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announce6 lhe

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ma'! nineteenth and twentieth nineteen hundred fi/t'!

SIGMA CHAPTER, 192S-1926: Left to right: First row (seated on floor): Mae Hammond Ellis. historian; Josephine Choate Angle. corresponding secretary. Second row (seated on chairs): Miriam Heafner Butcher. custodian; Ariella Traut Vaughn, treasurer; Dorothy Young Ludwig. president; Leah Simmons, vice president; Dorothy Heath McGarvey, recording secretary. Third row: Blanche Bellinger Dean; Janice Laing Timmerman (deceased}; Mildred Sharick Hanson; Arlene Scully Hagle; Evelyn Grampp; Eugenia Mac Bain Viquesney; Ruth Holden Baker; Olga Cragin Weit; Hazel Sobetzer Walrath; Mary Mulroy Duggan. Fourth row: Madge Stamp Everill; Doris Huggins Thorn; Dorothy Setter Emblidge; Mildred Spitzig: Glendore Fennell Frank: Audrey Stewart Saunders; Elrr:a Owen.

BY BEVERLY Y. :BoLLARD year nineteen T HE was a m emorable

hundred twenty-fi ve mil estone in Alpha Sigma T au's na tiona l history and growth .

During the 1920's th e lead ers of AST, und er th e guida nce of Mrs. E. A. Lym a n, were a ttempting to meet the requirements of the Association of Education Sororities in order that AST might be officially recognized as ·a na tional orority. Du e to many obstacles, the goa l was not reached until June, 1925, when th e organiza tion of Sigma gave AST the necessary number of chapters to p etition the AES. That month also marked th e appea rance of the first i ue of the ANCHOR ; a nd in the fall of 1925 our first na tional conven-

tion was held a t D etroit. The new of M rs.

Lyma n's dea th on June 28, 1925 ju t a fe , short week after she had come to Bu ffalo to preside a t the affili a tion ceremonie · wa th e onl y sa d note in an o th erwise jo ou era.

The members of AST, however, were h app · th a t Mrs. Lyma n had " li ved to know tha t h er drea m of na tiona liza tion \ ould orne true."

The forma l in talla tion ceremon wa held a t th e Hotel Buffa lo (a t tha t time the origina l a nd lea ding hotel in · the area t tatlcr chain .) Mrs. Effie L yma n wa a i ted b Mi s Edith M an II, a lumn a of Beta a nd faculty 2.dviser for Theta; Mi K a therine Woodward of Alpha· a nd Mi H e! n 0 ' -

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M all ey of Theta. Thirty-one collegia te members were initiated and, in a ddition, two faculty members, Miss Luella Chapman a nd Miss Edna Hurd. Five alumnae 'of T a u Phi joined the group m aking a total of thirtyeight sisters who signed the cha rter roster .

T en other alumnae of T au Phi we r m ade pledges and were initia ted at spec ial ceremonies during the foll owing year. It is interesting to note tha t from June 1925 to J a nu a ry 1950, Sigma h a initiated a total of 296 members. With the collegia te Spring Initia tion, our list will exceed 300 na mes by the ti me the da te for our Silver Anniversary is reached on June 5. The present collegia te Sigma Cha pter has a m embership of twentyseven fin e girls who a re loyally advancing the traditions of our 25 successful yea r .

Both chapters have built up a history of varied tra ditions during the years. The Alumnae cherish the Christmas Breakfast, Gradu a tes' Party, Babies' T ea, Bridge a nd F ashion Show, and Founders' D ay Ba nqu et among their a nnu al plans as special a ttractions which supplement the m onthly delightful supper meetings. The gifts of alumnae Anchor badges to offi cers who h ave served two years, and a gavel gu ard to the alumnae p resident, a re remembrances from the chapter. The collegia te , too, have their a nnu al events which have been included on their ca lendars since 1925, a nd ea rlier. The D ance in the C ollege Gym, H ouse Part路路 rm the L ake Erie shore, Bingo gam e a t ":::~:1 t e F air," and a R ose Sale a t the college :1 re among treasured memories of every Sigma.

Between 1942 a nd 194 7 Sigma h ad official sorority headquarters for which was collected furniture, di hes and other equipment. N ow, with the new D ormitory a nd Student U nion a t Sta te, we a re hoping to esta blish a new

sorority center for mee tings, parties, and equipment.

One of Alpha Sigma T au's principal aims is service to o thers. At Buffalo STC, Sigma has fulfill ed this purpose in several ways. In 1926 a Scholarship Fund was begun to benefit deserving non-sorority girls of high schol arship a nd extrac urricular a bility. This fund is supported by Sigm a alumnae who send co ntributions after their gradu a tion . The fund has bee n the sou rce of award , varying from $50 to $ 100, to various students for m ore tha n twenty years. In 1938 the members voted to na me the fund in honor of our form er na tiona l president a nd Sigma ad viser, Miss Luella Chapman. This year a specia l committee will pl an a commemmorative campaign to build up the fund as a memoria l to Mis Chapm a n who died o n O ct. 2, 1949.

During World Wa r II Sigm a Cha pter was responsible for one of the most significant activities a t the College. In 1942 Alpha Sigma T au compiled and organized the Service m en's C orres pondence File under the direc tion of Dr. Quayle. Following the development of the fil e the girls took over the responsibility for m a iling copies of the college newspa per, Th e R ecord, each week to more than 700 boys from STC in service.

For about eight years Sioma gave a n a nnu al War Sav ings Bond to Sta te's D ormitory Fund.

With such a n outsta nding history to give us pride and confidence, a nd a la rge membership of enthusiastic sisters, Sigm a m ay look with joyful anticipa tion to the next 25 years as a period of ever-exp a nding oppo rtunities for se rvice and growth with Alpha Sigma T au .

Confjralulalionj / Winners of th e effi ciency awa rds fo r last yea r a re: BETA ::md BUFFALO a nd CLEVELAND

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Bv jEANNETTE ZARZI, Lambda '52, Winner, Second Distri as well. Howcv r, often a larg gro up breaks up into m any sm all cl iqu es and we have groups within the group. And this isn't good!

It's too ha rd to get together and iron out difficultie . It involves a lot of work, but large organizations can be made to work and work well a nd be a lot of fun, too!

So don' t criticize the small er organizations on your cam pus. Don't think they're small because they're snobbish. And, above all , don't pity them! Th ey've got omething a nd they're proud of it. They want to take part in all of the campus activities and, given half a chance, they will and be very successful at it, too!

Size isn't everything and we should bear in mind the old, but true, aying, "Good thin s come in sm all packages"!

we usually judge things according to size? Do we believe that the tall person h as more brains than the shorter? Or that the thin person is not quite as smart as the fat? Sounds a little absurd, doesn't it?

Yet every day, in some way, on college campuses all over the country, size is pointed out and gloated over far more than it should be. The large fraternities and sororities can sit back a nd chuckle at the groups with only ix or seven members. But do they know what they're laughing at?

Frequently, the sma ll organization is made up of a group of people who are real frien ds and work well together. Since they have a small group, everyone knows h e has a part to play and he plays it to the best of his ability. The small group gets things done.

Of course, larger groups may function just

Bv WINIFRED NEWMA N, Charleston Alum nae, Winner, Fourth District

ou are the most important person you Y know.

