Asa phoenix vol 24 no 3 mar 1938

Volume XXIV

MARCH, 1938

Number 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Pag~

Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Our Professional Outlook ..... .. ............ . .. 12 Hall of Fame ... ... . .... ....... .. ..... ... . .. .. 18 Interesting Alpha Sigs ... . . .... .... . .. .. . .... . . 21 Our. Dean's Corner .................. . .. ... . ... 27 Travel ... .. . . ... . ............... . . ..... .. . .. . 29 Council Column . . . . . . ... .... . . . .. .. ...... .. . . . 44 For Those W ho Would be Well Informed . .. .... .47 Hobbies .. . ..... ...... .. . .... . .. . ..... ... . ... 53 Ideas That Have Clicked .. . ... .. .... . . .. ....... 66 Chapter Personalia ... ... . ........ . .. . .. .. .... . 71 New Alumn<e Chapters ... ........ . ..... .. ... .. 73 Alumn<e Chapters ... .......... . ........ . . ..... 76 College Chapters . ... . ... , ....... . .. ..... . . .... 94 Exchanges ............. . . . . ... .. . ... . . ... .. . 126 A. S. A. Poets ...... .. ... . .... ...... .... . ... 129 A nnouncements ..... . ... . ..... . .. . .... ...... . 133 Directory . .. ....... ........ ... . ... ... . ...... 138

Published in November, January, March a nd 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 Indianapolis, Ind iana. Business correspondence may be addressed to either office, but matter for publication and correspond ence concerning the same should be addressed to Mrs. B. F . Leib, 3540 North Pennsylvania S-treet, Apartment T, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Entered as second-class matter, September 4, 1923, at the post office at Richmond, Indiana , under the Act of March 3, 1870.

Subscription price one dollar per year.

ody Road plunge through ho hone Canyon of the \Yyoming Rockie~. the Buffalo Bill country and onward to the Ea t Gateway.

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y Cody Road you will enter the garden of

many wonde.rs, Yellowstone ational Park, and travel to the site of the fifteenth biennial convention of Alpha Sigma Alpha, August 22 to 26.

From the moment you begin that drive, you will be thrilled by the mightiness of your surroundings. Through miles of trackless forests, the untamed Buffalo Bill country, Cody Road extends. There are no other roads. Nothing is changed. The swirling, green waters of the Shoshone River will sing to you just as they sang to Shoshone Indians, scouts, and trappers in the days of Buffalo Bill. As you travel upward, the road winds along high shelves of rock on canyon walls, through tunnels, amid red rock, cliff-faced mountains. Occasionally it skirts the shores of large and small lakes of unsurpassed beauty.

Breathless with wonder and excitement, you will come upon the shores of the lofty Yellowstone Lake, high, high in the mountains. Commanding a broad expanse of water stands the Colonial Style Hotel, your "home'' for the first days of the convention.

Five wonderful days ahead of you-days of frolic and fun, of relaxation and meditation in the midst of nature's great wonders, of enriching friendships, of joy and inspiration with your A. S. A. sisters.

You have dreamed of it-make the dream come true . .

GEORGIA

CHULTE,

Convention Chainnan.

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The Yellowstone Geysers F LL O 路 beautie

the Park's countle s of mountain tream and lake, fore t land and gorge, none i o unu ual, o tartling, so wierd a the gey er . "Thirty mile of gey er " i the claim of Yellowstone which no other area in the world can challenge. You see big gey ers, pouting as high a tall building ; little gey er imitating in miniature their big companions; dignified geysers, erupting periodically with magnificance and poi e; fu y, irritable geysers, puttering and his ing and making much ado without accomplishing a thing.

In eruption the geyser make strange sounds. Some puff like locomotive . Others mutter like distant thunder, or snore from their depths-like sleeping giants. Day and night, summer and winter, their wierd performances go on. In the sunlight they gleam resplendently. t night, in darkness or under the Rocky Mountain moon, they loom like tall white, hissing ghost . ix different geyser basin in the park steam and boil like infernos.

Placid hot springs today, tumultu-

tomorrow--or vice ou gey er ver a-i o often true in Yellowtone that even the official geyser ob erver are never certain ' hat form a . pring or gey er may take ne 路t. The yery earth eem bewitched and you catch your elf vi ioning the fiery origin of creation and vividly imagining that the ground quake beneath your feet.

These place , the Indians believed, were the homes of terrible pirits who reserved Ye11ow tone to themselve . Little Blaze, son of a Blackfoot Indian chief vi ited the Park in 1931 to see what it wa that scared away hi father, Chief Painted vVing, in 1845. The chief and 275 warrior had penetrated the Park in pursuit of hoshones who had stolen their horses.

"Blackfeet Indians saw something go boom," said little Blaze.

"Blackfeet run away. ever come back. I come back now. Find long smoke everywhere but no fire."

From the booklet "Magic Yellowstone" published by the Northern Pacific Railway and Burlington Route.

Old Faithful Geyser i best known of O LDall Faithful gey er . It combines all the attribute that we expect of a well-behaved gey er,-if you could speak of any gey er in that en e.

You can count upon it taging its performance within a few minute of a pecified time; every

ixty to eighty minute to be exact.

Its impre ive volume . . . the great height of it column, are other factor contributing to its well earned fame. \\hat plendid showman ld Faithful i . It precede it performance with a rumbling prologue, like

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Old Faithful Geyser-Yellowstone Park

the roll of bass drum . Then an immen e column of hi sing, boi ling water oar gracefully skyward.

Quickly it gain velocity until it reache a height of 120 feet, and sometime exceed that figure.

For four minute it continues a dazzling di play and then gradually dies away; a few wisps of steam hover but an in tant and then disappear.

In each one of these spectacular performances, Old Faithful hurls

skyward a volume of water so great that it is difficult to conceive of it. It has been estimated that, in a single day, thi aey er di charge an amount of water suf ficient for the need of a small city.

To ee Old Faithful at night, it steaming plume cauaht in th e vivid white light of a giant searchlight beam thrown from the roof of Old Faithful Inn, is a sight that becomes one of the vivid memone of a Yellowstone trip.

ATTENTION ARTISTS : Send your designs for the cover of the next Phoenix-the convention issue-to the c.onvention chairman IMMEDIATELY.

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At Yellowstone Lake ize, Yellow tone I LakePOImayT beof ranked among the large t of the mountain lake . Its urface cover approximately 139 quare mile . Its hore line i 100 mile long. It area i urpn mg when you con ider that it is a mile and a half above sea level. To the east of the lake are the jagged nowy peak of the b aroka . To the outh lies Mt. Sheridan, all that remains of a huge, extinct volcano.

On the We t Thumb shore there are a number of brilliant "paint pot ," the active Lake bore Gey er,

and the Fi bing one, a boiling pring that ri e from the lake bottom.

You will be orry to leave the Lake. It i a place for the mo t exhilarating enjo ment. The invigorating air at 7 760 feet above sea level, i cool and refre hing, a ure cure for leeple ness. ou may take delightful trips on boat . You may be fortunate enough to view the Lake in the full glow of brilliant moonlight-a romantic scene that never fails to quicken the emotions.

One of the worlds mo t cenic addle trail leads along Canyon Rim. Ranger point out the sights.

Park

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and guides provide opportunity for scenic trail and gey er basin exploration at Old Faithful.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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HERE are but few spectacles on earth which cause people to stand speechless with awe and admiration, and leave with reluctance. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone sho_!.tld surely be named among them. Many consider it Y ellowstone's greatest glory. tand on the platform which extends over the canyon rim. No wonder it is named the Grand Canyon.

It is fully 2 000 feet to the opposite ide. There is a heer drop of nearly 1,200 feet below the platform on which you stand. Down where the canyon walls join, lies the twisting ()'reen serpent of the Yellowstone River. Your eye follows the curve

of the canyon walls to where in the distance is seen the silvery ribbon of the Great Fall, as it plunges downward in a cloud of spray.

What a glorious pattern of color ature has laid on these canyon walls! Pastel shades and vivid hues combined into one harmonious whole. Tints of yellow from faintest lemon to deepe t orange. Red that runs from pink to crimson.

A scale of somber grays-all offset by jet blacks and glistening whites.

You can have but the slightest conception of the canyon's startling beauty, its wild grandeur, until you view it yourself.

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Wild Life-The Yellowstone Bears

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THER attraction of Yellow tone ark adverti e itself o thoroughly a do it famous bear . You are hardly in ide the park before they begin to urge attention to their pre ence-lumbering out into the road begging for sweet and paying for them by conde cending to po e for napshot .

Yellow tone 路Park bear are full of curio ity and always interested in food; becau e they have no fear of the vi itor it i hard to remember that they are really wild animal , living year after year a they have alway lived in the wild of the Rockie . While some of them are undeniably tame-at lea t during the Park eason-official of the Yellow-tone urge vi itor not to take libertie with the bear , and they are right.

There is afe entertainment to be had in watching the dum y, friendly bears be ide the road, or the mother cuffing their cub along the trail . The bears on the feeding lei Faithful and at ground at anyon are alway a fa cinating sio-ht.

Mo t of the Yell ow tone bear are black or brown of the pecte but 2iant 2Tizzlie are mcrea ing in number .

Deer, Mountain Sheep, Buffalo The bear are not the only inhabitant of thi great natural zoo.

The ound f y ur fo t 路tep along fore t path may eli turb a deer that bound away at your approach.

In om of the gra y valley of

r ell ow tone are great herd of elk, that merely rai e their head in mild urpri e a the motor-bu es go by. and of mountain heep inhabit th rocky height of ellow tone.

If you can get a nap hot of one of them, you ar lucky for they run like the wi"nd and can scale the mo t precipitou wall with an ea e that i amazing.

T' o herd of buffalo roam the open prame and the valley of Yellow tone. ne herd, numbering more than a thou and, range the Lamar alley and the country to the ea t of it. The buffalo have be orne o numerous in Yellowstone in recent year that many have been given to city park throuo-hout the nited tate . "show" herd is kept in a corral at Mammoth Hot pring , where vi itors may ee the baggy bea ts at close range.

You may catch many glimp es of other animal --coyote, otter, porcupine . quirrel , mink, and many more. There are a1 o more than two hundr d pecte of bird in the Park.

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Crossing Wyoming RISPATH WHITLOW Woon, Beta Beta AUGUST Alpha Sigs will be I Ncrossing Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park. With eyes bred to cross road mile posts, big white farm houses, towns at every filling station, and green grass lands, regular expanses of crops and water, it will be as Grandpa always says when he visits us in Rawlins, "a God-forsaken waste land with a wind that would drive Job crazy."

Yellowstone will thrill you. It is sublime scenery and unique entertainment in one package. I need not praise it.

However, I want you to 'enjoy all of our state.

Our prairies will be brown and dry with clumps of yellow rabbit brush in blossom. Few prame flowers bloom in August. The wind will be dry. Your Eastern skin will parch. August is not the beautiful month on the prairies.

Wyoming people will be enjoying their summer camps in the mountains, where the flowers will be gorgeous, where the cool breezes always blow, where fishing and hiking is perfect.

In the spring those prairies are the most perfect blending of shades of green, red rocks, flowers in beds a mile square.

Front Street in every Wyoming town will be an eyesore to culture.

It is typical of any Western town.

A cowboy comes to town for a drink and a gan1e of cards or craps.

It's his ymphony concert.

The houses are not pleasing examples of architecture, but inside

is taste in decoration and comfort, room for welcoming friends. Each town make its own entertainment as it is so far between places; people are bound closer together ; real friends are made.

The romantic figures of Wyoming, the cowboys, Indians, sheep herders, may not pass your way; but there are plenty of them. The real drama and romance of the days of The Virginian are here yet.

The wind ! If it weren't for the wind to keep the snow swept off the sage, the range animals would starve.

There's wealth and opportunities untouched.

We drive a mile out of town to the hematite mine from which was mined the red to make the red paint to paint the Brooklyn Bridge.

Another short drive brings us to a bed of rose quartz. It is free to all.

We get a few chunks to polish at home for jewelry. Within a sixty mile radius is Pathfinder Dam, Independance Rock of Oregon Trail history, moss agate beds, pure jet to polish if you will, just pick it up.

Wyoming's early history is still fresh in the minds of the old settlers and their children.

The sweep of it!

The beauty of it!

The inspiration of its majesty, uncut by anyone before you !

The challenge to build anew on a grander scale !

The challenge to dare to reach your goal!

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Great Fall of Yellowstone

Hor eback tour in Yellow tone Park are v ry popular.

ANTlClDATED COMMEN1 ON

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Our Professional Outlook FROM SUMMER OF 1937 BETH HARK 'ESS,

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Hayes Alum1UI! Chapter

T year Beth Harkne received her 1. . at olumbia Univer ity. Beth had received a cholar hip from her church and after he obtained her degree he planned to work for the church. o it happen the summer of 1937 found her in outh Dakota working with the Indian .

Beth now i the principal of St. Mary High chool at pringfield, South Dakota. t. 1ary' is an accredited four-year high school for Indian girl .

The following consi ts mainly of excerpt taken from the diary kept

by Beth at the time she was conducting-the summer vacation school on the Indian Reservation.

As a summer volunteer work in the intere t of the Church, I had many intere ting and varied experience . l!y duties included the organization of a four-thou and volume library at 1ission, outh Dakota; conducting the church school in the ab ence of the rector and the regular "religious ed" worker路 holding weekly rehearsals of a mall choir of children; and anything el e which might pre ent it elf. fter ix week of fun and work b_' my elf, Mi ~funich, the regular religiou education worker for the Ro ebud Indian Re ervation, returned, and the two of u condu ted a . erie of ummer vacation ch 1 . Following are excerpts taken at random from "The hronicle, ' a sort of ' double-diary,"

which erved a one means of amu ement for u in the late afternoon when our duties were over.

From "The Chronicle."

'Twa unday morn we et ail, all colors up and spirits flying for a new and untried experiment. That experiment was to be the conducting of a short vacation school in the Ogalala country-just over the border in Pine Ridge country. fter wondering several times if we were wandering on the right trail we finally atrived at St. Stephen's Chapel. In a card which am Bear, the Indian helper, had written, he had said, "I ow doesn't make no differents what time we are, but I think our time is slow time" ; so we expected to arrive about ten minutes before the service would start.

Imagine then our surprise to find the service well under way in fact so far advanced that the clo ing prayer and hymn were in progress at the time we walked in. am, however, assured us that he had made announcements concerning the chool. nyway, there was to be another service that day, and one the following morning. He then said they were having a big dinner which we were invited 路 to hare. He took us to his house, and we at there for two hour waiting for the dinner to materialize-or cook. \\'hile \ve wait, let me visualize the country for you. The chapel is on top of one hillock of rolling

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During our wait, we found that the dinner was really not in our honor-(horrors how misguided we were)-but that Red Leaf was host to Soldier Creek baseball team and community. Our invitation to go out to join the feasters came in this wise-Mrs. Bear came in and said, "Do.n't you want to eat? You can go out and sit over there-but put on your sun hat. What? You don't have one? Then you can borrow this one." But we declined and risked our blonde locks to the bleaching prairie sun.

There were seated on the ground (we had a bench) about one hundred and fifty men, women, and children. Each had his own dish or dishes and usually a spoon. Some lacked even that implement. Some were dressed in outlandish jackets.

The older men usually wore their hair in braids, or would let it hang loose and scraggly. Women wore loose dresses and their hair unbraided. Some of them had it tied with beads. Many men wore brilliantly colored neckerchieves.

In the middle of the circle were about two dozen well-blackened ket-

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tle . ariou one went the rounds of the circle doling out viand .

Raisins and rice cooked together reached u first. Then coffee-and if we had been ready for it, we might have had tomatoes. There was beef, extremely tough and thoroughly cooked to say the lea t!

Our next step was to pitch our tent. Sam assisted us after we decided to locate just ea t of hi hou e.

From then on, we were con tantly attended by three girl , about twelve years of age, and various other individuals who would come to look in on us and say, "Wastela," meaning we were all right.

At the evening service, which was conducted in the Dakota language, Sam asked us to speak. As only a few of this group spoke English, it was necessary to have Sam Bear interpret for us. We decided we were really going to have some experiences. There are exactly three youngsters who Sam says can interpret to the group of fifteen or so expected for the school! Just what we are going to teach, and how in the world we are going to teach it are problems.

We were going to write letters, and did get a few off. But we found the mosquitoes entirely too bloodthirsty, so finally decided to call it a day. Glancing up at our tent roof we found it black with flies.

Vve got the fly spray into action, and a hundred flies must have died on our top blankets. VIe went to bed in a closed tent which was so thick with fly spray it could almost be cut. But there were no flies or mosquitoes. And except for the various cats who would like to

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adopt new mi tr e the li e- tock problem wa ettled for the fir t night.

Va ation chool began ' ith a ervice. Twenty-five men, women, and hildr n attended. The ervice was in akota, but occa ionally am read a prayer in Engli h. Finally he announc d hi part ended. The chool might begin. Twenty-five men, women, and children sat waiting and we at wondering. A tiny boy broke the ilence with a few Dakota words which were interpreted to us, "Do we get candy now?" It seems the Pre byterian school of a year ago followed that procedure. Ours was to be lightly different. With the a i tance of am, a division of cia e wa made.

In drawing interpreter , I seem to have the be t of the lot, with ixteen-year-old I abel Two- ticks, a third- grader. The le on began.

With picture and pointer I began, in very imple language, a story ab ut an early church. Two or three

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time I would repeat a thought and then a k I abel to repeat it to the youna ter who ranged in age from four to ten. We got through the tory. Then began a short period of dra\ ing. hades of Teacher College! H re I was, drawing a line and asking them to follow instructions. \i\ e succeeded in having five little churches and altars, and we knew the English nan1e of each.

Phew-this in an experience.

Time out for lunch. Baked beans and fruit was the noon-day meal.

Then back to the chapel. An afternoon of work and fun began. The work began with a memory verse in English, "Let us love one another." Willie Bad Hand, with his sense of humor and his little store of Engli h, insisted that it was "One, two, three another." Time did fly, and the first session ended with Coolade and crackers. The cup were variou as to size, shape, and handle . But the first day was ended!

TWELVE YEARS OF SOCIAL SERVICE FRIEDA

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BuNTING,

Philadelphia Altm~nae Chapter

ER 1 LLY, I feel that I will profit a great deal more from writing thi article than the people who hance to read it. When I was requ ted to ' rite omething about my twelve year in ocial ervice, I at down and aid to myself, Well, ' hat have the e twelve year b en about anyway."

Iy fir t nine year ' ere spent in the ocialogical Department of th ew J er ey Zinc Company ( Franklin, . ]. and were mo t inter ting. The New Jer ey Zinc

Company is the largest company of its kind in the world and in this particular town there were seventeen nationalities employed in the mine. The Neighborhood House where I lived and worked was the center of the social life of all these people. Of cour e during that time my part of the work was different from year to year, but I touched the lives of the e people through Kindergarten, Mothers' Club, Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts, Boy Ranger , Library, Social Clubs, Blue-

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Of all these groups the Mothers' Club was by far the most succe sful club and the one I enjoyed the most. When I left Franklin there were seventy-two active members enrolled and they were perfectly capable of planning and carrying out thei.r own meetings and programs. The women all are very hard-working and enjoy the Club as their only means of social life away from their families . (It is sometimes pathetic to see the things they really enjoy.)

Last year while studying at Columbia University, New York City, I worked in the Girls' Department at Christ Church House in the same city. These groups were entirely different from the ones in Franklin since they were all teenage girls who lived within two blocks of Broadway with its bright lights and who were very sophisticated. The House had to plan operettas, shows, and dances attractive enough to keep the young people from the cheap dance halls, etc.

At the present time I am in Auburn, ew Y ark, working for the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. They are a group of Club women who have a recreation program in the city for girls and women and who also support the J eighborhood House in the Italian ection. My work here has been Playground during the summer months and now is Nursery-Kindergarten every morning and a Mothers' Club in the afternoon and Industrial Girls' Groups, evenings.

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and just love a ocial rrood time.

The Industrial Girl areal o mo tly a social group, ince they work all day and like to do active thing like Ping Pong, Dancing, Ba ket Ball and Parties for their evening meetings.

These Italian people are employed at Enna Jettick hoe Factory, Rug Factory, Rope Factory, International Harve ter Company and Button Works. Physical recreation is impo sible in most of 'the over-crowded and re tricted homes of the members and this gives the settlement a wonderÂŁ ul opportunity with children and youth for recreation projects.

The neighborhood worker is always concerned with the actual living of the people with whom she deals and the settlement, as no other place or agency, strives to keep the child of foreign parentage or even the American child and the older members of his family in an attitude of mutual understanding. The group leader, as a family acquaintance, creates in the background some reinforcing interest in a sublimated way. The Club scheme, as as the settlement grows, is refined to meet local desires and powers.

In closing I would say that it is the best from the past years that we carry with us and so profit by these experiences. It is at the beginning of each year that one faces the clean white page whereon we write our deeds. I would gladly recommend "Social ervice" to any Alpha Sigma Alpha girl a an endless field in which to "Give Full Measure" and it will come back to you like a boomerang.

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THE H OMEMAKER AND THE INTERIOR DE CORATOR L\'

GuYER, Boslott Aluuma Chapter

OF LV BRA KÂŁ1'1' G YER: da h of word in a hort pace f print to cover long and rich yea r I Don't mi undertand m when I ay "rich"; I mean the richn of gratitude and appreciation of th year ' off ring in education. kn wledge of beauty and quality of und r tanding that Life ha given to me. Brought up in the college town of Han ver New Hamp hire I wa fortunate ~ly in having my intellectual curio ity tirred. Followi ng High chool an under tanding parent ent me to Walnut Hill chool to prepare for the wider horizon of 'College Life" which I pent in kidmore College and olumbia University preparing for "The Great uterworld." Majored in both colleges for a degree in "House Design and D coration" but at the arne time learned much, much mor . After fo llowed years of work at the cho en and prepared for profession, working in New York City, Berkeley and Pa adena, California and then r eturning to Boston for "lo, the e many years." Then came the "educational experience" at Boston niversity and the meeting with you, my lpha ister . Grateful, Alpha 5I rna too, I am for thi happine in knowing "That people have become more imnd-now as a portant than thing ." profes ional bu in woman Interior Decorator with a hared tudio and partner in the firm of Withington and Young, Inc., of Bo ton and Cotuit, I hold fa t to my new 'finding " to rve all Love , Beauty, Thing , and people with g reater understanding and richer worth.

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eauty of the Hou e i Order, le ing of the Hou e 1s ontentment, The lory of the Hou e Ho pitality.'

ver the mantel in my home hang the e word ; my creed for my life and my work. To o help make a hou e come into harmony from orderly relation hip ,-that Beauty i the re ult, which in tum ble e the home with contentment only to

l rify it again with Welcome for all,-i the greate t de ire of my Interior Decorator, a Life. homemaker, a hou ekeeper or whatever the job may be, here i a creed to always challenge.

The Interior Decorating profesion ha a multitude of technical feature ba eel upon careful tucly m de ign, color and con truction of furniture, fabric and tho e acce orie which add to the beauty of the hou e. ut of thi mass of detail related to the e fact there tand one clear and simple truth which eem to me the foundation stone for both the decorator and the homemaker. That is to first ask your elf, "To what purpose is the piece of furniture, thi fabric or thi acces ory to be put ?'' If you can hone tly face the an wer that the furniture, the fabric or the acce ory i to atisfy your needs of service and pleasure you need have little fear that you have made a mi take in your selection. The fir t big principle then of decoration call for honest facing of your problem in the light of service and plea ure which the merchandi e mu t give to you. few more truths, common to you a homemaker and to me as decorator, come to my mind to hare with you. Fir t, the matter of cultivating appreciation . We see and hear with eye and ear but to understand and to develop appreciation we have to u e our minds.

How then can we develope our appreciation ? We can read, we can visit mu eums and tore , li ten to

THE PHOENIX lectures and make scrap books and we can dream, -using for our mental furniture, fabrics and accessories those we have seen, heard about or read about. And a we dream we can compare and build up discrimination. For, as the famous music master Mason wrote, "Comparison and discrimination are important to good Art." And out of this mental furnishing you build a reserve for later actual use when the opportunity presents itself; for always when desire has been followed by preparation comes the opportunity for expression. It's always up to us-to put into action, to bring to reality our desires even to the correct decorating of our homes.

But-being a homemaker and a wife and sometimes, too, a mother you cannot know where the "things" you need to deal with can be found and so you turn to a professional decorator. It is the business of the trained decorator to know where the best "buys" in furniture and fabric can be had; to know what materials give you honest workmanship for your money invested; and to know what styles are good for all time and what are just "the

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whim of the now."

II thi the decorator must know that she may help you, guide you to a quicker, easier and more complete ati faction with your purchases which you in turn are to use to make your studio of beauty into a house where Order, Contentment and Hospitality Beautify, Bless and Glorify you r Home.

The decorator besides having current knowledge of what the market has to offer for your money ; what merchandise is worthy of your hard earned and saved investment must base her technical knowledge upon years of sincere interest and study of the principles of art, the ways of construction and the psychology of peoples. Even then she never knows enough; hard as she may try-she still forever must be learning and trying yet to learn more and more. But if she gives of honest service, with sincere sympathetic interest, based upon sound technical training you may be sure you have found a decorator who has learned that people are important and that things are merely expressions of the lives of those to whom the things belong.

Geyser sightseeing-a part of your convention program-is a varied adventure, for no two are alike.

Old Faithful Geyser erupts every hour, hurling a column of boiling water and steam 150 feet into the air.

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A QUARTETTE FROM INDIANAPOLIS

Bereniece Lamb, Eloi e Proctor, H elen elvage, Evelyn Hall

Thi y ar brought the fourth a' ard of a regg scholar hip to our I ndianapoli lumnce chapter, which make u very proud and happy. Here' to El i e Proctor! \\'e ar qually proud of our th r thr e m mb r . Evelyn Hall, er niece Lamb, and Helen elvage wh have received thi am a' ard within the pa t f w year .

Fifty year or more ago, ::.\fr. r , a lo al man f much wealth, ft an endowment to the Indian-

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apoli Public chools. The interest from thi urn ha been u ed for awards varying from $175.00 to $200.00 to unmarried teacher for further study. n average of ten teacher each year are chosen out of approximately two thousand, so their caliber is of the highest. Those who have hown outstanding ability through their success grades, intere t and initiative in their work on primary and elementary grade levels are the recipients. The recommendation u ually come through the supervisor or principal. Further requirements are that each has taught at least three years and will teach at least two more succeeding year. ny univer ity outside of the state may be cho en. 11 four cho e Columbia Univer ity and found their in tructor and courses very delightful and inspiring. While not busy at school, sight-seeing in New York and attending plays proved to be equally educational and enjoyable, o that they came home with renewed enthusiasm and confidence.

Yellowstone is so many-sided, so varied, that no description could do it justice. See it for yourself. Come to convention!

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FAE McCLUNG SHAWHAN

Bernita Offerman, Madeline Taylor, Ethel Fried

The 1937 San Diego State College annual One Act Play Tournament was a scene of great rejoicing for the Alpha Sigs: We are proud to announce that we carried. away three silver loving cups on December 10.

Bernita Offerman won first place in tragedy directing with her play, "The Merry, Merry Cuckoo," a Welsh tragedy. Madeline Taylor was first in comedy directing with "A Fan and Two Candlesticks," a costume play of the Louis XIV period. Ethel Fried won first place in tragedy acting as the old Welsh wife, Annie, the leading role in Bernita's play. Ethel also carried away honors in the tournament of 1935 when she won a cup for comedy acting. Vve should like also to mention the fine performance of June Herzig, one of our newly initiated sisters, who played the lead in the tragedy, "The Things that Are Caesar's."

Both of our tragedy and comedy tournament winners scored over ten other one-acts : five tragedies and five comedies.

Fae Shawhan

An outstanding girl in our own group, the Des Moines alums believe Fae worthy indeed to be listed in Alpha Sig's Hall of Fame. Because the article which accompanies this, and which Fae herself prepared, gives you but one of her activities, we will summarize briefly her many other accomplishments which we have been unable to unearth.

Fae had planned to teach Phy ical education, in which she majored along with a major in Zoology, but after graduation from Drake she was awarded a scholarship for graduate work in the department of Biology at Drake. The scholarship carried a part time assistantship in that department.

After receiving her Master's Degree, Fae became assistant professor of Biology. She acted a head of the department during Dr. Ross' absence for a year and was also acting head of the department for still another year.

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Fa married Richard Kenneth hawhan, a rake graduate, who manufactur th b t ic ream in e i\1 ine . Rob rt al , ag four. and an y Jean, ag two and onehalf tak up part of h r time. too. h award d a graduate h Jar hip by th tate niver ity of I wa to do graduate work at their Lak id Laboratory on Lak koboji in northwe tern Iowa durin the ummer of 1 37.

Fae i am mb r of th merican A ociation for dvancement of ci nee, th m rican Eu enic ocademy of ci ty and the Iowa cien e. for ' hich he ha giv n pap r for the pa t two y ar . he i li ted in "\ ho' \ ho in m rican \\omen" and in 'Leading Women of meri a. ' She i al o a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

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It i hard to imagine a more ideal ituation than that which it wa my privil g to enjoy thi umm r. I r fer to my work at the tate niv r it of Iowa Lake ide Laboratory at Lake koboji in northwe tern Iowa. I admit that my xp rienc with ummer chool work w r omewhat limited and I had imagined all ort of unpl asant thin about going to chool durin an I wa umm r!

I d like fir t of all to t 11 you in ju t a f w word omething about a ''Lak ide Laboratory. It i very much a th nam indicate . a biola i al laboratory ituat d n a lak ! Th tation ha be n tabli h d inc 1 and i primarily for raduat and re ear h . tudent in th bi I gical field. \Yithin the Ia t y ar th y have built four new

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11 the e building are ideally built and it wa r al fun working with brand n w equipment in brand new building . and th n going t I ep in brand new b d !

The tation i locat d in the mid t of a wide variety of condition and habitat of intere t to biologi t .

Th r i a ' ealth of both plant and animal lif available for tudy.

There i a large me hall with a large porch o erlooking the lake where everyone eat . Informality of dre ( lacks, harts, etc.) prevail . Cia e are in es ion all day except from 4 to 6 p. m., when it i considered almo t a c riminal offen e not to go swimming. I carne home looking like an Indian; I'm not sure my kin will ever regain its original color and furthermore I am not ure that I care I There were five of us from Drake taking work there.

My special work wa in the field of protozoology a fa cinating cour e of study and one about which I knew very little. I was fortunat in the di overy of thre or four particularly intere ting protozoa. Three of these had nev r be n r corded a having been found in the middle w t and one, upon inve tigation, appears to b an entir ly new pecie of Phacu . Dr. Jahn (under who e upervi ion th ' ork wa done) and I decided to call it Phacu quinquemarinata. paper in regard to it was read by title at the December meetin of the merican . ociation for the Ad,路an ment of cienc at Indianapoli . Much of my time the Ia t half of the period wa pent in

THE PHOENIX working on a key for the colorless Euglenoidida which no one has ever . bothered to work out. I have not completed this survey and am continuing to work on it at the present time. There should be several new species worked out in this survey and it is proving to be a very interesting piece of research. But, I must not forget that most of you Alpha Sigs are not as "buggy" as I am and that all of this is taking up space that could be better filled by items of more mutual interest.

Many of the Iota Iota girls will be interested in knowing that Pearle Jensen spends the summer with her parents at their summer home on Lake Okoboji. Pearle was a life saver to me this summer, socially, as she took me under her wing. We

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had dinners together, swam together, he took me for lono- rides in their launch and ev n taught me to ride a surfboard, and for m e that is something. As Walter 路Winchell would say: "Pearle and a very nice young dentist from Estherville are that way about one another." If they are interested, they have my hearty approval !

Anyway-if you must go to summer school-be sure to choose a place where you can take a dip every morning, play golf, tennis ~nd go boating and swimming as much as you wish. You'll gain ten or fifteen pounds in spite of whether you need them or not !

School under such conditions is real_ly a pleasure.

Interesting Alpha Sigs Miss Clio Allen Psi Psi's New Faculty Adviser

Clio Allen

Miss Miriam Nelken resigned as our faculty adviser because of too many other duties. \tVith much regret we let her go, but with new hopes we asked Miss Clio Allen to become our new adviser. She accepted and is now a fully-initiated Alpha Sig. I asked Miss Allen for some information concerning herself for the PHOENIX. She jotted down some things about herself which I will pass on. It will show her to you more vividly than I could.

There really isn't a great deal to be said about me; you know I've spent a very uneventful life-teaching ever since I can remember, it eems.

Native of Louisiana, resident of Natchitoches. A.B. degree from

THE PH L ui iana tate rormal liege 1 A) ; major in Engli h and Latin. A. 1. degree from Loui iana tat Unive ity (19 5 , graduate w rk in p ch and overnmentwith major in peech.

Taught En li h in high f tate for a numb r of y ar befor min to Loui iana tate 1 ' rmal allege a up rvi or of tudent Teaching in Engli h and pe ch. Ha tau ht peech Clas es in Normal College during three umm r e ions ; teaches method cia es r gularly.

Ila alway taken active intere t in variou profe ional organization ; memb r of Louisiana State T acher' ociation ever since he b gan t aching car er having appear d every year either a an ffi r or on the Engli h, peech, or high chool program . erved for two_years a member of the tate ouncil or governing body of that organization. 1 mber of National Education s ociation; of partment of upervi or and uperintend nt 路 of National Asa iation of Teacher of peech, h r name appearing on their 1937 pro ram; of the outhern A sociation of T achers of peech, of whi h h i now d nt; and of the tate of Teacher of peech. Frequent contributor to "Loui iana chools" and 'Th outhern peech Journal.''

In the high chool connected with the oll e, he erve a ponsor of the ' oo ter ," an organization

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M mb r of The American As oiation of Univer ity Women; of Phi Kappa Phi, national scholarhip fraternity; and of Kappa Delta Pi international educational fraternity.

Teache a group of thirty-three fine irl in the unday School of the First Baptist Church of Natchitoches - among them being Psi P i's pre ident, Jessie Jones, and Roberta F luitt, Jimmy Burkhalter, J o Tarlton, and Mary Allen Cara' ay.

That' all that actually touche the chool, though I have made a practice of training boys to win oratorical contests in the past.

If you want something to show that I'm social-minded, you may tell that I'm an officer in the Order of the Eastern Star.

My hobbie ? -making crispy, crunchy cookies and candy in my pare . ( ? ?) time. Doing pen and ink sketches of places in and around Natchitoches. Fishingmost of all-my pets, my present love being "Mr. Macgillicuddy," a coal-black registered Scotty pup. he did tell you about herself better than I could, didn't she? But he failed to mention that she's an attractive brownette with the mo t plea ing and interesting personality, dearly beloved by all who come into contact with her.

Unbelievable scenic riches . yours to enJoy-at convention!'

GLORIA

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Gertrude Wray Tindall Gertrude Wray Tindall, wife of Lieut. Edward Tindall of the CCC Camps of Salmon, Idaho, recently wrote to her A.S.A. alumnce sisters of Maryville, sending along three years' dues (as Gertrude calls the yearly assessment). Her letter was so interesting and humorous that we'd like to give it to you verbatim.

