .. Miss Dorothy Sta dler ( Eta ) 642 E. 115th St., Cleveland, Ohio Tr easurer ... .... ...Miss Ma rga rel M acdon ald ( Sigma ) 673 Richmond Ave. , Buffalo 13, N . Y. Editor .... .... .. ........... .. .Mrs . Parry F . Schippers ( Pi) 5300 Sutherland, St. Louis 9, Mo.

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Business Manager of The Anchor... ....... ... .. .... ...... ..... ........ .. ...... ..... ............. Miss Elizabeth Wilson (Pi) 1008 Kuhs Pl., St. Louis 17, Mo. Chaplain and Historian ....... .... .. .............. ........ .......... . ..... ... . ,.... .... ...... .... Miss Elinore DeCou (Lambda) 219 7th Ave., Haddon H eights, N. ].

STANDING COMMITTEES Awards.... ........ ..... ....... Mrs. John Maisch (Lambda) 2 Stanley Ave., Glenside, Pa. ExaminatiO<nJS ..... ... .... ... .. ......... ..... .....Mrs. R. V . Fox 610 W . Centennial Ave., Muncie, Ind. Memorial Loan Fund ... ......... .... ..... ........... ..... .. ....... .. .. ..... .. ........... .... .. .... Mrs. ]. Waldo Hinshaw (Iota) 27 Hardith Hill Ct., St. Louis, Mo. Life M embership ..........Mrs . Fred R. Griffith (Iota) 1520 Market St., Emporia, Kan. Music ........ .•.......... .... ............... ...... ..Mrs . E. C. Twork Alpena State Forest Hdqts., Alpena, Mich.

Program ..... ............ ..... Mrs . Charles Clarke (Theta) 910 Seward, Apt. 203, Detroit, Mich.

Social Service ....... ... ... ... Mrs . Joseph Steen (Sigina) 136 Doncaster Road, Kenmore, N. Y. Endowment .... ..... .Mrs. Meade McNeill (Omicron) Athens, W. Va. News Agency ...... .. .... .... Miss Elizabeth Wilson (Pi) 1008 Kuhs Pl., St. Louis 17, Mo. Courtesy ............. ... ....... ....... .Mrs. Alfred Jandt (Eta) 841 H elmsdale Ave., Cleveland Heigh.ts, Ohio Rush ............ ...... Miss Rose Marie Schmidt ('Fheta) 5106 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, , Mich.

Sororit y Study .. Miss Charlotte Greeley (Zeta Tau) 104 Arbutus, Roanoke, Va. Convention .. ..... .. Mrs. Preston Hamilton (Omicron) 452 Union St., Bluefield, W. Va.

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

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

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

College Panhellenics Committee .. ... .... ........ ......... ...... ..... .... ...... ................. .... Mrs. Darrel B. Rasmussen 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, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Alumnae R epresenta tive-Mrs. John Ri ehl, 1678 McBrady St., Port Huron, Mich.

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

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

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

Alumnae R epr es e ntat~ve-Mrs . Leo ]. Gaffney, R .F .D . 3, Holly, Mich.

Gamma {1900-1913)--State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis. Alumnae Representative-Mrs. Grant Hinkamp, 2·327 N . 17th St., Milwaukee, Wis. Delta {1916 )-State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. President-Miss Corrine Carson, R.F .D . 3, Indiana, Pa. Adviser- Mrs. Alma Gasslander, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. Advise r- Miss Arvella T errell, 52 South 9th St., Indiana , P a.

Alumnae Representative-Mrs. William Clark, 53 Hamilton Ave. R.D. 2, Glenshaw, Pa. Epsilon {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 Haven, Pa. Eta {1927-1930)-Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Alumnae Representative-Mrs. Albert Wick, 13820 Shaw Ave., East Cleveland, Ohio.

Theta {1923)-Wayne University, Detroit, Mich.

President- Miss Joyce Jameson, 2654 Tuxedo, D etroit, Mich.

Adviser- Mrs. Galia Millard, 1110 Calvert, D etroit, Mich.

Alumnae R epresentatives-Miss Lillian Schmidt, 5106 Harva rd Rd ., D etroit 24, Mich. ; Miss Genevieve R epeta, 2643 M edbury, D etroit 11, Mich.

Iota ( 1923 )-Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kan. President- Miss Joanne H a rbaugh, 1006 Constitution, Emporia, K a n.

Adviser- Mrs. Roy Durham, 1005 Constitution Emporia, Kan. ' Alumnae Representatives-Mrs. Magdalena Ba-· ker, c/ o Board of Educa tion, Emporia, Kans. ; Mrs. Betty Rose, 803 Grove, Emporia, K a n.

Kappa (1924-1929)-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Alumnae Representative-Mrs. R . M . R einert 709 Day ton St., Hamilton, Ohio ' Lambda ( 1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. President- Miss Peggy Miller, Union Mill Rd., Marlton, N . J. .

Adviser- Mrs. James Barnes, 8121 Cedar Rd . ' Elkins Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Alumnae R epresentatives- Miss Betty Scheerbaurn, 56 H arding Ave., O aklyn, N . ]. ; Miss Mabel Schreiber, 511 Chestn u t St., L eba non; Pa. Nu ( 1928-1940; 1948)-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo.

