1939 March ANCHOR

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The National Council and the Convention Committee of Alpha Sigma Tau extends to all sisters of the so rority a cordial invitati on to attend the 1939 conve nti on to be held in St. Louis on August 23-24-25.

Entered as second class matter November 25, 1937, at the post office at Menasha, Vli sconsin, under th e Act of August 24, 19 12. T il E A NCHOR of Alpha Si gma Tau is published during th e months of October, De路 cember, Marc h. and June. Subscrip路 tion price $2.00 per year. P ublication office, Geor ge Banta Publishing Co ., 450-454 Ahnaip S t .. Menasha, Wis. Editorial office: Mrs. Justin G. Doyle. Peekskill Military Academy, Peeksk ill, N.Y.

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CONTENTS Pag e Highlights of St. Louis

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Greenwich House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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Frostic Made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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The Sorority Does Its Part

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A Beta You Should Know

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Browning's Ideas of Art and Its Relation to Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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We Can Start to Be Professional Women Now

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Sorority Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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Sorority Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Collegiate Chapters ...................... .

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Convention Notice .. . ..... . .. . ........... .

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Alumnre Chapters .... ... .... . .. .......... .

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Personals

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Directory

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Invitation • APPROXIMATELY sixty girls are enthusia tically awaiting the opportunity of welcoming our Alpha Sigma Tau sisters. We deem it a great honor that our city has been selected as the meeting place for the convention.

St. Louis, with its fund of cultural offerings, its many associations with the pa t , its tradition of fine entertainment and hospitality, assures us of a worthy background for a successful convention.

We anticipate meeting many of our friend s with whom we have become acquainted through sorority correspondence and previous conventions. We will do our utmost to make this a most memorable Alpha Sigma Tau convention!

LOIS

HOYNCK

Conv ention Chairman

THE ANCHOR OF ALPHA SIGMA TAU Highlights of St. Louis

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T . LOUIS- where meet the East and the West, the North and South; where abound historic reminders of the Indian moundbuilders ; of Pere Marquette and Joliet ; of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett ; or Robert E. Lee, General U. S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln ; of the Pony Express and Buffalo Bill.

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

I 'd like to enumerate a few places and things you might like to see during your stay. Our Art Museum is located on Art Hill in Forest Park.

It is one of the four finest in this country and is built in Romanesquc style in a beautiful natural setting.

The museum is always open to the public without charge.

While we 're in Forest Park, we LOIS HOYNCK might as well discuss it. It is the second largest city park in the United States and has been allowed to remain in its wild state to a large degree. The park contains many places to attract visitors such as the Zoo, which ranks with the best, the Museum, the world renowned Municipal Theater, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Jewel Box. Besides these, the park itself is scenically very beautiful and offers the opportunity for play and enjoyment.

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

The Jefferson Memorial houses the Lindbergh Trophies, a collection

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

The Municipal Theater is our pride and joy. It seats about 10,000 people under the skies. The enormous stage has as sentinels two sturdy oaks that tower about 75 feet. The operas presented are the finest written by Victor Herbert, Sigmund Romberg and others. This theater is the favorite of people from everywhere.

If you are interested in schools (and which of us isn't) you will enjoy seeing Washington University with its Quadrangle and lovely campus.

Then there is St. Louis University, founded by the Jesuit Order, and Harris Teachers College, the seat of learning responsible for the St. Louis Alpha Sigs. 路other points of interest include the Eugene Field Home, Aloe Plaza, Jefferson Barracks, Shaw Gardens (largest plant collection in the Western Hemisphere ), the Old Court House (scene of many slave sales), and our many beautiful buildings.

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

LOIS HOYNCK

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Greenwich House HOSE who follow the book reviews might have read of Neighborhood, My Story of Greenwich House, by Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, published last summer. They would have learn ed that Mary Simkhovitch was Boston bred, that when a student in Germany, she married a Russian, who is now a professor at Barnard, and that she founded the settlement house in 1901, in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. But all this is encyclopedic information. To the writer, Greenwich House revives four months of indelibly stamped experiences.

There was that rainy summer dawn when the taxi darted from uptown New York with its parallel streets of symmetrical skyscrapers to old downtown ew York with its narrow crooked streets of two and three story buildings. The first glimpse of Greenwich House was depressing. The interior decorating showed age. The crippled elevator boy attempted friendliness with his " What ! Up at six-toity! You don 't woik dis early! " The fourth floor rooms, open to social workers and other young women willing to give a few hours a week to social work , were not brightened by the fact that one 路 had once been occupied by Amelia Earhart or another by Frances Perkin .

My window viewed a patch of green below, called a garden, and a row of roofs. On one was an industrious worker building a pigeon coop. This construction was later the disgruntling cause of many sleeples Sunday mornings. Why, if he felt a calling to animal husbandry didn 't he seek more pastoral regions?

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

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. sure. Both men and women represented a versatility of professions. All at

one table were contacts with Wall Street, Lord and Taylor's, the government housing, WPA, and NYA projects, and social work.

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

My first duty was to be in charge Sunday afternoon in the foyer. I found my desk surrounded with fine looking Italians. Doubtlessly, Greenwich House had drawn them, since they had been able to walk. Now , it had become a sort of club to them and they were commonly known as " house boys."

They illustrated the results of this settlement house: one was a Brooklyn attorney ; another, an accountant for a well-known insurance company ; still another had fill ed a city engineering position but because of the depressiem was utilizin g his hobby, metal work , by teaching it to a group of street urchins in an other sort of settlement house, a government project.

This a fternoon the occasion was an Italian play in the auditorium , a combined House and government project. The speech of the handsome director, also a " house boy," suggested an Oxford accent. He had formerly played Guildenstern in Walter Hampton 's " Hamlet. " Monday evening:s, as unseemly a group of middle-aged men as one could find , with their wives, were given the auditorium. They were what one might expect to see surrounding a soap box orator in Union Square.

And often their meetings did ring of soap box oratory. But they were to be pitied- family men with no employment- fretting when relief was cut and organizing parades to the city hall. One young woman of their midst pleaded for them to us with an intelligence and sincerity that we couldn 't help identifying with communist martyrs in Russia under the Czar. It was here that I first heard the CIO explained, little suspecting that several months later their first bomb would explode almost half way across the continent in my own native city.

Since the New Deal, so closely related have been government projects and settlement work, that Greenwich House naturally leaned that direction politically. And here, certainly, were samples of the New Deal at its best.

Besides, I understand , that to Mrs. Simkhovitch, Mrs. Roosevelt is Eleanor, and vice versa. One evening, at dinner , an efficient House director na路ively remarked , " I was out the other evening where the guests were wrathful about the administration .... I was amazed. I didn 't realize that anyone felt that way. " I, myself, made a faux pas by assuming the politics of everyone present, and by saying, " Unless Landon improves his radio speech, he won 't get to first base. " Across the table eyes twinkled. " Better be careful " I was advised, " Landon is - - ' s cousin. " But Governor Landon 's cousin eased the situation by concluding, " I 'm saying nothing." Nor could he for he was employed on a government housing project.

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

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

Gayly painted doors and windows peek Across walled lanes that interweave. At corners Doddering, wrinkled gammers proffer boutonnieres Of purple, white and yellow. Vendors On Bleeker Street flaunt green vegetables And varicolored fruits and gurgle foreign English sounds. From the lanky pavements Clamorous children clutter 'round an organ Grinder whose glitt'ring eyes smile from beneath A slouchy hat, and whose tunes accompany An elevated train that rattles by.

A cozy room where an unknown 's etchings Hang ; he hopeful for a glimm 'ring ray Of recognition. In front of a homely shop Group families from Italy, while from The shop-the radio voluminousPour strains from Verdi. A night club sign Promises that real bohemian atmosphere Prevails within. There is a black iron gate That Alan Seeger swung. On that old balcony, 0. Henry dreamed of those four million Hearts that ached and laughed and loved. The red Brick doll 's house where Millay created lovely Sonnets. Washington Square, surrounded by The stately dwellings tenanted today By those who've prospered in the arts. Famed names, Along with mercenary atmosphere, Have crowded out those groping for renown.

LuCILLE GALE, Flint Alumnce

A Copper Hobby Horse ILL you give me the change in pennies? " These are familiar words about Kent when the Manche ters shop, for :Mrs. Manchester is collecting pennies. Before I had seen hers a nd heard about them , a penny was just a penny. I ow a penny is a ' 1909 S VDB " and one of only 0 million coined, or it may be a 'broken D which, in the parlance of the collector, is "good."

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

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Now she has about eighty-seven, neatly mounted on a special card which tells the " vintage" or pedigree, whatever the connoisseurs term it.

