1\LPHA SIGMA TAU

THE ANCHOR

The National Council and the Convention Committee of Al­

pha Sigma Tau extends to all sisters of the sorority a cordial invitation to attend the 1939 conve ntion to be held in St. Louis on August 23-24-25.

Entered as second class matter November 25, 1937, at the post office at Menasha, Vli sconsin, under th e Act of August 24, 1912. T il E A NCHOR of Alpha Sigma Tau is published during th e months of October, De· cember, March. and June. Subscrip· tion price $2.00 per year. P ublica­tion office, George Banta Publishing Co., 450-454 Ahnaip S t .. Menasha, Wis. Editorial office: Mrs. Justin G. Doyle. Peekskill Military Academy, Peeksk ill, N.Y.

MARCH VO L . X IV .

1939 N 0 . 3

CONTENTS Page

Highlights of St. Louis 3

Greenwich House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A Copper Hobby Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Frostic Made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Wear Your Lisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The Sorority Does Its Part

A Beta You Should Know

Browning's Ideas of Art and Its Relation to

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Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

We Can Start to Be Professional Women Now 13

Sorority Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The 1938 Inspection Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sorority Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Collegiate Chapters ...................... . 27

Convention Notice .. . ..... . .. . ........... . 33

Alumnre Chapters .... ... .... . .. .......... . 35

Personals 40

Directory 41

Invitation

• APPROXIMATELY sixty girls are enthusi­

a tically awaiting the opportunity of wel­

coming our Alpha Sigma Tau sisters. We

deem it a great honor that our city has been

selected as the meeting place for the con­

vention.

St. Louis, with its fund of cultural offer­

ings, its many associations with the pa t , its

tradition of fine entertainment and hospital­

ity, assures us of a worthy background for a

successful convention.

We anticipate meeting many of our friends

with whom we have become acquainted

through sorority correspondence and previous

conventions. We will do our utmost to make

this a most memorable Alpha Sigma Tau

convention! LOIS HOYNCK

Convention Chairman

THE ANCHOR OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU

Highlights of St. Louis

ST . LOUIS- where meet the East and the West, the North and South; where abound historic reminders of the Indian moundbuilders ; of Pere Marquette and Joliet ; of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett ; or Robert

E. Lee, General U. S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln ; of the Pony Express and Buffalo Bill.

This city possesses innumerable features to attract visitors of all kinds and interests. Anyone interest'ed in history as a vocation or as a passive hobby will delight in St. Louis ' rich background of past events, move­ments and developments. The French influence is particularly pronounced, being seen in street names such as Gratiot, Lafayette, Bellefontaine, and Chouteau ; and in buildings and insti­tutions such as Marquette School , Chaminade, Villa Duchesne, and Fontbonne.

I 'd like to enumerate a few places and things you might like to see dur­ing your stay. Our Art Museum is located on Art Hill in Forest Park. It is one of the four finest in this country and is built in Romanesquc style in a beautiful natural setting. The museum is always open to the public without charge.

While we 're in Forest Park, we might as well discuss it. It is the second LOIS HOYNCK

largest city park in the United States and has been allowed to remain in its wild state to a large degree. The park contains many places to attract visi­tors such as the Zoo, which ranks with the best, the Museum, the world re­nowned Municipal Theater, the Jefferson Memorial , and the Jewel Box. Besides these, the park itself is scenically very beautiful and offers the opportunity for play and enjoyment.

The Jewel Box is a modern building designed to display flowers to the public. The exhibits are changed seasonally and attract thousands.

The Jefferson Memorial houses the Lindbergh Trophies, a collection

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of gifts and art objects valued at over $2,000,000. The exhibit remains com­plete except for two articles taken by Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh.

The Municipal Theater is our pride and joy. It seats about 10,000 people under the skies. The enormous stage has as sentinels two sturdy oaks that tower about 7 5 feet. The operas presented are the finest written by Victor Herbert, Sigmund Romberg and others. This theater is the favorite of people from everywhere.

If you are interested in schools (and which of us isn't) you will enjoy seeing Washington University with its Quadrangle and lovely campus. Then there is St. Louis University, founded by the Jesuit Order, and Harris Teachers College, the seat of learning responsible for the St. Louis Alpha Sigs.

·other points of interest include the Eugene Field Home, Aloe Plaza, Jefferson Barracks, Shaw Gardens (largest plant collection in the Western Hemisphere ), the Old Court House (scene of many slave sales), and our many beautiful buildings.

We feel sure that you will find it well worth your while to give us the opportunity of entertaining you next August.

LOIS HOYNCK

Convention Chairman ·

Greenwich House

THOSE who follow the book reviews might have read of Neighborhood, My Story of Greenwich House, by Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, pub­lished last summer. They would have learned that Mary Simkhovitch

was Boston bred, that when a student in Germany, she married a Russian, who is now a professor at Barnard, and that she founded the settlement house in 1901, in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. But all this is encyclopedic information. To the writer, Greenwich House revives four months of indelibly stamped experiences.

There was that rainy summer dawn when the taxi darted from uptown New York with its parallel streets of symmetrical skyscrapers to old down­town ew York with its narrow crooked streets of two and three story buildings. The first glimpse of Greenwich House was depressing. The in­terior decorating showed age. The crippled elevator boy attempted friendli­ness with his "What ! Up at six-toity! You don 't woik dis early! " The fourth floor rooms, open to social workers and other young women willing to give a few hours a week to social work, were not brightened by the fact that one · had once been occupied by Amelia Earhart or another by Frances Perkin . My window viewed a patch of green below, called a garden, and a row of roofs. On one was an industrious worker building a pigeon coop. This con­struction was later the disgruntling cause of many sleeples Sunday morn­ings. Why, if he felt a calling to animal husbandry didn 't he seek more pastoral regions?

But dining at the house was another impression. Here was fluent talk of music, art, tennis tournaments, social problems, and the theater. A better balanced group of young people could never be found an where, I am

THE ANCHOR 5 . sure. Both men and women represented a versatility of professions. All at one table were contacts with Wall Street, Lord and Taylor's, the govern­ment housing, WPA, and NYA projects, and social work.

The house bulletin boards announced classes in art , poetry (Marion Carolyn Davies supervised) , music, ballet, homemaking, and shorthand open .to anyone in the neighborhood . Evenings in the auditorium, play re­hearsals were in progress under the direction of an unemployed actor, who had played the lead in "Dracula" when that mystery drama left Broadway to go on the road. Every bright morning on the roof, tiny children were cared for whose mothers worked.

My first duty was to be in charge Sunday afternoon in the foyer. I found my desk surrounded with fine looking Italians. Doubtlessly, Greenwich House had drawn them, since they had been able to walk. Now, it had be­come a sort of club to them and they were commonly known as "house boys." They illustrated the results of this settlement house: one was a Brooklyn attorney ; another, an accountant for a well-known insurance company ; still another had fill ed a city engineering position but because of the depressiem was utilizing his hobby, metal work, by teaching it to a group of street urchins in another sort of settlement house, a government project.

This a fternoon the occasion was an Italian play in the auditorium, a combined House and government project. The speech of the handsome director, also a "house boy," suggested an Oxford accent. He had formerly played Guildenstern in Walter Hampton 's "Hamlet. "

Monday evening:s, as unseemly a group of middle-aged men as one could find , with their wives, were given the auditorium. They were what one might expect to see surrounding a soap box orator in Union Square. And often their meetings did ring of soap box oratory. But they were to be pitied- family men with no employment- fretting when relief was cut and organizing parades to the city hall. One young woman of their midst pleaded for them to us with an intelligence and sincerity that we couldn 't help identifying with communist martyrs in Russia under the Czar. It was here that I first heard the CIO explained, little suspecting that several months later their first bomb would explode almost half way across the continent in my own native city.

Since the New Deal, so closely related have been government projects and settlement work, that Greenwich House naturally leaned that direction politically. And here, certainly, were samples of the New Deal at its best. Besides, I understand, that to Mrs. Simkhovitch, Mrs. Roosevelt is Eleanor, and vice versa. One evening, at dinner , an efficient House director na·ively remarked, " I was out the other evening where the guests were wrathful about the administration .... I was amazed. I didn 't realize that anyone felt that way. " I, myself, made a faux pas by assuming the politics of everyone present, and by saying, " Unless Landon improves his radio speech, he won 't get to first base. " Across the table eyes twinkled. " Better be careful " I was advised, " Landon is --'s cousin. " But Governor Landon's cousin eased the situation by concluding, " I 'm saying nothing." Nor could he for he was employed on a government housing project.

To tourists in New York, Greenwich Village is a place to slum ; to seek self-conscious bohemianism ; to peek through windows of certain cafe

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where homosexuals loaf about. But seen through Mary Simkhovitch's eyes, the Village assumes a characteristic atmosphere which, once breathed, re­mains forever. Returning home, I expressed my enthusiasm in numero~s ways. I was even so presumptuous as to try my hand at blank verse. Wh1le it does not compare with Shakespeare's or Maxwell Anderson 's, these lines are my best expression of Greenwich Village, the setting of Greenwich House.

Gayly painted doors and windows peek Across walled lanes that interweave. At corners Doddering, wrinkled gammers proffer boutonnieres Of purple, white and yellow. Vendors On Bleeker Street flaunt green vegetables And varicolored fruits and gurgle foreign English sounds. From the lanky pavements Clamorous children clutter 'round an organ Grinder whose glitt'ring eyes smile from beneath A slouchy hat, and whose tunes accompany An elevated train that rattles by. A cozy room where an unknown 's etchings Hang ; he hopeful for a glimm'ring ray Of recognition. In front of a homely shop Group families from Italy, while from The shop-the radio voluminous-Pour strains from Verdi. A night club sign Promises that real bohemian atmosphere Prevails within. There is a black iron gate That Alan Seeger swung. On that old balcony, 0. Henry dreamed of those four million Hearts that ached and laughed and loved. The red Brick doll 's house where Millay created lovely Sonnets. Washington Square, surrounded by The stately dwellings tenanted today By those who've prospered in the arts. Famed names, Along with mercenary atmosphere, Have crowded out those groping for renown.

LuCILLE GALE, Flint Alumnce

A Copper Hobby Horse

W ILL you give me the change in pennies? " These are familiar words about Kent when the Manche ters shop, for :Mrs. Manchester is collecting pennies. Before I had seen hers

a nd heard about them, a penny was just a penny. I ow a penny is a ' 1909 S VDB " and one of only 0 million coined, or it may be a 'broken D which, in the parlance of the collector, is "good."

"About a year ago," Mrs. Manchester relates, " a friend of mine showed me her collection of coins, which was her device for aving mone and I became so interested that I began with Lincoln pennie .

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Now she has about eighty-seven, neatly mounted on a special card which tells the " vintage" or pedigree, whatever the connoisseurs term it. She has found nearly all that are considered of any value and representative of the different issues. The pennies begin with 1909 and continue on through 1938, some of which ( 1938 D and S) are not yet in general circulation.

"The letters 'S' and 'D ' and the lack of letters indicate the place where the penny was minted," Mrs. Manchester explained. "Those having no letter were coined in Philadelphia; the others, of course, in San Francisco or Denver. These last are most valuable for most of the pennies have no letter. The 1919 issue was most plentiful and least difficult to find. Some­times only one penny of the most wanted issue was found in about three dollars' worth-of copper. A loan of twenty dollars ' worth of pennies to look over yielded twelve pennies of one of the easy-to-find issues. A gift of money all in pennies was not unusual for me during the height of the searching."

On only two occasions has Mrs. Manchester felt it necessary to buy a coin. She tells of having exchanged pennies with someone on one of these times, and in the course of the transaction having spent three cents. "The other time," she continued, " I sent by mail in answer to an ad, for a booklet which a friend had received and found interesting. For the small sum of ten cents extra I was to receive one coin to help start my collection. The letter was returned by the Post Office marked 'FRAUD. ' The activities of the ' firm ' had been discovered. At the same time the mystery was solved of why the friend who had received the book had never received the coin promised in addition. ' 1909 S VDB' cannot now be purchased for less than $3.00, and I 'm not going to pay $3.00 for a coin, so I kept my eyes open, and I found one.

"The 'VDB' stands for the initials of the man who designed the die. He is, by the way, a Clevelander who was taken from the Jewish Center. His name is Victor Brenner and he is an artist of some note. Many of his paintings hang in the Art Museum in Cleveland."

Mrs. Manchester says that her hobby has the advantage of not costing anything, and Dean Manchester is willing, even aiding and abetting her, so she has been emboldened to begin on Indian pennies and white Civil War pennies (1859-1865) of which she has a number already. Besides she has a good start on dimes and nickels. One of the white pennies which she hardly expects to get is one of six which were all in the hands of the presi­dent of the United States during whose administration they were coined (faultily, one would guess), and his secretary of the treasury. There are buffalo, liberty, and Monticello nickels. The new ones Mrs. Manchester does not like because " they look like slugs. "

Friends and interested strangers write asking to exchange coins. " Pennies are in my mind so much that talk of them just will creep into my letters," Mrs. Manchester confessed. " I have helped many would-be collectors, young and old, to get started," she smiled.

Besides her penny collection she has a variety of unusual salt and pepper shakers which grew up around one or two sets won as bridge prizes.

But of all the hobbies, I liked best the collection of antique furniture and candlesticks!

CAROLINE PIERSON, Eta Alumnce

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Frosti c Made

NOT all of our alumnre are teachers of the young or not quite so young; some have turned to other fields. mong those who sought greener pastures is Gwen Fro tic, of Alpha. She has changed the ba_sement

of her home in Wyandotte into a workshop where she create unbelievably

lovely metal products. She also has classes in this work, and one of the neophytes, an Alpha too, Margaret Taylor Genthe, is now her assist­ant.

The workshop itself is very attractive. The walls are finished in pine and the windows curtained with brilliantly striped crash material. The curtain rods are F rostic Made and have mice, monkeys and spiders in natural poses along their tops. Along two sides of the room is the work bench ; on the wall over the bench hang the different hammers and saws used. Gwen's raw materials are copper, brass, and German silver. These are kept in a cupboard which has beautifully hand-wrought hinge and handles. The other wall has shelves of different heights and on these shelve are resul ts of Gwen's work.

Do you have a weaknes for unusual button ? Here they are some in the shape of acorns, others are tiny brown oak leaves larger one have open­work designs of copper soldered on bra . till other ha e colored back-

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grounds and natural copper de igns soldered onto them. Belt buckles ini­tialed to order, or perhaps it would be the original shape which would at­tract you.

Gwen has achieved a beautiful blue which she uses to color the copper. This shows off to best advantage in the plates and bowls she makes. These are ham­mered, different hammers making different markings. The plates often have lacy cut­out handles as well as hammer work.

