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The National Council Wish You All the Joys of a Happy Holiday Season

DECEMBER

1937

VOL . XIII.

NO. 2

CONTENTS Page The College World Expands

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T he Purpose of a Sorority in Th is Cha nging World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appli cati on has bee n mad e for seco nd -cl ass entry at M en asha , \路Vi scon sin. THE ANC HOR of Alph a Si gma T a u is published durin g the months of October, D ece mber, March, a nd Jun e. Subscription price $2.00 pe r year. Pub li cation office, George Banta P ubli shin g Co. , 450-454 Ahnaip St., Mena sha Wi s. Editorial office : Mrs. Ju stin G. Doy le, Peekski ll Mi lita ry Academy, Peekski ll , N.Y.

Will the Greeks Sli p? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A Proj ect in Social W ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Founders' D ::ty Banquets

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For She's an Alpha Tau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Dutch Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Our Great Documents D uring 150 Years . . . .

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D ist rict Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A. E. S. Council Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Book R eview ... . ........ . ...... . .. . .. . . .

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Collegiate News ... .. . . .. ..... . . . . . ... . . . .

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Alumnre News . .. .. . . .. ...... . .... . .... . .

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Directory . . . ... . . . .. .. .. . ... . ........ . .. .

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The College World Expands

By Cath erine E. Reed, Dean of Women, State Teachers College at BuHalo

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HE ori gin of the college world dates back to the time when mediaeval students met to employ their faculty and establish instruction for themselves. The group of individuals determined their own need, and met thi s by conj ointl y supporting the first educational instituti ons.

Learning became a pursuit at first for erudition alone, then gradually became the requi site for those professions which necessitated command of lore and practice. At all times it has been the sub tratum upon which vocat ion is surely builded .

But we have long since fo und that one's life-caree r contains multiple interests beside those immediately concerned in vocation- well-chosen , as this may be. The pleasure most of you experience in returning home afte r the "working day"- the zeal with which you ri ghtfully defend your hours of recreation- the richness of a summer holiday with its outdoor pursui ts and change from routine- all these make us well aware of the fact that li fe holds far more than livelihood.

You, who are college graduates, have recognized thi s fact fo r you have saved a number of your early years to reach for and to adapt to yourself a heritage from the past. Those of you who have gone beyond the borders of an und ergrad uate career have delved even more deeply into the custodial securi ty of tradition. F rom these multifarious experiences you have built your ways and your interpretations. By choices made at all the crossroads in your lifetime, you have matured steadily, both in thought and action .

Now that you take this occasion to survey events and influences, what will you say your college world contained? " Friends" will be your immediate recital, I am sure, for they press in upon you with a warmth of recollection. Classmates and parties, counselors and comrades, present a legion of faces as they signal back to you the significance of your college days. " Activities" will fill another volume for you will still remember those pursuits which filled nook and corner of the " after-hours." Perhaps you led or perhaps you simply followed. At least you were surrounded by brisk co mrad e who also had dedicated the growing years of their young live

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intensively to education. There remains today with you a consciousness of the energy and of the growing power which generated vigorously for the causes to which they and you devoted effort. " Thoughts" you will say were also a great tonic, distilled from the multitudinous pages that you read , flavored by the opinion of instructors or of speakers and poured into the cauldron of your personality where they were boiled down into facts and opinions which remain with you today.

What major judgments or what dainty fancies have been distilled from your student hours ? You, of today. are strong or striving as this preliminary growth has made you- laboratory quests, recitals of fact, problems sanely answered , feelings blended into powerful allies, admiration for the grace of the ages, intelligence for the intricate connection of logic, analysis well met with synthesis- these were your conquests and your ource of pre ent skills.

It is one hundred years ago that four wom en were entering Oberlin College to take, for the first time, an institutional place beside men and to experiment with " higher education. " It took some of these young ladies a month or more to travel eagerly to the one campus which was willin g to give them recognition. They must needs have been very circumspect in their classroom behavior there for they were allowed on suffrance and could in no way impede man 's progress.

These women surprised the learned pro fessors by their tenacity of purpose and their success in compari on with their rival sex. In fact, the University of Vermont was so jostled out of its lethargic endurance of women students that in 1875 two of them wrested initial recogniti on from the local honorary society of Phi Beta Kappa.

Thus, early Liberal Arts college and the newer professional schools have gone steadily on to give opportunity for both sexes to achieve mastery of self and of race experience. Continually these different institutions have grown more similar in viewpoint and in practices. The Liberal Arts College has realized the vital need of a " life career motive" and the professional school has learned that the undergraduate needs all the richn ess and enjoyment of cultural sources before he or she begins the employment of techniques in a specific career.

Our Teachers Colleges now have their seminars and discussion groups.

Their curricula embrace those field s of learning and those fun dam en tal concepts that envigorate the day and the objective of the student-teacher.

Power- physical, mental, and social- is developed by a depth of thinkin g and of insight which ' 'letters, literature and learnin g" give. Art is brought close to living through aesthetic form and in emotional awarene . Duties become synonymous with pleasures when ambitions are fired through ocial inheritance from the past. Out of this stock of educational timber comes the conviction that man lives not for self alone but rather with comrade and with fellow in that tructure we call a society. Hi happine (or her has fram ework in the interests that lead from the pre ervation o f hi own w 11-bein g toward conce rn for other .

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Today the college world increasingly offers more to the tudents housed in its dormitories and active in its class room s. Homes and families are brought close for consideration and study. Marriage and parenthood are given the dignity of attention. Society is scrutinized for management and associations. Government and control of the world 's wealth are instruments of knowledge for the progressive citizen emerging from the college portals.

Interdependencies of a world and its geographical units face the consideration of young citizens who grow toward the realization of " The League of Youth" proposed so gallantly to the Redgowns of St. Andrews University

by Sir James Barrie in his address on " Courage. " The college world has, in truth, become commensurate with the twentyfour-hour day of the student. It is predicated in the democratic countries upon the values of self-discovery and self-determination. It recognizes the continued need of a mature interpreter to guide the enthusiasms of youth by inventory of the consequences of decisions. It also employs environ mental agents whether they be physical or social to stimulate human conduct which shall be favorable to the highest interests the individual has in society.

Perhaps these words seem remote to you and abstract by contrast with concrete experiences of the every-day . I would purposely have them so, for , out of college and out of subsequent experience there must have grown the tendency to link the individual circumstance to its larger neighbor in the interpretation of existence that constitutes one 's philosophy. So do events pass from the conglomerate state of mere occurrences and derive meaning as occasions of related value. So too do class hours and students, days and the evening firelight , playtimes and controversies, church and the quiet moment, meetings and musical treats weave themselves intelligently into the substantial fabric of a life time.

I leave with you a suggestion of the further expansion which I believe is due this college world of ours. By graduation from its courses and its corridors some have surged forth under the impression that a period has been marked against educational career. The mortar-boards on our heads, the somber black gowns upon our shoulders, the flowers and congratulations of reli eved parents, the class day and recessional- as symbols, may have convinced us of the finality of our degree of learning. Yet emphatically the college tell s us now that the graduate is merely launched into the " commencement" of an independent growth. The institution of the college in the future must even more vigorously impress its alumni with a zest for continued contact with that same learning and labor that have proved healthy investments for the undergraduate years. Thus the adult, progressing from the institution of schooling, will pioneer on through continued education in the personal or social fortune of the times.

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The Purpose of a Sorority in This Changing World

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HYSI CIANS are now saying that a woman's best years a re after 40, but the way she opens the previous 39 determines how she will spend the best years.

A sorority then should hold as its purpose to prepare the young women which belong to it for all those years- not just the three or four they spent in the colleges or universities .

Never has this world needed leaders greater than it does today in every phase of life- economic, social and political. Are vve preparing ourselves to lead ?

The college women are the elect group and the sorority women are the select groups of the colleges. Therefore we should and must consider ourselves as being of the best whi ch this nation has to offer.

Being such are we developing ourselves to meet the changing conditions?

Are we reading widely of state, national, and international affairs? Do we know that Germany and Italy are placing women in the roles of cattle in order to bear children to populate their coun tries and givi ng cash prize to the most prolific? Do we know that the home ties of Ru sia are broken because women are equal with the men in the fields and factories? It is our duty to kn ow these things. T hey a re fo reign problems now, but who knows when they may become American ?

You know women are not paid on an equal basis with men. Why do we let this happen to us ? In many occupations women who marry must give up their occupation. Are we satisfied to give up all our years of preparation and education?

These questions can be solved only by the educated women. As the so rority is an example of women at their best, it becomes necessary for these women to face the issues.

The purpose of Alpha Sigma Tau is ethical, social and cultural development.

In a wo rld which is seeing so much crime and evil we should be proud to seek the right.

The whole world today needs social fellowshi p . If it were possible for all the people of all the nations to join hands and sing together "Peace on earth, good wi ll to men," then sit clown at a long banquet table and after a pleasan t dinner discuss their differences, there woul d cease to be civil strife in Spain and greedy economic war between China and Japan. Our own coun try woul d again become uni fied and remember its preamble, we the people in order to establish a more perfect union- ."

It is the purpo e of a sorority to create in its members a desire for the best life has to offer. Philo opher have told u that true culture come from a thirst for knowleclg not for the mere mastery of fact but for the joy of understanding.

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Then let us remember these lines: "Whatsoever things are true, Whatsoever things are just, Whatsoever things are pure, Whatsoever things are honest Whatsoever things are lovely, Whatsoever things are of good report, If there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think of these things. " FERNE SCI-IUMATE PHIPPS ,

B erkeley Alumnce

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HE word sorority is derived from the Latin word soror, meaning sister.

The members of the organizations, then, are to consider themselves sisters in a general sense, and should have a bond of sisterly love or respect among themselves. This bond should exist not only among the individual members but among the organizations as a whole. This is where the sororities usually fail in their purpose, and do exactly the opposite.

During the entire school year there is competition among the sororities (such as rushing or campus politics) which creates ill will, jealousy, and general hard feelings among the organizations. This competition naturally forces them to work against each other until , frankly speaking, the sororities become " friendly enemies."

The political situation on most campuses divides sororities into cliques.

Anyone looking for political support is careful to choose the "right" sister~ - the strongest group- so her cause can be won. For even though they are all sisters, that inter orority bond is not always strong enough for one to speak her own mind ; she speaks the decision of her sorority.

Thus different types of competition make definite, organized groups (sororities) oppose each other as a whole, creating general animosity among them.

As true sisters, we should not become lost in our own immediate group.

One sorority should be a sister to another sorority. The purpose and fundamental principles upon which any sorority stands are similar enough for us to go hand in hand. Those rules and codes are not to be followed only within your own group at certain times, but anywhere, always.

Sisterly love and respect will be appreciated and recognized by other sisters outside your group as well as within it.

Try living up to your name of " sister" in a less restricted way, and be the better for it!

CATHRYN ERVIN, Eta

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Will the Greeks Slip?

J1 S SECRET societies exist today they contain many defects which will r \ probably lead to their extinction unless the defects are remedied. In the first place, Greek organizations are too expensive. Many fraternities are so poorly managed that present groups have to struggle with payments on debts contracted as far back as the Golden Twenties.

In a single decade American fraternities spent 75 ,000,000 for buildings. One boy, talking about hi s fraternity obligations, said, " Here I am trying to get interest charges reduced, taxes lowered, and maintain a straight face in painting a picture of the advantages of fraternity life to rushees in an effort to insure a sufficient income to keep the sheriff off the front steps of our fraternity house. " Is that the purpose of fraternity life?

Then too, membership in a Greek national organization raises the cost of ordinary living expenses aside from the money paid directly to the group.

A survey made in one college in 192 7 showed that the average sorority girl paid $200 more per year than did the non-sorority girl. The fraternity man paid $100 more than did his " barbarian " brother.

Many times a too heavy financial load is approved by the national council of a fraternity because that council does not understand the conditions on some one campus. Periodic inspection of chapter helps to erase the absentee government, but at best an inspection seldom lasts more than a week while the chapter 's problems go on all year.

Adverse financial conditions cause many chapters to be less discriminating in their choice of candidates for membership. The need for enough members to balance the budget makes rushing a mad cramble for new members rather than a plan to add new members because of congenial personalities.

At the State University of Montana in 1931 Greek finance was in such bad shape that the administration recommended that the college accountant take over collection of bills. Fraternity monies came to be paid just as were tuition and board. Now all but two fraternities, both locals, use this system, paying a small fee for the service.

Another prevalent objection to ecret societies i that they are not conducive to high scholarship. Kirkwood , writing in " School and ociety'' for September, 193 7, says, " The college fraternity is an obstruction in higher educational machinery. It slows up the process of effective education by diverting the tudent 's attention from the purpose for which he entered 路 college. " A table compiled at the University of Oregon in 19 28 bows that fraternity freshmen make higher grades than are indicated as probable b their intelligence rating . Can thi s be becau e they make dishonorable us of chapter files of term paper and course notes?

The chairman of the 18th Interfraternity onf r n e tate , oil rr

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fraternities need a better understanding of the purpose of a college education . They need to make it a matter of chapter loyalty to stand high in scholarship." As suggestions for improvement, he suggests having an officer in charge of a scholarship campaign and giving a medal for high grades.

