Official Publication of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
VOLUME XXXII
DECEMBER, 1915 NUMBER 2
SARAH POMEROY RUGG, Edit",
Table of Contenf8
THE Tou. OF THE PI FHI SPECIAL
THE BUSINESS SlOE 01' CoNVENTIOlf
THE SOCIAL SIO& 01' CoNVENTION
CONVI!IrfTION IxnESSloN5
As a Visiting Alumna Saw
AI. an Eastern Delegate Viewe d Convention
As California Alumnz Saw Convention
As a Member of the Hostess Chapter Saw Convention
TW.E.LVE CHAPTER Gaoups AT CONVENTION
THE HOUSE PA.TY AT HOTEL CLA1EMONT
GooD TIMa APTIt. CONVENTION
EASTE.N GUESTS ANO WESTUN HOSTEHU
OUR CoNV.NTION INITIATJ:
THIt CoNVIt"TION DAILY
NEWS PIlOM Ll'fTLIt PIGEON
OUR O JCE.S FOR 1915·11
THE ]NSTALLATION OP KANSAS BETA
HISTOIlY OF PHI KApPA PUI
A BIT OF HISTO.Y
THE FOUIlT££NTH NATIONAL PANBELLENIC CONGIlESS
REpOIlT 0" THE EDlTO.S' COHPEIlENCII: •••••••
CA..OURE Lun. PI BUA PHI FELLOW FO. 1915·16
TxE PI BETA PUI FItLLOWSBIP POI. GIlADUATIt STUDy
PI BItTA PUI AT SILva BAy 1915
OUIl Pal BETA KApPAS AND VTSD HONO. STUDENTS OP 1915
Boo'l: REvIEWS
SPECIAL NOTICE
WUAT A F.ATERNITY Gn.L THINKS, CONVENTION RouNO TARLE
IN MEMORIAM
COMING EVENTS
MATTIt.S OP CLUB ]NTERES'I'
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FRATERNITY DIRECTORY
FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY
Maggie Campbell ... ..........
Libbie Brook-Gaddis .•
Ada Bruen-Grier
Clara Brownlee-Hutchinson .
Emma. Brownl ee-Ki lgore
Fannie Whitenack-Libby ,
,_ .Thyne Institute, Chase City, Va.
1005 S. Third St., Champaign, Ill.
16 Thomas Ave., Bellevue, Pa.
· Monmouth, lit.
201 W . Broadway, Monmouth . III.
Minn
Rosa Moore · ·59 East 21St St., New York City.
Jennic Nichol, M.D (deceased).
Ina Smith-Soule
Jenni c Horne-Turnbull ..............
Fannie Thompson (deceased).
Nancy Black-Wallace
·912 North L St.. Tacoma. Wash
2510 N. 32d St., Philadelphia, Pa .
· 1049 Court St., Salem, Ore.
GR AND COUNCIL
GRAND PRESIDENT-May L. Keller, We s thampton College, Richmond, Va
GRAND VI CE' PRESIDENT-Nina Harri s Allen (Mrs. F. J .), 6417 L ake St., Oak Park, Ill. ,
GRAND SECRETARy-Amy B. Onken, Chapin, Ill
GRAND TREAS UREk-Anne Stuut, 1906 0 Street, Li Dcoln, Neb
ARROW EDITOR-Sarah Pom eroy-R ugg ( Mrs. F . A .), 46 Mountfort St., Boston , Mass.
CHAIRMAN S ETTLEMENT SCHOOL COMM ITT EE
Elizabeth Clark H elmick (Mu. Eli), Donna, T exas. clo Major Helmick, 28th Inf antry.
HISTORIAN
Daisy Dnvis Carn ey (Mrs . P. F .), 2504 Etna St., Berkeley , Cal.
CATALOGUER
Edith L. Carpenter, Guild House, Peace Dale, R. 1.
ALUMNJE EDITOR
Anna Robinson Nickerson ()frs. David D.), 74 R ock l and Ave., Malden, Mass.
PI BETA PHI REPRESENTATIVE 1N NATIONAL PANHELLE!'lI C CONGRESs-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W .), 4 02 Third St., Lewiston , Idaho.
SECRETARY OF NATI ONAL PANHELL!NIC CONGRESs-Mary C. Love Collins, X n, Box 69, Denver, Colo.
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VOLUME XXXII
DECEMBER, 1915 NUMBER 2
THE TOUR OF THE PI PHI SPECIAL
(From Boston to Berkeley )
By E. LOUISE RICHARDSON, MASSACHU SETTS A, '04
June 30, 1915. Rochester, N . Y. I suppose it's true that I'm on my way to convention but I'll pinch myself again to make sure that I am curled up in lower 8 of the Crowley, too excited to sleep though
Photo by S. P. Woodman
THROUGH THE R OYAL GoRCE the other girls have subsided.
I t was exciting this morning in the South Station. There were mothers and fathers, a husband, a sweetheart, Boston alumme and a crowd of friends all talking at the same time. But all too soon sounded IIAll Aboard."
It took a few minutes to make us feel really · glad we were all aboard and the ODe a husband, and the one with a sweetheart wished they had !lever started-but on ly for a short time for we soon began to eat. I feel full now when I think of an I've devoured today. It was such fun squeezing into the limousine-that's the drawing room which three of the girls occupy; (we ca n it that on account of their Bowers in the corners) -and trying to eat the contents of our big boxes.
At Albany two New York Gammas joined us, so now our party includes nine Massachusetts Alphas, one Vermont B,ane Missouri B and the delegates from Pennsylvania r and Vermont A. It's so much fun now, what will it be when we get on the Special?
The girls who went to bed early missed H, f or we did have a hilarious time in the Hlimousine" doing stun ts and I laugh ed till I was tired. OUT porter thinks we are a nuisance for I heard him mutter, uWomen folks s it up too late. Wh at do th ey have to talk so mu ch for?" Jot 's now time f or us to reach Buffalo so I'll s top and peek out m y window .
Jul y 1. I'm so exci ted that I ca D never foll ow the l aw of cohere nce! I'm on th e Special and it has been a wonderful day-so wonderful that I can't believe it will last. But I mus t go back a bit fir s t . This morning we wrote reams-when we were not talking. OUT only excitement was when we found we had lost the Vermont delegate. Through a mistake she had a seat in the car ba ck of us which to our surprise-and to her dismay-was switched off during the ni ght to a different line. At nearly every station some of us would hop out, for we untraveled New Englanders wanted to see all we could. On that account we decided we had Hnevermissitus" (accent on the fourth syllable).
I can not rea li ze I was in Chicago this no on. I always thought Boston imm ense, but it's nothing but a little town after all. On our arrival Miss Kate Mmer met us and guided us to th e C & N. W. Station.
I never felt so big in all my life as when I saw a huge placard announcing II B iI> headquarters in the s tation I wished I had on an arrow a fo o t long so that everyone co uld see th at I belonged to that sign . Into Mr . Allen's office, where the greatest kindness was shown us, girls kept pouring, all smiling, all talking and a ll introducing th emse l ves at once . There we we re given reservatio n s, marked these on our Pi Phi Special tags, left our bags and were piloted to the Chicago Co ll ege Club r ooms. Here we registe red, met more co ll ege Pi Phis, had luncheon, heard Miss Kell a r speak, a lso the president of the College Clui>-a Pi Phi , and the pr esident of the alumnre club, and had a chance to ident if y the active delegates.
After some sight-seeing when I knew no one ever recognized u s as B ostonian s, we were entertained by' channing hostesses from Evanston in the tea-room at the station. Here we were delighted to have a glimpse of Major Helmick and Mr. All en.
About 5 :30 the clans began to gathe r for the Specia l and what a crowd it was! Everybody was looking at us and wondering what
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the s ign an noun ci ng Qllr tr ai n co uld mean. Wh en the tra in backed in bearing on the rear that big ci r cular light wi t h Pi B eta Phi Special in white on it we Ohed I a nd Ah ed I and ever yb ody gazed still mor e. We soon found our sections and at 6 :05 mid pi c turetaking, the staring of the crowd, and the singing and ch eering of the Evanston girls, we started westward. Sailing f o r Eur ope can be no m or e thrilling I
We've done a little getting acquainted, tagging ourselves with our names, but most of us are weary and the berths are now made up , for we have busy days ahead of us.
July 2. Denver. Arose at 6:15 thinking I'd have the dressing room to myself but no such luck. Others had the same idea. Went out on the observation platform where I had a little visit with Mrs. Helmick j she's surrounded all the time so I was lucky to have her to myself. Had breakfast in the Omaha station and by so doing we missed meeting those Omaha Pi Phis whom everybody said were so splendid. But we didn't miss their gift-a big basket of mouthmelting home made candy for each car-tied with wine and blue.
I don't have time to write or read for we visit so much. I never before realized that we from Massachusetts talk queerly but they make a lot of fun of us. I t seems to me we are not the only ones who pronounce words oddly.
Photo by S. P . Woodman
THREE PEOPLE WHO MADE OlIR TJup PLEASANT Mr. Ru sse ll W. Barber, Mn. Allen, Mr. Allen
This afternoon Miss Pollard showed pictures and talked so interestingly to a few of us about the Settlement School that we were ready to go as teachers at once.
It did seem like a big house party this evening when nearly everybody in the seven cars squeezed into the obse rvation car till there was not an available in ch of room l eft. We sang and sang , and when we ran out of songs we all knew, some sang chapter songs. The Nebraska girls outdid all, but they ought to with Anne Stuart's help.
It's a shame we can't get out here for we had planned to spend from 8-11 seeing the sights, but we've had such a storm we'll have to stay in. That spoils our meeting the Denver girls: too, but a car of them joined us here so we can get acquainted with some. Here we are on the siding for two hours so I'll try to get to sleep while we aTe not moving .
July 3. Observation car. Leaving Glenwood Springs.
I don't believe I can keep my eyes open long for I slept only from 11 to 4 last night, but I do not begrudge the loss of sleep. What a Tush there was at about 4 :30 for breakfast! Pat's Lunch near the station at Colorado Springs d id a flourishing business on dry sandwiches , weak coffee and poor fruit.
It was a shame more people did not see our imposing parade of auto busses and pleasure cars. In our bus we were fortunate to have Sophie Woodman who could give us all kinds of interesting information. My first view of Pike's Peak I shall Dever forget! And the strange grandeur of the Garden of the Gods! It was there that our bus was unruly and we had to get out and walk a way. When our driver did catch up with us he drove lik e Jehu.
I did so want to stay longer at Manitou and Colorado Springs! From there on I sat glued to my chair as the wonders of the mountains appeared. At Canyon City we took open observation cars where we had unobstructed views of the Royal Gorge with its stupendous rock walls. Then late this afternoon came the Canyon of the Grand with i ts windings and verdure.
At Glenwood Springs we serenaded a crowd of dancers who doubtless wondered why "Pi Phis will shine tonight." I won't shine tomorrow if I don't go to sleep.
The Glorious Fourth . Crossing Salt Lake .
We are in a truly Pi Phi train for every porter, brakeman , steward and waiter i s decorated with a Pi Phi seal. They seem to enjoy the
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Special and are all so courteous-especially our Pullman conductor who is a great favorite.
I did not know till this morning why I slept so well. Then we learned that we had been stalled at Cisco eight hours on account of a wreck on an Elks' train. Although that means we shall be late at convention it gives us more time together and then too they cannot begin without us, as we have almost all the celebr it ies with us.
Had a most enjoyable service at eleven of which Mrs. Church had charge; her little talk did us a lot of good and when we sang America at the end one more thrill came to us. What varied, delightfu l memories of this trip we shall have I
GoING WEST TOGETHER-THE OLD TRAIL AND THE PI FHI SPECIAL
So glad the high altitude has not affected me as it has several. At Helper, where two more engines were added to our train, we got out for ice cream cones and fruit again . Then at Top of the World we all sent cards home.
At 4 :30 we reached Salt Lake City but I refuse to write much about our stay there. The Pi Phis had made elaborate plans for our entertainment but our late arrival spoiled them. Some of our crowd had motor trips about the city, but alas! some of us went in a sightseeing trolley. We saw something, but no one was enthusiastic at the information given us.
Crossing Salt Lake was not as wonderful as I had expected for the little flies were so troublesome that we were driven inside, and as it was dark we could see little, but we had a chance for more visiting. Oh dear! to-morrow this wonderful trip ends I
Phot o by S. P. Woodman
July 5. Midnight. Sigma Kappa H ouse, Berkel ey. I do not believe any crowd has ever had such a trip as we have had-wonderful counlry, lw.."Urious train, splendid attendants, grand g irls and a gorgeously good time every minute. There has been nothing but absolute harmony. I 'm almost ready to say that this alone is worth th e whole six weeks . Certainly we owe Mr. and Mrs. Allen :l debt of gratitude that we can never pay. The friends we've made and the broader vision of Pi Phi I shall never forget. The arrow will mean vastly more to me on acco unt of these days on the Special.
This morning when we passed through Reno we were surprised to lind it so ordinary. At Sparks we got o ut and mar ched and chee red for the benefit of the loafers. At Sacramento some Califomia girls greeted. us and a l so Mrs. Darnell who began to straighten out our accommodations.
And then a t eight we r eached our Mecca tired but radiantly happy. What a sight we were tumbling off the train with o ur quantities of baggage. Now I'm here-really in the land of sunshin e, but can our week here eq ual o ur train tr ip? O f course it will, for we've heard such tales about our hostesses; but if I li ve a centu ry I'll be a better Pi Phi on account of this past week and never, never forget the Pi Beta Ph i Special.
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF CONVENTION
KATE FREUND, ILLI NOIS E, '09
After three years of waiting , our coast convention of 1915 is a thing of the past. What an inspiration it was. The whole-hearted coope ration of each and every Pi Ph i present and the wholesome progressive attitud e on ever y subject were very conducive to a speedy accomplishment of the work at hand. In spite of the limited time allowed most people to see the wonderful exposition just across th e bay, it was remarkable to see even the mere visitors out for each and eve ry session "because it was all so v ita l and interesting we just co uldn 't bear to mis s any of it."
On Tu esday m orning convention opened with the reading of the ritual. There were forty-nine delegates seated in convention, six from cha pters installed since last convention----one of which, Missouri r, won the cup for attendance. All day Tuesday and Wednesday were tak en up by reports of officers and chairmen of committees.
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These were intensely inte resting because they gave us such a splendid idea of the progress being made by Pi Beta Phi in all lines of fraternity work and interests. One of the most important of these was that given by Anna Lytle-Tannahill for the Committee on Scholarship. This report was submitted together with certain recommendations, the most important of which wefe: no Pi Phi whose record for the entire preceding year is not clear can be eligib le to hold office in her chapter; and no Pi Phi whose entire co ll ege record after
the freshman year is not without condition or failure shall be eligible to election as convention delegate. The sentiment of the convention was so unanimous in regard to these recommendations that they were soon enthusiastically passed. We all fe el this to be the most important and constructive legislation of the entire convention .
The alumna:: sessions were of great interest because of the unusual development in alumnre organization since 1912. These changes together with the enthusiasm aroused by the Settlement School are fast making our alumnre organization the active and vital factor in the fraternity that it should be. Mrs. H e lmi ck's report gave us up· to·date information regarding the splendid development of the school
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and the line work being done there by o ur Pi Phi teachen. The rep ort of the L oan Fund Committee was also very illuminating for we learned how Pi Phi has made continuation in co llege possible for some o f our girls. The a lumn re voted that $250 be taken from
WHIU CONVENTION SESSIONS, COMMlrru MEiTINGS AND CONnHNCZS
WIUl.K HELD
their fund annually for the two years befo re the next conve ntion for th e use of th e Loan Fund.
Two co nv ention features of great interest and value were the cha pter ex hibits , for the best of which our Grand Pre siden t offer'ed
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a prize. and the Round Tables. The latter were spirited discussions by chapter delegates led by an a lumna. One on Social Customs took up the subjects of: H ouse Chaperons; Chapter H ouse Finan ci al
WHERE MEALS WERE S&RVED AND INFORMAL S OC IAL HouRS EN'JOno BETWEEN SUStONS
Mana gemen t; the Chapte r H ouse as an Aid to Efficiency; the Chapt er House as an Incentive to High Scholarship and High Moral Standards; and the Chapter House as a Means of Uniting Frate rnities and Makin g for Better Relations with N on fraternity Girls.
Another on Panhellenic took up the H istory of National Panhellenic and the various local situations.
The redistricting o f th e provinces was arranged on Friday to the g reat satisfaction of some of the delegates. At the l as t session on Friday came the election and installation of officers . \V e are very hap p y abo ut th e election. We are so g lad to hav e again those who have served Pi Phi so wisely and well in the past and who have beco me so dear to liS all. We are also very proud of ou r new office rs and anxious to know th em bette r.
At Berkeley I'm sure we all felt satisfied that much progress had been made but also that there was still more to be d esi red. Those of us wh o left th e re brimful of enthusiasm and the keenest realiza tion of wh at Pi Phi meant to us, feel sure' mu ch can be acco mplished before 1917. The Twenty-Third Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi has gone down into history but we have an additional fund of Pi Phi sIJi rit and ener gy with which to anti cipate ou r Fiftieth Anni· versary Convention which, of course, will be our biggest and IIbest ever."
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CONVENTION
CLARA DUNN, MISSOURI A DELEGATE
The second day of convention saw the first dinner party, at the Twentieth Ce ntury Club. The entire scheme in th e dining room reflected an oriental atmosphere. The tables were decorated with opened parasols and baskets filled with brilliant California Rowers The dinner was served by Chinese ma ids and an orchestra played duri ng the co urses.
Aft er the dinner Miss P oll a rd lectured on the Settlement School , and later still there was a Pi Phi cooky-shine at which an of the visitors were given lovel y co rsage bouq uets-the gi fts of the California B freshm en. At th e impromptu s tunt party th e Grand Counc il's prese nta ti o n of Do o mcd IVitl, ou l a Hop e proved th e piece de rcsistallce. W edn esday afte rnoon the members of Grand Council and the delegates were given a f orm al reception at the Calif ornia B house . Pi Phi patronesses, m embers of th e fa culty from the Universi ti es of CaHfornia and St a nford , and repre se ntat ives from the women's fr ate rniti es of th e tw o universit ies were invited. The house was attract iv ely d eco rated with huge baskets of Ca li fornia poppies, and other beautiful garden flow ers.
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The dinner Wednesday night was typically Hawaiian The tables were decorated with baskets of marigold , the place favors were Hlais ," and Hawaiian singers furnished entertainment .
After a strenuous business session, Thursday afternoon was given over to recreation. Over three hundred visiting Pi Phis, and of course, their hostesses, spent" the afternoon in a trip around San Francisco Bay. The return trip was made past San Francisco and the Exposition Grounds, giving the visitors their first sight of the illuminations. Hawaiian singers furnished music, and Mrs. Helmick vied with a Chinese fortune teller in reading palms . A delicious picnic supper was served at 6 o'clock .
Friday evening came the beautiful banquet in the crystal ballroom of the Hotel Oakland. The tables were decorated with roses, and tall candles. Between the courses there were readings and musical selections, and later the toasts, with Mrs. Lida B. Lardner presiding as the most gracious of toastmistresses.
Saturday was devoted to • trip to Palo Alto , with the California Alphas as delightful hostesses . Luncheon was served at the Women's Club House, and immediately after that , the hostesses started out with large parties of visitors to show them the campus and the various buildings of Leland Stanford University. The sight-seeing parties ended at the Pi Phi house , where each guest was given a small book of Stanford views, and tea was served before time to take the train bac k to Berkeley.
CONVENTION IMPRESSIONS
\VHAT CONVENTION MEANT TO
A VISITING ALUMNA
To an alumna the Berkeley convention meant the sight again of well loved and revered faces, the pressure of handclasps which inspired, the inspiration of new friendships formed, of old ones strengthened by their renewal, of sympathies broadened and deepened , of enthusiasm fostered.
We have visited the dream California with its trees which have outlived the centuries, its scenery that by no land is excelled , its landlocked harbor, its Tamalpais, its volcano fitfully slumbering, its towering snow-clad Shasta-California with its history, legend and story. We have dreamed of the fragrance of its citrus groves , of the golden wealth of its wheat fields, of its homes surrounded with
t he vivid scarlet of the geranium, the royal purple of the wisteria and the warm r OSt of the bougainvillea. Yes , we of the far East dreamed of a ll this and in thought now we recross the vast plains cove red with wh e at and co rn , the majestic rivers spanned with giant bridges, the mighty Rockies and traverse the burning desert. We again cree p with s nail-like pace to the crest of the Sierras, and the summit once gained, we glid e down to th e smiling sunlit plains below .
Friends welcomed us to th is land of sunshine and flow ers, friends who have been sheltered by the old oaks and ivy -clad walls of Berkeley and the quaint quadrangles and quiet colonnades of Stanford. They welcomed us and co ntributed so gene r ously to our comf ort and enjoyment.
Those convention days sped by all too soo n, days filled with work but intersp ersed with fun , wi th th e j oy of laughter and comradeship . Can one describe the essence of the conven tion where we came into cl oser tou ch with th ose who se r ve so unselfishly for the upbuilding of Our organizatio n, who plan so w ise l y for its co nservative growth? W e se nsed the co mmunit y of thought of those gathered from north, eru,t , so uth a nd west and fe lt the "toget herh ood," the uni ty, engendered by the mystic intangible ties of fraternity.
We parted enriched by nobler sentiments , with tend erer sym pathies, with ideals ennobled, determined to measure to our standard , with keener sight for opportuniti es for se rvice and inspired with courage for zea lous work. Commingled with a ll is the feeling of gratitude to those of California who have taught us the meaning of tru e hospitality
JENNIE L. ROWELL , Vermont B
, '09 .
As AN EASTERN DELEGATE VIEWED CONVENTION
A vast echoing building thronged with travelers tugging at baggage, a confusion of noises, and everywhere girls. some with tiny purple bows, the Northwesterners, others without , but all with arrows. Such was our short stay in Chicago. Then the impatient shriek of the train whistle, a Bash as our picture was taken , lusty voices raised in the Pi Phi cheer, and then, from those who remained , the strains of "Speed Thee My Arrow," growing fainter and fainter as we pulled out of the train sheds bound for the land of sunshine and flowers
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Ten carloads of arrow wearers, parties all day long, Pi Phi songs every minute, and the echo of the Pi Phi whistle j marvelous scenery which we were almost too busy to see, more Pi Phis arriving, and more meetings-that was our four day trip. That we were twelve hours late in arriving in Berkeley was of no consequence. A life time of fun was to be crowded into those next few days anyway, and a few hours more or less mattered little.
Beautiful houses, a sp lendid convention hall, worlds of Bowers, and go lden sunshine-that was Berkeley. And still more girls! Girls eve rywhere , eager that nothing should be lack ing which might add to our pleasure-and nothing was lacking.
A spacious hall, OUT Grand Council smiling down from the platform upon the rows of excited de l egates, armed with pens and notebooks, a host o f Pi Phis pouring in-and that was convention. It was IIWork while you work, and play while you play" and a lot must be accomplished in those few sessions. There were bursts of applause for our Grand Officers, past and present, there was mOTe applause at the conclusion of each business report, so comprehensive and to the point. New business came up, and was always accomp· lished by the brilliant ideas of some one. There were no hitches, and though we thought we could never get through with everythi ng by Thursday njght, that time saw everything done, even to the e l ection of our new officers-a selection which so pleased us all.
Oriental dinners, Hawaiian dinners, vaudevilles, boat trips, followed by spreads, teas, receptions, a day at Stanford , a banquet, and last of all, our house party-that was our entertainment. We paused in our good times only long enough to wonder how those California girls, marvelous though they were, could ever plan, superintend and even execute all they did-and more than that-enjoy each feature with us. Everything had been forseen. We proclaimed each party finer than the last-it seemed as though our capacity for enjoyment had been reached each time. And we marvel ed at the detailed plans that had been made for us.
Little parties in the various rooms of the hotel the last night, parties that lasted 'way past m idnight, promises to write often, promises to visit each other soon, and the big, general promise, HI will be at the next convention sure/' a chorus of good-byes, and always the thought, "I'm so glad r had a chance to know these fine people," and convention was over.
Yet not o\'er, either . \ Vho of u s has no t lived it a ll over and over during the past few months? 'Ve think O\'er the many good times, and most of a ll we meet again the p eo pl e we kn ew. \ Ve see our Grand Council about whom we had always been so curious , and we laugh at ourselves for ever imagining that we would stand in fe arful awe of them - we might have known they wouldn't scare us I We r emember alumn<e, so me of whom had seen two, three, half a d ozen conventions, yet who s hared our exci t ement and enthusiasm. We think of the friends we made-the fine girls from the olde r chapters, in the East, the girls from the newer chap ters, the Southerners with th eir soft voices, th e all-around girls of the Middle West, and last uut not least , our Coast friend s, the girls who, as individuals, were hostesses to each of us, and who made us feel that we would always have a so ft spot in our hearts f or Ca lifornia, and our Pi Phis sisters there .
And what did we take back from this wonderful con vention? Three things, I think First, a new realization of the bigness of our fraternity-that one is not an active or an alumna, but first and foremost , a Pi Phi. Second, that the Pi P hi bond holds all together in a unit, and breaks away all barriers of age, statio n in life, and m er e geog raphical area. And third , there are splendid girls in every Pi Phi chapter, and wherever we can find the proper plac e, be it East, West , North or South, we want another chapter of splendid gir ls. The happiness we have we want to share, and, regardless of loca lity, we want all the nne girls in our II B 4> fraternity.
MARTHA C . GRAY, Michigan B Delegate
As CALIFORNIA ALUMN£ SAW CONVENTION
To all of the more closely gathered alumnre, convention means a reunion of old friends and a periodic renewal of fratern ity interests that have had no chance to be forgotten in the m ea nwhile . To us Coast sisters, this summer brought a new, but long anticipated experience that gave a sudden and intense r ealization of our national power and the r eality of our co untry-wide scope. Mere miles cannot now sepaMte us from our other sisters. Convention has bridged us over f orever t o where we know the heart of things. We have learned intimatel y of the big endeavors of the fraternity and we realize as we could have in no other way how close alumnre and active
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chapters are knit tQgetber in convention and in organization to make these big endeavors come true.
The personal efforts we have been making as individuals towards furthering our ideals for Pi Phi were strengthened and made more real to us by our meeting with the leaders who have been personally unknown to us before. They are real now , and to each name is joined a personality that indeed means much. To a broadened point of view we bring a new energy and the work has been carried forward with a new and even more personal desire for what is best and biggest not only for ourselves but for all that there is of IT B 4>.
HAZEL CHASE WEST, Kansas A.
Convention meant wonderful things to me. As hostess, I thrilled at the opportunity of meeting and entertaining Pi Phi. My dream of many years come true' As a westerner, I glowed with joy at the chance to exhibit our splendid western women to Pi Phi. I was proud that so many of our older alumnre assembled from far and near for this, our first convention in the far west. As a member of the great body of Pi Phi alumnre, I was inspired by the great realization that, after all, it is the alumnre who comprise the real Pi Phi fraternity. The kernel of all things fraternal is in their keeping. The policies of the fraternity rest in their minds, the work in their hands, its broadness and bigness in their hearts. The active girls are the buds who as alumn", gradually develop into the blossoms of real Pi Phis.
Lastly as a woman, I loved all my Pi Phi sisters at convention. Come again and come often.
ADELLA DAEDEN RANDALL, California B,
'09.
As A MEMBER OF THE HOSTESS CHAPTER SAW CONVENTION
As a California undergraduate I viewed convention, and I viewed it as I trust I always shall view others, for I truly believe that my first impression and the effect of my first convention will always stay with me, and by far surpass any feeling that a future convention may produce. In fact I was nearly overcome by the atmospheric pressure of it. For were there not the four atmospheres, "Friendly feeling,"
IIEnjoyment," ,I Uplift" and last but not least, that Pi Phi atmas · phere of uOnenessH?
Words aTe but poor mediums by which we express our sensat ions. For how can things as true as sensations be expressed correctly and adequately by relative words? But what I e:a1l tell you is , I did feel wonderful things and think new and so wonderful thoughts, as I listened to the ICModel Initiati on" ceremony , even if I can't tell you what I felt. I believe that one of the greatest effects of conventi on on me was the terrible ins ignifi cance that I felt afterwards. I now consider that feeling the one feeling that I have had that has come nearest to a true feeling. For knowing that I am an insignificant being, have I not a bit of truth? And from one truth can I not hope to arrive at other truths and so lift myself up from insignificance to a being worthy of wearing the arrow and the chain?
PAULINE FINNELL, California B.
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TWELVE CHAPTER GROUPS AT CONVENTION-
(With the exception of New York B and Washington A groups, all the g roup pictures in the following pages were taken by Sophie P. Woodman, New York B, ' 07 . )
Top Robertson , Inez. Mathes, Lola Robertson, Ruth Willon , LOfnr rou-Marie Gates., Chorli,.. Mary Hopkin .. Isabel Mor&e.
WINNER OF THE SILVER CUP FOR ATIENDANCE
( In bestowing the cup three points are considered, viz.-mileage traveled, proportion of active members present to active enrollment, proportion of total number present to total enrollmen t .)
. Namet of people in the pictures read from left to rilht. The delelate', name is alway. italiCIzed. At Swart hmore the custom was in3ugurated of hlvin. each de legation of five or more .i t (or a picture. Mia Woodman hu alwaYI made a great effort to teeurc aU such group., but it bas never been possible to "collect" everybody, At Swarthmore thirt een pictur es were secu red. at Evan sto n, eill h teen.
MISSOURI r
ILLINOIS l1
ToP ro...-Mabel
NEBRASKA B
Corbin, Elthu Orr-Spry Lotti ,. roU/""""'"Helen Ryan. Hd" M i lls, Helen Turner
To; rou.-C,,"t'Vuv. L owr y. Alice Fullerto n, Allie Arnold , Anne ,S tu a rt. Ann a LytleT ann ah ill ,J,un e Brown Low., row- rda S cott, Lucile Brown, Dorothy Caru lo Flor ence Ru ah , Uta H orlocker.
TO/1 rft!ll'--Fl oren ce Feen ey, Stokes, Julia ROlen , I.ecla P inkham·Wilbur. lAto.,. rft!ll'--FlDrnc. MorOfflJ.
WA A
To/1 r ow-L ouis. HuU. y\ . Mildred Vorce, Harriet Sn yd er, J u ne Ada ms, Marie Dye. LOfII.,. ,ou--Harriet HWley.
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Top row-Helen Com.tode, Mllry 81'Olb1'to". Rutb Baylcy·Sar.entl,. Julia Grilwold. LOfIIer rouo-Alice McClevey, H elen Stuens, Edith Baker, Sallie Lee-Sparks. Lora Otto.
MISSOUIJ
ILLls o l S B
Rou. Flora,,'e HII"t, Delia Conicr, Nina H arris -Allen r. w-Ellen M c Ka,.Greenwood. Rainie Adamso n ·Sma ll , SU ll ie Grubb-Miller.
Edilh S Carpenter, Jennie Rowell, Grace Goodhue-Coolidge. Gertrude J ohnston, Marci. wart. No' in Mill.,., Ruth Stuart, Roberta Campbell. Bowen
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THE HOUSE PARTY AT HOTEL CLAREMONT
EDITH BAKER, MISSOURI B, '11
When convention program scheduled IlHouse party, Hotel Claremont, Saturday-Monday ," we west-bound Pi Phis had no idea of th e variety of surprises that were in store for us.
Early Saturday morning we roused ourselves from dreams of the previous night 's banquet to hurry d own to Oakland and there catch a special train for our trip to Leland Stanford, Jr ., University. After
an hour and a half of swift journeying through the new country, we arrived at the Palo Alto station where autos awaited us . Then up the long palm avenue we went whizzing to the University Campus, a mile distant. There some of us danced in the Men's Club House while our hostesses prepared our luncheon. This repast was quite a novelty to our usual cooky -shine, for with a box lunch in hand, each of us could progress all around the Women's Building and visit with anyone we pleased. The members of the Grand Council who had motored down from Berkeley with Winona Bassett, California A, 'IS , joined us at this time .
CAu:FORNlA A GJRLS Senior Week. May 1915
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Afterwards the California A guides conducted us around the campus to view the old and new buildings. W e marvelled at the grandeur of the cloiste r arcades surro un ding the In ner Quadrangle of M oo rish Romanesque buildings. Specia l co urtesy was shown us by th e authorities in op e ning th e University Muse um and Memorial Church. The latter stru ctu re especially called forth our admira t ion; it is a wonderful example o f By zantine architecture, costing over a million dollars, with its rich Mosaic int e ri o r.
Th e n we made a hasty s urvey of the c h oice places on the nin e thousand acre campus, passing great beds of tro pical plants, down the great palm-shaded avenues leading to the row s of handsome fraternity houses. A rriving at the chapter home of California A, we were served with coo l refreshme nts and afforded an impromptu entertainment by hostesses and delegates. During th e r ecep ti on f ollowing there was ample opportunity for us eastern members to mingle with and glean ideas from our western sisters . One of the pleasantest features of the day's entertainment was the thoughtfulness o f our hostesses in presenting w. with small boxes of California raisins, so uve nir booklets and p ostal cards of the un iversity as reminde rs of th e memorable day.
Sunday of the house party was marked by three distinct features: writ in g our long delayed letters, taking time f or baths and shampoos, and making up sleep. A few of the diligent camera fiends spent the mo rnin g capturing groups and views of the lovely gardens surrounding the Hotel Claremont. Grand Council entertained at lun cheo n in honor of their charming convention hostess, Mrs. Carney, o ur be l oved convent ion guide, Mrs. McClymonds, and her assistants. In the afternoon we formed parties for auto rides around the residential parts of Berkeley and Oakland , lat er attending the bandconce rt in the Greek Theater of the University of California.
But it was n o t until evening that we found an y opportunity to get toge ther . After nine o'clock the fireplace g r oup s adjourned to to the r oo m of Mrs. G . A. Tannahill , our scholarship chairman and newly appointed Panhellenic representative. There we sang our fraternity songs, interrupting each other with such characte ris tic questions as: "\\Th e re shall we meet tomorrow at the Fair?" , !lAre you going to tak e s teamer or train to Portland?" , "Why don't you route yourself down coas t to San Diego with us?" H o we ver we did take time to exp ress our app recia tion f or th e une xce ll ed hosp'itality of our
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entertaining chapter , California B , and to exchange comments upon our ,'arying impressions of the con vention, beginning with humorous Special Train episodes, through the most criti ca l periods of meetings , up to changed ideas of ourselves towards our co llege life.
Monday found most of us spread out over the Exposition Grounds all day lon g; but at evening a large party of us congregated under the chaperonage of our Special Train conductors, Mr. and Mrs. Ford J. Allen. to glimpse night life. in lithe American Paris" at the Portol o Lo une Cafe. Thus ended the fir s t of our co nvention house parties, f or we bade farewell to Berkeley only to m eet again in smaller groups at Monterey, San Diego, Los Angeles , Grand Canyon , Port· land and Seattle.
GOOD TIMES AFTER CONVENTION
By SOPHIE PARSONS WOODMAN
It is a cold dark day in New York_ The gusty wind catches the leaves and swirls them along the street. Are days ever dark in California; is there ever a time of falling leaves? Surely for some of us it is a su nlit land of golden memory, peopled by Pi Phis. All , however, were not IInatives" and the wanderings of some of the visitors are to be herewith chronicled.
Of course, after Conve nti on, people just disappeared but enough of us remained at the Claremont to keep the manager from getting lonesome. We IIdidll the Bay Cities, San FranciscO, Mt. Tamalpais, and more or less, the Exposition. Thursday night by ones and twos we boarded a train for the Yosemite and, as everyone retired directly behind curtains-the train ·left at midnight-there was much fun the next morning finding just who had really come , This was the first Pullman we had entered since arriving in Berkeley and the comparisons would have pleased that charter member of our Chicago Northwestern chapter , Mr. Allen I
A walk to breakfast through the indescribable town of Merced revealed the_probability of a hot day which grew to an agonizing certainty as the train wound up Merced Canyon where we saw many re· minders of "Forty·nine," among them the first bank in California. The hottest place in the world is the porch of the Hotel Del Portal at the entrance to the Park: my ears burn now as I recall the blistering sun and the words of my compan ions who kept remarking.
"Sophie, I thought you s.aid it would be cool in the Yosemite !" Up along the dancing, leaping Merced the auto jolted and the air did grow coo ler; before lo ng a mountain breeze came singing down the canyon; the vista opened, the ligates of the Yosemite" came in view and with a flourish we rumbled over a bridge and drew up at Fern Spring . No wonder Pan and the rest of the family are immortal! We would be, t oo, if we could buy Fern Spring by the bottle!
"In the afternoon they came unto :L land In which it scented always afternoon . • • • • • •
And like a downward smoke the slender s tream Along the cliffs to pause and pause and fall did scem. A land of Some , like a. downward smoke. Slow dropping veils oC thinnest lawn, did go i And some tbro' wave ring lights and shadows broke. Rolling a slumberous sheet of (oam below .
A land where all things always seemed the same."
Do you remember Bridal Veil , girls, as we watched it shifting in the wind, our first waterfall, and the Merced Meadows, EI Capitan, the various camps, Yosemite Fall, the wee flviIlage," the placid River of Mercy and finally about four o'clock Camp Curry? Is there a more prefect drive in the wo rld than the eight miles f rom Fern Spring to Camp Curry, with the towering cliffs above, the falling water, the limpid river, all in the golden light of a California. afternoon? Anna Nickerson who had arrived the day before was on tht steps waiting for us. It took some time ·to register May Keller, Marguerite Magruder, Catherine Jeffers, Louise Van Sant i Maryland A, and L ouise's cousin, Lenore Wagner; Anna Nickerson, Massachusetts A; Eleanor Jones , Ruth Rizer, Columbia A ; Marie Hammond, Illinois E; Delia Conger, Illinois B ; Catherine Murph y, Virginia A; Annabel and Harriet Johnstone, Washington A: Sophie Woodman , ew York B and Carolyn Camp, alias IlFifth Avenue," a linear Pi PhL " After we were settled in our tents, Anna guided ua to th e Happy Isles . Could you have done better had you been wi th Ulyoses ?
The next morning we were off at seven with the fourteen lun ches ma.rked "Mrs. Nickerson"-first in a big wagon to Mirror Lake to ••tch the sun rise over the rim and in the lake and then back to where our mul es were awaiting us. How we wished that every Pi
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Phi might have started with us just as the sun touched the valley fioor I Up and around and over I Along the Merced, here a happy torreni, by Vernal Falls, then beneath, beside and finally above Nevada Fan, the IIMaid of the Mist," a uwild cataract leaping in glory" some 600
GROUP ON MuLES IN YOSEMITE
Lift to riglll-Ruth RUer. Carol Camp, Sophie Woodman Louise Van Sant Annabel Johnstone, Marruerite Mqruder. May Keller, Lenore Warner, Harriett Johnstone. For chapter affiliatioDs ace tat, p. 183,
feet. Then through fir woods, up and down and around and at last, after four hours' ride, to Glacier Point, 3234 feet above Camp Curry. Here, besides the matchless view of snow covered High Sierra, waterfalls leaping from the rim of the valley and the dream valley itself we found as we had hoped-Gladys Lewis and Alice Hiestand. California B.
The return trip in the late afternoon down the UShort Trail" wasadjectives fail me I Even John Muir says he can not adequately describe the Yosemite I I can still see my Matilda gazing over the cliff, wagging her head from side to side as she enjoys the view (some half-mile down I); Anna's face is still before me and again I hear Delia's voice following me around the turn-llyou don't really like this, do you 1" Anyway, the guide said he never had a better party of ladies. He didn't have to blindfold one of us. (I closed my eyes
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going around th e worst corners, though I) when we got to camp but people in glass stones !
They say I was dirty houses shouldn't tbrow
The next day was Sunday and we did various things-went tramping up Merced Canyon, climbing up Yosemite Falls a little way, driving to Inspiration Point and , of course, dreaming a while at the Happy Isles The next day, too, more roaming along the river. It
Silli"v-Louiae Van Sant, May Keller, Carol Camp, Eleanor Jone l , Catherine Jeffers.
takes days for the wonder of the valley to fill one ' s being but how we hated to go, after even our short stay I Some took in Wawona and the Big Trees (no, girls, I never heard a word about that ticket altIIough I wrote. I it/lend to be honest and have the price safely put ...ay I) and one risked her life to see the Tuolumne Grove. Think well before you go out the "Triangle route." "The drop" down to El Portal is all its name implies! And so with Mr. Curry's farewell call ringing in our ears we left the best of camps and most perfect of \'alleys.
TraiJiS carried us in different directions-some went to Montereybrought most of us and a lot more together early Wednesday ,,_Ing in Los Angeles . Good -byes and hellos mingled and a rather
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wild dash brought us to the Santa F e depot and the re were more Pi Phis. " All aboard San Diego." Besides the Pi Phis California was full of. Moosers and they were- . Never mind , we got along very well.
At San Diego we put up at The Federal. That is a joke! We were a bit mystified when none of the r eside nt Pi Phis seemed to have heard of it, but this was explained when Dr. Peery remarked, UYou know , the part of town where your hotel is located i ii much improved since the old Mexican quarter was torD down." Ha 1 Ha! How about The Federal's restaurant? Never mind . In spite of the !finin g se rvice, and the II Mooser" who snored , no girls eve r had a better time than we did in San Diego. We went to the Exposition that afternoon. There the Women Hostesses of the Panama-California Exposition were at home in their beautiful apartments in the California Building to Pi Beta Phi-<lnd the Mayor of Chicago I While we met these charming people and drank tea on a very Spanish balcony, so ldiers marched in the courtyard beneath us, and a Spanish troupe danced and sang on the steps beneath the tower. The shadows grew longer, one waited breathless for the Toreador to come across the court, or 'for the Miserere to sound through the cloisters. And 'the gard en with the roses and the wall I There was a fountain. Wh ere was Marguerite?
May and I sat on a flower covered wall and watched the sea grow purpl e and the lights come out at Coronado. We were rudely awakened on our way back to meet the rest at th e Y. W. C. A. for supper when we nearly coll ided with lithe Brownies " and Mary P . in an electrikette. The wild screams denoted that we had not met for a weekI
The next morning Dr. Peery took some of us on the fine Point L orna drive . Since Clara Dunn wanted to call on . Mme . SchumannH eink at her villa at Grossmont, Dr. Peery and her sister took her and those who remained over until noon of Friday and we certain ly did enjoy the co untry back of San Diego . We looked into Mexico, anyway! Thursday afte rn oon the resident Pi Phis gave us a picnic at La J olla, starting from the bungalow where Anna Guthrie and Elouise Sterling, Co l orado B were keeping hou se . The exquisite view of the bay drew u s out. We walked along the cliffs, went in the glass -bo ttomed boat-poor Regina I- took a dip in the Pacific and then went to the great r ock near the Witches' Cauldron for supper.
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Here, on th e very edge of the westtrn wo rld we watched the sun go down into the sea and ate a vas t quantity. The t r ain back to San Diego was only one hour late--n o t unusual we heard-and so we sang at the little station. Other people were waiting j quite a crowd gathered We sang all the fraternity songs we knew and th en each
A PICNIC AT LA JOLLA
To p row, to rig ht-Marie Dye Floriaa A i Amy Onken. IIHnoi s E; Edith Baker, Mil60un Bi Harriet Snyder,&.. Florida Ai Mildred Vorce, Florida A ; Regin a Mur. na ne, New York 8; June r eery Iowa Z, California A. Middle rotl1--A bat = Clara Dunn, Missouri Ai Dr Bessie Peerz, Iowa Z; anothe r hati Catherine Jdfer-a,. Maryland Ai Anna Guthrie. Colorado D, California A.i Catherine Murp hy Virginia A. Front rou-1.ouiae Hulley, Fl orida A; Mayme Ran dall, Michigan Ai Edith Valet and Lillian Waring. New York B; Hulley, Florida A; Ellouise Sterling, Co lorado B; Dorothy W oodwa rd , Virginia A ; May Keller and Louise Van Sa f!.tJ Maryland A. ( Sophie Woodman took th e picture. June and Lucile Brown, nebra.ka h , and Ma ry Pbillippi, I o wa A, were with the "crowd" but did not get in thi s picture.)
delegation sang a song of its co ll ege. It was pleasant to have a Randolph-Macon a lumna s tep ou t of th e cr owd when Catherine and Dorothy ended th eir contribution . And we made a little u pome"-
It's a long, long way to San D ie go, It's a long way to go.
Tt's a l ong, l ong way to San Diego, To th e nice st fair I kno w.
It's a l ong, l ong way to San Di ego, And indeed , it's a slow old train
But even if it's a wa ys to San Diego W e all want to go again!
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Saturday afternoon found most of the same !lold crowd " and "still some" at the beautiful home of Mrs. Walter Fisher, a patroness of E111re Nous , on \Vilshire Blvd ., in Los Angeles. We were so ridiculously glad to see each other again and also so delighted to meet the girls from the University of Southern California! We found them charming and were only sorry when it came time to go home . They were most generous with their cars and enabled most of us to catch at least a glimpse of the city.
The following Monday was Pi Phi day! Mrs. Sherman, president of the Los Angeles club, entertained for the visiting Pi Phis at her Hollywood bungalow-a most adorable place. There were millions of Pi Phis there! Mrs. Sherman said about sixty but we knew better. The rooms and garden were full of new faces-and many familiar ones which had been new a weeks before .
During that week in twos and larger groups the Pi Phis turned eastward. It was too bad that all could not have been at the Stanford party the next Saturday. We had a lovely time at the home of Helen Hurd and did enjoy seeing the California A girls again.
It was hard to say good-bye, was it notl But Pi Phis always meet again and some had other good times hefore reaching home as you can see from the accounts elsewhere. And anyway, we as well as the IIForty-Niners" found something precious in California. Has not some one said that friendship is more to be desired than gold?
"Well, this is the end of a perfect day, Near the end of a journey, too.
But it leaves a thought that is big and strong, With a wish that is kind and true.
For mem'ry has painted this perfect day With colors that never fade,
And we find, at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made."
SOME RETURN BY WAY OF THE GRAND CANYON
Yes, there they were again when we boarded the train at Pasadena -a half-dozen strong, all bound for the Grand Canyon. How delighted we all were at the prospect of another "conventionette!" Little Harriet Hulley and her big sister Louise, Marie Dye, Mildred Vorse and Harriet Snyder, all of Florida A; Edith Baker, Missouri B·; Edith Valet (you remember the girl whose slogan was, "Buy a calendar" ) ; and Lillian Waring, both of New York B. That was a
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never-to-be-forgotten rid e. I'm sure the ice cream cone venders at various stations in New Mexico and Arizona will hereafter greet any arrow-wearer with joy-and an expectant smHe.
One evening under the influence of the desert breezes-or lack of them- two of our party rendered a concert on combs. Should Harriet H ulley ever tire of school teaching, her accomplishments as nrst comb would insure her a remunerative position in any orchestra. As had been our custom we arrived at our destination seven hours late, but in time, fortunately, to greet Dr . Keller, Mrs. Nickerson and Miss Camp as they reached the top of Bright Angel Trail after their journey down to the river and back That was a treat, indeed. Faded blue so-called linen riding suits adorned th eir persons while battered sombreros shaded countenances scarcely distinguishable through cold cream and powder mixed with the dust of Arizona.
A picnic supper on the rocks, as we watched the shadows slowly deepen in that great abyss, completed another wonderful day for the homeward-bound Pi Phis,
LILLIAN
WARING, New York B.
EASTERN GUESTS AND WESTERN H OS TE SSES
Western Pi Phis everywhere were "at home tl to their eastern sisters this year and many happy reunions of old friends took place all over the western states. Accounts of some of these occasions have been sent to THE ARROW, but there are many others which must remain unrecorded for lack of details, The Denver Pi Phis took advantage of their location on the direct line of travel to be especially hospitable. Marguerite Magruder, Maryland A, '15, has written as follows of their ante-convention activities:
lt was midnight when we pulled into Denver on June 19. a number of hours late on account o( washouts along our way. so we little expected any cordial peetinlr'. H oweve r, late as it was, in addition to the gay uWeJcome" arch at Ilk ttation, we were even more warmly welcomed by one of the lovely DenverBaltimore Pi Phi s Ilnd her splendid father, who took us in their car to our all of whi ch we greatly appreciated, just arriving in what otherwould have been a strange city It is hard to describe with justice the ""ftalli":y of the Colorado B Pi Phis which continued (or twe l ve days. There De ... t;,fu' luncheons given by the girls whom Maryland A has enjoyed I! from Colorado B, a tea, porch party. and a theatre party. when
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we saw a jolly Western play that gave us just the ,proper introduction to the blg country that was 50 new to us
It was a privilege to attend two fraternity meetings at the dear little bungalow. I should like to pay a tribute to the cbapter for its splendid par· liamentary procedure. wide -and vaned interest in the fraternity and genera) enthusiasm. Perhaps it is because our Maryland A girls from there have been so wonderful, that for a long time the little bongalow hIU been to me the symbol of an ideal chapter, and I am happy to say it has even riscn in my estimation since knowing the girls. Have you always had a IOtt of sentimental feeling about the " Bungalow Goa t" of Colorado Beta's chapter letters? Well, imagine all k'inds of thrilly waves going up your spinal columns, if, as happened to u s, that littl e goat whose uhair is white and shaggy too, and horns are long and sbarp," rolled and sq u eaked across the floor within a huge circle of happy loyal Pi Pbis from Colorado, Texas, Maryland and elsewhere, all united in singing lustily ''The Pi Phi girls bave got a goat!" Surely no moment of convention there were representatives from nJny chapter could surpass the enthusiasm of that time.
On the twenty -nin th of June about thirty of the Colo rado B girls gathered for an informal tea at the home of Margaret Forsyth in honor of Mrs. Rugg, our Auow Editor, who stopped over a day in Denver on her way westwud.
The last day before the "Special" w.ss due was a great treat, througbout. In tbe afternoon the love ly Bartholomew sisters gave'll. glorious big reception wben we met again the al umnae, active chapter girls, and othe r good friends. There was the constant interest and excitement of meeting new arrivals from Wy rr ming, Louisiana. and othe r slates, who had come 10 board tbe train at midnight. It was jnst like a bappy family reunion, especially when we wound np with a grand II cIJ sing. J wondered if the Theta and seve ral Kappas and Tri Delts who were there were not tbrilled as we were.
We lost very little time changing from our reception gowns 10 traveling lnits and met soon afterwuds at Katharine Scbrader's home for a good old cooky-shine. A long parlor wal c1eand and converted ioto a CO%y II B c) lodge with Navajo blankets and pillows, and lighted only by candles. There we song and chattered, making the most of the short evening together.
In spite of the late hour and a terrific thunderstorm train time found a goodly company at the station where there were more introductions, reunion s. and ohs and ahs of ezcitement over the eleven-car train with its disc of brightness on the observation car end blazing out the fact that this was the "Pi Beta Phi Special."
