Asa phoenix vol 5 no 6 may 1919

MRs. WM. HoLMES M ARTIN, Editor VoLUME V.

MAY,l919

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DIRECTORY

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NATIONAL COUNCIL President-Mrs. Wm. Holmes Martin, N, 5 Cobden St., Roxbury, Mass.

Vice P resident-Ida A. J ewett, AB, Shelbina, Mo. Secretary-Margaret Veil , AG, Scalp Level, Penn.

Treasurer-Ruth Duffey, AA, South Charleston, Ohio.

Registrar-Naomi Cald well , DD, O hio University, Athens, 9hio.

Historian-Mrs . Charles M. Chenery, A, 311 S. Jefferson St., Petersburg, Va. Librarian-Mrs. Carl T. Brunson, BB, 211 North vVeber St., Colorado Sprin gs, Col. Ritualist-Min ni e Shockley, GG, Alva, Okla.

BOARD OF ADVISERS Alpha- Miss Mary E . Peck, High St., Farmville, Va. Alpha A lpha-Miss Martha Molyneaux, Oxford, Ohi o.

Alpha Beta-Miss Rosamond Root, Kirksville, Mo. Alpha Gamma--Mi ss Jean R. McElhaney, Indiana, Penn.

Beta Beta-Miss Helen Payne, Greeley, Colo.

Gamm a Gamma-Miss Minnie Shockley, A lva, Okla.

Delta Delta-M iss E lizabeth Ga rber, A thens, O hio.

Eps il on Epsilon-Mi ss Catherine E. Strouse, Emporia, Kans.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Alumnae-Helen Boggess, AA, 236 E. Madison, Sp ringfield, 0.

Art-Grace E. Lyle, AB, Memphis, Mo. Examinations-Grace G. F ultz, DD, 3445 Trimble Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Extension-Ed ith E. Ram sey, BB, 122 East 8th Ave., T win Falls, Ida. Music-Maud e Barrigar, EE, Fifth & Mad iso n, F reedoni a, Kans.

P araphernalia--:-Ruth Dempsey, AG, 1002 Linton St., J oh nstown , Penn.

Scholarship-Frances Robertson, A, Blackstone, Va .

Sorority Study-Mr.s. Leroy Cole, GG, Fowler, Kans.

ALUMNAE SECRET ARIES Alpha-Inza Lea, Danville, Va. Alpha A lpha-Ethel E. Pfeiffer, 3194 Hillside Ave., Cincinnati, 0.

A lpha Beta-Claire D. McCallister, Milan, Mo. A lpha Gamma-Martha Hill, 730 Horner St., Johnstown, Pa. Beta Beta-Ada A. Baker, 503 11th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma-Mrs. Frank G. Mun so n, College Hill, Alva, Okla.

Delta Delta-Naom i Cald well , 88 University T errace, Athens, 0.

Epsilon Epsilon-Nell Grant, 1102 Commerc ial St., Emporia, Kans.

ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS Chillicothe, 0.-Grace G. Fultz, 67 Paint St. Cincinnati, 0.-Bernadine Sutkam.p, Bellevue, Ky. Edi na, Mo.-Lettie Merri ck, Edina, Mo. Johnstown, Penn.-Margaret Vei l, Scalp Level, Pen n.

Kirksville, Mo.-Mrs. Hoyt I ves, K irksv ille, Mo. Moberly, Mo.-Louise E still , Moberly, Mo. Norfolk, Va.-Sallie Rawlings, 430 Redgate Ave. Pittsburgh, Penn.-Beatrice Jeffries, Ava lon, Penn.

Unionville, Mo.-Gladys Howey, Unionville, Mo. Washington, D. C.-Daisy Rank in , 1529 Eye St., N. W., Washington, D . C. CHAPTER EDITORS State Normal School Alpha E lvira Jones Farmvill e, Va.

Miami Un ivers ity

Alpha Alpha

Helen Fix

Oxford, Ohio.

State Teachers Col lege

Alpha Beta

Helen Ga rdner

Kirksvi lle, Mo.

Alpha Gamma

State Normal Schooi

Leona Maley

Indiana, Penn.

Beta Beta

State Teachers Coll ege

Dorothy Dakin

A lpha Sigma Alph a House, Greeley, Colo.

Gamma Gamma

State Normal School

Jennie Hayes

A lva, Okla.

Delta Delta

O hi o University

Helen Hoffert

A lpha Sigma A lpha House, Athens, Oh io.

Epsi lon Epsi lon

State No rmal School

Hazel Harris

Alpha Sigma Alpha House, Emporia, Kans.

ASSOCIATION OF PEDAGOGICAL SORORITIES P resident-Mrs. A. J. Hathaway, SSS, Weiland, O nt.

Secretary-Miss Ida A. Jewett, ASA, Shelb ina, Mo .

Treasurer-Miss Helen Cook, PKS, 307 Adams St., Ypsi lanti , Mich.

Adviser to Panhell enics-M rs. E. 'vV. Krumbine, 37 Rockwood Ave., Dayton, 0 .

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THE PHOENIX of Alpha Sigma Alpha May, 1919

OUR NEW CHAPTER The first week-end in April held many red-letter events for members of lpha Sigma Alpha in Central M issouri, for that was the time when the X X Club of the Teachers' College at \iVa rrensburg, i\To., became Zeta Zeta Chapter. T he installing officers were Miss Ida A. Jewett, Nation al V ice-P r esident an d a member of the E nglish Faculty of the Un iversity of M issouri , and M iss M innie Shockley, National Ritualist and Dean of \iVomen at the No rthwestern O klahoma State Normal School.

These National Officers '"'ere most ably assisted by M iss R osamonel Root of the Socio logy Department of the Kirksville State Teachers' College and Faculty Adv iser of Alpha Beta Chapter, l\I iss Catharine E. Strouse of the M usic Faculty of Kan sas Teachers' College and Faculty Adv ise r of Epsilon Epsilon, and M iss i\Iary Shouse of the M usic Faculty o f th e Kirksville State Teachers' College. Others present and assisting were Julia Spa rk s, Alpha Beta Alumna and Sponso r for Zeta Zeta, Nelle Eubank, Alpha Beta Alumna enrolled for work at Wa rrensburg, Lucelle Chew, und ergraduate member of Gamma Gamma, Sarah l\Iartin and Gladys P ratt, underg raduate members of Eps ilon Ep ilon.

T he festivities of In stallation Vleek began with a dinner at Hotel Estes on T h ursday evening, given by M iss Almeda M. Janney, Dean of \ iVomen, in honor of M iss M innie Shockley.

The guests were i\l iss Ida A. J ewett, 1\Jiss R osamond Root, Miss Ma ry Shouse and I iss Bess Carter of the Latin Depa rtment of the \iVa rrensburg Teachers' Coll ege. The dinn er was followed by a reception g iven in honor of Miss M innie Shockley

by M iss Mary L etts, Matron of the Y. W. C. A., and at wh ich the visitors had a n opportunity to meet the women of th e vVarrensburg faculty. Friday was spent in visiting the classes at Teachers' College and in preparation for th e elaborate initiati on

ZETA ZETA CHAPTER OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA T(lp Row (left to right)-Wenonah Bryan( pledge), Josephine Dixon, Ada Campbell, Ruth Engel, Hazel Strahan.

Seco11d Ro w-Marga ret Prunty, Marie C'lmpbell, Mildred Wilson, Mildred Payne, Bess Carter (Faculty Adviser).

Bottom Ro'w-Wilma Wilson, Marie Moore, Mary K_ Wi lson, Mabel Lobban (pledge), Ethel Warnick.

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service, which took place in the evening, and whi ch was so beautifully staged by r eason of an unusual settin g that it was most impres ive. To ·those who had seen it many tim es it was as always lovely, but, to tho se who stood for the fir st time before the hig h altar and gave the solemn pledges that meant a life-long consecration to Christ ideals, th e service was a revelation. The initiation ceremonies occupied several hour s, for there were in all t wenty-four initiates, of whom there were, in addition to the Chapter Adviser, M iss Bess Carter, twelve alumnae, Letha Berry, F rances B rady, Margery Byram , Lorene David , J osephine Dixon, M r s. Emma Hogan Greer, Gladys Hutchens, O leta Lobban, M ildred Morrow, A nne Neely, M rs. Ida Wolfe Ru ssell, Eleanor \iV isner, and eleven undergraduates, Ada Campbell , Marie Campbell , Ruth E ngel, Ma ri e Moore, Mildred Payne, Ma rgaret P runty, Hazel Strahan , Mrs. Ethel Cordy \ iVa rnick, Ma ry Wilson, M ildred W ilson, ·wilma \ Vilson.

Saturday was also a day long to be remembered, for in th e morning there came the installation of the officers with the final in structions to the new Chapter, and this wa s followed by an afternoon tea and a banquet in the evening. The· Introduction Tea, which wa g iven in the main hall of th e Admini stration Building, was a very large affa ir, for invitations hac! been sent to the facu lty and to th e entire student body. In the receivin g lin e were l\I iss Janney, Dean of \Nomen, Miss Carter, Chapter Adv iser , ~1r s. Vv. E. Mor row, Patrone.ss, Ada Ca mpbell , Chapter P r esident, the installing officer s and the visitors fr om th e other chap ter s. T here wer e attracti ve placements of palms, fe rn s and flowe r s that added much to th e general effectiveness. The mu sic was fu rni shed by M iss Harwood of the A rt Department and M iss Rutledge of the Music Departm ent. There was a steady stream of g-ues ts throughout the afternoo n and many ev idences of the co rdi al welcome extended to Zeta Zeta by both faculty and stu• dents. No introduction could be more delig htful.