In addition to being expensive and an obstruction in obtaining good grades, the fraternity system leaves out of its groups too many valuable persons. Very often rushing consists of trying to get the people with the most money, the highest social standing, the most handsome faces, or the most expensive cars. It pays little attention to hard workers and deep thinkers. Unfortunately it pays no attention to the people for whom it might perform some service. The attitude of Greeks is " What can he give us? " not " What can we do for him? " If secret societies are to survive they must keep pace with the world's changing attitude in favor of service rendered rather than service received.

DoROTHY KLI NGENSMITH,

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A Project in Social Work

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0 ONE could have read Webb Waldron's " The City that Found Itself" in the July R eader's Digest without enthusiasm. No one connected with Flint or the Flint educational system could have read this article concerning the 'Iott Foundation without feeling a glow of pride.

This industrial melting pot of 160,000 has turned its school buildings into recreational, instructive homes where father , mother, or child may pursue any interest he chooses. To list the variety of activities would crowd out all other articles in this publication. There is every conceivable sport ; skills may be developed from fly casting to pottery making. Just mention something they don 't do- !

The infectious enthusiasm Webb Waldron expressed was genuine. Upon being asked regarding the sincerity of the article, Alton Paterson, supervisor of Flint's N orth Section, replied almost resentfully, " Oh, there's no question about it."

A seventh grade class, representative of the type from which Flint's juvenile problems will arise, was asked what the Mott Foundation meant to them . Hands sprang up instantly, eager to inform: " We play ping-pong," or " We play basketball," or " We sing. " To show, however, that the recreational program is democratic, another class of youngsters with scrubbed ears and pressed clothing was asked the same question. The responses were almost identical. One boy added proudly, " My sister is a director."

Frank Manley, director of physical education, formed the nucleous of the project by opening play grounds. For three summers, he worked without pay. Then , he enlisted the interest of Charles Stewart Mott, a vice-president of General Motors, thus, The Mott Foundation. Today donations from organizations and individuals range from 50 to 18,000 dollars, the latter from

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a citizen named Ballenger for a field house and park. The Flint Daily Journal gives freely of its columns for programs in progress throughout the city.

Such interest within a city cannot help spreacling. When Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt lectured in Flint, she first paid a visit to Ballenger park, viewed the tennis courts, and declared an outdoor oven was all needed, adding, " You put in an oven and I'll come back next summer and cook a steak for you. " Recently, the Journal printed a letter from J. Edgar Hoover complimenting the work of the Matt Foundation.

Besides the R eader's Digest sending Webb Waldron for a week's intensive study of the work, leading newspapers have sent reporters and photographers ; pictures of groups in action have found their way into Tlt e N ew York Times rotogravure. Hundreds of requests come in asking for Flint's recreational program. Nor are these letters limited to the United States ; one arrived from Shanghai.

In fact, any appeal for information meets with generous response. One office loaded us with records and scrapbooks of related pictures and clippings. And as one more example of everyone's fervor for the work , the parting words of the secretary of this office were, " You must give us a clipping for our scrapbooks."

L uc iLLE G ALE, Flint Alumrue

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SYCHOLOGISTS tell us that a life without organization activity is not complete. Our Alpha Sigma Tau with its national center affords us an opportunity of completing our life. Its meetings enable us to make acquaintances, to acquire self-confidence, to learn to tolerate the opinion of others, and above all , it keeps us mentally alert.

By making acquaintances we take our interests out of the narrow rut of family life into the broader fields of social science. By acquiring selfconfidence we become more useful to our family and friends. By learning to be tolerant of the opinions of others we become charitable toward our neighbor. And finally , does anyone question the desirability of mental alertness ?

And to give to Alpha Sigma Tau that which will make it grow and continue to be of value to us, all of us must realize the importance of our organization , put forth earnest study of its possibilities, give cooperation that its aims may materialize, give generous contributions of financial aid through prompt payment of adequate dues, dispel any ideas that thi organization is merely a social group, but rather that it is the yardstick of tho e thing that we rna t desire relative to ideal womanhood . We must realize that it deserves all we can give it, and that what we aet from it will be determined by the intelligence and effort we put into it.

E sTER GRI FFI TH

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Founders' Day Banquets

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HE Founders' Day Banquet is the essence and core of sorority life. The importance of ritual has been recognized in the practise of religion and is reflected in state functions. It supplies emotional outlets in a visible form to the feeling of oneness which has been engendered between people in many shared activities of a lighter nature. In Alpha Sigma Tau the solemnnity and cadenced movement of the candle ceremony in which the presi路 dent lights the candles of the girls in the order of their initiation into the mysteries is symbolic of that motive. There is a hushed expectancy, a constriction of the throat and tears in the eyes. Any occasion is impressive in which a group of people come together for no other purpose than to bind themselves closer together, to practise their group beliefs and to drink from deep wells renewed idealism and enthusiasm. When this function is performed within paneled walls by candlelight in reverence by wom en who have but one purpose in their hearts there is a rending beauty. The group . songs are doubly poignant- the sentiment inexpressibly deepened. Friendship is cemented closer, sympathy and love are overflowing. All other sorority activities radiate and flow from this inexhaustible font. Founders' Day is the moti ve and the end of sorority life.

LILLIAN Voc T ,

St. Louis Alumnce

For She's an Alpha Tau T THE Western Regional meeting I was very much impressed by Mrs. Elsie Pine's title of her speech, " For She's an Alpha Tau." I immediately sat up and listened. It made me wonder how many of us had ever thought of that phrase, "for she's an Alpha Tau," when we were thinkin g of a certain sorority sister in our own chapter or in another.

It seems to me that it should make each one of us try a little harder to be kind , loving, understanding, forgiving, and to try to make others a little happier for having known us. I am sure all of us could, with a little thought on the matter, think of many things that we could have done, that if we had tried , would have been a little bit better, a little more unde rstanding, a little bit more the actions of a true Alpha Tau. For because we are Alpha Taus and are so proud of it, we should make every effort to be the best ones possible.

We should strive to maintain sincerity of purpose, actions, and thought.

Each one of us could be a little more reliable in everything she does. Let us endeavor to always try our best so that only the unselfish words, the kindest thoughts, and the greatest prai se be spoken in front of that phrase " for she 's an Alpha Tau. " GRACE L EAT H ERBERRY, Emporia Alumnce

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Dutch Treats

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HE pros and cons for " dutch treats" are often discussed in college circles ; probably because everyone is, more or less, in the same financial situation . In most colleges, the majority of studen ts work to put themselves through and consequently have little spending money.

I believe it is ri ght for the girl to help pay fo r the evening' entertainment, especially if the boy is working hard for his education. It boule! be discussed between the parties concerned, however, before the girl offe r money, as most fellows are too proud to accept any.

On one occasion, two young men asked their lady friends for a date to the show. Before starting, the girls were given their choice of riding down town and back, or of eating after the show. The young women each had some small change, so they offered to " pool " theirs with what the young men had. In this way, a complete and enjoyable evening was had by all. Two weeks later the girls invited the boys to the show and this time the boys chipped in fo r eats and rides.

There is always the danger that the boy who knows a gi rl is willing to go " dutch," will take advantage of the fact and take so meone else when he does have sufficient funds. A gi rl shouldn 't always be too willing to pay her own way because she could easily lose her self-respect. By losing her "self-respect" I mean she might become too forward instead of retaining her feminine prerogatives.

This question of " clutch treats" can never have set rules, as other social usages have, because so much depends upon the nature of the indi viduals concerned.

RuTH AN JucHEM

Our Great Documents During 1 50 Years

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HERE is a perennial interest in the originals of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constituti on, both of which were evidently deposited with Charl es Thomson, Secretary of the Continen tal Congress, and turned over later to the custody of the Secretary of State. along with the other papers of the Old Congress. We have however no direct evidence concerning either of these great state paper until many years after they were engrossed. facsimile engraving was made of the Declaration in 1823 and thi 路 has ever ince been the source of the reproductions of thi document. From abou t 1840 to 1894 the Declaration was on exhibit in Washington , but it was then p ut away to p revent further deterioration. The Constitution wa. no t eli Jlayecl, but from 182 0 on variou reprint were made which atLcmpted to be li terally accurate, though with unequal ucce . Th e.q ui centenni al om mi ssion include in its tory of tit (oustitution a lit ral

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print based upon a most careful scrutiny of photographs of the original document.

Under a presidential order both the Declaration and the Constitution were in 1921 deposited in the Library of Congress; and since 1924 they have been on exhibit there in a marble and bronze Shrine, of which the special glass excludes the actinic rays and prevents further fading. The writing of the Constitution is still very legible; that of the Declaration hardly decipherable, and its position is less favorable for inspection. During each of the last thirteen years, the Shrine has been reverentially visited by many thousands.

Wise Sayings " Tis the mind that makes the body rich."

"Th e happiness of your life depends upon the quality of yo ur t houghts."

Diswssion on L ife

"I like spring, but it is too yo ung. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all a utumn , because its leaves a re a little yellow , its tone mello wer, its colors richer, and it is tinged a little with sorrow and a premonition of death. Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor of the power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It kn ows the limitations of life and is content. From a knowledge of those limitations and its richness of ex perience emerges a symphony of colors, richer than all, its green speaking of life and strengt h, its orange speaking of golden content and its purple of resignation and death. And the moon shines over it, and its brow seems white with refl ection, but when the setting sun touches it with an evening glow, it can still laugh cheerily. An early mountain breeze brushes by and sends its shivering leaves dan cing gayly to the ground , a nd you do not kn ow whether the song of t he falling leaves is the song of laughter or of parting tears. For it is the Song of the Spirit of Early Autumn , the spirit of calm and wisdom and maturity, which smiles at sorrow itself and praises the exhilarating, keen, cool air- the Spirit of Autumn."

From My Country and My People, by LI N Y u TAN C

DISTRICT MEETINGS

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PSILANTI, Flint, Cleveland. Akron, Detroit, Youngstown, Lansing, Kent, and all points Central !" was the call to action for the first meeting of the Central District of Alpha Sigma Tau which was held in the Hotel Statler, Detroit. Michigan, ovember 6 and 7. Pitt burgh saw its beginning in theory ; Detroit saw its reality in function; and ninety girls are more than ever aware of a national A.S .T. To arrive at a convention full of pep and enthusiasm and with a desire to learn much and accomplish big things is very fine. To leave a convention with even more pep and enthusiasm and a sense of accomplishment is even better. That is what the Central district meeting has done for us.

The activities began when some ninety girls gathered in the reception room of the Statler Hotel and signed up for the various activities that had been planned, and the hearty and si ncere " H ello" that greeted each and eve ry girl as she stepped off of the elevator was a clear indication that the convention was off to a good start.

The meetings were very worthwhile and although they occupied a total of less than six hours of the many spent at the convention, the amount of material covered and the interest that was sti mulated by the very entertaining and helpful reports more than made up for the mall amount of time. Although our legislation could not be official , we have hopes that the 1939 convention will see many of our new plans and ideas put into effect.

Due to the very efficient leadership of Mrs. Schuman, and the splendid work of the committees, we were able to devote a large proportion of our time to open discussion and the airing of ideas. To be able to ask questions and exchange experiences was of benefit to co-ed and alumna alike. Our one regret was that some of the fine ideas and the enthusiasm for putting them across could not be shared by all of Alpha Sigma Tau. Socially our meeting was a huge success . I think even the photographer must have been impressed by the beauty of the Founders' Day luncheon and you all would have enjoyed seeing some of your national council " truckin'" at the informal party Saturday evening. I have yet to see a group of women have more fun than did those who joined the swing session · at the same party. Theta chapter and the Detroit Alumme chapters deserve much credit.

We were not without inspiration from several sources. The very capable leader hip of Mrs. Schuman; the charmin~ mes age and personality of the Founder 'Day speaker, Mi s Jane Betsy Welling of Wayne ni ersity· the pr enc of four member of the ational Council and the good wish s of

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several more ; the efficiency of the committees; and the exuberance of th e delegates would have convinced even the most pessimistic of the value of such a convention.

A bit ahead of time, perhaps, but hopefully and with confidence, we have made some New Year's resolutions. We pass them on to you hopin g that you will join with us in trying to put them across. We have become aware of the increasing need for more co-operation and a closer relationship between collegiate and alumnre groups and are pledging ourselves to fo ster such a relationship. We have learned that although it is said that charity begins at home, there will always be worthy causes to merit our help and consideration. We have seen the value of the opportunity to know personally the people with whom we work and want more frequent occasions for getting together. We have decided to keep our eyes and ears open and our mouths also that we may share our ideas with others who may need them.