It was indeed a happy stay in Denver and I wish I cOl1ld express my ap· preciation adequately. We were sorry to leave behind all those splendid Pi Pbis whom we would gladly have had with us at the great Convention.
After convention, Denver Pi Phis entertained many returning visitors. Colorado B held weekly meetings at the bungalow during the summer and Sophie Woodman and Regina Murnane, New York B, were delighted to be with them the day a wedding gift was presented to Hilda Beggs.
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In addition to the h os pitalities extended to visitors by the Southern California Pi Phis des cr ibed in th e acco unt of Good Times After Convention, the San Diego Pi Phis entertained most delightful l y severa l smaller groups of visitors who arrived in San Diego at a later date. There were also other fraternity gatherings held in and around Los Ange l es. Unique among these was the house party given in Glendale by Mr. and Mrs. Perce Curtis (Blanche Charl ton, Massachusetts At '08), in honor of the members of her own chapter who were visiting the Pacific Coast. It is doubtful if anywhere else so large a group from one chapter l ocated so far distant was gathered for so long a period of time. Jennie B. Allyn-newly-elected vicepresident of Alpha Province, has described the affair as follows:
Pboto,raph by F . A. Run.
MASSA CHUSETTS A HOUSE PARTY
P""m I,{t to rigllt-Jn the Blanc.he Cbariton.curtil and "Duke," S.co"d r ow-- Hd en Barrett Lilian Horne.Bacon, Helen Richardson, Anna Rohinson· Nickerson Emily Gordan
Tllird row-E. Loui5e Richardso n. Sarah Pomeroy·Run, Jennie Allyn, Gertrude Jacbon, Amy Wallon. Do (Three other members of the chap ter, Elizabeth Coatel, Dell Brooks-Sno w, and rothea Melden were present at Convention hut not at the house party.)
There were three great attractions for the eleven members or Massachusetts .. who made the trip to the Pacific Coast: first, Conv ention , second, !.be Ex· poIItioo, and la st , but by no means least, the week in Glendale as guests of Blaac.be Carlton Curtis, one or our best loved girls. Blanche's own little bunga· It. coald not accommodate so large a party, so she hired a full grown one for week. She also sec ured a wonderful cook , who made the most delicious and all sorts or good things The first gallon or ripe olives was gone
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IODg' before the week was over, but another gallo n came along, and was received with equal favor.
For the fint day or two. most of UI enjoyed the luxury of doing nothing. \\'c .did not even tallc,-ve ry much, except at meals and bedtime But soon the light-seeing fever was upon us again, and we began to "do" Los Angeles and the su rr o unding country. One day we started early in the momm&, in three autos, going through the beautiful residential sections of Los Angel es and Pasadena. We had luncheon in Pas.dena and then went out to the Sao Gubriel Mission Play. The Mission we found to be just as l ovely a8 we had pictured it, and the play made a deep impression on us aU
On another day we took the Triangle Trolley Trip to the beaches. At noon, tbe Long Beach Pi Phis headed by Julia Rogers. former Grand Secretary, entertained u s delightfully at an outdoor luncheon. We were lorry to h, ve to leave them 10 soon.
Ooe evening there was a barn dance given in o ur honor by Dr. and Mrs. Green. friendl of our host and hostelS . The beautiful moonlight night, with the Japan ese lanternl among the eu calyptus trees. will always be a delightfu l memory. as well a. the jolly party within the barn, all eager to learn the latest steps as danced flJ>ack East."
Thll! tim e came all too loon when we must Itart on our several ways to San Diego. the Grand Canyon or the Canadian Rockies. AI we left. each of us wi lhed that sh e might accept our hostess's oft -repeated invitation to "come '8gain, and stay longer_"
A smaller but no less enjoyable house party took place at the Summer home of Mr. and Mrs. George Tannahill (Anna Lytle, Nebraska B ), a wonderful bungalow at Lake Waha , Idaho, in th e Craig mountains, where they entertained later in the summer, guests frOm Nebraska.B and Wisconsin A. ".:..
The fo llowing account of the hospitality of the Pi Phis in the " Rose City" is taken from a personal letter written to Miss Woodman by Mrs. Beck, secretary of the Portland A l umnre C lu b.
It was a treat to the members of the club to entertain Mrs Rugg at tea lit the Portland Hot el and then to have her address us informally and in her own very interesting manner. Mis s Alice Crane, Wisconsi n A, Lucile Henry, Ohio A. Miss Grandin of Missouri A, the Bonsall sisters, Washington A, anti the Mecklin .isten, Washington B, were all present. We were greatl,. disappointed not to have h ad tIM: opportunity to entertain yourself. Miss Keller and others. [thought Miu Stuart and Miss Onken would com-e through a little later. 1 must tell you that you are not alone in your admiration of o ur city and it s beauties. Mrs. Knight motored Mr. and Mrs. RDii oot into the cO Dotry along one of our new scenic boulevards from which the river looks like -a silver ribbon far below, and they were enthusiastic in their praises They also liked the city, the beautiful trees and roses appeal ed to them and above all the vivid green of grass and foliage after having seen the brown hills of California.
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Washington A and the Pi Phis of the Puget Sound Alumn", Club extended many courtesies to the travelers within thEir gates during the summer. Shortly after convention, a large reception was held in the beautiful new chapter house of Washington A in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Allen, our new Grand Vice-president, was assisted in receiving by Miss Isabella Austin, Dean of Women -w hose sudden death, three weeks later, caused universal mourning in the university community.
Later, Mrs. Wilbur , the new Vice-president of Eta Province, gave two delightful luncheons at the Women's University Club; the first, in honor of a party of Nebraska B girls and the second in honor of Edith Wilson, Indiana A, who has been such a successful teacher at our Settlement Schoo l. On August 18, the alumn", club entertained at luncheon at the Women's University Club in honor of Sarah Pomeroy Rugg, Editor of THE ARROW.
Earlier ill the month Florence Denny Heliker (Maryland A, '02) was hostess for ODe of the largest parties of the season given to visiting co llege women in Seattle. The following newspaper clipping describes the event:
Seattle college women united yesterday in providing elaborate entertainment tor the large delegation of women from the East who stopped over in the city en roule to the biennial convention o( the Association o( Collegiate Alumna: to be held in San Frat.cisco, August 16 -24_ Included in the special party were Miss Caroline Humphrey, national president o( the association; Mill Ellen F. Pendelton, president o( and other women o( note.
At noon "Lochkelden/' the prdty country home o( Mrs Florence Denny Heliker, was the scene o( a luncheon given by the Seattle branch o( tbe Association o( Collegiate Alumna: (or the visiting alumna:. Wicker tables taste(ully dec()rated with late summer flowers were scattered about on the lawn IlI1d terrace and here covers were laid (or 116 guests. Mrs. Alvah Lemuel 'Carr acted as toastmistes5, calli ng for impromptu speecbes (rom a large number o( represcDtatiVeL I
The following account of the festivities held during the visit to Laramie of Sophie Parsons Woodman, New York B, '07, has been contributed by Margaret Mulleson, Wyoming A, '11.
Those o( the active chapter o( Wyoming A and those alumna: who were '.amate enough 10 be in Laramie from August tl to IS were given IlI1 unupected ho nor when Miss Sophie P w.oodman, ex-alumna: Editor o( Tlla 'topped off on her way home (rom tbe Exposition. at midnigbt Friday was heralded with joy by all IlI1d it was ,..Ip••lylhat we her time even to sleep, for we wanted to hear and 10 macb o( the Convention.
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Saturday morning Miss Woodman was entatained at the home of Mrs. Robert Gottshalk ( Agnes Anderson, ' 12) while Mrs. Alfred Faville (Jean Douglas, '11) gave a very pretty luncheon thst noon in her honor. Mrs. Gottshalk's new home was opened again that afternoon when a number of the patronesses assembled to meet Miss W oodman.
The cooky-shine which followed the departure of the patronesses. was a ({regular" one, where Miss Woodman sa t on the floor just like the re st of us, with never a pill ow prepared for her.
Merle Kessick, '12, entertained at Sunday morning breakfast rath er early in order to be ready for the picni c which had been planned for the day. Mr. and Mrs. DeKay, patron and patroness, Mr. Butler, n <I) father, and Professor Faville, IT 4» husband, had generously donated their cars for the occasion, and nine o'clock saw the start for Fi sh Creek, thirty miles away. The out· ward trip was very successful. Miss Woodman compared the beautiful scenery to the Garden of the Gods, to that wonderland 's discredit. Dinner over, nature decided to do a little towards entertaining th e honored guest, and staged an exhibition electric s torm and cloudburst. Th e only draw back was that a s manager, she failed to give us due warning and a goodly numbe r of the party got thoroughly soaked. When it was over, the creek between us and home had risen {cmr feet, entirely covering the bridge, and it looked like at. all night session till suddenly, in true Wyoming style, the s un came out, srr.i1ed her approval of Wyoming optimism and New York adaptability, the water went down, the wet ones got dried out '3.t the Butler's summer camp not far distant, the Ueats" were produced and everybody was happy.
Breakfast with th e Misses Dawney Monday morning, a trip through the unive r sity, a short visit to the Fernwood for lunch, a cha rming little £are,,'.ell speech from the guest who declined to say good·bye, a scramble for the train, a last glimpse of a smiling face and a r eco rding kodak and Miss Woodman was gone, and one of the brightest in Wyoming Alpha's history was closed.
Late in August Edith Baker (Missouri B, 'II) gave a charming tea on the lawn of ber home in Webster Groves, n ear St. Louis, in honor of Miss Wood · man who was her house guest Many members of Missouri B were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Rugg greatly appreciated the courtesies extended to them by Pi Phis in Minneapolis, Chjcago and Rochester, N. Y., on their return journey Mrs. Rugg regretted that she was unable to extend her stay fn Minneapolis long enough to be present at the luncheon which the alumnre of the Twin Cities had so thoughtfully planned for her.
All through the East and West Pi Phis have a store of happy memories 0.£ so many halcyon days spent together during the summer of 1915.
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OUR CONVENTION INITIATE
MARY GORDO N HOLWAY
Nothing in the insp iri ng convention of II B cf> has left such an indelib l e stamp on th e memory as did the model initiation; m ode l in many ways but principally beca use we had a model candidate.
MARY GORDON HOLWAY
Ca lif o rnia B
tainin g chapters were allowed to initiation at co nvention.
Search this great nation from the mighty Atlantic to th e sweeping waters of the Pacifi c and nowhere can be found a more perfEct example of noble womanhood than Mary Gordon Holway, a woman whom eve ry II B cfJ would be pleased to call her friend. Her life exemplifies the highest and bestcul ture, c harity, sympath y and an unfalt erin g pursuit toward the good and beaut iful. In seeking happiness she tries to make others happy. Every II B <I> is asking "wh o is Mrs . Holway?" Every Calif o rni a B will answe r , "Our Friend." By special permission from the Grand Council , the enterpresent her as a candidate for
Born the eld est of ten children , Mrs. Holway's life early became on e of r esponsib ility Her sturdy fath er, sharing the idea prevalent at the time, against hi g her education f o r women, denied his daughter a college education. She attended the Normal School at Trenton , N.J .
As the girl wife of Prof . Ruliff Stephen Holway she came to Californ ia. In the San Jose Normal , where Prof esso r H olway was an inftuentia l member of the faculty, her life with st udents began. hom e was a center where the girls congregated to sew , gossip or Mrs. H olw ay organized among these g irl s the fir s t Art
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History Circle. This work has developed and for years she has led groups of young women who study the old masters. No art study, previous to this semester , has been given in co lle ge. Mrs . H o lway has supp l ied this need and he r Art H isto ry Circle has been an inBuent ia l factor on the campus. The girls have worked without c oll ege cr edit and Mrs. H o lway has willingly given her time. Before thi s Ci rcle such women as Miss Anna Klumpke, the famous p ortrait painter , heiress and adopted daughter of Rosa B onheur, h as lec tured. Re cognizing the value of suc h an organization, Mis s Klumpke has become an honorary member.
Throughout the length and breadth of our Golden State, Mrs. H o lway is kn own as an art critic and a connoisseur of paintings. She is chairman of the art department of the California branch of the Federated Women's Clubs. She co nducts art study classes in different clubs as well as delivers courses of l ectur es under the department of University Extension.
In 1903 Professor Ho lway accepted the chair of Physical Geography in the University of California. Mrs. Holway, who had always longed for a coll ege education, now recognized her opportunity and after fifteen years of married life, entered the university and was graduated with the class of 1906. As her horizon widened from a normal to a univers ity setting, her activities grew, until she has encompassed all co ll ege life in her interests and associations. To no other woman does our president turn quick l y for advice, in all affairs where the women students are co ncerned.
M rs. Holway represents the Calif ornia branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumn", in the House Club Appropriation Fund. The housing of students is a great problem in Berkeley. The university provides a House Club Loan Fund, from which any groups of students may secure one thousand dollars. With this money a house can be rented and furnished The house clubs thus formed are given ten years to return the money without interest. Working in the interests of the clubs, Mrs. Holway has personally supervised the furnishing of many of these clubs. No work is too mean for her hand, if it serves a noble purpose. During the San Francisco earthquake disturbance she superintended the laundry on the campus.
Prytanea.n, an honor society among j unior and senior women, claims Mrs Holway as its loyal friend and adviser She is always present with timely suggestions and friend l y criticism. She acts in the capacity of director ill the Town and Gown Club, an executive organization composed of facul ty and town women .
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Mrs. Holway is a public spirited woman but her chief joy centers aro und her beautiful h om e . Here she reigns an abso lute queen. The \'ery atmosphere of the home suggests peace , serenity and happiness. Alth ough no children have been sent t o brighten their home, this need is partly compensated b y the perfect con fid ence and joy each takes in the other. Professor Holway, in discharging th e duties of his offic e as head of the departm ent of physi ca l geography , must go on many excursions into unfrequented parts of th e country . Mrs. Holway is his constant compan ion on these jaunts. Each is interested in what concerns the other. While Professo r Holwa y st udies the rock f ormation and determines their origin, the soul of Mrs . Holway in thrilled with nature's sweet harmony. The following is one of many verses wh ich have come spontaneously from her pen:
THE PEACE OP THE PINES
Alone in chastened twilight and the wood! High up midst pointed tops of lofty pinu Softly down through fragrant arches, shines
The noonday sun . From the fair altit u de Above, through silent gloom where shadows brood The golden lights slip gently down , until Prayer half·breathed and unsung litanies fill With pesce divine, the cloistered solitude.
No sound save trill of distant bird-call faint, Or ligh of faded l eaf, or plaint of s tre ams On mountain lide afar. No sec ret wound Beloved, nor latent memory leaves taint Of pain-for us, the houTS are pleasant dreams Thy heart and min e, my loul and thine attuned.
We are proud to introduce to the world of n B our new sister. Her interests have always been with women and now the close affiliati on of frat ernity life gives her greater opportunity to g ratify ber man y genero us impulse s. To no Pi Phi could I wish joy ....n the privil ege of knowing as I do-Mary Gordon Holway . GEORGIAI DELL McCoy, California B, '11.
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THE CONVENTION DAILY OF P I BETA PHI
When we undertook to publish a Daily, our purpose was a threefold one-to make it something that would be interesting to those who could not be at the convention with us , something that would ..-_____________---, give th ose who were here a better idea of some of the more important matters to be brou ght before them in the sessions, and a financial success-- for the benefit of one or more of our fraternity interests. We were warned by others, who had tried the plan before us , that this last purpose would be a vain one.
The Editor feels, however, that in the case of our Pi Phi Daily, the financial purpose was the most successful of the three-due to the splendid pu blicity work of the ladies of the Los Angel es alumn", club and the enthusiastic efforts of Helen L ______ Havens, our advertising
HAZEL DONOHO BAB
Editor of
COC K manager
. All of the adve r -
Convention Daily tising bills have not yet been settl ed, b u t we show a fai rl y good surplus even now . This w ill be divided between the Settlement School and the Loan Fund just as soon as compl ete settlement has been made. At presen t we can offer the following report: Subscriptions mailed 528 Subscriptions
Cash yet to be collected from advertisers , $27 .50.
HAZEL D ONO HO BAB COCK, Editor. Berkeley, Cal., October 15 , 1915 .
NEWS FROM LITTLE PIGEON
[Owing to th e pressure of after -convention news, this department is abridged this time but a liberal amount of apace will be given it in the March
Th e Pi Beta Phi Settlement School opened its fifth session on Au g ust 3 , 1915 , and has been having an average attendance of 9S pupil s . Caroline McKnight Hughes, M innesota A, '96, is the new head resident, with Mary O. Pollard , Vermont A , '96 , principal of sc hoo l , Marie Ditmars, Ind iana A, '13, and Bernice Good, Indiana B , assistants. Manual training with a moderate equipment has been installed, and one loom for weaving cloth and old fashioned coverlids is kept in constan t use. The Springfield, Mo ., alumn", club is trying to raise the money necessary to buy three more looms for the work. The small cottage has been remodeled this fall and two .Ieeping rooms added, a new chimney takes the place of the old one, the piazzas widened and three coats of fresh paint puts the finishing touch to the last of our schoo l buildin gs to be put in first-class order. Thlo building will now be ready to be used as a -nospital as soon ·as .. much needed teachers' residence can be built. The new Board of Managers is composed of the seven province PI1"""idOl'ts, with Mrs. Helmick as chairman, and work has started autumn with more enthusiasm than ever before, and the year t o be the most profitable to both Ga tlin burg and Pi Beta alUllUlJr clubs.
ELIZABETH A. HELMI CK, Chairman and Treasurer .
Helmick , Ca r e 28th Infantry, U . S. Army,
'MAY l..ANsnaLD K.&LLD
Grand President
(This ricture which was taken several yean &1(0 appeared fint in THt A ow of JanuaTY. 904. It il reproduced again at the special request of leveral Pi PhiL)
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THE NATIONAL OFFICERS
May Lansfield Keller, for the fourth time elected Grand President of the fraternity, needs no introduction to Pi Beta Phis, Her travels over the country when installing new chapters or attendmg Panhellenic conferences and her attendance as presiding officer at th e last two conventions have given many the privilege of meeting her. She has the rare ability of carrying upon her mind the responsibility of many and varied interests and yet of always having ample time at the disposal of anyone who needs her.
Miss Keller prepared for college at the Girls' Latin School of Baltimore and entered Goucher College, then the Woman's College of Baltimore, in 1894. She was graduated in 1898 with the degree of A.B. In 1900 she was a graduate student at Chicago University and during 1901 she con tinued her work at the University of Berlin, having received the alumn", fellowship of the Woman's College. The three subsequent years Miss Keller spent at the University of Heidelberg from which institution she received the degree of Ph.D. in 1904. During these years of foreign study she traveled extensively on the continent.
For two years after her return Doctor Keller was professor of German at Wells College In the fall of 1906 she was appointed associate professor of Eng l ish at Goucher College, and held this position until June, 1914 , when she accepted an appointment as Dean of Women in Westhampton College, Richmond, Va. Doctor Keller was the first president of the Maryland Bran ch of the Southern Association of Co lleg e Women in Baltimore and served for seve ral years a,s first vice·president and later president of the Southern Association of College Women. When, in 1905, a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established at Gouche r, Doctor Keller was elected to membership. For seve ral years she has served as secretary of this chapter.
It was on January 9, 1897, upon the installation of Maryland A, that May Keller became a Pi Phi, in fact she was the fir st charter member to be initiated into the chapter . Her interest in the fraterDlty has always been keen; she attended the Madison and New Orleans co nve ntions before she was a national officer and none but tIoe girls of Maryland A fully appreciate what a constant sour ce of her daily presence affords. The following appreciation
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of Doctor Keller's work as Dean of \Vomen is taken from a recent magazine article on Westhampton College:
The success of the present sessioD has been due in a very large measure to the skill and energy of the Dean of the college-Miss May Lansfield Keller. Oay and nigbt she b u carried the institution on her mind and heart, Ilnd has worked and planned incessantly to make this first yeu a distinc t success. With her &'feat energy and endurance and with a rare fac ulty of beiDg able to watch everything at once, she bas not only been shaping' the policies of the instituti on , bot at the nme time hu been stimulating the (acuity, holding up the students to high scholastic Sland3.rds, making her own classes a delight to her students, and attending to a multitude of details.
Everything is done to make th e studen ts feel that the college belongs to th em and is run for their benefit. They are given the largest liberty com· patible with their safety, and in various ways, especially through the principle of studen t self-government, there is developed in the students a lense of soci!!1 responsibility.
Large attention is given also to the soc ial life. What a happy family it is! There have been mo re different kinds of fun going on than some of the readers of this article have ever dreamed of-the jolliest kind of fun-bnt 'ill wholesome and pure, and making contribution to the main program, namely, the bnilding of noble cha racte r. H ere, as in the 5eriO(lJ side of college life, it is Miss Keller who is the guiding spirit. She keeps in close touch with eve r y phase of studrnt l ife, and while exercising authority very sparingly and with fine discrimination, wields large inftuence. With her admirable social gifts and her capacity for friendship and sympathy, she is rendering a service of immense value in shaping the ideals and moulding the lives of these young wo men. Their devotion to her is a contin na l constructive force in their lives, and as they are all sharing her compani onship, they -are being thus brought close to one anothtr and are fo rming friendships that will deepen and refine their affections and broaden their sympathies for all their s ubs equent life
It was for these qualities so well portrayed above that the fraternity felt it could not accept Doctor Keller's resignati on which she tendered at the Berk eley co nvention . Pi Phis everywhere will be glad to hear that she finally consented t o remain in office and preside at our Semi ·Centennial in ) 9) 7.
Nina Harris Allen , our new Grand Vice·president, is well known to all Pi Phis who were lucky enough to travel on the Special to Berkeley, for it was due to her that every one was so comfortable during the long journey across the continent. She is well known to many others as she has been closely connected with two chapters and has been an ardent worker in the Chicago alumnre club.
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Mrs . Allen prepared for co llege in the Gal esburg h.igh school. She was initiated into Illin ois B in October, 1894. Three years later she graduated from Lombard College with the highest hono r s. She then pursued a course at the Ga lesbur g Normal Training School
and afterwards tau ght for three years in the public schools of that city. Later, after traveling extensively in this country and in E uro pe, she studied hom e economics and modern languages at the Un iversity of Nebraska. where she acted as chaperon of Nebraska B.
In 1913 she was sent a. de legate f r om the Lincoln a lumn a:: cl ub to the Alumna:: Conference in Chicago. On November 8, 1913, she was married in the chapte r house in Lincoln to Ford J. Allen of Chica go and since that time her home has been in Oak Park , Ill.
Mrs . Allen has served our fraternity long and faith -
full y. It was largely due t o he r busines s ability that Ill in ois B was able to build its bungalow. As chairma n of THE ARROW File Committee she did excellent work. She took entire charge of the special train to the Berkeley Convention, and not one detail , which co uld add to th e enjoyme nt of those on board, was fo rgotten. Now, as Grand Vice- president, we are confident that Mrs. Allen will continue th e devel opment of the alumn re department with the same spirit which lb. has brought to all her work for Pi Phi-the spirit of unsellish, of en thu s iasm , and of determination to do her part in advancing ideal s of our fraternity.
D . C. C.
NINA HARRIS ALUN
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Amy Burnham Onken, reelected Grand Secretary , is remembered with pleasure by all those who met her at Evanston and Berkeley. Her ever ready kindness and her work as first assistant to Elda Smith, the Grand Guide, at the Evanston Convention,
Awy BUINHAK ONK&N ad ded to the co mfort of everyone, and her splendid business ability helped to make the crowded sessio ns of the Berkeley Convention run smoothly.
Amy Onken was born in Chapin, Ill., where she has always lived. Her school days were spent in the Chapin high school , Jacksonville Female A c ademy-where once, from 1881 to 1884, Pi Phi had a chapter-and in Evanston Academy, where she was graduated in 1904. That fall she entered Northwestern University, fro m which she received the degree of A .B. in 1908. Her major work was in the English department. During the four years of college she was of her class and for three years in the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. She was also a charter member of E E (a .enior society), of the Ananian Literary society and of the Mystic Seven. For two years she was advertising manager of the women's edition of Tlte Northwlster1J and was a member of the staff of the 1908 Syllabus, the co llege annual.
Her fraternity life began o n October 15, 1904, when she was initiated into I11inois E. In 1906 she attended the Indianapolis co nvention . A close friend writes of her : "I think the most striking characteristic of Amy is her helpfulness Before I had met her I heard of that characteristic, and when I did meet her in her room at Willard Hall, inside of two minutes she had jumped to put up windows , pull down shades and get cushions, long before any one
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e lse had thought of moving to do these things, even after they were s ugges ted. It was said that no more popular girl lived in Willard Hall while she was in school j all disconsolate freshmen were petted, a nd when one stayed in her room all night , one saw the co nstant pro cession of girls coming for a remedy for one ailment or another. And after they had left, Amy had to go and tuck in some more distressed ones who couldn't tell the difference homesickness and toothache. But Amy's medicines always seemed to c ur e, although I beli eve she had but about three, and those the simp les t ho me
Sin ce graduation Miss Onken has spent most of her time at home i n Chapin where her father is a well known merchant and president of a local bank . She is much interested in social and local improvemen t clubs. She has spent two summers abroad and has traveled ex tensively in OUT own country. The fraternity is fortunate in retaining the services of an officer who has proved herself so well fi tted f or the detailed work of Grand Secretary.
An ne S t u art, ",elected Grand Treasurer, was well known to many Pi Phis through her work as Province President before she became a member of the Grand Council. In this capacity she served Delta Province from 1904 to 1906, and Gamma Province from 1906 to 1912, when she was el ected to her present office. Since 1904 she has attended every national convention and has thus become well acquainted with national fraternity conditions.
Miss Stuart received her early education at Field Seminary, Oakland, Cal., and entered th e ,nrsiltv of Nebraska in 1894, shortly before Nebraska B came into Sh e was initiated into the chapter November 23, 1895of the fir s t initiates after installation. She gave up her college
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course in her junior year, to pursue the study of music and art , and received the degree Mus.B. from the University School of Music in 1899. After two years of graduate work she studied in Chicago with the noted pianist, Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler, and later spent some time abroad.
Miss Stuart has had valuable experience not only in fraternity work, but in financial management as well, having been trained in business principles by her father, who was one of the best known and most conse rvative bankers . of the state. She amply demonstrated her ability in this line as treasurer of the Lincoln Y. W. C A. for the four years, during which time she handled all of the funds for its new $50,000 building.
She is actively engaged in Sunday kindergarten and juvenile court work, but with all these duties, she has always found time for a great deal of fraternity work in both active chapter and alumn", club at Lincoln and her keen i nte rest in Pi Beta Phi combined with her p ractical business training have proved valuabl e in the service of the general fraternity as th ey have been to her own chapter .
Sarah Pomc;:roy-Rugg, who was reelected ARROW editor at the l ast co nvention, is not a stranger to any Pi Beta Phi because of her active life in the f ra ternit y and the hono rs she has received from it.
She was born into a New England home, the only child of a Methodist clergyman , recei'ling her early education near Boston , and her preparation for coll ege at Wesl eyan Academy. Here she was an enthusiastic member of Athena, a literary society, and a leader in other stud ent activities, showing the aggressiven ess and strength of character which were so prominent in her college life .
She entered Boston University in 1902 , where she immediately stood out as a leader in the freshman class. Early in the coll ege year she was initiated into Massachusetts A and at once showed a keen interest in her fraternity. Her judgment was always sought on the important issues of chapter life, and when a delegate was to be sent to the St. Louis conve ntion she was the one chosen.
She devoted much time to class and Philomathean interests and her work in the literary organizations and on the Bea t on ) the college paper, was of an unusual c haracter. The latter, under her editorship, attained to a rank it had never held before.
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In 1906 she was g ra d uated with the degree of A .B. and, three years later, t ook her Master's degree; her special work being in the department of English literature While working for thi s degree she was a frequen t can·
tributor to various magazines and newspapers of high rank and was al so a t each er of English in the high schoo l of Pittsford, Vt . It was while she was a member of the English department of the t echnical high school in Springfield, Mass. , that she was instrumental in establishing the Western Massach usetts alumn., club.
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spec ial research work in the library of
In September, 1910, S a r a h P 0 mer 0 y was awarded the Pi B eta Phi fellowship and wen t to Eng land for a year's study. She took co urs es in literature and histor y at the University of London , and did the British Museum . Her pen was nev er idle for even during her student life she still continued her writing for several periodicals . The summer of 1911 was lpent in trave l throug h England and on the con tin ent. While in Ital y she was o ffered an attractive position to teach English in a ochoo l for gi rl s in R ome , but refused -this to accept th e editorship of THE ARROW, a ft er the resignation of Mrs . Mary Bartol Theiss, with .hom she had worked as a lumn", edi tor from 1908 to 1910 She to America in November and immediately commenced her duties.
In D ecembe r, 19 14 , Miss Pomeroy was married to Mr. Francis Rugg, a g raduate of Brown University and a member of Del ta Theta. Since then they have made their hom e in Boston Mr. R ugg is a teacher in the Berkeley Preparato r y Schoo l.
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Before her marriage , Mrs. Rugg wrote four juvenile books be· longing to a series called Christmas in Many Lands, published by Dana Estes & Co ., Boston. They are entitled: Christmas in Holland, A Loyal L ittl. Subject ; Clzristmas in Japan , Saburo's RroKlrd ; Christmas in Marquila.ls Day oj Rejoici ngj and Christmas in Swdro, A Futival of L ight. Upon her return from Europe she issued a collection of essays, Little· Kn own Sisters of Well-Known Men, in which she had collected the life stories of several women whose hearts were centered in the lives and achievements of their famous brothers . In 1914 , she wrote The Italians,l on e of a series of books on Immigrants in the Making. Since her marriage, Mrs . Rugg has continued her magazine writing and has issued under the direction of the Council of Women for Home Missions All Along liz Trail, the official mission study textbook for junior mission study classes during the c urrent year.
Editb Louise Carpenter. None have lived better the spirit of the tenet: I'Fraternity is an obligation, a responsibility, an opper· tunity for service," than Edith Louise Carpenter, our recently appointed cataloguer. To the active girls she is well known through her work as chairman of the examination committee, where her keen insight of the need of • thorough and systematic knowledge of the fraternity and ber broad plan f or thoughtful study h a v e netted such sp lendid results.
Miss Carpenter was born in Dudley, Mass., attended the public schools of Dudley and Webster and graduated from the Webster high school in 1896. She entered
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the University of Vermont in the fall of that year, winning four yeaTs later the degree of Ph_B., cum laude and election to Phi Beta Kappa. After teaching for a time she studied stenography and has since filled positions of responsibility in Rochester, N. H., and Peace Dale, R. I., where she has been located for the past eleven years.
Her fraternity life began with the birth of Vermont B, November 24 , 1898 . She attended the Swarthmore convention as visitor and served upon the committee appointed at that convention to outline and develop the work of the Sett lement School. Later, she acted as chainnan of the committee on ARROW files . Those who know Edith think of her always as a worker. Let us follow her at the last co nvention, giving her report upon the work of the examination committee, acting as Beta Province President in the absence of Mrs . Broomell, presenting a practical plea for a petitioning chapter and finally serving as computer in the awarding of the loving cup.
Vet , where she is best known and best loved is in her own chapter, Vermont B. A charter member and active for its founding she has never los t interest hut is a constant sour ce of inspiration. She combines enthusiasm with helpfulness . At work 300 miles away she knows each active girl and is acquainted with the chapter's prospects and problems even better than many interested resident alumnre. She sends at the most fitting time va luable suggestions, stimulating Id eas , or contributions to be used as a scholarship prize for the chapter or perchance to be expended fo r flowers for initiation.
For cataloguer, Miss Carpenter is a happy choice. She brings to her new duties rare ability, a practical business training, systematic methods and power to execute work with despatch and efficiency. H er associates will feel her loyalty and reli ability and will deem it a p leasure to coo perate with her.
Daisy D avis·Car n ey, our newly-elected Historian, has served. Beta Phi during the past th r ee years as president of Zeta Province. is pleased to call herself a western woman, although she was in Tennessee. She entered the University of Colorado in 1892 was graduated in 1895 with the degree of A.B. I n Jan ua ry, Mrs. Carney was initiated into Colorado A and has ever since an enthusias ti c and devoted member of Pi Beta Phi, jealous reputation and faithful to its highest ideals.
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For two years after college, Mrs. Carney taught in the high school at B oulde r , Co l o. On May 26, 1897, she was married to a coll ege friend , Mr . Patrick Francis Carney , I> T 1> , who was pr acticing law in Denv er, Colo . They lived in Denver for ten years and
then mov ed t o Goldfiel d, Nev. Th en they located in B erkeley, Cal., where MT. Carne y practi ce d law un ti l his sudd en death a year ago.
Mrs. Carney h as traveled extens iv el y, liv ed in va ri ous sections of the country and has studied active and alum me conditions whereve r she has been. As president of the hostess prov ince at the recent con vention, she became well-known to many Pi Phis who app reciate her promotion to a national office. She will cont inue to r es ide in Berkeley f or the present.
Anna Robinson-Nickerson, sometimes call ed "the Dean of Province Presidents ," has served as president of Alpha Province for the past seven yea r s. I t will d elight all Pi Phis to kno w that she is to continue in ac tiv e fraternity service, as she has accepted the appointment of Alumn re Editor of THE ARROW, to fill the vacancy caused b y the res ignation of Miss W oodman Born and r eared in Malden , Mass. , Anna Robinson r eceived her preparatory education in the public schools of that city and entered Boston University in 1897 Her fraternity work dates from h er initiation into Massachusetts A, November 3, 1899 , for she became in every sense of tbe word an active member , serving as a most effi cient president of her chapter. Her interest did not cease when she r eceived the A.B. degree in June, 1901, but has onl y increased with the years. For four years following grad uati on, she was a civil serv ice clerk in th e State House in B os ton, resigning h er position in \905 , just
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befo re her marriage to Mr. David Damon Nickerson , a Boston Iisher. Mr . and Mrs . Nickerson made their home in Malden and Mrs. Nickerson immediately fo und interesting wo rk awaiting her in her native city. She has for several years been a member of the Co ll ege C lu b and th e Monday Club and has held offices in both th ese o rganizations and in various church and charitable societies . B es ides this, she has d o ne con siderable work of a lit era ry nature in editing and reviewing juvenile books.
Pi Beta Phi has always held a prominent place in her life. She was on e o f the founders of the B ost on alumnle club, its first co rr esponding secretary, its president for three years and always one of its most enthusiastic members . In June, 1908, on the res ignatio n of Mrs . Pope, she was appointed president of A Ipha Provin ce and twi ce reelected to the office, wh ich she resigned at the last con vent ion. I n her extended travels with her husband which have taken her to th e Pacific coast, Mrs. Nickerson has visited many chapters of Pi Beta Phi and has a knowledge of the fraternity at large . H er wide acquain tan ce among Pi Phis is of special value to her in her new office.
Her excellent judgment , tac t and sympathy have won her the love of the active girls who l ook u pon her as an e ld er sister, while her channing personality and her sincere interes t in the lives
oth ers have brought her many friends who appreciate the uns he dail y manifests and realize how truly she makes worth th e living . Mr . and Mrs . Nickerso n pr ac tice the oldvirtue of hospitality and many Pi Phis from far and who have been privileged guests in their Mald en ho me , o r in lWIUner c ottage at Q uin cy Bay, have happy memo ries of their th ere .
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Elizabeth Clark-Helmick, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Settlement School, has been closely identiJied with the activities of the fraternity for many years. Most recently she has been associated with the recently issued -History of P i Bela Phi, which she compiled during her term as Historian , but for the past three years she has been especially identified with the Settlement School.
Mrs. Helmick was born in Charleston, S. C. , but, since her childhood, the family home has been in Rhode Island. She was graduated from the public schools of Newport, and because of ill health was sent to Kansas for two years of out of door life . She was a student at the State Agricultural College at Manhattan , returning to Rhode Island in her senior year. H er education was continued under private tutors until her marriage in 1899 with Eli A. Helmick , U. S . Military Academy, '88. During these busy years of homemaking and travel, she has kept pace with her husband's progress, and together they have continued their student life by some special line of study or investigation.
Six months with the Columbian guards at the World's Exposition at Chicago, 1893 , followed an experience of several years at army posts on the western frontier in Washington and Idaho, guarding Indian reservations. The Major Helmick was detailed by the War Departm\!ijr ''ior duty as military instructot at Hillsdale College . Mrs. Helniick . became a patroness of Michigan A, and later, having entered the college as a regular student, was initiated by the chapter in 1896.
In 1899 , Major and Mrs. Helmick were sent from Fort Ren o, Okla" to Matanzas, Cuba, she being among the first American women to go out with the American army of occupation after the SpanishAmerican War. During 1900-01 they lived at Mon Castle, Santiago de Cuba, and then came the long voyage of fifty-six days with the tenth infantry to Puerto Princess Island of Paragua. Mrs. Helmick was invited to accompany the expedition, naval and army, that captured the Island of Paragua from the insurgents-the only woman on the record of the War Department who has ever been allowed to accompany any expedition upon active service.
In 1902 she went with her husband to the Island of Mindanos, and remained near the activities during tne Llanos Moro campaign, 1902-03 , which Major Helmick held an important command.
In 1903 they were stationed for three years at Springfield, Mass. In 1906, they were on duty at Fort Liscum, Alaska. Returning, they lived at Fort Leavenw orth, Kan., Washington, D. C., and Fort
Harrison, Indianapolis, until 1911. While on Mexican duty, Major H elmi ck was detailed in the In s pector General's "lrbne"t and stationed at Chicago.
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N ow, after four years of residence in Chicago and at F o rt Sheridan, just outside the suburban limits of that citro Mrs. Helmick is again "following the flag," having re ce ntly j oined her husband at Donna, Texas, where the Twenty-eighth Infantr y is now located. Major and Mrs. Helmick have a delightful family ; their elder SOD, an army officer, is now stationed in the Philippines, and their daughter and yo unger son aTe at home.
Even befo re she became a national offic e r Mrs . Helmic k, in spite o f her l ong forei g n sojourns, had been in close touch with fraternity work . She se rved as secretary of Kappa Circle , was instrumental in estab lishing Massa chusetts A, and was a promot er of the 'Vestern Massachusetts alumnre club. She was identified with Mi ss Turner and the Washington alumnre club in presenting the Settlement Schoo l projec t to the Swarthmore convention, and was appointed chairman of the comm ittee from the Chicago alumnre club which had cha rge of the Settlement School during the interim between the Evanston and B erk e ley co nventiono;, This work, beloved o f us all,. -lies closest to her heart and its success is due, in large meas ure, to her untiring energy and forethought.
"The praise of a life is, that a man hath exhaled bounty and stimulus and joy and gladness wherever he journeys ,"
Anna Lytle-Tannahill, Pi Beta Phi representative in the National Panhellenic' Congress, was blrtn in Knoxville, Sh e was privately educated until 1892 , when she enteted the preparatory school of the University of Nebraska where she comp leted the university entrance requirements in 1894 but spent the following year at boarding schoo l. In September 1895 , she entered the University of Nebraska as a sophomore and th e following month was initiated into Nebraska B of Pi Beta Phi. She held variouS ,chapter offices, serving as president her benior year and as delegate to convention at Madison, Wis., in 1897,
After receiving her B.A. degree in 1898, she taught for a year in the high ' school of David City, Neb., and then spent the yea r 18991900 in Wellesley College where she had been granted a graduate scholarship , The next two years she was head of the department of English in Agnes Scott College , Decatur , Ga. In 1903 she was 'a graduate student at the University o f Chicago where sh e again studied in the summer of 1906 . From 1903·08, she was head of the depart'
ment of English lite r ature in the State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis., and for the five years following , Dean of Women and head of the department of English, Lewiston State Normal School, uwiston, Idaho. In Jun e, 19 13, she was married to Mr. George William Tannahill, an atto rney in Lewiston, and they now make their home in that city.
Mrs. Tannah ill' s activ it ies in th e frat erIlity at large date fr om P)OS when she attended the New Orl eans co nvention wh ere she was elected pres ident of Beta Province. In th e spring of
1908, sh e inspected petitioning g roup at the Univer · sity o f T oron to, which later became Ontario A. She also served for two years as chairman of the committee on chaperons and chapter h ouses and for the past three years as chairman of the committee o n sch ol a rship. In 1912, she ac ted as installing officer for WashingtoD B chapter in Washington State College.
At the close of the B erkeley convention where her eflorts in behalf of the scholarship committee result ed in some new and important legislation , Mrs. Tannahill was appointed Pi Beta Phi representative to the National Panhellenic Congress . She will combine this work with her scholarship work which brings her into such timate r ela ti onsh ip with all our chapters.
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Grace Goodhue-Coolidge, Vermont B, '02, elected president of Alpha Province, has served as vice-president in the same province
GooDHU&-C(X)1.UlC& during the past three years and her promotion was greeted with applause at the Berkeley convention. The news of her resignation will be a source of regret to all who know her. Ali. the wife of the newly-elected Lieutenant Governor of Massa· chusetts, Mrs. Coolidge feels that the additional social and home duties which have come ' to her, demand all her time and will make it impossible for her to continue in fraternity work. At the present writing, her successor has not been appointed and Anna Robinson-Nickerson is acting as President pro Jem.
Marguerite E. Weller's election to the presidency of Alpha ' Province came as a joy to Columbia A, in fact it is one of the only things that could console us upon the loss of Mrs. Nickerson.
In 1906 Miss Weller was graduated from the Eastern high school of Washington, D. c., as valedictorian of her class. She then attended Mt. Vernon Seminary, from which she was graduated with honors in 1908. After returning from Europe she entered George Washington University, where for three years she endeared herself not only to our Columbia A girls but to all the girls in our student body. During this time she held many offices in the chapter and in 1910 was an enthusiastic member of the Washington delegation at Swarthmore. For two consecutive years she was president of the university Y W C. A. In June, 1911, she was graduated "With Distin ction" from George Washington University and in ou r univusity languag e this is equivalent to a Phi Beta Kappa key.
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In the faU of 1913 she visited Ontario A and New York r and altho ugh we who knew her best could conceive o f n ot hing which would in crease her fraternal ardor , still this trip did. In 1914- 15 she was president of the Washington City a lum n", association of Pi Beta Phi .
Outside of o ur frat ernity, Miss Weller's interests are very farreaching and cove r a broad field of activities for one so young. For two years she has been president of the Mt. Vernon Alumn", Ass ocia tion. She is a member of the CoUege W omen's Club of Washington, of the Columbian Women , of the Student Committee of the City Y. W . C. A. , and of the Dorothy QuincyHancock chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution . Thr ough fjFriendship H ouse" she does much activ e sett lement work, and through Casua lty H osp ital Guild she brings much happine ss to sufferers who are p erso nall y unknown to her.
To describe Marguerite Weller's radiant face, or to give any adequate idea of
MARGU&lr:ITa E. W&LLU her real worth and ability by means of mere words, hop eless task, O-it can't be done . L et it suffice, until her a ctions speak louder than my words to say that she has remarkable ability, a keen intuition, a l ove of honesty , o f truth , of of purity and she herself is love ly . To know h er is an into co unt her as a friend, a rea l blessing.
Louise Stock was born in Hillsdale, Mi ch ., May 4 , 1892. her ea rly ed uca tion in the private schools of Norfolk, 1903 . In 1900 she left · school t o spend seve ra l months
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in Kin gst on, J amaica Sh e was graduate d fr o m Hill sdale high school with high honors in 1908, and in th e f a ll of th e same year entered Hillsdale Co llege, wh ere, during her t wo yea rs' stay, she was prominent in all phases of coll ege lif e.
In 1910 she entered Smith College, from wh ich s h e r ece iv ed the degree of A.B. in 1912. The following year sh e st udied E ng lish and music at Hillsdale College. Once more, as an activ e Pi Phi , she prov ed herself a v ery effi cie nt and popular lead er among the girl s. Sh e spent the sommer of 1913 with her motber traveling in Europe.
From January 1 until April , 1914, Leah g av e her services at the Settlement School , wh e re she was deeply loved by the people of Gatlinburg.
In June she attended the Gamma Province Syll a lia. During the fall of 1914 she spent three months with Mrs. Helmick at Fort Sh eridan, in the interests of the S ett lem ent
School. In the spring of 1915 she studied music in New York.
In Leah Stock, the new Gamma. Province feels that she has a president of unusual personality and ability, one who has always belped to maintain tbe high standards of II B <1>. Sbe is a talented young woman of high inte llectual attainments, of excellent executive ability, and of s uch poise and winning personality as to especially fit her for this position . Her work with the active girls can prove only an inspiration and pleasure to all with whom she comes in contact.
Esther Orr Spry, tbe newly elected president of Delta Province, entered Knox College, Galesburg, with the class of 1899, and was initiated into Illin ois in October, 1896. She specialized in languages, taking prizes in Greek and English . She left ,cbool before graduation, to teach in Quincy, Ill., where she remained until her marriage in 1900 to Mr. Walter Spry, of Chi cago . Their home bas been in Chicago ever since until last August , when the y moved to Evanston .
Mr. Spry, an eminent pianist and educator, is the founder and director of the Walter Spry Music School of Chicago. He appeared this summer at the Biennial Convention of Federated Music Clubs
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in Los Angeles in a program of American composit ions , and in co ncerts in many cities c" tour. He has been es p eci ally generous to Pi Phi, appearing on two benefit programs given by the C hicago alumn '" club for the Settlement School.
Mrs . Spry has been identified with Pi Beta Phi interests in Chicago and Evanst on. She was one of the Pi Phis instru•
ESTHER ORR SPRY mental in the renascence of the alumnre club in 1904, and has been its vice-president, its corresponding secretary, a member of the executive committee, and its president for two terms. An enume ration of the offices she has held is but a slight indi ca tion of her service to the club. During her presidency the cluh membership rose to over one hundred, and raised for the Settlement School by entertainments-in ad· dition .to the large personal card subs c riptions of its members-over $500. She has been a member of the Advisory Committee for Illinois E for three years.
She attended the Evanston convention and was on the committee gave the Pi Beta Phi ' Pageant; visited Gamma Prov ince held at Highland Park, Ill., in 1914; represented the Gamma 'IIlwlce President at the recent convention, and was also the deleof the Chicago alumnre club at Berkeley . is a broad and generous minded woman with ability and charm . Her interests are varied, including among many, memin L e C ercle Franfais, church activities, and participation husband's work. Her sincerity and loyalty to the best of Pi Beta Phi are marked characteristics which esfit her for official work, and will endear her to all her
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Ullena Penn Ingersoll, ·the newly elected president of Epsilon Province, was born in Silverton, Colo. She received her early educati on at the Knoland private school , Chicago. In the fall
of 1905, she entered Iowa Wesleyan College and remained there for two years . A"rter spending one year in Goucher College, Baltimore, she returned to Iowa Wesleyan and was graduated in 1909_ She was prominent in all the phases of college life, both at Goucher and Wesleyan_ In the latter institution, she was highly honored by being chosen to take the principal part in senior dra· matics.
For two years after her graduation, Miss Ingersoll was a student at the Columbia College of Expression in Chicago_ In 1911 she was elected to the chair of Expression and Public Speaking in Iowa Wesleyan College; she still holds that position.
In 1905 Miss Ingersoll was initiated into Iowa A and has ever since been a loyal member of Pi Beta Phi. While in college she was always full of enthusiasm for her fraternity_ She attended the conventions held in Indianapolis and Evanston. Her work in Iowa Wesleyan has kept her in close touch with fraternity life_
Miss Ingersoll is well qualified for her present position, and the chapters of Delta Province will find her a most able and sympathetic worker.
Emily Maverick-Miller was born into a prominent family of San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from the high schoo l in that
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city in 1902 at an unusually early age and entered the University of Texas in the fall of the same year. She was immediately initiated . into Texas A where her never failing enthusiasm and charming
E)IILY MAVltRI CK- lt{U.LJ.R personality easily made her one of the most popular members. During her college course, she held many offices in student organizations and showed marked executive ability. She was student assistant in Spanish during her senior year and was elected class historian . Upon her graduation from the university in 1906, she was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
Soon after graduation Miss Maverick with her mother and sister, Georgia, '12, of Texas A, spent several months in Europe. On her return she studied mUsic with Grace Potter in Carnegie Hall in New York City, and later continued her study of music both in piano and voice with teachers in Austin, Texas, While there Miss Maverick was prominent in th e social life of the university and enthusiastically active in the alumna! club.
In Jun e, 1913 , she was married to Mr. Edmund Thornton Miller, Adjunct·Professor of Economics in the University of Texas and a Ikmber of Phi Delta Theta. Mrs. Miller is well-known to the Pi her she has served as vice-president most '.""I)tal,l y for the past three years.
Ellis McClymonds , the newly elected President of Province, needs no introducti,on to those who attended the 1915 convention at Berkeley. We, who know her and love are justly proud of her and her work as Grand Guide for the convention.
Ellis was born in 11elbourne, Australia, but came to when very young and received her preparatory education
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in this country, g radua ting from tbe Petaluma bigh school in C a lifornia. Sbe ente r ed the University of California and was initi a ted into California B cbapter of Pi Beta Phi on September 23, 1905 She was at all times an active membe r of the chapter
and held all the general offices 50 that her train in g from the beginning has been a fitting school for her present office .
On February 8 , 1910, she married Vance McClymonds, a prominent yo ung attorney of Oakland and a member o f one of the best known educati onal famil ies in California. Sinc e that time , she has been very active in the Berkeley alumn ", club, now the Northern California alumna! club, having held all of the offices at various times. She has also been chairman of the Advisory B oard of California B since its organization. Her latest work for the Fraternity has been the manag ing of the 1915 convention and all who attended tbat convention will agree as to her ability, tact and efficiency. She bas been especially successf ul in her work with the active chapter Her inlluence always s tands f or barm ony and fellowship and it is this element in her cbaracter that will make for her success as Province PresidenL Her careful method of dealing with problems in other chapten, as she ha. dealt with those in her own chapter cannot help but put Eta Province on a p ar with the other Provinces who have lived longer and had broader experiences.
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Jennie Bartlett Allyn, the new vice-president of Alpha Province, is equally attra ctive to elderly people and to children , has a host · o f friends of all classes and all ag es, and a personality which attracts as well as a sympathetic understanding which holds
Educated in the Cambridge schools, she was graduated fr om th e
}SNN1& BAl.TUTT ALLYN English high school in 1900, and entered Boston University the next fall. Here she was soon recognized as a leader in social, philanthropic and religious activities. She became a member of Massachusetts A of Pi Beta Phi in her sophomore year and was elected president of the Y. W. C. A.; also president of the fraternity for the senior year.
