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Expressing Unity m A. S. A. DoROTHY MoRRISON,

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Published in November, January, 1\Iarch and May of each year at No. 30 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Indiana, by the Nicholson Printing Company, for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority having headquarters at Wellesley Farms, Mass. Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and correspondence concerning the same should be addre路ssed to Julia Lancaster, Welles路 ley Farms, Mass.

Entered as second-class matter September 4, 1923, at the post office at Richmond, Ind., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

Subscription price one dollar per year.

NATIONAL COUNCIL President-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, ZZ, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo. Vice-President-Miss Mary A. Wagner, KK, Clark School, Northampton, Mass.

Secretary-Miss Leona Wilcox, II, 1916 44th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Treasurer-Mrs. James G. Haworth, ~~. 24II Barrington Drive, Toledo, Ohio.

Registrar-Miss Evelyn G. Bell II II, 8 East Depew Ave., Apt. 5, Buffalo, N.Y. National Chaplain-Miss Louise Stewart, 3642 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill. Extension Officer-Mrs. Wayne R. Fuller, 430 Starin Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. Editor-Miss Julia E. Lancaster,速@, Wellesley Farms, Mass.

Chairman of Trustees-Miss Eli zabeth Bird Small, n IT, I I I Washington Ave., Morristown, N. J.

BOARD OF ADVISERS Alpha-Miss Grace B. Moran, Farmville, Va. Alpha Alpha-Miss Amy M. Swisher, The Tallawanda, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Miss Ethel Hook, 202 Conner Apts., Kirksville, Missouri.

Alpha Gamma-Miss Ethel A. Belden, State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Beta Beta-Miss Elizabeth Luzmoor, State Teachers College, Greeley, Colorado.

Gamma Gamma-Miss Alma Lois Rogers, 817 College Ave., Alva, Okla.

Epsilon Epsilon-Miss Edna McCullough, 1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kansas.

Zeta Zeta-Mrs. Orlo R. Nattinger, 108 South St., Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Miss Jane Carroll, 706 South Broadway, Pittsburg, Kansas.

Theta Theta-Miss Mabel C. Bragg, 8o Madison Ave., Newtonville, Mass. ' Iota lota-Fae McClung Shawhan, 1345 25th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Miss Laura W. Drummond, 2729 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lambda Lambda-Mrs. Ralph Stogdill, IIIS W. 2nd Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

lu Mu-"fi I ie ~lu If, Yp ilanti, Mi h. u u-Mis jean I. Richmond. 1411 • Bro d t., Phaladdphia Pa. Xi Xi-.Mi s Ethel Tobin, 201 r. Hamp hire, Lo . n de . alif. micron Omicron-Mi Helen M. icCiaflin, 2 7 . 1 (,in t., K m. hio.

Pi Pi-Mrs. Carolyn \ . Heyman. 10 ran er Pia e, Buffalo. idd. 166t Fifth .'\ ve., Hunungton, Rho Rho-Mrs. Margaret D. \V. Va. igma igma-Miss Luc E. Spicer We tern tate College, unnison, Colo.

Tau Tau-Miss 1ae Paul, Hays Kans.

Phi Phi-Miss ell Martindale, 1issouri tate Teachers allege far yville, Mo. hi Chi-Miss Anne Fern, 19')9 Central ve., Ind ianapoli , Ind. Psi Psi-Miss Marian elkins Loui iana tate ormal lie e, atchitoches La. mega Omega- Irs. Gertrude Bell, ~an Die o tate olle e, an Diego alif.

ROLL OF COLLE(;ÂŁ CHAPTERS Alpha-Farmville State Teachers College, Farmville a.

Alpha lpha-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. \lpha Beta- tate Teachers College, Kirk ville, ~ lo. lpha Gamma- tate Teachers College, Indiana Pa. Beta Beta- tate Teachers College, Greeley, Colo. amma Gamma- tate Teachers allege, Iva Okla.

Epsilon Epsilon- tate Teachers College, Emporia, Kan s.

Zeta Zeta-State Teachers College, Warren bur , fo.

Et::t Eta-State Teachers College Piusburg, Kan as.

Theta Theta-Boston niversity, Boston, Mass.

Iota Iota-Drake niversit , De 1oine , Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Temple Univer it , Philadelphia. Pa. Lambda Lambda-Ohio tate olumbu , hio. fich. 'lif. hio.

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ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITIES Chairman-Miss Carrie E. Walters, 庐lY, 3815 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary-Miss Luella Chapman, AlT, 1300 Elmwood, Buffalo, N.Y. Treasurer-Miss Mabel Lee Walton, ~ll, Drawer E., Woodstock, Va. Director of Local Panhellenics-Mrs. Fred M. Sharp, A:SA, 1405 Hardy St., Independence, Mo. Director of City Panhellenics-Mrs. C. P. Neidig, IIKl, 2033 Hewitt Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Director of Eligibility and Nationalization-Mrs. Orley See, .6-::SE, 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif.

Director of Publicity-Miss Lula McPherson, II.6.庐, Pittsburg, Kans.

EDITORIAL STAFF National Edito1路

Julia E. Lancaster, Wellesley Farms, Mass.

Chapter Edit01路s

Alpha-Mary Easley Hill, State Teachers College, Farmville, Va. Alpha Alpha-Nancy Simpkinson, 225 Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Beta-Madeleine Holman, 515 S. Mulanix, Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma-Natalie Kramer, 240 John Sutton Hall, Indiana, Pa. Beta Beta-Mabel Carlson, 1503 9th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Helen Deal, Alva, Okla.

Epsilon Epsilon-Margaret Lewis, 824 State St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Mamie Campbell, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta-Lora Alice Frogue, K. S. T . C., Pittsburg, Kans.

Theta Theta-Dorothy Herne, ro28 Broadway, W. Somerville, Mass Iota Iota-Myrna Treimer, 1251 13th St., Des Moines, Iowa.

Kappa Kappa-Jean Wolf, 1917 North Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa .

Lambda Lambda-Anne Kinney, 70 15th St., Columbus, Ohio.

Mu Mu-Beatrice Bird, 504 Pearl St., Ypsilanti, Mich.

Nu Nu-Mildred Bean, Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. Xi Xi-June Howell, 2001 Parnell Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

Omicron Omicron-Rosemary Price, 126 Linden Road, Kent, Ohio.

Pi Pi-Ethel Schutt, 84 Dakota St., Buffalo, N. Y. Rho Rho-Clela Riggs, 1713 3rd Ave., Huntington, W. Va. Sigma Sigma-Ruth Lowden, Box 65, Gunnison, Colo.

Tau Tau-Lela Pitts, 8ro Park St., Hays, Kans.

Phi Phi-Jean J. Patrick, Residence Hall, Maryville, Mo. Psi Psi-Wilma Pace, Box 995, Normal College, Natchitoches, La. Omega Omega-Jessie Walker, 2722 29th St., San Diego, Calif.

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Convention-in-Virginia will be unique in Alpha Sigma history. It calls Alpha Sigma Alphas to jubilant celebration of "dreams come true." And out of that cele路 bration will spring glorious re-dedication to our sorority's ideals-with vision for future greatness and plans for its attainment.

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THE PHOENIX of Alpha Sigma Alpha WELCOME, A. S. A.'s !

As the only Alpha Sigma Alphas in Virginia, the Alpha Chapter at Farmville State Teachers College takes the privilege of welcoming all of you to the Convention at Old Point Comfort in August. It has been said that Virginians are the most conceited people in the world where their native state is concerned. Perhaps this is true but we are not selfish about it.

We want to share it with you all. Please come and try to love it as we do, have as good time as we want you to, and like us as well as we're going to like all of you .

Alpha Chapter welcomes you!

Mary Easley Hill, A.

MORE ABOUT CONVENTION "It's been years since I've been back for a service." "Does our chapter pledge correctly?" "I should love to be initiated at a National Convention." Are you guilty of such remarks?

Then Alpha Sigma Alpha's 1934 Covention is the answer. A model pledging service and a real initiation will form a part of our Virginia program.

Many of you remember the beauty of a "white initiation."

Won't you include a white dress in your summer wardrobe and tuck it into your Convention-bound suitcase?

Whether or not you can sing, you will want to sing"Pledging Day," "Closing Song," "Oh Promise Us," "All Thru Your Life," "Blest Be The Tie." You will want to know every word of every one of them. Songbooks prove mere impedimenta at such times when one would participate with every fiber of her being.

Come to Convention. Come ready to be a part of every activity. Come remembering; though nothing seems' com-

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p rable to the lor • of th e m mori . . your will be found a beautiful a ef re, capable in piration. orne eekin ; new idea , new mean in , wait you to be carried back t ' ur hapt r. Join your i tcr b fore the Hi h ltar of all hapter and renew •our \'OW n the oil of the tate which aave birth to lpha i rna lpha.

Louiu . tewart arional haplain.

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Old Point omfort i located at th mouth of the hi t ri Jame Ri er where it emptie int Che apeake Ba the ver ' name of which commemorate the Indian trib wh prew ceded the beginnin of our wn hi tory making in the World. A brief outline of the event hich h \'e taken 1 I ct: upon the Jame Ri er and it bank i a umrnar of Americ n hi tory and our con ention will ive u an opportunit to learn to know and love the cene wher the faith and vi i n of the nation's founder wa ju tified.

The fir t permanent ngli h ettlement in orth menca wa made on the Jame Ri er in 16<ry. P int Com£ named by thi party becau e it harbor 'put u in c mfort.' The fir t Indian war were fou :~ht around the hore f Che apeake Bay. With growth and a feelin of unit leveloped the fir tEn li h legi lative a embly in the ew World.

The next eneration of En li h became con i u Ameri n when Bacon led them alan the river in rebellion a ain. t the Crown overnor. A centur later Briti h hip and tr p ampai ned here a ain t the Revolutionarie . In the Ia t century the i il V·-/ar played ut it drama on the e h rc . fter the i il War Vir inia wa in or trait ut her . plendid coura e and inherent itality have been amply pr ve I by a vi orou rebirth in term of modern dem r '· L ng n ted a the home f ari tocracy perhap the fine t xpre i n f upper cia re p n ibilit in the ew W rl , 1r lflla is now learnina t u e the t I of emocrac ·. In in lu tr an I gri ultur alike quantit ' production and qualir tan br

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are enthusiastically developed to make Hampton Roads the second greatest export harbor in our country. The largest American built merchant marine ships floated out of Newport News.

For such important scenes one expects an ample stage. Such is afforded by the James River. For forty miles above its mouth it is two to four miles wide. The low, sandy banks offer a wide view. Old Point Comfort, between the James and Chesapeake, looks out to sea. It has seen the first English ships, it has seen pirates, revolutionaries, Civil War, and commerce. It holds suggestions of the continuity of life, and tradition, of the vitality of old hopes and young faith. In such a setting our A. S. A. convention holds a rich promise of inspiration.

A CONVENTION INVOCATION Keep us 0 God from pettiness, Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.

Let us be done with fault finding And leave off self-seeking.

May we put away all pretense And meet each other face to face Without self-pity and without prejudice.

May we never be hasty in judgment And always generous; Let us take time for all things.

Make us grow calm, serene, gentle; Teach us to put into action our better impulses Straight, forward and unafraid; Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differences, That in the big things of life we are as one; And may we strive to touch and to know the great common woman's heart of us all.

And 0 Lord God let us not forget to be kind .

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THE TIDEWATER COUNTRY Tidewater Virginia, is as distinct an entity as the Finger Lakes of New York, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, or the Ozarks of Missouri. It is even more so, because of its association with the foundation of this Nation. It is defined,

by Statute Law, in the State of Virginia, as comprising thirtyfour counties of the Costal Plain. Two of these lie on what is known as the Eastern Shore and are separated from the mainland by Chesapeake Bay. Generally speaking it may be defined as that section of Virgin\a which lies between the Chesapeake Bay and a line drawn from the falls of the Potomac, just above Washington, straight through the falls of the Rappahannock, at Fredericksburg, of the James, at Richmond, of the Appomattox at Petersburg, and then due South to the North Carolina line. It was in the counties on the western side of the Chesapeake that a great part of the early history of this country was written.

The section is innundated by the mighty arms of the Chesapeake, which are called rivers, stretching to the westward across the broad flat plain. They are the Potomac, the Rappahannock, the York, and the James. These great waterways have made their contribution to American History, because it was along their fertile bottoms that the early Virginia planter made his home and built an Empire.

At Jamestow.n, on the James, thirty miles from its mouth, in r6o7, the first permanent English settlement upon this Continent was founded, and from which has grown what we are today. It was there, in r6r9, that the first representative legislative body was convened, making the Virginia Legislature the oldest of all such tribunals. The seat of Virginia's Colonial Government remained at James town until r699, when it was moved to Middle Plantation, six miles North, later to be named the City of Williamsburg, where it remained until the end of the Colonial Period. Fifteen miles to the East of Williamsburg, on the York, is Yorktown, where Washington hemmed in the forces of Cornwallis, forcing their surrender, ending the Revolutionary War, giving birth to the American Republic. It

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In and near thi ection ebbed an flowed th tide f b ttle in the areat fratricidal trife of 61- 5· W t of th xtreme northwe t portion are the battlefield of Mana a . At and ne r Frederick bur are the barrlefield of Fre erick bur han ellor ville and the Wilderne . From Fortre Monr to Ri hmond up the narrow penin ub between the Jame and the York, may be found many e idence of the mar h £ M Clellan in hi effort to capture Richmond. In and ar und Richmond are Se en Pine Fair Oak , aine Mill White • k wamp ava e ration Malvern Hill, and rewry Bluff, lo arion of the ' e en Day Battle" b tween the at mie f McClellan and Lee in I 62 for the rna ter and in defen e f the Capital of the outhern onfederacy. In anti around Peter bur may be found reminder of the great tru le f the armie of Grant and Lee in I 64 and 1 5· All of the e intere tin place are being marked by the tate and Feder<I ernment o that they may be ea ily located by the t uri t .

In thi area may be found the olde t buildin of n li h ntinent. n of them i a architecture on the American rare old church in I le of Wi ht unt built in 16~-. -. hi h i the olde t o far a i known of all of them. M n fine ld man ion of the earl Colonial peri d are till in e, i tencc, amona them being M unt Vernon, un t n Hall Wo dlawn, We rover Brandin, larem nt M::tnor App matt x Manor, tratford Mt. iry hirle arter rove itchle , and abine Hall. In \ e tmoreland ount Wakefiel , the irthpla e ( vVa hin t n, ha been re tored and i now the prop rt f the United tate overnment c n tituting a p rt f it Park hore of the river are the birth I, cs f five f 1

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the presidents of the United States, as well as other illustrious men of our formative period.

At Williamsburg, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., some years ago, because of his patriotism and confidence in representative government, and to give it emphasis, undertook to restore the City of Williamsburg to its Colonial appearance, when mighty minds shaped a government there. His work, though not finished, has progressed so far that the city has been made, in some respects, the most interesting spot on this Continent. The value of Mr. Rockefeller's work cannot be estimated. Its contribution for the preservation of Democracy may be said to be boundless. Here is located the College of William and Mary, the second oldest in the United States, and from which has gone a vast army of those who have written their names high in the annals of American history.

In addition to the historic shrines there are many other attractions which will appeal to the visitor. At Portsmouth is the largest of all of the government navy yards. At Newport News is the largest privately owned shipyard. Four miles to the North of Newport News, on U. S. 6o, is 路 being built, by Mr. Archer Huntington, a mariner's museum, at the cost of many millions of dollars, which, when finished, will eclipse anything of its kind anywhere. Its value will not only lie in its beauty but it will furnish the marine architect with information of incalculable value. At Hampton, which is the oldest English settlement in America, in point of continuity, is the site of the first free school. It is one of the Nation's greatest seafood centers. Four miles north of Hampton is the United States Army's most important Air Station, Langley Field, Buckroe Beach, a fine fishing ground and bathing beach, is two miles East. At Old Point Comfort, for years recognized as one of the most attractive of all the Atlantic all-year-round resorts, is Fortress Monroe, which, with Fort Story, at Cape Henry, guard the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, protecting the cities around the Hampton Roads area, Richmond, Washington, Annapolis and Baltimore. Across Hampton Roads from Fortress Mc;:mroe, on the Norfolk side, is the great Hampton Roads Naval Base, the Sewall's Point Army Base, and Ocean View, Norfolk's pop-

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Captain John Smith oon after reachin thi e tion with prophetic vi ion aw its po ibilitie . In reporting n hi o ervation he aid "H~au~n and Earth n~uu agrud b~tt~r to fram~ a piau for man's habitation than in Tid~wata irginia. In no e tion anywhere i living ea ier and nowhere ca n a cati n be pent ,. ith more olid ati faction. You ca n have hi tory port climate and fo d in abun ance and in uality unparalleled.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL ALPHA SIGS April 21, 1934, Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Alpha Sigs: Thank you so much for your splendid cooperation in the Song Contest. Your contributions will make the new edition the best and largest Songbook ever published by Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Sixteen chapters entered the contest with over 125 original compositions submitted. In judging this original material we are securing the services of disinterested persons who have musical ability and training. Announcement of the names and authors of the best songs will be made at convention as well as the awarding of the beautiful trophy to the chapter who helped us the most.

If you received any entries from your alumnae too late to be sent with your chapter material please send them to me.

We want alumnae contributions in our Songbook whenever possible.

With convention time so near we should have some peppy convention songs. Iota Iota has already contributed several.

Won't you please try to write a good, short, peppy song that will be easy to learn and remember? Do try to send me some . . . . and then I hope that we will all be able to sing them together at Old Point Comfort when we meet to keep faith with our founders and to strengthen our love and friendship in our beloved sisterhood.

Come to convention, this singing convention, where our voices will ring out with the gladness that is in our hearts that we belong to dear old A. S. A. Fraternally yours in Alpha Sig,

Ethel Tobin, Songbook Chairman.

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Carry me back to old Virginia Back to the birthplace of our Alpha igma dear H ere with our Founder may we all endeavor For the ood of A A A pire eek and Attain.

Here may we stren then the tie of our chapter Here bond of friend hip may we renew ¡ Here may we learn the true meaning of " i ter ' Here may we plan and tri e for our orority. arry me back to old Vir inny Back to our Founder and our Alpha Chapter irl Here may we find an renew our ol fri n hip And make our the be t in all the \ rl I.

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Tune: "Flying Trapeze" Words by Georgia Barton, Iota Iota

Oh, we came on the buses, We rode on the train We motored in autos We hiked in the rain!

But now, dear Virginia We're back home again To be here with our Alpha girls.

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But the scene of our founding we most do revere Virginia is still far the best. 路 (Repeat: Oh, we came on the buses, etc.)

Oh, we've brought our exhibits, we 've written new songs We're determined to take home the prize!

And above all we've come here to plan and to learn How to better our chapters, and rise. ' (Repeat: Oh, we came on the buses, etc.)

WELCOME TO THE CONVENTION Corne, all of you, On to Virginia No one of you Virginia must miss.

Even the farthest one Nearest one too, The whole convention Is dependent on you Old Point, Virginia Now welcomes you!

Mary Easley Hill, A.

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Dear A. S. A.'s: August 22nd and Old Point Comfort! The time and the place! How to get there is MY problem and YOURS! Many of you remember the Convention of two years ago at Estes Park and know that one reason for its great success was because the girls had an opportunity to meet on the trains and become acquainted before their arrival at the Park. This same arrangement is being planned for the trip to Old Point Comfort.

All the Western and Southern Chapters will connect at Kansas City and travel together on a special car to Chicago where the Chapters from the Middle West will joint them. In Chicago, there will be an opportunity to visit the World's Fair.

At Cincinnati, the Ohio Chapters will ta~e the same train and the special car will go directly through to Old Point Comfort.

Plans are being made for the. Eastern Chapters which cannot connect with the special train to travel together either by train or boat. Full details as to schedules, connections and rates will be sent to each Chapter soon.

From many points there are reduced round-trip rates for varying lengths of time, making it possible to take a more extended trip and allowing for stop-overs enroute. If you are planning a vacation trip before or after Convention or would like to include a Washington, New York, Niagara Falls or the Great Lakes on your trip, let me know, and itineraries and rates will be sent to you promptly.