We have decided to give just reward for a job well done so that we may all be inspired to do even more for each other and for A.S.T. Today is the beginning of National Education Week. In a small way Alpha Sigma Tau has helped to usher it in and we are once more reminded that we are, after all, an educational sorority. Our meeting closed on scheduled time but there was a tendency to linger over the last cup of coffee and a reluctance to sav " Au revoir until19 39. " M ARY J ANE M ANCHES TE R

N ational Secretary

THE EASTERN DISTRICT MEETING

I AST spring Edith Paul , president of the Second District of Alpha Sigma L Tau, asked the Buffalo alumnre and Sigma collegiate chapters to be hostesses for the eastern meet. Following that invitation the Buffalo girls planned and discussed " District Meeting" so enthusiastically and thoroughly that the members of the committee in charge felt certain there could be nothing but success attending the meeting in November. It was something new and untried for Alpha Sigma Tau, nationally and locally. ow, however, with the memories of an incomparable week-end to influence them . the girls of this region are eagerly anticipating their next conclave and regret that they must wait until 1940 for it !

The business sessions and social events on Saturday, ovember 6 were held at the Town Club on Delaware Avenue. After all the A.S.T. 's were registered and had taken their places in the Music Room , the meeting was called together by Edith Paul. Ruth E . Fischer, Si_gma collegiate chaplain , opened with an inspirational message from Dean Elbert Russell's "A Book of Chapel Talks"; this was followed by the A.S .T . prayer. The fir st item of business was the election and installation of Margaret Macdonald (Sigma) as treasurer, and Beverly Bollard (Sigma) as secretary of the Second District. The meeting immediately continued with discussion topics led by various alumnre and collegiate delegates.

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Fittingly enough, the keynote to the meeting was found in the fir t topic discussed-"N ational Responsibilities" (led by Mildred Sechrist).

Here were stressed our ideals of high scholarship, womanliness, morality, as well as the more tangible responsibilities of national reports, and the observances of our national traditions. The importance of being " constitutional" was a point well brought out. " Life Membership," which should be a national responsibility, was next considered. As leader of this discussion, it was gratifying to note the favorable sentiment toward life memberships.

Of interest and assistance was the forum led by Sigma's collegiate president, Elizabeth Prohaska, on " problems of the sorority. " Only the call of the luncheon table halted the spirited discussions which centered about such questions as : " Purpose of the Sorority on the Campus," " Co-operation within the Collegiate Chapter," " Purpose and Improvement of Panhellenic," and " Money-Raising Projects."

With a possible national philanthropic project planned for consideration at the next convention, Edith Furst's topic " What Charitable Projects Can We Bring to the Attention of the Sorority ?" was a most timely ubject for the opening of the afternoon session. National and local alumnre-collegiate projects were viewed with a consideration of why A.S.T. hould plan such projects and to what extent money and time should be devoted to them.

Katherine Kramer's presentation of " The Purpose of Our Sorority in this Changing World- Can We Fulfill It? " was a challenge for the future of A.S .T. as well as a summary of the aims toward which we are working.

Doris Yarrison prepared a summary of the problem most prevalent in our college chapters today- " Rushing. " We all agree that our major concern is not so much to pledge large numbers of girls for the sake of quantity, but rather "to draw into our group the girls who will help us grow locally and nationally" toward the accomplishment of those b~ g ger aims of our fraternity.

Remembering the beautiful initiation service which Delta chapter presented at the '3 6 convention, you will concur with our opinion that there could have been no one more able to peak on the subject than their collegiate president, Marion Weaver.

Since the chairman of the Effie Lyman Memorial Loan Fund was pre ent (Margaret Macdonald ), this topic, as led by Dorothy Black, was mo t thoroughly discussed with many constructive procedures outlined.

Ethel Weimar of Lambda chapter concluded with a topic which ha both national and local significance-' Publicizing Our Sorority. " As the concluding unit during our joint collegiate-alumnre ses ions we turned to the work of the Central Office. Here we had the assistance of Mr .

Staehle's leadership and suggestions. Not only did she indicate the place in which all of us could aid the national sorority and the C.O. but he al o received our reactions to the quarterly ANCHOR monthly bull tin , and the monthly Jetter written to the C.O. by each chapter. v e were unanimou.::

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and sincere in our praise of these features, many of which Mrs. Staehle has been responsible for initiating during the past few years.

All delegates next had individual conferences with Edith Paul as well as Mrs. Staehle. In this wav each had a chance to receive advice on personal or chapter problems which could not be discussed at the general meeting. It was also an opportunity for our national officers to learn firsthand of chapter progress, rather than through formal reports.

The remainder of the Buffalo convention was devoted to events of a more social nature. Saturday evening we gathered for our annual Founders' Day Banquet-the " high spot" of the entire conclave. On Sunday the ''Farewell Breakfast" made a pleasant meeting-place for " au revoir. " The girls of Buffalo are justifiably proud of the banquet. Founders' Day has always been their most loved tradition and this year they had a chance to show others how much it meant to them. The careful planning and sincere efforts of Dorothy Ludwig and Dorothy Black, and their committees, were obvious all through the banquet.

The three sorority speakers of the evening presented to us the Past, Present, and Future of Alpha Sigma Tau. Edith Paul first very convincingly clarified our present-day status as individual A.S.T.'s by showing us "A New Conception of Our Responsibilities. " Mrs. Staehle, national president, reviewed the national background upon which Alpha Sigma Tau has grown, paying tribute at this time to those presidents and members of the National Council preceding her. We also gained a new perspective, and more definite glimpse, of her responsibilities as national president ; of her aims and goals for A.S.T. nationally. As my part of this program I attempted to forecast the future a bit. Basing my conclusions on our background and present-day accomplishments, I felt justified in predicting a more complete " nationalization " of all members and chapters, extensive growth in alumnce and collegiate ranks, and a forward-looking development in all phases of our sorority existence.

We were fortunate in having as our guests two very wonderful women . " Our" Dean, Miss Catherine E. Reed very graciously accepted the invitation to be the principal speaker on our program. In order that A.S.T.'s from all districts might share with us in the enjoyment of that address, Dean Reed consented to give us a copy of her speech " The College World Expands.'' You will find the article in this issue of THE ANCHOR .

Our second guest, although not one of our speakers, was A.S.T.'s newest member. Sigma was proud to introduce her new faculty member and adviser, Dr. Margaret S. Quayle. After many years of responsibility and service, Miss Luella Chapman has resigned her active advisership. Both alumnce and collegiate members extend very best -.,vishes for her future happiness, and a deep appreciation of her many years of A.S.T. activity. To Dr. Quayle we bid a most sincere and friendly welcome. We are all grateful for her acceptance of the collegiate advisership, and hope that she will find enjoyment and real satisfaction in being an Alpha Sigma Tau. BEVERLy M. BOLLARD

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MEETIN G OF TH E THIRD DISTRICT

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EVENTY-TWO delegates and visitors registered Saturday morning, morning, October 9, at the Alpha Sigma Tau house, 1006 Constitution, Emporia, Kansas, for the first meeting of the third district. Official delegates were Marie Bogue, Iota ; Betty Briggs, Nu; Dorothy Fleming, Pi; Sarah Hughey, Rho ; Anna Reaves, Upsilon; Opal Gish, Denver-Greeley alumnce ; Grace Leatherberry, Emporia alumnre; Lois Hoynck, St. Louis alumnce ; Helen Pfanschmidt , Wichita alumnre; and Doris Wood, Conway alumnce.

At the opening business meeting Louise Gardner, Emporia alumnce, gave the devotions using Proverbs 31: 10-31 and Sara Teasdale's poem " Barter" as her source. Delores Honer, president of Iota, extended greetings to the visitors. A letter of greetings and best wishes from our national president, Mrs. Staehle, gave us inspiration and encouragement as we entered upon our truly pioneer undertaking.

June McCarthy, St. Louis alumnre, was elected district secretary, and Perle Dall, district treasurer.

Following the business meeting open forum group discussions were held.

Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, faculty advi ser of Upsilon, conducted the collegiate forum, and Esther Griffith, Emporia alumnce representative, led the alumnce group. Later the two groups were brought together fo r joint discussion. Interest in these discussions was real and enthusiastic; participation, general and sincere. The followin g points were discussed:

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Collegiat e Forum Rushing and pledging.

Finances- dues and how to collect them, etc.

Social activities.

Scholarship.

Participation in campus activities.

Faculty advisers, patronesses, and housemothers.

Alumnce Forum

1. Life membership.

2. News letters.

3. ature of meetin gs, dues, etc.

4. R elation to active chapter.

J oint F orum 1. What charitable projects can we bring to the attention of the sorority?

2. How can we publicize our sorority?

3. What is the purpo e of our sorority in this changin <Y \VOrld today? Do we fulfill it?

4. How can we improve our initiation services?

5. What i the quota our district can rai e for the cholar hip fund ?

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6. What is our relation to the community in which we live? Our responsi hili ty?

7. Where in our district are there possibilities for establishing new chapters, collegiate or alumnce?

Sixty-three delegates attendect the one o'clock luncheon at the Casa Bonita, a tea-room five miles from town. The tables were arranged in an anchor formation and were decorated with bouquets of fall garden flowers.

Place cards featured the Alpha Sigma Tau pin. Mrs. Audrey Lucke, our national chaplain, gave a delightful informative and enthusiastic talk concerning the importance, personnel, and activities of the national organization.

At three o'clock a tea was given at the chapter house. Invited guests in addition to the conference members were the wives of the presidents of Emporia's two colleges, the cleans of women of the two colleges and of the high school, the wife of the superintendent of the city schools, the president and the faculty sponsor of Panhellenic, the presidents and the faculty advisers of the A. E . S. sororities on our campus, former patronesses of the sorority, the wife of the head of the teacher training department of K.S.TC. , and Mrs. William Allen White, wife of Emporia's foremost citizen and Kansas' leading author and editor and a real person in her own right, and Dr. Flora Haas, of the faculty at S. T. C. , Conway, Arkansas. Table appointments carried out the so rority colors of emerald and gold and the sorority flower, the yellow rose. Patronesses of Iota poured tea.

Six cars of visiting delegates took a sight-seeing trip over the city after the tea.

At the formal dinner Saturday night at the Broadview Hotel, sixty-five delegates and guests were present. As at the tea, tc:.bles were arranged in the anchor formation and were decorated in yellow roses and chrysanthemums and green tapers. Favors were Barbara Gould presentation sets wrapped and tied in the sorority colors. Mrs. Elsie Pine, head of the department of library science at the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, gave an inspirational and challenging talk on the subject, " For She 's an Alpha Tau." She discussed the marks of an educated woman and held these up as a standard for all Alpha Sigma Taus.

After the dinner the Iota chapter gave a dance at the sorority house at which fraternity men from the Teachers College were guests, and I held open house at my apartment for those who did not care to dance .

Sunday morning an informal farewell breakfast was served at the chapter house to sixty-five people. The Alpha Tau husbands were specially invited guests. After the breakfast the out-of-town visitors departed for their homes by car and train amid much happy confusion of good-byes and farewells. And so ended the first meeting of the third district of Alpha Sigma Tau! As I look back upon the conference now from the vantage point of three weeks, I feel that its success was due to the excellent spirit of genuine friendliness, true cooperation, and mutual helpfulness evidenced by the

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entire group throughout the meeting. And what a fine, attractive, goodlooking group it was! "hen I stood before the assembly to call the meeting to order, and looked into the interesting, intelligent, sincere faces before me, I experienced a genuine thrill of pride and joy in the sorority that bound us together and in the common ideals we were striving to attain. I believe the outcome of the meeting was a closer bond of comradeship among the chapters of the district, a better understanding of our national organization, a broader vision of the opportunities afforded through affiliation with Alpha Sigma Tau, and an increased appreciation of the real meaning of " Affection, Sincerity and Truth. " I owe a deep debt of gratitude to all the Emporia girls who so willingly and faithfully helped in all I attempted to do, and to our guests who so graciously and wholeheartedly entered into the spirit of the conference.

This first meeting of the third district of Alpha Sigma Tau will remain always as one of my happiest memories.

MARY ALICE SELLER

OMICRON HOSTESS TO SOUTHERN MEETING

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EATURED by interesting sessions, and enjoyable social events, the meeting of the Fourth District of Alpha Sigma Tau was held October 16-17, in Athens, West Virginia, with Omicron chapter of Concord State Teachers college as hostess.

The Fourth District consists of Zeta Tau chapter, Farmville State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia ; Omicron chapter, Concord State Teachers College, Athens, West Virginia ; alumnre chapters from Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, and Welch, West Virginia; alumnre chapter from Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.

The group was most fortunate to have present Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle, of Columbus, Ohio, national president of Alpha Sigma Tau. The business meeting was opened Saturday morning, October 16, at 9:30 with Mrs. Meade McNeill, president of the Fourth district, pre icling.

Miss Gay Steiffen, of Zeta Tau, was elected secretary, and :Miss Eveline Brown , Omicron chapter, treasurer.

Miss Margaret Bailey read the devotionals, after which Mi s Annette Roberts, accompanied by Miss Frankie Bryan, sang " Be The Best of Whatever You Are. " These girls represented Zeta Tau. A welcome was given to the visitor by Dr. Frank Marsh , president of Concord College, and Mrs. McNeill. Mrs. McNeill then took charge of the business.

The following questions sent from the Central office were discu eel: first, " What charitable projects can we bring to the attention of the sorority? " Miss Helen Bradley led the discussion on this que tion and presented many idea that could be carried out.

