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worthwhile enterprise is the outgrowth of the vlSlon, inspiration, and idealism of its founders, who in spite of difficulties and discouragements keep ever before them the glowing light of their ultimate goal. We of Alpha Sigma Tau are deeply indebted to our founders, through whose devoted consecration and constant faithfulness to their ideals have made it possible for us to enjoy the privileges and opportunities of membership in our sorority. So it is with deep reverence that we pause once each year to pay tribute to the memory of those who made their dreams a reality for us to cherish and continue throughout the years. Therefore I proclaim November 4, 1956, National Founders' Day for the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority to be observed by all the collegiate and alumnae chapters of the organization.

((Hold high the torchy ou did not light its glow 'T was given you from other hands you know 'Tis only yours to keep it burning bright Y ours to pass on, when you no more need light, For there are feet that you must guide And forms go passing by your side. Their eyes are watching every tear and smile And efforts that you think are not worth while Are sometimes just the very help they need A ctions to which their souls would take more heed; So that in turn they'll lift it high and say <I watched my sister carry it this way!' If brighter paths should beckon you to choose Would you small gain compare with all you'd lose? Then hold it high-'you did not light its glow. 'Twas given you from other hands--you know, I think it started down its pathway bright The day the Maker said, <Let there be light!!'"

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Th in k on Th ese Things , Undergraduates .......................... ..

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Trinid ad! as Seen by Two R ovi n g Huntin g ton A lums .. ......

Penl a nd School of H a ndi cra ft s W eaves C loth for Phil a d elphia's Historic Inde pende nce Hall ................ .. .... ..

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Alumnae Ca reers in R eview- Thelma Wilson, Florence H o rn a d ay Summers, Sue Neale McBee, Gwen Frostic, D o rothy Mirth Young, Mrs. Marguerit e R . Juch em, Ola B. Hi ll er, D oroth y Buzek.. ....... .. .............. ........ .... ...... .... ....... 2 2 Collegiate New s .. ...... ......................... .. ... ... ....... ........................ 34

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Entered as ~econd s lass ma terial No vember 25, 1'937 1 at the post office at St. Paul , Mmnesota, under th e act of August 24, 1912. " Acceptance lor mailing at the sp ecial rate ol postage provided lor in Section 3440, P .L. and R., 1948 edition, paragraph d Act of February 28, 1925 ; 39 U . S. Code 283, was authorized October 10, 1949."

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C.OVER PICTURE-ThetaS as Little Toy Soldiers take part in the Panhellenic Sing at Wayne University, Detroit. Michigan.

Think On These Things, Undergraduates Bv

MARY

GAUGHAN

National A wards Chairman

;.\. WHEN an old year closes and the new one dawns, we aspire to better and higher goals and we all make resolutions, many of them to be left unheeded by the wayside as the months quickly rush by. In September another new year started for you, the academic year, one unblemished and full of promise- but the outcome depends on you! As your National Awa rds C hairman, each term I received your marks for evalu ation. At the close of each of these marking priods I am elated by the good work so many of you do, but there is also disappointment for some of our sisters who have not been able to " make the grade." It is regrettable that each year we must drop members who do not or are not able to achieve our requirements, a "C" average, an average required by most school for graduation and organization membership. To show the high regard the society holds for scholastic achievement the national organization awards a cup each year to the chapter having the highest scholastic average for the entire year and a ring to the girl or girls having a straight " A ' average for the entire year. However, the number of girls incurring poor standing, that is, grades below the "C" average, at one time or another in the school year is increasing. This is our problem . What is the solution? Actually the solution is up to YOU , on an individua l and chapter leve l. Nu Chapter has worked ha rd on chapter improvement this pas t year. They are doing it on an individu a l basis, by giving an award to the girl making the most improvement. Iota Chapter has a supervised study pl an, others use the big sister plan, where an upper classman aids a pledge or anyone else in need . These m ethod to help and encourage vary

from chapter to chapter according to the needs. What can your chapter do? The subject of careful membership selection occurs in every fraternity or sorority article on chapter scholarship improvement that I have read within the past year. The Frat ernity Month has also published several articles on scholarship in recent issues. At this time I would like to add a few of my comments on this subject. Do you consider the scholarship of a prospective member when her name is being considered for the rush list ? If she is a freshman have you inquired as to h er high school record? If she is a sophomore, junior, or senior do you inspect a ny further than her previou term g rades? Your advisor can help, for she is given access to the records. This m ay seem an unnecessary step to you, but if you stop to think, the records of the past are like an arrow, that is, they are indica tive of the type of student she is. If she is low in scholarship, joining a sorority will not automatically make her average improve. It is a very difficu lt thing to notify a girl she will have to sever her sorority affiliation because she was una ble to m aintain the required "C " average. This unpleasant situation might possibly be avoided if time was taken to investigate the qualifications of prospective pledges. Do you m aintain a file on suggestions for improvem ent ? If so, you might possibly have one on time budge ting. You must 路 allow so much time p er week for each clas based on the number of hours the clas carries. I suggest that you look into this matter more thoroughly. If you haYe trouble your advisor or coun ellor will be more than glad to a sist you. L et u be like-minded and work tog ther to maintain the high schola ti ta ndard of Alpha igma Tau . THE

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Something Out of Noth ing BY Lucy M oRGAN Beta, Director of P enland S chool of Handicrafts, Penlan d , North Carolina

Mrs. Leila Woody e xpla ining cove rlet she w ove to a group of foreign students at Penland School of Han d icra fts.

is a picture of our good neighbor and community weaver, Mrs. Leil a Woody, and she is explaining this coverlet she wove to a group of our foreign students. Who couldn't make something useful and beautiful if she had the appropriate materials, the necessary tools, and the will to create? But, how many of us, given a bag of looper clips (waste product from hosiery mills), could produce a coverlet as beautiful as this one? Mrs. Woody's niece who worked in the hosiery mills brought her a bag of loopers. Mrs. Woody raveled several of them out, THI S

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discovering tha t none of them had I than eighteen yard of raveled thread, o he planned an eighteen-ya rd warp. Mrs. Woody wa rp with ten end , o she drove ten nail in a board and fastened this board to the wall. She put a looper on each nail, and on her warping bar warped eighteen yard . Then he cu t off all the ends, put up ten more loopers. tied the ten thread to the end he had just warped, and continued with her warping until she had th e nece a ry 1080 threads, each eighteen yard long, which i required for a thirty-six-inch warp for a coverlet. A honeycomb wea,路e 路wa ' hat he want-

ed, and for this weave a fine thread is used for the background and a heavy thread for the honeycomb. The ravelings were all right for the fine thread and she used th-e loopers and filled the bobbins with this. For the heavy threads, she doubled and twisted the ravelings many times to produ ce a thread as heavy as she wanted. The fringe, too, she made of doubled and twisted looper ravelings. That coverlet is a great inspiration to me, and so is Mrs. . Woody. After Mr. Woody had an operation and was having a long slow convalescence, she knew she could not keep him from doing things that would be harmful unless she could keep him busy in some other way. So she persuaded him to weave, which he did well and happily. It isn' t only the foreign students who can get an inspiration from Mrs. Woody, but the group standing with her is a n interested and interesting group. There is Mr. Guillermo M endoza, Director of Voca tional Education for the Philippines; Maria Halva Supervisor of Needlecraft Schools in Helsinki, Finland ; Michito Sato of Japan ; Bobg Wha Kim and Huun J a Kim of Korea . These last three were sent to us by the For-

eign Division of the National YWCA. One time when we were having a Guild workshop at Penland, a suggestion was made by someone that those who do the weaving cannot afford to own hand weaving. Someone else was very sad to think that those who did these beautiful things cou ld not afford to use and enjoy them. Knowing that "seeing is believing," I hopped in my little car and went out to Mrs. Woody's and gave her a little of the situation and asked her to help in showing the assembled aathering from six to eight states how weaving was done and used in our community. We took a coverlet off her bed, woven place mats and napkins off the dining ta ble, a bureau scarf off the bureau, and Mrs. Woody and her daughter donned their own ha nd-woven dresses, and back we went to the meeting. I was just as proud to introduce Mrs. Woody as if she had been Mrs. Pres ident of the United States. I asked her to show her coverlet and tell how she had m ade it, and she spoke before the group with more poise than the average, and made one of the best talks of the whole conference.

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Trinidad! as seen

Two Roving Huntington Alums ;t J UNE 22, 1955, Shelba Pew and I , M adge

Skeen, r.1embers of Huntington 's A~T alumnae group, left New York fo r a three weeks' cruise of the Caribbean Sea aboard the SS Planter. Stops included ports on the northern part of V enezuela, Aruba, Trinidad, and Puerto Rico. Wh a t began as a three weeks' cruise was extended to a four weeks' affair when a n unfortuna te occurrence at C aripito ca used the ship to be detained up a jungle river- an exciting episode but not a comfortable one. However, our next stop a t exotic Trinidad and the hospitality affo rded us by Dr. Lyons and his lovely family, fellow passengers who were returning to their home a t Port Au Spain, more than m ade up for the incident. We loved the lush tropical trees we saw in Trinidad, but were so sorry that we were unable . to hear a steel ba nd or any calypso m USIC.

Highlights of this exciting vacation included : a trip to the fabulous city of Caracas whose colorful modern a rchitectu re is breathtakingly beautiful .. . a shopping tour of the duty-free ports of Aru ba, where we bought our Swiss watches a nd a few bottles of French perfume- Shelba succumbed to "Joy" . . . a motor trip to San J uan a nd lunch a t the glamorous Caribe Hilton . . . browsing in the native ma rkets and the buying of some ha ts so ta rtling in wid th that I thought best to dona te them to our Spanish department . . . and always Shelba's picture ta king, the whi te doves in the recesses of an old church in qu ain t Poto Cabello, or the lizards on the plaza , or the Indians of Maracaibo who were so very camera shy, or that Seama n's Club wh ere the dog was chained a nd th e m onkey ran free. THE ANCHOR

Life on shipboard is a sa tisfying, relaxing adventure; the camaraderie between the passengers and offi cers is often a n enlightening and enriching experienc . Fun was had in li ttle ways : watching for porpoises . . . pi tching qu oits . . . ch a tting . . . d rinking endless cups of coffee . .. listening to those records that p rom pted J ulian, a N ew York businessman, to improvise what we called " the rag mop dance" because his wig bore a marked resemblance to the lounge m op . The fl ight home from Savan nah concluded our second cruise. I'm afra id we are addi ct forever !- M ADGE SKEE .

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TWO DEANS GET CLIPPED

Madge Skeen (back to came ra ). Hunting ton alum and teacher of English and journalism a t Huntington East High School. clipped an inch off the trouser of Jack Chapman, dean of men. at a money raising a ffair for the March of Dimes . Boyce Yarbrough and Doug Gre enbee, dean at Huntington Central High School. also participated.

Penland School of Handicrafts Weaves Cloth for Philadelphia's Historic Independence Hall R eprint ed fr om " The Asheville Citizen-Times," Asheville, North Carolina

t THE Penland School of Handicrafts is half through its honor job of weaving 100 yards of green baize cloth for historic Independence Hall at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The cloth will be fashioned into table covers in connection with the restoration of the building sponsored by the National Federation of Women's Clubs. The clubs raised $200,000.00 to finance the project. The request for the weavi ng was made to the school by the National Park Service, which is in charge of the restoration project. T echnical and historical research was carried out for two years in order to assure a completely authentic restoration in every way. Researchers located a sma ll sample of 17th century baize in England , and this plain-weave, olive green fabric was sent to the Penland School with a request it be duplicated. Such a proj ect involves several problems, and it was necessary to carry out considerable research and experimentation. The proper type of wool fibre had to be found in order to reproduce the same yarn qualities, and it was necessary to experiment with dyeing and spinning. Finally, the proper loom techniques had to be employed in order to weave a fabric identical with the old sample. The yarn used in the original fabric was of course hand spun, but it was more practical from the standpoint of time involved to produce if prossible the same qualities of size and twist in a machine-spun yarn. Modern textile machinery could not be used . But for many years the Penland School was worked with an old water-powered woolen mill in the mountains of Ashe County, in the spinning of homespun type ya rns. At 6

Penland weavers use grade A wool fresh from the sheep's back for weaving historic baize cloth for Independence Hall.

this mill the experimentation and the fin al production of the yam was carried out. The Littlewood were mill people in York~ shire, England, and, looking for better opportunities, John Littlewood, fir t of that name in this country, came to North Carolina, and taking up a boundary of land he set up a custom mill, such a wa common in the early day . In thi sort of mill cu tom spinning was done for local peopl who brought in their wool clip and the â&#x20AC;˘ received back 'a rn for hand wea in Âˇ or THE .-\ NCH R

sometimes blankets woven by the mill. The equipment in this old mill was installed along at the close of the last century, and has bee11 in constant use ever since. The present John Littlewood operates what is probably the only one-man wool en mill in the nation to-day. H e carries out all the processes by himself and employs no hdp. He goes out into the countryside and buys his own wool, brings it back to the mill and dyes it in an old iron pot- a true demonstration of the term "Dyed in the wool. " H e accurately mixes his various dyelots of raw wool in carding to get th e exact color he wants. The carding machin es, long obsolete and of the type discarded elsewhere years ago, are beautiful examples of the machinist's art. The original green a nd blue paint is well preserved on them and they are decorated with beautiful scrolls and designs in gold and black. Spinning is carried on with a n old-style "mule spinner"- a mechanization of the actual movements employed in hand spinning. When the experimenta tion a t the mill was completed, James Mulcahy, museum specia list of Independence N ationa l Pa rk, came to see the actual spinning of the yarn started, and he took an enthusiastic pa rt in starting off the several processes in the production of the yarn. The weaving of the cloth is being done by Col. John Fishback, an instru ctor in hand weaving at the school and a technical advisor to the Lily Mills of Shelby, who manufacture a line of hand weaving yarns. Col. Fishback is a perfectionist in his weaving and has been able to reprodu ce exactly the 17th century fabric sample found in th e British Museum by the researchers. A loom for the weaving of the material was made and loaned to the school by L. W. Macomber, maker of hand looms in Saugus, Massachusetts. The weaving is now in prog ress, some yardage has been completed and is ready for the finishing process which consists of thorough washing, followed by stretching and drying on outdoor tenter fram es. THE ANCHOR

Beating the wool in order to distribute the oil.

Many steps later. when the wool has been dyed. carded, and spun. it was woven by expert weaver. Col. John Fishback. L. W. Macomber. loom manufacturer, looked on.

European Holiday Bv L u ciLLE M. PETE RSON , Sigma, Parliamentarian of Alpha Sigma Tau ;\; MARCH 21 was the first day of spring but New York City was still in the grips of unseasonal storms. We breathed a sigh of relief as the taxi gradually worked its way crosstown, over the bumpy, snow and traffic clogged streets to the Pier where lay anchored the Queen Elizabeth . In a short time she glided majesti call y out the Hudson and passed sister piers, the sta tely Sta tue of Liberty and the ever fascinating New York skyline. The crossing, quite rough at first, gradually became smooth. Shipboard life settled down to an agreeable routine of reading, relaxing on the deck, and enjoying games, movies, dancing, pleasant meals and afternoon tea. Early the fifth day there was much excitement as France was sighted . Before noon we had docked, disembarked a t the port of Cherbourg, and were comfortably settled on the boat train for Paris. R emembrances oi winter va nished as we viewed from our compa rtment the beautiful Normandy countryside. The greenness, the trim farms, and the quaint towns, looking like the charming illustra tions of a Boutet de Monvel book, delighted us. At dusk we pulled into Paris, the m agnificent hea rt of France. Paris Is Ex pensive Pa ris is a wonderful city and I loved every p art of it- the old, gray buildings, the colorfu l sidewalk cafes, the beautiful parks, the wide boulevards, the well controlled, quiet traffi c (no horn blowing is allowed ), the little sight-seeing boa ts on the Seine, the picturesqu e book sta lls along the left bank, the elegant shops of the Rue de Ia Paix, the a ttractive patisseries (with their delicious pastries), the flower ma rkets, the gallant gendarmes, cafB au lait and croissants, the art treasures a t the L ouvre, the m agnificent Cathedral of Notre D ame on the ancient Ile de Ia Cite, and the many other famous landmarks, like the T our Eiffel, the Arc de Tri-

omphe, and Sacre Coeur. Bu t I m ust add that it is also a very expensive city, one of the highest-priced in the world. We completed arrangements for the French car with which we were to tour the continent. It was a petite, blue R enault, equipped with a brillian t red, international license, a town and country horn, amber lights, directiona l igna ls and twenty-one horse power! After leaving Paris we motored through the beautiful L oire V a lley, famous for its many elabora te cha teaux. After ove rnight stops a t the highly industrialized city of Bordeau and the famous resorts of Biarritz and St. J ean-de-Luz we crossed the frontiere to Spa in. Primitive M ethods in S pain Spain is most fascina ting. It offers the tourist an unforgettable panorama of rugged mountains, of acres of g reen olive woods, of crystal clear blue kies, of clean modern cities, of sun-drenched, dusty brown villages, of toiling people, of primitive methods of fa rming, of sma ll groups of women sewing in the late afternoon sun, of p airs of soldiers sta tioned at the ent rances to lonely country roads, and of the magnificent historic ruins left by the various peoples who controlled it. Madrid, th e highest capitol in Europe, i a clean city where the m ain streets are hosed daily. It m oves a t a tremendou pace. Every evening, from 7 : 00 p.m. until 8 : 30 p.m. the streets are fill ed with throngs of people enj oying the evening paseo (or wa lk ) . It constantly reminded m e of Times Square on ew Yea r's Eve. Dinner is not served until 9 : 00 p .m . (and tha t is unfashionably early) . Theater performances are at 7 :00p.m . and 11:00 p .m . Nea r M adrid are th ree famous site : Segovia, a picturesque town perch ed high on a hill and famous for an a ncient, R om an aqu ed uct a nd II th centur Alcazar! T oledo, THE ANCHOR

known for its churches, cathedrals, synagogues, and fine Toledo ware ; and EI Escorial, the grim, severe monastery, built by Phi lip II and now the hurial place of most of the Spanish kings. Then there is gay, flower-fi lled evill e, where the famou feria is held yearly; enchanting Granada, with its priceless Moorish Alhambra ; tropical Algeci ras, ga teway to Gibraltar and Tangiers; the lo\'ely, northern seasi de resort of St. Seba tian; the charming resort towns on the Costa Brava ; and beautifu lly modern Valencia and Barcelona . There is considerable poverty in Spain. wages are low, and living costs for th e tourists are comparatively cheap. There are many excellent private hotels and in so me places the government has provided inns call ed alb erges or paradores. Often th esf' are situated in historic spots, and always the food. accommodation, and service are sp len d id .