I shall not, however, be able to make complete arrangements for the trip in August without YOUR help NOW. I must hear from each of you if you are planning to attend the Convention and know from what place you will be leaving for Old Point Comfort.

Won't you please consider it your own responsibility, and write me NOW about YOUR plans?

Yours, CAROL

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RT ld Point Comfort which wa i en it name b aptain John mith when the Settler of Jam town lan ed ther f r re pite in IOOJ i one of the mo t intere tin p t ar und rfolk. It i twelve mile from d wntown rfolk and nl four mile aero Hampt n R a from Willou hb . The chief intere t at re ent at ld Point center in Fortre Monroe.

F rtre Monroe i the Jar e t and m t important forci acre . The fort c tion in thi country. Within it wall are

THE PHOENIX is laid off as an irregular hexagon, with three sides to the sea and three to the land. It commands the entrance to Hampton Roads, and the Chesapeake. The walls are fifty feet thick and fifty feet high. The moat does not add much to the security of the fort but surely adds much to its beauty. The water is about six feet deep, and is changed regularly by the tides.

The interior of the fort resembles a park rather than a fort.

The houses, lawns, flowers, walks, trees and buildings are all suggestive of peace and tranquility. One thousand men are on guard and often more, with 50 officers. Parades and various exercises are held daily.

Crossing the bridge over the moat one enters by the main "sallyport." Turning to the right a short walk leads to "Casement No. 22," where President Jefferson Davis was a prisoner after the war. Just beyond this the "garrison flag" flies from the summit of the bastion. To make the circuit of the entire fort walking on the summit of the bastion over the moat gives a fine view of the fort and of the water beyond.

The guns of various sizes and makes, the searchlights, barracks, canteen, library, war museum, are all worthy of inspection and study.

Fortress Monroe bears the name of President James Monroe under whose administration it was begun. Fort Calhoun was begun (1830) on Willoughby Shoals but never completed.

During the Civil War the name was changed to Fort Wool, but the local name has always been the "Rip Raps." Fishing off the "Rip Raps" is excellent.

Erected on the site of the famous Old Chamberlin Hotel at Old Point, which was detroyed by fire in 1920, is a ne'Ahostelry of 300 rooms which cost $2,ooo,ooo, known as the New Chamberlin Hotel. This hotel is of strictly fire-proof construction and embodies all the facilities of a modern high class hotel, including a commodious swimming pool.

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ituation orfolk the principal eaport town f u mta i 路 iruated in the northern part of orfolk unty on the n rth ide f the Elizabeth River (note: now extendin north t the m uth of the river and everal mile ea t alon th outhern ide f Hampton Road ) at the mouth of it Ea tern Branch, immediately oppo ire to Port mouth. It i near the uthea tern extremity of the State in latitu e 6o so' so"; ion itud 7 47'' about two hundred mile from the Blue Rid e an thirt ,_ five northwe t of the point where the boun ary line f Vir tnl:l and orth Carolina inter ect the Coa t of the Atlanti .

About twenty mile ea t of orfolk ity proper i the p t (Cape Henry) where Chri topher Newport with the thrc e els under hi command landed on April 26, 16<r] efore ettling at Jame town a few week later. Thi ection f the tate was irthabited by the Che apeake Indian on f the many tribe under Powhatan with whom Captain ewp rt's men had a kirmi h immediately after lan ing. Althou h the he apeake claimed thi ection ther were at that time nly three hundred permanent Indian ilia e c. lied he apeakc, p-a- us and ki-co-ak. The la t" a I ate I at. b ut the pre.ent ite of the ity of orfolk. The urrounding territ ry the u ed a a bunting around over which mall band were ntinually roving. The early ettler were prin ipally from land thou h a few came from Irelan I and cotlan I.

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Norfolk County. The counties of Nansemond, Norfolk and Princess Anne were originally one, called New Norfolk County. Shortly after being explored it was divided into Upper and Lower Norfolk Counties; Upper Norfolk now the County of Nansemond and Lower Norfolk now the Counties of Norfolk and Princess Anne. The entire section was laid off in parishes and churches were erected in each parish. The name of Upper Norfolk was changed to Nansemond, and in 1691, by act of Assembly, Lower Norfolk County was divided into Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties.

Beginning of the Town In 1682, two hundred a.cres of the land now occupied by the City of Norfolk was owned by one Lewis Vandermull, who in the same year sold it to Nicholas Wise, Senior. On June 8th, 168o, an act of the Assembly was passed authorizing the establishment of towns and providing for the purchase of necessary land with tobacco. On August 16, 1682, fifty acres of the land mentioned above were purchased by Lower Norfolk County from Nicholas Wise, Jr., the purchase price being IO,ooo pounds of tobacco. The grant was to Captain William Robinson and Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lawson, feoffees in trust for the county, and embraced all the land of the river, from the eastern to the western end of the present Main Street, and bounded on the north by what was then known' as Back Creek, which flowed from the river eastwardly to Church Street, along the present location of City Hall A venue and Cove Street and

by Newton's Creek which, running in from the Eastern Branch, came up nearly to Church Street on its eastern side.

In October, 1705, after considerable growth, due to its favorable situation for trade and commerce, Norfolk, was, by act of assembly, regularly established as a town.

The Borough and Expansion of Its Limits On September 15, 1736, the "Royal Charter of Norfolk Borough" was granted by the Governor, authorizing a "borough

THE PHOE IX incorporated " and providin for a rna â&#x20AC;˘or, re order ei ht al rmen and ixteen council men. In 176r, the limit were nlar ed by act of A embly o a to take in all the land outh of a line runnin from the hea of ewton' r ek to the he d f mith' reek ( cro in burch Str et near Prin e nne venue . In 1 07 a new urv y of the a tern boundar wa or ered by act of A embly at which time the rou h lin wa finally e tabli he

St. Paul's The olde t building in the city i Old t. Paul' Chur h, built in 1739 on 'the road leadin out of tO\ n" from which Church Strut took it name.

Destruction by Fire On January I 1776 during the Revolutionar War orfolk wa completely de troyed by fire the wall of ld t. Paul' Church nearly alone remained tandin . Hi torical r ord fail to how whether the town wa burn d by the Briti h under Lord Dunmore during hi bombardm nt or by the Citizen to prevent the Briti h from quarterin their troop amon them. However it i true that the town rebuilt on the old ite, did not take on an active buildin pirit until 17 after which date it growth wa rapid.

First Newspaper In 17 appeared the fir t new paper publi hed in the rown after the Revolution a weekly called the " orfolk and Port mouth hronicle." The next wa a bi-weekly the orfolk Hera! tarted on Augu t 1 1794.

ity Charter orfolk became a cit by act of A embly on Fe ruary J 45 at which time many amendment were rna e to ir charter.

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THE PHOENIX HISTORIC SPOTS AND BUILDINGS OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Description of site, giving date (or dates), location, event, whether marked with tablet or not,-if marked, giving summary or tablet inscription and who put it there; condition, etc.

St. Paul's Church, situated on the west side of Church Street, between Cove and Market. Built in I739, on land donated by Samuel Boush and the town's first Mayor. Almost the only building not totally destroyed by fire in I776. Was struck by cannon shot from Lord Dunmore's British fleet during bombardment on January I, I776; the ball is now imbedded in cement in the spot where it struck, on the corner next to Church Street, and marked by a bronze tablet containing the following inscription: "Fired by Lord Dunmore, January I, I776, placed there by the Daughters of the American Revolution." The building is of brick in the shape of a cross, and in an excellent state of preservation, although it was repaired a few years after the Revolution, also in I832, again immediately after the Civil War, and finally in I892, when the interior was restored. The church building is still in use and is surrounded by the burial ground of the early citizens of Norfolk, and the whole enclosed by a brick wall about seven feet in height. The tomb stones are weather-worn by time; in some cases the inscriptions cannot be deciphered. Among the early settlers whose remains are supposed to buried there, are the Samuel Boush, Sr., Samuel Boush, Jr., John Hutchings, John Taylor, and Samuel Smith.

On August 7, I827, an ordinance was passed by the borough council, prohibiting burials in the graveyard, except near relatives of persons already buried there. In I90I, an addition, "the tower," was erected, and on this addition was placed a large bronze tablet by the church vestry, bearing the following inscription: (tablet erected in I904) "St Paul's Church-Elizabeth River Parish was established by the Colonial Government before r667. The first parish church was at "Mr. Sewell's Point." The first church erected on the site of Norfolk was in r64r as a "Chapel of Ease." Norfolk became a burough on September rs, I736, and the present church known as the "Borough Church" was

THE PHOE IX built in '7 7. The initial of " .B."' n tt outh '' tn' t.md r I ncl mud Bou h who ave the land. In '7 r. the p ri h wa di,id d tnt Iizabeth Rt,. r. Port mouth and t. Bride' Pari he . The hurch ''a truck and parually burn d b • the Brtli h on J nuar 1. 1 7;6. ''hen the borou~h w. bombarded and de troyed. The church c t. blt,heJ b law in \'iriginia wa dt -e t bli hed b} the re ult f the Rev luuonary War and tt glebe land were conli ated by the t te. The pt - ~.11 hur h in Virginia wa reor anized after that w. r. Thi butlding in r 2, after a period f di u , wa repaired and on c r:1ted with the: n. me of ' t. Paul' . urin th ivil War, the church w. opted ami much injured by the edcr I Force from 1 2 to 1 6-. , \tter the w r, it wa relltrned to the congreg tion and , gain repaired: the tntai r wa rc tared in 1 2, and the rower er cted in t90 r. i t of Ierg' of Eli7.abeth Ri,•cr Pari h and l. P. ul' hurch, 'orf lk.

Rc''· John \ il on 11j Rev. Thoma Harri on t6H Rev.\ illiam Hern 0 Rc,·. Jame Falconer '7-2 17-4 Rev. 'lr .

Rev. harle mith Rev. Thoma Davi Rev. Walker Maury Re''· James Whitehead Rev.\ illiam Bland Rev. Ebenezer Bo den Rr. Rev. Thoma Atkin n Rt. Rev. )o eph P. B. Eilmer in tempor. ry char e Rev. Benjamin 1. Miller Rev. Leonida T. mith in tempor. r} harge Rev. David aldwcll Rev. Wm. M. Jack n Re''· ichola A. ke on Rev. Beverly D. Tucker

' 't6.jO· I OQ--'t. P.ur hurch ~lemomlllall. r dt.tc:d to the mcm r · of the tlead who lccp within this church . an( :md I tn I \'ing mmem ration f , II '' h ha'e dep: ned thi Itfc: tn the dl "''hip ot tht church ."

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Site of the building in which General Lafayette stayed during visit to the City on October 22, 1824, known as "Mrs. Hansford's boarding house, a fine building, but recently erected

by Captain Robert E. Steed, subsequently owned and occupied

by Purser Fitzgerald, U. S. N. and H. B. Grigsby, Esq." Was situated at the northwest corner of East and Main Streets.

General Lafayette's visit to Norfolk was the occasion of a great celebration by the inhabitants who turned out "en masse" to welcome him. A general holiday was declared, schools were closed, business suspended, and extensive preparations made to receive the visitor. He was met at the wharf by a committee composed of the Mayor, John E. Holt, borough officials, and prominent citizens, "after which a procession was formed, composed of the authorities, the volunteer companies, the corporate societies, clergy, schools and the citizens generally." With the General in an appropriate position in the ranks, they proceeded to the Square, where an official reception was held, and addresses delivered, to which the General responded. During his visit a grand banquet was held and a ball was given in the Custom House.

The original building in which he stayed was torn down many years ago. The site is now occupied by a brick store.

On the wall of this building and near the corner of this place is a tablet with the following inscription: "The Marquis De Lafayette was entertained in a house on this site by the citizens of Norfolk from the 22nd to the 26th of October, r824.

"This tablet is erected by the Norfolk Branch of the Association fo r the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities-1917."

North side of Bute, between Boush and Duke Streets, old stone marker designating the corner of a tract of 86 acres, the glebe lands of St. Paul's Church. The stone projects through the sidewalk paving; nearby is a bronze tablet, imbedded in the cement, bearing the following inscription: "This stone marked a corner of 86 acres once the glebe land of Old St. Paul's Church; sold by the vestry, January 17, 1734, to Samuel Smith for 6r pounds.

"The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1903."

Marker and stone in good condition.

THE PHOE IX E t ide of Monti ello venue and outh of 01 rmi tea Bridge Road ire of Fore T r built by oldier an ctttzen immediately after the repul e of the Briti h at rane ' I land on June 22 I I . vVhen it was knov n that the Briti h planned an exten ive campaign to capture the town of orfolk and Pore mouth rear anxiety was felt for their fer a no r , nize force of much tren th wa a ailable for their deien e.

After the repul e of the enemy at Craney I land '"it wa fe red that they mi ht land at orne point on the ba hore and proceed by路 and to the town路 in view of whi h a redoubt w thrown up outh of Armi tead Brid e R a called F rt T r."

Thi fort protected the approach to the ity from the " e t.

The ruin of the fort can no lon r be seen. A marker of orne kind placed at about the Jo arion of the old fort i recommended .

Southea t corner of Church Street and Prince nne Avenue. Site of Fort Barbour built by oldier and citizen immediately after con truction of Fort Tar. ( ee note re. Fort Tar abo e.) Thi fort protected the approache to the city from the north and ea t.

North side of Main treet r6o feet we t of northwe t interection on Bou h and Main Streets ire of 'Marked Ce ar," an old street long remo ed on which early property line were ba ed. hould be marked by tablet or other mann r. It \.\1, at what wa called Town Point an the line ran norrh from it which divided the land of the 'Old Glebe' from the ou h property.

Bou h and Main treets-up to the day of the Revoluti nary War, thi wa a large field on the out kin of the town; here before the burnin of orfolk by Lord unm r hi ol ier athered each night fea ted frolicke and d nee greatly to the i gu t of the town people who found the pre ence of Lord Dunmore and hi troop in the city a reat tri I. orfolk a a town had it be inning when the County, actin under the general law of the col ny an carryin out it plan of e tabli bin a town a a port in each f the then twenty c untie of ir inia purcha e th tract f 50 acre 路 f Jan for u e a the town ite in accor ance with an act

THE PHOENIX of the Assembly passed on June 8, I88o, authorizing the purchase of land for such purposes. (See Wills and Deeds, Vol. 4, p. 126, Clerk of Norfolk County.) This tract of so acres, which was the site of the first settlement of Norfolk, is now the "down-town," or business section of the city to which the present city limits were successfully added in later years.

About 300 feet north of intersection of Church Street and Princess Anne Avenue. Borough line as established in I761.

After the establishment of the town on the original fifty acres of land which the trustees for Lower Norfolk County, Robinson and Lawson, purchased on August I6, I68o, it was found that additional territory was needed to take care of its increasing population. In fact the town had already built out beyond its limits. On account of this expansion, when the Borough of Norfolk was incorporated by Royal Charter on September IS, I736, the borough line was made so as to embrace the whole of the original 200-acre tract of land belonging to Nicholas Wise, Jr., of which the fifty acre purchase was a part. (See remarks prefacing these notes.) In IJ6I, the borough limits were again enlarged by act of Assembly, so as to take in all of the land south of a line "running from the head of Newton's Creek to the head of Smith's Creek." This was the borough line as established in I76I and finally confirmed later in I8o7. The spot herewith described is at, or near, the place where it crossed Church Street.

Southwest corner of Church and Water Streets, site of first Custom House building erected in the borough. On February I, I8I9, an act of the Assembly was passed, authorizing the Governor to cede to the United States the jurisdiction over a certain lot of land, in the borough of Norfolk, "for the purpose of building a custom-house thereon," the act requiring that the building must be erected before the expiration of five years.

The building, finally erected, was used as a custom house for many years prior to the construction of the present Custom House.

On January I, I776, Norfolk was completely destroyed by fire. Lord Dunmore was in command of the British forces around Norfolk at this time. After being defeated at the battle of Great Bridge (in Norfolk County) on December 9, I7JS,

THE PHOE IX Dunmore with rew hi troop to the fleet in the harbor, and informed the citizen that the • mu t furni h him with provi ion or he would bombar the town. Hi demand ing refu ed 'hi lord hip at len th determined to drive out the patriotic inhabitant with artiller • and therefor , dire ted th v omen and children to leave. On Januar 1 177 , a he vy cannonade wa commenced upon the town. Man th rie have been advanced by historian and other a to the rea l me cau e of the fire which followed thi b mbardm nt. declared that the Briti h under cover of their un burned the town "· other that it wa done by the Torie while man y believed that the place wa burne b the inhabitant to pr vent the Briti h from quartering their troop among them. Be th t a it rna the town wa completely de troyed. "With the xeption of St. Paul Church there wa only ne hou e left \\ ithin the immediate limit of the borou h, an 1 that wa a dairy with a pi eon-hou eon the top belon in to a Mr. Bac n, and ituated on what wa then calle I Ba on' Lane." Pra tically the entire population had de erted the town b fore the fire be an to ra e · hor e carria e , wa on i , cart dray . boat etc. were purcha ed and hired and a eneral remov:tl took place. umber were wendin their way in different Jirection ·many fled to Port mouth orne to Prin e nne an<.l orfolk auntie ; very man to uffolk and other part f an emond · and orne to orth Carolina.' ol. Robert H we, in c mn the 6th of February 177 mand of the American troop aband ned orfolk or r thcr the ire on which it had tood, for ' carccl any ,.e ti e f that ill-fated town \ a to be een."

Thi di a ter wa a reat blow to the Ion . orne ide f the lo can be realized when it i remembered that the t wn wa the mo t A uri hin in the olony, with a populati n f about ix thou and inhabitant and the pr perry 1 timated :n more than three hundred th u an p und terling. idea of the wealth of it citizenry can be obtain d fr m rec r<.l whi h h w that rent for h me per 'ear h. I chanced from ( ,ooo p und in 1773 to 10 ooo pound in I7T· lth u, h the work of rebuildin e an imme iately after the Briti h troop had withdrawn from the vi init , it \ a many ye r

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before Norfolk became a settlement of much size and importance. It has been said that Norfolk has never, to this day, fully recovered from the effects of this disaster, but this is only true in the sense that the growth of nearly a century was destroyed, and the business which centered here dissipated, a fact which was of advantage to rival ports. It is believed that a marker should be erected to perpetuate this event, so important in the city's history.

South side of Water Street, where the Norfolk Southern warehouses are now situated; site of the Old Tobacco Warehouse, a picturesque landmark of the days when the pulse of commerce was regulated by the amount of tobacco in storage, or being bought or sold on the market. This building was authorized by an act of the Assembly on January 31, r8r8, called "An Act for Establishing Inspection and Storage of Tobacco in Norfolk."

The borough council, in cooperation with the state authorities, provided the funds and erected the building. Though long removed, the old tobacco warehouse played an important part in the growth and development of Norfolk. A memorial tablet marking the site of the building could be placed on the Norfolk Southern warehouse. The importance of tobacco was due to the two facts that it was used as money and the principal article of export.

North side of Main Street, between Bank and Talbot Streets; site of first court house erected in the borough. Exact 路date not known. Miller, Rhoads and Swartz Department Store now situated on the site. In front of this was the parade ground, the market and the ferries to Portsmouth and Powder Point, now Berkley. On March 31, 1776-The Sons of Liberty assembled on the court house steps and publicly protested against the Stamp Act of Great Britain. 路 Southeast corner of Main and Nebraska Streets; site of second court house building, built in 1790. Original building has been torn down.

Sir Thomas Moore visited Norfolk in r8o3, and before his return to England, wrote the Lake of the Dismal Swamp. His headquarters were on East Main Strreet two doors east of Fenchurch.