The second question " How can we publicize our ororit ?' wa pr se nted by Mi s Jeannette Kyle, harl es ton alumnre delegat .

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The third question, "What is the purpose of our Soro ri ty in this changing world today? Do we fulfill it? " was ably discussed by Miss Mary Nichols, alumnre representative of Zeta Tau, and Mrs. Ferne Phipps, Beckley alumnre.

The fourth question, " How can we improve our initiation service ?" was presented by Mrs. Helen Gunnoe, Charleston alumnre.

An appetizing plate lunch was served at noon by the women of the Baptist church of Athens, with the Omicron chapter as hostess.

At 1:3 0 the business meeting resumed with the question, "What is the quota our district can raise for the scholarship fund?"

By request the third question (quoted above) was reopened, with Miss Mary ichols as leader. Each girl was asked to write her answer to the question and send it to Miss Mary Nichols to be compiled.

The Beckley alumnre chapter was hostess to a tea, from 4 to 5, in the college social room. The guests were introduced to the receiving line by Mrs. Ferne Phipps of Beckley alumnre. The receiving line was composed of lVIiss Dessie Sarrett, president of Beckley alumnre, Mrs. Carrie Staehle, national president of Alpha Sigma Tau, Mrs. Meade McNeill president of Fourth district, Miss Margaret Bailey, president of Zeta Tau, and Miss Dorothy Klingensmith, president of Omicron.

The social room was attractively decorated with yellow roses, the sorority flower. A delicious plate consisting of sandwiches, mints, nuts, and tea was served to the guests.

Miss Elizabeth Bostian played beautifully on the violin, accompanied

by Mrs. Ralph Klingensmith, patroness of Omicron. Mrs. Harvey Ri ce, Dean of Women, Concord College delighted the guests with two solos. Mis Annette Roberts and Frankie Bryan charmingly sang a duet.

The Bluefield alumnre chapter acted as hostess to the group at a formal banquet held in the West Virginian Hotel in Bluefield, Saturday evening.

Miss Dorothy Klingensmith acted as toastmistress, and the program consisted of a welcome by Helen Bradley; duet, by Annette Roberts and Frankie Bryan ; message, Mrs. Carri e W. Staehle; message, Miss Mary Nichols; and as a final number, a duet, " The End of a Perfect Day," sung

by Annette Roberts and Frankie Bryan.

Following the banquet the Welch alumnre chapter was ho tess to a party. Contest games were played and prizes awarded. After the games the girls continued the fun with dancing, particularly- "The Big Apple. " Sunday, October 17, at 9: 00, group meetings were held at the home of Phyllis Lilly, Omicron alumnre.

The final get-together was a farewell breakfast served at the College Inn .

Everyone seemed especially pleased wi th the meet and are now looking forward to the big convention of 1939.

â&#x20AC;˘ A. E. S. COUNCIL MEETING â&#x20AC;˘ ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITIES COUNCIL MEETING The twelfth biennial conference of the Association of Education Sororities met in convention at the George Washington Hotel, New York City, October 14, 15 , and 16, 1937. Miss Edith Mansell, Alpha Sigma Tau presided at all meetings; Mrs. Ida Belle Dowell, Sigma Sigma Sigma, erved as acting secretary. All time visitor at the conference was Miss Bell, Alpha Sigma Alpha President, of Buffalo. Other special visitors were Mrs. John Linden of Long Island, founder of Pi Kappa Sigma ; Mrs. William Crook, National Vice-President of Alpha Sigma Alpha, of arberth , Pennsylvania ; Mrs. Mary Hastings Halloway, Tri Sigma ; and Mrs. J. G. Doyle, Editor of the Sigma Tau magazine, of Peekskill, New York.

On Thursday evening interested members of the National Panhellenic Congress, al so holding its conference in New York City, and the A.E .S. delegates, met in joint conference to discuss the problem of a federation of Greek-letter women. Friday evening A.E.S. members were gue ts of the National Panhellenic Congress at its banquet held in Beekman Tower.

About three hundred women, representing thirty Greek-letter organizations, were present. From fruit cup supreme to demi-tasse the delicious five course dinner vied in attention only with greetings from old friend s and introductions to new ones. The souveni r programs carrying the menu, the evening's program, and the list of member fraternities came in for its share of attention. Only as it became evident that the guest speakers were actually ready to begin was it possible to bring attention to that part of the program. The absence of Mrs. Hawkes and the necessity of rearranging the order of speakers that Mrs. Earle might leave early for another engagement caused some changes; otherwise the program was carried through as planned . True to the theme of the season celebrating the place of women in the educational world , the various speakers stressed woman 's opportunity in good government, in community service, and in the voice of the air as well a in campus l~adership . With Miss Harriet Tuft presiding the following program was g1ven.

A a concluding number the audience joined in singina ' When Greek Meets Greek ."

On Friday afternoon from four to -ix in the George Washinaton room of th e V/ashington hotel a deli ahtful tea wa held under the spon orship of Mi s Carri e E. Walton, Theta igma psilon . All appreciated the thoughtfuln e of Delta igma Epsilon and Pi Kappa igma in presenting a bask t casi n . of fall flower a charming and attractive background for th

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Every delegate wore at both tea and banquet corsages sent by Theta Sigma Upsilon and Pi Delta Theta. Although all sororities were well repre. ented , Alpha Sigma Alpha led in the number of guests appearing. All A.E.S. members enjoyed the lull in business over "a refreshing cup of tea" and the equally refreshing talk; but since one good time must always end before another can begin, the group was forced to separate all too soon that council members might arrive at the banquet in time to be presented in the receiving line.

The business sessions were enlivened at intervals by telegrams and letters of greeting from various chapters. A large box of bonbons, thoughtfully contributed by Alpha Sigma Tau, proved a center of attention, providing excuse for an occasional recess. Correspondence from officers of the Teachers College Fraternity Association was read and discussed. The organization has been given assurance that it is the desire of A.E.S. to co-operate in every possible way in helping effect a national organization.

Mrs. eidig in reporting on local Panhellenic problems stressed the importance of a carefully planned financial program, suggesting that the technique of Ypsilanti and Indiana be examined with a view to compiling information for the use of those groups needing help. The suggestion was made, concerning the educational program, that a central theme rather than a monthly program be emphasized since this would offer more continuity.

The needs of groups vary, hence suggestions must be general, paving the way for more definite questions and contributions later. Any group may ask Mrs. See fo r help in planning these programs but should feel free at all times to follow its own leads. This is true to the general policy of A.E.S. leadership. The real mission of the sorority on the campus is culture, and that point must be clear at all times. Panhellenics, stronger than they have ever been before, have a more definite place on college campuses today than they have had in the past. There is a better spirit of co-operation and harmony among groups; more is being done to warrant the existence of the sorority ; they are proving their worth to both the college and the administration, for the greatest opportunity comes through service and the real test of any organization is the service it performs. In this connection, Ypsilanti has the most extensive program. They used as the main topic for the year, " The Advancing Sorority," or "Adventures in Building a Better Sc rority Through Building a More Efficient and Richer Life. " Miss Walter, Chairman of eligibility and nationalization, reported on the problem of several groups desiring to become members of A.E.S. The matter was referred to the committee on field.

On Saturday morning, Mrs. Sharp presented an impressive memorial service honoring two men who have contributed much to the spirit, to the growth, and to the development of sororities. Dr. Eugene Fair, President of State Teachers College of Kirsksville, Missouri, friend and counselor of sororities, and Mr. Walton, brother of Miss Mabel Lee Walton, brother too of all sororities will both be lon~r remembered for their zeal and their ' ~ interest in the cause.'

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The twelfth biennial conference closed at noon Saturdav. A.E.S . members departed for Missouri, California or Florida to carry ba~k the message of comradeship and fraternity . The lasting and sincere friend hips formed in these groups so widely separated yet working for a common cause is a tribute to the power of a great idea when "Greek is met with Greek. " REBA

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Publicity C lzairman

"We wa nt to kn ow that li ttle things are little, and the big things big, before it is too lat e ; we want to see thin (Ys now as they will seem forever 'in the light of eternity.'

We want to learn to laugh in the face of the inevitable, to smile even at the looming of death."

NIETZSCHE in Th e J oyful Wisdom

Welcom e Song (T o be sung by th e Sigma actives to our guests a t the A.S.T. Ea tern Conven tion m Buffalo. ) To the tune of : U. S . .Afarines.

We welcome the Eastern chapters Of Alpha Sigma Tau: We're glad to have you with us In Buffalo right now.

W e are pro ud to be your hostesses, We hope you'll have some fun; And we know you'll have fond memories When meeting time is done.

For we're joined in happy sisterhood, W e all agreed and how!

That we're proud to wear the colors Of Alpha Sigma Tau. - By THE SIGMA AcnvEs.

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BOOK REVIEW

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T!t e Romance of L eonardo da Vinci

by DMITRI MEREJI<OUSKI

The Ronwnce of Leonm'do da Vinci is one of the world 's best historical novels which was translated from a Russian masterpiece.

Leonardo da Vinci was regarded by his contemporaries as a very unreligious man, an atheist, or even an Antichrist. Yet after reading the story of his life one sees a much different phase of his life. In words such as these, " All that is beautiful dies in man, but not in art. " Or in the following statement one sees a deeper and a penetrating wisdom: "He that despiseth painting, despiseth the philosophical and refined contemplation of the universe, in as much as painting is the lawful Daughter, or to put it better, Granddaughter of ature. All that is, has been born of nature, and has in its turn given birth to painting. Therefore, do I say that painting is the Granddaughter of Nature and related to God. Whoever blasphemes against painting, blasphemes against God." Then again, "Learning maketh the soul young; it decreaseth the bitterness of old age. Gather, then, wisdom ; gather sweet fare for thy old age. " Leonardo was ambidextrous, accounts disclose; with his left hand he drew his wonderful painting, and with his right he painted. In his old age after his first paralytic stroke he attempted to do both with his ri ght hand , thus showing his determination not to be conquered by ill health. Even until the end did he paint.

Twenty years he labored to paint "The Last Supper." Even his old masterpiece "Mona Lisa" required five years to complete. At the time of this painting he was fifty and she forty . She was the wife of a merchant.

It is quite unusual to note that he portrayed his personality in the painting of " Mona Lisa." Her smile really was his so Dmitri Merejkouski tells us.

She, through her association with him, learned his smile. Da Vinci loved her deeply. In fact , she was his only love, so the author tells us. After her death the king offered an enormous sum for the picture of her when he chanced to see it one day. The artist refused to sell it. However, the king demanded the picture. It was not delivered to him until after the death of da Vinci, however.

Besides being a talented artist he was a great mathematician, and had many plans for flying machines.

After reading this book I felt as though I had added another great friend to my collection of artists.

BuRNADINE WOMACK, D enver-Greeley Alum.nce

Top: E lsie Robinson, Homecoming Queen, Rho; t. Louis Alumn:c. enta: Ruth Johnson, Rh o, left, Annabel Toney, Rho, right; arah Hugh y , Rho 路 igma girls at June, 1937, hou eparty- back, left to right, Ruth Fi cher, Marjorie Miliu, Iuri I Porter, Iren tab! front, Rita Kick, my Ballagh, Doris Tob r. Bott om: Back row, left lo right, Mr . Flint, lpha, advi er, Janet Munger lpha , Lunetta Mah, ffy , lpha- fronl, Katharine milh , Alpha, Cl.ara alk r, lpha , Rachel n\"crsc, lphn, klcy, lpha; t psi! n chapter.

Maxine ck l y, lpha, Ruth Coot, lpha El anor

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ALPHA The opening event of Alpha chapter was a buffet dinner, Friday, September 24, given by the patroness, Mrs. Vanden Belt in honor of Miss Betty Jane Vanden Belt and Miss Clara Walker who had recently returned from a seven weeks' tour abroad.

On October 30, we enjoyed a social meeting at the home of our patron ess Mrs. Vanden Belt. Hot dogs were roasted over a blazing fire in the fireplace, and cider and doughnuts were served. As a climax to the evening Hallowe'en games were played .

November 1- Formal initiation was held for Katherine Smith .

ETA Our first duty this year was to elect new officers. Our president, IJ:arjorie Keppler, and our vice-president, Delores McGrath , did not come back to school and our corresponding secretary was unable to keep her office. Our treasurer was elected president so , altogether, we had four vacant offices to fill.

As soon as officers were elected we initiated our pledges who were unable to go active last year because of a campus quarantine. Then we turned our attention to " rushing" for new pledges. Our principal function for our rushees was a buffet supper in Russian style, suggested by the fact that the Don Cossacks sang at our school the day after our party.

Our patronesses, Mrs. Dick Donaghy and Mrs. R. E. Manchester, gave us a Hallowe 'en buffet supper at Mrs. Donaghy 's home. Entertainment consisted of games and fortune telling. It was a very fine social start for our year, and in spite of our lack of officers at the start, we are well on our wa y to a happy and successful year.

THETA Alpha Sigma Tau has achieved the di stinction of being one of the mos t active sororities at Wayne University. This is not surprising after a glance at the calendar for the year.