The Royal Palace of Prince Rainier of Mon aco.

Royal Guard a t the palace entrance at Monaco.

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F airytale-like Monaco After thr w ks in Spain w r turn d to France and motor d across the famou s Mcditcrran a n Coast, th e' Co D ' Azure. First we njoyed the Est r I Cornich , wJ:ter th ere are no sandy beaches but where th lovely, red cliffs dip down sharply in the blu e wat rs of the Mediterranean. Then we foll owed the w 11-known Rivi ra coast, with its bea utiful , reso rt citi s of annes, .Ju a n-l es- Pins, Nice, a nd Menton , known for th eir flow er-lin d boardwalks, beautiful beac hes, luxury hotels, and inte rnational cli entele. Of course, we visited famou s Monaco although we were a w ek too late for th e much publicized wedding. We wer captivated with this fairytale-likc kingdom, perched high on a rock jutting into th e blue M editerra nean. Th e Castle looks very charming and th e guards look like peppermint stick, candy soldiers. The Casino i \路cry grand , and everything in th e kingdom seems bright and neat. Flags of th e U nited State and Mon aco waved from publi and pri\路ate buldings. Friendly I taly Ita ly is a nother touri t's paradi with its lush vegetation, profuse flowers, fascinating, art citi es with th eir R enaissance treasure , fri endly peopl e, a nd deli cio u food . It i difficult to realize, as you view the e idence of past glories, that Italy is now a econdrate power. We sha ll never forg t Venice- it ca na l gondolas, flowers, pa laces, and bu y t. Mark's Square with the pea ling ampanile, outdoor restaurants a nd orchestras hundred of people, friendly pia-eons a nd ornate Byzantine Cathedral. Rome is a Yery co mopolitan city and we were continu ally excited with the extensive forums, temples, and other ancient ruin . We climbed the leaning Tower of Pi a. attended a performance of Samson and D elilah, at La Scala in Milan, in pected the ruts left by Roman chariots in the street of Pompeii , admired the exquisite R enai sance treasures at Siena and Florence marvelled at the Greek temples at Paestum and were greatly excited with the rurrged beauty of the Amalfi Drive. After o much beauty

and charm it was quite difficult to say A 'Riverderci I talia. Switzerland is an attractive country with magnificent scenery, snow-capped mountains, picturesque towns and chalets, and comfortable hotels. In spite of three languages it seems well unified. We climbed the majestic Jungfrau to a height of over 11,000 feet, by means of three cogwheel railways; visited a cheese facory in Langnau, and completely encircled beautiful Lake Geneva. The very French city of Geneva impresses all who dream of world peace. We spent only a short time in Germany and found that it has made tremendous recovery since the war. We were both enchanted with old Heidelberg. It was like walking on the stage set of The Student Prince to visit its old Castle, famous University, Student Taverns, cathedrals, and bridge across the Neckar. On Whit Monday we drove down the Rhine. The many castles, vineyards, famous Lorelei Rock, busy passenger boats, and many Germans enjoying their holiday all increased the pleasure of the trip. Being historically minded we both enjoyed a side trip to Aachen (or Aix-la-Chapelle) where the Holy Roman Emperors were crowned and where is located a ninth century cathedral started by Charlemagne.

Holland Is R ebuilt Holland is another delightful, clean, friendly, and prosperous country. We were much impressed with Rotterdam. It has a perfectly, tremendous harbor. The center of the city, which was completely levelled during the War, has been rebuilt into one of the most modern areas on the continent. It is called the " Fifth Avenue of Europe." The Hague is interesting for its Peace Palace and government bui ldings. Amsterdam. the largest city in Holland, is sort of a northern Venice with its many canals and old buildings. Delft, home of the famous pottery, is an enchanting town, too, with a colorful flower market and many picturesque canals. We discovered that the traditional windmills are quite scarce; that almost everyone in Holland ride bicycles and the resulting 10

traffic is terrific ; that in Vollendam the people really do still wear costumes; that some people in rural areas actually wear wooden shoes; that the tulip fields around Haarlem are vast panoramas of colors ; and that almost every house in Holland has a flower garden or blossoming plants in the front window. After leaving Holland we enjoyed another part of France. We visited Reims, site of the most beautiful of the European cathedrals (in my opinion ) and famous for the manufacture of champagne. Rouen, a charming, Gothic art city, is precious for its connection with the French national heroine, Jeanne d'Arc. We drove through the provinces of Normandy, Picardy, and Flanders, all heavily damaged during the \l\1ar. At Calais we took the ferry across the English Channel. Contrary to our expectations, the Channel crossing was very smooth a nd in less than two hours we had sighted the famed White Cliffs of Dover. It was a bit frightening to drive off the Ferry, to forget a lifetime habit of keeping to the right, and to start out on the left side of the road.

Th e Charm of England It is really difficult to describe the charm of England. It is a beautiful country, with fascinating towns, delightful country inns, winding roads, lovely flowers, and courteous, friendly people. London is so interesting, I believe, because we in the United States, with our traditionally close association with this country, have heard of so many of the places. Picadilly Square, 10 Downing Street, Buckingham and St. James Palaces, Big Ben, Trafalgar quare, H yde Park, the Tower of London, Westrninister Abbey, just to name a few, are like old friends to Americans. So are the two beautiful college towns of Cambridge and Oxford. Of course, every tourist goes to Stratford, but surprisingly enough, this does not seem to spoil it. We prolonged the spirit of England by returning home on the English liner, Mauratania. And, by that time, being first and foremost Americans, we looked forward to seeing once more the Statue of Liberty the New York Skyline, and home. THE ANCHOR

What Kind of Alumn a Are You? Bv ELLENJANE GoHLKE SoLTEsz,

Past President, Detroit Alumnae ;t. ANOTHER year for alumnae chapters is beginning. Many of us have recently had or are soon planning initiations for new members. To girls who, by virtue of college graduation, have newly moved into your area, or those who just have never affiliated, are ready for the final step in membership of Alpha Sigma Taus-belonging to an alumnae chapter-we ask: What kind of members will you be? Will you be lasting and loyal, or the kind that join and soon fade away? Prospective alumnae chapter members ask: What kind of friendship will be offered? Am I really welcome in this group, is there something of value here for me? Both views are important. An alumnae chapter, to be effective, must have good strong members. But-such a group-indeed any group- must also radiate the kind of friendiness and a sense of ((you BELONG with us" that made us all choose Alpha Sigma Tau as our sisterhood way back in the beginning. For each bf us an adjustment needs to be made. And I think it will be easier if we approach these new experiences in sorority membership not with the attitude of what can they give to me- but, what do I have to offer them . Every group needs from time to time "new blood" as the saying goes-people with new ideas and enthusiasm. On the other hand, the experience of the older member is not to be lightly dealt with. To you new members I would say: have courage, be understanding, be patient. Have courage to get to our meetings and make yourself and your ideas known; be understanding wh en your wonderful new idea is thrown out the window (it might have been tried before), maybe you won't agreemaybe you feel there's a way it can be acT H E ANCHOR

complished- if so, compromise a little and try again; be patient- all things look b tt r in the light of knowing about them, so giv your new membership time to take hold. To those of us who have been alumnae chapter members for a while I would like to present the word EFFORT. Perhaps your chapter faces a membership problem similar to one faced by us; that of having on an active roster only a small percentage of potential alumnae memb r . Why do you suppose this is? Many of our alumnae would like to be active members but can't because of being newly married, small children, distance from meetings, jobs, or other responsibilities. So, interest can't always mean participation. Some are beyond the interests of groups as ours. Some we never hear from at all, year in and year out. To such members I maintain that no matter what your life entails, there is room somewhere for Alpha Sigma Tau- if it be only one meeting a year, financial assistance to a pet project, perhaps only answering the corresponding secretary's yearly card with a correct name and address, or a note to the alumnae representative for the chapter new letter. Each of us knows the kind of alumnae member we can be. If you fit into one of the groups already mentioned, not much more can be said. However, if you're the active type of member-one who enjoys attending meetings and holding office-you show the ability for intere t and participation. You are expending EFFORT. Therefore I am directing the following ' ord to you. I feel strongly that the increa e of alumnae membership is the responsibility of our kind of member. And, if your chapter i finding membership a problem ou must find out why and do something about it. (CONTIN UED ON P AGE

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Campus Oueens Margaret Bueker, Beta, was Homecoming Queen at Central Michigan College.

Jackie Jones, Chi. reigned on Shepherd College campus as Homecoming Queen.

Frances F'eduska. Delta, {center) was chosen Queen of the Carnation Ball by Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

Amy Sheehan, Alpha Alpha. was on the Homecoming Queen's Court at Ball Stale Teachers College. Muncie, Indiana.

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Donna Jean File. Alpha De lta, was Dade County Maid of Milk, Oza rko p rincess. and "Who's Who."

Mary Jo Bergin, Alpha Alpha, was elected to the Junior Prom Queen's Cour t.

Shirley CaldwelL Delta. was an honor attendant to the May Queen at Indiana State Teachers College.

June Chambers. Alpha Epsilon. was Homecoming Queen and Seal Hall Queen and named to "Who's Who."

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Bonnie Arnold, Chi, was a princess in the court of Queen Shenandoah at the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Virginia.

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Sharon Riley, Alpha Epsilon. reigned as Queen of Delta Sigma Phi's annual Carnation Ball.

Martha Brazil. Alpha Gamma. was chosen Sweethea rt by Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity.

Patricia Beard, Alpha Gamma. is Swee the art of Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity.

Ross Podolan. Beta, was honore d by Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity as Sweetheart for the White Rose formal.

Gail Reveley, .Alpha Gamma, waa chosen to reign as Queen ol the White Rose prom.

Sweethearts

Corolyn Cusac, Alpha Delta. was named Orchid of Sigma Pi fraternity and first attendant to Springfield's "Miss Merrie Christmas."

Mona Davenport, Beta, reigned over the annual Military Ball as Regimental Commander.

Charlene Roger'S, Alpha Gamma, was elected "Forever Darling" of the Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity after being Sweetheart three consecu路 tive years.

Salute to "Who's Who" Whc's Who Among Student s zn American Colleges and Universities

Mu riel BoswelL Zeta Ta u

Joan Fanning, Alpha Lambda

Norma eff, I ota Dorte Schwerdt, Pi Muri el Boswell, Zeta Tau Louise Wilder, Zeta Tau J a nis Purtle, Upsilon Elizabeth Dupslaff, Upsilon Mary Sue Missimer, Psi Mary Frances Brickey, Psi Lu Ann Settlemyre, Alpha Alpha Jo Ann Browning, Alpha Gamma Dot Graves, Alpha Gamma Mary Frances R eede r, Alpha Gamm; Ruth Stone, Alpha Gamma Dodie Walton, Alpha Gamma K ay Hine, Alpha D elta Donna J ean Fite, Alpha D elta Eva K eil, Alpha Epsilon Bett y Ross. Alph a Epsilon Sue Brown, Alpha Epsilon Donna D erkson, Alpha Epsilon Doris D erkson, Alph a Epsilon K a y Nordgren, Alpha Epsilon Georgianna H ast, Alpha Epsilon Marilee Benedi ct, Alpha Epsilon Jun e Chambers, Alpha Epsilon Joan Fanning, Alpha L ambda Jo Ann M anning, Chi Joa n K ersh aw, Chi

Mary Frances Bricke y. Psi

Luann S ettlemyre, Alp ha Alp h a

Mary Sue MiRsmer, Psi

Jo Ann Browning. Alpha Gamma

Kay Hine, Alpha Delta, is stale champion debater of Missouri, allschool oratory champion. " Little National" oratory champion, Alpha Psi Omega {honorary dramatics fraternity) , and "Who's Who."

Ruth Harris. Beta, is president of Associated Women Studenh;, and winner of the 1956 Student Senate award.

Campus Leaders

Lynda Overton, Alpha Gamma. has been on the Dean's Honor Roll every semester. She is publicity director of Hearl and Key. social director of Future Teachers Association.

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Joan Harvey, Psi, is winner of the Duke Memorial Scholarship.

Sandra Dishongh, Alpha Gamma. Alpha Chi {honorary scholastic fraternity). class favorite.

Upsilon's Oueens .t QuEENS are becoming a habit for the Alpha Sigma Taus at Arkansas State Teachers College. Three queens have been chosen this year at ASTC and all of these have been Alpha Taus. The first queen named this year was Janis Purtle, who reigned as Homecoming Queen. Also in the royal court was Gwen Gray, another A::ST, who served as senior maid. Janis and her court reigned over all the activities of the weekend including a pep rally, parade, open house, and dance. She was crowned .during the pre-game ceremonies when ASTC played Arkansas A & M. Janis, a junior music major, is active in many school activities including membership in Alpha Chi and Royal R ooters, campus leadership organization, and the Student Christian Association. She is vice president of Alpha Sigma Tau, a majorette with the band, secretary of the junior class, and president of the choir; she was chosen for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges a.nd Universities. Gwen, a senior elementary education major, is pledge mother of Alpha Sigma T au , and has been a maid in the ASTC Founders' Day celebration. This was Gwen's second year to be a football m aid. Our next queen was Wauhilla Adkins, chosen as 1955 Halloween Queen. She was crowned during a special coronation program and reigned over the ASTC Halloween Carnival. Wauhilla, a junior home economics major, is a member of the Panhellenic Council, Student Christian Association, Beta Eta Tau, and Royal Rooters. She h as been a member of the Student Council. Our final queen is Juanita L ankford, chosen by the student body as Queen of the 1956 Scroll, Arkansas State Teacher College yearbook. 18

Juanita, a senior elementary education major, has been historian of Alpha Sigma Tau, was best pledge of 1954, is a member of the Student Christian Association, and has served as the Bride in that organization's annual Old Girl-New Girl Wedding Ceremony held on the campus each fall. So ends our story on our reign of queens, but might we add we're pleased as punch to have them.- NANALOU MciNTURFF.

Conqratulations!

Mark Hinshaw, son of Mrs. Waldo Hinshaw, Alpha Sigma Tau district president. was awarded four scholarships from which he chose the National Merit Scholarship and an honorary Daniel Webster Scholarship for four years at Dartmouth College. Mark will atten'd Dartmouth for four years in preparation for his medical education.

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Janis Purtle, Upsilon. Homecoming Queen at Arkansas State Teachers College, was chosen for "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."

Wauhilla Adkins. Upsilon. was 1955 Halloween Queen.

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Juanita Lankford, Upsilon, was Queen of "The Scroll" for 1956.

Gwen Gra y. Upsilon , was Homecoming Maid fo r the second year.

Jo Ann Browning, Alpha Gamma. is ArkansaS president and regional director of Future Teachers of America, member of Governor's Conference on Education, president of Kappa Delta Pi. vice president of student body, class favorite . Al pha Chi scholarship. and "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."