She has found nearly all that are considered of any value and representative of the different issues. The pennies begin with 1909 and continue on through 1938, some of which ( 1938 D and S) are not yet in general circulation. " The letters ' S' and 'D ' and the lack of letters indicate the place where the penny was minted," Mrs. Manchester explained. " Those havin g no letter were coined in Philadelphia; the others, of course, in San Francisco or Denver. These last are most valuable for most of the pennies have no letter. The 1919 issue was most plentiful and least difficult to find. Sometimes only one penny of the most wanted issue was found in about three dollars' worth-of copper. A loan of twenty dollars ' worth of pennies to look over yielded twelve pennies of one of the easy-to-find issues. A gift of money all in pennies was not unusual for me during the height of the searching. " On only two occasions has Mrs. Manchester felt it necessary to buy a coin. She tells of having exchanged pennies with someone on one of these times, and in the course of the transaction having spent three cents. " The other time," she continued, " I sent by mail in answer to an ad , for a booklet which a friend had received and found interesting. For the small sum of ten cents extra I was to receive one coin to help start my collection. The letter was returned by the Post Office marked 'FRAUD. ' The activities of the ' firm ' had been discovered. At the same time the mystery was solved of why the friend who had received the book had never received the coin promised in addition. ' 1909 S VDB' cannot now be purchased for less than $3.00, and I 'm not going to pay $3.00 for a coin, so I kept my eyes open, and I found one. " The 'VDB' stands for the initials of the man who designed the die. He is, by the way, a Clevelander who was taken from the Jewish Center. His name is Victor Brenner and he is an artist of some note. Many of his paintings hang in the Art Museum in Cleveland."

Mrs. Manchester says that her hobby has the advantage of not costing anything, and Dean Manchester is willing, even aiding and abetting her, so she has been emboldened to begin on Indian pennies and white Civil War pennies (1859-1865) of which she has a number already. Besides she has a good start on dimes and nickels. One of the white pennies which she hardly expects to get is one of six which were all in the hands of the president of the United States during whose administration they were coined (faultily, one would guess), and his secretary of the treasury. There are buffalo, liberty, and Monticello nickels. The new ones Mrs. Manchester does not like because " they look like slugs. " Friends and interested strangers write asking to exchange coins. " Pennies are in my mind so much that talk of them just will creep into my letters," Mrs. Manchester confessed. " I have helped many would-be collectors, young and old, to get started," she smiled.

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

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

CAROLINE PIERSON, Eta Alumnce

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Frosti c Mad e OT all of our alumnre are teachers of the young or not quite so young; some have turned to other fields. mong those who sought greener pastures is Gwen Fro tic, of Alpha. She has changed the ba_sement of her home in Wyandotte into a workshop where she create unbelievably

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

T he workshop itself is very attractive. The walls are finished in pine and the win dows curtained with brilliantly striped crash material. The curtain rods are F rostic Made and have mice, monkeys and spiders in natural poses along their tops. Along two sides of the room is the work bench ; on the wall over the bench hang the different hammers and saws used. Gwen's raw materials are copper, brass, and German silver. These are kept in a cupboard which has beautifully hand-wrought hinge and handles. T he other wall has shelves of different heights and on these shelve are resul ts of Gwen's work.

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

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

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

If you have ever wondered why there were so many ugly tea tiles in the world you will be pleased to learn Gwen is doing much to eliminate this problem. Imagine silhouettes in silver of two full- skirted ladies gossiping, we are sure, mounted on natural or beautifully colored copper.

Other designs are so lacy and intricate it seems almost unbeli evable that they are sawed out of hard metal. Some are in the more modern manner, the only decoration being one's monogram.

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

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

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

Wear Your Lisle NDER the influence and guidance of emporia's " first lady," Mrs. William Allen White, Emporia women are wearing lisle hose. The Alpha Sigma Tau alumnre are part of this group which is fast becoming a national movement to help China resist brutalities.

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

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

Rayon has replaced silk in many lines but, because it has little elasticity, has not been successfully used for hose. So throughout the United States, and especially in the eastern colleges, women are turning to lisle hose. These hose are full-fashioned and at a distance cannot be distinguished from silk.

Emporia women feel that they are also helping themselves as well as the Chinese since one pair of lisle hose is supposed to outwear three pairs of silk ones. It is hard for Emporia merchants to keep a supply of lisle hose 路 in stock.

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

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

EMPORIA ALUMN.lE

The Sorority Does Its Part VERY sorority pledge learns something about the immediate duties and privileges of active sorority membership, but it requires years of experience to impress upon a sorority member the fact that she owes something to the community in which she lives. When she is a senior she begins to realize that another opportunity for sorority service awaits her in the outfield, service in some alumnre chapter. Outside the university organization, but inside as far as interest and loyalty are concerned, she has a chance to contribute not only to the community but also to the active chapter and to the girls who are being trained to enter life activities.

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

Some of the specific activities engaged in during the past year have included a Christmas project, visitation to hospitals, the care of a poor family, and rehabilitation of unemployed persons. Mildred Pyle is president of the Junior Woman's Club of Kent and has built up the membership until it now numbers more than one hundred. Mrs. Lucille Jacobs Cline continued her connection with the university after marriage and as secretary to the dean exerted much influence upon the girls of the active chapter. Ada Swan, as assistant to the president, has demonstrated the fact that Alpha Sigma Tau girls are capable of accepting position of responsibility. Mr .

Caroline Pierson, the chapter ANCHOR editor, is very prominent in the Methodist Church and in educational activities. Kay mith Bowers is a copartner in one of the largest concerns engaged in raisi ng and elling plant and flowers. Maxine Moore Darrah is interested in social and community

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

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

(MRS.) MARY MANCHESTER

A Beta You Should Know

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

period.

Since her days at Central State ormal she taught at St. Johns, Michigan, and at Berwyn, Lagrange and Evanston , Illinois. During the war Genevieve worked at Camp Merritt, ew Jersey. This was followed by organization work for Community Service Inc. at Butler, Easton and Towanda, Pennsylvania, and also in Kent County, Michigan.

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

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

In spite of her heavy work programs, Genevieve found time to be president of the Alliance of Business GE TEVIEVE FORSBERG and Professional Women of Chicago MACLIVER for two years; to be National Finance Chairman of National Business and Professional Women for four year (holding this position at present) ; superintendent of the Junior Department of the Congregational Sunday School, Lagrange, Illinois, for thirteen years ; member of Women 's Quarter Million Round Table (Insurance ); and organizer of Marathon Round Tables and Associate State Chairman of Marathons for Illinois. (She attended three Cause and Cure of War Conference in Washington, D.C. , and acted as treasurer of the one held in Chicago in 1937.)

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

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

Browning's Ideas o~ Art and Its Relation to Li~e O ANY poetry or prose treating the subject of art I tum with enthusiasm and avidity. On reading Browning's works, I found two poems that express beautifully and naturally a painter's temperament and trials and show the relevance of painting to li fe. These poems are "Andrea Del Sarto" and " Fra Lippo Lippi ."

"Andre Del Sarto" presents in an intensely dramatic way two truthsfirst, that art can be realized only through devotion to it and through an understanding of the limits of an artist's capabilities; and second , woman's power for good or evil over man. In his monologue, Andrea muses over the artists whom he has for contemporaries, Leonard, Murello, Raphael , and Agnolo. H e points out thei r un stinting work, their disregard of the criticism of others ( es evid enced in: "Speak as they please, what does the mountain care? "), and finally their realization that though they poured their souls into their paintings, still, in the end , something seemed to be lacking to make their work complete. This illustrates Browning's doctrine of success and 路 failure- that a man 's reach should exceed his grasp. The pathos in the line, " Dream? Strive to do, and agonize to do , and fail in doing," brings one face to face with one of the greatest despairs of an arti st, namely- a picture that has fallen short of its intended purpose. So well does the poet submerg e him self that one forgets him entirely on listening to Andrea Del Sarto 's musings at twilight as he sits in his studio, talking to his thoughtless wife for whom he has lowered his ideals and whose charms have ensnared him.

On reading thi s poem of Browning's, I enjoyed his understanding discussion of the trials of an artist.

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

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

Your business is to paint the so uls of men-''

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

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

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

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

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

JosEPHINE PAUL

We Can Start to Be Professional Women Now H E object of the Sorority shall be threefold: " To develop the character of each member so that she will show in all her relationships sincerity, honesty, sympathy, a sense of humor, fair play, and justice ; "To help each girl enjoy the cultural advantages in life so that she will know how to select those things which are most worth-while ; " To develop in each memb er the social graces to the extent that she will be able to take her place in life vvith true dignity and poise. " Undoubtedly all of you are fam iliar with these three objectives of Alpha Sigma Tau. Too often, however, we have lost our perspective in thinking of sorority values. We have been willing to stress alone the social function s of sorority and the development of social graces and too willing to allow a broadminded attitude toward current problems to come as it may.

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

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

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

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

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

MARY R uTH FAIRCHILD, Delta

Sorority Sisters OR some time I have been wanting to write an open letter to the rest of the Alpha Sigs. Sorority has meant so much to me that I cannot help talking about it to other people.

For three and a half years I have enjoyed the bonds of sisterhood . The way was rough-going orne of the time because personalities are bound to clash. Tow I believe that tolerance and strength of character are developed by just such clashes.