As usual , there is no intermission during the summer. In June a house party was held at the cottage of Ruth Heilman near Tecumseh, Ontario.

The girls enjoyed swimming, rowin g, tennis, and in the evenings a camp fire was made. Ruth said the appetites developed from this exercise ·were a little hard on the larder during the three days' stay .

Later in the summer, Ruth Prange arran geed a swimming party and "hot-dog" roast at Grosse Pointe Park.

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Time was taken during these meetings to prepare for the oncoming rush season. In an endeavor to eliminate last minute preparations a skeleton form of all the parties was arranged with various committees in charge of each. Jeanne Smith was chairman of the first party held at Masonic Temple, October 19.

This was followed by the " barn-yard" party held at the sorority apartment. Arlene Kerns, chairman, conveniently combined this with Hallowe'en.

Every item, clown to the invitations, carried out the farmerish atmosphere.

The third was a " dorm party, " meaningless perhaps, to a campu collerre, but quite novel to a " street-car" univer ity, such as Wayne. Appropriately dressed for a dormitory, the girls were served a midnight spread, with food appearing from every nook and cranny.

In order will follow the formal dinner and pledging, sorority dance, and the annual Thanksgiving bridge which was such a success last year.

A new feature begun this semester is the invitation of outstanding personalities to speak at the regular meetings . Mi s Jane Welling, head of the Art Department, spoke on "Hobbies and Culture," and at the next meeting Arthur Seigel entertainingly discussed photography, illustrating with his own collection of pictures.

M ARION SCHWALM

IOTA Rush week started off with a dessert bridge which was called a "Topsy Turvy Party " at the sorority house T uesday evening. Dessert was served to the guests as soon as they arrived. As the parties of all the sororities had to be uniform, bridge and hearts were played .

"A Jungle Jamboree" was the theme for our 路w ednesday evening party.

Palms throughout the house carried out the jungle atmosphere, and miniature giraffes made of marshmallows were given as favors. Bingo was the entertainment of the evening and prizes were awarded.

"Co-ed Capers " was the name used fo r Thursday evening's party. Dancing and a program furnished by the Ottis Smith School of Dancing was the entertainment for the evening. An old-fashioned box-supper was the manner in wh ich lunch wa served to the guests.

The last party of rush week- the traditional " Yellow Rose Dinner "was held at the chapter house Friday evening. This is called the preferential date. T he guests ate dinner in candle-light, and each ru bee received a yellow rose as her favor.

WHO

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Delore Honer is president of the chapter: secretary of Xi Phi, local leadership fraternity; a member of Kappa Delta Pi national honorary scholastic fraternity ; and a member of the Primary Kindergarten Club in which department she ha chosen her major. Delore i a enior thi year.

Ellen Herron, a senior, is trea urer of th chapter. he i majorinrr in

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commerce ; a member of the History and Government Club; a member of Commerce Club, Y.W.C.A., and participates in the college chorus.

Marie Bogue is a sophomore this year and is majoring in physical education. She is rush captain of Alpha Sigma Tau, and a member of the Physical Education Club and of Sigma Pi Sigma, pep club.

Myrel Yost is chaplain of the sorority and is majoring in English and Speech. She is a Gilson player and has an active part in Y.W. C.A . affairs.

Virginia Lois Briggs will complete her degree at the end of the first semester. She is a member of the Commerce Club.

Mary McDonough is a pre-law student and is minoring in commerce.

She is a member of the Commerce Club ; of the Alpha than ian Literary Society and of Y.W.C.A. Betty Ziegenbusch, a senior, is vice-president of the chapter and takes care of the pledges. She is a member of the Primary Kindergarten Club an d of the Y.W.C.A. Her major is Primary Kindergarten.

NU Pledging of new students by any of the sororities was deferred the fall quarter because of a rule made by the Panhellenic Association. This was to enable the freshman girls to become better acquainted with the vari ous sororities before pledging and to make it possible for the sororities to get their budgets balanced the first of the year. This plan seems to work satisfactorily for all concerned. However there was informal rushing and pledging for girls who had been here at least one previous quarter. We pledged three splendid girls- Ruth Ann Juchem, Gene Clark, and I sabelle Thompson.

The pledge dinner was held at a downtown cafe.

We had one rush dinner at The Pines Tea Room previous to our pledging. Ten attractive girls were our guests.

Our patronesses entertained us at a Hallowe'en dinner on October 28.

We played bridge and Bingo. Several of our rushees were guests.

During teachers' convention in Denver, the Nu chapter and alumn c.e had a luncheon at the Blue Parrot Inn. The menu and table setting were carried out in our colors, emerald and gold. The theme of the program was an Indian pow-wow and the favors were wigwams. There were stunts and speeches, including reports from delegates to the regional convention in Emporia, Kansas.

Our Founders' Day banquet was held in Greeley during Homecoming, November 6.

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OMICRON The opening day of school in September found only ten acti ve members of Omicron chapter on the campus. In addition to that handicap, we were without a president because Lallah Collier, the president-elect, had accepted a position as a teacher in the Caretta schools.

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At our first meeting we elected Dorothy Klingensmith, a junior, president. Eveline Brown was appointed vice-president to fill the position which Dorothy formerly held.

Our first social affair was a wiener roast held at the college pump house.

The guests were the chapter 's patronesses and Mrs. Helen Dole, new head of the Department of Physical Education. The evening's entertainment featured games, singing, ghost stories, and just plain eating.

Monday night, September 20, will be remembered by every Alpha Sig at Concord for the variety of emotions it provoked. We gave a reception honoring our patronesses in the social room , but we forgot that the band practiced in the room above at the same time we were trying to be gracious below. The voices vve used in trying to make ourselve understood above the whirlpool of band music about us were anything but oft and low.

Next on our calendar, and by far the most important thing that has yet happened to us, was the Fourth District 'leeting which we were happy to have at Athens. Our pleasure in having Mrs. Staehle and the Zeta Tau girls here was second only to the very material benefits we derived from the business and social sessions.

On November 6 we observed Founders' Day by having our annual banquet. The program included a candle-lighting ervice, a talk by Mis Bessie Burns Bennett, professor of English, and a talk by Mrs. E. Meade McNeill, president of the fourth district.

PI CALENDAR

June 17- Graduation: Mildred Budde and Harriet Marschuetz.

June 25-27- Week-end party on the Merrimac River. Lots of fun swimming and camping out.

June 28- Moonlight Excursion. Melodies on the moonlit Mississippi.

July 10- Lawn Party. Flimsy formals look so pretty under Japanese lantern light.

August 2 5- Summer meeting to plan rush partie .

September 7- School Opens. A rush to look at the future rushees.

September 2 5- College Carnival (rush party). Peanuts, hot-dogs, and pink lemonade. This party was a big success.

September 29- Second rush party. Formal dinner at the Winston Church ill Apartments. Clever little nosegays for favors.

October 4- Twelve darling pledges.

October 9-10- Trip to Emporia, Kansas , to attend the Third DUrict Meeting. It was perfect.

October 11- Formal pledging at 'ladolyn Kehl lovely home.

October 22- Pajama Party at 1Iaxine Steven's home. . keen time but not much Jeep, was had by all. :-..lovember 4- Founder Day banquet at the College lub.

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THUMBNAIL SKETCHES OF PI ACTIVES AND PLEDGES Anita Barr- The ANCHOR editor who tri路es to get articles for thi s little book.

Mary Corrubia- A loyal helper for A.S.T. Helen Croft- A spray of lilac against black velvet.

Lorraine David- A southern belle in old St. Louis.

Dorothy Fleming- Our sophisticated president.

Lorraine Flotte- Silver slippers on a hardwood floor.

Hedwig Marcinkowski- A little boat dancing on the tide.

Alva McGee--Goodwill throwing bouquets from a basketball.

Margaret Miller- Diana, the huntress, with dimples.

Marie Morlan- A feather in a whirlwind.

Ruth Priebe- Steinway pianos, applause, and encores.

Margaret Mary O'Connell- The reddest rose in the lavendar dusk.

Mary Elizabeth Ouzts- A daughter of the arts, and divinely so.

Margaret Ryan- Dramatically enthusiastic at all times.

Jeanne Scott- A quip in time saves nine.

Lorraine Ulrich- Speed plus floating power.

Margaret Wallis- The golden thread that ties the green.

Lois Wamhoff- Honey and melted butter.

Margaret Willerding- The devil lives in her eyes.

RHO Having more active members than any other social organization on the campus, Rho chapter feel s that it is beginning one of its most successful years.

The first big event for us was the district meeting for all chapters west of the Mississippi at Emporia, Kansas. Four of our members, Kathleen Kelchner, president; Juanita Laymance, vice-president ; Sarah Hughey, past president and honorary delegate to the convention ; and Mrs. Sam Leach, attended the meeting and came back embued with enthusiasm from the association with the other Alpha Sigs.

We were thrilled to have Elsie Robinson, who comes to us from Upsilon chapter at Conway, elected " Homecoming Queen " after being on the campus only three weeks. Only members of the " S" club, Southeastern lettermen, are allowed to vote, so it is really the truest test of real beauty that we have in any of our elections.

Rush this year was the loveliest we have ever had. From four to six o'clock on Friday afternoon our mothers entertained for us with an elaborate tea at the Country Club. Then, preceding a delightful canopy party at the home of one of our patronesses, we sent corc.ages of yellow roses tied with emerald ribbon to each of the rushees.

At eight o'clock we gathered at the Bryan hotel for a dinner. Tables for four were scattered at random over the beautifully decorated dining hall, with two actives and two rushees at each table.

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The high spot of rush for us was the " jungle party" given at the Boy Scout camp by the alumme chapter, which was only organized this year.

The jungle spirit pervaded throughout the decorations of trees, shrubs, banana stalks, and baskets of apples and cocoanuts. After a merry evening of African games and contests, we were served "skull crunch ' and "headhunters' hash. " At twelve we went to the home of Mrs. Sam Leach, the only married member of our collegiate chapter, and put a group of very tired rushees to bed.

After an "Aunt Jemima" breakfast at a cafe down town, we returned the rushees to their homes barely before eight o'clock.

Six of the girls returned to bid-house at the home of our president to accept the emerald and gold. They are: Lou Ellen Gregg, Zuma Reeder, Theresa Kimmon s, Anne Howse, Janice Peavy, and Mary Dunne.

We are also glad to publish the names of two girls who have become active members since the opening of school- Rudine Nixon and Dahleen Phillips.

ZETA TAU Alumnre, actives, and pledges met for a whole week of fun and pleasure at " The Beachcroft"- Virginia Beach, Virginia-July 5-12. Among those there were: Mable Burton, Frankie Bryan , Mary Ethel Barnes, Pattie Jeffries, Gay Stieffen, Frances Carroll, Mildred Chandler, Alberta and Alfreda Collings, Ophelia Booker, Doris Coates, Virginia Winston Smith, M. T. Rowls. " Hello there-I'm so glad to see you back. " These words greeted one on every side as you entered the Rotunda of the College on Tuesday morning, September 22. Twenty-three Alpha Sigma Taus returned ready to get clown to work and make this the best year that A.S.T. has ever had. We welcomed back one of our old girls, Annette Roberts, who has come back to get her degree.

October 15 , 16, 17- The fourth regional convention was held at Concord State Teachers College, Athens, West Virginia. Zeta Tau chapter was well represented by Margaret Bailey, Gay Stieffen, Musse Hoyer, Annette Roberts and Frankie Bryan. Miss Mary Nichols, alumnre representative and faculty member also attended the meeting. Gay Stieffen of the Zeta Tau chapter was elected secretary of the fourth region.

On Tuesday night, October 26, Dr. J. L. Jarman, president of State Teachers College installed the Senior Class of 1938. Among the class we find the following Alpha Sigma Taus: Margaret Bailey, Gay Stieffen, !J:us .e H oyer, Bonnie Avery, Pattie J effries, Mary Anness Harper, Doris I bel.

Amid colorful revelry and many lights, Gay Stieffen, one of our own Zeta Taus was crowned queen of the 1937 circus. Alpha Kappa Gamma. national honorary fraternity for leadership, annually spon or the circus.

Thi 路 affair is the hi gh spo t of entertainment for the fall quarter. Gay al o co mpo ed and directed the _enior class stunt which won fir t prize at th circus.

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AKRON-KENT, OHIO In June the alumnre gave a tea for the actives as a courtesy to the graduates particularly. It was a delightful affair held at Janet Knott 's home at Twin Lakes.

Mrs. Dick Donaghy and Mrs. Raymond Manchester, patronesses of the sorority, poured. The sorority colors, emerald and gold, were used in the table appointments. About fifteen alumnre and eighteen actives were present.

In July a few of the girls and their husbands or best boy friends met at the Alpine Shore Club in Cleveland for a supper dance, by way of a midsummer get-together.

On October 9 we sponsored a benefit bridge tea at the Robin Hood in Kent. Martha Baumberger Chapman was in charge of the affair. Twentyfive tables were in play. Part of the proceeds were used to send a delegatf' from our chapter to the district convention in Detroit on November 6 and 7.