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On the we t ide of the outhern branch f the Eljzabeth Ri er· ite of U. . avy Yard. On Januar ' 25 I oo an act wa pa ed b the A mbl authorizin the Govern r to onvey to the U. . overnment the property then c lie Go port, for the purpo e of e tabli hing a av Yard. Howe r the u of thi property for al purpo e wa older than the ct referred to for it wa o u e prior to the Revolutionary War. There i at pre ent no tablet or other marker which i the hi tory of thi , one of the a y' mo t important ba es on the Atlantic Coa t. Vi itor to the city in ariably i it the av Yard and mu t epend upon the Yar official for any information about the hi tory of the Norfolk a y Yar . For thi rea on a well a its hi torical value to the city it hould b uitably marked with a description tablet gi in a complete urnmary from the date it wa e tablished to the pre ent time.

Corner of Bank and Cove Street · site of the City Hall building, the corner stone of which wa laid on Au u t 2 I 47· The first session of the 'Wor hipful Court of the City of Norfolk' was held in thi building on May 2 I 50. The building is of brick except the front wall which is faced with ranite.

The exterior is tuccoed. It is built on piling with the foundation wall of granite. The walls are trengthened to sustain the piers above by reverse archers· and a cylindrical brick arch of elaborate con truction upports the platform and pillar of the portico. It is in an excellent state of pre ervation and till m use.

Block bounded by Bank Charlotte Cumberland and Grigsby Place, old Norfolk Academy Buildin . While the fir t property occupied by the Norfolk Academy (a lot on Church Street oppo ite St. Paul Church) wa eta ide for the purpo e in I72 , and a school master appointed in I76r, the name " orfolk Academy" seems to have been fir t adopted in 17 7· On January 19 I 4 an act of the General A embly wa pa ed incorporating the tru tees. The property bounded by Bank Charlotte and Cumberland Streets and Grig by Place which had been held a lebe land before the dis-establi hrnent of the church was con eyed by the o er eer of the Poor to Tru te in I8o6 · but the Aca erny i not utilize the Charlotte treet ite until I 40 on May 25th of which ear wa lai the corner

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stone of the building now standing on the site. The architect was Thomas Upstick Walter, who was an architect of the Custom House, the Freemason Street Baptist Church, and (at least in part) of the wings of the Capitol at Washington. The Academy was operated continuously on this site until 1915, save for a period during the Civil War, when it was taken over by the Federal forces, and maintained a high standard and enjoyed a high reputation. Many prominent citizens had their early training there. The location became unsuitable for school purposes, and in 1915 the operation of the school was discontinued. For a number of years the Trustees permitted the use of the property in the vacation season as a public playground; and during the World War the property was occupied by the (National) American Red Cross, which renovated the building. On January 31, 1920, the Trustees conveyed the property to the City of Norfolk, which has since used the property for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. On April u , 1923, the Trustees of the Norfolk Academy acquired from T. C. Hurst and Son fifteen acres of land at "Pinehurst" being the. _property bounded by Newport Avenue, the North Shore Road, Colonial Avenue and Tanner's Creek, for the purpose of continuing the operation of the school as a Country School. 路 The building of 1840 is truly a landmark of the city, and should be marked with a tablet with an appropriate inscription in order that its historic value to the city may be preserved.

Craney Island, where the battle of Craney Island was fough~ between troops from Norfolk and vicinity, and the British, on June 22, 1813. Although greatly outnumbered by the enemy, the Virignia troops successfully repulsed the attack of the 2,6oo British troops who had landed about two miles below the Island. The British were completely routed, with a loss of about 200 in killed, wounded and prisoners. The Virginians did not lose a single man. The success of this engagement doubtless prevented a more severe and bloody conflict. This event in the past history of Norfolk would be preserved by the erection, either on the Island or at some point in the city, of a memorial commemorating "The Battle of Craney Island."

South side of Main Street, nearly opposite Granby, the United States Custom House, begun in 1850. Congress, in

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that year, appropriated 50 ooo for it on tru ti n, n I in I 51, the appropriation wa increa ed to 100 ooo. The P t ffi e wa located in thi buildin f r man d and till in u e.

The Di mal wamp anal connectin Iizabeth Riv r with mpleted D emAlbermarle ound in orth arolina ' a ber 21 J 2 . The on tru tion of thi water-wa had been advocated by the bu ine element of the borou h f r man years before it wa decided b engineer that it wa practical tO build it. The canal wa commenced in 17 7 under a joint charter f Virginia and orth Carolina. The north end of the n l emptie intO Deep Creek a branch of the Elizabeth River and the outh into a branch of the Pa quotank.

On U. S. Army a e Re ervation about r50 feet w t f the main entrance, and about 100 feet outh of main concr te road leading to the main gate· Airship "Roma" di a ter of February 23 1922. The giant dirigible had but re ently been purcha ed from the Italian Government and a on a pr rice Right for the purpo e of te tin new motor (Li ert. ) recently in tailed. While pa sing over the Army Ba e at a low altitude the rudder control broke the hip no e-di e to the around strikin highpowered electric wire which i nited the hydrogen ga in the bag. Within an in rant the hip wa a rna of flames. Thirty-four member of the rew includin everal officers, lo t their li e . The de truction of the "Roma·· wa one of the mo t di a trou in the hi tor of air navigari n, and thou h a recent e ent it hi torical i nificance houl not be ne lected.

Foot of Poole Street, Fort orfolk · under authority f ongre ional appropriation the land on \ hich the F rt i ituated wa bought by the Government in 17 4 from Ed" r Poole and occupie an area of five an one-third a r . The land of which thi wa a part wa ori inally part of a 1 rg e tate of 54 acre known a 'The Waterin Place" and beIon ed to J cob Elli ood. The Fort wa completed on J nuar r6 17¢. Fort orfolk for half a century wa rh fir t an I mo t important line of defen e of the city f orf lk a w II a P rt mouth and the av Yar .

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GAMMA GAMMA'S DELEGATE To all the delegates of other chapters we wish to introduce our president, president-elect and Convention delegate - Miss Peggy Curtis, or perhaps you well know her as Irma.

We are quite proud of Peggy. She is an Oklahoman, having been born near Alva. She has attended high school and now is a Junior in college here. After her initiation into Gamma Gamma, she was elected as vice-president. After Dolores McKaughn left, she became president and has had great Mi ss Peggy C urti s .

P res id e nt a nd D e lega te from Ga m ma Ga m ma success.

Peggy has a very charming personality with a sweet smile for every one. She is very agreeable, with a happy outlook on life. She is very active, and especially fond of outdoor sports-her favorite, swimming.

We feel that Peggy will be a good representative of our chapter since she is able to meet and mix with girls quite easily. Also she has sorority interest at heart.

NU NU'S DELEGATE At our last meeting Leona Sierwieg was appointed os our delegate to Convention with Jean Mueller as her alternate.

Of course our new Pre$ident, Euphemia Whittlock, and our adviser, Miss Richmond will be there.

Many other Nu Nu girls are hoping to drive to Convention.

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The new pre ident of Phi Phi hapter i M.i 路 chult of Ore on i uri. he will be a member of the enior cia next fall. Thi ear Mi hulte wa memb r of the junior c1 Vice- re i ent of , eretary and Hi torian of Pi me a Pi member of the re n and White Pe per Member o f Panhellenic member of Alpha Phi i rna and Vice-Pre ident of Re idence Hall. Mi Schulte ' ill be the Phi Phi chapter repre entati e to the convention.

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BETA BETA'S DELEGATE Beta Beta Chapter is sending as its representative to the National Convention, Miss Marie Snydal, the Chapter president. Miss Snydal is from East Lake, Colorado, and will complete her senior year at Colorado State Teachers' College, next year, I935路 Miss Snydal has spent two years on Colorado State Teachers' College campus, previously attending Denver University, where she was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. Miss Snydal is majoring in music, and has added much to the beauty of the sorority rituals and ceremonies by her proMiss Marie Snydal ficient piano-playing as well as by her singing. She is a very attractive blonde of the vivacious type. As proof of her efficiency and leadership abilities, she has been re-elected to the presidency of Beta Beta Chapter for the coming year; as proof of her personal charm, Miss Snydal was chosen as a candidate in the popularity contest sponsored by the college yearbook, the Cache La Poudre.

Miss Gertrude Monks, vice-president of Beta Beta, is also planning to attend the Convention. Miss Monks is from North Platte, Nebraska, and will complete her senior year at Colorado State Teachers' College, next year. Miss Monks is a tall, slender brunette with a gracious personality. She, too, has made many recreational hours and sorority occasions a delight by her musical contributions.

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ALPHA GAMMA'S DELEGATE Mary Jane Altenberg is a petite, vivacious, peppy Alpha Sig. When it comes to attractiveness no one can hold a candle to her. Beautiful, blueblack, wavy hair, light brown eyes, and a cheerful chuckle all her own makes her popular on campus. She is a Senior English major in the Secondary education department. Alpha Gamma Chapter is planning to soar to new heights and attain higher goals with Mary Jane as its pilot and leader.

She will be our deleMary Jane Altenberg gate at the Convention where we'll have for exhibition our two scrap books, a news letter, and some art work.

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AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE CONVENTION MANAGER Dear Alpha Sigma Alphas: We have prepared this special bulletin of convention to help you to complete your convention plans before the end of the college year. It is not possible to give routings and rates for rail and bus tickets at this time; the May PHoENIX will contain such further details and will be mailed to each member if published after your college closes.

As soon as we receive the complete list of official delegates they will each be sent additional information regarding transportation, expenses, and convention duties. Please have your official delegate, and any other chapter members who are reasonably certain of attending convention, fill out and mail the registration blanks on the last page.

Your chapter duties, in preparation for convention include the following: 1.

Chapter Exhibit

a. Design and plan an individual exhibit representative of your chapter interest and talents. This exhibit is the permanent property of your chapter and should be of a quality worthy of preservation. b. Books: Bring the Treasurer's, Secretary's and Registrar's books, and any others that have been devised by your own chapter for efficient routine. If your chapter keeps a scrap book of programs and publicity include this in your exhibit. c. The Shield: Make a shield to hang at the initial chapter roll-call, the exact size and shape of the enclosed paper pattern.

This shield will be a part of the decoration of the Convention Hall, and should, therefore, be an artistic and workmanlike expression of your chapter talent.

Use heavy cardboard, beaverboard, or wood; black ink or paint with gold lettering, imitating our badge as closely as possible. Instead of the sorority letters use the letters of your chapter; for example, A A.

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Stunt and Singing

Be prepare ro ing well the a any ori ina! or chapter on Plan for your hapter, or in hapter orne contribution to the prohibit thi will be held on the

opul r A A on , a .,_,, II ou have compo ed. ollaboration with a near · tunt i ht. Unle weather beach.

3· Clot/us

An in pection of the convention pro ram will indicat the type of clothe you will need. Prep re for hot weather at th beach. Brin port clothe for daytime wear beach clothe f r ·our lei ure moment a formal dre for the banquet an an informal frock for tea. A white outfit for Pled in and Intiation may al o erve for port or informal wear.

Efficiency in bu ine e ion depend upon your rem mberin ro brio our o n opie of the n titution Pled e Manual and Song Book.

You will enjoy makin a camera r cor of convention t take h me to our chapter.

4· Convention Awards There will be five trophic awar ed at con enti n: r. The Alpha Si rna Alpha Troph The S n B k Trophy Tr phy for the be t Chapter hibit + Award for Jar e t number of ele ate .

A\ ard f r reate t total mil a e.

Fraternall • our , A. WA ER, Convention Manager.

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ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA NATIONAL CONVENTION 1 934

Place-New Chamberlain Hotel, Old Point Comfort, Virginia.

Time-From luncheon, Wednesday, August 22nd, until after breakfast, Sunday, August 26th.

Rates-$s.oo two in a room, $6.oo single, per day, including bath and meals.

Guests-The expenses of one delegate from each chapter will be paid by Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Other registrants and guests will be entitled to the special convention rate quoted above.

There will be no charge for the banquet to hotel guests.

Others will be expected to meet the cost.

REGISTRATION BLANK To be cut out and mailed before June 15, 1934, to convention manager: Miss Mary A. Wagner, 46 Round Hill Road, Northampton, Massachusetts .

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IS THIS YOUR CHAPTER? When you aspire to do something There must be inspiration, And whether it be large or small Must have its own foundation.

The Chapter wishes much to grow, The Alumna: want it also, And yet we sit with folded hands To wait for girls,-just so.

The girls don't come? Now that is sad.

There must be something lacking.

It can't be us! We're all fine girls, We have a good sound backing.

We're doing all we can to help,W ell -- ll,-- without sacrificing.

We have a party, chat with friends, (A pleasure self-sufficing).

We do the things we most enjoy, Have a grand time together, Talk over all the things we like.

Forget our guests-Oh rather!

We know we're good-the very best!

There's not a chapter greater.

If those we rush can't see that pointWell-we'll get some others later.

And so the girls join someone else And leave us still just waiting For someone who will join our group Without investigating.

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W ~ know we're goo but other don t It' up to u to show.

We mu t bow life and joy And thoughtfulne of other An open mind an open heart De ire to help our brother .

It i n t ju t the college girl But al o u old ladies ow teaching cbool or better et Are tending home and babie Who ha e the task of belpin out By giving in piration To tho e who need a helpin hand With their A. S. A. foundation.

This Chapter ha done wondrous thing ; It can do o much more If we a pire to greater heights Than we' e e'er wi he before.

Our National group two year ago Was losing ground quite fa t They felt ju t certain at a lo To know if we could la t.

But loyal girls throughout the world With wi dom guidance true In pired our leader and ha brought A. S. A. back to you.

It tand today on olid round A group both trong and teady.

It up to us to make it row We 11 tart when all are read .

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It can't be one or two who push But each must put her heart in.

Iota Iota will go on Don't you want to get yoU1' part in?

And if you do, pray look to the stars And get you inspiration.

Aspire to greater things in life And bless this aggregation.

So here's a toast to A. S. A. ASPIRE SEEK, ATTAIN Let's pull together for her best And pledge our love again.

Fern Johnson, BB, and an active alumna of II.

WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO VIRGINIA No one will ever know what fun Kate and I had making the map from Hays to Virginia. We headed il "The Alpha Sigs Are On Their Way!" Each active and pledge are required to pay one dollar before the school year expires. These dollars will help us to be able to go to the National Convention to be held at Point Comfort, Virginia in August.

We drew it from Hays to Point Comfort, and each time a person pays a dollar we put a car on the map with the person's name under it. Dean Wiruth, an active member, was the first to start on the journey.

All the actives and most of the pledges plan to attend the convention, and all of us plan to have a grand time.

Arlene.

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Every moving thing ha to have a leader, o Tau T u Chapter ha cho en June Rader one of th mo t pp irl in the colle e who i a! o the po e or f a eautiful voice to be the on leader. he i given the title of A. . . or in Alpha. It i her duty to take care of the on the irl inging ju t a it i the bu ine of the keep the minute .

The ong con i t of the old fa orite the on which th <Tirl ha e written and tho e which are u ed f r ceremonie .

E er one know the ong and i alway a er t in thu makin e ch crirl a little happier that he i an Alph

Marvella Sclm"ddc, TT.

H ME Home i n't a hou e; it i n't a place It' not a buil in that take up pace.

Home i n't built of tone brick r w dot if home mean what it hould.

Home i made of jo and o much lo e, n care, and uffering and tru t in Him a ve.

That i Home.

Mary Easlt Htll,

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ASPIRE, SEEK, ATTAIN True to the motto of Alpha Sigma Alpha, Tau ~au Chapter is aspiring, seeking, attaining. Her aspiration is to attend the national convention in toto.

Various plans have come forward from the enthusiastic girls, with the result that a large map of central and eastern United States hangs in the chapter room with the route from Hays, Kansas to Old Point Comfort, Virginia, completely laid out. Non-members might inquire concerning the cars which line the road. It is simply this-each girl of the Chapter, pledge, active, and alumna, has been asked to contribute one dollar as her share of the group expenses. Every time a payment is made, a car is added with the thought in the mind of each, "On Our Way." So many plans have been made, so many dreams spun, as each member of the local chapter, only a unit of a larger whole, aspires for the realization of a great attainment-to meet more sorority sisters, to greet the national officers, and to institute and initiate "bigger and better" projects for Alpha Sigma Alpha.

We aspire, and we are seeking, and each girl is certain that as a vital part of the convention, she shall truly have attained.

Virginia Lytle, TT.

ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA RESPONDS When Tali Tau Chapter received the letters and read about the wonderful convention to be held this summer, each girl made a resolution to keep saying to herself, ''I'm going to the convention," and after she had said this often enough, she 路 would convince herself that she was going. So now each girl in the chapter is planning to go to convention- but, only actives may go, so this is an incentive for each girl to go active.

Each alumna, pledge and active is contributing one dollar to the convention fund, and the girls who go to convention will have more money for the trip which will be one of the biggest and happiest events of our college daze.

Margaret Oshant, TT.

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Everyone en·oy a convention f an kind ut a national lpha i rna Alpha orority convention i much more thrillin than an r inar convention. n Alpha i onventi n i ant!Ctpate Jon er more enjoyed and lon er n:memb r d.

Every a pect of the 19 4 Convention i deli htful-even the name of the town-Old Point Comfort· could anythin be mor invitin ? Every Alpha Si Chapter i contri ing t make it po ible for the Chapter to atten en rna e in tead f ju t en ing a few dele ate . Everyone a ree th t that lan i much more de irable. May and June an Jul will b ex itin month of preparation and then the loriou four da m uu t we are looking forward to.

Marjon·~ Wall~rstdt,

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Old Point Comfort a government re ervation overlookin the waters of Hampton Road i an ideal place for either re t or recreation.

At Old Point one find a military atmo phere di tinctly it own a both great arm of our national defen e re well in e idence.

Fortre Monroe located here i a plac of unu ual intere t for the vi itor and from it parapet one may ee the pl e of the famou na al battle between the Monitor and Merrimac.

WHY DO I LOVE Y U. I love you not for what you doOther do more for me than you.

I Jove you not for what ou ayYou aid nothing nice to me to-day.

I lo e you not for the thing you tveFor to recei e i not to live.

I lo e you not becau e ou lo e meFor love doe n t alway bring love you ee.

I can t give a good rea on dear it' trueExcept that I lo e ou becau e you re you.

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A MESSAGE FROM A SENIOR Four years !-what a long time that seemed when I first entered this old school as a freshman! How far away home and friends all seemed! How large the school seemed and how lonely I was! But this didn't last long. I soon made new friends and got into things and got over that "lost" feeling.

Now the four years draw to a close and I must leave my Alma Mater. I must leave the halls and campus that have been my home. I must bid "farewell" to those who have been my friends and meant so much to me during this time.

In the years to come, I will look back with a warm glow in my heart and a light in my eye when I remember my school life. There will always be a spot in my heart for my school, my friends, and my sorority, no matter how far I may be from them.

Mary Easley Hill, A.

NATIONAL INSPECTION "Are you ready for inspection! Aren't you just dying to see Miss Bell? I know we'll have a lovely week-end, chock full of fun"- these remarks were made by Alpha Sigs eagerly awaiting the arrival of Miss Evelyn Bell, National Registrar of A. S. A. from Buffalo, New York.

Here's how our important week-end began. Picture the Activity House looking its cosiest and comfiest. Thirty-two Alpha Sigs are grouped informally around the piano, or on sofas and chairs. Each time there is a step or knock outside the girls become tense, hold their breath, and excitedly await the appearance of Miss Bell. After many false alarms she finally arrived with Benny Barlett of Pi Pi Chapter, Buffalo, and Mary Emerson Blackstone, one of our alumnce.

Why I had formed the opinion that a national registrar would be a white-haired, dignified, matronly person, I cannot say, but Miss Bell's youthful enthusiasm, zest and vitality, and charming personality banished all such erroneous ideas. At our coffee that night we laid the foundation for new acquaintances and worthwhile friendships.

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ffici I in tion. Fifte n-rninute rivate nfer n e with Mi Bell. \\'ith haking knee an Autterin heart we approache th drea ful ordeal. ut .fifteen minute emed lik fifteen econd to the A ..A. ouncil ' hen Mi Bell i u ed each officer' work with her an lai inter tin plan for th future e peciall ' the convention.