Throughout her colleg e course she was closely asso ciated with the Bible clas'ses and mission s tudy courses under the auspices of the Y. W . C. A. and was a volunteer wo rk er at the Ri ve rside Settlement School in Cambridge for several years . Sbe r eceived the Bachelor of Letters ee in 1904 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. The foll owing she st udied for her Master ' s degree which she received in 1905
Al ways an active worker in college and fraternity affairs, her _1Vi,ee has continued since graduation . For seven years she faithheld the combined offi ce of recording secretary and treasurer th e Boston alumn", club She was the club's delegate to the at Swarthmore in 1910 and to Berkeley in 1915 . She served on the first Settlement School committee and the first rais ed ove r $160 for the school. work in the Cambridge and Arlington schools has marked as a ve ry success ful teache r and an efficient executive .
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The versatility which .nables her to be a delightful hostess, an interesting conversationalist and a leader in intellectual pursuits does not forsake her in the manual line. Her clever bits of pen and ink drawings, water colors and burnt leather work show a variety of talent.
Tact and diplomacy are "hers to command" when the occasion requires, but in her outspoken frankness lies her greatest charm.
Jeonie enters upon this "ew work with the cordial and enthusiastic support of every Pi Phi who knows her, and from those to whom many times she has been an inspiratioD, she receives the cooperati on and loving devotion which she so richly deserves.
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Louise Nelson Van Sant, the recently elected vice-president of Bet a Province, is a graduate of Goucher College, 1908. She was born and has always lived in Baltimore, preparing for Goucher at the Girls' Latin School. As soon as she entered Goucher in the fall of 1904 she became a member of Pi Phi. Since her initiation, her home in the suburbs has been open to the chapter and alumnre club for rushing parties and entertainments of all descriptions. Mrs. Van Sant, Louise's mother, is a patroness of Maryland A; she has helped them with many
Louise's classroom work was of a very high order and she has always stressed that side in working with the active chapter. At the same time she was most active along other lines. She is generally
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considered one of the very best girls in dramatics that Goucher has graduated She made a great success of one of the leading parts in the senior play.
Since her g raduati on, in addition to an active social life, Louise has kept up a deep interest in fraternity and college affairs. At present she is tutoring students attending the Girls' Latin School and also has several pupils in German. For the past two years she has been president of the Baltimore alumnre club. Under her guidance the club has developed from a struggling "gathering of the few" into a most prosperous organization. Last winter when an organization of all the fraternity women in Baltimore was formec! Miss Van Sant was e l ected secretary and treasurer. This was looked upon as a great honor because Pi Phi at Goucher is r elatively a young chapter.
Louise Van Sant is a young woman of most marked ability and her chee rful but frank attitude toward everyone has l- made her a very popular and a very influential woman in many circles. Maryland A is most happy to feel that th·e either of Beta Province are to 'have an opportunity to know her.
Harriet Briggs, :the nelV vice-president of Gamma Province, was born in Grand H aven, Mdch., but for the greater part of her life has lived in Toledo, Ohio. She was graduated from • the Toledo high school in 1910, with a high scholarship record and entered the University of Michigan the next fall with the idea of specializing in Latin . She was initiated into Michigan B in N ovember, 1910, and since that time she has been a most worker for Pi Beta Phi. During the year 1911-12 she at home, returning to college in the fall of 191 2.
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While in co llege, her interests were many in college ac Uvlues, especially in the work of the university Y. W. C. A. In the fraternity, she was an earnest and hard worker in anything sho undertook and her ever present fraternity spirit was always a source of inspiration to the rest of the girlS. She was a girl who "did things." All who came in contact with "Briggsie" loved her and her circle of f r iends
After leaving college, Miss Brigg s accepted a position in one of was unu sually large. the publiC schools of Toledo, which she still holds. She became an active momber of the Toledo alumn'" club and for some time served as secreta r y in a very efficient manner. She was largely instrumental in gathering together the fraternity women of Toledo and organizing them into a Panhellenic club.
Mildred Steele comes into her new office as vicepresident of Delta· Provin ce not wholly a stranger t o the fraternity at large. for during the past year she has acted as secretary to Miss Miner, the ex-presiden t of Qur province (formerly Gamma, noW
Miss Steele was born in Aillen, I owa, but for the past tw elve years has made her home in Galesburg,
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Ill., from whose high school she graduated in \910 . The following September she entered Knox College and at the beginning of her second year, as a result of sophomore pledging, was initiated into Illinois A. Here she proved her strength and worth, and on every occasion her opinion and advice were sought and she was elected p r esident of the chapter in the l ast semester of her senior year. She graduated in 1914, receiving the degree of B.S.
1\ at on l y is Miss Steele attractive to her own small g ro up , but to a ll who meet her j she has a very winning personality and is a most interesting and int e rested person. She lov es Pi Phi and is a firm believer in its ideals and will do her share of its duties in an earnest, systematic, and thorough manner.
Mary Phillippi , the newly elected vice-president of Epsilon Province, was born in Omaha and has always made her home there. In 1911 , she was initiated-into Iowa A. In spite of the fact that she was in college but two years, her winning personality made her a host of friends, and she becam e a member of I ota Ph i, the honorary society at Iowa Wesleyan.
Mary has always been an enthusiastic Pi Phi and a strong worker in the Omaha-Council B I u f f s alumnre club , haV'ing served most efficiently as secretary for two years. In 1913, she was their delegate to the alum.nre conference in Chicago. At present she is teaching in Omaha.
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MAllY PHILUPPI
All who were on the Special had the rare opportunity of enjoying her good
nature and sunny disposition. She is the type of gir l whose enthusiasm never grows wearilDIDe; to know her better is to l ove her more. The fraternity needs such girls as Mary, who has the courage of her convictions and every effort is marked with sincerity.
llaud McKenzie, elected vice-president of Zeta Province, has and at present the vacancy has not been filled .
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Leda Pinkham-Wilbur, elected vice-president of Eta Province at the recent convention, may come as a stranger to some of our readers, hut such she cannot ranain as her earnest and effective work in Pi Beta Phi has already endeared her to loyal Pi Phis throughout the country.
Leda Edmonds Pinkham was initiated at Iowa State University, where she specialized in French, German and Italian, re ceiving her Ph.B. degree in 1900. After this, she spent much time in extended European trips for the perfection of German and Italian, her home in this country during that period being at Washington, D. C. During 1904-0 5 she taught French and German at Wi chi ta, Kan.
In the fall of 1908 MisS Pinkham came, with her parents, to live in Seattle, having fallen under the spell of the beautiful Puget Sound country while visit· ing here. On September 27, 191 1, she was married to Mr Hervey Backus Wil· bur, Harvard , '97 .
No sooner was she established here than she became actively identilied with church, club and charity work. But with all of this, no organization has received so much of her p ersonal suppo rt as Pi Beta Phi. Very soon after her arrival here, her unusual executive ability, tact and clear thinking were recognized by her alumna! associates, who urged her, as president, to undertake the building up of our club . This she did, vitalizing it by her enthusiasm, high fraternity ideals and strong of Eersonal responsibility, until she built up .the organization to where it now s tand s-a monument to her gracipus womanhood, zeal and good judgment. As a fin ancier, she has shown her ability
in the erection of the new Pi Pbi house, which is built and run on most bus in ess like principles.
On their travels, she and her husband have taken time to visit the Settlement School, and she is thus equipped with first h and facts which, we may be s ur e, she w ill usc, together wi th the specimens of wor k done there, in her visits among the clubs and chapters of her province .
H er interesting report as delegate to the lat e co nv ention has inspired a ll who h eard it with a feeling of personal r es ponsibility for th e establishme nt and upholding of th e hi g h ideals of Pi B eta Phi .
THE INSTALLATION OF KANSAS BETA
On Thursday, June 3, the loca l society q. K q. of K ansas State Agric ultur a l College became Kansas B chapter of II B q. It was most unfortunate th at the' installation came so near the close of the coJlege year, f or many from th e nearby chapters would otherwise have bee n present. In spite o f this fa ct. however, representatives from the following nine chapters assisted with the ceremony: Edna H ood-Lantz, Illinois A, '01; Lillian Bec k-Holton , Maryland A, '05 ; J ean Massey-Watson, Missour i A, ' 12 j Hel en Jones -Vestal, Iowa r, ' 10; Tella Talbott-Clammer, Iowa B, '94; Lulu McCabe , Columbia A, '13; Caroline Wells - Daniels , Iowa r, '79 j Laura Pendlet<m , '12 , S ophie Smithrneyer, ' 15, Charlene Smith, '14, Elfie Dean, '12 , Cla ire Jaed icke -Burt c h, '12, Emma White-Mills , '89, of Kan sas A, and Gen evieve Lowry, '15, and Luci le Wilcox of Nebraska B-
Aft er a day of thrilling ex peri e nce s with delayed trains, close conn ec tions , etc., the Nebraska representativ es and I arrived in Manhattan Wednesday evening and were taken to the lovely home of Mn. Edna H ood-Lantz, Illino is A , '01, where we were entertained our stay . After meeting with the resident alumnre and making arrangements for '\te ce rem onies of the following day, we ove r to th e K cf:t house and, as we came near, heard the sin ging a far ewe ll to q. K q. a nd realized then that with the of this g r ea t joy, th ere must be just a thought of sadness in , up the name which held so many pleasant mem ories for them. evening the impr ess ive pledging ceremony was held and as I donn ed th e wine and silver blue, she rea,lized, in part , the possibilities awai ti ng h e r in n B
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Great excitement prevailed the f o ll o wing mo rning in preparation fo r the initiati o n c erem o nies which be g an promptly at on e o'cloc k. By s ix- thirty the long dreamed of event had become a reality and the twent y- six me mbers of .p K cfJ wef e proud wearers of the g olden Arrow. The lovely banquet which followed at the Carnegie Library was one lon g t o be remembered and although the toasts had to be d ispensed with , because of a faculty ruling that no college affair should be held after 9 P. M. on week nights, the banquet was none the less enjoyable.
The following day the visiting guests were entertained at the ch apter house for lunch and that afternoon the first meeting of Ka nsas B was held, new officers elected and installed, conve ntion delegate chosen. It was a day long to be remembered by all who were fortunate enough to be present.
O n Saturday , the annual May Day celebration, which had been pos tponed because of rain, was held on the campus and our own Jane Kin gan , presid e nt o f th e n e w c hapter and the fir s t fraternity girl eve r c hostn by the students for May Queen, was crowned. It seemed as though the c up of joy was more than running over with good thin gs for these girls-announcement of the granting of the charter, in s ta ll ation and a May queen-but it was their reward for those years o f patient work and waiting .
A chapter of a was also installed that day .and Manhattan was more than buzzing with new Greeks . .
With the installing officers of two national fraternities on the ground , it seemed fitting that a of all national and local organi za ti ons should be called, so on Sunday morning three representativ es fr om each met at the IT 4> house. The old organization was disso lved, a new one c reated and Panhellenic problems were discussed .
By noo n all of the visiting Pi Phis had departed for their homes as we sa id farewell to the new wearers of the Arrow, it was th e f ee ling that we were leaving behind us a chapter that would ",""'tam th e highest ideals of II B <1>.
ANNE STUART.
HISTORY OF PHI KAPPA PHI
The local society, 4> K 4>, now Kansas B of the II B 4> fraternity, was organized by seven girls, October 28, 1904. It was the first society at the Kansas State Agricultural College. The organization entered into the sisterhood with all seriousness and sincerity of purpose. From the beginning the girls had much confidence in their 4> K 4>.
Previous to the year 1909, 4> K 4> did not have a chapter house, but a suite of rooms called uPhi Phi Hall." In these rooms the official meetings and entertainments were held. Beginning with the fall of 1909 the Phi Kappa Phis rented and furnished a chapter house which they have since maintained.
For severa l years after the founding of the fraternity, the chapter never included more than eighteen members. For the last five years, fraternity material has been here in such abundance that the active chapte r has never numbered less than twenty -fo ur , the constitutional limit being twenty-live, more than eight per cent being graduates of the college.
4> K 4> lirst began to petition II B 4> in 1911. Two years later, in the spring of 1913, a preliminary petition was sent to all the chapters in the Epsilon (then Delta) Province Despite many discouragements during the next three years the girls persisted in their petitioning, for it was "Pi Phi-or nothing'" with them.
In 1914 and 1915, representatives fr om the nearest chapters in this province gave their endorsement to the petition of K in the following order: Kansas A, March 25, 1914 ; Missouri A, April 6, 1914 ; Nebraska B, February 22, 1915 . The formal endorsement of Grand Council was received March 20, 1915. 4> K 4> limed her formal petition May, 1915 , and received news of the panting of the charter the last day of May of the same year.
Kansas n of II B 4> was installed June 3, 1915, by Miss Anne - Grand Treasurer of the fraternity. II B 4> was the second woman' s fraternity to enter the Kansas State Agricultural t;. Z being the lirst. There are also chapters of t;. Ii Ii, X n , one local organization, A A @.
A BIT OF H I STOFl'
A BIT OF' HISTORY
Tbe Kansas State Agricultural Co llege had its origin in the Bluemont Central College, which was established February 9, 1858_ The charte r of Bluemont Centra l Co ll ege; which was under control of the Methodist Episcopal Church, provided for the establishment of a classica l college .
The corner stone of the new co ll ege was laid May 10, 1859 , and instruction began aoout a year later . Upo n the admission of Kansas as a state, January 29, 1861, the founding of a state university became a possibility . The trustees of Bluemont Central College ofrered thei r building to the state for that purpose. On Mar ch I , 1861 , a bill passed both houses of the legislat ure establishing the state university a\ Manhattan, the Bl uemont Central College building t o be donated for the purpose. Go vernor Robinson vetoed tbe bill, as he was determined the state university or the state capita l should go to Lawrence. Robi n so n was willing to barter with the de legates from Manhattan and their friends, if the y would assist him to get the state capital for his home t own. The Manhattan delegation had already pledged themselves to Topeka , a nd hence lost the state university.
G<Jvernor Carney signed an act of th e Kansas l egislature on February 16, 1863, locating the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Manhattan, and taking over the property of the Bluemont Central College.
Under the Morrill Act, which was signed by President Lincoln on Jul y 2, 1862 , state colleges we r e given 30,000 a cres of public land for every senator and representative in Congress under the census of 1860. Three commissioners, appointed by the governor, se lected the 90,0 00 acres to which Kansas was entitled . T he total fund d erived from the sale of the land is $492 ,381.36, all of which is invested in Kansas school and municipal bonds, paying six per cent interest.
In addi t ion to the money appropriated by the state , the Kansas State Agricu ltura1 CoUege receives annuaUy from the federal governmen t a total of $80 ,000
The campus of Kansas State Agricultura l CoUege · comprises one hun dred and sixty acres. Its various features were planned by a landscape architect as far back as the early seventies. Broad, wellohad ed, macadamized avenues lead to aU parts of the grounds .
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Cement walks connect all of the buildings with one another and with the live entrances. The college owns 5,280 acres of land exclusive of the campus.
Twenty-three buildings provide excellent facilities for the work of the different departments. AII of the buildings are constructed of the attractive white limestone obtained from the college quarries. A central power plant furnishes steam heat and electric light and powe r to all the buildings . Thirteen of the buildings, valued at one and one-quarter million dollars , have been built since J 900.
Of the 3,216 women studying domestic science and art in a11 the state co lleges in the United States , more than one-fourth are enrolled in the Kansas State Agricultural College . This, the best proo f of the preeminence of Kansas State ove r the sixty-six other schools of this kind in the co untry , comes from the government report issued a short t.ime ago.
THE FOURTEENTH NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS
As SEEN BY PI BETA PHI'S DELEGATE, LIDA BURKHARD LARDNER
The Fourteenth National Panhen.nic Congress was held in the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, Cal., August 12-14, 1915. Mrs. E. N. Parmelee, retiring Grand President of A A A, presided and Miss Lena Baldwin, Grand President of A !i! A, acted as secretary. Of the eighteen delegates present, twelve had attended one or more previous congresses. On account of the large number of conventions held on the coast during the summer, there was an unusual attendance of fraternity officers at the meetings. The sessions have heretofore been open only to delegates and officers but this year it was decided to ho1d one session open to all fraternity women. About fifty attend ed this meeting.
The sudden and untimely death of Mr George Fitch, three days before the opening of the Con gress, cast a shadow over the meetings because of the active part the bereaved members of his family had taken in this particular congress. Miss Louise Fitch, sister of the late George Fit ch, was chairman of the committee on arrangements and w to have presided at the Editors' Confe ren ce which was held the day bef ore the opening of the Congress . Mrs . George Fitch, a IDember of K A 0, chairman of the national committee on vocations in
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her own fraternity, was also actively engaged in arrangements fo r the meetings of the Congress. The absence of these workers and th eir deep sorrow was keenly felt by all who kn ew them
The most imp ortant question before this Congress was that pertaining to the enforcement of the high school sorority r egulati on . It was a matter of deep regret t o many of the delega t es that some definite agreement could not be reached on this vital issue. Owing to a misunderstanding on the part of a few of the fraternities as to th e interpretation of the 19 14 Tuling , it was decided to submit the following resolution to the grand presidents to vo te up o n :
"No g irl who , after 1915 , becomes a member of any orga nizati on bearin g a Greek-letter name or ca lled a sorority or fraternity , whethe r said organizatio n be in city o r town or in high schoo l or sc hoo l of similar standing, is e l igib l e to any fraternity belongin g to the N a · tional Panhellen ic Congress."
There has been a growing tendency in the co ngr ess of late years to ac t l ess in uniso n and leave more and mor e to th e individual fra· ternities . The definition of matriculation , the eligibility of colleges and a policy regarding secrecy have come up for disc ussion repeat edly but this year, as in times past , no agreement was reac hed.
In the fraternity reports many interes ting points were noted . Most of the fraternities now have scholarship requirements f or initiation. K A 0 requires credentials fr om each girl before she is initiated . /;. /;. /;. has simplified her co nstitution and made it public. X n has federated her alumn", clubs. A X n has becom e a literary fraternity and wishes in the future to be known as such.
Some of the N. P. C . delegates have very much desired a Panhellenic code of ethics which should set forth the aim of all fraternities and state as unethical those practices , sometimes reported , wl;1ich violate true fraternal spirit . A code has been discussed at the last three congresses. Last year it was placed in the hands of the editors for suitable phrasing . At their conference this year, they adjusted the idea of a code to that of a creed which was adopted by the Congress. The creed will appear in the fraternity magazin es from time ro time as the editors decide.
Banta's Greek E :x'Cha1lge was made the official organ for the National Panbellenic Congress and Mrs. Parmelee was elected Panhellenic Editor. At the suggestion of K A @ it was decided to substitute the term College Panhellenic for Local Panhellenie Will our corresponding secretaries please note this change?
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After mu ch discussion, the Congress decided to meet bienni a lly instead of annually as heretofore. The time and place of the next meeting was left to the incoming executiv e committee, of which Miss Lena Baldwin, A E .6. , is chairman, Mrs. Mary Love Collins, X 0, is secretary, and Mrs. W es ton, K , i s treasurer.
The exec ut ive com m.ittee for the 1915 Congress purposely limited the social activities in order to conserve the tim e and strength of the delegates. But the Congress voted to accep t an invitation from the Y. W. C. A . Cabinet to dine with them in their bui ldin g on the Exposi tion Grounds, and the occasion pr oved to be a very enjoyable and profitable di g ression. An info rmal discussion of fraternity and Y. W. C. A. activities was held after the dinner.
The Congress closed with a Panh e ll eni c lu nc heon at the Claremont Hotel, which was attended by about three hundred and eighty-five fraternity women . The program following the lunch eon co nsisted of three minute talks by representatives fr om each fraternity . Daisy Davis Carney, Colorado A, '95, our Histo rian , spoke for II B <I> on "Fraternity Philanthropy."
The following delegates represented their fraternities:
A X 0
Mrs. B. S. Foulds
AAlI Mrs. Leroy Lang
ArA Miss Ethel Lawler
AOlI Miss Jean Richardson
Mrs. Lulu Rued Webster
A'Sll. Miss Lena Bald win
XG Mrs. Mary Love ColJin.
A A A Mrs. E. N. Parmelee
Ar Miss Pauline Hagaman
AZ Miss Martha Railsback
r4>B Mrs . O. Y. Harsen
KA@ Miss L. Pearle Green
KA Miss Elizabeth Corbett
KKr Miss Eva Powell Miss Elizabeth McFetridge
Mrs. J L. Lardner
lK Mrs. H. D. Weston
ZTA Dr. Agness Hopkins
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REPORT OF THE EDITORS ' CONFERENCE
A meeting of the Panhellenic editors was held at the Hotel C laremont in Berkeley on August eleventh, the day before the convening of the National Panhellenic Congress.
Miss Louise Fitch, .6. A .6 , who was appointed chairman of the Editors' Conference in 1913 and who called the present conference, was unable to be present on account of the death of her brother, so Miss L. Pearle G reen, K A 0 , who acted a s secrebry in 1913, presided, and Miss Ethel Tukey, a 1', was chosen secretary. Two helpful sessions were held, the time being taken up principally with informal discussions on the problems of the editor. Financing, how to arouse alumnre interest, schemes of compulsory subscription, life subscription, how to improve inefficient work on the part of chapter correspondents, the chapter letter , poor English and slang wefe some of the subjects discussed. A committee of three was appointed to dr af t a set of suggested rules for acceptable English to use in the journals.
Miss Corbett, K A, Miss Land , X 0 , and Mrs. Lang, A 6. II , were appointed on this committee.
It was also decided to compile a catalogue of cuts of college buildings, campus scenes, etc., owned by the N. P. C. fraternities, each editor to supply the list of her own cuts and the whole to be kept by one person. All editors are to have the use of these cuts and in this way considerable expense will be saved. Miss Corbett, A r A, was appointed custodian of this catal ogue.
Th e following editors and business managers were present:
Mrs. Lang, A A II , Editor .
Miss McLeod, :ll K, Exchange Editor.
Miss McFetridge, M, Editor.
Mrs Mullin, K K r, Editor.
Miss Tukey, d r , Editor.
Miss Fenton, A g A, Editor.
Miss Rayne, Business Manager.
Miss Land, X 0, Editor .
Miss Green, K A e, Editor.
Miss Corbett, K A, Editor.
Miss Patrick, Z T A, Business Mana ge r.
Several of the other fniternities were represented at these meetings by council members. Pi Beta Phi was r ep r esented by Mrs. Lardner , Grand Vice-president.
CAROLINE STOOKEY LUTZ
CAROLINE
STOOKEY LUTZ, PI BETA PHI FELLOW FOR 1915-16
Caroline Stookey Lutz, A.B., Goucher College, is nOw working for her Master's degree in Columbia University. She was born in Decatur, 111., where she finished her public school education, receiving
CAIOUNS STOOKEY LUTZ two scholarships, one from the grade schools, and the other from the high school. She entered the James Mi11ikin University at Decatur, where she did some of her . undergraduate work, but graduated fro m Goucher College, Baltimore, in 1911. She did major work in German and English and all her work at both colleges has been hon o r and high honor. She was initiated into Maryland A of Pi Beta Phi, No · vember 20, 1908 .
The year following her graduat ion, she returned to th e James Millikin University, where she was an Instructor in German and a Fellow in English. In 1912 - 13 she had charge of the English Department of the preparatory branch of the West Virginia University at Keyser, West Virginia. She resigned there to take a similar pOSition in the Academy of the James MiJlikin University, from which she was granted a leave of absence to do graduate work this year. The quality of her work in teaching has won for her a very high place in the esttem of stu dents and faculty .
'Miss Lutz, for two years an active Pi Phi in Goucher College, and for thr ee yea rs closely connected with Illinois H chapter at James Millikin Univers ity, is entitled to the Pi Beta Phi fellowship, if
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fo r no other reason than because she has so perfectly lived up to t he idea ls of the fra ternity, an d made its aim, that of most nob le womanhood, her own . H er intimate relations with two Pi Phi chapte rs have given her hosts of warm f riends, and also have afforded an oppo rtun i ty for even greater character ' development than she might have reached had she not been made a vital part of the chapter of ou r nationa l preside nt, and had s he not take n under her su pe rvision and direction the wo rk of Illi nois H during its earl y years. Through mind culture, social deve lopment and the closest of friendships, she has attained a p lace o f d isti nction i n the first of women's f raternities, and those whose privilege it is to know her, enjoy with he r this hono r so j ustl y g iven .
THE PI BETA PH I FELLOWSHIP FOR G R ADUAT E STUDY
F o r th e yea r 19 16 ·17 on e g r a duate fell o wsh ip with a val u e of fi ve hundred doll ars wiIJ be offered This fellowship is op en t o any Pi Bet a P h i wh o h as r ece ived h er bac hel o r ' s degree . It may b e us ed at an y univers ity , eith er in this co un try o r in Euro pe, which o ffer s th e bes t ad vantag es in graduate work along the particular line d es ired by th e h old er .
Tw o poi nts wiIJ be considered by the Gran d Cou nci l in awarding th e f ell ows hip: fir st , th e scholastic standing of the student , a nd seco nd, all ·around deve lopment of character, and the ability to repres ent the fr aternit y in wha tever place the recip ient may be. The Council requests, moreove r, that the applicant give very definite infonnatio n as to the place where sh e wishes to study , th e courses of stud y she des ires to pursue, and th e ultimat e purpo se f o r pursuin g such co urses .
Appli cat ions, t oge th er with photo g raphs o f the appli cants cre' dent ials fr om pr o fes so rs, and other test imonials should be in the hands of the Grand Co un cil not l at er than March I , 1916, so that th e award ma y be m ad e before the cl ose of the college year. Blank forms f or appli cation for f ello wship ma y be obtained fr om the Grand Presiden t. An y applicant of form e r years wh o has not received the f ell owsh ip may make a ne w appli cati o n, i f she SO d es ires.
'A ll applications for the undergraduate loan fund should be made to the committee in cha r ge of these funds. Informati o n as to conditions, c red entia l s, and t erm s of loans to undergraduates may be secured from the chairm an of the com mittee o n l oa n fund administration, Mrs. H . 1. Babcock, East Dedh am , Mass. M AY LA NS FIELD KEL LER, Gra1l d President.
PI BETA PHI AT SILVER BAY, 1915
The Eastern Student Conference of the Young Women's Christian Associat ions, held at Silver Bay, on Lake George, New York, June 18-28. 1915 , was perhaps the most successful one eve r held there; ooth in inte r es t and in numbers. The total enrollment was, I believe , five hund red and fifty-eight. . The ten days spent at Silver Bay will always bring me happy memories. They were so filled with good tim es, pleasa nt companionships, deep inspiration and joy I
To one un acq uainted with Silver Bay th e beauty of the place is a joy in itse l f. Someone has poetically expressed th e influence of our surroundings in this way: !CO nce heard, never to be forgotten, is thi s wonderfu l winsome call of the emerald isle which nestles at the Coot 'S unrise Mt .' and I[n sp iration Point ,' a land caressed by breezes whic h ruffle the limpid waters of beautiCul Lake George Int o s ilvery ripples, only to soothe them into peace and quiet on the shining sands of the beach."
Everywhere a spirit of good comradeship was manifest . It mattered no t whether you were trying your skill against an opponent on the co urt; or playing to win in the aquatic sports j or taking a qui et motor trip to Paradise Bay; in one and all a ctivities you felt a sp ir it oC gen uine friendliness. When uGretk met Greek" at Silver Bay th ere was no Iltug-of-war" for K A 0 , .6. 6. , A =a , et cete ra , sreet ed each o th e r co rdially. In the dining room many n e w ' acqaain tanceships wtre formed and interesting co lle ge customs dis. One delightful dinner hour was spent with four splendid n girl s, while the "Greeks" in our delegation had seve ral times a together. II B <I> girls gathered one afternoon on the hill above for a "cooky-shine " That was a happy tim e, too. "stunt s" give n each day after s upper were c leve r and joll y to No one at Silver Bay in 1915 will forget the Chinese delega"Parly."
in rorma tion in to Loan Fund may be found on pale 93 ror October.
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The most inspiring thing about Silver Bay was the spi r it of the people th er e . Every person herald ed a message and especiall y the l eade rs. And what a brav e, s trong message it was I The happiness of consecrat ed talents and p ersonaliti es and joy in service for others because of His l ove. Someone spoke to Miss Holmqui st of her wond erful smil e. Her reply was in keeping , for she said it came in this way ,
PI BI!.TA PIUS AT SlLVItR BAY, 19 1 5
Fin' "". 1./, " "O,,-Do,;' Ken."d, Musachu A, '16; Cl,,' G"d.e<, V.<mont S, '16; Dorothea Shute, Massachuletts A. '15 SCCD"d New Yo,' r, '16; Lau" p,,'«' Ve""on' B, '17; Lilah V ui hn <pie eJ, chu A, '18; Lou;" Bum., Venno n ' A, '17. Thi,d "..-<>". ende"'" Ve""on, A, '18i K"eta Bn .. ', Ne" Vo" A, '17; Marion Wean, New York A. '18. E.' Leland, Vermont A, '17.
"Just by learning to follow
To look up , day by day, into His face, To catch His smile and smile back again ."
One suggestion for college was that inasmuch as our clothes, our manners, our speech all help or hinder an for Him , we should be ca reful in these matters. Also that we should seek to widen our friendships and seek to knOW girls-all sorts of girlS. And always "face the sun.1I "The Spirit of Silver Bay ," an expression which every girl carried away with her , means this spirit of friendliness, of good comradeship, of th e inspiration and joy of service.
liThe Spirit of l ove means a. world of Peace, 'Tis the Spirit of Silv er Bay."CLARA M. GARDNER, Vermont B , ' 16
OUR PHI BETA KAPPAS AND OTHER HONOR STUDENTS OF 1915
At the Triennilll Session in 1913, the living of Phi Bela Kappa reported to approximately z6.500, of whom 20,000 were men and 6,500 women. During the year, about 1,200 new members were initiated, 650 of whom were men Bnd S50 women. Th e society numbers among its members, J('Ih n Quincy Ad:uns, Madison, Peabody, Cushing, Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Hawthornt. Emerson, Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes, Bret H ar te, Stedman, Webster, Choate, Senators Owen and Elihu Root, Presidents Eliot, Lowell, Wheele r, &nd Hadl ey, and Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wibon.-Alpha Gamma Delta Qr/arterly.
ALPHA PROVINCE
ONTARIO A
* MARGARET ANDERSON was born in St. Stephen, N. B., in 1893 but received her early education at Chicago and Pasadena, Cal. Later, she entered the Collegiate at Peterboro where her ability won for her many honors. In 1911 she won the First Edward Blake Scholarship in modern languages and entered the University of Toronto in the fa ll of that year. At the close of a long rushing season, Margaret was pledged and later initiated into II B <1>. Each year throughout her course she obtained first·c1ass honors. However, she did not devote her time wholly to her studies but was known for her c l e ve r articles in the the college paper, and her artistic sket chings.
Margaret's sound judgment won fo r her many offices . during her college cou rse. In 1912· 13 she was on the Executive Committee of the Modern Language Club. In her final year she was on the SelfGovernment Committee of Queen's Hall, the girls' dormitory, and also served as president of the Undergraduate Women's Association, the greatest honor to be attained by a woman student.
AG NES MURIEL STUART was born in Mitchell , Ontario , in 1892 and att ended the public and high schoo l there. In 1908 and 1909 lb. studi ed at Stratford Collegiate and a year later entered the 'University of Toronto with honor matriculation. She was init iated Into II B <I> in the spring of 1914.
Dur ing her course, Muriel has maintained a very high standard of A t the end of her first year she won the prize offered
Greek.teller hODor soc ieties do not uist at the University of Toronto but honours" is considered a mark of distinctive scholarship and an of ... n K.
PHI BaT" KArPAS
First r.oUl, to righI-Nellie S. Perkinl, Michi,an 8 (:t X). Lillian S. McLoUI.liD••
Mlnnelota A, 4> 8 K. Genevieve Marie. Herri ck, Kanlas A 4> B K. Suolld Turnbull l New York A, 4> B K, Mabel Hinds, M ichiga n 8, • B
Marguerite A. Grimm, Minnesota A, 4> 8 K. Tllird row--Zula Simmons, Colorado A, B K, On';a Smith, Missouri A, • B Edith Reb«ca Gates, Vermont 8 4> 8 K ro_Arloine Bastingl , New York r .• 8 K, Jeane Cleveland. Colorado.
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by the Italian Department. Being of a very quiet and reticent nature, on ly her closest friends knew and app reci ated her ste rling qualities . In her fou rth year she was a mo st zeal ous worker fo r the Red C ross Society and in he r knitting classes had th e oppo rtunity of showi ng a true Pi Ph i spirit of friendship and helpfu ln ess.
VERMONT B
EDITH REBE CCA GATES was bor n in Franklin , Vt. , April 23 , 1893. She g raduated from Franklin high school in 1908 and from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1911 , both times being valedi ctorian of her class . She entered the University o f V e rm ont in 1911 and was initiated into Vermont B chapte r of II B <I> on April 13 , 191 2 In 1914 she was elected to Akraia, the woman's senior honorary socie ty, and in 19 15 to <I> B K . She was g raduat ed Win laude sta nding seco nd in her class.
During her co lle ge course she h e ld many honors. Sh e was a member of the Y. W C A. Cabinet , sophomore year; vice-preside nt and delegate from the Ass ocia tion and the University to the Kan sas City Conventio n in her junior year and president of the Y W C. A. h er senior yea r. Sh e was vice-president of D eut scher V er ei tt her senior yea r) was pr ominent in various class and college activities and stood for the finest type of college woman and the high ideals of II B <1>.
NEW YORK A
PAULINE TURNBULL was born in Ames, N. Y . , in August , 1892. She was g raduated from Ilion high schoo l with honor in 1910 and the fo Howing year entered Syracuse University. That fall she was initi ated i nto 11 B and has always been a n enthusiastic , active worker in her fraternity. The sophomore scholarship cup was awarded to her in 1913. She was one of New York Alpha's delegates at the insta ll ation of New York r at St. Lawrence University , March , 19 14, and in June of the same year represe nted her chapter at th e Y. W. C . A. convention at Silver Bay, N . Y. In coll ege activities Pauline also found time to take a prominent part. She was a member of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet, 1. T. , sophomore socie t y, and H 11 Y, the honorary senior class soci e ty. In h er junior yea r she took th e leading role in a dramati za tion of Hiawa tha given on \V omen's Day. She was a member of K n l , the h onora ry pedagogi ca l soc iety , and was elected t o <I> B K in Mar ch. 1915 She
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was chosen as class marshal f or comme ncement and received honors in Latin with her A.B. degree.
NEW YORK r
ARLOINE BEATRICE HA STI N CS completed her high school education at the H ermon high school in three and a ha lf yea rs and was the valedictorian of her class . She taught for three years before entering co llege, then secured a scholarship at St. Lawrence and
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First rou>--Ag nel Muriel Stuart, Ontario A, Ma",aret And.erKn\ Ontario A. Stto "d row-Florence E. BerDhardt. A A +. Florence Pierce, llinoil 6.
matriculated there in September, 1911. In October she was initiated into 0 r l. She was active in fraternity and college life. Among other offices she was a member of the Campus Council. She was on the National Committee of 0 r l for two years and afte r tb. installation of New York r she was chosen as its president. She completed her college course in three and one ·half years and up on graduation received honors in history, the degree B.A . and tb. election to 4> B K In January, 1915, she secured a position as
t acher o f mathemati c s at Moir a, N . Y ., f or th e re m ai nd e r of the year and at pr ese nt s he is teac hin g math ematics in th e Tu ppe r La ke schoo l.
GAMMA PROVINCE
MI CHI GAN B
M ABE L HI NDS was born in Salem, Ind., in 1887. She attended th e pu bli c schoo l of Orleans, Ind., graduating f r om the high schoo l of t he same pl ace Sh e was initiated into Indiana B in May, 1908, but left co ll ege to become principal of the Orleans high school, wh ere s he ta ug h t m a thematics. In 1913 she entered the Un iversity of M ich iga n a nd affiliated with Michigan B. Her work , chieBy in the d epartment of mathematics, was of exceptionally high grade, and in th e spring of her senior year she was elected to B K.
N ELLIE LOUISE PERKINS was born in Chicago in 1889. She attend ed t he K ershaw School and the Englewood high school. In 1908 she was graduated from the Benton Harbor high school with high es t honors , having already made for herself a record as a student of unu sual ability In the fall of 1908, Nellie matriculated at the Univ e rsity o f Michigan and in November of that year was initiated into IT B
During her four yea rs at Michigan, she specialized in psychology, philoso phy, and socio l ogy and comp l eted advanced courses in German with brilliant success. Shrewdly analytical , with a mind adapt ed to wideness of outlook as well as accuracy of perception, and zeal ous in the pursuit of knowledge, Nellie Perkins soon became kn own in faculty and student circles as possessing unusual intellectual e ndowments. In recognition of her ability in the scientific field, Nelli e was elected to membership in Woman's Research Society; and , in April , 1912, she was elected to membership in tI> B K. As a furth er mark of distinction, she was awarded a fellowship to the University of Chicago where she pursued graduate courses in psych ology and sociology, receiving the degree of Master of Arts . In 1914 she returned to the University of Michigan as assistant in th e de partment of psy chology and in the spring of 1915 was ODe of the tw o women elec ted to I g.
But it i s not her intellectual attainm e nts alone which have endeared Nelli e Perkins to the hearts of those who know her; a keen sense of valu e renders her responsive to all that humanizes life. Cl ear
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judgment and quick sympathy are expressed in her chara cter in terms of rare harmony. One may say with strict adherence to truth that Nel1ie PerI.:ins's charm of personality, stau nch loy a lty to the standards which she has set for hers elf , and resp onsiveness to the needs of others exemplify womanhood nob le, cultur ed, and we ll r ounded .
DEL TA PROVINCE
MINNESOTA A
FL OREN CE BER N H AR DT, lithe best l oved girl in the chap ter ," came to us in 1906 as the salutatorian from her high school in Little Falls. She was pledged to Minnesota A that year and completed the freshm'an cours e, The next year she took a positio n, teachi ng a co untry ochool and continuing that work until 1912 when she cam e back to Minneso ta. These last three years she bas given especial attenuon t6 mOdern la ng uages , being selected as assistant in the French Department last year. She has been one of the most popular and lieloved girls on the campus, holding among other honolll too numerous to mention, the vice-presidency of the senjor class . She was a member of the All University Council, representat ive from the Council to W. S G A., and secretary of the French Club. She was chosen one of the eight most beautiful and popular girls for the Vanity Fair section of the Gopher and was awarded the rale of "Martha" in the senior class play, The Runaw ay G irl. She has been a member of the Minerva Literary Society during her collegiate course, and was corresponding secretary for Minnesota A for nearly two years, The last and greatest honor that she has received was her election to A A >1<, the honorary language society at Minnesota .
·MA.RGU ERITE GRIMM was born and has always lived in Minneapolis While attending East Higb School she was the social chairman of the class during 'the junior and senior years and took part in tbe class play. For the last two years she has been chairman of the committee on reunion of the alumni association. She was initiated into n B in May, 1914 . As a sophomore in college she was a member of the social committee and vice-president of the class. During the junior year she was elected to the Gopher board and was delegate to the Kansas City Convention of Student Volunteers. She is now a member of the Senate Committee on student affairs and the Academic Student Council. As a member of the Executive Board of the Women 's Self - Government Association, she is also ch airman of
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the junior advisers and the report on her work was eagerly rece ived and praised in the Northwest College Co nf e ren ce Con vention held at Chicago last fall. 1 T , the honora ry senior girls' fraternity, honored her with membership and she has also been president of Thalian Literary Society. In the tryouts for the se ni or c1ass play she obta ined a p r ominent singing part . On cap and gown day, April 13, she was notified of e lection to <I> B K and A A +.
LILLIAN STEWART McLAUGHLIN was born September 27 , 1892, and has passed all her school days in Minneap ol is. One of our stronges t senior girls, she has deservedly won the honor of <I> B K Her entire sc hool career has been an evidence of her brilliant 5cholarand sincere good· f ell ows hip . She was g raduat ed fr om W est High School, Minneapolis , as third highest honor student and, in co llege, has been an active member of Acanthus Literary Society. She was initiated into n B <I> in the fall of 1911 and was, in her senior year, elected to A A \}t In spite of this she says that lithe professors just gave her good marks" and IIshe didn't deserve them at a ll ," a true expression of her sweet modesty. Her hrilli3:Ucy is not co nfined to mere c1asswork, for she has always had time to be interested in college activities and to be a loyal friend.
ILLINOIS <l.
*FLORENCE PIERCE was born at Belvidere, 111. , in December, 1891 : She received her public school education in Chicago, South Haven, Mich ., and Sterling, Ill ., where she graduated from the high school in 1910. After teaching at Sterling for a year she entered Knox College in 1911 and was initiated into II B <I> in the fall of 1912.
During her college course 'she has received a sophomore mathematics prize, the May Barr science scholarship, and special honors in biol ogy. She has also been actively connected with Y. W . C. A . work as cab inet member for two years and Geneva delegate one summer . She received her B . S. degree upon graduation, and was a commen cement speaker.
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OLIVIA SMITH was born in Tyler, Texas, December 25, 1894. ,.She " .. educated in the public schools of Tyler and Texarkana, and ':"'as traduated from the Texarkana high school with the class of 1911, "",;,nbi. are no c: hapters of 4> B K or 2: Z at Knox Colll!&e but. commeocemC1lt III II co nSI dered the hiahest college honor.
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of which she was va ledic torian . She entered th e University of Missou ri th e following fall and graduated in 1915 with high honors in Fren ch and was elected to <I> B K.
GENEVIEVE MARJE H E RRI CK. was born in Hiawatha, Kan ., in 1 892 . She was graduated as valedictorian from Westp ort high school, Kansas City, Mo ., in 19 11. On February 12, 191 2, sh e was initiated in IT B <I> and has always been most deeply interested in her fraternity. She has been president of loca l Panhellenic and for two ye ars was a member of the student co un cil.
She has certain ly been an a ll-aro und girl and has been very popular with the student body at large . She has always taken a n interest in student ac tivit ies, has had parts in the sophomore and junior far ces and has been on the A111lual board . H er senior year , she was sec r etary of th e V W C. A Sh e was elected to II r l , an honorary educational society, and to the Torch, a senio r honorary society f o r girls. On March 19 , 1915 , she was initiated into <I> B K and graduated from the university the following June,
ZETA PROVINCE
COLORADO A
JEA NE CLEVELAND was born in 1893 at Creighton, Ne b. She attended a country schoo l near Creighton until 1901, when her family moved to Bould er, Colo., where she entered the state preparatory school. In 1911 she was graduated from this school as the salutatorian ot" her class.
That same year Jean e entered the University of Colorado . H ere she became a member of the Richard's Litera ry Society and of th e Y. W . C. A. In her third year she was elected to K l>. n , the honorary educational fraternity , and was a member of th e Big Sister Committee. In her se nior year, Jeane became a member of Morta r Board , the senior h onorary society, and she was also chosen to write the class ode.
She was initiated into <I> B K May I , 1915 , and r ece ived th e de· grees of B.A. and B .E . on Jun e 9, 1915.
ZULA SIMMONS was born January 28, 1891 , at Buffalo, Wyo. She went to grammar school in Lo s Angeles, Cal. , and in Denver , Colo. The first year of her high school work was spent at North D enve r high school, but her last three were taken at East Denver high school. From this school she received a scho larship to the University of
Colorado . At the university Zu la took a prominent part in school activities. In her third year, she was on the Coloradoan Board, and took part in the May Fete dances. In the fi"t semeste r of her senior year sh e was e l ected to K 6. IT, the honorary educational fraternity. She also took part in the senior play. She was initiated into 4> B K May I , 1915, and received the degrees of B.A. and B.E_ on June 9, 1915 .
BOOK R EVIEWS
The History of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. Compiled by Elit.abetb Ail eD Clark·Helmic k, Michigan A, Historian . David D . Nickers on & Co. Price, $t.25 . Order through Miss Anne Stuart, II}06 0 St., Lincoln, Neb .
No feature of the frat ernit y display of chapte r and nationa l interests at co nventi o n attracted more atte ntion than the advance copy of the long-anticipated Pi Beta Phi Hist ory whi ch was in constant dema nd. Exclusive of the introduc tory matter , the directo ry, and rolls of active and inactive chapters , the book includes twenty -on e chapters which trace the growth of our organization and its allied activities from the founding of the frat e rnity in April, 18 6 7, until the close of the college year 1914- 15 .
I n her introductory paragraphs , the historian says that she has kept in mind that th e book was inte nded primarily for the busy sludent Pi Ph i and so she has omitted much that she would have enjoyed i nclu d ing in our f raternity 's life-story, but in spite of the omissio n of many interesting but unimportant details, Mrs . Helmick has succeeded i n c reating a history which is not only compre hensive, up -to -date and s ci en tifi c in its arrangement of material, but one which is most readable because of its charming literary style. The boo k abounds in happy expressions of the views of fraternity w omen expressed in a sympathetic style which is most impressive . The followIng paragraph is only one illustration in po int. It is found at the close of c hapter four , which records the histo ry of c hapters now inacti ve.
U\Vhen a gir l has once seen the vision of that beautiful sister-life of true sympathy in grief; hel p and comfort in dis tress ; protection In dan ger; rejoicing in triumphs; pleasure in victory; j oy in co nquest-sin ce re sympathy and sisterl y l ove und e r all circumstance sthe memory of it, f or all time, must make her a better woman. We
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wear our arrows near Qur hearts that the close contact may keep the connecting current intact from the rushing, demanding, worldly forces of the present day. Because it stands for so much that is sa'cred and dear to us, we always-whether at home or abroad, where the world may see , or where we may be alone from the world-wear our arrow upon our breast, and its presence gives us inspiration and strength. 1I
Mrs. Helmick has given due credit to her predecessors in office who so ably collected the material which she needed for her difficult task but everyone realiz that she deserves the thanks of the whole Fraternity for the admi rabl e way in which she has searched for and found new data, verified d oubtful points, and combined the whole into a volume of which every Pi Beta Phi is proud.
Leading Greeks. An Encyclopedia of The Wor keYS in the American College Fraternities and Sororities. Edited by William C. Levere. Published Evanston, IJl.Thispricenew interfraternity encyclo pedia includes the workers of prominence in all the Greek-letter societies. The list of general fraternity publications is not a l arge one and this volume will be of value in the general Greek-letter reference department of any chapter library.
SPECIAL NOTICE
, Mrs. Helmick wishes to make the following corrections in her financial report on the Settlement School which was published in .the ' .October ARROW: Through an oversight the record of the Columbus alwnDle club ' failed to be included in her club report, and she wishes to state that this club contributed $25 in 1913, $11 In 191i4 and $9 in 1915, a total of $45 since last convention; also that a!l gift of $10 from the Burlington, Vt., alumn., club last year was credited to the Burlington, Iowa, alumme club.
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(It is unfortunate that al/ the papers prepared (or the Convention Round Tab les cou ld not be secured for THE ARROW, but some of them are published here. The discussion of the se papers brought out many va lu able experiences on varioul subjects.)
I n my discussion of the "Chapter H ouselt as a means of uniting the fraternities and making f or bette r relations with non fraternity
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girls and with the university, I will cite a few o f th e expe riences of Wash· ington A.
First, howev er, to ca ll the use of the hou5e as such a means to the immediate attention of a ll and particu l ar ly of those chapters who do not hav e chap ter houses. I would remind th em that each co nvention del egate today, if she is not livi ng at the Pi Beta Phi house, is living in the chapter house of some o ther Greek-letter society. I do not believe a better example of unity of the fraternities as a result of owning their own homes cou ld be than that shown of the cooperation of the fraternities for the series o f conventions to be held at Berkeley this year.
I will now cite a few pleasing experiences of Washington A, ex· periences which have made us appreciate our fr a ternity house more than we co uld possibly have done otherwise because of the fa ct that we have felt it was of real use to someone besides ourselves.
We have found it most pleasant to bring our nonfraternity friends to the chapte r house to spend an afternoon or a luncheon hour . We often entertain girls there whom we feel we do not know well enough to entertain in our own homes. Besidt:S , the fraternity house is nea r enough to th e campus, so that an hour which might have been spent in lone liness by some fr eshman can he utilized for becoming acquainted with a group of girls .
. One of the mo st popular ways of using the chapter house is f or the holding of committee m eeti n gs. I wish I could sta t e for yo u th e numbe r of times that co llege co mmittee meetings were held at the Pi Beta Phi hous e last yea r. I can say, however , that mor e than once, th e re have been as man y as three committee meetin gs held there in one day. Chairmen of commjttees f.eel free at an y time to call Upon the fraternities for the use of their chapter houses f or such occasi ons, and I am proud to say that a large percentage have been held at the Pi Beta Phi house.
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The Dean of \V omen or another woman's club officer feels free to call upon the fraternities for various phases of hospitality. Fre· quentl y the Dean of Women or a Y. W. C. A. office r asks the girls at the various chapte r houses if it will be possible for them to ente rtain some visiting lady office r either at dinner o r as a week-end guest: for she has learned that such entertainment will always be cheerfully provided.
Nothing made us more highly elated after a long siege of discussion and experiment as to semester rush than to have our Dean of W omen assure us that she had come to appreciate the real value of the chapter house as providing a means of caring for the freshman girl in the best possible manner. One semester of investigation of boarding houses for girls and of the chaperonage they receive d th ere, and a whole semester of caring for each freshman girl individua ll y, led our Dean to draw this conclusion : With a chapte r house comes not only the chaperonage of the house m othe r, but also th e responsibility of the freshman girl to the upperc1ass girls who live in th o house.
Another feature which makes the chapter house valuable not only to the university but to the nonfraternity girls, an d particularly those having charge of lIuniversity affairs," is that the chapter house is a unit. As such, certain dependence can be placed on the fraternity by those in authority and when the Pi Beta Phi or any other fraternity house is caUed upon to send a certain nnmber of girls t o serve a t an all-university tea or other occasion, the person asking for such ass istance is saved the trouble of calling more than once to secure such aid , for she knows that if the HPi Beta Phi house" can· not sen d the particular girls desired, it will send some to take their places. Many times, indeed, the chairman of oommittees have realized that they can depend upon the fraternity for the exact requests made. I believe that th e ideal position of the fraternity house in the life of the non fraternity girls and of the university in general was closely broached last year. When the time came to give the senior class banquet, the members of the committee, of which I was ODe, found the places afforded by the university for such a banquet were quite inadequate , both as to space and the arrangement of the room s, and I suggested that I wished we might use the Pi Beta Phi house for su ch an occasi on. I must teU you that the only reason that the suggestion could not be carried out was because the Pi Beta Phi
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house was a fraternity house and it was not considered possible to give a n all-college affair in a Greek- letter chapte r house _ May th e time come saon when such a consideration will never be made, and when the chap t er house will be so cl ose ly allied with the other universit y halls that it will be co nsidered the m os t desirable pla ce to hold such cl ass func ti ons where the university fac ulty members, n on fraternity and fraternity people, all may gather t ogethe r to participate in the largest eve nts of co ll ege life!
MARTHA S . TAYLOR , 'Washington A.