The Teacher ;t. EvERY PERSO N reaching adult years looks back with affection to a t least one teacher who helped him open the right doors toward the future, and occasiona lly he hea rs the voice of her counsel in times of difficult decisions. H e recalls the quick compliment for the task well done, as well a the occasional rebuke for the moment of mischief. The teacher who is dedica ted to a ca reer of se rvice has th e knack of coaxing and pushing m en of limited gifts to high goals, of encouraging men of high talent to suberb a tta inments. The community is never ou t

of debt to h er for services rendered, and her rewards can' t be m easured in the coin of the realm. She has a secret treasure of satisfaction in the accumulated evidence of men and women in high places who h ave responded to her friendly guidance. To impart wisdom by precept, and to mold charac ter by example, is a lar!!e responsibility accepted by m any noble m en and women in our schools. They are entitled to the understanding of all our people 路 the young in anticipation of life and the old 111 apprecia tion of the benefits re ived. THE A

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Hawaii Comes to CMC's Swimming Pool Bv STUART D. GRoss

R eprinted from "The Saginaw News," Saginaw, Michigan ;\; MT. PLEASANT- Maybe you have the idea that a swimming pool is just a swimming pool. But the Central Michigan College Aqua Ballerinas look at the college's swimming pool and see the Hawaiian I lands. Of course it takes a bit of imagina tion, but the CMC swimmers h ave it, and they brought their imagination to life for the public to enjoy when they put on their water show " H awaii in Aqu a" at the college pool in the Field House. The Aqua Ballerinas, a coeducationa l group sponsored by the Women's R ec reation Association, h as delighted swimming fans with precision numbers at simil ar shows during the past several years. The productions take months to p lan, and hours of tedious reh earsal. Miss Louise Williams, swimming instructor, guides the swimmers to the p erfection necessa ry for a pol ished p erformance. The students write the cript a nd take care of th e stagin rr. This year's show had a cast of thirty-one swimmers. The action took pl ace in Hawaii, and started off with a scene at the big U. S. Naval Base. From th ere the various sequences were narrated by an old m a n, who told the romantic story of the islands to a pretty Navy nurse. Robert Rhode of R emu wa th e narrator, a nd his interested listener was Mary Ellen Collins of Fremont. Interspersed were water ball et scenes depicting a Hawa iian night club with girls in the traditional grass skirts doing the hul a,

a pineapp le grove, and the sacrifi c. of a love ly maiden to the gods that gov rn a vo lcano. This scene was one of the most spectacular in th e show as L ynn Ob erliessen of Ja ckson, the sacrifi cial maid n, dove from a high board through a cloud of smok ( mad with dry ice ) in to th e mouth of the vol-

GAL WITH GOBS Lynn Oberliesen. Beta, of Jacks on. Michigan, poses with Thomas Roberts on (left) and Ronald Straith. of Detroit. The three students had specialty numbers in the aqua show, "Hawaii in Aqua." Lynn was manager of the show.

Central Michigan College's Precision Swimmers pattern USA in fie ld house pool for Aqua Ballerina Show. Taking part in this show were Alpha Sigma Tau's Lynn Oberliesen. Nellie Piper. Carol Bloomer. Shirley Heydrick. Shirley Rogers . Sally Carroll, Julie Kelly. Cynthia Edgerle , and Miss Charlotte Dinman. Advis or.

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Review

Thelma Wilson, Bv H ENRIETTA HAMILTON, Omicron

;\. H ER quiet, m ethodical, and exact m anner would soon tell you she was a busy person engaged in efforts to save human life. The girl involved in this exacting and interesting career is Thelma Wilson- chief medical technologist, assistant to director of labora tories and teaching supervisor of school of medical technology at Beckley M emorial Hospital, Beckley, West Virginia. (This is a new 207 bed hospita l operated by Miners M emorial Hospita l Association of the U. M. W. Welfare Fund.) Thelma was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, and is the oldest of a famil y of fou r girls and one boy. She attend ed public schools in Bluefield, being ve ry路 active in school activities and gradu ated with highest honors from Beaver High School. She enrolled in a three year pre-medica l course at Concord College in September, 1940, preparatory to becoming a medical technologist. She was pledged to Omicron Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority in the fall of 1940, became an active m ember serving as custodian, pledge chairman, and vice-president during the three ensuing yea rs. She was ve ry active in other campus organizations, being listed in W ho's Wh o in American Colleges and U niversities in 1943. She entered the University of Vi rginia Hospital School of M edical T echnology in September, 1943, and completed her training in September, 1944. Thelma began work as junior technologist at Bluefi eld Sanitarium and, upon completion of examination of registry of M edical T echnologist of the American Society of Clinical Pathologist in O ctober, 1944, she obta ined certification as a registered technologist. She

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Thelma Wilson. Omicron

served as medical technologist a t St. M ary's Hospital in Huntington, W est Virgi nia, a nd then returned to Bluefield as m edical tech nologist at St. Luke's Hospital in 1945 . She became chief medica l technologist at this hospita l and served in this capacity until November, 1955, when she assumed her d uties at Beckley M emorial Hospital. Elevating stand ards of labora tory performance and training student technologists has been one of Thelma's m ain interests for the past six years. She was responsible for initia ting affilia tion with C oncord College and St. Luke's School of M edical T echnology, which resulted in approval by State Board of Educa tion for B.S. degree to be given by Concord. The same program has been established at Beckley M em orial Hospital. Thelma was the assistant director of D epartment of Pa thology and School of THE ANCHOR

Medical Technology for the last three years at St. Luke's Hospital. In her present position she has charge of ten technologists, organizing and supervising the performance of over 15,000 lab tests per month. She assists in special tests with the doctors, gives lectures, and supervises training of student technologists. She is responsible for the records of students for college credits. As a member of the West Virginia State Society of Medical Technologists, she has served as editor of society state journal, Th e Microscoop, as board member, secretary, and was president during 1953-54 and 195455 terms. Travelling is one of h er hobbies and h er career has provided opportunities to pur-

sue this hobby. R ec ntly she r turn d from Quebec City, Canada, wher she att nd d the North American Conference of M dical T echnologists. In years past, sh has attended national m etings of Am ri can Society of M edical T echnologists in Louisvi lle, Miami Beach, and New Orleans. Medical technologists are the fact-find r!> of the medical laboratories, performing th e many tests necessary for th tr a tm nt and diagnosing of disease. They a re th assistants, or team worker., of the pa thologists, the medical pecialists who interpret thcs results. Thelma Wilson is inde d a medical technologist, pursuing pa ths of progr ss in her chosen field of work- dedica ted to a better life for hum anity.

Florence Hornaday Summers, xi Newspaper Correspondent HoRNADAY SuMM E RS (Mr . Silas E. Summers), who was sponsor of the Xi Chapter of Alpha SigmaTau when it was organized at Western State College, for the past several years has been local correspondent for The Kansas City Star, Th e Omaha H erald, and Th e St . Jo seph N ews Press. She is the author of more than 100 short historical juvenile stories which have appeared in Junior Joys, Our Y oung People, Children's Comrade, S entinel, Children's Playmate magazine, Girlhoo d Days, Boy's World, Our Boys and Girls, and others . These stories had a four year run over radio station KOAC (Oregon School System ) . Beginning in April, 195 7, her ten-part serial , "David R ankin, Farmer," will open in The Youth World of the Concordia Publishing House. The late David Rankin was the found er and generous benefactor of Tarkio College, Tarkio, Missouri, where Mrs. Summers is

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Florence Hornaday Summers (Mrs. Silas E.). Xi. did her graduate work a t the University of Wisconsin. from which she holds the Master of Arts degree. She holds the Bachelor of Arts de gree from the University of Kansas. a Teacher's diploma from Drake University, and the Librarian's license from the University of Wisconsin Library School.

employed as college librarian. In connection with ·her library work Mrs. Summers ·gi~es a ·six weeks orientation course for incoming freshmen. H er husband, Silas E. Summers, is English chairman of Tarkio College. Her article, " William T emple Hornaday," had a four page spread in The Christian U nion H erald for J anuary 29 of this year. Dr. Hornaday, her late relatiYe, was the

founder and the first director of the New York Zoological Park. H e also is credited with saving from extinction the·Alaskan seal, the pronghorned antelope, the American buffalo and the brandt, and many song birds. It was h e who instigated the law which made it illegal for women to wear bird skin as hat trimmings. Mr . Summers is a member of the DAR and the PEO Sisterhood.

Sue Neale McBee, eta Stenographic Department Head and Authority on Antiques Bv B. L . McBEE (Su e's husband, who switched papers on her, an d sent THE ANCHOR his own ver ion of Sue's Career) ~

Sue Neale McBee. Eta. is head of the Secretarial and Stenographic Department at Hammel Business University, Akron, Ohio.

MR s . SuE NEALE McBEE, now in h er second term as president of the AkronCa nton Alumnae Chapter, i a Tau of the fo rmer active E ta Chapter of K ent State Un iversity and has recently been appointed Eta representative. Susie, as she is known by her orority i ters and close fri ends, has been in the teaching profession since graduating from KSU . Lea Ying K U with high honors in the teaching fi eld, she reported for her fir t a signmen t to Andrew School for Girl in Willoughby, Ohio, where she taught English, piano, dramatic , and the commercial subjec ts. Thi was a big th rill in her life becau !'! she wa working with teen-age girl . While she was teaching a t Andrews, she took the respons ibili ty of a younaster who e family was broken. The mother had pa ed a way. Su ie guided her through her young adul t yea r . M arilyn i now a young lad married and living in California. Su ie plan to vi it Marilyn and her hu ba nd m April of n xt year. ( CONT I N

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With fingers doctors once s aid never could write, Gwen Frostic, Alpha, feeds stock into the high speed press with which she reproduces note papers and greeting cards from her own blockprint designs.

Gwen Frostic Polio Victim Does Own Designing and Printing BY BENITA BROWN R eprinted with permission of Wom en's News Service ;t. FRANKFORT, MICH. , June

(WNS ) -On the back wall of a one-room print shop in this summer resort town ha ngs a dogeared sign that rea ds: "Nothing in this worl d is so powerful as an idea whose time has come." Outside a nea rby window a diminutive spot of yard, wedged between the building and a gasoline station, is the feeding ground for about 150 eastern evening grosbeaks. The motto and the grosbeaks eem symbolic of the life led here by diminutive Gwen Frostic, whose love of beauty and dedica tion to ideas have impelled her to pursue an unusual and rewarding career. One do ubly remarkabl e for a woman who • suffered a polio attack so severe as a baby that physicians predicted she never would be able even to write. Miss Frostic shares her feeling for the lovely things of nature with her fellow men through the m edium of note paper and THE ANCHOR

greeting card made from her own blockprint designs. Though Mis Fro tic' work i very mod ern in its econom y an d implicity of design, a ruby- throated hummingbird-or a grosbeak- sti ll looks exactly like what it's supposed to right down to the tip of its tail. The co lor .qualities of the inks h e mixe herself, the effects achieved with an' ecoz:yomy of line and the a uthenticity of ubj ect ma tter in Mis Frostic' print hav · made th ~ products of her tiny printing e tabli hm nt sought after by tourists and art lo er . H er work a ] o is notable for the unu ual paper which she elect herself and th portfolios of her own de ign in which she packages it. Yet, Miss Frosti point out, when h entered grade school her in tructm told her pa rents they wouldn't attempt to t ach her to write becau e her coordination wa IX before . he so poor. Indeed she wa lea rn ed to \va lk . In spite of uch di couraging beginnin . he not only lea rned to write but al o ha acquired a variety of kill · that would amaze the p imistic teacher .

Interested in art since childhood, Miss Frostic graduated in that department from Michigan State Normal a t Ypsilanti and later took graduate work in art at Western Michigan College at Kalamazoo. After teaching for a year she began a business of her own in art m etal-work and design in her home town of Wyandotte, Michigan. As in every field of her endeavor, the business flourished- until World War II brought on a metal shortage and the hard manual labor brought on the realization that her productive years in this type of business would be limited . During the war she did design work at the Ford bomber plant a t Willow Run . Following the war, her desire for selfexpression led her into the printing field. In 1951, Miss Frostic opened a shop here and operated it during Jul y and August. She found great inspiration in this setting on the shore of Lake Michigan and this in turn seemed to lead to increased demand for her work. In 1955, she moved to Frankfort permanently, so tha t, as she puts it, "I could be nearer the things I wanted to draw"insects, trees, flowers, and animals, as well She expanded her business as birds. through mail Qrders. As the demand for her work increased, Miss Frostic began to find it increasingly difficult to take time for field trips and sketching. These were made n ecessary by her self-demand for complete authenticity in subject matter as well as by her constant need for new m aterial. Investment in a utomatic printing equipm ent in the form of a platen press-gave her more time for design and provided her with a greater range of production. In addition to running a successful designing and printing business, called Presscraft Papers, Miss Frostic finds time to teach a class in craft at the local Arts and Crafts Club. She also is an active m ember of the Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs and is editor of its state bulletin. She is a member, as well, of the American Audubon Society.

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Upon her marriage to B. L. McBee, she left Andrews to teach with him at Hammel Business University, where she is still teaching, as head of the Secretarial and Stenographic D epartment. She has been responsible for the founding of a number of girl groups, as well as a local business sorority, and was sponsor of Alpha Iota, the largest international business sorority in the world, for twelve years. Working with young girls a nd entertaining those groups in her home h as been her life work and she prefers it to any other profession. Susie loves h er home dearly and is constantly redecorating and reading decorators magazines and books on American and foreign antiques. She is very much interested in dinner plates and has a very wonderful collec tion of fin e pieces. She has two hobbies. She loves traveling by auto in this scenic country of ours, and buying and refinishing a ntiques a nd upholstering furniture. Bob, her eighteen-year-old son, the apple of h er eye, is now a student at K ent State University. H e has two cou rses in mind a t the present time. Beginning his third year, he will study for the ministry. Since he was three, h e h as always wanted to become an Episcopalian minister, or enter the field of law. Any T au is as close to Sue as the telephone and her doors are always open to them.

Collegiate Chapter Officers EFFICIENCY AWARD

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Dorothy Mirth Young,Iota Designer-Weaver

Dorothy Mirth Young, Iota, designer-weaver. held her first one-man textile exhibit at the Sharon, New Hampshire, Art Center. in August. 1956.

;\; THE designer-weaver .part of my life, I suppose, is wha t you would find of most interest. It rea ll y has to fit in around all the other things that are done by a ny wife and mother. My husband is president of the Keene Teachers College, a nd our two sons will both be away at their respective colleges this fall. All three of them have been encouraging and helpful in the development of my interest in textile and textile designing. They even help with gathering cat-tails, and wild grasses, at carpentry, or warp winding. What started seventeen years ago with my THE ANCHOR

being a member of a class of beginning weavers h as developed into a profession of real challenge for me. Weaving I found was a hobby that I could fit in around and with family life. In addition to learning the actual weaving techniques ther is opportunity for continual study at museums, libraries, in craft and art classes, and the fun of experimenting and creating at the loom. And h aving done a lot of that, others want to know how also and th us I h ave been teaching weaving classes this past winter. Ta~ble linen have been the part of my weaving that have mad it possible for me to buy excellent loom and also to pay for a trip to Europe during a recent summer to learn more of th e arts and crafts in England and the S andinavian countries. It is fun to weave for exhibitions, and I had my fir t one-man textile exhibit at Sharon, ew H ampshire, Arts Center in August, 1956. Ju t now, hot off my wide loom, is fourteen ya rds of casement cloth which wa used in a contemporary room at the New H ampshire Arts and Craft Fair the first week in August. Included was also路 a flossa rug, whi h I call " Sunlight and Shadow," woven with the linen and wool yarns I purchased in Sweden. One very exciting weaving experience \ as th ree week ' study last ummer at Haystack. Mountain School, Liberty, Maine, with Mrs. Ani Albers a teacher. M y two weaving ta lk - "Weaving from Far Places," in which I use my collection of European and other textiles路 and "W eaving with Native Craft Materials"- ha e made it pos ible for me to get acquainted with many others with interest in ' ea ing and designing.

Mrs. Marguerite R. Juchem. Nu "Woman of th e Yea r" Bv EDNA PARSONS, Denve r Alumnae Editor

;t. MRs. MARG UERITE R. J uc HEM, alumna of Nu Chapter, 1932, at Colorado State College of Education, has served education in Colorado since her first classroom teaching days through her county superintendency in Jefferson County, Colorado, and currently as supervisor of secondary education for the Colorado State D epartment of EducatiDn, which position she has held for the past nine and a half years and during the past year has acted as direc tor of accreditation. The extent and effec tive quality of her service to Colorado school children is indicated by the many honors of sta te-wide and international scope awarded to Mrs. Juchem in recent years. In 1947 she was the first alumnus of Colorado State College of Education to receive the annual Outstanding CSCE Alumnus Award, presented to her at homecoming ceremonies that year. In 1953 she was signally honored by b eing chosen one of seven American educators to be invited by the German government to visit that country fo r two months to eva luate the curriculum in German schools. In 1954 she was awarded the honor of " Woman of the Yea r" by Business and Professional Women's Club of J efferson County. Several secondary school publications which she prepared for publica tion by the Colorado State D epartmen t of Education gained wide and favorabl e re. ponse from educa tors across the country.

T wo App.o intments by Gov ernor Other recognition of her interest in public affairs came in two appointments by the GDvernor of Colorado, a a sistan t deputy of civil defense in ch arge of public school a nd as secreta ry of the Sta te Board of

Standards of Child Care. She also was named chairman of the advisory committee on school health. H er service has been in many fields related to the welfare and education of children, some in connection with her supervisory position and others b ecause of her personal interest and enthusiasm. These fields include school health, civil defense, driver education and many other .