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

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

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

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

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1ARGARET " ALLI

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ARRIVED in Welch, West Virginia, early Saturday mornin g, September 24, and thus began the 1938 inspection trip of Alpha Sigma Tau. Lena Bary met me at the train and took me to her house where the alumn<e had their headquarters for the day. I had met most of the Welch crirls before, either on my 1935 trip or at the district meetincrlast fall. I therefore especially enjoyed my various conferences, which hal'been arranged by th~ capable president, Lillian W. Buckberry, the business meeting, and the delightful picnic at noon. We were all sorry that Lillian Crockett and Clara Peraldo were too ill to attend the day 's events. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill had driven over from Athens, and late in the afternoon I left Welch with them.

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

Mrs. McNeill, Helen McNeer Gunoe, and I left Sunday noon for CARRIE STAEHLE Beckley, a city about fifty miles from Athens. There, at the home of Ferne Shumate Phipps the alumnre, whose president is Dorcie Shumate, met for Conferences and a business meeting Sunday afternoon and evening. Our business was pleasantly interrupted with a dinner at the hotel at six o'clock.

I had never met many of the Beckley girls before, and I enjoyed making their acquaintance. We stayed over night with Ferne and started the next morning for Charleston. We stopped for a while in Oak Hill to see Margaret Davis and Lillian Moses Baumgartner. 路 We reached Charleston early in the afternoon and so had time for a little sight-seeing. Charleston, the capital city of West Virginia, has an unusually beautiful capitol building. It is modeled after the one at Washington , D .C. I was very much interested in the historical museum which contained among many other interesting things, a piece of wood from the tree on which Daniel Boone killed his famous bear. West Virginia was once a part of Virginia but broke away in the Civil War days because the people there did not believe in slavery. The motto of the state is " The Mountains Are Alway Free."

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

Tuesday noon we were again in Athens. Altogether we had driven three hundred and fifty miles in West Virginia, and I think it was the most beautiful trip I have ever taken. The roads wound in and out of river valleys and over the mountain s. I have always lived in the level country of Michigan and Ohio, and so the mountains are always a source of wonderment to me.

I especially remember going between Beckley and Athens where the road is on the top of Flat Top Moun tain. At one point a person can see five parallel mountain ranges, the last one being almost obscured by the distant haze.

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

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

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

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

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presidents of the local Zeta Tau Sorority whom I had met when I was in Farmville in 1935. Ellen Mason, the alumnce representative, though a long way from Farmville, is doing fine wo rk with the directory and history.

I admire the alumnce members at orfolk-Portsmouth for their devotion to their adopted sorority and for the fine piece of charity work they are doing for Margaret Saunders, the little orphan girl whom they keep clothed.

Sunday Doris Coates, Alfreda, and Alberta Collings took me for a delightful drive around orfolk, to Hampton Roads, and to Virginia Beach. Afterwards Mrs. Collings had a genuine southern dinner ready for us. Virgini a is a lovely state and is full of beauty and roman tic history.

I reached Farmville Sunday afternoon and stayed there three clays. The four national and three local sororities there are very fortunate because each has a room in the dormitory. The rooms, which are attractively furnished, are large enough for business meetings and social functions. Longwood, a typically southern house not far from Farmville, is used by the college for many social activities. I always enjoy seeing the boxwood there and the large holly tree. Miss Virginia Bedford , faculty adviser, is an art instructor.

Our other faculty member, Miss Mary N ickols, was one of the Zeta Tau Sorority members and the first alumnce representative. Adelaide Drcsslar, president of the large versatile Zeta Tau chapter, had arranged a very satisfactory schedule so that I met the four patronesses, the aclvi ers of the other national sororities, and all our girls. I was especially proud of two of our girls, Le Noir Hubbard, who is editor of the college paper, and J ohnny Lybrook, a fine columnist of the paper. Under the leadership of Frances Bryan, songbook chairman, the chapter does some excellent singing, and when I boarded the train to leave, a group bade me farewell by sin ging sorority songs.

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

Sunday afternoon Betty took me to Indiana for a pleasant three-days' visit with the Delta chapter, where efficient H elen Garey is president. Our girls there impressed me as being unusually capable and mature. They all seem to have heavy class work, especiall y the home economics girls who have to live in the home management house. The seven nati onal sorori ties are at Indiana and, like the girls at Athens, they do not have sorority houses nor rooms in the dormitory. The Delta girls are fortunate in having Mr .

Alma Gasslander, an art teacher, for adviser. She lets the girls use her attractive art room for social and business meetings. 'Iiss King, the loyal Delta adviser for many years, married Mr. Russell Guard last summ er. he

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is very happy in her new home caring for the three little Guard children.

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

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

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

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

I was glad to meet Clarice Collins, Lambda alumnre representative.

She is a member of the Soroptimist Club and very busy with church work.

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

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

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My shortest train ride was from Williamsport to Lock Haven where I went Saturday night to visit Zeta chapter. When I was in Lock Haven in 1935, Alpha Sigma Tau was the only national sorority on the campus. I was glad this time to see Phi Kappa Sigma and Sigma Sigma Sigma also there. Each sorority has a room in the dormitory for headquarters. Our room is fine and had been refloored and decorated since I was there before.

Miss Edna Bottorf from the art department and M rs. R. S. MacDougall are the faculty advisers. Alpha Sigma Taus are rather partial to art teachers because Zeta chapter was the third chapter I visited that had chosen an adviser from the art department. Mrs. MacDougall is also chairman of the National Awards Committee and every time I see her files, I realize what an immense amount of work there is connected to her office. June Freed, chapter president, is a fine student and in many other activities.

All the Zeta girls, in fact, have high scholastic ratings and every organization on the campus that admits women students has an Alpha Sigma Tau in it. The chapter is large and I had so many appointments that I scarcely had time to pack and reach the train on tim e Wednesday afternoon. When the train reached Port Allegheny in the evening and turned north I noticed that the valley in which we were traveling had widened and I realized, with regret, that my journeys in the beautiful mountains of Pennsylvania were over.

By eight o'clock I was in Buffalo, and the Sigma girls took me to T he Town Club where Dr. Margaret Quayle, our adviser, had arranged for me to stay with her. Dr. Quayle teaches psychology and mental hygiene. Kay Baxter was appointed from the collegiate group and Gilberta Moran from the alumnre to arrange my Buffalo schedule. They had planned very carefully for I had time to meet both chapters as well as Beverly Bollard, alumnre representative, and Margaret Macdonald , chairman of the nati onal Loan Fund Committee, before I left Sunday morning. I spent all of Thursday until ten at night at the college with the collegiate chapter. To announce my presence to the others, the girls dressed in white and wore yellow corsages. They are very cooperative girls and accompli sh a great deal. Evelyn Wenzel is our tiniest chapter president, but is very competent and charming.

On Friday the alumnre chapter president, Dorothy Black, took me to a luncheon meeting of the Federation of Women 's Clubs of Buffalo of which the alumnre chapter is a member. At night the alumnre had one of their usual lovely supper meetings at Mary Harsch's hom e, where I vvas glad to see more of my Buffalo sisters. I have been in Buffalo several times and know many of the girls there. It was also a pleasure to see M iss Luella .Chapman , our second national president , whil e I was in Buffal o.

Because I had to leave Columbus Monday night for St. Loui s, and I wanted to spend every possible minute at home, I decided to leave Buffalo by plane. When the plane left the airport, the weather was mi sty and dreary.

After we had traveled a while, I was surprised to notice that the sun was shinin g. I looked out the window and saw that we were above the clouds.

The sun shine was very brilliant, and the tops of the soft whi te clouds looked like the mythical fairyland. Dr. Quayle had said that unl ess a person had been sick on a plane, he never had really been sick. The plane I was in traveled at an altitude of six thousand feet, and the level riding

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

Third District In St. Louis I was a guest at the Chase Hotel where our convention will be held next summer. It is certainly a well equipped hotel and will be most ideal for our conclave. I spent two full days at Harri s Teachers' College where our Pi chapter and fo ur other Association of Education Sororities are located. The colleae doe not have any social center and the girls meet every two weeks at members' homes where they have very enjoyable supper meetings. I was glad to be able to attend one of these. For a few semesters no new students were admitted to the college, and, therefore, in the fall of 193 7 there were only three or fo ur active members in our chapter.

These girls, with the help of their adviser, Mis Edith Gladfelter, have built up the chapter until it now has over twenty members. Miss Gladfelter is from the Science department. The cooperation and enthusiasm of the chapter has been outstanding. Anita Barr, the president, is a senior and very proficient because of her four years of membership in the sorority.

Pi chapter meets about as regularly in the summer as it does during the school year. I spent several pleasant hours with Mrs. Dorothy Robinson , national chairman of the Traditions Comm ittee. Her little two-year-old son, Dallas, is very dear. I also discussed directories and histories with Virginia Herron , the alumnre representative. Lois Hoynck, convention chairman , and her committee. met at my room one night, and we made many plans for next August. The Founders' Day banquet given jointly by collegiate and alumnre members was lovely. The two patronesses, Mrs. Crouch and Mrs. Kirchner gave very interesting toasts. It was al o inspiring to see the candle light service again. The jolly supper meeting of the alumnre chapter Friday evening at Marjorie Welson's hom e finished my St. Louis visit. Madelyn Kehl is alumnre president. It has always been very gratifyin a to note the loyalty which the alumnre at St. Louis have for their collegiate chapter. Their p ercentage of life members is also the highest of all chapters.