The Panhelleni A o iation on the ampu entertain d Mi Bell and Benn â&#x20AC;˘ at luncheon in th dinin room atur a ' no n.

Mi Belden' lovely home (Mi Belden i one four f ulty ¡ advi er ) wa the cen of the irnpre ive initiation a a demon tration for Mi Bell.

A formal dinner in the colle e dinin r m wa a m t enjo able feature of the week-en . Mi Bell and enn Mi our ue t of honor. orne of our p tr ne i ter an quite a few alumna: were al o ntertained by the entire ororit and pon or. Ima inc a U formation of t ble , beautifull decorated with Rower , attractive name car b klet at each place and a group of charmin happy irl -all intere ted in A. . A. After a mo t eliciou meal w danced for a hort time in Recreation Hall where Mi Bell and Benny made a big hit' with the college tudent . Later we met in the ' Y' room for a mo el bu ine meeting an f r in in and exchan in reetin between Pi Pi Chapter our alumn and Alpha Gamma Chapter. unday mornin the orority wor hipped to ether t a beautifull reverent Palm Sunda Ser ice in the Lutheran milin lau hing an pu hin church. After much po in the irl were finally arrange properly to t ke a few naphot -and what pictures they are! unda noon th pon or of the fiv ororme on cam u ell an Benny at dinner in the c lie e inin entertained Mi room. council m tin with Mi Bell wa the Ia t of our weekend activitie . The girl all felt that never before had time Aown o rapid] â&#x20AC;˘. We only hope that we rna all meet a am n or at a future in pection. ell' vi it to Indiana i no\ a memor we

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each shall cherish dearly. For the friendships formed, the reunion of old acquaintances, and the inspiration and enthusiasm aroused for the interests of A. S. A.-we are thankful to you, Miss Bell!

Myrtle Fo x, AT.

SPEECHES AT INITIATION DINNER HELD IN FEBRUARY,

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Nu Nu Chapter is very proud to announce the initiation on February 26 of six very fine girls: Edith Burton, Natalie Edwards, Mary Lentz, Phoebe Maxfield, Jean Muller, and Leona Siewicz. Following the initiation ceremony the chapter gave a formal banquet for pledges and new members at the Hotel Barclay, which is a perfectly grand place with just the correct atmosphere for such an affair. The tables were beautifully decorated with red roses and white sweet peas. After a delicious dinner was served, Helen Williams, who proved a splendid toastmistre路ss for the occasion, welcomed our guests and talked about the star which was the theme of the banquet.

She then introduced the speakers who represented our past, present, and future.

{{Stars in the Future" When I was asked to say something about Stars in the Future tonight I was quite puzzled. Stars-the first thing I thought of was something very high and very shining, something very beauitful and unattainable. Naturally, however, the first thing I said was, "But whatever shall I say?" It is rather hard to "say something" you know. Your emotions get quite jumbled-you feel very light and almost ethereal-stars, ideals, hopes, aspirations-you feel as though you love everyone and words do not come easily.

Now all of us, all of our lives, are seeking something. Often this search means greed and grasping, but in its highest form it is aspiration. Sometimes we attain that for which we seek, sometimes we do not, but we never do fully attain our aspirations, our desires are never completely satiated. This eternal

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earch an the loneline of the oul-which i an inevir ble part of it I h ve been told experienced b ever one all men and all women-it i in fact /if~.

Thi i what becomin a member f lpha i rna lpha ororit mean to me: it me n a cl er ommunion and companion hip with a roup of \.vomen who al o a pire t high ideal . What ideal each of ou have I o not kn w ¡ they may be hope for a tronger characc r for re:aer uml rtandin for more charm -1 do not know. h i enough t know that in thi one thin at lea t thi reachin for our own particular tar in the firmament of the hea en we ar a ne.

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"Wizat the Stars Mean to Me" Fir t of all I, too would like ver much to exten t all our initiate an al o to tho e irl who will in th future ear be member of our si terhood a mo t whole-hearte incere and very cordial welcome. We old Alpha i are indee honored and proud to have uch a large roup of out tandin an in e ery way exceptionally fine irl choo e Alpha Si rna Alpha a the orority of which they de ire to become member .

I do hope that we will in every way fulfill you e pe ration .

A all of you know the tar i ery acre to member f Alpha Sigma Alpha. It i on our member hip pin and ur in i nia and to e ery Alpha Si it ha a great yet a different meaning. A an undergraduate of thi year an next th tar to me i a mean of making me I could almo t a compellin me to tri e for the more ignificant the hi her and the greater thin which life offer to all of u if we would only avail our el e of the opportunitie . Thi tar to me i a ani eal. It i omething which i repre entati e of the ultimate object of attainment- omethin which i never full reached et in an effort to ain that ideal it brin the finer qualitie f life to u nd make u enjoy and appreciate life e er . much more. n thi i the way we want our new girl t ee the tar.

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truly work for that are the worth while ones and the ones that give us complete satisfaction and enjoyment. One of the hardest tests on character is seeing if we can survive the most difficult of tasks. If everyone of us has the star as her ultimate object of attainment I am sure all of us will succeed.

Again may I tell all the new girls we are most happy to have them with us.

Frances H. Saylor, a Sophomore.

uwhat the Star Has Meant to Me" Stars are symbolic of youth, beauty, and mystery. As we look above us to the heaven, their silver twinkle gives us a feeling of reverence and of awe. They are mysterious because of the distance which seperates them from us. Because we have to look up to them is why they symbolize youth who ever look upward to those above. Our pledges are our smallest stars and we above cherish the responsibility of seeing them grow. Our initiates now realize what this responsibility means. Our stars of one year's membership have tonight received in their minds their own initiation service and have realized what joys the year has brought to them by being stars of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Those of us who have been stars for two years can see how our initiates of last year have grown and know that this year's pledges and initiates well grow in the same manner. We know, too, that we must have grown as they did. Those above us, whom we are sad to lose by graduation, have inspired us to uphold the tenets of Alpha Sigma Alpha and they have trained us to take their places though we still have much to learn.

Ever will we look upward to these, our most brilliant stars.

Matilda Muth, a Junior.

uwhat the Star Has M~ant to Me" One of the first things I remember knowing and saymg when I was a child is: Star, star shining bright, First star I've seen tonight Wish I may and wish I might Get the wish I wish tonight.

THE PHOE IX That i the earlie t form of prayer I re all-f r I w t lkm to od when I aid that little ver e.

Later while at amp I went n many mountain hik .

At night in be n the mountain top I would lie A t n m ¡ back with the a t and li hted heaven abo e. Each tar emed to add a ver efinite illumination of it own to th t "'hi h orne f them were dim and the whole array ave forth. other eemed to be almo t bur tin in endin their li. ht ut to the world. ow that I ha e become a member of Alpha i m Alph the tar ha taken an even deeper ignifi ance for me. The tar i an emblem of our i terhood and we all know that e ch oint ha a formal an wonderful meanin for u . But t me Nu Nu ch pter and each one of her i ter chapter eem t ymbolize an individual tar in th great hea en of Alph igma Alpha. Ju t a the heavenly bodie orne hin more bri htly than other and gi e forth more radiance but all are elf-luminou and all are a pirin to the arne ta k of spreadin light into the world. And tar practically alway !ltand in tht: arne po ition relati e to one another. The Alpha igma lpha tar are alway i ter who united by the common bond f affection tru t and re pect are a pirin to attain their hi he t ideal.

A trolo y y that the tar is a planet e pecially re arded a influencin a per on' life. I believe thi for through tht: . tar r have known prayer beauty and i terly lo e.

P~ggy

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Mi Richmond talked about Star in the Pr ent" and we hope that we have are and will alway li e up to the nice thin he aid about u . or thy William on Cook a an alumnz Alpha i w.

'Lookin Back n the tar " and made many of u realize h w " e'll feel next ear.

Our evenin wa brou ht to a fittin an beautiful ' ith th e readin b Ernaline Putman of Mr . harp' ver â&#x20AC;˘ I el y tar ymb l f lpha i rna lpha.

P~ggy

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It isn't always the big things, In life that trouble us, I know of a tiny piece of silver, That can cause a terrible fuss.

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The sharp staring eyes of the actives Everyday pierce you through and through, Trying to detect whether or not, This little silver object is exposed to view.

3 If someday you should forget to wear, This tenny-weeny pin, I'm telling you, you had better prepare, For the trouble you've got yourself in.

4 There is rio end to the duties, For days you may have to do, It may be anything from scrubbing floors, Tq tying a hundred and one shoes.

5 I hope that you will not heed these words, With indifference and deep chagrin, For the voice of experience is speaking to you, Never be seen without your little pledge pin.

Jewell Hammer, <I><L>.

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THE PHOE IX The motto of Alpha igma Alpha "A pire k ttain' i a direct appeal to the intellect. Likewi e from the noble lin of Tenny on 'Ul e " we learn that "I am a part f all that I have met· Yet all experien e i an ar h wherethro' learn that uotravell'd ' orld, who marg•n fade For ever and for ever wh n I rnO\'e. that whi h ' e are we • re; ne equal temper of heroic heart Made weak by time and fate but troo in ' ill To trive, to seek to find and not to yield.''

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temptation of or prudential motive or public opinion that per on will into lethargy and inacti it and will not accompli h anythin .

Alpha Sigma take cognizance of our motto! To fail to do thi or to ignore it ignificance i to fall hort of accompli hment. An application of its principle account for the ucce of many eminent characters. One cannot explain the onumate art and genius of Shake pare by home tr inin heredity education or tra el. It wa hi purpo e in life-hi pa ion for the drama.

It mu t be kept in mind that th entire or anization prore e a a unit and the individual ha a reater chance at happine and ucce if the roup i happy and on enial.

The individual member actually promote her own welfare b helping to impro e the condition of the roup and the entire or anization.

On the other hand there i dan er of de troyin indi idual eniu and talent b in i tin on blind unqualified conformit to standar and cu tom and tradition of the worl a out u .

Alpha Si rna Alpha mu t e careful not to turn out tandardized pattern r prototype . After all it i the indi i ual itferenc that make for per onality and character.

Alpha igma Alpha pr ent a challen e and a timulu to irl of the twentieth entury who wear it' ymbol. It theme i univ r al. It i for all time. It tee of purpo e it call to a tion and to ri ht li in ·i a aluable ui e in thi riod of unc rtainty and changin alue .

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MODERN COMPOSITIONS EXPRESS MANY THEMES This is addressed to all lovers of modern music-not the popular jazz to which we become insen~ible after umpteen renditions, but that typically American development in rhythm and tone, expressive of anything from a newspaper office to a color. Part of the people are mad about it and part of them are mad at it. But both sides agree that, as Ethel Barrymore said of Mae West, it is "definitely something."

George Gershwin, who in his brilliant career has composed 33 musical comedy scores in addition to several serious works, was perhaps the first to draw serious attention to this new music, when his "Rhapsody in Blue," introduced by Paul Whiteman nine years ago, made musical history. Since that time a great many composers of a similar nature have arisen, but we still place Gershwin at the top of the list for the strikingly different rhythms and lovely themes that are typical of his work, as well as his remarkable output of light songs, the best in their field for the same reasons.

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Girls! What attracts you first in a g~rl? Her face? Her posture? Her clothes? Perhaps one of these in particular gives you your opinion of her. Have you ever stopped to think that other people judge you by very nearly the same standards?

Check up on yourself and find out where improvement can be made.

Naturally, a girl's dress, her attractive face and hair are all a credit to her, but they can so easily go unnoticed when one thing is wrong-posture.

Regardless of the designer, the material, or the costliness, a dress will appear unfitted and unattractive if you do not stand and sit properly. Don your best-loved dress, let your abdomen sag, develope a lordosis curve and round your shoulders.

Doesn't look so well, does it? Now! Draw in your abdomen, straighten you back, hold your hips in firmly and take a good look. All the lovely features of you and the dress are brought out by the straight, well carried body.

Yours in A. S. A., Peggy Zwayer.

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Kappa Kappa chapter had it' welcome i n ll p li hed bri htly, becau e the irl had be n looking forward f r week to a vi it from our cle er nation l officer, vel•n Bell. ur a nice m. tr nly uninf rmed impre ion had be n that he ' per n, and reat \i a our urpri e when we di cover d h w reall youn and charmin he i .

W wonder if he keep iar ·how fa in:nin, it w uld to rea , for althou h her work mu t be exactin it mu t al be plenty of fun. Perhap her diary ould rea 1 methin like thi : Friday, ApriL 6th

aid oodby to the u u irl thi afternoon and arrived at the Kappa Kappa hou e at about 4 p. m. Met me f th irl and the charmin hou e mother Mr . lark. The hapt r ertainly ha a lo ely home. Da he downt wn f r dinner with Jean McDonald and Mary Amo after which Mary and I \. ent to ee the Ballet Ru e· it wa marvelou . Th ught more of the oirl hould have gone with u . Return d to the orority hou e and on fell a Jeep exhau ted in :1 little r m all my wn.

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Breakfa ted about : o. Held conference with ea h f the officer which I hope proved fa orable. Lun h d at th Univer ity afeteria and went vi iting in the aftern n. Had dinner with Jean McDonald at her home. Met many m r ( the orority irl thi evenin at the I vel dance iven in honor f the u u hapter.

II the irl were anxtou th t I hould have a o d time. unday ApriL th

M · hat a da . Thi i be in written n the train for dear old uffal . Thi m rnin I looke ver th rap k etc. p. m. the chapter initi::tte I i new ·r1 the w rk \i a ni el ' d ne and eeme to e I vcd by all the t the cl e f initiati n the · c nductc I a hort m cl girls.

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THE PHOENIX meeting. This was followed by a tea, at which President and Mrs. Beury were present. Events happened in quick succession today and before I had swallowed the last bite of my cookie, the girls had all gathered, waiting for the "Dutch uncle" talk that I gave them. It is my hope that it will do them some good and wake them up. The National officers should get around more often and keep the girls on their toes. H ad dinner at the cafeteria again and a large group of the girls ate with me. After a day filled with so many events, it was all I could do to throw my clothes into a suitcase and make the last car of the train for home. What a time!

We hope, Miss Bell, that you enjoyed your visit with Kappa Kappa chapter as much as the girls enjoyed having you with us.

Your wonderful gift for remembering names and ability to read character has rapidly spread far and wide. We hope that when you visit our chapter in the future, you will see much progress.

We wish you good luck and may you come back soon.

Nancy Walker, K.K.

ON LEAVING ALPHA SIG Commencement. It is the beginning of a new life for us apart from the old familiar faces and the old familiar places.

We are no longer members of the active life of the university or the college chapter of our sorority- but we can never really leave either of them. The knowledge and theories we have learned in our classes will go with us just as the standards and ideals we have gained from association with Alpha Sigma Alpha will always be a part of our lives.

When I thought of graduating and leaving all those things I had enjoyed so much in the sorority- the meetings, the friendships, the social affairs, and the rushing seasons, I felt as though I were leaving part of my life behind me, but then the thought occured to me that the best part of what I had enjoyed there was now an integral part of my life.

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mea ure appli to the field of edu ation more than t an other ince it i n e ary for u t i e o much f our elv to our ruden . ' elf-confi ence elf-control If- :1erifi e' n certain! e a great aid to u if we practice them. B the time we lea e lpha i the thin thi motto rand for houl be o much a p rt of u that we will ha no fe r of our a ilit when we ent r the cia room路 ' e will put our el e Ia tin ord r at all time . to fulfill our dutie an we will di ipline our el If we are fortunate enou h co become a part of om chool tem we mu t lea our tu 路 ent to A pire eek and atrain the be t .' Since we our elve are r pr entati e of th be t aJIaroun development through our trainin a a mem er of Alpha Sigma Alpha we are better uit to lea our pupil co the oal.

Be i remin in my elf of th fa t that graduate from the colic e chapter I will alwa and tan ard of our or rity a a part of my lif 路 I al o r mind my elf and other that our active work for Alpha Si ma Alpha will not be over. Our Alumnre Chapter need ople who e intere t row with the year . The e chapter can do o mu h for the national organization the colle e chapter and for the members that they hould be upp rted to the hi he t egre of every raduate' power .

W are Alpha Si for life. There houl be no a ne at commencement-only an ea erne and etermination to carr tho e beautiful ideal and tandar we ha e attained to what e er field we enter and to make th m and our If a ital part of the alumnre chapt r.

J~arl MacDonald, K.K.

fiLLER, an alumna of U U ed away on March 5路 he i urvived by her hu ban Maron J. Miller an an infant au hter Joan. Cynthia will Ion be hel in I vmg memor by her friend of u u hapter.

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ROYAL ROMANCE ROADING- WITH HALLIBURTON

Mary Simmington and Richard Halliburton in front of Mitler Hall.

The world is too much with us; late and soon Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers, Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon.

We arise with the alarm clock-dress hurriedly-gulp break~ fast-run for a trolly or train-sit through classes-bum an hour or two at the sorority house-dash home-eat supperor see the One and Only. This is a pretty adequate program of a typical young boy or girl's day. All we know of Nature is an orchid in a florist shop or the song "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer.

Our scope is so narrow; our ken is so concentrated. We usually get into a rut so deep that we can't see over the top. But, is this "even tenor of our way" a thing of our choosing? Deep in the heart of every youth there is a desire to do things that have never been done before; a longing to look on things hitherto unseen.

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Ont: m n ha the coura to follow tbi ·e rnin . He maJ hi re m a realit ave ub tance to hi fancie . Thi6 per on i Richard Halliburton. He ha done all the thin " e II I n o to do but ju t can't. He repre nt the fulfillm nt of the pirit of outh. ut to get to the p int for after all, ther i a i int, tran e a it eem . Richar Halliburton on ented t p ak at Temple! Ima ine the backflip that oc urred in the heart region. f e ery coe ! And miracle of miracle your trul wa to m t him and introduce him. The c rre pon en e t c m I t the.: ne otiation wa deva tatin in it effect on me. I " r t • letter. 1 recei ed a tele ram! I wrote . in anJ pront . another tele ram appeared. The ho k to m nervou were almo t fatal. I thou ht of h w h rrible it would t hi die of exhau tion at 1 I :oo on the Thur da m rnin arrival. I wa to meet him at I I: 7· The day dawned bright and lear. All th world w ar peace except me. Here it wa IO:oo an I h, d n ar t meet him. Havin uffered ten collap e and lo t 25 p un l fr m jitterin l wa feelin quite ra ed . a Ia t re orr, I urnmooed all my nerve to ether from the four c rner o[ the earth and called up ne of my profe or . He aid, " ertainly, Mary!' l emer ed fr m the paciou precinct f the teleph ne booth with joy inaina in my oul.

In my Ia t letter to Mr. Halliburton I had told him when h ot off the train to "I ok for omeone wh i I king f r meone and mo t likely it will be the one who i lo kin f r •ou.'· Of cour e my in truction were o ery definite! I h uld h. v· . aid I'll e wearin an ran e chry anthemum and b in a purple umbrell .'' However there wa nothin • bout it and I waited nervou I in the tati n £ r the train.

II the whil f h d vi ion fan lk nventi n aligh in fr m the train and m never findin m pr . H w vcr. m fear were in vain. The train pulled in and ab ut ten pc pi t off. perf ctly h rmin I kin • un m n in a derb · nd rfectl tail red dark blue c t mean lere \r • nd ca u, lly a ked, ' rc ou Mi . immin r n ?" I rem mbcr

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The ride back to school was enjoyable. Enjoyable riot because this extremely attractive gentleman happened to be the famous Richard Halliburton, but because here was a person who had done all I had not dared to do!

We entertained Mr. Halliburton at a luncheon in the President's private room and had an unforgettably delightful time.

Seven faculty members and a committee of students from the English Honorary Society were present.

After the luncheon Mr. Halliburton lectured to 2000 of the students. It was my lot to introduce him. I can't remember what I said. All I can recall is being worried that during his lecture the students on the first two rows could hear my knees knock and my teeth chatter. The lecture was beyond description. My vocabulary is frightfully inadequate. In one hour we had seen Persian Princesses and flown in an airplane with a real Prince. We had visited the headhunters of Borneo and bathed in an extinct volcano. We had left Temple. We had roamed the face of the Earth. We had lived!