The maintainance of an ideal chapte r house is a large and difficu lt tas k and yet it seems that as we hav e high standa rds for Pi Phi so
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AIoral Siall da rds
should we also hav e id ea ls for our c hapt e r life. There are se veral aims whi ch we should have in min d-one is th e absolute cooperati on with o ur university, and another is unimpeachabl e scholarship. We shou ld make our Alma Mater need us as examp les both of high scholarshi p and moral standards . If we are to show our ri ght to exist as a Greek- letter organization we must show 'ourselves better able to r egulate our study hours and our scholarship than are the dormitories. The college library is a good place to study because the rul es for quiet are strictly enforced-so should it be in our house.
D e finite hours f or study, upperclassman supervision for the freshmen and efficient proctors on each Boor would do much to bring this a bout. The restriction of privilege would often bring up poor work and train the undtrclassmen into better Pi Phi ways.
At Leland Stanford Junior U Diversity, an upperclassman Pi Phi is chai rman of the scholarship committee. Cards are sent out to the var ious professors two or three times a semester to ascertain the standin g of eac h girl in all of b er classes. A report is made in mee ting of the chapter standing and that of each class. This system oould be ni cely s upplemented by a card catalogue which would give a compl ete record of every girl and would also facilitate the ease with which chapter officers and convention delegates could be chosen In accordan ce with the new by-law. The chairman of this COUlmight also make her work more efficient by cooperation with advi sory board.
In th e chapter house life Pi Phis have a great opportunity to as an incentive to high moral standards. It is the fraternity girls
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who s et many of the standards for ca mpus l ife. The task be l ongs especially to the uppercl assmen who can sponso r the youn ger gir l s) urge thoroughness in freshman duties , honorable performance of all school work, loyalty to th e institution and responsibility in all th ings.
In short th e whole endeavor of the chapter house life should aim to bend the individu a l for the good of the whole and give to all a training in the fine idea ls of womanhood.
GERTRUDE M. CLAN CY, Calif Ornia A.
TH E BUILDING OF THE H OUSE
1903. Hou se bo ught for about $7.500. Im provement. made amounting to about $4 ,000.
$3.800 invested by girls and friends in bends of $25 each.
$5.800 borrowed from a trust company, part of remainder given and part paid as debt to contracton later. 1911. House remodeled and enlargtd. Loan of $S.soo increased to $13.500.
To ta l cost of rebuilding about $22,000.
$1.925 of old bond. given to association by bondholders . $3 ,600 additional investments made.
Th e care of the house is in the hands of an incorporated body called Wisconsin Alpha Association. The house is rented to the Fin4ncwl Management 0/ Wisconsin Alpha Chapl" Hou.se
chapter at a yearly rental of $1,85 0. Besides this income the association re · ceives of each initiate a year1y payment of five dollars .
Five of these payments entitles the girl to a $25 bond, paying five per cen t interest. Gifts are a lso gladly received. This fund averages about ·$2,000 per year. Out of this amount the association pays interest to the trust company (in 19 14, $795); taxes (in 1914, $444.24 ); to bondholders (in 1914 , $384 .2 5 ). The association has also been able to make its first payment of $500 on the loan itself. and has ready a second like sum for 1915 payment. The chapter house is very. large, pr9viding room for twenty·two girls, a chaperon and two maids. From the twenty·two girls we receive about $ 2,200 a year on room rent . Rents range from $50 to $70 per semester, or $100 to $140 a year. Of this, $1,850 goes to pay the rent of the house, the r est is used to pay fuel and light bills. The alumnre pay $100 a year to the furniture fund with which new furniture is lx>ught when needed.
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B oa rd ave rag es abou t $1 9 p e r m onth . A ct ive gi rls, u ppe rclassmen , and pl edges ta ke th e ir m ea l s in the house, makin g an ave rage o f abo ut thirt y boarders . Money coming from boarders over t wenty in num ber is cl ear profit so we make about $50 a mo nth. T hi s profit goes to pay for se rvice, supplies , of the ru shin g bill s, d ishes, sil ve r a nd other househ old necessities A fee of $1.50 is required of eac h init iate f OT th e linen fund. All parti es require se parate asse ssments.
If there is anything to be done in the line of improvements which th e alumnre feel they cannot afford, a separate assessment is made.
The balance of the initiation fees and annual dues which remains afte r se ndin g in the dues to the national treas ury is put into the c hapter treasury and is used for postage, corresponden ce , frat e rnit y gi fts , flowers and the other half of rushing expenses .
In our c hapter there is close relation with our alumn re as is necessi tated by our complicated s ystem of finan ci al management. We re it n ot for our alumnre, we would probably not have a chapter house and doubtless would not enjoy the reputation of being cons ide red th e fraterruty with the best credit out of the f ort y that are in the university .
IRENE ESCH , \,yisc onsin A D e legat e.
I am sure that you will realize with me that this subject , "The duti es of the c hapter chape ron," is a difficult one to discuss. The
The Chapter C hap eron duties devolving upon any office are merely the requisites made upon the ho lder of the office, and o n this account vary extremely . For example, one bu siness man may require his stenographer to attend merely to his corres pondonce, while another employer expects her to fill the position of offi ce girl, telephone operator, and perform half a dozen other duti es.
This also holds true with chape rons-for that position has taken upon its elf the aspects of a profession. What functions the chaperon is expec ted to fill-those same are her duties. They canno t be tabulated, for they vary with the attendant ci rcumstances of universi ty life.
So I cannot give you a list of the d uti es of the chapter chaperonI can only tell you what we at Michigan B have done, and we expect of our chaperon. At the University of Michigan we have
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represented in Panhellenic eleven frat erniti es, n B 4> , 6. r , K K r, K A 0 , r 11> B, A cP, X 0, A X 0, .6. ..6. .6., 8 cJ> A, and Collegiate Sorosis, the last two being locals. Fraternity life has gone through a period of rapid evolution . In the beginning the chapters rented house., of the more o r less desolate type su ch as rented hous es usually are. Then one by o ne th ey incorporated and bought houses, and finally built still finer places. At present 6 r , K K r, r <I> B, and Sorosis are in the last stage . \ Ve go into our new house this falI and K A 8, A <1> , and A X 0 expect to build n ext year.
Now, everyone of these changes of residence has brought with it changes of other kinds. Besides the usual step forward in society there have been changes in the chapte r itself . A new house at Michigan means a more or less targeT chapter, and a better type of girls. The year before I entered co llege Michigan B oonsisted of eighteen girls. This year our chapter roll was thirty-two . And this holch true with all the fraternities at Michigan .
And there has been one other great change--the chape ron. In the first stage the chaperon was more or less elderly in age and old in action She sat at the head of the table , she stood at the head of the receiving line, and she was at the head of nothing. By this I mean to say that she was the nominal head of the house and that was all. The business of the house fe ll up on the house manager and the stewardess. The government of the house was democratic , the girls made the rules, and the seniors enforced them , under th e leadership of the president. The chaperon merely lent an air of propriety and perhaps dignity to the house, and for her services received her board and her room.
The chaperon of the second stage was very different. She was a younger woman, familiar with the needs of college students . She lent her aid as well as her pr.esence to the chapter. She not only graced thei r entertainments-she helped to plan thew. She was more in sympathy with the girls, for she understood their life and could guide them. Moreover, she had a part in the government of the house. Under the first type of chaperonage fraternity meetings were dreaded by all, however guiltless their consciences, for it was there that justice was administered, and, to use the slang expression, you never could tell who would be Uhit" next. But under the present conditions, the chaperon knew the house rules, and since she was a tactful woman and in sympathy with the girls, she could keep things
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running smoothly, and so free fraternity meetings from the wranglings of former times. Our present chaperon is of this type and I'll have more to say of her in a moment.
Then there is still another variety of chaperon-the woman who makes a business of it, such as is found in dormitories. She is the house manager, as well as the chaperon, and receives a salary. Three fratemities at Michigan have of this type and are well satisfied. The difficulty is, of course, to sec ure a woman who is capable of such a many-sided occupation.
So here are the three types of chaperons-the hou sem other who merely chaperons, the younger woman who is mOTe active with the girls, and the salaried housekeeper. You will know best which is best suited to your individual needs.
And now for the advantages of having a Pi Phi chaperon. I'm going to tell you our experiences. A few years ago Mrs. Broomell, after visiting our chapter, advised us to secure a Pi Phi chaperon. With the aid of the co mmittee on chaperons and our alumnre we did so. We weren't entirely enthusiastic about it either . Of course, we realized the possibilities of such a position, but what were the /Jrobabaitiesl What we most fe:l.red was that we would never be able to escape her for a moment, sho ul d we care to-she would even come to our fraternity meetings. So we started the year with many forebodings .
But it was not very long before we rea lized our fears were groundless-Miss Patch does not attend even th e meetings which we urge her to attend. She thinks it better for her to ke ep out of our little difficulties. But she is always ready to advise us , and since she io;; a Pi Phi there is nothing which we are not free to lay before her.
Another very great advantage of a Pi Phi chap eron comes in rushing. She can give us the viewpoint of an alumna as well as h er experience. Another point-the freshmen always like to meet the older women of a frat ernity, so a few words from the chaperon, and the sigh t of her pin makes more of an impression than the whole chapter. Moreover, since she is a Pi Phi she is anxious to pledge the very best girls, and enters into the rushing as whOleheartedly as the girls themselves.
There are ever so many other advantages which I haven't time to recount , but I have saved the greatest interest till last. A Pi Phi chaperon is the strongest link that can exist between the alumnre and
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the a c tive chapter. Neither group can fully appreciate the position of the other, but the c haperon, being active in both, can bring them close together. For instance, we have tried for three years to get a new house , but the alumnre and the chapter have never wo rked together closely enough to accomplish it until this year when our Pi Phi chaperon made us realize the difficulties upon such a propo· sition , and on the other hand, showed the alumme our great need of it Together the two bodies could never have raised the $17 ,000 necessary , nor could they have drawn up p lan s so mutually satisfactory, had not a Pi Phi chaperon been the connecting link. Thr. relations of the alumna! and the active chapter cannot be too intimate , and this usually fonns a problem in every chapter . This relationship can everywhere be strengthened by a Pi Phi chaperon who will be active in both bodies.
I can't do more than give you our experiences, and if they are of any help to you in solving the problem of the chapte r cha peron I am very glad. My advice to you is just this--for your chapter chaperon above a ll e lse get a woman ·who is suited to the position. If she is a college woman , very good. If she is a Pi Phi-best of all !
MARTHA C. GRAY, Michigan B.
In Boston, 1891, the /irst Panhellenic Conference was held-A <1> . Illlll, Il r, r <I> B, K A 0, K K r, and II B <I> being r epresented The W hal is M eatll by N atiollai Panhellellic
meeting was the first evidence of cooperatio n in th e fraternity world.
Since 1902, these first seven fraternitie s and others since admitted have gathered annually in Chicago o r near-by and as they have become effectively organized have become a "legis lativ e body that is regarded as an authority on college standards and to which matters of moment are refe rred for settlement. II
The primary intention of those first assembled was to improve the rushing co nditions and consider matters of interest to the fraternity world .
To N. P. C. may be attributed the outgrowth of local Panhelleni cs. Along with the local organizations have grown the city Panhellenics which have kept alumnre interested in their own fraterttities through work in social, civil and philanthropic institutions.
National Panrellenic is a power in the fraternity world . While it cannot enforce tilles, it sets standards. The last congress a90pted a "Code of Ethics" which is a basis upon which the fraternity world
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can work. And it is by virtue of its own actio ns that we will be standardized , says Dr. May Agness Hopkins , President of the Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity.
The first congresses may have bee-n overshadowed by a desire for personal gain, but now the delegates work for "the advancement of the fraternity, not each for her own,"
Uniform house rules , uniform scho l arship and the abolition o f high school fraternities have not on l y been discussed , but action has heen taken upon them. It was concluded in the thirteenth congr ess that "no student could be admitted to a college fratern ity after September, 1915 , who accepts or retains membership in a secret high schoo l organization or one of equivalent standing."
Fratern ity journalism has been stimulated by N. P. C. At the twelfth congress, nine of the fraternity journals published by the eighteen congress fraternities were r epresented by their editors and others by business managers or f orme r editors.
N. P. C. is an organization to be depended upon as is the Y. W C. A. for strength and a sincere desire to be of value to enlightened men and women of today and to sow the seed that will reap a broader understanding and culture in the future.
ELIZABETH BOYD, Oklahoma A.
A fraternity house is the substitute for a home for the Greek-letter girl during her life in co llege, and in trying to make this home lifl'!
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congen ial she often finds there are many traits in her personality that do not exactly fit in with the other girls. Often a girl comes from a home where she has been accustomed to much considera tion , so much so that she has become very selfish, but in fraternity life other peop le are to be considered and h er selfish wants must be left out. She learns to give and to take in ways that are favorable to a ll and so the efficient adjustment of the actions of eac h individual makes a congenial fraternity.
In the house , one learns the exercise of hospitality. Here the girls are brough t together, each member with a share in the preparation , each one jointly responsible as hostess and occasions may be so planned as t o afford opp'ortunity for the use of individua l gifts in entertainment such as music, re'ading , etc. Then, too , she not only learns to act ac: hostess but becomes familiar wit h the co rrect manner of social forms.
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Another way in which efficiency is obtained is through house management . The formulating of house rules and regulations to give the best results, and the development of self-discipline in the keeping of the college and house rules. Responsibility for the order and coziness of the house is shared with each individual in the group.
Another aid that is gained through house management is training in business. This comes through serving on va rious committees s uch as one for buying furniture for the house and one for expending the money envolved in carrying out the social functions of the chapter. A splendid oppo r tunity is offered the gir l who shows business ability to become house manager. Individually each girl in the fraternity is personally responsible for the financial condition of the house, for if a fraternity is to exist successf ully it must have the faith and confidence of the business people with whom it deals.
FLORENCE WE STACOIT, Washington B .
Local Panhellenic should be so broad in scope so as to include both interfraternity and nonfraternity affairs. That is, a Panhellenic Sc f L 1 should decide all interfraternity questions, and .oca should also adopt a general fraternity policy.
an e eftl& First, Panhellenic should make all rules regard . ing rushing, initiation, house maintenance, and interfraternity communication. Attempts should be made to lessen the excitement, the display and the expense of rushing. Panhelleni c is responsible for the keeping of these rules . In the University of Texas the faculty has placed certain scholarship restrictions on the fraternities. Panhellenic should see not only that these rul es are kept, but should also aid the faculty in raising the standard of scholarship.
House rules should be made by the various fraternities, but it should be the duty of Panhellenic to see that these rules are wise and that they are kept. To do this, local Panhellenie should keep in close touch with the Dean of Women , to see that all fraternity girls keep her rules .
The fraternities seem to tend toward narrowness and self-satisfaction. Communication with one another is the best means to be employed to overcome this Pan hellenic dances might do this or the exchange of girls for dinner.
MEMORIAM
Today we, as fraternities, are in a dange ro us situation, and we shou ld loo k to Panhelleni c to aid us. Our scholarship is being close ly watched. Panhellenic should show some appreciation of work well done, as, for instance, a loving cup. Also it may do a more constructive work. Panhellenic should make it the policy of the fraternity girls of the university or college to regul ate social affairs and l im it and systematize the number of engagements.
Local Panhellenic should prepare for anti fraternity legislation. It should keep in touch with National Panh ellenic and study its methods. Our records should be well kept. There should be something on those records worthy of keeping. It is the duty of Panhellenic to take an active part in stimulating interest in the real work of the University.
\Ve should make ourselves an asset and aid to the faculty and student . Local Panhellenic has the guidance of such a policy in its hands.
MARY GREER, Texas A.
IN MEMORIAM
LILLIAN CARPENTER-HALL
Lillian vVheeler Carpenter, Vermont B, '07, was born in Brookfi eld, VI., September 4, 1884 . She was graduated from th e Rando l ph high school in 1903, entering the University of Vermont that fall. After her graduation in 1907 she taught for two years in the high schools of Vermont and Massachusetts, but was forced to give up her profession because of her mother's failing health. It was her privilege to be the home-keeper and care for her father and mother until her mother's death in April, 1912. That same fall she married Mr. Aze! S. Hall , New Hampshire State Co ll ege, and together they lived with her father, Mr. Hall assisting in the managing of the farm. A baby, Harriet Elaine, was born November 16, 1914, and th e following month Lillian underwent a serious operation for appendicitis. She was never well again and in spite of her brave fight and the best care that could be given her, she continued to fail until her death on September 18 , 1915.
Lillian's was a life worth while, of firm principles and steadfast courage, never waverin g when the trials were hardest to bear. She
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did her duty with cheerfulness and lived for others generous ly and gladly, always enjoying her pleasures keenly and bearing her burdens uncomplainingly. It was this which won for her so many friends who may never quite realize the full extent of her influence, and who mourn so sincerely with her dear ones.
ETHEL LVMER
It was with the profoundest sorrow that the Pi Beta Phis of Mt . Pleasant, Iowa , learned of the death of their sister, Ethel Lymer, Iowa A, '09. Ethel was the daughter and only child of Prof. and Mrs. E. E. Lymer. She died at their summer cottage in Bay View, Mich., August 16, 1915 , after two years of discouraging struggle against disease . Rheumatism in its most persistent and painful form had torn and worn her until at times it seemed death would be a welcome relief.
Ethel was a beautiful girl both in person and in character, refined, educated, and of lovable personality which won her many friends. After her gradu ation from Iowa Wesleyan College she was elected to the faculty. One of the dearest memories each ODe of us possess is the sweet note sent us Founders' Day by Ethel, so full of good wishes for II B <I> and a hope that she would soon be with us again at our meetings.
ESTHER N ATHALJE SHOL
Esther Nathalie Shol died suddenly at her home in Minneapolis, May 27, 19 15 She was initiated into Minnesota A in Otcober, 1910, and for five years had been one of the most active and loyal members. Her loss is keen l y felt, for her sweet personality and her sympathetic self-effacement has endeared her to everyone. She was interested in many college activit ies and her death, coming as it did , just two weeks before commencement, was a great grief to all those with whom she had been so close l y associated. Through the thoughtfulness of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, her degree of Bache l or of Arts was granted Post Urbitutn. We loved her, we miss her, but the rare inBueDce of her sweet Christian character will always be with us.
EDITH B ALL MACBRIDE
An Appreciation
Edith Ball Macbride was born at Iowa City, I owa, on November 1887. Sbe was the only daughter of Hon. George W Ball 1LIld Estella Walter Ball (r owa B , '74). It was eleven years ago that she graduated from the hi gh schoo l wbere she bad exhibited an unusual gift {or organization and manageme nt. Having ent ered the University of Iowa in 1904. she was initiated i n to Iowa Z on Febr u a ry 20, 1905 . Alwa ys active in th e fraternity, Edith Ball served as corresponding sec retary in 1907. as president in t908. and represe nted I owa Z on many occ asions wh en the help) a n d influence of the organization was n eeded. She wu president of the Dramatic Club of th e State University, and for a number of yean took the leading part in its ann u al p l ays; la ter as a gTaduate st udent she was an assistant in the D epa rtment of Public Speaking. Her bro ad inte r ests 1l re see n in the fact that she w as presid e nt of the V. W. C. A.• a member of the Juni o r Annual staff. pr es ident of on e of th e literary societ ies, and one of the St u dent Counci l of Nine_ She was gr ad UAted in Jun e, EnlTH BALL MAC BRJDK 1<)08. and on September 4. ]909. was mar· ri e(i to hilip Macbride. Ion of Thom as Houston Macbrid e. now president of th e Un ive rsity. After het marriage sbe made ber h ome in Seattle. W ash .• whe r e she j oi ned the Puget Sound Alumna:: Club and con tinued b er Pi Phi activities. One son. Thomas Houston Macbride. was born on M arch 28. 1912. The birth o( n second son. G eor ge Ball Macbride, on March 30. J9JS , was foll owed close ly by the death of the youna mother.
It is a good thing to remember from time to time that our fraternity is something more than scattered groupings of so many members . Indeed, the organization is an eve r living history of all the work and character and ideal s of tbe members tbat have been assoc iated with it; and we ourselves and our fraternity when we pause to honor the memory of those who in the past believed in its ideals and shared in its upbuilding
Pi Beta Phi is d eeply in tbe debt of many a splendid woman who has left the imprint of her fine personality upon the organization; but se ldom has a young Iife-a little gleam between the two eterni-
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ties-left so rare an impress as that of Edith Ball Mac brid e. Th e pervading influence of her radiant young womanhood is not easily recorded; as well might one attempt to describe the perfume of a Bower or the charm of a melody.
Nature had been kind to Edith Ball, and as freely as she had received she freely gave . Her marked executive ability, her generous enthusiasm, and her rare tactfulness in dealing with people made her a natural leader during her st ud ent days; and throughout she remained un spoiled by the attention and the honors she received. Herself free from petty jealousies and small ambitions, Edith Ball had the exquisite faculty of linding and bringing forth the best in her yo ung assodates. She showed upo n occasion courage, maturity of judgment, and an understanding of human motives quite beyond her young associates. She showed up on occasion cou ra ge, maturity. a philosophy as old as the world.
To the new life and to the new home in the West, and to the new friends and the new problems, Mrs. Macbride gave devotion in the same generous measure as she had to her girlhood home and student interests-always with the courage and the joyous spirit of a child and the dignity and poise of a woman grown.
Her devotion to II B 4> was the product of two generations of fraternity loyalty; for her mother, Estella Walter Ball, was born at Mt. Pleasant, the home of I owa A, the second chapter of II B \I> organized in the United States and chartered in 1869. It was there that the mother knew personally Mary Burt McFarlan atld her cofounders of the organization. When a student at Simpson College she helped to organize and became one of the charter members of Iowa B in 1874. Since her marriage to George W. Ball in 1880 she has made Iowa City her home and has kept up an active interest in al1 that pertains to the organization.
With so line a background it was natural that Edith Ball Macbride should give to II B \I> a sustained and practical devotion that has left its imprint on the organization. To her the fraternity and its ideals was a cause always worthy of the most loyal service. The history of our fraternity is the richer f or the contributions of her splendid young life.
BERTHA M . H . SHAMBAUGH .
Iowa City, Iowa .
EULAH GRAY PFEIFFER
In passing of Eulah Gray Pfeiffer, Missou ri B has lost one of her most influential nonresident a lumn re. H er loss is mourned by immediate chapter friends and also by al1 the fraternity members with whom she became associated in various college circles. It is seldom that a chapter find s one m ember so well endowed by na ture to be a natura l l eader in frat e rnity work.
Her preparatory school work bega n at Li be rty Ladi es' Co l1 ege, Liberty, Mo., and fini s hed at Christian Co llege , Colwnbhr, Mo., in 1903. It was at the latter institution that she founded E Y r , a fraternity limited to jun ior co ll eges in Mi ssouri ; she afterwa rds sen'ed as its Grand Pres ident f or many years and installed seve ral c hapters. In 1903 -04 she attended F orest P ark University, St. Louis , Mo . r eceiving th er e t he degree of Sc.V. At th is time she became spo nso r for the high school so rority 6. A 6 , where her influ ence was realized to so g reat an extent that fourteen of its members later joined IT B
On account of the prec arious condition of her health , Eulah's co llege caree r was limited to two short mo nths . She entered Wash 4 ington U niversit y in the fall of 1908 and was initiated into II B 011 October 17 , 19 08. But from pledge day onward her enthusiasm as a ru she r was un eq ualed in immediate res ults, and throughout the next year Eulah was easily recognized 3S the foremost leader in cri tical chapter meetings . During the spring of that year she wrote and coached the chapter play, The Prode Queen of Haddon Hall, the prod uc tion of which opened for Missouri B an entirely new eni of success in rushin g parties.
H er marriage to Howard S olms Pfeiffer took pla ce Dec ember 8, 1909 . at her home, when she was attended by six Pi Beta Phis. Al4 th o ugh a ll of her married life was spent in New Bramfel s, Texas , neverthe l ess frequent visits to St . Louis kept her in close association with active and alumnre: affairs, while Texas A chapter reali zed the enthus ia stic interest of he r ever willing he lp . Her writings, with the exception of several plays for local production , were confined to chil dren's stories and practical articles for poultry magazines . The form er we re w ritten for the development of her lovely little daughter, Caroline Lee , and the latter from experiences on a very profitable scale al the Pfeiffer's country place, IISpring Grove."
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Missouri B expresses her deepest sympathy to Mrs. Gray and Mr. Pfeiffer . The memory of Eulah Gray Pfeiffer will ever rema in as o ne of th e truest reali za ti ons of our f rat ern al idea ls co llege women.
EDITH BAKER, 'II.
PAULINE B ARRETI- BE CKETf, MAR YLAND A, EX- ' OS
The many friends of Pauline Barre tt-Beckett were d eeply shocked and grieved to hear of her sudden death on November 4, 1915 . P a uline attended Goucher College, and was a memb er of Maryland A but one year, yet in that short time he r life left its impress on the hearts of those associated with her. Gifted with a beautif ul voice Pauline always sang in such a modest and willing way, and added much by her song to many college and fraternity gatherings.
On December 31, 1902, Pauline was married to Mr. Chas. H. Beckett , and at the time of her death they were living in Indianap olis where she had been a loyal member of the local a1umnre club. Maryland A extends to Mr. Beckett and to the infant son its most sincere sympathy.
COMING EVENTS
The following alumnre clubs announce their meetings: Boston, Mass.
December 11--:1 :30 P. M.-At 60 The Fenway, Boston. Ho stess, Mi ss Ruth P. Dennis. Subject; "Our Settlement Schoo1." Speaker and Discussion.
December 28-2 :30 P . H.-At 60 The Fenway, Boston. Open House and Christma s Reunion. Hostesses, Worcester Pi Phis .
January 8----2 :30 P. M.-At 60 The F enwa y, Boston. Dramatic s. Hostes5e !l , Massachuse tts Alpha . Cleveland, Ohio
December 4-(Luncheon at J P. )(. followed by program.) Hostess, Mr•. W . H. Whitney, 1055 E. 98th 51. As sistants, Mrs. C. A. Miller, Mil . Pauline Shepherd . "Christma.s Charity Work."
"College and Chapter Talkl"- Mrs. F. W . Lovell, Miss Mary Sloane .
January 8---Hostess, Mrs. S. 1. Charlesworth, 9709 Hollingworth Ct. Assistants, Mrs. Paul Cahill, Mias Alice Ward . "Active Chapter Day."
"College a nd Chapter Talks"-Miss Alice Ward, Miss Pauline Shepherd . F ebruary s-Hostess, Mrs. Virgil McNitt, 2910 Hampshire Rd. As si stants, Mrs. R. P. Burrows, Mrs. W. S. Stone.
"College and Chapter Talks"-Mrs . C. F . Branson, Mrs . W. W. Pollock, Miss Helen Atkinson.
Lincoln, Neb.
December 13-Hostesses, Mrs R. A. W aite. Mrs. Homer McAnully. Set· School.
January 3-Hostesses, Mrs. Chas. Stuart, Mrs. Oliver Everett . Bridge.
January 24-Hostesses, Dr. Laura Brown, Mi ss Stuart. Local Cbality.
February 14-Hostesses. Mrs. Fred Funke. Miss Mary SpaUlding. Pi Phi Autbon and Composers
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
December 2-Hostesses, Mesdames Leech and Melcher. uS ix Nation :! 1 Fraternities for Women," Miss BerthR Snider; ·'Six National Fraternities for Men," Mrs Lulu Ingerso ll; Reading, uO ur Contemporary Ancestors in the Cumberland Mountains," Miss Ethel Lymer
January 6--Hosless, MilS Id a Van Hon . u Pi Beta Phi Representatives in Honorary Societies," Miss Mae Hill'i "Report of the 14th Panhcllenic Con· gress," Mrs Fanett e Lines; "FtLmoUI Men Who Were Mountaineers," Mrs. Klitherine Holland.
February 3-Hostess, Miss Alma Westfall. "Association of Collegiate Alumnse,u Mrs. Belle Leach; "Southern As sociation of College Women," Mrs. Anna Whiting; "Mountai ne e rs as DeCenden of Our Co untry /' Mill Grace Swan.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Saturday, D ecember ll- Marion Hallowell , :au4 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Entertainment, uSettle ment School."
Satu r day, J an uary 8-Ma ry Lippincott, Moorestown, N. J Entertain· ment, If Stunt Party ." Chairman, Katharine Griest.
Saturday I2-Mrs . D owns, East Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, Pa. Hostell, Bucknell Alumnse.
Puget Sound.
December 4-Buaar lor Settlement School, Pi Beta Phi Hou se, 453S Eighteenth Avenue Northeut. Chairman, Mrs. Wallace Gillis.
February s-Reading, Prof. W. P. Gorsuch. Hostess, Mrs. W. R. Squire, 5509 Univeraity Boulevard. Chairman, MilS Annabelle Johnstone . March s-Better Baby Contest, Mn H H. Harwood. Hoste sl, Mra. O. B Hergert, 2631 Boylston Avenue N. Chairman , Miss Ella Hopkins.
Springfield, Mo.
Dec:ember 4-II Cooky·shine."
Janu ary S-Musicale-Guest Day Hostesses, Ruth Hubbell , Helen Hall, Statir a Sills, Jewel Waits.
February s-Geor';'a Hardy Memorial. Hostesses, Mrs. Haugeberg, Carer bu Hou ston
Toledo, Ohio.
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December C}-Hostess, Alice ou Bois, Christmas Cooky -shine.
January J3-Hostess, Mrs. Crawford. "Study of Constitution."
February Mrs. Ben Johnson. uPanbellenic Movem ent."
Washington, D . C.
D ec ember '4-4 P. )f.-Ch a pler Room, 2024 G St., N. W . J o int team for Pro viuce President and Vice -preside nt
January 11-8 P. ),f,-Mabel Scott, 1319 N St., N. W. Go ucher Anrifraternity Report,
February 8--4 P. H.-Marguerite Weller. 753 8th St., S. E., Settlement School.
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Denver. Colo.
The following plan for the year's meetings which will especially interest visitors to Denver is Quoted from a personal letter to the alumnl!: editor:
We hope to h'l"e a chatty time at the meeting where we can do a bit of Chri-;Imas sewing. In January and March we shall study n B 4> problems; and in February we plan a cooked food sale, tbe poceeds of which will be divided between the Colorado A and B hou se funds . April brings Founders' Day, nnd this year we shall celebrAte it in Boulder. In May Ive shall hav!' a picnic party before we separate for the summr.r.
MARY C. FROST.
OHIO GAMMA ALU)(NAt CLUB
As we expected, the June meeting of the cluJ:; was one of our most successful r eonio n s. The Pi Phi festivihes , as well as CoJnlmencement, attracted about thirty enth usiastic members j all of oor affairs during the week were mO\1.t enjoyable.
The busine ss meeting, held at the borne of Anna and Beth Palmer ('II and ex-'IS, respectively ) on Monday afternoon was followed by a cooky-shine. 1'11al evening we P: Phis were particularly pr oud to attend the senior play, The Man It'om Home, as Mary Buchanan, 'IS, crowned herself ....ith glory, in the l eading role.
Through the Iqndneu of Mr. and Mrs. J . S. R. Overholt, we Pi Pbis entertained Ihi rty fi\'c couples at a formal dinner at the Overholt's spacious h ome, Tuesd9.y f'vening.
On W ednesday morning, Mrs F B Meyer (Anna Brubak e r, Michigan A), w'l)ose husb and is n Delta Tau, gave a breakfast in hon or of the Pi Phi and Delta Tau alumni, according to her annual commencement custom . As Wedn esday was AlumnI!! Day, the remainder of the day was given over to literary club reunions, elass luncheons and the ..lumnee dinner. On Thursday mcrning, we held :l picnic breakfast at the Old Park, previous to the Commencement eXerclS!S, which were a fitting climax to the week. At Commencement, the choice of Wooster'. new president, Dr. J. Campbell White, and
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neptive action of the trustees concernini the elt.bUshment of & Normal School at Wooster, were made KDown.
We have one change in Officers----our new treasurer i, Mrs. John D. Overholt (Jessie Wi ckmire. ex-'IS).
ELLIN FISS!HDER BonR.
Spokane, W uh.
TWI year we have planned a hostess and a chairman for each monthly meeting. and they c.rrange the nature of the program.
The Club he3dquarters are with Mrs. Arthur Monrad Jobnson, Brislin Apta, (Phone Riverside 1838-Y), and we -are anxious to keep in tooch with RII visitine Pi Phis.
A number of Pi Phis liring in near-by town. have become associate members of our club and WI'! hope to bave them often at .:>ur meetings.
Mrs. Wilbur I)f Seattle, the newly elected Province Vice-president. is to UI giving liS a talk while here on the Settlement School work We are 1l1l looking forward to her coming.
EUANoa
HINDIRSON' JOHNSON'.
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EDITORIALS
IN THE ARROW, thiS December, we r elive again those happy convention days in the sunny land of Calif orni a and tr y to bring home t o those who were not presen t some of th e most pertinent facts con cerning the g r eat event. To the offu:ers in charge of the prograro it was a matter of deep regret that the eight hours' d elay of the Pi Phi Special necessitated the cond ensing of the busines; discussions and shortened th e lime which would naturelly have been devoted to new business . However, we were all so grateful that the lon g journey had been accomplished witbout accident that we did not repine over the changes and modifications in the prograro neces ·
Unq uesti onably th e convention acco mplish ed its main purpose in sitated b y the delay . that it bridged the barriers of the R ockies and brought easte rn ami western chapters in ro closer relations than they had ever enj oyed befo re and whi ch th ey will never sufl er to be broken. The feeling of national unity was uppermost and it is this spirit which we must promote and foster to the utmost in anticipation of our great semi ·
c entennial in 1917. Our western sisters have told us over and over again what the coming of their guests meant to them and in every chapter repr esented at convention, loyal del egates and visitors are constantly singing the praises of their California hostesses. Everyone of these will agree that while loyalty to the homeland may make it a trifle difficult to acknowledge all the statements of the enthusiastic writer of the following stanza, the last verse will be echoed in the heart of every Pi Phi who sojourned in the West last summer :
uOUl where the sun is a uttle brighter . Wh e re th e snoWS that fan aTe a trifl e whiter, Wberc tbe bonds of borne arc a wee bit tight er.
Th a.t's where the W es t begins.
"Out where the skies are a triAe blUeT, Out where friendship 's a uttle truer • . That's where the West begins;
"W1lne there's ,"o"e 01 singing (Ina less 0/ sighing And a mon makel fri,nds without half trying , That's 'tII",r' the West beli,u,"
The California convention will always stand out in our history as the one where the Convtllfion Daily {irst appeared . The success of
EDITORIrILS
this undertaking surpassed the expectations of everyone interested and has brought many cong ratulations from other fraternities who have before this found it difficu l t to make a financial success of a con vention n ewspaper. We are proud of The Daily, proud of its wonderful editor and her staff, of the exce llent business management and of all who made it a success but, above all , we are delighted at the indications of deep interest in Pi Phi displayed by the s tay-athomes all over the country who were ready and anxious to subscribe whe n g iven the opportunity.
The exac t number at conve ntion will never be kn ow n for a eer· tain ty because there was a disc repancy between the two reg iste rs kept and it is rep orted by th ose in authority that m a n y alumnre of th e Ca lifornia c hapters who were present for only one or two sessions were too busy helping the various entertaining committees to register at the tim e, so that th e re were a score or more names unrecorded. The approximate figur es are between 400 and 450 . The summary of the reg ister had not reac hed THE ARROW when th e maga zine went to press so it was imp ossi ble to give the figures for each pr ovince.
WHEN the belated special arrived at Salt Lake City late on th e afternoon of July 4, the members of the Grand Counci l a nd other officers were greeted by Professor and Mrs. Frank F ow ler ( Jennie Grebb, Illinois B, '91) who with their daughter and several members of the petitioning group at the University of Utah had made elaborate plans for the entertainment of the Pi Phi travelers. Although the eight h ours delay made it imp oss ible t o carry ou t these plans, everyone appreciated the kindly forethought and co urtesy which had inspired them.
IT is se ldom that a chapter enjoys the honor of being represented in two state governments at the same time, but Vermont B has this distinction this year _ Edith R. Gates, 'IS, is the daughter of the pr esent Governor of Vermont, and Grace Goodhue-Coolidge, a charter member, is wife of the newly elected Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts Mr _ Coolidge's remarkable plurality has been the talk of the state since election.
F or the first time in many years, Pi Beta Phi has a representative in th e National Panhellenic Congress who is not a member of the
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Gra nd Coun ci l. After the Evanston Convention the Grand President delegated the duties of N. P . C. representative whi ch sh e had performed previously to the Grand Vice-president. Mrs. Lardner rendered the fraternity particularly valuable service in this capacity, working on a number of most important N. P. C. commjttees, but it became evident that the growth of alumn", work demanded all the time of the Grand Vice-president and the important duties of N. P. C. representative must be performed by a special officer. The Grand Council feels that it has made an especially happy choice of a representative in the sel ection of Anna Lytle Tannahill , N ehraska B , '98, whose intimate knowledge of college conditions and of chapter life in Pi Beta Phi through her work as chairman of our Scholarship Committee gives her special qualifications for her work.
News of the installation of ou r new chapters has just reached the editor, as THE ARROW goes to press. Details will appear in the March issue.
The E ditor wishes to acknowledge her indebtedness to The R ecord of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for the idea of the Pi Beta Phi Calendar for 1916 (see inside front cover), which was suggested by the l A E Calendar for 1915 . It seems a literal Ufirst aid" to efficiency.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Nickerson, chairman of the committee in charge of the model initiation at convention , wishes to thank for their cooperation, Mrs . W. L. McLaine of Lost Hills, Cal., and the girls of California A and B who conducted the ceremonies. Without the efforts of such an efficient sub -c hainn an and such earnest assistants in the immediate vicinity, the nfcessary work could not have been accomplished.
Last year a Pi Beta Phi pin was discovered in a pawn shop in Peru, Ind ., and the fraternity redeemed it for fiv e dollars . The pin was made by Auld, is about six years old, unengraved. Its shaft is set with three emeralds but the point is plain , the chain has been lost but otherwise it is perfect . ThIS notice is inserted. with th e hope that the owner may recover her property, but if ownership is not proven after a reasonable time, the pin will be for sale for five
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dollars. Anyone interested should write direct to Mrs. Henry Cox, Custodian of the Pin, at 3320 Dewey Ave., Omaha, Neb.
A new Pi Beta Phi novelty of special interest to everyone at this Christmas season is the new Pi Beta Phi Plaque which makes a very attractive wall ornament and, unlike a banner, is suitable for any room in which it is hung. The plaque is made of plaster, colored in the fraternity colors, is about the size of THE ARROW page and includes in the design, the fraternity seal and the date of founding. It is a suitable gift for all occasions. The price is $1.00 and the profits go to the Settlement School. Active chapters and alumn", clubs will please order through their secretaries from Mrs . R. S. Brackett, 23 Stratford Park, Rochester , N. Y.
NEW REGULATIONS FOR ORDERING THE PIN
To the AlutlJ7uz:
When you wish to order new pins please send to me for a permit, OT, if you choose, send me your order and I will forward it at once to whatever firm you designate.
To the Active Girls:
All orders for pins will be sent to you from any official jeweler if your President's signature accompanies the order.
To lite Chapter Presidents:
Please make " detailed report of all pins ordered by your active girls and send same to me for filing. The official jewelers are instructed to honor any order signed by you, so for a record I must have your report of these orders.
QUEENE SKOW Cox, Custodian of the Pin.
ALUMNlE PERSONALS
ARKANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
ltAlUUAGES
J ennie Morton, '12, and Ala Parker McCanne in Ft. Smith, October 7. At hom"e 320 North loth Street, Ft. Smith, Ark.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . T. W . Clark ( Ruth, .W ood, e,.,'09) of Fayetteville, a son, August 26.
Mrs. Roben Sa).on (Fay Bell, 't3) at he r home in Benton, Ark., Augu st 2S. 19 15.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. W F. Moody (Claire Norris, ' n ). Rison, Ark. i Mrs S. F R owlln (Susie Moore), 387. EI Campo, Texas; Mrs . G. C. Rann e ( Lillian Wal · lace, "0), 3Td and Ash Su., Waukegan, Ill .; Lois Rankin, 'II, Sl8 Terrace Pla ce, Kalama zoo, Mich.
CAL IFOR NIA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERS I TV ENGAGEMENTS
Cla r a C ram , " 4. A.M. , ' 15. to Errol! Pr eston Campbe ll, "3. Mildred Carr , : 14, to Ray Cowser Maple, '14. :!' X. Ruth C. Shelton. ' IS. to H oward Walter Wright, ' IS, Ben Kathle en Chandler, ex-' IS, to Ralph E. Bach, ' 14, A X.
MAIUUAG&s
Ann Clarice Goplerud, eX.' 17 , June 4, to Dr. Sam Savre. At home SlI Mec hanic St., Osage, I owa.
Anna L au ra Bradley, '1 4, and Ca rl Edward Myers, Cali/o,."ia, '01, September 16, at the Bradley home in Pasad ena . At home Denver, Co lorado, where Mr. Myers i<; '3. civil engineer.
Marie McCl urg. ex·'ll, and William Brownlee Owens, '1 4, A X. August 4. Mr. Owens is an instructor in the Law Department in Stanford. At home 902: Scott St., Palo A Ito, Cal.
Maude A. Ma loney, ex-'ll, and A. G. Hollinstein er, ' ll, February 25. At home 811 Linden Ave., Long Beach, Cal.
BIRTHS
Jun e n, to Mr. ond Mrs. Asa Proctor (E lama e Lambert. '07) !l son, Edward Ellis.
July 9, to Mr and Mrs. Sidney Lawrence (Julia Moore, '12) a daughter. Patricia Ann.
April 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Green (Anna Brooks. ' Il ) 1\ daughter, Eliubeth Anne.
June 3. to Mr. and Mrs. Milt o n W adswo rth (Frances H all, n ·'13) a daughter, Eliubeth Anne.
Edna Reeves, '0 7 a n d Mrs . Wm. J . Hampt on (La ura Ruth Adkinson, '(7) a re taking gradua te work at the University of Californ ia.
Bertha Sieber, ' u , is teac hi ng in the high schoo l in Sacrame nto, Ca lifornia. Florence Gamb le, ' 14. i s teac hing a rt in St. P a ul ' s Sc h ool in W a ll a Walla , Was h .
Florence C. Allen, ex·'14. is sec retary to Mme. Eliubeth Denio , a docen t ill the Fin e Arts Building P. P I. E
Mary T. S loss, ' IS . is s tudying to be a buyer in the Emporium, o ne of S n!l Fran c isco's l a rgest department s t o r es, Ge ral dine M c Knight, ex·' 17, of 434 S . Kenmore, i s registered in Ih e Los Ange les No rm a l Sc h ool.
Freda H e nking, ex-' 17. is spe n d ing the winte r w it h h er sister, Mrs W T. <";eppe rt ( Ruth H enking, Wisco nsin A, ' (3) in Cl arkesburg, W . Va . Mrs. Herbert A. Kellar (Do r o th y Alderton, ' 12) ha s moved to 433 E . 44th St., Chicago
Agnes C. M a lon ey, " 4 , ha s moved t o 1000 Union St., and Mr s R obt. G lover Adcock, ex-' ,S, t o 777 Dol or es St., San Franci sco; Fr eda ex-IOC), t o 504 Union Bl dg , San Diego, C al.; Mrs R B. Scott ( Mar y H e rdm a n , ex ·' Il ) 10 i01 De Lan ey St., Orlando, Fl a.: Constance Darrow, ex-' 14, to 1820 H S t ., S:lcm mento , CaL: Mrs. S. S. Lawrence (Julia Moore, ' (2 ) to Ii Bonit a Ave., Oak land ; IIda Lane, u-'Il , to 828 South Burlingt o n St., Los Angel es; Mrs. S. G reen (A nn e Br oo k s, "3) to San Jo se. Box 3S4 .
CA LIFORNIA BETA-UNIVER S ITY OF CAL IF OR N IA
MARRIAGES
Agnes Mill er, ex ·'12, 'Ind J ohn R o undtree Turn er, May 26, I'l t the home 0:' th e bride's parent s in Portland, Ore. At h ome 366 East l oth St. N , Pnrt · land.
Isabe l Wil son, ex-" 4, and Louis Stelzner, eX" '4, at California. Th eir add l ess is Bakerfield, California, ca r e o f Mrs Wil son of 18th Street. Helen Sa rgent , ex-lIS, and Li eutenant Normnn Bate s a t th e bride 's home in AI:lllledn. At home the San Mauri ce, J ones and Sutter Sts. , San Fr a ncisco. lI elen Richsrdson, ex·' 18, and War d H enry. At h ome i2 63 Sunset Blvd., H o ll YII ood . Ca l.
BIRTHS
To and Mr s. E. Mapl es (C laire Haa ss, '0 2 ) a son
To Mr a n d Mrs. Gustave Bl ankenburg (Ora Lu cas, '07) a son, \Villi am. Aug ust I i.
To and )1 ; ' ,. Roy W arner (Frieda W atters , 'oS) a son , Ri chard Elon, 20.
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To Mr. and Mrs. Vern Stout (EU. Moore, 'og) a lon, Gregory Stansbury, July 27.
To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cowden (Elsie Ahrens, ' n) a SOD, October f3 .
To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Palmer (Ada Cline, '13) a daughter, in August.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Randall (Della Darden , '09) are now living at 1910 Napa Ave., Northbrae, Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs. Willi. Brindley (Pauline Storm, ex,l n) are at Sumner, Wub. Georgie Dell McCoy, 'II, is teaching in the high school at Boswell, Okla ., and Serena Maddux , '13. at Santa Rosa, Cal.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haycs Hammond (Madge Bliven, ex-'to) h ave moved to Visalia, California.
Ethel Robinson, '13. is attending Mrs. Edith Coburn Noyes' School oC Ezpreslion at :WI Ocean St., LytlD, Mas •.
MTI. Channing Hall (May Bissell, ex,'II) bas moved to 2J3 Sunnyside Ave ., Piedmont; and Mrs . Roy L. Shurtleff (Hazel Lawton, ex-'t6), to II39 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, Cal.
Huel, ex-' I7, and Mariaret Mail, ex-'tS, are at 1045 Western Ave ., Los Angeles; Emily Moore, ex·ln, is at 433 Main St., Hayward, Cal.
COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
KNGACKKKNTI
Lolita Snell, '14, to Frank Prouty, Colorado, '15, B 9 U.
KAUL\CU
Mary Morse, '13, and John Tho•• Roberts, Jr., Columbia, 41 +-, at the borne of the bride'. parents At home in Ouray, Colo
Marjorie Dixon, '.4, to Leon Lavington, Colorado, 'IS, Bell. At home in Flaaler, Colo.
DRATH8
We .ympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Philip G . Worce.ter (Mollie Brown, ex-'n) in the death of th eir little lon, Philip, Jr.
Of the 1915 girls. Jeane Oeveland is teaching in Delta; Mary McFarland. in BriihtoD; Zula Simmons, in Victor i Enid Van Alstine, in HU&Qi Margaret Tourtellotte in Saguache, Colo
Mrs Dudley Hutchin.on (Barbara Sbattuck, ex-'IS) visited her mother in Boulder this .ummer.
Lulu Pinger, and Gertrude Thielen, 'n, vi.ited Alaska alter coa· 'Rntion.
Mr and Mrs. H. M. Jones (Helen Baker, 'oS) are living in Tokio, where Mr Jon es r epresents the Westinghouse Electrical and Manufacturing Co.
Mary Mcintyre, ex·' 16, and her sisters are wintering in Denver. Their home is in Brookline, Mus.
Professor and Mrs. Paul Dean (Cleophile Bell, Ph.D., '13) are again in Boulder after 11. year in the University oC Illinois.
Dorothy Chittendon, ex·'I3. has moved to r60s Hillside Road. Boulder, Colo.; Edna Olaison, ex-'iS, to 1116 N. Central Park Ave ., Chicago, Ill.; Mary Firebough-Swaney , to Brighton, Iowa; Mrs. Harry Ogden (Frances WaItenmeyer, '09) to 411)6 Western Ave., Los Angeles, Cat.; Eloie C. Dyer, '12, to Phoenix, Ari!.., R. R.:3; Mrs A. H. Ebert (Harm ie Pattenon, ex.'I2), to Arcadia, Mich.; Mrs. R. G. Leebriek (Irma Chamberlin, '1 4), to 1120 Bush St., San Diego, Cal.
COLORADO BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER &NGAGUClHTI
Marjorie Rathbun, '11. to Wilfred Ta.ylor, De" ver, '17, % A E.
MAnlAGU
Isidore Van Gilder and Walter B. Kester.
Grace Reed, '13, -and Julius J ohnson. At home in University Park, Colo. Katherine Johnson, '14. and Earl Warner, '13, Ben.
Hilda Beggs, Colo. B, and Md. A. '14, and Frank J. Henry, DemNr, '13, Z A E. At home, 619 W. 23rd St., Pueblo, Colo.
Jessie Bryden, ex-'t4, and Or. Francis J . Brady.
Lola Bye Ham.l>" ex·'IS, and Dr Paul Barker, '14, K % At home 11;00 Race Street, Denver, Colo.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. John R . Wilson (Anna J. Berry, '02), a son, Robert John, at Gaeo, Colo.
Lucy Bartholomew, ' 10, is instructor in Romance langua ges in Westhampton Coll ege , Va. Her aister, Grace, '14. is teaching in Porto Rico.
Four in Cf'ete has just been published by Dr Gertrude Harper Beggs, '91, Dean of Women in the University of Michigan
Mrs. C. Wayne Harvey ( Dorothy E. Knight. Colorado B, '14, and Ne· braska B) is liring in Fair6eld, Neb., and Huel G. Williamson, eJ:·'16, at 1119 E. 5th Ave., EI Paso, Texas.
Anna Guthrie, Colorado B and California A and B, '14, is vice-p rin cipal of Ihe Fullerton high school and Junior College near Los Angeles. Eloise Sterling, ex·'16, is teaching Dramatic Art here.
M rs . Kester (Isadore Van Gilder, '03) is living at 519 West 121 St., New York City, and Hel en Anderson, '14, at 323 S. Humboldt St., Den ver, Colo.
COLUMBIA ALPHA--GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WAJUlIACIS
Dorothy Smallwood, '12, and Reginald WycHffe Geare, George Wasltington, Z, on April 28, at St. Margaret's Episco pal Church. Marguerite Weller, '12. maid of honor, and Marie Tunstall. ex·ln, and Lela Howard, '13, were
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Glady s Ord, ex-'ll, and Edward Schramm, Colum bia , '09 and '13 , a t the home or the bri de: in Chevy Md_ At ,6 Kirk St., Che\'y Chase. Mr. hramm is engaged in scientific work at the Bureau of Standards.
May Roper, '14, and David Coker, August 25, at the home of the bride. At home H:utsville, C.
Eleanor Gannett , ex-'ll, and Clarence Birdseye, Amlurst, X "'. Augu s t 21, at th e home or th e brid e. They will make their home in Labrador.