On November 1 we held our first installation ceremony at our meeting at Bea Braden's home in Akron. One new girl was installed at this time-Ada Swan of Cuyahoga Falls. Ada is now attending Actual Business College in Akron.

Plans grew thick and fast at this November meeting. It certainly must be a fruitful month. A project to help in some way to make Thanksgiving a real one for the children in the orphanage in Akron where our own Marv Cook is doing such fine work was discussed. We hope to tell you more of this later. We also appointed a committee to promote a rummage sale for the benefit of our much-overworked treasury. So, besides appearing at the December meeting with a gift for a Christmas exchange, each girl is requested to bring something old as well.

Though not a planned event on the N.E.O.T.A. calendar, the A.S.T. 's met informally at Lotus Gardens in Cleveland on Friday for luncheon .

From our alumnre group were Janet Knott, Helen Lundeen, Bernice Baumberger, and Mildred Pyle.

NEws AnouT Us Ro Mayne (McGrath) Kent left our chapter in July to go to Cadillac, Michigan, where her husband 's business took him .

Beatrice (Shively) Braden has turned completely domestic by resigning her teaching position in favor of a full-time home-making job. She says she doesn't know how she ever did get her house work done before!

Helen Lundeen has a new position as teacher in a newly-organized kindergarten in Berea, and as always, she is very enthusiastic about it.

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Bernice Baumberger has come from Akron to Kent to be a critic teacher.

She thinks it very nice work.

At our last meeting we received announcement of the marriage of Dorothy Lewis to M r. Charles Wilkner, which took place on September 18.

Mildred (N ihausen) Archer was selected as our delegate to the district convention in Detroit in November, to be sponsored by the nati onal organization, and our own chapter will send Beatrice (Shively) Braden, unless somethin g unforeseen happens, in which case we have two very capable alternates in Mildred Pyle and Bernice Baumberger. (P.S. Something did happen, and Mildred Pyle will go fo r Bea Braden.)

Our vacations this year took many of us East. Dorothy Finn, Imogene Hughes, and Adel ine Budd went to Tew York City. Bernice Baumberger traveled in the East; Mild red Pyle enj oyed a Great Lake cruise. Caroline (Eaton ) Pierson traveled through New England. Peg (Armour) Joles' wedcling trip took her into Toronto, Canada. Beatrice Braden camped in a cottage in Massillon. Veron (Gordon ) Biggar attended Kent State University. Martha Chapman and her husband painted an apartment: They're landlords now. Janet Knott spent summer vacation camping on the lake shore, part of the time as chaperon for a group of young people.

In our last letter we wrote that Margaret Whittlesey (Pinky ) was looking for a job- well , she found it in an insurance office as so mebody's stenog.

MARRIAGE

The marriage of Peg Armour to Mr. Robert J oles at Boulevard Evangelical Church, Akron , on September 4 at nine o'clock in the morning.

Judging from the pictures whi ch Peg showed us at sorori ty meeting, it was a lovely wedding with the bride demure in white satin and Mary Queen of Scots cap, and carrying white gladioli. The bridesmai ds and matron of honor must have added delicate color to the scene with their rose, aqua peach, and green gowns and bouquets of salmon gladioli.

It was our first wedding, and we were proud of it. To how our good wishes we presented Peg wi th a table lamp to take home to the tiny new apartment.

Peg will continue teaching in Akron.

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The engagemen t of Helen Lundeen to Mr. Albert Vlick of Cleveland .

No date has been set fo r the wedding.

BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY BRIEFS

For two succes ive years Beckley alumnre have succe fully u ed a yearbook. This is a small , home- made green book with yellow leave containing the names of the chapter officers, the names and addre e of th memb rs, and the lL t of elates and hoste se for each meetin<Y.

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Each meeting is held in the home of one girl who is the ho tess for that month. It is her duty to in fo rm all the members of the time and date of the meeting. She usually does this by writing a brief message on a government post card or telephoning the members near her.

Beckley alumnre live in seven different small towns within a radius of twenty-five miles around Beckley. Winter snows in the West Virgini a mountains often make travel difficult; therefore the December to April meetings are always held in Beckley. During the fall and spring months however, the meetings are held in the other towns.

Each spring Beckley alumnre entertains Omicron chapter, Welch, Bluefield , and Charleston alumnre with a tea. The date of this tea is set in the fall and the girls who do not serve as hostesses at a meeting become joint hostesses for the tea.

FERNE SHUMATE PHIPPS

BLUEFIELD , WEST VIRGINIA SuMMER NEws

The interest of our chapter was centered around the wedding of Miss Myrtle " jo" Carr to Mr. Edgar B. Ruff, July 28 . The Bridesmaids were Helen Bradley, Phyllis Lilly, Louise Anderson, and Romaine Kanode, all members of Bluefield alumnre.

A series of parties were given for the bride during the month of July.

Virginia Bailey, president of the chapter, attended J ohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; for a six weeks term.

Virginia Charlton , historian, spent twelve weeks in school at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Frances Graves was in school for the spring and summer ter m at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Beryl Woodroof and Virginia Jobe M iller returned to the Concord College campus fo r the summer term .

Louise Anderson spent the summer visiting parts of Virginia.

Romaine Kanode, alumnre representative, visited in Columbus, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan, during August.

Elizabeth Thornton toured the Western States.

Fall activities have been devoted to preparations for the Fourth District regional meeting.

We have had three meetings, in September, October, and November.

At the December meeting we plan to exchange Pollyanna gifts and give our annual donation to the Community Christmas Tree.

During the year we plan to work on a social se rvice project. In carrying out this project we propose to send magazines, Sunday School papers, candy and other things to the County Home.

H ELE BRADLEY R OMAINE KANODE PHYLLIS LILLy

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BUFFALO, NEW YORK PERSONALS

Many alumnre members of Buffalo chapter have been confined at home or in hospitals during the past few months. Our best wishes go to: Edna Jewert who is at present in the tuberculosis anatorium at Mt. Morris, New York.

Pauline Jay Tauriello, who is now at home with her mother following an operation at the General Hospital.

Glendore Fennel Frank who is at present confined in the Buffalo General Hospital with bronchial asthma.

Lucille Mitchell McGlynn who has not been with us for several months due to an operation on the tear ducts of her eyes.

Gilberta Nelson Morran's mother who is now convalescing following a recent operation.

Amy Ballagh one of the collegiate chapter members who did not return to S.T.C. this term. She is taking this term to convalesce and "build up" towards a return to State next year.

Our newes t alumnre have been very fortunate in obtaining position .

Among the class of '3 7 we find that the following are teaching: Ruth Gup- l st grade at Bergen, New York, in an ultra-progressive school.

Mary Strand- Home Economics at the Eden High chool, Eden, New York.

Fern Ryer- Randolph District School #9. (A one-pupil school !)

Ruth Beebee- 4th grade at the Sheridan School, Kenmore, New York.

Margaret Kane-substitute in the intermediate grades in a rural school near Hamburg, Jew York.

Martha Mayer- a rural school somewhere in ' Vestern New York.

Other Alpha Sigma Taus have changed positions for 1937-38: Mary Obenauer, formerly teaching in East Aurora, now has 5th grade at the Lindbergh school, Kenmore, New York.

Dorothy H alsted and Marion Weber, fo rmer rural teachers in Niagara County are both teaching in the Niagara Falls city system thi year.

Lois Fox is now teaching in the Catskill section of New York.

Betty Mahoney is located at Pendleton District School #6 this year.

Lois Anne Dryer who took a business course last year is now a ecretary in the Executive offices of the Buffalo Y.W.C.A. During the summer many Buffalo A.S.T.' traveled or pursued hi<Yher路 education . 1ary Obenauer toured six countries of Europe in ix week .

Evelyn Grampp began work on her Master's Degree at olumbia Univer ity.

We have found several Alpha Sigma Taus in Buffalo from chapter other than igma. We already kn ow Edna Mae Soeder from Theta, Louise Goodyear, from lpha, and Phyllis Baker fro m Eta. Our late t 'find ' L Irs. Howard unklin (Laura Dolan) fro m Zeta chapter. he att nd d th Ea tern Di trict meeting and Foun l r ' Day banquet h re. [r . unklin

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and her husband are both on the Psychological Examiners staff of the Buffalo School System.

Weddings: August 7, 1937-Mary Whiting to Alfred Bond. Now living at 702 Main Street, East Aurora, New York.

July 24, 1937-Mary Elizabeth Mulroy to Dr. John F . Duggan. At home, 130 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo.

July 3, 193 7-Virginia Nesselbeck to Leroy McClarin. At hom e, Clarence Center, New York.

August 14, 1937-Dorothy Donovan to Mr. Edward Oswald. At home, 300 74th Street, Niagara Falls, New York.

October 1, 193 7-Edith Manter to Sherman Babcock.

Eta Chapte1' ." Phyllis Baker to E. L. Morgan. At home, 49 0 South Mulberry Street, Mansfield, Ohio.

Births: May 6, 1937- To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell (H elen Bruce), of Cleveland, Ohio, a son, Richard.

D eaths: Sincere sympathy is extended to Mrs. Adeline Thiele Hurley upon the death of her husband, Francis, on September 13 , 193 7, and to Marie Louise and Katherine Tew whose father died on the same day.

CLEVELAND, OHIO September 25, 1937, was a dark and rainy day, but not so the spirit of eleven Cleveland girls who assembled to again pledge their allegiance to A ~ T. These girls had played around with the idea of an alumnce chapter for a long time. With the aid of some of the national officers the roster was increased to 28.

In the Moses Cleveland Room of Russett's Cafeteria, Mrs. Emily Fitzgerald installed the twenty-first alumnce chapter. T he ceremony in the candle light, the pledge to A ~ T, and the receiving of the yellow ro se brought back fond memories of college clays.

The officers of this new chapter are: Dorothy Stadler, president ; Mrs. Eileen Jandt, vice-president ; Leota Stanley, secretary ; Catherine Brink, treasurer ; and Jane Buck, historian and editor.

On October 15 the Cleveland group met at the home of Evelyn Lunham. When the business of the evening was over Bingo was played.

Many of our members teach out of town and it is hard for them to get home in time for a Friday evening meeting. Others have positions which keep them busy an Saturday afternoons. In order to accommodate both groups we are planning to alternate our meetings, one month having a meeting on Friday evening and the next month having a Saturday luncheon meeting. In this way we hope to make it possible for everyone to attend some meetings.

We have chosen our president, Dorothy Stadler, to be our official representative at the district meeting in Detroit. We feel that since she has been the main promoter and organizer of our chapter that she knows our problems better than anyone else. The whole chapter is looking forward to her report on the meetings.

J ANE B UCK AND L EOTA

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DENVER-GREELEY , COLORADO The Greeley-Denver alumnce entertained the active chapter and it pledges at a lovely " Indian Pow- Wow" bridge-luncheon at the Blue Parrot Tea Room during the State Teachers' Convention in October. Clever Indian tepees decorated the table. Convention reports were given by Audrey Lucke.

Betty Briggs, president of the active chapter, gave an epitome of the work which had been carried on this fall. An invitation to the Founders Day banquet was extended to the alumnce by the actives. The social time consisted of games and bridge.

CHAPTER CHAT

Pauline Allen attend ed summer school at the U niversity of Denver.

She spent the remainder of the summer visiting her parents in Omaha.

Nebraska.

Dorothy Atschel and her husband took a trip to Indiana.

Burnadine Womack and her mother visited Sonny in Ft. Collins the major part of the summer.

Opal Gish and her husband purchased a lovely new home on West 35th Street in Denver.

Audrey Lucke was busy taking care of her little daughter , Lynne Anita.

Ruth Ewer spent her summer in Denver as her husband taught ummer school in the Denver schools.

M arie Cosimi had little Ronald Anthony to care fo r this summ er.

Edna Romans supervi sed the Denver playgrounds all summer.

Nora Moulton Hockom and her husband have moved to Portland, Oregon, where Mr . Hockom is in the car finishing business.

Lillian Griffin accepted a teaching position at Kremmling, Colo rado.

Dora Moscon and Ora Howard of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, attended the State Teachers' Convention in Denver.

Dorothy Baab of Greeley is employed at the Yeoman M utual Life Company.

Burnadine Womack is treasurer of the Woman ' Business and P rofessional Club of Brighton, Colorado, fo r the fo llowing year.

Pauline Allen succeeds J oanna Eberhart as alumnce representative of the Denver-Greeley alumnce. Jo 's mother has been ill fo r some time and it was impossible for her to retain the office. Pauline is a peppy, vivacious, and very efficient worker. We know she will make her appointment a big succes . end her your news and make the news letter worth while. Lots of luck, Pauline!

Ruth Ewer underwent a major operation at the Greeley Hospital in August. She has fully recove red and neve r misses a meeting.

BIRTHS

Ronald nthony osimi came to the home of M r. and Ir .. nthonv L. Cosim i to stay l\ Iay Hi, 1937. He is a fine baby boy. All the ~u ar路 pro ud to welcome him .

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Mr. and Mrs. Royal Lucke are the proud parents of a baby girl , Lynne Anita Lucke, born July 11 , 193 7. We of Nu wish her much joy and happi ness.