You are the one p erson with

Are you a good represe ntative of your college; of your fellow sisters? In other word the qu estion tha t each of u hould a k is " Would you admire your elf if you were someone else?" When you begi n to an wer this que tion look in the fu ll length mirror of your dressing room , or the mirror on the door in the h allway . If you ca nn ot a d mire you rself who else in the world i going to? Our conception of admira tion i that ou hall h ave a complete awarcne of your hartcomings a nd a cl ea r idea of your plan to overcome them. Personality i all that' e appear to be. It is that point of ontact b tween ourselves a nd our fellow men.

We must h ave a goal, an ideal picture so to speak, tha t we ca rry in our mind that ' ill act as a beacon light. If we are to be good ompanions to live with then we mu t have the ambition apd the determin ation to achie e.

Perhaps we should ask our elv another

whom you must live and what that one person will be like as a companion dep ends upon what ou make of her. M any of u s, when we attended coll ege, were concerned with impressions that we made among ou r college friends, we were anxious to be liked, we made every effort to put our best foot forward. Perh a p you ca n recall the first invitation. that you received to a ttend a tea. To be sure you were excited, felt important, then p erhaps became ill and suddenly felt clumsy for you were not sure whether you would do the "right thing." But now that you have become associa ted with a sorority, have gradua ted from college, and are somewhat older, it is a good time to re-evaluate yourself and see where you fit into the picture of this world.

What kind of a citizen are you ? What kind of a pattern have you set for others to follow?

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question and that is, "What kind of a personality do we want?"

You are the most important p erson you know. You are the one who controls your well being, your thoughts, your appearance, your acts. It is YOU who does the things which will mold your life and which brings happiness to others . You and only you can dream drea ms and m ake them come true.

America is like a mighty train, and the privilege of being a passenger on the g rea test trip ii1 history means tha t we must be a good people to travel with, to live with, and to know. F or where the train goes, shall be our responsibility fo r a true cour e. T o be important does not m ean tha t we mu t be a world fi gure, it does m ean tha t each is importa nt to her famil y, to h er fri ends, a nd certainly to h erself.

Another pic ture we should h ave in mind is enthusiasm in work a nd in pl ay. o longer mu t we have a perfect face, a p erfect figure, to be considered a ttractive, but it is being a lert, having a healthy mind a nd a healthy body. It is again like the lovely music on the radio, pleasing to h ea r, pleasing to be with, pleasing to look a t.

Still another pic ture for u s to envision if we are to see ourselves in the big mirror and that is being charming. Every woman h as

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charm though it may be latent in some of us for no effort has been m ade to bring it out.

Yet, this is most important, for charm is your power over p eople, it is your ability to make them happy a nd a t ease in your presence.

R em ember, some sister m a de you feel like a million at tha t first tea a t the Alpha Sigm a T aus? Charm is the m ethod of saying the little everyday things which added together m ake life a delight. It is grace, smoothnes and r hythm, it i the inner trength which controls your impulses. It i th a t somethinO' whic h m anage or control your actions so tha t a lways you ay a nd do wha t i right a nd ARE wha t i right.

I t i imp orta nt tha t we identify ourselve with our better ra ther tha n o ur wor t m ood , and to accept our limita tion so tha t actually we can regard them as oppo rtunities.

So importa nt a re we tha t we n eed to aga in a na lyze ourselve a nd consta ntly look into the mirror tha t we m ay be the p erson we wa nt to live with, tha t we a re important in our community, tha t we are a nxious to widen our horizon a nd under tand o ther . Humaness is so greatly needed today tha t we should spend m ore time thinking about others, a nd doing for others. We belong to others a nd what h a ppens to the people in the farthest corner of the world in a sense affects u s.

rf!eelingj EASTERN DISTRICT- Mrs. Joseph Steen, Pres.

PLACE: S.T.C. Buffalo, N ew York (Student Union ) Dat e: November 4, 1950 Co-Chairm en : Evelyn Grampp, Ruth O chs CENTRAL DISTRICT- Mrs. L. J. Maher, Pres.

PLACE: Ball State College, Muncie, Ind. Dat e: October 14, 1950 Chairman : H elen Cross SOUTHERN DISTRICT- Miss J anet Calfee, Pres.

PLACE: Bluefield, W.Va .

NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT- Mrs. Fred R. Griffith, Pres.

PLACE: 1006 Constitution, Emporia, K a n.

Dat e: October 14, 1950 SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT- Mrs . H a rold B. Wenzel, Pre .

PLACE : H enderson S.T .C ., Arkadelphi a, Ark. Date: October 28, 1950 Chairman : Peggy Graves ~路~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pennsylvania, was hoscn by a group of judges a " Miss Diamond Jubil " of th Stat Teachers Coli g , Indiana, Pa. M arilyn was cho en from a group of girls r presenting th e sororities an d non-so rority girL on campus.

This dark-haired lass with flashing "Y has a long list of a tiviti a nd honors h hind her for h r thre years at Indi ana. In addition to majoring in Bu inc Education, she is trea urer of th e Junior Class, m 路mber of Pi Om ga Pi and K appa D elta Pi, Wom en's V ar ity " I ," a tiv in dramati and a cheerl eader for three yea rs. M arilyn has just returned from New York, wher sh, represented India na at the Ea t rn State College Conference.

Qualities taken into consideration by the judges in choosing the queen to reign over the 75th Anniversary Yea r were photogeni qualities, p ersonality, a nd beauty.

Marilyn Weaver

ISS Marilyn W eaver, president of D elta MChapter and a resident of Oakmont,

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BY H ELEN KLEILE, Iota, Winner, Third District picture is comparable to nothing else, ' and only in seeing it can one have any idea of what kind of spell it casts.

Miraculous and 路 unending changes come with the seasons. During the winter, even though beautiful desert flowers a re blooming the atmosphere has the suggestion of winter in it, whether it be the cold winds hinting of snowfall someplace in the mountains, or the bleak sameness which is an attribute of winter everywhere.

During the summer months, the desert is keyed to a different pitch . There is activity created by the little desert animals and birds.

But by noonday, the ominous, oppressive silence settles down on the country. As the blistering sun begins to sink, a quiet breeze will rustle through the dry Joshua trees.

Quiet again settles, but this time it is a relaxed, easy kind of silence. As the stars slowly come out in the western sky and somewhere on a dista nt plateau a coyote serenades the moon, one can sit and marvel a t God's great h andiwork.

I N this great land one can find any type of scenery, from Grandma Moses' New Eng-. land snow scenes to Spanish moss waving in a semi-tropical gulf breeze. But it is my opinion 路that the most arresting, breath-taking, and completely beautiful scene is the desert, with its mountain backdrop of the Southwest. Nowhere else h ave I found a spectacle so colorful, and yet so full of quiet dignity and dramatic intensity.

There is nothing ever the same in the desert. Of course, the cactus and the mountains are in the same place as they were the day before, but the desert changes character with the changes of the day and the season.

In the morning at dawn , the light mist is rising, and the colors begin to take their place in the desert flowers and in the mounta~ns. At first a monochromatic purple covers all, starting with the darkest color of the sage brush and gradually fading away into . the sun. Bathed in the full brilliancy of the sun, the desert seems almost gay, but still there is the ever present, intense silence. At sunset the desert is in its full glory. The rF'~~

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~ne the welfare of the mountain p ople. Berea's function will be a superviso ry one as it cannot a~sume our financial load, h aving already 1ts own budget to raise. Pin Mountain Settlement School will retain its distinct name, separate fun ds, and corporate identity.