BIRTHS
To Dr. and Mrs. Worth Hale (Helen Evans, ' oS) a daughter, Helen, October 31, 60 Wendell St., Cambridge, Masi.
To Mr . and Mrs. Charles Melby (Frances Bethune. ' 07) Whitehall, Wis., a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs . ATihur Lee Thompson (Florence Leland, 1 14 ) a daughter, Jtan, May 17·
To Mr. and Mr!>. }. Carter Fort (I lelen Nic holson, 'II) a son, Jardin eerter Fort, June 18
Charlotte Farrington, '09, is spending the winter in Washington, can vales.:· in¥ from a recent operation.
A farewell shower wali given for Mrs. Clarence Birdseye (Eleanor Gannett, ex-'ll) at the home of Ruth Ri:ter, ' 12
Washington Pi Phis have been much gratified at the many newspaper appreciations of tht: notable work done by Mrs. David Coker (May Roper, '14) for the Washingt o'l playgrounds.
The engagement of Dorothy Smallwood, '1:1, ar.d Reginald W. Geare was annonnced in a maS[ way. At a buffet luncheon, served to forty thr ee expectanl girls, !i!tle envelopes beneath the ice .:ream piales contained, not a cud with the two names and hearts and darts, but-a little ticket to the billiard room theatre. There, real - pictures showed the travels of the ring from the jeweller's to Dorothy's finger!
Mabel L Scott, ex-'o7, has moved to I J I 9 N St., \ Vashington, D. C., and Mrs. T. N. Alford (Adelle Taylor, '06) to S. Well fled, Mass., and Mrs. C. R. Hamilton (Clara Wilson, '05) from Canton, N. Y., to 42 Sedgwick St., Jamaica Plain. /Io1ass.
FLORIDA ALPHA-JOHN B. STETSON UN.IVERSITY
Rachel Beatty, ex·'14, is attending Margaret Morrison School at Pittsburgh, Pt:nnsylvania, preparatory to speciali:ting in social settlement work.
Marian Wright, ex-'14, holds a position with the Vol usia County B:mk t) ( this place.
Josephine SteaJ, cx·' 14, is instructor in the third grade at Palatka; H arriet Hulley, '13, has ( harge of a department in the Sanford high school; Nina Phillips, '13, is teaching in the Eustis high school and Lillian Eldredge, '13, in the advanced department or the Orlando high school.
Mildred Vorce, '15, is doing postgraduate work at the University of gan and is li"ing at the Michigan n chapter house.
The ntw address of Gladys Sed war, '13, is Godfrey, Ill.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE ENGAGUf ENTS
Rena Logan, ex- ' ts to Raymond \V. Starret, Mi,,"no/a , 4' r 4. MARRIAGES
Esther PaYD, ex-tiS, and Milo N. Geise, September 25 At home 221 N. Lomba rd Ave ., Oak Park, Ill .
BIRTHS
To !\fro and Mrs. Laurence Yeoman (Louise '07) of Avon, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ross (Ali ce Cropper, '07) of Torrington, Conn., a dn ughter.
Carolyn Fisher, '09, is teaching psychology in the Normal School at Los Ange le s, Cal.
Mrs. Louis R. Love (Louise Claycomb, ex-'(9) o f Boise, !daho, and. he r l iu le daughter Be"ty, have been visiting in Galesburg. ,Marian C hapman, ' IS is doing soc ial work in Waterl oo, Iowa Gene vieve Zimmerman. ex-'IS, i s back in L ombard again this year. Co n stance Ri ce, ex' 17, is studying at the Chicago Kindergarten School. O lhers that Ie ft c lJ ll ege in June are located as follows: Dorothy Payn, 3 15 Wi sconsin Ave., and Mrs. Mil o N. Geise (Esther Payne), 221 N . LombarJ Ave. , O:lk Park, HI. j Mildred Pittman, Prescott, Ark. ; Hazel Winter, Crook::;· ville, Ohio; Maude Stephenson, Budah, Ill.; Nina M. Segenberger , 960 Glen Oak Ave" Pe o ri a, Ill. ; Ruth Rose, Bu shnell, III ; Ruth W oods, Avon, II I. Mr s, Roy Jennings ( H a ri el Steele, '10) is living on 51. Char l es Farm. W a rn er, A l berta, Canada; Lu ce ill e Crave n s, ' 10, 3213 St, John St., Kan cas City, Mo.; E lsie Garlick, '07. 5536 Everett Av e. , Chi c ago, 111.
ILLINO
I S DEl.TA- KNOX COLLEGE
ENGAGEMENTS
Lena Lee , ex-'17, to Mark McWilliam s, ' 16,4> d e.
Grace lI a r d ing Waterous. ex' n, to Sageburne Davis Levings of New York City.
lofARR I ACI!S
l-lel e n -fay!or, ' 14, a nd Harry Aldrich, 'II, 4> .6 e. October 2. At home N. Che r ry St., Ga l esburg, III.
Grace Swa nk, ' 14, and C l a r ence J o r dan, ex- ' J4, 4> r .6, Octobe r 23. Irene Mc Uroom, ex-' 14 , and Edward Atkins, Illinois, ' IS, 4> II e, October 7.
• Lois Po tt er, ' 1 2. and Dr. A. K Drake, Harvard ColJege and Harvard .II,tlka l, Oc tober 19,
Eplah Arm s trong, ex -' n , and Edwa r d Lyons, }fa r-liard, ' 14, 4> K 2:, Septe m· btr 2, At h OIll!: in C h a mp ai gn, III.
Maude Bowma n , ' 14, and Frank B, W a rn er, Amherst , '07. in Fan C h o u, China, Septembe r 27_
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BIRTHS
To Rev. and Mrs. Stuart Hunter (Lo ui se Willard. '14) a. son, Thomas Willard, September 29.
To Mr and Mrs. Ralph J oy (Vio la Ness, '13) a daughter, Marjorie , May J.
To Mr. and Mrs . E. R . Stetlon (Lottie Steele , ex-'n) a daughte r, Marearct J ane, September 19.
Gladys Campbell, '12, VGua,., '13. is doing graduate work in the University of Minne sota.
Ruth Buck. ex-'16, is teaching in Gardner, Ill.
Florence Pierce. ' 15 i s working for her master'. degree at the Un iversity vI Chicago and living at 6059 Ellis Ave
Mrs. A. K. Drake (Lois Potter, In) is in Monmouth, Ill.; Mrs George A. Dawson (Edna H eaton, '(9) in Clara, Mont.; Edith Lass, 'OS. in Juneau, Alaska; Mrs. C W J ordan (Grace Swank, ' 14>' at 6 19 N. Broad St., Galesburg, Ill.; Mrs. A. M. Moriu (Edith Farrens, '13), in Clarinda, I owa: Mrs. E. L Atkins ([rene McBroom, ex -'IS), in Roseville, Ill .; Pauline Arnold, 'IS, in R ock Rapids, Iowa; Mrs . L. D. Bushnell (Flore nce Warner, 'oJ), at 50S Hunti ngton Ave., Bost'on, Mass.; and J essie Canning, ex-'J1. in Hiteman, Iowa
ILLINOI S EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UAUJACES
Marjorie E Spencer, 'IJ, and Arved L Frank, Kansas, ' 14, .0. % P and B K. At home J 3 10 The Paseo, Kan sas City, Mo.
The girls that left college in June a re loca ted as follows: Lenore Allen, Whittier Hall, Columbia University, New Yo rk City; Mildred Cunneen, 1JI Aliihland Ave., Wilmette, III.; Naomi Dugan, Decatur, In d.; NAomi Everb:J.rt, uJ Church St., Oshkosh, Wis .; Mari e Hakes, 16JI Hinman Ave., IlL ; Margaret McGrew, Ostrom Ave , Syrac use, N Y (affiliated with New York A) ; Dorothy Rogers, 3:1 Dover Rd , Wellesley, Mass.; Lynn Smith, Greenwood Ave ., Wilmette, III.; Ruth Williaml, 6:11 Douglas Ave , Elgin, III
Mrs. Herbert V. Fleck (Mild red E. Starnes, 'IS) is living at 2300 Oliver Ave ., So., Minneapolis, Minn .; Floren ce Schee (Iowa B '07), at 320 Main St.. Apt. :1, EV aJ:lstO D, Ill.; Mrs. B. J . Duncan (Edith Lundin , 'IS), at 1406 J onquil Ter ., Chicago, m.; Mrs. Walte r B. Spelman (Ruth Schanu. ex-' 13 ), aI Berwin, Ill. ; Mrs. G. T. (Cornelia Pierce, '12), :\1 70 East SQtb St., Chicago, III .; Mildred L. Armstrong, ex-' 16, at 8:14 South 6th St., Springfield, III.; Mrs. W. Wermuth (Phyllis Donlin, ex-' 14), at 4030 Sheridan Rd., Chicago, III .; Mrs H W Barng, at 5154 Winthrop Ave , Chicago. Jl1.; Mn. J . R. Mc Kay (Gladys Ewald, 'tI), at 148 Hinman Ave .• Cincinn ati, O hio; May B. Kelly, '99, at 4431 N. Sacramento St., Chicago, III.; Mr s. R. C. Mill er (Gladys Sprague, ex- ' 16 ), at Taylorville, IlL , R. F. D. NO.3.
ILLI N OIS ZETA-UNIVERSIT Y OF I LLI N OI S
MAUIACU
Muriel Barker, ex '16, and Cl a r ence Churchill , Illino is, tt. T A September 4 A t h ome Boswell. Ind .
Adah Loui5e Osman, ex-' iS. a nd George E . Hin chcliff, illitlo is, c}I r Oc to ber 2 At home Battle Creek, Mich.
Iren e Ethel Go uld. ex-'u, and R oy W AlbertsoD, l: N, Oc tober :33 At home IJ4t Asbury Ave., Hubbard Wood s, Ill.
Ruth WilSOD, ex-'iS . and George O. P. Se itz, June 16. At home 60g S. 5a nta Fe St., Salina, Kan.
Mar i arel Lachland. ex-'ll. -and Harry H Hayes, June 10 At home Va rna, Ill.
J eane tte Brant , ex-' ll, and Dr. Beverly Westfall, June n . At home Indianapoli., Ind.
BIKTBS
To Mr. and Mrs. John }. Greene (Alice M. Timmil, '13) a daughter, Alice Joan, May 16, in Choteau, Mont.
To Mr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Scott (Ethel Forbes, '03) a lon, Hugh Forbes. Jul y 9. in Urbana. Ill.
WinneCred Forbes, e:r·'o4, it instructor in violin at the University of Oregon, and Madge Myers, '14, in Latin in the high school Tuscola, III.
Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Branyan (Helen Hough, '14) have moved to Clyde. No rth Dakota.
H elen TreveUY ll n, eJ: ·'t6, is supervi sor of music and drawiu&, in Villa Grove, II !. , and Frances Keene, 'IS, is teaching in her home city, Pueblo, Colo .
Pi Beta Phi is extending sincere sympathy to Mr and Mn Karl M. Dllll enbac h (Ethel Douglas, 'II) of 115 East tIth Ave ., Columbu., Ohio. f o r th e lo ss of their baby daughter.
Th e foll owing new addresses are noted: Mrs R. C Spark s (Helen Lindsay. U ·' 14 ) , 1004 W est Hill, Champaign, Ill.; Frances Webster, Shawmut, Mont.; Helen Sawen, ex·'tS, 419 W. 62nd St., Chicago, 111 ; Grace Flood, 1125 S. 7th St, T erre Haute, Ind.; Mrs. F. S. Sawyer (Edith Spray, '08), 407 White Bld g., Se attle, Wash.; Mrs. T. B. Morgan (Della Gillette, 'oB), 414 State St., Traverse City, Mich.; Frances Boyd, '13, Onarga, Ill.; Ada Baldwin, '. I. Fulton , Ill.
ILLINOI S ETA-J AMES MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY
KAHIAGU
Lau ra Belle Howenstin e, ex·'15. and Floyd Stable, K.6 X, June 9, t91S. At home 31 7 N 7th St. , M1. Vernon, Ill.
Gertru de C rai g, e x ' 14. and Barton Westervelt, K .6 X, September 27. 1915_ At hom e i03 A yery St., Syracuse , N . Y.
THE ARROIf" OF PI BETA PHI
BIRTHS
T o Mr and Mr s. Ro y Curtis Mill er (G la dys Spragu e, eX 4 ' 13 ) a daughter , Bett)' Marie.
To Afr. Rn d M rs. \Villiam Lindley Huff ( H elen Page, n·'IJ)' August 30, a son, Ri chard \VilIiam
To Mr. 1lnd Mrs. O. C. Montgome ry (Lucy Penhlllleg on, 'aS) a son, Ri c h ard. September 18, at 4676 Wilton P lace, Los Angeles, Cal.
H ess le r, ' 14. i s e nro lled in Col umbia University this year.
Thrift , who h as been teaching in Marshalltown, Ohio, has ginn up h e r position, a.nd returned to her home in Forsythe, IlL, on account of illne ss.
Eleanor J ane Boyd, ex,' 13. h as moved to 5 1 Cornell Drive, Toledo. Ohio.
Geril i dine Conklin, ex.'IS. is teaching in Philadelphia, Ind .
Fl ore nce Bacon, e x-' IS. is spe nd ing the fall in Long Beac h, Cal.
Myrtl e Rugh Gearin o f Indi anapoli s spent several weeks here during September.
Mabel Edmunson is spending th e wint er in h er home at Atwood, Ill .
Ellen Gary , ex-'15, will spend t h e inter in Ca lifornia.
Mari e Scott Camp, ex-"3, and Maedaire \Vright, ex-"4, visited at the chapter house during the fall. Th e latter is p lanning to spend the winter in New Menco.
Vida Stout , ex-'1 4 , who registered in Oxford University this fall is ill with typhoid fever in her home in Talula, Ill.
Pearl Tippett r.httes has been elected vice·president of the city Panhellenic for the coming year.
Mrs Gilbert L. Campbell ( M aude Voris) h as moved to :1903 Harrison St.. Evanston, Ill i Mrs. Lindley Huff ( Hel en Page, ' 13 ), to Maroa, Ill. ; H e len W estervelt, to 301 S. Milton Ave .• Syracuse, N. Y.
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLEGE HAntACIUI
Euni ce Magaw. ' 13. and Frank Reco rds, FrQllkli", '10 , 1,; A E, Jun e :12. At h ome 340 W . 31.it St., Indianapolis, In d.
Martha Deer, ' IS, a nd Dell Wi shard, August 25. at home of bride's parent' in Franklin. At hom e at Oak A ll ey, F eitel, La Anna Bryan, '09, Dnd Clarence Edwin Ayers, Brown, l: N, at bride', home in Franklin, September 1. At h ome at 35 Pleasant St., Amherst, Mass., where Mr. Ayers is assistant professor of philosophy.
Mabel Nichols, '10, of Eagle Rock, Cal. , and H ':lTo ld Benc h. At home in San Di ego, Cal., wh ere Mr . BeB ch hil s charge of manual training in th e high school.
BIRTHS
T o Mr. and Mrs. William Phelan (Grace Magaw, '06) of 12:1 N. Vendome. Los Angeles, Cal. , D daug hte r, Mary Jane, in August.
To Mr. and Mrs. Iliff Brown (Edith Ditmars, o f Fr a nklin. n daughter, Virginia, July 31.
To Mr. and Mu. Earl Crecraft (Lucy Anne Guthrie, ' u) of 26n Boule\ard, Jersey City, N. J .t a daughter, Lucy Anne, October 2.
To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burks (Cora Voyles, 'oS) of i04 N. 19 St • Duluth, Minn., a son, Arthur Walter, October 13·
Mr. lind Mu. Con Brooks (Jean Wils on. u -'(9) have moved to 1470 Alameda Ave .• Lakewood, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ethelyn LaGrange, ex-'O<). i s instructo r in Househ old Economics in the high sc hool at Goshen, I nd.
Mr s. Howard Ber ry (Mary Magaw, '06) of Los Angele s, Ca L, is visitIng relatives in Indianapolis and Franklin
Marie Ditmars, '13. is teaching in the Pi Phi Settlement School again this \\ inle r Margaret Remy, ' tS, is teaching in the high school at l'lop e, Ind., and Edith Wilson, 't3, at Eliubethtown, I nd.
Thomasine Allen, 'Il, is in Tokio, Japan, preparing to become principal o f n girls' school ther e.
The Franklin Alumna: Club extends its sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Monroe (E mma Ellis, '<)0) of 44 Prospect Drive , Yonk ers, N. Y., who lost a daughter, Juliette, last spring. The club a l so extends sympathy to Fay Mnrshall, '06, Aline Oldaker, '11, Leah Jackson, ' 13 , and Miriam Deming ' Ii , whose fathers have passed away during the past year.
Ruth McCo ll ough, '12, is p ublic librarian at Hancock, Mich.
Mr and Mrs. Julian Bryan ( I da Marie Wilson. ' iZ ) have moved from Orange, N. J., to Montclair, N. J.
Mr s. Walter D. Burks (Cora VayIes, 'aS) has a new address, 704 N. 19 th Av e Ensl, Duluth, Minn.; Maude Davis. ' 13 SIS 7th St., Columbu s. Ind .; Lenh Jn ckson, ' Il. Versailles. In d., and Aline O ldaker, ex-' 13. Greenwood, Ind.
INDIANA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF I NDIANA HARRtAGES
Mign on \Vhite, 'tt, and Thomas Cookson, 4> K '1' , InJiamJ , October ZO o Myra Watson, ex-'OC). and D octo r Beeler, 4> A e, 4> 6 of In dianapolis. Oc:lober 16.
BIRTHS
To Mr. nnd Mrs. Ward Porter (Blanche Couk, '06) a son, in August.
T o Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wilson ( Violet Miller, ex-'oS) a daughter, in Augu st.
T o Mr. nnd Mr s. R. P. Scudder (O la Wilson 114) a daughter. Qla Fran ces. in A ugllst.
Alma Sc hlot zhlluer, ' U, is spending the winter i n Oakland, Cal. Bern ice Good, 'IS. is teaching in th e Pi Phi Settlement School.
THE A RRO W OF PI BETA PHI
Margaret Mock, ' tS, is teaching English and Latin in the hi e h school, Jonesboro. Ind . Marie \Vest, ' IS . is at SOl W ashington Ave., and Grace Guthrie, 'tS . at 10 1
Heinlein Ave ., Evat.Svi11e, Ind . Mrs . George W . Deardorf (Mary Kneale . '13) is liv ing in Murd ock Flats, L" Fayette. Ind , aod Mrs. Robert E Thompson (Ortbena Myer, '10) in Win amae, In d., and Jessie W. Hymer, ex·' IS, in Crawfordsville. Ind .
IN01ANA GAMMA -B UTLER COLLEGE
)(AllRlAGU
Madge Eppert, ex.'IO, and Earl Temperley, D ecember 28 , 19 1 4 At b'ome
53 18 CollCifl Ave , Indianapolis, Ind.
Julia Groenwal c.1t. ex.'13. and Clay Bachelder , r 6. , May 27· At hom e
234 1 N. Penn sylvania St., Indianllpolis, Ind.
Bell Hittl e, ex-'1S. and Galen V. R. Gloyd, Illinois, A E, July s· At borne 7513 Greenview Ave., Chicago, 111.
B[J.TBS
To Mr. and !dn. Raymond StilL (Mabel Boyd, ex-'oS) a daughter, Elizabeth Boyd, J one 18
Alice A. Arm strong . ' 10, is in Vermilion. S. D., Box 130 4; Mn. E. H . Hae&&" (Vera Mills, ' 11). in Dundee, Ill., and Margaret F inley, ex-'16. st
1727 Lenox Ave. , Los Cal.
}.In. Carl R. Loop and her little daughter, Mary, are spendinK a few months in Indian apolis before joining Mr. Loop, who ha s been for th e pa!>t six yean Deputy American Con luI in London, En&., at his new post in Hamilton, Burmuda.
M. J. Custer, ex-'IS, hal moved to IS11 College Ave., Indianapolis, Ind ., and Marpret Finley, to 2S3 N. Vendome, Los Angeles , Cal.
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
10lAUlAGKI
Nona Spahr. '10, to Wm. J . Donahue, September I. At home 2821 Gambridge An., Chicaso, Ill.
BIITHS
To Mr. and Mr• Warren H n (Verna Westfall, ex-'IS) a daughter, M&T1 Jane. June 28.
The sympathy of Pi Beta Phil is extended to Mrs. Dillon Montgomery (Alice Speidel. ex-'9S) Denver, Colo., Mrs. L. D . Slusher (Marie J ay, ex-'O I ), Raton, Mexico, and Mrs. William John Heuston (Ethel Powelson, '09), American Fall s, Idaho, whose husbands have passed away during the summer.
Bertha Snider is teachi ng music in the college at Hastings, Neb .
We have been much interested in reading PrNdence 0/ the Parsonage by Mrs. William Heuston (Ethel Powelson, '(9) She bas another book almost ready (or publication.
Katherine Lundgren, 'oS, oC Burlington is at the head of the Eoe1ish Departmen t in OUf high school.
Elizabeth McMullen, '13, is in the New York State Library School, Albany, N. Y.
Mrs. F. M. Wilkins (Margaret Phillippi, '11) is living at 18S Clifford St., Detroit, Mich ; Bessie Johnston, ex,' 16, at 1423 High St., Dcs MoiDes, Iowa; Gladys Robey, ex-'14. Amity, Orc.
IOWA BETA-SIMPSON COLLEGE
Glady. M. Smith, '13, gives her permancnt address as E stherville, Iowa
Louise Jones, ItS. is living at 4380 Val Vista, San Di ego. Cal.; Mrs. Ralph W. Core (Nellie E . Vaee, '04) at Klink, Tulare Co., Cal.
IOWA CAMMA-IOWA COLLEGE
>LA.UlAG&S
Louise Rowe. '04, and William E. Deschler, '05, July 28. At home
Bill :ngs, Mont.
May Jackson, '06, and Morris 1. Evinger, '06, K:t. At home, Ames , lowa .
Ruth Vaughn, ex-'17, and Edward Jones, '16, A T 4.
To Mr. and Mrl. Warren T. Smith (Ruth Dean Barrett, '12), U2 N Oxford Ave., Lol Angeles, Cal., a daughter, Eliubeth Barrett, August 8.
To Mr nd Mrs. Sherman Dickinson (Shirley Storm, '11) of Minneapolis, Minn., a dauibter, Elizabeth Ann, September 9·
Anna Fleming, '94, who wal in the University of California last year, is back in the mathematics department here . Elmina Wilson, '92, has moved to 126 E. :17th St., New York City; Grace Griffith, '07, to SOl Earlham Drive, Whittier, Cal.; Louise Tuttle, '13, to Des Moines, I owa; Blanche H opkins, ' 13 , to Glencairn Hotel, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs W. J. Scivers (Lucretta Cameron, 'll), to 316 N. Madison Ave ., Muon City, I owa i Mrs. Chas. E. Helton (Jennie Bechtel, 'oS), to :1&2 Brooks Ave., R ochester, N. Y .: Maurine Nye, to Van Vert, Iowaj Grace Evanl, to 501 4th St., Clinton, Iowa j Leone McPhee, ex -'.6, to 818 East Slate St ., Mason City, Iowa; Je ssie King, '12, to 1910 Eliubeth St., Pueblo, Colo.; Mrs. H . P. AllJtrand (Kathryn Galloway, '14), to 512 North 5th Ave., Maywood, III .; Laura Conaway, '15, to Mason City, Box 416; Mrs. Charles Fisher (Madge Elliott , " 4), to Maquoketa, Iowa.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
IOWA ZETA-STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
){ARRIACES
H elen Price, I owa 2, ex-' , S. and Clay Thomas, lfebraska, .., r .1, at the chapter house, Lincoln, Neb., O ctober 2. At home 5020 Ni cholas St., O m aha, Neb.
Louise Clark, "5 and J use H aw ley, June '7. at the home of th e bride's pArents. At home. Evanston, Ill. Mr. H aw ley has been 81hleti c coach ltt I owa for sevenl years.
Lois Snyder, " 5. and R aymond Finger, Comd/, N. August 18, at the Snyder home ill I owa City . At home 407 S. 18th St., Ceda r Rapids, I owa, where Mr i:; now coac hing athletics in th e high school.
Mabel McNicol and Clem W ade, K X. August '7 at Co l o. I owa. AI home 8 18 18th St., Des Moines, l ow8.
Kaomi Stew3 rt . '13, and Ros coe Alland e r, 'It fl , Dr. Allander is now pra ct icing dentistry at Boone, I owa.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mr:. Leo M a l. ( H elen Dayt on, ex·' I S) a daughter, Mari e, Augu st ' 3.
To Mr and Mrs George Ball, Jr. ( Maud Younge , ex , '06) a daughter, M &rg'aret, Octoocr 12.
T o Mr . and Mrs . MacQ uill a n (Fan n y Bradley, ']4) a daughter, Mary Louise, in Sep tember.
W e sympathize with Mrs George Ball, Sr. (Estella \Vlaher, '78) in her bereavements. Th e death of Mr s. Ball's hu sba nd occ urred shortly after tht of her daugbter, Edith.
Francis Deem, "3. has been spending the fall in Colorado Springs, becau..;e of ill h ealth.
Edith Eastman, ' 13 , is private secretary to the Dean of Women, in the university.
Elizabeth Brainerd, ' 13. is Y. W C A secretary in Ceda r R apids.
4Iice ' 13, is tea ching in the high school at Montezuma, Helen Strub l e ' II, at Sio O). City, and Merle Harding, ' IS at Cha riton, Bell e Hetzel, I owa Z and Mi c h igan n, ' II, at Counci l Bluffs, and Edna Westfall, ' 15, :1t Frimghar, I owll..
Mn J . W Slokes (Ed na Smith, ex·'I2) has a new address, Provo, Utah, care U. S. Forest Se r vice; Carolyn Graisby , 5715 Kimball Ave., Chicago, TIl.; L o uise Cody, ' 12,1414 Pi erce St., Sioux City, Iowa; Eliubeth H a rrin gto n , "7, 1317 Pi e rce St., Sioux City, I owa; Be rtha Nichol, '14, Aurora. I owa; Miriam M l.C une, ex·' IJ : 5442 W ood lawn Ave., Chicago, III.; Grace Griffith, ex·'16. 501 Earlham Drive, Whittier. Ca l.
Grace Raymond H ebard, '8 2, Ph D ., '94. has an interesting paragraph devoted to he r in the Wyomi ng A " Personal s."
ALWIN.£ PERSONALS
ALrHA-KANSAS Ur-rIVERSITr
MARRI,\GES
Esther Evans, 'u, and William· Griesa. Kallsas, August 4 19 1 5. At home, Lawrence, h:an.
Mittie Westbrook, '12, and John William Griffiths, October ). 1915· At home. Peabody, Kan
BIRTHS
1'0 Mr. and Mrs Robert Banks (Mary COO T.i, ' 10), of Las Vegas, New Mexico, a daughter, Alice Elita,belh.
Grace Zoellner, '16, is studying at Northwestern University this year and Lillian Taylor :\t the University of Colorado
The Alumna: in Wichita, K an" are phnning to organize a club, since there urt! now about tiftf'en Pi Pbis there.
l-lar.el Gould, Cnnslance Fennelj OCrace Marion Ellis, Lucile Smith, D:'lVida Sawtell, Edith Cubbison, Elizabeth Brown, Lucile Wilkinson, Jean Linclsey, Bernice HuHS, Gertrude 'Speck, Esther Gibbs, [r ene Hepler, Maurine rnirweather, Stella Bedell, Hazel Kelly, Mrs. St. John (Sadie Taylor), and Vivian Lenderma.n ( Illinois E), returned for the rushing season.
Genevieve H o!rnck, 'IS, is teaching this yea r in Axtell, Kan., and Powell, ' IS, in t he high school at Erie, Kan.
The address of Mrs. Jam es K . Laughlin (Helen Burdick, '12) is 74 Crescent St., Franklin, Mass.; of Mrs. L. H. Perkins (Clara Morris, '77), 1004 W est 4th St., Lawrence, Kan.; of Mrs .T . Farrell (Louise Smith, ex..'l6), 1008 Tennessee St.. Lawr ence, Kan.; of Pearl Cox, ex-'16, Riverside, Wichita, Kan., ca r e Mrs. Roy H eming; of Mrs. Thomas Burtch (Claro .1aedi cke , ex-'UI, 121 South 15th St., Lincoln, Neb.
MARYLAND ·AL PHA--GOUCHER COLLEGE MARRIAGES
Hil da M Beggs, ' 14, and Frank J. Henry, :t .It.. E, September 4· At hom e, 6 1<,1 W. 23d St.. Plleblo, Colo.
Phyllis C. Hoskins, ' I t, and Benson Darlington, 6. K E, September 25· At home Penns Crave, N.J.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. W . Shiny McKeown (Edistina Beggs, ex-'13), of Ash· la nd . 111., a son.
El eano r Digl!s, '15. is head of the history department at the Arundell School, 13:l ltimore.
Caroline Diggi, 'IS, is doing volunteer work with th e Federated Charities fl( baltimore.
Syh'o nb N ng-Ie, 'r 5. is in training for a Y. W. C. A secretaryship at the Central Y. W . C. A., Pittsburgh, Pa.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Marguerite Magruder, 'I S. is doing graduate work at th,. J ohns Hopkins University, Baltimo re.
Caroline 'JI I the winner of the Pi Dets Phi Fe1tow sl,ip for tbis year, is studying at Colwnbia University and living at 40 1 W. tI8th St., New York Cit,.
Mrs. J. A. Lockwood (Pauline de Ie li, CX··OI) has moved to 61 Union St, Montclair, N J .; Mrs. C. H. Ran ck (Ka te Ernst. '10), to 821 Hamilton Ter•• Baltimore, Md ; Gretc h en Schmidt , ex·'ll. to 1336 Har vard St., Washing· ton, D. C.
KANSAS BETA-KANSAS STATE AGRI CULTURAL COLLEGE
Judith Brigg., '1 S. is at home, 1532 Bryckr Road, Columbus, Ohio, aall Marjorie Whitner. 'IS. is in her home at 400 Greenwood St., Topeka. Kan
MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
ENGAGKlllHn
Mildred E. Kennard. ' IS. to Benjamin W . Van Riper, proCclSor of pbi· losophy in Pennlylvania State College. Emily C . Gorrieu, to Harry B. McW ade.
kA.U.IACU
Gladys H. Norton. '13, and Chandler Wells, NntJ E"glond ConseJ'Wlory 0/ Mruk, September I At home 31 Cushing Ave., Dorchelte r, Mas •. Gertrude Haslam, 'IS. and O swald W. Stewart, September 7 At home 18 Franklin Tertact'. Hyde Park, Mass
SIRTHS
To Mr. and Mn. Roy Bradford (Mildred Wright, '06) a son.
To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Keyes (Carrie Bacon, '06) a son, George Bacon , October :Ja.
To Mr. and Mrs. H t. Wiley (C laire Trumbull, '07) a da ughter.
To Mr. and Mn Roswell Pheipi (Elizabeth Gibb, ex·'07) a daughter.
Mrs. Earl M. Benson (Mildred Daniell, '10) is now living at 4S New· castJe Rd., Briehton; Mrs. C. H. Knapp (Ruth Eaton, 'og) , at 9S Orchard St.. Belmont; Mrs. Kenneth N. Wildes (Mildred Aldrich, 'u), at 9 Simonds Rd ., Melrose, Mall.; Mrs. Everett O. Moss (Vera Lee, ex·'I4). at 410 We lt 14th St., Centerville, Ohio; Elizabeth A Coats, at '343 Grove St., Berkeley, Calif. i and G1adYI S. Cole, 'og, at 417 Walden St., Cambridge, Mass. E. Louise Richardlon, '04, is at her home in Watertown, recovering from injuries sustained when knocked down by a skidding automobile in Westfield, where she taueht.
Alwilda Chase, '13, is with the Evening Home and Library Association, & luth Yan Pelt St .• Philadelphia, Pa .
ALUMNk: PERSONALS
Mrs. Robert Kessler (Vera Kerr, '00) is at 1926 Shuok St., Phil adelphi", Pa.; Louise Parsons, ex-' I7, at 6g Columbia St., Brookline, Mass. i and Harriett Green, ex-'oS, at 4328 Lake Park Ave., Chicago, Ill.
MICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE
KN'GAGK JUNTS
Vivian E Lyon, 'oS, to D onald K. Moo r e.
HAUlAGES
Marjorie Whitn ey, '10, and Rev . Marion E . Hall , October 10. The i r add ress is clo Mr . Galen M. Fish e r, Y. M. C. A" Toki o , J apan.
BIRTHS
To Mr. a nd Mr •. Clifford RanD ey (Bess Kempf, '1 0) of 170 West W arreD Ave., Detroit, Mich., a daug h ter, Beth Lou ise.
To Mr Mrs. Stewart (Ruth Ford), May 31 at Ann Arbor, a daughter.
To Mr and Mrs Robert Safford (Elsie Prescott, '12:) of 608 Wildwood Ave., Fort Wayn e, Ind., a daughter, June 14-
The permanent address of Mr s Archie Myers ( Alice Coldren, ' 14) i. Be ll aire, Mich., Loc).: Box 83 ·
Mrs. Eli A Helmick (Elinbeth Clark, '99), of our Settlement School co mmittee, is in Donna, T exas, care of Major Helm ick, U S. Infantry.
The new addrtls of Mrs. H . L. Dorman (Mary Lewi., '03) i. 87 Good St., Akron, Ohio; of Mrs . R. R. Safford (Elsie Prescott, 1S14 Michigan Ave., Cllfe S. F. Bowser Co., Chicago, Ill. i of Violet Van de Mark, '14, 1647 Steuben SI .• Utica, N. Y.; of Harriet Bishop, 'og , 39 N Dearborn St., Box Chicago, m.; oC Lucy Jay, '13, Yacolt, Wash.; of Mrs. C. Alexand'!r MiI1er (PetrI Kepple, 'oS), Mt Gil ead, Ohio, R. D NO.3; of Esther Bran ch, 'oS, 403 South 2:nd St., De Xalb, Ill.
MICHiGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
)(AllIAGU
Magdalene Tschaeche , ex-'t6, and Raymond Cuigi n , Massac/tu.sdls Tlcl:.lfolOIY, '.S, lone 26. At 2;I Linden Ave .• Brookline, M ass.
BUTHS
To Mr and Mrs. A. O. Wittman (Gertrnde Burbank, e lt-' I3) a daughter, Betty Ann, September 25.
To Mr. nod Mrs J o hn A sselin ( Alice Coati, 'oS) a lon, Dean Regis, in AU iU st
To Mr. and Mrs. George Wel ch (Elsie Ziegle , '12) a SOD, Burt Allen, September 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Henshaw (Charlotte Angstman, ' 08) a son, Georee Warner, Jun t: 26.
THE OF PI BETA PHI
Mrs H a rry Cnnes ( Kathrin e Tower, '03) formerly of Ann Ar bo r, is now ·jng a t 2265 Warren Ave , Tol edo, Ohio.
Nine graduates o f Mi c higan B, ' IS, r ece ived their B.A. d eg r ees and t eac h e rs ' r tifi ca t es: Huel Goodri ch i s teaching in the school at O wasso; Martha )Iborne, at Pain esda le; Hel en Hayes , at Middlevill e i M abe l l'l i nd s, at ) nti ac; Mildr ed f\ ees , al R i xfo rd, Pa. i Ali ce Wiard, Kathl ee n Field, and arcia Munsell are substituting in the D e troit schools; Mildr ed Scott is )me in Gorham, Me .
Mrs. Loren C renshaw ( Margaret Brec k , ex-'06) of Los Ange les, Ca l., w as a s itor at th e .IT h o use in October.
M a rtha Do wn.:y, '08, who f o r the 'past five years has been Edu ca tional lepnrtm ent Secretary of the Detroit Y. W C. A , ha s accepted a trnn ;fe r t o ndia with head . Juurte rs at 1']0 H ornby Road , Bombay.
The girls that became alumnre in June are Martha Colborne, Painesdal e, .fich , Box 673; Kathleen Field, :1193 West Gnad Boulevard, Detroit, Mi ch.; iuel Goodri c h, Marshall, M ic h : Hel en Hayes, 734 S. Jefferson Street, Ha stngs, Mi ch. i Mahel Hind s, Pontiac , Mich.; Marcia Munsell, J80 E. Gran d lo ulev a rd , Detroit, Mi ch ; Mildred Re es, Coudersport, Pa.; Mildr ed Scott, :;orham, Maine.
Nellie L. Perkins, ' 12, is at JUS Hill St., and Mar cbie Sturges, '13, at 1026 :;reenwood Ave., Ann Arbor, Mi ch ., and Sarah W Waite, 1I.t 424 [stington St., roledo, Ohio.
Mrs. L Grenshaw ( Margaret Breek , '(9) has moved to 912: Iowa St., Lansing, Mich., and Mrs. Stephen Fowler (Winifred Miller, ex-"3) , to 6th Ave., J.nd Argyle Ct., Clinton, I owa.
MINNE SOTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MINNE SOTA MARRIAGES
Lois Van Slyke, '09. and Lloyd Cameron of Valley City, N. D., in Jun e. Martica Byrnes, 't 4, and H a llam L. Huffman, Mi",usolo , '14, 6 K E, Jun e 16 At home in Bemidji, Minn.
Florence Loomi s, ' IS, of Wells, Minn , and Oscar Amundson, ex-' 17, Acacia. At home in Duluth , Minn.
BIRTHS
To Dr. and Mrs . Hans E. Braash (Louise de la Barre, 'II) of 4t4 S G a rfi eld Ave. 5., a daughl '! r, Louise, August 17.
To Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Billman (Dorothy Gilbert, '14) a son, in July
To Mr. and Mrs. T. A Peppard (EIi:r:abeth Schrader, '(5) a dnught er-, in August.
To Mr . and Mrs. Dale Moore (Sybi l Scott, ex·'14) of :1433 LyndaJe Ave., S., Minneapolis, a son, in October .
To Mr. and Mrs. Presc ott '-Woter (Esther Larson, ex-'IS) of Starkweathe r, N. D., n son, August ,8.
To Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Miller (Agnes Wah on, '06) o f 51. Paul, a daughter, Se:ptember 14
C ENERAL NEWS
Mrs Tawney (Co nst a n ce Day, 'oS) of Sea lli e \\'as h , m oves til C hina th e first of th e year, when her husband is t o be transferred to th e C ustoms Service in that count r y.
Juanita Day, 'oS. is teachi n g again in H ono l u l u Ihis year.
J o sephine Schain , '07, has been in rew York during Sep t ember and O ctober, s penking fo r t h e W oman S u ff r age C:l u se. S he made {or l y - fou r speeches in two weeks.
Caro l ine Mc Kni gh t Hu g h es, ' 94 . i s in c h a r ge of t h e i n dustria l work at the n 8 Se ttl emen t Sc h oo l this yea r
Mrs. Ade l aide R . G ill ett e (Ade l aide Robbins, '06) is spending the winler in Berke ley, Cal.
Alice Ber r y, ' 14, is h o u se manager a t Un it y Sett le men t H o u se.
Lyle Byr nes, ' I S is wo r k in g at t he United Ne i ghbo rh ood G ui ld in Brookly n this year.
F lorence Be rnh a r dt, ' IS. is teac h ing in Du lu th; Ve rn a Smit h , ' I S, in Dexter; Helen Anderso n, ' I S, in T rum a n ; Is abe l C ram er , ' I S in G lenw ood; B a rb ara Grten, ' I S in No rt hfie l d; H au l L arso n, ex " I S, ' in La k e City ; Grimm, ' IS. i n th e E ast H igh Schoo l, Mi n n eapolis, Mi nn .; a n d G l adys C h a t man. ' IS, in h e r h ome to wn , Osage, I o wa.
Mrs. J. 8 . Ladd ( Ali ce Thompso n, '06) is n ow livi n g i n Ka nsas C it y, M o.
NEW A.DORESSES
Mrs. Wri g h t Sco tt ( Esthe r R obbin s, ' 10), F a rg o, N. D ; Lyl e By r nes ' IS 174 Na ssau S t.. N ew Vork, N V ; Mrs W S. Blac kburn (Fl o r en ce '07), Raym o nd Ave ., 51. Paul ; Mr s. Da le Moo re (Syb il Sc o tt , ex·' 14 ), 2433 L y n da le A ve., 5. , Minn eapo li s ; M rs. Presco tt W<i nte r (Es the r Larson , ex·' IS), S tarkw e ath er N D .; Mr s. R E Billman ( Do ro thy G il be rt , ' 14 ), 34 07 Fremon t Ave., So. , M inn ea poli s ; Juanita H D a y, '08, Oahu Coll ege , H on olulu , T. 1-1 .; L au r a R a ndall, ex·' 12, 28 N o rth 51. Al ba n s S t. S t P a ul , Mi n n.; Mauri n e M Co nw ay, ex-' 16. Box 524, P a rk Fall s. W is
MI SSOU RI ALPH A- UN I VER S I TY OF MI SSOU RI
M AJUt I AGBS
Jtan H arris, ' 13, a n d Geo r ge Wil son. l: N . Au g ust 26 , a t h ome 51. Louis, Mo
St ell a Col ma n, tx-' t4 is li v in g a t 211 S. Clinto n S t , Ea st O r a n ge, N. J . ; Zoe I( a rr is. ' 13. at R olla, M'o.; Mr s, H D Wil co x (O pal C ranor, eX-' ll ) , at Albany , Mo.; and Mr s. W . S ti n de ( I da Cole , ex-' n ), a t 560 1 Ct , 51. Lo ui s, Mo.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
MISSOURI BETA-WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ENCAGSKENTS
Mari t Francis Alois, ex·'Ii. to Sidn ey U. Busch.
KAU.IAGU
Julia Morse, ' 13 and Otto Koehm, Ben.
Edith Taylor, ex·' 14. and M Frank Cann, Ben. November 2 At home 5141 Maple Ave , St. Louis. Mo.
Mildred Clay to;] , ex.'Js. and Stephen Chamberlain.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Oliver Smith (Laura May Watts, ex·III) • daa&hter.
DeATHS
Mrs. H. S. Pfo;!uffer (Eulah Gray, e:r:·'n) ou August n.
Edith Baker, 'II, is teaching in the high school, Waltham, Mus., and living at '" Westland Ave., Boston, Suite , Emma Bettis! 'u, has moved to Jl9 E. 29th St., New York City, and Julis :p.r. Rogers, '13. to Storrs, Conn.
Mrs. F. T. Buss is living at 4920 A McPherson Ave.; 'B.nd Co1e, ex·'13. at SOOt Kingsbury Ct., St. Louis, Mo.
MISSOURI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE KNGAGK1RNTI
Margaret Pipkin, ex·1 16, to Walter Eisenmeyer, KtJ1IstJs, Z X, of Spring· field, Mo.
KAUlAGU
Marie Rowe, '13 and John Forsythe, at the home of the bride's parenti, Pleasant Hill, January, I9IS.
Orpha Foltz Smith, ex-'I6, and Frank A. Dillard, Dr.ry, '13, K A, at the home of the bride's parents, August 18, I91S. At home 742 Monroe St., Springfield, Mo.
Ruth Vallette, ex·lu, and Edgar Thomas, ex-'I', K A, at the home of the bride's parents, Glen Elder, Kan. At home Meadowmere Lane, Springfield, Mo.
BUlTRS
To Mr. and Mrs. Felix Puckett (Eula Callahan, '06) a daughter. Mary, May 17.
To Mr. and Mrs. DeVeme Cary Houston (Caroline Harrison. '11) a son, DeVerne Harrilon, Jee 1.
Ina Aikens, 'n, is teaching at Medford, Ore.; Mary Lair. ex·'I2, at Phoenix. Ariz.; Sarah Townsend, '13. in Phelps School, at Springfield; Lilian Boyd, '1", in the high school at Lebanon j Janet McQuiston, '14. at Gallatin; Isabel Morse,
'14. at Greenfield; and Mary Belle Minard, ex -'17. in the Berry School, !It Mo.
Of the 1915 class, Ruth Minud is teaching in the Delmar School at St. Louis j Esther Vallette, in the Monett higb school j Lola Robertson, at Onrk i Marie McCanae. at Shelbina j Ruth Wilson at Mt. Vernon i Agatha Watson, st Greenridge. Mo., and Opal Rhamey, at Denison. Texas.
Hazel Smith, n·'11, is a student at Missouri University this winter.
Clara Pitt, 'IS. j. lpending the winter in California.
Mrs. J. Sills (Stalira Fisher) has moved to 486 Sooth Blvd., SprinKfield. Mo.
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
&NCACaK&NTS
Uarda Scott. ex '13. to Paul Wadsworth of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
June Brown, 't2, to Frank Jon es of Pasco, Wash.
Lucile Brown, n-'12, to R. H. Bailey of Spokane, W as h .
MAIlUAGU
Virginia Rogers, '11, and Dr. Stanley Zeme r at Lincoln, Neb. At borne 1234 C Street. DGctor St3.Dley is connected with the Lincoln Sanitarium.
Jean McGahey. 'f2, and Charles Morse, Nd,.aska, Acaei-a, at L incoln, Neb., September 1 At home Nelson, Neb. Mr. Morse ' is s uperintendent of the Nelson lehoo ls.
Florence Hostettler, '13, and Aanan Raymond, K '1', at the home of Judge and Mrs . B. O. Ho ste ttler, Kearney, Neb . At home 48ls Underwood St., Omaha, Neb.
Helen Holloway, ex-' 13 , and Richard Alfred Flynn, ScAool 0/ Golden. Colo ., K 2:, -at Minneapolis, Minn. At home Denver, Colo.
PauJine Killian, ex-'IS, and Dr. Rudolph N. Anderson at Wahoo, Neb ., June 7. At home Cedar Bluffs, Neb. Dr. Anderson is a dentist.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald DOllglas (Ann Mack, '(9) a son, October 2.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graham (Grace Lyford, ex-'IO) a lon, Frederic. October 6.
To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haynie (Rose Toenges, ex-'IJ) a daughter, Ruth, April 26.
To Mr. and Mrs . Weaverling (Beatrice Moffett, 'n) a daughter, June 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brouinlc (Edith Payton, Iowa B and Neb. B) a daughter, Dorothea Louise, July 24
To Dr. and Mrs . Glen Reed (Mary Wadsworth, ex-'09) a daughter, May I, at their heme in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
To Mr. and Mrs. W E. Hamilton (Zora Fiugerald, 'n) a son, August 13. at their home in North Platte , Neb.
To Mr. and Mrl. George Johnston (Lois Burru s, '02) a daughter, Barbarn, Iuly 10, Omaha, Neb.
298 THE ARROII" OF PI BETA PHI
AJleyne Archibald, ex-'os will st u dy musi c this )'c ar in l\ew York Cit}, with Rudolph G.:mz. She will also ha ve c harge o f the mu sic in the socia l se rv ice work ca rried on by the sc hools.
J ea n McGtlh ey, '12, has moved to Lin co ln; Sa ra Outcalt, ex·'IS. to 1141 H .• Lin co ln ; Mrs. D. M. Edgerly ( H enrietta Ben edict, ' 08). to 5119 Underwood Ave., Lincoln; Luc il e Brown, n.-' 12, a nd June Brown, ' 12 , to 4814
D ::lVc n por l St., Oma h a; Mrs N. E Buddey (Nell Br a it, '08), to 412 W e'it 4th t. , North Platte, Neb
Mr s. Phill ip Duan (Pa ulin e Bu s h. ex- 'o7 ) is s pe n di ng a few days in Lin co ln on h e r W!ly to New Yor k Ci ty On Satu r day m o rning, Oc t ober 2J. a rec eption W35 given fo r her and Mrs. Burdette G. Lewis o f New Yo rk (Pearl Ar chibald, '06) , w h o was ", Iso a g ues t in Lin co ln .
A ll Pi Phi s sympat hi ze with Mrs Whitmor e, 'oS) in loss of son, Burton .
Mrs . (Flo ren ce Ch ap man, ex·' ,o ) sang Mu sical in Lin co ln , October 18 . progr am co nsisting of Gnman, and English songs, was At h ome Mr s. sir.gs in C hur ch . t'X " 15, h as to Shos h one , I da h o, and Mr s. Ha rry Let: Mo rris on (F l oss De nny, '06) to Mont e Vista, Co lo.
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRA CUSE UN IVER S I TY BIRTHS
To Mr. a nd Mr s. Jl ar r)' A . P attyso n ( Katherin e '(2) a son, Harry September 10, 14 Elmhurst D etroi t, Mi ch.
To Mr . a nd MI'S . Albert Doty (Co r a Scott, ' 04 ) a in Augu st, at Ro land Park, Md.
The girls that l Eft in Edna Franc e, 273 Q u ai l St., A IbonYi Turnbull, 41 6 So u th Buch St., Syrac u se ; Coll yer. Box 104. H el e n Winn , New York Mill s, N Y i Ruth W ea n, 91.l Park Ave., N. J.; Mar y Fox, Ch at ham Episcopa l Ch at h a m, Va.
Sabia M l'l ayde n, '06 , ha s to 211 No rth F ern • Onta ri o, Co.!.; 1l'frs. Burr (R uth C lark, ex-' 14 ), to 2 16 St., In d i and Mrs. T. N Westlake (Faye Furba)" ' 13 ) to 16 Mapl e Ave , Bryn Mawr Park , N . Y.
Mr s. M. A Mu ir, is n ow in Pula s ky, N Y , and Louise Andrews, ' 13 , at 221 William St., N. V
NEW YORK BETA-BARNARD CO LLEGE
Euni ce \\'. W isconsin A, '00, and N e w York B, and W a ll ace G illi s, H'arIJi" gto1l, BeD. in At home in Seatt le, 131 7 Su n set A ve
Julia 1-1 Freed '07. and Dr. Jam es Jo seph Walsh of l\ew , 'ork, at the Church of the Ble!:>sed Sacrament, August 14. A t home , 110 W. 74th 51.
Harriet E . Wilmot, ' 13. and Walla te E. Caldwell, Cornell. ' 10. Ph.D. Col· umbia, " 5. Jun e S, At home, 11 4 S. Grant St., Bloomington, Ind., where Doctor Ca l dwell is connected wit h th e u niversity.
BIRT H S
To Mr. and M r s. Chas. H Van Nostrand ( Mau de Klein , '08) of Floral Park, L I., a son, J ohn Layton, Jul y 17
To Mr aDd Mrs. Wm. Phelan (G ra ce M agaw, 'oS, In diana A, and N ew York 8 ) of Los An,eie s, a da u gh ter, Mary Jane, in August.
To Mr. and Mr s H en r y P. Molloy (Mabe l McCan n , ' 10) oC Brooklyn, n son, Henry PiHce, Jr., July 13.