Marjorie Perkins, Upsilon alumnre representative, and Julia Avery, collegiate chapter treasurer, met my train the next morning in Little Rock.

I spent the day in Little Rock with the alumnre and installed their chapter at night with Frances Garrett as president. The alumnre can not meet often because non e of them teaches very close to Little R ock or Conway.

They are fa ithful enou)"!'h, however, to want a chapter so that they can . meet during vacations. The girls who are alumnre now were in college when I installed the chapter in 1935. It was a real joy to see them again. Dr. Ada Jan e H arvey, adviser fo r the collegiate chapter, attended the alumnre dinner and install ation and took me and several others to Conway that night. Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha igma Tau are the only ociation of Education Sororities groups at Conway.

The campu there i_ beautiful, and the buildings are nearly all new.

The sororities, though, do not have house nor dormitory rooms. Our airL me t in Dr. Harvey's French cla room. The patron _ s, [rs. ordrey.

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

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

On Saturday, Mrs. Griffi th, accompanied by Mrs. Dall and Miss Garman , took me to Wichita, a hundred mile drive from Emporia. This was my first visit to W ichi ta , and I was sorry that I had such a short time to spend with the splendid alumnc:e there. All the members there are Iota girls except Mary Bess Burnham, who is from Rho. The president, Helen Steele, succeeded Helen Pfanschmidt, who attended the Pittsburgh conventi on in 1936.

The business meetin g was at Hildred Dungan's artistic apartment, and we were interested at the close of the meeting in looking at her lovely collection of old glass.

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

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

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

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

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

I was soon on another train and on my way to Durant, Oklahoma. It was dark when I reached there, but many of the girls were at the train to meet me and so I felt at home. Because the Rho girls knew that I wanted to be home for Thanksgiving they had planned a very compact chedule which would take care of all my meetings in two days. Pi Kappa igma and Alpha Sigma Tau represent the Association of Education Sororities at Durant. Both of our advisers, Miss Mildred Rilina and Mi s Irene chrivener of the English department, are in college again after alternate leave of absence for study. Kathleen Kelchner, alumnre representative, is ju t as competent as he was three years ago when she was chapter president.

I installed the growing alumnre chapter of which Mag~ie Lee Tomlin i president. Ruden e Nixon was doing good work as collegiate chapter pre ident. I was gratified to find the feeling of national con ciou ne "ithin th collegiate and alumnre groups gettina tronger and tron a r. Mrs. 1alone

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th~ir one patroness, took me to Denison, Texas, which is only about twenty m1les from Durant. I was much surprised to see lovely roses in bloom there. On Monday night Kathleen said that a blizzard was forecast for Tuesday. It proved to be only a bright sunshiny day with a high wind, and I thought it would be very pleasant if all blizzards were as mild as that.

When I reached St. Louis Wednesday morning and saw the trains from the East covered with snow, I knew that there had been a real storm somewhere.

First District The Monday after Thanksgiving found me in Youngstown, Ohio, where I was glad to find that the alumnre were meeting regularly. I was happy to meet Caroline Lenney, the former president, with whom I had corresponded considerably but did not know. Betty Reynallt is the president now.

I went from Youngstown to Kent where I stayed until Saturday night with our . large 路 Eta chapter, which has over fifty members and pledges.

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

Maxine Darrah is the alumn re president.

My next visit was to be in Cleveland and to reach there I had to go by way of Akron. I was one minute late and missed the Cleveland train , and the next one for which I had to wait two hours, was twenty minutes late. In Cleveland I stayed at the pleasant home of Mrs. Merrick, who was housemother for Eta chapter in 1935. I met the alumnre at a tea Sunday afternoon at Helen Lund een 's home and again Monday night at Edith Griswold Siple's home where the gi rl s met for dinner and business meeting.

Cleveland chapter has a lot of enthusiasm and is composed of girls from six different collegiate chapters. Dorothy Stadler from Eta is president.

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

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From Flint we drove to Lansing and had an equally pleasant time with the alumnre there. Our hostess was Florence Baker. Nearly all the members were present in the evening for the Christmas dinner and business meeting.

Santa Claus had left presents for everyone in a large white cotton ball tied with reel ribbon.

It was bard to leave our good friend in Lansing, but Wednesday morning we had to start for Ypsilanti to see the Alpha chapter and the YpsilantiAnn Arbor alumnre. Competition there between the seven national and six local sororities is very marked. Our chapter is not as large as it wa a few years ago but it does have interested members. The adviser, Mr . Gertrude Flint from the special education department, has been with the chapter for four years. The Alphas are not all in the same house because some of them live with relatives in town, but they do have a room for their headquarters in a house near the campus. I wa happy to see Betty Vanden Belt, the capable president, again whom I had initiated in 1936 . Betty's mother is a patroness for Alpha chapter. Jane Groh , president of the alumnre, called the girls together for a Christmas party at Mrs. Leona Hodges' apartment.

This was one gathering in which I knew every memb er, and we didn 't begin to have enough time for all the things we wanted to say. I was inspired by a visit with Miss Ada A. Norton, who was one of the first advisers of Alpha chapter and who directed the final plans for our nationalization in 1925.

Miss Norton wa looking very well and was interested in hearing about the Alpha Sigma Taus whom I had seen. It was also a privilege to hear in Ypsilanti the well-known Christma concert which is given annually by the large college choir.

Isabella and I left for Detroit Sunday night and there I began the last 路week of my long trip. Our large well-organized Theta chapter at Wayne University has successfully maintained a five-room sorority apartment for several years. It is near the campus and is a very convenient place for the girls to stay between classes. All the business meetin gs and many social functions are held there, too. It is especially attractive now, because of its freshly decorated walls and new furniture . I spent two days wi th the Theta girls carrying out the schedule which Evelyn Mettler, the businesslike president, had so carefully planned. Theta has two advisers, Dr. Gertha Williams from the psychology department and Miss Jane Welling from the art departm ent. Pi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Sigma Tau are the only Association of Education Sororities' groups at Wayne but there are everal local sororities. In Detroit I was happy to confer with Miss Edith ManselL national Association of Education Sororities' representative, Mrs. Gwendolyn Riclderhof, nati onal treasurer, Mrs. Clara cbumann , district pre ident, and Miss Mary Jane Manchester, national secretary. The membership of the Detroit alumnre chapter has changed con iclerably since I lived there in 1935. It is composed almost entirely of new Theta chapter graduate . I was glad to see these girl continuing their active affiliation with the orority . t the business meetin g I wa in terested in hearin a the alumnre plan their annual Christmas party given for orne girls in a children's home near Detroit. The alumnre president, Lenore Filer Briggs, is also Th eta alumn repre entative and I was happy to see all th e work she had don on th Theta record . My la t day in D etroit wa pent working with Lab lla

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

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

I was impressed on my trip by the remarkable cooperation whi ch I received. The plans which I had outlined in my September and October letters were fully carried out by every chapter. Many charming social affairs and comfortable places to lodge added pleasant diversions to my schedule. I was also gratified by the well organized and enthusiastic alumnre chapters which I fo und everywhere. I feel, too, that each of the fourteen collegiate chapters is progressing rapidly. Before you read this article you will probably have the new handbook which will contain a business summary of this trip and many suggestions and recommendations which I gathered from my many visits. I heard one of our members mention this quotation, " I am a part of all I have met. " I hope that our national organization will be an integration of the best parts of every chapter, and I trust that our handbook will be instrumental in bringin g about this fusion.

I do not like to have time travel too quickly, but I am eagerly looking fo rward to the Conventi on when I hope to see many of my Alpha Sigma Tau sisters again. I know now, after seeing what fine members we have, that the sorority was not wrong in choosing for one of its goal s " Whatsoever things are lovely. " CARRIE

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Soro rity Songs N THE songs of a sorori ty is to be found the very essence of so rority spirit. Loyalty, harmony, sisterly affection , vitality, and enthusiasm are reflected in the songs themselves, and in singing together the members have an emotional activity that is truly enjoyable and recreational.

Group singing of such a type should be primarily recreational; for singing, especially singing sorority songs, is fun . Although it should never begin to resemble work , it must be taken seriously enough to be done well.

Clever songs, well sung, increase the confidence of the members, create a very effective impression upon an audience, and enhance the prestige of the sorority.

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

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MARIE MoRLAN,

Pi Chapter

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

E. E . Cordrey.

• C 0 LLEG I ATE CHAPTERS • ALPHA CHAPTER The Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau was honored by the visit of Mrs. Carrie Staehle and Miss Isabella McGuire in December.

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

Mrs. Reninger entertained the group at her home a few nights later.

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

We were delighted with the cooperation received from our Alpha alumnre.

The next meeting was at Mrs. Wilbur's.

This afternoon was made especially interesting when our hostess related her exciting and interesting adventures in the Far East and showed us some fine Chinese and Japanese handiwork which she had brought back.

The "open houses" were brou'!ht to a very successful conclusion with a home talent movie show at M rs. Vanden Belt's.