If you have ever wondered why there were so many ugly tea tiles in the world you will be pleased to learn Gwen is doing much to eliminate this problem. Imagine silhouettes in silver of two full- skirted ladies gossiping, we are sure, mounted on natural or beautifully colored copper. Other designs are so lacy and intricate it seems almost unbelievable that they are sawed out of hard metal. Some are in the more modern manner, the only decoration being one 's monogram.

Did you ever wish you didn't have to flop a book face down in order to keep your place? Gwen has this problem well under control, too. Very light weight silver is made into book marks. Here again one can have a choice. The decoration can be a saucy little animal, a flower design, or the old reliable monogram.

The hurricane lamp of colonial days is the inspiration for some unique candle holders. They have a saucer-like base, handle, and, of all things, a real lamp chimney to guard the flame from too playful breezes. These are made of copper, colored a deep rich brown.

If our pen was as gifted as Gwen's hands, we could describe many more unusual and artistic articles, such as: chess boards, jewel boxes, picture frames, candelabra, lamps, sun dials- all Frostic Made.

Wear Your Lisle

UNDER the influence and guidance of emporia's " first lady," Mrs. Wil­liam Allen White, Emporia women are wearing lisle hose. The Alpha Sigma Tau alumnre are part of this group which is fast becoming a

national movement to help China resist brutalities. Only a small amount of silk goes into each pair of silk hose but each

woman wears many pairs of hose in a year. Almost every woman in the United States has worn silk ho e and this takes an enormous an1ount of silk. All of this silk comes from Japan , who reaps a huge profi t from this

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industry. This profit helps Japan to buy war material and carry on her war against China.

Rayon has replaced silk in many lines but, because it has little elasticity, has not been successfully used for hose. So throughout the United States, and especially in the eastern colleges, women are turning to lisle hose. These hose are full-fashioned and at a distance cannot be distinguished from silk. Emporia women feel that they are also helping themselves as well as the Chinese since one pair of lisle hose is supposed to outwear three pairs of silk ones. It is hard for Emporia merchants to keep a supply of lisle hose in stock. ·

Wearing li sle hose is only a very small part of a big problem but if all the women in the United State hould turn to lisle hose it would mean much to our southern cotton states.

Mr. and Mrs. William Allen White spent some time in China several years ago and they realize far more than most folks do what the destruction of China would mean to civilization.

EMPORIA ALUMN.lE

The Sorority Does Its Part

EVERY sorority pledge learns something about the immediate duties and privileges of active sorority membership, but it requires years of ex­perience to impress upon a sorority member the fact that she owes

something to the community in which she lives. When she is a senior she begins to realize that another opportunity for sorority service awaits her in the outfield, service in some alumnre chapter. Outside the university organi­zation, but inside as far as interest and loyalty are concerned, she has a chance to contribute not only to the community but also to the active chapter and to the girls who are being trained to enter life activities.

The alumnre chapter at Kent is very active. Not only does it maintain its own organization through a well-planned program of meetings but it aids in the various projects of the active chapter and has joined local welfare and social groups in charitable enterprises.

Some of the specific activities engaged in during the past year have included a Christmas project, visitation to hospitals, the care of a poor family, and rehabilitation of unemployed persons. Mildred Pyle is president of the Junior Woman's Club of Kent and has built up the membership until it now numbers more than one hundred. Mrs. Lucille Jacobs Cline continued her connection with the university after marriage and as secretary to the dean exerted much influence upon the girls of the active chapter. Ada Swan, as assistant to the president, has demonstrated the fact that Alpha Sigma Tau girls are capable of accepting position of responsibility. Mr . Caroline Pierson, the chapter ANCHOR editor, is very prominent in the Methodist Church and in educational activities. Kay mith Bowers is a co­partner in one of the largest concerns engaged in raising and elling plant and flowers. Maxine Moore Darrah is interested in social and community

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affairs at Mogadore and is making a definite contribution not only to her community but indirectly to the university. This list includes only a few of those who are making names for themselves but space will not permit a longer discussion.

The important point about it all is that alumme chapters have a definite place in the sorority picture and that girls do not di continue sorority life with graduation. Every individual success means glory to the active chapter.

(MRS.) MARY MANCHESTER

A Beta You Should Know

WHEN Beta chapter was installed in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, in 1905, Genevieve Forsberg was its first president. That was a good many years ago- and she has done a good many things during this

period. Since her days at Central State ormal she taught at St. Johns, Michi­

gan, and at Berwyn, Lagrange and Evanston , Illinois. During the war Genevieve worked at Camp Merritt,

ew Jersey. This was followed by or­ganization work for Community Serv­ice Inc. at Butler, Easton and To­wanda, Pennsylvania, and also in Kent County, Michigan.

Then came sixteen years with the Equitable Life Assurance Society dur­ing which time she was appointed As­sistant Agency Manager of a Chicago Agency. This position was held until Genevieve became Mrs. Macliver and changed her residence to San Fran­cisco.

Our Beta sister received her Ph.B. from the University of Chicago and a C.L.U. from the American College of Life Underwriters.

In spite of her heavy work pro­grams, Genevieve found time to be president of the Alliance of Business and Professional Women of Chicago for two years; to be National Finance

GE TEVIEVE FORSBERG MACLIVER

Chairman of National Business and Professional Women for four year (holding this position at present) ; superintendent of the Junior Department of the Congregational Sunday School, Lagrange, Illinois, for thirteen years ; member of Women's Quarter Million Round Table (Insurance ); and or­ganizer of Marathon Round Tables and Associate State Chairman of Mara­thons for Illinois. (She attended three Cause and Cure of War Conference in Washington, D.C. , and acted as treasurer of the one held in Chicago in 1937.)

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Between all these activities time was found for travel, too: in 1914 Genevieve and Lucile MacCool Reynolds (Beta) went to Southern and Western Europe ; in 1921 they visited Alaska and the Northwest. Ten years later came a trip to Hawaii and the Southwest; a British Isles motor tour in 1934 ; and lately, 1937, a visit to Scandinavia and Central Europe.

You have a record that 's hard to beat, Genevieve!

Browning's Ideas o~ Art and Its Relation to Li~e

TO ANY poetry or prose treating the subject of art I tum with enthusiasm and avidity. On reading Browning's works, I found two poems that express beautifully and naturally a painter's temperament and trials and

show the relevance of painting to li fe. These poems are "Andrea Del Sarto" and " Fra Lippo Lippi ."

"Andre Del Sarto" presents in an intensely dramatic way two truths­first, that art can be realized only through devotion to it and through an understanding of the limits of an artist's capabilities; and second, woman's power for good or evil over man. In his monologue, Andrea muses over the artists whom he has for contemporaries, Leonard, Murello, Raphael , and Agnolo. He points out thei r unstinting work, their disregard of the criticism of others ( es evidenced in: "Speak as they please, what does the mountain care?"), and finally their realization that though they poured their souls into their paintings, still, in the end, something seemed to be lacking to make their work complete. This illustrates Browning's doctrine of success and

· failure- that a man 's reach should exceed his grasp. The pathos in the line, " Dream? Strive to do, and agonize to do , and fail in doing," brings one face to face with one of the greatest despairs of an artist, namely- a picture that has fallen short of its intended purpose. So well does the poet submerge himself that one forgets him entirely on listening to Andrea Del Sarto 's musings at twilight as he sits in his studio, talking to his thoughtless wife for whom he has lowered his ideals and whose charms have ensnared him. On reading this poem of Browning's, I enjoyed his understanding discussion of the trials of an artist.

The story of "Fra Lippo Lippi" concerns itself with an orphan who was taken to a monastery . When it was found that he could not be interested in Latin or any of the ritualistic work of the church but that he had the knack of drawing, he was encouraged to continue with his chalks and colors. Here was developed dramatic realism! In his soliloquy, the monk traces the development of his talent from the time when he drew caricatures until be · became a great painter. We see him sketching his brother monks and the people who come to the masses, until the prior admonishes him:

"Your business is not to catch men with show, With homage to the perishable clay, But lift them over it , ignore it all , Make them forget there's such a thing a flesh. Your business is to paint the souls of men-''

The following verses, declared by the monk in a burst of eloqu n , giv the poem a mark of authenticity:

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"For, don 't you mark? We' re made so tha t we Jove First when we see them painted, things we have passed Perhaps a hundred times nor cared to see ; And so they a re better, painted- better to us, Which is the same thing. Art was given for that ; God uses us to help each other so, Lending our minds out."

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Here, of course, Browning means that ofttimes it is the painter 's eyes and soul and brush that waken one to the world about him.

As to Browning's ideas on the subject of art- he believed that art could never be commercialized, but that it must be the result of inspiration. In other words, he meant that art must be real- a part of the artist 's very life­not just dabbings on a cold piece of canvas. In the second place, it was Browning's contention that the mere mechanical correctness of lines and blending of colors are not art, for the true arti st must sense the soul of his subject, that is, he must study not only the form but the innermost thoughts, secrets, or ideas of his subject. Finally, Browning showed that art has a close relation to life. A fine picture stirs the imagination of tho e who look upon it, inspires them, and makes life worth-while for them.

In both poems, " Andrea del Sarto" and " Fra Lippo Lippi ," there is a quality of sincerity and a genuine feeling for arti sts. When one considers that Browning was surrounded from infancy with music and art and was trained in sculpture and painting as well as the other arts, one can under­stand why- with this as a background- the poet was able to set down so realistically the virtues of art.

JosEPHINE PAUL

We Can Start to Be Professional Women Now

THE object of the Sorority shall be threefold: " To develop the character of each member so that she will show in all her relationships sincerity, honesty, sympathy, a sense of humor,

fair play, and justice ; "To help each girl enjoy the cultural advantages in life so that she will

know how to select those things which are most worth-while ; "To develop in each member the social graces to the extent that she

will be able to take her place in life vvith true dignity and poise. " Undoubtedly all of you are familiar with these three objectives of Alpha

Sigma Tau. Too often, however, we have lost our perspective in thinking of sorority values. We have been willing to stress alone the social functions of sorority and the development of social graces and too willing to allow a broadminded attitude toward current problems to come as it may.

Our national president has urged us to develop in our meetings worth­while discussions, book reviews, and have outside speakers bring before us questions of today. These sorts of programs would promote the object of Alpha Sigma Tau and develop in us a professional and grown-up viewpoint toward those things which we must learn to consider as worth-while.

All of us are training for careers ; whether those careers be in the realm

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of business or of homemaking is of little significance. We all admire the person who can discuss intelligently either the economic situation of the world today or the latest book acclaimed by the critics. As an alert member of society one must be armed with at lea t an eager desire to know what is going on about her. As a student or a professional woman this knowledge is not a request but a requisite.

Therefore, let 's be really practical and do everything in our power to take advantage of our contacts with people. Everyone has a special interest on which she is no doubt well informed. Let 's realize, too, that perhaps if we will only look about us we may appreciate much from our own sister .

To develop then a professional attitude along with a gracious poise let 's decide that there's no better time to start than right now, and re­member also that practice still makes perfect.

MARY R uTH FAIRCHILD, Delta

Sorority Sisters

FOR some time I have been wanting to write an open letter to the rest of the Alpha Sigs. Sorority has meant so much to me that I cannot help talking about it to other people. For three and a half years I have enjoyed the bonds of sisterhood . The

way was rough-going orne of the time because personalities are bound to clash. Tow I believe that tolerance and strength of character are developed by just such clashes.

Working with people is such fun. There are so many type of people that each task seems new and exciting. There is the type who plan parties and meetings so that each minute of the time is accounted for. She can teach you a lot about organization. Then there is the beautiful, charming type vvho makes a party a success just by her presence. May we never lose sight of her! You'll find also the girl with millions of clever and original ideas for games, for favors, for decorations. Have you ever wondered what would happen if she were not around? There is the girl clever with her pencil and brush, who makes such colorful invitations and decorations. There is the sweet, shy type ; the slow, forceful type; the eager, enthusiastic type. These types are the components of the personality of your own chapter. The more varied and interesting, the wider the differences between the types, the fuller and more complete this personality will be.

Remember everyone cannot be exceptional in everything. Each girl has her own knack.

The girl with the smile, the girl with wit, the girl with clothes, the girl with practical suggest ions, the gi rl with executive ability, the girl with vitality the gi rl with per anality; each one is valuable in her own way.

When people become busy in their own lives they often foraet the e little thing . So, not a an admonition, but just a a gentle reminder re­member each of your orority sisters i a valuable part of the many- ided per anality of the lpha Sigma Tau Sorority.

1ARGARET " ALLI Pi

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The 1 93 8 Inspection Trip ARRIVED in Welch, West Virginia, early Saturday morning, September 24, and thus began the 1938 inspection trip of Alpha Sigma Tau. Lena Bary met me at the train and took me to her house where the alumn<e

had their headquarters for the day. I had met most of the Welch crirls before, either on my 1935 trip or at the district meetincrlast fall. I therefore especially enjoyed my various conferences, which hal'been arranged by th~ capable president, Lillian W. Buck­berry, the business meeting, and the delightful picnic at noon. We were all sorry that Lillian Crockett and Clara Peraldo were too ill to attend the day 's events. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill had driven over from Athens, and late in the afternoon I left Welch with them.

That evening I began my confer­ence with Romaine Kanode, Omicron alumnre representative. We had to spend another evening, however, be­fore we were finished. It was very gratifying though because Romaine 's history was finished , all news letters sent to date, every possible alumnre chapter organized, and every name in the directory with all addresses cor­rect.

Mrs. McNeill , Helen McNeer Gunoe, and I left Sunday noon for Beckley, a city about fifty miles from CARRIE STAEHLE Athens. There, at the home of Ferne Shumate Phipps the alumnre, whose president is Dorcie Shumate, met for Conferences and a business meeting Sunday afternoon and evening. Our business was pleasantly interrupted with a dinner at the hotel at six o'clock. I had never met many of the Beckley girls before, and I enjoyed making their acquaintance. We stayed over night with Ferne and started the next morning for Charleston. We stopped for a while in Oak Hill to see Margaret Davis and Lillian Moses Baumgartner. ·

We reached Charleston early in the afternoon and so had time for a little sight-seeing. Charleston, the capital city of West Virginia, has an unusually beautiful capitol building. It is modeled after the one at Washington , D .C. I was very much interested in the historical museum which contained among many other interesting things, a piece of wood from the tree on which Daniel Boone killed his famous bear. West Virginia was once a part of Vir­ginia but broke away in the Civil War days because the people there did not believe in slavery. The motto of the state is " The Mountains Are Alway Free."