How~ver, because it was also quite personal, we pass on but a few choice morsels to you "Ed and I have had such fun this summer. We've fished and fished. I confine mine to trout, but Ed goes in for salmon. Salmon fishing is great sport. They really hunt them at night with a gig and light. The men wade,-light in one hand and gig in another. Many a good man has fallen into a deep hole and in saving his life, he finds himself bereaved of his hunting equipment and-the salmon. It is the ambition of every native to get at least one. Ed got his! Y au should see me peel out an old fish eye, bait my own hook and clean my catch. More fun!

"We've been forty miles from town this summer. The trailer is parked on a beautifully clear, cold mountain stream. Most of the time my refrigerator has been a wooden box placed in the stream. The days have been quite warm (some days up to 90 째 ) but the nights are always cold. We are right in the mountains, 5,100 feet .elevation.

We've slept under a wool blanket, quilt and navy comforter all summer.

"Deer season opens October 5th.

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it was and he shot it; we hope to get two t his season- one apiece.

"You know I've always wanted to be a belle. Last winter, within thirty miles, there were three CCC Camp and I was the only gal so- o- no competition. Did I have fun? The other night twenty of the boys who are leaving September 15th, Ed and I went into town for dinner and a dance. Y au know the proportion of twenty-one men to one gal is just right! Was I ever tired when the dance was over?

"We shall be having ~now ~ery so?t: ~nd then there will be great reJotcmg because fire season must be over."

Pi Pi's News Commentator Reports A three bell news flash.

Marion Thomas, vice-president of Pi Pi chapter, was Prom Queen at College Junior Prom. Alpha Sigma Alpha scores again.

Bing) Bing) Bing) Confidential News . ow, don't tell another soul but I was just confidentially told that Dorie Wyatt, our president, received an engagement ring this Christmas from George Sherrie.

Remember now it's a secret.

Flying out the banne1'.

Grace Schreiner, vice-president of the Junior class, co-chairman of the Junior Prom, secretary of the student council, a member of Home Economics Club and a part of the Assembly Committee, made an average of 3.7 this term.

How, Daddy?

Another three bell news flash .

A dress designer is in our midst.

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\\'h know maybe in year to come all .\lpha ig , along with the re t, will be an iou t have exclu ive H len Pratt tyle for their wardrobe.

of rt Kraft Klub; Doris Anderon, pre ident of Home Economics tub路 Ruth Haenzel, co-chairman of the enior Ball; 1arion Thomas. feature editor for the Elms.

Bang, Ba11g Bang.

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lumber party at pringville took it toll. Kay BurlinQ'ame claimed that he took all the bumps. ori nder n ha her doubt of that since he ledded do\ n a par ely now-covered hill which turned out to be a plo\\ ed field. I gue s the bump-the-bump will be tame from now on. Margaret rban al o fou ht f r fir t place by kiing for th fir t time down the arne hill.

Wh ever took all the bump I do not know but "did you ever ee uch a ight in your life as three ad lpha igs ?"

Three cheers for three sorority S1'sters. 1arion Le\ is and nnette Pau ewang w re initiated thi fall into Kappa Delta Pi, an honorary fraternity on our campu . Phi Upsilon micron honorary and profe ional home economic orority, initiated etty Bernhard into it rank .

A Parad of officers.

If a vi itor were to come to a Pi Pi chapter meeting I am ure that he w uld never u pect that he mi ht be ittin n xt to or between offi er of ther organization or committe . -or would he u pect that thi ri k c uld be o great for he would never gue that our parade would includ : Franci ummin , vice-pr ident of Kappa Delta i; Harriet i sion, pre ident

lpha Gamma feels fortunate indeed in having had eight fine girls uch a our eniors are. It is with a feeling of vagueness that we face next year' plans without them for they have all served well as officer and have truly been sisters. o it is with pride that we pre ent our "Interesting Eight."

Fir t little Arlene Miller, our fine pre 7, who has steered us along this year. rlene is doing her student teaching in first grade and is really going places. With her vital interest and sincere manner she is really all a teacher should be.

Helen Mellott, our Editor, and al o a Primary student completed her teaching la t semester and is again in circulation. Helen's bright, workable ideas have helped much in making our rush parties, Founder' days and all our other parties a succes . nother Primary is stately Claire ressman, who although has only been in Indiana three years has been a true lpha Sig all through.

Claire has also been our accompaniest and our music will no doubt fall a trifle flat without her. winging into the Home Economic department we have our Ia t year prexy Lillian Porter and Becky Truxal. Lillian did her teaching last semester in Indiana and Becky is out in Barnesboro teaching

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Into the Secondary Education field we find quiet Sally Stewart and versatile Jean Bryson. Both girls are 路 doing their student teaching this semester. Sally is in Indiana and Jeannie in Johnstown.

Then our final senior is petite Margie Messner who is an Art student and designs her clothes, jewelry and also whose ability has gone a long way toward making our Alpha Sig parties outstanding for their clever invitations and programs.

It is not often that a sorority chapter finds such a diversity and array of talent in a group and then has to lose it all at once. Is it any wonder that we feel depressed when we think of May? But we are confident that they will all be successful in whatever they pursue and will be a large asset to any Alumnce chapter.

AnA ST. CLAIR, Alpha Gamma.

A Kappa Kappa Personality (This little sketch on our VicePrexy was lifted from the Temple University Owl).

Lois M. Anderson . . . M is for Mae . .. a journalism senior who doesn't commute from her home in Chehalis, Washington . . . who spent her Freshman year amazing people with the story that she was sent to Temple by the Washington Chamber of Commerce to publicize the scenic and climatic wonders of the Northwest-and now occupies herself as Editor of the Templar,

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Financial Director of Student Commission, Vice-President of lpha Sigma Alpha, and member of Theta Sigma Phi, Beta Gamma igma, Magnet and S. C. . . .. who is five feet five and a half, and attributes her hazel eyes, light brown hair and pink cheeks to raw carrots . . . who has a particular aversion to ultra-femininity, row houses, sentimentality, and crowds . . . who thinks there's nothing better than fraternal organizations like the Ritz brothers, the Marx brothers, and the Smith brothers . . . who "punched" cows on a homestead in Montana . . . and hopes some day to go home by airplane in 17 hours . . . but who is now content with seafood, courses in journalism and psychology . . . who was thrilled seeing subways and automats for the first time outside the movies . . . who doesn't regret working all summer, although she's had no vacation since she started college .. . who saw " Lost Horizon" and says if she could find a place like Shangri-La she would go there and stay forever . . . who reads Thorne Smith by preference, and dreams of the time路 when this year's Templar will emerge triumphant in print-and on time.

(Editor's note: ... and who plays Dorothy Dix to her more bewildered sorority sisters and is the Brain behind all of Kappa Kappa's notorious rush parties . . . who, praise and loud exclamations, has a job all ewed up for her when she gets out of school ... and who likes to stay up all night studying for political science exams because that 路 calls for a little "snack" every half hour or so in the Kappa Kappa kitchen.) 路

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Beta Beta Presentsath rine (Kay, to u witzer i n well gal, and we're glad to ha,路 h r ack with u once more after a quarter' ab ence. Hilarity c rtainly r ign again at the A. .\. h u e in e Kay returned with all h r p p and vitality. he has naturally urly brown hair that offet twinkling blue ye . H r laugh i the mo t in fectiou ever. f ur e I ay doe all right by her elf when it orne to campu he i a m mber of Boo tlub, Worn n' ouncil alvin lub, a commercial department or anization, and i a enior oun1 r to fre hman girl -not to our Chapter treaur r. eta Beta i proud of thi girl that make friend wherever he e . a nd ju tly o. Yes indeed, he' a bit of all right!

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Omega Omega Twins Iad line and Nancy Taylor, two plendid girl who t\\ o year ago w re pled ed to hapter of lpha igma are well worth b ing li ted among inter ting Alpha l\Iadeline and ancy are t\ ins. \ \'hile th y ar not identical in app aranc , they are identically valuabl , beautiful, and lovable. n exub rant per anality and a fine appreciation f human nature and of the . rt form the keynote of the uc of ea h. \\'h n they were mall, the twins u. ed t I ad th ir neighborhood gan in dramatic p roductions, each taldn a turn a leading lady. In

later y ar when the decided to compel again t each other no I nger. 'ancy took up the tudy of ,\rt, l\Iadcline continuing with dramatic . ince that time each has become promi nent in her field .

Madeline an acti e member in the drama department, is a member of kull and Dagger, honorary dramatic fraternity at San Diego tate, and of Theater Guild, a society which fosters interest in the 路peech art . In December she won the cup for directing a comedy in the One ct Play Tournament. he i al o politically inclined, being a member of the tudent Council. he ha the distinction of never having lo t an office for w hich she wa a candidate. Madeline is our chaplain also. ancy creates an equally favorable impression in the art department. s a member of the Art Guild, when he was a sophomore, he was in charge of decorating the library how-cases. Her clever po ter are recognized all over the campus a she willingly does the publicity for the many organizations to which he belongs.

Both 1adeline and ancy are member of Cetza, honorary service group fo r women, and of the International Relations Club for student of hi tory. \ e of mega Omega chapter are doubly proud of our twins REGINA OFFERMAN, OnU!ga Om,ega.

Bring your riding clothes to convention. Horseback riding is a favorite Yellowstone sport.

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Our Deans' Corner Miss Gertrude Peabody The sunlight sprays through the semi-opaqueness of Gothic windows and the soft folds of framing curtains into the restful intimate coloring of her office. If you are fortunate, you see, seated at the large, shiny desk, a woman who has all the external requirements that you later recognize as personality and character.

She usually rises to greet you, and extends a friendly hand with her warm smile. Almost immediately there is that feeling of an interested "other person," and your interview has assumed the air of comfortable and spontaneous conversation.

No, it isn't always as simple as that-I've seen "Kleenex" quietly pass from a desk drawer to the dewy and dripping eyes of an unhappy or perplexed "seeker after advice"-and just as often has an amusing anecdote been related to stem the overwhelming onrush that seems so evident. Smiles and tears, the serious and the trivial, business and pleasure, all these pass daily in this quiet, inviting sanctuary.

You may wonder why the "if you are fortunate" clause above; every day and every minute is filled to overflowing, yet there never is too much to be tried or accomplished.

A few weeks ago the general condition of this active dean was described by at least three people (all very closely connected with the work being done) as "busier than ever." Yet, upon actual inquiry,

the immediate source of information stated "busy, but not too much"! Interviews, however, are arranged as conveniently as possible--and sometimes it is long between turns.

Gertrude Peabody, seven years Dean of Women at Temple University, needs no introduction to most of you. Her ability as instructor in Home Economics was soon recognized and later rewarded when she was made director of that department. It was not long until the merits of her recognition of student problems earned for her the position she now holds.

Her college requirements were met at the University of Maine, and New England influences are not too well concealed by that conversational and philosophical twist that seems a heritage of her mother state. Columbia University conferred the Master of Arts degree and other organizations have since offered their honors in the form of responsible positions and tactful representations. A two year term as president of the Pennsylvania Ass'ociation of Deans completes the picture of the woman I am trying to describe.

Words can't tell the pleasures and inspiration so freely given by Miss Peabody. Her assistants and colleagues not only respect her, they have a genuine affection built on loyalty and friendship that years won't destroy-so it is with students who really "want in"; their problems are solved, but more im-

THE portant, been tau ht to and they think f tr n r and nri h d in m r f r1end hip and und r tandin .

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League i fortunate in having Mi s Kimball a their advi er.

Don't think Mi Kimball thinks 拢 girl all of the time. he enjoys good book like to travel and drive her car.

RuTH Cox.

"I'll be waiting f r you" thi bear is aying.

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"HOT STUFF" ESTHER SMITH,

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HIS summer while I was in Mexico City, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a high class Mexican Home. My hostess, a principal of one of the large native schoo.Is, had invited me to dinner. My curiosity wouldn't let me refuse.

On my way to her home I had many misgivings but kept telling myself that I must eat despite the stories that I'd heard about the Mexican food.

My host and hostess gave me a very gracious welcome and I was soon seated at a table with five Mexicans and one other American.

In front of my plate I spied a hard roll-for which I later was very thankful.

The first dish was corn soup; rather thick but---.!.good. I had finished mine and was trying to ignore the stares of the little boy to whom a foreigner was a novelty, when in shuffled an Indian woman with long black braids over each shoulder.

She put some plates on a side table and had turned to go out before I noticed that she was bare-footed.

While our hostess was changing the plates I tried to keep my m~nd from the maid-and to think the Mexican Indians aren't ever too cleanand there was the barest possibility

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that she didn't prepare the food anyway .

I looked and found an avocado pear on a plate in front of me, stuffed with meat, garlic, curry, onions and spices. t best I can't stand the pears in the United tate , but you should have seen me eat that between bites of that blessed roll. Next there wa a alad of tomatoes, lettuce and a heavy oil.

Trying to forget what I had heard about lettuce ever since crossing the border, I tarted in and giving a smile of con ficlence to my merican friend I ate it to the last bite and thought . . . only one more course,-dessert next.

The maid came in with a large platter. The grandmother smiled and motioned that this was good.

I looked at the platter and thanked my lucky stars that I had orne of the roll left. These tortillas (which are a thin pancake made of ground corn and water ) were rolled and inside was chopped onion, creamed cheese and oil. As soon as the first mouthful was taken I resolved to leave the rest, but my hostess looked over and smiled and translated to me that her mother was saying that she wa glad to see me eat one of their popular eli hes.

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rever will I forget that meal or how my mouth and throat burned for hour due to th pice u ed.

But do you know the vi it to that h m wa on of the mo t intere ting thin I did while in Mexico.

I had a hance to get fir t hand information about many thing beide food. l\'fy mother ay that i n't all I gained becau e I now eat everything that i put before me from oup to nut . Ye , even pinach!

WHEN BANKERS CONVENE KATHERINE MERMIS,

be better news W HthanT tocould have one' hu band

com h me, miling from ear to ar, and ay, "Get your elf ready, we're going to Bo ton."

It too~ me o by urpri e that I almo t had to pinch my elf to learn if I were dreaming. "y u mean w re going to Bo ton? 11 the way from Hay , Kana ? merican ociation, leaving Kanon a pecial train ctotwo w ek to get ready, and thou ht it plenty of time. But a the time to lea e drew lo er, I felt I would need at least a month more. I had to think about my tenm nth old baby I was leaving behind and outfit her with warm clothe , for though it wa warm when we left, one never know one day what Kan a weather will be n 路t. I had to ecttre omeone to lay at the hou e and take car of

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it, and the baby, while we were gone. The furnace had to be turned on. I had to buy clothe for myself, a I hardly felt that I could mingle with Bo tonians if I had to wear my old coat that had seen several winters' service. Extra luggage had to be purchased. Wellevery day I would think of something that ju t had to be done. If I had had more than two week to think about it, I probably would have ended up by taying at home!

The fir t real thrill for me was the train ride. I had ne er before taken a long trip by train- had never slept in a Pullman. We weren't among strangers, because the 1 ansa section of the train carried about one hundred tw ntyfi e people, many of whom I knew, having met them at district and tate convention . nd I wa n't long in getting acquainted with tho e I didn't know. \ e made an eight-hour top in Pitt burgh and there were taken on variou tour of the city, and to

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The convention was wonderful, the entertainment delightful, and the hosts to the convention most courteous and hospitable. We didn't spend a great deal of time attending meetings, as perhaps some of the "conventionites" did, but most of the week we spent in sight seeing. Unimaginative indeed is the person who can walk the narrow, winding streets of Boston without seeing again the mock-Indians having their Tea Party, or the warning lights in the North Church belfry; without hearing again the sharp hoof-beats of Paul Revere's midnight ride, or the shots fired at Lexington and Concord; without living again the Battle of Bunker

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Hill, or the anO"ry meeting at Faneuil Hall. Bo ton i filled with legend and teeped in history.

Every turn you find familiar name and hi toric tructure that take you back through the centurie to a Boston of town criers linute Men, and tea wharves.

I could have stayed a week longer and visited something different every day, but time was passing and we still had a boat trip to take to ew York. This was mo t thrilling to me, for I had never before taken a steamship ride.

We spent several days in Iew York, Washington D. C., and Youngstown, Ohio, v•s•tmg relatives and enjoying every minute of sight-seeing. Then the trip home was made, not on a special train, but by a route that would get us there the quickest and safest way.

We arrived home, fully convinced that our time and money had been well spent and that it was the best convention we had ever attended.

WINTER IN THE "VALLEY OF THE SUN" BERNICE SAMUELSON STEVENS,

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"Out where the handclasp's a little When " e stepped down from the stronger, · train in Phoenix we knew no one but there must be something in the Out where the smile dwells a atmosphere here for folks are truly little longer, That's where the \Vest begins." friendly and glad to be of ervice. vVhen the time can;~e for our reThese lines have real meaning turn we had a nlllnber of acquaintfor me since my six weeks' vacation in Phoenix, Arizona this ances-some we call dear friendsand we were determined to return winter.

My mother had to leave Iowa be- for another visit.

You who are accustomed to cause of her health and since there was no one else who could go, my northern winters can appreciate the daughter and I accompanied her. thrill it gave me to go walking in

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D ember with ut wrap r pendin an afterno n itting in the park. ll the time I 拢 It a if the . eaon w re mixed and thi wa pringtime in t ad of mid-winter.

It was alway a urpri -e to u to ee the flower blooming and the gra green. e\路eral year a o I travelled thr ugh rizona on the train but thi w my fir t pportunity to really explor ection of the tate. I wa aw d by the de ert and rocky barren mountain even at tht tim of y ar and I am told the beauty i quite breath-taking in the spring. uch a ight i o entirely different from anything I had een and I marveled that men had ufficient vi ion to go off on the de ert and build beautiful e tate , private chool and re ort hotel , uch a the magnificant Biltmore and unique Camel Back Inn. I felt ornewhat dwarfed tanding near the cactu that i reported to be the large t in the world-about fiftytwo fe t tall, weight ten ton and approximate age 2""0 year . ne of our walk in Phoenix brought u to an inter ection from which point one could look in all direction and there eemed to be an ndle row of gigantic palm tree n both ide of the treet .

and I buying orang for mil with grm路e on either ide

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of the r ad and the orange and ellow f the fruit again t the dark reen of the tree made a col rful picture.

Ther w re many oth r tree which int r ted me-the gnarled, rambling fig tree, the date palm, the pepper and olive tree . ~orne颅 one off red me an olive taken from the tree and aid it wa bitter but that I hould ta te it. I hav never tasted anything o bitter and wondered if thi per on had a grudge again t me.

13ecau e f our own :\ a ociation with the word Phoenix I am quoting the following tory as given me concerning the city of Phoenix.

"Phoenix i called ' hild of Irrigation' which you will remember is \ hite Man' water-magic. But it i thought that many, many year ago there lived a race of people who under tood and u ed a ystem for watering the dry land.

The e people vani hed from the earth and one day omeone found the ruin of their water-magic. ear the e min a city grew and wa called Phoenix. Do you know why? " ecau e Phoenix i believed to have been a acred bird with red and gold plumage, which lived for 500 year . \i\ hen the time came for it to die it built a ne t of herbs, et fire to the ne t and died in the flame . But out of the a he aro e a worm, which in time became another Phoenix. nd that i why the young city, which aro e out of the water-magic of a long forgotten people wa called hoenix."

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SOUTHERN ISLANDS MARGARET

Dow FoRD, Indianapolis

WAS seven o'clock on a very I Ttropical, December evening when we sailed on the little Kinau for the southern islands of the Philippines.

The little Spanish boat, which was a freighter, carried a strange crew, and an odd ass01iment of cargo. The crew was a mixture of Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, and other Malayan nationalities, and the cargo consisted of copra, hemp, rice, bananas, pigs, lumber, and any number of oddities. The Captain was a Spaniard, very competent in handling his vessel in the torturous channels, and a gentleman of the old Spanish school.

The most comfortable living was on the deck of the little boat, and there one slept, ate, and spent long afternoons watching the many little islands as we sailed past, and dreaming of a long ago when they were peopled by natives and the old Spanish sefiors.

Our first port of call was Cebu.

There we stayed long enough to see the things of general interest and do a bit of prowling. It was in Cebu that the first street in the Philippines was built, and now one can see the very same ancient low structures with their pictuesque red tile roofs.

In the dark recesses of the St. Augustin Cathedral" we saw a small wooden statue of the Christ Child.

It is the only instance I know in which the Christ Child is depicted as a member of the brown race.

Legend has it that the small, beautifully carved statue was found float-

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ing along the shores of Cebu. It origin and age are unknown.

There also, on the i land, after a drive through high country, we came to the leper colony. Many tale of the horrors of the leper colonies came to my mind and I had imagined a very deplorable place.

Much to my amazement and joy the colony was a neat, picturesque spot, peopled by natives who looked much as the natives of any other barrio.

Life devotion and unlimited patience of a resident Doctor, had done a miracle for these people who had lived under the terror of the loathsome disease.

Down on the public square in the city of Cebu is the wooden cross which was placed there by Magellan. The body of the explorer lies on a small island just across from Cebu.

Late in the afternoon we set sail again, and went around the island to Dumaguete and Bias. There we saw large sugar plantations and sugar centrals. A little gasoline engine took us over large expanses of land planted in sugar cane.

After a day and a night of sailing through placid waters and among verdant islands, we arrived at Zamboanga. Peddlers of questionable nationality met us, pushing their wares of pearls, kris (a sharp, decorated knife), hats, mats, black coral jewelry, fruits, flower , and various and sundry other objects upon us.

The Chinese have quite a concession in Zamboanga, as they do in alm.ost any town in the :Ialay

THE PHOE . rchipelago. They are certainly born merchant , will take hour to ell you an article, bargain like one po ed, they ry that they have given you the aid object, when you k"TTOW, and they know that you know that they have made a profit of about fifty per cent.

Th day before hri tmas (the econd hri tma to be pent on the water our little boat, Kinau, anchored at the mouth of a river. launch from Cotobato came down to get the pa sengers. IV e were the only white people on board, hence our little brown brother and si ter who are childlike in their deire to show off, entertained u royally by ong, dance and their idea of wit. However the scenery claimed our attention de pite the great effort of the native to divert it. ong- the bank , among luxuriou undergrowth, at monkeys quite unconcerned at the laborious approach of our little launch. orne monkey .were calmly fi hing with their paw , other were merrily pia hing and bathing, but their wary little eyes kept a harp lookout for the crocodiles which infe t the water . \i\ e on idered our elves extr mely lucky to have arrived in otobato on a Tue day, as that is the market day. 1oro from up river bring their ware dm n, from town to town, having certain days for certain town .

Long dug-out boat , made by rottnding out the in ide of the huge, hardwood tree were lined up three and four deep along the riv r bank. To g t a hare one had t .: t p fr m boat to boat.

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more colorful sight, spread out in th filtered sunlight of a clear tropical morning, I never hope to ee. gain t a background of deep, live green, were color of every inten ity and combination. vibrant ound of bras , from the hrill high to the deep throbbing ba s trembled throughout the j ungle. There, as everywhere in the Orient, the foul odors of garlic and undry other things permeated the air. Con tant chatter filled the air, and the loud voices of merchants urging customer to buy their wares could be heard above the din. Picture que wares spread on large pieces of cloth were laid on the ground,-Gold and brass fiiligree of exquisite workmanship; silks and cottons of brilliant colors; knives of the fan10us Moro design with highly carved handles; bras mu ical in truments, ranging from a small gong-shaped instrument to the huge message-sending gong. 11 this and much more met our eye , ear and nose in a confusion of color, noi e and odors.

Chri tmas day was spent on board our little Kinau. It was an exceedingly warm day, conducive to being merely lazy. Dinner, eaten on deck as all of our meals were, con isted of delicacies imported from pam. aptain Longue, the hip captain, was originally from pain, and each year his relative ent the pecial Christmas puddings, candie and wines. Everything was good and quite unusual.

The evening before arriving in Jolo ~ e beheld one of the most gorgeous and unusual seas I have ever een. The water rolled in huge, glassy swell , not a ripple breaking

THE PHOENIX the smoothness of the swells. The setting sun reflected its soft blending colors in the clouds and the water. Porpoise played languidly around the boat, content to be a part of nature's exquisite picture.

J olo, at the southernmost tip of the Philippine Islands is a remote, but fascinating place, just a stone's throw from Borneo. The Chinese settlement is built on stilts out over the water. On the split bamboo walks in. front of the huts the business of selling, trading, and noisy arguing is carried on. That is where the scantily clad children play and the older ones sleep regardless of the noise and the flies.

The Moros, the fiercest tribe of all the many tribes, are of the religion of Mohammed. Their temples are small replicas of the large Moslems in the land of the Mohammedans.

The Moros defied the Spanish and terrorized the Filipino. Their boats, which have unique sails decorated with vivid colors, sailed the seas and piracy was practiced up and down the coast.

The Sultan of Sulu's town and country houses are interesting to see. There is really nothing spectacular about either, but one is surprised at the simplicity of both after hearing tales and songs of the Sultan of Sulu. However he is fairly wealthy in wives, but during the depression he could not afford to have the regular number of around three hundred.

Upon arrival in Jolo we were invited to dine with the Governor at the Governor's Mansion. That too sounds grand, but we were received by a very lonesome white man, in a large, but sparsely furn-

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ished house, furni hed in the way one would expect bachelors to arrange their belongings.

There is one obnoxious habit which all of the natives have, no matter to what tribe they belong, and that is chewing betel-nut. The Moros, having an intrinsic eye for beauty in many things, deviate in this respect. Their idea of dental beauty is to file their teeth to sharp points and then chew the betel-nut wrapped in a leaf which has a coating of lime. The effect is a ghastly smile which reveals blackened, mutilated teeth, fiery red gums and lips.

The last place on our trip, after that retracing our path, was Port Holland on the Island of Malusa.

This was a lumber camp, and for the most part, left in its native state.

As we had quite a bit of time on our hands we struck off on a saw dust path that led into the jungle.

After a while we decided to divert from the path and go off to find the river. The idea of seeing crocodiles in their native habitat intrigued us. However our intentions came to naught as we found our way barricaded by a tribe of very curious monkeys. They came crashing through the trees swinging from limb to limb, chattering to their monkey brothers and sisters that something foreign had entered their domain. They were so curious about us, and yet a bit afraid. As long as we stood still they continued to do so. But the minute we moved they moved. Finally they decided that we wouldn't hurt them and became quite determined to follow us. We backed up to the open path and there they bid us farewell.

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tep back c nturie when ent r · the outh ate into that fa cinaling it of ld P king. To e ribe the tting of thi famou city which ha d fi d the march of pr gr i ituated on a plain which i a ,. ritable du ty d rt until the rice ·tart to how it luxuriou green in the !at pring. The city it elf i I k d away within a erie of an ient wall . The outer wall urthe chine c lie cla s, and riffraff of

\\ h n we arrived at the Grand Hot l de ' ' ·ager Lit we were welmed by a flurry of ervant who t k car of our immediate need wa

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bargain were the thieYe market . ne lo 'face' if the fir t price a ked fori paid. The hine e I v to bargain with a cu tom r.

He rai e the price ju t about one hundred p r ent and then allow you to argue him down. It i a very fine indoor port. ur fir t trip wa to the Great "all and the :\ling Tomb . A party arranged for us by Madam hian tarted out in car . hina i noted for it lack of roads and the one they do have are hardly worthy of being called roads. We tarted arty; early enough to ee the camel trains plodding slowly along with their camel bell tinkling to their low rythmic tep. In orne place the road was so old that it had word down about ix fe t into the ground. Such places were the pot where we expected to be held up by bandit ,-but nothing happened to us!

Filth, p verty and desolation met the eye at every turn yet every hinese had a mile and a joking word. To me they are unfathomable. ·w hen we could drive no farther into the mountain pa we took a train t the Great \ all. Many people then took chair or rode up on burrow but a it ' a o cold we walked up to keep warm. The cold bla t blew down from the lofty barren mountain . That and the ight of thi unbelievable feat of engineering nearly took our breath away.

The wall wa built in 214 B. C. It ba e i twenty-fi,·e feet, the top fifteen feet and it i wide enough

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Traces of this Great 路wan have been found in the Gobi Desert and it runs fairly intact down to the sea at Chiangwantao. It took years upon years to bu ild the Wall, which is a mound of dirt and stone in the center and built of dried mud bricks on the exterior. Thousands of coolie slaves, who died while working, were buried or simply thrown in with the dirt and stones.

After seeing the wall we drove back to the Ming Tombs where the Imperial family of the Ming Dynasty were buried. China is the land of extremes, riches and poverty, grandure and squalor, beauty and unsightliness, expanse and crowded misery and many old and young: The Ming Tombs are an excellent example of the conception of grandure and expanse of the old royal families. Out in this forsaken plain, many days traveling by sedan chair from Peking (the old capital) one

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came to the magnificant marble gateway leading by mean of a marble slab road down an avenue, which stretched for mile , to the ilent, mysterious tombs of this old Chinese burial place.

Standing guard along this avenue were statues of elephants, tigers, priests, camels and civil ministers. On one side the statues were standing and on the opposite they were sitting. A study of the faces and hands of much of their art gives a feeling of serenity and restfulness.

Other places of interest in and near Peking which we saw were the Summer and Winter Palaces, The Forbidden City, Coal Hill, Jade Hill in the Western Hills, the Temple of Heaven, Old Llama Temples and many places too numerous to mention.

Of all the places I've seen in traveling, Old Peking is by far the most intriguing.

ROUND SOUTH AMERICA ]EAN

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RICHMOND,

Philadelphi(]J Alum-1ue Ch(J;pter

delighted to have such a I AM large Alpha Sig party join me on a cruise to South America. Of course, ) ou have your passports with a strange imprint of your physiogomy pasted on the third page and there you find yourself even more mutilated by the Seal of the United States. In addition to your passport, I hope that you have secured a health certificate signed by your physician and bearing the seal of your Health Department. Clipped to these you do have your vaccination certificate which states that you have been

successfully vaccinated within the last five years and last but not least "your excuse from the police."

Yes, a letter signed by your Superintendent of the Police stating that you have never committed any criminal offense nor ever served a jail sentence and stapled to this letter a copy of your fingerprints.

"O.K. Certificates"-now we are ready to shove off from New York amid the confetti and sail past Cape Hatteras toward the Southern Seas.

What calm seas they are in their winter season and how beautifully tinted they become in the glory of

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the kalcido opic color of the etting un. \\" e team along during a non- top ail for thirteen days until we r ach the gor eou harbor f Rio de Janiero.

11 the picture that w ha \ ' C ver e n of that beautiful harbor or all the adjectiv of the uperlati ve deo-ree that we have ever heard applied eem inadequate in d cribing the real . pe tacle that our eye behold with the gloriou 路 l\Iaxficld Parri h blue f the bay the lovely white building silhou tted against the bald mountain of the background and the azur ky abo e.

Rio it elf ha the atmo phere of continental Europe with a decidedly French and Portuguese influence. With an incomparable natural etting and all the tropics to draw upon, the parks and gardens of Rio could not very well rank other tha!! among the most beautiful in the world.

A man in a hurry would be miserable in Brazil. The idea of "Manana" prevails and so leisure of activity prove a great joy and relaxation to North Americans. Busine begins at the u ual nine o'clock hour but hut up tight for the " ie ta" from twelve until three. At that hour, bu ine resume its activity until tea or coffee are served at four or four-thirty. The Brazilian bu ine world clo es it door at ven. The dinner hour is at nine and even may be a late as ten. fter dinner the night life of th. ity, whi h i extremely gay, is enJoyed and o you ee what a contra t a day in Brazil pre ent to a p r on from the ' tate ."

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leaped over the automobile tage, and .flown into the airplane stage, ou will have a mental picture of outh America. s I have said befor , the atmo phere of South merica i decidedly continental, and lei urely joyful, while the indu try i definitely Yankee-the hum of North merican machinery, the presence of North American products by Chry ler, DuPont, E lizabeth rden and Warner Brothers is evident in each country.

American movies are preferred for as one young medical student guide told u -"We learn more from American movie than we do from the French, German, or British."

They even learn "Skip it" which they con ider good English since it i used in the movies. The caption in the American movies are in Portuguese or Spanish, but the actors speak English which this young stud ent was especially eager to learn.

There are but two classes, the very wealthy and the very poor.

The latter do not wish to improve either their method or standard of living. In Peru an American girl, who was "on contract" as secretary at a mining camp, tried to teach her native servant personal hygiene.

She gave her shoes and clothing and instructions in taking a bath.

The first week the servant followed the in truction implicity, the second, she forgot some of her lessons, and by the third week she had returned to her old habit of going barefoot.

Even though some of the native are not eager to improve their tandards of living, they have accepted and adopted the use of the

THE PHOENIX "Thunderbird." So we fly from Rio to Sao Paulo and being above the clouds most of the way, we feel as if we were riding over billows of snow. Having left the cosmopolitan metropolis with a population of 1,800,000, we sail into Brazil's largest industrial center of over a million. In the suburbs of Sao Paulo, we visit Butantan, the famous government-owned snake farm, where there are two main enclosures, one for venomous and the other for non-venomous snakes.

Here we watch the attendant extract the poison from beneath the fangs of the snake and as you know from it is made the serum which aids Brazil solve one of its biggest problems, the snakes of the jungle.

We travel by a curious Englishbuilt cable railroad making a descent of two thousand feet in thirtyfive minutes from Sao Paulo to Santos, the coffee center. On the outskirts of Santos, we have the pleasure of feasting our eyes on some of the ten thousand orchids of Brazil, which have been amassed and are growing under the conditions of their native habitat on the privately-owned Orchid Farm.

We leave Santos by boat and stop at Montevideo in Uruguay, a really independent and financially sound country, and then steam up the Rio de Platte to Buenos Aires.

The "City of the Good Airs," wide boulevards and skyscrapers of decidedly modern architecture makes us feel that the Argentinians have definitely begun their project of making their city in the "Glory of Flatness" the most beautiful city in the world. Its present population of over 2,500,000 gives it the

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ranking of the sixth largest city in the world. On Sunday afternoon, we journey out through Palermo Park to the Jockey Club, where Society has congregated in its smartest French attire to attend the races. We are told solemnly that it is the most expensive club in the world to belong to. The people of Buenos Aires are ostentatious in their spending of money and run the risk of knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. Indeed, Buenos Aires possesses all the modern comforts, full measure, pressed down and running over, palatial hotels and first class shops, night clubs, opera, race tracks, first class physicians and more than a hundred parks, plazas, and promenades. In no other rna 路路 terialistic capital are its people offered more pleasant diversions to relax them during their diligent pursuit of wealth.

Early Monday morning, we take the bus to the Panagra airport to ascertain whether the weather is propitious for a longed for adven路ture-the flight over the Andes. At the airport, the pilots check their papers and the radio operator gets the final report from the lookout man on the mountain heights. \Ye are impressed by the care and the cautiousness of Panagra and its officials. Even at the inconvenience of the company's patrons the weatherman of the Uspallata Pass keeps the pilot on the ground unless the conditions are completely favorable. We mount the flight of portable steps and immediately the plane takes off, gliding joyously up in the air like a huge silver dragon fly. Later, we, as passengers,

THE PHOENIX ch o e our eat and get our belt ecurely adju ted o that we ar maro n d in ca e of air pocket . we pe r out through the double pane of the window we ee mile aft r mile of flat Pampa land dotted with toy hou e , cattle, and spongelik tree rcmindin u of a topographical map of rg ntine. On and on we ai l and then hover O\'Cr the city of l\f ndoza that r pv e.:; lik a ummer hou e amid the irrigat d vin yard . The pilot mate an imperc ptibly mooth landiug o a to r fuel th twin-moto r fourteen-pa en()'er Dougla plane. half-hour later, after a re t for th pa en er and plane, we make a udden a cent to about 16,000 fe t o that we can tower above th now white pinnacles and thrilling precipice . It i awe in piring to look down on land where no man ha set .ioot, and where so few of the world's people would ever t ye. \\'e climb teadily to enter the tup ndou gap in the mountain all d the Pa , which we tre pa in order to get around con ogua-the highe t pinnacle f 23 000 feet. The Indians tell us that only on the .. nde can one talk with od. n either ide chalky pencil of cathedral spires wrote \ndean chant on the azure slate.