We saw pictures of Betty 's trip to Europe and also the one to Canada and the New England states.

LOUISE SKELLENGER

DELTA CHAPTER Dec. 10-"Aunt Jemima" rush party with Southern Belles, mint juleps (synthetic), plantation dancers, waffles and bacon, and "Aunt Jemima" place cards (licorice lolly-pops with painted fac es dressed in black crepe-paper dresses, white aprons, and caps).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ELSIE ELLENBERGER

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

I ota chapter started active rush week January 23, with a ga mes party. Various ga mes were played with prizes awarded to the two girls with the highest sco re. Refreshments were served to the sixteen rushees while the chapter members sat around a log fire in the dark ro om with the light ed crest in the center singing so rority songs. Sarah McCoy served as chairman of this party.

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

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

The traditional yellow rose dinner was given Wed nesday night which closed the rush parties. Yellow roses were given as favors to the guests. I ce cream molds of yellow roses were a feature of the dinner.

Chamber music consisting of a cello, violin, and piano was played throughout the dinner. Mary McDonough, chapter president, was in charge of the preparations.

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

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

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

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

LAMBDA CH APTER Lambda's fall rushing season was brought to a close with the pledging of three fine girls: Lillian Gamble, Betty Koos, and Phyllis Fleming.

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

and study. With the subject of our "cultural enlightenment" program still undecided, here was an opportunity of which we could well afford to take advantage.

So, at Mrs. Barnes's own suggestion, we accepted a copy of the article she had written as the basis for our study of our own Philadelphia.

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

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

CORA ZllVIMERMAN

THETA CHAPTER Theta's rushing eason ended with a sigh of relief from each and every member- it certainly was hectic. But this was only a breathing spell, for we plunged into an even more energetic series of activities.

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

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

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

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

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

During National Inspection Week, Theta took time off to participate in Way ne Activities. At the A.W.S. Christmas F esti val, Alpha Sigma Ta u spo nsored th e "Kiddi es Korner," selling balloons, peanuts, a nd candy canes. The proceeds of the festival went toward the purchasing of new furni ture for the new Women's League bu:Jding.

The t hree days of festivity ended in an informal dance. Alpha Sigma T au t oo k this opportunity to hold the draw ing of th eir raffl e. T wo grand prizes, a five dollar gift certi ficate and a two- fifty th eater book went to two lucky peo ple.

Christmas vaca tion caused a lull in activities, but not for long. During the holiday week, the chapter's annual Christm as Dinner Dance was given a t th e Wa rdell.

It was simply elegant. Dinner was followed by a dance to whi ch our alumn re were invi ted. Mary Purchase is given credit for arranging this grand a ffair.

That same week, the Theta actives, alumnre, and pledges met a t th e chapter house for tea. Christmas gifts were excha nged , a nd old friend ships renewed. The alumnre presented the actives with a gift of ten d ollars.

H oliday activities were properl y finished up 路by a "games" party at which the pledges enterta:ned the actives. The party, held a t a local recreation center, consisted of mini ature golf, ba dminton , ping pong, an d refreshments. The girls and th eir dates all had a swell time.

LORRAI N E M ETTL ER

NU CHAPTER The Sunday befor e Christmas vacation th e acti ves gathered at Miss H oydar's apa rtment to initiate Esther And erson, who was pledged a t the beginning of t he quarter . Miss H oydar served a lovely breakfast after the service and th en we a ll went to church.

Shortly afterwards Esther asked us all out to a big turkey dinner. We found our places marked by walnut shells with our na mes on the outside. Innocentl y we opened th e shells, and imagine our surprise when we found th e ann ouncement of her engagement to R euben Walters of Ea ton inside ! They will be married in th e near future.

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quarter rushin g. The tim e and date was set by Pa nh ell eni c. N u chapter's tea was on Sunday, J anuary 8. M rs. C. 0. J ackson made tiny cakes and frosted them in green with a yellow A.S.T . prin ted on top. About 20 girls attended.

Pledging se rvices were held Sunday mo rning, J anua ry 15, at the chapter house. The girls all were dow n town to brea kfast and then a ttended chu rch in a body. Oh , yes, we pledged four girls.

Mrs. J ackson entertained the girls of Nu chapter on Va lentine's night at a beautiful dinner at the house. What a menu! You might be interested to k now that she won a ten dolla r pri ze on th at menu once. After dinner th e girls played games for a whil e.

OMICRON CHAPTER Nov. 28- Rush pa rty for the new girls we wanted It was a "F ollow Up Party"' th at started at four -thirty in the a ft ern oon.

T wenty-four rushees, twelve actives, and three patronesses met in the Social R oo m.

H ere we played several ga mes and were served tea plate. At abo ut six o'clock everyone traveled to Prin ceto n an d saw " Cocoanu t Grove" at the Mercer Theater. As soo n as th e show was over we t raveled on t o Bluefield to the West Virginian H otel where everyone enjoyed a " Yellow Rose Banquet ." We got back in town about eleven-thirty. Everyone had a grand time.

Dec. 3-Sixteen lovely girls ribbon pledged at the home of Mrs. H . A. McNeer. Several games and a delicious plate were enj oyed. An Acceptance Dance was held in the gym for each soro rity th at ha d go tten girls.

Dec. 11- Activ es entertained at the home of Lucille Litz in Bluefield with a lun cheon. There were Christmas decorations and favors of tiny Santa Clauses.

Pa tronesses and facul ty a dviser were p resent.

Dec. 12.- Initiation of six girls in t he Social Roo m. They were: Ann Barbery, Melba Hurt, Sara Ann Dower, Anne Blevins, Ma rgaret Mar tin , a nd Laura Hinchman.

Dec. 14- Actives and pledges met in the reception Hall at the dorm for pledging.

Annual Christ mas pa rty fo llowed with the exc ha nge of gifts.

J an. 2-Feb . 11- Piedges ca rrying little broo ms tied in the soro rity colors.

Feb. 5-"Hell Week" started.

Feb. 11- Ye ll ow R ose Formal. Pledges wo rk ed very faithfully and gave m a grand party. The gym looked like an old-

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

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

LILL YAN LILLY

PI CHAPTER Dec. J- The pledges started the month off right by entertaining the actives at quite a hilarious slumber party. Popco rn , candy, sandwiches, coffee, and doughnuts were served. Games and dancing provided our entertainment. Of cour~e, we didn 't sleep.

Dec. 14-Supper meeting at H elen Klupe's house. T ables-for-four made the " dinner" part of our meeting seem like a little cafe.

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

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

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

Dec. 29-Marie (Toni ) Surkamp had a luncheo n meeting at th e Cam ille Tea Shoppe. It was a very lovely meeting but we had to hurry home so that we co uld go to the annual Christmas Dinner-Dance at the Chase H otel , spon w red by our alumnre.

Jan. 9-Ruth Priebe's supper meeting.

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

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

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

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

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

A N ITA L . B ARR

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During the past se mester t here have been many hon ors placed upon th e girls of Alpha Sigma Tau of th e St. Louis chapter, Pi. H eading the list is Dorothy Fleming who has a Master's degree in Alpha Phi Sigma, national honor fraternity; member of Sigma T au Delta, honor English fraternity; a lead in seni or play; and a candidate for T orch Queen.

Anita Barr is president of Pa nh elleni c; vice-president of G.G.G ., social club ; secretary of the French Club.

Marilyn Kilburg is president of H ypatia, math. club.

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

Maryalice McElmurry is captai n of the freshman volleyball team.

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

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

Joanna Barnes received honorary mention in original writing contest sponsored

by H .T.C . sc hool paper, Com1nent; she is also licensed operator of her own radio station .

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

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

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

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

Besides these individual honors Pi chapter of Alpha Sigma T au had so me group honors.

Pi chapter, as president of Panh ellenic, started the precedent of a semi-annual tea to high scho ol graduates.

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

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

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

MARGARET RYA

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

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

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

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

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

UPSILON CHAPTER The activites of Upsilon chapter have been few since ovember. Our social events as scheduled on the college calendar were over early in December.

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

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

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

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

We are expecting to be a busy group of girls as soon a our social ca~endar is open for dates.

FRANCEs CoLE

ZETA TAU CHAPTER "All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl" and well the Zeta Taus know and heed the meaning of that old quotation for it was in the midst of our study for exams that we took time off for our Christmas party. It was a jolly affair with a beautifully decorated tree loaded clown with novelty presents for everyone and a lot of candy, nuts, and food!

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

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

When our work was done and we sat down to view the results of our labor we were of one accord. It was indeed a fit room into which to welcome a week later five of tbe fine st pledges of Alpha Sigma Tau. A party was given by the actives in honor of our pledges. There wa a great deal of food and the favors were out of the ordinary. They were yellow suckers stuck on jelly candy for a foundation and dressed in bonnet and full skirt of green.

The skirts were caught in front with ' small go ld letters of A ..T. Every yea r here at FarmYille " 路e hail the arrival of Lent with a Mardi Grns dance.

It is one of the biggest occa. ion of th year. A queen i ho en by popular yote

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

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

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

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

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

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

J OHNNY LY BROOK

Hurrah! Con ve ntion Year Again!