You probably noticed in the last ANCHOR the attractive wedding picture of Jeanette Kyle. Hamilton. She was our hostess while we were in Charleston

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and the alumnce also met at her home for the various conferences and a buffet supper. Helen Gunoe had been president but because she was no longer living there, a new president, Alberta Donnally, was elected. The Charleston chapter is small but the member are all leaders and very loyal.

Tuesday noon we were again in Athens. Altogether we had driven three hundred and fifty miles in West Virginia, and I think it was the most beautiful trip I have ever taken. The roads wound in and out of river valleys and over the mountains. I have always lived in the level country of Michigan and Ohio, and so the mountains are always a source of wonderment to me. I especially remember going between Beckley and Athens where the road is on the top of Flat Top Moun tain. At one point a person can see five parallel mountain ranges, the last one being almost obscured by the distant haze.

I spent the rest of the week in Athens with Omicron chapter. The president, Dorothy Klingensmith, was the girl who had the only perfect scholarship average in the sorority a year ago. Irene French Harris was assigned to manage my appointments and very capably arranged for me to be places on time. The Omicron girls have three fine patronesse , Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. McNeer, and Mrs. Klingensmith, whom I was glad to see again. Mae R. Hunter, who has always been the Omicron adviser, is now Mrs. Carroll. She still manages to find time to advise the girls as well as to teach English . I was also interested in meeting Delta Sigma Ep ilon and Sigma Sigma Sigma members at the Panhellenic meeting. The sororities at Athens are handicapped by not having houses nor rooms in the dormitory for headquarters. Nevertheless they maintain rather large memberships and have many pleasant social functions.

While I was in Athens, as well as visiting the Omicron chapter, I had conferences with the officers of the Bluefield alumnce chapter. One of the officers, Virginia Charlton, is now a critic teacher at the college training school. Late Friday afternoon the McNeills took me to Bluefield, where the alumnce chapter had a dinner and business meeting. Virginia Bailey has been president of the chapter for three years. My train left before ten o'clock and so I didn 't have as much time to spend in Bluefield as I really wanted to have. I can still see the girls standing in a group on the platform watching my train as it left for Norfolk.

I left West Virginia inspired by the loyalty of our collegiate and alumnce members there. The alumnce meet regularly in spite of long distances and bad weather. The sorority has certainly meant more to them than just a college club . I felt indebted to Mrs. !fcNeill, district president, at whose home I stayed for nearly a week and who had so willingly taken me from place to place.

Harriet Branch, president of Norfolk-Portsmouth alumnce chapter, met me at the train in Norfolk. The conferences were held at a hotel during the day, and at night we ferried across the river to Portsmouth for dinner and a social evening at the home of Grace Virginia Woodhouse. Grace 1rgm1a s hobby is that of collecting Mexican things, of which she ha a fine collection - book-ends, aprons, pictures, dishes, and many other thincr . Only thr e girls in the chapter had been Alpha Sigma Taus in college. The oth r' had gone back a alumnce and had been initiated when the local chapter becan1 national. I was glad to see Doris Coates and Dorothy Deans th Ia t tw

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presidents of the local Zeta Tau Sorority whom I had met when I was in Farmville in 1935. Ellen Mason, the alumnce representative, though a long way from Farmville, is doing fine work with the directory and history. I admire the alumnce members at orfolk-Portsmouth for their devotion to their adopted sorority and for the fine piece of charity work they are doing for Margaret Saunders, the little orphan girl whom they keep clothed. Sunday Doris Coates, Alfreda, and Alberta Collings took me for a delightful drive around orfolk, to Hampton Roads, and to Virginia Beach. After­wards Mrs. Collings had a genuine southern dinner ready for us. Virgini a is a lovely state and is full of beauty and roman tic history.

I reached Farmville Sunday afternoon and stayed there three clays. The four national and three local sororities there are very fortunate because each has a room in the dormitory. The rooms, which are attractively furnished, are large enough for business meetings and social functions. Longwood, a typically southern house not far from Farmville, is used by the college for many social activities. I always enjoy seeing the boxwood there and the large holly tree. Miss Virginia Bedford , faculty adviser, is an art instructor. Our other faculty member, Miss Mary Nickols, was one of the Zeta Tau Sorority members and the first alumnce representative. Adelaide Drcsslar, president of the large versatile Zeta Tau chapter, had arranged a very satisfactory schedule so that I met the four patronesses, the aclvi ers of the other national sororities, and all our girls. I was especially proud of two of our girls, Le Noir Hubbard, who is editor of the college paper, and Johnny Lybrook, a fine columnist of the paper. Under the leadership of Frances Bryan, songbook chairman, the chapter does some excellent singing, and when I boarded the train to leave, a group bade me farewell by singing sorority songs.

Second District I was in Columbus two clays and left Saturday morning fo r Pittsburgh,

where I met some of the alumnce at the William Penn Hotel. The chapter has some fine loyal members, but they find it difficult to meet because they are so far from one another. I hope that they can form two or three chapters in the suburbs instead of trying to have one large chapter in Pittsburgh. Florence Priddy is president of the group now. Betty Weaver, Delta alumnce representative, met with the Pittsburgh girls and then took me to her home in Ford City for the rest of the week-end. Betty and I spent several hours on her files and directory. Betty's mother was such a fine hostess that I really didn't mind the time we spent working.

Sunday afternoon Betty took me to Indiana for a pleasant three-days' visit with the Delta chapter, where efficient Helen Garey is president. Our girls there impressed me as being unusually capable and mature. They all seem to have heavy class work, especially the home economics girls who have to live in the home management house. The seven national sorori ties are at Indiana and, like the girls at Athens, they do not have sorority houses nor rooms in the dormitory. The Delta girls are fortunate in having Mr . Alma Gasslander, an art teacher, for adviser. She lets the girls use her attractive art room for social and business meetings. 'I iss King, the loyal Delta adviser for many years, married Mr. Russell Guard last summer. he

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is very happy in her new home caring for the three little Guard children. The Panhellenic meeting which I was visiting in Indiana was dismissed because a fire broke out in the kitchen. I have always been impressed by the big dining-room there. At least a thousand students eat at one time and are served quickly and efficiently. I enjoyed meeting our patronesses and the other sorority advisers at a tea given by Mrs. Gasslander.

Thursday forenoon Dr. and Mrs. Walsh took me to Altoona. The fifty mile drive over the mountains was beautiful because the trees were bril­liantly covered with autumn colors. Mrs. Walsh was once a Delta adviser and is still interested in the growth of the sorority. I met with some of the Altoona girls at night. They have not yet been successful in reorganizing their chapter.

Friday morning I went by train to Johnstown. This is always a fascinat­ing trip by train because the track winds around the famous horse shoe curve which borders the Altoona reservoirs. In Johnstown I stayed at the home of Mrs. Blanche Paul, Edith 's and Jo's mother. To see their pretty home now, one would never believe that during the flood the water was as high as the ceiling of the first floor. The rivers that caused the flood are normally just shallow narrow streams. It is hard to realize that they could have overflowed as they did. I enjoyed seeing the Johnstown girls at their dinner meeting and in the conferences. The chapter editor in the last ANCHOR mentioned our trip to the coal mine. When I have time, I 'll write an account of the trip which was indeed educational.

Monday morning I reached Philadelphia and had many pleasant con­ferences with the Lambda girls and the adviser, Mrs. Kirby, who is secretary for the Dean of the teachers college. At Temple University there are three A.E.S. groups, one N .P.C., and several professional and religious sororities. Most of the students commute and are very fortunate in having the large Mitten Hall, a student activity building, for meetings and social affairs. The University buildings are situated along Broad Street and are not surrounded by one of the usual beautiful campuses found else­where. Our girls do not have a home as do some of the others. I was inspired by their eagerness and efficiency and I am sure that they will greatly increase the chapter membership this year. 1 atalie Densmore is a very responsible president.

I was glad to meet Clarice Collins, Lambda alumnre representative. She is a member of the Soroptimist Club and very busy with church work. Zeta, Delta and Lambda members are represented in the Philadelphia alumnre chapter of which Mabel Schrieber is the efficient president. These alumnre are widely scattered , also, but nearly all of them were present at the dinner and meeting when I was there. My conferences and meetinas were finished Thur day and so at night Elenor DeCou and her mother to;k me sight-seeing in historic Philadelphia. The Franklin Institute is inten ely in teres tin g.

By Friday noon I was in Williamsport and spent the afternoon a well as Saturday forenoon with Virginia Cheeseman Plankenhorn, Zeta alumnre representative. Virginia ha an adorable baby boy born last ummer. Friday evening wa pleasantly spent with the vvhole chapter and aturda with just the officers. Helen Thomas is pre ident of the v illiam p rt aiumme.

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My shortest train ride was from Williamsport to Lock Haven where I went Saturday night to visit Zeta chapter . When I was in Lock Haven in 1935, Alpha Sigma Tau was the only national sorority on the campus. I was glad this time to see Phi Kappa Sigma and Sigma Sigma Sigma also there. Each sorority has a room in the dormitory for headquarters. Our room is fine and had been refloored and decorated since I was there before. Miss Edna Bottorf from the art department and Mrs. R. S. MacDougall are the faculty advisers. Alpha Sigma Taus are rather partial to art teachers because Zeta chapter was the third chapter I visited that had chosen an adviser from the art department. Mrs. MacDougall is also chairman of the National Awards Committee and every time I see her files, I realize what an immense amount of work there is connected to her office. June Freed, chapter president, is a fine student and in many other activities. All the Zeta girls, in fact, have high scholastic ratings and every organiza­tion on the campus that admits women students has an Alpha Sigma Tau in it. The chapter is large and I had so many appointments that I scarcely had time to pack and reach the train on time Wednesday afternoon. When the train reached Port Allegheny in the evening and turned north I noticed that the valley in which we were traveling had widened and I realized, with regret, that my journeys in the beautiful mountains of Pennsylvania were over.

By eight o'clock I was in Buffalo, and the Sigma girls took me to T he Town Club where Dr. Margaret Quayle, our adviser, had arranged for me to stay with her. Dr. Quayle teaches psychology and mental hygiene. Kay Baxter was appointed from the collegiate group and Gilberta Moran from the alumnre to arrange my Buffalo schedule. They had planned very care­fully for I had time to meet both chapters as well as Beverly Bollard, alumnre representative, and Margaret Macdonald, chairman of the national Loan Fund Committee, before I left Sunday morning. I spent all of Thursday until ten at night at the college with the collegiate chapter. To announce my presence to the others, the girls dressed in white and wore yellow corsages. They are very cooperative girls and accomplish a great deal. Evelyn Wenzel is our tiniest chapter president, but is very competent and charming. On Friday the alumnre chapter president, Dorothy Black, took me to a luncheon meeting of the Federation of Women 's Clubs of Buffalo of which the alumnre chapter is a member. At night the alumnre had one of their usual lovely supper meetings at Mary Harsch's home, where I vvas glad to see more of my Buffalo sisters. I have been in Buffalo several times and know many of the girls there. It was also a pleasure to see Miss Luella .Chapman, our second national president , while I was in Buffalo.

Because I had to leave Columbus Monday night for St. Louis, and I wanted to spend every possible minute at home, I decided to leave Buffalo by plane. When the plane left the airport, the weather was misty and dreary. After we had traveled a while, I was surprised to notice that the sun was shining. I looked out the window and saw that we were above the clouds. The sunshine was very brilliant, and the tops of the soft whi te clouds looked like the mythical fairyland. Dr. Quayle had said that unless a per­son had been sick on a plane, he never had really been sick. The plane I was in traveled at an altitude of six thousand feet, and the level riding

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was very pleasant, but when we began to descend I realized that Dr. Quayle was right. However, it was wonderful to be home early Sunday afternoon, and I was sorry to have to leave so soon.

Third District In St. Louis I was a guest at the Chase Hotel where our convention will

be held next summer. It is certainly a well equipped hotel and will be most ideal for our conclave. I spent two full days at Harris Teachers' Col­lege where our Pi chapter and four other Association of Education Sorori­ties are located. The colleae doe not have any social center and the girls meet every two weeks at members' homes where they have very enjoyable supper meetings. I was glad to be able to attend one of these. For a few semesters no new students were admitted to the college, and, therefore, in the fall of 193 7 there were only three or four active members in our chapter. These girls, with the help of their adviser, Mis Edith Gladfelter, have built up the chapter until it now has over twenty members. Miss Gladfelter is from the Science department. The cooperation and enthusiasm of the chapter has been outstanding. Anita Barr, the president, is a senior and very proficient because of her four years of membership in the sorority. Pi chapter meets about as regularly in the summer as it does during the school year. I spent several pleasant hours with Mrs. Dorothy Robinson, national chairman of the Traditions Committee. Her little two-year-old son, Dallas, is very dear. I also discussed directories and histories with Vir­ginia Herron , the alumnre representative. Lois Hoynck, convention chair­man, and her committee. met at my room one night, and we made many plans for next August. The Founders' Day banquet given jointly by col­legiate and alumnre members was lovely. The two patronesses, Mrs. Crouch and Mrs. Kirchner gave very interesting toasts. It was al o inspiring to see the candle light service again. The jolly supper meeting of the alumnre chapter Friday evening at Marjorie Welson's home finished my St. Louis visit. Madelyn Kehl is alumnre president. It has always been very gratifyina to note the loyalty which the alumnre at St. Louis have for their collegiate chapter. Their percentage of life members is also the highest of all chapters.

Marjorie Perkins, Upsilon alumnre representative, and Julia Avery, collegiate chapter treasurer, met my train the next morning in Little Rock. I spent the day in Little Rock with the alumnre and installed their chapter at night with Frances Garrett as president. The alumnre can not meet often because none of them teaches very close to Little R ock or Conway. They are fa ithful enou)"!'h, however, to want a chapter so that they can . meet during vacations. The girls who are alumnre now were in college when I installed the chapter in 1935. It was a real joy to see them again. Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, adviser fo r the collegiate chapter, attended the alumnre dinner and installation and took me and several others to Conway that night. Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha igma Tau are the only ociation of Education Sororities groups at Conway.

The campu there i_ beautiful, and the buildings are nearly all new. The sororities, though, do not have house nor dormitory rooms. Our airL me t in Dr. Harvey's French cla room. The patron _ s, [rs. ordrey. Mrs. T rry, and Mrs. Riggin help the chapter \ ry mu h by l ttina the

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girls use their homes for social events. The sorority can be proud of Frances Cole, one of the six college students chosen to be in the Student Who's Who. Dena Rae Jones and Louise Meecham also did outstanding work in debat­ing last year. Mary Sue Vick, chapter pre ident is a real leader . The whole chapter manifests a genuine and wholehearted fr iendliness, and I shall always remember what a jolly group they are.