2. Beginning w ith the fall t rm Pin Mountain will operate as a consolidated el.ementary school rath r than a boarding high school. H arlan County will cooperat by providing teachers sala ries bus service . school equipment. . ' wi ll gath-' and b:'ls1c Buses er children from five one-room school districts.

3. The community hospital will be moved to W est Wind, the most modern of the dormitories, where the addi tional space will increase for the present the effectiveness of the expanding medical program. Funds for th proposed Creech M emorial H ospital will remain intact and plans fo r it construction go forward.

DEAR F RIE ND s oF PINE Mou NTAIN:

. For thirty-six years Pine Mountain h as carned out the ideal of its founders- to serve the people of the mountains. To do this effectively changes h ave been made in the program from time to time to m eet changing conditions in the area.

Now the greatest educa tional need in our valley is for better elementary schooling. O f the five nearest one-room schools, only two kept one teacher for the whole of the last school year. One h ad a succession of three emergency teachers. Finally after this school was closed for a month a qualified teacher finished the term .

The quality of K entucky schools ranks only a very little above tha t of the lowest state in the country. Improved roads and consolidated schools will bring public education to a greater number of mountain youth in the future. But Pine Mountain School feels that in establishing a sound eight-grade 路consolida ted school it will make a direct and prac4. The farm program will explore new tical contribution to the present need. farming techniques to help discover and demAfter careful consideration the Board of onstrate to the community what can most Trustees, meeting ea rly in May took the fol- profjtably be done with a small mountain 路farm. lowing action: ' Fait hfully yours, 1. The school is to be affiliated with Berea JAMES S. CRUTCHFIELD College, the oldest and most important of all the educa tional institutions working for Chairman, Board of Tru stees

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Beta's Rushees at "Sleepy Time Haven"

The following Sa turd ay evening. the fo rmal preference dinner wa held with the six pl edges, Mrs. Francis Lord and Miss El eanor We ton a gu e ts. Mi s Weston poke on " H old High the Torch."

We are now pl a nning our an nual weekend a t W ampler' Lake in th Iri h Hill .HARRIET GIL MORE.

WE completed our Spring Rushing Season at ribbon pledging when six girls pledged the sorority. The pledges are Peggy Green, Sally Masters, Loraine Welch, J oan Starbuck, Pat Mohrlock a nd Edna Watson.

Rushing began with Open House Friday, March 3, followed by q. tea Sunday. The informal party, the following Friday, featured a humorous re-enactment of a wedding ceremony. Margaret M eyer was the loving bride; Barbara Scott, the m eek groom; and Gretchen Gaffield, the minister. Appropriate music and weeping accompanied the impressive ceremony. Nineteen rushees attended the informal party.

BETA just fini hed a ver h ectic ru hing season. We were very fortunate in r eiving twelve wonderful pledge . Be ide that we now have our full quota of thirty-five mem bers! Our rush party was held a t th hom 11

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of Jan Butterfield and our theme was "Sleepy Time Haven." This theme was carried out in the same way as previous years-the actives in " night-shirts" and the rushees in " p.j.'s."

It was very successful and a good time was had by all. We especially enjoyed Flossie Slade's version of "Little R ed Riding Hood."

Before the party the actives and our a dvisor, M ary G arvin, h ad a wiener roast. It was fun planning the roast a nd everyone pitched in and helped. We h ad a song session afterward and J ackie L ynch introduced some new "Tau" songs. They were very clever and the other chapters will be h earing more about them.

We are now busy planning our a nnual form al which will be h eld on April 29 with our "brother frat" Sigma T au Gamma.DoROTHY WRIGHT.

• AFTER pledging some of the best girls ever, we Deltas were ready for a great and busy second semester, and we were not disappointed.

In January, we presented a musical skit, "Frankie and Johnny" in the All-School Competition R evue, where we won -a close second prize. Working together on projects such as this tightened sorority ties.

At Initi a tio~ we had our a nnual banquet at a local church which was quite a success.

After much eating, singing, and merriment, we h eard from our District Alumnae Representa tive, Mrs. Francis Clark, who told us , about the new Alumnae Chapter organized i,n Pittsburgh.

W e were all pleased when one of our sophomores, Penny Stephens, was named as one of the leading personalities on campus.

Besides being an art student, Penny seems to find time to get into m any other activities.

R osalyn Stydahar was chosen on the Senior May Court.

With the el~ctio~ of new officers and activities. pla nned for next year, we are all anxiou to return to campus.- MARION BANKERT.

THE end of the year brought forth a deluge of sorority events climaxing Zeta's first year after h er reinstatement to national standing. The first of these was the annual Spring Banquet a ttended by our actives a nd alumnae. One of our seniors, fun-loving Pa t Lauth, pre ided as Mistress of Ceremonie .

Highlighting our banqu et wa the in tallation of our new p a troness Miss Bet ty Baird.

As tradition has it, each of the six seniors was presented with a yellow rose. Mary Lou F ought, our cute little speech major, gave a very appropriate reading on the remini cense of an alumnae member. R esumes of the year's progres were given by our loyal a dviser, Miss Gross, and our most h elpful alumnae representative, Mrs. M cilvaine. Following the banquet, A.S.T . was well represented a t the Panhellenic da nce h eld at the Clinton Country Club.

M ay 15 marked the da te of the initiation of six new girls who will be with us for the next three years. Installation of officers for the coming year and a social hour brought to a close the events of the year.-Lms J. GRIMM.

EARLY in December the Theta chapter h ad

a: card party for their friends and families.

Barbara Stoke was chairman, Thelma Fell too~ charge of obtaining the door prizes which were boxed Christmas cards, a nd L ena Beckman and pledge L ena Milza took donations a nd. names for the drawing. Pat Hart, J anie Gohlke, and Joyce Popp obtained door prizes and Sheila Stefanac h ad charge of refreshment .

In February the ~embers h ad a dance entitled " I cycle Nocturne." J anie Gohlke and Pat H a rt, who were chairmen, took complete charge of decorations, music, refreshments, a nd favors which the girls gave their date .

The favors were ash trays with the sorority crest.

Each spring the hom economi s department sends one delegate from ea h la to

THE ANCHOR the C areers' Conference in Chicago. W e a re fortun a te to h ave one of our m embers, Sheila Stefanac, as the enior delegate to th e conference.- BARBARA STOKE.

LAMBDA CHAPTER got off to a fi ne :;tart this fail with their rush party in the form of a T raveling C a t Progres ive D inner. I t reaily went over big a nd was well worth all of Ruth Stockma n's trouble.

And it yield ed results! F or, a t the end of November, five girls were pledged. W e were proud a nd pleased as punch to h ave Conn ie Bruno, Gloria Cedron e, M argie Mayo, M ary Minar , a nd J eanette Zorzi pledged to La mbda.

On M a rch 14, we h ad our info rmal rush pa rty with a " M arch H are" theme, which was quite successful. Closely foilowing, on M arch 23, we hel d a dinner as ou r formal rush p arty, with a n Easter theme. W e :;tiil don't know the results, but we worked h ard and we're hoping !