In about an hour we find our . elve ircling the landing fi ld outide antiago, the capital of the ' a~d of Cham1." Immediately, , . :: are 1mpr ed by the fact that th~ ~ ople here lik tho in the rgentm are of 'true blood' -meaning. f our that they have not intergro a in Bramarried with the zil, nor with the Indian, a in Peru and u or. The original meaning

of the Indian word "Chile" is " ream of the people." Though we may que tion the authenticity of the derivation, it serves our purpose well. decided contrast prent it elf between the poverty of the we t coa t as compared with the wealth and progressiveness of the ea t coa t and particularly of rgentine. Conditions here are refl ected in the strained faces of the people. fter enjoying lobster from Robin on Crusoe's Treasure I land at the Bahia Restaurant in Santiago, our train i pulled by a General Electric engine into Vii1a Del Mar, the re ort show place of Chile.

Here we stop at the most modern hotel conceivable-the O'Higginsnamed in honor of the Irish liberator of Chile. Then on, we drive to Valparai o, situated on seven hills 路like Rome, where we board the Grace Liner, our future home for the next eighteen days.

Our fifth grade geography reminds us that at this moment in Valparaiso, we are on the same meridian as New York City. We crui e along the west coa t making eleven ports of call and find to the di appointment of our personal pride, that the cargo of nitrate ~, silver, lead, llama and alpaca wool, cotton, coffee, 150,000 bunches of banana , and bag after bag of ivory nuts, was far more important than s a matter of we, the pas engers. fact, the captain would wait for the cargo but was reluctant to await our late return to the ship. \ e dock at Callao in Peru and drive the short distance of even mile into Lima. Here we vi it the National Museum where we see the

THE PHOENIX beautiful examples of the Incan pottery, metal work and textile materials of soft hue and intricate design. The capital of Peru is cleaner and more prosperous than Santiago, but a city on which the sun seldom shines.

Now we are entering the mouth of the Guayas River and sail up to Guayaquil, Ecudor, the home of the Panama hat and unique Ecuadorian baskets of every size, shape, and description. The tender takes us ashore and we are driven in a General Motors product over the hills back of the city from which vantage point we behold the spectacle of the urban panorama. Along the hillside were bamboo shacks in which live families of seven or eight. The inside of the house is papered with newspaper. For the family of seven or eight, there is one bed, an oil stove, a table and one or two chairs. The children are evidently underfed and malnourished. The streets are all of 路 dirt with the exception of the two paved main streets. Vve visit the San Francisco Cathedral which is a large wooden structure that has been severely shaken by earthquakes. A new cathedral, the nave of which reminds one of St. John the Divine, is under construction.

Beautiful stained glass windows are already in place. At the market place, bananas, avocados, papayas and oranges predominate among the wares for sale. One is impressed with the squalidness of the city and the extremely low standards of living. We return to the boat completely exhausted evidently due to the sudden change in

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climate as we near the equator once a gam.

Following the Ecuadorian coast we anchor at Manta, where the vendor come on board with hats and native baskets. The passengers have a grand time bartering with them while ivory nuts are being loaded on board the ship.

We steam on to Columbia and into the harbor of Buenaventura where coffee 路from Maracaibo is taken on as cargo. A walking party is organized to go ashore to see Buenaventura by night. Apparently the village seems cleaner than Guayaquil-possibly that is due to the shadows of night.

On to the Canal Zone, where we disembark at Balboa and Panama City to shop and inspect such beauties as the old cathedral with its entire altar of gold. The Canal Zone thrills us and makes us proud of our native land when we see what order, cleanliness and beauty our engineers have made from these swamps. We leave for Cristobal by train and have the unique experience of seeing our own boat locked through the canal. Across the street in Colon, we assemble at the Washington Hotel, which has an inspiring location at the water's edge of the Atlantic for the Farewell Dinner of our Alpha Sig party. The tables are arranged in an oblong with the open center filled with gorgeous tropical flowers-white spider lilies, white and red camelia, just to be loyal to our colors, and white ginger lilies. In reality, we feel as if the jungle has been brought into us.

Then we bid farewell to Panama sailing through the Carribbean and

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a u ual the ea i choppy. Ea tward w r und the extreme point of uba Yi w Bermuda in the di tance and find our elve back in old ew r ork, having traveled 2,.. ()()()miles, p nding mor than thirty-five day f a two-month ' trip at ea and having neither uffered from " 路cr he" n r ''mal de mer. ' Re-

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fl cting on the ight our eye have beheld and the impres ions recorded on our mental retinae, we realize the veracity of Theodore Roo evelt prediction that the future progre of North merica will be d termined to a large extent by our contact with our South American neighbor .

SEVE NTY-FIV E THOUSAND MILES TO TEMPLE (Wherein one lvadee Hutton, new Kappa Kappa pledge, relates the story of her travel and travails during the last year, in which she worked to get back to Temple.)

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ilEN, in the pring of '36, I found my elf even poorer than the proverbial church mouse and with no pro pect of returning to Temple, I decid d to do the romantic thing and 'go to sea." uch minor detail as findinO' a conveni nt hip with a suitable job did not bOther me a great deal, but it did take a little time. I'm no cold w ath r fiend, and I determin d that thi yea r, since I was not living in P hiladelphia, I could ab olutely not bear long under\\' ar. I'd ail orne place where it wa n't alway chilly. Chilly? Chile!

That wh re I would go. o I rabbed my wimming suit and liptick tole the family camera and tart d off to outh America. uring the fir t five day at 路ea, o I wa mighty I f d th fi h happy when the green shore of Panama emerged from the endle s expan e of blue. Panama is such a romantic plac , and ha the most x iting night life of any port in which I ve r found my elf. The w ather i alway warm and many of th ni ht club are larg openatr abaret where gay enor and

enorita tango under the star , while a beautiful tropic moon silve r the ruins of old Spanish fortre se .

Columbia and Ecuador were the next countries which loomed in front of me and my eyes couldn't take the sights in fast enough. harks and flying fi h along the coasts, pelicans and other tropical birds near the river banks, native skirting the shores in their handhewn boats. The most comfortable place to be in the e two countrie i the neare t swimming hole so the whole crew of u dashed ashore as soon as possible for a refre hing dip.

It is s trange how the topography of the outh American shore line changes several hundred miles below the equator. Hills, rich and green with heavy forest growth, uddenly give way to barren, grote que shaped mountains, golden red. in color, and void of any veo-e~ tat10n whatsoever.

Peru was the next country I bounced into. There, in historic Lima I found the best dance band outh of Panama. Intersper cd

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among the hit-of-the-week rhumbas America, Mexico, and California. they played such late numbers as In the latter land I made two im"Dinah" and "Sweet Sue." The portant observations. First, San next most interesting phenomena Francisco is always foggy and in the city was the cadaver of Old nearly always cold. On August 31 Man Pizarro himself, all done up in I found most of the feminine popua glass coffin. (He was the smarty lation wearing fur coats, and who hoodwinked the Inca king out wished that I were not with the of a room full of gold, 'member?) minority. Second, that Hollywood After shuddering over such a must be a terribly dull place for spectacle I hurried on to Chile. those who work there. On a SaturAt the southern end of our run, day afternoon I found Pat O'Brien was Valparaiso, where one can hire rehearsing. three lines for three good South American horses for straight hours, and was told that he ten pesos an hour (approximately would probably be working on the thirty-seven cents). same three lines three weeks from Northbound agam, past the that Saturday.

Equator, into Panama, and thence Eventually, having wandered to gay, sunny Havana, and three 75,000 miles up and down the earth, days later, wintry, skyscrapery I rediscovered Temple again. There "Nueva York." After a few days' after standing in a long, long line stay on these foreign shores I was ready to sail again. Back to Indian for two days, during which time ruins and Spanish tangoes, back to I was mysteriously relieved of all the stormy Atlantic and the peace- my earnings, I gathered together ful Pacific again. I changed my a few textbooks, went to class, and course to take in a little of Central began to learn.

THE VIOLET In a woodland far, far away, Under the snow a violet lay Waiting for spring to bid her wake, For then her winter sleep she'd shake.

The spring came at last to the violet's delight, She thought, never was there a prettier sight Than the spring, when it chased the snow away And bid the flowers, "Come out and play."

DoRIS L. CoRBETT, Theta T heta.

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Council Column B cau e of reque t r ccived from everal of our alumnre chapters to m re about our ouncillor "-in thi i ue of the PHOE ·xx w present to write-up which we have been able to ecure n our 'ational Pre ident, on the other of Edit r. \\'e _hall continue our endeavor to get articl 'ational Offic r .)

Our National President "To live i not mer ly to breathe it i to act -and in Evelyn G. B II, lpha , igma lpha ha a National Pre ident who count that day lo t that i not fill d with energ tic purpo eful action.

In 1926 a a charter member and th n pre id nt of Pi Pi chapter Ev lyn boulder d the fir t of her r pon ibilitie in the intere t of A. ucceeding year found h r di pat hing the dutie of National hairman of ocial erv1ce. ater the exacting work of National Regi trar wa placed in her hand ; next th expan ive alumnce a tivitie of the National JcePr ident · and then in 1 36 lpha i rna lpha entru ted to her the challen ing dntie of National Pr id nt.

The humility with which • velyn ru umed her new re pon ibilities wa equalled only by h r und rtanding of Alpha i!!ma lpha' problem - and h r a pi ration for th orority and it m mber hip. ke n b erv rand a practical thinker •v l)_n i d finitely n t a vi ionary the n t, 1 ut a r ali t with Yi ion.

Lik th ld fabl of the tortoi e a_nd th har , h corn fla hy actJ n whil favoring ' tematic . leacly mov ment which make for Ia tin It ell a- t

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for he i uch a human per on.

Tall and dignified to be sure, but one who i e entially friendly and elf-effacing. The minute you meet Evelyn you'll know you've found a friend. Your problems are her problem . Your joy are her joy .

For other are the source of her greate t delight and her deepe t concern. And tho e who have come in ontact with . S. .'s National Pre ident re pect her for ''v hat he i -a per on of integrity, incerity, tability, and stamina who is at all time actuated by a very deep love for . S. ( ote: For those who will ask for further particular and details regarding our "Mi s Bell" we might add that she has forty ei~hth graders (all black) ' hom she tnes to tell about the social tudies. mong her other activities can be li ted her work in the World Wide Guild of which he ha been Pre ident for two year and of which the Delaware Bran~h i1_1 B!Jffalo i the large t chapter of tt kmcl 111 the United tate · her un?ay. chool cia of fifteen high chool . JUI110r ; her memLership in a cia Ju t for College Graduates in churc~ ~nd al o her member hip in the niversity Women. Peroctat10n of hap we hould a! o mention her intere t in mu ic, for he doe devote a good deal of her time to accompanying th~ chool glee club and chont . Cer~atnly we _might sum this all up by ay111~ she ltkes people and enjoys being wtth them.)

Do you want to increase your friendships? Come to convention and know A. S. A.'s fr om all parts of the U. S.

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National Editor A few weeks ago a letter came to me, which contained these words, "Because it is difficult to write about oneself and because you are such a close friend of Genevieve, I'm wondering whether you would be willing to do an article on our National Editor." Can you imagine the thrill that request brought to my heart? Seldom does one have the privilege of writing about one's best friend.

The first time I met Genevieve Steele Leib was when we entered the freshman class at Shortridge High School of Indianapolis. We were attracted to one another immediately and this pleasant acquaintance soon blossomed into a genuine companionship. Genevieve was an attractive girl, always ready to have a good time but never unmindful of her duties as a student and her obligations to her family.

She had a host of friends who were ever ready to share her joys as well as her sorrows. Her mother and father both passed on when she was in her teens and she and her younger brother were entrusted to the care of a loving grandmother. During our high school days, we were together daily and about five nights a week you could reach Genevieve at our home. It was fun studying together and you can imagine the talk fests that occurred after our "double dating."

After graduating from Shortridge, Genevieve and I entered the Teacher's College of Indianapolis.

Then the real fun began! For days we were kept in a whirl of excitement for the three sororities gave Genevieve a grand rus h. She was

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constantly in demand. Each orority had much to offer and each was desirous of seeing its pledge pin on her. The last day of ru h finally came, and we both proudly wore the colors of Phi Delta Psi, which later became a part of our own splendid Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

From that time on, she brought honor to our group, not only scholastically, but she served as VicePresident of the Senior Class and took a prominent part in everything worthwhile. She rendered invaluable service when Phi Delta Psi became affiliated with the National Sorority. For eight years, she was President of the Chi Chi alumn::e chapter. In 1932 she was Adviser to the active chapter. At the Denver Convention, she was appointed National Phiianthropic Chairman, which position she held for two years. Then at the Convention held at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1934, she was elected National Editor.

When the Chi Chi chapter at Ball State Teacher's College was organized in 1936, our Editor worked faithfully with and for them.

The Indianapolis Alumn;:e Chapter recognizes what a powerful factor for good Genevieve is and we are proud to claim her.

This article would not be complete without a word concerning Mrs. Leib's family.

She has a charming husband, Benjamin Franklin Leib, whom she married in 1914. Her son, William, seventeen years old is one of whom she can justly be proud. He is a fre hman at Indiana University and pledged to Delta Tau Delta. Her

THE PH but with all there and Editor of he till find time ub titute teaching, n路 n the ex utive board of th Fir t Pr byterian hurch and i vi - hairman of the IIo pitality ' mmitt e of the Indianapoli 路 Fedlub . he i ration of Women' al o li. t d in "\ ho Who in Ameri an\ omen.' h r dutie

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Nothin I could write, would do nevieve ju tice and if thi eems too glowing a report to some of you-ju t wait until you meet her, for it an truly be aid, 芦to l~now her, i to love h r." ~fARIE KINGDON.

(Editor apology-! wi h I could write "edited but not read." But after r ading thi article you will not need to be told that farie is my be t friend. I love her, but am I embarras ed ?G. S. L.)

THE TWAIN DO MEET Loi

nd ron (who hails from way out Wet in th

state of Washington.)

\Vay ut vVe t wh re I come from ur mountain touch the sky. ur river broad flow to the sea, The moon hine bright on high.

\ ay out West where I come from It never snows nor blows.

I never wore long underwear, And never froze my nose.

H r in the Ea t where I am now Th mountain top too soon.

The river's brown and full of dirt, Tall building hide the moon.

Here in the East where I am now The wind is very free.

I even wear a two-pants suit To keep the chill from me.

\\ ay out v\ t where I come from \\ love the open pace .

Th re i no city dirt and grime, \V alway have clean faces.

\Vay out \i e t where I come from Our Christmas is more fun. anta rides the subway train And carries a great big gun.

II re in the Ea t where I am now Ther alway du t and grime.

It ke p me broke ju t buying oap till I'm dirty all the time.

Here in the East where I am now Your Chri tmas means a wait.

Santa ride -the subway train But still is always late.

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For Those Who Would Be Well Informed Forever Ulysses

By C. P. Rodocanachi

"Forever Ulysses," is a book which takes us into exciting adventure. But it does not stop with that-it also takes us Q.eep into character. Rodocanachi, in his story of a modern Ulysses, is not writing the story of a Greek, but is writing the story of the Greek-he writes of the soul of a country and of a race. And the Greek is pictured to us as a man of many talents, with great patience, and the knack of the cat for landing on his feet in time of difficulty. Ulysses, the hero, comes to life for us in the story as a composite of many Greeks.

His brain is always teeming with schemes whereby he may better himself, usually at another's expense. He has a complete lack of any scruples that might hinder him in his upward struggle. He shows no hesitancy in betraying his associates if to do so is to his advantage.

From diving for pennies in the bay of Argostoli, he, through a tortuous path, comes to be righthand-man to the Mahdi in Sudan, a precarious position in which only his nimble wits keeps his head on his shoulders. Later he becomes Kitchener's mainstay in the overthrow of that same Mahdi. He makes a fortune, and when stripped of it, starts from the bottom again -as a seller of cigarettes in New York. From there he rises, through devious routes, to become the munitions king of the world, and to have the fate of nations m his hands.

The author leaves out nothing that might help us see the Greek character as he interprets it; The book abounds with wit, subtle humor, irony, and interest. And through the detailed story of one man's life, Rodocanachi gives us a broad interpretation of all human life.

SHIRLEY

Hays

BAIRD,

Alumna!

Chapt er.

My Imaginary Bookshelf My favorite bookshelf is not apparent to the naked eye although to me it is the most realistic piece of furniture that I possess. Long ago I found out that a bookshelf holding real books is too much of a temptation to your borrowing friends and a very serious handicap when moving from one tiny city apartment to another. So I developed my imaginary bookshelf which changes in content from time to time and still holds all my favorites as well as a real one would.

Right now you would see 'The Citadel" by A. J. Kronin in the middle of the row. This fast-moving story of an English doctor was told so vividly that I had difficulty in not screaming aloud at the description of an amputation.

Close beside this can be seen "And So-Victoria" by Vaughn \iVilkins. So full of action that it has difficulty in standing quietly on the shelf during its period of favoritism, this book completes the picture of the whole Queen Victoria period which has become so familiar to us recently through the

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play '•\"i t ria R ·na '' and the ·ere n ver ion f '\"i ria the ;r at."

nly vi it it occa ionJame M. lyde Brion which fill

m to find pa e £ r k written by foreian n w paper rr . p ndent , and my favorite of th • e i rincent h can' er onal Hi t ry,'' which I would rather hav writt n my lf than any other k I have ver read.

OROTHY M A. TER ,

Chicago .llunwre Chapter.

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Neighbor to the Sky By

lady · Ha ty

arroll

.\ny n wh ha ev r pa ed throu h th gate of a teacher ' college will b inl re ted in ' eighHa ·ty b r t the ky'' by lad a rr II. fr . arroll' read r who enj yed ' the Earth Turn " will find in h r n ' book the rune delightful account of life in the ountry, and in addition the tory of you ng marriaae and di cerning coniderati n f hool problem .

Luke ilman deeply attached to the home of hi fathers in Derwich, Iainc, i cont nted with hi life as a carpenter until hi marriage to 1argery Lee, the village school tea her. The young wife is at fir t certain that he wants to make a ucce ful actre s of her elf but int ad he pour all her fervor for a career into her hu band. He pays hi way through college by teaching carpentry in a high school. By p nding hi summers at Harvard and the Univer ity of Chicago, he fini he in thr e years and goe on to Columbia where he takes his 1a ter' and then hi Doctor's Degree. Five years from the time of hi marriage he i an a sistant prof or at Lorado Univer ity in \i isconsin. The manner in which these two, with no out ide income and with no one to help them, finance an education that mo t people think mu t be given to them in pires reading.

Th tory i ab orbing and well told but the part of "Neighbor to the ky" which particularly commend it to the reader of the PuoE IX are tho e containing Mrs. arroll omment on our educational y tem. Page 134 and 140

THE PHOENIX contain so accurate a description of a college that they are a delight to read.

Lucky Luke! He is a "natural" as a teacher. "He never thought of discipline as a separate and special problem. When he had a point to make, he told the boys to be quiet while he made it. They were quiet.

He assumed that they would be and they were. He spent no time in scheming as to what he should do if they were not."

But his natural endowment didn't keep him out of trouble and a sympathetic superintendent gave this discouraging advice to Margery: "It's time you took Luke away from here. He's been here long enough. He's a great teacher. And a public school system's got no place for him. It cramps him. He's jammed in, choked and pinched by colleagues that have lost his ideals, if they ever had them, and by rules that have no bearing on what he feels he ought to do for his boys.

I made good in it. And now look at me. To make good in it I fitted myself in. I had to. I learned my own lessons about how nothing 路 much matters after all, and I kept so busy fighting for my rights I didn't have time or energy left to fight for my principles, and I forgot a lot of things it was awkward to remember."

Advised that a university is a fine berth for a man with vision, he prepares himself at Teachers College, Columbia, which he finds entirely different in purpose and attitude from his undergraduate work.

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be an influence as a teacher i to teach teachers. o to the mutual atisfaction of the Gilmans, Luke becomes a university instructor, and Mrs. Carroll bring out her big guns and gets down to business.

He is there practically no time at all before he discovers that actually teaching classes eems to be the least of his job. Campus politics, both feminine and official, and a pointed discussion of the evils of research work as conducted in a modern, well endowed university occupy the last quarter of the book.

There is a list of rules at the beginning of chapter eighteen which will be a great help to prospective instructors.

Unfortunately for Luke 路 he didn't like the rules. And he liked them less when he was made head of the research department, bound to publish his findings under the name of another man.

Things are brought to a head by the suicide of a fellow teacher who has ridden the hobby of the abolition of oral examinations over the edge of the precipice, and by his brother's divorce. Realizing that he has, with all his struggles and despite his seeming success, finally got himself into a place where he doesn't fit he resigns and prepares to start life over again in Derwich, perhaps as a teacher in some other school, perhaps as an architect, perhaps even as a carpenter again.

Luke's solution to his difficulties stems from his relation to his early background, well developed by the author. It was his perfect harmony with the world of Derwich which made him recognize the deficiencie of Lorado University and which gave him the confidence to take

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an ther road wh n hi fir t one led toad ad nd.

Ther i much m re to "Neighbor to the ky" than i included in thi r vi w. Margery' emotional and cultural dev lopment i fully tr at d but it i Luke, the teacher, who make 路 the book one e pecially dir cted to teachers college graduate . :.\fr . arroll has lived through a ood deal of thi novel her elf. he b ar little re emblanc , p ychoically, to Margery Gilman, but he nd 1ar ery over much of the trail that he her elf has followed. ladys Hasty wa born in :M aine in 1904, wa graduated from an academy in 1921, and from colI ge in 1925 whereupon she married. The Carrolls spent their honeymoon in a cabin in the Maine wood , li' ed in a small cottage while Ir. arroll was debate coach in the local high school. Mr. Carroll went to Harvard, the Univerity of hi ago, and then to Columbia wh re he got his degree in educational p ychology. He is now teachin at the University of Minn ota. The Carroll , even as the ilman , have one on.

MARGORlE MASTERS ALTER,

Beta Beta, Pari , T xas, ( i ter f hicago Alumme Correspondent)

Omar Khayyam arold Lamb' biography of mar Khayyam' i a 1 4 publiati n, but I think that it i till n of the be t I have r read.

Thi bo k i ba ed upon what very little kn wl dge hi tory ha rec rd d r arding the life of thi man and the author' exten ive know! d of medieval P r ia.

Omar Khayyam-hi la t name mean " on of the tent-maker," and he i believ d to hav worked at that trade before fortune rai ed him to the po ition of king a trologer-wa born in Ni ipur in Khora .an in the latter half of our eleventh, and died within the fir t quarter of our twelfth centu ry.

Hi early life wa lived in an atmo phere of war; the ruler of Per ia, lp r Jan, was con tantly fighting down trife either from within or without. It was, in fact one of Alp r Ian' battles and a foolish prediction which raised Omar to power.

In Europe the Ch ristian kings had finally been roused to begin the Cru ades, and at their first battle with the Persians, Omar made a strange and foo lish prophecy. He had studied the stars a a cience, and he did not believe in astrology as a means of forecasting the future. So, in mockery of the king's a trologers, who had predicted victory and peace for Alp Arslan, he said, "The Persians w ill conquer, but afterward both the Chri tian and Per ian king shall die, and ilalik Shah, the king's son, shall reign."

When this prophecy came to pa , he wa more surpri ed than anyone else. But Malik hah remembered the young prophet, and ent his Vizier, Nizam ul Muhr to find the "a trologer" who was o wi e, though o young. Thu he came to the king' court and became a great man in the kingdom.

They ga e him hi "Hou e of the Star " in which to tudy, and here he later brought as hi wife a young girl whom he had known a a youth.

THE PHOENIX When he first came to power, she was betrothed to another, and he had no right to ask for her hand.

But when her husband-to-be died, Nizam kept the news from Omar, and it was not until several years later that he found her. A faithful servant of the girl's brought word to Omar of the difficulties she had suffered, and he found her in a garret half-starved and ill of a fever. He had only a few months of happiness with her, and probably he always held Nizam responsible for her death. It was after this that he "wedded himself to the Grape."

Omar's accomplishments as a mathematician, his work with the calendar, his "heresy" in daring to say the world was round-these were well-known in Persia, but his poetry was scarcely heard of.

His experiences with the "Seveners," a group of religious fanatics, and with the "Assassins," or has histaking fanatics are interesting points which we can touch but lightly. They show him to have been a man of action, and even of violence, when the need arose. He was never the type of man generally connected with scholarly accomplishments and poetry.

His final break with Nizam came when the Vizier, who had waited a long time for an opportunity to usurp the throne, ordered Omar to send a message to the king prophesying good fortu_ne only if Malik Shah continued his wars away from home. When Omar refused to do this, he was brought before a court for "heresy" for declaring that the earth turned and was round instead of being the center around which

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the planets and stars revol ed.

This was in opposition to Mohammed's teachings.

He was convicted; he would say nothing in his own defense-the feeling that his life had almost run out and that man, as a class, was too stupid to be bothered with seemed to pervade his feeling. His "House of the Stars" was destroyed; his books were burned; he was once more a wanderer.

So he went forth with the cameltrains consoling himself with wine and laughing at the whole human race.

He seemed to long for death, and often he thought of his lost love~ot all the women he had known since her death had comforted him for that loss-and the peace of the last, long sleep.

FAYE

FLETCHER,

B eta

Ga111!1na.

"A Mortal Antipathy" Shades of our grandmothers !

Who would have thought those dainty misses would ever have rowed boats, let alone rounded up a crew to race the young men?

This, however, is what happened in "A Mortal Antipathy" by Oliver Wendell Holmes. What is more surprising is that these wise young ladies won the race. Perhaps we should sit up and take notice, realizing that the ladies of the nineties were not so old-fashioned as we think.

After this delightful experience, we are finally introduced to the hero, Maurice Kirkwood. The curious fact about him is that he keeps to himself. This arouses the attention of the entire village. Tongues

THE PHOENIX wag, and Ay, until the reader i a anxi u a the villager to kn w the r a on for all the my tery.

The f male intere t f the tale i divided b tw en two of the fair x, nam ly The \Yond r,' or ·uthymia Tower, and 'The T rror," or Lurida Vincent. They are ut tandin example of intellectual antl athl tic abilitie .

The tory merrily romp thr ugh the ndeavor f the character to di cover 1Ir. l irkwood' antipathy.

It m no more than right that the d ar old country doctor hould be the fir t to tumble on the truth. ·what do you think the fact wa ? lieve it or not, but the hero woon d and nearly died at the m re ioht of a beautiful youno lady.

The climax of the tory come when l\llaurice i ick in bed and the hou e begin to go up in flame . ut, nev r fear, the darling heroine • uthymia u e her athletic abilitie to ru h into the humin building, arab Maurice in her arm and get him out af ly. The beauty of the b k, or b tt r-the humor u part, i that the uncon ciou young man orne to in the arm of the beautiful young mi and the pell of hi anlipalhy i broken for ver. f our like all u h nice little tori , th y married and lived happily v rafter.

Thi tory b ' liver \\' ndell H lm .: i quile diff rent fr m the u ual nm of n ,. 1 . It i worthwhile r adin be au e of it un1 ual qualiti s a well a it humor.

BETTY RoE

And So Victoria o Victoria written by a mparatively new omer in the field of fiction, cored an overwhelming hit with m . The book i practically a hi tori al nov I dealing with the reign of the eorge'· before \ icloria come to the throne.

II wev r, the author, Vaughan \Vilkin doe not limit hi character to m r I hi torical p ople f the pa t, but by introducing character of hi own imagination he eem to tran plant the time of action to pre ent day. hri topher i the dominating character and becau e of hi conne tion with the royal family i being continually nme bed in a many intrioue .

From hi early childhood he had been forced into plot which were att mpting to keep \ ictoria from a cending the throne. V bile he i ndeavoring to help the cau e of ictoria he di covered that hi own father i a con pirator again. t him. The cene of the tory follow hri topher all o er the world, tate and in luding the United fexico.

The novel, how v r doe not linger too long on tragic epi ode , but al o contain romance and comedy. The character which wa mo t amu ing to me wa Lord etoun, \vho wa alway planning and experimenting with mechanical device . Hi idea of a carriage on four wheel propelled by power from bumin c al erved its purpo e in on of hri topher capade . The book end on rather a happy note wh n hri topher i r united with the girl who hared ome of hi grim childho d exp rience .

And

K Y DEITRrcu, Alpha Ga'111111a.

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N OT E QUINE- CANINE LoUISE

N.

STEWART,

Chicago Alu1ruJUE Chapter

one energetic mimeoGIVEN graph salesman, a friendly rivalry among school superintendents, and-another school magazine is born. However, be assured that said magazine is not so Gestalt as the idea. Off goes the happy salesman, leaving his still happy victims to struggle with a few cans of ink, a temperamental mimeograph, half a box of stencils (not nearly enough correction fluid ), and an intriguing mimeoscope. Thus was conceived what Alpha Sigma's alert Alumnce Chairman terms "my hobby." (But, Mrs, Chairman, if the "hobby" often rides me, and not I the hobby, is it still a hobby?) Actually, it is, in spite of the experimentation and novelty involved, just another of the activities of a high school teacher. Of course, I may use any or all members of my typing class of twelve, when and if they are usable. In fact, during "Bulldog" week, the class forgets textbooks and types dummy, cuts stencils, pores over the mimeoscope, turns the mimeograph, slip sheets, assembles, staples, or bills, as ability permits or occasion demands. Since the typing class does not comprise the entire staff, any other member may be called in to work during a free

period. Although we are trying to develop specialists, departmental editorships by no means excuse from mechanical work should the need arise.

The dummy is typed all through the month as material comes. Since the typist have abilities pictured by the famous bell curve, and as this is their first year of typing (we have double periods), the dummy has often been queer looking with its lines a plus or minus thirty spaces instead of exactly that, and the stencil-cutter has often ached to do murder. Learning to cut stencils was an event. As yet, half the class still has to prove its fitness, but after making one stencil with forty or fifty space lines, the "better half" was given our two-column work. Then the fun began ! The right margin must be kept exactly even, and "tal(ing up the slack," as we jestingly call absorbing the extra spaces, is truly difficult when it is only one's second stencil and attention is still focused on the act of making the stencil, not on counting. There 'WB1'e a few casualties, some of which correction fluid and splicing pieces together could not remedy.

The mimeoscope is our real de-

THE PH li ht. Though the purcha e of a lett ring guide leave u almo t bankrupt, we have managed to a quir 路 an ad quate as. ortment of for verticle Jetter and one had w 1id whi h w I ve to u e a a pecial garni h. If you have n v r tried lettering a title with a guide, you till have a thrill coming. It i fa cinating to have the word come off on the tencil with clear hining letter rather evenly paced after one' free hand effort 路 in high hoot art. Then, we do like drawing picture . n original drawing or a picture from a book magazine, or new paper i plac d b neath the writing plate, and if one hand i steady with the t lu , in a hort time, the outline i r produc d on the lencil. \ yet we have only one type of quare for hading-but we u e it overtime-. Place it beneath the tencil and rub over that portion of the t n il ' ith a special instrumentlo, you have the portion haded in a jiffy.

In the e early i ue , we have confined our elve to but one color on a page. Neverthele , each of us i anxiou to experiment with combination . The hri tmas cover with red ink on green paper was not the ucce we had expected becau c the only paper available 'i as t dark a green. For January, ' e gr w wildly nthu ia tic over a now cene with aluminum ink on black paper. However, even the blithe ale man thought u inadequate for that, and we ha tily han d to a imple black on red.

But again the company changed our mind . and the paper arriving on th day for magazine di tribution

EN!/' wa a light orange! In the meantime the illu trating editor having found a flu g rm a deer and pine tree cene wa ha tily a embled, and we are till explaining \ hy a ' ulldog" ha deer on it cover.

For February, we hope to do honor to our pre ident and atisfy our longing by u ing both red and blue ink on a , white background.

Perhaps too, we can splash a little color throughout the magazine in heading or illustrations. btaining uitable illu trations i al o intere ting. The daily papers and current magazine are closely canned for po sibilitie although the mimeograph company has furni hed some. It is possible to buy illustrations to fasten to our stencils, but we prefer to be more original and at the same time to save money. ometimes a heading is made by combining illustrations from two or three different sources, and often it is our most effective one. A palm tree from one page and a pineapple design from another page of a port apparel folder ornamented the title of "A Jaunt to the Sunny outh," and the deer-pine tree cover was a combination of two mimeographed Christma cards, in tum adapted from the Chri tmas card adverti ement of a city store. n off pring of the magazine illustrating is our handbill and program work. Whenever a big school event occurs, we must have a handbill. Hence often on a period's notice, or les , one must produce anything from a donkey to a plate of chicken supper. The file of illustration i growing but still needs more than good luck.

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Moreover, this hobby-if such it is-surely has all sorts of angles besides the mechanical. How can reporters be stimulated to write clear articles, not bare facts? How can we tell news and not duplicate the offering of the town weekly which

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has a school column? How can circulation be increa ed ? What is the simplest method of bookkeeping for a manager who has had no bookkeeping? Well, searching for the answers can be rather fun-at times.

The arrival of another exchange is noted with enthusiasm and the stranger magazine becomes wellworn in its wanderings among the staff or even among other students.

Do you have a "Wildcat," a "Chatterbox," or a "High Crier?" Will you exchange ?

HOW NOT TO WIN THE BLUES By

]ANE ANN TATGENHORST

year thousands of horseEVERY men and horse lovers perch upon slim rails to view the country's horse shows. Every year thousands of amateurs (some of them riders) and local yokels, take to their saddles in hopes of winning a blue.

Every year thousands of such dignitaries would have too become rail birds had only they known how not to act in a horse show.

The technique of good riding requires grace and skill, neither of the two being acquired over night, or in six lessons for ten dollars . Only by time and the theory of former experience can one belong to the "Good Hands and Seat College."

For the benefit of those who haven't had Good Hands training, the following description if taken in large doses may possibly lead you to a blue, or make you black and blue.

The left hand, called the briddle hand in all horsey circles, is held close to, and in front oi the rider's

chin, the wrist gracefully inclined foreward and downward, knuckles to the front-with the little finger quirked in a very natural position.

The general finger pose may be acquired by watching an Englishman sip his tea. (Exclusive shops advocate bright yellow gloves for added effect.)

The other hand, when not otherwise engaged, is draped on the hip bone, first and middle fingers foreward, and again the little finger is quirked . This decidedly dashing touch will probably rate the voice of the loud speaker, requesting you to leave the ring.

The high, bridle hand method may be varied several ways to suit the rider's confirmation. The reins can be gripped firmly between the fingers, thereby tensing not only the hand, but also every other muscle of the body. Then when the horse tries to move his head, he is retarded by the reins; as a result

THE PH h hold hi h a high, and well ba k, gi,•in him elf quite a da bing appearance. By a c uple of vi orou j rk on the rein , the h r e will open hi mouth, which i all v ry helpful t the judge in det rmining the age of the brute.