New York Beta is n ot dead! Five girls attended Convention , Sophie Woodman, '0 7. :lnd Murnane. ' IS. as de legates; Edith Va let. '1:1, as of the New York cl ub; J-I arrie t Wilm ot -Caldwell (and husband) on their wedding tr ip, and Lilli a n W aring because s he co ul d n 't stay nway_
Mary '07, is t aki n g co ur ses at Colum bia along with her teac h ing in Harri son h igh sc hool.
Mrs. Wm . Denton ( Ali cia Em ers on, ex-'oS) i s now in Manil a h er husband, Capt. D enton, is s t ationed w i:t h the Medica l Co rp s, U. S Army.
Elizabeth Nitchie, '10, h as r eSi gn ed (ro m th e private sc h oo l she has tnught five years and i s wor king f o r h e r Ph.D. at Columbia.
W e sympat hi ze with E_ Hubbard, '04, in the l oss of h e r brother.
Abby P Leland, 'O S, h as a of absence fr om h e r d uti es as principa l of one of our city schools and is wo rking on th e of imtrucuon in with the public sch ools. She is a member of the I nter-Deno minati on a l Committee on Week Oay In struction aDd ch airDHIn of th e Demo n s tration Sc hool Committee of th e Commissi on on Religious Education of the Province of New Yo rk '8.Dd New Jersey (Episcopa li an). She is also doing Il great deal of I«:turing in and a ro un d New York
We are pr o ud th a t one of o ur girls, Annabel Lee-Gault, '06, is preside nt of th l' largest IT alumnre club--Chicago. Professor Gau lt h as done remarkabl e things in his investigations int o th e ca use s of crime, etc., and was enthusiastit:n ll y received by educato r s an d publi c officia l s i n New York l 3st he t3ught. as u s u a l, in th e Ne w Yo rk University s umm er sc h ool.
Mrs. Wallace E. Caldwell ( Harri et Wilmot , ' (3 ) is taking work in In diana University, wh ere her hu sband is a pro fe ssor in the hi s tory de partmen t .
Mrs . R. G. Brackett (Es th e r Bee r s, ex·' 14 ). :13 S tr atfo rd Pk ., R ochester , N. Y., ha s made very attractive p l aq ues which s h e is fo r th e be nefi t o( the Sett le ment Sc hool.
May K enny, "1 4, is s ub s tituting in th e Julia Ri chm an High Sc h ool.
Alice N. P. Wall er, '14 . is ass i stant in the histor y department a t B ar nard and is worki ng f o r h er M _ A .
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Gertrude Peck, ex·'rs. of Milwaukee, i. "keeping flat" with Alice. a! the 19I5 girls, o ur last graduates: Regina Mu ..nane and Elizabeth Macawey, aTC instroctors in training in the American Telegraph and Telephone Co.; Lillian J &CksOD and Dorothy Krier are teachers-in-training in the Bayridge and girls' high school of Brooklyn, respectively.
And New York B will DOl die. We held a wonderful rconion in Octoher. sat down to the "shinc"; letter! were read or me.sage. given from twenty more. The officers of the New York B alumna: association. founded in 1911 are, president, Sophie Woodman, '07 ; vice-president, Lillian Jnckson, 'IS i steretary, Dora Nevins, '04; treasurer, Florence Hubbard, '04Gertrude Morris, '13. is teaching German in the higb school at Guttenberg, N. J.t Lillian Wnrin" '13. is in Miss Bang's and Miss Whitton', School at Riverdale. New York City. and Edith M. Valet. '12, in the Hamilt on Institute for Girl••
Julia H. Pierpont, '14, is in struc tor in the Mich igan Scbool for the Deaf, Flint, Mich.
Mrs. D. B. Pocock (Eleanor Murtha. '10) bas a new address, 11844 Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, Obio, and Mrs . Charles Branson (Anna Jack son, Pennsylvanh A, and New York B. 'og), 2093 East lroth St., Cleveland, Ohio.
NEW YORK. GAlIUIA-ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
WAlJUACQ
Bula Sylvester, '13, '&.Dd Harvey Merriman, August II, at Black River, New Yo rk. At home, Poughkeepsie , New York.
BmTHS
To Mr. and Mrs . Robert Joyce (Ruth Maltby, '13) • daughter. Ruth Elizabeth, J orne 8.
To Mr. and Mrs . Horace France (Annie May Smith, '10) of Riverhead. Lone- bland, a .oD, Horace, April 16
Mr and Mrs. Frank Cook (Lavinia Cunningham, '08) have recently moved into their new hom e at Nappaban, Long Island.
Bessie Wood, '13. il taking postgraduate work at the University of CalifomiL
Amanda Pelleo s, '14, is teachiog pbysic. in Port Washington , Long bland, and Laura King, '13 mathematiCI in Canton, N. Y.
AroHne Hastings, 'IS, il in Tupper Lake; Maloney, 'I S, in Canton; Alice McDonald, 'IS. in Therela; Virginia DiU. ex-'I6. in Middletown; Marjorie Phillips, ex-'iS, in Carthage, N. Y.; and Minnette Newman, '14. is in chemi.try at Simmon s College, Boston, Mass .
Mrs. C. H Maltby (M. S. Clark, '14) has moved to 8 Manitou Ave .• Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Mrs. Griffin (Margaret Bancroft, '13), to Edwards, N. Y
OHIO
UNIVERSITY
Mrs Rys D. Evan s (Mary '09) has moved to 17 McKee n St., Brunswick, Maine, and Mrs. Frank Cullum (Eva Mitchell, ' 11), to 237 East Northwood Ave ., Columbus, Ohio.
The permanent addresses 01 th e girls leaving college lut June are: Henrietta Cronacher, 99 S. Third St., Ironton; Lorena Geib. Middlebranch; Lorena KiDS". Warren, R. F. D. S; Florence Park s, Washington Ave., N elsonville; Margaret Mann, Nelsonvill e ; Lydia Steu, Ru do lph; Mildred Thomas. 1663 Logan Ave ., Portsmouth ; Christens Mc Farland, 21 I E . Atlantic St., Warren; Helen Rei6nger. N. Main St., Nile ' i Genevieve Middleton, Middleport, Ohio. The last two are teaching in Toledo, Ohio, and living at 120 21St St Virginia Bisbop, '09, gives ber new address as Middleport, Ohio, Box 443. and Mrs. Mount K. Wild (Doris Ludlow, ' 13 ), 875 Normal Ave., Fresno, Cal.
OHIO BETA--oHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
WAHlAGU
Elizabeth Carrol, ex-'13, and George Fergus Wreser, Cornell, d T, at St. J ose ph ' s Cathedral, Columbus, October S. At bome 229 4th St., Marietta, Ohio.
BIIITHS
To Mr. and Mrs Fonsa Lambert (Dorothy Irvine, 'II) a son, Samuel Ellsworth, AUiust 14·
To Mr . and Mrs . Arthur Schlesinger (Elizabeth Bancroft, '10) a danghter, Katherine Bancroft, September 28.
To Mr. and Mrs Charles Nichols (Jeanette Logan, ex-'lo) a son, Charles David, October I.
Mrs Ernest L. Davis (Esther Wil son, ex-'14) is at 1473 East 1 lith St., Cleve land, and Helen Wylie, ' IS. a t 22:74 Maplewood Ave.• Toledo , Ohio.
Helen Kri nger, '13. has a new -address, 420 West 16th St., New York; Charme M. Seeds, Columbus, Ohio, care Mrs. Newton Hadl ey ( Ma.rjori e Beebe, '12), 200 Highlan d Ave., Highland Park, Mich
OHIO GAMMA-WOOSTER UNIVERSITY
BNGAGElfENTS
Elizabeth Palmer, ex-'IS. to Chauncey \Visner, 'IS.
MAUIAGIS
Clela Gorden, '14. and Rus se ll B. C rawford, d T 4, Wooste,., ex-'IS, cz, P %, O. S U. Metlical, ' 17. at th e h ome of the bride ' s parents in Ashland, Ohio, August S. At home 2392 Summit St., Columbu s, Ohio.
The address oJf Mrs . W . E . Bristol (Lois Neff, 'I:li is 3, ru e General Dufour , Geneva. Switzerland.
Elsa Schlichl, '11:, has betn 3ppoinled a member of the n 8 41 Committee on Scholarship.
SUUR \V ickham. '16. Emily Leavitt, ' I" last Ohio r girls in co llege at Wooste r. tlke ber master's degree there nexl June.
Esther Boyer, ' 10, is l eac h ing in the Waite IH.idress is 329 W. Woodruff Ave.
and H elen Morgan, "7. are the 101 argaret Gable. ' I s. expects to High School, Toledo, Ohio. Her
Irene Morley, '12, teaches Hi story in East Li verpool, Ohio. Her !l.ddress is 311 W. Fifth 5 •.
Leota Munn, '13. is teaching in Shelby; Ruth Ma ckin t osh, "3 in Ashland; Elsa Meckel, ' 13. in Lakewood, (her address is 1507 Grace Ave.); Florence Rodewig, 'II, in her hom e town, .Bellaire; Elsa Schlicht, in Bellevue; and June Brown, "5. in Apple Creek, Ohio.
Mary Buchanan, "5, is assistant principal in the high school at C r eston, Ohio, and Harri ott Wi ck ham, '13, has charge of the Art Department of the public schools, o f MI. Vernon, S. D.
OKLAHOMA ALPHA- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
MARRIACES
Alice Hines , '12, and David M. Botsford. At home, 825 Brazer St., Portlond, Ore.
Ca rolyn Wynn Ledbetter, '12, and C. H. Pulley, A"kallsas, :l: X, in August in Colorado Springs. At home 311S W ISth St., Oklahoma City.
DEATHS
Vivian Garvin, ex"3. in Pauls Valley, Okla .
Mrs . E . P . BrylUl (Fay Law, '14) has gone to her new home at 419 Sth St., Perry, Okla.
Lora Rinehart, '12, is now in Newto n Iowa, and Mrs. Verne Alden (Jennie Dyer, ' 13 ), at 439 Locust St., Swissvale, Pa.
ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
MARRIACES
Jean Fechnay, '08, to Rev. Richard Haynes, of Port Carling, Ont.
Mrs. Angus Cameron (Ethelwyn Bradshaw, 'oS) is living in Mc Ka y, B. C Edith Gordon, B.A., '09, M.S . ' IS , is going to Philadelphia this autumn for a year's postgraduate work in the Women 's Hospital there.
Geraldine Oakley. B.A., '10, M.B., '12, has been appointed directress of the Women 's College H ospital and D ispensary, Toronto.
Muriel Oakley, '07, is t eaching in the Hamilton Normal Sc hool.
Mildred Stinson, '14. in the Fort William Collegiate Institute; and Lillia'l Campbell, ' 14. in lht Colleglale I nstitute in Sarnin, Ont.
Phyllis Higinbotham, '12, and Dallas Ireland are studying at the Nurses' Home. Johns H opki ns Ho spital. Baltimore, Md
PENNSYLVAN I A ALP H A-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
ESCAC £)'ENTS
J-I nr r iet Keen, ex ·'17 to \V illiam Turner , Sluarlhmore, '0 2, of S warthmor e, Pa
M ARR I AGES
Anne Pearson, '07. and Samuel Gu teli us, Swarlhmore, '08. At home 256 W :J2nd 51., Broo klyn, N. Y.
BIRTHS
To Mr a nd Mrli , Arc h e r Turner ( H e len Ca rr e , '05) a son, J ose ph Ar cher Turner, Jr ., M ay S.
Dorothy F ahnestock, l iS. is teac h ing Latin at Kenn e tt Sq u are, P a.
Gract' Sc h ae ff e r , ' IS. is studying do me s ti c scie nce 3t P e nn sylva ni a Slale Co ll ege.
Esther Lippin cott, ex- t li. is attending the Philad e lphia Ar t School.
Gai l Be n jam i- n, ex -"i , is s tu dy ing at W ell es l ey Coll ege.
Mrs. W L. S h affne r ( Eliubeth J ackson , ' 13 ) is living at 55 40 Winthrop l \\'C • Chicago, III.
Mar ion Baker 1'4. is at h e r h ome in L ansdowne. Pa
Fran ces Darlington. '96. i s livi ng in Conco rd ville, Pa., a n d Mrs. Elliott H k har dson ( Dorothy S trode , '12) , at 7112 C re sheim R oad l\'ft. Airy, Pa
PENNSYLVAN IA BETA-BU C K N ELL UNIVERS I TY
J ane Fow l e r. P e'lIIsylva llra, '03, and Mi c h iga n B, is at 25:J5 ,V es t 34th Ave , De nve r Co lo.
f Jel cn K. Bart ol, ' 13, is te ac h i ng in Somerset, Pa , P O Box :J OS
Mr s. C. E . Temp l e ( Flor e n ce Clum. ' 12 ) is living in C lift on Sp ring s , N . Y .
PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-D I C KI NSON COLL E GE
ENGA GEMENTS
Elh el W :lgg, " 5 to Howar d Se lby, Dickinson , ' 13 J \ X P
lfAlRlACES
E. Lea my, '09. and Ralph Simpson BOa ls. September II. AI h o me So; ll ..J th S t in New York Ci t y, where Mr Boots will co mplete h is gradu:lll' wor k a t Co lum bia U Qiversi ty.
H ele n Anile Cn rlulh e r s. ' 12. and Gordo n P o teat , gradua te of Furm an Col · lege, Gfefll\ ill f , S. C • and of the T heo logi cal Semina r y, Louisv ill e. Ky ., July 28, at Ih e hOllle or th e bride 's pa r e nt s in H arrisburg, P a. Mr. a n d Mrs . Polea t sailed ( Of C hina in August. whe re they will be engaged in missionary work 1uJder the B:lJlt il>t ChUfCh Their address is Pekin, ca re of the Y M C. A.
BI.lI.THI
To Mr. and Mrs. Satterthwaite (Viva Johnson, ex·'(9) & lon, July 28
To Mr. and Mrs. Munlon Corning (Florence Kisner, 'II) August 7. a lon, Hobart Munson Corning, Jr.
Mn McWhinney (Julia Woodward, ' 0<) of Pittsburgb, has been visiting b er home in Carlisle.
J uHa Morgan, ' I , is taking graduste work in science at Dickinson College. Helen Bums, '12 , who bas been librarian a t the Bryn Mawr College, i. h) spend the winter in California.
Mn. Lewis M. Bacon (Ruth Heller, 'u) has moved from Sparks, to uO<) Denison St , Baltimore, Md.
Miriam Blair, ' r3. is teachio2' in Latrobe; Elizabeth Garner, '13. in Harrisburg; Ruth Bigham, '14. in Gettysburg; Jeannette Blair, ex·'J4. in We st Fair· view, Margaret Morgan, ' 14 . German and Latin, in Carlisle, Pa., and Harriet Stuart, '14. German and Latin, in Bolivar, N. Y.
Huel Kisner, ' 13 , hu been visiting, d uring the summer, her litte r, Mn. Hugh Woodward (Helen Kisner, '08) at the latter's home in Clayton, New Mexico, where her bubsand is practicing law
Helene Nelson, 'IS, who has been r epo rting for the Chicago and Ihing at the Northwestern University Settlement during the summer. is now doing Y. W. C. A. work by organi.ting yo un g people's societies in the colleges and Methodist churches of lllinois.
Clara McKee, ex-'J4-, is a librarian in New York City, and is liviDa- at 31. Wadsworth Ave.
Mrs. S. T. Massey (Edith Keiser, 'og) has moved to S Whitmarsh Ave., Worcester, Mass.
TEXAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. I. Finch (Anne Townes, 'OS) a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gammon (Bessie Cockrou, 'og) a Ion. &NCACIUUNTS
Jeanette Markle. ' 16, to Joseph Ruslel, A e.
Mary Bryan, '15. and Mary Taylor, 'IS, will go to Wuhin gton this winter to visit Jane Gregory, '14, daughter of Attorney General Gregory . Rosalie Meek, '17, is te aching in Houston
Mary Farren, '17, will make her in W uo thil winter.
Mrs. H. L. Stone (Lucile March, 'og) is living in Beaumont.
Wet. Ingra, '16, and Sallie Bell Weller, 'I t, are spending the winter in N e \ York.
Margaret Boroughs will have an exhibit at the Cotton Palace in Wac o.
Annie Garrison is teaching music in Au s tin
Julie Hoard, '17, is transferred to Virginia A..
Sallie Mathew., 'IS. has moved to Albany, Texas, and Mrs. Boyd Reading (Margaret Rabton. 'IS), to SZ9 South 4ut St.
VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
),(AlllAG&S
Loa M. Dutton, 'u, and William W. Worcester, DllrJltUJwilt. '08, 1:: A E, at the home of the bride's parents in Montpelier, Vr., September I. At home Hollis, N. H.
Beulah May Wilkinson, ex-'I7. and Rev. Edgar D. BrowD, SyrlJ,tlU, 'I4. 4 T, in Rutland, Vt. At home Middleville, N. Y.
Jennie Blanche McLellan, ' II, and RUlscH Pease Dale. Middllb ..ry, 'It, I:J. T, July 13. at the home of the bride's parenti in Niagara FaUs, Ont. At home I Lincoln St., Springfield, MUI.
Ginevra P. ' IS . is teaching in Waterbury, Vt., and Helen Harriman, '13. in Maryland College, Lutherville, Md.
Helen L. Foss, '13. give. 34 North Main St., Brattleboro, Vt., as her permAnent address.
Ruth H. Richner, 'u, il at 491 Deering Ave., Woodfordl, Maine i Mrs. E. B. Hallet (Clara Engel, ex-'u), at 2491 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. y,; Mrs D. S. Gales (Florence Giddings, 'oS), at 12:8 L inden Ave., Glen Ridge, N. J.
VERMONT BETA-UNJVERSITY OF VERMONT )(AUIACES
Grace Turner Strong, '06, and Leroy Liedman Mounce. RAode Island Statl College, July 3. al TafllviUe, Vt. At home South Wood stock, Vt.
DUTRa
Mrs. A%el Storrs Hall (Lillian Wheeler Carpenter, '07) at her home in Brookfield, Vt.. on September 19.
Jessie Bate., '07, is teaching in the higb school of Butler, N. J. i Grace Hayes, '09, in the Belmont School for Boy., Belmont, Cal.; Ruth Durfee, '14. antt Marie McMahon, 'IS, in the Washington Academy, Salem, N. Y. Other members of the cllSS of 1915 are teaching follows : Almira Walts, in En osburg bigb school i Louisa Douglas, '&Isistant principal of Canaan high -=hool; Glady. Lawrence, usistant principal of Underhill high school; Lessie Cobb, ex·'17, and Ruth Stuart, ex-'J7. are teaching in the Jeffersonville high school.
Gertrude M. Johnston, '06, is living in the La Mar Apts ., 3rd and Thorn Sta., San Diego, Cal., and Mrs. C. H. Pierce (Ge rtrude Strong, '06), at 66 Elm St., Melrose, Mall.
Mrs. Cah in Coolidge (Grace Goodhue. '02) is recei\, jng hearty congratu la· tions and good wii-hes because her husband ha s just been e lected Lieutenant Gover n or of Mdssachusetts by an overwhelming majority .
V I RCINIA ALPHA-RANOOLPH-MACON
Edith Danieh, '14. has moved to 1923 Ross Ave ., Dallas, T exas; and Ru th Erwin, ' 14 . to 14'3 Laure l SI. , Col umbia, S . C.
WASIIIXGTON ALPHA-UNIVJ.:RSITY OF WASHINGTON
Ida M. Jami eso n, " 4. has moved to 138 Fraser Ave ., Santa Monico, Cal., and H e len Gaul, 10 812 Eastwood Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Mr s. W. H. Fmnklin (Helen Duttenhoefer. ex·"4) is now at 914 E. Harriso n St., Seattle, Wash. , ApI.A-!; Mrs. W. ]. Milliken (Minnitelle GeorgI'. e.,,·'12), at 103 Peralta Apts. , Oakland, Cal.: Clara HC'witt, ex·'I', at 4 0l Cleve l and Ave., Spokane, Wash.; Mrs. B. H. Carroll ( Elfrieda Bock, ex·'16) in Colville, W1lSh .j Mrs. G. A. Jones (Laura Thompson, '(9) in Sedro Wooll ey , Wa s h ., Box 102; Ruth Norris, ex ·' 14, in Martha Wa s hington Hotel. New York; Mrs. Roy l\hrx (Ruth Frank, "4). 775 Kenrney St., Portland, Ore
WA SH T:'oiGTON BETA-WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE MARRIAGES
Edna Folger, 'u, and Roy W . Merritt. :l N, September 8. Their add res;; is Maracaibo, Venezuela, care Caribbean Petroleum Co.
H elen Roudebush, '13, of Garfield, and Willard E. Mitchell, :l N, June 12. At home in Anaconda, Mont .
Laura Charlntt Thompson, '09, and Dr. GeOrge A. Jones, June J6. At home in Sedro Woolley, Wash.
Mildred Guile, ex-'IJ, of St. Maries, I daho. nnd Chester Owen Scott, K !: , September 18. At hom e in Milwaukee, Wis.
Ruth Madnnis. ex-'15, of Seatt le. and Walter Penick, K October 20 . At home in Keswi ck, Cal.
Lois Caldwe ll , ' 14, of New Concord, Ohio, and Ralph Harris, September I. AI home in Pullman, Wa s h.
Eleanor Henderson '09 , and Arthur M. Johnson, June 22 At h ome ;n Spokane, Wash.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Becker (Ruth Latham, ex-'16) of Lewiston, I flaho, a son, Edgar, Oclober 4.
Helen Quarels, 'I S. is leaching in Outl ook i Lilinn Mac Leod, ' IS, in Roslyn j Doris Schumaker, ' IS. in th e home economics department of \Va shington State Coll ege where Mable McKay, ' I S. is assistant libr arian iZOro. Wiffin, ' 15. music, ill Ritz\'ilI e, W3sh.; nnd In ez We:1\'e r in Ontario, Ore.
Bess Babcock, ' 14. is working (or hrr M A. in economics at the Universit y o f California.
Mr . and Mrs. Charles Monroe (Gladys Grabbe, ex·I IS) are living in Montesano, W ash. Mr M on r oe is C o u nty Agriculturist of Grays H arbor Co unty.
Q ueve nn e Mec klem . ' 14. is teac hing i n Palouse; Ze lv a Meck lem, " 4. j., Ch eh alis; H arriet Baker. ' 12 , in Tacoma. W as h., and Edna Davis. ' 13. in Three F o rk s, Mont.
Mildred Wat e r s, " I, is s pe nding the winter in Spo kan e , W as h. Ne lli e Northrup. ex -'17. ha s th e sy mp at hy o f th e ch ap te r because of th e d en th of h er m o ther on October 27 ·
Mr s. Ll oyd Heifner ( Gen e vi e ve Pre sco tt, ex·' t 6) is living in Opportunity, Wash.; Mr s. Harold Boy le (Crace Pr escott) , ill Bla ck Diamond, Wash.; Mr s. Arthu r M. J oh n son (E lean or H e nd erso n, '(9) , in Apt. 53, ' Th e Bres lin , Spoka ne , W as h .; Mrs. Willard Mitch e ll ( H ele n R o u debus h , ' 13 },l n" Anacondl, Mont.
The new add r ess of Elizabeth Vermilye is 6 11 Minn esota Mi nn , and of Ruth M Ev a ns, ' 14, 1323 Ea s t Pine St., Apt. 2, Seattle, W ash
WYO MI NG ALPHA- UN IVER S ITY O F WYOMING
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. B C. Bell amy (Be th Ca ry, ' u ) a son, John Ca ry, April 28 al 215 Euclid Av e., Cherokee, I o wa.
To Mr and Mrs. W. A Hitch coc k (Gladys Corthell, ' 14) a son, Wilbur Eliot, August
Th e following IltW addresses are n o ted : Mrs. A. D . Faville (J ea n Douglas, 'II) U niv e r s it y o f Wyoming, Lar amie; .Mary Hull ey, Duford; Mr s. S. M. Full er ( M a ry Wilfon, 'II) Bo x 886, Sheridan; Dotothy Worthington, ' 13, Rox 546, S heridan; E. Jan e Aber, ' IS , Sumne r St., Sh e ridan ; Mary Hollenbnc k. ' IS , 703 University Av e. , Laramie; Eugeni a N ee r , ' 16, 703 Univ ers it y A,t .. L a ramie, Wyo .; and Mrs. D . S. J e ff er s ( Helen Ne l son, ' 13) Hot SuI· phur Springs, Colo.
Or. Grace R aymo nd H ebard, I o wa Z, ma de an exte nded t o ur of the s t ate 01 W yomi ng thi s past summe r A s state re ge nt of the National Society o f the Daught er s of Ihf' Am erican Rev o lution ihe investigated sites for m onument s and markers o C spots and trail s throughout th e s tat e and delivered l Ktur es on , ' a ri Oll s phases of \V yoming hi s to ry to very enthusiastic audiences.
WISCONSIN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WI SCONSIN
EN GAG EMENTS
G ertrud e W. H en d ri ck s, ex-'IS, to J ames M org a n Sherman, Nortll Carolil/a, '11, K
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MAnIACU
EUDice Welsh, '00, and Wallace D. Gillis. Wadington l Ben, in Junc. At home 1311 Sunlct Ave., Seattle, Wash.
Marguerite Sell, ' n and Alban J. Anderson. May 17. At bome in San Francisco . Marjory Steketee. u 'u, and Neil Bennett Wallems. June 1!J. At home West Palm Beach, Fl •.
Adelaide KClsenick and John Radford Yost, Ann A"bor. e A X. At bome Kansu City, Mo.
Ruth M. Gillett, 'IS. and H. Milbank White, WiscotlSin, 'IS • .6. K E, September 18. At home, 5419 University Ave., Chicago, Ill,
BI RTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Monu (Ada McAdam. 'II), of West Alli s, Wis ., 1l daughter, Ruth Ormsby.
To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Corner (May Walker, ex-'ll), of Platteville, Wi,., a SOD.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Malone (Marion Flannigan), of Beaver Dam. Wi•., a daughter, Helen.
Mr and Mn. J F. Kessenick (Esther Kayser, '10) have moved into their new home on Lakewood Blvd.
Mrs. Luta P. Hendricks and dauahten ue again in their own home. 121 Prospect Ave.
Sarah Kloss, ex '17. is liviDg at 10 Auburn Place, Brookline, Mass.; Mrs. Margaret Hutton Abels, ex·'II, at 18 Mellen St., Cambridge, Mass.; and J. Florence Hanna, ex-'l3, at 700 North Madison Ave., Peoria, Ill.; Domt Osam has moved to Ul East 29th St., New York, Ethel Swan, '11, to 2sr6 Ridge Road, Apt. A, Berkeley, Cal. i Mary E. Laird, to 303 Hamilton St, Albany, N. Y . , Frances Hall, 'oS, to 624 Ashland Ave ., Rockford, Ill.; Jenn Anderson, ex·'J6. to 311 West H St., Ontario, Cal.; Marearet Scott, U·'I4t Vassar', 'IS, to Oak Knoll Farm . Wrentham, Mus. i Gladys Dixon, ex·'I7, to 9 Elm Place. Webster Groves, Mo.; Mrs. W. Larabee (Evelyn Emerson, 'JI), to 621 Andrus Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn . ; Genevieve Hendricks, 'IS. to 121 Prospect Ave., Madison, Wis.; Gladys McGown, ex·'J3, to 702 Prospect Ave .• Madison, Wis.; Mrs. Palmer Christian (Loil Wilkinson. 'II), to 1138 44th St., Chicago, TIl.
CHAPTER LETTERS
CHAPTER LETTERS
ALPHA PROVINCE
ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORO N TO (Charte red 1908)
INI T IATES
(Initiated :May 23)
Dallas Ir eland, ' 14
(Tnitiated Sept ember 4 )
Floren ce Flett, '18
Lucil e Stewart. '18
Unfortunately, this letter must again be written with the thought s of war engross ing ou r time and minds. In the June l etter, the beginning of th e Univer sity Base H osp ital w as spoken about. It was a woLk which see med impossible at first, on account of it s s tupend o us demands, but it i s spl endidly eq uipped now and in working order. At tl mass meeting of the women st ud en ts, it was decided that each should spend as much spare time as poss ible in cooperation with the women at the head of the work. After the President's opening address this year, the president's wife and Mr s. L. A. I familton addressed the women students on all that had been n n d the work on which our energies might yet be spent. The students and facu ity of University Co ll ege are aiming t o contribu te th r ee thousand dollars 10 th e Red Cros s on Trafa lg ar Day, and I think that th ey will r ea lize it.
An oth er result of the war is that the interco11egiate rugby gAmes hav e been di !>llen se d with this yea r. In fac t, men in rugby uniforms are unique, for men i n bhki hold sway.
Th e new Knox Coll ege was formally opened this month, with a m,lst impress i ve dedication. The interior and exte ri or are most beautiful, an,j it is a g reat addit ion to the circle of buildings s urrounding the campus.
Th e fir s t week -e nd after college ope ned , the Y. W. C. A. had a mos t s uccess ful h ou se party at Centre Island. They outlined plans for the en s u ing year, which are very wonderful,
A new d ean, Miss Livingstone, was appointed this fan to the Women's Resi den ce. She is a University of Toronto graduate, a qualifi ca tion which th e alumnre have urged for a l ong time, and she is ce rt ainly justifying their dem and.
Th c \Vomen 's Dramatic Club are going to preseot ftfll ck Ado About NOlhing tbis year, nnd two of th e imp ortant roles are being taken by Pi Phis, DtJrothy Mac Millan, 'IS, and Margaret Wilson , 'tS.
W e are fo rtun a te eno ugh to have two girls coming from New York A to .pend this week-end with os. Are you n ot all envying our privilege?
W e nre mi ss ing Mrs. Scott, California B, very much, as she has gone South fot th e winter. She sent u s II. beautiful remembrance of herself in the s hape 01 five pi c ture s of Venice for our chapter room.
Panh ell enic rushing rules are somew hat different this year with regard to the sophomores in residence. Each fraternity is allowed to have only seven parties for them and the time for each stunt is allotted.
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I am s ur e everybody will have a mo s t successful year after s uc h a splendid convention . We arc all sorry we could not go; our only conso lation is that the next one is nearer Toronto.
BESSIB EWAN
VER MO NT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (Chartered 1893)
The first excitement of re· turning to coll ege has nt:arly wo rn off and we 8re ba sy at work again. This y ea r marks several important changes and additions to our faculty. We have six new instructorl. besides our new dean of women, Miss Eleanor Ross; and Spanish, Biblical History and Physica l Hygiene h ave been added to our c urric ulum. Mead Memorial Chapel is rapidly nearing completion and already look s so magnifice nt and imp os ing on th e top of the hill. Our new $170,000 dormitory for men is progres s ing and will be ready for use in the fal l. llt'sides Porter Athletic Field, which was first used l ast spring, we are enjoying the advantages of a covered, cement grand stand which was christen ed last Commencement This improvement is particularly appreciated by the upperclassmen, who know wh a t it means to sit on th e uncovered bleac hers on a cold or rainy day.
Becau s e of th e c rowded conditions in both our chape l s, we are using the gymnasium for services until our chapel is comp let ed. This is the first time that m en and women have had combined se rvices and the experiment is proving satisfactory.
We have had all the usual fun c tions f o r the freshmen. The informal Y. W C. A. reception in Pearson' s Hall, the formal gymna sium reception , a ''bacon bat !' where the freshmen were the gue sts of th e juniors, and last but not least. the buing of the freshman girls in the women's gymnasium.
It seems strange not to be in our old fraternity rooms tbi s year, but oor new room s are so nice and are going to be so muc h nicer that we are all delighted with the change. Ruin and destruction greeted our eyes when we first returned . Owing to a defective heating apparatus, steam had drenched all our furniture and taken off most of th e varni sh , but the furniture has been all revarn ished and we are ready for our housew armi ng.
There are only fourteen active members at present. Eva Leland, '11. bas transferred to Simmons College and Muriel Retchford, '18. is aUendin. Syracuse University It seems so good though to have Ethel Gorton, '16 (who transferred to Barnard in January), back in college. '
Emma Feeney, Ann Holihan, and Isabel Field, all last year's seniors, b .... been ba c k "jsiting this fall and it is 5 0 natural to see them on the ca mpu s.
Belle Wright, '16, who attended the convention, has brought back with her such glowing accounts and 50 mu ch enthusiasm that it almost seems ItS if eac h of us bad been there with her. At every meeting she reads us soml'!hil.g in teresting whi ch happened at conven ti on o r news and ideas (rom our distant Pi Phi sislas.
We are l ooking forward to a most enjoyable year and wish the best of s u ccess and happine ss to each and every Pi Phi. LoUESA G. BULLIS.
VERMONT DETA-UNJVERSJTY OF VERMONT (Chattered 1898)
College opened this fall with the largest entering class in the history of the institdtion. Many of the fruhmen are honor students, i. e., they bave won 3. hundred doUar scholarship prize for attaining the highest four years' average scholarship in their respec tive high schools. Here at the University they are organized into an H on o r Club and much is ex· pected of th em. Another innovation is a splendid co ur se of lectures which is being given on Friday evenings to the freshma n class. President Benton gave the first address on "College 1dea ls," and heads of departments will continue the course. The President is hold · ing a series of Saturday afternoon receptions when he meets th e students, by classes, in hi s home.
Ac tivities of a ll sorts are in full liwing and a genuine spirit of friendliness and good comradeship is eve rywhere in evidence. The "Greeks" meet this year with exce llent spirit and much confidence in each other's well -meaning. " Baccn bat s" to different beaches on the lake sbore have never more pop ul ar.
The joint Y. M. C. A. and Y. W . C. A. r eception was one of the most successful in recent years. A musical program of unusual merit was presented. Athletics are engaging the attention of many of the girls. Agnes Miller, '16, is kept very busy as tenni s manager of the G A. A. uAkraia," the women's senior honorary societ)" has published a point-system by which the eligibility of members is, in large part, determined. Athletic honor s count as one ,,£ the major points and this fact may have stim ul a ted interest in the outdoor spo rt s Pi Phi s will be glad to know that Clara Gardner, '16, and Agnes Miller, 'J6, were elected to "Akraia" in June.
The chapter recently ente rtained the mothers and patronesses at a delightful inform al tea at the chapter rooms. The chapler also entertained the til dents of the three upper classes at an U]mmigration Party" in Howa r d Gymnasium. The girls C3 rne in costume, and clever "stunts" were given by K .4. e , fl. fl. fl., n B 4>, and individual girls The refreshments were in true on-boud-ship style. When the boat docked everyone carried away memories of a delightful lime.
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The girls have welcomed {or short visits Edith Gates, 'IS. G l adys Law· r enee, 'IS M arie McMahon, ' IS a nd Lessie Cobb, ex-' Ii.
Deutscher Verein (hono r ary) has a most inte re sti ng program (or the c')ming yea t . Seve ral prominent speah rs will give addresses and a German play will probably be staged. Clara Gardner, '16, has recently been elected to the Executive Board, a nd Charis Billings, 't8, elected to th e Verein as an active member.
P omonder Walk, by Lo ui s P a rk e r, given Junior Week , was a grea t s uccess-pe rhaps the most successful co ll ege play e ver slaged in this c ity Mar ie Mc Mah on, 'IS. as IfMarjo rl a ine ,ff won much praise (or h e r cl eve r ading. Mabel D erwny, ' 17 won rt place on th e cas t e.
Th e first specia l un iversi ty service of the co ll ege year was marked by t hree h e lpful addresses by Dr. Fitc h, President of Andover Theol o gical Seminary of Cambridge, Mass Dr. Fit ch was both forceful and popular and his influence will long be felt in the student body.
Vermont B is happy to have Merle Byingt on, '16. and Clar a Gardn t: r, '16, on the Cynic Board The CY llic, th e wukly college paper, h as but three women on th e board, and the places are won on merit, through "try-outs." W e are glad, too, that Merl e Byingt on is to serve on the class executive board and that Laura Parker , '17, i s vi ce-p re sident o f the junior class . The rec ognition service ( or new members to Y. W C. A. had :l pretty symbolic featur e thi s ye ar. Ne a r the close of th e se rvi ce the lights we re turned l ow, and the n ew members brought their tiny cand l es a nd lighted them at a large one while tiThe Hymn o f the Lights" was sung. Mildred Bes t. 't8, h chainnan of bible study and Charis Billings, '18 sub·chairman of publicity Clara Gardner, '16, is vic e·president of Y. W. C A. and also of Ma sq ue and Sandal, the w omen' s dramatic club Convention was w onderfttl and <lOh, such splendid girls were there!" says Agnes Miller . We are happy to know you a bit and we wish you a ll a pros· perous year.
CLARA M. GARDNER.
MA SS ACHU SETTS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1896 )
College thi s year has ope ned with a ru sh and has ( o und nin e active Pi Phis hard at study and at play. There are two new members on our facully. Professor Emil Carl \Vilm co mes fr om Bryn Mawr to our chair of phil osophy, and Mr. Lewis A. Brigham, Boston Univ ers ity, '13, is a new in s tn'c(or in mathematics. On o ur return to college we found o n e o f our larger lecture rooms d ivided into new r ooms and we h>o ked forwa.rd to a co rnt'r of the building which wo uld 1.,- undi st urbed by th t: rattl e of street-cars and the
looting of 3ulomobiJe horns. But alas! the irrelevant stim uli are as :b ever and we have a lm ost given up th e hope of quiet classrooms .
We entered college fired with enthusiasm {or IT oJI, after a very succesc;(u ! house party a t Ipswi ch Neck, and instantly we began carrying out our newly formed plans for rush ing. Pan h ellenic decrees abso lut ely close d ru sh i na: thi $ yea r, which me ans that we may not mention fraternity to any I!t'i rl. Pledge day comes not until the of November, so fr eshm en arc still o ur chi ef co ncern. But there is s uch a splendid class of f r es hm en thai we c nn' t he l p rushin g them and we are enjoyin g it th oro ughly , (j ur Ilrst rushing pa r ty -began with a tea a t the r ooms, where the a lumn re a) l\ whole first met th e freshmen . In spite of the f ac t that the great I> lI trTfl.ge l,nrnde. in which we were all thoroughly intere s ted. took place that afternoon a n d which ca u sed o ur fre s hmen co nsiderab le de lay in r eaching the rOOll1s. we were n good ly company. Late r in the aft ernoon th e fr esh men we re transpo rt ed in o ur n family machine s to the home of Dorothea Shute. I tS in N ewton, where 9. regular n dinner was served in regular n s tyle Mu ch co uld be written about that party-suffice it to say that after a rather original musicn ie the jolly co mp a ny dispersed mu ch to the r egr et o( all O( co ur "e we must not boast, but r ea ll y, th e party was a splendid s uccess.
We have a new s uite of rooms this year in the F enway, looking o u t over th e Charles Riv er, and four girls a re living there with o ur cha peron, Re nl:.a Go ld thw ai te, Smi th Co ll e ge '09 Th e r oo ms h ave m a ny a ttrac tive fealures but no vis itor is a ll owed to go away without ha ving see n our darlin g kitch enette which one o ( o ur sophomores inadvertently ca ll ed a "pantry!>I
The informa l reception o f the V. M . C. A. and the Y . W. C. A. WIlS h eld a (ew days afte r co ll e ge opened and since then a coll ege circus has been bdd und er the Iluspices of the Silver Bay committee of the Y W. C A. It was a r ea l. s ure en o u g h ci r c u s opened by a p a Nd e and having s ide s h ows, g r 'l b s, fortune tell e r s, pea nut s, balloons, pink l emonad e and movies!
Pi P h is are having their share in co llege honors this year. Doris K ennard i , pre si dent of th e V W. C. A .• Helen Richardson i s se nior execu ti ve o f Gamm a Delta a n d sec r eta r y of h er class, Alice Prebl e has been el ected to Ihe glee clu b, and Louise Hoeh is liter a ry edito r of Tlte Hu b, the junior annual. Our !lC h ol ars hip comm ittee is putting forth its best effo rts and ha s high ambiti ons for the 19 15- 16 sch olarship record.
Hel t' n Ri chard so n c ame back fr o m conv en tion with enthu sia s m and inspi r ation en() ugh to sp ur u s a ll t o do our very be s t everywhere and t o live closely to Pi Phi's idea l s W e a re looking f orwa rd t o a very succe ss ful year ADd ltend gred ings and best wishes to a ll o ur siste r ch apters.
LoUISE E . J-l Ot: H.
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVER S ITY
(C hartered 1896 ) TRANSFER
Ma rg aret McG rew, Illinoi s E, Northwestern University W ebste r defllles rushing as "a d riving forward with ea g er n ess nnJ This statement can we ll be applied to the girls of New Yo rk A.
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becausI! every member came forth from her summer haunt one week early arrived in Syracuse tn find that our cbapero!1, Mrs. Bowen, had fultillf'd the second part of th e definition "with eagern .. .. s and haste" for UI hy having the house in ex· ceUent condition. AU we had to do was merely enter and unpack our trunks. Then the real driving began, consisting (J ( ties, teas, lun cheons, e"d· ing with the final Dotice:
"Arrive on Matriculation morning at six o'clock and go after rushees for early breakfast." What a morning it was, rainy, dark and gloomy ; but if we had any feelings of this sort they were swept away before eight o'c1o.:k. "Did the shower cease?" you ask. It certainly did. leaving us eleven pledges to escort to Chapel to hear Chancellor Day's speech of welcome.
So much for rushing. After thi s excitement had subsided the freshmllu aud sophomore reception followed. This is always an interesting cotleg,: affair because the sophomore men are compelled to escort freshman girls and viu VLr'SiJ. Marian W ean represented the sophomore class and gave a speech of welcome to the freshmen using the motto, "Through Trial to Triwnph." All of the undercla ssmen voted that they bad a good time and after the Y. W. C. A "Get Acquainted Party," and the Woman's League Celebration, felt that the,. were masters of the art of remembering names anrl facet .
This year the rules prescribed by Woman's League are Quite stringfmt. No girl is allowed out after ten without signing a slip, and special permission by chaperon Or house president must be given to functions after Ori Sunday men callers are permitted from 2 :30 to 5 in the afternoon and froin 8 to to in the evening. In r ega rd to remaining out over night or goiog Odt of town, special permission must be obtained from the Woman's League presi· dent. Only two eleven o'dock dances are granted a semester Our freshmlln party was held October 16. About forty couples attended and it wa s a very successful dance
On October 21 we gave an informal tea for the A s: 4 chapter which has recently moved up in our vicinity. Miss Anna Green served
The girls were all very much pleased over the invitation from Ontario A for two of our girls to visit them over the week-end . Ruth Brush, '16, and Mabelle Roberts, 't6, were the fortunate seniors eleded to represent us.
Despite so many social activities the girls have entered into those of the college with great enthusiasm. Marjorie Campbell , '13, is instructor in French and Spanish in the Liberal Arts College. Gertrude Sheldon, 't8. was elected cheer leader of the sophomore dass; Aileen Stisser, '17. secretary of the botany club; Loui se Case. '18, vice·president of the sophomore dass; Carob
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Wyker, freshman women', representative from Liberal Art. CoUeee; Celia Snrgent, freshman women's representative from FiDe Arts College.
We, as Syraculanl, an very proud of our New York State Forestry Baildin&, which is nearing completion, and onr rose garden. which has been transplanted (rom the front of the library to the back of John Crouse of Fine Am
Suppose some ODC told yon after Sunday, October 24. DO more churcb services were to be held in Syracuse? The only plausible answer to socb 1\ statement is the arrival of Billy Sunday. The Chancellor, {acuIty and student body are cooperating with him and many have signed for the University cborus of Olle thousand. The tabernacle is located on South Onondaga Street. We feel like seconding the motion of many of the facuity, III( Billy Sunday can m!lke you any better man or woman we welcome him to Syracuse."
DOROTHY DoRAN'.
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1914)
Afler many and varied experiences within and without the chapter, New Yo rk r emerges from the rushing season with nine splendid pledges.
Spirits were running pretty high when college opened on September 23, and each girl seemed to have in her the determination to make our second year in n B '" a greater success than the first. But the s.uddenly cloud<!d for us and the sky looked rather black. One of the girls contracted diphtheria and the house had to be q uaran tined By having each girl take an injection of antitoxin, we were not compelled to stay away from co llege, and thro ugh the kind effort s of the father of one of the girls. we immediately moved into the president's house aero.. the street on the campus . Worry over the condition of Myrtle Palmer, '.7, ud udtement from moving filled the next day. Many of the college students rullzed our difficulty and quickly came to ODr ulistance. At the end of that cla,. we felt as though we were passing through a dream and tried to pinch _h other to find out if we were really awake.
AU of these misfortanel bappened right in the midst of rusbing. Now that .u of our troubles are over, tbe humor of the .ituation strikes us and we have Over it many times. On the night that the Iateful news came to us, ,.. were .11 in evening clothes waiting to go to the freshman reception. The "'tor bad said that if we would take the injection we could go right up to
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th e gymnas ium and we were standing around wailing for him t o arr ivo! . Finally word came to us that the Dean thought it would be sa f er for u s to stny at home that night as the freshmen might feel uneasy, nol knowing th e circumstan ces For th e r es t of the evening we were gathered in on e of the r ooms, wh e r e excitement reigned supreme .
With all of our troubl es, ru shing still conti nu ed and of the fruits of OUT l abors we Il re jusl ly proud. O UT in11iati0:1 and banq ue t will co me l ate i n November acco r d ing t o P a nh ell eni c rul es. OUT ru shing opened with a reception to all freshmen, th e formality o f which w as greatly ove rco me by s m all identifica t ion cards. Realizing the folly of el abo r ate e ntertainment, P an hell en ic i s striving toward informal rushing.
Z cfI was forlll a ly rein s tated as B B of K r on October J6 and '7 The whole co ll ege joins with them in th ei r rejoicing.
It gives u s great p leas ure to r epo rt that the vice -presidency of every class in th e co ll ege is h eld b y a IT vit.: Stella Co rdery,' I6, Ruth Richardson, ' 17. Franc es Storrs, ' 18, Bnd a pl edge , Ali ce Mars hall, "9.
Convention mu s t have bee n w ond e rful. H ow we all l onged to go with o u r delegate! But eve n if we were not there in body, our spir its f o ll owed her -eve ry in ch of the way.
Everyone joins in sending o ur very best wi sh es to our sisters ill IT 4\ h oping that a l1 may r ea lit e o ur h appi n ess in being a mong you.
MILDRED PELLESS.
BETA PROVINCE
MARYLAND ALPHA---GOUCHER COL LEGE
Imagine ou r delight an d surprise when we came back to Gou cher in September to find a spick and span n ew coll ege-that is, on the inside. During the summer the whole of Gouc her Hall was redeco rated, new e lectric fixtures were installed, and fiv e new classrooms made . And the five n ew classrooms are need ed loa! For hasn't our c oll e ge Ih e ve ry larges t freshman class in its history, and ten new faculty member s beside? Bes ides the improvements in Gouch er Hall, many have been made in th e other buildings. Th e biology labo rat orie s have bee n moved from a very in adeq uate s pace to more spacious quarters in Alph ei m H a ll Then , too, the librar y ha s been en l arged again and fift ee n hundr ed new books h ave been added to it. The bit of green around our co llege h as n ot l ac ked in th is round of improvement s, for the tearing down of fences, the making of paths and the p l anting of hedges has made us f ee l that we , too, have a real camp u s.
No t only has Gou cher pro spe red during the summer, but thi s fnll find.
Maryland .A with tw enty-two girls of l ast year bD.ck, besides being r einforced by a transfer fr o m Colorado B, whom we are more than glad to hav e with us, and , h ose charming personality h as won our he arts comp le tely
With such a large and sp l endid freshman class, we will probably have a very s trenuous ru s hing season And it is that whi ch is of mu ch vital in(erf:1t at pr ese nt. From the opening of coll ege until Oc tober Ii, was 0. period of nOD'TU sh, with frat e rnit y a closed question, but from the seventeenth, {or three and
:\ hoH weeks, we are to have a period of rushing, with three stunts, expenditure for which is limited to 6fty dollars, and with fraternity an open qaestion. During rushing, we are held by the Panbellenic rushing rules. A fraternity gi rl cannot be with a freshman aftu eight o'clock any night except Friday, and Sunday, and on those nights, not after ten-thirty We are not 10 htl\'C 0. pledge lea this year, as we usually do. So our time at present is "pe nt in using all our ingenuity in ou r plans [or rusbing, 50 that the Dew gir l s will r ea lly see what n 4> is lik e and ca n do.
Maryland A i s especia lly happy this year. La st year we were j u st making 1'\:1115 al this lime for our removal into our splendid new rooms in Alpheim ' -Tnll; now we aTe there, all sett l ed, and feel that we h ave a real fraternity home 10 o lT er to our newcomers. Then this year we do not have to feel the impendi ng weight of the question which the Goucher alumnn: were to discuss in June-fmte rnities or no fraternities at Goucher The meeting did take place, but the fJuestion was dropped. due to the suggestion of our president, Doctor Gnth. Ihnt the Question would settle it self in four or five yean. So we are particu1arly ove r this recognition.
On the whole. we are hoping and expecting a very happy year during 1915-16. II ilh :\11 our new improvements in Goucher, the new curricu lum in full sway. th e sp lendid freshman class, and we wish that all our sis ter chapters may have the \' cry best of enjoyment and success this year.
CAROLYN E. POTTS.
COLU MBIA ALPHA--GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1889)
I N ITIATE S
( In itiated. October 29. 1915)
Eleanor Stanton. 't8
Lyle Rush, ' 18
Columbia A, like all of the chapters of n B has been concentrating most of her energies on ru shing. Bids go out on the thirtieth of October and we are reasonnbly sure of securing (rom eight to ten splendid girls from this year's freshman class. Th:re has been quite a marked increase in the number of freshmen enrolled in Columbian College and we are all very happy over our prospe<:ts of success The women's frat ernities as a whole. at George Washington University have been considerably upset this year beca u se X 0 has chosen to indulge in much pledging. It will not effect us materially, but it has been the of shattering much intedr31ernity friendline ss, for whi ch George Wash-
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inaton Univernty hal IOllg been Doted. Columbia A. has decided, in order to avoid any possible scholarship complications, (0 wait until after the end of the first semester for freshman initiation; initiating only those who pau their work creditab ly.
We have with us this year Lyle Rush a transfer pledge from Wisconsin A. Mi" Rush, according to the policy of WilCODsin A about initiating freshmen. was pledged a whole year at Wisconsin, and wiIJ soon be initiated into bie A. Marian True, aUf convention de legate, favored us recently with a ,ery interesting and splendid report, which bas stimulated much fraternity interest and activity
Columbia A. is s ingularly (ortunate in being located near two sister chapten. Because of this accelsibility, two of our chapter members, Eliubeth Wilbur and Hester Munger spent four or five days with Virginia A, to assist at the heiaht of their rushing season. Elizabeth Wilbur also went up to Maryland A. neently to assist that chapte r at one of their rush functions. Another of our number, Edith Thomas, visited both ylorado A and Colorado B, while on her ncation this summer.