We all feel very much thrilled a nd honored to have M rs. Field, wife of one of T emple' s professors, as our n ewest pa troness. She was initia ted along with the girls on M arch 8, and we hope sh e is as pleased to be with us as we are delighted to h ave h er. Mrs. Field is a m ember of Alpha Sigm a T au sorority in Ypsila nti, Michigan.

Greek Weekend, March 24 and 25, was enthusiastically a ttended by the Alpha T aus and everyone had a grand time a t the G reek Dinner and Greek Ball. It was worth losing sleep over!

During Greek Weekend, we were reminded again that being a " Greek" is fun, but being a n Alpha Sigma T au is realizing wha t true friendship, joy, and real beauty ca n mean.J EANETTE ZoRzi.

WINTER qua rter brought six new faces into our chapter. Doris Gora nson, Cha rl ene Clayton, Marietta Rough, Betty Sherffins, Shirley Horton and Martha Sweaney were pledged

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on J a n. 22. Foll owing the pledging s rvic ~, we a ttend ed bu rch in a group . W fe I qui te fortun a te to 路h a ve thes girls with us.

We gave our Annual Y !low R ose Br akfast on Feb. 19. It was w II a tt nded by t h Gre k a nd Independ nts on campus a nd was qui t successfu l. Th e pl dg s w r q uit an asse t to the breakfast's entertainment.

N u wishes to congra tul a te our own R n Stromm, who was recognized by Pi L ambda T heta . R enee i our Cha pl ain a nd will gradu a te in J une with h erd gre in Foreign La nguage . She has been a tive on the R ligiou Council and other organiza tio ns.

A dinner a nd dance in honor of our senior is planned for Spring Qua rter. No date h a been set bu t plans are for th la tter pa rt of M ay.

Open house for all interested girls who a re not sorori ty members will be held a t our n w house 路a t 190 1 13th Ave. on April 1 from 1 : 30 to 5. This is part of the rush ing pla n recently presented by the Parihell enic Council on this campus.- SHIRLEY D EPORTER.

I HOPE tha t ail our chapter h ave been h aving as m uch fun as O micron! W e've been in a real social whirl la tely. After our fo rmal initi ation ceremony, ou r p a trone es h eld an informa l dinner for the actives. O n M arch 24, we h eld a private skating partyour colors now should be black a nd blue !

Big news this time i the fact that we h ave eleven new members. They are Mary Ann Egich, Alice Ferrell, Nancy Ruddell D orothy Wells, M argaret Hu ffma n, Mary E lizabeth Clark, Evelena H oi ten V elma H atch er, J oan Selvey, Pencie Oney.

W e h ave really been in the news too !

Alice Ferrell will sing and D orothy W ell will -accompany the vocalists in the recital gi en by the Music D epartment. T he M ay Court wiii h ave Beryle C rockett, J o Maddy a nd M ary Lou Barbery of A.S.T . Betty Bates and Mary Ga rnett wiil be h ea rd in the radio ersion of "The Spectre Bridegroom." Mary Ga rnett was also heard in " School for Wives." El eanor Palmer and Sarah J o Brooks are both member of C .B.P. national

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honorary science fraternity. Joan Barger is the sophomore representative in the Student Council. Making a "B" 路average were Eleanor Palmer, Alice Ferrell, Pencie Oney, Dorothy Wells, Velma Hatcher, Nancy Ruddell, Hila Arrington, Mary Lou Barbery. Eleanor Palmer and Pencie Oney were also on the Dean's List. Louise Joniks is Circulation Manager of Th e Concordian, the coll ege newspaper.- LOUISE JoNIKS .

Gloria Azzarello

Mrss GLoRIA AzzARELLO, daughter of Mrs. Frank Azzarello of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was elected president of Rho Chapter in the home of Miss Sarah Green, form er president.

Gloria is a Junior at Southeastern, with a major in Home Economics and an Economics minor.

New members of the Rho Chapter who were initiated March 7 are: M erle Hatcher, La V erne Haley, Betty Sue Johnson, Clara R edman, Robbie M cCoy, L'Wanda Stowers, Jo Anna Stallings.

The Rho Chapter cho e as their theme for the annual Beaux Arts Ball, "Gone With The

Wind." Miss Melva Lee O'Donnal, daughter of Major O'Donnal of Durant, will portray the character of "Prissy" from the Broadway production.

Miss Mary Choate of Caddo, Oklahoma, will represent the sorority in the queen contest. The girl elected will reign over the Ball.

The date for the spring dance has been set for April 29.

THE prize ca tch es of the eason were our new pledges: Ann Biddlecomb, Virginia Pickett, Sonia Kyle, Winston Johnson, Dot Boswick, Pat T aylor, Hazel Wilkins, Peggy Covington, Bobby Obenshaine, M ary Ann Johnson, Lee Wingfi eld, Betty Hancock, June Rose Morgan, and Betsy Wil ey.

Our rush parties were more entertaining than usual as a result of a new ruling of the Panhellenic Council. Each sorority on campus was permitted to serve tea a nd cookies at each rush party . We all played cards a nd games as well.

Among th e lovelies on M ay Court this year will be our very own June Banks, M arjorie Boswick, and Claudia Anderson. To top this, Dolores Duncan, one of our Alpha Sigma Tau Seniors, will reign as Queen of May. As you q n see, Alpha Sigma T a u i 路well represented . The theme is centered a round the early beginnings of dancing up to today's Two-Step. The entire May Day will certainly prove to be one of Longwood's loveliest, particularly since the entire court will wear white dresses.

Dot Carter's Jimmy Harper was elected our Alpha Sigma Tau sweetheart this year.

H e was initiated in our chapter room during the intermission party at the Panhellenic Dance. Alpha Sigma Tau invited ten nonsorority girls to be our guests at the dance.

W e all agreed that this dance was tops with us.-DoLORES D u NCAN.

THis spring ha been very eventful for us.

We won first plac in the skit contest and

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second place in the song conte t for Found rs' On M ar h 3 t, J an Snedegar and Elizabeth J amerson wcr honored by our hapt r Day. This year we had a Mother's weekend. at a reception followin g their s nior musi This was to let our mothers know more about r cita l. Elizab th is a voi stud ent, a nd Alpha Sigma Tau. 路 J ean is majoring in organ.

We are fortunate to have two b auties in At a r cent social, Lotte Zoll e, our German our midst. Laverne Bolding was first attend- student on campus, spoke to us on th simil arant to the Scroll beauty. J eanette V enabl G rman and Ameri can worn n ities betw was Sigma Tau Gamma's "White Rose and the effect of th e war upon !if in G rSweetheart." many. She told how li ving on our campus Tne theme of our spring formal was M ay and being constantly associat d with ch erful Frolic which was held in the Rose Room of peopl e has made her happi r than she h a M cAlister Hall, May 5. bee n since the war sta rted . It really gav us Six of our m embers were tapped for Royal a warm feeling to know that w helped to Rooter's, a leadership orga nization. Selection bring her here.-;-CHRI TINE GAULDIN . is made by the amount of activity points.

We will h ave three old m embers of the Royal Rooters back with u s next year.

Katherine Greer starred in the musical, "Summer Storm," h eld May 26.