T he In stallation Danq uet, wh ich was held at th e E stes Hotel, was the crow ning event of three glorious clays. T he tables wer e arranged in the form o f a Greek cross, thu2 giv in g- th e general effect of th e badge and at the same time emp has izing the centra I thought in that badge. At the intersecti on th ere was a large basket of Am.erica n Beauty ro"es, wh ile along each arm of the cro ss roseb ud vases alternated with shaded ca ndles in crysta l

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sticks tied with crimson tulle. The place cards showe.d a cnmson phoenix poised above the toast program.

THE MENU

Grapefruit Cocktail Mushroom Sauce Potatoe au Gratin Creamed Cauliflower Radishes Cherry Ice Cheese Straws Strawberry Ice Cream Angel Cake Assorted Candies

Chicken Cutlets

Olives Fruit Salad Coffee

Between courses and at many other times the banqueters burst into song. There were songs .in which all joined, and there were songs in wh ich each delegation sang in praise of its own alma mater. As four chapters were represented, there was much variety and considerable rivalry, though quite naturally Zeta Zeta with its greater numbers was able to produce the larger volume of sound.

The theme of the toast program was the story of the phoenix.

The toastmistress was Gladys Hutchens, first president of the X X Club, who introduced the speakers with some very clever jingles.

THE To ,\ST PRoGRAi\I

Early History of the Phoenix .. ....... Margery Byram Its Burden . ......... .. ..... ... . . . . . .. Ada Campbell Its Flight ........ ... ................... Bess Carter Its Pyre ...................... . . ...... Mary Shouse Odoriferous vVoods .. . ... . . . ....... . .... Julia Sparks Its Passing Song .. ... .... . ...... Catherine E . Strouse Its Cr emation . ...................... Rosamond Root The Young Phoenix .' ................ 1innie Shockley The New Life . ........ ....... . . . ..... Ida A. Jewett Margery Byram told how the wonderful bird ub s i ~ ted on air for five hundred years, and then told of th e seemingly long period that the Club had passed through while waiting for faculty permission to affiliate with Alpha Sigma Alpha. Ada Campbell

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spoke of how the phoeni x gathered fragrant spices on its wings, and then she enumerated the things that th e Club had been able to accomplish during its two years as a local. M iss Ca rter fo llowed with the story of the bird winging its way to Heliopolis, where there was a temple dedicated to the worship of the sun, and th en she went on to show that Alpha Sigma Alpha is a temple for th e worship of things life-giving, bright, glorious and golden. Miss Shouse explained how the phoeni x then built a pyre for itself of odoriferous woods, and she likened a chap ter of Alpha Sigma A lpha to a funeral pile where one may let love burn out selfishness. Miss Sparks followed up thi s line o f thought by speaking of the many happy memories of underg raduate clays and the abid ing influence of th e Sorority among the alumnae.

M iss Strouse, alluding to th e melodious song that the phoenix always sang as it pt:eparecl for its periodic purification by fire, touched upon the love, th e sweetness and the harmony that should character ize every chapter and that should give joy and happiness to others. Miss R oot spoke of the dea th of selfishness that mu st always precede any real manifestati on of the spiritual life and gave the new initiates a vision of what membership in Alpha S igma Alpha should mean to a g irl in the birth of fin e ideals.

Miss Shockley followed with a very earnest talk on what the n ew Alpha Sigma A lpha had been able to accomplish in a short perio d of four years, of the force it had become on many a college campus, of th e service it had rend ered the U nited States Government through its war work and through the purchase of five thou sand dollars worth of V ictory Bond s, of th e wonderful magic it had wrought in the li ves of both graduates and underg raduates.

Miss J ewett closed th e program with an appropriate speech as to what Alpha Sigma Alpha expects of a new chapter in its relation to the faculty of the college and in the part it is to play in th e student life of the institution, and she pointed out most clearly the many a nd serious obligation s that the new initiates had assumed at the same time with the delightful privileges of sorority membership, obligations, however, that were to bear ri ch fruitage in the years ahead in added poise, strengthened character, breadth of view and deepened sympathies.

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THE HOME OF ZETA ZETA

The State Teachers' College located at Warrensburg, Missouri, was established by act of the General Assembly in 1870.

During the first ten years the school labored under difficulties.

The meagre appropriations made by the Legislature were inadequate for the completion and proper equipment of the building, or for the employment of an efficient corps of teachers.

However, during its first decade there was an average annual atDuring the second tendance of nearly 400 students. decade the average annual enrollment reached five hundred and fifty. The enrollment now exceeds two thousand annually. The faetilty has grown from three members at the time of the organization of the school to fifty. In a recent survey of the faculties of fifteen leading Normal Schools in the United States, the scholastic attainment of the faculty at \rVarrensburg ranked first. The m:aster's degree is a requirement, and many members of the faculty have their doctor's degree. Since its o rganization, the institution has issued over three thousand diplomas and nearly five thousand certificates to teach in the state. The main buildings of the institution were destroyed by fire in 1915. Fortunately, the Legislature was in session and immediately appropriated money for rebuilding the plant. Four new buildings now greet students. These buildings are modern in every respect and present a unity of architecture which creates a pleasing impresswn.

The State Teachers' College at Warrensburg is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and rligh Schools.

This means that four years of approved college work are offered and that the work is recognized by the best colleges and universities of the country. The State University of Missouri accepts hour for hour the work clone in the College. A characteristic of the school since its organization has been the high quality of work done. The institution was fortunate in its early history in having a group of scholars in its faculty. The traditions have been maintained. Its faculty are not only teachers, but also creative students. The whole purpose of the college is the preparation of teachers through a high type of scholarship and attitude.

Activities on the part of the student-body are encouraged in student organizations. The institution has a group of literary societies open to men and women. These societies hold meetings

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weekly at which programs are render ed. I n these societies, students ar e encouraged in publi c speaking. In the Inter-Normal School Contest in O ratory, a rep resentative o f the school at Wa rrensburg secured fir st place and will r epresent th e State in th e Inter- State Contest in May. T he Y. W. C. A . and Y . M . C. A. organization s in the school carry out the motto o f the institution which is "Education fo r Ser vice"-service to fellow students is the work of these organi zations. T he students of this school wer e especially active in the \ i\T oriel War . Over four hundred and seventy boys entered m ilita ry service. \ Vhile th ese lads were pr eparin g fo r battle, the girls were making surgical dressings at the r ate of eight hundr ed pieces a clay. I n one term, they made and shipped 23,357 pieces. Gifts in money to Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and in the purchase of T hri ft Stamps and L iberty Bonds amounted to $66,346.00. The stu dents also have a num ber o f g roups given over to th e study of particular subjects. Fo r example, there is a Science Club whose meetings a re given over to scientific r esea rch. T here is also a School Ar ts Club, and Le Cercle F rancais. N umerous musical organi zati ons exist. A local fraternity whi ch is both honorary and social has rendered positive service to th e school within th e last few yea rs.

A p u~ely honora ry organi zation is now contemplated for students makin g th e hi ghest g r ades in the in stitution.

The college suppor ts the usual student pu blicati ons, a fourpage weekl y, kn own as T he Stbtd ent, which is in charge of the class in J ou rnali sm., and an annual, called T he R h etor . wh ich is devoted largely to college views a nd to a n enum erati on of student acti vities. To date th ere has been but little fr aternity or ~o rority life to record , since the Greek-letter idea is relatively nevv. Fo r a few yea rs there was a sor ori ty by th e name of S igma Delta Ch i, which was a chap ter o f a Norm al School Sorority operating in M issouri . Upon in vitation from Sigma Sigma Sigma . th e chap ters at Kirksville and \Va rrensburg affili ated w ith the larger society . T he X X Club, whi ch became th e Zeta Zeta Chap ter of Alp ha Sig ma Alpha on Ap ril 4, 19 19, was esta bli shed for th e exp r ess p urpose of s~curin g a cha rter fr om some pedagogical nati onal of hi gh sta nding. It is expected th at in time oth er Greekletter societi es will acl d color to campu s life and serve as stro ng factor s in li nkin g grad uate and un clt~rg rad u a t e li fe.

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OUR CHAPTERS MIAMI

A lpha Alpha has a new member to present, Elda Kathryn vValther, who was a student at Western College last year . The week-end of her initiation found four alumnae with us-Flora and Lorna Duke, Ethel P feiffer and I sis William路s. It seemed mighty nice to have the girls back with us again and to hear of their successes.

Several hon ors have come our way. Helen F ix is secreta ry of Y . \IV,, and Mary Harlan is chairman of Bible Study. Ma ry also secured an election to Lambda Tau, an honor literary society, which is this year planning to publish a book of original short stories and poems. Helen and Ma ry also got th ei r names on the scholarship honor li st, Helen rankin g second and Mary fourth.

Mary is to be House Chairman of Hepburn Hall next year.

One of the jolliest of the inform al university dances was th e Sophomore Hop, g iven in honor of the basketball squad. The Gymnasium was attractively decorated in green and white festoon s with a basketball 路 hang ing from the centre. The programs were of green and white with a tir~y basketball in one corner . Since the dance was informal, there were no dress suits worn by th e men, and few of the g irls were in evening dress.

Alpha Alpha wo re light afternoon dress. We were glad to have Louise McFall back for this affair and for the week-end that followed.