The loo. e rein, which i preferr d by th h r e, p rmit him to wing hi · head, jog alon , and do about a he plea c . It a! o permit you to gaze over at the p ctator , r aet the button of your v t entwined in the hor e' mane.

•\ g od eat may be acquired by the F reward or Backward po iti n in the addle dep nding upon the rider again, and hi attitude t ward the hor . bviou ly it i n t practi al to con ider what is mo. t mfortable for the hor e. beau e from hi point of view no . eat n hi back that contains anyone i cemfortable to him. In the a kward eat the forearm should be at a 47 dearee angle with the hand, and the hand at a 92 degree an I with the rein . ou your elf sh uld it ba k r Ia ed. Then hen y u d fall off you're already reJa d and are hardly even hurt.

The F reward eat i le advo ated by xpert , a it rather put the rid r on the hor e' neck.

Then " h 11 he i d po ited over lh fr nt of hi m unt he may find a f t r two in the middle f hi back or om h r e teeth in the at of hi br eche .

The m t difficult te t come up 11 nt rin , mount d into the jumpin rin . R member, you may e-ttide a h r to a jump but fr m th n 11. well . . . ircle the ring,

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b in car ful to pa do ely to the jump in order to give the hor e a chan e to look thing over. In the cour e of circlina it is well to remember to depre s the toe , place one hand on hip, and gather the r in in the other. Upon reaching the jump apply the pur gi e the rein a few jerk , and touch the flank ' ith the crop. fter doing all thi , you 11 find the hor e missed the jump.

Do not for a moment be disturbed! nder your breath murmer weet earful to your mount, and at the arne time vigorously apply the purs and crop to make him go forward. Finally he will get the point, and swing out into a full gallop toward the j urnp-where he but not you-will ~uddenl y stop. orrect attire for the occasion varies with the how, the people, and the rider. It is always well to buy boots too large, a this a1lows for swelling on warm days. ·w hite flannel jodphurs, worn with a tweed coat and a am Browne belt give a rather military civilian look without caring the hor e. The stiff bowler i e pecially good for morning event a it protects you from practically anything.

Incidentally Jane nne is one of the be t rider in her section of country and win many ribbon .

Hurry with your CONVENTION SONGS. We want to

learn them before we go. Send them to the convention chairman.

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ELEPHANTITIS DoRis

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ATWOOD, Bosto1~

TS have always fasELEPHA cinated me. While in college I discovered a tiny bronze elephant in a store and not being able to resist his appealing look, I bought him. At the sorority house we called him our lucky elephant so he was named Asa and he lived at the house a whole year.

Cactus Jim is the next in the collection. He is of china in a beautiful shade of green. On his back he carries a growing cactus. From 路 this one which was given me five years ago, I've collected and had given me a total of about one hundred fifteen elephants.

On of my most prized elephants was given me by a friend who bought it on Piccadilly in London.

He is three-fourths of an inch long and half an inch high, made of brass, and painted by hand in na: tural elephant colors. Another, a hand-carved ivory letter opener with an elephant at the end was given to me by an acquaintance who purchased it in Bethlehem.

E lmer, a rubber baby elephant in blue overalls and red sailor hat, came to me from Atlantic City.

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Mah J ong was found in Chinatown in Boston. He is hand-carved of some kind of Chine e stone. ongress, a tiny pink elephant came, as you might guess, from \ -ashington. Tubby came by mail from Hanover, ew Hampshire. He was named for Tubby the baby elephant in the "funnies." Tubby spent la t summer at camp with me and was the delight of the juniors who took turns having him sleep with them.

One clever friend made a pair of pajamas for me with a huge elephant appliqued on the front. I own three families of seven elephants each, and several smaller families.

Among the other elephants are two pairs of elephant book-ends, a pitcher, handkerchiefs, playing cards, a marionette, flower-holders, door-stop, candle holder, door knocker, pins, pendants, a scrapbook of elephant pictures; an elephant ring, and just elephants.

About the only kind of elephant I do not own is a real one. Mother says she is in constant fear that some day when she comes home she will find one in the garage.

A-HUNTING WE WILL GO DoROTHEA WINDOM,

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Brrrrrr! Four o'clock BRRRR! in the morning and-believe it or not-the alarm clock is turned off with a smile, for today we are aetting up because we want to and not because we have to. Vve've a long drive ahead of us so we must

get an early start. Pat, our bird dog, is fairly dancing with excitement for he knows that this is his day and he has been in training for it for quite some time. Pat, or Major Pat Rodney as he is registered, is an English Setter of the Llewelyn

THE PH body i now white with Jar e black . pot on hi back, black ear , one bla k e 路e and he i the m t lovabl do in the w rld a cording to hi owner .

Dr ing n thi day con i t of letting at mell ach garment bef re it i put on. The breeche and t ar j u t about the climax to thi dog. IIi long, en itive no e fairly quiv r with ec tacy and joy.

Br akfa t i a hurried proce and then everyone pile into the car and we are off. ur de tination i a large farm everal hundred mile away.

After everal hour of driving w at last arrive. \i e fill our pockt with hell , load our gun , give Pat the ignal and away we go. ur fir t field happen to be full of wheat stubble. hhh sniffs Pat, thi hould be good. With his head lo t _the gr und he scampers ahead of u . "If there are any birds h re I'll how them to you," ay hi in plume of a tail. 11 of a udden he top . He think he ha om thing. We can tell by the dir tion in which hi no e i pointing ju t wh re that bird hould be.

Hi forepaw i lifted from the ground and hi tail i j u t a till a n of tho e fence rail . h if you have never een a bird dog point, ou have mi ed one of ature' mo t beautiful ight . They are ju t like tone image , every en e al rt, yet till o a not to fri hten the quarry. \Ve relea e the af ty catche on our gun and run t the pot wh re d g and we hope kay" i the ignal bird ar . tw

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Don't forget your swimming suit! You may swim indoors at the Old Faithful Pool or out of doors in the geyser water basin.

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"WILFRED STEALS THE SHOW" DORIS

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FAMILY includes eight M y children,-ranging in height from eight inches to thirty inches,and two pets; a marionette family.

There are a tiny fairy with silver wings, a boy and a girl, an alluring blonde, a sedate brunette, a "sheikish" young man in a pencil-striped blue suit with rose tie, a giant with black beard and seven league boots, and my Wilfred, the clown. The two pets are a tiny Scotty dog and a beautiful elephant.

Perhaps if I described my favorite doll, Wilfred, I can show how simple the dolls are to make and what fun to work. Wilfred is a rag doll, loosely jointed, stuffed with cotton. Hands, feet and back are weighted with sinkers such as fishermen use. His face is gaudily embroidered with a wide, glittering smile, big blue eyes-and his red spotted cheeks are colored with crayon. His hair is vivid orange yarn wound over cardboard and sewed through the top of the head as though it were a "Dutch cut."

His haircut is purposely not too straight. His suit is clown style of heavy white silk with big blue dots (part of a discarded dress), and around the neck is a wide, white ruff. His patent leather gloves (they're really black oilcloth) are large and make his hands conspicuous and awkward. He stylishly wears white linen spats and huge patent leather shoes (also oilcloth).

His hat-also of patent leather-is a funny-looking skull cap. Strings

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are attached in vital pots and thence to two stick from which the operator works the doll.

Of cour e Wilfred announce all of my play , and is very good at it.

Unfortunately he notices everything and once told the audience very hilariously when I forgot to change the scenery for the second act.

Although most of my plays are presented with two to eight children working the dolls, I once presented "Hansel and Gretel" alone-working three dolls at one time (and was that fun). I have a folding tage about five feet long, which fa tens to the side of my car and is easy to set up. An exterior backdrop is of unbleached cotton with a few modernistic trees put on in crayon.

The interior drop is neutral wall paper with a cardboard door and window-and a real curtain for the window. Furniture is doll furniture saved from my childhood. Of course Wilfred needs no stage when he performs alone.

If you want lots of fun-do try making a marionette doll. And if you want excellent patterns for makinoo the dolls-Edith Flack Ackley's book called simply "Marionettes" is the best I've found. These dolls make grand gifts for children; but I'm sure that even though your first doll is intended as a gift, you yourself will first play with it a lot, for each doll is different-a real creation-a part of you.

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em tran e to many r a woman t ch e the tudy f radi , a hobby, but when one ha - a hu band who think and talk radi morning, noon. and night, one might ju t a w 11 becorn intert d in it.

T me radio i an intere ting h bby. T there i a lot 1 arn ab ut the ubj ct, and it r quir c n tant application if one int nd t ither enj y or gain anything from it. Th re are many bran he of radi , uch a radiot l raphy br ad asting, fac imile, t levi i n maintenance, and rvicin radi equipm nt. I find the mo t inter ting part of it i learning the international code u ed in radio-t legraphy. \Vh n it wa ugu t d t m that I learn code so that I miCTht et a licen e to operate an amat ur tati n I almo t threw up my hand in de pair thinking that it would be o difficult that I uld nev r learn it · be ide I did n t think I would be int re ted in it. How v r when the tory behind amateur radio wa related to me, th o ften . land r d 'ham" or amat ur b am methinu infinitelv m r than a radio fanatic wh do nothin but au e int rf renee in radi . f c ur e, ther are fanatic a in eY ry fi ld · but mo t amat ur u:-e radio a · an invigrating h bb -. \\'hen ne r alize amateur have h w many tim b 11 r p 11 ibl for aving hunlr d f li,·e finding lo t relative , a nd b ing th m an for a conver-

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Learning code i the fir t tep in thi fa cinating hobby. 1y hu band ha taught in a radio school and he i my in tructor. He hold cia for me about an hour a day, u ing a mall buzzer and telegraph key to form the ignal . I have studied only a few weeks, but I have rna tered to a certain degree all thirtyix of the character (number and letter to you). Instead of learning that an A is a dot and a da h or I i two da he a you have een in telegraph code, I learned the characters a they ound when they are formed at a fairly high peed.

Thi make the proce of learning code much ea ier and fa ter and incidentally more fun. I am just beginning to recognize letters sent on the short wave band of our radio.

I anticipate much more fun after I get my licen e and have a station of my own. \t the pre ent time many worn n make radio their hobby. \ hy couldn't orne more lpha ig develop thi hobby, and we could talk back and forth over the ether and po ibly pioneer an lpha igma lpha radio net to further the intere t of the orority and bring our widely cattered member· clo er together. \Vouldn't that be fun?

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SNAP SHOTS Alpha Beta

EDITH LA BONTA,

G snap-shots has been T AKI my hobby for several years.

This hobby began when I was a freshman in high school, and each year I have developed a little more interest in it.

I guess people would call me an amateur photographer, and some might say that I'm not even a good amateur. I'll admit that there is a lot of room for improvement, but I'm still trying.

I have pictures of the girls that I ran around with in high school from the day we became freshmen till the day that we graduated. On all school trips and parties, my kodak was a faithful member of the group.

My kodak and I have been in many strange and unusual places.

More than once I have been called

"the candid camera man," or maybe I should say "the candid camera woman."

Every summer my family takes a trip through the Ozarks. ince my father's vacation is limited we can take 011ly a short time for this trip. Each time, we go through a different section of the country. It is on these trips that I learned to take scenic pictures. Last summer I was able to take pictures of running water, such as waterfalls.

The pictures of my pets hold an important place in my picture book. ometimes they were none too willing to have their pictures taken, but they mean just as much to me.

I have never had any instruction in photography, but nevertheless, I enjoy it more than anything else I do.

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years ago I ate in a SEVERAL small restaurant where all the food was cooked by Austrian .

Everything we had was a di h new to me. Being rather curious I hunted up the cook and got the recipe for the dish, and since then I have constantly been on the look-out for new and unusual dishes.

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new ways to prepare vegetables and hot breads.

The Italial)s have given me some very good recipes for vegetables.

The Swedes have given me the majority of my recipes for hot breads.

I find my hobby intere ting. It takes time to learn how to follow the recipes to the best advantage.

I feel that orne day my hobby may also be a rewarding kind.

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ph tography H .\,bug thebittenamateur any of your fri nd r r lati\· ? If it ha . y u know it. You are on tantly for ed to li. t n to a whole eli our e n the m rit of uch a camera or the bad point of a certain kind of printing paper. ecau e your old box camdreadera and m thad are fully un i ntific, ' the e 'expert " attempt to nlight n you by decribin the ben fit of a real camra, xp n ive I n e , light filter , adju table butter peed, and exp ur meter . Yet when you ee the ''re ult of cience ' you begin to think more highly of your old amera than ver before. (But you would not dare to ay o.)

Th re are veral pha e of thi "di ea. e.'!. Fir t of all come that cur e of mankind the candid camera man. If he do get your head in the pictur , your hair i over y ur eye or your mouth i open wide nough to take in a whole warm of fli . If . our f et are in the picture, they are there in goodly proporti n. Then there i alwa th han e that you and a fi h will b tog ther in a double expo ure that i j u t "too intere tin g. ' f our e, there i the cenic pha . u are hown what are upp ed t be work of photographic art. ut, th y eem more like puzzle t which there are no olution . • black mooch i an 'unu ual" picture of a mountain in a thund torm. \ qu r triangle i a ' grand'' vertical '' hot" at the hur h t pi . . nother mudge i

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an 'exqui ite'' cloud effect. o it go . \not her pha e i still life.

11 the va e , fruit di hes, candle holder , tatuary, and plant in the hou e are brought together to be photographed under the bright li ht . Th bric-a-brac i not returned to it proper place until l\Iother doe it. for the picture , th y do not materialize.

Ev n the family pet do not e cape. The do()' is combed, bru heel, and made to undergo all manner of torture that its mongrel highne may be pre erved for po terity. The a toni hed cat sit wild-eyed under the white lights, while the canary i alma t deafened by the whi ties which the "photographer" uses to induce it to po e.

Ioreover, the house i turned up ide down. Mother's pre erve do et is invaded and the family food upply i turned out. The room, a clark room now, is filled with many contraption . called enlarger , afe-lights, developing tray , bottles of developer and "hypo," cales, chemicals, and special paper . The whole hou e reek with vile odor . The dictionary and Family Bible are filled with print , and drying film hang from every convenient place. ister mi e her clock with it handy minute dial.

Younger brother become timekeeper. Everyone and everything in the hou e fall prey. uch i the va t influence of thi photographic di ea e.

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ARE YOU A CANDID CAMERA FIEND ?

MARGE McNAB, Omicr01~ Omicro1~

I am and here is how it W allELLhappened . . . it seems I received an argus for Christmas . . . and no instructions.

Armed with a roll of fi lms and a great deal of self-confidence I trucked on down to the local zoo.

Elephants, monkeys and birds all in the most candid of poses were recorded on a string of thirty six films . . . P lus a generous interspersing of brother, mother, Dad and sister in their off moments.

No cameraman ever had higher hopes than I did. Breathlessly I awaited the finished product. Arriving hours early at the local drug emporium I impatiently lingered until the film was delivered. "Ten cents, please," the clerk demanded . . . well I knew then . . . but never-the-less I inspected the dimes worth. Thirty-six shots and every one of them out of focus. This was

my introduction to photograph)'".

Since then I have taken a cour e in photography and have learned the things I should have studied before attempting to take a picture.

I have now among my collection many candid catches of my sisters.

Among these are a series of Hanadean Koerpel, my room-mate, in various diving poses. eedless to say she resents some of them very much. I am planing to use many of these pictures for the sorority scrap book which we will take to the convention.

Either as a hobby or a profession photography is one of the most interesting subjects imaginable. It deals so intimately with people. Character and expression can be preserved almost forever.

As the chinese proverb goes, "a picture expresses a thousand words."

HOBBIES? JANE GILLIAT,

Perhaps I haven't H OBBIES? any. I have never pored over an album of stamps, oblivious to passing hours ; nor have I spent spring days in enthusiastic gardening.

Those activities which commonly pass as hobbies I have not tried, yet there are a few things I do for recreation, between dishes of school work and dashes of extra-curriculars that might be recognized by a very amateur hobbyist.

Hobbies invariably involve collecting. Postmarks, match boxes, fancy glassware, first editions, and indeed,

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unlimited numbers of unclassified bric-a-brac are all the object of some squinting collector's frenzied search. But all these involve diligence, expense, and, above all, storage space, so I, lacking in all three, decided to collect such abstractions as quips, quotable witticisms, and terse phrases. Favorites are those pithy remarks made by friends, apparently on the spur of the moment ; but I cannot resist bits read in books, that express their thoughts in the best possible, or the inevitable way. The agile

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Like drawing, poetry may be eriou , in piring bu ines , or pure amu ement. 1y talent, sadly, doe not permit the former, but expr e it elf happily in the latter. \ bile admiring, and, perhap sometime appreciating the sublime m poetry, I en joy to the utmo t fa hioning sing- ongy doggerel, sometime setting it to equally singsongy music. Mo t of it is written for some particular situation or per on ( the small cousin, par exernple) but here is a couplet merely dedicated to the hay fever sea on.

"Here comes a sneezity Coughity, Wheezity." urely anyone's talent can reach uch heights ( ?) as that. Plea e do not con ider it too accurate an index of a new lpha Sig's peranality, if any. They tell me that in odd moments between hobbie , I act fairly sane.

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did get intere ted in arranging them though. He decided to write to President Roosevelt, an ardent tamp-collector, to see what kind of tamp he would get on the reply.

Imagine hi urpri e when an an wer came with "no stamp-free po tage for the Pre ident."

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From this point, I began to be interested and decided to specialize in United States first day cover .

To add to my growing interest I had a very nice stamp collection left to me. It is of old United States stamps; none are later than those of 1890, and many are much farther back than that. I sent to Washington, D. C. for the blocks-

imperforate and perforate-and send the envelope to the office for the new is ues-the Hawaiian, Ala kan, Byrd, etc.

I have no marvelous collection, but it's a mo t intere ting hobb .

In addition to the United tate "'tamps, I have a rea onable collection of Christmas eal and a large number of old documentary stamps.

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every college girl N OhasDOUBT, started to collect college banners as a hobby. Some have started out well, but have deserted this hobby for something else. I have been collecting college banners during my four years in college and it really is quite an interesting hobby. My den has taken on quite an interesting hobby aspect of collegiate air as a result of my collection. Each banner is grouped according to its geographical division, so that all colleges in the southem states are together, those in the New England states are together, and so on.

Of course the sizes and styles vary. My collection consists mainly

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of the paper banners which are usually pasted on note books. I have orne in banner shapes, and others in the college letters like "B. U." "T." "D." and so on.

My collection is far from being extensive, and I wonder if you sister in other colleges would send me a banner from your particular colleges. I am willing to send one of Boston University banners in exchange for college banners sent to me if it is so desired. Won't some sisters plea¡se send me some banners, so that I can add to my collection and have it as complete as possible by June, when I will graduate.

HOBBIES HELEN IRVIN,

have been a favorite H OBBIES pastime of mine. Now I have a new and very interesting one. I have been keeping a scrap book for all the favor , invitations, and what

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I find it very interesting and influential to my friends who have not pledged a sorority.

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Jan :\I Davitt E ther orothy Karrmann and Emi k prov d th ir power in numb r . Their nnnmage ale proved o highly ucc ful. we have dei led to have a grand big al every year hence ' hich hould 路 take care of our need entirelythat i , providing we can ecur the ervice of Howard 1cDa itt and Ed Karrmann who gave ju t the ri ht touch to the ale by their ingenuity wa he a reed it ballyhooing and expert modeling.

Ed' written account of this affair follow under the heading of ''Bargain Day." ba ket of shoe for a dime! man' complete suit for twentyfive cent ! urtain for your living room at five cents a pair. Men' fancy hirts at one cent each! Tie , dre e , hat , overcoats, lamp here they go at give away price .

The e and other tempting appeal , punctuated with enthusiastic ge ture , were directed toward a group of un u pecting purcha er early on the morning of ctobcr 16th, thu terminating three week of uc e ful rummaging. For day prior to the ale, from the four quarter of Indianapoli , the promoter of Bargain Day curried from attic to attic gathering material in di u e. Then what a time wa had in going over the conorting and pnce glamoration, fixing. ' arne the day of the ale and half a truck load of good was on it way at :1路 a. m. to the

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THE PHOENIX scene of action at the Colored Methodist Church. o sooner had the wares been arranged for display until the customers began to arrive. It took only two hours to dispose of every article, and great was the rejoicing when the returns were tabulated. Over forty-eight dollars profit! Well may the promoters of this Rummage Sale be proud of their efforts. Many thanks to the friends who helped contribute to the success of the enterprise. On to Yellowstone!"

To date there is $85.65 in the fund as a direct result of these combined activities and still a few people to be heard from.

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RICE,

Indiat11,apolis Alumnre Chapter.

Have You a Program?

"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men" etc. wrote Robert Burns in Scotland toward the close of the eighteenth century; but we of Buffalo are very optimistic in this the twentieth. We believe in planning our program of events a year in advance and then endeavoring to keep it from going "a-gley."

Arched eyebrows ask, "How does one undertake this seeming tremendous task of assembling program material and putting the same into some tangible form?"

Our Program Committee solved the problem in this way-We met and decided the type of meetings (social, business, luncheon etc.) to be held on definite dates during the Sorority Year (September, 1937 to June, 1938.) Our next efforts were spent in finding places to hold these meetings and chairmen to take charge of them . Various members of the committee contacted girls in

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the sorority, who had previou ly offered their home , in order that they might select convenient date .

(Will housecleaning be finished by then?) Incidences where home were not available out ide hotel and restaurants were cho en. All chaim1en of meetings vvere consulted concerning the acceptance of such responsibility before their names were listed. (It is urprising how few excuses can be created a year in advance!) Committees for each meeting were also chosen for the year with the idea of having representative from different college years to facilitate the getting of groups to attend the gatherings.

All these proceedings took place prior to our June meeting and at that time the material was presented for criticism. Many valuable suggestions to chairmen are listed as a result. Our able artist, Margaret Houston, designed a most suitable cover.

Thence to the mimeograph! ow, what have we? A program booklet of which we feel justly proud.

We hope that by next year all chapters will be able to answer the title question in the affirmative. It will enable all girls to attend more A. S. A. functions by setting aside meeting dates months in advance and also to share the leadership by means of the committees. Don't these advantages warrant a program for your chapter?

SHIRLEY FINCH, B1~[falo Almnnre

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Don't forget to bring your camera to convention! The bears and the cowboys will be glad to pose for you.

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brought a favorite t Luck upper-toether with Yeral copie of th r ip . \Y all indulg d our appetite t the limit .(no whoa, Beauty! . nd what indulgence for their were no duplicate entri .

R ipe w r arranged on a table with a bowl in the center with a 'Help your elf and drop a nick 1 in the pot" ign. ( f cour e 10 c nt could be the charge; uit your lv .)

Be id corning away with prize re 1p , e eryone i till talking about the hilariou time he had.

V\ hat better than lauo-hter!

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A Recipe Sale IIa any n tri d it? Denver ~tum · lid- £ r th ir January m etm - and f und it " ne of tho e lick _ty id. a " a we've air ady m ntt n d m th . . ' w Letter.

Alpha Sg's Big Sister The member of Ep ilon Ep il n hapter of lpha igma lpha recently adopted a new plan of having a Big i ter who e main duty i to help hare the problem and re pon ibilitie of the orority. ur pon or Mi Edna McCollough, '' ho i al o head of the Phy ical Education Department at Emporia tate, felt that more could be gained for the orority by having a ig i ter to help her a it i n ce ary for her to divide h r tim amon many other activitie .

A urvey of the lumme hapter wa taken and ~1r . Fred Flemrn_mg wa elected to serve a ig ide £rom 1 ter t the chapter. baring re pon ibilitie with our pon or, we feel that the Dig i ter plan will bring the lumnre and the active chapter more clo ly tog ther.

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Center-pieces for Dinners, Luncheons, or Special Occasions Center-pieces, at the present time, play a more important part in a dinner or luncheon than in former years, when the chief conct!rn was the variety and quantity of food.

The first impression,-the beauty of the table,-contributes much to the success of the dinner. For this reason, when asked to write on "Ideas That Click" I decided to offer some simple suggestions which I have used and which have been appreciated by my guests.

For J a1~uary-which is the month of ice and snow, I used a large snowman on a flat mirror for the center. Little skating pipe-stem figures (obtained from the dime store or from a Martha Washington Candy Kitchen) were placed around the table or mirror at decorative angles. The snowman was made as follows: A twelve inch high cylinder, six inches in diameter, was padded with cotton to form the body of the man. A ball of cotton set on top for the head was topped by a paper stocking cap.

The facial features were painted on in black ink. A belt of red crepe paper was placed around the middle of the body and black buttons were painted down the front.

F ebr~tary-a person thinks of as the Valentine month. Something a little different here would be a construction paper mail boxthe type you see on every street corner. This can be decorated with gilt paint and the slot and the word "Letters" printed in the gilt. Valentines can be used as place ca rds

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attached to ribbon streamer emitting from the lots of the mail box.

(I placed a slot at each end of the box. Cheap fibre ribbon ' a u ed and lengths were varied.)

St. Patrick hats was the motif for March. Green paper hat ten inches tall were purcha ed at the dime store and these were alternated with green candles in ilver holders. Place cards were flat hat cut-outs of green con truction paper three inches tall and stood against the g lass. A black band was painted on the hat and a white buckle pasted on it. The hat idea was carried out in the dessert. The ice cream was served in paper cups which were decorated to represent an inverted hat. The cup was placed through the green construction paper rim, the cup proper was then covered with green crepe paper and a black crepe band and white buckle pasted on the cup. cookie mold to match the place card was made at a tin shop for the price of thirty-five cents. The cookies were fro ted in green, chocolate and white as for the other hat motifs.

A novel idea for a large April luncheon or dinner party is the umbrella theme to be worked out by suspending children's gaily colored umbrellas above the long table at which the guests are seated. A runner, twelve inches wide, of artificial green grass of the type u ed in Easter baskets, ran the entire length of the table. Assorted colored flowers of various kinds were cut out of seed catalogues. These were stuck to various length pipe stems and stood up in the grass. The

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ut-out of of galo he and the wer at d alphabetically f r xample the \' were eat d together the B' next in rder, tc. uart t table center d with May ba ·ket r a May pole with arilored ribbon tr amer are u able lay. ne of the mo t attractive table the firework table for July. rg imitation fire-cracker are made of red con truction paper, quare. nine an on -half inche Thi i mad into a cylinder nine in h high. allowing one-half inch f r turnover, thi to be !iced at one-ei hth inter al and pa ted to a ircle thr e inche in diameter for the top. heavy twine is inert d in the top cir le for fuse.

In making the e fire cracker wrap th pap r around a white oda bottl to-in ure ea e and certainty f pa ting. Do not remove the bottle until the top i thoroughly dry. T\\enty red twenty white, and tw nty blue c llophane traws were tied tightly with white cord around the neck of ten-inch high ilver andl holder . By tying the traw Yer • ti htly they will flare out from th holder. t the end of each traw pia e one and one-half inch fire cracker of the inexp n ive packa e t 'P . Place card are white card with two miniature firera k r pa t d at one corn r and I tt r d for nam .

Ther ar too many idea for d c ration for table for rovemr. u h a early Am rican cornucopia of fruit r little wagon filled with fruit and drawn by turk y . How ,. r ince I haven't aid

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Thi decoration may be u eel with variou flower or colored candle . ilver and red i a lovely combination for Chri trnas, e pecially if the ho te is fortunate enough to own ilver hollow ware. Purcha e small round red Chri tma tree ball to be u ed ' ith ilver pray , made to re emble a red bud on a ilver tern. v ith the e u e ilver flower or pray from the dime tore and arrange in a large, low, ilver bowl for the center mo t part of the table. U e low ilver candle tick with tall red taper . ut red cellophane straw in half and fa ten the e in a flat sunbur t effect from a mall pa teboard circle. Place the circle beneath the ilver holder in uch manner a to completely hide the pasteboard.

Around the ba e of the candletick wind a ilver wire on which

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From . the centerpiece radiates the charm of the party which the guests remember long after the effects of the food have gone.

NELL

MARTINDALE Alum11~m

M a1路yville

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Almost Forty Chri tmas card and everyday wrappings have ale po ibilitie. take it from us! Alumnre in lva wished to raise money for Fellowships, flower fund, and part tran portation expenses for it delegate to convention. In October plan were made and by January the profits needed a few pennies to make forty dollars. The proverbial bouquet is gladly thrown to Eva Wood, "Chief Salesgirl and Pusher."

Lors

RoDGERS,

Alva Alumnm Chapter.

Chapter Personalia The new president of the Drexel Club of Philadelphia is Eleanor Temple, a member of Philadelphia Alumnre chapter.

Mary DeAtley was recently initiated into Kappa Delta Pi at Northwestern. he is Dean of Women and Professor of Romance Languages at the State Univer ity Preparatory School and Junior College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and a member of Alva Alumnre chapter.

Sue anford Campbell, Secretary of the Canton Alumnre chapter is very active in Canton's Junior Women's Club of which she has been President for the past two years.

Two members of the Des Moines group,-Lillian Hethershaw and Fae hawhan,-who are on the faculty of Drake Univer ity are given places in "vVho's Who in American Women."

Jeanne Underwood (Hays) was elected honorary cadet colonel of the R. 0. T. C. at Kansas State

College, Manhattan. Jeanne seems to be going in for honors in a big way at Manhattan.

Muncie Alumnre Correspondent writes, "We are quite proud of the theatrical talents of our President, Anna Marie Yates. It seems she scored heavily in a production sponsored by the Muncie Teachers' Federation, as an impish kid sister. In spite of the fact that 'The vVomen' was appearing on the legitimate stage at Indianapolis the very same night, the amateur production drew a huge crowd " Anna has al o been elected Secretary of the Indiana Commercial Teachers' ssoCiatwn.

Betty Simkins, patrone s of the College Chapter, has an important role in a forthcoming production of Muncie Civic Theatre, "The ight of January 16." In Muncie, the Civic Theatre is one of the most outstanding of civic and social projects.

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ani 1 o tiny y t so dynami . ide her dutie a wi f he i _; i tant Regi trar at th ~ orthwe t fi ouri tate T ach r ' llege, i a uo1f enthu ia t an 1 an accompli hed piani t. aturally, he i int r ted in football and ba ketball which f ri nd hu band coache -never a ame without I abel Rah-rah for ::\Iaryville. \\hen reque ted to tell omething about her elf, ~Iaryville' orrepond nt write , 'I cook and 1 ve it· I wa h di h and hate it.

Th thin I d b t i care for my f ur-year-old baby girl,-my bunch f hea,· n. In between time I do ub titut teachin and -writing£ r a h bb ' ouly.'' ~Iaryville alum are indeed fond of th ir o ial ad i r, Tell ~Iarti ndal r uch . "\\ hen he rna rriecl and ettled down here we f It e1ti , h1y cur ; he w uld alway be ur ·. II r l vel ' hom i the ettin f r many of ur parti . he h · c nduct d :\Iay F te that v ry n ha raved about and h i the_t wn' '·w w" for originality.

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There ju t ''haint n thing'' the corr p ndent f olumbu lum nce gr up can t do. he' ~nitting h r third uit. ha ho ked three ru , r ch ted an af han and embr icier d and painted any number of picture . But he doe n 't t 11 half th t ry when he peak of her lf (in her ew Lett r) a a practical joker. he hou1d have gone into detail and mentioned that h furni heel her lpha gue t with p neil having rubber lead, match that ' oulcln't light and a . ery clever book which the dear i ter couldn't r e i t-only to have it explode when they open d it. \Vhat a gal! lpha 1gma lpha was preented in a new manner to Iva alum who attended the January meeting at the home of Loi Rodger . game in the form of a cro word puzzle had been prepared in which material from our turdy heet wa u eel. The deign on the blank puzzle wa . with a crown above the " and a tar b low it. lever people the Iva girl . Lois con fe se , "No one cored 100 percent nor 0. but it certainly tarted conver ation about thing we ought to know!"

The Great Fall of the Yellowstone, a plunge of 308 feet ~early as high as two Niagaras: 1s one of the grandest spectacles on earth. Come to convention and see it for yourself.

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It's In the Air! We're Everywhere!

Welcome Sister Newcomers Toledo and Shreveport

TOLEDO, OHIO AL UMN lE CHAPTER Charter Members Marjory Rairdon, AA Grace Fultz Haworth, 6.6.

Helen J. Klag, YY Helen Robinson Cook, AA Helen Bennett Paule, AA Dorothy Brewster Cummin , AA Clara Kuney, 6.6.

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Grace Fultz Haworth, President of Toledo Alumm.e Chapter

SHREVEPORT, LA. ALUMNJE CHAPTER Charter Members !Iinnie Merle Flanders, 'l''l' Louise Rodger , 'll'll Ola Johnson, 'l''l' Katherine McDaniel Woodyard, 'll'll Ferne Bryant Toohy, 'l''l' Evangeline Lynch, 'l''l' Pattie Virginia harp, 'l''l' Shirley Ricks Gol on, 'l''l' Ollie Haygood Hanggi, 'l''l' Mary Kathryn \ oodyard, 'l''l'

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IIE T ledo group of lpha ha become ecretary and trea ur r lpha ig in that city. igma lpha girl met together of the fir-.t of all in 1 26. t that time \ 're o glad he i acti ely parven th r were n t enou h girl to make ticipating in that chapter th gr up the required ize to apply though we mi her and need her here. Margaret La cock Hou e i f r a charter. radually meeting c a e 1 a th group urew maller now living in ewark, Ohio, v here he and her hu band have a lovely b cau e of girl moving from to" n.

Th lpha ig girl who lived ne' home. Margaret was teaching in Toledo and it vicinity were in Toledo for the first erne ter all d t a m ting in the home of thi year, and her hu band wa f race Haworth in the fall of teaching part time at D ni on Uni1932. l\Ir . Haworth wa at that ver ity, prior to opening hi law time ational Trea urer of lpha practice in Newark, Ohio. igma lpha. Tho e pre ent at long with all the bad luck of that meeting were Martha Tom, lo ing our member we have had He! n Robin on ook, Helen Benorne good fortune. Fir t of all we nett Paul , Edna Carr, and Helen have Helen Bennett Paule back in Klag. From that time until the Toledo with u -after having been pr ent ffie Toledo lumn<e chap- in Raleigh, . C., for two year ter ha met once a month in the where her hu band was an a ishome of the variou member~ . The tant coach for the Univer ity of pa t pre ident have been: Helen Torth arolina. Then, too, 1arook Margaret Duncan, Helen jorie Rairdon and Clara Kuney are ennett Paule, and Martha Tom. teaching in Marion and !.fan field, The pre ent officer are: pre ihio, re pectively, and come to dent race Haworth; vice-pre i- Toledo over the week end when dent, Iarjorie Rairdon · ecretary we have our meetings. \ e have a and trea ur r, Helen Paule; PHOE- a new member this fall Freida • ' IX orre pondent, Helen Klag.

'Iadau who ha recently moved Although the ize of the group here from etroit. Kathryn L ng varie we have at la t been able mith i now living in Byron, hio, t apply for a charter of m mberbut intends to come back for m ethip a an active alumn;:e group. ing when he can arrange it. \ ·e hated to lo e o many of our Martha Tom i back in Toledo girl wh had been active. l\farafter having been a knitting ingar t uncan r ceived an appointtructor in Kan a ity for a year. ment to teach at hio Univer, ity, at . \th n hio. Edna Carr hu Helen Cook continue to teach at band wa tran ferred to harle ton, · ev berry chool, fir t grade. Her \\" t \ "ir ·na. \Ve hear that Edna cia e turn out uch excellent work

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Helen Klag is teaching the fifth grade at Fulton School this year.