Qur chapter has been working very hard, remodeling our chapter room. The room, which was formerly done in wine color because o( the fraternity colon, has been completely remodeled with browns and tans as a color scheme. AIth"ouah we have but the one room, it is large, attractive and comfortable, meeting all our needs, as we have but one nonresident member.
We are very happy over the apparent success of our ru shing season although we can give no definite report in this issue. Columbia A, while rejoicing over her own suceell, wishes to extend to all other chapters of n B '" her sincerest good wi sh es, and hopes (or their success in every particular during the coming tc hool year.
LETTIZ ETHEL SUWART.
VIRCINIA ALPHA-RANDOLPH-MACON
(Chartered May to, 1913)
INITIATES
(Initiated May 6, 1915)
Mary Rayner
( Initiated October 23, 19J5)
Phonsie Campbell
Clare Connor
Lulu Clark
Ethel J achon
Margaret McCain
Muriel Nevin
Sarah Porter
Ruth Sage
We didn't know where we were, exactly, at the be&inning 01 thb year because Dine of our best girl s had gone out .s seniors and gone to Itay. So die
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meager six of us left (armed a circle around the fire at the house and started to review the situation. At that crisis. in walked two IIcouldo't be better" transfers. Julia Hoard from Texas A. and Marj orie Smith from Misso uri A, and we h ad finis'hed exclaimin g ove r ooe of our best old girls, Hardeoia Fletche r, ca me b ack to be on the faculty and on the roll-and the of
these is 00 the chapter roll. Theo with Hester Munger and Beth Wilbar Columbia A, who had come over to help us, and four of last year's seniors, Ma rtha Rader, Adelaide Rothert, Mary Williams, and Grace Shepard, visiting ror Day, we formed a sple ndid temporary chapter; in proal of which s ta tement we have only to present fact that on October 23 we took in eight or the best girls in school, practically doubling our number . Virginia Wood , ex-'IS. came ove r (or the big and we all that Saturday night as if initiation was a cons tantly (re sh manel, leaving us • littl e more awe -stricken and reverent each tim e. The new girls have come inwith a splendid and exuberant spirit, in expression of which they presented us with a beautiful victrola, at present the apple of oar lraternal eye.
Th e bas ketball teams were chosen yesterday, and Laura Thornton Wood, ' Ii, and Ruth Sage , ' 17, both mad e their squad, Ruth being chosen captain . Dorothy Sage, '16, is editor ol TaW" this year, and nearly all of our girls are on V. W . C. A. committees, student committee, staff work, or in other college activities Some of us are going down to Farmville to the State Student Volunteer convention this week-end and expect to get a great deal from that .
Mi ss Mda Glass, one of the most populs.r members of our facuity , gave a tea. to all fraternity girls on Mond ay , October 25, and we all had a informal time discussing matt ers of common interest to Greeks. very pro ud to report that n ... led the way in Miss Glass's reform as to method s of rnshing.
On the whole we are proud as can be of our chapter this year, and there'. no limit to th e things we're hoping for old Virginia A. VIRCINIA MCCARTY.
flORIDA ALPHA-JOHN 8 . STETSON UNIVERSITY 1913)
INITIATES
October 18, 1915)
Oarlie Prather, '16, De Land, Florida Huel Fi ske, '17, Vermont.
Flori da A is particularl y juhilant this year over the loss from De Land, or three or o ur girls a n d of only six from our active chapter roll. We are,
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t o begin with, twelve st rong; dec i ded ly active and filled to th e utmost with enthusiasm.
During th e s umm er e leven beau tiful bells hav e bee n su spended in the bel· fry of Elizabeth H all and on the morning of Friday, Septe m ber 24 w e were very plusanlly reminded of the advent of a n ew co ll ege year by the melody of th ese, "o ur " c h imes. Thi s term "O ur " is indeed app l ied advisedly, f o r in r eal ity one sm a ll parI of these chime s does ac tually belong to Florida A and few of us have y et forgotten T,\e Virginia H eroine, so e nthu sias tica lly pres ent ed , tbe proc eeds of whi c h gave to us this undi sputed possessio n .
Our buildings seemed rfsp l enden t in th ei r fr esh to uch es of varnish and evide nt signs of prepara tion and on every loya l face th e sm il e of welcome greeted our new fellow stude nt s, soo n-fo-be Girls, girl s new and old, seemed to pour in from every dir ec tion, filling every availabl e nook and co rn e r. And wh at a promising sh o wing they made too! Never before have the hall s been filled to such extremities and neve r before h as the outlook for good substantial frAt e rnity ma teri a l bee n so encouraging.
Our loc a l Pan h elleni c h ad ag reed on a seven weeks' rushing season and you may be assured that every I)Ossib l e minute, so far , has been occ up ied in getting acquainted with these freshmen and acquainting them in turn, with us and Pi Beta Phi. One o f our two parties, allowed by Pan hellenic, in the form of a luncheo n and laun ch trip, has already been given and twenty -two Florida Alphas with their friends chattered and sang the time away in almost carefree mann e r. It see ms we were never quite so happy as now, and after Novem · ber 12, we hope to r ece ive th e congratullltion s of our sisler chapters over many of these wily, diplomatic freshmen who by then will hav e been securely entangled within this ever widening web of friendship in old n n
Our ann u a l Panhellenic party was more successful than ever before and the Y. C. A. reception seemed to open the way for a spontaneo us co ngeni ality neve r felt so keenly.
There have been few cha nges in our faculty, this year. One only in the law school whe r e there have been added co urses in admirality and bankruptcy and one in the mu sic school. Along the line o[ home economics the course ha s been extensive ly broadened and we are p r o u d to tell you that Nell Keown, ' 14 , who took her master's degree and special home economics training at the University of Wisconsin, is the uew addition to this department.
Margu e rite Bl ock e r, '15, Mona Bate s, 'IS, Bessie Gumm, '15, and Margaret Gilliland , '17, are member s of the " Greenroom C lub," Stetson's dramati c organization and are the sole repre se ntatives of the feminine student body.
Marguerite Blocker 'IS. is president of the French Club, Bessie Gumm. 'IS. secretary of her class; Harrie t 1 17 , sec retary o( the Y. W . C A.; Catherine Hayn es, ' 1 6, art editor of the annual, Oshihiyi l ' Eull9. 'B ollS, ' 16, vice- president of the alumna: association, while several of our girls play basketball and tennis a nd two are on the basketball team.
Y ou cannot imagine h ow hom e less we fee l in Beta Provin ce and yoa probably h ave no idea what a thrill of "bei ng possessed" came to us wh en Mill \Veller, our n e w mo ther, wrote such a rou sing l etter, (ull of substantial advi ce
ith 01m •dy ;n .nd lIy nd me led .nd lial ,o n ing md my enthe Iity the Itey Lr se wn, the 'IS, A.; '16, keto ro b· ili ss
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and good cheer. Thi s convention, certain ly has worked some marvelous changes and we never tir e of hearing its praises sung. One of our permanent, though decided ly not the most important, res ulting acquisitions is the little "I met a man so charming}) ditty, which was brought direct l y f rom convention
Eight of o ur Kirls were in Berk el ey this summer . Hazel Fiske and Darlie Prather, pledged the sp ring semester 19 15 , are now wearers of the arrow .
EULLA BOTTS.
PENNSYLVAN IA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
(Ch artered October 12, 1892)
INITIATES
(Initiated October 22, 1915 )
Virginia Adams. '19. Li sbon , Ohio.
Jan e Brown, '19. Leesburg, Va.
Ruth Cr oss. 't9. Cynwyd, Pa .
Kath erine Fahnestock, ' 19 Harrisburg, Pa.
Mary Goodall, '19, Philadelphia.. Pa.
Mary Griest , '19. Germantown, Pa
Mar y Wilson "9, Toughkenamon, Pa.
After a. grand house party on the Perkiomen Creek, we returned to college this fali, mor e th a n glad to get back and to see our many friend s again There were on ly sixteen of us. for besid es lo sing our five grand seniors, four o f the members of the class of '11, did not return. But even in thi s apparently crippl ed condition we have gotten along well and have had a good time
Two of our well·known professors, D oc tor Battin and D oc tor Hull, returned from n yea r 's l ea ve of absence with many tal es of interesting experiences. We have a new physi cal director of the women, Miss Lilian Shaw. With these few changes in the fa c ulty, we settl ed down to work But with our work, th ere have been good time s The Y. W. C. A gave a receptio n f o r the fresh· men whi ch we aU e nj oyed.
President Swain's reception
Another event, whi ch we enjoy every fall, was at Ulve rston e. October 23 was Founders' Day. After the u sual academ ic pr ocession and clan songs we we re addressed by Governors Brumbaugh a nd Miller. This was followed by a football game. In th e evenin g college play ers gave an Elizabethan Comedy, The Shoem akers Holiday
Although our number has been diminished, we feel very happy now with our seven sp lendid freshmen Three of the se freshmen are rel atio ns-Katherine Fahn estock is the sis ter of Dorothy F ahnestock, 'IS i M-ary Grie st, sister of Kath erine Griest, '08 j and Mary Wil son , cousin of Edith Mendenhall , '18 . Mar y Wil so n was elec ted secre tary of her class. F or the three past yean the secretary of the fre shm an class h as been a At present, three o ut of the fOur dnss sec re tar ies are Pi Phis : Mary G awthrop, junior; Helen Wils on, IOphomo rej Mary Wilson, fre shman . Four of o ur girls are on the Y . W. C. A. cabin et-C h arity Hamp son, Ruth Craighead, Hilda Lang and Helen Wilson, Who is secreta ry of Y W. C A We have two of our members, Ruth Lumis
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and Ruth Craighead, on the exec u tive committee of Student Government. Two of our members are also on the I/O/C)'OIl staff for the class of, '17. Mary Caw· throp and Hil da Lang. HildA. Lang bas the sc holarship of her class this yea T. Chari ty H ampson has been el ected tb II 1; X. the senior honorary society. Ca therine Wright h as been elected to th e College Eating C lub, A A Evelyn Miller is still on the PI,oell;:r staff. But with our many interests, we have st ill kept u p o ur scholarship, still ahead of all other associations in Swarthmore in this re spect.
EDITH W. ME NDEN H ALL
PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (Chartered l89s)
INITJA:rES
( Initi ated October 2)
Roth Cannon, ' 18, Nanticoke. Helene Di ffe nd afe r , ' 18, Nanticoke Margar et Evans, ' t8, Nanticoke. Mabel Fritt, ' 18, Reading.
Eliubeth Laird, '18, Tyrone Emma Levegood, J 18, I ersey Shore. Margaret Mattern, J 18. Reading. Mar jo rie McNa ll , ' 18. Muncy.
Margaret Phillip s, '18. Wilkes -Barre. Cammila Reed, ' 16, Hollidaysburg. Margaret Wallace, '18, Palmyra, N I.
Big girls, little girls, fat girls, thin girls, dark girls, light girls, pretty girls and homely girls! Such was the medley of girls we found upon our return to Bucknell this fall. And oh! So many changes in faculty, in dormitory buildings and in rule s. Some of the se changes we welcome, others we shall lOon grow into . Mis . Anne Carey is o ur new Dean of W omen and a ll Pi Phis are at once ready to cooperate with her in her new work. During the summer a new house has been added as one of the dormitories This accommodates about twenty girls, and a lth ough in the school vernacular it is dubbed, liThe Bowery;' it is really quite attrac tive.
Perhaps yo u h ave heard that we h ave we lcome d a new fraternity chapt er into onr co llege and frat ernity life Th e local cha pter E T wa s duly installed in I nne as a chapter of K d
Of course we have heard much from the convention Our president h85 spa red no effort to bring us directl y into the atmosphe re and sp irit of co nventi on days. We almost im agined ourselves moving across th e con tinent with her as she reported wo nd e rful days on th e co nvention tmin And then those days in convention! Wh a t new i mJ5ressions one has of the bign en and "oneness" o f n cJ!. How splendid that all th ose desire. expressed in THI AJUloW have been attain ed. Much h as already be en brought to us from those ' Iuly days, though Ruth claims she hasn't t>eg un to ten us alt that reaii, h3ppened : Some h ow t he girl s hn" e caught th e spirit and h ave begun the year "
with new inspiration and new vigor. OUf since r est wish is tbat every chapter bas received much from convention and that we all in this realaatioD of " onene ss " may forge ahead ever toward our bighest ideal in and (or n B
Here we are in brief:-
P resident, Ruth Embry, ' IS. is displaying mnch initiative and ine-eu uity in o ur winter plans especia lly in chapter meetings.
E specially interested in dramatics are Hel en Brown , ' 17. and Ruth Williams, ' 16 Both these &ira arc members of Frill and Frown and are busy DO urging new girh to tryout this year so that we m ay be l urc to have l ome more " Frill and Frowners" next ycar.
N ew in fraternity life is the chapter of K A established here in Jun e.
Naturally we claim the president of the Student Government Assoc iation, Dorothy Bunnell, '16. We have held tbis honor for three successive terms . All of D. are proud of "Dot" for sh e has shown sple ndi d exec utive ability.
Student Ezecutive Board claims Aileen Johnston, '17. as its juni o r member . Y W. C. A cabinet h three IT 4t members--Marjorie McN a ll, ' 18 , Margaret Mattern, ' 18, and H el en Brown, ' 17
L 'AgemllJ board, the staff of the unior yearbook. has its IT ¢o rep rese ntative s in J eanette Owens, '17. and Hel en Brown. '17.
V uew, the Germ9Jl society has three II ell members, Cecelia Kitlowski, ' t 6, Amanda Whitaker, ' t1 , and Ruth Embrey, ' 16.
A thleti cs find us interested Helen Brown is treasurer of the tennis club. We are l ooking fo r so me Pi Phis to win their Bs tbis yea r in gymnasium work.
Ne ws from Dr. Mary B. Harril, an hu given an impetus for special social service work for which Margaret Evans, ' tS. has been made chairman.
I nteresting Bible clas ses are being tanght by II ¢o girls every Sunday afternoon . UDal" Bunnell. '16, Edith Horton, ' 17, and Margaret Mattern, 'IS, are three sp lendid leaders .
A ttractvie freshmen are everywbere whic b gives all Pi Phi s a chance to be· come adept in the art of ru shing . And we are looking for girls who ar e:
Bright
En ergetic
T a lented
A !trui sti c.
Pennsy lv a nia B wishes every n B 4' chapter a most successful year.
Aua HASUW'
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PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-DICKINSON COLLEGE
(Cha rtered IC)03) INITIATES
( Initiated October 12, 1915)
Ada Bacon, ' 19, Glencoe, Md.
Helen Conover, ' 19. Penns Grove, N. J.
Elizabeth Gruham, ' 19. 114 S. West St., Carlisle, Pa.
Mariette Holton, ' 19. Pedrickt ow n, N. ].
Fleda B. Laird, ' 18, 'Crisfield. Md.
Mary R. Learned. '19. «06 Piue St., Philadelphia, Pa.
El ea nor May, ' 18. 231 N. 15th St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Margaret Mal', ' 18 , 231 N. 15th St., Harrisburg, Pa.
At l ast Pennsylvania r can boast that sh e has rushing rules! Last fall short ly before co ll ege opened our long cherished desires bore iruit, and in the midst of exce llent Panhellenic spirit, we formally drew up onr code. As might be expected, onr rushing, especially the informal affair at Mt. Holly in the rustic bungalow of one o( our patrone sses , was even more success(u l than usual. We have initiated eight splendid girls and pledged three others, aU highly r ecomme nded to u s by our faith(ul alumnre, one o( whom, Anna Bacon, '10, visited here (or two weeks at the opening of college. All the resident alumnre, too, have stood back o( us like loyal Pi Phis.
There are many changes on the old campus: this year, all derived from the [act that our loved and revered de an o( (ormer days, Doctor Morgan, has been elected president o( the college. One change has been made in the (acuIty, and three proCessors have been added to fill entirely new places. Metzge r Hall, the girls' dormitory, ha s been papered and r epa inted inside; and South College has been completely renovated (or the benefit of the largest and Hgreenest" (reshman class that ever came within the hoary walls o( our 0./",0. ",o.ter. These disrespectCul "(reshies," by- the- wa y, were so audacious as to challenge the sophomores to a track m ee t and then win besides! Each underclass, however, held its initial "stunt" without serious inter(erence (rom the other i indeed some o( the (reshmen kindly assisted the sophomore refreshment committee. This (all we are justly proud o( Pi Beta Phi 's place in college activities. We are glad to welcome ODe o( our number who has been away for a year. We have started the "serious business o( Ii(e" with our accustomed energy, and are trying to impress on our new members also the importance o( scholarship. One o( our members i& an officer o( th e Harm an Literary Society, two hold positions
in the Dramatic Club, two in the Y W. C A., and six afe on the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet.
All in all, sister Pi Phis, we feel that WI! hI"'!! begun the year well. 85 a college and as II. fraternity; and with all our hearts we wish the same prosperity to every wearer of the wine and blue.
CONSTANCE L. SPRINGER.
GAMMA PROVINCE
O HI O UNIVERSITY
(Ch a rt ered December, 188<)
O hi o A is now looking forward to a most prosperous year with twenty-one ncth.e gi rl s and fou r pledges back at work.
La st year closed with the pl edging of two hn e gi rl s, D oroth y McWilliams, ' 18, of Cleveland, and N ell Russel, ' t8, of Newark, Ohio. One of our girls, Merle Danford, ' 17. was elected to Cresset, a loe'" honorary fraternity for junior and senio r girls. We wcrl! ve ry fortunate in having many of o nr al umn ae bac.k for the centennial ce l ebration in J nne. Ohio gave a fine pageant in which many of our girls took p art. The Queen of
Ih e May, c hose n from Ohio University's a lumn a:, was May Connor, a n <II
This sc h oo l year began with the pledging of Helen Brandle, ' 18 , of Chillicothe. and Fl o rence Edwards, ' 18, of Jackson, Ohi o. P anhell eni c bas also changed ru shing rules for this year and all frat e rnitie s 8re to pledge th ei r new girls on December 4 We are very glad of thi s, as second semes ter pl edging i. i\ h ard strain on both the ac tive girls and th ose they are rushing.
There are many fine girls in sc hool this year and we have already had severa l ru shing pa rti es Our entertained the new girls and the active ch apter with a prettily appointed tea, th e latter part of Se pt ember, and on October 9, two o f our patronesses, Mrs. Zenner and Mrs . C r aig, entertained with a dinner at the former's bungal ow about three mil es out in the co untr y. Th e active chapter gave a very successful party on October 16. It was given i n a bam, decor a ted w ith f odde r and pumpkin faces, while the yard was strung with J apanese lant erns. Th e evening was spent in dancing and ca rd s, while a fortune te lJ u was one o f the most popu lar f ea tur es.
Th e Woman 's League has given one party SOl far this year. It was a getacquainted pnrty nnd proved very successful.
Th rough the influence of th e V. W C. A , each orgllniznl io n in sc h ool is gotal to h ave n Bible class this year. The clas s will meet once a week and spend 1& half ho ur in study of the vari ous parts of the Bibl e
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Our delegate to convention, Lucille Henry, hu been telline us many interestine details of the convention and we have been trying to profit by them both in rushinr and in our chapter life
Ohio .A wisbel a most prosperous year to a ll her sister chapt e r s.
MARIAN WILCOX
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered IB94)
The school year of 1915-16 is well started on its way and Ohio B hu every prospect of a beneficial year. We had summer ru sbing, with pledging immed iately after registration and nine of the finest freshmen on the campus promised to become Pi Ph is. After the excitement of pledging was over, we held initiation for last year's freshmen, and nine proud and happy girls are now wearing th e golden arrow. With rushing and initiatioD off our minds we w ere able to se ttle down to real work from tbe very first, and we are hoping to add many merits to the year's record.
Seve r al spreads have been given and we have all been very glad to be together again in the dear old bonds of the wine and silver blue Besides spreads, we had two open meetings, with our pledges present, and several of the older girls gave talks on scholarship, democracy, national standing or IT and like topics. Two things are of interest in Panhellenic: just n,ow the girls are planning a bazaar to be given just before the Chri s tmas holiday s, each fraternity baving a booth, and the proceeds to go into l o an f,!od s for girls who are putting themselves through college; the other thing i s that A Z has a house this year, the second sorority house bere, A having had one f or several yean .
The bigge st school interest at this time is football and Ohio State baa one of the best teuns in the confere nce , h a ving been beaten only by Wi sconsin ; we have had some very enthusiastic rallies, and everyone i s ex ceedi ngly proud of the men that represent u s on the field of action.
Ohio B sends best wish es to all the chapters, for a very happy holiday seuon.
RUTH SPRANKLE.
MICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE
(Chartered 1887 )
IHITIATIS
(Initiated June 12, 1915)
Allene Ackley, '18, Battle Creek , Michigan.
College opened September 13 with twelve active Pi Phis and one pledge, all looking forward to our third year of chapter house life with tbe greatest
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en lhu sia sm It g oes with o ut saying that we wi sh o ur seniors of ' IS , with us again to fill their old places We also miss Helen Coldren, Margery Weymouth and Tina.h Roberts of '.7. We are fortunat e, however, in having Je ssi e Reem, '13, with us again this year as our ch aperon.
A lth ough the p resent f re shman class is somew hat small, the total en r ollment is larger than usual and e \' crything points to a sp lendid college year . Mr. Je sse Mack of the English d e partment, bas retumed to us after a year's leave of absence, during which he st udied at Harvard . There havc been seve ral changes in the faculty, the following new members being with us: Mr . Harlowe Dean, in ch a rge of the vocal department, Mr. Gilbert Fess , instru ctor in modern langu ages, Mr. Bertram Barber, a former grad uate of Hillsdale, in th e science depar tment , Miss Edna Kron as Latin instructor, and Miss Marguerit e Abbot in the Household E conom ics department.
One of the most interesting features of our work this year is th e new Panh ellenic ruling in regard to rushing. During the first week of school it was dec ided to dispense with all formal rushing, aiming to make our relations with the new girls as natural as possible and to do away with anything at all cons picuous. We are very fortunate in having Leah Stock , ex-'n, our province president, as our a lu mna! Panhellenic delegate, it being largely due to her s uggestion that the present system is being tried We feel that on the whole it is very successfu l, the friendships with the new girls being more intimate and natural. This is due largely to the fact that only one fratemity girl may be with the freshmen at a time, thns making individual work necessary. Our chapte r followed last year's p lan of goi ng without our arrowl fo r the first two weeks of school. having found it a d ec ided advantage in getting closer to girl s.
Flo Gosma, ' IS, made us happy by spending the first week of college with us. Th e ac tive girls entertained the younger alumnae at an infonnal birthday party in he r honor. H el en Coldren, ex-'.7 who is in Ann Arbor this year, has also been a welcome visitor at the chapter house.
The annual ukid party" given by the girls living in East Hall to all outside girl s, on the second Sa turday evening, for the p ur pose of getti-ng acquainted was a decid ed saccess The reception to the new girls given by the Y. W. C. A. was unusually well attended and a great dea l of ent hu siasm was displayed
A girls' glee club has been organioted this year und er the direction of Mr. Dean. sewnl of our girls being members and three of them holding offices. We al so h n ve our share of offices in the classes, literary societ ie s and other campus org:mi:r:o.tions.
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It was with mingl ed fee lings of pride and sorrow that we saw Mrs. Marion Hall (Marjory Whitney, '10) , a bride of this summer, l eave with her husband for seven years' s tay in Tokio, J apan, where Mr. H a ll will engage in theologi ca l work.
Michigan A s end s her best \vjsbes to every chapter for a happy and successfu l year.
ISLA B. OWEN.
MICHIGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
(C h a rte red 1888)
I NITIATIS
(Initiated June 13. 1915)
Made Reardon, Midland, Mi ch (Initiated October 16, 1915) Edna Reed, Flint, Mich.
With twe nty-one of our girls back and three transfers, Mary J ohns, Missouri A, '16, Mildred Vorce, Florida A, '17. and Caroline Sadtler, Maryland .A, '17, we have begun the college year with much II 4' spirit and enthusiasm. Then
too, we have Clara Starr, '03, and Sophie Koch, '13, in college again for advanced work. We regnt that Margarite Kervin, ' 17, and Doris Stamats cannot be with us thi! year though we hope to have Mugarite with us seco nd se me ste r.
Owing to a Panhellenic ruling we were only allowed ten days (or rushing this year. We were most (ortonate in having our new Province Presi. dent, Miss Leah Stock, and
many o( our alumnae hack to hel p us rush.
The completion o( the two new dormitories, Newberry Residence and Martba Cook, the latter o( which Gertrude Beggs, Colorado B. '91, is socia l director, has brought an unusual number o( fine girls to the university. It bas certainly been difficu lt to w«d them to a sizable number (or rushing.
Our many affairs included a black and white dinner, a children'. pa.rty, (ormal reception, and oriental dinner with luncheons and teas interspersed. On bid day, October 10, we sallied (orth with eleven fine pledges, wearing the tiny gold arrow head on the la pels o( their coats. They are true IT 41 enthusiasts and we are rnQre than proud o( them. I know you would like to meet them. Here they are: Edith Butler, Battle Creek; Haul Beckwith, Marshall;
Sarah Hall , Ann ArboT; Irma R o bin so n, Grand Ra pids; Mary Siggers, Washington, D. C.; H elen Green, Whiting, Ind . j lrene Kerr. Adrian; Dorothy Chipman, Ann Arbor; Hel en 'Christen, Toledo; Marion Hender so n, D etroit, all of ' 19. and F ay Hall , Mani s tee, and Edna Reed, '17.
Our new hou se is just wonderful, but there-I shall tell you all about it in our next letter. Th e alumn re have been mo st generous in their contributions and we greatly a ppreciat e th e assistance our town l adies have given us.
Convocation and th e Y. W . C. A . banqu et saw the freshman girls ushered into a new liCe-that of co llege work, activities, and pleasures.
We have all liste ned tense and thrill ed to the acco unt of convention which Martha Gray, '16, brought from the West. Only last week Martha was sent to Lan sing as r ep r ese ntati ve of the Wom en's Federated Clubs. She i s also on the editorial staff of the Michigan Daily, the college newspaper to which few women nre ever elected. Geta Tucker, ' 17 , is head of the social committee of the Wom en 's League and of the Y W. C. A. cabinet. Dorothy Pierce, 'IS, is also a member of the Y. W. C. A. Mary John s, ' 16, was recently elected to Comedy C lub . With Haze l Beck wilh elected vice·president of the freshman class. we anticipate a year brimful of activities for our pledges.
Mrs. Grenshaw ( Margaret Breck, 'o S) with her young daughter. Martha. have been visiting us for a few days Bdore leaving she presented us with a lovely mahogany l amp, which adds greatly to the attractiveness of the Jiving room
This week-end we have had a great many of our alumn !r back for the M A. C football game.
All the Michigan B girls send their heartiest wishes that this may be a happy and su cc essful year f or eve ry II B oJ> chapter .
G£NEYJEVE B. COREY.
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLEGE
(Chartered I SS8)
INITIATES
(Initiated June 12, 1915) Ruth Webb. Franklin, Indiana.
I sca r ce ly know where to begin, I think I shall have to go to the camping party whi ch immediately followed the close of school last June . As has been our c ustom for several years, our chapter went into camp near Franklin. for a week's outing afte r the festivities of Commencement week we re over. I wish I co uld tell you aU what good times we have at our camps, but of course that is (Iuit e i mpo ssi ble so perhaps you can imagine just what they mean to us.
On Augu st 17 , the n III girls, both active and alumnlJe, who were in town, gav e a breakfast to introduce our new patronesses. Mrs. A. N. Crecraft, Mr s. Charl es Dungan, Mrs. Joseph Overstreet, Mrs. Rose Meredith and Mrs Ross Pay ne.
Fra nklin Co llege reopened September fourteenth and the enrollment was ind eed g ratifying As has been the Panhellenic agreement for several years,
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our rushing season began Ilt noon of matriculation day and ended the following Friday. Formal bi ds were iss ued on Saturday morning, September 18. Each fraternity was allowed one formal rush party. and cun was given on The party committee was vHy fortunate in securing Mrs. H elmick to come down and give a talk at our reception, at the borne of Clara Suckow (ex·'lO). This affair was followed by a sp l e ndid four <o un:e dinner given at the home of Mrs Samuel Lanam (Elizabeth George, ex-'os). We feel very, very grateful to our slumnre for taking th e responsibility of our rush party, and for making it soch a success. At the end of our rush week we were tired-but might}" happy for we had se,e n unusually fine pledges-Mary Elinbeth Branham and Anne Tedford of Hutsonville, Ill., H elen Kelly, Mary Beard, Mayme CampbeU, Margaret Brown and Ruth Ritchey (sister of Dorothy Ritcbey, '15,) all of Franklin.
On Saturday nigbt, September 18, we had our cooky-shine in honor of the pledges, at the home of Jeannette LaGrange, ex-'17. W e were delighted to have Mrs. Helmick with us on that occas ion also Her talks were an inspiration to each of us, and we all agreed that to know her and with h er was t·) intensify our loyalty to n B 4> and all of its After our cooky-shine we received the fraternity men informally.
College work has been put upon the semester basis this year, instead of the three-term system. This seems to be the tendency generally among colleges on ·l universitie s of the state. Our facuity has new Miss Kathryn Gordon, of Simmons College, Boston, as head of the newly established department of hou seho ld economics; Mi ss Ruth Swan of Wesleyan University, Conn., as head of th e romance language department, and also as social supervisor; and Mr. Chester of Kansas University and Yale, as ptofesscr of chemistry.
Our chapter is well repr ese nted in all student activities. Our girls h!lvt been elected to offices in each of the four classes; Florence Sayer, '16 j is editorin-chie! of the college paper; three Pi Phis, Marguerite Hall, Josephine Wood and Miriam Deming are members of the staff to edit the Junior Yearbook; Magdalene Schmith, '17, and Marguerite Hall. '17, have been selected to take the two women's parts in a play to be staged by the dramatic club; and we nte also represented in the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet and the Student Volunteer Band
Oh, I must tell you about our annual college Halloween party to be given in the gymnasium October 29. Each class is to give some stunt, and committe.!s have been chosen for that purpose. IT 41 is represented on each committee. We are looking forward to a jolly good time, which is made possible l a r gely by the generosity of our president-for we are all to be his guests that night.
We, as a chapter, are planning a Halloween party too, to be given on the following night at the home of Mrs. Dungan, abo n t fonr miles from town. It promises to be a success.
Now, I want to tell you about our splendid football game with Butler, which was played here October 16. W ell, first o f all, WE Beat Butler, a thing Franklin people have not been able to say in regard to football for fifteen years. We were delighted to have twenty-five of the B,ptler Pi Phis as o ur guests at " spread after the game . We can truly say that we hope the Ind iana r girls enjoyed being with us, half as much as we enjoyed having them here.
We were ever so glad to hear our girls. who attended convention, tell of meeting girls from all of the other chapters. We feel that we know you all belter. Indiana. A. extends her hearty good wishes for a s uccessful year to all sister chapters.
MltlAJ( DaKING.
INDIANA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF INDIA NA (Chartered
1893)
INITIATES
(Initiated May 1915.)
Evelyn Owens, '16, Bedford, Indiana.
(Initiated June 17. 1915)
Donna Pearl McArthur, '18, Freelandville, Ind.
Between football and politics there is excitement for every minute at 1. U. these days. We have high hopes [or our team thi, year, a.nd are looking forward especia lly to the Washington and Lee game to be played at Indian3polis 011 October 3D, and the Purdue game on our own home field November 20. Spirit is running hig h, and the enthusiasm and "pep" shown at the great ml\n meetings is almost enough to tear down the old gymnasium. But we have no cause for worry, for work is to be begun this very fall on a splendid new gym. nasium which will be a model structure of its kind, ideally situated on rising ground. I believe that part of the enthusiasm this fall i s dne to the presence here of the great Indian athlete "Jim" Thorpe, who is assisting Coach Child
As for politics, class and yearbook elections hold the center of the stage. Two of ollr seniors are on the sta ff of the yearbook, the A ,./Julus. Then, we have five Pi Phis in the Glee Club which is new preparing to present, with the Boys' Glee CIllb, the Gilbert and SIlIli.an opera , Tlu Piratu 0/ Pensana, about Thanksgiving time . OtheTii of the girls are wc.rking on the Y. W. C. A. cabintt, the Woman's League executive board. and on class hockey teams
Indiana University opened this fall with the largest enrollment of its history. From the wealth of material, n B pledged ten splendid all·ronnd girls. We were delighted to find that we h ad a n ew alumna among the Iaculty wives, Mrs. W allace E. Caldwell. New York B, whose husband is a professor in the history department. Mrs. Caldwell h as shown in every way her deep interest in tbe l ocal chap ter. Vie were glad, also , to welcome to Ollr chapter Mattie Empson, Indiana r. 'IS, and two juniors. Fern Sweet, Indiana r and Dorothy Drybread, Indiana A. Mary Martin who left n last year for Wisconsin A came back for her senior year, and one of the 'IS girls, Mande Elfen, is back in the Graduate School.
A chapter of 4 T has been installed this fall, the tenth national fraternity to enter Indiana University .
Owing to a new r uling of the Dean of Women, the time honored "open hou ses" which the women's fraternities have been acc u stomed to hold three rimes • year for the men of the University, are :\ thing of the put. We are still permitted. bowever, to entertain small groups of men informally at stated In ter·
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vah and bave h ad some enjoyabl e little parti'.:8. OUT fall dance is scheduled for December 18 a few days before vacation begins, when we ought all to be in gay holiday mood.
FLOREN CE H. HERZ.
I NDIANA GAMMA-BUTLER CO LLEGE
(Chartered 1897)
INITI ATES
(Initiated Octoher 2 , 1915)
Mildred Je ss up. 18, Hopkin svi lle, Kentucky. Kathryn Karns. 't8. Indian apo lis. Indiana. Lois Rannels, '18, Indianapoli s, Indiana.
If a IT meet a II coming into town, of course the first question is al* ways "Who'd you get?" Indian a r concluded a very successful summer rush by p ledging fourteen enthusiastic freshmen of whom we 8TC certa inly proud. Thirteen of the girls are (rom Indianapoli s-Margaret Bloor, Josephine Harmon, H ele ne Sharpe, Helen Daugherty, Margery Hopping, Mae Hamilton, Gertrude Harshman , Mildred Quinn, Esther Rhoades, Florence Taylor, Hel en Corbet, Frances Shierk, and Elsie Ha yde n Mary Wickersham is from Thorntown, Indiana
Butler College has had an unusually large enrollment thi s year and another French teacher Mis s Chandler has been added to the faculty.
At the end of last semester the students started a movement for student control of examinations. As a result of this, a committee was appointed to draw up a constitution which the st u dent body adopted. The H onor System is n ow install ed in the college and Ruth Habbe, '17. has been elected as one of th e junior members of the Student Council.
Bertha Coughlen, '18, has been elected secretary of the sophomore class and Frances Shierk, '19. of the freshman class.
Last Saturday, October 16. twen ty-five girls from our chapter went to Franklin for the Butler-Franklin football game. The Franklin Pi Phis gave us a splendid cooley-shine afterwards, and took us around in machines to show us the town and the co ll ege. We enjoyed it thoroughly that the Butler girls even marched in th e parade which celebrated Franklin's football victory.
Halloween always ha s such wonderful possibilities for a party that our chapte r is planning a corn roast for the thirtieth We are going to a farm which is owned, very conve ni ent ly for us , by the father of one of our pledges, ten miles out of the city.
Our de legate, Edith Cooper, has g i ve n us sp lendid and interesting reports from convent ion and all of the girls who were th ere have brought back s uch enthusias ti c IT 41 sp irit and so many helpful suggestions that we a r e l ook ing fo rward to an unusually successful and de li ghtful year.
ALl CE LUCILLE DUNN.
CHAPTER LETTERS
DELTA PROVINCE
:r.lINNESOTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MI NNESOTA
(Chatte r ed 18(0)
Fir st I want t o te ll you th at we hav e moved and are now living in a liny litl le hou se in order that we may save money , (or we a r e hoping that ne xt ye ar we can begin building our own hou se . Oh , how mu ch that means to u s !
O ur ru s hing Ihi s yea r lasted on l y three weeks. W e pledged fourt ee n sp le ndid girls. For two years now we have tried a form o f sophomore pledge day, but we lind that short ru s hing is m uch more success ful. The sc h olarship according to the report o f t h e Dean of W o men , is bette r fo r both u pperc lassmen and fre sh men . W e h ave already introdu ced our freshmen to college life at 11 rece pti on at the Walk e r Art Callery, October twenty-second.
P:m h ellenic' doings a r e starting in thi s year with splendid f ee lin g. We :l.re again following the c ustom o f having interchange of d in ner dates with o ther Gree k -Je tter o rgani zations.
Co Uege activiti es are whirling u s o n just as th ey always h ave done. Lucy H ow, ' 16, i s vice-preside nt of the Y . W . C. A. and had en t ire charge of th e membe r ship banquet. She is a membe r of the All - University Council a1so. Edna Heale y, '16, ha s been e lec t ed vice -plesident o f the senio r class a n d Gene vi eve Be rnh ardt, ' 17, secretar y o f the junior clas s. Lu cy H ow, , , 6, and Isabe l Mc Lau g hlin, ' 16, were elected to 1: T the se nior h on ora r y girls fr a ternit)·. Genevieve B ern hardt , ' 17, was e le c ted t o Q uill, an organiution d ev oted to crea tive writing. Alice Walk e r , '1 6 , w as elected secretary of Cap and Gow n whi le Lu cil e D a ughert y, ' 19, was elected an office r of her class and Annas Kenkle, ' 19 , an oAicer of Bib and Tu cke r, tbe fre shman girls' organizatio n , j us t as Cap and Gown is the se nior girl s' organization. Moni ca Langtry, ' 18, had charge of the MasQuer' s dinner and m ad e it a huge s U\:cess. Th e M asQ uers is the old es t dramatic cl ub on the ca mpu s. Most of o ur girls a re act iv e in litera ry societies, one of them, Ysabel M c Lau g hlin, ' t 6, be ing c hairman of the program committee of Aca nthu s. But I am probably tirin g yo u with this enumeration.
The football season is at its height. The biggest confe ren ce gam e which i s to b e played at Minm so ta this year will be the Ch i ca go game November thirteenth. That day will be Home -co ming Day f o r all a lumni. Lucy How, ' 16, i s one of a co mmittee of two in charge of arrangement s f o r th at a u spi ciou s occas ion. W e a r e lo oking forward, so me of u s, to going to Wi sco n si n t o th e game. W e will so enjoy meeting th e Wisc on si n girls
Our conven tion r epo rt was m os t inspiring We all feel lik e working harder than eve r W e wi sh eve ry c h apler a successfu l and happy year
Lu c y How.
WI SCONS I N OF WIS CONSIN
(Chartered 1894)
( Initiated September 30, 1915 )
H e l e n Geer, 't8, Manitow oc. W is.
M a rtha H eal y, '18, Webst e r Grov es, Mo .
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Agnes Kelly, ' t8, LaGrange, III.
Mary Lerch. '18, Takoma Park, D. C.
Lillian Treadwell, 'IB, 92 17 Winchester Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Ruth Mount, '18, 7145 Eggleston, Madison, Wis.
Alice McClymont , ,,8, Milwaukee, Wis.
(Initiated November 6, 1915)
Florence Clark, ' 18, Ida Grove, I owa.
Ruth Chickering. ' 18, Menominee, Wi scons in.
Joan Hayes, ' 17. Janesville, Wis .
Marjorie Hen dricks, '18, 121 Prospect, Madison, Wis
Hilda P.heyer, "7. Jefferson, Wis.
Clio Nichols, '17. Gallopolis. Ohio.
Aline Wil son, '17. Webster Groves, Mo
Wisconsin A is ce r tainly (ull of "pep" this year. Practica.l1y every girl io the chap ter has taken it upon herself to strive to be a good student as well as an active member in some outside activity.
our seniors Brice was for W,.IJ1l.X.
Among EJiubeth cho se n Marian Luce m ade the senior hockey team and i. Woman'. Edi tor of the Awk, a humorous magazine issued every month, and is also at the head of S. G. A. te lLS. In the junior class, Josephine H n tchinson was elected secretary an d cheer leader hy the girls in the j uni or soc iety, Yellow Tassel, and Marjorie Adams is rann ing for the vice-presidency of the class, Carlene Tuller is on the Y. W. C. A. hunar committee. Of o ur soph omo res Mary Lerch made the archery team and Martha Healey, 't8, the hockey team. And o ur ' 19s are right there too-Margaret Lathrop has been el ected secretary of Grun Button fre.hman society.
Several of the girls are interested in locial work and have adopted "Little Sisters" in the poorer di stricts of Madison. There is much spirit among the Interaoronty bow lers too , Irene Morrit beiDg chosen as secretary and t reasurer Mystic Circle an intetlorority society chose the fo ll owing girh from the freshman clus; Dorothy Grace, Edith Poole and Helen Muten.
We have had one informal dance 10 far and arc planning on having another, November 13. Fourteen girls went down to the Chicago -Wisconsin foothall game and several are planning to visit Illinois Z at the time of the W isconsin- Tllin ois game .
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Our rushing W8I very successful and we are expecting great things {rom our pledges. In the rea1 literary line we have Marjorie Adams and Marion Luce on the Wiscons i n MaguiDe and Ruth Roberts a reporter on the \Voman's page of our daily paper The Cardinal, with Hel en Brooks on the advertising staff. You can not blame us for feeling pretty pro u d of o ur ch apter rrom n slightly prejudiced standpoint, but r eally now don't yon think we are pretty well represented?
Besides this Isahell Bodden is still a member of Red Domino and the F re n ch Club and we have H el en Eckert. Hel en Thornton and Lucil e Cazier in the glee dub and we hope to get more girls in before the cnd of the year.
MILDRED COZZENS.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD CO LLEGE
(Chartered 181l)
The ran of nineteen-fifteen finds Lombard College very much alive, with all the old interest still with us, and with fresh enthusiasm for th e new departments For tbe lirst time in a nnmber of yean we have an excellent co urse in industrial arts offered us. The vocal art department grows steadily from year to year, and onr new scientific piano Itudiol, und er th e direction of Professor Ednard Scheruble, are thriving.
We were glad to welcome as a sister fraternity, N chapter of d Z, which was chartered Jone S. 19 15 ·
The I)'stem of open rushing, as decided upon by the local Panhellenic Council, was a ne" ooe to ns this year, and proved quite latisfactory Oar local alumnre took fuU charge of our formal ru shing party. On Oc tober IS, we pledged seve n splendid girll: Marjorie Caton, '19; Eva Knott , '19; Helen Leonard , '19: all of Joliet, Illinois: Carrie Clary, '19, of Liberty, Illinoi .: Marie Fennessy, '11, of Avon, Illinoi.; Therle Hines, '19, of Galesburg: and Marian Woodley, '19, of Hollywood, California.
We are at present trying out a little which is Quite novel to us. On every Sunday afternoon we bold "Open·house" at the bungalow, for all the women of the college who care to come We ling college songs, bold informa.l programs, and pop corn, apples and candy are served. The purpose of these gatherings is to afford some kind o f entertainment for the girls who would otherwise have to while away a lon eso me afternoon, as well as to develop a more democratic spirit among the college women .
W e llre striving t o keep o ur sc ho l a rship up to the plane it reached l ast year, the highes t reached by any of our (rat r roiti es, and we are g oin g t o raise Ic\"cl if we can.
Last spring the first prizes (or the Eugenic s Essay co ntest and the Towli. se nd Declamatory co nt es t were won by Pi Pb is Thi s faU three of o ur number 3te working on the Lombard Review editorial staff.
The one big event which we are anticipating now is the Knox - Lombard game, set for November 19. 00 which day we exp«t many of our back. We are bottling up all of our su rplu s "pep" and enthus i asm fo r that day, wben we shall release the press ur e.
CATHARINE V. CR I SSE Y
ILLINOIS DELTA-KNOX COL LEGE
(Chartered 1884)
Illinois 11 finds herself very happily disposed thi s year, both in r es pe ct to her chapter and to her home-Knox College. The six seniors who left us made a very l a rge l onesome spot to be sure and four of our other girls, Ruth Buc k, ' 16, Ellen Weart, ' ,6, Lena Lee, '17, and Jeslie Canning, '16, were unahle to return; Phyllis Rudd, ' 17, and Gladys Ervin, '17 l eft us to enter Cornell and Ohio State Universities, respectively.
W e, accordingly began our life this year only a dozen strong but o ur num · ber was more than doubled on pledge day, f or thirteen lovely girls gave their promise to join us The pledging service was held at the home of Mrs Wood and a great many of our alumn lr were with UI to welcome the new girls. We are to try a new plan this year in our initiation, taking the girls in two or more groups, regulated on a scholarship ba.is We have enjoyed three cooky·shin es together and one association meeting with !Uinois B at which we we re given convention r epor t s by both the active and alumnlr delegates from each chapter.
And now, I want to tell you about our home and the r est oC our family for Knox is expecting this to be her banner year and we are all very hnppy . Nearly one more students than ever before entered college thi s fall as the resnlt of the "Boost Knox" campaign carded on last summer whi c h shows how well we can work for our college when we are given the respen "ibility.
The college activities r ea lly opened in earnest with our annual Log City day picnic when the faculty and students met in an informal gathering !it Highland Park . Dean W. E . Simonds gave the address oC the day nnd we were especially glad to hear his voice again for he had been away Cram us during the past year on a leave oC absence. With. hiS return to the head of the English departm e nt come. the o rgani zation oC an Engli sh Cl ub in KnoJ: which we have greatly wanted and are very glad to welcome. The noted civic worker of Chicago, Raymond Robins, was with us for two days this f all and gave us !l wonderful series of lec ture s. As a result oC his visit th e men have reorganized the Y. M. C. A . and are showing an interest in it. advnncement.
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The fa c ulty has voted to have no football here this year out of respect to Bryan Scott, the member of our learn who was killed at the game with St. Louis University, October 16
OUT girls have found rather prominent places in the various activities of the college; Nettie Krantz is president of the Student Government Association of Whiting Hall; Alta Green president of the junior class; Florence Dean en pledge) sophomore member of the Student Council; four girls in the glee dub; one on the s lafT of the college paper and two on the board of tho! college annual. We have three girls on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet besides the secretary and it is through these positions we hope to pro\'! useful in furthering the plans 'this year [or the betterment of our college.
ELSIE COON.
ILLINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSIT\'
(Chartered 1894,)
INITIATES
(Initiated October 25. 1915)
Anne Armstrong, 1 17• Springfield, m. Laora Barnett, '16, Neenah, Wis. Gracia Blackman, '18. Wheaton, I1l
Illinois E ope n ed the coll ege year with twenty·live active girls all primed and ready for five days of hard rushing. For the first time in four years North· western had matriculation pledging with personal bidding. After having had long rushing periods we found this somewhat strenuous but when at the close we had nine fine pledges to show for our work we were more than satisfied. Ench one I am sure will be a credit to n 4> and to the university. We were very glad to have Martha Gray, Michigan B, with us for several of our ru s hing parties tbis fall.
In addition to these new girls we were lucky enough to gain Mary Louise Kohler, JIIinois H. and Grace Zoelner, Kansas A. We thought we were going to have Ellen Gary, Illinois H. with us also but at the end of the first month he r h ea lth compelled her to leave college.
(IIin ois E feels particularly glad this year because we have our province pre sident. Mrs. Spry, in Evanston. I am afraid we are a triRe selfish about ber for she seems to belong to us personally.
Oy the time this letter is printed we hope to have our new Political Science Buil ding rendy for occupancy. It is a fine big white stone building, the gift of Norman Dwight Harris and is situated just inside the main entrance gate With seven hundred freshmen and a bigger enrollment in the whole co llege than ever before it will be quite a relief to be able to spread out and breathe comlortab ly .
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Every woman on Northwestern campus h3S pledged herself to earn n doll a r before Thanksgiving for the benellt of a fund (or a Woman 's Building. Vari· ous methods are being used much to th e detriment of our pocketbooks. Advertisements are posted in the halls giving out the advantages which 3re offered for merely n ominal s um s.
Dancing l essons are given at the rate of three (or n quar ter, hats are trimmed, h air shsmpooed and ind eed if you will only pay th e p r ice yo u need do nothing (or yourst l !. H-3rd ly a night passes that we are not implored to buy sandwiches. cake or pie At the close of th e time we are planning to have a big party where the dollars will be collected and the ways and means u sed to sec ure them will be described.
We are trying out a new ide a in our chapter which we hope will gnatl.\· improve the fr a ternity efficie ncy. Th e entire ch ap ter is divided into com· mittees for sch olarship, f or social affairs, for care of the fraternity r ooms, f o r n ews of camp us ac tiviti es, for c riti cism and in shor t f o r practically eve ry · thing that the fraternity as a group is interested i n . W e a re since rely hop ing that thi s will prove satis f acto ry for it will mean that the work will be evenl y di strib u ted whereas heretofore the re spo nsibility has fallen on a few
I n fact everything seems to point toward a most sa ti s f ncto ry year ill Illinois E and Northwestern University .
R U TH C OLB Y.
ILLINOIS ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
(Chartered 1895)
Eight finer girl s could not be found than those upon whom we pinn ed th e wine and blue on pledge day. The enthu.iasm and spirit which they ha ve shown, even during the short time they have been with u s, p resages sp len d iJ things for both n and
the clast of '19.
The Illinoi s Zetas are getting to be real "hangers o n tl for all the girl ca me back th is year with the exception of three, Helen Sawen, ex-'IS, Grace Flood, ex·'17, and Frances Webster, ex-' .S Dor-othy Stevenson, who was at Bryn Mawr l t year, is back with u' again as is alto Catherine Parks We have aU lost our hear ls to Mary Kneeshaw our tran sfer fr om Nebraska B. Thank you Nebraska B. Th e only thinl
which mars ou r happiness is that our house is 10 sma ll that seven oC the girls hltve to live ou t of th: house.
Q u ite a number of us came hack about & week early this year in order to get our rooml ready for our house party. It was very (ortunate we did. for a m'ore hopelcli looking mess than this house wu in, co uld scarcely be imagined We all set to work with enthusiasm, however, and in four days we were all ,pick and span Two of th e girls got extreme ly ambiti o us and white enameled all the woodwork and furniture in their r oom. This set the ball rolling and before we knew it, we had three white rooms instead of one. From the adm iratiou which we luy on es h ave bestowed upon these r ooms, ] hay II sneaking idea that by next year all the Pi Pbi bedrooms will have assumed a snowy whiteness. Wi th attractive new d r op light s through ou t the lower fl oo r, new linen, silver, dishe s, and our two aristocratic l ooking mahogany candlesticks given us by our chaperon, Miss Fleming, it is no wonder that we feel "all fixed Up .1I Ou r most cherished belonging now, th o ugh, is our Singer sewing machine given us by the freshmen.
One of ou r patronesses, Mrs . J. B. Harris, gave us a most delightful tea duri ng rushing lIeuon, and two of our alumn a:, Mrs Pil cher and Mrs. Stipes, entertained lor u with teas, which were so cha rmingl y informnl that we a ll had the bes t kind of a time.