An over-night ride took me to Kansas City where I boarded the Santa Fe for Emporia to vi it the Iota girls. There are six Association of Education Sororities at Emporia, and they are fortunate in being allowed to have houses and own them if they want to . Our girls have their comfortable home at 1006 Constitution almost paid for. It glistens this fall with a new coat of paint outside and new wall paper within. The chapter hires a house­mother, a cook, and a houseboy. On Thursday nights all the pledges as well as the active mell!bers meet at the house and have dinner together and then have their regular weekly business meetings. The girls do some ex­cellent singing at these group meetings. Miss Helen Garman, a mathematics teacher, not only acts as faculty adviser but also is the chapter's bookkeeper for which work she is well fitted . Mary McDonough, chapter president, is a good leader. I felt that all the girls had developed lasting affection fo r Iota chapter and Alpha Sigma T au as a whole. After my collegiate chapter appointments were over and I had learned how to play Chinese checkers, I left the sorority house where I had enjoyed staying, and spent the next three days at the home of Mrs. Perle Dall. Mrs. Dall is the capable chair­man of the national life membership committee and a grand hostess. I was glad to meet Miss Mary Alice Seller, district president, and was much inter­ested in seeing her fine pottery collection which was described in a recent ANCHOR. She also brought several fine pieces home from Europe last sum­mer. Mrs. Ester Griffith, the alumnc:e representative, has collected some very lovely old blue glass. Besides meeting the alumnc:e officers for confer­ences at Perle's house, and the whole chapter in a business meeting at Ester's house I attended a bridge party at the home of Mrs. Shebilsky, one of the patronesses. This was one of the monthly parties given by the married couples' bridge club. I had read often about these parties and was happy to attend one. The other patrones , Mrs. J ackson, is also very active in the alumnc:e and collegiate social affairs. Mrs. Lena Grace Leatherberry, who was in college when I was in Emporia before, is president of the alumn c:e.

On Saturday, Mrs. Griffi th , accompanied by Mrs. Dall and Miss Gar­man, took me to Wichita, a hundred mile drive from Emporia. This was my first visit to Wichi ta , and I was sorry that I had such a short time to spend with the splendid alumnc:e there. All the members there are Iota girls except Mary Bess Burnham, who is from Rho. The president, Helen Steele, suc­ceeded Helen Pfanschmidt, who attended the Pittsburgh convention in 1936. The business meeting was at Hildred Dungan's artistic apartment, and we were interested at the close of the meeting in looking at her lovely collec­tion of old glass.

While I was with the collegiate chapter , some of the girls took me to the office of the Emporia Gazette, where I had the pleasure of meeting the famous editor, William Allen White. No one could be much busier than a newspaper editor and yet Mr. White very graciously spent time talking to

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us. He radiates vitality, kindness, and peace. An autographed copy of hi "Forty Years on Main Street" is one of my prized possessions. In Kansas the license numbers begin with the county numbers of which there are one hundred thirty-five. The girls in Emporia have a fascinating game of try­ing to see in rotation all the numbers. I was so interested that I began to look for county numbers but only saw the first eight during my stay there.

I left Emporia Tuesday noon en route for Greeley. I stopped at Hutchin­son and spent, very pleasantly, part of the afternoon and evening with the girls there, all of whom are Iota members except Ellen Brenemen, Xi alumnre representative. There is not an organized chapter at Hutchinson yet but I think there will be one soon. I boarded the train again at eight o'clock and continued my journey westward. At Colorado Springs the train began to go north and ran parallel to the magnificent snow-covered Rockies. I had to change trains in Denver and was delightfully surprised to find Edna Romans Parsons, Denver alumnre president, Ruth Ewer, and Dorothy Gish to meet me. I had only a few minutes to wait for the Greeley train but appreciated the girls' thoughtfulness in being there with me.

I am always impressed by the brilliant blue sky and the clear air at Greeley. It is indeed a delight ful city. Our Nu chapter of which Gene Clark is the loyal president, is not large but I found gi rls there who are very much interested and eager to do all they can towards building up the mem­bership. Miss Edna Hoydar of the music department is their excellent new adviser. Miss, Hoydar, Mrs. Jackson, the housemother, and three fin e patronesses are cooperating with the chapter in a worthwhile way. All the Association of Education Sororities have chapters at Greeley and rent sorority houses.

I left Greeley at five o'clock for D enver where I spent the night at Ruth Ewer 's home. Some of the officers' conferences were that evening, and the others were Saturday forenoon. Besides conferences with the chapter officers, I had appointments with Audrey Lucke, national chaplain and hi -torian, and with Pauline Allen, Nu alumnre representative. The luncheon and business meeting at Edna 's house went much too fast and at four­thirty I told the girls good-bye and left for Kansa City, where I arrived Sunday morning.

I was soon on another train and on my way to Durant, Oklahoma. It was dark when I reached there, but many of the girls were at the train to meet me and so I felt at home. Because the Rho girls knew that I wanted to be home for Thanksgiving they had planned a very compact chedule which would take care of all my meetings in two days. Pi Kappa igma and Alpha Sigma Tau represent the Association of Education Sororities at Durant. Both of our advisers, Miss Mildred Rilina and Mi s Irene chrive­ner of the English department, are in college again after alternate leave of absence for study. Kathleen Kelchner, alumnre representative, is ju t as competent as he was three years ago when she was chapter president. I installed the growing alumnre chapter of which Mag~ie Lee Tomlin i president. Rudene Nixon was doing good work as collegiate chapter pre i­dent. I was gratified to find the feeling of national con ciou ne "ithin th collegiate and alumnre groups gettina tronger and trona r. Mrs. 1alone

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th~ir one patroness, took me to Denison, Texas, which is only about twenty m1les from Durant. I was much surprised to see lovely roses in bloom there. On Monday night Kathleen said that a blizzard was forecast for Tuesday. It proved to be only a bright sunshiny day with a high wind, and I thought it would be very pleasant if all blizzards were as mild as that. When I reached St. Louis Wednesday morning and saw the trains from the East covered with snow, I knew that there had been a real storm somewhere.

First District The Monday after Thanksgiving found me in Youngstown, Ohio, where

I was glad to find that the alumnre were meeting regularly. I was happy to meet Caroline Lenney, the former president, with whom I had corresponded considerably but did not know. Betty Reynallt is the president now.

I went from Youngstown to Kent where I stayed until Saturday night with our . large · Eta chapter, which has over fifty members and pledges. They rent a house as do the five other Association of Education Sororities groups there and have started to buy their own furniture. Their interest in campus activities is very evident because of the silver cups on their mantel as awards in various college events. Many of the queens and beauti­ful girls pictured in recent yearbooks are Alpha Sigma Taus. The chapter has a very efficient president, Dorothy Season, who is leader on the campus and who is serving her second term as chapter president. The two patron­esses, Mrs. R. E. Manchester and Mrs. Dick Donaghey, and the two ad­visers, Miss Laura Hill , a critic teacher, and Miss Harriet Adams of the art department, have been with the chapter a long time. Since I visited Kent in 1935, the name of the college has been changed to Kent State Uni­versity. In Ohio there are sixty-three universi ties and colleges. Mildred Pyle, the Eta alumnre representative, lives in Kent , and I spent several hours with her. The Kent-Akron alumnre chapter, only two years old, is also very flourishing, and I spent a very enjoyable evening with them. Maxine Darrah is the alumn re president.

My next visit was to be in Cleveland and to reach there I had to go by way of Akron. I was one minute late and missed the Cleveland train , and the next one for which I had to wait two hours, was twenty minutes late. In Cleveland I stayed at the pleasant home of Mrs. Merrick, who was housemother for Eta chapter in 1935. I met the alumnre at a tea Sunday afternoon at Helen Lundeen 's home and again Monday night at Edith Griswold Siple's home where the gi rl s met for dinner and business meeting. Cleveland chapter has a lot of enthusiasm and is composed of girls from six different collegiate chapters. Dorothy Stadler from Eta is president.

I reached Detroit Tuesday morning where Isabella McGuire, Alpha alumnre representative, met me and took me to Flint. Our hostess there was Sarah Perrine, national chairman of the song book committee and also alumnre president. Sarah, Isabella, and I had lived at the Alpha sorority house once, and so our reunion was very joyous. There were several other Alpha girls in Flint who had lived at the house and whom I was delighted to see. At the business meeting held Tuesday night at Norma v\ heeler's, twenty of the twenty-two members were present. One of the Flint members is Harriet Marks Pfeiffer, a charter member of Alpha Sigma Tau.

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From Flint we drove to Lansing and had an equally pleasant time with the alumnre there. Our hostess was Florence Baker. Nearly all the members were present in the evening for the Christmas dinner and business meeting. Santa Claus had left presents for everyone in a large white cotton ball tied with reel ribbon.

It was bard to leave our good friend in Lansing, but Wednesday morn­ing we had to start for Ypsilanti to see the Alpha chapter and the Ypsilanti­Ann Arbor alumnre . Competition there between the seven national and six local sororities is very marked. Our chapter is not as large as it wa a few years ago but it does have interested members. The adviser, Mr . Gertrude Flint from the special education department, has been with the chapter for four years. The Alphas are not all in the same house because some of them live with relatives in town, but they do have a room for their headquarters in a house near the campus. I wa happy to see Betty Vanden Belt, the capable president, again whom I had initiated in 1936. Betty's mother is a patroness for Alpha chapter. Jane Groh, president of the alumnre, called the girls together for a Christmas party at Mrs. Leona Hodges' apartment. This was one gathering in which I knew every member, and we didn ' t begin to have enough time for all the things we wanted to say. I was inspired by a visit with Miss Ada A. Norton, who was one of the first advisers of Alpha chapter and who directed the final plans for our nationalization in 1925. Miss Norton wa looking very well and was interested in hearing about the Alpha Sigma Taus whom I had seen. It was also a privilege to hear in Ypsilanti the well-known Christma concert which is given annually by the large college choir.

Isabella and I left for Detroit Sunday night and there I began the last ·week of my long trip. Our large well-organized Theta chapter at Wayne University has successfully maintained a five-room sorority apartment for several years. It is near the campus and is a very convenient place for the girls to stay between classes. All the business meetings and many social functions are held there, too. It is especially attractive now, because of its freshly decorated walls and new furniture . I spent two days wi th the Theta girls carrying out the schedule which Evelyn Mettler, the business­like president, had so carefully planned. Theta has two advisers, Dr. Gertha Williams from the psychology department and Miss Jane Welling from the art department. Pi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Sigma Tau are the only Association of Education Sororities' groups at Wayne but there are everal local sororities. In Detroit I was happy to confer with Miss Edith ManselL national Association of Education Sororities' representative, Mrs. Gwendo­lyn Riclderhof, national treasurer, Mrs. Clara cbumann , district pre ident, and Miss Mary Jane Manchester, national secretary. The membership of the Detroit alumnre chapter has changed con iclerably since I lived there in 1935. It is composed almost entirely of new Theta chapter graduate . I was glad to see these girl continuing their active affiliation with the orority .

t the business meeting I wa in terested in hearin a the alumnre plan their annual Christmas party given for orne girls in a children 's home near Detroit. The alumnre president , Lenore Filer Briggs, is also Theta alumn repre entative and I was happy to see all the work she had don on th Theta record . My la t day in Detroit wa pent working with Lab lla

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McGuire on her Alpha files. She is a genuine worker and had been most helpful in taking me on my Michigan tour.

When I was not at meetings I was at Mrs. Schumann 's home. Mrs. Schumann was a very thoughtful hostess. She is very active in the ational Farm and Garden activities, being president of the Detroit branch . Mrs. Schumann took me to my midnight train Friday, and my good-bye to her ended three months of enriching contacts with Alpha Sigma Tau mem­bers.

I was impressed on my trip by the remarkable cooperation which I received. The plans which I had outlined in my September and October letters were fully carried out by every chapter. Many charming social affairs and comfortable places to lodge added pleasant diversions to my schedule. I was also gratified by the well organized and enthusiastic alumnre chapters which I found everywhere. I feel, too, that each of the fourteen collegiate chapters is progressing rapidly. Before you read this article you will probably have the new handbook which will contain a business sum­mary of this trip and many suggestions and recommendations which I gathered from my many visits. I heard one of our members mention this quotation, " I am a part of all I have met. " I hope that our national or­ganization will be an integration of the best parts of every chapter, and I trust that our handbook will be instrumental in bringing about this fusion. I do not like to have time travel too quickly, but I am eagerly looking fo r­ward to the Convention when I hope to see many of my Alpha Sigma Tau sisters again. I know now, after seeing what fine members we have, that the sorority was not wrong in choosing for one of its goals "Whatsoever things are lovely. "

CARRIE w. STAEHLE

Soro rity Songs

IN THE songs of a sorori ty is to be found the very essence of sorority spirit. Loyalty, harmony, sisterly affection , vitality, and enthusiasm are reflected in the songs themselves, and in singing together the members

have an emotional activity that is truly enjoyable and recreational. Group singing of such a type should be primarily recreational; for

singing, especially singing sorority songs, is fun . Although it should never begin to resemble work , it must be taken seriously enough to be done well. Clever songs, well sung, increase the confidence of the members, create a very effective impression upon an audience, and enhance the prestige of the sorority.

Everyone knows that "the old songs are the best"; tradition , sentiment , and a commendable loyalty, as well as their own excellence, assure their continued popularity. However, too much antiquity may create the un­desirable impression that a sorority is "dated"; new songs are needed to stimulate sorority spiri t, to provide freshness, " pep," and enthusiasm­qualities vital to any live and growing sorority .

MARIE MoRLAN, Pi Chapter

Top: Left to right, back row: Marie Mcintyre, Maryalice McElmurry, Jane Pratt, and Gloria O'Brien . Front row: Jeanne Garner, Barbara Vollmer, Florence Goddard , and Joanna Locke Barnes. Center left: Rho Chapter officers taken at the south side of our library. Back row: Ruth Evelyn Smith , vice president ; Lucyle Cox , editor ; Jenny B. Womble, chaplain; Ruth Johnson , custodian; Geneva Kretsinger, corresponding secretary. Front row: Elsie Robertson, recording secretary; Anne Haaood ; Margaret Hardin, rush captain; and Rudene Nixon , president. Center: A number of Zeta Tau. Left to right : Martha De Crowley, Adelaide Dressler, Jean Martin. Back row : Martha Evans, Helen Noyes, Mable Burton, Marguerite Co tello and Johnny Lybrook. Cent er right: Delta chapter's new initiates. Bottom : Here is a picture of Upsilon Chapter while Mrs. Staehle was with us. The girls are, left to right , standina : Dena Rae Jones Edna Grace Sharrock, Frances Ramer, Clara Scallion, Emogene Lamon, Frances Cole, Ruth Hood, Julia Mae Avery, Billie Lee Johnson , Nita Brummett, frs . Louie or­dery McCue Lucille Evatt, Loui e Meacham Mrs. Bernice Beasley Adamson. Left to right , seated: Betty Obenchain , Mr . E . L. Higgens, patrone , Mr . Terr patrone_ , Dr. Jane Harv y, pan or, Mrs. taehle, Mary ue i k, Juanita Hampton lrs. E. E . Cordrey.