THE reinstatement of the Alph a Sigma Katsy Hart is our new president for next T au Sorority into nation al sta tus lo ed with year and she has a sla te of good officers to a formal banquet a nd ca ndlelight service help make next year a profitable one.- Saturday night, M ay 20, at the Gr gory FoNTA BRITTENUM .

H ou e at the Bloomery. The a lumnae chapter was host for the occasion .

At the speakers' ta ble were Mis Cree. faculty a dvisor, Mrs. A. D. K enamond, patroness, Mrs. Pa yne, Dr. Carey V. Stabler WE will be well represented in the M ay and Mr . Stabler, Mi s J a net C a lfee, di tri t Court this year by two princesses-M a ttie president, Mrs. C.epelka, retiring pre ident of J ett and F ern Waters, and three a ttend ant Alumn ae Chapter, Mrs. S. C arl R obin on.

Ann Stout, Elizabeth Jamerson, and J oyce na tiona l president, Dr. Oliver S. Ikenberry.

Lumsden. president of Shepherd College, Mis M ab I As a pleasant climax to a most successful Chapman, new alumnae pre ident, a nd D r. open bidding, we enterta ined our eight new J ohn R. Mook and Mrs. Mook . pledges with an informal supper at the house.

As the outstanding pledge, M ary Ell en The bea utiful flower~ sent us for the occasion Wareham, H agerstown, Maryl a nd pre ident by the Norfolk Alumnae Chapter contributed of the coll egiate chapter, wa pre ented a to the cheerful atmosphere. necklace by Mr . Robinson.

At the recent installation of officers, After the dinner a mo t impre i e candl eFrances Moseley, our junior representative, lighting service was held . The fir t a ndle became chairman elect of the Panhellenic was lighted by Mrs. Robin on, then by the Council. Frances will be chairman for the district presiden t, president of the collegiat year 1951-52. chapter, a dvisor, patrone ses a nd finall y by We were proud to claim seven of the the members of the collegia te chapter until fifteen girls from our school listed. in W ho'.s candlelight fill ed the entire room . All the Who Amon a Students in Amerzcan Ummembers of Alpha Sigma T au then anu I n versities an/'colleges. These girls are Mattie the Ca ndlelight."

Jett, Retha Shirkey, Sarah Strader, Fern During the weekend of in ta ll a tion on Waters, Barbara Banish, J ean Snedegar, and gratulatory m es ages were received from Elizabeth Jamerson.

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thirty-two groups throughout the United States.

The banquet was brought to a close with the singing of "Blest Be the Tie That Binds."

NANCY PAUL has been initiated into Pi Omega Pi, national business honorary. Mar: tha M cFadden was initiated into Alpha Phi Gamma, national journalism honorary.

We were extremely pleased when Mary Ellen K eller, one of our pledges, turned up a straight "A" report card last quarter.

We gave a chili supper March 21 , which :was very successful. Things like this help to draw the girls closer together and also put money in the treasury.

Preparations are being made for our annual Mother's D ay breakfast, which we are having on April 30 this year.

Eleanor Piwinski and Martha Sue M cFadden have been promoted to associate editors of Th e Ball State News this quarter.

We are all helping to make our robes for the sorority ceremonies.-VIRGINIA BoNo.

_A~ha Beta 6 Southern

fiojpita fit'j RETURNING to school Alpha Beta had five actives: Rita Coppers tone, Dorcas Haught, Dottie Peery, Pat Ray and Lady McC~rmick.

First semester rushing began O ct. 9 with the Panhellenic T ea at the Student Union. The following week O ct. 15, Mrs. Wellington, one of our patronesses h ad a beautiful luncheon at Hotel Frederick in honor of the collegiate chapter and Mrs. Ferne P_hip_rs, the retiring president of the fourth d1stnct.

Later that afternoon a tea was given in our honor at the home of Mrs. Grant another of our patronesses. The next day O ct. 16, Alpha Beta h ad its first rush tea. The expense, work and planning of this tea was done by our alumnae. On O ct. 17 we entertained rushee at an informal "Kiddies" party and the following Friday our third rush party, a dinner was held at the home of Mrs. Daisy Gillette, our new alumnae representative. We ribbon pledged four girls. Homecoming wa No .

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THE ANCHOR our annual Christmas party for underprivileged children at the Proctor Mission. Red wheelbarrows and refreshments were given to the children. This year at Marshall we have adopted the quota limitation system. Openbidding began March 1 on our cam pus. On March 8 we had a rush party. W e have pledged three girls so far.- DOROTHY PERRY.

__A~ha (jamma j .!J.nilialion /Janfjuel AT the completion of the festivities of R eddie Day, in honor of visiting high school seniors at H enderson State Teachers College, Alpha Tau was awarded two plaques for the best skit and for the best singing in the girls' division. The judges were 路representatives from the various high schools. This was the third consecutive year that we had won the plaque for singing so we were given thi one to keep.

Four members of Alpha Gamma chapter were recently elected to H eart and K ey, a n honorary service organization. These new members are Patsy McPherson, Norma J ean Langley, Mary Ann Lowe, and Bobbie Nelson, who is our new president.

Dorinda Theuer and Margaret Alshire Alpha Delta Chapter

Other offices held by Alpha Taus ar president of Women' s Council, Mary Ann Lowe and president of H eart and K ey, Joy Seymour.

At mid-term Alpha T au h ad the high st scholastic average of any other sorority at H enderson.

On March 1, we h ad our Initiation Banquet after h aving initiated fifteen pledg s.

The centerpiece was an anchor made of jonquils and place cards were yellow paper roses.

The toastmistress was Miss Pa uline Amber.

For the program Miss Royce Wright gave a Senior Speech on the M ea ning of Alpha Sigma T au, the candlelight service was h eld, and the Best Pledge award was given to Miss Joanne Carrigan.

The newly initiated members presented the chapter with a strong box and White Bible.

Group singing concluded our program.

WrTH the theme of "Miss Springfield M ee ts Springtime," the third annual style show of the Alpha D elta chap ter of Alpha Sigma Tau wa presented on March 8.

This year our models were chosen by two

Barbara Gordon and Sally Ryan Alpha Delta Chapter

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of the teachers at Southwest Missouri State and Mrs. Ethel Strainchamps, who also ac t~d as narrator of the show. This year we had fewer models and had the girls model more than once. This made the dressing rooms less crowded, much to the comfort of all concerned.

During the week ; f the March of Dimes collection, members of our active ch apter took up the collections in two local thea ters.

B e~ id es helping out the community, we got to see two free shows, which we a ll enjoyed.

There were four collections each day a t each theater a nd it kept u s quite busy all week.

Our sorority was second in the Pan H ellenic ratings last term.

Of course, our m embers are looking forward to the annual Spring D ance to be h eld May 12. This year it will be "The F es tival of the R ed Ca rna tion" a nd h eld in conjunction with the T au K appa Epsilon fra ternity.

THE regular schedule of Western Illinois State College was upset when we had our "John L. Vacation." W e were out for three weeks, and have been going to school on Saturdays and are now beginning concentration weeks; having classes five days a week instead of four.

On M~ rch 18, the Panhellenic Dance was held in Morgan Gym with music by a local

student orchestra . About thirty of us Alpha Taus attended .

With our assembly program, "Showboat of 1950" to be presented on April 18, we are getting down to serious practice and hope that it will be a big success.

Our annual dinner dance is also coming up on our calendar of events on M ay 20.