President- Miss Zelda Hackney, Snyder H all, Greeley, Colo.

Adviser- Mrs. Roland Waterman, 6 Union Colony Apt., Greeley, Colo.

Alumnae Representatives- Mrs. Bruce Ewer 1145 Clayton, D enver, Colo.; Mrs . Willian{ Baab, 1119 19th St., Greele , Colo .

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

Alumnae R epresentative-Mis Gra e Quinbv 1744 Seventh Ave. , Greele , Colo. ·'

THE ANCHOR Omicron ( 1930)-Concord College, Athens, W. Va. President- Mrs. Gloria Norris, Athens1 W . V a.

Adviser- Miss Mae Hunter, Athens, W.Va. Alumnae Representative-Miss Janet C ~lfee 87 Princeton Rd., Bluefield, W . V a. ' Pi ( 1930)-Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Mo. President- Miss Mary Lou Fondren 3515 Bailey, St. Louis, Mo. ' Acting Adviser-:-Miss Julia Kohl, 52 38 Murdoch, St. Lours, Mo. Alumnae Representat~ves-Miss June McCarthy, 4602路 W . W . Flonssant, St. Louis 15, Mo .; Mi6s J eanne L eilich, 3450 H ereford, St. Louis 9, Mo. Rho (1932-1948)-Southeastern State College, Durant, Okla.

President- Miss Sarah Green, 1311 North Sixth Ave., Durant, Okla.

Adviser- Miss Irene Scrivener, S.S.C ., Durant, Okla.

Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. N . E. Wright, 406 Clayton Ave. , Poteau, Okla.

Adviser- Miss Mild red Rilin g, S.S.C ., Durant, Okla.

Sigma ( 1925 )-State Teachers College, Buffalo, N.Y. President- Miss Ruth Webster, Staley Rd., R.F.D., Grand Island, N . Y. Adviser-Mrs. Harold Peterson, 230 Knowlton Ave., K enmore, N. Y. Alumnae R epresentatives-Mrs. W . J. McGlynn, 243 F aye tte Ave., K enmore, N . Y.; Ruth Ochs, 319 Parkside Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. Zeta Tau {1935)-Longwood College, Farmville, Va. President- Miss Janie Fox, L .C., Fa rmville, V a.

Adviser- Miss Virginia Bedford, L.C ., F a rmville, Va. Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. E. F. J esse, Jr., 314 Cabell St., Lynchburg, Va. Upsilon {1935)-State Teachers College, Conway, Ark. 路 President- Miss Dorothy Yancey, A.S.T.C. , Conway, Ark. Advisu- Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway, Ark. Alumnae Representative-Mrs. W. J . D eane, 2715 Gaines, Little Rock, Ark. Phi ( 1940) -Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond, La. President- Miss Diane Wagner, College Station, Hammond, La. Adviser-Miss Margaret Lowe, S.L .C ., Hammond, L a., Miss M a rjorie Miller, S.L.C. , Hammond , La. Alumnae R epresentativeChi ( 1940-1948) -Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Alumnae Representative- Mrs. Roscoe Payne, 109 E. Congress St., Charleston, W . Va. Psi ( 1944) -Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. Presid ent- Miss L enore Seibel, M adison College, Box 191, Madison College, H arrisonburg, V a .

Adviser-Miss Helen M. Frank, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. ; Dr. Mary Latimer, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. Alumnqe R epresentative-Mrs. J . E . Gaughan, Box 30, Vincent, Ohio.

Omega {1945)-Minot State Teachers College, Minot, N.D.

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President- M iss Doro th y Svt>en, M .S.T . ., Minot, N . D .

Adviser- Miss Louise R eish us, 807 2nd St., N. E., Minot, N . D .

Alumnae R epresenta ti ve- M iss Gr te Broten, 3 15 7th St. N .W ., Mino t, N . D .

Alpha Alpha (1945) - Ball State T eachers C ollege, Muncie, Ind. President- Miss Joan Schipp r, L ucina H all, Muncie, Ind. Adviser- Miss Bonnie M eers, 1722 W . J ackson, Muncie, Ind. Alumnae R epresentati ve- M rs. R . B. Cross, 206 N . M a rtin, Muncie, Ind .

Alpha Beta {1946 )-Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va. President- Miss Dorcas H a ught, College Hall , M a rshall College, Huntington, W . Va. Adviser- Mrs. Xavier Burdette, H odges Hall, M arshall College, Huntin gton, W. Va .

Alumnae R epresenta tive-Miss Nellie Maude Smith, Glencrest, Whitaker Hill, H untington, W . V a.

Alpha Ganuna ( 1946 )-Henderson State T eachers College, Arkadelphia, Ark. President- Miss Peggy Graves, H .S.T .C., Arkad elphia, Ark. Adviser- Miss Amy J ean Green, H .S.T.C., Arkadelphia, Ark. Alumnae R epresentativeAlpha Delta ( 1948 )-Southwes tern Missouri State College, Springfield, Mo. President- Miss M ar gar et D ay, 739 Belmont, 路 Springfield, Mo. Adviser- Mrs. William T ay lor, R.F.D . 9, Springfield, Mo. Alumnae R epresenta tive-M iss Shirley Wilks, 1116 W . Grand, Springfield , M o.