Our Chapte r Formal, g iven on Ap r il 12 at McGuffey Hall, was a great success. Ou r decorations of crimson and white were most effective, as were our num erous cosy corners, bright with fl owers. palms, ferns and shaded lights. The music was furni shed by the Willsey Orchestra of Cincinnati. The chaperones were Dean Hamilton, our Adv ise r, M iss Molyneaux, and her brother, Dr. Molyneaux, and our Patronesses, M iss Amy Swisher.

M rs. Richard s, Mrs. Clark and her husband , Dr. Clark. The programs were of heavy crimson leather with the coat-of-arm s embossed in gold. A uniqu e feature was introduced for our favor dance. A basket of red and white Easter eggs was brought

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in, and on each was a girl 's name. Partners were selected in this way.

As we had planned that this dance should be a reunion for our alumnae and a rushing party for possible matriculates of next year, we were greatly pleased over the results. There were five very attractive ru shees and thirteen of the finest alumnae ever.

We expect to make you stay-aways simply green with envy by enumerating those who did return,-Alice Anderson, Iona Baldwin, Ruth Crawford, Pauline Davis, Margaret Duncan, Lorna Duke, Kathryne Ford, Helen Hahns, Helen King, Louise McFall, Amanda 路Steinkemper, Helen Stepleton and Mrs. Lelah Proxmire Hamilton. Most of the guests came on Friday. As that was the night of the Glee Club Concert, we got tickets for every one and went in a body. Upon our return, those of us who live in Schultzie Cottage gave a spread for the rushees. On Saturday before going to the dance we all had dinner together at the Green Tree Inn. Sunday afternoon was spent with Chloe Edgar, who sang for us while Amanda played the guitar. The memory of those clays together will always be a most precious one.

Miami girls are at present most deeply interested in earning money for the Eaglesmere Fund, which is used to defray the expenses of the girls who represent the University at the Y. W. C. A. yearly convention at that place. The freshmen of the Liberal Arts College have been shining shoes in Bishop and Hepburn Halls for a month now, and have in addition given a rummage sale. The sophomores, not to be outdone, sold sandwiches and salad at "Steve' s" restaurant. Steve also gave them a percentage on all he sold. We girls in Teachers' College have been working just as hard. We have set up a shampoo parlor in Hepburn Hall basement, where we charge 35c per head. Next week we are planning to give a lawn fete between Bishop Hall and the Library.

Beta Theta Pi men introduced something of an innovation this year by setting aside a week-end for their Mothers. The whole house was turned over to the visiting ladies, the men seeking accommodations el ewhere. On Sunday there was a party given at the Beta House, to which faculty friends and girl friends were invited, along with representatives from the other men's organizations. Three ASA's were present. The idea was so well received that there is a possibility that the various societies may decide to devote the week-end of Mothers' Day to that form

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of entertainment. It is an idea worthy of general adoption by the colleges of the country.

June 17 is the date set for Commencement. Alpha Alpha will have four graduates in the Elementary Course, Eloi e Everett, Georgeana Robinson, Dorothy Yelton, and Helen Robinson , who finished her course last summer, but who will return for her diploma. Marjorie Stier will be a graduate in Public Music, and Martha Rosebrook in Domestic Science. Several of our alumnae have signified their intention of returning for Commencement, but we would like to have many others come, as we want to make definite plans for our house party, and are anxious to find a time that will be convenient for the majority of the alumnae.

Commencement may possibly mean that we shall also lose Chloe Edgar, who has for several years been University auditor for the student organizations. Chloe's fian~e, Harry Reese, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, has just returned from France, where he won a commission. We shall indeed be sorry to surrender Chloe, but she has promised to send us her sister Letha, and we shall hope to make her one of us.

HELEN FIX, Historian.

KIRKSVILLE The close of the \i\Tinter Quarter brought us 路 several events worth recording. A great musical treat was that furnished by the Zoellner string quartette, which presented a most artistic prog ram . There is much talent in our college too, as may be shown by the fact that our school orchestra has frequent calls to neighboring towns. Alpha Beta has contributed much to the effectiveness of thi s orchestra, for Jean McKinley, Mae Middleton, Evangeline and Muril Webber are members. Evangeline is equally gifted in the dramatic art, and played a most important part in A Doctor by Compulsion, which was given on March 1. Another interesting event of that last week was an address

by President Faulkner of Alva. All the Alpha Beta girls met him afterwards, and so they had an opportunity to hear many nice things about the girls of Gamma Gamma.

The Spring Quarter opened . on March 12. Three of 01.1r alumnae returned for work, Jewell Duncan, Virginia McDonald and Ruby Wells, but unfortunately we had to give up Mabel Hol~omb for awhile, as she was called to Hannibal to teach until

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the summer, when we expect her back. Indeed we are rather expecting quite a few alumnae at that time, for the Legislature of Missouri has decided that there shall no longer be normal schools in the State, that all the training schools are to be teachers' colleges, giving a full four years' course and granting the degree of bachelor of arts. This means, of course, that eventually Missouri will expect all its teachers to win the college degree.

Such is the tendency everywhere today, a tendency that is quite 路 in line with the best educational thought, the proposed Federal supervision of education and the expected increase in salaries.

Just as soon as better paying positions are offered, there will be a flood of applicants. The teacher with a degree from a teachers' college will have the advantage over others not so fortunate as to possess that very desirable proof of high grade preparation for the profession.

Easter Sunday brought us a famous speaker in the person of former President Taft, who talked to a packed audience in our Auditorium on the arguments in favor of the League of Nations.

His ~ peech was a clear and logical setting forth of the great benefits to be derived 路from a union of nations, and it was very evident from the enthusiasm displayed that the address had si lenced many objections, and that the majority of those present were ready to support the idea of the League because of its possibilities for world peace and world justice. The former President was introduced by ex-Lieut. Governor McKinley, father of our Jean McKinley. At the dinner given in his honor at the h01ne of President Kirk, and at which the McKinley family were guests, our Mary Harris of the Domestic Science Department directed the serving.

On April 6 a memorial service was held in our Auditorium for the Kirksville lads who paid .the supreme sacrifice in the great Vvar. After the services there was a tree planting in honor of these same brave boys. Four were set out in the Court House area for the town boys and ten on our campus for former students. Another tree was planted in honor of General Pershing.

It was on this occasion that we learned that our school had twice won honor through the giv ing of the distinguished service cross to two of its graduates, Col. J. E. Rieger and Private Roy Keller.

Col. Rieger made the finest record of any officer from Mis omi

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except General Pershing. His cross was won for extraordinary heroism in the fighting at Argonne Woods.

One of the most important events 路of the college year was the No rtheast Missouri High School :M eet which was held in Kirksville, April 24, 25 and 26. All of the five classes were given certain schools to entertain, and were permitted to select the rooms that they would use as headquarters in th e new Science Hall. The faculty offered a beautiful bouquet to the room that should be judged the most attractive, so there was much rivalry among the classes. The seniors won, and cleserveclly so, for they had put no end of labor on their room, which was furnish ed in Japanese style, even to the bamboo window curtains . The sopho-mores won second prize with their very attractive Colonial room.

Many beautiful rag rugs had been secured, but they did not stay clown very long, because that particular fl oo r is beot of all for dancing, and so it was soon pu.t to good use. The other rooms in Science Hall and the whole Gymnasium were thrown open for dancing as well, and, as there was always music of some so rt, the buildings pt:esented a gala appearance on many occasions.

Twenty-five high schools sent more than five hundred of their students and faculty, our college meet~ng the entire expense of the three clays. The ASA路s who returned for the events were Ruth Early, Thelma Kramer, Lettie Merrick, Mildred N ulton, Georgia Robb and Jeanne \i\T illett. The prog ram was most varied and interesting, for there were contests and prizes in stock and grain judging, se wing, bread and cake making, reading and speaking, ensemble playing and singing, as well as in dramatics and ath letics. The affair, of course, that called forth the most vociferous exp ression of approval was the track and field meet held on Saturday in Kirk field. Some very fine work was clone there, for several of the visiting teams hold the championship of their home counties, and there was naturally a good deal of rivalry.

Afte rward s the domestic science department served a cafeteria luncheon on the campus to all the guests and to the college faculty and students. A little later came the final event, the evening entertainment at which the trophies and prizes were awarded.

There was not a dull moment in the entire three days. \iVhen no special program was going on, th e guests were being entertained at teas or little informal dances, or they were being taken in automobiles suppli ed by the Commercial Club to see the beauty

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spots of the town. If the same idea was carried out at the four other teachers' colleges of the State, as it presumably was, or probably will be, the results must be ~ery far-reaching, for the educational stim ulus could not but bear fr uit in an awakened desire for collegiate training after high school graduation.

The Home Economics department of the Sojourners Club, an organi zation of Kirksville women, brought to town a very able lecturer, who talked on "Our Clothes" and who had the assistance of a very attractive "Fashion Show'' to illustrate her various points. The exhibit compri sed all types of frocks from sport clothes to evening clt:esses, as well as hats for all occasion .

There were many Alpha Betas among the thirty-five living models chosen to display the handsome gowns.

The Dramatic Club is preparing four plays that will be given in the near future . Jewell Duncan, 1\Iary Paxton and Evangeline \tVebber will take part in them, and Mary Harris will direct the folk dancing in Rip Van Winkle, which is to be staged in the OutDoor Theatre, and which is to take the plac~ of the usual Spring Pageant.

We are rushing no one this quarter, but we are having a few parties just for ourselves. There has been one picture show party as well as a picnic on the river, to which sixteen of us went for one glorious clay. Just at present we are deep in our plans for an entertainment that is to be given in the Aud itorium, and from which we hope to realize big gate receipts, as the proceeds are to be used to buy a Victory Bond to be turned over to our Students' Loan Fund, which, a you may recall, was instituted by Alpha Beta.