• C 0 L LEG I ATE CHAPTERS • ALPHA CHAPTER

The Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau was honored by the visit of Mrs. Carrie Staehle and Miss Isabella McGuire in De­cember.

With the beginning of the new term we started making p'ans for the winter rush­ing season. The first formal Open H ouse Tea was held at the home of our patron­ess, Mrs. B. H . Vanden Belt , on Sunday, January 8. The second tea was at Miss Eleanor Meston 's the following Tuesday. Mrs. Reninger entertained the group at her home a few nights later.

On Saturday night , January 14, every­one met at the Huron Hotel for the annual Alpha Sigma Tau Cabaret Party. A floor show was presented. Punch was served throughout the evening along with candy. We were delighted with the cooperation received from our Alpha alumnre.

The next meeting was at Mrs. Wilbur's. This afternoon was made especially inter­esting when our hostess related her excit­ing and interesting adventures in the Far East and showed us some fine Chinese and Japanese handiwork which she had brought back.

The "open houses" were brou '!ht to a very successful conclusion with a home talent movie show at M rs. Vanden Belt's. We saw pictures of Betty 's trip to Europe and also the one to Canada and the New England states.

LOUISE SKELLENGER

DELTA CHAPTER Dec. 10-"Aunt Jemima" rush party

with Southern Belles, mint juleps (syn­thetic), plantation dancers, waffles and bacon, and "Aunt Jemima" place cards (licorice lolly-pops with painted faces dressed in black crepe-paper dresses, white aprons, and caps).

Dec. 22 (afternoon) - Visit to the men's ward of the hospital with gifts and baskets of holly.

Dec. 22-Panhellenic dance, the first night of Christmas vacation; the Taus sparkled.

Jan. 12-Meeting in Mrs. Ga:slander's studio ; she analyzed us as to personality types and clothing suited to us.

Jan. 21- Early morning hike to Rustic Lodge; specialty breakfast of waffles and bacon; we had to hurry back for 8 o'clock classes.

Jan. 26- Meeting in Mrs. Gasslander's apartment, very cozy on a snowy evening ; delicious rye bread and cheese sandwiches; plans for an intramural basketball team of Alpha Sigma Taus; readings from "With Malice Toward Some."

Jan. 27- A rousing send-off of "Anchors Aweigh" for Eileen Crum for her week­end at Annapolis.

Feb. 2- Visit from Betty Weaver, our alumnre representative.

Feb . 23- Social meeting at the home of Mrs. Russell Guard, our former sponsor; old times revived; plans for our last rush party to be held March 10 almost com­pleted with an urge for ardent rushing by all. ·

ELSIE ELLENBERGER

IOTA CHAPTER The annual Christmas dinner and gift

exchange of Iota chapter was held a few days before the girls left for Christmas va­cation. The house seemed to receive the most presents- white cellophane bath­room curtains, a green bathroom rug, bridge table, potted p'ant of Ferdinand the Bull, table lamp, and several pieces of Fostoria. Mrs. Carrie Staehle suggested that we start a library, so the alumnre chapter in Emporia gave us our first book, a dictionary.

I ota chapter started active rush week January 23, with a games party. Various games were played with prizes awarded to the two girls with the highest score. Re­freshments were served to the sixteen rushees while the chapter members sat around a log fire in the dark room with the lighted crest in the center singing sorority songs. Sarah McCoy served as chairman of this party.

The second rush party was a dance called "The Silver Ball." The decorations of blue and white balloons centered around a large silver ball in front of the fireplace. The dance programs were made of silver paper cut to form silver ball tied with blue ribbon . The sorority Greek letters written on silver balloons were

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given as favors to the rushees, and prizes were awarded to the best dancer, the best business-woman, the one having the best time, and the most popular girl. Ruth Horton had charge of this party.

The traditional yellow rose dinner was given Wednesday night which closed the rush parties. Yellow roses were given as favors to the guests. I ce cream molds of yellow roses were a feature of the dinner. Chamber music consisting of a cello, vio­lin, and piano was played throughout the dinner. Mary McDonough, chapter presi­dent, was in charge of the preparations.

Iota chapter is happy to announce six new pledges for second seme3ter. We wel­come Marjorie Clevenger, Margaret Rus­sel, Helen Reece Snyder, Anabelle Mor­gan, Thelma Marburger, and Maxine OeschaelaO'er. Helen Snyder is the niece of the late Mrs. Effie E . Lyman .

Three new actives were initiated on January 29 . They are: Edith Douthit, Martha Hall , and Rosemary Haslover.

Every year Phi Mu Alpha, honorary music fraternity, sponsors a " inging bee," in which all sororities and fraternities com­pete for prize . A prize is a warded to the sorority and the fraternity having the cleverest stunt.

Although Iota chapter did not win first i)rize yet our interpretation of Ferdinand the Bull received many favorable com­ments, and one of the judges rated it as the cutest stunt. Burnice Cann and Ruth Horton played the part of Ferdinand in­side of a wooden caricature of Ferdinand's head and a black evening wrap for the body. The matador was played by Marie Bogue, who made a very picturesque ap­pearance in her yellow boot pants, red bed-room slippers, orange blouse, ten-year­old hat , and a red scarf. The other girls formed the background, beside a cork tree dressed in Spanish dresses and shawls.

LAMBDA CH APTER Lambda's fall rushing season was

brought to a close with the pledging of three fine girls: Lillian Gamble, Betty Koos, and Phyllis Fleming.

Early in December Lambda chapter, to­gether with its newly-acquired members, was invited to dine at the home of our patroness, Mrs. Barnes. After a deliciom repast, with Ch inese checkers and ana­grams to entertain us, the evening wore swiftly onward. Ju t before we left Mrs. Barnes showed us some material on the subje t of our city's origin , which she had written as a re ult of h r own research

and study. With the subject of our "cul­tural enlightenment" program still unde­cided, here was an opportunity of which we could well afford to take advantage. So, at Mrs. Barnes's own suggestion, we accepted a copy of the article she had writ­ten as the basis for our study of our own Philadelphia.

Just before the Christmas holidays the sorority met at the home of our president , Natalie Densmore. Following the idea originated by former President Ethel Lei mar, Natalie had invited us to her home for a mothers' and daughters' Christmas tea party; and, as we all expected, it turned out to be another afternoon well spent.

Our most important activity in January was the chapter's annual bridae party at Strawbridge and Clothier, an event which not only provides a get-together for all friends but also acts as the "prologue" for another year of sorority activities.

CORA ZllVIMERMAN

THETA CHAPTER Theta's rushing eason ended with a

sigh of relief from each and every mem­ber- it certainly was hectic. But this was only a breathing spell, for we plunged into an even more energetic series of activities.

Pledges had their first opportunity to be entertained as Alpha Sigma Taus when Thetas met at their apartment for punch and cake before the annual Intersorority Ball. Escorts were presented with bouton­nieres. Mrs. Lenore Filer Briggs, vivacious president of the Detroit alumnre, and her husband helped in making this the gayest party ever. At the ball , great fun was had in exchanging dance .

At Thanksgivina time, Theta continued its traditional practice of presenting a basket of food to a worthy family. This year we did not present a basket-it was more like a carload.

The early part of December brought tragedy to Theta house. Arlene Kerns, one of our loveliest and most energetic mem­bers, was stricken with tuberculosis. She was ordered to remain in bed for the next several months. We all admire the spirit in which Arlene took the blow. By visits, gifts, letters, cards, and the like, we have been trying to make her period of illness as pleasant a po ible.

December al o brought 1rs. taehle to \'isit us. Beina the last chapt r on her tour, we certainly had to tep orne to ke p up with the grand things we heard about our Alpha igma Tau i t rs. Irs. traehle's

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visit was most enj oyable, and we appreci­ate those he! pful suggestions she made to us. The only thing we regret is that she couldn't stay longer.

During National Inspection Week, Theta took time off to participate in Wayne Ac­tivities. At the A.W.S. Christmas F estival, Alpha Sigma Ta u sponsored the "Kiddies Korner," selling balloons, peanuts, a nd candy canes. The proceeds of the festival went toward the purchasing of new furni ­ture for the new Women's League bu:Jd­ing.

The t hree days of festivity ended in an informal dance. Alpha Sigma Tau took this opportunity to hold the drawing of their raffl e. T wo grand prizes, a five dollar gift certi ficate and a two-fifty theater book went to two lucky people.

Christmas vacation caused a lull in ac­tivities, but not for long. During the holi­day week, the chapter's annual Christmas Dinner Dance was given a t the Wardell. It was simply elegant. Dinner was fol­lowed by a dance to which our alumnre were invi ted. Mary Purchase is given credit for arranging this grand a ffair.

That same week, the Theta actives, alumnre, and pledges met a t the chapter house for tea. Christmas gifts were ex­changed, and old friendships renewed. The alumnre presented the actives with a gift of ten dollars.

Holiday activi t ies were properly finished up ·by a "games" party at which the pledges enterta:ned the actives. The party, held a t a local recreation center, consisted of miniature golf, badminton , ping pong, and refreshments. The girls and their dates all had a swell time.

LORRAI N E M ETTLER

NU CHAPTER The Sunday before Christmas vacation

the actives gathered at Miss H oydar's apartment to initiate Esther Anderson, who was pledged a t the beginning of t he quarter . Miss Hoydar served a lovely breakfast after the service and then we a ll went to church.

Shortly afterwards Esther asked us all out to a big turkey dinner. We found our places marked by walnut shells with our names on the outside. Innocently we opened the shells, and imagine our sur­prise when we found the announcement of her engagement to Reuben Walters of Ea ton inside ! They will be married in the near future.

The sororities on the Greeley State cam­pus were allowed one tea for their winter

quarter rushing. The t im e and date was set by Panhell enic. N u chapter's tea was on Sunday, J anuary 8. M rs. C. 0. J ackson made tiny cakes and frosted them in green with a yellow A.S.T . printed on top. About 20 girls attended.

Pledging services were held Sunday morning, J anuary 15, at the chapter house. The girls all were down town to breakfast and then a ttended church in a body. Oh , yes, we pledged four girls.

Mrs. J ackson entertained the girls of Nu chapter on Valentine's night at a beautiful dinner at the house. What a menu! You might be interested to know that she won a ten dolla r prize on that menu once. After dinner the girls played games for a while.

OMICRON CHAPTER Nov. 28- Rush party for the new girls

we wanted It was a "Follow Up Party"' that started at four-thirty in the afternoon. T wenty-four rushees, twelve actives, and three patronesses met in the Social Room. H ere we played several games and were served tea plate. At about six o'clock every­one traveled to Prin ceton and saw " Cocoa­nut Grove" at the Mercer Theater. As soon as the show was over we t raveled on to Bluefield to the West Virginian H otel where everyone enjoyed a "Yellow Rose Banquet ." We got back in town about eleven-thirty. Everyone had a grand time.

Dec. 3-Sixteen lovely girls ribbon pledged at the home of Mrs. H . A. Mc­Neer. Several games and a delicious plate were enj oyed. An Acceptance Dance was held in the gym for each sorority that had gotten girls.

Dec. 11- Actives entertained at the home of Lucille Litz in Bluefield with a lun cheon. There were Christmas decora­tions and favors of t iny Santa Clauses. Pa tronesses and facul ty adviser were pres­ent.

Dec. 12.- Initiation of six girls in t he Social Room. They were: Ann Barbery, Melba Hurt, Sara Ann Dower, Anne Blev­ins, Margaret Martin , and Laura Hinch­man.

Dec. 14- Actives and pledges met in the reception Hall at the dorm for pledging. Annual Christ mas party fo llowed with the exchange of gifts.

Jan. 2-Feb . 11- Piedges carrying little broo ms t ied in the sorority colors.

Feb. 5-"Hell Week" started. Feb. 11- Ye llow R ose Formal. Pledges

worked very faithfully and gave m a grand party. The gym looked l ike an old-

Top left : Left to right : June Freed, president of Zeta; Mrs. Staehle; Ruth Datesman. vice pre ident , Zeta. Top right : Delta members and rushee . Center: Three Zeta Taus recently initiated- Frances Pritchard, Helen Wa tts and Bernice Copley. Bottom left: Standing, left to right: Martha Kern , Clare Autes, June Freed, Mrs. taehle, Eula Glossner, Elizabeth Ernst, Ruth Oatesman. eated: Louise ellect, DeRonda \\ eakland, Ruth Conn (Zeta). Botto111 right: Rho Chapter- Marcella Ha e , 1argaret Hardin Elsie Robertson, and Johnnie Bailey.

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fashioned garden with the orche3tra on a porch. Favors were fans attached to combs to go into the hair . Are we proud of our pledges ? You bet !

LILLYAN LILLY

PI CHAPTER Dec. J- The pledges started the month

off right by entertaining the actives at quite a hilarious slumber party. Popcorn , candy, sandwiches, coffee, and doughnuts were served. Games and dancing provided our entertainment. Of cour~e, we didn 't sleep.

Dec. 14-Supper meeting at H elen Klupe's house. Tables-for-four made the "dinner" part of our meeting seem like a little cafe.

Dec. 16- The play "Stagedoor" was given by the seniors of Harris Teachers College. Three of our four Alpha Sigma Tau seniors had parts in this play, Berna Brockrieten 's part being second lead.

Dec. 23-A group of Alpha Sigma Taus distributed Christmas baskets to neighbor­ing poor families.

Dec. 27-The actives gave a Christmas tea for the alumnre and the pledges. T wo of the attives did a bit of entertaining with various psychic tricks that proved very interesting and amusing.

Dec. 29-Marie (Toni ) Surkamp had a luncheon meeting at the Camille Tea Shoppe. It was a very lovely meeting but we had to hurry home so that we could go to the annual Christmas Dinner-Dance at the Chase H otel , sponw red by our alumnre.

Jan. 9-Ruth Priebe's supper meeting. Of course it's near finals, but we just couldn 't wait to begin planning for rush parties so we had this meeting.

Jan . 16- College Club ight at the American Theatre, and our darling Gladdy took all the actives to see Ethel Barry­more in "Whiteoaks." It was splendid.