With regret we became conscious of our surroundings. Yet we are not discontented. We can enjoy adventure vicariously if in no other way. I know the book stores in Philadelphia ever since that day have sold dozens of Halliburton's books.

It was worth four years of college to have a thrill like that!

Some one who knew life once said "One white singing hour of bliss is worth an age without a name." Halliburton is not a hero or a demi-god. He is just a youth who knew one day he would grow old and warped and be hampered by conventions.

He escaped before it was too late. He swam the Hellespont and climed the Matterhorn. Is he different from you or me?

He answered the same challenge that we have to answer: "Will you answer the call of romance to youth?"

Some day I'm going down "The Royal Road to Romance" on a "Flying Carpet"-"A Glorious Adventure," finding "New Worlds to Conquer."

Mary Simmington, K.K.

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"A brilliantly li hte fountain two block ion poutin ooo gallon of water e er minute will be the out tandin y a re ent edition of a feature of the 19 4 World' Fair' Chicago new paper. However when on ' y have rown weary of the aquatic i pia , they will turn with plea ure to the triking color cheme of the building . The arin hue f r ymbolize the Fair to us then. Thi ear an entirely new cheme i planned with new and more elaborate li htin effe t .

Gateway will likewi e be remodeled.

The famou Belgian Villa e will be join d by an entire colony of new ettlement : Sch arzwalder Dorf (which i in reality a German Black Fore t Villa e) La Sui e Pittore que ne tling at the foot of imulated Alpine peak an En li h village where the literary addicts may find reproducti ~ of the Che ire Chee e Inn with Dr. Samuel John on s chair and table Sulgrave Manor Ann Hathaway' cottage and e en the Tower of London and early American village to deli ht the hi torically minded with Paul Reveres hou e a pirate ' jail tock and a ducking stool, the Italian Village with equally fascinatin reproduction Spanish Tunisian, Moroccan and Iri h ilia e .

Not to be outdone the famou Street of Pari i taking a new and perhaps, le notoriou lea e on life.

A talking mattres hould attract a throng like unto that of the Dairy Building's cow of la t year. Henry For i to di play hi indu try in a large new buildin which will be equal in ize to the Travel and Tran port Buildin exclu ive of the Dome.

The contents of the Hall of Science will be brought up to 19 4 in di play of cientific achievements. It i rumored that the mathematically inclined may revel in more exten ive and more under tan able exhibit . The Midway will be moved to th lake hore of ortherly I land to make way for the new buil ing and the village .

Tho e visitor who acquired bli ter la t ear will rejoice that the new Fair will be four block horter than in 19 . Moreover there will be additional facilitie for tran portation and comfort.

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Century of Progress. Plans are being made to make a visit to the city and the Fair enjoyable in every respect. For Alpha Sigmas a trip to Chicago and the Fair would provide a memorable prelude or postlude to Convention. Some may find it possible to include a trip to Virginia in vacation budgets by taking advantage of railroad or bus excursions to the Fair. For those whose plans include summer school, the universities in the Chicago area offer a wide range of courses, supplemented by outstanding civic institutions.

WHAT AM I TO DO? I am in a sad predicament. I am not a person who loves all dogs, ;egardless of how they act, neither do I dislike all dogs.

In fact if they are courteous and well behaved, I usually am quite fond of them.

Unfortunately for me, almost all of my neighbors own dogs, and they are not the quiet courteous type which I admire, oh no! Far from it; they are discourteous and rude, at times exceedingly annoying. Every morning on my way to school I meet one or more of these four legged, sharp toothed animals, and for some unknown reason they begin to jump all over me, which usually results in scaring me nearly to death and causing a run in a perfectly good stocking.

The one who lives next door to me is probably the worst.

He is a small shaggy, black and brown, rather cute little thing 路of some breed unknown to me, and is the possessor of very sharp claws. He has spoiled so many of my stockings that I am in a state of dispair. My last good pair was ruined this evening just as I was turning into my own front walk.

What am I to do? If I buy more, they will be ruined. If I do not buy new ones, I shall have to stay at home. My friends have also had unfortunate experiences on their way to visit me, and I fear that I shall lose them and then be shut off from the outside world. Must I sell my home and move onto another street, or can something be done to compel my neighbors to either keep their dogs tied or give them lessons in etiquette?

Helen Ellard, 88.

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THE JOYS ALONG THE WAY The world is heaped with hidden joys And I have made them mine, Joys hidden from unseeing eyesThey've missed much being blind.

Tall pines reflected in a crystal lake, Gay rainbow colors in a dusty road.

A scuttling crawfish in a shallow pool, A small ant tugging at his heavy load.

Sandstone fragments shinning in the sun, Young fledglings in their downy nest, Small spring flowers in among the rocks Along the wooded path that I love best.

The smell of clean dark earth in the air, Squirrels hunting nuts for winter food.

A firm young head to guide me when it's roughThank God that I am young-and life is good!

Mary Elizabeth Alexander, A.

BOOK REVIEW I hope that those of you who have not yet read Hervey Allen's "Anthony Adverse" are planning to do so in the near future. Please do not let the some twelve hundred pages scare you because once you have started the book, you'll not want to leave it.

The story might be classed as a travel book, for the author has his hero visit England, France, Spain, Havana, Africa, and finally America and Mexico. To those of you who like a love story, you'll find that Anthony and his associates are smitten many times.

Hervey Allen has written what many critics think to be the most outstanding and worthwhile book in many, many years. Though long, it is not tiresome, for the tale is coherent, entertaining and really beautifully written.

Mild1'ed Lee Ward, TT Alumn<e.

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There i an or anization in Temple Uni er ity to \ hi h every woman of the riou colle e m become member. It i known a the Women League. On it Executive Board f ur of our orority i ter take prominent part . Mar immin ton ice pre ident 路 Billie Barr tt i a co-chairman of the i l committee路 Irna Sheely i chairman of the Coor ination of Women' Acti ity路 Dorothy K.ret chmer i o-chairman of the tudent Loan Fund. The purpo e of thi organization i to bring the women of the entire univer ity into contact ocially.

Since it exi tence it ha b en ver active about the campu .

During thi year a new plan wa ori inated to acqu int the Fre hman irl with their uppercla men. The lead r hip f thi "Mentor y tern ' wa iven to Mary Simmington. Sever l enior girl were cho en to repre ent their cla . To ea h f them five or ix Fre hrnan girl were a igned. Their re ponibility wa to acquaint their mentorette " with the colt e to ai them with their ifficult problem to intro uce them to their friend and advi or. Thi plan their friend to act pro ed rno t ucce ful. That familiar trangene and awkwardne experienced by the Fre hman women wa ready avoided. To further the Fre hman intere t the Lea ue held an I e-Breaking Party la t term and an International Tea on F bruary of thi term in their honor. Variou countrie were repre ented by the nati e dre of the irl who poured the tea. ince thi form of tea wa new to our Univer ity it arou ed rear intere t not only from the Fre hrnen but from the uppercla men a well. At thi time the League i contemplatin a Fa hion how an a Dance to be i en in the near future.

Women of the Lea ue are to act a manikin " mo elin the appar I ecure from the colle e corner of a prominent department tore. Sprin tyle for the u ual Ea ter parade will be hown. Bathin uit evenin own port frock are to e mo eled. oft light and weet mu ic will e playing a the irl alk out the prominade into Mitten Hall Au itorium.

Here urrounde palm they pau e turn for the full effect of the own an retire to the ta e. After the i play of the la t

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gown, the orchestra will strike up and the dance is on. Many of our sorority sisters will take part in this affair. Some will act as models, some will sell tickets, some will be ushers. This is something to which we can look forward.

Dorothy Kretschmer, K.K.

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG Off and on during the course of the school year and particularly during the last few weeks of school when everyone is in the "mad rush" toward commencement time, it seems there are those horrid days when everything goes wrong from the time you get up in the morning until night finally comes. Perhaps the alarm fails to ring (or maybe you reached over and turned it off without really awakening) and you are late to your eight o'clock. Or, you haven't your lesson and the professor seemingly is determined to ask you every question. Or, perhaps upon getting comfortably seated in class the instructor gives a "shotgun." Then, when the whistle blows and you have a free period which you decide can be used to advantage in the library and while going across the campus you see your best beau walking with "a dozen less admirable girls," you arrive and discover you forgot your pen and notice a run in your hose, which necessitates your going home to discover the much hoped for letter bearing a check from home hasn't arrived.

Yes, and if you decide to eat lunch before returning to the campus probably the cook has prepared liver, turnips, and spinach. Well, you just as composedly as possible refrain from too much accusation but really deep down in your heart you would just like to get away 路from it all and completely forget those committee meetings which are scheduled during the afternoon and skip those horrid assignments which must be prepared for tomorrow.

Such days are the nucleus for justified thoughts of "playing bookie" and just going on a picnic with a few, or else walking alone and just thinking, or even still better-just going to bed to really rest.

Eleanor Winters, TT.

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Four year a o b chance I re i tere for n Angu .If which vva to be given away a month fr m th::lt time t the per on who drew the lucky number. 1 never thou ht :1b ut it becau e 1 live in a different town but l te ne :1tur I. ' I ret fir t I ceived a call from Ru ell tellin me I won the calf. thou ht they were crazy becau e I didn't know anythin b ut a calf. At Ia t it dawned up n me that I had, f r fo li hn ·s, regi tered for a calf t orne time or other.

The next day I ro e down to I k nd have my pi ture taken with my newly acquired prize. With thi calf I re ei cd many other prize -a prize from each bu ine in the town.

There were write-up about the calf pa in my w thr ugh colle e. At the time 1 thou ht it wa a lot of hooy" and didn't care to ha e my picture with a calf u ed a an a erti ement.

When I received the calf my dad aid he would ke p it f r me nd a I live on a f rm I in turn would help him with the chore . Four year ha e pa ed and the calf i a c " with tw calve . o thou ht wa gi en ab ut thi calf in fact I h d for otten all about it until I wa tryin t find me wa to get mon to o acti e. Thi Ea ter vacation I took a lo k at m , one ource of money and put the prop ition before d. d, that I woul like to ell ne of m calve to him becau e the cattle market i o low.

Three da a o I received the money from dau t tin the fact that he de i ed to buy my calf.

Well- , fter all-my al£ ha helped me in college.

Katl1ryn Fi fur.

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MY BAD LITTLE BOY Buttons off and muddy shoesJust a bad little boy to some, But to me the sweetest boy on earth For, you see, I am his "Mum." With eager eyes and grimey hands, He brings me scandalous things.

But each gift I save in a special box And with each my glad heart sings.

Often my bad little boy is hurt And he wants a kiss for his aches.

He climbs in my lap with sniffly sobs, When he's hurt, my heart most breaks.

At night when he's scrubbed and asleep in his bed And in his arms he snuggles a toy, He's so sweet and clean, and quiet and goodCan this be my bad little boy?

Mary Elizabeth Alexander, A.

TO THE A. S. A. ALUMNI I cannot say and I will not say, That I am better than you today.

But who is it knows what the years may hold?

Whether shining careers or pots of gold ?

What you have worked so hard to be.

May likely have no appeal for me.

But with your help and the aims you've made I hope to climb a steeper grade.

To make myself a finer girl Though I may not join in the social whirl.

I'll try to build on your foundation For that's the stuff that makes a nation.

Sally Jefferson, MM Pledge.

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We knew we were late路 o v e did not he itate before the tall buildin of mouldy-lookin brick but drov throu h the dark tunnel and parke the car. A roup of p ople, orne in official white coat were clu tered before the doorwa f another drab edifice that w kne\ to b our e tination. The parted ilently to let u throu h and we entered the hall. Here row on row of men and women were leaning li htly forward in their eat to watch the performance that wa takin 1 e upon the ta e. We ha tene to find a place from which we too could ee.

A shabby old man wa crouched in a chair in the full blaze of orne ort of potli ht affair. He peered around at the audience with frightened eye . It wa horrible, remini c nt f Hollywood interpretation of the "third degre ." voice from the hadow be ide him made u jump. It fri hten... him to .

He looked around quickly.

"Where are you?' There wa no re pon e from th old man and the oice b came in i tent.

'What i thi place that ou are in?"

"I don t know.'

"Well tell u what it i like. De cribe it." A there wa till no re pon e from the ol man who wa o iou ly paralyzed with fear the inqui itioner tepped into the circle of li ht an placed a rea urin arm aroun hi houl er . orne on tell u . I it like a chool? ' Ye 1t 1 omething like a chool. 'I it like a pri on a jail?' Ye he wa po itive a ut that. It i a jail.

The que tioner turned to the audience v hich wa haken by lau hter. "You ee there i a complete lack of orientation.

He i confu ed. If I were to a k him how long he ha een in thi place he would ay he came ye terday althou h he ha een here ince 19II. It i a ca e of enility with actual deterioration of the brain ti ue.

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shoulder gave him a little courage, so that when he was asked, "What is in this room that we are in?" he ventured to respond: "Theeayter, maybe?" There were shouts of laughter from the audience. The old man had answered better than he knew.

It was a theatre, and he the principal character in the farce.

This is the Buffalo State Hospital. These young people who are so avidly watching the proceedings upon the stage are "Business Ad" students for the most part. They are taking a "snap" course in Abnormal Psychology in order to complete their science requirements, and these trips to the hospital are the high spots in the course. From the comments made around us it is evident that they have no illusions concerning their duty to suffering mankind. The weary procession of derelicts keeps on ... complete parisis .. . post-enciphalitus ... chronic alcoholism ... the D. T.'s ... and it's all one grand show to them. They have been given their instructions before entering the auditorium: "Don't waste any sympathy on these people. They are absolutely unaware of what is going on. They are happy here, in their own way, and know no different life. This is what is best for them."

To the patients themselves it is explained in a different light, which can be shown best by illustration.

One of the-shall we call them "victims" ?-is a young woman of about twenty. She suffers from a particularly horrible from of insanity which follows a certain type of sleeping sickness. When she was seated upon the platform, she confided to the examiner that the other people in her ward had told her not to come because "they" would only "make a fool out of her." She was reassured by being told that we (the audience) are a group of medical students, who are observing sick people like her in order to help them some day ...

Epilogue: About eleven of the aforementioned "audience" grouped in Deco's, discussing the "show" over their hamburgers, and complaining over the fact that "they didn't put 'Ralph' on and he's the best because he has some keen hallucinations."

Scientific observation ! ! !

Mary Louise Christiansen, IIII.

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BOSTON CITY ASSOCIATION The past year was a pleasant one for Theta Theta Alumnae. Under the capable direction of Catherine Haight, President; Ina Bain, Secretary; Christina Little, Treasurer; and Kay Sargent, Phoenix Correspondent, regular meetings were held monthly throughout the year. In December we enjoyed a Christmas party at Southern Ports, a delightful eating place, located in the heart of the Beacon Hill district near the State House.

Another high light of the year was the Valentine Bridge Party. The Jar-Ptiza, a Russian Tea Room in Back Bay, catered to the Alpha Sigs and their friends on that snowy afternoon.

To bring our successful year to a close, a dinner at The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, served under the expert direction of Mrs. Kenneth Wakefield, delighted all who attended. Here the plans for the summer were among the main topics of the conversation. Edith Howlett managed to keep us all in hilarious laughter and when we dispersed we still wondered where Edith was to spend the summer.

For the coming year the following officers were chosen: Ina M. Bain, President; Dorothy Currier, Secretary; Hazel Hunt Vaux, Treasurer; Grace I. Whitaker, Phoenix Correspondent.

CHICAGO ALUMNAE Since January, the Chicago alumnae have held informal meetings each month. Luncheon in the Loop at the MedicalDen.tal Arts Building tearoom on Saturdays seems to be the simplest way of enjoying each other in this locality of great distances and long rides. All Alpha Sigmas within commuting distance who have not received notices of our luncheons are urged to write Ethel Llewellyn, 322 W. Lincoln Street, Wheaton, Illinois, or call Louise Stewart in Chicago at Buckingham 9590. We are very anxious to have a complete list of all alumnae in this vicinity. Can anyone supply Chicago addresses for the following: Isabelle Farrington, AB; Esther

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emm ly Februar i the month ra ed with im rtant elebration for it i hon red with the birthd. • f Wa hin ton, Lincoln Lindber h Roo evelt and not lea l t. Valentine.

Bein a patron aint t. Valentine hold a pia e in the heart f every Alpha i . hi hi hapter hon red him r . Mary Kin d m w with a love! luncheon and party. our ho te a i ted by Mr . enevieve Leib, oroth Th mpn and Jo ephine Sherod. Ever detail of the wh lc:: part ' wa planned to perfection. After a mo t palatable lunch n a alaxy of arne en ued terminatin in a heart trea ur hunt taking u to every nook and corner f our plea in urrounding . To ever one' plea ant urpri the hunt end ·d with an arrow p intino- to a heart haped with th · orority mbol on the cover and ontainin a valentine f r ~Ill o-ue t .

Thi concluded a alentine elebrati n I ng t b remembered b member of Chi Chi hapter.

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Our bright red year book shows an exciting and mystifying array of meetings for the year. Since I am not a member of the program committee I will not be able to tell you very definitely about the meetings.

I have been told, however, that the November "Boy Scout" meeting will furnish an opportunity to do some hospital sewing.

"Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard" in December, sounds as though it might have something to do with food and since it is at Christmas time I suspect that some poor cupboard will be less empty than usual on Christmas morning.

"Ye Old Times" in January sounds like a chance to say "Why, I remember-."

The February meeting "Scraps of Paper and Hanks of Hair" has a flavor of Kipling and might be most anything and so might "Life" in March.

"The Golden Book" in April suggests book reviews but May's "Believe It Or Not" is a real mystery.

Who wouldn't guess that "Fifty-seven Varieties" in June won't mean a picnic?

We have twenty-eight members on our roll this year.

Edith Burr is President; Wilma Jensma, Vice-president; Perl Kugler Patterson, Secretary; and Hildegarde Nissly, Treasurer.

Lillian Buckles Jacobson, (Mrs. E. N.)

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The Des Moines Alumnae Association has had 路a most interesting program of meetings this year. In September we had a "Heigho-the-Merrio" playday, potluck supper and business meeting. The October meeting was "In Commemoration of Bossie O'Leary" and short talks about the Century of Progress were given by those who had attended. At the "Boy Scout Meeting" we did "a good turn" by sewing for the Red Cross.

We attacked "Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard" at our Christmas spread and contributed the money usually spent for gifts to be used to pack a basket for an unfortunate family.

We also added gifts and clothes. In January we celebrated

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Iota Iota' birthday. Activ pie e and alumnae br v a real blizzard to recall the da of in tallation f th h pter an to ha e a ocial hour to ther. era of P p r n Hank of Hair turned out to b a brin - our-fa orite- rapb k meetin We had e er thina from ko ak book to bride' book to make the evenin a merry one.

Althou h the March meetin chedul d "Life' n our plan to el brate the wa to be book re iew we chan ale v ho ha c me to arrival of three month old Bobb make hi home with Fae and Ken hawhan. Th ommitte pa ed out ift to ever one but on op nin th m the in ide packag were all addre ed to Fae. The contained pr tty and u eful thin for Bobby Calc. We had a cry nic p tluck upper and the large t group pre ent that we have had thi year.

Ll'llian R. Jacobson 904 Arthur A e.

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KANSAS CITY ALUMNAE The Kansas City Alumnae of Alpha Sigma Alpha met at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Stalsworth (Lucille Christopher) 8oo S. Main, Independence, Mo., on March twenty-fourth.

Mrs. Fred Sharp was the assisting hostess. Plans for a benefit bridge on April 7, were completed. Proceeds from this benefit will be used to send a delegate to the National Convention. This party will be given in the Auditorium of Kline's Department Store-a fashion show and tea by the management will complete the afternoon's entertainment.