Accord ing to returns, we shall have a large summer chapter.

It is with much pleasure, therefore, that we announce that we have secured the Theta Psi fraternity house for the season, so that we shall be able, as h eretofor~, to offer accommodations to many. It seemed doubtful for a time whether we should be fortunate enough to secu re our usual summer home, as a number of the Theta Psi men, absent during the winter, were planning to remain for sunm1er work, but finally arrangements were made, so the house is again to be ours as in so many years past.

Speaking of summer school calls to mind the changes that are ahead for some of us. Several of our girls have already secured teaching positions, Mae M iddleton at Un ionville, Mary and

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Evangeline Webber at Wyaconda. An even more interesting engagement is the one that would seem to be portended by the Iota Tau Sigma pin belonginO' to Lieut Donald C. ] ohnson, Com- mandant of the S. A . T . C., but worn by our charming Betty Frazee. The girls of Epsilon Epsilon will be interested in the big diamond on a certain finger of their and our Grace McGinnis.

Honors continue to come to Alpha Beta. ] ean lVIcKinley has been elected vice-president of Y. Vl. C. A., and Mary Shouse holds the same office in the Historical Club. Esther Robinson has been appointed to the staff of the Index. By far the greatest honor that could come to Alpha Beta, however, is the honor of having a sister chapter at Warrensbmg. VIe have long wanted another chapter in our State, and judging by the reports brought back by Miss Root and Mary Shouse, Zeta Zeta is a group of which the whole Sorority, as well as Alpha Beta, can well be proud . Here's to our newest Missou ri group, and here's to our next!

I--lELEN GARDNER, Hist01'ian.

Sallie Jo Grigsby and Ruth Stone are now living af 3620 New Hampshire Ave. , N. W., Washington, D . C. Neita Brawfo rd was married in Unionville on March 27 to Dr. David E. Pearl, recently of the Navy. The new home is to be in Kirksville.

Marion Gardner Blackwell of Bryan, Texas, is visiting her parents in Kirksville.

Carmen Fisher is now with the Virginia State Board of Missions. where she is serving as secretary to the State Superintendent of Missions Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Krembs (Salli e Heathman) have announced th( birth o f a daughter, Susan Ca roline, on April 27.

PENNSYLVANIA Sorority life at "Indiana" has been running quite smoothly since our last letter. There was an attractive little rushing party that we held on St. Patrick's Day and where we used a profusion of green shamrocks strung .on g reen cord for festoons from the chandelier to the wall s. Each of those present was given a shamrock on which was written the name of some song, and each was expected to display her originality by drawing a picture to illustrate the theme of the ballad. 1\!Iany of the drawings were clever, and some of them very artistic. The prize for the best production was an Irish potato decorated with a sham rock.

One of the most interesting affairs of the year was the Y. W. Carnival. The first thing on the program was a musical under the direction of the \!\Toman's Club of Indiana, after which there

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was a pantomime given un der th e direction of our vocal teacher, M iss Farlin. T he audi ence then went to the Carnival Grounds, which were in R ecreation Hall. After paying an admission fee of ten cents we were conducted to the "Cave of the \tVincls," a tiny booth in which several electri c fans were bu zzing . l ext came the "Moving P icture Show,' ' where postca rd s were pulled up and down on a clothesline. In th e "Art Gallery'' there was a liberal display of broken chin a and g lass . The most fascinating place of all was the " Zoo,'' where we saw many toy cats, clogs and elephants. Here we were asked if we wanted to see the biggest monkey in the world. When, as was qu ite natural, we a nswered "Yes,'' we were conducted to a mirror! After we had gone th e round of the side shows, we went up to the "Hotel' ' for dinner, and here we were serv ed with cluck a Ia m,u slin, potatoes a Ia paper, and other fake r elishes. As all the shows cost from 路路 three to four cents, and as every dance cost a penny, Y . Vv. realized a la rge sum of money, in addition to having the satisfaction of knowing that it had furnished an evening of fun to the school.

Not long after thi s, R ecreati on Hall served as the background of another social event. This time it was the Panhellen ic Dance.

Each of the sororities was g iven one o f the archways, and , of course, each tried to make its ow n particular spot quite the m ost attractive in the hall. Our section looked ve ry pretty with its color scheme of crimson and white, attractive wicker furniture , a tall fl oor lamp and plenty of handsome pillows. T he favor prog ram s wer e brown leath er路 card cases stamped in gold w ith an arrow head " I ". P unch and wafers wet:e served in the course of the evening. Three of our alumnae were back for the occasion, Marga ret Hummel, Dorothy Stoneback and Ruth Youn g.

It was extremely hard to realize in the mid t of such ga iety and in such a beautiful setting that th ere ever had been th e slig htest whisper of an y opposition to sororities. Whatever antipathy there was seems to have di ed clown entirely, indeed so far as th e 路 sororities th emselves are concerned th ere i no question but that the interest is keener than ever before, that really better and more seri ous wo rk has been done by each toward th e perfecting of its organi zation. There is no doubt but that the advertising th at th e ororiti es received through th e weeks of ag itati on resulted in a rather kindlier feeling towa rd the organizations on the part of the non-sorority girls.

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O ur second initiation se rvice was held on l\tlay 5. At th at time we admitted to membership our last quota of girls, Una l\Iae Diehl of Kato, Marie Monroe Ellsworth of Johnstow n, Ruth N ix McConaughey of Ligonier, and Anna Margaret Obitz of Freeport. As we had rather hoped to make this last se rvice a noteworthy event in every way, we had asked for the privilege of using the Installation Trunk, so that our last recoll ection of Alph a Sigma A lpha might be a most beautiful one. We were disappointed not to have the trunk here, but were ve ry g lad to lea rn that the national paraphernalia would be needed in M issouri for th e in tallation of Zeta Zeta, and later for its returning alumnae.

To our new Missouri sisters we send warmest g reetin gs.

Ju st at present the School is busy with preparations for "Swing O ut", an outdoor festival g iven on the campus every Spring, and always including th e time honored customs of May Day. Daisy Goldsmith, L eona Maley and Marjorie N ix are to be attendants to the May Queen, while three of our new g irls, Anna O bitz, Margaret Sunderlain and Thelma Snyder, are to be among the May Pole dancers.

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Beta Beta has had another of its birthday parties. This tim e it was Margaret Phelps who was the fo rtunate lady, at least we thought her especially fortunate, in view of the fact that the home r ecord s show that she appeared for th e first time on a summer's clay. However, Marga ret insisted that she was born in the windy month of M arch. As the days passed without any evidence of our interest, l\fargaret came to th e conclusion that we had questioned her right to two birthdays in one year, so she was 路wholly unprepared for the celebration when the tim e finally came.

Vve had selected a certain Sunday evening, thinking that we could entice Margaret into going to church. To our deep disgust she r rov<路d impervious to all our suggestions. To make matter s worse, she even remarked several tim es that she was not candy hungry, and our refreshments vvere to be a superlative kind of divinity fudge ! At last we succeeded in getting her to mail a letter for one of us, thus giving ourselves a few minutes for preparation . \Nh en she reached th e top of the stairs on her return. she was m et by a g hostly figure that escorted her into the inner sanctum of the spirit world. \ Nhil e waiting for the divinity

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to bubble in the caldron, each had to do a stunt. Some of us sang, mostly those who could not, but Frances Scott and her ukelele produced the genuine article. Just before we dispersed for the night to dream of witches and spirits, Peg was handed an immense package, which contained a much desired blue tie!

After our return from our Spring vacation there came a period of rushing. O ur first affair was a 'sing' and a dance at the Club House. The following Sunday afternoon we gave a tea at the chapter house. Our color scheme was pink and white, the flowers being sweet peas. For special entertainment there were songs

by Emily Buck and Mildred Schaefer, as well as violin and piano music by May Johnson and Fay Burnison. All our guests seemed to enjoy themselves greatly.

Our Lyceum Course has been unusually good this year, but the program that interested us most was the third of the series, whe!i the Dramatic Club staged Barrie's What Eve1"y Woman Knozc,s. Our Frances Scott who is a member of the Club, took the part of the Comtesse de Ia Brierre. Her acting was so very good that many people thought she was a professional imported for the occasion. All her costumes were lovely, but we thought her most fetching at the close of the third act when she appeared wearing the ASA red roses tied with crimson and white tulle against a stunning black and white sport suit.

The first of April was ushered in by most hilarious time.

J ora Cutting and Genevieve Dupuy had announced that day would be their birthday, and we were quite determined to give them a celebration suited to the season. Our plan included a setting off of all the alarm clocks in the house at midnight, but the joke was on us after all, for Nora slept calmly through all th e din.

At breakfast the next morning each girl whose birthday it was received a check for a million dollars from April Fool, but the real surprise to all of us came a little later when at chapel a holiday was announced. At lunch Nora and Genevieve received an invitation in the form of an acrostic to see Geraldine Farrar that afternoon, but before going to the theatre we dropped in for an hour at the matinee dance given by the college. At dinner the two possessing birthdays found great boxes at the1r plates, which resolved themselves into ever diminishing boxes, until in the last tiny one was an attractive April Fool. Quite naturally the girls thought this was to be the end of the celebration, and we

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were cru el enough to allow Genevieve to go to bed. Nora had gone off to Choru s practice, so she wa also out of the \vay whil e we pr epa red fo r the real pa r ty, whi ch had been co ncealed in F rances' room. I t was the jolliest kind of an affair w ith all th e 路 favo r ite eats of college g irl s to end a clay that will be long remembered.