Her engagement was announced on November 11th, to Olen Milton Osmun.

Dorothy Wesselman moved to Toledo from Philadelphia last year, and comes to as many meetings as she can-that is, when she can arrange to have her two small babies cared for.

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iest per on! In addition to takinO' care of her beautiful home he is active in many of the organizations of the city.

Our first meeting this fall was held in the home of Helen Klag.

The next meeting was a luncheon in the new Y. M. C. A. Helen Cook entertained us in her home for our January meeting. We enjoyed the evening playing bridgebetween conversations.

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ORGANIZATION OF SHREVEPORT ALUMNJE CH AP TER alumme members of the T HE Psi Psi chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha at the Louisiana State .Normal College, Natchitoches, Louisiana take pleasure in announcing the organization of an alumnce chapter.

On December 29, 1937, active and alumnce members of Psi Psi met in Shreveport and a meeting was held by the alumnce who were: Mrs. Murray Woodyard, Jr., Minnie Merle Flanders, Ola Johnson, Mrs. Byron Tooley, Louise Rodgers, Mrs. Herbert Hanggi, Mary Katharine Woodyard, Mrs. Gordon Golson, Jr., Pattie Virginia Sharp and Evangeline Lynch.

The following officers were elected: President, Ollie Haygood Hanggi ; Vice-president, Pattie Virginia Sharp; Secretary-Treasurer, Katharine McDaniels Woodyard; PHOENIX Correspondent, Evangeline Lynch.

The meeting was followed by a luncheon in the Fountain Room of the Washington-Youree Hotel. Active members and pledges also present at the luncheon were: Gloria Griffin, Mildred Smith, Ferne Sullivan, Virginia Downs, Mildred Rhodes, Yvonne Jones and Iva Blanche Butler.

EvANGEUNE LY NCH .

STARS AT SEA From highest deck of our great ship at sea Vl/e look into the deepness of the night.

So many brilliant stars are there.

I turn to find your glance deep, too. If I Could reach a bit beyond my questing hand Your eyes would have two stars to wear. wILMA

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Alumnae Chapters ALVA, OKLAHOMA an 1 L i Rodger h l 路 f r a Tw lfth Night Party f r \Jpha ig alumnre. vari ty f ame chall nged the gu t 路 a th y arri\路ed. Durin~ the bu ine . me tinu, our pre tdent, Luella Harzman, helped u plan ur prin activiti . Following thi the alumnre tudy of orority mat rial "a conducted in the f rm f a ro word puzzle. w r

Eula Calli on i awar that 1pha ig want her recm ery to b dai ly oon, for they told her ' ith card -for a w ek.

Naomi Pari received good wi he in the form of a crib robe a he await "the ev nt. ' Florence Rudy i to be "at home'' for u m February.

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS I'm running out of expletive ! It doe n't eem po ible that thing can keep improving the way th y do ! There certainly i no ' rece sion" in the pirit of our Bo ton al umme chapter.

Now the hu band and boy friend know why we're a lway raving about the chapter, for they were expo ed to ou r collective charm at th Fox and Hound tub on Dec mber 2 th. at a ay holiday ea on D inner ance. New Year' d coration and favo r were th re to he lp out with the gayety. good tim wa had by all!

I've alway had a bit of wanderlu t in my blood. Even now it pop up occa ionally to nag me a bit; but ertainly our January m ting made the nagging much wor . \ ' era Libby' charmin apartm nt "a decked \\ ith tangibl m morie

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Such beautiful print , small carvings, jewelry, robe and co tume of vivid ilks from China, Japan and India as dazzled our eyes!

Vera told u much about each country, but there was that certain gleam in her eye when she spoke of Bali; so if I guess right, I'd say it was her "first love." In spite of the slu h and such, January 7th saw a good! y number there. Our eyes were dazzled too by two New Year's diamonds upon the hands of Dorothy Allen and Vera McElroy.

We understand they'll be leaving us at the end of the school year. Dorothy for Philadelphia and Vera for Oneonta, New York.

On February 4th we smuggled red and white package into Elsie Larkins home on Bay State Road in Boston. It was a gala occasion and saw many faces we hadn't seen recently enough,- Kay Sargeant, Peg Georon and Marion Lantz.

After our business meeting we enjoyed Talent Night. Florence Haley sang first, and such a good beginning. Then Doris Atwood's puppets who stayed up late and came all the way from Brockton, entertained us. Wilfred the clown put his dog through its tricks, then had a ride on an elephant's back. He then took his reducing exercises. (He must have peeked at Doris for they were very feminine exercises!) Then more lovely music-this time songs

by Dorothy Allen .

Displayed around the room were miniatures painted by Guva Asberg. Then we were led upstairs to see more paintings, the e in oil and water color of larger subjects, also by Guva. I saw some lovely Rock-

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port scene ; and the large portrait of a very lo ely lady wa exqui ite indeed. Be ide the di play wa a huge pile of red and white packages all wishing happine to Dorothy llen! A real surpri e alentine shower of lovely gift . Downtairs again to Elsie s paciou dining room for the mo t attractive and Valentine-like table of refreshments one could imagine. If you're reducing don't ever come to our parties.

I was too busy eating to be very nosey, but I managed to overhear the following items : Louise Musgrave was down in January to see us. he is teaching in the Farragut School in Portsmouth, New Ramp hire.

Guva Asberg i doing portrait painting at the Sprague-Hathaway Studios in Sommerville.

Alice Webb has been ill and would like to hear from anyone; her address is 89 Plai ted Road, West Medford.

Louise Hockaday will be home ere you read this from the hospital 路where she has been ill with scarlet fever.

HAZEL VAU X .

BUFFALO, NEW YORK "Lights out!" .. No, we're not bursting forth into romantic song, J10r are we exposing details of any recent intimate oiree. We're just stating the facts regarding the extemporaneous candle-light luncheon that the Buffalo alumnce chapter held in December at the Fairfax Hotel. Maybe we're revealing secrets that the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce might want to conceal, but - neverthele s, the electric

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pow r wa ff for ix hour on that day of all days-the annual hri tma g Hog th r of the Buffalo I ha i The candl li ht eemed to lend ze t to th choice bit of go ip which were pa ed around to and fro among the forty member pre ent. ur bu ine me ting wa hort au e there were o many out-of-towner home for the holiday and with only one short afternoon to pread the choice mor el , we had to make the mo t of our time. N ed we add ~t wa an extra pecial nice meettog. y now we know that you know that the word Buffalo ' and ' now" mean ju t the arne thing o-on January 19th v e donned red flannel , ki pant etc., etc., hitched up ole Dobbin and away we went to Hamburg (a nearby town) on leigh ride party. Fun? We'll ay! \ ith feetfrozen, ear fro t-bitten, and voices hu ky from inging, we trouped- now and all- over to lice reger's hou e for nouri hment. Did it ta te good! Then home again to bed-and thank to Marg Hou ton for a swell ride.

One meeting to which we always look forward i the one held at Helen Wei ' hou e. charming ho te a lovely home--added to a congenial atmo phere--and you ha e a very grand meeting. Of cour , the culinar kill of Louise M racken Lowe and her commitnot overlooked. Indeed te ur bu ine s con i ted twa n't! mainly of plan for our party with the ollege hapter and thought of onv ntion; but more--much more f thi lat r.

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It i with a ad and heavy h art that I r call th h rt yet \'ery full, b autiful life of Jean tte Di mer Heimerl.

Y ar back when I attend d coil ge Jean act d a big i ter to me and to many other Clio girl . he wa mo t under tanding and in her ery quiet yet firm \H)' ould gi e the be t advice, con alation or reprimanding to any m mber of the orority. Everyone re pected her.

Jean wa alway one of Clio' mo t active member and when Clio became lpha igma lpha she wa one of the fir t to join and wa always ready to do her part. Her illne and death wa a great hock to Buffalo lpha ig and we have urely experienced a great lo s in her passing.

Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to her hu band and two mall daughters who are left with a beautiful memory of a wife and mother.

HILDEGARDE KAYSER.

To our hard working and dearly beloved PHOE r IX Carre pondent, Betty Murphy, goes the heartfelt sympathy of every member of Buffalo alumnre chapter, in the los of her mother.

CANTON, OHIO

The . . A.' of Canton surely have been enjoying the meeting . nd e ery time we meet our group become larger!

Ir . Emil 0 ffinger and Mr .

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THE PHOENIX mas Party. In addition to our Christmas exchange we also played bridge. The prize for the latter was won by Jane \Veible Urban while everyone of us received lovely gifts.

In January we met at the home of Mrs. Mary Donze Miller. A delicious luncheon wa served following which we held our business meeting at which plans for two successive meetings were made. At the bridge game which came after the meeting Jane Urban and Jane Riddle DaHinden were the lucky persons. We were happy to greet two newcomers-Mrs. Paul Slotz Crawford and Miss Dorothy Stoughtand hope they will meet with us frequently.

Mrs. Mary Blatzly of Massillon will be hoste s for our St. Valentine party and our March ~eeting promises to be a covered d1sh supper. Mrs: Paul Crawford and her sister Emmy Slotz will be hostesses on this occasion and "le are expecting many of the Kent alumnce to be our guests.

News Bits Mr. and Mrs. Press Campbell and son are leaving for a month's sojourn in Florida. vVe find Sue a very excellent secretary.

Thelma Stambaugh who recently became Mr . Beryl Engleman will make her home in Indiana.

Mr. and Mr . Connelly of Hudson, Ohio, were guests of Mrs. Mary D. Miller. Polly Sawyer Connelly and Mary Miller were college room mate and Mr . Connelly is also an A. MARY

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CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA The old aying ' di tance lend enchantment" carcely applie to the alumnce activitie of our entral Penn ylvania chapter. The la t meeting held in Harri burg, at the il on home of Mr . Charle (mother of 1ary Wil on ung t ) was sadly lacking in number ; but we understand the quality of tho e present rate d " par exce 11 nee. " The next meeting of our group will be held at the home of the alumnce chapter president, Lillian Gi h Eshelman at 912 tate Street, Lancaster, Pa., in April. We are hoping for clement weather, a large crowd and lots of new !

News Alpha Sigs will be interested to learn of the advent of baby Barbara Jane, born February 8, 1938, to Barbara Gish Carney (Mrs. Edward Carney, Jr.) Barbara formerly was a member of the Central .. chapter.

Helen Witmyer our amb1t1ous member continues with work on her Master's Degree at Temple University. She commute one day a week from Lancaster to Philadclph~. .

It is with the heart1est welcome and sincerity that we greet Helen Brookhart Bishop (Mr . William Bi hop) a a member of the Central chapter. Helen has rece~tly moved to Reading, Pa. from Plttsburo-路wh re she has been a member of ~:>that well known ambitiou group. We hope she ha brought the ecret with her!

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omino- com路 ntion and everyon pr the hop that out to Y llow tone Park d finite plan have loi e to entertain at a buffet upp r at h r home in Bev rly Hill on F bruary 11. hortl ' aft r thi meeting, N lle her hu band will be alifornia for veral

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m rath r trange to b writing about hri tma at thi time of th year but hon tly we ju t had the nic t party that ev n if it " r ix month !at r I would till want to tell you all about it. orn lia }one or "J hnnie" (a we all know h r) entertain d th alum at h r home th '\' dn day vening b t\ e n hri tma and New Y ar with the grand t dinner party ver.

H r table looked beautiful ' ith it lo ly dama k loth, tall light d candle at each end and a 1 v ly bouquet of flm.ver in th ent r. \i ju t had ev r) thin that ~ with a hri tma dinn r fr m th roa t chicken and dr in to the rum ice cream at the end. nd wa-.; it good? m - - -1 ft r dinner w played 1ichi an and the prize for the lucky girl w re all product of Yardle La ender. Johnnie' late t hobby i movi photography, o we all had to perf rm for her cam ra. I n t it ju t too funny ho\ elf on ciou a grownup p r on can g t wh n he realiz that each motion i being regi tered p rmanently. ny-; ay we had a grand time and we hop to repeat it o n.

I wa the ho t at our J anuand althou h th lim or perhap I hould ay lect, du t the incl ment w ath r and the fact that I do live tw I e mile out of th ity

THE PHOENIX we had a very nice time. Johnnie, ble her soul, brought her projector and screen and we were treated to the movie we had made when at her home. I think we will all leave for Hollywood now any time. Mary Gaal certainly did roll her eyes and Lucille Webster looked like a Dresden China Lady with her black velvet gown and lace collar. Evelyn Bryan and myself were caught in the midst of a very good story, but the rest of the girls comported themselves in a very ladylike manner. After the show was over I took the girls to the ba ement where we have just finished furnishing our recreation room. We pulled our chairs close to the fireplace and proceeded to have a fine time. The girls found out that night that I am a practical joker and many were the laughs brought out at some member's expense.

I gave all the girls chewing g um and asked them to model a dog on a piece of cardboard. They all agreed that modeling is not as easy as it seems. Carol Tibbals, our honorable president, was forced to vote for her own work of art, for as she said, it was the only one that even faintly resembled a dog.

She won the prize. The girls who 路 did come all said they were glad . they had-and so was I, which made it unanimous.

We made tentative plans to celebrate St. Valentine's Day, Josephine Ambacher and myself being the committee to make the final arrangements. It is going to be on Valentine Day in the evening so any of you Alpha igs who will happe.n to be in our fair city at that time, let us know and you shall

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be incerely im路ited and urged to attend. eems a though all the marriages and birth happened la t month. Bu ine is poor, I mean from this reporter tandpoint o until the next i ue- heerio !

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CLEVELAND, OHIO

That wa uch a nice party Bernice DeTchon gave for u on February 5th! vVe talked played bridge, ate and di cus ed our important busine . hall I tell you about it?

The fir t part of the evening wa spent in rai ing babies from the hospital age through the fir t three grades. We do hope Bernice absorbed every morsel of advice for he will be needing it before many days have pa sed. Watch for details in next issue.

We attempted to play serious contract but we just weren't uccessful. Everyone felt unu ually gabby. Here is what your con路espondent learned : Martha Kananen Borch will be in Chicago during the next six weeks.

Augusta Mitchell Besse has a dear little three-months-old daughter.

Jay Mu selman Salter has an eight-months-old baby boy.

Helen Snyder Garrington had pictures of her little girl holding her third birthday cake.

Ruth Klein has been having quite a time getting to work lately. he has missed her regular car and invariably goe in to work with the vice-president of the company.

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Turner i t achin on lev land' a t ide and wear a b autiful diamond ring on h r 1 ft hand. \ ir inia arpenter wa telling u f th b autiful cloth he i 11in in igbee ' port hop.

Ruth lby Vorhee i handling the publicity for the v\ omen' teopathic o i ty. uring the refr hment hour we decid d to o to K nt for their ~larch 7th m eting. \ hile ther we will invite the micron micron chapt r to leveland for a party at \ irginia' hom in pril. We are keeping in clo e touch with the Kent girl f r they are th neare t roup of If any orority i ter in leveland or vicinity ha not been to any of our m eting do come the n 路t time.

11 the Ohio chapter ar w 11 r pre ented as are h o outof- tat -chapter .

Our regular meeting are held on the fir t aturday of every month at 12 :30 p. m. at Higbe ilver rille. Th re i alway room for vi iting alumnce. ur I v land chapter i oung, but we are growing in numb r and nthu ia m. \ e will keep you in拢 rm d of our doin LoRA 11. Jo 'ES

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alumnce chapter, -v e f It \ hould definitely organiz and plan the place and type of me ting for the oming y ar.

Emily wa unanimou ly 1 ct d pr ident and b cau e of her untiring effort in helping to spon or thi alumnce chapt r w ar all delighted to have her at th helm of thi n w . ship. hairmen were appointed to take charge of each m eting.

1r . Earl taat i ho te for our n xt me ting, which will be held at her hom 425 outh Bancroft Parkway, on February 1 th. Thi will be an afternoon of bridge an I w are looking forward t a d lightful tim . 1 mber are t f I fr to in ite memb r of . alumnre hapt r a their h uld th y o d ir . larch m ting will be in char e of Florence Rimlinger. The r up exc pt t journ y to hiladelphia and hav a theatre party. \\' hope ur i t r from th " ity of Br therly Lov " will di play their affc tion and j in u .

THE PHOENIX The remainder of our program of meetings has been tentatively planned as follows: May 7thLuncheon and Book Review ; June-Picnic at Adelaide Staat's mother's place along the Sassafras River; September 17th- Steak Fry at Edna Bowen's place along the Delaware River.

These meetings sound very interesting and should enable us to become even better acquainted.

MARY H. SHORT, FLORENCE RIMLINGER.

DENVER, COLORADO Our Pot Luck Supper in January at Lola Burns home was as always a groaning success. A table laden with delicacies as well as substantialities was placed in view of our hungry eyes and turns . It was quite necessary to sample every variety-for a recipe sale followed.

Amid laughs and much stretching we licked our heaped plates clean.

(Please don't be too literal.) Some of us still have sore places from laughing ; we reached an all time high on that score.

Za Lawrenson, our president, conducted a short business meeting.

Convention plans were discussed and I believe an idea was born.

Then- chatter pure and simple.

Helen Ray will be our charming hostess at a Valentine Party next Saturday. It is enough to say Valentine Party by way of description for what doesn't that conjure up in a mind or heart?

Colorado is blessed with the most delightful winter imaginable this year. Picturesque snowfalls and always our beloved sunshine.

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DES MOINES, lOW A Chri tma cu tom caught up with the Des Moines alumnce and they slid over icy treet to their annual rendezvous with Mayme Me ton.

The Christmas pirit ' a rampant in her charming house where a giant tree pre ided, ably a i ted by a decorative mantel piece and a dancing fire. Our coat shared honor , on the lady's best bed with mountains of gay present .

Busine s had very little hold on the assembly and was soon replaced by tales of childhood memories of Christmas and the ever abundant recounting of what our "coming second generation of ' " were doing under the magic spell of St. Nick. Time flies when we thus indulge ourselves and only one thing was sufficiently interesting to divert our enthusiasms-the presents piled so temptingly nearby.

Filled with the spirit of childhood that always lives in everyone at Christmas, we proceeded with the seasonal "Going to Jerusalem."

The main object of our endeavors was to reach the inner recesses of the gifts which had been triple wrapped to add zest to the game. While Mayme played carols the gifts passed from harrd to hand.

When she stopped the papers flew until a snow storm would have been put to shame. As soon as the music started the package left for a further journey. When you got into the present-it was yours. My, such suspense and fun !

After the musical Santa Claus had been fully dealt with our evening was made complete by the arrival of refreshments all in the holiday spirit.

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In ver had, but had alway want to do o. Th y play it at th tate Fair h r and I alway thought I'd lik t try my hand at winning ne f th gaudy blanket r gail · dre ed doll . ut ala .

I hav MARY • LI CE FIDLER. n v r found anyon willin to tr · with me and I am too ba hful t try alon . o you what a thrill it wa to play it at Ia t. Last i truly the right word for I wa n now you hould hav of th Ia t to et a in o and a and Fd hav had a White El phant for a priz . AnyBin how it wa a lot of fun. " h I ne ded ju t on more and · 1yrna Tr imer and Hilde ard I'd have had that lin all full.' rv d i e r am offee and indi"No' an I hoo e my pr ent? vidual birthday cak with white ~ e what I g t !" fro · ting and a pink candle n ach '' I'll try another card." o it r ally wa a party.

'I II never get a Bin o.

The F bruary meeting v ry c nuch remark a the e wer alentine ay v niently falls on h ard at our January meeting at and will be a upper with a part th home of Hildegarde Ni ly. It following. Wear planning to hav wa our chapter birthday party; so an old fa hioned alentine Box after the- n ce ary bu ine wa with omic \ alentine for every taken are of we proceeded to en- one. Ruth Hook and Julia Dougjoy our elv . I nearly forgot to la have charge of the program. mention that \\ e ' r r que ted to The March me ting i to b in w ar omething a n arly like our charge of hri tine reenlee, athinitiation dr a po ible. Mo t erine Leake and Loui e Boll r and of u forgot or had long in e di - i to be a book revi w m eting, I arded u h funny looking gar- beli ve. m nt but our pre id nt lbertine Just News i t arrived in a \ hite brocaded atin v ning gown which came to Fae Lee Jo t n and h r hu band p nt the hri tma holiday havin th front and wa a h r kne J ng r in the back. Fern ing carlet fever and then, ju t to John n am tag ring in und r b cliff rent h had an operation th w ight of a large bla k n t hat. for ma toid. \\' e ar happy to ay It had a v ry choi e f ath r tick- that Fae i re overin nicely. ing trai ht up the front and orne \Yilma J n rna avi who now oth r bit f lac and n t on it. liv at N wton cam horn from It pra tically had to b tipp d id - th ho pita! with her mall on way wh n h cam in the do r. P ter Linn-only to r turn for an •\ft r w had laughed and laugh d appendiciti operati n. he i g t,. r the tum w play d Bingo. tin well now although h ay it ~Iayb y u have lay d Bin o. e rn t rribly low bu ine .

Th party nd d, a_ ,,. n u h pi a ant thing nm t, and we ha~ a new memory to tuck away w1th ther f happy lpha day and Joy ux No I.

THE PHOENIX Grace Carver ha been ill with an infected finger.

Fae Shawhan has been rather busy taking care of her small son Bob who had scarlet fever. When he had recovered, Fae herself developed a " trep" throat and was ill for some time.

Clare Weissinger's many friends may want to make a note of her new address : 507 East Lexington Boulevard, Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, Wisonsin.

Pauline Womeldorf Black also has a new address-90S South Dollison, Springfield, Missouri. She and her family are enjoying Joseph Eugene who arrived about the first of October.

James Joseph Jacobson, born last July 16, is an important member in Lillian Jacobson's family.

Thanks The Des Moines alumnre chapter wishes to thank all the Alpha Sig groups who sent Christmas greetings. We enjoyed all of them at our last meeting.

The PHOENIX has improved so much The "Eds" deserve some praiseWe hope the work goes on and on For many, many days.

LILLIAN JACOBSON.

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Did anyone happen to mention, when you were elected PHOENIX Correspondent of your alumnre chapter, "Oh, that's easy. ot much work !" If you want my frank opinion-take my advice and accept the Presidency, for that office may sound big but it's merely a camouflage for the rest. (Will I

have the pre ident razzing me? ) eriou ly I like the work. But Father Time count hi day much too fa t and time roll by o quickly that I 'm bev. ildered oftime , hen I see a letter po tmarked Io\ a.

I say to myself, 'It ju t can't be!

Helen Bradley again; what doe she want now!" I forget editing a magazine as fine a our requires months of systematized work by many hand . Thus our PHOE IX. Here goes girls for a natch of news from our group to yours. We held our la t winter meeting at the home of Elinor Carpenter in Allentown with eight of us present. Did ~e have a tasty luncheon, fine meetmg and a chat-awhile-game! You know what that is. Our intentions fo~ a good game of bridge were in evtdence but we just couldn't stop talking about one another our children, husbands and culinary arts, plus approaching marriages, blessed events to be, etc. Doesn't that sound entertaining? Well, it was!

Our chief discus ion of business was the delegate to be sent to Convention. Although it was Decembber with winter just around the corner (for our weather has been mild o far) we wanted to know "who and how" we could contribute for a delegate from Eastern Pennsylvania. I envy her the location, thrill and good old A. S. A. atmosphere the like of which I've not experienced since college day . Our charity work, donation to the R ed Cross and various sundry matters were discussed before we adjourned.

You recall \i\ alter \ inchell 's News Flash of last month-"Stork

to Vi it 1orma and Z m Heberling.' \V 11, th ld boy arriYed January 19th in the fom1 of a lovely baby boy named Rob rt Z rn H berlin . far h will be our n xt m eting tim b cau e f w ath r probabiliti . I hope by n ct new letter I 11 be hock full of inl re ting informati n.

The m a le epidemic ha been pr valent her and my day o r hri tma w re bu y one nur ing both my kiddie through tho e pe ky germ , but I did hav a lovely hri tma with all my family gathered her at one home. nd now, if you won't think it too lat a happy and pro per u 1 3 to a h and ev ry lpha io-.

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EMPORIA, KANSAS 1 ue will con i t of a compilation of new y brief " which I've been able to ather ince having been elected to fill thi office of Corr pondent. ur alumnre hapter enjoyed having a it gue t for Founder ' Day inner the college girl and their Hou e 1oth r.

Mi Hel n Brick 11 pent the Chri tma holiday in Emporia with h r mother and friend . he i Dean of irl at the Lan down, P nn yl ania Hi h chool.

1i l athryn • zell form rly of Emporia vi ited Emporia and Pratt, Kan . friend during · hri the i mployed under the en·i e Bureau at \Va hing-

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Emporia library at alin alina Kana . hri tma greeting w re reei ed from 1r . H. ]. Bi hop (I abelle tephen ) formerly of tchion, Kan a . he i living at 1528 Twenty- eventh t., acratnento, alifornia.

1r. and Ir . Clair gr liu (Jenny Jen on) who have been li ing in Emporia have moved to Eureka, Kan a .

Marriages rna ell Barrett of 1arion and Drury R. Bro' n of Hutchinon w re married June 3, 1937.

They are making their home in Hutchin on.

Ruth Frances Byrne of tchi on \\a marri d to \ Villiam Mang 1 dorf of tchi on on June 7 1 37.

They are r iding in Fort \ orth, Texa.

Marguerite Rowland of Emporia and larence Me ue of hicag , Illinoi , were married June 24 1937.

The' ar re iding at 721 Paxton \v nue hicago.

THE PHOENIX Grace V. Thoma and Joe lien Terrell, both of Emporia were married June 20, 1937. They have been residing in Emporia but will be moving from here the early part of February.

Crescentia Gufler of Emporia and el on L. Cary of Topeka were married December 28, 1937.

They will be at home at 1106 Taylor treet, Topeka, Kansas.

Elizabeth M. Mott of Emporia and Kenneth Beighle of Hutchinon were married January 1, 1938, and will be at home at 1401 North Monroe Street, Hutchinson, Kans.

Births Mr. and Mrs. Everett Barr (Catherine J en en) are the parents of a boy, born August 7, 1937.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Henning (Marguerite Jensen) are the parents of a boy, born June 16, 1937.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ballweg (Virgioia Tholen) are the parents of a girl born December 12, 1937.

MARIE

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HAMPTON ROADS AREA, VA. A second meeting of the Hampton Roads chapter wa held in November. There were six of us present. Dorothy Kitchen, who took Martha pencer Wilson's place as Pre ident, pre ided and the following girl were named to other offices : Marguerite Bradford, VicePresident; Julia Derr, Secretary; Elizabeth Batten Johnson, Treasurer; Mary C. Kellogg, PHOENix Corre pondent.

It was a grand little get-together and we talked of thing we'd like to do in thi territory. Definite plan materialized for a alentine

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Luncheon and meeting on February 5th at the Bide-a-\ e T a Room. t thi time we hope to have Mi Lillian 1inor, upervi or of the Norfolk County Public chools talk to u on activitie of . when he wa a tudent at Farmville and a memb r of lpha chapter. \1 e hop al o to ha e with us Jacqueline Johnson of Alpha chapter, whom ' e have invited to tell u of the ace tivities of her College chapter. are anticipating a good attendance and a real peppy meeting.

Tentative plans for holding our March meeting in Norfolk were di cussed. We hope in this manner to make it pos ible for more Eastern Shore and Norfolk vicinity members to be present.

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HAYS, KANSAS In December our group met at the home of Katherine Mermis for a ocial service meeting. We had some work, mending, etc., from the Protestant Hospital and spent our time on that. In January we met with Gaynelle Davis and Mae Paul to entertain our patrone ses. We were a trifle unlucky, however, for 1:rs. Lane wa confined to her home because her children had mumps; Mr . Motz wa out of town; Mrs. Race was comino--but the icy bad night was too forbidding; so only 1:rs. Lee wa present. \r\ e were glad, though~ to have everal girl with us who hadn't been very regular in attendance at recent meeting . The evening was pent playing Chine e marble and Fiddlestick . â&#x20AC;˘ On February th we will meet

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Th Hay alurnnre chapter ha had an t hing mad f th lpha igma .\lpha r d and haYe had a number of print mad . Th y are th iz a our m mb r hip and ar uitable for framin . are ellin them for t n nt ea h-in an ffort not nl to pay f r the xpen e of the zinc tchino-, but al o to mak a little money.

If any of th II E TIX r a I r would like to hav one-a dime, plu po ta e will e ure on almo 路 t imm diat ly.

Personal News th r Fi h r \\a marri d to L ui H rchom on June 10, 1 37.

Th .Horchom ar now living in Ran m.

Philomena 1ullon cho e hri tma v f r her marriage to eorge Ball of Hay . They are living in Hay.

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January th m 路tin brought to a r alizati n mething to whi h w had be n looking f rward f r m many month -a joint m tina with ur Muncie hapt r of all tat . The Indianapoli irl m t th ~!unci girl at the olumbia lub, where w nt rtain d th m for lun h on. Th n Julia rlach wa ho te at her h me and ten oil ge chapter girl brav d the old for a grand get-tog ther. \\ njoy d hearin ab ut the a tlv1t1e n the campu and from all plan the e have b n bu y day for them.

Letha a kin pr ided and h r word of w lcom and advice wa Y ry in piring. I'm ure w were all h lped by uch coun l a 'let u be r pon ible and reliable whatev r the ta k or occa ion. ' }.f RrE W. Rr E.

The Mother' lub of lpha igma lpha orority wa nt rtained on F bruary 5th at the home f Mr . H. . Hall. Thi wa a \ alentine party giv n in the honor f the mother b the girl . There were 26 pre ent.

The dining room wa attractively decorated with r d athedral candl and the center pi ce on the table ' a r d r e and white carnation in a Jo, gla bowl. fter the delightful luncheon, 1r . Iarie Kingdom gave each moth r a ra e f r d weet p a and a mo t intere ting talk, telling u that we are the girl' weeth art , which wa quite eff ctive and touched ach f u de ly.

Hel n Iva e then proc eded to

THE PHOENIX entertain us, by gtvmg each member a reading in astrology.

The girls then sang their sorority songs, and the afternoon wa terminated by we mother smgmg our sorority sohg.

We're till looking ah ad for our pring bridge party-and we hope to have a delegate or two at convention.

MARY HA){UN.

KENT, OHIO

MRS. ELMER FAUST.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI The January meeting of the Kansas City Alumme group wa a des ert luncheon and bridge party at the home of Mildred Morrow Burks. Ethel Phillips and Margaret Parks were ho tesses with Mildred.

The main business of the afternoon was the election of officers. The follow ing officers were elected for the coming year: President, Laura Bucher Sherman, Eta Eta; Vicepresident, Louise Smith Gillis, Phi Phi; Secretary, Dorothy Hutchison, Alpha Beta; Trea urer, Dorothy Whitmore Kreek, Phi Phi; PHOENIX Correspondent, Mary Hamlin, A lpha Alpha.

Mildred has a new home which is delightful ! She has written an article for this issue of the PHOENIX and she might well write another on the antiques, both furniture and gla sware, that she has in her home.

The February meeting will be at the home of Jean McKinley Hutch. ison with Dorothy Hutchison and Daphne Copenhaver a i ting her as hostesse . La t year we had a tea at J ean's home on unday afternoon to celebrate t. Valentine's Day. The idea proved o popular, especially among those who ordinari ly cannot come to aturday afternoon meetings, that we decided to do it again.

The turgill i ter , Freda and lice, entertained the Kent Alumnre chapter in their home on .r ovember sixteenth. de ert cour e prec ded the evening ' bu ine s e ion and entertainment. The table decoration , tallies and lunch sugge ted the Pilgrims and Thank giving a on.

Mrs. Naomi Hob on wa awarded the prize for contract bridge, for it was her core that c.:1.me neare t 1620, the date of the Pilgrims' Landing.

Our December meeting wa held at the home of our president, Mr .

Francis Rohaley; a i ting her wa Mrs. Marie Wolcott.

This party being so near Chri tmas and e pecially with Mr . Marie Wolcott being initiated we decided to make it a semi-formal affair. delicious dessert wa served, after which we held initiation services for Marie. The girls in their long dre es of every color blended with the Xmas decoration and spirit, made the services very impressive. To many of us, it mu t have recalled haPP.Y memories of our own initiation service , for after Marie was congratulated many of the girls were telling of their experiences the day they were initiated.

Just before the party broke up all the girls gathered around the 路C hristmas tree where there were gifts for everyone.

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l\Ii l\fary ' ity tudying art in wa home for two week during the chri tma holiday and attended our ecember meeting. n January the twentieth, the Kent lumme meeting wa held at the home of Mr . Marion Paddock in • kron · a i ting her wa Mr . obbie Du Boi of uyahoga ·all . de ert-bridge furni hed the entertainment for the evening. ecau e of the ab ence of our pr ident no bu ine was di cu ed.

Four table of bridge were at play with honor goino- to Mi s J ewe!

McGuigan an~ Mr . Naomi Hobson.

Mr . I abelle Green, formerly I ab lie dcock and a pledge to lpha igma Alpha while in chool in 1932, \va a gue t at this meeting. he i planning to become an initiated lpha ig and an active member of our group.

The engagement of Mi Lenore human, former I ent tate Univer ity tudent, to Mr. Gene Korb, (al o a Kent tate lumnus) i announced. Ii Lenore human live in fayfield Height Cleveland, hio.

Mi I abelle \ ood ha announced her engagement to En ign H. . Tibton, . Jarvi , Brenerton. \\"ash. In 193--36 I ab lle attended outhern alifornia Univer ity and it wa at thi time he met her future hu band. He attended nnapoli and graduated in 1 They plan t be married • m tim thi ummer.

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MARYVILLE, MISSOURI Al\llil.nre Calenda r

Early in • ugu t of ach ear the • lpha i!!Tlla Alpha of Phi hi hapter hold a pi nic rall .:\Iaryville, Mi ouri. It i th for v ry member old and n w to c me home again. t thi time old as ociation are renewed new one formed and plan for the coming y ar for both active and alumnre hapter are formulated. eptember begin the real ocial t thi calendar of the alum . m eting they are beginning to plan for the homecoming luncheon to be held in ctober during teacher ' meeting.

Thi luncheon in October i the month' mam feature, although there i alway an additional social meeting. ovember i buffet upper month a get-together for actives, alumnre and patrone e . h ri tma ea on i heralded by carolling and a fe tive party at ·which gift are exchanged around a tree.

In January and February we again have ocial meeting ; the pring weetheart party. given by the college girl during ru h eaon i alway anticipated a a pleasant e ent. )larch i the a embling month for the r eedlework uild and we donate a complete layette each) ear.

Graduation date b gin to impre u even in pril and o our meeting that month i a 10\·ely luncheon in honor of our graduating girl , given by our pon or, ~Ii ~Iiriam \\'aggon r and our

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Dues are low and. all affairs outside of monthly meetings and rush parties are " dutch treat." The calendar of haste es for each month is announced in the fall ews Letter. A ny necessary deviation from that chedule is always allowable.

T he year end with a May morning breakfa t for all A . ' P ersonal News frs. L eR oy Fisher (formerly Betty Hickernell ) is mother of a baby daughter-a future Alpha Sig, we hope.

We have been so glad to affiliate Mr . Hershel Thomas, wife of Maryville's Superintendent of chools with our group. he comes to us from Kirksville.