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

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

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

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

THE NATIONAL CouNCIL and CoNVENTION CoMMITTEE

Top left: Beckley Alumnre Chapter, left to right : Feme S. Phipps, Dorcie Shumate, Margaret D. Moses, Theda Crotty, Dessie Sarrett, a nd Kitty B. Rice. Top right: Welch Alumnre on picnic. Center: Lansing Alumnre. Back row, left to right: Marion Bailey Harris. Florence Schmid Baker, Hazel Georgia, Mary Hul e, Maxine Herrick Springer. Middle row : Helen Gorsline Hoffmeyer, Margaret Taylor Craddock, Allura Exelby Custer, Gertrude Lippert Kimmick, Ellen Brandel, Dorothy Martin.

Front row: Mrs. Staehle, Mary Lampert Walton (president), Isabella McGuire. Bot torn left: t. Louis Alumnre, left to right : Mardel Helber Marcks, Marlynn (Puddin' ) Marcks, Virginia Ruley. Botto1n center: St. Louis Alumnre, left to right : Elizabeth Wilson, Berniece Pace. Bottom right: Mr . Carrie taehle, Mr . Bula M eill.

â&#x20AC;˘ ALUMNAE CHAPTERS â&#x20AC;˘ AKRON-KENT ALUMNJE On December 1 the chapter entertained Mrs. Staehle at dinner at the Captain Brady in Kent, and, as part of the inspection, installed the following girls as members of the group: Jean Evans, Sula Neal McBee, Corrinne Gainer, Adeline Budd, and Peg Moore. The talks with Mrs. Staehle were helpful and suggestive of fut ure activities for the sorority. We hope that we made a favorable impression on our national president.

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

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

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

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

ETA'S CHRISTMAS FAMILY

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

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

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

To make it a real Christmas an almost fairy-tale reunion had just taken place.

They had just located, within six miles of their home, a sister who had been lost for over twenty-three years, and she, with her husband and four children were go ing to have Christmas with her mother and brother. The father seemed to feel that God had been especiall y kind to him .

MILDRED PYLE

BLUEFIELD ALUMNJE The Bluefield alumnre made their traditional donation to the Bluefield annual community Christmas tree. Christmas boxes were sent by the so rority to the County Community Home.

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

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

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

BUFFALO ALUMNJE The Buffalo alumnre have been having a very busy year with a most interesting and successful program. We are now a member of the American Federation of Women's Clubs. At the November Convention of the Federation we had three delegates, Gilberta Morran , Veronica Wilkins and Leah Wilson. Each month the Fed~ration spo nsors a luncheon with a ro und table meeting afterwards.

Our first alumnre event in the fall was a steak roast at Chestnut Ridge Park .

Several of the girls with their boy fnends enjoyed the good eats and fine time.

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

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

Our J an uary event was the annual bridge party which was held at the T op o' the Town Tea Room on Saturday, J anuary 28. There were forty tables of bridge, including members and their guests who enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. Very attractive spring clothes were modelled by Oppenheim Collins professional models.

Following this, tea was served. The prizes for each table were silver serving forks, appropriately tied in green and yellow ri bbon.

This year we have been trying to feature various types of programs for entertainment after our regul ar business meetings.

Of special interest was the one at which three of the girls gave excellent reviews of current books. Eleanor Ericson reviewed "The Yearling" and "My Son, My Son ." Margaret MacDonald chose to tell us about "Corn ed Beef and Caviar" and "Designing Women," while Gilberta Morran gave a report on "Charles Laughton and I." After hearing these girls, the rest of us were enthusiastic to get one of these books and settl e ourselves in a cozy nook for the evening.

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

Lors ANNE DRYER

CLEVELAND ALUMNJE Mrs. tachle v i ited our chapter on December 4 and 5. Sunday afternoon there was a tea in her honor at the home of Mi s Helen Lundeen . This gave our memb rs an opportunity to get better acquaint-

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

Since we disposed of all of our business at this special meeting, we decided to turn our regular meeting into a Christmas party.

This was held December 6 at the home of Mrs. Helen Lutz. To this we invited our husbands or boy frier.ds. The hoste es bad a great many ga mes planned which kept us busy and every one had a grand time.

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

DENVER-GREELEY ALUMNJE November 18 and 19 were very enjoyable and enlightening days for our group.

We were quite proud to have Mrs. Staehle with us at that time. Mrs. Staehle interviewed all the officers Friday night and Saturday morning. Saturday noon a very appetizing lunch was served at Edna Romans Parsons' home by Edna's mother.

The sorority colors were carried out in both food and decorations. I am sure we all agree Mrs. Romans is a grand cook.

After our meeting, in which Mrs. Staehle gave us much food for thought and many new and pertinent ideas, we took her to the train. We felt that her visit with us was certainly worthwhile, and we wished she could have stayed longer.

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

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

Our February meeting wn held at the

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

OPAL GISH

DETROIT ALUMNJE The Detroit alumnre chapter has a Christmas party each year for a group of girls at the Brightmoor Community H ouse.

The children have a tree, refreshments, play games, and receive a present. ' Theta chapter entertained the alumnre during Ch ristmas vacation with a party held in the afternoon at th e Theta apartment. We had a tree, exchanging of gifts wrapped by Kresge, refreshments, singing of Alpha Sigma Tau songs, and much chatter.

Our January meeting co nsisted of a luncheon, followed by bridge.

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

IsABELLA M c G uiRE

EMPORIA ALUMNJE The month of December was enjoyed a lot in Emporia by the Alpha Sigma Tau alu mnre. Ethel Partridge was hostess a t our monthl y meeting and she used t he theme of Ch ristmas throughout in her deco rations. For Christm as gifts to the members, each purchased the cover for a yearbook which is a small leath er looseleaf notebook. This yea rbo ok has been approved by Mrs. Staehle and is also used by the Wichita chapter. The material in the book consists of: organization; national officers; chapter officers; chapter committees; calendar; life membership roll; local membership with their address, telephone, birthday, and wedding anniversary; Alpha Sigma Tau prayer, grace, hym n, and other songs.

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

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

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Mrs. Clark Jackso n, patroness, and Miss H elen Garma n, sponso r, were the hostesses in F ebruary for our regular meeting.

E STER GRI FFITH

FLINT ALUMNJE Doubtless, the event of th e seaso n was the visit of Carri e Staehle, in Decemb er, on her tour of inspection . She was accompanied by Isabella McG uire of Detroit. In th e aftern oo n, Sarah Perrin e opened her home for a tea that Mrs. Staehle and the officers might have a pleasa nt setting for their interviews. Gold and green were co mbined in the centerpiece, which was a cluster of Chri tmas balls, and flanking the a rrangement were mounds of evergreen and pine co nes. The chapter's vice- president, Gwendolyn Mahoney, presided.

In the evening twenty- two members gathered at Norma Wh eeler's in Flushin g.

D essert was served fr om small tab les adorn ed with red tapers banded with holly wreaths. Eloise Crow was assistant hostess. Afterwards, the national president discussed so rority problems and reviewed her tour in a mann er stimulatina t o everyone present.

Co-hostesses at a recent meeting were Pauline Wo od a nd Gwend olyn Mahoney.

This meeti ng was social and many were initiated into the game of Chin ese checkers. Those so fortun ate as to have children were already adept at this embellished form of the co untry grocery store checker tournament.

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

JOHNSTOWN ALUMNJE A delightful Christmas party and bridal sho wer were combined at our December meeting, Edith Furst being the hostess.

After we had fun opening the Christmas gifts which we had exchanged, we dedicated the meeting to Flo (Strayer) Miller, a brand new bride. She was surprised by a shower of lovel y well-chosen gifts.

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

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

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

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

Cupid most certainl y has not forgotten J ohnstow n al umnre Taus !

GRACE

ELSON MOORS

LANSING ALUMNJE We were very hapyy to have Mrs. Staehle, nati onal president, and Isabella McGuire, Alpha alumni representat ive, as honor guests at our Dece mber dinner meeting.

The dinner was held at th e home of H elen Hoffmeyer. The table was attractive in a Christmas color scheme of red and white. A photographer took several pictures of our group around the table and in the living roo m.

After a short business meeting, the evenin g was turned over to Mrs. Staehle who gave us an interesti ng talk and many helpful suggestions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

February 11 we gave our an nual benefit bridge party. Refreshm ents were donated by the al umnre. The money raised was used to replenish a so mewhat depleted treasury and to donate to the Scholarship Loan Fund.

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

ing her were Marion Harris and Florence Baker.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNJE Philadelphia alumnre are very b usy fulfilling each monthly engagement scheduled in their mimeographed booklets given each member at the beginning of the year.

These booklets are very handy because when referred to will tell you where and when each meeti ng is to be held and what kind it wil l be. The hostess, officers. committees, and members with their addresses are also listed .

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

On the snowy, blustery night of J a nuary 13 the gi rls sallied forth again to a ga me-party preceded by a business meeting at the Kitch home in Philadelphia.

Here we renewed acquaintances with the Lambda chapter and their pledges whom we were entertaining.