T he new term brought electi ons, and we ar e happy to tell you th at Beta Beta g irls secured a number of offices, showing the high esteem in whi ch th ey are held by th e stu dent body. France Scott is pr esid ent o f th e Second Year class and of the K indergarten Club, while Dorothy Dakin is president of th e E ducati on Cl ub. May J ohnson is a member of the Crucible Staff, and F ra nces is to be A rt E ditor of th e Annual Board. E mily Buck and E th el O linger were elected to th e Y. W . C. A. Cabinet, and th ey, togeth er with Mari a I nge, a member of th e present Cabinet, were g uests of M iss Gt'ace Wil son at a week-end house party, where the g uest of honor was M iss Dunn , F ield Secretary of th e Y. W. O th er member of Beta Beta are in the limelight too, fo r th ere are several ASA's in our college Glee Cl ub, which is so good that it is consta ntly gettin g chances to sing in Colorado tow ns. Mari a I nge, who is a devotee of classical dancing, gave a most a rti stic presentati on of "Psyche" before th e Fortnightly Club of Greeley o n April 7. Speakin g of dancing reminds me of a delight that is in stor e fo r us in th e da nce that our Patronesses a re to give for us at th e Greeley Club House. We think that we are most fortun ate in having Patronesses th at take such a deep interest in us at all times.

Beta Beta has a new pledge to announce, Grace Hazlett of P aonia. We a re planning fo r initiation in a few weeks, and expect at th e same time to admit to full membership three others whom we pledged last term , E mily Buck, Fay Burni son and Mary M oore. 'vVe r egret to have to report the illn ess of H enri etta Hosek, but are hoping th at she will soon be a ble to return to college.

Beta Beta has had th e pleasure of entertaining a number of vtsttors. Lilian Cri swell, last year's president, visited us twice, and M iri am Smith cam e up from O maha to see us. I t was ou r good fo rtune also to welcome an ASA from a nother college in th e person of Ruth Stephenson o f the M iami Chapter, who has

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come to Colorado in connection with some mi ssionary work in which she is gr eatly interested .

By far th e most brilliant affair of the college yea r was the Carnival Dance given by th e Second Year Class on Ap ril 11.

Every one was in costume. F rances went as a blue bell, Dorothy as a rose, Nora as an Indiana maid en, M ildred Schaefer as a Colonial dame, Mildred Larson and Grace Hazlett in Yama Yama costume, May as Bo 拢 eep, Florence and Fay as Dutch g irl s. T he dress worn by Ma rgaret P helps attracted the most attenti on. It was made entirely of newspaper, with just a touch of blue around the neck and on the hat. The grand march was led by F rances as class president. The Gymn as ium was b ~a utifully decorated with vari-colored streamers of paper. These with the bright dresses mad e a wonderfully pleasing picture. There was fr~ 颅 quent throwing of con fetti by faculty and students, for every one ente red most heartily into the ca rnival spirit.

At last our dream has come true! Fo r mo re than a year we have hoped to have a visit from some member of th e National Coun cil as have th e rest of you, but fir st one thing and then a nother interfered, until it seemed as though thi s year too would pass without our seeing a Councillor., but finally M iss J ewett came.

You who have already made the acquaintance of our capable VicePresident will know just how much that visit has m.e ant to us in pleasure and inspiration. We shall never again feel as though we were on the fringe of thin gs, for M iss J ewett has met almost all of you and has mad e you all seem very near a nd clear. We wish that we mi g ht have kept her very much longer , but we rea li ze how importa nt to the Sorority was th e tour that she was to make to other teachers' collegs for th e purpose of intervi ew inb路 Presidents and Deans and advancing th e cause of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Miss J ewett 's fir st clay was spent in getting acquainted with us, and in having interviews with P resident Crabbe and M rs. GilpinBrown, Dean o f V\Tomen. That evening she was the guest with Frances Scott at dinner given by our Faculty Adv ise r, M iss Payne, after which we all went to a meetin g of 路 the Ed ucati on Club. Friday was Insig nia Day, so Miss J ewett had an excell ent oppo rtunity to see the entire college on one of its most dist incti ve clays. The first thing on the program was th e in vestiture of the senior s with th eir caps and gowns. Then all went to the campus to te present at th e planting of an evergreen in memory of V ictor

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Candlin, the onl y C. T. C. boy who mad e the supreme sacrifice.

Frances Scott, as president of the second year class, made the comm emoration speech and put the fir st shoyelful of ea rth around the roots. Then th e whole college went to I sland Grove Park, where th e stud ents were th e guests of the faculty for th e afternoon . That evening th ere was a dance given by the Senior to the college.

O n Saturday Beta Beta gave a tea to the oth er sororities on th e campu s, to our patronesses, and to our alumnae. Lilacs were at their best, so th e house was banked with them. For music we had a cello and piano, and E mil y Buck and M ildred Schaeffe r each sang delightfully. In th e receiving lin e were Frances Scott, retiring president, M iss J ewett , Mrs. F . L. Abbott, a new patrones whom we were introd ucing , M iss Payne, and Fay Burni son, incoming president. That same evening we gave a banquet at the Canfi eld Hotel, where covers were laid for twentysix, and where th e color scheme was again lilac. The most delightful part of the evening to us was th e in spiring talk that M iss Jewett gave us in response to a toast proposed by Miss Pay ne.

O n Sunday th e parents of M ildred Schaeffer en tertained M iss Jewett at dinner, and then took her for a long drive into the country. Upon her return to Greeley, there was a Panh ellenic meetin g for the discussion of many matter s of interest to all th e Gr eeks of C. T. C. F rom there vve went to a splendid concert given by th e P hilharmonic Club, an organi zation composed of college and town people. That evenin g Mi s Jewett was th e guest of former Kirksvill e and Columbia residents, M r . and Mrs. A. L. Phillips.

The next clay, the last M iss J ewett was with us, was spent in visiting classes. We were so glad that she had an oppo rtunity, even in such a brief stay, to get an idea of the unu sually fine work that is done her e, as well as of th e splendid equipm ent with which our State has so generously supplied us. Vve are immensely proud of th e quality of instru cti on g iven by our very scholarly faculty, as well as of th e very cordial r elati ons existing betw een that same faculty and the student body.

As soon as we knew that 1\1i ss Jewett was to be with us, we sent out notices to all alumnae who were nea r enough to Greeley to make th e trip back for the week-end. Not so many came as we had hoped, but we had with us Agnes Sandine Brun son, Lilian

THE PHOENIX - Criswell, Grace and l\Iary Paden, Ethelyne Rhiner, Ruth Sawyer and E ther 'vVeiclman, in addition to our town alumnae, Ada Daker and Vera \ Veiclman. How we wish that more of you conic! have fallen under the spell of our charming Vice-President!

DoROTHY DAKIN, Historian.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kinghorn (Ruth Whistleman) a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth . .

Miriam Pomeroy was married on A pril 19 to Mr. Clifford Bledsoe, at Cheyenne. They are to live in Egbert, Wyoming.

On her way to Greeley, Agnes Brunson was the guest in Denver of Hes:er Caldwell. From Greeley she went to Fort Collins to visit Iva vVatson, who gave a luncheon in her hono r, and at which she had the pleasure of meeting Ruth vVhistlem.an Kinghorn and Alice Mason.

Edna Caverly is attending the University of California.

OKLAHO MA

The Spring Quarter began on March 17 with an excellent enrollment, the Senior class alone numbering nearly eighty, of 路whom a round dozen are members of Gamma Gamma. Not ali of these are actually in school, because quite a few have been called to fi ll vacancies, but all will receive their diplomas this year, because any unable to finish work now will return for summer school. Those expected back 路 at that time are Jewe\ Cavett, Minnie Calvin, lone Clark, Eugenia Huddleston, Hattie Knight, Blanche Rackley, Susie Stone and Velma Thomas.

Since our last letter we have enjoyed three splendid numbers of our Lyceum course. The first entertainment was given by the Orpheus Male Quartette. The second was the presentation of the H aosier School Jli aster by Noah Beilharz, and the last was a musicid evening with the Bertha Farner Opera Company. A speaker whom we especially enjoyed was Dr. Hill, President of the University of Missouri, whose subject was the " \Vatch on the Rhine." Dr. Hi ll had been in Germany several times before the war, making a study of the educational system, so he was able to throw co nsiderable light on the German mind and temperament. Other able speakers were Dr. Bowers, of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, and Dr. Parsons, State High School Inspector.

These lecturers were all on the program of the Northwestern Oklahoma Educational Association, which held its annual meeting here on March 13, 14 and 15, and of which our Miss Shockley has been Secretary for some little time . It is needless to say

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that she was re-elected to that office. Much as we enjoyed theAssociation program with its entertaining readings and musical numbers in addition to the more serious talks, the very cream of the convention to ASA's was a luncheon given Friday noon in the chapter room in honor of the visiting alumnae, fifteen of whom were in attendance. Quite aside from the joy of having the girls back, there was the pleasure of being able to explain in detail some of the larger ambitions of Gamma Gamma. Of these we have many, but we are going to let time lay them before you, lest we seem to be boasting.

The Basketball Tournament of the high schools of Northwestern Oklahoma was held here toward the end of March to decide the championship of the district. All the clubs in the school used the occasion to raise money for their treasuries by holding candy and sandwich sales. As the materials were contributed, and as ,there was no cost for labor, quite tidy little sums were realized by the . enterprising groups.