Get a copy of the ovember 1st issue of Lif e-and as you look on pages 18, 19, and 21 , don't be surprised if one of the names seems familiar. Yes, indeed,- one of our own Phi Phi AS 's-Grace Englehart-looking grand and rooting for Iowa State. The girl in the light sweater and off-the-face-hat; that's Grace !

M ARY

\A/RAY K U RTZ.

MUNCIE, INDIAN A On Saturaday, December 11th, our two "guardian angel ," Mr .

Leib and Mrs. Kingdon, joined us for luncheon at the Ball tate College Cafeteria, from whence we proceeded to the home of Mrs. Max Montgomery for a meeting,our second one since organizing.

Our meeting was quite informal and despite that, much was accomplished a we kept our two "big sisters" busy answering many

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que tion and ettling hazy notion fo r u .

On J anuary 8th the :Jiuncie hapter of lpha 1gma lpha were luncheon gue t of the Indilumnce chapter at the anapoli s olumbia lub in Indianapoli . fter the luncheon Helen elYage took the girl sight eeing over the beautiful Butler Campu . From there we went to a meeting at the home of Julia Gerlach. onver ation centered around convention and enthu ia m ran high. The Indianapolis girls told of many way to make money to meet con ention expenses. It wa truly a delightful ' pep se ion" for the gue t .

We are o happy to learn that our sweet and faithful M rs. \i hitcraft, who has been confined for weeks with that dread treptococchi bug i steadily convale ing.

A nd how enthusia tic and pleased we are to have lpha Sigs together again. It's like old time , we've all agreed.

D o RoTHY

Mo" TGOliiERY .

NEW YORK CITY In its three months of existance the ew York Alum nee chapter has had three very enthusia tic meeting so we f eel that we' re now thoroughly and succes fully launched.

Our la t two meetings were tea at the home of Carol Pierce in Greenwich Village. Carol ha a delightful apartment,-it lack the typical Greenwich skylight and gas jet for cooking; in fact it' a very respectable modern apartment, and it's crammed full of knickknacks from all over the world. arol i a ociated with a ew

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ncy and he urel ' place , doe thin and brin back un u ual memento . ur t a w re b th very in £ rt-acquaint d mal affair ; tnt ly m ti n - with plenty of the old • lpha ig hi n ·wagging.

F r our ::\Iarch meeting we a re llevue Ho in to go through pita!. It i • w York ' larg t municipal ho pital, having accommodation for four thou and pati nt . rell Ru ell (Alpha amma i a up rvi or nur e-teacher at the ho and pita! and will be our ho t guide for the day. \ e are ind eel appreciative of thi opportunity to vi it Bellevue and to actuall y e what "ork i being done th re. ntil next ue-Tallyho and Bon heerio.

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n January ighth a jolly group of bridge player o-athered at trawbridge and lothier' tore for an afternoon of card and lot of . chatter. ome of the one hundred gue t pr ent proudly carried home Fro tilla bon-bon di he they had ju tly earned, or t king they had chanc d to win by lucky numb r ~ and one very fortunate p r on wa richer by one flo r lamp-the door prize. Fivethirty found many enthu ia tic bridg r lin ring over rubb r the committee auctioning off remainina- candy, and our wn etty \ 'iln bidding farewell to alum and th ir friend .

T u ... • u chapter January twenty- i hth wa the day of days-the formal ru bing dance.

evenm . n F bruary ninete nth at our \ alentine T ea for u u and Kappa K appa hapt r we hope to ee you all again.

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PITTSBURGH, P A. 1u t go away back to ov mb r to care for an omi ion- for on th ommittee for thi me ting w r race al o irginia Karlen and ixon. !though th y were n t pre ent at the luncheon meeting w do owe thank to them. ur hri tma Tea at the \ oman ity lub on Thur day afternoon Decemb r 30th, was a 1 vely party and very well attended.

Twenty-two girl were pre ent and the beautiful club r m " hich we u ed was o gay and attractive with it hri tmas decoration . mong our gue t were 1ary cott and Mary Emer n Black tone (.\lpha amma alumn<e) , 1\fr . iola ( \1pha eta alumn<e ) ir tma traw of Kappa Kappa active chapt r and Helen Berger hou egu t of Mary :\Iauntel. ur Pr id nt \'irgmta quire and ::\Iary cott preide at the tea table. uth utherland ::\Iill r and vera! ther of

THE PHOENIX the girls deserve special credit for their part which helped to make this a delightful and ucce sful meeting.

I am sure that February hold . in store a very nice meeting for us. 1onna Power is Chairman and on her committee are Mary lice Ferguson, Ann chade, Grace Goolock, Madora Groff Dietzel and Kathryn Hiteshue. I hear that these girls will entertain with a luncheon at the College Club on Saturday, February 12th. o with thi committee and announcement of luncheon at the College Club everyone of us will no doubt be on hand.

And now here are just a few personal notes : Kathryn Davey is studying physisc and bacteriology at Carnegie Tech along with keeping hou e, etc.

Just now she is studying for final exams. he has so much pep and ambition!

Marion Wilson teaches an interesting class at the Central Y. W. C. I believe it is called a Supper Club and meets every Thursday evening. Young bu iness girls and others are offered in this way an excellent cour e in culinary art and after the food are prepared they enjoy their own private supper party. With Marion as instructress and with some of her attractively planned menus which I have seen, I would really like to join the class myself. Marion is a! o active in many other project .

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Monna Power i another of our very active member . The pa t tw week have found her ever o bu y with the Y. v . C. . campaign f r fund .

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YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN t the alumna:! get-together held

at the orority hou e on aturday afternoon, January 29th, ten girl enjoyed a bu ine meeting and pleasant ocial h.our-l athryn Hindalang, Audrey Eckert chunaman Grace Pritnitz Bannow, France Edwards Morley, Lyleth Turner Underwood, ileen Fi her Brown.

Frances Bryant McCully, Ruth Stanley Graham and myself. Plan were discu ed for formulating a ews Letter to end to our alum who write us often that they are interested in Mu Mu but regret they do not live clo e enough to attend our meetings. We hope to have the first is ue ready to mail out hortly after our next meeting, which is schedul~d for aturday, March 12th. We plan to have a luncheon on that date.

In the evening many of the alums pre ent at the meeting joined with the college chapter and patrone se at a formal dinner for our rushees. \ e have ju t learned that Leila Holt who was married to Harold A. Wilson on March 20th of last year is now making her home at 2322 Lincoln 'vVay, me , Iowa.

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Fe 1 that certain tin le That make u want to jingle 11 our chapter new in rhythm and in er e.

And though you may not know it, It the e erla ting po t ( ?)

In u making this for better or for wore.

Food! \Ve've poken before of 1i Moranurpa her upper no one can, nd we e:njoyed one ju t the other week.

There were roll , croquette , 'n tea, ' _ potato chip , Oh meThi makes us hungry, for we love to eat.

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New I don t know what we d do If it weren't for omething new, . \nd the nice t new in the world I a regular, brand new girl.

P. \\: e've got four Names of the New The I' Ethel Carr, . nd etty Fahr, Jean cott, and ne more.\\' 're luck")', too

T o ay to you \Ye have Bobbie Latture.

Eth 1 and B tty are from Richmond, Va., Jean come from R anok , Va., and Bobbie i from Lexin<Tton, a. They are our mu h prided re ult of winter ru hing.

Tapped Alpha Kappa Ganima, From among our mid t tapped two, For trength and high endeavor nd leader hip o true.

P. 1pha Kappa Gamma i a national fraternity for leader hip. ur girl who ' ere tapp d are Pattie Al ton Bound and Katherine Robert .

Party "Let's have a party; bring on orne fun," aid lively E ther Adkinson To her i ter every one. "\Ve'll invite the Pi Kappa lpha t Hampden ydney,-Ye !

"I 11 entertain you all," she said, nd do my very be t." l\Ir. and Mr . dkin on, too, were There lending charm to the cene . l\Iu ic, dancing, delicious food, It was really like a dream.

The memory of thi party will Live fore er in our mind .

Here's to the girl who gave it; he' a whiz! he' great! he's fine!

P. E ther' every word of that la t line, and her r d head' always

THE PHOENIX thinking of omething that' equally as wonderful as the party she gave us.

P. S. Jr. We hope we haven't tried your patience too greatly with thi , Oh shux! You name it. And remember we're your in the bonds.

ALPHA BETA State Teachers College Kirksville, Missouri

The pledges of Alpha Beta gave the chapter a running start for the Jew Year by giving the actives a Chri tmas dance just before vacation. Everyone had a grand time trying out his or her interpretation of the "Big Apple"-yes, the craze ha taken thi part of the country too ! There was a special favor dance-the favors were huge multicolored candy canes, and little cakes and sandwiches with coffee were served.

Then on December 21, we held our Christmas Party at the home of Mrs. Edgar Myers, our new patroness. We all exchanged names ; the presents being toys. After the party, the toy were given to the Salvation rmy to help make the poor children of Kirksville happier at Christmas.

Since vacation we have been spending our time trying to raise money to help make our nnual t. Valentine's Dance a uccess. It 路 is to be held on February 12 at the Kirk Auditorium from 8 :30 until 11 :30 o'clock. It is to be formal and always has been one of the loviest events of the year for Alpha Beta. \i\ e have also been

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making plan for initiation rvice to be held in the near future.

VIRGINIA

\VAYLANO.

Tennis Though by no means killed in the art of playing, I feel that perhap I know fairly well the rule and regulation of the game, tenni . ince early childhood I have lived rather near a tenni court, and it was with fa cination that I peered through the high me h fence at the small white ball being deftly erved and returned with urpri ing regularity.

Wielding an awkward, heavy racquet, much too large for me, I spent hours triving to return my mall opponent's equally amateurish endeavor . How thrilled we both were when we ucceeded in returning a ball almost four time .

Being inten ely intere ted in playing tenni , I feel that a greater appreciation for the game can be gained by glancing backwards into the history of the port.

Record support the belief that the early Greek were probably the first to know and to play tennis.

From them the Roman copied the game. This i quite logical ince the Romans copied nearly everything from the Greeks; culture, dress, customs, religion, and numerous other things.

It is also found that the ncient Iexican played the game. rcheologi t report that in unearthing ruins in old Uexico, crude court have been discovered.

In Italy we read that feudal lords of the land batted the ball in open court and ditches. We hear that according to Belithus it

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unn r nch wer pr fi i nt in it and ga\路 much f their tim playin ; o much, in fa t, that r tricti n w r placed on the day for playing and it wa limited t unday and Holiday . In 129-, Pari had thirte n manufacturer of tenni ball to ei ht eller of bo k . t fir t, it wa an exclu iv am for the nobility but later on it wa introdu ed into town of France.

The game at fir t wa without et rul . c mpl x and wa played m the open. The court ' ere not a we know them today, but they uradually d veloped into mooth anded or cemented court .

Today_ tenni ha b come the leading port for women. It i not t o trenuou a game, but it provid good healthy exerci e.

It i not only phy ically beneficial, but i of benefit in developing p rt man hip, lead r hip, and in molding character.

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ALPHA GAMMA S tate T eachers College Indiana, Pennsylvania

. lpha amma' la t big ev nt a get-a quainted" party which wa h ld n the leventh of ecemb r. \\ e im路ited tw lv fre hmen to ur hocolate party. They were inform d of our party by cleverly writt n note ti d to a p nny choclat ar. th e invitati n being de. i 1 d by ur one and only a rt

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tud nt, ::\Iargi ner. he al de ign d the dane pr uram which w re blo k print d chocolate . oldi r mmandin th ru he t njoy the pro ram con i ting of a no\路el numb r, nwind the ea h girl followin a pi c of tring t which wa tied a box of p pp rmint chocolate ; a Brok n up dance wa an th r novel dane , tim the irl wer giv n a part f the cut pap r cup of h t cho olate and told to find the girl w h h ld the part \ hich w uld fit her piece. ara Miller gave a 1\1 nologue and th r were two kit Th oquette and The Duke Fall Dead. The party wa a great ucce . \\ e are now making plan for our next ru h party to be given thi month. yet we aren t ure 路 what kind of party we will gi\'e but have been thinking of having an ' ld-Fa hioned" part) each per..,on being re pon ible for her ov n entertainment and go d-time.

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Editor-Alpha Gamma

\ hen I wa a fre hman and came to colleg To try to find orne arti tic knowledge Th lpha ig with me rated nd o with them I decided to tay. :i\Iy ophomore year wa lot of fun fter . . . ru hing had begun, penguin party wa our fete nd twelv mce fre hmen found it a treat.

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THE PHOENIX My report didn't have that expected A So I studied hard at the swiftest rate, The place cards and programs I wanted to make.

Now I'm a Senior and about thru college, I've obtained enough artistic knowledge I'm ready to go out in this world so big, But don't want to leave those Alpha Sigs.

MARGIE MESSNER,

Alpha Gmwma.

Diet in Reality Snowball and Fluffy were two albino forms of the musnorwegicus.

Each lived in his own cage constructed of two five cent pie pans, about fifteen inches of wire mesh, equipped with empty cold cream jars or other small containers suitable for food. In other words, Snowball and Fluffy, two white rats, served to add interest in a health unit which I taught in seventh grade during my student teaching.

The eventh graders were delighted with the advent of the two soft white rat into our school room and coaxed and fought to be the first to hold them. Thi eagerness on their part was quite gratifying to me a I must admit that I had to spend a considerable time to school myself to be able to catch one by the end of hi s pinki h, hairless tail, and pull him out of the cage to hold or weigh; but in spite of the practice I did not feel that extracting white rat from cages was a techniqu which I had accompli hed. However, I will say

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that before the unit wa compl ted, I too, could hold the rat ju t a one would a kitten. I had no trouble in encouraging the girl to take care of the rat for all but a few were more than anxiou for the opportunity to clean the cage , feed the rats, and most important of all have a chance to play with them .

My aim in u ing the rat wa primarily to create an intere t in the work, and secondly to emphasize the value of an adequate diet.

The white rats were chosen because of the similarity of affect of food and food likes between rat and humans. The rats were four weeks old when we began feeding them, which corre ponds to a child of two and one-half years old because of their short life span. nowball at the fir t weighing tipped the scales at 37.6 grams (we put them into paper sacks to weigh them) and Fluffy 38.2 gram .

Snowball was fed what the girl considered an adequate diet- meat, potatoes, bread, milk, fruit, and vegetables whi le Fluffy fed only on meat, potatoe , and bread.

11 the girls pitied "poor Fluffy"; they failed to realize that his diet matched that of many children in their own community and even in their own school and more seriou -that these people think that such a diet i adequate. The rats were weighed each week and a graph made of their gain in weight.

At first the diet did not make a noticeable a difference in gain as one would expect but by the end of the fo~rth week nowball had gained 85 gram and Fluffy only 60.9. t the end of the fifth week nowball had gained 101 gram , and Fluffy only 67.7 grams.

THE tim th v nth grader felt rry for Fluffy that they decided to hang Fluffy' di t and al give him milk fruit and v etabl . Fluffy' a tion on the day of thi hang were quite indi ative.

H ch w d a hole in the a k wh n h wa bein weighed, evid need a v ry m an di po ition and ol j ted to everything and everybody while no" ball wa quiet cont nt, and pi a ant. The one-fourth of arrot which I put into Fluff a e di appeared quicker than it took me to turn around and put in another piece. Lettuce vani hed a rapidly and he gnawed the ca e wire for more. In fact he wa a ravi hingly hun ry rat and took little time to atiate that d ire. are ult of hi change in diet Fluffy gain d 31 gram in one week making hi total gain 96.7 gram and nowball total gain wa 110.5.

The unirclo ed \ hen the rat were t n week old or about five and onehalf y ar a compar d to the life of a child.

I felt that th i wa a worthwhi le activity for I fee l that it impre ed more forcibly upon the girl the value of mi lk, fruit and vegetable in the diet than could have been done in any other ' ay. In addition it wa an intere ting experinc from th irl point of vi w.

Lrr..r..rA ' PoRTER, Alpha Gamma.

Alpha Gamma Enjoys Lectures Indiana ha had the privilege of havin among many well-kno\ n p ak r two noted personage at the college thi year one of the e ing l\1 . ~Iartin John n and th oth r Mr. oake arter. The e r d by the iety. \Ye feel

that we are v ry fortunate in havin the opp rtunity t hear th per n l tur t u . It i a tr at alone to e them, pe ially a woman like Mr . John n who ha p nt a r at many â&#x20AC;˘ ar in th jun le of ÂŁrica whi h h call her home.

Another man whom Indiana tudent had the privilege of h arincr wa Ir. F. J. chlink of the numer Re arch ureau who told u many intere ting and valuable thing cone rning the falla ie of modern adverti ing.

To tho e lpha ig ' ho ,,, re not o fortunate a tho e of Indiana let me tell you omething about the addre- of each of the e starting fir t with oake arter' addre wa n " merica' e tiny' in which he tre ed the fact that thi nati n hould further attempt to develop it trade relation with the outh and entral merican countrie , thereby greatly le ening the po ibility of it getting involved in an riental or European war. 1Ir. arter ugge ted that at the pre ent time there i a great po ibility that the nited tate will b com involved in an iatic or Eur pean conflict¡ but he advocated that if they make up their trade relati nhip almo t entirely with the neighboring outh and entral American nation , there will be little chan e of being involved in either of the above mentioned air ady ten e ituation . Ir. arter blamed our failure to ecure the rich outh and Central American market on the lack of a definite and individuali tic \merican culture; but in di cu ing the

THE PHOENIX American system of ma s production, he tated that he believed it yielded a higher tandard of living for the merican people. He eli cussed several excerpt from hi new book, which is a reproduction of a letter written by Theodore Roosevelt, in which he ays that there is nothing worthwhile for this country in the East. He al o sugge ted that we read it, which i good advertising.

Mrs. John on had a very interesting program to offer by way of a film, silent by the way, of the happenings of a period of twenty five years in their work in the jungles. She talked about the pictures as we looked at them, telling us very interesting things that they had seen and clone in thi practically uncivilized country of ÂŁrica. tuclent Co-operative A ociation presented Frederick ]. chlinl , who spoke on the subject, "The Consumer Foots the Bills." s the title of his lecture indicates he explained the methods employed by the Conumers Research Inc. in testing and comparing like products and emphasizing the same time that price i not a guide to qualify, since he and his collegue have found that articles of lower co t are often far better than those of o-reater. Citing several incidents he tatecl that it was hi belief that the high-powered and far-fetched advertisements to which the consumer is continually exposed soon leads him to belive in the miraculous powers with which many commonplace products are endowed.

These fallacies of modern aclverti ing prove very lucrative in many instance to manufacturer ,

and in their mind are well worth the ri k they nm in eli gui ing the truth yet at the arne time managing to evade too lao ly phra eel legi lation. ne pha e of modern advertising that brought in million for the producer wa the gho t writing of innumerable te timonial of prominent per on uch as physician , actre e and other occupying important place in public life many of whom were either long since dead or merely u eel their importance for monetary gain.

Public name that have become household by-words seem to acquire some mystical power so that their very lighte t c01mection with ome commodity practically insures the articles instant uccess. Mr. chlink warned against too naive belief 111 all we read a.nd see, e pecially 111 the field of advertising.

BETA BETA Colorado State College of Education Greeley, Colorado

Since all the rushing on thi campus was deferred until thi quarter, there is much to tell about our activitie .

Our formal rush party of the year was called "The Captain's Dinner." It was held in the grotto .of the Student Club Hou e on January the twelfth. A huge fish net made a lovely false ceiling and added a soft effect to the whole scheme. Here and there bright colored cork inkers hung gaily clown, and the orchestra played from behind a econd net. round the walls were life saver of white with S. S. Alpha Sigma Alpha printed on them in green.

100 Tab! eating four two acth路 and two ru hec , wer placed ar und the ed e of the r om o that th floor how auld b goin Pr liminary on durin dinner. toa t were mad by the pre id nt, H I n Nel on, with th proper ea atmo phere. and when we w re duly mbark d, the floor how got und r way.

The fir t number wa a kit done

by Pat y Meehan and \ irginia ox. \ irginia, dre ed in a tux do, anothe lpha igma we theart ong, and at y an wered with "My Wonderful lpha ig Man." Thi gave the ru hee an id a of our ong . The next part qf the floor how con i ted of tap dance . A mall boy did th ailor's hornpipe a little boy and girl dane d a cute numb r to the tune of ' Hey, Babe," and three older girl put on a quite difficult -routine in darling ailor 0 tume of atin. e ta v\ ood hanged the mood of the program with Fritz Krei ler' " apric ' on the violin. Dancing followed. ur menu wa carried out in u h a cl v r manner. \' e even had fi h rv d in real crab h II , ' hi h certainly added to the atmo phere. The re t of the dinner was in harmony with it all the way through. The menu printed on the proo-ram had a-faring name applied, and it wa uch fun figuring th m out. att r d on the table w re vari-colored life- aver a after dinner mint . The program wer in gold and re n with hip n the front of them. \\' adjourned after inging ome or rity on . Everyone eemed to hav a p rfect time, and we hone tly b lieve thi wa 路 one of the

uc e ful ru h parti w ,. r had. ta' f I very irlB ta outi h ince w th ught of a p rfectly ele ant plan to fo t r od' ill among the variou ororitie on thi ampu . nee a month we exchang dinner dat with oth r orority irl . om of their m mb r com to our hou e for dinner, and an qual number of ur m mber go to their h u . Thu far the plan ha worked b autifully.

V.. 're pr ud of u !

Beta Beta ha eight lovely new pledge thi quarter whom w are proud to mak lpha ig.. Th y are 1ary nn hri t n n, a lovely blonde la who entertain u with her cleverne , Lydia nn Ci manek-a cute blonde dramati star E lyn Demary-a ood athlete who ha a gorg ou complexion, lar aret Dunn-a thoroughly charming girl full of ubtle humor Mary Margaret rothealway perfectly groomed, and o very capable, Maxine Bibb - a mall girl with lovely reen eye and heery manner, Do r o t h y Howell- a good lookin girl that can w ar her hear everely and et away with it, and lice John on, a grand girl with pretty dark eye , and a good athlete. In thi group of pledge we have ome out tanding ability and we are xp ting big thing from them. urn w initiat thi quart rare Virginia Cox of \ auneta, Nebra ka, Margaret Emeri k of \ auneta, N bra ka, and ertrude u taf on of ~IcDonald, Kan a . \\' are glad to have th e girl a permanent member of Alpha igma Alpha.

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THE PHOENIX fraternities, we gave a alentine party for the Lambda Gamma Kappa fraternity on February the fifth. Programs were red cupids with A. S. A. printed on the front in white. Dancing was the entertainment of the evening. We traded dances by matching hearts, passing the boys candy heart with girls initial s on them and making them hunt down the g irl, a well as by trading numbers on the programs.

Refre hments consisted of red punch, wafers, and candy hearts.

Everyone had a gah-rand time.

Our regular Friday afternoon teas are a continued succes . We make th em very informal and bring in all our fri ends. It is such a nice idea to get together at the end of the week and relax over our tea cup . Vve can catch up on all the happening , make new plans, as well as do a little rushing on the side.

E li'sabeth E ldredge, an A lpha Sig of Ia t yea r, sa iled to the Phili ppine I slands the fir t of this year to meet her husband-to-be.

A friend on ship-board took moving pictures of her wedding in Manila and ent th e film home to her mother. The wedding breakfa t was held in the hotel there, and as it was in the typhoon area, the basement of the hotel was fill ed with water but that didn't disrupt the wedding party. vVe know Elisabeth is very happ y and ive her our best wi hes.

VIRGINIA Cox. Why I Pledged Alpha Sigma Alpha fter undue inconsideration and in incere thought upon th e indirect question " \i\ hy I Pledged Beta Beta chapter of Alpha Sigma A l-

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pha," I have a rri ved at the following conclu ion : I pledged Beta Beta chapter of lpha igma lpha becau e: Fir t: I immediately liked all the lovely active I met and thought to my elf, "\ au ld t that I were like thou.'- hake peare.

(Included first o a to get in favorable stand ing with the active .) econd: I liked the orority hou e very much and thouaht to my elf, "Hmmm, that hould be a nice place to live."

Third: The A lpha i entertain at tea quite often, and that always means something good to eat.

Fourth: I pledged Beta Beta chapter of lpha 1gma lpha because that happen to be the one that i on thi campu .

And that is why I pledged Beta Beta chapter of lpha igma A lpha.

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Participation in Sports O f course you're all bowling now that it is such a nation-wide port.

Everybody here i doing it. Our faculty adviser, E lizabeth Lehr, entertained the whole chapter at a bowling party and buffet upper recentl y, and now she ha u all doing it! We divided the orority up into two team and played against each other. You hould ee some of the girls hand le the ball.

In no time at all we'll be having champion . ome of the girl that have not bowled much were a little tiff in the upper appendages the next day but it' worth it. Now we're making plan for a bowling party as a ru h party. Swell idea, don't you think?

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Valentine Party ~I mber of amma amma chapt r arri d ut a \ alentine m tif at th ir fir t informal ru h party of the ond erne ter.

Heart and Lov r olf featured th gr ater part of the nt rtain111 nt f r the v ning. Refre h111 nt and d coration al o carried out th \ ralentine idea.

Ilo t e were Mi Ramona ak r Mi uth Reicker. J\1i ~ rl L ne lin . :\1i \\ ilma Greer and ~Ii Racine picer.

Formal Rush Party The formal ru h party wa gi' en January 2. The orority room in th tower of Herod Hall wa cleverly decorated with the patriotic olor red, white and blue. Bingo f atured the vening entertainm nt.

Favor of r d and navy blue lin n handkerchief were given to pre ent ' ere: Mary \Vint r , l\I~"ine Brown, udie Faye r en He! n Pre ton Barbara Hed e , lara 1unke , Maxine Dobb , Neva Bran grove and Evelyn nder on. ctive and pi dge pre ent were Leota Le per, Phylli Card Eleanor l\1olz Eth l reen, Jadeena L per, El ie onver e, Iota Rick Vivian hew Loui e Harzman, atherine \Veibener, Faye Huff, Katherine uint n, Ruth Reicker, Ram na Bak r, Erl Len line, \\ ilma Gr er, and Ii Racine p1c r. pon or. . Jumnre w re Emogene Cox

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Pledge Service Iimaxing th ru h ea on of th ond erne t r amma chapter h ld pi d f r :\Iaxine rown and

I d The enâ&#x20AC;˘ic wa in the orority room in the Tow r Room of H rod Hall.

Th two girl wer honored at a buffet upper befor the pled ing. \Year v ry happy to hav th two girl a pl dge in orority.

They are both very a tive in ampu a tivitie . hartly after we came hom from our vi it with Mr . Edna hamberlain and the in tallation of Beta amma chapter at Talhequah. w were urpri ed with a packa e from Mr . hamberlain.

The pi ture , throw rug , pillow cover and table cad certainly add d a lot to th app aranc of our room. The girl al o had a nice party with the fruit ake for refre hment .

EPSILON EPSILON State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas

Ru h ru h, ru h and the con quence were that we have v n darling new pled e . They ar : artha Decker, \ inifred Jane , Helen Tubb Loui e l\I ndenhall, Ro e Rothro Hilda Beth Burt, and Merry l\Iae hull. All th i came about during the fir t week of our new erne ter and a trenuou week of ru h parti it wa . \\ e think a lot of our new pledge , and ee a great many po ibilities in them .

THE PHOE We have been very busy, as usual, keeping up with our ocial activities. There were the rush parties, the Sophomore Party and the Freshman Party in February, and in March we held our Spring Formal and the Panhellenic Council spon ored the Inter-So rority Dance. A lso this i the eventyfifth anniversary of E mporia State, which was celebrated on March 18 and 19.

We have nine seniors who are not only keeping up with their social activities in the sorority, but are also playing very prominent parts on the campus. There is our president, E dna Loui e Turner, who is a member of th e Gilson Players, the dramatic club of our school. he played the part of Rosalind in " s You Like It," and the part of Mistress Page in "The Merry Wives of vVindsor." She is also a member of Xi Phi, a honorary leadership fraternity on our campus, the society editor of our school paper, and last year wa chosen as having the outstanding personality on our campus.

Maryan Brooks, our house manager, is also a Gilson player. She played the part of Celia in " You Like It," and the part of Mistress Ford in "The Merry \i\Tives of Windsor." She is news editor of our school paper, a member of Xi Phi, a member of the Y. W. C. A., and in February he and Louise Mendenhall, another senior, went to Denver for the Rock-y Mountain peech Conference.

Our regi trar, Evelyn 路wenrich, also a member of the Gil on Players - our chapter seems to be dramatically inclined- played the part of Tonya in "Squaring the

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Circle" by KalaeY which i a modern Ru ian play. La t year he wa elected beauty queen of th' campu . Ruth tone not only hold down a job a secretary to a lawyer here in Emporia, be ide going to school, but i al o the editor of th unfto wer, our chool annual. he is a member of Xi Phi, too Lillian Clough, our corre ponding secretary, and Iargaret Hill iard, better known a Margo, are member of the T reble lef, the Women's Glee Club, and the ymphonic Choir. Mary Loui eButcher, our school pre ident' daughter, i also a member of the g lee club, the Madrigallian , our acapella choir, and i pre ident of the O mega Literary ociety. nd la t but not lea t i "Mike" or rather Mildred Garrett who teache phy ical education in the training school of our college. Last year he wa president of the Women' Athletic Association. Ep ilon Epsi lon will urely miss these g irls next year. ]ANE FI:\'DLY .

ETA ETA State Teachers College Pifuburg, Kansas

ll s quiet on the Eta front. It' the middle of the pring semesterno test , no worrie , no queen contests.

We've just had a "fine time" at an informal Panhellenic party and have just fini heel being ho te e at an all- chool party. Did you ever try to get two bashful to dance, or try to dimini h the stag line by a lot of 'ladies' choice" dances. We did (try) and con idered our elves having done a good night's work.

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n your yearb ok pa for the orority ha,路 you tried having your pictur taken in the am dr or drap ry? It' v ry ffectiv . Thi year all our m mber are wearing a mall white collar on a black v lv t drap made expre 1 for that purpo . In thi way a the picture app ar in other part of th y arbook the girl can be di tingui hed a lpha . ur pledge rec ntly xhibited "what the well dre ed pledge '' ill wear." The oc a ion wa known a "pl dge day' and a ceremony wa h ld in their honor. They wore red, inch-wide hair ribbon and three-inch collar and cuff tied with unning ( ?) pink bow . (For further particular on "ho"" to run a ucce ful pledge day" including the progre ive 'banquet" ' rite to u .)

Notes -1rom Our Little Black Book Dorothy Decker is ue a challenge to any ambitiou ' bigappl r . . . Jean Malcolm was the ociety editor of the Pitt burg city paper for ix week during the illn of the r gular editor. . . Five girl w re on the college honor roll Ia t em ter. . . irginia Martin, Kanza qu n received a proposal for marriag in the fan mail he got a a re ult of her pictur being publi hed in the klahoma City pap r. . . Th lpha intra-mural t am, head d by Pauline Butler i holding it own at ba k tball . . .

Th Beta amma girl owe u a I tter (pa e Mary Beer ) . . . prin fever and "youn man fancie are k eping th girl bu y, while th brand new active ar exerci tn their voting power . . . \\ e're

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A Letter to the Pledges Do you a a pledge, think of your elf a a vital part of your organization? You hould. ledgehip i not, a you mi ht uppo e, a period of ervitud , of b ing 'the worm. It mean much more than that. Your m ter a a pl dge i a trying ground for you, a time in which you learn before you are entru ted with the manag ment of your organization. period of pledge hip it has been aid i for the de eloprnent of re pon ibility, promptne , and ability to cooperate with other girl .

When you pledged lpha igrna lpha you did o during and after a flurry of partie , tea , and other affair . Perhap you mi undertoad or perhap you failed to realize the cope of your ororityit purpo e, it value.

In high chool ou probably joined a club where you played bridge and planned partie . Your due were nominal 路 your meeting were informal. You club hung together loo ely. depending upon the whim of it memb r for it ucce .

Your orority how v r, i not a girl ' club. It i an adult organization to be run a_ efficiently and ucc fully a a woman' Civtc or profe ional club. It i your trying ground a a young adult leader.

THE PHOENIX Your sorority is not dependent upon individual whims for it success. Over a period of thirty-odd years it has been built up into a powerful organization, national in activity, international in membership, and universal in magnitude of ideal.

Alpha Sigma Alpha has twentyfour active chapters and as many alumnce chapter in the United State . It is governed, nationally, by a council of well-trained women; it is sponsored and patronized by women and men of outstanding intellectual and cultural ability in each of your chapter's colleges.

Your alumnce membership lists many who are proving daily the worth of their association with their sorority.

Your active sisters have made your sorority what it is today. They have incorporated it into their lives as being a vital factor in that, as they contribute to the sorority, it benefits them in the same proportion.

There is instilled in these college women a pride for what the girls who have graduated and their own associates have done for their chapter.

For this reason-that they want the organization they have built to remain a success-they have chosen you for their associates in their chapter.

They invited you to join their chapter on the merits of your past record; they expect you not only to maintain this record but also to grow with it.

Your sorority deserves the best you can give it, level-headed thinkmg, cultural achievement, high

cholar hip ranking out tanding ocial advancement.

You are no longer ru hee bein hown the advantage of lpha 1gma lpha; you are worker entrusted with a powerful organization which your older i ter have built for you.

This i your challenge-and your opportunity.

MARY ALICE MoNTGOMERY,

Eta Eta.

Virginia Martin, one of Eta Eta's senior member , wa elected queen of the yearbook, the Kanza for 1938, and as a prize wa awarded a ten-day trip to New York City during the Christma holiday . She was accompanied by Miss Eula Jack of the college peech department. Their journey wa made by bus through Chicago, Toledo, New York and Washington, D. C. Virginia received much publicity and even fan mail during her trip.

The following is a feature story published in the Collegia, Pittsburg Teachers' College newspaper.

It was written by Betty Simon, who is a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha as well as a feature writer on the paper: "In answer to variou que tions of her sisters in lpha Sigma Alpha, Virginia Martin, recently elected Kanza Queen, made some of the following tatements in regard to her holiday trip to ew York City and other point in the East: 'I'm so glad to get home,' 'I feel swell,' 'I'm not a bit tired,' 'I'm chewing a lot of confetti along with my gum,' and 'I got the cute t new shower cap.' "~Thile 'Winnie' ate sandwiches, brushed confetti out of her hair,

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Ju tout ide of New York th y ran out of ga . They couldn't get into the acquarium, and they didn't get to ee hinatown or the Bow ry. \' e doubt if our Kanza Qu en had any pare time to catch up on h r knitting or even play a quiet game of che during her tay in the Ea t, but he had fun!"

THETA THETA Boston. University Boston, Massachusetts

Even though hri tmas i over a month in back of u , we Theta Theta haYe lingering mem rie of our d lightful hri tma party.

By ix o'cl k all of the active ragg. memb r , our advi r, -:\1i ur p n r -:\!r . \\ il 路on, and race owan a member of the alumnre, met at the arti tic apartment of ora Hay, whi h had b en ayly decorated in true hri tma pirit. Each one br ught a gift whi h we plac d under the hri. tma tree for anta lau to deli,路er later on in the evening. . fter a deliciou buffet upp r we played gam and had a ' pell-

THE PHOENIX ing backwards bee." At 9:30, anta Claus (Cora Hay) arrived heavily burdened with all sort of mysterious bundles. Amidst much excitement and laughter the gifts were given out, and each per on had to read the ver e which accompanied her gift.