Inside German 路S chools H er broad vision, e-xperience, and wisdom in public education matters are evidenced by her reactions to what she saw in German schools. She returned from the tour of G ermany with the strong conviction that the exchange teacher program is really paying off. She saw that German schools, whose teachers had visited the democratic schools of the United States, had more democratic operations a nd a more informal type of program a nd the children asked question and worked together in groups much more freely than in those schools which had not had visitation of their teachers to the United States. Earl y this ummer another m emorable experience came when Mrs. Juchem and her eleven-year-old granddaughter, Gail Ray Barton, took a six week ' tour of the Caribbean area, leavi ng D enver June 11 and n~颅 turning July 20. They vi ited the Dominican R epublic, J am aica, three port in V enezuela including Caracas the I land of Trinidad and Dutch Guiana (Suriname) .

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emi-savage Djuka tribes. T hey found th capital city of Suriname, Paramaribo th most colorful plac they vi it d becau of the fact that the city remains in almost the same condition a when it wa fir t s ttlcd after the discovery of Ameri a. Some of the buildings h ave been repaired and r modeled insid e but the exteriors are kept a they were originally. All the b u in s blocks h ave porches in front with porch boxes of flowers a nd visitor walk along the sidewalks with a canopy of porches overhead. Th ere is a cosmopoli tan atmosphere everywhere with people from China, J apan, India, and European coun tries wearing their native costume . For instance, a Chinaman passes by wearing long trOlL ers with blouse slit up the sides, a long queue and a skull cap. H er Sho es D isint egrated

A trip on the island of Trinidad to Pitch L ake, known as Asphalt Lake, to see the tar deposit provid ed a novel experi ence. Mrs. J uchem wore nylon hoes and when they finished a walking tou r an d returned to Port of Spain, she discovered her nylon shoes had disintegrated and she was barefoot with toes black with tar. The only hoes available to buy, made by Hindu , were sandals of red and purple straps attached to a sole, leaving blackened toe much in evidence. T wo D istinct Classes of Peo ple

Concerning schools in that area, Mrs. Juchem commented that most of the chool they saw were on Trinidad and were coeducational except some of the private schools established principally for the upper classes. Trinidad has two distinct cla es, the wealthy upper class and the very poor. The schools on Trinidad ha d the same building pl an, with a roof for shelter, open sides and shutters which could enclose the building from rain. Mo t Caribbean countries have very fine universities, one of the most complete being the one on the island of J amaica, which has beautiful grounds, fifteen to twenty buildings, including men's THE ANCHOR

Mrs. Marguerite R. Juchem. N.u. is supervisor of secondary education for the Colorado State Department of Education.

and wom en' s dormitorie , and a large nrollment of student from all countrie in the Caribbean, both British and independent. The university ha department of agriculture, enginee ring, medicine, cien e and a teachers college in connection . Universities of Santo Domingo and Caraca have bea utiful grounds and building , the latter campus with land caped terrace . Mrs. Juchem took many colored picture throughout the trip and reported the weather delightful. The temperature, even within three and a ha lf mile of the equator was n ver hotter than eighty- even d gree . As for the value of the trip to her granddaugh ter, sh e believes it wa worth two years of education to her becau e he no\ knows the meaning of ueography first-hand no t just as spots on a paper map ; and he has gained knowledge and appre iation of other people, their way of livina their u 路toms and idea which she ould ne\ er ha,路e gotten from books.

The Work of

Ola B. Hiller,

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"These Are Your Schools" is a regular weekly public service featur~ on a commercial radio station in which the author interprets school policies, programs, and events.

t THE local Alpha Sigma Tau members and your editor have urged me to write an article describing my work with the Flin t schools and the M ott F oundation Program. I suspect that the local members have been confused by the various titles which have appeared in the newspapers: Director of radio a nd television education, manager of station WFBE, holder of a Ballenger Cha ir in communications, coordinator of radio and television for the Mott Founda tion program, and publ ic relations director. Actually, my officia l title is administrative assistant in charge of information and communica tions. Do you wonder that this title is seldom seen in print ? In order to understand the services for which I am responsible, one m ust kno~v something of

Teachers and citizens learn abo1,1t the programs and purposes of WFBE on School-Community Day. 路

the phi losophy and organization of the Flint school ystem. Flint's community schools, serving children and ad ults around the clock, are the h ub of community activities. Their facilities are used for educa tional, recreational, and social gatherings for all ages from any area of the city at any time of the day or evening. Their varied programs, facilitie , and educational resources give all community m embers, r egardless of race, economic sta tus, or religion, an opportunity to plan, work, learn, and have fun together. The community schools are centers of activity where children and adults practice democracy side by side, pla nning, developing, an d sharing experiences. Such a system m eans tha t thousands of adults are using school facilities, helping with school and extra-curricula r activities, improving themselves through adult edu cation classe , group work, a nd leadership experiences. It m eans, also, that these adults are constantly in touch with the educa tional opportumue and needs of the schools. They understand the importance of good schools to the continued progress of their city and the preservation of freedom and the American way of life. M ee ting the needs of people through a community school program is an outgrowth of Mott Foundation- Board of Educa tion coopera tion which started in Flint in 1935. Believing that schools ar e n earest to the needs of all the p eople an d a pproving the good bu ines practices of the boa rd of education, .Charle Stewart Mott, local mdustriali t and philanthropist, channel the income from the Mott Foundation to the school board for educational and recreational service beyond the ba ic school program provided from tax re enu e . Thu THE ANCHOR

the traditional school program and th nrichment program mad pos iblc by Mott Foundation fund are both admini t red by the board of education. uch a plan gives Flint chool administrator and teachers opportunity to set up experimental projects for which tax funds are not available. Consequently, to live in and serve the Flint school community IS an exciting and challenging experience. My job is basically one of interpretation. It includes also the development and effective use of the media of comm unications. I came to Flint seven years ago as director of radio education. Our aim was to establish a board of education FM radio station to provide program series as . uppl ementary teaching aids for classroom listening and to help students lea rn to appreciate and use the broadcast media more effectively. Although this is sti ll one of my major responsibilities and we provide about twenty-five programs each week to supplement the curriculum at various grade levels, the job now includes the interpretation of the total school-Mott Foundation program to the staff and to the public. If the peopl e understand what schools are doing for children and adults, they are willing to support their schools, both financially and personally. In Flint we want citizen cooperation in our school program as well as funds to develop superior educational opportunities. My work, then, entails the preparation of interpretative material - broadcasts, n ewspaper releases, printed reports, film strips, charts, graphs, talks, and magazine features which keep the staff and the Flint citizens up-to-date concerning what is going on in their schools and likewise report some of our activities to people in other areas through articles in professional journals and by exchange of materials with other chool systems. Sometimes it is equally important to interpret community, activity to our staff. The Ballenger Chair in communications carries with it the responsibility for developing the use of the broadcast m edia at junior college level and helping to create interpre-

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A student cast rehearses a program in a health and safety series prepared for second grade classrooms.

Young technicians learn control room techniques in the summer program made possible by the Mott Foundation.

tative materials for Flint Junior Community College. Our hope is that we may soon have an experimental program in closed circuit television to supplement the radio studio facilties now in use at the college. This dynamic city, which has played such a vital part in putting the world on wheel , is now matching industrial progress with educational and cultural opportunity. Sparked by the Mott Foundation Program which helps a city board of education "grease the wheels," a twenty-one million doll ar college and cultural center is being created in Flint. An entire city ha caught the spirit of the many dedicated administrators, teachers, and parents who, through the years, h ave developed the community school concept in Flint. To keep thi spirit alive, citizen participation and lead ership

must be encouraged. Good school-community relations must be fostered . This is a daily challenge to the communications' office. In a world in which modern transportation and communication have made all men neighbors, it is es entia) that children and young people learn to u e those tools by which human understanding and cooperation are a ~hieved. Station WFBE-FM is dedica ted to this task. As television facilities become available, Flint students will be taught to use this means of helping people speak to people to the end that Flint may b ecome a better city. W e must have better cities before we can have a better world . The people's faith in education as the means by which this hope can become reality makes my job in Flint both satisfying and inspiring.

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Dorothy Buzek Alpha Beta

Pilot Club Governor ;\; DoROTHY BuzEK, immediate past pre ident of the Huntington, We t Virgini a, Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, was installed as a m ember of th board of directors of Pilot International at the closing session of the organization's thirty-first annual convention at the Hotel Fontaineblea u, Miami Beach, Florida, Jul y 22. Dorothy serves as a direc tor by virtue of the fact that she is governor of District 10, which includes Pilot clubs in Ohio, West Virginia, and K entucky. She wa elected to this office, th e highe t in the distri ct, a t the annual spring district meeting last April in Columbus, Ohio. Pilot International is a classified civic and service cl ub for business and professional women with a m embership of 11,000 women in eight countries of the world. There are approximately 500 members in District 10. Dorothy has been a Pilot for ten years and has held the offices of president, first vice-president, and director of the Pilot Club of Huntington. In 1951 she won that club's annual Lucy E. Prichard Award for outstanding club and community ervice. In the 1950-51 club year he wa in ternational chairm an of publicity for th e Pilot Clubs of the world. A graduate of M a rsh a ll College, Huntington, where she was the second wom an ever to serve as editor-in-chief of the college student newspa per, Th e Parthenon, D orothy was a member of K appa Tau Phi sorori ty in her undergradu ate days. She, along with other alumnae, became an Alpha Sigma Tau when the local Kappa Tau Phi grou p affiliated with A~T in 1946. Dorothy is a m ember of the Huntington Branch of th e American A sociation of U niversity Women, the Huntington Panhellenic Association, the Woman's Club of Huntington, the Woman's Auxiliary of the Hun t-

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ington Stat Hospital, a nd Our L ady of Fa tim a Catholic Chur h. Sh i ~ a past seer tary of the State Hospita l Au xiliary and a lso of th Women's In ter lub oun il of Huntington, a nd is a dir ctor of th Huntington Tub rculo is Asso iation . Sh is a part publi c relation chairman of th Huntington Community W !fa re C un il. This year sh is se rving as ditor of the Huntington Alumna e Chapter of A~T, a nd say th a t between her Pil ot Club and sorority work, a nd her job a t the Huntington, West Virgini a, Publishing Co., sh ha li ttl time left over for other activitie . She is employed by The H untington Adverti er as a general new report r, sp cializing in overin g educational new event . Doroth y is th e second Alpha igma Tau alumn a to hold th offi ce of gov rnor of Distri ct 10 of Pil ot In ternation al. Mi Winifred H . ewman of Ch a rl e ton , We t Virgini a, a lso a M ar hall College gradu at 路. held the offi ce in 1948. L a t year she wa intern ational pre ident. Winifred i a i ta nt superintendent of sc hoo l in K anawha County, We t Virgini a.

Dorothy Busek, Alpha Beta, is a member of the board of directors of Pilot International. She als o is governor of District Ten which includes Pilot clubs in Ohio , West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Collegiate News A lpha Plans Floa t ;\; FoR the fall semester of 1956-1957, the Alpha Chapter i looking forward to rushing. Rushing this fall is starting a little earlier than usual and will start everyone working to interest their fri ends in Alpha Sigma Tau. During rushing, however, come Homecoming. At thi s tim e, Alpha has its annual cider sip, when old alumni are welcomed back. Also a t thi time, Alpha builds a float to en ter in Eastern's big parad e. Next on our list is our Founders' Day Luncheon. At this time we invite a ll alumni to join with us in remembrance of that da y long ago. We also have several brea kfa~ ts during the semester. At Christmas time we sing carols at Briar H ospital, have our own Christmas party, a nd fix a box for the family that most needs it at that time. W e a re then ready for our informal parties for rushing which takes a lot of work, but which everyone looks forward to. - IMOGENE WILLIAMSON.

Beta's New House ;\; THIS SEME TER brought great sati faction to the Beta Chapter. After working and planning for two year Panhellenic

Beta 's new h ouse.

Council approved our own house. F eeling very domestic, the sisters brought everything from measuring spoons to muffin tin . During the pledge period our little sisOther ters helped with " Frat Frolics." campus activities in which we participated were the Panhellenic-Interfraternity Sing and fraternity and sorority softball games. At the annu al Milita ry Ball, M ona D avenport was chosen to reign as R egimental Commander. Mona also represented one of the team for the IIAC Spring Sport Conference along with Carol Bloomer, Margaret Bueker, and Barbara Otterson. Carol Bloomer wa cho en as Mi s Profe ional

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Photography of 1956, and Margaret Bueker placed second. Pledging was brought to a close when Ruth Harris, president of Beta Chapter initiated eighteen new sisters: Pat A~chy, Carol Lee Brown, Sally Carroll, Katie Cornell, Mona Davenport, Pat Dillon, Connie Erler, Nancy Fleming, Doris Fisk, Claudette Hawes, Mary Howard, Jo Ann Krouse, Kay Martin, Beverly Noch, Georgia Peterson, Arlee Rosenberg, Sharon Seeger, and J ean Yascolt. Beta is proud of the honors bestowed upon its sisters. Winners of the 1956 Student Senate awards are Ruth Harris and Sue Young. The awards are based on participation in extracurricular activities. Ruth Harris was recently elected president of Associated Women Students, and Sue Young was editor of Life) Central's newspaper. Springtime is election time, and other offices that are held by Be_tas are: Barbara McBride, vice-president of AWS ; Carol Bloomer, treasurer of AWS ; and we are proud of Shirley H eydrick, who was elected Top Tau. Sigma T au Gamma honored one of our sisters by choosing her Sweetheart at their spring formal, the White Rose Ball. Ross Podolan a nd h er escort presi ded over the activities for the evening. W e held our annual Parents' D ay tea at the Sigma Tau Gamma house in May. It was greatly enjoyed by all those who attended. Arlee Rosenberg wa a partner of the winning team of the annu al freshman debates. She was presented with the ninth annual I sabelle County Bar Association Award. Other Betas participating in the debates were Pat Dillon and Nan Fleming. Our house party a t C rystal Lake was a huge success. Our Senior Farewell was held in Mount Pleasant at the home of N an Fleming. Officially we brought the semester's activities to a close. We honored our T aus who were soon to become affili ated with the alumnae chapter. Thus, we left campus for the summer, promising to keep in touch and return in the early fall to prepare our THE ANCHOR

new house so that we can move 1n come September.- BEVERLY.NocH.

Thetas on Parade t ANOTHER school semester has come to a close but we are not unwrinkling our brows. We Thetas are busy conceiving new projects for the fall seme ter. We have welcomed three new sisters into our fold. They are Patricia Maksimas, M ary De Massa, and Florence Fridlund. As pledges, some of their activiti es included a p arty for a large group of children at Children's H ospital a nd parti ipation in a fraternity and sorority cl ean-up proj ct a t a community house. These gal have elbow grease which seems inexhaustible. The title, reporter of the yea r, was bestowed to Patricia Maksimas who work on the staff of our new paper, Th e Collegian. Informal and forma l in itiation was held at a cotta ge rented at Runyan La ke for the

Theta's float won third place in the Homecoming Parade at Wayne University. Detroit, Michigan.

weekend . A recording machine, a scavenger hunt, and a skit by the pledges depicting the " Life of Virginia Green" (our new pledge m other ) provided fun and froli c for all. The weekend was a pproximately ended with a lovely dinner a t Sa ra toga Inn. Installation of n ew officers was performed in the back ya rd of Virginia Green's home one Sunday m orning. Preceding the ceremon y we had a feast of waffles and bacon a nd following tha t, m ost of us attended church services a t the Shrine of the Little Flower. Our new o fficers a re El ea nor Klopc, presiden t; Evelyn H elma n, vice president ; L adene Schachinger, treasurer ; K a therine Maxwell, recording secretary ; Virgi nia Green, p ledge mother ; M a ry D e M assa, historia n ; Joy Summerson, ch aplain: and July Thomas, editor. For Pa nhell enic Sing we went m ilita ry and a ttired as toy soldiers, m arched a nd sang to the strains of " M arch of the Toy Soldiers" a nd the "W edding of the Painted D oll." The words were re\'ised for origin ality and although we won no p rizes, we had fun trying. Swimming p a rties and picnics h ave m ade the summer complete and we a re a nticipating a busy a nd success ful fall semester.J unv THO M AS .

El e anor Klope is Theta 's new p resid ent.

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Lovely Thetas and their da te s at the annual d i nner dance a t Bats ford Inn.

Iota Can Be Proud ""- As the 1955-56 year ended, Iota took inventory of th e accompli hments of the year and found that many Alpha Taus had gained special recognition. We also found that the chapter as a whole had a record of which to be proud. During the past year many of our girls have been promin ent in campus organizations and activities. Betty L ewi ck was initiated into X i Ph i, honorary lea dership fraternity. She was a m ember of Pi Omega Pi, honorary business fraternity, and K appa Delta Pi, honorary education fraternity. Betty was also selected as Iota's Top Tau. Norma Neff was admitted to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities . She was a member of K a ppa D elta Pi, honorary education fraternity, co-chairma n of the United Student' s Party in campu politics, and attendant to the Homecoming Qu een. Pi Kappa D elta, honorary forensic fraternity, initiated Rachel Hawk in to it mem-

"Where has that pledge gone?"