Bu RNADINE WoMACK

DETROIT, MICHIGAN As program chairman , Cecil Barrett has planned a series of interesting meetings to take place on the second Saturday of each month.

The first meeting was held in October at Helen Maki's home. Much enthusiasm was shown by the large number attendin g and by the ideas discussed. We discussed the idea of a charity project which would be carried through from year to year, for which we would raise money each year. Eight new members were initiated into the alumnce group. â&#x20AC;˘ The ovember meeting will be a take-off on the Husband-Wife radio program. We plan to draw from a " hat" the problems submitted , and in that manner endeavor to help one another solve our matrimonial problems.

A Christmas Party for children is being planned for December.

The January meeting will be downtown and we are looking forward to hearing a talk on " Isle Royale. " H AZEL FossEN

EMPORIA, KANSAS Our annual summer picnic for all Iota alumnce and their famili es was held in June at the chapter house. Many alumnce were in town for summer school and fifty -seven attended the picnic. A rummage sale in October produced a surprising amount of old clothes, friendliness, fun , and money.

The meetings for the fall have been held at Perle Dall 's, Ethel Partridge's, and Ida Rayman 's.

The regional meeting was fun and inspirational before we had it, while we had it, and after we had it. Before we had it- there were many meetings and much planning about the details of the plans made by our most capable district president, Mary Alice Seller. While we had it- the feelings of loyalty to Alpha Sigma Tau and happiness in meeting others interested in the same ideals were intense and deep. After we had it- memories of personal contact invade our minds and the knowledge of nine new members added to our alumnce role made all work given seem small. After the convention dinner initiation was held for Iota alumnce and it was attended by the visiting alumnce delegates. The girls initiated were Myrlie Fenner Coltharp, Helen Campbell Stotts, Lucile Ahlstrom Fleming, Dorothy Blaker Tannahill, Faye McKibben Landess, Ethel Barber Lansden , Lelia Barber, Laura Kleiber, and Charlotte Hull. One interesting convention item was a gathering for the " husbands" at the home of Dr. C. E. Partridge in the evening.

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Mary Katherine Hines to Walter Schultz, June 8, 1937.

Margaret Porter to Richard F. Marin, June 18, 1937.

Alpha Johnsmeyer to Walter Haase, July 17, 1937.

Margaret Mereness to William Hind, August 8, 193 7.

Anna Faye Barngrover toW. E. Volkman, August 23, 1937.

FLINT, MICHIGAN T he evening of October 10 was auspicious for an active Flint alumnre chapter this year. Fourteen turned out to a business meeting at the home of Sarah Perrine, president. Roll call was taken by having each member comment on her summer vacation. Some had gone to lake re orts or northern Michigan; Shirley Neinas had traveled in the East, visiting Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and (emphatically) New York City; Genevieve Tobey went to Toronto, Georgian Bay, and Callander, seeing the quin tuplets, and also their daddy- the latter she failed to recognize, however, for he didn 't look at all like Slim Summerville; at the University of Michi gan, Lucille Gale mingled the strange conglomeration of Chaucer, Milton, and stagecraft- the last mentioned consisting of constructing and painting scenery in what was once a barn or working lights or props backstage fo r the Michigan Repertory Players.

A tentative program of the year was read by Eloise Crow, social chairman. Plans are now in progress fo r a luncheon to include the Lansing chapter, the second Saturday following the district convention in Detroit. Pauline Wood was named chairman of the luncheon committee. A Con titutional Day program was discussed. It was learned that eleven girls had begun paying on life memberships. The evening concluded socially, with refreshments served by the hostess.

LUCILLE GALE

JOHNSTOWN , PENNSYLVANIA Evelyn Jane Livingstone entertained the chapter in July at a cottage in the woods. Although few in number, the girls enjoyed the atmosphere of the outdoors. Following a short business ession a box luncheon and teak fry were enjoyed. We decided to drop our August meeting since o many girls were out of town on trips or at summer school.

Fall activities got under way with a meeting held at Clare Cover's home in September. A feature of the business session was the election of Edith Furst, our president, as delegate to the Eastern District Convention to be held in Buffalo , I ovember 6. Evelyn Livingstone Baer wa the recipient of many pretty gifts at a urprise shower held later in the evening. fter playing cards the ho tess erved a delicious Italian supper.

In spite of a heavy rain on the evening of our October meetina a mo t enjoyable party wa held at Alwine' Privadyne alona the omer et Pik .

Edith Furst wa our ho te . Each member of the chapter "a ac mpani d

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by a non-sorority guest. During the business session the Eastern Distri ct Convention was discussed. Besides Edith Paul, district president, and Edith Furst, who was elected delegate, several other girls planned to attend as guests. Cards made up the evening's diversion after which a delicious luncheon was served. 'iVHAT OuR GIRLS

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Summer School:

Jo Paul took sculpturing and water coloring at Penn State College. Her productions are highly commendable and are truly representative of her artistic ability.

Because Peg Kyler and Grace Nelson had such an enjoyable time last year at Duke University, Durham, No rth Carolina, they decided to return there this year for extra courses.

Edith Paul received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Congratulations, Edith!

Gladys Momberger chose to study this summ er at Indiana State Teachers College, her Alma Mater.

Peg Pfarr took several courses at the Johnstown Center of the University of Pittsburgh.

T rips:

Edith Furst-Cleveland, Canada, ew York, Philadelphia.

Flo Strayer- Virginia's Sky Line Drive.

Evelyn (Livingstone ) Baer- Visited Alfreda and Alberta Collings, Alpha Sigma Taus of the Norfolk-Portsmouth alumnre chapter in Virgini a.

Also a honeymoon trip to the New England States.

Clare Cover- Several short jaunts this summer. P lans to spend a few weeks in Florida this winter.

Cam ping: Helen McCandles- Director of Dramatics at the Y.W.C.A. Camp of Nor folk , Virginia.

Peg Wilson- Took her Camp Fire Girls on a two weeks' camping trip.

Peg loves the great outdoors.

Personals: Eleanor Miller will be missed at the meetings this wi nter since she has a teaching position in her home town of Berlin, Pennsylvania, forty miles from Johnstown.

Betty McClintock has been married almost a year now, and still loves keeping house more than ever.

Dorothy Ri sch 's new car took her on many little trips this summ er.

Evelyn Custer, a teacher in the Redbird M ission of Kentucky, spent a few weeks with her folks in Johnstown this summer.

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LANSING, MICHIGAN Lansing alumnre are very proud that their first year has passed by so successfully; proud also of the fact that we derive a genuine pleasure in meeting with each other.

Most of the officers were reelected for the 193 7-38 season. Those elected were: president, Ellen Brandel; vice-president, Hazel Eaegle ; recording secretary, Allura Exelby Custer ; corresponding secretary, Florence Schmid Baker; treasurer, Gertrude Lippert Kimmich; historian, Mary Lamport Walton; chaplain, Willa Cameron; and editor, Mary Hulse.

Our September meeting was a progressive dinner at the homes of Lenore Davis and Myrtle Byrum. These girls live on beautiful farms near Mason .

Cocktails were served at Lenore 's. Then we proceeded to the Byrum woods for a wiener roast. Afterwards we sat around the fire and sang songs. Our business meeting was conducted at Myrtle's home, after which we were served ice cream and cake. We considered thi s outing one of the most enjoyable of all.

The Membership Tea, October 25, was held at Marion Harris's beautiful colonial home. We had a grand turnout of fifteen members. Two guests were present, Lulu Smith, Art teacher at Central Hi gh, and Frances Smith Davis from Mason. We hope they will join our chapter soon.

At this same meeting we had a lovely surprise. Flint alumnre have invited us to a luncheon, November 20. We already know some of the girls and are looking forward to meeting the others.

Our attractive yearbooks are made by our social director, Dorothy :Martin, who teaches Art at Walter French Junior High. Some of the events scheduled for the year are a Bohemian dinner and initiation, a chop suey dinner, another benefit bridge, and a musicale.

PERSONALS Do you remember reading about Dorothy Martin 's trip to Mexico in the June ANCHOR? Well, she made a return trip there this summer. Just what adventure was Dorothy trying to recapture?

The Bakers, Florence and Paul, built a beautiful colonial home in East Lansing this summer. But thi s didn 't stop Florence from spending the summer at Ludington.

Margaret Craddock spent a delightful two weeks visiting Toronto and iagara Falls. A second honeymoon perhaps?

Hazel Eaegle and Gertrude Kimmich didn 't get out of the city thi . summer- as usual. They married druggists, you see.

Myrtle Gates reports a wonderful week spent at Mackinac I sland.

Then, with son Bob, they motored to Washington, D .C., visiting also Mt. Vernon , Gettysburg, Baltimore, and Richmond , Virginia.

We are very sorry to report that iary Hulse, a Temple graduate had the misfortune to break her left arm while horseback ridin O'. llura Exelby Custer entertained for France Hi O'O'in thi summ r.

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France~, who is a librarian in the Los. Angele Public Schools, made a trip east th1s summer to see all her old fnencl s.

Ruth Lemon is our member from Howell. Regardless of eli tance she manages to attend most of the meetings.

Ellen Brandel, up to this time a lady of lei sure, is teaching this year.

Marian Bailey Harris says she spent a busy summer right at home, even though her two children were at camp.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI The St. Louis alums are looking forward to new thrills ... more fun at rush parties with novel, fascinating entertainment . . . better records of week-ends and picnics . .. more frequent "visits" from our members who live in other cities ... and all this preserved practically forever in a new kind of scrapbook!

Let me explain in case you haven't guessed it yet. We're going to begin taking moving pictures. Expensive? Yes, it could be but here's our plan.

We are going to borrow the necessary equipment belongi ng to one of our members and our only cost will be the cost of the film and of several lights needed for indoor pictures and projection. We hope to rai se enough money for this by collecting a small amount from each girl appearing in the pictures or present when the pictures are shown.

Can you imagine the fun we'll have producing our own movies? Rehearsing lines . .. planning lighting and background effects . . . actually filming the play ... editing and titling our reels ... and finally , seeing ourselves on the screen! After much practice and with good results we may even become professionals and exhibit our movies for profit. Then we can say good-bye to old-fashioned bridge parties and rummage sales!

It may be that picture makin g is an old hobby with other chapters. If it is, will you exchange ideas with us? If it isn 't, aren 't you a little tempted to " take it up" ?

WHo 's WHo, AND WHY, IN ST. Lo urs ALUMNA: Lois Hoynk- Our superior mogul who has a new personality since reading Dale Carnigie.

Madalyn Kehl- Nobocly wrote to her when she was corresponding secretary, but now she gets all the letters- and forgets to brin g them to meetings.

June McCarthy- The new and very efficient secretary of the Western District.

Holly Schroeder- She and her twin sister, Ginny, try to lunch together at least once a week.

Wilma ewotoney- It's Willy and Gertrude Niesen. You'll heart her on the radio next.

Jerry Ruby- She really gets around. 'Nuff said.

Dorothy Robinson- Even the baby can 't keep her away from meetings.

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Catherine Strand- One of our newly-weds. We 've been mis ing her at meetings since she got married.

Elrine Cobalt- The ring she wears on her left hand means wedding bells any day now.

Maxine and Lucile Mirus- They 've made headlines in our chapter.

They went to Puerto Rico for a vacation, got teaching jobs, and now they 're staying there.

Maxine Stevens- Our chief slumber party getter-upper. She gets up the parties and we don 't get up the next day.

Helen Chlanda- She can get up some of the weirdest costumes, and nobody ever recognizes her.

Janice Wrausmann- After all, someone has to write fo r the A CHOR .

J ANICE WRAUSMANN

WICHITA, KANSAS A beautiful Indian summer afternoon in September made an ideal clay for our Fall Tea. Helen Steele was in charge of the affair.

Mary Bess Burnam entertained at a delightful Halloween Party in October. Horns and paper hats made us go back to our childhood clays.

November 6 at Innes Tea Room we met for lunch to celebrate Founder ' Day. Helen Steele gave a short talk on " What Alpha Sigma Tau Means to Me." Some of us were very fortunate and had wonderful summer vacations.

Helen Steele took the most extensive trip- to Minneapolis, then to Yellowstone Park, Vancouver, Canada, Oregon, Washington , California, and Boulder Dam. Helen Logan Renfro was in Rochester, Minnesota.

Helen Phillip Pfanschmidt and Oral attended races at Indianapolis.

"Seek first the good thin gs of the mind, and the rest will be upplied or its los路 will not be felt. The trut h will not make us rich , but it will make u free."

FRANCI

BACON

Top: Mrs. Sam Leach , Rho; Lucyle Cox, Rho; Johnstown Alumnre chapter-outdoor meeting. Cent er: St. Louis Alumnre. Bottom: Zeta Tau chapter; Kathleen Kelchner, Rho, left, Mary Grider, Rho, right.