After the business meeting the guests played several rubbers of bridge. Mildred Hanthorn and Phon 'Johnson were awarded prizes for high scores. Other guests were: Lyda Hale Wade, Esther Bucher, Jean Hutchison, Ruby Waterbury, Daphene Copenhaver, Mary Mason Wilson, Ruth Bryant, Dorothy Bryant, Margaret Oldham, Georgia Oldham, Margaret Bryant, Lois French, Beth Magers, Ruth Killion and Ethel Phillips.

Beautiful Easter decorations including pussy willows and other spring flowers, made a very gay party. The serving of delicious refreshments completed this delightful meeting.

Ethel Phillips, Phoenix Reporter.

PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF A. S. A. ALUMNAE Through the Philadelphia Association the Alpha Sig Alumnae have enjoyed many delightful hours together this year. Through the efforts of an excellent program committee under the leadership of Romayne Gregory an interesting affair has been held each month.

Last fall our sorority activities were officially opened with a well-attended banquet held at the College Club at which time we not only greeted our old sisters but also welcomed the new alumnae who had been graduated from their respective colleges in June.

A benefit card party, a covered-dish social~ and a fortune

THE PHOE I' teller , hom ach irl in pired with a pie e of h r wn j weir ·• all prove deli htful ocially and ai e financi II •.

In Februar the lumnae A ociation ha their ue. t co a tea hel in the Women Loun e at rexel In titute tht: active irl of b th K ppa Kappa and u u hapter . irl dr pped in fr m t1me urin that afternoon about ixt to time and a Alumnae, we ertainly njoyed the nta l , ' ith the Active even if for · u t a hort time.

There ular bu ine meetin of the ear wa held in pril, at which time the followin officer were ele ted for ne t ear: Dorothy W. ook, Pre i ent · Ruth aylor i e-Pre id nt; Myra Prenti Secretary; Bett Wil n Trea urer · and Ruth aylor Editor. t thi time we al o di u ed plan f r the w ek end f May 19th which we hop to enjoy to ether at Dre el L d e.

With the intere tin11 plan under con ideration we are rt in that everyone who can arran e to come will hav a fine time.

The report from our Pre ident, Dor thy W. r k, anJ Trea urer Betty D. Armstr ng indicated that ea h had done an pecially good job in tryin to make thi an r aniz ti n to which very Alpha ig in and near Philadelphia will want to belon . irl -don t ever or rity relati n -j in u • t Drexel Lodg and plan to be ready co come ne. t fall • nd tell u about y ur elve and your summer day .

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The Pitt ·burgh Alumnae hapter f Alpha held it re ular monthly meetin on aturday April 7th at the lie e lub in the form of a brid e luncheon. Fifteen of our girl were pre ent and there wa a grand ld et-together. mon other thin i cu ed and tentative plan made f r them we oted n one idea that we think will brin he lumnae hapter cl er to the active hapter than w h v, been in the pa t.

Pitt burgh lumn A iation i made up f girl. fr m rexel Temple, an Indian tat Teacher lie e h pter .

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We have decided to give to the girl, in each of these chapters, who has the highest scholastic standing a gift of five dollars to apply on her life membership in the sorority each year. We think this should arouse some competition among the girls 路 and at the same time bring us to a closer relationship with our active chapters.

TOLEDO ALUMNAE CHAPTER We have such jolly times at our regular monthly meetings that most of us suggest that we have an extra one whenever there is the slightest pretext for it. The meeting in February, was in the home of Margaret Duncan. We had a large number present, but we missed Mrs. Haworth, who had the opportunity of going to Washington, D.C., for a two weeks trip. When she returned she told us of the wonderful time she had had, and how royally she had been entertained by Alpha Sigs during her stay in Washington. We all had been envious of her trip, but now, more than ever, we realized what an opportunity it really was. At the March meeting in Helen Klag's home we discussed plans for another bridge party which was so remotely in the future that nothing definitely was decided except that we were to have one.

Our officers were elected at the April meeti'n g in Mrs. Haworth's home. Margaret Duncan, who has exerted all her energy and influence in building up our alumnae chapter, was elected president. The other officers were elected to fill the positions as follows: Helen R. Cook, vice-president; Clara Kuney, secretary; Helen Bennett, treasurer; and Helen Klag, corresponding secretary. .

For our Valentine Day's celebration we had a theatre and dinner party. I might have said dinner and theatre party, but that would have been chronologically wrong, for the dinner came last-in fact, one might almost call it a midnight supper.

We had a gr<,1nd time. It happened to be, of course, during one of those many sub-zero waves that we had during February, and although some were delayed on account of frozen cars,

THE PHOE I and other trivial' matter ' e finall uccee e m carr 'm out our plan in pite of the weather con ition . aturaJly we are aJI oncerned about th on enti n thi ummer and we ar makin a p cial effort to ari rn ne to en a elegate. I am ure that our dele ate won't et I neorne on the way to and from th on ention in e o man of the irl are talkin r enthu ia ticall a out all 1 tn own together. We would all love to o of c ur e but oft n there are other circum tance which inBuenc our pi n . n April twentieth Frida we ar ha ing a bri e party the ole purpo e of which i to rai e money to en our eleate to the conv ntion. E ery one who me to ur brid e in January i willin ly comin to thi one forth y well rernernb r what an enjoyable evenin it wa . W hope to make thi brid e almo t three time the ize of the la t one for we are h ing it in Page Auditorium which will accommodate a 路 er lar e group. We have orne very clever prize and we are oin to make our tallie which we hope will turn out to be equally a clever.

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Tau Tau lumnae who attended the chapter' hri tmas ance (left to ri ht)-Ga nelle avi Effie enni on fildred Lee Ward, Elizabeth Young, tdla Hupfer, Katherine Pratt, Katherine Parson , Freda \ inter .

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ALPHA NEWS Time for the last PHoENIX of the year has come and Alpha is still going strong. Spring Cotillion Club Dance, March 24, was a brilliant affair. Quite a few A. S. A.'s were elected to be in the figure and several of the old girls were back, so of course everyone had a marvelous time.

We've had election and installation of our new officers for next year. Burnley Brockenbrough, Greensboro, N. C., is our new president. We also elected her as official delegate to the Convention. Margaret Hurtt, Nassawaddox, Va., is vice-president; Louise Walmsley, Farmville, Va., secretary; Elizabeth Billups, Norfolk, Va., treasurer; Marguerite Bradford, Hampton, Va., registrar; Margaret Clark, Crozet, Va., chaplain; Sallie Perrow, Lunchburg, Va., editor; Caroline Byrd, Warm Springs, Va., Panhellenic representative and president of Panhellenic Association.

The pledges gave the old members a most delightful party at Longwood, Thursday, April 5路 Everybody's busy now practicing and making costumes for May Day. Three Alpha Sigs are to be in the May Court-Lucy Potter, Doris Eley, and Mary Easley Hill. It will follow the Alice in Wonderland theme and be at Longwood and promises to be most delightful.

We're all looking forward to the Convention this summr.r and hope to learn to really know all our "sisters" we've heard so much about and from but haven't met as yet. Please meet us there.

Pledge Party at Longwood At the meeting of the Alpha Sigs just before we left for our Easter holidays, Kat Young announced that they, the new Alpha Slg members were giving us a supper party after we got back from our vacation.

We were really excited about it and one of our first questions was, "Where is it going to be?" The answer that came back was pleasing to all since it meant that we were going to have a "rough and ready" good time. It was to be held in the cabin at Longwood. This ended the meeting with all of us looking forward to a good time.

The Thursday afternoon finally rolled around, and if you had been in an automobile going in the direction of Longwood, you would have seen little groups of happy, carefree girls walking along that road. As

T H E PHOE IX we appr a hed the c ban. we knew th t we w uld h \e a g ior bu >han he r floated out t u through the ".1ll . \ we open d th big ru ti door with it antique lat h. a \\ rm nd heerful wei me wa hot out w u b the r aring lire in the loH:h open fire place. i\nd a I look d O\'er the j you , contenteJ fa e o ~ th new girl , I knew w ' ere more than wei ome. I :tl o thou ht how luck} we were t h:tve them a member f .\ lph 1 m1 .\ lph •.

The food that W:l pread bdor u w. m t wdcome :tfter ur tramp ut there. \J e enjo ed our elve whole-he rt dl · n to.t h:J andwi he . hot dog , and the man ther thing that are in lmkd i1. a pi nic- upper. ne b one we gath red around the p.1rkl1n 11r and ang ,\ ,\ ong and told torie . To make the Ycnin~ mpl ur friend, lr. (,rah m. had the h I truck waiting t gi' lift hack to chool.

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.\ lpha .\ lpha h. d the plea~ure of entertaining ~ l r . Fuller. ~larch ixtcenth and evemeenth, and we ertainl did enjo \ V,. were luck enou h to have nice weather, and if ou'v Miami in 'pring, you can't • ppreciate ' hat that m an after n n fr . Fuller met all the offi er separately to ren w our b nd of friend hip and c peration with ati nal, and w1th all the re t you A' everywhere. Friday night we held initiation for Ruth R mle. and while we ' ere all glad to have her a one of u , we couldn't heir remembering a litde adl that it wa the Ia t time that i. of our girl would be with u at initiation time.

We al o initiated !r. Fuller, if not into A , at leal into the intricacie of dormitor life. in the wa of a feed of toa ted mar hm dlow and peanut bun r andwiche . and apple . We even provided :1 frate1 nity renad for her pecial benefit! The active , pi dge and aiumn.e nded the festivitie aturday ' ith an lph. ig lunche n honoring Mr. Fuller. and w ,JI aid "g bye" with the in er hClpc thnt h will orne , gain oon. \ e have been getting r au f r our Inter- orority ing here on the c. mpu , o the A ong book come in mi •hty hanJy right n w. The conte t i a new thing here on the carnpu for women f !though the fraternitie ha e had ne for ear ) nd we are ' orking hard on our harmon to ~ e if we can get rhe plaque which w11l be awarded to the w1nner . pring formal d n e ro I k forward tc . Thi' a a gr nd cndin~ of few alumn.r ur alcnd 1, \lph 1gma lph , flai1.

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The event which is most interesting to us now, though, is the convention this summer. Now that the date and place have been set, it brings the Convention nearer to reality and farther from the land of "sometime." A lot of us Alpha Alphas are planning to go, since we don't live very far from Old Point Comfort, and because we remember the accounts of the last Convention which Fran Heuer brought back.

I was only a freshman when Fran returned from Estes Park, but I can still remember the pep and enthusiasm which she put into her talks on Convention. We resolved then and there to go to the next one if we had to walk! I guess we won't have to walk-we'll ride in "Molly's" car-but we are going to be there, as I know every Alpha Sig who possibly can will be. Here's to a glorious reunion this summer.

Nancy Simpkinson.

Pledge Banquet of Alpha Alpha Chapter On the twenty-fourth of March, 1934, the pledges of Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha held a formal dinner in honor of the actives of the chapter. Twenty-nine actives and pledges were seated at one long table which was decorated with white tapers and bowls of red and white roses. The programs were the shape of a book with the pledge pin outlined in red on the cover; the pages were held in place by red ribbon. Each cover at the table was marked by a white placecard with the name in red. As favors each active received a black and silver compact with the Alpha Sigma Alpha crest in silver on the cover. After the dinner the president of the pledge class gave a welcome speech; the response was given by Martha Green, president of Alpha Alpha Chapter. The pledges as a group then sang "Just A Freshie"; this was followed by each individual pledge singing a song which she herself had written. The evening ended with a skit in the form of a 'Rube Band Broadcast which was given by the pledge class.

Helen Parsons.

On April 21 Miami University is having an all-campus carnival in which our Alpha Alpha chapter is having a booth. Every year a carnival is held on the campus, the proceeds of which go to the Student Loan Fund.

This year it has been decided that the motif for the carnival will be that of a Persian market. To carry out the idea each sorority is selecting five girls who, dressed and veiled as Persian women will be auctioned off to the highest bidder as a dancing partner. As an additional attraction the rulers of the carnival will be the Goon , the Sea Hag, and Wimpy, characters of Segar's comics. All the campus sororities have consented to enter a candidate in the sea hag contest while the fraternities have already picked their goons. In addition the fraternities have entered their hungriest members and the candidate

THE PHOE IX who gulps down the most hamburger in thirty minute will be proclaimed Wimpy.

The exterior of our lpha lpha booth i to be decorated like a hip while the interior, representing a cabin will contain life-size effigi of Popeye \ impy Geezil and other during one of their escapade .

J~an Bo111man.

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Spring fever is that intangible something often heard of, very rarely fully explained but felt, I believe by practically everyone at ornetime in their life. The Alpha Beta girls decided that an outdoor meeting was much more to their liking than an indoor one. o on pril IO there developed an unexpected and very enjoyable wiener roa t. Wh a wiener slightly charred on one side and scarcely warm on the other houJd prove o appetizing is a problem that mi ht " ell puzzle a peron. Even tho e girls supposedly on diets and who could re i t the best dinner were unable or unwilling to mis one of the sandwiche . n impromptu auction of a half jar of mu tard went to the person " ho agreed to carry it home-there being no higher bidder.

As the old college ong goes-" college life i a dream life nd college days are dreams"-Nightmares in some instances perhaps. However, several of our girls are finding themselves approachinc:r that time called Commencement. It is a completion of one bit of work and a beginning of another of their own choosing. May their choice be such that they will bring joy and happiness to themselves as well a lpha igma Alpha to which their faith and loyalty is pledged. lpha Beta will lose the following girls this year by graduation: Ruth Bou man Kirksville Mis ouri路 Dorothea M. Grim, Kirk ville Missouri; Madeline Hol~an Hunt ville Missouri路 Dorothy Hutchin on Kirks ille Mi oun.

Girls many times forget or need to be reminded of ' ocial Precedent and Sorority Ethics." Miss Hook our sponsor has iven s vera! noteworthy talks along this subject.

Our pledge have shown them elves very loyal lpha igmas and each has written a ong expre sin her idea of lpha Sig spirit and love.

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Three cheers for our dear . . A .

May our pirit for her grow each day .

With her colors the red and the white, Forward on with all her might Let us make her the be t in the whole United tate Write her name on every late.

Lo alty, fellowship and honor too ld ., dear . now here' to you.

Betty Hucksup.

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Again the pledges come to the front with a program that was applauded again and again by everyone present. It was of three parts.

First was a "Mock Wedding." Ruth Bousman played the wedding march with very few mistakes and sang "Truly" in an exaggerated mezzo-soprano style and slighdy off key. A vis Wheatcraft was the pretty, litde, flower girl who skipped gracefully around, all the time, tossing bunches of imitation flowers on the floor. Betty Huckstep pronounced the ceremony for Marjorie Ewing, the groom, and Elizabeth Farrington, the bride. Ann Russell, the best man, fumbled for the ring and finally found it in the cuff of a trouser leg. Jerry Bondurant portrayed the sorrowful mother about to lose her adorable daughter.

The second part was called "care." It portrayed the newly wedded couple starting on their honeymoon in a rickety car. After four flats, engine trouble and a wheel rolling off, the bride decided that even though she had waited eleven years to get married she could wait awhile longer until th_e groom got a new car.

The prophecy written by Betty Huckstep and A vis Wheatcraft proved very interesting. What with lawyers, inovie stars and opera celebrities Alpha Beta is destined to be very outstanding providing it all works out.

* * * The pledges who are soon to be initiated are Elizabeth Farrington, Ruth Bousman, and Ann Russell, all of Kirksville. We are looking forward to seeing them carry on the ideals and traditions that Alpha Sigma Alpha has built up.

* * * The officers-elect for next year are President, Elizabeth Farrington; vice-president, Betty Fraser; secretary, Harriet Rose; treasurer, Geraldine Bondurant; editor, Ann Russell; alumna: officer, Avis Wheatcraft; chaplain, Betty Huckstep; registrar, Gretchen Huffman.

It is to these girls that we now look for leadership and carrying out the responsibilities and ideals of A. S. A.

* * * On April 7 at Kirk Auditorium from 8:30 to II:3o the sororities held their annual Panhellenic dance. A local orchestra furnished the music for the evening.

The receiving line was composed of the sponsors, the presidents of the different sororities and their guests. Modernistic designs of white and. black were used in decorating programs and walls. Banners representative of various sororities added much to the decorative idea. Floor lamps, ferns, and colorful divans added to the atmosphere.

Two interesting guests were May Day Lo and Tosuki Yamasaki, exchange students from China, who are attending Missouri University.

Madaline Holman.

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ALPHA GAMMA NEWS FuN AND FRoLICK oF

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A Coffee You say you don't like coffee? Well, you'd have enjoyed the delightful coffee the Alpha Sigs had at the "Activity House" in February. Our main source of entertainment was making dance programs for our formal rush party. While we cut and tore red and white paper, "Bernie" Anstead played the piano and Elaine Hastings sang. After an hour's work we presented fifty completed programs to the chairman of the committee. One of the girls remembered a camera so we took snapshots of the group-more treasures for our scrapbook!

While sipping our coffee and nibbling dainty sandwiches, caramels, and nuts we decided upon the list of rushees to be invited to our formal.

After the usual wailing and gnashing of teeth our list was reduced to the necessary size. Working, singing and laughing made our coffee a grand success.

Helen Thompson.

Our Formal Rush Party A formal dinner dance at the Country Club was our grand, gala occasion. Each rushee received at her place a corsage of beautiful red rose buds. Place cards took the form of a red booklet with white leaves; a diamond window on the front exposed the words Alpha Sigma Alpha.

The contents included the menu, an arranged dance program, and an autograph sheet.

"Phil" Runzo and his orchestra furnished pleasing melodies and rhythm for our dancing feet. Soft glimmering lights presented an intimate atmosphere for a further effort to become acquainted with our prospective pledges.

All the girls spent an enjoyable evening and were loath to ride back to school and say"good-nite" and "good-bye," for a time, as silence began the next day.

Mary . Scott.

Rushing Little, informal teas are very conducive to forming acquaintances, and so to assist in rushing freshman girls we gave small teas in our rooms for five or six rushees. This gave us an excellent opportunity to become better squainted.

A schedule of teas was previously arranged so that there was a party in Clark and Sutton Halls on the same afternoon.

The refreshments were limited to the expenditure of fifty cents, and only eight girls could be in each room-regulations of Panhellenic Association.

Betty Jane Cook.

THE PHOENIX Pledge Duties Do fre hmen hate pie e dutie r Do they think ' e're crud t}'rants?

Do they become annoyed perturbed a onized, disconcerted, di tre sed rebellious etc.??? Thi i the way one little fre hman feel ~ r. Address all . girls a Miss ' so and so.

Well at least I learned the Ia t names of orne of m be t friends.

2. U e the m id's entrance to utton Hall and the back door to Clark Hall and the back door to lark Hall.

Unquestionably I am though of a a maid no\ · for my hom town friends do not recognize me.

3· Wear red and ' hite wrist bands tied in a pretty bow.

The coquetti hness of these bow has failed. I am still with· out a beau.

4· Wear no jewelry.

Just ten mtnute late to das . and a te t that I mu t pa ; The reason?~ I wa without a tvatch. But then two weeks don't mat1 ter much.

S· Wear no make-up.

How sickly pale we all look! we were told not to flirt.

6. Ride no elevators.

7· Walk up three flights then turn to the right.

Walk up three ffights, then turn to the right. Knock if you're wdl-(you cant ring a bell).

7· Learn alphabet backwards.

Roomie: "Ferne what on earth a.re you doing?"

Pledge: " o dear, I'm not mentally unbalanced I'm mer I doillg another pledge duty."

Carry a bag of jelly beans all the time and every place. Give one to any . . A. girl any time she asks for it. pledge's prayer: We pray bean bag do not break· for we must keep a jelly bean of each color within your waH .

Learn the reek alphabet.

What does that make me?-a Greek educator, or an Italian fruit endor? ro. Wear Hat-healed shoe .

How our big sister do look out for our health I 1. Write a poem about ourself and repeat it each time you meet an . irl.

All pled e are poet accordin to the Alpha igs.

12 . o ' hatever any A. . . irl a k of you. familiar phr se to u pled es: "Please clean my room" or 'Pre my dres for the dance," or "Make my bed for me."