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bership, and Pat Gould n be am â&#x20AC;˘ a m mber of Pi Omega Pi, honorary busin ss fra ternity. Hoori Beshart, a stud nt from Iran, was a memb r of Alpha Theta Rho, honorary art frat mity. First place in ten~is intramurals doubles w nt to Beverly Dtllman and Doris Follis, a nd Kay Anderson took second place in tenni singles. Rosie Weigers came in first in endurance swim ming in tram urals. Iota's achi vement award was presented to Marian H aag for being the girl who had b en most outstanding in her sorority work for th e year, and her name was ngraved on the achi vement pl aque. The chapter as a whole end ed th year by winning fir t place in Women' Âˇ Intram ura ls a nd won a plaque for it efforts. The outcome of the year-long battle for fir t place was announced at th e annual Women's R ecreational Association Ba nqu et, and the plaq ue was received by Doris Foil~ , ou r intram ural manager. The plaque wa awarded on the ba is of point which were accumul a ted throu<Yhout the year. Points are awarded for individu a l parti ipation and fin a l standing in ba ketball. volleyball. oftball , archery, tenni , swimming badmin-

It's cooking re prieve for n ew Theta s isters, Mary DeMassa, Florence Fridlun d , and Patricia Maksimas.

ton, table tennis, golf, and bowling. The enthusiasm displayed by the players and the fine support which supplied by the chapter's rooting section made possible the winning of this award and added another first place plaque to our awards. We have won first place for the past three years. "Deep Purple" was the theme of the spring formal which the hard-working second semester pledges presented. Undoubtedly the most colorful even t of the season was our "Firebug Party." Everyone wore jeans and bright red shirts and red crepe paper streamers seemed to turn the entire house into a roaring inferno. The atmosphere was accented by mischievous-looking little firebugs who peeked from behind the leaves of potted plants, rode astride red balloons, or dangled playfully above the heads of the guests. Everyone was given a fireman's hat and invited to dance, pla'y scrabble or cards, or play games. Iota, singing "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise," was awarded second place in Emporia State's annual "Singing Bee." Last year we won first place and a lovely trophy, but in order to retain the trophy permanently, an organization must win it for two years in succession. Though we lost the trophy, we hope that it will be only temporary. We'll be in there working for it again next year. Another high spot of the spring was our annual Parents' Day Dinner which we observed on April 16. Springtime decorations featuring spring flowers and greenery topped off by delicate paper butterflies provided a lovely background for a wonderful dinner and program which everyone enjoyed. Many of the parents came to the house to look it over and meet the girls. It's difficult to say who enjoyed the day most the parents or the girls. Everyone is spending a busy summer of rushing which has been highlighted by two parties. Themes for the parties were "Aboard the AlT Boat" complete with miniature fish and fish nets, and the other was "Picnic." Both parties were well attended, and it looks like a smooth sailing rush week ahead. On July 28-29, we met in Emporia for summer reunion. We had a wonderful time

seeing one another again, catching-up on the latest, swimming, and best of all initiating our second semester pledges. The weekend was not all play, however. We discussed plans for repairs to the house, summer rushing, and rush week. We are looking forward to a busy and, we hope, a rewarding year. - PAT FuNNELL.

Nu's Scholarship Improvement Ideas l. SPRING QUARTER began with a bake sale. It was held in Branen's Food Market on Saturday, April 7. Each girl either contributed food for the sale, or paid $2. The alums also baked for the sale, and their help was appreciated. We all had a great deal of fun helping with this sale. Rushing began the next week. We had some informal coke and dessert parties with no themes. Our main party was held April 11. The theme was " Showboat," and it was very succes ful. The house was decorated to look like a showboat-gambling room and all. Our new pledges are Nancy Kingsolver, Rhoda Kanemaru, Sharron Smith, Dorothy J ean L ee, H elen Racienski, and Patty Barnes. The alums had a luncheon in our honor April 14. We were served a delicious meat dish plus many wonderful salads and a fanc y dessert. The afternoon was spent visiting and becoming better acquainted with the alums. The girls provided entertainment-a vocal trio and a piano solo. The alums held their active services for the graduating seniors. April 21 was our Parents' Luncheon held at the Tea Hou e. Entertainment was provided by the girls in the sorority. A WS had their annual Spring Fashion Show May 7. The girls modeled sportswear, street clothes, and evening dre e . The models were chosen by the sororities and AWS. Helen Carlson was Alpha Sigma Tau' model and h did a wonderful job. THE ANCHOR

This year, for the first time Pa nhellenic gave a tea for graduating high school seniors. The purpose of this tea was to tell the girls just what sorority is and what it does. W e feel this tea gave the girls a better view of sorority and campus life and we hope to make it an annual event. We attended the concerts and other schoo l activities. We also had many parties and picnics with the other ororities and fraternities. Our big event was Song Fest. We started practicing three weeks before. We sang "Lullaby of Birdland" and our "Sweetheart Song." We came in third which made us very happy. The Dinner Dance was held May 19 in Denver at the W ellshire Country Club. At this time the Outstanding Active and Outstanding Pledge were named. They were Betty Pittman and Carol Due, respectively. Romance was also in the air this quarter; D elores Benzel and Betty Pittman announced their engagements. The last project was an Ice Cream Social, May 20. The girls and alums baked cakes to serve with the ice cream. We h ad many guests and a great time. Bernita Rudolph was presented with the Scholarship Cup for the highest improvement in grades. D elores Benzel was named Top Tau. Graduation took a number of .wonderful girls whom we are all going to miss. They are: Luella Craig, Lois Laing Brown, Barbara Sharpe, N ancy Childress O'Neil, Delores Benzel, Amy Hi eda, M ary Ann Doolittle, Betty Pittman, and D elore Crois an t. The seniors gift to the sorority was two plaques. One for the Outsta nding Active and one for the Outstanding Pledge. The girls' names will be engraved on these plaques. We had a wonderful year and are looking forward to one as equally wonderfuL- BARBARA BuRNS.

Omicron's Honors ;\;

THis has been a busy year for the Omi-

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cron C hapt r with many honors as th result. Mrs. George Brewster (Ann Pollock ) wa ele t d by the Kappa Sigma K appa Fraternity to be their annual Sweetheart. She was pr nted at the joint spring formal by Jack French, presid ent of the fraternity. Nancy Lewey of Gilliam, W est Virginia, was a M ay Queen attendant at the May Day Festival at Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, on M ay 19, 1956. Patricia Ward of l ager, West Virginia, was a Maypole dancer at the same function. Gloria Adair, Delbarton, Wes t Virginia, and Thelm a Richmond , Dunns, W est Virginia, were in the play, "The Curious Savage," given by the Concord pl ayers at Concord College Auditorium, February 28-29. The play was also presented to the Hinton Women's Club on April 30. -THELMA RICHM OND.

Pi Chapter's Cast and Forecast ;\; "LIFE's gray shadows may creep o'er us . . ." fill ed the room after five new members were initiated Ia t June 8, 1956Grace Bruno, M ar ha Newton, R eta Paul, Cleta Paul, and Ju anita Beeler. Pi Chapter i happy to announce that as of last initiation we now have two set of twins: M erline and Margaret Briggs and R eta and Cleta Paul. The newly initiated, R eta a nd Cleta Paul, have an outstanding scholastic rating of a four point average for their en tire fir t year at H arris. W e're very proud of them and hope they keep up the good work! FLASH . . . M a rie Wunnenberg and R eta a nd Cleta Paul have the arne birth date, September 18. What a happ coincidence ! M ary Burri Rowan repre ented Pi Chapter in the May Fete and Arline Boulign and M erline Briggs took their place in the parade of beautiful women. The May Fete was a wonderful ight to behold! 39

Carole Flaherty very capably represented Pi at the White Rose Prom, while Betty Canning was queen ca ndidate at Sigma Splash. Can you imagine the Pi Chapter responding to a command of ... FORWARD MARCH! Well, we're not all responding, but two ncle Sam thi year m embers are servinoin the U . S. M a rine Corp R eserve-PFC Grace Bruno and PFC Betty C anning. The girls really look nea t in their green unifo rms. Thi yea r's pla ns for rush parties, an Info rm al and form al pa rty, are well under way. Th e inform al party to be hel d at Mrs. Francis Graft age's, will be a real we tern ty pe et-up with a western atmo pheric background! The forma l party, to b e given a t the Student U ni on Building will be entitled "The Gold and Emerald Evening" and will afford erenity which will suit the Pi Cha pter mood for tha t evening of entertainment!

Pi Chapter's newest set of twins: Reta and Cleta PauL

Pi Chap te r is looking fo rward to a happ y and prosperou new year a nd we bid you all th e same !- M ARIE W u NENBERG.

Pi Chapter members were Scholarship Cup Winners. Pi Chapter is at Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Zeta Tau's Campus Leaders ;t. THE Zeta Tau Chapter will again be well represented in the 1956-5 7 ehoo l year in prominent po 1t1on on th e Longwood College eampu . Nancy Lea Harris, Roanoke will be pre ident of the Student Government A ociation; Annette Crain, William burg, treasurer of Student Governm ent ; and Minni e L ee D ean, Radford, Virginia , representative to Student Government. Carolyn Kelly, of Hurt, Virginia, will be vice-president of the junior cia s; Barbara Odom, of Suffolk, Virginia will be president of the sophomore class ; and Dorothy Boswell, of Midway Island, Virginia, will be sophomore house president. Linda Garrison, Williamsburg, will be editor, of Th e Rotunda, cam pus newspaper, and Jane Railey, Severn, North Carolina, president of Pi Delta Epsilon, national journalism fraternity. Zeta Tau was also well represented in 1955-56 campus honors. Louise Wild er, Williamsburg, Virginia, was president of Student Government Association ; Muriel Boswell , Midway Island, Virginia, was president of House Council ; a nd the two girls elected " Senior Personalities" were Molly Ann Harvey, Roanoke, and Jacquelin Marshall , of Suffolk, Virginia. Jacquelin was also president of Pi D elta Epsilon. Th e names of Muriel Boswell and Louise Wild er also appeared in Who,s Who in American Colleges and Univ ersities. From the fre hman class, Barbara Odom was class president and Dorothy Boswell wa fre hman house president. On the social side of campus life, Zeta Tau had the largest representation on the May Court. Dinny Coates Sersma was chosen Sweetheart of Sigma Chi fraternity at Hampden-Sydney College; Louise Wilder was elected queen of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity at Randolph-Macon College; and Bettye Maas was sweetheart of Chi Phi fra-

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ternity at H ampd n-Sydncy Coli g 路. Franes Brown, Roanok , has b n I cl d figur l ader for the Cotillion Dan this y ar. The thirt n seniors who left us a t graduation will be greatly missed by us all , and we will hav our eyes on their futur tea hmg ca reers. Our n w chapt r officers arc: Ca rol yn K elly, of Hurt, Virgini a, president ; B tty M cAdan, of outh Hill, Virginia, vic -president路 Frances Brown, R oanoke, orresponding ecrctary ; J ane Rail ey, of S v rn, orth Carolina, recording se retary ; a nd M ary Ann Barnett, of Richmond, treasurer.- J DITH

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Phi's Roses ;t. THE girls of Phi Chapter at Southea tern

Louisiana College in H ammond, end d the year 1955-56 in a shining fashion. Phi was well represented in the many activities which rounded out the college calendar year. Rose Ann Caron, a senior from New Orleans, wa honored a Rose of Sigma T au Gamma for the com ing year. The outgoing R ose, Bonnie Mclnni , and attendant in the court, J o Ann Carpenter, hirley Bourke, J oyce Pur er, and J a nice Gra nier, were a l o Alpha Sigs. The annual Strawberry Ball found Phi's M a ry Alice Ribu al and Betty Carpenter serving as maids in the court. Then a long came the tiff competition for the Mi Southeastern Court. H ere again we find our chapter repre ented in th pera ncy Cowan a son of Bonnie Mcinnis. enior from ew Orleans wa elected a Sweethea rt of Alpha Sigma T a u for the coming year. Nancy wa a l o honored when she received a brand new cholar hip award being offered fo r the fir t time to the mo t outstanding Junior who would be returning to Southeastern as a Senior in the F all. Also repre enting Phi schola ticall were Nancy Lagarde, who was eho en a one of the first m ember of the newly organized Phi K appa Phi a nd Hazel Robinson . "ho wa invited to becom a m ember f K appa 41

Delta Phi. Outgoing president, Dianne Woest, was selected as Phi's Top Tau for 1955-56. In other activities and phases of campus life we find members Joann Brauner being elected as president of the Green Jackets for the coming year, Mary Alice Strickland elected as vice-president of FT A, Margaret Williams chosen FT A senator, Frances McArthur working busily in the department of home economics, and Norma Rushing studying hard and long in the field of science education. We will miss our members who graduated and pledges who will not be returning: Dianne Woest, Marilyn Clark, Nancy Lagarde, Carolyn Alford, Marlene Frietag, Barbara Ledbetter, Jo Ann Carpenter, Shirley Bourke, Carol Ann Neelis, Lynn Burns O'Neil, and Tonca Caplener. During the summer several of our chapter's girls changed their title from " Miss" to "Mrs." These ne)V brides are Dianne Woest, Tonca Caplener, Virginia Hayden, and Janice Dunaway. We are glad to have the following new members, who were initiated in the spring semester: Gloria Ann Pichon, Lynn Woodard, Eloise Jenkins, Carol Ann Neelis, M ary Alice Ribual, Mary H elen Jones, Janice Granier, and Joyce D eVane. Phi Chapter is happy to have the following pledges, who will become members in September: Virgini a Gerald, Delore Joseph, Rose Ann Caron, Connie Frisch, Mary Evelyn George, Ruth Lipscomb, G eneieve McRaney, Betty Carpenter, Beverly Crawford, and K athryn Powell. Our members and pledges, along with Miss Margaret Lowe, our sponsor, enjoyed a wonderful weekend trip to the b eautiful Gulf Coast. Swimming and sun bathing, together with plenty of good food provided the bes t in enjoyment for all. Monday found many a case of weariness and sunburn, but nothing serious enough to dim the memory of a weekend of fun . As the beginning of the new chool year rolls around, it find s Phi Chapter working hard on plans, activitie , and ideas for the days ahead .- MARY ALicE STRICKLAND.

Chi Has Eye on Prizes ;!. CHI CHAPTER has planned a varied pro-

gram for this fall . The district president, Mrs. Snidow, was to arrive October 5 for national inspection. During her visit the Chis had planned their annual reception for newwomen students and faculty members. Our slumber party is also slated for October. Homecoming is always a gala event and the Chis are hoping to take first with their float and to have a Chi queen. We have an annual luncheon on that day. November will bring our rush party and pledge season. The Chis are planning a Christmas party and also their annual Chri tmas assembly. We intend to entertain the Phi Sigma Chi local sorority at a supper party this semester. -SALLYE MoRGAN.

Psi's Traditional Carnival ;!. SPRING was an exciting time on M adison

campus with the Psi girls right in the middle of the activities. The elections for student government and other campus clubs proved very succe sful for the Psi , with Joan Ails elected vicepresident of SGA, Carol McCormick, secretary, and Joan H arvey, its treasurer. Carol M cCormick was elected to serve as president of Pi Omega Pi and Joan H arvey will be the new president of K appa Delta Pi. Along with the rush of last minute term papers and reports, May D ay added it. hare of work. The girls at Zirkle Hou e decora ted the front lawn to repre ent a Japanese garden to carry out the theme of May Day. W e were represented in the May Court by Barbara John on and N an William a maids and Mary Sue Mi imer THE ANCH R

and Janice Miller as attendant . Moving-Up Day in May is a very special day and this year it proved to be very significant for the Psi girls. Mary Sue Missimer and Frances Brickey were recognized as members of Who's Who and Joan Harvey was awarded the Duke Memorial Scholarship of $100 which is given to the member of the junior class with the highest scholastic rating. One weekend in May found the Psi girls packed and off to College Camp to forget their worries and enjoy a weekend of fun and celebrate Founders' Day. The boat was unlocked and we went rowing on the Shenandoah River. At the traditional song contest each class presented their songs and Miss Frank, our sponsor, and Miss Rowe, our alumnae representative, picked the sophomore's song as the best. After the song contest the seniors gave several useful gifts to the sorority and we gave each senior and graduating sophomore an A~T jewelry box. With the end of school came exams and graduation. When final papers were checked and grades turned in, it was found that seven Psi girls were on the Dean's list. Keep up the good work, girls! On Saturday night before graduation the juniors gave a breakfast after the senior dance in honor of those graduating. Everyone had a wonderful time, especialJy the juniors who cooked the food and then ate by candlelight. With the dishes packed and all the furniture pushed into one room, Zirkle House was closed for the summer. The week after graduation a group of the girls packed their bags and were off to Virginia Beach to eat, sleep, and soak up the sun. Those who went had a wonderful time even though it rained most of the time. We are looking forward to returning to school in September when the rug will be rolled out again and the "new" seniors will return for their last year at Madison in Zirkle House. With the opening of school will come the big rush party. The theme for our party will be the traditional "Carnival." Bingo, a ghost house, prizes, hot dogs, and cokes will add up to make this THE ANCHOR

one of our best carnivals. When the words ring out, ((sophomores, juniors, everybody com e, join our carnival and have a lot of fun," the Psi girls will be waiting at the door with open arms to welcome the new rushe s and hoping they will see them walk through the door again on Saturday when the rushees walk to the house of their choice. Here's hoping all the chapters get the pledges they want and please cross your fingers for us, too.- JoA N HARVEY.