Our grand Christmas party came to an end with a Christmas story, told by Miss Bragg, as only she can tell stories.

On Monday evening, January 17, we had our regular monthly meeting. At this meeting our president, V. Ann King, resigned from her office and Glenna Gibson, our vice-president has accepted the office of president for the remainder of this A. S. A . year. We were sorry to have V. Ann resign from her office, as she has always been o helpful to all of us. She has had a great many trials to bear, both in her office and in her outside work, but she has always willingly held out a helping hand, whenever the need arose. We bid farewell to you V. Ann and hope that you will not dessert us for the alumnce group, just yet. We want you to join us at all of our meetings, and hope that you will still feel a desire to stay with us for the re t of the year. To you, Glenna, as our new president we welcome you cordially into your new office, and hope that you will feel that we will always be willing to lend a helping hand to you, as we have to our pa t president. We wish you success in your new office, and success for the rest of our A. S. A. year.

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Boston University's Alpha Sigs The fir t day of regi tration were over at Bo ton niver ity, School of Education. The daily schedule of cla e had begun and life had again re umed a semblance of order. I began to look around for familiar face but ala there were none. J u t imagine the feeling of finding yourself in a city like Boston and knowing no one. I can't explain it to you but it wa n't an enjoyable feeling and to my great joy it wasn't to last long.

Several girls introduced themselves as Alpha Sigma lphas and proceeded to make me feel as if they were friends of old. A few days later I received an invitation to join them at a tea held in the lounge. I graciously accepted the invitation and spent a most enjoyable afternoon with them.

Friendliness and cordial hospitality permeated every corner of the room.

Each girl showed a sincere interest in each of the new acquaintances and gave us a feeling of really being wanted in their sorority.

Needless to say I have appreciated and enjoyed the friendship of all the Alpha igma Alpha girls and further would say, they certainly helped me by their sugge tions and cooperation in making the correct adjustment to school and social life at Boston Univer ity.

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Th b ginnin f a new em ter on T mpl campu - th op ning of "btu print " r port card . t you ) ac mpani d with much wailing, and moanin . and gna hina of teeth, and lemn promi e of ''\V 11, I reall y am going t tudy thi erne ter- utlin ev ry t xt, get all rep rt in on time. ' It all ound vagu ly familiar.

Tonite, February 10 we are spon oring the play enny \ i e'' given by the ennantown Little Th atr in their "'e mu t u e the word cute little playhou e, which \\a originally an old bam. The hayl ft ha been converted into a balcony, and old lantern and wheel and hor hoe lend the place a ru tic atmo phere. \\ e guarantee the theat~ group a ale of o many ticket · th n we are entitled to all ticket return above that.

The fir t aturday in January a bunch of the active attended a car I party h ld b. the hiladelphia Alum at trawbrid Th remainder of January wa rather taken up with final exam or n dn't we remind you that exam take up tim and I ep, and offee and fingernail and temper .)

ur fir t ru h 1 arty i for ·ebruary --+. and will be ''thr wn ., a t th maltz h m m rma ntown . \\' will b x ruciatin ly high-toned, ld thin , and will z ul ha from our ·• ulcha Part ., you . • 11 th r ally arty p pie uch a tokow ki and Fla · tad, and th memb r of th allet Ru e ' ill be there. imply d va tating- ju t too too.

Th econd party i h duled for 1\larch -+ but we'll keep you m u ·pen e a to detail until n xt 1 ue. ut ide of a hou e dance tomorrow night there i little el e on the l . K. cal ndar but ru hing- enough, ay we! h ye , w ju t cah't r frain from bragging-Temple i one and one-half place ahead of the mob in the Ea tern Intercollegiate ask tball on£ renee we can't }Uite figur out the one-half but then we never did bother much with the technicalitie of the game-we k"Tl w enough to holler wh n a player dre d in ch rry and white drop the ball through that w1re thingamubub. ) KITTY D :-:A\' ' T.

MU MU State Normal College Ypsilanti, Michigan

I I ere it ,\Jpha ig ru bin i that they tart ru bin u alon_ with ur work. Every ne i ettm down t d hard tudying now that bigge t problem i over.

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Last Friday afternoon, we re- \ ardle, one of 1Iu :.Iu' girl a ceived word that our own Lyla he reeted each girl at our unt has been nominated to run for Jemima Breakfa t, aturday JanPresident of our Women' League. uary 22.

Are we proud, or are we proud ! unt Jemima her elf, dre ed We feel that Lyla has an excellent appropriately invited the ru hee chance to succeed. Her per anality with the invitation written on her and capability would make our Wocall oped petticoat (and uch w re men's League profit. On Feb. 25, our invitation ) made of black conwe will know for sure whether she truction paper and delivered the victorious or not. preceding Tuesday morning). By Lois is to run for vice-pre idency. Thur day evening we knew we would be able to plan on forty for Mu Mu will get great publicity.

Although we succeeded in get- our breakfa t. Previou plan , ere ting but three pledges, Charlotte immediately put into effect, and aturday morning Larsen, of Dearborn; Fay Willer buying began. of Pontiac; and Helen Berger of at 5 :30 saw .i\fary Margaret and I Fremont, we know that we have making preparations for the meal, three very fine girls, and that they putting up table , etting and dechave much to give us. \Ne welcome orating them , tirring up pancake them most heartily into our fold to batter, frying sau age, and making the rest of the orority enjoy the happiness that comes coffee. girls arrived they were put to work from being an Alpha ig. doing the last minute things. ' Valentine's Day comes next unt Jemima' gue ts t 9 :30, Monday, and since St. Valentine is one of our exemplar , we are hav- sat down to tomato JUtce, paning a party at tarkweather Hall, cake , and ausage, coffee and Feb . 14, with a program and re- doughnuts. After this I am under fre hments. Onr pledges and pa- th~ impres ion that each girl went omewhat fuller tronesse are invited. Isabelle Vo- home with a "tummy" and a fair knowledge of lay and Mildred Bingham are in Alpha igma Alpha girl . charge of the evening.

Isabelle olay, Marjorie DeJaFebruary 2, Rollo \tValter Brown, and 1uriel Bremer dre ed force, a Cambridge author talked to us on " hould Intelligent People Read in bright apron or smock and Novels?" We found Mr. Brown wearing bandanas lent their able a i tance on my committee. The exceptionally intere ting. credit of baking pancakes goes to \ rvrA LEE Gowov.

Mary Margaret who stood faithAunt Jemima's Breakfast fully at her po t, the pancake "I's sho' glad you all done come griddle.

The l\Iu l\iu girls all did their to ee me thi morn'. Take you' thing right on upstairs and den part in ome way or other and it I'd like to have you all meet the wa through thi loyal cooperation rest of my gue t " and uch were that I was able to make our unt the word of unt Jemima (Ruth Jemima Breakfast, the success

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' II aboard." L ight were dimmed, ong w re ung, and w et ail on the d hip lpha igma Alpha. ailing forth on our F ormal Ru hing Dinner with a g odly company o f thirty-five.

11 the pa enger being ery hungry, for crui ing always give one a keen appetite they proceeded to hunt for their name at the five decorated table . fter a bit of earching they were found written on place card made from clam hell ( picked up along Lake Huron . The hell had been tinted pale color of orange, green, red, blue, and yellow. India ink had been u ed for the printing. upon being seated the gue t had time to note decoration before the fir t cour e wru en,ed. In the center of the table wa a large ' hite life aver bearing the red letters S. S. A SA, and in the center of thi a ilver candle stick and cancovered by a pale green hade. n either ide of the life aver a large wheel, uch a i een on hip , thi wa made of tiffened paper. Then at each place, next to the place card wa a tiny white, cotton tuffed, life aver, (our favor ) . fter the dinner wa erved and we were feeling very conver ational and happy, now that our tummies w re full, our aptain Mr . fildr d Helfritch (alum. ) took charge. he was a i ted by fir t mate L ntine Rylk at the piano. The r t of the crew j ined in lu tily ng lpha ig ong . 'Vhen we

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T his poem ' a written by our pre id nt, after being unable to Jeep for everal night "ith a terrific toothache.

Hope himmering leave , Whisp ring in the still black, night oothing the pain-wracked brainComes dawn, oft, blue-gray light Bringing hope to the tortured one again.

LEO NTIN E RYLKO.

Mu Mu These are the girl you'd like to know; Fourteen maiden all in a row.

Lois and Lyla, rommate are. ne' the un, the other' our tar. ur Ferne and Bing are next you ee, One ru he girl 路 one, man' will be.

I abelle's from V indy ity, Vivian i round and pretty, Dorothy make mammie out of nut , Mary Mar gret paints but no but .

El ie i four-eleven fe t, Everyone will Freida greet.

Marg rie from town will "drive you down,'

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M u RIEL BREMER.

Our Panhellenic has decided to do away with the traditional Hell Week. The committee has ubmitted the following suggestions to take the place of Hell Week. It is:

Suggested Program for a Constructive Pledge Week 1. Acquaintanceship with the sorority history, and other data u ually required is taken as a matter of course.

2. Have the pledges help to build up the sorority library. Gifts of books may be given by the girls themselves.

3. Have pledges study correct type of make-up and give a report on phases of it at a sorority meetmg.

4. That the pledges read a book and give a book report or review of the book at a sorority meeting.

5. That the pledges attend Faculty Chats, concerts, that may occur during their pledge week.

6. In houses where the sorority has full charge of expenses have pledges plan various menus and budgets.

7. With sororitie that eat out have pledges plan place cards and programs for a dinner eaten at Charles McKeeny Hall.

8. That the pledge make ornething for the sorority hou e a : towels, doilie , crapbooks, pictures, scarfs, memo pads, pillow , small throw rugs, placques, calendars, telephone pad .

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9. That the pledge mak an afternoon call on their own rority girl to become better acquainted with them.

10. That a or01路ity girl go ' ith a pledge to call on one of th ir patrone e .

11. That a pledge call on the orority advi er.

12. That the pledge prepare skits on the "Right Way" and the "Wrong Way" of doing thingeither in dre , make-up, etiquette, or conver ation.

13. That the pledges tudy the ocial bulletin put out by the Usage Committee.

There are many other con tructive suggestion that could be made and we hope will be. We hope that the girls will endeavor to maintain their high ideals of cooperation, achievement, and friendship rather than to cheapen them by uch 'needless actions as Hell Week.

Respect拢 ully submitted, LEONTI NE RYLKO, Chairman ]ANE WORTLEY, ]ANE KE!Il 1ERLING.

NU NU Drexel Institute of Technology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Things have been happening fast and furious, since our la t PHOE IX. Winter term started with a bang right after Christmas Vacation, and lpha ig began staggering around Drexel under their load of accounting, chemi try, and art.

Open House an annual feature at Drexel Tech, kept u all bu y one week-end in January- with fashion shows, typing demon tration , and escorting our vi itors all

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our abl vic -pre id nt wa a ommentator in th fa hion how ; and what' more, h mad a high cor in the fabric identifi ati n ont t conduct d by th International ilk uild. winning nou h pure dy ilk for a dre . u we have a martie in the c路rowd!

Ru hin a on wa formall op ned January 21 with the annual anh llenic party at rexel \Vomen' Dormitory. Thi affair i one in which all th ororitie , head d by the Panhellenic ouncil, participate in order to become acquainted with the fre hmen girl who are ligible for ru hing. Each orority advi er and pon or were introduced, a well a the officer of each. lpha ig had charge of the entertainment this year, and be ide dancin there were lot of peppy game . a pecial feature of th evening, Betty Towner led the gal in a Big ppl . ay- can Joan off man truck ?

In the following t\ o week each orority had an informal and a formal party. Margie Chamber and delaide !la on tell you all about our in thi i ue. ilen e period began 11nday morning at even following the la t formal, and Ia ted Tue day mornin until nin , wh n the bid ' ere out. \\ re we ever glad '"hen that wa over! It' pr tty bad when ou ant talk to your room-mate for two whole day , and lot of ouldn t.

Th be t part of th new we , av until Ia t, of cour e-w got ten grand girl : ~Ieredith Budd, D tti Hart o k. \\' inni Lou Ha\\'ley, Jan Hockley, ot Hutton, Betty l\1c ntcheon, l\Iary iblock

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The Formal Palm gre n and gold have a pecial ignificanc t all you lpha ig , and that wa the color ch m of our formal ru hing dan e held at the Bala- ynwyd V omen lub January 2 . Betty \\ ing wa the able chairman of the dance, a i t d

by Elva Conner and Marion Mar h.

The ru bee were given love! cor ag to eli tingui h them, and everyone ' a in party dre ha in a wonderful tim . everal pecialty dance were featured , uch a the pot Dan , won by li e Fuller and the Lucky Number Dane , won

by Dot Eilert. Gl n Dell' broadca ting orche tra played for dancing, and were they m oth :1\-Ir. and Mr . Bowman, Mr. and Mr . Henneh rg, and ~1. and l\Ir .

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wa printed. ft er a few ong and che r , we did a nak dane around th e tabl e until each g irl found her place.

Hav ing l e n seated we were able to take time out to notice the deco rati on . Pennant -hundreds of penna nt -and A DELAIDE M ASO N. stuffed animals everyw here gave Nu Nu Goes to College! the real college atmo phere. T he And you should see th e way they sorority girl all wore red and did it! Following a precedent be- white-to di tin gui h th m from gun Ia t year we entertained our the rushee and to add a bit of rushees at a pep-rousing, pep-rally color. The center piece on the called our College Party. Each girl tables were football fi eld -cheerwas thrilled to reveive an Alpha leaders and everything. t each Sigma Alpha diploma admitting rushee's place was a booklet conher to College. The affair was held taining a jingle especially compos d at Drexel Lodge-our rendezvous for her. In addition they had the situated well out in the country. menu, the sorority officer , and The ru bees were greeted by cheer- copies of songs which we were leader dres ed in white harts and smgmg. Between each of the five red jacket . To each was pre ented courses of dinner, the ru hees a football pin on which her name "shifted." This gave them an opportunity to meet all the girl ~ . Following dinner we had a really idesplitting play. Then we had relays and games. The rushees were divided into team and the sorority girls were the pectators who uch cheered them on to victory. noise and hub-bub you have never heard ! The climax of the evening wa a treasure hunt, the prize being a box of silver bracelets, each bearing the Jetter A~A. Each rushee received one of these as a favor and a constant reminder that we would like her to be an Alpha Sig. The pirit of fun and rivalry stayed on long after the party was over. And ju t to keep the memory fresh, each lpha Sig could be een with a red and white bow in her hair until the end of silence period and rushing was over. .

Party i complete No College Marjorie Chambers, President of Nu Nu

speaking of guest , we are certainl y proud of our alumna: for more than being good u u' - they were well represented at our dance and did much to make the evening th e huge success that it wa .

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MARJORIE CHAMBER .

OMICRON OMICRON Kent State University Kent, Ohio

Replacing 11 Week our chapter ha introduced an accommodation y tern which combine an ducational and entertainment program.

•ach pledg mu t have 150 acommodation before she i allowed t o acth· . ccommodation are arned b p rforming dutie which n i t of running rrand for the active and ertain hou e dutie . n accommodation i giv n for a h thing the pled e do . Failure to p dorm dutie promptly and willin ly tak away an accommodati n.

An advi ory board made up of fiv a ti,· member up rvi e th and taking awa · of point . arran ed before al for out- tanding m1 pro-

a cent apiece.

Thr e m mb r of lpha igma lpha ha' e been appoint d to po ition on The Kent tater, tudent publication.

They are Margie unfee, oci ty reporter; irginia Frederich, g neral new staff and Marge McNab, feature ditor.

Marge McNab wa elected to member hip in Chi Pi, honorary journali m fraternity. he \ a al o lected tr a urer of the organization.

I dge of m1cron mi ron chapter of lpha 1gma lpha held their annual tea for pledge of other ororitie and lpha Jgma lpha active at the orority Hou e on Thur day, F bruary 3, 193 . r d and whit alar ch me wa u ed throughout, ace nted by a cent rpiece of r d and white roe. hairman of the Tea wa Marge auben p k, who wa a i ted by Jan t Petty and Martha Foltz. ).Ji Me laflin, orority ad i er, and Jean Ulmer pr ident of th active chapt r pour d. ).f ARY EuzABETn Z1. r.tER. t • •.

THE PHOENIX A plan for actively organizing the mothers club is in 'charge of Margie Dunfee, vice-president of the active chapter.

Tentative arrangements have been made for a St. Patrick's Day mother and daughter banquet. t this dinner officers of the mothers club will be elected and a regular meeting date will be set.

Mrs. Ray Novotony, Omicron Omicron patroness, entertained twenty members of the active chapter at her home Monday, Febr~ary 14, with a bridge party.

The Valentine motif was carried out in the decorations. Miss Helen McClaflin, adviser, and Mrs. A. S. Roberts, patroness, were among the guests.

Billie Biedler, Lynette Seeds, and Mrs. Rosalie Wolfe Lemke have returned to school after a semesters absence.

Billie has been elected Chaplain to rep lace Verda Sherill who is inactive.

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PI PI State Teachers College Buffalo, New York

This year's slumber party certainly was a howling success! Doris Wyatt donated her house (brave girl), so on Saturday morning we boarded the train for Springville, tripping over skiis and baggage.

Between planning our meals for the week-end and watching Grace Schreiner trying to manage three Dixie cup full of water at once while the train took a couple of S curves, much fun was had by all on the trip.

Doris' Dad met us at the station

and oon we were cramb li ng for bed at the hou e. I t eem qu r that leeping on the fl oo r i ju t o much fun at a hou e party, while if we had to do it at hom to make room for maiden Aunt Tillie, we'd think it an outrag .

After the bed had b en duly divided, we all trooped down to th village for food. You mig ht kn ow that would be our fir t thought. \Ve divided our elve into committees who were to cook one meal apiece. Everything went off ver y smoothly although Mrs. \tVyatt will probably think twice before he lets Ben Fisher dry her di she again, tsk t k- she ju t doe n't know her own strength.

Someone certainly planned thing right for us by putting that perfectly lovely hill right neJ:'t to Wyatt's house. You'd never gue we were the same girls who trip daintily (?) around the dance floor wondering whether every curl i in place. Alpha Sigs on skii , sleigh s and toboggans went yoo-hooing down the hill. Occasionally when the skiis decided to go their own way, the seat of the ki pants took the wear down the rest of the hill.

But never let it be said that we "can't take it." Everyone of us went right back for more after feeling for broken bones and baking the snow out of the back of our necks.

Evening brought ravishing appetites and after partaking of an excellent meal, we settled down to a cozy chat. In a few hours our appetites were creeping up on us again, so di regarding our "mu n't eat before going to bed" rule, we

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SIGMA SIGMA Western State College Gunnison, Colo.

GRACE

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Everything' w rkin up to a grand climax f r • igma igma bapter the week of February 14, but I an't ay for ure ri ht n w ven if I do know for ure. 'ee, I

THE PH wi h thi rer ort didn't have to go in until February 21.

But it doe , o I'll have to wait until my pril letter to tell you all how we came out on mid-term pledging and whether any of our girls were queen at the Coed Prom.

And I do know, and just don't dare tell. o I'll have to content my elf with what has happened to A. S. A. on the Western State campus during January and February.

Best of thi is that Harriette McAlli ster, our president, was chosen one of the ten outstanding seniors, but I'm sure I'll have more news about Harriette for you next time and I did want to tell you it all in this column.

Our pledges are planning a party for us the 14th of February, and we hope to have some "spanking, new pledges" to be the guests of our other pledges that night. For mid-term pledging takes place on the 14th, too.

Before March comes in with either the Lion or the Lamb, we hope to have at least four new actives. \ i\ e'rc counting hard on it. \i\Tell that must be all for this time. Ye Ed is going to edit the Coed edition of the Top next Tuesday, so I've asked the pledges for further contributions. I hope you'll like them.

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TAU TAU Fort Hays Kansas State College Hays, Kansas

Party for Pledges The Hay alumnce chapter of Alp ha ig entertain d with a party for the pledges at the home of Mrs.

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Mr . 路wayne teeple , pre ented an honor hicld to Flo) Richard the mo t outtanding pledge during the fall me ter. Billie \\ ir hin played a piano solo and Dori wan on gave a reading. Mi hirley Baird had charge of game , after \\'hich the hoste served a delicious luncheon. ] EAN FuLLER,

Tan Tau Editor.

The Scholarship Shield ince 1935, the lumnce chapter of Alpha igma Alpha have gi en a cholarship hield to the mo t elig ible pledge.

There are everal requirements for the scholarship hield: 1. The pledge mu t have an outtanding character.

2. She must be an ob client and trustworthy pledge.

3. he mu t be enrolled in two activitie .

4. She mu t have a B average.

5. he must be initiated at the first initiation.

Thi year the Shield wa received

by Floy Richards of LaCro se, Kansas. F loy is outstanding in all these requirement and is well worthy of the shield.

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HALL,

Tmt Tan Pledge.

Rush Party ttention ! Tau Tau ha beaun its mid-year ru hing with a alentine party. Hearts, heart everywhere; in the decoration , in the food, in the games and even in the favors.

The party wa held at the home of Mi s Paul, our pon or. Pledges " ere ent after the ru hee and all gathered at the place at eventhirty. Everyones interest was held

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with the playing of heart , tar che k r , bridg and other gam .

Lunch con i t d of pink jello ' hip molded in the hape of heart mall cake al o carried out in the pr dominating tyl off and hearthaped mint .

B fore leaving a cheerfully decorated \ alentine box wa op ned and valentine w re pre ented to each girl. In addition to the alentine ach ru hee received a mall favor completing the general heme of the party.

The ru hee were returned to their home at ten o'clock.

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Gala Affair Hundred of balloon , a ea of confetti and erpentine, what could it be but an lpha party.

The party began with a lovely turkey dinn r erved at the Lamer Hotel. The tables were attractively decorated carrying out a red and \ hite theme with red and white cellophane nut cup and white Ieath r dance program with the re t in r d laid by each plate. Red and white balloon decorated the room.

Tiny Little Tiny wing Band" tart d the dancing amid balloon erpentine and confetti. pecial dance were the balloon dance with hundred of balloon floating down on the dancer from a large red and white net near the ceilin and the rp ntine dance in which every boy rec iv d a package of rpentine en lo in a girl name 路w ith whom he dan d. lore rpentine and c nf tti were di tributed durin the dan .

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Rambling H re I am at it again. It e m a though ev ryon ha probabl told about our grand parti we had Ia t erne ter and right now we pi dge are planning a party for a ' ' ell bunch' of active .

I think ince the convention i going to be at Yellow tone thi 路year, I will t ll a little about my experience ther last umm r. I pent but a hort tim there but long nough to know that it an ideal place for a convention. I particularly liked " ld Faithful" and I wa ju t "craz about the b ar .

Of cour I realize we weren't upposed to feed them by th y ju t in i ted and one chubby little bear jumped up and put hi front paw on a window that wa rolled down. \ hen w drove on he ju t walked along and begged and when I didn't fe d him he wa o rude a to grab an orange right out of my hand.

From here we went on to alifornia and I tried my hand at hopping in Lo ngele \ ith much succe -well here I am boa ting like a proud father, but then what el e can you xp ct from an "innocent ountry gal. ' R

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Tau Tau Pledge.

An Alpha Rates Again l\1i Jeanne Underwood, who durin her fre hman and ophomore y ar attended Fort Hay and wa an activ m mber of Tau Tau chapt r, ha di tingui hed h r elf

THE PH again by being cho en Honorary Cadet Colonel of the R. 0. T. C. at Manhattan.

Jeanne has attended Kan a tate Coll ege at Manhattan the pa t two years and is a member of Chi Omega sorority there. Last year she was elected Homecoming Queen in the fall and Track Queen in the spring.

While she attended Hay , Jeanne wa very popular and outstanding and we are proud that she wa an A lpha Sig. JEAN

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Tmt Tmt Editor.

Reflections Have you ever heard the wind sigh ing in the eaves at midnight on a cold winter eve? That is the sound I make as I push the broom back and forth over the carpet of the Tau Tau chapter room. Only that and nothing more. The task of cleaning the chapter room lack gaiety, but for that Jack I do not pine, because I know it is all for the good of lpha Sigma Alpha and the actives of the Tau Tau chapter.

Every pledge has her niche to fill, and mine seem to always be filled particularly well right after a du t flurry. nd, believe you me, we don't find out about du t storms by the grapevine y tem! The dirt blows indefinitely-the Ia t time it raged for two days and two night .

Thi afternoon I put the fini hing cleaning touches on the room and now it lies-awaiting use during initiation of five pre ent pledges into the active chapter next Monday evenina-and perhap another cleaning (woe is me!) hould an-

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Tau Tau Pledge.

Tau Tau chapter held initiation Monday, February 14 at the \\ oman' Building. Girl initiated were Billy \\ ir bing, Norton路 Helen Irvin, McCracken; Helen 1arkwell, Hay ; Floy Richard , La ro e; and Enid Baldwin, Dodge ity.

After initiation, pledging er ice was held for Florence da Truan, Hay ; and Hazel 0 hant, Hay . fter the service the active and pledges entertained the new initiate and pledges.

Eu ' ICE GAINES,

Ta1t Tau .

Helen Markwell, a Tau Tau pledge of Hays is one of the nominees for beauty queen on the Fort Hays, Kansas tate College campu .

Each orority puts up one girl for beauty queen. The picture of the e girls will be sent to the Paramount tudies where Paramount executives will judge them.

Helen has a very good chance to win the contest. " ucces to you Helen."

FRANCES VoTAPKA,

Tan Tau.

PHI PHI N orlhwest

Missouri State Teachers College Maryville, Missouri

Informal Party Phi Phi Chapter of lpha igma lpha held its spring informal rush partie on February 8, 1938. There were four parties held in the homes of Mr . lbert Kuck , Mi Miriam \\.aggoner, 1rs. L. E. Egley and Miss Belva Goff. The " alentine"

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Th traditional " w th art ' theme will b u ed.

Mr . Ja k owl tt a patron of th orority, ' ho i leaving Mary~ ville the fir t of pril will b the honored gu t.

Formal Initiation 1i Iota rgo, k1dmore ¡ D~ roth and Harriet Le ell, and Lida nyder f l\Iaitland were form~ ally initiated into hi hi chapter of lpha igma Alpha n unday mornin , January 16, 193 . They w r pledged during the fall qua r~ ter of 1 37. fter the initiation and pledge attended the activ chur h ervice .

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Little ant currying pa t .i\Iu t you work o hard and fa t? o mu t I-I'm a pi dge.

Littl turtle, they laugh at you o they make you ad and blue? ( on t I know I'm a pledge?

Little nake and y ur ' ig le r n't the people cru 1 to giggle? ( on t I know-I m a pledge.)

MARGORIE CURN TI,

Intra-Mural Champions The Phi hi chapter of lpha igma lpha' ba ketball team won the intra-mural tournament ponthletic ored by the \ om n octattOn. ix team differ nt organization on the campu entered the tournament but the lpha ig won with flying color . The girl who played on the hi Phi chapter team were: Lucy ohnenblu t, Mae en n, Irene Maudene Walker Marianna hermiller Loui e traight 1ary Jeanette nthony and Iri Eber ole.

Travel Talk r. Ruth Lowery of the ollege Engli h departm nt pok to the activ and pl dge of Phi Phi hapter on 'Lond n England.' r.

Lowery pent the umm r travelin an tudying in England.

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A Pledge-Eye View of Life ur parent end us away to college To gain a little higher knowledge.

We me t orne girl V ho ru h u in the cia! whirl \ di cov r that lpha ig I infinitely more inter ting than trig. o ' e accept the bid, and pledge (Figurati ely peaking were ju. t in ide the hed nd now th fun b gin to tart. \ e re not active , but we take an active part, nd a they ply u with ev ry ta k, It i our to d and not t a k. \ e tand and open do r for them. \\ e all but bow and ki their hem.

The a tiv act like bar h f llow , ut their h art are oft like toa ted mar hmallows.

THE PHOENIX One duty is that we must "Miss" them, They even make us candy kiss them. 路 And if they see that we can take it Then we are pretty sure to make it.

Some day we'll look back on that red letter day When we pledged A. S . A .

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(OGDEN NASH) HUTTON,

Phi Phi.

The Night Before Court 'Twas the night before Court, when all through the dorm, Not a pledge was stirring, not even a one.

The pledges were studying by the lamplight with care, In hopes that their honor grades soon would be there.

The actives were nestled all snug in their beds, While visi~ns of pledge duties danced through their heads; Miss Vogt in her nightie and her little lace cap, Had just thought of a pledge duty for some little sapWhen up on the third floor arose such a clatter, She sprang from her bed to see vvhat was the matter!

Away to the door she flew like a flash, And when she tore it open it made a great crash .

Miss Benson at the top of the newly-shined stair Regarded her with disgu ted and fishy-eyed stare; Then what to her wondering eyes should appear, A poor little pledge whom she called dear,

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To the end of the hall, to the top of the steps, They hurried as if driven by pe t The pledge then shyly announced to them all, That the disturbance they heard was caused by her fall Then b~ck to their beds with ighs and moans.

The actives to continue their gloating dreams, And the pledge to nurse her broken bones.

BERNICE OwENS,

Ph1: Phi.

They're Just Pledges We stand and smile and act so nice And much more often feel like 111ICe-

We scrub, wash and iron all day Just to hear some active say Oh, they're just pledges.

Yes, they're superior to u alright o we strive to please with all our might, \"le know it won't be good for us To growl and howl and make a fuss Cau e, we're just pledge .

Some time we 11 have the upper hand \"/ e'll make the others speak and stand.

THE PH \\"hen we wear our paint and tuff The boy all tare at u enoughTh y're ju t pledg .

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CHI CHI Ba ll S tate Teachers College Muncie, Indiana

Chi Chi Will Be There \\'e 11 you at the convention!

No fooling hi hi chapter i r ally making plan for it. 'vVe are not only going to end a delegate but ' 're goin to plan on many of our girl going. It i n't impo ibl and w refu e to ay ' I don't hav th money' even if we don t at pre nt. \Ve'r ing to make orne money and do with ut a fe\ u11ne e ary thin , and I ven heard one of th girl le lar 'I live 11 ar the lake and I m goi11a to ll fi hI laugh d too but he quite a mon y-makinoiti 11. b n pro\' n that if you want a thin bad enough you an. o c'm n, w '11 e you there, 1 t r .

Alpha Sigma Bridge-Tea From the ~ltmcie far, unday Feb. th: I ' 'er Yalentine appointm nt marked the nefit bridge

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Ho t e for the occa ion inluded: ).li lildred Teaney, ~Ii :\Iargaret \\' ork, l\Ii race Richey, Mi ~1arjoric Hutchin , l\Ii Ruth kel, Mi Lotti :1\Iurphy, :\Ii irginia Volkman, De lore arr Mi Jean Mi Mitchell, nii orothy Fern Mab , 1i Kathl en \\'il on, Mi eth Bartholom w, Mi Jane Bak r Mi tty Hut on, Mi Jean Mcarthy Mi Mary Jane Howard Mi L i Kirkwood, Mi Rh a Beck ).Ii Betty Miller Mi Th lma Ia d ll, ).1i Loui e ).1i 1fary Ell n Cornwell, niartha lien rin r and Ii Marian 11undy. atrone e for the orority are nlr . L. H. \\hitcraft. 1r . ).I. E. tud bak r. ~Ii . . nna ).Jarie Yat and ).Ii · Elizabeth imkin .

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PSI PSI Louisiana State Normal College Natchitoches, Louisiana

Psi P i chapter of Alpha 1gma Alpha held initiation servic for lio lien, Mildred Rhode , irginia Down , and Velma Barrilleaux on F bruary 3, 1937.

We take plea ure in announcing the marriage of the pre ident of P i Psi chapter for 1935-37, Jean Johnson, to William Henry Bu ch on January 1, 1938 in Mercede , Texas. Mr. and J\Ir . Bu ch are making their home in We laco, Texas.

GLORTA

GRIFFIN.

OMEGA OMEGA San Diego State College

San Diego, California

For mega Omega chapter the close of the hri tma holiday held opportunities for both plea ant retro pection and not-so-joyous anticipation border:inrr on dread, the former being the memory of our annual formal ball on December 30, at the an Diego Country Club, and the latter being the emi-annual uper-ftuities k路nown a final examinations (which perhaps hould have worried u more than they actually did).

On December 27, our new bride 1rs. James H. 1a on ( irginia H ughe ) entertained us charmingly at her home in Ocean Beach.

The last few months have been dotted with handkerchief bower , honoring the birthdays of Helen vVue te and Iarjorie Hathaway on J anuary 10; l\1uriel Thoms and 1\Iar:ie Daze on January 17, and of Margaret Corbett on January 31.

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. t the meeting at June Herzig' on January 10 the enga ement f :Mary Loui e \ aid to Ilarr Parker wa announced, with a ift of a huge box of cand from the bride-to-be. 1Iary wa honored on January 15, by A \ -oine teele and Helen \ ue te (at the home of the latter) with a linen hower. n January 1-, Zelda wan on wa fom1ally initiated into K~II, honorary education fraternity.

To celebrate the etJd of the me ter and it accompanying worrie , the meml cr of our clan braved the mountain wild to attend a week-end hou e-party at uotay !though on January 29 and 30. rain dampened our pirit the fir t day, clear weather on unday permitted hikes and trip to the nowclad Laguna . Good food wa a major part of the fun.

The year of 1937-1938 ha been one in which the enior have h ld sway in nn hapter. fter having pent month in practice teaching under the watchful tutelage of their under tanding supervi or, Muriel Thom , Bernita Offerman, Zelda wan on, Pearl teele, Iargaret Corbett, Ro emarie Zin.kard, and Mildred wint will find themelve in June with teaching credential and tout hope for opportunitie to u e them.

The end of the fall eme ter left u almo t holding the bag with the ab ence from chool of Joanna Harve , Eula Murray and ' oine teele. e are happy, however, that we hall not lo e them from among our a sociate . e welcome the return of Carina :Me all and 1\Iarjorie Hathaway.

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A Pearl of Great Price ued forth from th joy u \lpha ig of me a m ga chapter at the mi-annual inter- or rity pledae banqu t wh n it wa ann unc d that w had won the much covet d rorit cholar hip cup. Thi ond time that th name f •\lpha ha · adorned w n it in the :. \\" are loubly

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THE PHOENIX Our January return from vacationing carried us into examination week, and during that period, I solemnly a sure you there was very little ocial life on this campus.

With the beginning of the new semester ru bing began, and I have already told you the name of the new pledges.

Faye Levy, one of Alpha Sigma Alpha's pledge , has the highest grade average of any sorority pledge with a record of straight "A's." For this unusual rating Faye was given an award of five dollars

by Miss Helene Henderson, a faculty alumnce member of Beta Gamma chapter. This sum is to be used as part of her initiation fee when Faye is initiated in a few weeks.

For thi seme ter \ e ha e mttiated a point y tem for the pledge by which for certain activitie , a pledge may receive one point, two point , or fi e point .

Among these activitie are: attending college as emblie and book reviews, contributing an article to the PHOE rx, participating in college activities-a , a embly programs, band, debate, dramatic ,and particularly in obeying any duties assigned by the chapter members. Each pledge mu t make a total of two-hundred and fifty points before she is eligible for initiation.

Plans are under way for a alentine party and for our pring formal which will be in March.

FAYE FLETCHER.