February 1-l wa anot her gay Valentine party held in Philadelphia. Hostesses were Mildred Cu rry Day and Rebecca Brown R ook.

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

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

Christine Megargee spent a pleasant Christmas vacation in Florida.

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

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

Ethel Weimer is teaching in Colwyn.

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

THE ANC HOR During Christmas week we had our annual Christm as dan ce. It was a dinner dance held at the Chase Hotel, th e convention hotel. Also the alumn re were entertained by a tea given by the collegiate chapter at the home of Anita Barr, president.

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

February, likewise, was dedicated to money-making schemes. This time it was a conventional benefit bridge, in which we did very well, fin ancially.

LILLIA N

VOGT

WELCH ALUMNJE An all day meeting of the Alpha Sigma Tau alumnre was held at the home of Lena Bary in September, a t which t ime Mrs. Carrie W. Staehle, our nati onal president and Mrs. Bula McNeill, our fourth vice-president were guests. Conferences with Mrs. Staehle were held throughout the forenoon .

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

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

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

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

Each member brought a toy. T hese toys were sent to th e Salvati on Arm y t o be distributed among the needy children.

L ENA D. BARY

WI CHITA ALUMNJE Late in Septembe r th e Wichita chapte r entertained with a beauti fully appoin ted tea at H elen Steele's home.

We celebrated Founders' Day with a lovely luncheon at Innes T ea Roo m.

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

Hildred Dungan entertained at a clever and unique Va lentine party.

And we reall y had lots of fun at Betty Ziggenbusch's apa rtment, for our regul ar business meeting. She is a new member in Wichita this yea r. She is now in the kindergarten roo m at Emero.on School.

We also have Lau ra Kl eiber, Gertrude Barton, Beth Hutton Anderson, H elen Beck F oreman, and M rs. Arthur K olterman as new members of the Wichita chapter.

H ELEN STEELE

YOUNGSTOWN ALUMNJE Youn gstow n Etas did so mething by way of a Baby Party this Christmas, which was highly successul. In fact , it was so pleasant that they want to make it a tradition.

There were ten girls and seven babies.

They ranged in ages from seven months to fo ur years. Each mother had a ten cent gift fo r each child she t ook.

Violet Thornquist Davis took Marilyn, age four; Agnes Black Burrows t ook Ri cha rd, age four ; Frances Owen M cGowan's guest was Cha rles, age t wo and a half ; Agnes K aley Cassidy took Boni ta , a cre two; Caroline Phill ips Lenn ey t ook Edward, Jr., age eighteen months; Virginia Bailey Willia ms had Carol, age seven mont hs路 Sall y Peoples H oleton, as hostess, w~s assisted by Claudia, age nine months.

MILD RED P YLE, E ta A lm nnre R epresentative

PERSONALS MARRIAGES Grace elson (Delta ) to Walter W. Moors, December 30, 1937 .

Nancy Ki ser (Zeta ) to Jack Bryerton, June 1938.

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

Eleanor Miller (Zeta ) to Samuel C. Engle, September 4, 1938.

Etta Moreland (Zeta ) to Frank Butts.

Florence Strayer (Zeta ) to Irving W. Miller, November 19, 1938 .

Helen Lundeen (Eta ) to Albert Frank Wick , February 11 , 1939.

Louise Anderson (Omicron) to Dr. Hunt Whitehead, N ovember 8, 1938. *Margaret Crockett ( Rho ) to Miller Davidge, January 15, 1939.

Wiliie Tidwell ( Rho ) to Bill King, December 30, 1938.

Annabel Toney ( Rho ) to Ben Brackett, December 12 , 1938.

Martha Lee Tyns (Rho ) to Deane Wh ite, December 23, 1938.

Lucille Young ( Rho ) to Kenneth Kennedy, October 14, 1938. *Lillian Crockett (Omicron ) to William Hubert Rue, June 25, 1938.

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Leiby, Zeta ), a daughter, October 1938.

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

T o Mr. and Mrs. A. Cosimi (Marie Ferraro, Nu ), a son , November 1938.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert 0. Boyer (H elen Herlitzius, La mbda ), a son, August 1938.

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

To Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Ball ( Gula Halstead, Omicron ), twin girls, M yrna Lea and Myra Lou. To Mr. and Mrs. C. E . Mille (Virginia J obe, Omicron), a da ughter, J o Anna, November 2, 1938 .

T o Mr. a nd Mrs. Leo n Fa uley ( ora Franz, Iota ) a son, Franz, on December 5, 1938.

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

IN MEMORIAM Dixie Robertson ( Rho ) on January 28, 1939.

Will iam Backstrum , son of Mr. and Mrs. M . A. Backstrum (Beulah Willia.ms, Nu ), Nov ember 15 , 1938.

To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sloppy (Jessie

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

Chancres must be received at least two weeks before the issues are b mailed- October 1, December 1, March 1, and June 1. end to: Mrs. Justin G. Doyle Peekskill Military Academy Peekskill , New York

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NATIONAL COUNCIL President . . ..... .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. ... ... .. . .. . . .. . Mrs. H aswell E. Staehle (Alpha) 187 Clinton Heights, Columbus, Ohio Vice-Presidents in Charge of Organizing : Mrs. F. J. Schumann, 904 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich . . .. . . . . . (Theta ) Miss Edith Paul, 106 Lincoln St., Johnstown. Pa . .... . . . ..... ... ... (Zeta) Miss Mary Seller, 1013 Congress, Emporia, Kan . . . . . .. ....... .. .. . (Iota) Mrs. Meade McNeill , Athens, W.Va . . . .. .... .. . ...... .. . ... . .. (Omicron) A .E.S. R epresentativ e ... . .... . . . ... . . .. . . ... .. .. . .. . .. . Miss Edith Mansell (Beta) 161 Highland Ave., Highland Park, Mich.

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

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

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

NATIONAL COMMITTEES Scholarship Aw ards . .... .. .... .. . .. .. . . ... .. .. ... . . . Mrs. R. S. MacDougall (Zeta ) College Glen Dr., Lock Haven, Pa. Examination ... . . .. .... . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. .. ..... .. . . Mrs. W. Ralph Delaney (Theta) 15341 Alden Ave., Detroit, Mich .

Scholarship Loan Fund .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . .... . . . Miss Margaret Macdonald (Sigma ) 673 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, N .Y. Life M embers hip ... .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . ... . ... . ....... Mrs. Howard Dall (Iota) · 422 Rural St., E mpo ria, Kan. Song-Book . .. . ... . . . . ... .. .. .. . ...... . ..... . ... . .. .. M rs. Austin Perrine (Alpha) 1001 Dupont St. , Flint, Mich.

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

ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION SORORITI ES Chairman .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . Miss Mabel Lee Walton, Sigma Sigma Sigma P. 0 . Drawer 108, Clermont, Fla. Secretary .. . ... .. .. .. . . .... .. .. ..... . . . . . .. .. Mrs. Fred Sharp, Alpha Sigma Alpha 1405 Hardy Ave., Independence, Mo. Treasurer ... .. . .. ... . . .... . .......... .. .. . . . . . . Mrs. C. P. N eidig, Pi Kappa Sigma 1503 First National Bank Bldg. , Cincinnati , Ohio Director of Local Panhellenics . . . . .... ..... . ... . Mrs. Orley See, Delta Sigma Epsilon 48 Wildwood Ave., Piedmont, Calif.

Director of City Panhellenics . . .... ..... Miss Carrie E. Walter, Theta Sigma Upsilon 500 W. Chclten Ave., Germ antown , Philadelphia, Pa. Chairman of Eligibility and Nationalization . .. . Miss Edith Mansell, Alpha Sigma Tau 161 Highland Ave., H ighland Park, Mich.

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

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THE ANC HOR COLLEGIATE CHAPTER EDITORS

ALPHA-Louise Skellenger, 11 S. Summit Street, Ypsilanti, Mich.

DELTA-Elsie Ellenberger, 7 Clark Hall, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. ZETA-Anna Banshaf, 28 N. Main St., Muncy, Pa. Box S, Lock Haven Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pa. ETA-Ruth Bradley, 223 University Drive, Kent, Ohio.

THETA- Lorraine Mettler, 3091 Belmont, Hamtramck, Mich.

IoTA-Caroline Somerfield, 1006 Constitution, Emporia, Kan. LAMBDA-Cora Zimmerman, 551 Unruh St., Philadelphia, Pa. u-Gene Clark, 1620 8th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

0MICRON-Lillyan Lilly, Athens, W.Va. Pr-Helen Croft, 3874 Utah Pl., St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Lucyle Cox, 602 N. 6th, Durant, Okla.

SIGMA-Rene Smith, 189 S. Union St., Spencerport, N.Y. ZETA TAu-Johnny Lybrook, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. UPSILON-Frances Cole, Box 73 , Normal Station, Conway, Ark. COLLEGIATE CHAPTER PRESIDE TS ALPHA- Miss Betty Vanden Belt, 219 N . ormal, Ypsilanti, Mich .

DELTA-Miss Helen Lois Garey, 6 Clark Hall, S.T.C., Indiana, Pa. ZETA- Miss June Freed, S.T.C., Lock Haven, Pa. ETA-Miss Dorothy Season, 450 W. Main St., Kent, Ohio .