Alpha Alpha's New Suite ;t THE Alpha Alphas returned to Ball State

campus with a new light on their life as a social sorority. For the first time the sorority will live in comfort in its new suite. Wirh much planning and investigating, the interior was decorated with beautiful furnishings from Dunbar. Reminiscing into the days of our last school year, we find that the girl honored their parents with an ann ual breakfast on April 22, 1956, at the Top H at. The breakfast started a full day of entertainment for the honored guests as the day was Parents' D ay on the Ball State campus. On this occasion an award was presented to Margie Guthrie for being the outstanding pledge from her pledge clas of twenty-four. Later in the day the Inter orority-Fraternity Sinodrew a large crowd in the Ball Gymna ium. The Alpha Alpha Chapter sang 'For All We Know" under the direction of Sarah Alice Pratt and received honorable mention. Thi day of activity was enjoyed very much by everyone attending. On May 24, the chapter surrendered their trophy to take a second place in the annual Bike-a-thon . The rider wer Margie Guthrie Jan Koontz, Delori Dillon, Carol Dubner, Dianne Dunham, and Ph lli Sedlak. The sorority wa very proud to have cheered the girl on to a econd place victory.- NANCY LEE JoNEs.

Alpha Alphas Donna Fidler (bugler) and Nan c;~ Zobbe (with enlarged tooth brush) play two characters in a skit fo r the annual Pledge Show.

Alpha Beta's "Bridey Murphy" Party ;\; " AND a grand time was had by all"路we know this phrase may b e everworked, but it was certain ly typica l of the Alpha Beta's summ er. While som e of us were lucky a nd spent the summ er traveling, several of us "stay-at-homes" got together many times to make p lans for fall , as well as have fun . Some of our plans were made at Rock Lake Pool and other a t " lumber" parties, bu t many ideas emerged that will make fa ll a nd the ru hing season very entertaining. Homecoming is the first big event on our A::ST ca lendar and we wi ll enter a float - a winn r we hope ! But whether we win

the trophy or not, we'll be in first place for having the most fun while working. Then i the all-important Panhellenic T ea that opens formal ru hing at Marshall College. Next follows the three individual so rority pa"rties. Our first party is, by tradition, a formal rea. " Bridey M urphy," the theme of our informal second party, will certainly b fun. W e have the famou hypnotist, "Dr. Borey Yfern tein," to delve deep in to the p ast of ou r young heroin e- and are the r e ult interesting ! Our thi rd party is tra ditionally a Yellow R o e Banquet, where we pre ent each rushee pre ent a yellow ro e corsage. An additional highligh t to our ru hing this fall sea on will be the pre ence of a group of Psi airls who pl an to be with us fo r our econd ru h pa rty. We also intend to have them a gue t of honor for our Found ers' D ay Di nner that sam e weekend . We were o ha ppy . to learn these si ters from M acli on College will be visiting with us, as we had a w ond erful time when we ma de our trip to P i last April. After rushing we'll hold a p arty fo r our new little sister - the pledges. November will find the Alpha Betas vying for possession of the trophy, presented to the women' orga nization for the highest percetnage of m embers donating blood to rhe campus R ed Cross Blood Drive. We have won this rota ting trophy twice in uccession and a win in N ovember will give us permanent pos e ion. Cross your finger fo r us as we roll up our sleeves. Then, D ece mber and plans for our Christmas season will be under way-but this could go on forever and we m ust stop om ewh ere.- BARBARA E. DAWSON.

Alpha Epsilon's Hobo Day ;\; LAST YEAR wa one of ou r most enjoyable here a t W estern Illinoi State College. I n May 路we had our annual Hobo D ay. We did odd job for th facult and

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pcopl ' in neighboring area. to earn fund~ for our dinner dance. There was a lot of hard work done- washing cars, windows, and walls, and baby sitting. The fa ct th at there is always a certain amount of a ti sfaction in getting a hard job well don keeps everyone happy and on the job. May 19 we h eld our Cinderella Ball in the Gold Room of the J efferson Hotel in Peoria, Illinois. Our pre ident, Ann Walker, was chosen as Cinderella, and first and second attendants were Kay ordgren and Elaine Strube, respectively. Along the line of royalty, Joan Boetje wa our candidate for queen of Western's annual Greek Ball, a nd Sharon Riley was chosen queen of the D elta Sigma Phi's annual Carnation Ball. Two q1ore trophies were added to the collection in the trophy case at the house. Our sorority volleyball "B" team won th intramural championship, and our basketball "A" team won the basketball championship. W e had three intramura l basketball teams and our pledges cheered at th e gam e leading the players onward. One of our m embers, Eva K ei l. had a lead part in a spring play, Tim e Out foT Ginger. Evie did a wonderful job and made all of us proud that we were one of her sisters. Evi e is also going to be ed itor of the S equel (Western's yearbook) next yea r, and V anes a Whittaker is h er assistant editor. M ay 26 we all donned our levis and sweat shirts an d went to Spring Lake for our annual overnight at the Girl Scout cabin there. The affair began around 6 o'cloc k with everyone "ea ting like mad" at the pi cn ic supper provided by the committee, After the picnic dinner some played softba ll omf' went fishing, a nd others ju t at around and gabbed. Later in the eve ning we all provided each other with ski ts, and en io r gifts were presented . Ah yes-the annual school picnic and skits. Ours was " Suitcase Freshman" and naturally we won first splacc, and th e trophy given that night at the all-school dance. This spring the Interfraternity Council was sponsoring a Mr. "T " on Campus, (Top THE ANCHOR

Man on Campus, for those who don't know ) contes t, with ach sorority campaigning for a memb r of a c rtain fraternity. Our andidatc wa. G n Talbot of Sigma Tau Gamma an d we arc happy to say th Gene wa Western's Mr. "T." on Campus for 1956. Jul y 15 we held our annual summ r A~T picnic in Glenwood Park n ar M acomb. This was our on ly organized get-tog th er during the summ er months, and coil giat a nd a lumnae m mbcr both attend d. We hav had many good tim and a lot of good fortun e this year and are looking forward to an even better year during th e 1956-57 school year. We of the Alpha Epsilon C hapter want to wish th e b st to those of you who graduated this pring and are starting out on life's journey.- VA NE SA WHITTAKER.

Nu's Yellow Rose Breakfast ;t h is a tradition with the

u Chapter ro g1ve th eir Yellow Ro e Breakfa t on e Sunday morning every year. Th ir hou e is decorated wit h bouqu ets of y llow ro e . Each sorority and frat ernity on ca mpu i invited, as well as th e pre id ent of the college and hi wife, th e dean of women. a nd other peopl e from th e coll ege. Thi yea r' attendance reach ed two hundred a nd fi fty people. The groups are invited at different ti me so that on ly one orority a nd one fra ternity is eating at a time. Ba rbara Burn . 1 u editor, say , " We rea ll y enjoy <Yiving thi breakfast beca use it gives u a chance to vi 1t and ge t bett r acqu a int ed with th e other Greeks on ca mpu ."

START PLANNING NOW to a ttend th e next na tional co nYention of Alpha Sigma Tau. PLACE: Buffalo, N ew Y ork TIME:

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Alumnae News Akron-Can ton Chooses a Pro ject ;\; THE girls in Akron-Canton Alumnae Chapter have had a most wond erful summer although our summer here in this section of the country has been an unusually cool and rainy one. Nora Cooper vacationed in Virginia with h er sons in the early part of the summer and had an opportunity to visit Betty Snidow who is a very close friend of hers. Betty is very dear to the AkronCanton Alumnae Cha pter as she was responsible for the organization of the group. C . C. M eredith (Catherine Childers) h as spent much of her time going back and forth to Indiana visiting her mother who has been very ill. LaGrace Foote (LaGrace Williams ) has had a busy summer. At the beginning of this summer she attended her son's gradua tion from Annapolis. LaGrace and Everett were thrilled wi th the many affairs that they a ttended while in Annapolis and, of cou rse, most proud of himincidentally, he is to be married in September. The remaining part of this summer LaGrace has spent entertaining friends and relatives. Jan Gross (Jeannette Zorger ) h as spent most of her time at the Country Club and entertaining her sons. J an has been an outstanding member in our organiza tion a nd is a very talented person. Lillian Ackerman (Lillian Speidel) is taking charge of our

money making project this year. W e have selected the sale of Christmas cards as a project. W e had eight companies to choose from. (H ave you ever tried to get a grouP' of women to agree on two companies out of eight ) ; if you h aven't ask Lillian and she will be happy in inform you of the difficulties. Eleanor H alas (Eleanor Wylie) h as been a busy little bee. She is in the process of building a very modem ranch type home and is refurnishing it with all modern furniture. In addition to that, she h as been very active in Panhellenic and we a re very proud that she was chosen as a board member of Panhellenic again this year. She was selected as chairma n of the philanthropic committee of Pa nhellenic which is a great honor. She will come in con tact with organizations in our city, as well as other sororities which will give us added publicity. Also, Pansy Croye and Fra nces Miller were asked to serve with Eleanor on the philanthropic committee. K ay K enny h as had a most busy summer. We had a very h ard blow, almost of cyclone strength, early in June and her parents' home was very badly damaged- in fact, they narrowly escaped death . About two weeks ago we had another storm and some of the trees on Kay's lovely fa rm were damaged b the wind. I haven't hea rd from the other girls in our group as they were not present at our board meeting. We have a busy fa ll sea on scheduled and C . C . is already makina plan for our Chri tmas holiday.- SuE McBEE. THE ANCHOR

Beckley Elects New Officers ;\:. THE Beckley Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority met at the home of Mrs. Jack Hutchens, 218 Westwood Drive at 2 P.M. April 14, 1956. During the meeting officers were named for the coming year. Reelected president of the group was Mrs. Harold Hedrick. Other officers included: Mrs. Jack Hutchens, vice president ; Mrs. William Baumgartner, secretary; Ida Pitotti, treasurer ; Mrs. Sheldon Covey, historian; Mrs. Tracy Moses, chaplain; and Mrs. Theda Radford, editor. Members of the nominating committee which drew up the slate of officers were Mrs. Norval Cook, Mrs. Theda R adford, and Dessie Sarrett. During the meeting conducted by Mrs. Hedrick, it was announced that installation of officers would take place at the group's May meeting at the home of Mrs. George Hajash, Mankin Avenue. Others attending the meetng were Rena Pitotti, Ellen Maples, Mrs. Harry Cook, and Mrs. H. L. Knapp, Jr.- DESSIE SARRETT.

Bluefield's Homecoming ;\:. THE Bluefield Alums held a "Homecoming" in May of this year at the Auditorium restaurant in Bluefield. Members of chapters in area towns were invited, as well as patronesses, sponsors, and members of Omicron Chapter. About twenty-five people attended. On August 3, members met at the home of the new president, Janet Calfee, for dinner. Plans were discussed for fall and a schedule of meetings was set up for the next year. More definite plans for social service projects and other activities will be made at THE ANCHOR

the first busin ss m ting in September. Joan Monaco was a guest at the dinn r. Joan and Betty Spangler arc the two "new additions" to the Bluefield Chapt r. Joan's husband is a druggist, and they recently moved to Bluefield . Betty and her husband returned from Germany the first of the year, and the alums enjoyed slides of the tour of Europe while he was stationed with the Army, and Bet ty taught.- NANCY RunDELL.

Successful Sigmas at Buffalo ;\;. SIGMA CHAPTER was blessed with a ru h of wedding this year. We had two spring brides. Nancy Cruz married Robert Sumbler and M a ry Glor i now Mr . Donald Bolton. Three girls chose summer for their weddings: Agnes Gazzo married Leonard Testa, Patricia Donova n wedded to Donald McKenna, and Florence Kuczma to Dennis Sotus. We held our annual Easter lun cheon an enjoyable occasion for both members and their friends. Congratulation to Chairman Alice Gamin and her committees. In May we welcomed seven new members from Buffalo State Teachers College. The initiation affair in the home of Mrs. Eleanor Mason wa very impressive. At our meeting in June at Pre ident Catherine Crocuston's home, plan were made for the coming year. Committee were appointed for our fall luncheon and fashion show as also for other projects in the beginning of the year. Our Ia t meeting before summer activities occupied the member ' time wa a picnic at Sally turm's summer home on Lake Ontario. A good tim e was had by all. The social ervice project at the end of the year was to collect school supplie from the members for the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Since we no longer ha e a collegiate chapter, we felt the alumnae should take over thi project.

The Sigmas are looking forward to another successful year starting in September with a wonderful slate of officers. For president, Catherine Crocuston ; vice president, Norma Willingdon; recording secretary, Nancy (Cruz) Sumbler ; corresponding secretary, Eunice Pundt; treasurer, Kay Baxter ; editor, Joan Fynn ; historian, Ellen Schillinger ; chaplain, Jeanne Will路 publicity, Sally Sturm.- J oAN. FYNN.

Charleston Entertains at Pan he II en ic Party t FouRTEEN National Panhellen.ic so rorities under the a uspices of the Charles ton Panhellenic Council enterta ined at a n informative rush party for prospective college women in the K anawha Valley on Thursday evening, August 2, at Woodrum T ea Room. The Alpha Sigma Tau table was beautiful, centered by a painting of the emblem and featuring jewelry and publications arranged on a gold cloth. Greeting the two hundred or so girls as they passed by were Inez Mill er, alumnae presid ent ; Winifrede Newman, Doris Will , R_uth Pride, a nd J ean Bailey, a lumnae; and Barbara Dawson and M a ril yn Kincaid, collegiates. F ollowing a forum on colleges a nd sororiti es, a fall style show was h eld, in which Patricia H ebb, of Alpha Beta Chapter, M a rsha ll College, capably represented the Alpha Sig . Wha t's new a t the home of D ori and L ee Will ? J erry is the answer-very new and very adorable. Ruth and George Pride's older pride and joy, George, Jr. , has joined the para troopers, where he will no doubt serve with distinction. M ary Inez Miller, our pre ident, is laboring hard and long this entire summer ea rning her M a ter's D egree from M ar hall College.

Jeannette and Rex Hale have a real family hide-away at their farm in Pocahontas County. We are a little envious. J ean Bailey has been named Community Affairs Chairman of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. -MRs. J. MARION BAILEY.

Denver's Fam il y Picn ic ;\; DENVER is one of the fastes t growing cities in the United State today. I only m ention this because in spite of the large metropolitan areas covered, transportation and girls moving to wide spread a reas, we h ave met regularly and have quite a n active g roup with severa l new members added to the older group . We have had a very succes ful year a nd with the election of new officer in June, we are looking forward to more activity this coming year. M arguerite Juchem spent the ummer on a Carribean Cruize with h er granddaughter. She is in the State D epartment of Education and had the loca l chapter of the Future T eachers of America named in her honor. She was also sent to Germany to visit schools there last yea r. M arie Cosimi has had a promotion after the many year of teaching. She ha been made pri ncipa l of two new school in a new addition north of D enver. She is a! o very proud of her two boys who are both in college on scholarsh ips. Juanita E merick sent us uch a fine new letter this pring, I will not try to mention each member in thi . We h ad a big family picnic in Auo-u t of this year, something new for u . I am going to summer chool a nd ha e enjoyed working with evera l teacher from St. Louis who a re enrolled at the Univer ity of D enver for the ummer term . -Eo A PARSONS.

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Detroit's Annual Gift ;\; AT our annual graduates' luncheon in May, the D etroit Alumnae initiated eight new members: Lorraine Antczak, Rose Bouvich, Mary Byers, Joa n Farabdugh, Esther Kupalian, Lois Miller, Marion Riggs, and Barbara Roussell e. At the sam e function we presented our annual gift to Theta Chapter. This year six lovely new initia tion robes were accepted by their newly-elec ted president. The convention-sugge ted Advisory Board, composed of actives and alumnae, h ad its first m ee ting before the close of the spring semester. Joining with the Theta representatives were Lillian Dombrowski, J ane Soltesz, Dorothy Murray, and Kathy Monticello from D etroit alumnae. Very proud is D etroit I of its Dorothy Dobos, newly chosen national endowment chairman. Dorothy has been our treasurer for the last two yea rs . Another honor fast approaching is Marguerite Milby's presi dency of the D etroit Panh ellenic Association. Serving as one of our delegates to Panhellenic for several years now, we know she will do credit to us when Alph a Sigma Tau's turn for th e office of presid en t arrives in 1957 -1 958. Looking forward to anoth er year of activity are our newly elected officers: M ary J ean Bristol, president ; Vinell e Rice, vice president ; Martha Skar, corresponding secretary; Kathleen Monticello, recording secretary; Marlowe Franks, treasurer; Doris Bell, editor, Jane Soltesz, historian, and Evelyn Kitzul, chaplain; Edith Mansell, our new junior路 delegate to Panhellenic.-JANE SOLTESZ.