Our Y. W. C. A. is a mo; t effective organization, and we are expecting that it will continue to count as a force under the able presidency of our Lora Paterson and with Lucelle Chew as Chairman of the Membership Committee for next year. Following the election of the new officers, at which the impressive candle lighting ceremony was used, the old cabinet entertained the new members with ice cream at Mountfort's, and then went to the show at the Rex. VVe are all rejoicing over our new chapter at vVarrensburg.

We had read most eagerly all the literature that had been sent to us in regard to the matter, as we wanted to get a mental picture of the setting in which Zeta Zeta is located, but it was the report Miss Shockley and Lucelle Chew gave us of the chool and the group that made us actually feel the nearness of the new sisters and the close bond that exists between ASA's everywhere.

Twice this year have we experienced this delightful sensation of comradeship with girls in distant places. The other time was when President Faulkner brought us back word of his talks with the girls of Alpha Beta during his lecture trip to Kirksville.

Panhellenic has decided that there shall be no rushing this term. This ruling in no wise interfered with an initiation that we had planned, however, for Ethel Allbright was a pledge of last year and Hazel Dunavant was one of the Fall pledges. We

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are sure that both of these girls will do much for Alpha Sigma Alpha. Both expect to be in school all of next year, so we feel that we have strengthened the organ ization greatly by add ing them at this time.

Northw路e stern, whi ch is a name we use in speaking of our school, since it is officiall y known as the Northwestern State Normal School, is greatly elated over the fact that there is to be a $50,000 gymnasium erected on the campus, as well as a fine new heating plant. The old heating plant has served us faithfully for many years, and was so distressed over hearing that it was to be superseded that it collapsed the day the announ cement was made in chapel. As a result we had a vacation which we oughtn't to have enjoy d, though we did.

For a whole year the seniors have been impressing the entire school with their dignity and knowledge, but rather recently we found out that they a re quite like othe r people. You see they gave a wienie roast to the juniors. It was. an ideal evening as we started on our tramp to Young's canyon, southwest of the town, and it was perfect weather all the time we were there .

The jolly games gav路e us all a splend id appetite, and never did wienies taste better than they 'did roasted in that camp fire. The stories that were told around that same fire, when the darkness fell, were of the kind that adds just the right touch to an evening in the woods.

The last week of Apri l was filled to the brim with events . vVm. Howard Taft, former President of the United States, was here to talk on the League of Nations. Following closely uport this came the annual Triangle Debate with us contesting Edmond here and D urant there. We won, and joy was unconfined for some hours, with a banquet thrown in for good measure. As we won against the Normal School at Ada later, we h old the State championshi.]) . You can imagine the excitement. Into this very full week Pan hell en ic slipped an afternoon reception to the stud ent body and an evening entertainment for the faculty, both of which were a g reat success.

The days ahead look equall y interesting. The juniors are to give the seniors a "kid" party, Mrs. Faulkner is to open her house for an ASA party, the seni or play, with Lydia Rank in a most important pa rt, is scheduled for the near future, and Mrs. 路 Munson has expressed her intention of giving us a party on

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Herm es Day . Somehow th e days seem to hurry by too fast w hen th ere is work to be don e and so little tim e in whi ch to do it, but all th ese comin g event s beckon us most ent icing ly.

There is a "Good R oads" bill up before th e Legislature th at is of intense in teres t to us a ll , and because of which we should not be sorry to have a couple of yea rs slip by over ni g ht, because that would mean th at we g irl s could cas t . a vo te on the matte r.

How many of you have th at ri g ht in your State? If you haven't, why not com e ove r into O kl ahoma, where we do things both well a nd speed il y? I wo nder if you realize what a reall y wo nderful country we have out here. L et me tell you a li ttl e about it.

It was just thirty yea r s ago today th a t one of th e most spectacul a r events in the hi story of th e U nited Sta tes took place,th e fir ing of th e g un at noo nday w hich gave the sig nal for the g rand f ree-for-all race for homesteads in Oklahoma. More than twenty th ousand people we re lined up to ta ke pa rt in th at clas h for homes in th e ri ch territory th at th e Federal Government had purchased fr om the Creek s a nd Semin ole India ns. " \i\Tild and woo ll y" th ey called that pa rt of the Na ti on thirty years ago , but in th e meantime miracles have been wroug ht. O kl ahoma today is a Sta te of th e U ni on. She sen t 76,000 of her sons into the a rm y in the wo rld wa r. O nl y fifteen oth er States made a better r eco rd than th at. O kl ahoma stand s 23d among the 48 States in popula ti on. Her capital, O kla homa City, has 110,000 residen ts, and las t year th ey paid taxes on $72,000,000 real estate. Some cha nges in three bri ef decades ! But bes t of all , and that of whi ch we a re proudest, is the fact th at our g lori ous Sta te is rapdily comi ng to th e fr ont educationall y. \ Ve shall not have to vva it thirty yea rs for sta ti stics to p rove th a t we a re abreas t of th e bes t in educational th oug ht, for the day is nea r at ha nd when we can do tha t easil y.

J ENN I E H .\ YES, Historia n.

Ma rabeth Reid a rri ved Ma r ch 9 at the home of M r. and M rs. F rank Reid ( May me S purri er ) .

Sylvia Lew is was ma r r ied in March to F red D . W ri ght. Th e new home will be in Ca rm en.

B lanche St evenson, who is now li ving in Okmul gee, Okla., has a fine posi ti on with a wholesale house. He r br other, E dmu nd, who is a li eut enant in th e F ield A rtill ery, is still in F ra nce.

T he ma rri age has been announ ced o f Leona E dm ondson to Ra lph Ve rn on M ill er of H un ter, Okla. M r. Mi ll er has just return ed f rom F rance.

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ATHENS March was filled with interesting events for the student body of Ohio U niversity. The first thing on the month's program was a basketball tournament participated in by sixteen high schools of this section of Ohio. The contests were held in the University Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday. All classes were dismissed while the visitors were here, and the student body did its best to show the boys from out of ~own a good time. Apparently the entertainment provided yielded results, for quite a few of the visitors declared their intention of matriculating next year. One of the special U niversity events staged for the pleasure of the guests was a 'thuse' meeting, at which "0" sweaters were presented to those of our own athletes who had made especially good records on the various teams this year.

On March 3 the Girls' Glee Club gave its annual entertainment. The program was a Vaudeville and included five different scenes with accompanying songs. Helen Hudson was to have had one of the most prominent parts, but at the last moment she fell a victim to the influenza, which had returned for another attack on the student body. Marie Richter and Ruth Sawyer were able however, to go on with their parts, so the musical reputation of the Sorority did not suffer a total eclipse . . As long as we have made mention of the epidemic, we want to bear tribute to the untiring devotion of our beloved Dean, Miss Erma Voight, who watched over us as though we were her very own.

An affair that brought back many University alumnae was a luncheon given at the Masonic Temple on March 8 by our Y. vV. C. A. It proved to be a most enthusiastic and friendly gathering. There was among other things a splendid toast prog ram in charge of Miss Bryson, head of . the Art Department.

The delicious menu of baked ham, escalloped potatoes, tuna fish salad, rolls, jelly, apple pie and coffee also made a very special appeal to the girls who board in the dormitories. Over two hundred were present, and enthusiasm ran so high that it is expected that this may become an annual event.

The Junior Prom, which occurred on March 14, was almost as brilliant as in former years, for there were one hundred and twenty at the dance. The decorations were of a patriotic nature, combined with the flags and banner of th e various fraternities

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and so roriti es on th e ca mpu s. T he music was furni shed by an orchestra from O hio State University at Columbus. By the way, I wonder if you know that O hi o ha three State univ ersities.

In addition to the one at Columbus, there are our U niver sity and also Miami U niver sity, wher e our A lpha Alpha Chapter is located .

As soon as the Spring term arrives, it is quite usual for our students to secure their appointments as teacher s for the follow ing year. 'vVe are already able to announce that Ada Hard and Ruth Hartman are to teach in Chillicothe, while Helen Hoffert goes to Toledo. O ur Naomi did not have to wait until next Fall to begin teaching, fo r she has been appo inted instructor of one of our English classes, where as always she is making good.

Delta Delta is happy to announce that its attr active new furniture is more than half paid for as a result of the loyal interest on the part of our alu mnae. 'vVe certainly have app reciated their loving support in ,this matter, and we shall have something to tell succeeding generations of girls in Delta Delta of the way in which they must li ve up to the trad itions of the chapter.

If we m ay take the wo rd of those who have been associated w ith the Un iversity for a long tim e, the S kit Show put on by the Wom en 's League was th e most original and the most effective of any g iven the past six yea r s. Delta Delta had a most importa nt part in this affair, for l\1a rie Richter was director of the music, besides doing two olos, and then there were other ASA 's who contributed largely to the s ucce ~ s of the evening, as you will hear later, but first we want to tell y u about the general plan of the entertainm ent.

After the big opening choru of one hundred voices, Mother Time, attractively gowned in a dress shad ing from deep lavender to white, introduced her immediate fam ily, the Central Chorus, whi ch vvas composed of twenty-four g irl s r epr esenting the twelve months of the year and a special clay in each month . R uth Sawyer was New Yea r' s. Helen H ud son, impersonating April, ang a cha rming duet with April F irst.

Foll ow ing this feature, there were special stunts by the different so rorities. Alpha Delta P i put on a 'vVar Poste r skit, in which some of the more famous war posters we re rep resented by livi ng p ictures. It wa wonderfully effective . T hen Alpha Xi Delta gave a ve ry clever take-off on the "Flu " situation. .rl Day

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With the S. A. T. C., as taged by P i Beta Phi, recalled vivid memories of the early days o f last Fall.