W e are going to the L akeview Country Club, located on the Mi si sippi River n ear H amilton, Illinois. W e h ave h a d it there in previous years, and never fail to h ave a delightful time.-MARJ ORIE LIPPINCOTT.

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AE's Wanda Smith

_A-nnouncement Due to the two specialized issues of THE ANCHOR this year- the Convention Minutes and the Anniversary I ssue-our contest winners have not been previously announced. Our prize winning editorials are featured in this issue, however. The author and chapter will each be awarded five dollars. Following are the lucky girls- and chapters: jEANNETTE ZARZI, Lambda, Winner Second District HELEN KLEILE, Iota, Winner Third Di trict WINIFRED NEWMAN- Omicron, Winner Fourth District When alumnae submit editorials, please give collegiate and alumna e chapter.

_Alumnae

Mrs. AI Parent. Mrs. C. M. Meadows, Mrs. Evans Dickinson, Mrs. John R. Koch.

Mrs. Emmett Phipps, Beckley Alumnae

A Mother-Daughter T ea wa held thi yea r instead of a dinner and proved very ucce ful , as M others got acq uainted with one a nother more easily th an at the dinner .

Mrs. Phipps p resented M rs. E vans Dickinson with a going-away gift of china. Mrs. Dickin on moved to Charleston the fir t of June.-THEDA R ADFORD .

BECKLEY's Alumnae a t last succeeded m having a party with the added attraction of men present. We had pondered several months on ideas for entertaining our menfolks to make them a little more sorority conscious. The result was a covered dish dinner and Canasta party at the home of J anet Dickinson.

Everything is going well with us. Our a mbition is to get more members a nd each an endowment paying m ember.

In April new officers were elected and installed. Ferne Shumate Phipps will be the president for the next three years.

I N a move toward expan ion e enteen members of the Bluefield Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au, living in the Prin eton and Athens, W est Virginia area, met Ma 29, a t the home of Lucille Lita W althall 19

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(Mrs. Robert), Forest Street, Princeton, West Virginia, for the purpose of organizing an Alumnae Club.

The following officers were elected: Hazel Tuggle Mingo (Mrs. Wirt) , president; Miss Ann Eaton, vice president; Virginia Jobe Miller (Mrs. Charles) , corresponding secretary; Miss Polly Mash, recording re cretary ; Miss J ean Richards, historian ; Miss Geraldine Cline, treasurer ; Wanda Shelton Bradley , (Mrs. Charles ), ch aplain ; Miss Sibyl K eesee, cditor.-ANN EATON .

Bu//afo j _A-nniuerjar'f WITH the death of Miss Luella Chapman, the sorority's second national president and our former adviser, we wanted to honor h er in some special way. Everyone agreed the best memorial would be to contribute to the Luella Chapman Scholarship Fund which is given by the Sigma chapter to a deserving non-sorority girl at New York State College for T eachers at Buffalo.

Our Graduate's Party in April had Miss Marguerite Younglove as hostess. The party was held in the large living room of the Nurses' Home at Children's Hospital where she is director of Nursing. Eleanor Mason was in charge of entertainment. Our guests of honor received corsages of yellow roses as favors.

June was the month chosen to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a part of Alpha Sigma T au. This will be a luncheon at the Buffalo Athletic Club. The committee in charge are those alumnae who were initia ted 25 year ago. The new officers for 1950-51 will be installed at this silver anniversary luncheon.- CATH ERINE E. CRoc usTON .

JAN UARY usually brings ice and snow. Trus time, however, it brought a nice covered dish luncheon for the Alpha Sigma Taus at the home of Peggy Wall ace, our president.

Excellent food, excellent fellowship, and excellent ideas from the talk of the Reverend Mr. Aldred Wallace, Peggy's husband.

Our February m eeting was also quite an

occasion. We met at the home of Inez Miller (Inez Cruise). Winifred Newman, Assistant Superintendent of Kanawha County Schools, one of our own Alpha Sigma Tau girls, gave us a splendid talk on personality.

It is always inspiring to h ear Winifred; her thoughts, somehow, succeed in presenting a challenge to h er listeners.

March brings us J ean Morris Bailey again in one of h er now famous book reviews. We always enjoy glimpses into the books read

by J ean ; she makes them come alive. Trus particular book will be Mary by Sholem Asch.

April will be a bright month for us. Our annual luncheon will be coming up. We plan to invite the Huntington Collegiate Cha pter to be our guest a t tha t time.-RuTH PRIDE.

IN M arch most of us attended the city Panhellenic Spring Luncheon . K a ppa Alpha Theta was the sorority honored this year, as one of their members is president of Panhellenic. Mrs. Lena Tugman, a m ember of KA0, and Personnel Director of Sherwin Williams Co., was the speaker. Mrs. Tugma n has the honor of being the only woman invited to attend the Labor Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. 路 Our own Dottie Strunk played the role of Susa n B. Anthony again this year in a play given by the League of Women Voters, This is the trurd year she h a played the part.

In April we are all going to a ttend the Panhellenic Bridge Luncheon. All the sororities have been selling cha nces on Gift Certifica tes, $50.00, $25.00, and $10.00. These are to be raffled off a t the luncheon. The proceeds go to the "Cleveland Panhellenic Association Phila nthropic Project-Work with R etarded Children." -H ELE N WICK.

::Detroit I j rf/ouie Y/ight "MoVIE NIGHT" was the theme of our February business and social caper. Elsa Garan, chairman, and h er hard-working committee were responsible for the uccess of

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Vincll Rice is still being congratul a ted for her March "V a riety Night" m e ting also held at the Student Center. Following the business m eeting, Vinell e an d h er picked committee arranged ta bl es, chair , and ca rd for members to pl ay a t their favorit ca rd games. Canasta was the hit of th e evening.

It seemed tha t every open space a nd alcove was taken with avid ca rd players. R efreshments were served at both m ee ting .- VIcK r BETH GEMBIS .

IN M ay, the chap ter r evived the custom of a Mother-Daughter luncheon with G lady Smith, Shirley Palmer, Alice R abin, a nd J ean Frankini h ostesses.

The year concluded with a picnic a t Pauline D empsey's home in Flushing.

We a rc looking f rwa rd to our joint mc-cting in M ay with the D env r gro up .- J oANNA ELGIN .

OuR M a rch meeting a nd St. Pa tri ck's D ay pa rty took us to the home of Mildr d D ay, wh ere we were deli ghtfull y enterta in ed . We we re glad to have so m a ny girls at the meeting, but were sorry th a t o ur pres ident, Doroth y Fa hy, was una bl e to be with us. During our business mee ting, we industriously hemmed towels as our soc ia l srrv ice proj ect, accompli shing a urprising amount of work.

As a ra ther different way of r aising money, the Ways a nd M ea ns Committee sold ve ry at trac tive bunches of ribbons for gift pa kages a t this m eeting.

We a re looking forward to o ur usual busy spring- Graduates' Party in Apri l, M other ' D ay T ea a nd meeting in M ay, a nd ou r Picnic M ee ting in June. It kee ps u s bu y, but we love it! - CHARLOTTE E. KIN G.

_)Junlingion j Ynlerejfing THE very sm all g roup in our Alumna e Club in Greeley is continuing to m eet. W e're following the nationa l study outline in citizenship and have had very worth whil e papers by the girls followed by interes ting group discussions.