Emporia on the Move ;\; EMPORIA a lums in the past year have had four of their much loved m embers move away. Ida Wayman moved to 536 High-

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land , Pres ott, Arizona. Sh has bo ught a hom e there and has h r fath r with h r. Sh took a trip aro und th e world last win ter. H arri et Humphrey marri d R ay Langer and is now living at 4322 K eating T errace, Madiso n, Wi sconsin . She sold h r bakery a nd building before 1 aving Emporia. Esther Griffith moved this June to Warren sburg, Missouri. H er hu band, Fred, retired from his po ition as assistant postmaster. Th ey live next door to da ugh ~ r, Vi rginia, wh o is married to Dr. T. R . M axson. M agda lena Young Ba ker will I ave her work as sec retary of Emporia's Board of Educa tion in August to take a position in the University of Ohio at Bo wling Green.MRs. C. E. PARTRIDGE.

Flint's Career A lum s ;t ELOIS E HowEs and her hu ban d took off

on a boat trip to Duluth in Jul y via S.S. South AmeTica . Lucille M aWhinn ey took orn e cour again this summer at th e Univcr ity of Michigan. She is now an in tru ctor in Flint Junior College. Our president, Verna ewman, thi urn mer was taking some college courses (in connection with her teaching po ition in Swartz Creek High School) and was busy with the moving of the Newman family, including three sons and a daughter, to a new suburban home south of Swa rtz Creek, near Flint. H er address, 8189 South Morri h Road, Swartz Creek. Hazel Schultz and her hu band left in July for a trip through the Canadian R ockies and Alaska. Crystal H earn fl ew to Florida in Ma for a two weeks' visit with Hazel Forres ter M cManamon . Hazel moved to C lea rwater tv.o years ago and is much enthu ed a bout her new home.

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Greeley Initiates ;\; THE Greeley Alumnae Chapter held its annual Spring Luncheon at the home of Mrs. Norval Hinds. Alumnae members from Greeley and Denver as well as many active members from CSCE campu were present. Graduating seniors initiated into the alumnae group included the following girls: Delores Croissant, K ersey, Colorado; Mrs. Nancy Bond, Estes Park, Colorado ; Mary Ann Doo Little, Fort Lynn, Colorado ; Barbara Sharp, Cripple Creek, Colorado ; D elores Benzel, Lois Brown, and Amy Hieda, Greeley, Colorado. The final meeting before summer vacation was held at the home of Mrs. Carl Melander. At this meeting officers for next year were installed. The officers are : Mrs. Donald Uhrich, president ; Mrs. Charles Gardner, vice president ; Mrs. William Grove, secretary-treasurer ; Mrs. Norman Page, historian-editor; Mrs. Donald Lebsack, chaplain; and Mrs. Alvin E vans, assistant chaplain. Our past year was very successful. At the present time everyone is enjoying the summer vacation. We are looking forward to a full program next year.-VERNA PAGE.

Huntingtons' New Officers ;\; YvoNNE FoscATO is the new president of the Huntington, West Virginia, Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau. She assumed her duties in May succeeding Dorothy Buzek. Other new officers installed at the traditional luncheon on Marshall College's Baccalaureate Sunday include: Nancy (Mrs. Ernest) Turner, vice-president ; Gay (Mrs. Ronald) Hulbert, recording secretary; Dorothy (Mrs. Ralph ) Bills, corresponding secretary; Jenoise (Mr. John ) Pratt, treasurer路

Betty Gail Richardson, historian; Mary (Mrs. Vinton ) Doddridge, chaplain; and Dorothy Buzek, editor. Because of summer vacations, the chapter discontinued regular meetings during the summer. Only one summer session was planned . It was in the form of an outing at Eva Miller's summer home. Regular monthly meetings were resumed in September.- DoROTHY BuzEK.

Los Angeles' Pot-Luck Picnic ;\; WE have had a wonderful year, sorority wise, here in Los Angeles. We have not had less than ten members at each meeting, and some of us travel as many as forty miles to attend the meeting. Our April meeting was held in a private dining room at a downtown cafeteria. We chose this location as it is centrally located and can be reached via car or bus. W e had nominations for officers of the ensuing year and attended to other business. May meeting was arranged by Louise Potter, and held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. We had a lovely buffet luncheon in the main dining room and then we adjourned to a private room for installation of officers. We installed Mary Hovatter Hartman, president ; Adele Haurlan, vicepresident; Cecil Barrett, secretary; Pauline Wills, treasurer ; Frances Higgins, historian ; Gertrude Flint, chaplain. We have combined some of the other offices for greater efficiency. June meeting was a family pot-luck picnic, held at Cecil Barrett's home in Gardena. We all enjoyed spending a lovely ummer evening, eating and chatting about ummer plans. All the husbands and children look forward each spring to the picnic and we hold it at a different place each tim . "Vacation Note :" Ruth Tokheim' THE ANCHOR

family vacation is "indefinite"-maybe south of the border, maybe north, but a trip somewhere! Pauline Wills and son are spending part of the summer in Denver. W e will lose one sister, Margaret Lambert Cobb, who is moving to San Diego shortly. Mary Hartman's family will make their annual "trek" to Virginia and West Virginia to spend a month. G ertrude Flint is off to Michigan! We will resume in September, with a meeting and picnic to be held at the desert home of Madeline Chapman in Lancaster.MARv HovATTER HARTMAN.

hop to sec all our Alumnae back for this houscwarming.-DoLORES MooNEY DRATH.

Muncie's Project for Retarded Children t WE used the School for Retarded Chil-

Mt. Pleasants' Annual Homecoming Breakfast t LAST SPRING, the Alumnae Chapter of Mt. Pleasant again made their annual gifts for the graduating seniors from Central-green garters with yellow roses on them. W e presented the e at our last meeting of the year when we initiated eight col legiate member into the Alumnae Chapter. One of the girl , Lois Snyder, who is to be married this summer, plans to remain in Mt. Pleasant to be the home economist at the city gas company. W e will be very glad to have her as a member of our chapter. Todd Fugate, who also was married this summer, was elected as our new president for this year. We are eagerly looking forward to the fall with its Homecoming at Central Michigan College. We again plan on giving the Tau's Annual Homecoming Breakfast, but this year we hope to hold it in the collegiate chapter's newly acquired house. The girls are very proud of their house as I am sure all of us are, since many have worked and waited for a house for a long time. I can remember the dimes we saved by charging anyone who was late to a meeting one thin dime for the House Fund . We certainly THE ANCHOR

dren as our social service project las t year and expect to continue the same project this year. One of the teachers at this school is an A~T, Alice Laux Crain. Sh plans to t ach again this year in spite of the fact that she ha a son, Timothy Lee, born last April. Alice discussed the school at one of our meetings then graciously answered all the questions we could fire at her. At the following meeting we each brought a loy to be given to the school. Rach el Scott, her husband, a nd on ailed for England in August where her hu band will teach eighth grade this coming year. We look forward to her letter and their return. She hope to look up Ingeborg Hugo, our A~T ister from O slo, Norway. The Muncie alums are planning and scheming to ee how best they can help the collegiate with the financing of the brand new sorority suite they'll move into with the openin ()' of school thi fall. Since Homecoming will be held in the uite, we're planning the most exciting event in our hi story.- H ELEN CRos s.

Philadelphia's Garden Party t PHILADELPHIA alum eJected a

D C\ Jate of officers at their Ia t spring meetin . then met for a love! dinner at the home of

their new president, Emily R eed, on July 26. Other new officers are Claire Jenkins, vice president; Maria Furia, treasurer ; Margaret Brown, recording secretary; Lois O 'D ell, corresponding secretary ; Alma Helbig, editor; and Jane Clifford, historian. The alumna路e plan to h ave ten meetings in the coming season. A mother-daughter garden party was h eld at the home of Elizabeth Scheerba um Allison, H avertown, Pennsylvania, May 26. The luncheon was a covered dish affair and was a ttended by eighteen alums and twelve mothers. Gwynne K elly Davis, who married a West Point graduate last fall , recently left for Tokio, Japan, with h er husband who will be stationed there for several years. Claire J enkins traveled through Europe for six weeks touring England, France, and Southern Europe this summer. Doris Kaufman Boes, Sara Jane Apptupon, Concetta Bruno Helbig, and Elizabeth Allison all have new babies. Maryanne Vojtko became the bride of Clark D onlin of Woodbury, New Jersey, August 18. Miss J ane Clifford and Miss Marie Furia were bridesmaids. J eanette Zorzi will walk down the aisle with Rona ld Man of Philadelphia on October 27 . The couple will reside in Paoli, Pennsylvania. Jane Howe's son is now a cadet at West Point. Betty Maisch's son who is now attending Franklin and Marshall College is planning to b ecome a Presbyterian minister. - ALMA E. HELBIG.

Roanoke Participates 1n Panhel lenic ;\. THE Roanoke Chapter is still in the process of becoming better organized but we are managing to have more activities. In M ay, the Roanoke Alumnae decided to honor their mothers and did so by having a Mother's D ay tea at the h ome of M argaret Martin.

August was a busy month. We had our regular meeting at Anna Margaret Young's home and M arlene Lucas was hostess for a callecl meeting in the same month. The members were busy making plans for the City Panhellenic tea held in August. Patty Parkey served on the refreshment committee. Girls enrolled as freshmen in colleges where there are national sororities were the honored guestts. The Panhellenic was organized in May and is composed of fourteen ororitie . Marlene Lucas is our repre entative on the council. Our secretary, Nona Bondurant, was married in June to Charles Bowman and moved to Columbus, Ohio, so Elizabeth Pendleton was elected to fill this post. We worked quite hard for a benefit card party and fashion show held in Sep tember at the YWCA. M any thanks go to Martha Donaldson and M arlene Lucas who served as co-chairmen of the affair. Mrs. Richard Snidow has added much to our group and we realize how lucky we are to have h er in R oanoke.-ANNA MARGARET YouNG.

Shepherdstown's Nine New Members ;\. SHEPHERDSTOWN ALUMNAE CHAPTER of Alpha Sigma Tau went to the home of Mrs. Joseph Arnold in Boonsboro, Maryland, for the March meeting, and in April we went to the home of our president, Mrs. J ames Boyd, for our election of officers . On May 1, 1956, we h ad our last meeting of the season at the sorority room at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, We t Virginia, where an initiation service was conducted by Mrs. James Boyd for three of the nine new members who were Donna M er , Shepherdstown, West Virginia 路 Joan K erhaw Martinsburg, West Virginia路 and ancy Boyd, K earne ville We t Virainia . THE ANCHOR

The Shepherdstown Alumnae Chapter turned out en masse for the Initiation Service at the Chi Chapter sorority room at She pherd College.

Mrs. James Boy d , Shepherd stown p resi d ent. cong r atulate s three new m e mbers of the alumn a e g roup; (le ft to right ) : Mrs. Boy d, Joan Kershaw, Donna Myers. Nan cy Boy d.

is not with th e grou p this y ar a sh ~ teac hing for the Ai r Force in M oro co. Everyone is eage rl y wa iting to hear about her new adventure.

Installa tion service wa also con ducted for the new officers elected. The sorority room wa decorated with a tulip and ivy centerpiece and yellow candles. R efreshm ents of fruit punch, nu ts, and cookies were served . We are looking forw ard to an exciting time for the year of 1956-1957 with Alpha Sigma Tau.- ANN SIMPSON.

Th e a nnu al Alum Breakfa t u hercd in the new chool yea r. Thi yea r the group gath ered in Forest Pa rk on Sa turday, September 8 to pa rtake of th e deli iou food a nd participa te in th e fin e fell ow. hip.

St. Lou is' Bacon' n' Eggs t VACATIONs and summer school . eemed to separate many from the group for a tim e at least. Nevertheless, those remaining ha d numerous enjoyable get-togethers. With the busin ess of the past year cleared away and the plans for the next year formulated and waiting to be executed, the St. Louis alums took some time from their busy schedule to work on hand-craft and just catchup on the "news." The opening day of sc.pool, however, found most of the alums back home. Among the returning m embers were Viola King and H elen K elly who visited Pu erto Rico and Hawaii, respec tively. J ewel Steph enm eier THE ANCHOR

Th en, with the aroma of coffee and ba con a nd eggs still in th e bac kg rou nd, thoughts turn ed to the ma ny event which crowd the fall ca lendar. The work for the yea r officia lly got under way a t th first bu in ess m ee ting held a t the home of Ca rolyn Alexander. Following, a superb potlu ck supper, th e g roup discus ed the plans. for the future meetings an d the acti c ru h parties to b e held on O ctober 8 a nd on O ctober 19. T he first ru h party will be hel d at th e hom e of Maxine Graftage. Some tim e i being devoted to helping the actives. with their forth coming partie . Before the evening m eeting drew to a clo e a mu ltitud e of decision were made. The group heard abou t the traditional F ounders' Day Party which will celebrate the twenty-sixth anniver ar of Pi Chapter, a nd the Chri tma Party to be given for the active . A date party will be the first ocial event of the new year followed by the Progre si ve Dinn er in March and the annual M other-Daughter Party in M a . o, an inten~~ting, exciting, and sue e ful yea r

anticipated under the capable leadership of Charlotte Boehm, the new president. Now, at the beginning of another school year the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter wants to wish each active chapter an d each alumnae group a most successful year. M ay each one do their best to forw ard the ideals of Alpha Sigma Tau.- CAROL E. WILLMAN.

Washington's Picnic 1n the Rain ;\; WE were more than pleased to initiate Nancy M yers, Chi ; Charline Flick, Chi ; and Yvonne Puffenberger, Psi, into ou r group. Carol K azmierczak, Theta, transferred from D etroit, Michigan. It seems for every gain there is a lossthe love bird has flown into our midst a nd is claiming the following: Virginia Blevins, Alpha L ambda, was married on June 24

Charlotte Douglas. president. serves Kathleen Kelchner. treasurer of the Washington, D. C., alumnae and newly appointed national memorial loan fund chairman.

to Gale Dunham ; Johanna Biddlecomb, Zeta Tau married Donald Shahan on June 30; Joey Osbourne, Psi married R ichard Grave on July 7; and J o Anne Critzer, Psi planned a summer wed ding. H erbert H. Solomon JS th e lucky guy! We had our annual picnic on June 2 at

A partial showing of the Washington, D. C., officers for 1956-57, includes (left to right): Jean Shelton. chaplain: Virginia Blevins Dunham, Panhellenic alternate; Charlotte Douglas, president: Meda Ray Sewell, national news agency chairman: Martha Jones, vice president; Lucie Baldi. recording secretary; and Kathleen Kelchner, treasurer and national memorial loan fund chairman. Jean Selena, publicity chairman, is seated in the lower right hand corner.

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the home of Cha rlotte and Ben Douglas with twenty-eight in a ttendance despite the rain . It did slack enough fo r us to grill the hamburgers in the yard. We h ave high hopes and p lan for greater events to occur beginning with our September meeting. -CHARLOTT E . DouGLAS.

Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Helps Pine Mountain .t ANOTHER busy year is under way for the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor alumnae group un der the leade rship of J oan (Mrs. J. B.) Carpenter, president : Mitzi (Mrs. W . M axey, vice-president ; Norma (Mrs. Curtis ) Wonnacott, secreta ry: Peggy (Mrs. Gene) M egiveron, Treasurer ; Joyce (Mrs. Rosco) Parker, chaplain ; and Wilma (Mrs. Robert ) Court, editor and hi torian.

ln planning this year's program w look ba k over the high-ligh ts of last year and recall our profitabl Ru mmage Sale and Toy Party during the fa ll ; our busy Nov mber meeting when we made tray fav rs fo r the local hospi tal and w re so happy to greet Mrs. R obert Daniels (M argie Ferguson) and Mrs. Bud H agan ( M argar t H offm an ) whom we hadn't seen for awhile; th lovely Christma party a t the home of M rs. W . Maxey for the Alphas, when the four fall pledges pantomimed the "Littlest Angel" for our entertainm ent ; our inspiring visit with the regioJlal and national pr sidents during a February afternoon tea; the educational story with the howing of the slides from Pin e M ounta in and the proceeds of our White Elephant Sale which went fo r tha t worthwhile project. We were sorry Miss Betty McGregor, high school dramatic teacher, suffered a broken ankle bon e from a fall off the stage, and missed our ann ual Alu mnae Founders' Day Din ner a t the Arbor-Lil in Plymouth.

Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor alumnae a n d dates attended Alpha 's annual Candlelight Ball.

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Everyone received a lovely spring corsage made by the co-chaimen, Mrs. Donna Stevens an d Mrs. Gene Megiveron. The alumnae provided the food for the Alpha's spring rush party and we were thrilled to hear of the twelve new girls added to the chapter. May was a busy month with many alumnae getting together to attend the Alpha's annual Candlelight Ball. It wa a never to be forgotten event as a tornado struck nea rby that night. Our lovely Initiation Service for thirteen and the installation of our new officers was held at Starkweather H all on campus with our retiring president, Mrs. Robert Court, in charge. We were sorry to bid bon voyage to two very active alumnae, Mrs. Donna Stevens and Mrs. Shirley Sole, who have gone to California to be with their husbands in the service. Congratulations to Mrs. Lois Fulson and Mrs. Fay Mitchell with their new baby boys and welcome back to our a lumnae group! We ended our busy year with a family picnic, where fathers, who have been baby sitting during our meetings, h ad a chance to share in our fun. We look forward now to another successful yea r.- WILMA GRIFFITHS CouRT.