Jan. 25-Supper meeting at Lois Warn­hoff's house. This was another sad meet­ing for Pi chapter because it was a fare­well party for another active, Alva Mc­Gee. Alva is leaving to go to the Sta te Teachers College at Cape Girardeau, Mis­souri, because her father has been trans­ferred to another town.

Feb. 6-Another meeting to plan for rushing. It sure is work, but oh, what fun!

Feb. 20-Initiation . It was quite beauti­ful and very lovely. Afterwards we smoothed out our plans for rushing.

A N ITA L . B ARR

R ECENT HoNORS OF Pr CHAPTER

During the past semester t here have been many honors placed upon the girls of Alpha Sigma Tau of the St. Louis chap­ter, Pi.

Heading the list is Dorothy Fleming who has a Master's degree in Alpha Phi Sigma, national honor fraternity; member of Sigma Tau Delta, honor English fra­ternity; a lead in senior play; and a candi­date for T orch Queen.

Anita Barr is president of Panhellenic; vice-president of G.G.G ., social club ; sec­retary of the French Club.

Marilyn Kilburg is president of Hypatia, math. club.

Verna Brockrieten is alto in the school novette and quartet; on the Harris shoot­ing team ; secretary of the Shooting Club ; lead in senior play.

Maryalice McElmurry is captain of the freshman volleyball team.

Marie (Toni) Surkamp was maid of honor at Mary Rider's Charity Ball-an annual affair in the St. Louis social sea­son. Positions at this ball are gained by popularity.

Margaret Ryan is program chairman for Book and Pen , English club; member of Little Theater- best dramatic organization in St. Louis (an honor shared only by one other Harris student).

Joanna Barnes received honorary men­tion in original writing contest sponsored by H .T.C. school paper, Com1nent; she is also licensed operator of her own radio station .

Helen Croft has a Master's degree in Alpha Phi Sigma, honor society.

Margaret Miller is treasurer of Sopho­more II class; member of Alpha Phi Sig­ma.

Ruth Priebe, Lois Wamhoff, and Marie Morlan are members of Sigma Tau Delta , honorary English fraternity .

Florence Goddard was appointed as a member of the Torch presenting committee in the recent Torch Induction at Soldan because of her outstanding high school record .

Besides these individual honors Pi chap­ter of Alpha Sigma Tau had some group honors.

Pi chapter, as president of Panhellenic, started the precedent of a semi-annual tea to high school graduates.

Also under Alpha Sigs as president of Panhellenic, rushing rules were for the first time enforced at Harris.

Pi chapter had the honor of puttinrr three of her four seniors in the senior play,

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a number which was not exceeded by any sorority at Harris . Two of tbese girls had major leads, and one of them, Verna Brockrieten, had the honor of "stealing the show."

MARGARET RYA

RHO CHAPTER Rho chapter enjoyed a lovely Christmas

party in the home of our sponsors, Misses Irene Scrivener and Mildred Riling. Games of hearts were played and at the end of each six hands the person having the low­est score was allowed to select one of the attractively wrapped packages from the gaily-lighted Christmas tree.

In J anuary our patroness, Mrs. G. B. Malone, entertained us with a slumber party at which we played bridge and chinker-checks, told fortunes, and danced .

On Friday, January 13, we were host­esses at a "Lucky 13" dance, commemorat­ing our being the thirteenth chapter of a sorority organized by thirteen girls. Helen Marie King had charge of the de:oration which consisted of large beaver-board " 13"s" li_ghted with gold lights alternated with gold " 13's" and green li :-hts along the sides of the hal l. From the false ceiling of emerald and gold crepe p1per were ws­pended hundred :; of smaller "1.3's'" of card­board , and a huge emerald and gold horse­shoe formed the background for the or­chestra.

One of our pledges, J ane Orr, is a mem­ber of the forensic squad and was selected from a number of contestants to be one of the two girls to represent the school on a debate tour which lasted two weeks and which included most of the co:leges of Oklahoma and Kansas.

We are all glad to have one of our members, Geneva Kretsinger, back in school, after having been out during the fi rst semester.

UPSILON CHAPTER The activites of Upsilon chapter have

been few since ovember. Our social events as scheduled on the college calen­dar were over early in December.

The pledges, five in number, entertained the actives with a party in the Apart­ment Dormitory on our last sorority day before Christmas.

Since examinations were over we have been bu y planning our ru h party. It was our luck to have the date of the rush party to fall on t. Valentine's Day. We entertained with a formal buffet supp r,

using the \>alentine motif. It was held in the lovely early American designed living room of the Home Econom:cs Depart­ment. The soft candle-light and the cheer­ful mood of the Alpha Taus provided an atmosphere which we believe will be bene­ficial when time to pledcre comes.

Two Alpha Taus were elected to offices in the Student Council in McAlister Hall, one of the girls' dormitories on the cam­pus. The recording secre~ary of Up-.ilon chapter, Emogene Laman, was elected vice-president. Frances Cole, ed :tor of Up­ilon chapter, was elected secre:ary-treas­

urer. We are expecting to be a busy group of

girls as soon a our social ca~endar is open for dates.

FRANCEs CoLE

ZETA TAU CHAPTER "All work and no play makes Jill a dull

girl" and well the Zeta Taus know and heed the meaning of that old quotation for it was in the midst of our study for exams that we took time off for our Christmas party. It was a jolly affair with a beautifully decorated tree loaded clown with novelty presents for everyone and a lot of candy, nuts , and food!

The hol idays sent us to the four winds and gathered us together again with huge plans for the redecoration of our room and a general layout for rushing.

The chapter room was painted. We bought two new end tables, several lamps, and we replaced the old secretary that had been worrying us for o long with a "brand spankina" new one. We hung new curtains and put up two lovely prints that were gifts rom our president, Adelaide Dressler and our adviser, Miss Virginia Bedford.

When our work was done and we sat down to view the results of our labor we were of one accord. It was indeed a fit room into which to welcome a week later five of tbe finest pledges of Alpha Sigma Tau.

A party was given by the actives in honor of our pledges. There wa a great deal of food and the favors were out of the ordinary. They were yellow suckers stuck on jelly candy for a foundation and dressed in bonnet and full skirt of green. The skirts were caught in front with ' small gold letters of A .. T.

Every year here at FarmYille " ·e hail the arrival of Lent with a Mardi Grns dance. It is one of the biggest occa. ion of th year. A queen i ho en by popular yote

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from the college at large to reign over the ball. The selection is a high test of beauty, personality, and popularity and so we're doubly proud to tell you that our own Frankie Bryan was elected this year. Ruth Carney will be one of the eight attendants in Frankie's court. Both Frankie and Ruth are in May Court this year.

We're sorry "Tootie" West has to leave school on account of her health and we hope she will soon be able to be with us again .

Le Noir Hubbard's name will be one of the few students selected from the college

to appear in Who's Who Among Students in American Univ ersities and Colleges. Le Noir is editor of the college newspaper and a member of a nu mber of honor socie­ties.

Notwithstanding the certain attractions that lure so many of the sisters to other college campuses for week-ends, the names of over one-third of the chapter appeared on the honor roll announced by the re6iS­trar fo r last quarter.

And now- well , we're taking time out to catch our breath !

J OHNNY LYBROOK

Hurrah! Conve ntion Year Again!

T HE Alpha Sigma Tau Convention will be held at the Chase Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri , on August 23, 24, and 25, 1939.

Full details and pictures will appear in the June issue of THE ANCHOR. Meanwhile, save your pennies and start planning your trip to the conclave.

And listen to this I Rumor has it that two or three chapters are making plans to turn out 100 per cent! Imagine! Better yet, borrow the idea and get your chapter to adopt it, too!

We'd love to see you in St. Louis-will you be there? THE NATIONAL CouNCIL

and CoNVENTION CoMMITTEE

Top left: Beckley Alumnre Chapter, left to right : Feme S. Phipps, Dorcie Shumate, Margaret D. Moses, Theda Crotty, Dessie Sarrett, and Kitty B. Rice. Top right: Welch Alumnre on picnic. Center: Lansing Alumnre. Back row, left to right: Marion Bailey Harris. Florence Schmid Baker, Hazel Georgia, Mary Hul e, Maxine Her­rick Springer. Middle row : Helen Gorsline Hoffmeyer, Margaret Taylor Craddock, Allura Exelby Custer, Gertrude Lippert Kimmick, Ellen Brandel, Dorothy Martin. Front row: Mrs. Staehle, Mary Lampert Walton (president), Isabella McGuire. Bot­torn left: t. Louis Alumnre, left to right : Mardel Helber Marcks, Marlynn (Puddin' ) Marcks, Virginia Ruley. Botto1n center: St. Louis Alumnre, left to right : Elizabeth Wil­son, Berniece Pace. Bottom right: Mr . Carrie taehle, Mr . Bula M eill.

• ALUMNAE CHAPTERS •

AKRON-KENT ALUMNJE On December 1 the chapter entertained

Mrs. Staehle at dinner at the Captain Brady in Kent , and, as part of the in­spection, installed the following girls as members of the group: Jean Evans, Sula Neal McBee, Corrinne Gainer, Adeline Budd, and Peg Moore. The talks with Mrs. Staehle were helpful and suggestive of future activities for the sorority. We hope that we made a favorable impression on our national president.

Our January meeting was held in the new home of Lucille Jacobs Cline at Sil­ver Lake. The guests were all agog over the pretty new furnishings and handiwork of both the husband and wife.

The first meeting after Christmas al­ways brings much news and exciting ex­change of holiday experiences, but I be­lieve this one established a new high. The romantic interest was provided by Peg Moore who wore the engagement ring of Vic Baughman of Stow; and Adeline Budd whose ring was given her by Robert John Fox. Corrinne Gainer of Akron is attend­ing Akron U. Ada Swan is assistant secre­tary to the president of K.S.U.; Imogene Hughes has a new position as Assistant Financial Supervisor of N.Y.A. in Akron.

The Christmas greetings from our sister chapters of other states and cities were very happily received. There was quite a deluge this season.

Just received news of the coming mar­riage of Eleanor Bader of Cleveland to Mr. Brown, formerly an instructor at K.S.U. , now in field work for Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. Eleanor will be a June bride.

ETA'S CHRISTMAS FAMILY

The Eta chapter alumnre had the pleas­ant experience this Christmas season of taking a needy family of six for dinner.

We spent ten dollars for a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. We also bought gloves, socks, shirt, and sweaters to help clothe the boy and girl of the family . At a previous party of the alum­nre we had each brought a toy or game to put in the basket. With this combina­tion we were able to give the family two

very lovely baskets, one of foods and one of toys, games, and clothes.

To make it a real Christmas an almost fairy-tale reunion had just taken place. They had just located, within six miles of their home, a sister who had been lost for over twenty-three years, and she, with her husband and four children were going to have Christmas with her mother and brother. The father seemed to feel that God had been especially kind to him.

MILDRED PYLE

BLUEFIELD ALUMNJE The Bluefield alumnre made their tradi­

tional donation to the Bluefield annual community Christmas tree. Christmas boxes were sent by the sorority to the County Community Home.

We had our Christmas party at the home of Hazel Tuggle in Princeton. Every­one brought a gift to be given to the one whose name they drew. Chinese checkers was the delightful diversion of the party.

Four girls were initiated at our Janu­ary meeting which was held at Mrs. Meade McNeill 's home in Athens. The initiates were: Frances Graves, Virginia J obe Mil­ler, Louise Barbery, and Mildred Johnston .

Little J o Anna Miller, four-month-old daughter of Mrs. C. T. Miller (Virginia J obe) is our first and only baby. Are we proud of it! We presented her with a sil­ver spoon as a small token of our love.

BUFFALO ALUMNJE The Buffalo alumnre have been having

a very busy year with a most interesting and successful program. We are now a member of the American Federation of Women's Clubs. At the November Con­vention of the Federation we had three delegates, Gilberta Morran , Veronica Wil­kins and Leah Wilson. Each month the Fed~ration sponsors a luncheon with a round table meeting afterwards.

Our first alumnre event in the fall was a steak roast at Chestnut Ridge Park . Several of the girls with their boy fnends enjoyed the good eats and fine time.

When Mrs. Carrie Staehle, our national president, came to visit us in October, we

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had a supper meeting at the home of Mary Harsch. After a delicious dinner Mrs. Staehle talked to the girls, giving us sug­gestions and telling some of the plans for the next national convention .

The Christmas Bridge Breakfast was held on December 28 . In spite of a very severe storm twenty-eight guests were present. Breakfast was served at 11 :00 o'clock at the "Kathryn Lawerence Tea Room." The table decorations, which were in holiday mood, included tall red tapers, evergreen branches, and place-cards con­sisting of small red candles fastened to Christmas cards (these were lighted as the guests were seated). Each guest received a small cellophane-wrapped gift from two large Jack Horner pies, also cellophane trimmed. After breakfast, bridge was played in an adjoinin .,. room. Individual prizes for each table consisted of ash trays in a dainty holder.

Our J an uary event was the annual bridge party which was held at the T op o' the Town Tea Room on Saturday, J anu­ary 28. There were forty tables of bridge, including members and their guests who enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. Very attractive spring clothes were modelled by Oppenheim Coll ins professional models. Following this, tea was served. The prizes for each table were silver serving forks, appropriately tied in green and yellow ribbon.

This year we have been trying to feature various types of programs for entertain­ment after our regular business meetings. Of special interest was the one at which three of the girls gave excellent reviews of current books. Eleanor Ericson re­viewed "The Yearling" and "My Son, My Son." Margaret MacDonald chose to tell us about "Corned Beef and Caviar" and "Designing Women," while Gilberta Mor­ran gave a report on "Charles Laughton and I." After hearing these girls, the rest of us were enthusiastic to get one of these books and settle ourselves in a cozy nook for the evening.

Scheduled a future attractions are the Easter luncheon and business meeting, the May dance, the graduates' tea, and a pic­nic in June.

Lors ANNE DRYER

CLEVELAND ALUMNJE Mrs. tachle vi ited our chapter on

December 4 and 5. Sunday afternoon there was a tea in her honor at the home of Mi s Helen Lundeen . This gave our mem­b rs an opportunity to get better acquaint-

ed with Mrs. Staehle. Monday evening we had a business meeting at the home of Mrs. Edith Siple. The meeting was pre­ceded by a delightful turkey dinner.

Since we disposed of all of our business at this special meeting, we decided to turn our regular meeting into a Christmas party. This was held December 6 at the home of Mrs. Helen Lutz. To this we invited our husbands or boy frier.ds. The hoste es bad a great many ga mes planned which kept us busy and every one had a grand time.

On February 25 we had a benefit card party in the auditorium of the Higbee Co. Everyone enjoyed themselves very much and we considered it very successful.