There were many special features other than these that we should like to tell you about, but space forbids and we must confine ourselves to those in which our girls had leadin g parts. In the Songs of th e N atio11s, Marie Richter was ably assisted by six girls who represented the countries mentioned in her solo, "I'll Be True to Them All. " The newspaper comments said that th e wng was rendered with an artistic fini sh. and dash rarely seen on the amateur stage.

Toward路 the close of the evening we were all beg inning to wonder what was th e Su,rprise Box mentioned on th e program, but there was no one in the audience any more surprised than the members of Delta Delta, when the cover of the box flew off and revealed our beloved Sara L ong, whom we had thought miles away, and whom we had not dared to hope even to see thi s college year, since she had been so very ill. Dean Voight had made all th e arrangements for th e skit and had smuggled Sara into her private apartments without a soul's knowing of her presence.

O f course, after all these exci ting thin gs, we were prepared for so mething quite wonderful for the grand finale, but, even in our wildest fli g hts of imaginati on, we had not expected anything quite o beautiful as unfolded before our eyes. O ut of the somewhere into the here there fluttered a wonderful rainbow curtain thirty feet wide and fift een feet hig h, with g irl ' faces in the midst of th e brilliant coloring. Before we had fairly sensed its beauties, our Marie Richter, as th e Rainbow Girl, came forward attired most charmingly in a gown of rainbow hues with hat to match. Aft er her solo there was a Garden of D reams song by six little m.aids in Japanese costum e with a final solo I'll Thin!< of You, and some brilliant chorus work. As th e outer curtain bega n to drop, the complete rainbow effect was agai n renewed .

"Prep Week", which followed shortly, was for the upper class g irls in Delta Delta one of the most interestin g and enj oyable in Ap ril, but possibly our pledges might tell a different story. A different stunt had been planned for each clay, and every morning a copy of th e 'p rep' duties was posted in th e hall of our house.

The pledges seemed to think that th e hardest thing of all was their being obli ged to go to church and Sunday School the morning after the big dance given by Delta Tau Delta, but none of th e sleepy-eyed ones escaped their duty on this occasion.

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Just a few clays later there was a most impressive tmttation for our ten pledges, and afterwards a most delightful spread in their honor. The following are the happiest sorority girls on the Ohio campus,-Lucile Collins, Rebecca Eisenbrey, Myrtle Fairman, Fern Gooley, Emma Helsel, Alice Larkin, Margaret Larkin, Hazel McGrew, Dorothy Manz and Lucile Rea. Ever since Delta Delta was installed, the chapter has had a reputation for giv ing attractive dances, so we were very anxious that the one this year should in no way fall below standard. If we may judge by the delight of our guests, we certainly have another triumph to our credit. Our color scheme was oriental.

Palms and ferns in profusion, with quantities of dogwood and reel bud, aclclecl much to the beauty of the scene. The ceiling was hung with countless festoons of tissue paper in delicate shades.

In one part of the hall there was a lighted crescent and star, in another incense burned steadily. Two little girls dressed in Hindu costume distributed th e prog-rams and served 路 the punc-h.

The favor dance was in keeping with the oriental idea, bei ng fake cigarettes, in which were concealed th e names of partners.

The music was furnished by a famou s Jazz orchestra. A m o n ~ our guests were eight alumnae, Goldie Aclams. Reba and Ruby Carey, Grace Fultz, Florence Martin, L ola and Hilda Spies, Edna Usher.

There were also several girls present who expect to enter the University next year, and whom we were glad to meet in such a pleasant way without the flurry incidental to the rush weeks that come in the Fall.

Numerous honors lnve come to Delta Delta. Helen Hudson has been elected president of Y. vV. C. A. and Marie Richter president of \i\Toman's League. There are no high er honors than th ese in the g ift of the college women here, and we appreciate these honors particularly, because this is the first time that they have gone to any but members of the Congress Sororities. Our g irl s h ave r e:dly won th e honors for Teachers' College and for Pdagogical Sororities quite as much as they hav e won th em for our chapter. Anothe r honor, and one in which we have all had a real share, was our leading the campus sororities in scholarship the first semester. It is an honor that we hope to keep in the family for all time. An outside honor that h ~s come to Ma ri e add itionally was her selection as director of the choir of the Methodist church in Athens.

HFLEN HoFFERT, Historian.

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Eps ilon Epsilon had planned a number of interesting events for thi s term , but fate in the shape of mumps spoiled much of the pleasure for many of us. vVhat with epidemics and accidents we have been hard hit this college year. Our Lois Koontz is only just back from the hospital to which she went for an operation in bone grafting, as it was discovered that her broken arm would neve r be in satisfactory shape unless that was clone.

There was one of our plan s, however, that was most pleasantly interfered w ith, for, instead of a dance that we had arranged for at the house, we went out to Mrs . Hunter's ranch for the clay.

It was a g reat treat to be out in th e country one entire day, and we are deeply appreciative of the good time that M rs. H unter gave us on that occasion.

Mothers' Day was not so large an affair as last year, for fewer were able to come. There was no set program, therefore, with th e exception of a big dinner at th e Ca feteria, to which th e Town 1\IIothers also came, and at which everybody seemed to have a most enj oyable time. H ere's hoping, however, for more Mothers and more good times next year!

A new member whom we are most happy to introduce to you is June E bey, who was here two yea rs ago as a mu ic student and who was a member of our old Kappa Delta Theta. Jtti1e has long wanted to be affiliated with Alpha Sigma Alpha, but never succeeded in getting back for initiation until thi s Spring. Those of us who had never met her before wished very much that she we re matriculating again.

The new chapter at Warrensburg seems very nea r to us, since our 路Adviser, M iss Strouse, returned with th e two girls who went to the installation, Gladys Pratt and Sarah M artin. It was most interestin g to get all the details from them at once, instead of having to wa it like most of you for th e account in th e PHOENIX and it was a great satisfaction to learn from th ose ri ght on the g round at th e tin~e how sweet and fine, how wholly worth whil e are the g irl s of Zeta Zeta.

The Girls' Athletic Club gave a well-attended banquet recentl y.

As there are many g irls in Epsilon Epsilon who are members of thi s organization, Alpha Sigma Alpha hac! much to do with the succes of th e even ing's entertai nm ent. Ruth Gardner designed the place cards, Sarah Ma rtin planned the menu, Hazel Harris

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ser ved as toastmistress, and Madge Brown sang a solo. All four received many compliments.

A lready we are talking Summer chool, but it is yet too early to predict just how many w.ill return for that session. L ora L ock and Elizabeth Smith are at present planning to be here w ith some of our underg raduate mem.bers. Vve kno w of at least one active girl who will not be here, for A dela Anderson has already left for California, where she w ill join her Chauta uqua Compa ny and . then tour eastward.

As yet our house plans are not perfected for next year, but we are in hopes of being domiciled elsewhere, as we are not wholly satisfi ed with the present locati on fo r many reasons. We are g iving a subscription dance in the nea r futur e, winh a view to rar smg money for possible extra house needs, and hope to r eali ze a substantial sum for that purpose.

HAZEL H ARRIS, Historian .

Lida H a rdy sailed May 14 a s one o f a g r oup o f entertain ers sent out by the Y. M . C. A. to furnish di ve rsion for the A meri can soldi ers still overseas. Sh e went at once to Pari s, where her permanent ad dress is to be 12 R ue d' Aguesseau, ca re o f Y . M. C. A., A . E . F . Lida is a n a rti st with the gui tar and banj o, and she al so does a whi stling stunt that takes well w i ~ h an audi ence. H er going means that one A . S. A. pin will see Pari s, and th at at least one copy o f th e PHOENI X will take th e trip to F rance, and possibly dow n into I ta ly.

Maud e Barri ga r has resigned her positi on in th e Canal Zone, a nd sail s fo r t he States in late May. She is hoping to run over t o Boston, w hen she docks in New Yo rk, to see our National P resident.

WARRENSBURG A lthoug h we were prepared for so mething quite unu sual at th e time of installati on, we never for one moment dreamed of what is was reall y to mean to u s as later revealed in th e imp ress ive se rvices . R ecepti ons and banquets we could visuali ze a head, and we could easil y imagine th e pleasure of entertaining g uests from elsewhere, for th ese are things th at come often into our college life here at W arrensburg. W e had expected some se ri ousness and possibly some beauty in th e initiation ceremony, but we were wholl y unprepared for the exqui site loveliness of it all. Life has somehow been different since th e littl e shield was placed above our hea rts. It is just th e same as eve r so fa r as work and responsibilities a re concerned, of course, for th e clay's duti es have a habit of remaining about th e same, but there is a new light on everything since Ap ril brough t us A lph a SigmaAlpha. But why should I tell you about this wonderful change

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that has been wrought in our lives. You too face the Eas t as you place your pin in position . For you each day is a fres h beginning. Fo r you too each morn is the wo rld made new . \i\f hat can we say in thanks to you who so generously sent us g ifts a nd special words of greeting at install ati on time? vVe loved everything that came . Each package, each message meant one more pearl set in the golden chain th at had linked us with so many hundreds of others in A lpha Sigma Alph a. It was quite a nevv experience to us as a g roup to be made so mu ch of locally, to be made to feel that we were such an important part of so g reat a national force as Alpha S igma A lpha. vVe hope to prove ourselves wo rth y of all your love a nd esteem, as well as to realize all your hopes for us.