THE POETS' SPRING When poets sing the song of prmg, The words they like the best Are flowers and bowers and bees and showers And love and dove and zest.

So every time I hear a rhyme That deals with spring again, I wonder why they do not try To find a new refrain.

If you or I should every try To do the spring song right, We'd sing of chills and ills and pills And skies all gray, not bright.

But what's the fun, when all is done, To spoil the old traditions?

Let poets bring around each pring A score of new editions.

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of the ituati n which xi t d at fiddlebury lleg Y rmont). 'The reek camp was plit between th ardent m m r and tho who had but ant loyalty to their chapm v ment from ' ithin wa other frat rnity worn n alike ar a[o t and ab liti n f all wom n {rat rnitie the g al. \\ ithin compl tely at home at any f th th hapter bitter d bate cau d oth r ' room . • r m th borrowing of white dr many to hand in their pin , whit pledging an l initiation to g nth e who r mained loyal found uine inter t and knowledge of a h th ir reate t trength and upport · oth r' cr eel and id al th r run fr m m m r £ other {raterniti int re ted m k eping the a deep current of re pect and admiration for oth r group th ir inr up n s_ampu .

Thi tnt gle and conflict ha re- tere t and their progr . Thi 1 tatu -definit and ulted in a Panh llenic pirit rather the pre ent g nuine good-will beh e n all.' than I ly a gr up loyalty and inter t and the pre nt ituation a Why Have an Ex-Collegio th author d crib it might be Chapter t rm d b ' orne alm t ideali tic."

'Fraternity women vi iting l\IiddleThe follo\ ing article fr m The bury fr m other oll ge are Thalia of Pi Delta Th ta might be amazed at ur community pmt. termed mo t timely in view of 1\\' ann t d fine ur attitude, but pha igma • lpha' own program f ,·amp! f it ar endle . The Phi pan ion and r wth. lumm:e :\Iu { rmal in the D Ita Ita 'The prin ipl b hind the formIta r m fr hman year; the ing of an Ex- ollegio chapl r and Kappa Y appa amma taffy pull the benefit t b r eiv d from it an I p n hou f r th Ita thi ar alwa · t forth in rather lorle and tatutory fa hion in a f and tea rarity manual. Th r i about th m hi ~Iu a hint of the the rie. of " wiv 1 who d n t write ndoubt-

THE PHOENIX the larger group that make up a national organization and econd, its value to all tho e young women who upon graduation automatically become a part of an Ex- ollegio chapter. " ince those who have belonged to uch a group know from actual experience what an Ex- ollegio chapter means to them, who is better qualified to an wer the que tion-Why have an Ex-Collegio chapter? These are the values as they see them, and trange though it may seem, the individual benefits far outweigh the organi::;ation values.

"The mo t important function of an Ex-Collegio chapter in relation to the J ational Organization i that of lending to the active chapter that support-in piration or practicalwhich build up a feeling of tability, of continuance, and pennanency. For many reasons active chapters have their "ups and downs" and reach low points that jeopardize their very existence. omething tronger must bridge the gap. Time and again an Ex- ollegio chapter has been able to do thi .

Like a rudder it has a guiding and teadying influence- it is a afeguard or a guarantee of future exi tence. s such, what greater contribution can any Ex- ollegio chapter make to any orority?

"Friend ! I there anyone who ha too many? Not fair weather friend but tho e who will tick to yo u through thick and thin. Friendhip that ha grown from common intere t and experience , from common joy and orrows while in college. Friend hip that i enriched by baring diver ified con-

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tact with that Jar r world which come to each one after graduati n. friend hip not only centered around an intimate but mall c r from your own college day but al o one that reache out in concentric circle touching new and younger orority i ter who yearly join the Ex- ollegio group. â&#x20AC;˘ one girl ha aid, '\\hat better way i there of keeping young? Regular monthly meetin to which ome active are invited and ea onal meeting where ctive and ExCollegios gather to keep u in tune with the college tudent of today. " certain amount of regularity is the corner tone of a well-balanced existence. The ame i true of la ting friend hips. 1 he regular recurrence of meeting old friend , of sharing new re pon ibilitie with them, of exchanging idea , of playing with them, keep friend hip from "petering out" as it will if left to tho e chance contact permitted in the high peed life of today.

"As time goes on your lma ifater and your orority cea e to have separate identitie and you realize that together they could have provided no greater opportunity than the chance to develop the power and skill to take y01w place 1:n a world of work and to enrich you,r liv¡ing by sharing it~ ith frien-ds, tried and true.

"Such has been our experienc .

1\Iay your Ex-Collegio chapter erve you a well."

A. E. S. Exchanges Of interest to us wa the Editoral in the January i ue of The Tria.ngle of -'Edna Von Berge,

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A. S. A. Poets P r ocedure With plain preci ion my days tand o, after it before this moment.

Order is my life and thu I, with a firmne wait for your tiff slenderne to move on down the street.

When my days have snapped like doors, one into numberles I shall be a Lot's wife, figurine in salt waiting, crystallized in the prim preci ion of your smile.

BETTY

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Alpha Sigma Mother VVe have ung the praise of Our Alpha Sigma loves.

We have toasted to our Alma Mater dear, But let us now sing to anotherOur Alpha Sigma Mother, 路 A song of love and praise that is sincere.

Chorus: (Tune of "My Gal Sal")

Alpha ig mother to me Dear you will eternally be.

With your hair silvery white, And your eyes with loves light Forever glowing bright, You will always be dearest to us, You will ever be nearest to trust, You are our ideal Of everything real.

Our Alpha igma Mom !

(AROLL LEE HARM ON,

Epsilon Epsilon.

(Tune: "Solomon Levi")

An lpha ig I'm proud to be, I've pledged my life to thee The Delta Sig , they don't compare with my sorority.

The Pi I ap and the Delta Phi' are right for orne, I know, But I wouldn't trade my Alpha Sigs For heaven on earth, by Jove!

EVELYN DEMARY,

Beta Beta.

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II the mrade hip, th i t rh d and friendlin Te'er can I expre how much you mean to me.

I nly kn w that all my lif I hall b tnt to the .

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lpha ig , the be t orority.

Full of p ppy irl with lot of abilit).

Th y'r known for their mil and r etin · , nd all their happy meetino- . \\ 'II alway b , cont nt with th e, For er ALICE ]OHN ON,

Beta Beta.

Life's Flame The crackling f lame leaped hio-h And in it flarin light Blazed all high hope, great dreamsYouth joyou vi ion bright.

Upon the ilent hearth Now only emb r lie, Yet in their quiet glow Th h art find memory.

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Chi Chi.

Alone Alone I mu e before the ying fire \:Vh n all the v ning' myriad ound ar The day i in it clo ing hour.

tilled.

Into th ilence of the hu hed ni ht train mit it long-drawn mournful wail And trav 1 on it chart d way.

It lonely cho rie within my h art.

I am but one in all th qui t world For you are not be ide me h re.

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Mother

Who worked hard all through the day, But still found time with you to play?

Mother Who nursed your bumps and cured your pains, And read endles storie with no complain?

Mother Who burdened herself with your every care, Put you to bed, after hearing your prayer?

Mother Who sent you to grammar school shining bright, And even in High School sat with you at night?

Mother Who listened to trouble and those girlish woes, And comforted you over thoughtless beaux?

Mother Who has seen you go through your college days, Prayed for your joys in many ways?

Mother It's to who that we owe our greatest success, That for her praise we'd never possess?

Mother Though you travel far you'll never find A better friend, no one so kind As Mother.

Dorus L. CoRBETT, Theta Theta

Horizon

Small whitecaps break upon the shore, Above the sea the heavens are blue.

Far distant lies the borderline Where sky meets waves of deeper hue.

I long to take a white- ailed boat And leave this weary world orne day To find the land where sea meet sky.

You'll join me, dear? We sail today!

WILMA MAE WoLF,

Chi Chi.

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kie arc darkening over th town Th rainb w hu ar on .

Lamp are lit in hou e and tr et A p pi o hurr ing home. ne by one the tar come out, treamin along the Milky \\ ay: ld 1Ir. l\Ioon will oon hine d wn, To guide u on our wending way.

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In all my college life I hav known tho e lovely girls \\ ho hold amid the strife H ad up, atop '' ith curl irl with many a mile To cheer u on our way路 Th y'r from the rank and file f dear old irl who e love we'll hold a cheri hed memory Thru the time we are old And on beyond maybe.

Friend hip tried and true 11 bound with laughter gay II th and more thing too \\ find thru . A. ~[ RY

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Spring How happy w hall be The bird and b a t to ee kin pebble in the bro~k nd wri ling worm to bait the ho k.

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The e ar i ht we all love mo t Along our old w England oa t.

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Spring pring cam early thi ar pring wa like a othic tm er A cathedral half clad Th n ilent-en ulfing a vi ion caught at night and held To frame tomorrow \Vhi pered pray r. thing o in pir d o face to fac with ouloul and pirit and od That love could grow-and feast on pring!

DELORE

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Chi Chi.

Illusion In my pri on' qui t hourI watched a pider pau e to pin lover fra il bower. \\ hile aero my room The unlight grewTo light th hour 11 too fewI watched and pun lik web for you.

Little moment , dear one Can't be Ia ting .\nd lik illu i n makeFor oul fa ting.

DELORE

KAR..R,

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Announcements ADDITIONAL FIRST SEMESTER PLEDGES AS REPORTED

BY CHAPTER REGISTRARS The last PHOENIX carried a list of fir t semester pledges. At that time the membership records of Psi Psi and Zeta Zeta were not available. B ta Beta pledged in January. In the May issue we hope to continue the pledge li t, adding any second semester pledges as well of those chapters not publi hed in the January or the March PHOENIX. PSI P I

BETA BETA Lydia Ann Cicmanec, Englewood Alice Florence Johnson, Eng路lewood Evelyn May DeMary, Englewood Mary Margaret Grothe, Fort Lupton Mary Ann 01ristensen, Fowler Doris Euginia Stream, LaVeta Edith May Varian, Denver Dorothy Derby Howell, Greeley Helen Maxine Hibbs, Keenesburg ZETA ZETA Ruth Mae Barr, Butler Mary Vivian King, Warrensburg Amelia Kathryn Hopkins, Hickman Mills Wilma Irene Smith, Sedalia

CHI CHI-Additional Virginia Volkmann, Hammond Louise Elizabeth Murphy, Carmel Bernice Marion Mundy, Otterbein J eanne Phyllis McCarthy, Pennville

Curdice Allum , Harmon Bonnie Barrilleaux, Harmon Velma Barrilleaux, Harmon Iva Blanche Butler, Oil City Mary Allen Caraway, Logansport Mary Emily Croom, Morring port Virginia Downs, Shreveport Dorothy Adair Eubanks, Shreveport Martha Evans, Mansfield Alma Fluitt, Haynesville Inez Gamble, Grand Cane Margie Gathright, Natchitoches Carolyn Gib on, Oil City Evelyn Yvonne Jones, hreveport Ruby Jones, Franklinton Billie Sue Kelley, Natchitoches Gwendolyn Mirra Russell, Mansfield Ferne Eugenia Sullivan, Shreveport Frances Thomas, Natchitoche

Marriage Announcements Alpha: Doris Carr Eley to Thomas seph Holden, on November 1937.

Mary Elizabeth Alexander to bert Mason Rockwell on Sept.

1937.

Alpha Gan1,nw: J o29, Al25,

Alpha Beta: Laura Lou Courtney to Homer Gabriel on November 25, 1937.

Mary Magdalene Beaty to George 路 Hubert Merrin on Iov. 25, 1937.

Kathryn Frances Meiser to Rev. John Edward Barclay on Sept. 1, 1937.

Beta Beta: Elizabeth Eldridge to Earl McLaughlin on ov. 4, 1937.

THE PH Gamma: ui I y to Bonnie Th mpn on ct. 1, 1 7.

I nda Harvey t rackett n :\larch 20 \ 'era L ep r to J ulli on on December 1937.

Epsilo" Epsilon: Elizabeth Mort to Kenneth Beighle on January 1, 193 . r centia ufler to N I on Cary on ec. 2 , 1 37.

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Elinor Em ry to Ralph Lanz on June 26, 1 37.

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Loui e \ . l\Ic racken t Frank Lowe on ecember 2-t-, 1 37. rcada inclair to Ralph \ adsworth Fi ker on l\Iay 1, 1 37.

Hel n :.\1. chubert to Harold N. l\1orey on June 17, 1 7.

Elizabeth nn Fergu on to Jean Phile on ugu t 21, 1937.

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Th eta Theta: Elizabeth Hobby to idney H. Terhune on ct. 30, 1937.

La路mbda Lambda: ra 路roff to Howard an tta n tober , 1 37.

Thelma Hutchfield to tanley P tt on ctober 16. 1 37.

Ruth Ludwig to harl Eugene Roth n ctob r 23 1937.

Mu 1Vu: Fr ida Ir ne mith to dolphe Frederi k :Madau on June 26, 1 37.

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Margaret nne pencer to Richard wen olick on December 2 , 1937.

Tau, Tau: E ther Fi her to Loui Horchem on June 10 1937.

Loui e eter en to Eugene Holm on ctober 2, 1937.

Philom na Mullen to George all on ecember 24, 1937.

Psi Psi: Jean John on to Henry Bu ch on January 1, 193 .

Omega Omega: \ irginia Hughe to Henry Maon on .rov. 27 1937.

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Birth Announcements Alpha: To Mr. and Mr . William Garnett Lee (Jane Holman Branch) a son, William Garnett Lee III, on December 18, 1937.

Alpha Beta: To Mr. and Mrs. idney W. Bone (Inez Pierce) a on, Thomas Edwin, on Oct. 29, 1937.

Gm1tma Gamnta: To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. terba (Eleanor Hout ) a son, Donald Elliott, on Oct. 2, 1937.

Eta Eta: To Mr. and Mr . Gordon A. Yeager (Lorraine Bartlett) a on, Richard, on Dec. 6, 1937.

Theta Theta: To Mr. and Mrs. John Saari (Ina Bain) a on, John 路w illiam Jr., on Oct. 12, 1937.

Kappa Kappa: To fr. and Mr . Harold Chatterdon (Dorothy Yeader) a daughter, Doris Louise.

To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carney Jr. (Barbara Gish) a daughter, Barbara Jane, February 8, 1938.

To Mr. and l.Ir . Z rn H herling (Norma Nyce) a on, Rob rt Zern, January 1 1 3 .

Lambda Lambda: To 1r. and Mr . Herbert Loechler (Kathryn Fuller) a daughter, Ruth nn, on ct. 2-, 1937.

Omicron Omicron: To Mr. and Mr . William Lempke (Rosalie Wolfe) a on, William, on Oct. 4, 1937.

To Mr. and Mr . D. Homer ( irginia Myers) a daughter, ondra Jo, on ept. 22, 1937.

Tau Tau: To 1r. and 1rs. William \ aughan (Kathryn Fisher) a on, November 1937.

To Mr. and Mr . Robert Griffith (Louella Mollenkamp) a on, Bobbie Luern, on ugust 3, 1937.

To Mr. and Mr . V ayne teeple (Dorothy King) a daughter, Norma Lou, on Dec. 6, 1937.

Phi Phi:

To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence De Blieux (Jean Hall) a daughter, Patricia Louise.

3Jn f111emnriam A lpha Beta Madeline Holman, ovember 24 1937.

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List of Missing Addresses The following i the Ii t of nam and addr e from which the PHoE=-:Ix and I tt r have been r turned. If you know of any correction pi a e nd them to th National Editor, dr . B. F. L ib, \pt. "T," 35-tO N. P nn ylvania t., Indianapoli , Ind. LPI-L\: Elcy, Dori , 1500 Norf lk, Vir inia.

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Bluim, Marion, 1291 Richmond Rd., outh Euclid hio.

Brukcn, ;\Ir 路. Harold (Euni e B eel) aldw II, Emily N ami, 1911 an Bur n Rd., E. le,路eland, hi .

Jon , Mrs. Glenn . ( ara Long) Box 424, cioto, Ohio.

Me oy, Mr . R. ;\L (Th lma Gr m ) hio. ta. B. River ide Dr., Columbu

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Bake , Bibianna C., 209 \ . 14th Pl., Tul a Oklahoma.

John on, fr . Harri (H len Deal) 309~ Husband, tillwatcr, kla.

Ward, Faye, Yukon, klahoma.

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Fraile, udrey Broughton, Kan a .

Jones, Mr . \V. . ( laude Barrigar) 1113 lamcda Dr., Portland, r gon.

Kuhn, Mr . Frank (vVill tta Lyon) 231 . lith t., Mu kogee, Oklahoma.

Lakin, Ir . Clarence E. (Lola F. Pier on) 704 Burns t., Forest Hill , Long I land, 1 ew York.

L wi , Mary, 1044 Fir t v ., H rton, Kansa .

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ET or y, Mr . P. E. (Lodenia \i iley) 311 E. 5th t., Tul a, kla. dwin, 1\fargie, 272-t E. Dougla , \\ ichita, Kan a .

Heavy, )fr . John ()Iartha Roger Picrr , . Dakota.

Lampton, Mrs. Fred ( . Bolick) ~Iayetta, Kansa .

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THE PHOENIX Johnson, Mrs. Walter (Zyphla Walker) 45 E. 101 St., Chicago, Ill. Myers, Mrs. Dorus H. (Leona Welch) Elkhart, Iowa.

KAPPA KAPPA: Tripner, Mrs. C. G. (Helen Lutes) Hoffeclrner, Mrs. John, (Elizabeth Smith) 4909 19th St. N. W., Washington, D. C. LAMBDA LAMBDA: Little, Mrs. Ernest (Doris Kiner) ll5 E. Finley St., Upper Sandusky, Ohio.

MU MU: Salisbury, Mrs. Glenn (June Poolen) Erie, Pennsylvania.

Smith, Mrs. B. C. (Uidine Armitage) Box 362, R. R. 3, Niles, Michigan.

NU NU: Jones, Mrs. Theodore Allan (Marjorie Bull) 1201 3rd Ave., Asbury Park, N.J.

Woodhead, Mrs. Dover, Delaware.

137 tanley (Jane Clark)

XI XI: Dalton, Mrs. R. . ( fona ach ) 361 Clofore t., Rialto, Cal. Van Helm, Mr . ila (Mattie VanHeukelom) 1814 S. Wilton, Los Angeles, Cal. PI PI: Sheperd, Mrs. Jared (Dorothy Williams) 202 Second St., Portsmouth, Ohio.

RHO RHO: Gardner, Mrs. W. K. (Zara I. Garrett) 225 Church St., Clarksburg, W. Virginia.

TAU TAU: Cline, Mrs. Emerson (Maybelle Schaefer) 330 S. 9th St., Salina, Kansas.

PHI PHI: Cliser, Vada, Webster Grove, Mo. Barbee, Mrs. Fred (Thesis Norwine) Albuquerque, ew Mexico.

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DIRECTORY NATIONAL COUNCIL A. E. S. Reprnelltatit•c- [r . Fr d M. fayette Ave., Buffalo, . Y. harp, 1405 Hardy ve., Independence, Mo. Viet-Preside11t-Mr . \ illiarn M . Crook, 511 E ex Ave., Narberth Pa. Exte11.rion Officer-Mi . June mith, ccret n•- .Mi ther Bucher, 4134 354 Manor Ave., !iller ville, Pa. Eaton, Kan as City, Kan .

TreaSJrrer- fr . Reinard chlosser, 2800 Editor- 1r . B. F. Leib., 3540 N. P ennpt. "T," Indianapolis, sylvania t., Dexter t., Denver, Colo.

Ind. Registrar-Mi s Mary Mae Paul, 413_Vz West 6th t., Hays, Kans.

Chairm<m of Fi11a1rce- Mrs. Fred M. harp, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Chaplain.- {iss Loui e N. tewart, New Mo. Holland, Ohio.

Preside1r.J- 1iss Evelyn G. Bell, 767 La-

BOARD OF ADVISERS

Alpha-Miss Grace B. Moran, Farmville, Va. Alpha Alpha-Miss Amy M. Swisher, Oxford, Ohio.

Alpha Bela- !iss Alma Zoller, State Teachers College, Kirksville, Mo.

Alpha Gamma-Miss Ethel A. Belden, tate Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.

Bela Bela- Miss Elizabeth Lehr, State Teachers College, Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma- Mi

" Nu-Miss Jean M. Richmond, 1411 . Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Xi

X~Miss Elizabeth Bird mall, 550 Pacific Beach, Long Beach, alif.

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Omicro,,_Miss Helen M. McClaflin, 237 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio.

Pi Pi-Mrs. Carolyn H eyman, 10 Granger Place, Buffalo, N. Y. Rho Rho-Mi s Dori H enry, Huntington, W.

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S igma Sigma-Miss Lucy E. Spicer, 601

Epsilo11 Epsilo 11- Miss Edna McCullough,

Ta1t Ta11-Miss Mae Paul, 413Yz West

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1017 Rural St., Emporia, Kans.

Zeta Zeta-Miss Myrtle Downs, Warrensburg, Mo. Eta Eta- {iss Jane Carroll, 706 South Broadway, Pittsburg, Kans.

Thrta Theta-Miss Mabel C. Bragg, 80 Madison ve ., Newtonville, Mass.

Kappa Kappa-Miss Marjorie K. Jones, 1904 No. 13th t., Philadelphia, Pa. Mt~ fu - Mi s Katherine Harri , State N rmal oil ge, p ilanti, Mich.

No. Taylor St., Gunnison, Colo.

Sixth St., Hays, Kans.

Phi~Mi Miriam W. Waggoner, 6 11 . Buchanan, Maryville, Mo. Chi Chi-Mrs. L. H. Whitcraft, Westwood, Muncie, Ind. Psi Psi-Mi lio II n, tat r rmal oll ege, Natchitoche , La. Omega Om.cga-M r . Mar i n Lyon chwob, La Mesa, Cali f.

Bela Ga mma-Mr . Loi Gillis Hall, 300 Pendleton ve., Tahlequah, kla.

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NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Co nstitution--M rs. Clyde J ones, 3 Salis- COiwetuio,,_Miss Georgia Anne Schulte, bury t., \i inchester, Mass.

24 ou rt t., Fulton, Mo. Historia1•- Mr . Roderick McCullough A/runt~- Mrs . Lewis Bradley, 1175 Thomas, 1305 Obispo Ave., Coral Court t., Iowa City, I owa.

Gable , Florida.

Oil{! Book-Mi s Helen fcOaflin, 237 SclwlarshiP-Miss J oy Mahacheck, State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. E . Main t., Kent, Ohio.

E.rami11ati01r. Ii Thelma t rtz, Plrilatllhropic-Mi Ethel Tobin, 740 Laur I, el.

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Alph(}-State Teachers College, Farmville, Va.

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Alpha Alph(}-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Xi Xi-University of California at Lo

Alpha Beta-Kirk ville tate Teachers College, Kirksville, Mo.

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Alpha Gamt~W-State Teachers College, Indiana, Pa.

Pi Pi--Buffalo tate Teachers College, Buffalo, . Y.

Beta Beta-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo.

Rho Rho-Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va.

Gamma; Ganrmo- Northwestern State Teachers College, Alva, Okla.

Sigma Sigt~W-Western State College, Gunnison, Colo.

EpsiloiP Epsilon--Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kans.

Tau Tat4--Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, Kansas.

Zl!fa Zl!ta- Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg, Mo.

Phi Phi- Northwest Missouri tate Teachers College, Maryville, Mo.

Eta Eta-State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kans.

Clli Chi-Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Ind.

Theta Theta-Boston University, Boston, Mass.

Psi Psi--Louisiana State Normal, chitoches, La.

Kappa Kappa-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Omega Omega-San Diego State College, San Diego, Calif.

Mr' Mr4---Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Beta Gamma- ortheastern State Teachers College, Tahlequah, Okla.

Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.

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OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITIES

Chairman-Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma igma, P. 0. Drawer 108, Clermont, Florida.

Secrl!tary-Mrs. Fred Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha, 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo. Treasrn-er-Mrs. C. P. Neidig, Pi Kappa Sigma, 3632 Paxton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Director of Local Panhel/mics-Mrs. Orley See, Delta Sigma Epsilon, 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif.

Diri!Ctor of City Patrhellmics - Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma Upsilon, 3815 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Chairma1~

of Eligibility mtd Natiotralizatimr---Miss Edith Mansell, Alpha Sigma Tau, 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park, Mich.

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Alva, Okla.-Miss Luella Harzman, 917 Flynn

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Bostou, .Mass.-Mi s Mary McAuley, 397 Highland

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Cmtral Pa.-Mrs. Frank B. E hetman, 912 tate t., Lancaster, Pa.

CharlestM, W.

Va.-Mrs. Foster P. Bryan, 3831 Kanawha ve., S. E., Charle ton, W. Va.

H111~i1lgiOU,

W. T'a.-Mr . fortimer P. Buck, 3309 Crane ve., Huntington, W. a.

Indiauapoli.s, lud.-Mr . \ illiam Kin don, 3025 . feridian t., pt. 505, Indianapoli , Ind. Jolm.stOWIJ, Pa.-Mrs. Edward \ . Flecken tcin, 97 G t., John town, Pa. Ka11.S'as City, Mo.- 1rs. Harold H. hert., Kansas City, man, 4134 Eaton Kans.

Kent, Ol~io-Mrs. Francis Rohaley, 530 Park Ave., Kent, Ohio.

Los Auge/es, Calif.-Mrs. Katherine HunChicago, ll/.-Mi s Ethel Llwellyn, 322 W. Lincoln, Wheaton, Ill.

Clevelaud, Ohio- Mrs. Robert

. DeTchon, 2539 Kenilworth Rd., Cleveland H eights, Ohio.

Col11mbus, Ohio-Mrs. Ralph Tibbal , 506 Milford Ave., Columbus. Ohio.

sicker, 1723 Bedford ali£.

Mar~;>ville,

604

t., Los

ngeles,

Mo.-Mrs. A. G. Dinesdale,

. Mulberry

t., Maryville, Mo.

Mtmcie, Ind.-Mi s Anna Marie Yates, 312.)/z W. Charle , Muncie, Ind.

]. Fl ry, 1005 t., \Vilmin ton, D !aware.

York City, . Y.- 1rs. John J. Murtaugh, Jr., 98 Oak t., Floral Park, Long Island, N. Y.

De1rvcr, Colo.-Mrs. Za Lawrenson, 4455 Federal Blvd., Denver, Colo.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Windermere Court, Wayne, Pa.

Dts Moim•s, Iowa- 1rs. R. C. Geist, 103

Pittsburg/•, Pa. -

Dl!laz ll'c-Mr . Paul fadi on

E. 14th

t. Pk., Des Moines, Iowa.

Ea.rtem Pa.-Miss 16th

nne Willauer, 23 S.

t., Easton, Pa.

Emporia, Kan.s.-Mi s Faye Douglas, 832 Constitution t., Emporia, Kans.

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Mrs. Frederick W. Squires, 5524 Fair Oaks St., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sa11 Diego, Calif.- Miss Cleo Tilton, Carnegie Apts., an Diego, Calif.

Shreveport, La.-Mr'. Herbert Hanggi, 3418 Be\·erly Pl.,

hreveport, La.

Toledo, Ohio-Mr . }arne G. Haworth, 2411 Barrington r., Toledo, hio.

Hcrmplou Roads Area, Va.-Mrs. William W . Kitchin, 123 35th t., ewport ew, a.

Wichita, Kmi.S'.-Mi s Frances Putnam, 422 S. Yale St., \ ichita, Kans.

Hays, Kaii.S'.-Mrs. v ayne St eples, Hays,

Ypsi/a1~i,

Kan .

fie/•.- Miss Kathryn Hindalang, Chelsea, Mich.

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COLLE GE CHAPTE R PRESIDENTS Alph~Miss

Susan Lane, Box 137, State Teachers College, Farmville, Va.

Alpha Alph~Miss Betty Nellis, 12 Wells Hall, Oxford, Ohio.

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N11.- Miss Marjorie Chambers, 32nd and Chesnut Sts., Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.

Xi Xi-Miss Doniece Rose, 1923 Micheltorena, Los Angeles, Calif.

Alpha Betw-Miss Ch:arlotte Burdette, 515 S. Florence, Kirksville, Mo.

Omicr01~

Alpha Gamm~Miss Arlene Miller, 219 N. John Sutton Hall, Indiana, Pa.

Pi Pi-Miss Doris Wyatt, 726 Ashland, Buffalo, N. Y.

Beta Bet~Miss Helen Nelson, 1731 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Rho Rho-Miss Esther McQueen, 1681 5th Ave., Huntington, W . Va.

Gamma Ga11111n~Miss Wilma Greer, 823 2nd Ave., Alva, Okla.

Sigma Sigma-Mrs. Harriett Peake McAllister, Westem State College, Gunnison, Colo.

Epsil01~

Omic1'011r-Miss Jean Ulmer, 112 Sherman St., Kent, Ohio.

Epsil011r-Miss Edna Louise Turner, 1516 West St., Emporia, Kans.

Tat' Tat{-Miss Flon Lee Cochran, 301 W. 17th St., Hays, Kans.

Zeta Zet~Miss Charlotte Reidenbach, 304 E. Culton, Warrensburg, Mo.

Phi Phi-Miss Elisabeth Planck, Residence Hall, Maryville, Mo.

Eta Et~Miss Dorothy Eyman, 1005 S. Olive, Pittsburg, Kans.

Psi Psi-Miss Jessie Jones, L. S. N. C., Bo:X 465, Natchitoches, La.

Theta Theta- Miss Violett King, 84 Exeter Street, Boston, Mass.

Chi Chi-Miss Mildred Teaney, Lucina Hall, Muncie, Ind.

Kappa Kapp~Miss Alice Carl, 1917 N. Broad, Philadelphia, Pa.

On1Jl!ga Omeg~Miss Rosemarie Zinkand, 6166 Wunderlin St., San Diego, Calif.

M 路u Mu-Miss Leontine Rylko, 209 N. Normal, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Beta Gam:ma.---Miss Mary Stevens, Wilson Hall, Tahlequah, Okla.

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Irs. B. F. Leib, 3540 North Penn ylvania

t.,

pt. "T," Indianapolis, Ind.

A- Katherine Roberts, Box 43, State Teachers College, Farmville, a.

NN- 1arion Mar h, 3320 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.

AA- Betty Fre hwater, 221 Pines, Oxford, Ohio.

88-- Marion Thompson, 1020 Glenden ve., \'Vest Los ngeles, ali f.

AB- irginia Wayland, 207 E. Normal t., Kirk ville, Mo.

00-Marge McNab, 11 2 Kent, Ohio.

Ar-Helen Mellott, 214 N. utton Hall, tate Teachers College, Indiana, Pa. BB- Virginia r eley,

ox, 1731 11th olo.

ve.,

rr-Ethel Green, 503 Normal, Okla.

Iva,

ZZ-- Ruth Buecker, 304 E. Culton, \Varrensburg, Mo. HH- Mary lice {ontgomery, 104 W. Wa hington, Pitt burg, Kans.

PP- Nina Grayce lcQuinn, 528 8th Ave., Huntington, W. a.

Kay Yoklavich, Box 64, Gunnison, Colo.

TT- Jean Fuller, 409 We t 5th Hays, Kansas. ~~- Marianna

Main

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C&J<P- Gloria Griffin, Box 178, L. S. N. College, atchitoches, La.

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00- Mildred s, int, 4651 El Cerrito Dr., San Diego, Calif.

99- Dori L. C rbett, 21 Rowe Ro lindale 路Ma unavant, 1917 t., Philadelphia, Pa.

II 11- Margaret Urban, State Teachers College, Buffalo N. Y.

~~Mary

EE- Jane Findley, 1228 Rural, Emporia, Kans.

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herman St.,

MM- Vivian Gowdy, 209 N. Normal Yp ilanti, Iich.

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Br-Faye Fletcher, \ il on Hall, Northea tern tate Teachers ollege, Tahlequah, Okla.

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ALUMNAE CHA\PTER CORRESPONDENTS Alumnae Chairman Mrs. Lewis Bradl ey, 1175 Court t., Iowa City, Iowa.

Alva, Okla.-Miss Lois Rodgers, 916 3rd St., Alva, Okla.

br.dianapolis, huf.-Mrs. Richard A. Rice, 5254 Park Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

Bosto1t, Mass.-Mrs. Clarence Vaux, 43 Mudge St., Lynn, Mass.

J olmstown, Pa.-Mrs. W. ]. Mostoller, 399 Liberty Ave., R. D. o. 4, Riverside, Johnstown, Pa.

Buffalo, N. Y.-Miss Betty Murphy, 120 St. James Pl., Buffalo, · N. Y. Ca111to1~,

Ohio-Mrs. Mary Carfagna, R. D. No. 7, North Canton, Ohio.

Central, Pa.-Miss J ean Wolfe, 157 N. 4th St., Newport, Pa. Chm·l~st01~,

W. Va.-Miss E loise Keller, 612 Main St., Charleston, W. Va.

Kansas City, Mo.-Miss Mary Hamlin, 2029 Swift St., North Kansas City, Mo. Kent, Ohio-Miss Helen McGuigan, 623 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio.

Chicago, Ill.-Miss Dorothy Masters, 7252 Bennett Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Los Angeles, Calif.-Miss Dorothy Linden, 47190 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.

Cleveland, Ohio-Lora M. J ones mith, 1870 Grantham Rd., Cleveland, Ohio.

Maryville, Mo.-Mrs . John Kurtz, 315 W. First St., Maryville, Mo.

Colwmbus, Ohio-Mrs. Loren G. Windon, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Mmuie, hr.d.-Mrs. Maxwell J. Montgomery, 308 East Main St., Muncie, Ind.

Delawat·e-Miss Mary H. Short, Harrington, Del. Detlv~r,

Colo.-Mrs. Cris Dobbins, 1795 Locust St., Denver, Colo.

Des Moi1tes, Iow0r-Mrs. Earl N. Jacobson, 1317 Morton Ave., Des Moines, Iowa.

Basten!,, Pa.-Mrs. Herman G. Gohn, 517 N. 3rd St., Catasauqua, Pa.

New York City, N. Y.-Mrs. ]. Donald Peterson, 2954 E. 196th St., . Y. C. Ph.iladelpMa, Pa.-Miss Jane R. Large, 2825 W. Somerset St., Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsb·zwgh, Pa.-Mrs. Harold E. Simpulgrave Rd., Chatham son, 429 Vill age, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Em.poriaJ, Kans.-Mrs. Edmun S. Dumm, 1626 Ea t Witman Court, Emporia, Kans.

San Diego, Calif.-Miss Helen Stevens, 3765 lOth St., San Diego, Calif.

Greeley, Colo.-Miss Florence M. Klinger, 427 Maple St., Eaton, Colo.

Slweveport,La.-Miss Evangeline Lynch, Box 103, Sarepta, La.

Hampto" Roads At·ea, Va.-Mrs. K. L. Kellogg, 100 Park Ave., Newport News, Va.

Toledo Ohio-Miss Helen J. Klagg, 3924 Rev'ere Dr., Toledo, Ohio.

Hays, Kans.-Miss hirley Baird, 416 Vve t 6th t., Hays, Kans.

Wichita, Kans.-Mrs. C. E. Hamilton, 3015 E. Orme, Wichita, Kans.

Hzmtit~gton,

W. Va.-Miss Doris Feeley, 2547 Third Ave., Huntington, W. Va.

Ypsilanti, Mich.-Mrs. Otto E. Kress, 1210 Pearl St., Ypsilanti, Mich.

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