THETA- Miss Ruth Ebbinghouse, 816 Algo nquin, Detroit, Mich.

IoTA-Miss Mary McDonough, 1006 Constitution Ave., Emporia, Kan .

LAMBDA-Miss Natalie Densmore, 110 Chester Pike, Ridley Park , Pa. u-Miss Gene Clark, 1620 8th Ave., Greeley, Colo.

OMICRON-Miss Dorothy Klingensmith , Athens, W.Va. PI-Miss Anita L. Barr, 4978 Lotus Ave., St. Louis, Mo. R Ho-Miss Rudene Nixon, 416 N. 3rd St., Durant, Okla.

SIGMA-Miss Evelyn G. Wenzel, 34 Milford St., Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu-Miss Adelaide Dressler, S.T.C. , Farmville, Va. UPSILON- Miss Mary Sue Vick , S.T.C., Conway, Ark. ALUMNJE CHAPTER EDITORS AKRON-KENT- Mrs. Glenn Pierso n, 318 N . Willow St., Kent. Oh:o.

BECKLEY-Mrs. Ina Cook, Mrs. Helen Cook, Winding Gulf, W.Va. BLUEFIELD- Beryl Woodruf, 917 Mercer St., Princeton , W.Va. BuFFALO-Lois Anne Dryer, 112 Congress St., Buffalo, N .Y. CHARLESTON-Macil Stephens, 1130 Lee St., Charleston, W.Va. CLEVELAND-Jane Buck, 312 Ohio St.. Vermilion, Ohio.

DENVER-GREELEY- Opal Gish, 3924 W. 35 th Ave., Denver, Colo.

DETROIT-Isabella McGuire, 4365 Fullerton Ave., Detroit, Mich.

EMPORIA-Mrs. Fred R. Griffith, 1520 Market St., Emporia, Kan. FLINT-Lucille Gale, R . 1, c/ o J ames Gale, Fenton, Mich.

JoHNSTOWN-Mrs. Walter W. Moors, 18 Harding St., Johnstown , Pa. LANSING-Mrs. Robert Kimmich, Jr., 119 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing, Mich.

LITTLE RocK-CoNWAYNoRFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-Alberta Collings, 532 Shirley Ave. , Norfolk, Va. PHILADELPHIA- J ean Kopenhaver, 1327 DeKalb St., Norristown, Pa. ST. Lours-Lillian Vogt, 3605a . Newstead , St. Louis, Mo. WELCH-Ruth Bivens, Welch, W.Va. WICHITA-Helen Pfanschmidt, 124 S. Green, Wichita , Kan. YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR- Jane Groh (Pres.), 53-+ S. Ashley, Ann Arbor, Mich.

ALUM tE CHAPTER PRE !DENT AKRON- KENT- Mrs. Russell Darrah, ogadore, Ohio .

BECKLEY- Miss Dorcie Shumate, Glen Daniels, W. a.

BLUEFIELD- Miss Virginia Bailey, 2115 Wythe Ave., Blu field, W.Va.

THE ANCHOR BuFFALO- Mrs. Elmore Black, 206 La Marek Dr., Snyder, N.Y. CHARLESTON-Miss Alberta Donnally, Villa Route, Charleston, W.Va. CLEVELAND-Miss Dorothy Stadler, 642 E . 115th St., Cleveland , Ohio.

DENVER-GREELEY-Miss Edna Romans, 1001 Lincoln St., Denver, Colo.

DETROIT- Mrs. T. W. Briggs, Apt. 301 , 1320 Cadillac Blvd., Detroit, Mich .

DuRANT- Mrs. Troy Tomlin, 1504;/, W. Main , Durant, Okla.

EMPORIA-Mrs. Roy Leatherberry, 909 West St., Emporia ,路Kan .

FLINT- Mrs. Austin Perrine, 1001 Dupont St., Flint, Mich.

JoHNSTOWN-Mrs. Florence Miller, 209 Charles St. , Johnstown , Pa. LANSING-Miss Mary Walton , Demondale, Mich.

LITTLE RocK-Miss Frances Garhett, Sparkman , Ark. NoRFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-Miss Harriet B. Branch, 414 London St.\ Portsmouth, Va .

PHILADELPHIA-Miss Mabel Schreiber, 1508 Evans Ave., Prospect Park, Pa. ST. Loms-Miss Madolyn Kehl, 7400 Florissant Rd., St. Louis, Mo. WELCH-Mrs. J. W. Buckberry, War, W.Va. WICHITA-Miss Helen Steele, 3214 Victor Pl., Wichita, Kan. WILLIAMSPORT-Miss Helen Thomas, 1421 Washington Blvd., Williamsport, Pa. YouNGSTOWN-Mrs. Wm. G. Reynallt, 811 Hillman St., Youngstown, Ohio.

YPSILANTI-ANN ARBOR-Miss Jan Addams Groh, 334 S. Ashley, Ann Arbor, Mich .

ALUMNJE REPRESENTATIVES ALPHA- Miss Isabella McGuire, 4365 Fullerton, Detroit, Mich.

BETA-Mrs. Claude Larzelere, 405 High St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

GAMMA-Mrs. R. P . Hammond, 2016 Underwood Ave., Wauwatosa, Wis. DELTA-Miss Betty Weaver, 1235 4th Ave., Ford City, Pa. ZETA-Mrs. W. J. Plankenhorn, 1026 Mulberry St., Williamsport, Pa. ETA-Miss Mildred Pyle, 619 S. Water St., Kent, Ohio.

THETA-Mrs. T. W. Briggs, 1320 Cadillac Blvd., Detroit , Mich .

IoTA-Mrs. Fred R . Griffith , 1520 Market St., Emporia, Kan .

Miss Le Royce Downing, Cambridge, Kan. KAPPA- Miss !~abel Finkbine, Oxford, Ohio.

LAMBDA-Mrs. William Collins, 137 W. Ridley Ave., Norwood, Pa. Nu-Miss Pauline Allen , Merle Apts., 1329 Grant, Denver, Colo.

XI-Mrs. J. R. Brenemen, 1311 Washington St., Hutchinson, Kan .

OMICRON- Miss Romaine Kanode, Athens, W.Va. PI-Miss Virginia Herron, 1702 Wagoner Pl., St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Miss Kathleen Kelchner, 617 W. Elm St., Durant, Okla.

SIGMA-Miss Beverly Bollard, 323 Bird Ave., Buffalo, N .Y. ZETA TAu-Mrs. W. Leon Mason, Route 2, Box 383A, Portsmouth, Va. UPSILON-Miss Marjie Perkins, 800 E. 6th St., North Little Rock, Ark. FACULTY ADVISERS ALPHA- Mrs. Gertrude Flint, 308 Washtenaw , Ypsilanti , Mich.

DELTA-Mrs. Alma Gasslander, S.T .C., Indiana, Pa. ZETA-Miss Edna Bottorf, S.T.C., Lock Haven, Pa. Mrs. R . S. MacDougall , College Glen Drive, Lock Haven , Pa. ETA-Miss Laura Hill, 417 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio.

THETA-Dr. Gertha Williams, The Wardell, 15 E. Kirby, Detroit, Mich.

IoTA-Miss Helen R. Garman, 105 W. 12th St., Emporia, Kan. LAMBDA- Mrs. Ethel H. Kirby, 1901 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Nu-Miss Edna Hoydar, S.T.C., Greeley, Colo.

OMICRON-Mrs. Robert L. Carroll, Athens, W.Va. PI-Miss Edith Glatfelter, 4720 N. 20th St., St. Louis, Mo. RHo-Miss Mildred Riling, 624 W. Elm, Durant, Okla.

Miss Irene Scrivener, 624 W. Elm, Durant, Okla.

SIGMA-Dr. Margaret S. Quayle, 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TA u-Miss Virginia Bedford, S.T.C., Farmville, Va. UPSILON-Dr. Ada Jane Harvey, 730 Donaghey, Conway , Ark.

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CHAPTER ROLL ALPHA (1899)-Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich .

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

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

THETA (1923)-Way'ne University, Detroit, M ich.

IoTA ( 1923 )- Kansas State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kan. KAPPA (1924-1929) - Miami Un iversity, 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 .

(T emporaril y inactive because of the depression) 0 MlCRON (1930)-Concord State Teachers' College, Athens, W.Va. Pr (1930)-Harris T eachers' College, St. Louis, Mo. RHo (1932)-Southeastern T eachers' College, Durant, Okla.

SIGMA (1925)-State T eachers' College, Buffalo, N.Y. ZETA TAu (1935)-State T eachers' College, Farmville, Va. UPSILON (1935)-State Teachers' College, Conway, Ark. DISTRICTS AND PRESIDENTS First District: (central) Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin.

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

Second District: (eastern ) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, New H ampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

President-Miss Edith Paul , 106 Lincoln Street, J ohnstown, Pa. Third District: (western ) All states we~t of the Missisippi River.

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

President-Mrs. M eade McNeill, Athens, W.Va. CE TRAL OFFICE 187 Clinton Heights, Columbus, Ohio