Both the visitors and the members of Zeta Zeta were frequently made awar e of the kindly interest on the part of th e faculty and stu dent body in the new Chapter and of their cordial welcome to Zeta Zeta, but to the Warrensburg Chapter of Sigma S igma Sig ma was the opportunity given to crystallize that same cordiality. T hi s it clid in a beautifully appointed "chocolate" that it gave in honor of Alpha S igma A lpha about two weeks after installation. The reception room was decorated with lavender sweet peas and purpl e violets, while the dining room was bright with snap dragon s in silver baskets. M iss Leeson Cook, Tri Sigma Sponsor, and 1iss Janney, Dean of Women, poured.

Before we go much farthe r in our recital, perhaps we had better tell you a little about thi s group of ours that seems to be using up so much paper and ink in this issue of the 路PHOENIX. First and most important of all there is our much-beloved Adviser, Bess Carter, who, so fa r as the college is concerned, is the head of the Department of L at in, but who has been to u s a ve ritable fairy godmother from the very first moment that we had asp ira tions to wa rd affi liations with a cer.ta in royal house.

She it was who made our dream a reality, a nd to her must be given the cred it for Zeta Zeta being accep ted as a daug hter-inlaw of King Asa .

Next we would mention our Josephine .Dixon, who is very much a part of us, si nce she is superviso r of music and art in th e T ra ining School. Then we already have two di stinguished matrons to our credit, M rs. Palmore Greer, who lives in Higginsv ille, and Mrs. Henry H. Russell, who lives in town. All our other initiated alumnae a re teachers. Of these th ere are nine.

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Letha Berry, Frances Brady and Lorene David of Independence, Margery Byram of Harrisonville, Gladys Hutchens, Oleta Lobban and Mildred Morrow of Warrenburg, Anne Neely of Sedalia, and Eleanor 路w isner of Hannibal. In addition to these, there are seven other alumnae who will be regarded as charter members of Zeta Zeta, since they had their dues paid by installation time, though they were too far away to get back for initiation. These are Edythe Barnes of New Hampton, Erma Burris of Kingman, Kans., Rose Colburn of Everest, Kans., Eunice Fulton of Malta Bend, Jewe! Hutchens of Oklahoma City, Nelle Mayes of Shreveport, La., and Edythe Smith of Drumright, Okla. It vvas these splendid alumnae who put Zeta Zeta on the Honor Roll at bi路rth. Nelle Mayes has the enviable di stinction of being enrolled on the Honor Page as a Life Member prior to initiation.

Of our eleven undergraduate members there are five whose homes are in \iVarre11sburg, Ruth Engel, Ethel Cordry \1\Tarnick, the Wilson sisters, Mildred and Mary, and Wilma Wilson. The other six hail from as many times towns . They are Ada Campbell of Columbus, Marie Campbell of Holden, Marie Moore of Odessa, Mildred Payne of Amoret, Margaret Prunty of California, and Hazel Strahan of Belton. Another member of our group is Nelle Eubank, who was initiated at Kirksville, but who has been here for work the present college year.

There are many interesting things that we could tell you about our college, about our scholarly faculty, about our fine buildings, about our college customs, but we understand that there is to be a special article about most of these things, so we shall confine our remarks to the things of present interest, to the college events scheduled for the immediate future, for an enumeration of these will give you a fair idea of how very full and how very varied are the days at \Narrensburg.

One of the annual May events to which we always look forward with great pleasure is the play given by the Campbell and Irvin Literary Societies. This year it is to be Th e Piper. The plot is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and requires twenty-four characters and supers. The scene is laid in Hamelin in the year 1284, so the play has required a most careful study into the dress, manners and customs of the time.

At Commencement we shall have the pleasure of hearing the Chinese opera, The Feast of th e Little Lanterns, which will be

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given on our outdoor stage by the Girls' Glee Club of forty-four members, assisted by a chorus of forty dancers. Much of the scenery for the opera was made by our Manual Training Department. The Art Department has designed the costumes, mad e the posters and all of the decorations for the stage, whil e the Home Economics Department has made all the costumes.

The opera will be only one event in a crowded week, for Commencement is a gala time at Warren sburg. There will be a reception given to the seniors by P resident and Mrs . Hendricks in th e Administration Bu ilding and a Baccalaureate Add ress in the Gymnasium. The Senior Picnic, the Senior Breakfast and Class Day follow in rapid succession. The Senior Bonfire on the athletic field always furnishes many opportunities for fun and frolic. Alumni Day, which fall s on Wednesday, brings many grad uates back to \i\Tarrensburg to renew old associations, to attend class r euni ons and the evening reception given in honor of the g raduating dass. A special feature this year will be an address by the State Superintendent of Vocational Work, Dr. J. D. Elliff, on "The Philosophy of Vocati onal Ed ucation. " At the Commencement Day exercises, on Thursday, the principal speaker vvill be Hon. S. A. Baker, State Superintendent of Schools. A new Commencement festivity this year will be the initiation and banquet of the Phi Delta Delta Society, which was established for th e purpose of honoring those who have won distinction in scholarship, and who give promise of rendering distinguished service in th e profession. Ada Campbell and Margaret P runty have been elected to membership. Another honor that came to Margaret was her election to the presidency of th e Seni or Class, a position that will mean much during Commencement Week. This is the first time in the history of the college that the office has been held by a woman.

Zeta Zeta is grad uall y getting adjnsted to the new relati onship and to the different way of doing things according to the practice of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Two rooms have been assigned to us in th e Administration Building, and permission has been given us to select our own color scheme. All of the joy o f furnishing appropriately is ahead of us. By next Fall we shall hope to be really "At Home" to our many fri ends. \i\T ill you not plan to come and see us then?

RuTH ENGEL AND MARG.~RET PRUNTY.

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OUR HONOR PAGE

Alpha Sigma A lpha has many achievements to its credit during the five years since reorganization, but none of which it can feel prouder than of its Hono.r Page, for this page is the fruitage of the fundamental teachings of the Sorority. It is a silent, though powerful witness to the worthwhi leness of the organization, for it is a vohmtary tribute paid by many who have desired to express in some concrete way their appreciation of what Alpha Sigma A lpha has meant to them.

It is with a heart filled with tender memories, in this our Memorial Month, that the Sorority places at the head of the Honor Page the name of Elva Doyle Reed. Mrs. Reed bequeathed fifty dollars to the PHOENIX a short time before her death, at a time when the continued publication of the magazine was in doubt. This legacy seemed too precious a thing to be spent 路even for real ' needs, and so it was made the foundation of a Life Subscription F und for the PHOENIX. The legacy of Mrs. Reed has been suppl emented by g ifts from her little son Bobb ie and from her husband, Mr. Charles R. Reed of Washington, so her name is to stand for all time at the top of the Honor Page.

The credit for the success of the Honor Page this present college year is due to many, but the palm for the greater amount of individual interest assuredly belongs to Gamma Gamma with its two Honor Roll Members, Minnie Shockley and Nellie Azbill Cole, its four Life Members, Mary Abrams Munson, Sue Edwards, Belle Chestnut and Belle Byers, and its four Life Subscribers, Ruth Ann Pettit, Velma Thomas, Luella Herzman and H ilda Rank. The slogan of Gamma Gamma is Every On e a Lfe M ember.

Alpha Beta is also distinguished by reason of its two Honor Roll Members, E lva Doyle Reed and Ida Adele Jewett, its Life Member, Monna E lms, and its five Life Subscribers, Mabel Holloway Rossiter, Edith Gamb le, Mary Ruth Early, Frances F lowers and Claire McCallister. Others who helped the Sorority keep its pledge to the United States Government by taking quarter-life or half-life sub scriptions, or paying dues three years in advance, were Morea Booth, Ann Brewington, Frances Brown, Carmen Fisher, Mayme Foucanon, Mary Gr~tbbs, Janette Howell ,

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V irg inia Howell, Glady Howey, 1'd yrtle Perry Kellogg, Thelma Kramer, Frances Lail , Lucile Nickell, Lucy Reddish, Nada Reddish, .Esther Klein Sidwell, Lulu Morgan Skirvin, Ma rguerite Solan, \rVinifred Sowers, Saloma Smith Stewart, E lizabeth Uhe, Alice Vaug hn, A lm a Vaug hn, Geo rg ia Vaug hn , Alta V ictor, Virg inia V ictor, Lillian 路w haley and L ora Holloway Wi lhoi t .

A nother Chapte r that has given notew orth y support to the Sorority is A lpha Alpha with its Honor Roll Membe r, Ruth Duffey, and its nine Life Sub scribers, Helen May Boggess, Lorna Duke, E th el E . P feiffer, Helen Edwa rd s, Roma Fouts, Neva Unglesby Cri st, Helen Lincoln Howard, Bernadine Sutkamp and Anne McMahon . O th ers who 路 have helped with quarter-life subscriptions a re Ethel McKinney Brow n, Dorothy Clason, Ruth Craw ford , Ruth Donnelly, E loi se Eve rett, Lou Leedom, Catherine Prudent, E li zabeth Schaefer and Gail Trumbo.

Beta Beta A lumnae have thoug ht fir st of their chap ter, a nd have concent rated, therefor e, on the endow ment of Beta Beta and her Adv ise rship, but, in addition to the good work done in this direction, th e chapter has one Life Sub sc riber, Agnes Sand ine Brunson, one half-life subscriber, Ma ry Paden, a nd several quarter-life sub sc ri bers, Za Eson, Iva \1\Tatson, Esther \i\fhite and Fern White.

Alpha Gamma has one Life Member, Margaret Ve il, and Epsilon Epsilon also has one, Maude B'arrigar. The only other Life Member not credited to any chapter is Nell e Mayes, who belongs to Zeta Zeta, but who has not yet been initi a ted, tho she hopes to return to \rVarrensburg thi s summ er for th e necessa ry ceremony.