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Alumnae groups are important to the sorority as a whole. In metropolitan groups, is distance your problem? Do you need to divide? Is programming the problem source., do meeting ideas need to be changed? Is it ju t p ersonal contact? Do we need to make ju t a little more EFFORT? In my own circle of A~T friends we h ave found that a few phone calls, an offer of a ride, a sharing of driving has brought a g roup of us to almost every m eeting. This is personal contact. R em ember, som e people need an added push. And those who never come, who've drifted away, perhap are wondering how to join again, thinking, after a ll this time, would I be welcome? And don' t forget the out-of-town.ers; look in the sorority directory for members living in your area. Wouldn't you be surprised to learn that an Alpha Sigma Tau from another state or chapter was living a few blocks from your home? I was! Contact these people, you , yourself, as an individual. L et them know they aren't just needed as members, but wanted as friends. And, if each of us is expending this kind of EFFORT, what a different story the membership problem could be.

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Personals Connie Capp to Charles Gallipoe, eptember 9, 1956 Pat Goulden to Don McCowen, Sept mber 16, 1956 Cheryl Purkey to Adlore D enning. May 28, 1956

Delta Jean Mae Sumner to Holt Conner, August 9, 1956 Carol Crosby to John Walters, July 20, 1956 Katherine Butcher to Charles Wyda , November 26, 1955 Nancy Tesla to Herbert Davison, 1956 Barbara Eggleston to Francis Balint, April 7, 1956 Betty Jane Orcutt to Edward Hach, August 6, 1955 Nancy Figley to Edward Holben, August 5, 1955 Patricia Carbaugh to Edward Mayer, August 6, 1955 Nancy Bier to John Davis, February 11, 1956

Z eta Barbara Shannon to James Bullock, June 23, 1956 I ota Betty Lewick to Jim Crawford, June 10, 1956 Rebecca Rice to Joseph Caldwell, Jr. , July 23, 1956 orma Neff to Don Currell, June 17, 1956 Arneida Gunier to Gerald Miller, August 4, 1956 Marian Haag to Allen Clinkenbeard, July 13, 1956 J ean Gray to Edward Lasley, August 31, 1956 Edith Haxton to L ee Orr, September 2, 1956 THE ANCHOR

Nu N a ncy Childress to Carl O 'Neal, April 13, 1956

Omicron J ack Parker to Joseph Burroughs, 1955 Pi Marie Mcintyre Bickell to Charles Nemnic, April , 1955 Lucille Mirus to Howard J. Burkhart, June 19, 1956

Sigma Marilyn Coultous to Richard E . Fi her, Augus t, 1955 Patricia Hallman to Rich ard Walleshauser, April 11 , 1955 Carol Kuhn to Marvin And er on. July 2, 1955 J ean Go her to Jame Pelky Barbara Leggett to Don ald H a ll . Auau t 20, 1955 Flavia M arra to Ronald Woolfend n. July 2, 1955 M ary Helen Glor to Douglas J ohn Bolton. March 10, 1956 Patricia A. Donovan to D onald McKenna July 7, . 1956 Barbara Helen Miller to Willis J. Prophet November 12, 1955 57

Nancy Cruse to Robert Sumbler, March 24, 1956 Agnes D. Gazzo to Leonard A. Testa, June 23, 1956 Alice L. Wood to Richard D. Clark, November 25, 1955 Jo Anne Rumberger to Martin Nelson, July 16, 1955 Mary Sasala to Robert Voss, July 16, 1955 Catherine Sirface to Gerald Ge11bracht, August 27, 1955 Alice Szalecki to Gerald Baskey, July 4, 1955 Florence Kuczma to Dennis A. Sodus, July 7, 1956 Chi

Kathryn Kershner to Harry Jenkins, 1955 Jo Ann Didawick to Glenn H. Birkitt, January 28, 1956 Ann Creasy to Sherman Simons, June 2, 1956 Ruth Rice Dirting to Claude De Haven, June 30, 1956 Bonnie Smith to Garrett Long, Jr. , June 16, 1956 Margaret Horner to Edward J. Goodman, Jr., July 14, 1956 Jo Ann Manning to Paul Skevoretez, August 4, 1956

Psi Barbara Ann Long to Stephen H . Williamson, April 16, 1955 Joyce Lee Coiner to William Seldon Herndon, June 19, 1954 Margaret Lear toT. W. Hawthorne Eleanor R. Wood to Ralph Vincent, July 2, 1955 Charlotte Ann Martin to Frederick P. Fletcher, January 14, 1956 Nancye L. Brandon to C. B. Anderson, 1949 Nancy V. Shroyer to James Kirk Bain, July 16, 1955 Thaddia Bell to Alfred Duncan Jane L . Hosaflook to J. Atee Cline Elizabeth Collins to D avid Shepard, November 5, 1955 58

Peggy Moore to Charles A. Marks, 111, June 12, 1955 Audrey Pinchbeck to E. L. Fisher October, 1955 Myrtle Goodrich to Boyd Sale , December 27, 1955 Joanne King to Mr. Rodgers Gladys Farmer to Robert E. Painter, September 13, 1952 June Wheatley to Leon Safrit, April 9, 1955 Frances Umberger to Stafford E. Thornton, September 23, 1955 Virginia Barnes to Gilbert E. Walton, July 23, 1955 Lib DuPre to James E. White, June, 1950 Doris Stickley to Mr. Baker, 1951 Bonnie Faye Gordon to Rev. H omer W. Knock, Jr., August, 1953 Christine Gauldin to Calvin M ajor, June, 1955

Alpha Alpha R ebecca Carmichael to Billy Earl Campbell, June 8, 1956 Joy Delores Frederick to Tex Sellers, March 24, 1956 Jane Ann M arshall to Gary Bennett, September 1, 1956 Roberta Louise Morin to Joseph F. Edwards, August 20, 1956 Sara Alice Pratt to Elwood Thornton, August 18, 1956 June Dunn to Paul Everett, August 7. 1954 Alice Laux to Glen Crane M ary Lou Bowman to Grayson C. Tuek Jane Senter to Richard A. Sinner Jane Goen to Lt. Donald Ross, July, 1956 Violet Vlahinich to John D . Kansky. August 4, 1956 Norma Jean Buck to Richard Allen Cline. July 11 , 1956

Alpha Beta Dorothy Sargent to Ralph E. Bills. M y 5, 1956 TIIE ANCH R

To Mr. and Mrs. R . J. Vcrs h lden (Mar.y Jane Botterwick) , a son, Steven Mi hael, June 23, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lyon ( P ggy Eckles), a daughter, Patri ia Ellen, June 6, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Beck r (Frances Ireland), a girl, Anne Frances, December 25, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Tom Curry (Sally Jo Pyle), a son, Noel Thom as February 5, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Friedeman (Jani Travis) , a girl, Lisa Lynn, Jul y, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harder (Doris Ander on) , a girl , J an Alynn , November 11, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. D on Price ( adine Stark ), a boy, Douglas Alan, O ctober 16, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Westebee (Barbara Liebst), a girl, Shell y Roxanne, August 15, 1955 To M r. and Mrs. George Wullschleger (Janeane Friend ), a boy, George. Jr .. September 26, 1955

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To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ro s (J a kie ) a son, Terrance, April, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gauthier ( Shirley ), a daughter, Nora May Penny, July, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Wh elan (K atheri ne Archambeau) , a son D elta

To Mr. and Mrs. Donald H ess (Elizabeth Griffith), a son, Dea ne Edward, September 5, 1955 To Mr. and ~rs. John H ess (Bernice Oehmler), a daughter, Kimberl ey, January, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Davies (Nancy Ellsworth ). a daughter, December, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McGeary (Barbara Conner) , a daughter, M elinda Dee, August 28, 1955 Th eta

To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Minchell a (Carol Riedel), a daughter, D enise Marie, M ay 28, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Weaver (Barbara Johnson ), a daughter, Joan, January 27, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest N. Harmon, Jr., (Joyce J ameson ), a daughter, Connie. November 12, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kasiborski (Mae Martin ) , a daughter, Linda Suzanne. February 23, 1956 Z eta

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cro sley (Rita Kurtz) , a daughter, Kimberley Jo, January 3. 1956 Iota

To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Grafke (Peggy Williams), a son, Henry Edgar Grafke, III, June 23, 1956 THE ANCHOR

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To Mr. and Mrs. E. George Brew ter (Ann Pollock ) , a dauahter. Beth Zane, May 3, 1955 To Mr. and M rs. Robert 路Lepley (Jane Blosser ), a daughter, L aura L isa, M arch. 1956 Pi To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Nauman (Opal Lang ) , a daughter, Barbara J ane April 18, 1956 To Mr. and Mr. Marin (Clara F ricke ) a daughter, M argaret Loui e, J anuary 5, 1956 To Mr. and M rs. McLean (Betty Jo Webb ) a son, Gary, March 12, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Crouther (Lorraine Flotte), a daughter, Kath Joan, June 11, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Trump (Ruth H elen Hampson ), a dauahter Linda H elen, June 14, 1955

To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (Pat Seib ), a daughter, Kathy, August, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Nordstrom (Delphine Straube), a son, Paul Ed ward, June 17, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Bruns (H elen Auburn ), a daughter, Kathleen Auburn, November 8, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Gene Stroh (Peggy Stewart) , a daughter, Karen Ann, August 15, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nemnich (Marie Mcintyre Bickell) , a son, Charles, Jr., July 25, 1956

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To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Plachta (Fran Piwowarcyzk ), a son, Michael Walter, July 2, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hueber (Betty Good remote) , a son, Dale, October, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. K enneth W. Barber (Bessi Chambos) , a daughter, Lynn Marie, January 30, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. M atthew R. Glowish (Bertha Champis ), a son, Gary Matthew, February 4, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. John Mauer (Mary M asterson ), a daughter, Ell en Marie, February 2, 1956 Chi To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carper, Jr., (Jean Smith), a girl, March, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Payne (Phoebe Wilson) , a son, Robert Roscoe, April 18, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Perrault (Marjorie Shirley ), a son, Timothy Layne, June 18, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sencindiver (Aida Hayes ), a son, June, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. D aniel Gano (Willis Lea Omps) , a daughter, Phena Gail, August 6, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arnold (Jane Kottler) , a son, Joseph Ray, Jr., April 3, 1955 60

To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Houghton, J r., (Rosalie Moore), a son, Gary Edward, August 13, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Collin (Marjorie Harrison ), a son, William Marvin, June 19, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mumma (Gloria Glasser ), a son, Dwight David E ., August 12, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Ross Jones (Gl ady Lewis), a daughter, Cheryl Bonita, November, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Caluness (Eileen Bergdall ), a daughter, Elizabeth Eiles, August 27, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Armand Estes (Rosemary (Niner), a son, August 25路, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Sauer (Dorothy Conklyn ), a son, January 4, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Hughes (T emple Anne Scafate) , a daughter, Barbara Anne , May 13, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Cash (Shirley Wright ), a daughter

Psi To Mr. an d Mrs. H erndon (Joyce Coiner ), a daughter, Beverly Clair, August 1, 1955 To Mr. and Mr. L. Wallis Al ve (Ann McKenzie), a on, L . Walli , III, September 12, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. R eginald H . Potts (Carrie White Moore), a son, R eginal d H ., III, January 3, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King (Lenore Seibel), a daughter, Jean K atherin August 2, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R . King ( Shirle Quinn ), a daughter, Nancy Bruce, D ecember 28, 1955 To Mr. and Mr. Robert McNair (Bett ' Lipps) a daughter, Lois J ean J anuary 29, 1956 To Mr. and Mr. Andrew ]. Beck, Jr. (Barbara Croon ) a dauahter Paiae M arie, April, 1955 THE A CH R

To Mr. and Mrs. James Becknor (Greta Arney), a daughter, Karen, June, 1953 To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Duncan (Thaddia Bell), a son, Alfred, Jr., January 14, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bethany (Virginia Donovan), a daughter, Renee, May 6, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Byrd (Mary Fae Smith), a daughter, Kara Jyll, September 22, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. ]. Attlee Cline (Jane Hosaflook), a son, James Daryl, J anuary 15, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coffey (Jane Mohler) , a son, Thomas, May 1, 1953 J"o Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Geitz (Joyce Lumsden ), a son, Edward Lee, June 26, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Burke (Irene Wright) , a daughter, Sharon, November 20, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rippley (Rita Jarvis), a daughter, Emily Carroll, November 25, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Willis G. Gordon (Barbara Eanes) , a son To Rev. and Mrs. Homer W. Kock (Bonnie Faye Gordon ), a daughter, Kathy Ann To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hart (Katherine Stokes), a daughter, Ann, October, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hartl ey (Norma Lee Hoke) , a son, Glen Edward, September 22, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Anderson (Nancye Brandon) , a daughter, Debbie, five years old, and a son, Robert, one year To Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hobgood (Martha McNeer), a daughter, Marion Patricia, December 28, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Carl 'G. Hodnett, Jr. (Romona Cooter) , a daughter, Susan Lee, June 29, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Jenkins (Inez Queen) , a son, July, 1952 To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly (Loui!e Miller) , a son, 195 3 To Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kirkland (Bess Queen) , two daughters, 1952 and 1954 THE ANCHOR

To Mr. and "Mrs. Alfred McCormack, Jr. (Mary M. Gilmore), a daughter, Joan, June, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McDaniol (Tracy Foss), a son, Whitney, September 9, 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Martin (Virginia Handley), a son, Kent, 1954, and a daughter, Karen, August, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mitschaw (Faye Bell ), a daughter, Susan To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Victor Newman (Evelyn Musick), two daughters, Carla Evelyn and Victoria Anne, four and three years old To Mr. and Mrs. J. Denard Rayfield, Jr. (Barbara Bani h ) a son, James Denard, III, January 22, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. J ohn A. Reynolds (Shirley Minnick ), a daughter, Susan Ann, December 5, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Harold V. K elly (Shirley Crawford ), a son, Stuart, March, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Preston P. Purdom (Frances Mosely ), a daughter, Grace Carter, October, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Painter (Gladys Farmer), a son, Michael David, August 26, 1954 To Mr. and Mr. John W . Peter on (Mattie J ett ), a daughter, Karen D emarest, J anuary 16, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Frank W . Sencindiver (Virginia Grant ), a son, J ames Daniel June 23, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. Larry Owen (Beulah Owen ), a daughter, Barbara Hunter September 24, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. J ames B. Thom as (Catherine Cover ), a son, J ame Barnett, III, D ecember 16, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E . Colvin (Barbara J ames ), a daughter, January 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. D avid S. H enderson (Jean Roe), a daughter, November, 1955 To Mr. and Mrs. J ack H. Thomp on (Jean Marie Smith ) a on, Jeffery Alan, January 30, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Jame E . "hite (Lib 61

Du Pre) , a daughter, Marilee Page, four years old, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Irvin H. Wicknick (Ann Stout), a daughter, Martha, March 22, 1954 To Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wolfinger Pollyanna Turner), two sons, Phillip, five years old, and David, two years To Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wygal (Ruby Anne Horsley) , a son, John Horsley, March 21, 1956 To Mr. and Mrs. Baker (Doris Stickley), a son, Warren Keith, March 17, 1955 Alpha Alpha To Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward (Delores Demetz) , a son To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lawton (Eleanor Piwinski), a son, Ned To Mr. and Mrs. Crane (Alice Laux ), a son, Timothy Lee, April 4, 1956

-.Anchor ::bead拢ned Editorial Material Deadlines August 1-for Fall (October) Issue. February 15- for Spring (April) issue. Send feature stories and pictures to ANcHOR Editor as early as possible. You need not wait for deadline. Chapter News Letters February 15- deadline for pnng

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August 1- deadline for Fall issue. Both collegiate and alumnae chapter letters should be typed double space. Good action pictures of your chapter are needed. Be sure to identify all pictures on back, and enclose typed cutlines. Pictures will not be returned ualess requested. College Honors

Delta To Dorothy Messner, whose father passed away May 22, 1956 Iota To Frances Ireland Becker whose father, Dr. Ireland, passed away J anuary 9, 1956

Send in pictures and honors a they are announced during your college year. Don't wait until the deadline. Vital Statistics and Changes of Addres go to the Central Office, 5641 a South Kingshighway, St. Louis 9, Missouri, not to the National Editor, as these must be recorded in the lpha Sigma Tau file.

To Virginia Herron Beare, who lost her husband September 14, 1955 To Jerre Ruby Cline, whose husband passed away April 23, 1956

Sigma To M argaret Macdonald whose mother passed away To Lucille Steen who lost her mother To Lucille M. McGlynn who lost her mother To JoAnne Rumberger whose father passed away To Lillian Zdarsky Mayer who e father passed away 62

* * * 路l f * * What Is Charity? It is silence when your words would hurt . It's patience when your neighbor is curt . It's deafness when

candal flows .

It's thoughtfulness for another's woe . It's promptnes when stern duty calls. It's courage when mi fortune falls . THE ANCHOR