The actives needed som e new robes for their winter initia tion so we sewed for them.

Now we a re making pla ns a long with the patronesses to assist them in one pa rty for their spring rushing. The actives h ave a spl endid group. They h ad a beautiful yellow rose breakfast which Esth er Baab a nd I were able to a ttend.

Our al umn ae club is hoping to ge t some new m einbers, several from the active group have la tely m a rri ed a nd a re out of school a nd living near Greeley, so now they ca n be one of u s. Marge V a n Lopi k Smith, on e of the charter members oJ Nu, h as recentl y moved to Greeley. W e're very gla d to h ave her with u s. The patronesses m eet with us when they can, the discussion m eetings are so mu ch better with a few more to take pa rt.

P eople CLARA CLOSTERMAN is the new pre ident of th e Huntington Alumn ae, ha ving been elected to th a t offi ce a t a m ee ting in M a rch a t the home of D a i y (Mr. Spence r ) Gi llette.

At the m eeting, C lara (Mr . G. B.) H a rrison gave a n informa l ta lk on photography.

C lara, who has a son who is an expert photographer, says she gained most of her knowledge of photography by the tria l a nd error m ethod a nd in ists tha t she till h a much to lea rn. N vertheles he h a ma nin lo a! aged to win a number of priz newspaper conte ts a nd one of her cha ra ter studies h as bee n accep ted by the E a tm ; n K odak Co. for their ad verti ing m agazine, Pictures.

In Febru a ry the g roup m et a t the h ome of M a ry J e sie Rickett where the principal feature of the evening ' a the showinO' of most intere ting mo ie which M a r J 1e

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and her husband took on their trip to Europe last summer.

Plans are being m ade for the traditiQnal luncheon in M ay when the Alumnae Chapter will have as its guests m embers of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Marshall College who are being gradua ted this year. The affair, a highlight of the year, will be a t the H otel Frederick on M ay 21. Lib Brown a nd Betty Gail Richa rdson are in charge of a rr <:~ n ge m e n ts.

Dorothy Buzek, a Huntington alumna, h as been named interna tional publicity chairman of Pilot Interna tional, a classified service club for business and professional women. In Janua ry she fl ew to Albuquerque, N. M ., to a ttend a program-planning m eeting for the year 1950-5 1. Also a ttending the meeting was Winifred Newman of Charleston, an international director of the Pilot Club a nd a member of the Cha rl eston Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma T au ...:._DoROTHY Bu zEK.

O uR year got off to a good sta rt with a n unusually large attendance of new m embers a t our first meeting a t the home of H azel Flammang.

The active ch apter members were our guests a t our Founders' D ay Dinner. After we conducted the very impressive candlelight service, Carol Sveen, active ch apter president, entertained us with a n interesting account of her trip to the D etroit Convention, and showed us pictures and souvenirs she h ad brought back.

Our Christmas Pa rty was h eld a t the lovely new home of Edna Larson. Our Social Service Committee, h eaded by Edna, reported on the current local social service which consist of m aking up baskets for a n eedy family on holiday occasions.

J a nu a ry found us aga in being entertained in a nother beauti ful new home, tha t of our alu mna representa tive, Grote Broten.

A recent meeting saw most of our m embers industriously stitching a way on white robes.

Another of our annual projects i the m aking of a few initia tion ro bes each yea r for the ac tiv chapter's us .- YvoNN E ScH ULTZ.

rf!uncie j

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DESPITE snow Ice, and cold equal to V alley F orge days (or so thought the twelve alumnae braving the weather ) , our F ebrua ry 22 Washington' birthday p arty h eld a t the home of Mrs. Lou is N elson was fun a nd different. An informa tive talk on ' Precious Stones" was given by Mrs. Ruth Penzel M oore as a specia l fea ture. Busine s, personal, and sorority probl ems were then la id aside a the group joined all H oosierdom in wa tching by tel evision the Indianapolis sec tional, which was being tel ec ast for the fi rst time. (The encore was Arthu r Godfrey for you Godfrey fa ns) . The h o tess assisted by Mrs. V ernon F ox erved refreshments, ca rrying out the George W ashington motif. . . . One month la ter on M arch 22, the wea therma n again furnished snow fo r the Muncie Alpha T aus, but this time fi fteen members turned out for our de sert thea tre pa rty, which was a "something new" kind of meeting. The group m et a t th e h ome of Mrs. R alph Cross, who was assisted by Miss Ruth Parker in the serving of dessert p r ceding the theatre p a rty. The chapter then a ttended the play "T en Little Indians" produced by the drama tic group at Ball Sta te T eachers College. The lead wa played by Miss Betty M ack, a collegia te m ember of Alpha Sigma T au ... . W e're liking the variety in our m eetings this year, and apprecia ting the fact tha t most of ou r bu iness problems a re being h andled in executive session.

- ETHEL HI MELICK .

L uciLE H u LL STEEN, presiden t of E astern District, was the h onored gue t a Pitt burgh Alumnae C ha pter was reactiva ted, M arch 25. Sixteen members were pre ent at the candlelight ervice a t a lun h eon in th priva te dining room of Stau ffer R e tau rant Pittsburgh, Penn yl ania .

A ?ighlight of the program w a th pre enta tiOn by Mr . Steen of a ladi ' o-avel a lu mnae Chapt r. gift from th Bu ffalo f T his o-ift a nd the kind r m mbran e

THE ANCHOR other chapt rs and fri ends who s nt t lcgrams and letters is de pl y appr ia t d .

Maxine Shunkwilcr Wright and Frances Mountsier Clark, D eltas, were very activ in organizing thi chapter and in conducting meetings for severa l months prior to its reactivation. N ewly elected offi cer are M axine Shunkwiler Wright, D el ta, Presid nt ; M argaret Robb Richa rds, D elta, Vice President ; M a rga ret R ae Bee on, Zeta, Sec reta ry; Frances Mountsier Cl ark, D el ta, l ) easu rcr ; and Frances R ainey Chapel, Zeta T au, C haplain a nd Editor.

M eetings will be h eld regul arl y the last Sa turday of each month. Our m ain obj ec. tive i the establishment of a coll egia te ch ap. ter a t the University of Pittsburgh .- FRAN CES RAINEY CHAPEL.

/echmond-Peterjburfj j White 路 C/ephanlj FoR our F ebruary m eeting J ean Pritchett was a gracious hostess a t h er home in Petersburg. After th e business m eeting a White El epha nt Auction Sale was conducted with much fun a nd profit. The p roceeds will be used to buy gifts for children a t the C ity H ome- th e p roject which the Social Service C ommittee is sponsoring this yea r.

Estelle Pa ulette Lumpkin was h ostess in M arch a t her h ome in Richmond. After the devotion a nd business p rogram, pla ns were discussed and suggestions m a de for a pa rty in the la te spring. When we m eet with M ary Ellen Comstock in April we will vote on the place and time of the p a rty, a nd m ake fin al arrangem ents for the close of a most successful a nd pleasant year fo r the Richmond-Petersburg A I u m n a e.- L u c v THOMPSON RoBIN SON.