DENVER-GREELEY ALUMNJE November 18 and 19 were very enjoy­

able and enlightening days for our group. We were quite proud to have Mrs. Staehle with us at that time. Mrs. Staehle inter­viewed all the officers Friday night and Saturday morning. Saturday noon a very appetizing lunch was served at Edna Ro­mans Parsons' home by Edna's mother. The sorority colors were carried out in both food and decorations. I am sure we all agree Mrs. Romans is a grand cook. After our meeting, in which Mrs. Staehle gave us much food for thought and many new and pertinent ideas, we took her to the train. We felt that her visit with us was certainly worthwhile, and we wished she could have stayed longer.

In December our annual Christmas party was held at the home of Audrey Lucke. In the course of the evening there was a little bridge, a little dancing, a lot of eating, and last but not least was the gathering around the Christmas tree for the exchange of presents. After this ex­change it was discovered we could make up a brass band with drums, horns, whis­tles, and music tops. You can imagine the results! The husbands and boy friends are always included in our Christmas party, and I believe they enjoy every minute of it.

Our January meeting was held at the home of Ruth Ewer. After the meeting there was hand work of various types brought forth. Pauline Allen had just bought her horoscope, and was quite ex­cited in reading what the future held for her. We had a our gue t Mrs. Emma " ise. who is an Iota, and we hope he continue. to join u . Little Lynn Luck . Audrey's small daughter, was also our n-uest and helped to entertain us.

Our February meeting wn held at the

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home of Opal Gish. After the meeting a surprise shower was held for Edna Ro­mans Parsons. She received many lovely gifts, and was very much surprised and delighted. We also worked on our new programs for the year . Refreshments were served, and everyone had a good time. I hope! I hope ! I hope!

OPAL GISH

DETROIT ALUMNJE The Detroit alumnre chapter has a

Christmas party each year for a group of girls at the Brightmoor Community H ouse. The children have a tree, refreshments, play games, and receive a present. '

Theta chapter entertained the alumnre during Christmas vacation with a party held in the afternoon at the Theta apart­ment. We had a tree, exchanging of gifts wrapped by Kresge, refreshments, singing of Alpha Sigma Tau songs, and much chatter.

Our January meeting consisted of a luncheon, followed by bridge.

The Valentine Dance is another of our annual events. This took place in the H otel Statler and was very successful.

IsABELLA M c G uiRE

EMPORIA ALUMNJE The month of December was enjoyed

a lot in Emporia by the Alpha Sigma Tau alumnre. Ethel Partridge was hostess a t our monthly meeting and she used t he theme of Ch ristmas throughout in her decorations. For Christmas gifts to the members, each purchased the cover for a yearbook which is a small leather loose­leaf notebook. This yearbook has been approved by Mrs. Staehle and is also used by the Wichita chapter. The material in the book consists of: organization; nation­al officers; chapter officers; chapter com­mittees; calendar; life membership roll; local membership with their address, tele­phone, birthday, and wedding anniver­sary; Alpha Sigma Tau prayer, grace, hymn, and other songs.

Ida Wayman was hostess for a most en­joyable evening party for the married cou­ples who took toys and gifts that later were given to a local charitable organiza­tion for distribution. The alumnre chapter gave the collegiate chapter a "Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" for Christmas.

In January we met with Mary Alice Seller and Louise Gardner , where the ad­miration of Mary Alice's pottery collection vied with bridge playing.

Mrs. Clark Jackson, patroness, and Miss H elen Garman, sponsor, were the hostesses in February for our regular meeting.

E STER GRIFFITH

FLINT ALUMNJE Doubtless, the event of the season was

the visit of Carri e Staehle, in December, on her tour of inspection . She was ac­companied by Isabella McG uire of De­troit. In the afternoon, Sarah Perrine opened her home for a tea that Mrs. Staehle and the officers might have a pleasant setting for their interviews. Gold and green were combined in the center­piece, which was a cluster of Chri tmas balls, and flanking the arrangement were mounds of evergreen and pine cones. The chapter 's vice-president, Gwendolyn Ma­honey, presided.

In the evening twenty- two members gathered at Norma Wheeler's in Flushing. Dessert was served from small tables adorned with red tapers banded with holly wreaths. Eloise Crow was assistant host­ess. Afterwards, the national president dis­cussed sorority problems and reviewed her tour in a manner stimulatina to every­one present.

Co-hostesses at a recent meeting were Pauline Wood and Gwendolyn Mahoney. This meeting was social and many were initiated into the game of Chinese check­ers. Those so fortunate as to have chil­dren were already adept at this embel­lished form of the country grocery store checker tournament.

Beatrice Phipps has once more demon­strated her arty-ness by winning a re­ward for the attractive, oriainal Christ­mas decorations of her home in Clio.

JOHNSTOWN ALUMNJE A delightful Christmas party and bridal

shower were combined at our December meeting, Edith Furst being the hostess. After we had fun opening the Christmas gifts which we had exchanged, we dedi­cated the meeting to Flo (Strayer) Mil­ler, a brand new bride. She was surprised by a shower of lovely well-chosen gifts.

In J anuary J o Paul held t he Alpha Sigma Tau meeting at her home. Due to the resignation of Mrs. Peg Wilson, our editor, a new chapter editor , Grace Nel­son Moors, was officially installed .

A high spot of the evening was a sur­prise shower for Eleanor Miller Engle who was a Fall bride. Eleanor now lives too far away t.o attend our meetings regu-

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larly but she made a special effort to be with us that night.

Betty McClintock entertained the alum­nre group at a delicious dinner at the Capital Hotel in February. Clever decora­tions appropriate to the Valentine season were used. After the meeting the evening was spent in playing games. At this meet­ing Grace Nelson Moors was receiving the best wishes of all her sorority sisters. Grace has been married since 193 7 but just re­cently announced it.

Cupid most certainly has not forgotten J ohnstown alumnre Taus !

GRACE ELSON MOORS

LANSING ALUMNJE

We were very hapyy to have Mrs. Staehle, national president, and Isabella McGuire, Alpha alumni representat ive, as honor guests at our December dinner meeting.

The dinner was held at the home of Helen Hoffmeyer. The table was attrac­tive in a Christmas color scheme of red and white. A photographer took several pictures of our group around the table and in the living room.

After a short business meeting, the eve­ning was turned over to Mrs. Staehle who gave us an interesting talk and many helpful suggestions.

After a short business meeting, the eve­ning was turned over to Mrs Staehle, who gave us an interesting talk and many helpful suggestions.

The evening was ended with gifts for all , found inside a huge snowball tied with red ribbon.

Assisting hostesses for the evening were Florence Baker, Gertrude Kimmich, Doro­thy Martin, and Ellen Brandel.

While in Lansing, Mrs. Staehle and Isa­bella McGuire were the house guests of Florence Baker, East Lansing.

A "chili" feed was enjoyed at the home of Allura Custer on January 9. Dorothy Martin was assistant hostess.

We had a lot of fun playing Chinese checkers after the business meeting. Lulu Smith, head of the art department at Central High School, was our guest.

February 11 we gave our annual benefit bridge party. Refreshments were donated by the alumnre. The money raised was used to replenish a somewhat depleted treasury and to donate to the Scholarship Loan Fund.

Dorothy Martin , chairman of the ocial co mmittee, had charge of the affair. A ist-

ing her were Marion Harris and Florence Baker.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNJE Philadelphia alumnre are very busy ful­

filling each monthly engagement sched­uled in their mimeographed booklets given each member at the beginning of the year. These booklets are very handy because when referred to will tell you where and when each meeting is to be held and what kind it wil l be. The hostess, officers. com­mittees, and members with their addresses are also listed .

We were delightfully entertained on De­cember 15 at the home of Mrs. Jacqueline Pospichal in Upper Darby, having our annual Christmas party. We exchanged gifts and played games, having to keep our scores in clever pads, designed by our hostess, on which Alpha Sigma Tau alum­na! chapter was printed .

On the snowy, blustery night of J an­uary 13 the gi rls sallied forth again to a game-party preceded by a business meet­ing at the Kitch home in Philadelphia. Here we renewed acquaintances with the Lambda chapter and their pledges whom we were entertaining.

February 1-l wa another gay Valentine party held in Philadelphia. Hostesses were Mildred Curry Day and Rebecca Brown Rook.

We have gathered another new mem­ber into our group- Katherine Keener from Zeta chapter.

The Collins (Clarice Duke ) and the Mastellers (Alice Carlson) are building new homes.

Christine Megargee spent a pleasant Christmas vacation in Florida.

Helen Megaraee, we are sorry to tell, suffered a broken arm.

Dorothy Hayle is now a critic teacher at Ohio State niversity, Columbus, Ohio.

Ethel Weimer is teaching in Colwyn.

ST. LOUIS ALUMNJE During December, the t. Louis alum­

nre, having adopted five old ladies at the City Sanatarium, decided to give them a happy Christma . Present were pur­chased and Virginia Herron presented them and had the children of her unday chool class ing Chri tmas carol for them. They were delighted; e peciall with the carols as they have o few opportunities to e young people. We were adden d lately by the death of two of our old ladies. nece sitating the adopti n f two more.

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During Christmas week we had our annual Christmas dance. It was a dinner dance held at the Chase Hotel, the con­vention hotel. Also the alumnre were entertained by a tea given by the col­legiate chapter at the home of Anita Barr, president.

In January we held our White Elephant Party to which each of us brought a "white elephant," something we had re­ceived as a present or won as a prize and for which we had no use, but which someone else might be delighted to re­ceive. We wrapped up the packages and Matella Linck was auctioneer. She made us so enthusiastic, we bid far more for the packages than we intended. When the packages were opened, we found bath salts, stationery, salt and pepper shakers, candy, perfume and handkerchiefs. We made over eleven dollars for the sorority and the best part of it was that it was practically painless and we had a lot of fun.

February, likewise, was dedicated to money-making schemes. This t ime it was a conventional benefit bridge, in which we did very well , financially.

LILLIA N VOGT

WELCH ALUMNJE An all day meeting of the Alpha Sigma

Tau alumnre was held at the home of Lena Bary in September, a t which t ime Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle, our national presi­dent and Mrs. Bula McNeill, our fourth vice-president were guests. Conferences with Mrs. Staehle were held throughout the forenoon .

At noon a picnic lunch was spread on the · lawn of the Browns Creek school house near the home of Miss Bary. Fol­lowing the picnic lunch the group re­turned to the home for the business ses­sion. Officers for the coming year were installed.

One of the most outstanding social events of this year of the Welch alumnre chapter of Alpha Sigma T au was a Christ­mas party given at Northfolk, West Vir­ginia, by Miss Julia White and Miss Eliza­beth Crotty. The members were met at the door by the hostesses and led into a beautifully decorated room, carrying out the color of red and green. In the center of the room was a lovely Christmas tree under which gifts were placed.

After the business meeting, Pollyanna

gifts were exchanged. T he afternoon was spent in playing Chinese checkers.

Refreshments consisting of chicken salad, rolls, coffee and fruit cake were served.

Each member brought a toy. T hese toys were sent to the Salvation Army to be distributed among the needy children.

L ENA D. BARY

WI CHIT A ALUMNJE

Late in September the Wichita chapter entertained with a beauti fully appoin ted tea at Helen Steele's home.

We celebrated Founders' Day with a lovely luncheon at Innes Tea Room.

Alma Ashley's Christm-::s tree was ideal for our exchange of gifts.

Hildred Dungan entertained at a clever and unique Valentine party.

And we really had lots of fun at Betty Ziggenbusch's apartment, for our regular business meeting. She is a new member in Wichita this year. She is now in the kin­dergarten room at Emero.on School.

We also have Laura Kleiber, Gertrude Barton, Beth Hutton Anderson, Helen Beck Foreman, and Mrs. Arthur Kolter­man as new members of the Wichita chap­ter.

H ELEN STEELE

YOUNGSTOWN ALUMNJE

Youngstown Etas did something by way of a Baby Party this Christmas, which was highly successul. In fact , it was so pleasant that they want to make it a tradition.

There were ten girls and seven babies. They ranged in ages from seven months to four years. Each mother had a ten cent gift fo r each child she took.

Violet Thornquist Davis took Marilyn, age four; Agnes Black Burrows took Richard, age four ; Frances Owen Mc­Gowan's guest was Charles, age two and a half ; Agnes Kaley Cassidy took Boni ta , a cre two; Caroline Phill ips Lenney took Edward, Jr. , age eighteen months; Vir­ginia Bailey Williams had Carol, age seven months· Sally Peoples H oleton, as hos­tess, w~s assisted by Claudia, age nine months.

MILDRED P YLE, Eta Alm nnre R epresentative

PERSONALS •

MARRIAGES Grace elson (Delta ) to Walter W.

Moors, December 30, 1937 . Nancy Kiser (Zeta ) to Jack Bryerton,

June 1938. Emma Lloyd (Zeta ) to Roy Belcher,

August 1938. Eleanor Miller (Zeta ) to Samuel C.

Engle, September 4, 1938. Etta Moreland (Zeta ) to Frank Butts. Florence Strayer (Zeta ) to Irving W.

Miller, November 19, 1938. Helen Lundeen (Eta ) to Albert Frank

Wick , February 11 , 1939. Louise Anderson (Omicron) to Dr. Hunt

Whitehead, November 8, 1938. *Margaret Crockett (Rho ) to Miller

Davidge, January 15, 1939. Wiliie Tidwell (Rho ) to Bill King, De­

cember 30, 1938. Annabel Toney (Rho) to Ben Brackett,

December 12 , 1938. Martha Lee Tyns (Rho) to Deane

White , December 23, 1938. Lucille Young ( Rho ) to Kenneth Ken­

nedy, October 14, 1938. *Lillian Crockett (Omicron ) to William

Hubert Rue, June 25, 1938.

BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sloppy (Jessie

Leiby, Zeta ), a daughter, October 1938. To Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Marks (Leona

Fern , Zeta ), a daughter, October 1938. To Mr. and Mrs. A. Cosimi (Marie

Ferraro, Nu ), a son , November 1938. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert 0. Boyer

(Helen Herlitzius, Lambda), a son, Au­gust 1938.

To Mr. and Mr . J . Waldo Hinshaw (Meredith Shepherd , Iota), a son , Mark Waldo, on October 23 , 1938.

To Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Ball (Gula Halstead, Omicron), twin girls, M yrna Lea and Myra Lou.

To Mr. and Mrs. C. E . Mille (Virginia J obe, Omicron), a daughter , J o Anna, November 2, 1938.

To Mr. a nd Mrs. Leon Fauley ( ora Franz, Iota ) a son, Franz, on December 5, 1938.

To Mr. and Mrs. William Hundley (Helen Graber, I ota ) a son , Stephen Wil­liam, on December 27, 1938.