Ferne Barker.

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GAMMA GAMMA NEWS Everyone is hard at work this last term of school. But we find time for good times and work in A. S. A. We have had some kind of ~ocial meeting every two weeks. First there was a buffet supper with a hoe party to our last basketball game. During exam week we had a luncheon so our girls could study, for Alpha Sigs must maintain their high standard of scholarship.

We have worked as well as played-on Saturday before Easter we had a rummage sale. With the proceeds we were able to pay most of our local debts and have a little surplus.

Just now we are all so excited for we are to be visited by our National President, Mrs. Sharp, soon. We certainly hope that she has heard as many nice things about us as we have her but-how could she?

Our Plans for Convention What plans and dreams we've had for convention. We hope to be able to have a carload drive through from here. Four of us will leave here-if all goes well, at Kansas City we will be joined by Dolores McKaughn, our past-president.

Because of school starting the first of September, we plan to leave here quite early so that we can visit many places of interest. Chief of these is Washington, where Billie Ball, Dolores' sister will entertain, at least we expect her to do so.

We hope there can be more than one group. The alumna: will also probably send a good-sized delegation.

Helen Deal.

Gamma Gamma's Scholastic Record Again Gamma Gamma has scored! Of the four sororities on Northwestern campus, we have a greater representation in the Phi Beta Sigma Honorary Fraternity. This has happened for so many years that we have the reputation of being superior scholastically.

This year Pearl Roll and Eunice Metcalf were chosen as high point Seniors. Both are members and officers. Eunice has taught and plans to continue thus next year. But we are afraid that Pearl's future will be as a housewife. Congratulations girls, we're proud of you!

ZETA ZETA NEWS On the night of April 7, the informal dance at the Alph~ Sigma house completed the social activities of the week of Panhellemc Interfraternity groups of the College. About twenty-five couples were present and music was furnished by Carolyn Jundy at the piano. Miss Blanch Schooley was present from Odessa, Missouri. Dr. Fred W. Calvert, and

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Mrs. Calvert houseparem â&#x20AC;˘ were gue ts. fter the regular business meeting at the chapter house, Wednesda , April 4 formal initiation services were held for Mi Ruth andiford of Kan a City and Miss tella race Elliott of Warren burg. Refre hments \ ere served by Mr . Calvert the housemother. mong other nice things that have happened to lpha i rna wa the election of two of our girls for prominent role in the Ma Fet .

Mac Coleman and tella race Elliott ' ill attend the Ma' Queen a Heralds. We fed that this honor is richly d served.

Martha Corrigan nei e of one of our member , Mr . Le Me leekin has accepted our invitation to membership and ha been pled ed.

The next event on the calendar to which we are looking forward with much enthusiasm is the Formal on May Elaborate plan are going foward for it. We are hoping many of our alumn:e will be abl to be present.

Marie Campbell.

ETA ETA NEWS Dear Alpha Sigs: Eta Eta Chapter feels he is now ucces full launched on h r new year. She has elected new officers, ecured a new hou e, initiated a couple of girls and made plan for her next ru h week.

We're very proud of our new officers. ur pre ident is nne Prell.

Don't you like her name. It fits her too for he' tall and blond. But you'll see her at the Convention. Vice-pre ident i a little girl Helen Fitton. Lora Frogue fo rmer editor is now ecretary and nnabelle is still treasurer. he's o good we didn t dare change her. ur chaplain she calls her elf our janitor is Dorothy De oe. nd regi trar is that intelligent creature Dorothy Crews. he really ha the pledges worried with aU her ideas for programs to be presented for the active , and ' ork to be done. They gave one program though and it wa ood. We cho e Lois cott as rush captain. Good old Scotty. he indi penable during rush week so we've finally dignified her with a tide.

But what we're most excited about is our new hou e. h it great.

It's big and white with a red roof. It' ju t oppo ite the campu o that we can run o er between classes for a arne of bridge. We ha,¡e th contract signed and everything, and can t wait until ' e move in.

The two girl we initiated were orma latter and Dorothy Farnsworth. ice people both of them.

In pite of all thi bu iness we managed to queeze in a party. very nice party at that. n a ter one with bunnie scattered all over the room and hanging from the ceiling. The pecialty dance \ as novel to say the lea t. The n m of all girls pre ent were printed on olored aster egg . The e ' ere put in a ne t in the orner and the boys pia ed a sort of natch- rab arne to see who hould dance with whom. orma ave an acrobatic dance at intermi ion.

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One of the fraternities on our campus had a brilliant idea some o.f you might try for novelty. For the specialty dance the girls followed n?bons attached to a central light and each girl found a paper rabbit With her dance partners name on it but one girl found a real live white bunny.

Well, I guess that's all for now.

Love from Eta Eta, Ruby Fulton.

THETA THETA NEWS On Saturday evening, March 24, we held a Dinner Dance for the Pledges in the Spanish Room of the Hotel Buckminster. Nine couples were present. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fletcher were chaperones. Everyone had a delightful evening.

We were happy to initiate the following pledges, Vilette Powers, Barbara Small, and Christine Vaughan, on April 3 at 29 Exeter Street.

Following the usual impressive service the girls had the pleasure of hearing Miss Mabel Bragg tell stories. We are sorry for the Alpha Sigs who have never had the rare privilege of hearing Miss Bragg. We are very proud, happy, and fortunate to have such a dear friend and Faculty Advisor.

The Alumn:e Chapter joined with us in sponsoring a Tea for the members of the Faculty and their wives. Miss Winona Prouty and Miss Helen Ellard greeted the guests while Miss Mabel C. Bragg, Miss Ina Baine, Miss Ruth Feley, Miss Mary Lou Phinney received the guests.

Miss Dorothy Allen, Pledge, and Catherine Haight of Dorchester, poured. The guests were entertained by Miss Edna Connare, reader.

Just at present we are having vacation but every girl is looking forward to the supper and meeting at Miss Bragg's home in Newton on Saturday evening, May 5, and to the picnic at Miss Lancaster's Log Cabin in the near future.

Dorothy M. Herne, Editor.

IOTA IOTA NEWS Initiation Iota Iota Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha held initiation for four of their Pledges on the evening of March 4th in the Kirkwood Room of the Hotel Kirkwood. Those initiated were Harriet Barker of Ames, Mary Dailey of Cherokee, Mary Alice Fiddler, and Myrna Treimer of Des Moines.

Patronesses present at the banquet and ceremony were: Mrs. William F. Barr, Mrs. Ida M. McCormick, and Mrs. J. Herbert Blackhurst, Miss Leona Wilcox, National Secretary, and Iota Iota alumna was also at the initiation.

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The banquet was held in a beautiful room and the table wa lovd with green and gold in flower and programs, and each initiate wore a corsage, the center of which was a lo ely dlow rose:, surrounded b white sweet peas. The theme of the toast pro ram wa "The \lpha i School" and Dori Taylor pledge began it all with ' Kinder rten.

Geor ia Barton toastmistress then introduced Myrna Tr imer who continued our education with a clever little speech and poem on The Grade School." As representative of the acti es Lucile William addressed us on 'The Upper Classmen' -. hich was appropriately followed

by Perl Panerson giving her toa t as an alumna on the august subject of "The Graduates."

June Douglass then called upon the \ ould-bc:-actives for their part in the evenings entertainment. Harriet .., as asked \ hy there: were: no babies born in the: month of January in the: year 700 B.C. Her di sc:rtation on birth control wa all to no avail as the: correct an wer wa that there was no January in that far away year. Mary Alice, better kno\ n as Fiddle:, explained that the: way to decide: whether a Chinaman wa a Chink or a Chink was a Chinaman depended on the way you looked at Evolution. Mary Dailey floundered around in her water lass in a vain effort to tell whether she drank a full gla s empty or emptied a full glass. She: finally gave: up and was more: successful at telling why the ocean was so near the: shore. Last of all Myrna very satisfactorily told whether a house burned up or burned down.

Initiation followed the banquet in the: initiation rooms upstair and four very happy girls emerged from the: experience: with fuUc:r hearts and a greatly enlarged chest expansion.

Mary Aliu Fidlu.

Alpha Sigma Alpha School Alpha Sigma lpha chool was opened by a tinkle: of a bc:U. "Good morning children," aid Miss June Douglass the: teacher in charge. "This morning I want you to an wc:r to roll call by singing 'Good Morning, dear Teacher'."

"I am sure we: arc: all glad to have with us four vi itors this mornin and we: hope they will like us well enough to want to become a member of our group.'

"We also have with us today our Aunt Harriet Barker all drc: c:d up in her finest black satin, and that lovely hat, with the: large: feather on it." " unt Harriet why do you wear your glasses on the end of your no c:?" a ked inquisitive linle Mary Dailey. ow children we must get to work on our . " e.vc:r mind Mary. anthmc:ttc lesson. Turn to pa e 4 in your book.'

"Oh, teacher those are too hard and too ion ," came the remark from Mary lice: Fidler.

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"How would you like to have a spelling bee?-Lucile Williams, you and Georgia Barton, may choose up sides."

"Doris Taylor and La Vona Parrott are our new beginners, so we will let them bring in our lunches-Oh, children, aren't the lunches nice, all wrapped so neatly in new~paper?

"Myrna Treimer, will you tell us what you have in your lunch?"

"Yes, teacher, I have two sandwiches, an apple, and a cookie. Oh, look, we get grape punch."

"Now that you have finished your lunches, and have been so nice today, I have for each of you an 'all-clay' sucker.

"School is dismissed."

LaVona Parrott.

The pledges of Iota Iota Chapter cleverly supervised an informal Chapter Dance, April 13, at the Club room of the Drake University Woman's Gym. In spite of the fact it was Friday the 13th, and the pledges were disappointed in some of their plans, the party was a success and everyone had a good time. We had a hard time breaking up the party when the Janitor came around and informed us it was twelve o'clock. Much credit for our delightful time goes to Doris Taylor, LaV ona Parrott, and Irene Seibert, also to their charming boy friends, who make first class waiters.

Myrna Treimer.

Installation of Officers Monday, March 26, the new officers of Iota Iota Chapter were formally installed by Mrs. Hildegarde Nissly, our new adviser, at the home of Georgia Barton, retiring president. Officers for the coming year are: June Douglass, president Lucille Williams, vice-president Mary Alice Fidler, secretary Leona Gabrielson, treasurer Harriet Barker, registrar Reading about various chapters activities from time to time in the PHOENIX, one can almost succeed in picturing for oneself the appearance and characteristics of totally unknown members from other chapters.

Iota Iota hopes to get to National Convention 100 per cent-and we'd like you to recognize us when we meet!

There's: June Douglass-the new president and c~nvention delegate. Tall and slim, blond braids worn coronet ÂŁashton. A sophomore.

Lucile Williams-new vice-president. A sophomore. Dark, curly-haired, vivacious.

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lie~ Fidlu-new secretar . A fre hman-art major-former ampfire irl now ampfire exe utive.

Leona Gabrielson-new trea urer. Tall and ver blonde, mu ic I. Member of Mu Phi Ep ilon honorary mu ic fraternity. junior.

Harri~t Barku-new regi trar-sophomore. Bi bro\ n eye and â&#x20AC;˘Âˇ abreeze" bob. Cute clothes.

G~orgia Barton-retiring pre idem. nior. Dark hair and eye journalism major- ociety editor Drak.~ Tim~s-Delphic.

Miriam Hutchins-retiring crctary-art major-social chairmanhoney-colored long bob. ophomore.

Myrna Tr~im~r-retiring editor. mall, pert, clever. Loves to dancegives dramatic reading . sophomore.

Mary Dai/q--"Fiddle's" room-mate. mall and cute and Iri h. hapter clown also a sophomore.

Harri~t Larson-a junior. Big blue eye grand clothe math major.

And our pledges three!

LaVona (Polly) Parrott-a fre hman. pecialty dance and readingssnappy come-back . lr~n~ s~ibut-a sophomore.

Dark curly hair-soft voice-Myrna' "chee-ild."

Doris Taylor-blond and velte- o enou about it all--a go- etter.

I o a "fro h." nd there you have u !

Mary

"Pledge Duties" Oh, for the life of a pledge! We Iota Iota active are kept buy finding enough pledge duties to go around.

There are chair to place for meeting-letters to mail-library book to return-and pledge manual matter to learn.

But the active's real enjoyment-and the pledge' discomfitureusually come in the unu ual ' requirements" made u ually ju t precedin initiation.

Iota Iota' pled e have just come through an egg-carryin pidemic.

The eggs,-not boiled one either were carried about and produced on demand and during the week were decorated with the ignature of ten per on seven of them professor . !so each pled e greeted her active si ter \ ith the phrase, "Good morning, honorable active"-which caused some mirth in the informality on the campu . IJ of thi \ a not ju t "fooli hne but very real puni hment for failure to brin to meetin the on required of each pledge.

Among the more u ual pled e requiremen are the writing of poem and son chapel attendance itting on the floor during meeting goin without makeup and making candy before meetings.

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Kappa Kappa ha fini hed another succe ful ru hing sea on. You can see by the happy smiles on our pledges' faces that the too are happ to be Jpha Sigs.

The elections for Ma Queen are under way. We have nine girl up for the court and queen. As Alpha ig ha had two of the four Temple May queens we should stand a good chance. he also told Miss Bell s visit was much enjoyed by everyone. us some helpful things.

The sorority is all abuzz over the song book contest a the other chapters must be too. We have had lots of fun compo ing song . me of them the whole sorority has seemed to cooperate with.

By the way-Snuggsie says that Ivy is ali right again and rakin ru part in Kappa Kappa as a good turtle houJd. Mildred Lock.

Spring Rushing and

Pl~dging

March the fifteenth brought to a close one of the most succe ful and enjoyable rushing seasons Kappa Kappa Chapter has ever had.

Each sorority on our campus was allotted two parties to be given on the dates specified by the Panhellenic Association. The date which we drew were February the twenty-seventh, and March the tenth.

The first party was a formal dinner at our Sorority House ( teve Brodie's Cafe for that night), for the girls-followed by dancing. elective group of escorts were provided for the girls from Temple's campus. The 'Brown Derby " as our hou e was "baptized' for one night, was tastefully decorated after the fashion of a cabaret. Little checkered tablecloths, candles in tallow-covered bottles a real bar and large paintings and posters on the walls constituted the simple decorations. The "Brown Derby" sign was in its place outside of the entrance to the house.

The twenty-seven little rushees were ushered in and announced one by one. At 6:30 p. m. dinner was ser ed and each girl sat at the place designated by her pretty place card which seemed to be a problem to find among so many tables. t each rushee's place was an attractive cor age of flowers.

Caterers served us a delicious turkey dinner during which time a number of our sorority songs were sung. Following the dinner, hort floor show took place and many of the Alpha ig took part.

There were everaJ humorous kits some line dances, and an pache dance.

Then came the big part of the evenin -the dance. Table and chair were moved away, the floors were waxed, and a six-piece orcheStra trolled in. They furnished the music from :30 until I I :30 p.m. Thi part of the program wa a total urprise to the ru bee who were led,

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one by one, to an escort. Then the fun began-new acquaintances were made, and all was well.

Each 1ittle dance program was shaped like a beer bottle with the following words printed on the outside cover.

Distilled Contains Dance at the Brown-Derby 100% Steve Brodies The second party was also a great success. It was held at Smaltzes.

The house made a grand "Show Boat." Smaltz's refreshments were also good.

Evelyn Hartman .

Final Initiation The final initiation of Kappa Kappa Chapter was held at the sorority house Sunday, April 8, 1934, at 3:00 p.m.

The following girls were taken in at this time: Kay Blood Jane Dickson Evelyn Kite

Doris Whitcomb Janet Merril Margaret Leppard

The service was very impressive and very beautiful, at least it seemed to be to all of the active members. The room was very attractively decorated with red and white flowers. With all the girls in their white dresses together with the flowers it seemed to symbolize a new start for all of us and made us realize that the sorority is very dear to us.

We were very happy and' honored to have Miss Evelyn Bell, the National Registrar present for the service. Of course we were very thrilled and excited to have her with us this being the first time we have had the pleasure of having one of our national officers visit us.

We did truly try to do our very best.

After the service we had a business meeting for Miss Bell at the conclusion of which she gave us a very inspiring talk which resulted in a resolve by all of us to do bigger and better things for the sorority.

We do thank her very much for making us realize more fully our duties as members of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

I am sure that the six girls which have just recently joined will live up to the standard of the sorority and will make us very proud of them. We are very happy to welcome them into our group and hope that they will enjoy being with us as much as we enjoy having them.

lane Farrell.

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Balloon -red, black, green, ' hite yello' -b Jloon -aJI olor , under these Kappa Kappa hapter held it prin formal pril 7路 The dance wa h ld in honor of u u hapter and our n w pled e . \Ve were also fortunate to have with u our ational Re istr r Mi E\'el n Bell.

The club room of Mjtten Hall ' a the settin for our dan e, nd ' e danced to the train of Bill Hall--of Hall fame.

During the intermi ion we all congregated at our hou e to refre h our elve with the deliciou punch made by the Home . ( me o our boy friends howed their worth by wa hin and dryin the pun h glasse .) fter the punch bowl had been drained ' e de ided it mu t be time for more music, o once again we all promenaded to 1 Iitten Hall to indulge in dancing.

Before we knew the evening wa almo t over and then the fun began. The balloons mu t come down-the dancing male grabbed them while the timid females cringed from the anticipation of the ot one balloon wa left by the time the bang which were to follow. orche tra had finished playin their Ia t number.

We were aU loathe to leave the scene which had furoi hed us with a mo t enjoyable evening, but a the ayin goes-all good thing mu t have an ending.

Kay Di~trich.

"D.tamon d I ~an "

On January 2nd 1934, the girls of Kappa Kappa hapter ' ere gathered together at an informal supper held at their house. Before itting down to the table Mi s Drummond our advi or r ad the followaog ver e: Jean and Bill went up the hill They said to ee the view, When they came down he had nary a frown Cause he'll oon say 'I do.'

Were e urprised? I should say we were! one of u had any idea that our pre idem, Jean 1ac0onald, wa goin to announce her engagement to Bill Jackson.

The upper, which followed, had been made :md wa served by everal of the girls. It certainly ta ted good and wa well appreciated by 25 hungry girls. n each end of the table were beautiful bouquet of red roe and white weet peas. In the center wa a china hoe which repre nted the hoe in which Mother Hubbard lived. From thi hoc to each place wa e tended a ribbon and on the end of it wa attached a nursery rhyme. fter all had eaten their full capacity of food each girl pantomimed her own verse. With the playin of a fcv more game ' e end d the evenin ' celebration for our "Diamond Jean."

Hd~n

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MU MU NEWS Formal initiation was held March 3rd for Miss Elsie Musolf, our new faculty adviser, and Mary Morrison.

XI XI NEWS This letter to the PHOENIX is being written right in the middle of the mid-term examinations, and so Xi Xi's news will be brief and to the point, as this editor, for one, is especially busy, being a senior in good standing who wishes to maintain that good standing.

A few weeks ago six of the U. C. L. A. Alpha Sigs spent a most glorious and lazy week-end at Catalina, (you know, "The Magic Isle,in all the world no trip like this!!!") at the home of our president's aunt. We hoped to have some interesting if not entirely beautiful snapshots to send you, but they seem to have been taken in a thick fog, or through a curtain, or something, so poorly did they turn out.

We will be sure to have some pictures of our next big trip, however, which is to be taken April 18-21, during our so-called Spring Recess. About twelve of us, including several alu!Iln<e, are spending that vacation at Lake Elsinore (on the opposite side of the lake from the famous, or should I say infamous, nudist colony, I hasten to assure you); and if this cold, gloomy, most unusual California weather will just oblige us, we hope to have as glorious a time as we had at Catalina. Incidentally, and purely incidentally, this week-end is to be devoted to extensive pledge-training, of the shoe-cleaning entertainment, automobile-washing variety, prior to formal initiation on the night of the 2oth of Thelma Canan and Catherine Kelley.