MRs. WILLIA M VIT acted as h ostess for a " Chili Supper" tha t the a lums planned fo r the coll egia t~ girls. The girls cam e directly from their classes to Mrs. Vit's home, where a buffet supper was followed by gam es. W e

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keep in touch with the girls to stim ul a t th ir interest in b coming a lu mna m mb rs.

A wcll-d served honor was b stow d on Lois W am hoff. Sh was sci ted to r pr sent St. Louis T eachers in th rotogravure sec ti on of the Post-D ispatch. H r hom , her classroom, and her ev ning class at Washin gton U ni versity were visited by a r port r.

After ou r Mo th ers' D ay Ba nq uet p lans a r made, w 路ha ll begin our job of choosing offi cers for 1950-5 1.

St. Louis Alu m nae a rc pla nning vaca ti ons, um mcr extension courses a nd Ruth H l n H ampson is m aking a rrangem nts for h r m arri agc.- H ELEN R ouN DS.

THE Cana ta r age h as h it the Wichita Alum nae Chap t r. M eeting are ba rely a djourned when the h ostesses are racing fo r the card tables. Arlene Di xon a nd M arga ret Kingm an ch arged u s a quarter to play a t 路their meeting, but we didn't obj ct for the p roceeds went into the treasury.

The coup le who didn't a ttend the V ale ntine p a rty for husbands a t E lkhorn L odge mi ssed a good time. M ary L eroux a nd Al ene Ru ssel l were th capable a rrangers.

H elen Pfanschmid t, our N.P.C. r epr entativc, is doing a fi ne job. She tell u we will be rushing girls this su mm cr- 'twi ll see m like coll ege day aga in!- MADOLYN K EHL NoLLER.

O uR fi r t m eeting fo r the year wa a t H elen Gideon' home. After m aki ng our p lans for the new year we enjoy d looking a t H elen's collection of dishe . T he H allowe'en Party at the Fl ook Run R od a nd Gun C lub fo und the ca bin full to running o er with Zeta girls and gu e t . O ur Pre ident Mrs. J ohn Ti tbohl, invite us e er ear and we a ll look forward to it. W e \ ere delighted to h ave two girl from I ndiana S.T.C . join ou r group. The are J o ephin W ray and Pa t M oorhea d . Both of them ar teaching in William port ' ! CoNTr Nuw oN p GE 24 )

:lJi,.ecloPij CENTRAL OFFICE 7603 Forsythe Boulevard Clayton 5, Mo. COLLEGIATE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS 1950-1951 (Home address given ; use college address when college is in session ) Alpha ( 1899 )- Michi ga n Sta te N orma l College, Ypsila n ti, Mich.

M arga ret Hoffman, 16432 J ohn Rd ., Highl a nd Pa rk, Mich.

Beta ( 1905-1917; 1940 )- Ccntral Michi ga n College of Ed ucation, Mt. Pleasa nt, M ich .

M a ry J o Wood ru ff , 649 E . Locust, M t. Pleasa nt, M ic h .

Gamma (1900- 1913 )- Sta te N orm al School, M ilwa ukee, Wis. Delta (1916 )- Sta te T eac hers College, I ndi ana, Pa .

Pa tricia Beal, Box 64, N ew Florence, P a.

Zeta ( 1921-48; 1949 )- Sta te Teachers College, Lock H aven, Pa. Lois Gr imm , 626 H ouston St., Flemin gton, Pa. Eta (1927-1930) - K ent Sta te Universit y, K ent, Ohio.

Theta (1923 )- Wayne U ni versit y, D etroit, Michiga n Ellenja ne Gohl ke, 1545 3 Pierson, D etroit 23, M ich .

Iota ( 1923 )- K a nsas S.T.C. , Em poria, K a ns.

M a rth a M a dole, 1006 Constituti on, Emporia, K a ns.

Kappa (1924- 1929 )- Miam i U niversit y, O xf ord , Ohio.

Lambda ( 1926 )- T em ple Universi ty, Philadelphia, Pa. M rs. ]. Barnes ( Adviser ) , 81 2 1 Ced ar R oad, Philadelphia, P.';a". --:::--;Nu (1928-1940; 1948) - C olorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo .

Pa tri cia Whitta ker, 3264 Osceola, D enver, Colo.

Xi ( 1929-1933 ) -Western State T eachers College, G unnison, Colo.

Omicron ( 1930 ) - Concord College, A th ens, W .

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Pa t had been Pre idcnt of the Coll ege C hapter. In Febru ary, two war brides were our guests. We di cussed the di fference in home life and the educa tional system in U. S. a nd Germa ny. I n M arch, Winifred Shah en showed colored lides a nd spoke of h r trip to Europ la t summer. Wini-

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E lea nor Palm er , Box 830, Bluefi eld, W . V a.

Pi ( 1930 ) -H a rris T eachers College, St. L ouis, Mo. H a rri et R ussell, 43 19 L ee Ave., St . L ouis 15, Mo. Rho ( 1932-1948; 1949 )- South eas tern Sta te C ollege, D ura nt, Okla.

Gloria Azza rello, Box 85, College Sta tio n, Duran t, O kla .

Sigma (1925 )- Sta te T eachers College, Buffalo, N . Y. Cora l Stroke, 88 H a rding Rd. , Buff alo 20, N . Y. â&#x20AC;˘ Z.eta T au ( 1935 )- Longwood College, F armvi lle, Va. Em ma M ae Pitta rd, Buff a lo Jun cti on, V a.

Upsilon ( 1935 )- Sta te T eachers College, Conway, Ark. K a th erine H a rt, Scott St., Conwa y, Ark. Phi ( 1940 ) - South eastern L ouisiana College, H am mond, L a.

Beth Fos ter, 3706 D a nn ul St. , N ew O rlea ns, L a .

Chi ( 1940-1948; 1950 ) - Shepherd C ollege, Shepherdstown , W . V a.

Ma ry Ellen Wa reham, 19 M cK ee Ave., H agerstow n, M d.

Psi ( 1944 ) -M a dison College, H a rr isonburg, V a.

R am ona Coo ter, 1224 N . M ai n, D anvi lle, V a .

Omega ( 1945 )- M inot Sta te T eachers College, Minot, N. D .

Mrs. Lo uise R eish us (Adviser ) , 709 W . Cen tral, Mi not, N . D .

Alpha Alpha ( 1945) - Ball State T eachers College, M uncie, Ind .

J oa nne Tuerffs, 2 14 S. Ca na l St. , Alexa nd ria, Ind .

Alpha Beta ( 1946 )- M arsha ll College, H u nt ington, W . Va .

V ivia n B. P rater, 515 Fourth St., Hu ntington, W.Va. Alpha Gamma ( 1946 ) -H end erson Sta te T eachers College, Ark ad elp h ia, Ark .

Bobby N elson, 122 R ock St. , Sherid an , Ark. Alpha Delta ( 1948) - Southwestern M issouri Sta te College, Springfield, M o.

Mar tha Ann e K imber, 101 7 N . Cam pbell Spri ngfield, Mo. ' Alpha Epsilon ( 1948 ) -W estern Illinois Sta te College, Macomb, Ill. Wa nd a Smit h, M a quon, Ill.

fred and h er hu band R ev. R ayma nd Shah een were in charge of a religiou tou r.

H er talk was informal and most in tere ting. W e are glad to h ave E mily William back with u aga in. Emil h ad been workmg m Wa hi ngton D. C . for a' hile. H EL EN

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