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NATIO AL COUNCIL President ........ .. ........... ........... . ... . ... . . Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle (Alpha) 187 Clinton Heights, Columbus, Ohio Vice-Presidents in Charge of Organ izing: Mrs. F. J. Schumann, 90-t E. Grand Blvd ., Detroit, Mich ......... (Theta ) Miss Edith Paul, 106 Lincoln St., Johnstown, Pa .............. . . . .. (Zeta) M iss Mary Seller, 1013 Congress, Emporia, Kan. . ...... . .......... (Iota ) Mrs. Meade McNeill , Athens, W.Va ........ . .................. (Omicron) A.E.S. R epresentative .................... . . .... . .... . . . Miss Edith Mansell (Beta) 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park, Mich.

Secretary . .. . .......... . ....... . ...... . .. ..... . Miss Mary J ane Manchester (Eta) 111 P ark Ter. , Ann Arbor, Mich.

Tr easurer .... .......... . ....... ..... .. . .......... . Mrs. Adrian Ridderhof (Zeta) 16502 Blackstone, D etroit, Mich.

Editor .... ... .. . .. . .................. . ................ Mrs. J. G. Doyle (Theta) Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, N .Y. Chaplain and Historian . .. .. . .. . .............. . ........... Mrs. Royal Lucke ( Tu ) Henderson, Colo.

NATIONAL COMMITTEES Scholarship Awards ...... ..... .. . ........ . .. .. . ..... Mrs. R . S. MacDougall (Zeta) College Glen Dr. , Lock Haven , Pa. Examination .... . .. ... . . . . .... .. .... . ............ . Mrs. W. Ralph Delaney (Theta) 153-+1 Alden Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Scholm·ship Loan Fund .. . .... .. . .............. Miss Margaret Macdonald (Sigma) 673 Richmo nd Ave., Buffalo, N .Y. Life Members hip ... . ...... . ..... . ..... . .. . ......... . ... Mrs. Howard Dall (Iota ) 111-t Exchange St., Emporia, Kan .

Song-Book . . .. . ...... . . .................... .. . ....... Mrs. Robert Smink (Zeta) 708 2nd Ave., Williamsport, Pa. Founders' Day . ... . . . ......... ......... .... ...... ... Mrs. AI more Ludwig (Sigma) 1SO Saranac, Buffalo , N.Y. ASSOCIATIO r OF EDUCATION SORORITIES Chairman ... . ..................... . ... 1iss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma P. 0. Drawer 108, Clermont, Fla. S ecretary .. . .................... . ............ Mrs. Fred Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha 1-+05 H a rdy Ave., Independence, Mo. Tr easurer ........... . .. . ................. ...... Mrs. C. P . Neidig, Pi Kappa igma 3632 Paxton Rd. , Cincinnati , Ohio D:rector of L ocal Panhellenics ........ . ......... Mrs. Orley ee, Delta igma Ep ilon -+8 Wildwo od Ave., Piedmont , Calif.

Director of City Panh ellenics ........ .. . Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta J<>ma psilon 3815 Chestnut St. , Philadelphia, Pa. Chairm an of Eligibility and Nationalization .. . . Miss Edith Man ell Alpha igma Tau 161 Highland Ave. , Highland Park, Mich.

Chairman of Publicity . . . . .................... Dr. R eba N. Perkin , Pi Delta Theta Indiana , Pa.

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COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS' CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES ALPHA-c/ o Maxine Ackley, 2193 Holmes Rd., Ypsilanti, Mich .

DELTA- Alice Ellenberger, SO Clark Hall , India na, Pa. ZETA- Louise Selleck, S.T.C., Lock Haven , Pa. ETA- Jane Wharton , 450 W. Main St. , Kent, Ohio THETA- Ruth Piange, 829 Westchester, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

IoTA- Mary McDonough, 1006 Constitution , Emporia, Kan. LAMBDA-c/ o Ethel Weimar, 200 Loney St., Fox Chase, Philadelphia , Pa. Nu- c/ o Betty Briggs, 1736 8th Ave. , Greeley , Colo.

OMICRON- Elizabeth T. Morgan, Girls' Hall , Athens, W.Va. PI- Margaret Wallis, 7019 Hancock , St. Louis, Mo. RHo- Charlie Marie Boston, 22 -i N . 2nd, Durant, Okla.

SIGMA- c/ o Elizabeth Prohaska, S.T.C., Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu- Virginia Winston Smith , Box 11-1, S.T .C., Farmville, Va. UPSILO N-Nita Brummett, Conway, Ark. ALUMNJE CHAPTERS' CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES AKRON-KE ' T- Helen Lundeen , 3273 Ormond Rd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio BEC KLEY- Nell Gunter, Lego, W.Va. BLUEFIELD- Alice Wallingford , Center St., Princeton , W.Va. B uFFALo- Mrs. Harvey Holdsworth , 2-i Hoover Ave., Kenmore, N .Y. DENVER-GREELEY- Mrs. Dorothy Atschel, 9-i5 M arion St., Apt. Y , Denver, Colo.

DETROIT- Sylvia Sorola.

EMPORIA- Mrs. Ida Wayman , 918 Peyton, Emporia, Kan .

FLlNT- Shirley Neinas, 1615 Elwood, Flint, Mich .

JOHN STOW N-Gladys Momberger, 1161 Luzerne Extension , Johnstown, Pa. LAN SING- Mrs. Florence Baker, 617 Moores River Dr., Lansing, Mich.

NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH- Mrs. Linwood Roberts, 1100 Ann St., Portsmouth , Va .

PITTSBURGH- Louise Johnson, 508 Ridgeway Ave., Greensburg, Pa. ST. LoUis- Mary Rose Barter, 38-i1 Flad Ave., St. Louis, Mo. WELCH- Lillian Crockett, Davy, W.Va. WICHITA- Mrs. Helen Renfro, 1206 Fairview , Wichita, Kan. WILLIAMSPORT- Eleanor Wolfe, 33 1 Lowe St. , South Williamsport, Pa. YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR- Marian Fischer, 715 W. Jefferson, Ann Arbor, Mich.

ALUM JE REPRESENTATIVES ALPHA- Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald, 45 3 7 Kensington , Detroit, Mich . ; Mrs. Dona ld Bax ter, 15330 Forrer Ave., Detroit, Mich. *BETA- Mrs. Claude Larzelere, 405 High St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. *GAMMA- Mrs. R. P. Hammond, 2016 Underwood Ave. , Wauwatosa, Wis. DELTA- Miss Betty Weaver, 1235 4th Ave., Ford City, Pa .

ZETA- Miss Violet Sanders, 620 Loui:a St., Williamsport, Pa .

ETA- Miss Mildred Pyle, 619 S. Water St., Kent, Ohio.

THETA- Miss Eleanor Brinkman , 332 6 Maybury Grand, Detroit, Mich.

IOTA- Mrs. Fred Griffith , 15 20 Market St. , Emporia, Kan.; Miss Le Royce D owning, 111-i E xchange St. , Emporia. Kan. *KAPPA- Miss Isabel Finkbine, Oxford, Ohio.

LAMBDA- Mrs. William Collins, 1-iO W. Ridley Ave., Norwood , Pa. N u-Miss Pauline Allen, 3152 W . 36th Ave. , Denver, Colo. *X:r- Mrs. J. R. Brenemen, 1222 0 Main St., Goodland, Kan .

OMICRON- Miss Romaine Kanode, Athens, W .Va. Pr- Miss Virginia Herron, 1702 Wagoner Pl. , St. Louis, Mo. RHo- Miss Kathleen Kelchner, 61 7 W. Elm St., Durant, Okla .

SrGMA-Miss Beverly Bollard, 323 Bird Ave., Buffalo , N.Y. ZETA TAu- Miss Mary Nichols, 410 Beech St. , Farmville, Va. UPSILON- Miss Doris Wood, Greenwood, Ark. *Inactive.

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CHAPTER EDITOR S ALPHA- J a net Munger, 305 Elm St. , Ypsila nti , Mich.

D ELTA-J a ne Gillesp!e, 7th St., Indiana, Pa. ZETA-J ean E. Kykens, Glen Dr., Lock Haven , Pa. ETA-Margaret Wood , -t27 R ockwell, Kent, Ohio T HETA- J ea nne Smith , 4065 Pingree, D etroit, M ich.

I oTA- Betty Ziegenbusch, 111-t Congress, Empo ria, Kan .

OMICRON-Virginia Preston, Girls' Hall, Athens, W .Va. Pr- Anita L. Barr , -+97 8 Lotus Ave. , St. L ouis, Mo. RHo- Lucyle Cox , 600 N. 6th , Dura nt, Okla.

SrcMA-Dori Tober, 190 Keyst one St., Buffalo, N.Y .

ZETA T Au-Le No ir Hubba rd , Box 138 S.T.C., Farm ville, Va. UPSILON- Inez Dobbs, Norm al Station, A.T.C., Conway, Ark .

AKRON-KE 'T-Mrs. Glenn Pierson , 318 N . Willow St. , Kent, Ohio BECKLEY-M rs. Emmit Phipps, R out e 1, Beckl ey, W .Va. BLUEFIELD- Louise Anderso n, U ni on, W .Va. BuFFALO-C la re Prozeller, 1333 North Ave., iaga ra Falls, 1 .Y. CLEVELAND- J a ne Buck , 312 W . Ohio , Vermili on, Ohio D EN VER- GR EELEY-B urnad ine Womack , 23-t S. 3rd St., Brighton, Colo.

D ET ROIT- Hazel Fosse n, 15-+6 Coll ingwo od, Detroit, Mich.

EMPORTA- Mrs. Ester Griffith , 1520 Market St., Emporia , Ka n.

FLI NT-Lucille Gale, 558 E. Paterso n , F lin t, M ich.

J oHNSTOWN- M rs. Evelyn Livingsto n Baer, 715 Glenwood Ave., J ohnst ow n, Pa. LAN SJ •c-Mary Hulse, -t16 W . Ottawa St., Lansing, M ich .

NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-Doris Coates, 700 W. Princess Anne Rd ., orfolk , Va. PITTSBURGH-Mary Eber, 202 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, P a.

ST. Lo urs-E lrene Koboldt , 393-t Sulli va n Ave., St. Louis, Mo. WncH-Julia White, Ec kma n, W.Va. WrcHITA- Mrs. Claire Beu , 500 E. 9th St. , Newton, Ka n.

WrLLIAll'fSPORT-Mrs. H ilmer Shirey, 720 7th Ave., William port, Pa .

YPSILA n-ANN ARBOR- Pheon M . Wright, T ec umseh, Mich.

ADVI SOR Y BOARD ALPHA ... . . . .. ... . .. .. . .. .. .. .. M rs. Gertrude Flint, 91-t Congress, Ypsi lanti, Mich .

D ELTA .. .. . . .. . .... . .. ...... Miss Mary St. Clair King, 13-t S. 7th St., Indiana , Pa. M iss Edna Bottorf, 215 E Walnut St., L ock Haven , Pa. ZETA .....

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M iss Laura Hill , -t17 E. Main St ., Kent, Ohio M iss Harriet Ada ms, 237 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio THETA .....

M iss Edith L. Mansell , 161 Highland , Highland Pa rk , Mich .

Dr. Gertha Willia ms, \>Va rd ell Apts., D etroit, M ich.

IoTA ......... . . ............... M iss Helen R . Ga rma n, 105 W. 12th , Empo ria, Kan .

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Mrs. Ethel H. Kirby, 1901 N . Park Ave., Philadelphia , P a .

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Miss Mae R . Hunter, Athens, W . a.

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Miss Mildred Riling, 62-t W . Elm, Durant, Okla.

Miss Irene criv ener, 62-t W . E lm , Durant, Okla .

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BETA (1905-1917)-Central Michigan Normal School, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

(College authorities disbanded all sororities) GAMMA (1909-1913-State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis. (Disbanded by college authorities) DELTA (1916)-State Teachers' College, Indiana, Pa. EPSILON (1919-1923)-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. (Re-organized as Lambda) ZETA (1921)-Lock Haven State Teachers' College, Lock Haven, Pa. ETA (1927)-Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

THETA {1923)-Wayne University, Detroit, Mich.

Ioll'A (1923)-Kansas State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kan. KAPPA (1924-1929)-Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

(Several A. E. S. groups left this campus because of the competition of the academic sororities) LAMBDA (1926 )-Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Nu (1928)-Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo.

XI (1929-1933)-Western State Teachers' College, Gunnison, Colo.

(Temporarily inactive because of the depression) OMICRON (1930)-Concord State Teachers' College, Athens, W.Va. PI (1930)-Harris Teachers' College, St. Louis, Mo. RHo (1932)-Southeastern Teachers' College, Durant, Okla.

SIGMA (1925)-State Teachers' College, Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu (1935)-State Teachers' College, Farmville, Va. UPSILON (1935)-State Teachers' College, Conway, Ark. DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS First District: (central) Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin.

President-Mrs. Fred J. Schumann, 904 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.

Second District: (eastern) New YorkJ Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

President-Miss Edith Paul, 106 Lincoln Street, Johnstown, Pa. Third District: (western) All states weot of the Missisippi River.

President-Miss Mary Seller, 1013 Congress, Emporia, Kan. Fourth Distl'ict: (southern) Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

President-Mrs. Meade McNeill, Athens, W.Va. CENTRAL OFFICE 187 Clinton Heights, Columbus, Ohio