IN MEMORIAM Dixie Robertson (Rho ) on January 28,

1939. Will iam Backstrum , son of Mr. and

Mrs. M . A. Backstrum (Beulah Willia.ms, Nu ), November 15, 1938.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Copies of THE A erroR lost through failure to report change of ad­dress to the National Editor cannot be replaced.

Chancres must be received at least two weeks before the issues are b

mailed- October 1, December 1, March 1, and June 1.

end to: Mrs. Justin G. Doyle Peekskill Military Academy Peekskill , New York

• DIRECTORY •

NATIONAL COUNCIL

President . . ..... .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. ... ... .. . .. . . .. . Mrs. Haswell E. Staehle (Alpha) 187 Clinton Heights, Columbus, Ohio

Vice-Presidents in Charge of Organizing : Mrs. F. J. Schumann, 904 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit , Mich . . .. . . . . . (Theta ) Miss Edith Paul, 106 Lincoln St., Johnstown. Pa . .... . . . ..... ... ... (Zeta) Miss Mary Seller, 1013 Congress, Emporia, Kan . . . . . .. ....... .. .. . (Iota) Mrs. Meade McNeill , Athens, W.Va . . . .. .... .. . ...... .. . ... . .. (Omicron)

A .E.S. R epresentativ e ... . .... . . . ... . . .. . . ... .. .. . .. . .. . Miss Edith Mansell (Beta) 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park, Mich.

Secretary .. .. . . . . . .. . ..... . ........ . ..... .. ... . Miss Mary Jane Manchester (Eta ) 111 Park Ter., Ann Arbor, Mich.

Treasurer .. ... . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . ... ... ..... . ..... Mrs. Adrian Ridderhof (Zeta) 16502 Blackstone, Detroit, Mich.

Editor ... . .. . .. .. . . .... .. . . .. . ... .. . . . ..... . ...... . Mrs. Justin G. Doyle (Theta) Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, N.Y.

Chaplain and Historian ... . .. . . . . ...... .. .. ... . ..... . .. . . . Mrs. Royal Lucke (Nu ) Henderson, Colo.

NATIONAL COMMITTEES

Scholarship Awards . .... .. .... .. . .. .. . . ... .. .. ... . . . Mrs. R. S. MacDougall (Zeta ) College Glen Dr., Lock Haven, Pa.

Examination ... . . .. .... . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. .. ..... .. . . Mrs. W. Ralph Delaney (Theta) 15341 Alden Ave., Detroit, Mich .

Scholarship Loan Fund .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . .... . . . Miss Margaret Macdonald (Sigma) 673 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, N .Y.

Life M embers hip ... .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . ... . ... . ....... Mrs. Howard Dall (Iota) · 422 Rural St. , Emporia, Kan.

Song-Book . .. . ... . . . . ... .. .. .. . ...... . ..... . ... . .. .. Mrs. Austin Perrine (Alpha) 1001 Dupont St. , Flint, Mich.

Tradition .... .. . .. .. . .. .... . . ..... . . . .... . . . . . ... . .... . . . Mrs. S.C. Robinson (Pi ) 5119 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITIES

Chairman .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma P. 0 . Drawer 108, Clermont, Fla.

Secretary .. . ... .. .. .. . . .... .. .. ..... . . . . . .. .. Mrs. Fred Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo.

Treasurer ... .. . .. ... . . .... . .......... .. .. . . . . . . Mrs. C. P. Neidig, Pi Kappa Sigma 1503 First National Bank Bldg. , Cincinnati , Ohio

Director of Local Panhellenics . . . . .... ..... . ... . Mrs. Orley See, Delta Sigma Epsilon 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif.

Director of City Panhellenics . . .... ..... Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma Upsilon 500 W. Chclten Ave., Germantown , Philadelphia, Pa.

Chairman of Eligibility and Nationalization . .. . Miss Edith Mansell , Alpha Sigma Tau 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park, Mich.

Chairman of Publicity . ... . ......... ......... . Dr. Reba N. Perkins, Pi Delta Theta Indiana, Pa.

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COLLEGIATE CHAPTER EDITORS

ALPHA-Louise Skellenger, 11 S. Summit Street, Ypsilanti, Mich. DELTA-Elsie Ellenberger, 7 Clark Hall, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. ZETA-Anna Banshaf, 28 N. Main St., Muncy, Pa.

Box S, Lock Haven Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pa. ETA-Ruth Bradley, 223 University Drive, Kent, Ohio. THETA- Lorraine Mettler, 3091 Belmont, Hamtramck, Mich. IoTA-Caroline Somerfield, 1006 Constitution, Emporia, Kan. LAMBDA-Cora Zimmerman, 551 Unruh St., Philadelphia, Pa.

u-Gene Clark, 1620 8th Ave., Greeley, Colo. 0MICRON-Lillyan Lilly, Athens, W.Va. Pr-Helen Croft, 3874 Utah Pl., St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Lucyle Cox, 602 N. 6th, Durant, Okla. SIGMA-Rene Smith, 189 S. Union St., Spencerport, N.Y. ZETA TAu-Johnny Lybrook, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. UPSILON-Frances Cole, Box 73 , Normal Station, Conway, Ark.

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER PRESIDE TS

ALPHA- Miss Betty Vanden Belt, 219 N . ormal, Ypsilanti, Mich . DELTA-Miss Helen Lois Garey, 6 Clark Hall, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. ZETA- Miss June Freed, S.T.C., Lock Haven, Pa. ETA-Miss Dorothy Season, 450 W. Main St., Kent , Ohio . THETA- Miss Ruth Ebbinghouse, 816 Algonquin, Detroit, Mich. IoTA-Miss Mary McDonough, 1006 Constitution Ave., Emporia, Kan . LAMBDA-Miss Natalie Densmore, 110 Chester Pike, Ridley Park , Pa.

u-Miss Gene Clark, 1620 8th Ave., Greeley, Colo. OMICRON-Miss Dorothy Klingensmith , Athens, W.Va. PI-Miss Anita L. Barr, 4978 Lotus Ave. , St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Miss Rudene Nixon, 416 N. 3rd St., Durant, Okla. SIGMA-Miss Evelyn G. Wenzel, 34 Milford St., Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu-Miss Adelaide Dressler, S.T.C. , Farmville, Va. UPSILON- Miss Mary Sue Vick , S.T.C., Conway, Ark.

ALUMNJE CHAPTER EDITORS

AKRON-KENT- Mrs. Glenn Pierson, 318 N . Willow St., Kent. Oh:o. BECKLEY-Mrs. Ina Cook, Mrs. Helen Cook, Winding Gulf, W.Va. BLUEFIELD- Beryl Woodruf, 917 Mercer St., Princeton , W.Va. BuFFALO-Lois Anne Dryer, 112 Congress St., Buffalo, N.Y. CHARLESTON-Macil Stephens, 1130 Lee St., Charleston, W.Va. CLEVELAND-Jane Buck, 312 Ohio St.. Vermilion, Ohio. DENVER-GREELEY- Opal Gish, 3924 W. 35 th Ave., Denver, Colo. DETROIT-Isabella McGuire, 4365 Fullerton Ave., Detroit, Mich. EMPORIA-Mrs. Fred R. Griffith, 1520 Market St., Emporia, Kan. FLINT-Lucille Gale, R . 1, c/ o J ames Gale, Fenton, Mich. JoHNSTOWN-Mrs. Walter W. Moors, 18 Harding St., Johnstown , Pa. LANSING-Mrs. Robert Kimmich, Jr., 119 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing, Mich. LITTLE RocK-CoNWAY-NoRFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-Alberta Collings, 532 Shirley Ave. , Norfolk, Va. PHILADELPHIA- J ean Kopenhaver, 1327 DeKalb St., Norristown, Pa. ST. Lours-Lillian Vogt, 3605a . Newstead , St. Louis, Mo. WELCH-Ruth Bivens, Welch, W.Va. WICHITA-Helen Pfanschmidt, 124 S. Green, Wichita , Kan. YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR- Jane Groh (Pres.), 53-+ S. Ashley, Ann Arbor, Mich.

ALUM tE CHAPTER PRE !DENT

AKRON-KENT- Mrs. Russell Darrah, ogadore, Ohio . BECKLEY- Miss Dorcie Shumate, Glen Daniels, W. a. BLUEFIELD- Miss Virginia Bailey, 2115 Wythe Ave., Blu field, W.Va.

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BuFFALO- Mrs. Elmore Black, 206 La Marek Dr., Snyder, N.Y. CHARLESTON-Miss Alberta Donnally, Villa Route, Charleston, W.Va. CLEVELAND-Miss Dorothy Stadler, 642 E . 115th St., Cleveland , Ohio. DENVER-GREELEY-Miss Edna Romans, 1001 Lincoln St., Denver, Colo. DETROIT- Mrs. T. W. Briggs, Apt. 301 , 1320 Cadillac Blvd., Detroit, Mich . DuRANT- Mrs. Troy Tomlin, 1504;/, W. Main , Durant, Okla. EMPORIA-Mrs. Roy Leatherberry, 909 West St., Emporia ,·Kan . FLINT- Mrs. Austin Perrine, 1001 Dupont St., Flint, Mich. JoHNSTOWN-Mrs. Florence Miller, 209 Charles St. , Johnstown , Pa. LANSING-Miss Mary Walton , Demondale, Mich. LITTLE RocK-Miss Frances Garhett, Sparkman, Ark. NoRFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-Miss Harriet B. Branch, 414 London St.\ Portsmouth, Va . PHILADELPHIA-Miss Mabel Schreiber, 1508 Evans Ave., Prospect Park, Pa. ST. Loms-Miss Madolyn Kehl, 7400 Florissant Rd., St. Louis, Mo. WELCH-Mrs. J. W. Buckberry, War, W.Va. WICHITA-Miss Helen Steele, 3214 Victor Pl., Wichita, Kan. WILLIAMSPORT-Miss Helen Thomas, 1421 Washington Blvd., Williamsport, Pa. YouNGSTOWN-Mrs. Wm. G. Reynallt , 811 Hillman St., Youngstown, Ohio. YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR-Miss Jan Addams Groh, 334 S. Ashley, Ann Arbor, Mich .

ALUMNJE REPRESENTATIVES

ALPHA- Miss Isabella McGuire, 4365 Fullerton, Detroit, Mich. BETA-Mrs. Claude Larzelere, 405 High St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. GAMMA-Mrs. R. P . Hammond, 2016 Underwood Ave., Wauwatosa, Wis. DELTA-Miss Betty Weaver, 1235 4th Ave., Ford City, Pa. ZETA-Mrs. W. J. Plankenhorn, 1026 Mulberry St., Williamsport, Pa. ETA-Miss Mildred Pyle, 619 S. Water St., Kent, Ohio. THETA-Mrs. T. W. Briggs, 1320 Cadillac Blvd., Detroit , Mich . IoTA-Mrs. Fred R . Griffith , 1520 Market St., Emporia, Kan .

Miss Le Royce Downing, Cambridge, Kan. KAPPA- Miss !~abel Finkbine, Oxford, Ohio. LAMBDA-Mrs. William Collins, 137 W. Ridley Ave., Norwood, Pa. Nu-Miss Pauline Allen , Merle Apts., 1329 Grant, Denver, Colo. XI-Mrs. J. R. Brenemen, 1311 Washington St., Hutchinson, Kan . OMICRON- Miss Romaine Kanode, Athens, W.Va. PI-Miss Virginia Herron, 1702 Wagoner Pl., St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Miss Kathleen Kelchner, 617 W. Elm St., Durant, Okla. SIGMA-Miss Beverly Bollard, 323 Bird Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu-Mrs. W. Leon Mason, Route 2, Box 383A, Portsmouth, Va. UPSILON-Miss Marjie Perkins, 800 E. 6th St., North Little Rock, Ark.

FACULTY ADVISERS

ALPHA- Mrs. Gertrude Flint, 308 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti , Mich. DELTA-Mrs. Alma Gasslander, S.T .C., Indiana, Pa. ZETA-Miss Edna Bottorf, S.T.C., Lock Haven, Pa.

Mrs. R . S. MacDougall , College Glen Drive, Lock Haven , Pa. ETA-Miss Laura Hill, 417 E. Main St., Kent , Ohio. THETA-Dr. Gertha Williams, The Wardell, 15 E. Kirby, Detroit, Mich. IoTA-Miss Helen R. Garman, 105 W. 12th St., Emporia, Kan. LAMBDA- Mrs. Ethel H. Kirby, 1901 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Nu-Miss Edna Hoydar, S.T.C., Greeley, Colo. OMICRON-Mrs. Robert L. Carroll, Athens, W.Va. PI-Miss Edith Glatfelter, 4720 N. 20th St., St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Miss Mildred Riling, 624 W. Elm, Durant, Okla.

Miss Irene Scrivener, 624 W. Elm, Durant, Okla. SIGMA-Dr. Margaret S. Quayle, 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu-Miss Virginia Bedford, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. UPSILON-Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway, Ark.

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ALPHA (1899)-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti , Mich . BETA (1905-1917)-Central Michigan Normal School, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

(College authorit ies disbanded all sororities) GAMMA (1909-1913)-State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis.

(Disbanded by college authorities) DELTA (1916 )-State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. EPSILON (1919-1923)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.

(Re-organized as Lambda) ZETA (1921)-Lock Haven State Teachers' College, Lock Haven, Pa. ETA (1927)-Kent State University, Kent , Ohio. THETA (1923)-Way'ne University, Detroit, Mich. IoTA ( 1923 )- Kansas State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kan. KAPPA (1924-1929) - Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

(Several A. E. S. groups left this campus because of the competition of the academic sororities)

LAMBDA (1926)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Nu (1928)-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo. XI (1929-1933)-Western State Teachers' College, Gunnison, Colo .

(Temporarily inactive because of the depression) 0 MlCRON (1930)-Concord State Teachers' College, Athens, W.Va. Pr (1930)-Harris Teachers' College, St. Louis, Mo. RHo (1932)-Southeastern T eachers' College, Durant, Okla. SIGMA (1925)-State Teachers' College, Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu (1935)-State Teachers' College, Farmville, Va. UPSILON (1935)-State Teachers' College, Conway, Ark.

DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS

First District: (central) Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin. President-Mrs. Fred J . Schumann, 904 E . Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich. Second District: (eastern) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, New H amp-

shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. President-Miss Edith Paul , 106 Lincoln Street, J ohnstown, Pa. Third District: (western ) All states we~t of the Missisippi River. President-Miss Mary Seller, 1013 Congress, Emporia, Kan. Fourth District: (southern) Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware,

Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

President-Mrs. Meade McNeill, Athens, W.Va.

CE TRAL OFFICE

187 Clinton Heights, Columbus, Ohio