Alpha Epsilon ( 1948 )-Western Illinois State College, Macomb, Ill. President- Miss Joyce Cart er, W .I.S.T.C ., M acomb, Ill. Adviser- Miss Betty Mary Baker, 320 Sherman Ave., Macomb, Ill. ; Miss H a rriet C . Stull, 430 W. Adams, Macomb, Ill. Alumnae R epresentative-Mrs. Opal Pruitt, Box 222, Ogden, Ill. ALUMNAE CHAPTERS Beckley, West Virginia President- Miss J anet Koch , 222 Crawfo rd St., Beckl ey, W. Va. Bluefield, West Virginia President- Mrs. Robert W althall, 11 4 College Ave., Princeton, W . Va. Buffalo, New York President- Mrs. Julian J . M ason, 138 orthwood Dr., K enmore 17, N.Y. Charleston, West Virginia President- Mrs. Aldred F. Wallace, 524 5th St., St. Albans, W. Va. Cleveland, Ohio President- Mrs . A. R . Bozarth, 4903 lber thy Ave. , Parma 9, Ohio.

Denver, Colorado President- Mrs. Marga ret Cudmore, 1629 S racuse, D enver, Colo.

Detroit I, Michigan President- Miss Genevieve R epeta, 2634 M edbury, D etroit 11, Mich.

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Detroit II, Michigan President-Mrs. K. H . N ye, 1891 3 Woodside, D etroit 24, Mich.

Emporia, Kansas President-Miss Louise Cross, 102路5 Washington, Emporia, Kan. Flint, Michigan President- Mrs. M yrl McKellar, 315 Sheffield Ave., Flint, Mich.

Greeley, Colorado President-Mrs. Clarence And erson, R. 2, Box 16, Eaton, Colo.

Huntington, West Virginia President- Mrs. John Pratt, 1839 Rural Ave., Huntington, W. Va. Lansing, Michigan President-Mrs. Willow Cameron, 1415 H ess Ave., Lansing, Mich.

Minot, North Dakota President-Mrs. Raymond Brandon, 219 4th St. N .W ., Minot, N. D. Muncie, Indiana President- Mrs. R . V ernon Fox, 610 W . Centennial Ave., Muncie, Ind. New York, New York President-Mrs. Clarence Tonopolsky, 182-11 80th Dr., Jamaica 3, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania President-Mrs. Robert O 'D ell, 6840 N . Seventh St., Philadelphia 26, Pa. Pine Bluff, Ark. President- Miss Aileen M cEntire, Rt. 3, Box 106, Pine Bluff, Ark. Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia President-Mrs. R. W. Bailey, Box 158, Bon Air, Va. 路 Shepherdstown, West Virginia President- Mrs. Margaret C epelka, Rippon, W. Va. St. Louis, Missouri President-Miss H elen Auburn, 7022 Ethel, St. Louis 17, Mo. War, West Virginia President-Miss Edith Elliott, Canebrake, W. Va. Washington, District of Columbia President-Miss Kathleen Kelchner, 3665 38th St. N. W., Washington 16, D. C.

Wichita, Kansas President-Mrs. Maurice Bandy, 3740 East Dunkin, Wichita, Kans.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania President-Mrs. Grant Berry, 300 Union Ave., Williamsport, Pa. ALUMNAE CLUBS Durant, Oklahoma President- Mary Claude Park, 724 N . 4th St., Durant, Okla.

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

Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia President- Mrs. Linwood Roberts, 1100 Ann St., Portsmouth1 Va. Welch, West V1rginia President-Mrs. L ena Caporossi, Welch, W . Va. Editor- Mrs. Helen B. D ecker, Welch, W. Va. Youngstown, Ohio President- 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 risland.

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 Dr., St. Louis 2路3, Mo. Fourth District: (southern) Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, rDelaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

President-Mrs. E. C . Phipps, 803 Broad St., Mt. Hope, W. Va .

CENTRAL OFFICE 481 Torrence Road, Columbus 2, Ohio.

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sented by the dramatic club. In order that we may learn ~o appreciate various arts; attend the art exhibits, whether it may be painting, or pottery, or a student exhibit of a variety of things. If you know but little about it, ask to go with some student of art.

Another thing tha t may hinder us is becoming too engrossed in our efforts to expand our treasury. When you're making candy for that sale, gather at the sorority house the night before and go on a candy making spree. You can have lot of fun helping beat th a t sp cial pineappl fudge of

Betty's, or feeding each other by scraping the pa.n .

Next consider that magazine sales campaign. Why not have an informal gath erina at the house, and discuss what ou've done what techniques you might u e? And by the way plan a little refreshment-maybe orne cocoa and cookies-and let everyon wash her own cup.

The e are but a few of the wa in whi h we may be glad of life in our h an to 1 v and to play. Let "U forsak them n t.