Speaking of initiation, three weeks ago, on the week-end of March 24th, ' initiation for June Howell was held at the home, or rather, the beach-cottage, of Catherine Kelley. The ever-present (in time of need or any other time, thank goodness) alumn;e were with us, and the weekend was a complete, and thoroughly restful success.

We are working hard on the Convention, and particularly on the Song Book end of it, since Ethel Tobin is our advisor, and we are enjoying the experience immensely. We are extremely fortunate in having Ethel brings many of the contributions to our meetings, and we play and sing the songs sent in to the contest by the other chapters. 路 This will be the last contribution to the PHOENIX of this editor, and I hope that the new editor will be more strict with the pledges and demand more original efforts. We are sending at least three girls to Convention, and I am sure that Virginia, in August will be the most inspirational place in the United States. I only wish that I could be there to meet the girls whose work in the PHOENIX I have enjoyed so much. 路 June Howell, Editor.

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We were able to get one of the numerou nap hot taken at Catalina developed very clear! . Here it i and we hope ou ll like it.

Tho e as embled are reading from left to right: Margaret Cuenod Xi Xi president; June Howell editor路 Ro a Mathew , trea urer; Inez apier Catherine Kelley. and Loui e Peter on, ecretary.

Jun~ H 0111~/1, Editor.

OMICRON OMICRON NEWS ow that pring has nt Ia t come the campus reflect all the pirit of a long drawn out winter. Everywhere students are enjoying the gloriou outdoor ; tenni matche are being played, archery conte ts are on and S\ immers are looking forward for their eason to commence.

The college actives include the crowning of a Ma ueen. et the queen ha not been cho en but several lpha igs are eligible and we expect to receive the honor.

Our traditional ampus i ht i one of the mo t anticipated events of the chool ear. Each or anization choo e a certain t pe lantern and there is a parade all over the campus. The nffair, of cour e, i at night and the irl in their white clothes and the men in flannel make an impres ive i ht with the many-hued torches, a the wind back and forth about the building . The parade terminate in our gym \ here the orchestra proceed to play for the annual dance-It i Ma

Roumar C. Priu.

Jane mith our college repre rative ha en cho n to pi in n very select orchestra made up of out tandin tudent of mu ic who will broadca t over the radio.

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. Every year here at Kent State we have what is known as Pep Entertamment. Each group on the campus presents a certain type of amusement or stunt. This year the A. S. A.'s put on a "morning in school.''

Every active represented a school girl and we were dressed in black with frilly white collars. Our president, Mary Jane Fairchild, acted as teacher and conducted .the class. We went through the usual morning class work all to rhythm, music and dance. Some of our more talented members put on a special song and dance act which fitted into our idea of musical study. We were directed by our advisor, Miss Helen McClaflin, a member of the music faculty. The result was we took first prize and had an acceptable donation to our treasury.

The Last Phoenix This is my last contribution to the PHOENIX. I have been especially fortunate to be the editor for Omicron Omicron for the past two years and what fun it was to write and tell my distant sisters what we of Kent State are doing and to read what they in turn had done to fulfill the ideals of Alpha Sigma Alpha, when we realize that the last PHOENIX means the rapidly approaching close of the school year. June will mean the parting with girls you've, lived with for years, sisters whom you've worked with, advisers who have guided you, and of course officers who have faithfully directed your activities. For those of us who see June only as a termination of a school year which will resume in a few months we rejoice in the feeling of security to return again to a campus where we are established in a sisterhood that space separation cannot sever.

But to you graduates, our sisters who have helped pave the way for finer sorority ideals-may your future be as successful and happy as your college days. Those of us who are continuing cannot forget your help and we want you to know that wherever you go Alpha Sig is always glad to welcome you back.

PI PI NEWS Pi Pi's {(Goings On" Pi Pi Chapter has 'certainly been holding its own these last few months. Here's just an inkling of what has happened.

On March 20, the new officers installed for the coming year were as follows: President, Margaret Houston; vice-president, Ethel Schutt; secretary, Kathryn Johnston; treasurer, Margaret Baldwin ; registrar, Sylvia Arend; chaplain, Dorothy Fricke; editor, Betty Murphy; Panhellenic representative, senior-Kay Moore, junior-Mary Shreder; You've probably already guessed that "ye editor" is at the present time struggling to overcome that certain something known as "fillcolumnites," but calm your fears for we have good news for you depres-

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Barth and B nn

Barlett (our

c -pr idcnt), have i ned teaching contract for the coming car. hutt and n Thursday Marg Houston, our pre ident, and Ethd B tty Murphy the old and new editor rc pcctivcl , m t Julia Lanca tcr who topped at Buffalo on her ' ay from the Pacific oa t. \Vc had t a at Evdyo Bdl' apartment and we enjoyed a mo t delightful chat with Mi Lancaster. nior Ball, pnng Pi Pi's dance with Tri Kappa Fraternit , the Initiation, and Panhdlenic Da have all added to the c..xcitement of the live of the lpha ig at Buffal<r-but more of thi later.

We are told that in the pring a young man' fane turn to t • . . etc. . . but we've found out that in the pring Pi Pi' fan y turn to thou hts of "House Party" and onvention.

Mar Houston Pi Pi's new pc ident will be delegate thi earbut more of this later a) o. o this i all for the tim bein ~ .

Bmy 1urphy.

Pi Pi's Spring Initiation Pi Pi held its 1934 pring initiation at the Buffalo lub on aturday, April 2 , at which time Dororh He and meier were initiated.

The impressive initiation ceremony wa followed by a form:tl dinner and later our escort joined u for dancing in the ball room. ln tead of using symboli m for th theme as i the u ual u tom -. e u d a more practical theme in which an initi:tte an acti e member, and an ex-collegio told ' hat lpha ig had me:tnt to each of th m. Mar aret Houston was toa tmistre s· Evel n Bell, our nation:tl re i trar, pok on 'What Being . ational Means"· Betty tratemeier' topic was "What a 1ew [ember Owe to Her orority'"; and Mary Bl:tck tone ga e her view on "The orority' en·ice to the raduate.'

Table decoration were in red and whit . Ka John ton made th pro ram in the form of pcnant red with \ hit leu rin , and tied at the top with white ribbon to which wa attached a mall card ontaining the girl's name. Ethel chutt de igned the dan e pro ram imilar to the pia e card . lady Young wa eneral chairman, :t i ted by Mary Loui ernabelle B:trlett, Mary McDonald and hri tian on Ruth Heddon Kay Johnston.

Gladys Young.

Ttn in a Btd, or Pi Pi's House Party Hav t n in on been to Pi ver

ou ever lept (pardon me, I hould have aid tried to Jeep) little bed? If your an ver i in the negative then you've never Pi 's Hou Party. nd what you vc mi d.

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THE PHOENIX Sig with bag and baggage leaves her own soft little bed and departs for the cottage beside Lake Erie. First arrivals get the choice of sleeping quarters and think what a grand night's rest they'll get but they are soon disillusioned by those who come thereafter. But who wants to sleep at House Party? Gab Feasts (called by Frats-Bull Sessions) last far into each night.

What about daytime? Swimming, rowing, and hiking-all add to the first tan (most! y sunburn). W einie Bakes and Midnight Lunches all help to make things lively.

Saturday night comes and with it the much though about "date."

Dressed in the gayest apparel (and who cares who owns it) we all dash off somewhere to dance.

Sunday means Clean-up D ay and also Farewell Day. Many go home not to meet until the fall term opens. The sadness in parting is overshadowed by the grorious four days spent together.

Nothing reveals the Alpha Sig spirit like House Party and so we are all anxiously awaiting this June when we can say "roll over" to our nine sisters.

Shirley Stowell.

Pi Pi Frolics with Tri Kap. Fraternity 0. K. See you at the dance tonight-this was the cry at Buffalo State Teachers on Friday, March 23. That was the date that Tri Kappa Fraternity and Pi Pi decided to have a joint dance. (You've probably guessed already that Alpha Sig and Tri Kap are "that way" about each other.)

Kathryn Johnston was co-chairman with Dave Sanford from Tri Kap. Several members of the faculty and mothers and fathers of Alpha Sigs acted as chaperones. They certainly go a " big kick" out of watching us "galivant" around the floor.

Fluffy ruffies were left at home and everybody came with the idea of having an elegant time. There were several novelty dances including a "Get Acquainted Dance" and a "Balloon Dance." Before the evening was over the floor was "knee deep" with confetti and discarded lollypops thrown away due to the contact made by lollypops and confetti. No, there's nothing like a confetti covered sucker!

We hope this joint dance has established a precedent for many more to come.

Kay Johnston.

Panhellenic Day at State Spring again and with it May 17, Panhellenic Day at ~t~te Teachers at Buffalo. Panhellenic Day means much to us because It IS the day when all the sororities on the campus join together as one group.

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THE PHOENIX We all love Panhellenic Day because it makes us seem just a little distinctive and bound together by a common bond.

We all wear white dresses and also our own sorority colors on our pins. In the evening a dinner is held in our cafeteria after which each sorority sings its own "sweetheart" song. After the singing, Dean Reed, the past president, and the newly elected president of Panhellenic Association, and the new adviser speak to us.

Panhellenic Day-a sign that another year has passed in our sorority world-a day when all sorority girls participate in a common function where understanding between all sororities is fostered . On this day we tend to realize more fully what a sorority means to us and what it has done for us.

Alice Gregor.

To Our Past President-Benny Barlett It's strange how we feel about people we know, We take them for granted. Expect them to show Us the right thing to do.

Such people we love-in fact we love best, So we set them apart; let them guide all the rest And each year we come through.

It's people like Benny, who give fullest measure, Vi'ho make us all join with the greatest of pleasure Is this tribute to you.

Mym Barth.

RHO RHO NEWS Formal Dinner Scene Place Time

.. Formal Dinner ..... Kyato Inn .. Pledging Night

We are now seated at the table doesn't it look gorgeous the centerpiece is of red and white roses with green and gold candles providing the only light . . . oh happy night . . . here comes the food . . . doesn't it look and smell good . . . everyone seems to be enjoying it . . . don 't our five new pledges look sweet . . . look here, what seems to be missing . . . this will never do . . . we have French fried potatoes and no ketchup . . . the idea . . . (word passes around the table and we get ketchup) . . . will you have another roll . . . Mabel, your dress is very pretty . .. do have another roll Olive . . . Olive can you recite a poem in French for us . . . Olive can't seem to think of one . . . Miss McCullough rises and requests that I give a contribution to

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th C\Cntn entertainment . . . what hall I do? nur ry rh •me . . . the · em to like it . . . omeone u mg . . . i there a piano in the hou . . . there i •• nd we ing .. . there i time for another on before de sert . . . we in a tn . . . w don't want to be late for the I t how . . . are you ure •ou obtained enough reserved at for u . ori ? ... are we all r ad t g . . . ju t a minute until I get nother drink of w ter . . . (we gather ur coat . place card , favor and forth, , nd arc on ur w •oodbye.

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I , m wonderin • if a orority can be a fortunate , we were when we ecured Mr . L. F. Metzger a our Hou e Mother.

La t year she wa the Hou c {other of one of our fraternit group on the campu and it wa to our fortune th t the r It th depre sion. The girl immediately put me in harge to inten·iew her.

I had met her before and looked forward to our meeting with .~real 1lea ure. fter mu h deb ring, etc., we finally ured her. . h i ever thing a girl would want in a Mother- weetne culture, alibcr and charm; all the ·e mixed' ith jut the right amount of firmne make her perfect to us.

I am ure that if one of you would meet her ou \ ould fall in I \'e with her a we have. I don't know ' hat ' e would have done without her Garnet Floyd.

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There come a time in everyone' life ' hen th y graduate, and leave their friend behind to carry on for old lma rfatcr. They h vc that parkle in their eye , and a pring t their tep, which hout. t the world their readine to m et the demand of oci t , be it ucce r f. ilure. There , re three enior in igma igma ' ho raduatc in June. all leader on the campu . Luree teven ha f r the pa t ear a ted a pre ident of igma igma pre ident of Panhellenic, and e ret· tar · of the A. . \ . .· 1argueritc Be , vice-pre ident of igm igma , and pre ident o . W. .; then Ruth LO\ den, y olde edit r f r the pa t e r, ha n't been pre ident of an thing, but he t le t an a t of cnior represcntati,·e of . . \ . . ., seni r repre nt tive o A. \ . .. and representative of Panhcllcnic. the campu, we find three lph In re\iewin the social life • • t the top of the li t, namcl •: Loi Hillman, Mi ttra tivene Lou Perkin , Mi s Per nalit · and Joy a Wood Mi uader h1p.

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The spring quarter rushing gave us another pledge. Sigma Sigma announces the pledging of Louise Jarvi s, Durango, Colorado.

I no~ tu~n the reins over to Nancy Jane Salter, who being a very talented g1rl, 1s well able to handle the job perfectly. Although she is submitting an article for this publication, she is far too modest to tell of her accomplishments; so I'll take the responsibi lity. Perhaps the most important matter is the fact that she was sent as a Western State delegate to the Associated Women's Student Convention, held at Tuscon, Arizona. She is secretary-elect of A. W. S. and prominent in dramatics on the campus. So-here's to better editors for Sigma Sigma. And so I bid farewell to all the chapter and you, Alpha Sigma Alpha. I leave with you Nancy Jane, who can more than fill my shoes, however, that is not figuratively speaking.

Ruth Lowden.

Greetings from the new editor. Thank you, Ruth, thank you, for them kind words which I appreciate a great deal, but really could have said myself, because you wrote about yourself quite a bit. But then, one should think well of oneself because who else would, and if one understands what I mean, one is very good indeed.

The new officers for the coming year are: Roberta Helmecke . . . . . . . . . Preside1lt Lois Smythe ... .. .. . ....... Vice-P1路esident Vivienne Smythe . ................... Secretary Loretta Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Joysa Woods . ......... . ....... . .... . Registrar Lillian Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Chaplain Nancy Jane Salter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor Alice Schuhmann ........ Collegia Representative And so old friends leave college to go out into the world, and new friends come in to take their places. I leave now to return to you next year, and try to give my best to Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Sigma Sigma's notables of the campus: r. Luree Stevens (senior), president of A. S. A., president of Panhellenic, secretary of A. S. W. S. C. 2.

Marguerite Besse (senior), vice-president of A. S. A., president of A. W. S. 3路 Ruth Lowden (senior), editor of A. S. A., senior representat~ve of A. S. W. S. C., senior representative of A. W. S., and representative of Panhellenic.

4路 Roberta Helmecke (sophomore), president-elect of A. S. A., representative of Panhellenic, secretary of Alpha Psi Omega.

5路 Lois Hillman (sophomore), registrar, representative of A. W. S., vice-president of Delta Omicron, voted Miss Attractiveness of W. S. C.

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6. Lou Perkin (sophomore), colle e repre nt:ni'"e, tre:l urer of Delt:1 micron, voted Mi Per onalit .

7· Jo a Wooc.l (junior), pre idem of Y. W. . ,\., repre entame of . W. ., voted ~li Leader hip. 'ancy Jane a her ( fre hman ), editor-elect, e retary -de ·t of . \V. ., dele •ate to \. W. . onvention in Tu on. . Linda Imine (fre hman , repre emarivc t .\. W. S., ' ted mo t popular co-ed. laney /tm~ 'a/tel.

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To Our (niors This year Tau Tau hapter of Alpha i pr u<..l t irl vcr much be au c boa t of her three enior . We will mis the they certainly have done more than their har in making our ororit what it i today. Eleanor Winters better kn wn to all of u a. ''We Wee," has been the presid nt of our chapt r thi ear • nd he h:t been an excellent one. he i connected in orne ' ay with almo t ev r activity on the campu and ha a weakne for ch olate milk. H t off to our Wee! Then there i Lela Pitt , who i known for her debate.

This year he ha been editor for our chapter and we'll all agree he omethin, tell u - he will be has gotten orne mighty fine material. u ing her culinary art before long. La t, but certainly not lea t, me our dear Dorothy Morri on. Dot ha been very active in many organization on the campu . This year he ha b en trea urer of our ch. pter and that job makes u lend her all our mpathy-with the depre i n on and all. When y u want good advi e in plannin a ucc ~ful partyor's the girl to a k. nior , ' e are all for ou-" fay ou it on the Lack of u ce s and ri e rapidly!"

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The Tenth Biennial onvention of Pi Kappa D Ita which w held at Lexington w:t certainly a plea am :tnd eventful trip for the I Ia debat r . The irl team i composed of Lela Pitt and m self b th \lpha ig .

We tarted Friday morning mid cold leer and rain but oon came to Kentuck blue gra and warm, moi t climate. The zark and hill ' country on the way wa very enic a were the beautiful old plantation and table .

We tayed at the Lafayette Hotel which wa h adquarter for the on ention. The hotel which i twelve torie high wa crowded with debator ea h one ekin to do hi be t in thi nJti n I tournament.

The debate were numerou and difficult to win which perhap

THE PHOENIX explains the girls winning three out of five having the misfortune 0 [ defeat.

Wednesday night a large dance was held for all members of Pi Kappa Delta in the ball room of the hotel. Here all the debators as well as the Transylvania students met and became acquainted. Everyone had a splendid time including us two girls.

Perhaps the most picturesque places in the South are those estates which compose large homes with immense stables. Here we saw many famous horses, among them Man-of-War, Twenty-Grand, Mara Hari, Mars and others.

On the way home w~ saw Lincoln 's boyhood home on Knob's Creek and his birthplace which is now surrounded by a huge marble memorial in his honor. We also visited the original ''Old Kentucky Home," which was very antique and beautiful, with a family burying ground in the yard. Henry Clay's home in Kentucky is a very histori c place and is surrounded by beautiful trees. We also saw three state capitals, namely, the capitals of Kansas, Missouri, and Kentucky.

After nine days of eventful happenings our wild west prairie looked very beautiful and we arrived happy to be back home again with all of our A. S. A. sisters.

June Rader.

PHI PHI NEWS Phi Phi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha held its installation of officers for the coming school year on Wednesday evening at the chapter room. The new officers are: President, Georgia Schulte, Oregon; vice-president, Jean Patrick, Bethany; secretary, Margaret Turney, Forest City; treasurer, Marian Maloy, Redding, Iowa; registrar, Barbara Zeller, Oregon; chaplain, Erma Walker, Bigelow; editor, Sarah Frances Rowlett, Maryville; collegiate representative, Nell Zimmerman, Cameron; and Panhellenic representative, Elizabeth Planck, Bethany.

Following the installation small white booklets bearing the sorority crest in red and containing the names of the new officers, which were printed in red, were presented to each member of the active and pledge chapters, and to the sponsor, Miss Nell Martindale.

S. F. Rowlett, Editor.

* * * You all should have heard our wee Viola Johnson scream with delight when she found out that her jewelled sorority pin was her own for good. Viola was one of the five girls that we, Phi Phi Chpater, initiated April 12. The other four were: Jewell Hammer, Elizabeth Adams, Mary Elizabeth Meadows, and Bernice Sloan. Framed Alpha Sigma crests were given to the girls. All of us enjoyed Eskimo pies and candy.

Sarah Frances Rowlett, Editor.

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Alpha Alpha: Dorothy Williams to Clark Peusyl on January 28, 1933.

Epsilon Epsilon: Elizabeth DeWar to Ephraim Henry Hoover on July 12, 1933· Virginia Bergerhouse to Paul DeBauge on February 12, 1934· Margaret Tholler to Charles Andreas on November 14, 1933.

Eta Eta: Reba Esther Anderson to George Ruster on June 24, 1932.

Alpha Gamma: . Violet Ralston to William Johnston on June 10, 1933·

Lambda Lambda: Sarah Kinney to Charles Arthur Pegler on March 10, 1934·

MuMu: Mildred Wenz to Nelson Lebo on April 21, 1933·

Sigma Sigma: Allyne Fryberger to Richard Purcell on August 24, 1932.

Psi Psi: Miriam Cain to Dennis Cook on February 15, 1934.

Pi Pi: Helen Rich to Lester William Bragg on September 10, 1932.

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To Mr. and Mr . Ward tahl (Catherine Din more) dau hter.

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