O ur rus hin g dinners were pa r tic ul a rly aUactive this yea. Each girl was assigned one dinne r for which she was to furnish the decorations and loml! unusual feature. As a r esu lt we had a party almost every night.
We a re all l ooking foward to h ome-comi ng with mu ch pleasure, for it is at home-coming time that Illin ois spirit appears in a ll its glory. Then we have the class fina ls in foo tb a ll, the class rush, whi ch i s quite har mles s h ere '!. t Illin ois, and the big game of th e season, lIlin ois vers us Minne sota thi s year hoping to h a ve our house brimful of them
Illin ois Z sends to all its siste r chap ters its h ea rt ies t , vishes for the most Iplendid year in their bi story.
F RANC ELIA SARCENT
ILLI NOIS ETA-JAMES MILLI KIN
(Ch a rtered 1912)
INITIATES
(tnitiated April 13 1915)
Myrtl e Rugh. '1 8, D eca tur, Illinois .
(Initiated June 10, 19 15)
Irene Hamman. '18, Decatur, Ill .
The first tl.ree weeks after collell'e opened, Millikin Pi Phis lived and thousht in terms of convention and new Rirl s . The conv ention girls lost much
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of their distinction after the secret ARROW arrived, and the Dew girls have ca used l ess worry since we pledged them. Yes, I most t ell you about o u r pledge s. We have six young hopefuls or whom we are tremendously pro u d. Gretchen Franken , Chandlersville, III.; Kathryn Kyde, Newman, Ill.; Miri am Herron, Shelbyville, 111.: FrIluCtS Kenney, Decatur, 111. ; Ger. Gushard, Decatur, III.; Louise Callins, San Texas. Now, we can look back sanely upon th l! last few weeks and see a few other which have haIlP t: ned. For thi s year has been more crammed full of good things than U5unl. The first two days after matriculation were devoted tn
Y. W. C. A. I w a nt to tell you b ere that our new Y. W . president is no other than Elizabeth Galloway, '17. Daring those two days no fraternity girl wore her pin and no one rnshed. We were just all nice to all of the new girls. To property introd uce them to true Millikin spirit we gave th em a "hike" and a reception-with the assistance of the Y M. As a result all the girls were wildly enthusiastic abo ut Millikin. immediately.
Tn class elections this fall three of our girls were honored, Virginia Bowyer, sen ior vice-president j Frances Kenn ey, freshman vice -president i Geraldine Gushud. freshman secretary. Charlotte Kerney, ' I i. won the tenn i s singl es '!lnd -as a special reward of merit received the first medal by IT M e. II l\[ e is our senior society and it is planning to give a medal each of the following years. More than one half of the girls who are doing active social servi ce work this year nre Pi Phi s. W e can't leach at Little Pigeon. but we have t he true n interest in social service Th e plan of "open·house" on Wedne sdays is being followed again this year. It is th e best plan of getting acquainted that we have ever tried. Sitting on the floor eating pop corn, girls forget that they are nonfraternity girls or members of a rival fraternity.
Last week, after chapter meeting, we found our dining room tabl e almost groaning under a weight of jars of fruit, preserves, and jelly The nlumn:t girls looked painfully indifferent. Aren't they thoughtful, loyal Pi Phi s? Ned Friday evening we are going to give a reception for the entire university. We sincerely wish that many of you might be with us then.
MARGARET H ONE 1' WELL.
EPS IL ON PROV I NCE
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
(Chart"ed 186<J)
Registration day, September 14. found eight h appy and excited Pi Phis back in Iowa We sleyan We bave a fine enrollment of both old and new students, our freshman class nnmbering seventy-five. This fall's reopening of school find s several change s in our faculty. Professor Boyer is head of the mathemati cs department; Rut h Schriner is associate teacher of German; Mrs. Warburst is physical director and assistant in the ora tory department i and Miss Voorhees bas be en chosen De871 of W 'omen of Hershey H a U
This is football season and our mass meetings ha ve proven our l oy alty . We have a n ew coach this year . There are a l a rge number of old men , and a fine lot of new oocs who promise to make loyal football men Onr team hu met several successf ul encoun ters . On Thur sday, October 28, we celebrated our seventy-third Founders' Day. W e ore proud to know that Iowa Wesleyan is the olde st college west of the Mi ssissip pi. Senator A. B. Cummings of Des Moines talked to us and in th e a ft ernoo n we had a football game with Monmouth.
During ru shing season we entertained the new girls at a cooky-shine, and the next week the alumnre gave a reception for the active chapter and rushees at the h ome of Alma Westfall, ' 14, and a six o'clock dinner at the hotel the nex t week closed our rushing stunts .
I owa A is proud to introduce ber n ew p ledges : Ell en Gardne r of W ellman, I owa; Abby Sinclair, Shoshone, Idaho; Edith Va ss, Eldon, Iowa; Ruth Hep pe of Burlington , I o wa; Mildred McKee of Centervill e, Iowa; Al ta Harding of Keota, Iowa. and Floren ce Rominger of Bloomfi eld , Iowa, who comes to us as a p ledge from the Iowa r chapter . The pledging ceremony was h eld in the fraternity rooms and afterwards the alumn z: gave u s a cooky-s hine at the home of Mrs. Carl Melcher (Miriam Young, ex·'.t6) .
We were grently interested in the r epo rt of Lilli a n Piper, '16, ot' h er trip to conve ntion and we have gleaned B grea t many helpful things from it. I hope that every l ow:\ A girl will be able to atte nd the ne xt convention.
At one o f ou r fir s t frat ernity meetings Mis s Ullena Ingersoll , presi de nt of the Ep silon Province, gave us an interesting and impressive fraternity talk
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Since o ur last le tter 10 THE ARROW we have been saddened by the death of Ethel Lymer, '09. Mi ss Lymer was associate professor of German and professor of French at Iowa Wesleyan College: and an alumna of the Iowa :A. Ahh o ugh an alumna she ",:as always a leading spirit in our active chapternnd will be grea tl y miss ed by all of us.
BEUL-'.H BILLlNCSLEY.
IOWA BETA-SIMPSON COL LEGE
(Chartered 1874)
INlnATEs
(Initiated, Octobe r 8, 1915)
Esther Bak e r, '18, Corning, Iowa
Margaret Griffith, '18, Des Moines, Iowa. J osephine Hiatt, ' IS, Ackworth, Iowa. Marie McClaran, '18, Decatur, Iowa
September 15 found an enthusiastic group of Pi Phis back at Simpson, eager for the work and ple85ures of a new year. But s uch a different Simp!Kln as was found! At present we h ave Dr. \V E Hamilton, as president PI"O (em , ou r f o rm er president, Dr. F. E. Strickland' h aving resigned la st spring. Professor Glen Y. Warner fills the chair of English, formerly occupied by Professor Levi P. Goodwin a nd Miss Clara Chassell succeeds Miss Hayward as instructor in English. A new finely eq uipped domestic science department has been added, towards the establishment of wbicb, tbe senior clan presen ted a fund as their gift to the college.
We are very glad to have with us this year, Miss Hildegard e Jend, head of the German department and n cJ> patroness, who returns after a year. leave of absence. There is a new dean, Mrs. Demorest, at Mary Berry Hall. who has already proved herself a capable and efficient successor to our own Mrs Martin (Elizabeth Cooke, '75).
\Ve were so sorry to lose Harri et Perry, ' 17, and Louise Jones, '17, who were not able to be back thi s year, but we are very glad to have Dorothy Storey, ex-'IS, with us again.
Our first social "get·together " took the form of a huge cooky-sh ine .at the home of Ruth Buxton, '17, in honor of Florence Se hee, ex-'ll, and Hel en Schultz, ex -'14 Illinois E who comes here as sec retary to the president while the former goes to Northwe s tern as secre ta ry to the dean.
On the evening of October S. we held a mo st wonderfully beautiful initi ation at Ihe lovely home of Mrs. Eugene Harlan ( Madge Pasley, '04). It was preceded by delic ious "eats" whi ch our loyal conn ived with us in fixing. Our initiates have indeed proved them se lves an industrious and Ifpeppy" bunch of pledges and oh-I wish you co uld have seen them laboring to the tune of the clever littl e song they composed.
We are still brimful of joy and happin ess over our five ne w girls, pledged 10 us October IS These new girls who now wear the wine and blue are Lulu Applegate, ' 18, Alice Baker, '18, Amy Crabbe, '16, Esther Peddicord, 't8,
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and Wright, '18. Pledgi ng, at the home of our delightful patrones", Mrs. }. F. Schee. was followed by a jolly cooky·shine and a rollicking sing.
6 4 d received A X 0 and n B '" at the home oC Mrs MunicU Cheshire in honor of their new patroness Mrs. Samuel Weir, this week . It is a delightful way for the girls to become more intimately acquainted and ear.h one had a most enjoyable afternoon.
The " H ouse" girls entertained the " Town " girls at a tea one afternoon this week. H aze l Perley, ' IS. and Mary Th ompson, ' 14. were out-oC·town guesls. It was the most (un to have the whole crowd together.
We feel tbat we are well represented in coll ege a ctivities this year Amy Crabbe. '16, is prtsident of the Y. W. C. A with Aural Anderson, 'Ii. vi.:: e· president, Margaret Griffith , '18, secreta ry and Ruth Buxto n, '17, chairman of the socia l committee. At a rece nt meeting of the Meccawees, Aural Anderson, '17, was e lected president and H elen \Vright, '18, tennis manager. Gretchen McClure, '16, is p residen t of the Cre scent lite rary society, while Amy Crabbe, ' 16, Helen Wright, ' 18, Margaret Griffith, ' 18, Alice Baker, ' 18, a nd Ruth Buxton, ' 17, are officers in the Zetalethean lit erary society.
With t wenty-one active girls and o ur five true blue pledges we hope to make this year a truly wonderful one for IT ct . R UT H B UXTON.
I O WA GAMMA-IOWA STATE CO LLEGE
(C hartered 1877 ) INITIATES
(Initiated September 21, 1915)
Tilen Torstenson, ' 17
Another school year bas opened and Iowa r looks forward with hap py
The en r ollmen t of girls was so much in crease d that the new dormitory, built l ast yenr, can no longer lupply Ih e demand and another one h as
thaa any yet tried at Ames, as it does end . to create It natural :a.lmosphere. just been begun. W e were happy It) initiate Til en T orstenson, ' 17, on September 21. Our rushing rules, as formed by the P a nh ellenic la st spri ng , placed pledge day D ecembe r 18. Thi s means that we are just in th e midst of ou r rushing. Under the!'e rules we are allowed one dinner date a week with one large party. Thi s plan ha s thus f a r worked out more satisfac tonly away with all the strenuous ru sh and
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By unanimous vote of the chapter last spring it was agreed that every girl should be out [or two ac tivities. Under this plan every active girl has outside college work and as a result n 4> bas Dot been witbout honors. Of the ten girls el ec ted to the dramatic club, five of them were Pi Pbis. Some of the girls arc working on the Y. W. C A. cabinet, Bomb board and glee club. We also hold presidency of Home Economics club and golf club. Recently lour of the girl s were elected to Mortar Board, a junior honorary fraternity.
During the summer Katherine McCarroll, '11. went as a delegate to the Y. W. C. A. conference at Lake Geneva.
Our chapter has been greally excited during the past week by the marriage of Ruth Vaughn, c;,:·'li. to Edward Jones, '16, fj, T A.
We regret that Grave Evans, '17, Hilda Stern, '17, Zada Kemp, '17, and Maurine Nye, '16, were unable to return this year hut are hoping they may be with us again next year.
PAULINB NORTON.
IOWA ZETA-STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
(Chartered 188:)
There are only twelve of us back this year. Twelve loya l Pi Phis, ready to take up the pleasures and responsibilities of another academic year. Our aim is to put Pi Phi on the top rung of the Panhellenic ladd er , and we hav= made a good beginning, for already Adele Rogers and Lucile Metcalf have worn the wine and blue. We also have two pledges from last year, Miriam Morony and Ann Weissinger, who, with the other two, will be initiated IOmetime before Thanksgiving.
Rushing at Iowa has been at a standstilJ, for the Panbellenic Council, compromising with the Dean of Women who is working for sop homore pledge day, has decided upon semester pledging this year. It was thought by all the fraternities, that because of the long and strenuous rushing last year, whi ch was rushing in spite of all the rules, that sophomore pledging was not a success. But we have hopes for the semester pledge day. There h been practfcally no rushing so far, and each fraternity i 3 bound to keep within it. alotted number of parties.
n of:! is planning two pa rt ies, probably in the form of afternoon teas, to be given sometime before February 21. There will also be a cooky-shine at the hom e of Jean Dayton. Town alumnse:, as wo!U as ru shees are to be our guests, if n IT cfl may be called a guest at a cooky-shine .
Mrs. A. G. Smith (Grace Partridge, '91) has invited the active chapter to attend a musical at her home next week. Part of the program will be furnished by our own girls, who have formed a quartet, and are practicing n .songs, as well as others. The quartet will be composed of Arena Waten, Jean Dayton, Grace Schwind, and Lucile Metcalf.
I am going to say just a word about our convention re port, because r h."", not the room to tell all it meant to us. More than anything else, I think, it has in sp ired us to work even harder and more enthusiastically for n 40. The report was definite and to the point. and was told in such an attractive
manner th a t during th e h our and a half our interest never flagged. We were interest ed , perhaps more than a nything els e. in th e model initiation, and think our own iciti a ti o n this year will show the effeds of our enthusiasm.
OLiva EASTMAN.
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (Cbarlmd 1895)
Nebraska started the year 1915*,6 in a fine Dew home located in the beSi r e sident district in Lincoln. The house js a large ODe and the arrangement very good [or a fraternity house-its one objection being the distance from the university, but we cheer ourselves with the thought that constitutionals a r e fine for school girls. We moved about a week before rushing so you can aU im a gine bo w hurried we were to have everything in readiness (or those strenu· O UI day •.
There were only three day s of rushing allowed and we gave five parties during that time s-o "rush" was ou r fate. But we felt q uite jubilant over our s ucce,s when six of the finest freshmen on the camp us pledged to n i Gladys Hellweg and Dorothy Pierce of Li ncoln; Faye Simon of Pender i Gladys Holland of Falls City i Mildred Bowers of Verdon and Mildred Barney oC Kearney.
No sooner was pledge day over than rushing began, for there were severa l attractive girls who did not pledge matriculation week. It was a long hard fight for all concerned but this last week saw the end and we were rewarded for our efforts in spiking two freshmen whom eve ry one on the camp us wanted very much-Margaret Galbraith oC Fairbury and Daphne Stickle Kearney. So at Thanksgiving we will pledge the se two and Bernice Tessier of Lincoln who could not pledge in September. We are greatly indebted to our alumna: (or much of our success and also to Lucile Smith of Kan sas A.
We are having initiation next Saturday for two of our finest girls-K.athryne Mellor and Gladys Harlan who were pledged last February.
The chap ter is taking a very active pari in university affairs this year Several having won honors in one way or another. Jeannette Finney is president of the Girls' Club and a member of Black Masque i Ruth Quigley a member of Silver Serpent i Marie Rowley is a X 4 and Faye Simon a Mystic Fish. Two members made Dramatic Club and three the Cosmet Play. The girls are al so a ss isting at Vesper services. Y. W. C. A. and Girls' Club {unctions .
We were honored about two weeks ago by a visit {rom two of oor alumna:, Pauline Bush -Dwan of Los Angeles and Pearl Archibald-Lewis of New York Cit y fo r whom the alumna: gave a tea. Last Saturday the chapter gave a lea {or nil n 4> mothers in the city. On October 22, the upperclassm en gave a party at Rosewilde Hall for the pledges and last week the freshmen returned the compliment by giving a Halloween house dance. The was beautifully decor a ted with autumn leaves, vines, cornstalks and jack-o'·lanterns. A gruelom e witch sat on guard over the punch bowl and all agreed it was one of the jolli es t parties ever given.
We nre hoping for a very pleasant and profitable year {or the chapter and arc wo rking hard to raise our sc h olarship standing. Our Grand Treasurer,
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Anne has presented th e " ' jlh ' a beaut iful bracelet, to be worn by the girl ha\' ing the high est grades each semes ter and Jeannette Finn ey is now w eaT ing it.
W e ha \'!! th e st ri ctes t h o use ru les in co ll ege and although they are hard to live u p t o, we f ee l that we will ben efit by t h em in the end. Th e girls I1 r e excep ti on all}" congenial this year and wilh o ur iJel oved c haperou, Mrs. Pri ce, 8 re lik e one big family.
Judging fr o m the sp irit and enthu sia s m w h ic h o ur girls h ave sh own during these first few weeks of sc h oo l. this year promises grea t th ings for Neb r aska 8 .
With si nceres t good wishes for eve r y c hapler and eve ry Pi Phi.
EUZABETU CRAWFORD
MI
SSOU RI
ALPHA-UNIVER S I TY OF MISSOURI
(C hart e red 18g8)
Another mos t s uccessful rushi n g senso n ha s come a nd gone and we are n ow getting down t o r ea l school work. W e h ave seven tee n n ew p ledges and su ch l ove ly o n es, too! They a re Fr a nces Gray, Co lumbia, Mo ; Anne C lark e, Li be rt y, Mo.; Serena Atchinson, Gower, Mo ; H el en Moo r e, Br ook fi el d, Mo.; Mary Ba rrett, Vinita, Ok l a.; Ben K e ll ey, Kearney, Mo,; H elen Conn ett , St, J oseph , Mo i H el en Owens, Mi sso uri Ci ty , Mo .; Haz eltine Fry, Co lumbia, Mo ; Cammie L amey , Sedali a, M o.; Ma rce ll a Meyers, Nevada, Mo.; Gladys W a ll, K a nsas City, Mo.; Lu cy Hall , Mars hall , Mo.; Ma ry Brown, Ch a rl eston, Mo.; H ele n Adair, Butler, Mo.; and H e l en Redford. W a rr ensburg, Mo.; Mayme Thomas, Carrollt on, Mo. Eight of th ese girls en ter th e unive r si ty with adstanding so ca n be initiated right away.
Th e r ep ort of th e sc h o l ars hip co mmitt ee has r ece ntly been se nt to u s and we are ind eed glad thnt IT 4 l eads in the grades of fraternity and non fr a terni ty wome n, as was a l so the case for th e first semeste r H e l en Robnet, one o f ou r girls wh o will graduat e this year, has a nnoun ced h e r engagement t o Bennett Clark, so n of Speaker a n d 1\Ir s. C h amp Clark. Th ey expect to marry in Jun e.
Ou r n ew h o use is on e o f our m os t important an d most talk ed o f p l eas ures. It wa s so nea r comp let ion t hat we were abl e to l ive in it wh en sc h oo l began. \'V e have wi shed for a 10 l' e l y h o me for so long that o ur pre sen t o ne ste ms too good t o be tr ue, It is not onl y good t o look upon but it i s tabiO ve ry conv en iently arra nged. O ur patrones ses an d our have bee n most kind t o us Bnd hav e a l ready gi"en many 10\' el:)' things for ou n ew h o use. Ou r n e w p ledges have j u st tw o h andsome o r ientia l ru gs
\Ve were very, f ortunat e thi s year in h avi ng mally of o ur a lumn x h ere (or ru s hing- Mr s. Jack Armstrong ( M ari ta H odgman), O livi {l S mith. Ali ce Osmo n d, \ 'era Jan e H olcomb, Lois Locke, M iriam G l andon. H elen Ayl esb ury , Mar}' J ohn s, nnd Pruden ce Gardner.
Mildr ed J oh nson, wh o r ece ived her A.B. degrrr l ast Jun e . h{lS return ed thi s se mes ter to g et h er B.S, in ed ucat io n ]\f AR l ' ]\fE , e ll UI LEE.
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MISSOURI BETA-WASHINGTON UNIVERSTTI'
(Chartered 1907)
I N I T IATES
( Initi ated June 14 J9(5)
Ma rgaret Jac ke s, '18, St. Louis, Mo . H elen J ohnston, ' 18, St. Louis. Mo
The school year has begun very well f or Missouri B. {or. aJthough we ha\'e on ly six tee n active girls back, we have s ucceeded in pledging seventeen fr eshmen. Rushing season this year was limited to two weeks of unlimited rushing after matriculation. day was October 4 and a memora ble day It was {or IT oJl a t Washingto n f or we did not l ose a s ingle bid and succeeded in caj'.lturing three from Th eta, our greatest rival. \Ale feel thaI we have the seventeen best freshmen at Washingt on and a re wi shing for th e time to come when we can initiate them
The faculty, la s t sp ring, ranked the fraternitie s acco r ding to th e grades nnd the results were published in Student Life, the sc hoo l paper. n r a nk ed lirs t, being the only one with a B average. We are going to try hard to keep ILp this record.
There have been many improveme nts in the university since our last letter. The interiors of the bui ldings hav e been done over and the grounds have been great ly improved by terracing and sodding in some parts which, although th ey we re in the back, were very conspicuous to the newcomer or visitor An t''' tensive night school ha s been opened in th e coll ege department in addition to the one begun in the engineering department last yea r Both of the se bi.:! fair to be a great success and to lead us on to "a greater Washington"-the nmb ition of every loyal Washingtonian
Coll ege activities have taken a live l y start tbis year The football team beat " Minco" in a game which is always one of the l argest and mo st impo r tant of the season. The girls too h ave taken a keen interest in athletics this yea r nnd h:lve a swimming club, a hoc key team whi ch is to play with ot her nearby teams, and a tennis tournam en t. Th e dramatic club has begun to rehearse for a play to be g i ven the end of the mo n th and has already held its tryo u ts f o r me mbership, which is limited to upperclassmen this year. O ne mOre of our girls was admitted to tbe club, making eight Pi Phis in the or· gani zat ion So, now that everything is so we ll started and our freshmen a re pledged, we ' are R ttling down to a year, whi ch we hope will be the best possib le (or th e unive r sity and (Or the chapter.
HELEN M CCARCO.
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MI SSOU RI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE
( Char tered 1914) INITIATES
( I ni tiated July 9. 1915 )
Hil d r ed Currey, ' JO, Webb City, Mo (Initiated July 10, 1915)
Missouri r sen d s greetings to a ll of ber sisler chapters and best wishes for their IUCCesS during thi s new sc hool year. We enjoy being together again Md hope that as a chapter and &5 indiv id uals we may do some good hard work both f or our co ll ege and for o ur fraternity.
We (eel very gra tified over our success in rushing which extended over a peri od of three weeks. During this tim e we hnd se veral very pleasant social gatherings. One of these, a Ilgo u ler ," give n by our club at the home of onc o f their members, was espec ially enjoyable
At six o'clock we all took part in a grand march which led to th e fl ower garden where we saw num· bers of dainty boxes hanging to trees. Ea ch of these was s us pende d by our fraternity colors in whi ch were ti ed wine c arnations. Upon opening our boxes we found elaborate suppers for two. Th e garden was very artistically lighted and we enjoyed dancing to th e musi c of th e orchestra. All agreed that the "gouter " was a great success and a sub stantial aid in winning o ur ru sh ees.
Al so our annual slumber party was indeed a j oll y affair. At a l a te hour we were delightfu ll y ente rt ained by so me of the college men who serenaded us . Aft e r Ih:lt we sang IT song ; and enjoyed a delicious midnight lun ch but it was during the wee sma ll h o urs that the l as t of u s fo und h erself snugly in under the covers.
In th e way of co llege activ it ies th e Drury gi rl s h ave been very mu ch inlerested in a newly organized girls' g lee club the president of which. we are glad to "y, is one of our IT 4' seniors, Eleanor Humphrey s. The fa ct that fifty girls have signed up shows the enthusiasm with which the work is being undertaken
Ju s t at presen t the women of Springfield a r e endeavoring to raise a sum of $1 00,000, for a much need ed new c: ty Y. W. C. A. building. Both our active chapte r and a lumn :E club have made pledges and at the close of the campaign we shall b e very proud to be repr esented among the donors to such A worthy cause.
We certainly mi ss th e seniors of l as t year a nd all those who left us in June not to r e turn this fnll We know th at their same good influenc e is being felt wh ether they ar e tellching o r otherwise occupied Rnd we nre alw ays glad to welcom e th em on th e ir occasional visits to their alma mal e f'.
EJoUCA MAY B ALDW I N.
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KANSAS ALPHA-KANSAS UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1873)
INITIATES
(Initiated June 5, 1915)
Margaret Fitch. '18
Mary Govier. '17 Lillian Taylor, 'IS
Kansas A. is proud to announce the pledging of sevente en fine freshmen. They are Marie Dunne, Madeline Butts. and Beatrice Dimond all of Wichita, Kan.; Ada Dykes, Lebanon, Kan .; Elizabeth Coors, Las Vegas, N. Mex.; Jane Parmenter, Kingman, Kan. j Helen Chapman. Gertrude Shepherd, and Imogene Gillespie. all of Kansas City , Kan j Helen Peairs, and Eleanor Atkin· SO D, both of Lawrence, Kan. j Winifred Mattick., Gertrude Wiggins, Frances Jobes, and Mildred Taylor, all of Kansas City, Mo . ; Lucine Spen cer, lola, Kan j Loraine Wasson, Leavenworth. Kan.
Our house was not completed for rushing, how eve r, our town g i rls and alumnae came to our rescue and opened their homes to us, so that to them we are deeply indebted for a most successful rushing season. We are living i:'l the house now, although it will not be completed until December.
Our Dean of Women has given a series of teas for the girls of the univer· sity and is planning an AIl·University party. The V. W. C. A. AssociatioD has given several informal parties including a middy dance. freshman frolic and a Halloween party. So far we have been successful in football, but we have yet to meet Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri.
Panhellenic hopes to revise her rules during the winter, 50 that rushing will be more simple and shorter OUT c han cellor is agitating the question of cooperative buying for men's and women's fraternities combined, but so far noth· ing definite has been decided.
We are glad to welcome the new chapter of r 4> B, which was inltaUed Oc tober 9. 1915. The group her e petitioning A ;a: A expects to receive its charter in the near future. We hope that the number of Greek·letter societies will continue to increase at Kansas, thus helping to counteract the anti fraternity sentiment.
Kansas A wishes for the other chapters of n B '" as pleasant an outlook. for th e coming year as she has.
MAY MILUR.
KANSAS BETA-KANSAS STATE AGRI CU LTURAL COLLEGE
(Chartered June 3, 1915)
May 30, will be a date always remembered by Kansas B chap ter, for it was on this day that we received the joyful new s that'" K '" had been granted a tbart er in IT B 4>. Our installation followed J one 3. with Miss Anne StDart as in stalling officer, assisted by girls from Kansas A and Nebraska B and aiomn ae from Topeko., Kansas No words can ever express our feeling when we Wore our arrows for the first time. To add to our brimming c up of joy was the
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fa ct that the first fraternity girl 10 be elected May Queen at K. S. A. ('. wa.s a !I' n , our c hapter president, Jane Kingan. \V asn't that a g lor i ous way to end the college year.
When college opened this fall, the Baby Chapte r found h er ranks well filled with eager girls awaiting their first rushing season in IT B 4>. Competi· tion was keen this year for X (} was installed during rushing and K gave her suppor t t o the local which is petitioning K here. n won seven victories. W e did not l ose one bid. The pledges are: Martha W ebb, Caney, K-ansas; Gladys Guild, Topeka, Kansas; Oneita Harrison, Wichita, Kansas; Anna Wils on, Victor, Colorado; G ladys Craig, Manhattan, KanS1lS; Eli zabe th Adams, Mapl e Hill, Kansas; J eanetfe Cochrane, Kansas City, Missouri
Our work on the hill this year is keeping us all busy, but not too busy to have one senior th e society editor of the school paper, six in Dramatic Club, two in Quill Club, a national h onorar y litera ry fraternity, and four girls on V. W. C. A. committees, and our new president , Eva Lawson is on the editing staff of the college yearbook, TIle Royal Purple. \'je are working hard for II B cJ!, for we feel that nothing is too good fo r our fraternity.
We send our lov e to all our new U -4> sisters and ex tend a most cordial wei· come to them all to visit us, whenever they can, for we want to know each one personally. We want to thank the chapters who helped us so much in o ur work for the cha rter and h ope to prove by our chapter life that we are worthy of II B -4>.
The local Panhelleni c at the University of Arkansas instituted an entirely new system of rushing this fall, and und er existing conditions, it proved highly satisfactor y. Panhellenic proportioned the rushing dates of the freshman girls and formal rushing did not begin until the eighteenth of September, three days afte r the opening of the university. At six o'clock on Friday the twenty· fourth, the fre shmen were left to their own devices. At nine o'clock the fol· lowing morning, n B sent out nine invitations and, almost immediately, pinned th e wine and blue on nine splendid, enthusiastic freshmen. We are very proud indeed to announce the following pledges; Mabel Monteath, Doris Fisher, Pauline H oe ltzel, Willie McLees, Little Rock, Arkansas; Mary StyrOP, Monticello, Arkansas; Elizabeth Murphy, Henrietta Murphy, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Mary Pickens, Rogers, Arkansas; Mildred Rosser, Dallas, Texas.
HELEN WIN NE.
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That same evening we gave a dinner party for our pledges at the home of Marion and Haul Gladson, and tw enty ·four Pi Phis joined in the chorus of "Ring Dting Ching."
Bot these pl edges aTC not the only new additions to OUT chaple r . We have 3 new patroness, Mrs. Katherine Lewis, and we wish to announce the affi li ation of siste rs Alice and Gertr ude Murphy, of Ok l ahoma li.
Arkansas A is un fo r t unate in not having a fraternity house, but we 8 TI! instigati ng th e c ustom of "open hou se" twice a month at the home s of so me of ODT town girls. We plan to ent er lain a ll of the othH fraternities in this ma nner.
The attendan ce at th e uni\'c rsity h as app rec iably in c reased this year, and we have added a number of new profe ssors in va ri o u l departments. We feel th e loss of Pro(elSo r ] Wai nwrigh t Evans, of th e English depar tment very keenly, and even more so, th e l oss of h is wife, Edith C lagge t, T exl!-s A, '04 . Mr s. Evans was a constant inspiration and h elp to our active ch apter as well as I.., our alumnlr.
Since the excitement o( pledging is ove r , the all-abso rbing top ic of conver· sation bas been football. Only two gam es h ave been played so (ar, but we ba ve been victorious by a g ood maj o rity in botb ins tan ces. A special train h as been chartered (or the twenty -third o( October to con vey the s tud ents a nd the faculty to the annual Arkansas Oklahoma A. and M. game to be staged at Fort Smith, Arka nsas. By p r ese nt indications that day will ce rtainly be a gala one, the c ulmination of whi ch will be a big university dance a t th e Goldman H o tel i o Fort Smith. The Unive rsity o( Oklahoma foo tball team plays Arkansas this rear on our own field , and, contrary to th e usual c us tom, the Thanksgiving game w ill also be played here.
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE
(Chartered 1867 )
I N ITI ATES
( Initiated, October 16. 1915 )
Edith Bale, '18, 1521 P ete rs Ave.
Mary Lee Brown, '18 , 2402 Coliseum St.
Katherine Caffery, 't8, 1228 Race St
Julia Ellis, ' 18, 1231 'Vashington Ave
Margu erite Ellis, ' 18, 122:1 Third St.
Ruth Flower, '18, 1231 'Vashington Ave
Ali ce Landon , ' 18 , 1231 Washingto n Ave
Lu cill e Lombard, ' )8, 574 W a lnut St.
Virginia P a rker, ' 18, 2427 Camp SI. Charlotte Sess um s, ' 18, 2919 St. Charles Ave .
Nathalie Se toon, 't8 , 132:1 Barrock s SI. D o ro th y Thompson, ' 18, 1812 Calhoun St.
Belore speakin g about our initiates and all the wonderf ul events of this )'eaJ' , I wan t to say a few words about our h ouse psrly. Tt took place in the
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Thnt same evening we gave a dinner party for our pledges at the home of Marion and Hazel Gladson, and twenty·lour Pi Phi s joined in the c horus of "Ring Ch ing Ch i ng."
But th ese pledges 8 t e not the on l y new additions to our chapte r . \Ve h ave a new pa tron ess, Mr s. Kath erine Lewi s, and we wi sh 10 announce the affiliatioll of sisters Ali ce and Gertrude Murphy, of Oklahoma A Arkansas A i s unfortunale in not having a fraternity house, but we a r e instigati ng th e c usto m of "ope n ho use" twice Ii month at the h omes of some of our town girls . W e plan 10 en ter tain all of the other fraternities in this manner.
The attendance at th e university has apprec iably in c reased this year, and we hav e added a number o f new pro fe ss ors in various departments. We fee l the loss of Professor) Wainwright Evans, of the English d ep artment very keenly, (l nd e ven more so, th e lo ss of hi s wife, Edith C lagget, TUl;I:s A. , '04 Mrs. Evans was a cons tan t inspirati o n and hel p to our act ive chapte r as well as h> o or alumnI!: .
Since the excitement of pledging is ove r, th e all·absorbing topi c of con ver· sa lion bas been football . Only two game s have been played so far, but we bave bee n victorious by a good majority in both instances. A special train has been chartered for the twenty·third of O<:tober to convey the st udents and the (acuity to the annual Arkansas -Oklahoma A. and M . game to be staged at Fort Smith, Arkansas By present indications that day will certainly be a gala one, the c ulmination of whic h will be a big univers ity dan ce at the Goldman H otel in Fort Smith. The University of Oklahoma football team plays Arkansas this yea r on our own fie l d, and, co ntrary to the usual custom, the Thanksgiving game will al so be p l ayed here .
I RENE KNERR
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE
(Chartered 1867) INITIATES
(Initiated, October 16, 1915)
Edith Bale, '.8, 1521 Peters Ave.
Mary Lee Brown, '18, 2402 Coliseum SI.
Katherine Caffery, 't8, 1228 Race St.
Julia Ellis, '18 , 1231 \Vashington Ave.
Marguerite Ellis, ' 18, 1222 Third St.
Ruth Flower, '18, l23t \Vashington Ave. Ali ce Landon, '18, 1231 Washington Ave.
Luci ll e Lombard. '18, 574 Walnut SI.
Virginia Parker, '18, 2427 Camp St. Char lotte Sessums, '18, 2919 St. Charles A\'e. N athaHe Setoon, '18, 1322 Barrocks St.
Dorothy Thomp son, '18, 18J2 Calhoun St.
Helore speaking about our initiates and all th e wonderCul events of this year, I wan t to say a few words about our house party. It took place in the
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spring so late that no account ot it co uld be le nt to TaE Auow; and it wu such a s uccess that we a r e srill talking about it. Pi Phis left ()O Friday afternoon {or Bay 5t. Louis, carrying baggage of all dc sc riptioll. itom mu sica l instruments to a tcn pound box of candy donated by Ella's father. Mr. and Mrs Norton, o ur host and hostcss, met us witb an automobile and a motor truck. Of co urse everybody crowded into the latter-n plain automobile was too p rosaic (or our soaring spirits The ride along the picturesque coast road was pun c tuated with bunts of cheering and song and .bouts of HOuck, everybody," when we passed und er the sweeping branches of tbe be autiful live oaks that shad e the road, and a perfect Bed lam broke loo sc whe n we turned in at the gat e of "Sea Pines." It is almost impossible to do justice to that ideal week ·end ; the marshmallow r oasts on the beach; the moonlight <lsings" with mandolin l and guitan; the IIstunt night," and the impromptu track meet. W e st ill become conv ul sed with laughter if anybody mentions the time we got lost trying to take a short c ut through the woods and the goat chased Ella, or Ruth and Jelsie'l favori te stunt "We ain't got no Flag."
We were a sunburned, tired, hot, thoro ughly satisfied crowd of girls when we were met at the station Sund l\y night.
So much for the house party-
This year we have quite broken the record by taking in twelve new members Our active chapter now consists of twenty -nine, which is the largest ever!
Pi Phis are well represented in college activities this year. Adine Bernard, '16, is pre sident or Ce"cle
J eannette Pardonner, '16, is president or the dramatic club; Dodo White, '16, il president of the Newcomb athletic aslociation; Doris Kent, '17, treasurer of dramatic club, Regina Wallhe, '17. treas urer of athletic associatioD; Edith Glenny, '17, vice-president of Y. W. C. A .; Lulie Westreldt, '17, class ' president; Katherine Caffery, '18, class president; Mary Lee Brown, '18, clu. vice -president; Nathalie Setoon, '18, clUI treasurer; and Marguerite Ellis, '18, sophomore basketball captain.
The dramatic club play is the first event sched uled for this year. The triall have Dot yet taken place, but we bope to be as well reprnented this year 81 we were l a.st. Soon basketball season will I tart and that is always a time of great excitement for Newcomb in general and Pi Phis in particular.
Louisiana.A. feell very f ortunate in having Virginia Dill rrom New York r , for thia winter She has entered Newcomb as a aenior
Rushing for this year has not begun yet. We have been kept very busy these past few weeks both by the opening activities of co llege and by initiation. Our initiation took place last Saturday night, October 16. It was held at the JaDvier5-4)ur room at Newcomb was too small {or the purpose for many of our alumnae came as usual. Initiation was a great Juccess and was much elaborated by some ideas brought back from convention.
In c l os in g, Loui siana A sends her beat wishes to all the Pi Phi chapters for the year and hop es tbat they all have the luck and pleasant prospecta that she il enjoying
LULII \V'ESTPELDT.
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OKLAHOMA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
(Chartered 1910)
INITIATES
Pauline Collins, '.8
Helene Ledbetter, '18
Okla.homa A. is proud of her sc hool. 1t is no longer a place to revel in "da te s" and to wander into classes at l eisure. Thanks to our faculty, every effort bat been made to rB:ise the standard of scholarship to that of the leading Slale institutions. It means that a new type of student must appearsince rity and real intere st in sc h ool wo rk arc now esse ntial qualities.
Suffice to say, Oklahoma A. pledged eleven of the most substantial, but most attractive girls that have ever entered O. U Their work is their llfint love," interest in student activities i. not lagging, and Done of the youngst ers are forgetfu l of the role that the freshman girl must play in soc iety.
With eighteen old girla and these eleven p l edges, a new chapter and the scholarship cup, we sho uld accomplish something this year. we expect to! house And
First, we want to prove that n B does not exist merely for social aims, but that it is a power for wielding service and for the diffusion of knowledge. It is in the fraternity meeting itself that such ideals must have their origin-Yo W C. A and social service clubs are later developments
Florence Wagner, ' 16, Jewell Patchett, '16, and Anne McCall, '16, were r ecen tly pledged to K 4 IT (educational fratemity) and Winifred Robertson, '19, and Marie Whinery, '16, to e :E (journalistic).
Oklahoma A hopes that her sister chapters are as happy as she over the prospects of the cornin&" year.
ELIZABETH BOYD.
TEXAS ALPHA-TEXAS UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 190:J)
INITIATIS
(Initiated September :J8, 19t5)
Pauline Durst, '18, Crocket, Texas
Ona Simms, '.8, McKinney, Texas.
Ruby Knight. '18. 3617 Cedar Springs, Dallas, Texas.
Margaret Lee, '18, 2906 Maple St., Dallas, Texas.
Kathleen Litt l e, 't8, 1000 W Ave., Austin, Texas.
We rdumed nine girls in our active chapter this fall, and initiated nine more. And let me add, that we were one of the four fraternities in school, nOie schOlarship record permitted them to initiate their freshmen.
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Our girls all came back very much excited and enthused over rushing, especially since our home has been improved great l y during the summe r A ni ce, large sleeping porch has been added on two sides of the house , and several rooms have been repapered. The Ji ving room, chap let room, and dinIng room had been furnished in lovely new hangings and rugs and several new pieces of furniture replaced the !l Id.
We entertained for the freshmen, with lu ncheons, dinner parties and auto drives. Our alumna! and n mothers were very sweet and helpful to us i n our ru shing. As a result of this enthusiastic ru shing, we pl edged thirteen gi rl s, the very most attnctive in sc hool, we think of co nne. We h ad a cooky-shin e the night of initiation, for the initiates and pledges, and muc h "pep" was shown in singing n 4> songs and giving ye ll s. Banoween eve, we all, p ledges, active members and a lum nse, went out to Dorothy Hill's country home, for a stunt party and cooky-shine, and had a g l orious time.
Our delegate to Convention, Mary Greer, has bee n giving us very interesting accounts of convention and the work accompli sh ed there, and we feel much more in touch with the other chapters tban we have ever felt before. Of course Texas A is deligbted o \'e r baving a Province President, and it is a great help and inspirati on to have h er in o ur midst, where she can come over and talk to us whenever she wisbes.
II ha s gotten severa l honors in th e uni versity this year. Roselle Gould is vice-president of the Woman 's Council, and Mary Greer is second vice-president. We also have the presidency of woman'a Panhellenic for this year. n bolds one office in the junior c l ass for the winter term, and two for the spring term. J eanette Collett, Gladys J ameson, and Pauline Leale were el ected fa Rabbit's Foot, a social club . in the university.
Thi s year has beg un well for Texas A. with our house full of girls, with thirteen pledges, and with th e prospect of initi ating seven gir ls after th e term. It bids fair to be a bright and prosperous year, and we sincerely hope that all the chapters have just as enco ur aging prospects
MARY ANNE BLATTNER.
WYOMING ALPHA-UN IVER S ITY OF WYOMING
(Charte r ed 1910)
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(In i tiated, June 1915)
Esther Monch, ' 18, Dougl as, Wyo.
Another academic year with aU its work and play, its friendships, and its many activities has begun again-propitious l y for the university and Wy o ming A.
\Ve are young, and so of co ur se after registration day the matter 01 first importa nce was to see how much we'd grown And with pride we announce an in crease of nineteen per cent over l ast yeac's enrollment, in spite of hard times and th e war. The facuIty h as bee n materially increased, and with a large freshman class whose members have a lready shown their enthusiastic college and class spirit, the university has reason to hope for an unusually stlccessfu l year.
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And the girls who wear the arrow have done their share in the university activities. Katharine Bennitt, '16, is president of the Y. W. C. A" and never before in its hislory has the organization been so effective in inspiring the girls to worK in it and {or it. Last May the American College Quill Club, an bonorary literary
orgnni:r.s ti on, installed chapter here j :lnd fi\'c of us are now e nrolled as active members Margaret Mullison, ' 17. is assistant editor of The Studmt, while two olhers are on the staff. The vice -presidency and the se(;retaryship of the A . S. U. W" and three class officers are filled by chapter members.
Rushing has been safe and sane this year: only three afI"airs-a card party, a delightful dance at the K. P. ball, and a fire -light cooky-shine. When next I write there will be some pledges of whom we shall be happy to say, "She :s going to be a .IT Our wonderful alnmnte !-Jlever a chapter had more thoughtful, helpful older sisters. When in trouble the remedy always is "Sec some of the alumnae about it."
Convention was brought home to us from sunny California; and our vision hilS been broadened more than I can tell you. We are filled with the 1IolW1Iol idea.
Panhellenic did something invaluab le for all the Greeks not long ago. At a "middy" party in the gymnasium the active members and pledges of K d, 1!J. 1!J. 1!J., and II B met one another in a spirit of trne comradeship and fnn. "Prearranged" programs insured a diversity of partners, and after an infoTmnl supper there were more interfraternity friendships than ever before perhaps. That is a fine thing-for in their bonds of mutual good will lies one of the fraternities' strongest defences against ':ldverse criticism. All honor to Panhellenic!
The Interfraternity Council will take up its regular meetings and accomplish much of benefit in the nur future. Another stepping·stone toward a more perfect organiution among the Greeks in the nniveraity
The end of the first six weeks is here-and the question comes: Where has th e tim e gone so soon? a nd have we spent it well? I hope so, for we of Wyomi ng .A are proud of our scholarship rt<:ord and are making it a hattle standard!
LoIS BUTLER.
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COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO (Cbartered 1884)
On pledge-day noon we had a most exciting time, {or ODe nfter another we brought in sixteen splendid freshmen, and when they clUDe out th ey were wearing the wine and silver blue , pinned with our little arr ow beads. First, there are five Bon1der girls, Marion MasoD, Arta Brooks, Marjorie Cleveland, Elsie West and Pansy Bayless. Their--eomes Bemeita Moran and Florence Althatis [rom Beivide-re, 111., where so many good Pi Phis come from; Harriet Shaw and Mildred De Longchamps from Cripple Creek; Ursie Bolinger from Shreveport, La.; Lucia Jordan from O uray ; Et hel Smith and Ruth Bradley from Denver; Vivian White from Kansa! City; and Florence Shaver from Meeker, and al if th03C wercn't enough, l ast week' we p led ged Katherine Sparks, of Alton, Illinois. Unfortunately, a day or so later her father lent for her to come home, but we expect to have her back with us second semester.
This year we are fortunate in having three affiliates, France s Livings ton from Missouri .A. Doris Stratton from Arkansas A, and Lillian Taylor of Kansas A.. Frances Livingston made the Dramatic Club of the University and we are very proud of her.
And speaking of honors, Arta Brooks wu elected treasurer of the freshman class, and Natalie Ekrem is vice-president of the V. W. C A. and therefore, on the cabineL
In addition to all this we are trying to make all our freshmen work hard to keep up our scholastic standing. W'e have had the highest average for three semes te rs, and if we succeed in keeping it this semester, We will reeeive the scholarship cu p, awarded by Panhellenic.
Oh. I forgot that on the first Saturday in December we bav e our bazaar for the house fund. All the girls make something for it and the mothers and are visited. Speaking of alumna:, we had a cooky·shine last Monday night and several alumna: came. Don't telt anyone ontside, bat I heard it whispered that the sophomores behaved much worse than the Ire shmen-and that mult be pretty bad when we consider those IIt ubbing parties" three weeks ago when foar freshmen, and sad to relate, one sophomore were "tubbed."
Today and tomorrow the Y. W. C. A. is having a "tag" day and every oue is walking around the campus looking as though she were in quarantine. There has been a Y. W C. A. reception, a Women's League reception, and a big .ister party. We all went to the first two, but we heard about all the fUD of
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candy·puJling, at the big sister parly (rom the freshmen The Women', League ball comes on the Friday nigbt before Halloween this year and we expect to have a very ghostly time as usual.
The freshman play will be 31 aDd from all indications it should be a l'howlingtl success. But we hear from good authority that their chocolate given for all other (raternity pledges, last Saturday morning, was a su ccess of that kind, only they were too lady-like to Ifhowl."
In order to make our freshmen acquainted with the men of the university we have bad two fraternity teas. At the first one we entertained the X .A E, the"" K '" and 6 T .:1; and 'St th e second we had the B e IT, the N and the A T O. We are planning another in a week or so.
I almost forgot to tell about the good times we have had with the Denver University Pi Phis. A number of them came up for rush week, and they were Ihe best udrawing cards" you ever saw. Then several of our girls, as many as co uld, went down to their rush dance in Denver, and we can't tell yon how much fun we had Best of all we are g oing 10 see a lot of each other in the future.
This is all the news I can think of now, so good bye until next time.
MAKJORIIt FUMING.
COLORADO BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
(Chartered 1885) INITIATls
(Initiated October 2, 1915)
Rachel Griffiths, '18.
Laura H ai ne s, ' 18
Greetin gs and lalutations dear Pi Phis everywhere : Rushing is over at Inst, with sil( fine freshmen as a re s ult . Our rushing plan has been rather unique this yea r . For the first two weeks of sc hool we had n o rushing, and no wearing of pins. Then we bad one week of limited rushing, each fraternity having three stunts.
O ur first affair was fl dinner dance, given at one of the large h o tels in the city Everything was in red-from the red arrows whi ch decorated the haU, to the corsage bouquets 'J r red r oses given to the ru shee s
n IJ! talent was exhibited at a musicale given at the beautiful Park Hill home of one of o ur alumnae, Mrs. Hayde n Kramer, '98). Our l ast ttant was n Jllpanese luncheon, at o ur own bungalow. Japanese incense wa. knted, and very festive Japanesey decorations were used.
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After three days of heart-rending anx iety we had th e p leas ure of pledging six of the finest freshmen in schoo l. Then we went on a congratulation tour, visiting all the fr a ternity h o use s, co mplimenting each o ther on our " young hopefuls . lI This c ust om was brought back to u s from Maryland A, by Gharlott Wood , ' 17. whom we 8rc so g l ad to h a ve with us again.
The Univenity oC D enver is t r ying to get th e last one hundred thousand dollars of o ur half million endowment. n 4>, as usua l h as mos t of her girl s working in the campaign
We sti ll talk of the wonderful convention, a n d 1 l ong n o w for "the thousand vmgues to sing its praises."
W e miss Margaret Forsyth, '17. more eve ry day, but we are glad th at she '. i n such good co mpany 9.5 the Marylan d Alpba n
Colo r ado B wishes you a ll the jollie s t and happi est kind of a Christmastid e.
ETA PROVINCE
C ALIFORNIA ALP H A-LELAND STAN F ORD, JR. UNIVERSITY (Chartered 1&)3)
I N ITIATES
(Initiated, October 25, 1915)
Rebekah T a yl or Crabtree, ' 18, 18 and Palm Ave ., San Diego, Cal.
Manan Kirk David son , 118, 100 W. Grand Ave , Alhambra. Cal.
Lona Margaret GaHius, ' 18. Mode s to, Cal.
Ma rion Mon a H enD, ' 19, Oroville, Cal.
Ruth H erdm a n. ' 19, 935 Cowper St., Palo Alto, Cal.
Mary Amelia Hudner, '15, H o lli s te r, Cal.
Frances Lucile Huff, 't9 475 M elville Ave ., Palo Alto, Cal
Grace Marie Mapl e, '18, Glasford , Ill . Jo sephine Welch. '18. Colusa, 'Cal.
Now that ru shing is over the fO,urtee n active girl of California A smile proudly when freshmen are mentioned and look with pride at the eleven perfectly spl endi d girls who are wearing the golden Il rr ow head.
Happy though we are over the results of rushing season-we, like all other fraternities on the campUS, are rath er worked up over the anti fraternity feeling which i s being so freely ex pressed by some of the iac ulty, the s tudents, and a f ew outsiders The conspic uou sness and formality of o ur rushing which we brought about by oar strict Pan hellenic contract,
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seems to be the cause o f all this talk, and so we hav e h opes, that with the proposal o f an entirely new style of rushing for next year, we may stop this antifraternily agitation btdore it has gone too far.
The most noteworthy event which has occ urred at Stanford this year, is the election of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, dean of the med ical department of this university, to succeed Dr. John Casper Branner, who r esigns from the presi· dency of Stanford on January I, 1916. Doc tor Wilbur is a graduate of Stanfor d and a m:m of internation a l r eputation in his line of work.
Another thing of interest to us here, especially to fraternity women, is the fact that Mrs. Jessie McGilvray Treat, a Stanford graduate and wife of Professor P. J. Treat of the history deparbnent, has been elected National Presi · den t of Delta Gamma To have a national president on the campUI means much to all of us but particularly to us of the West-who seldom if ever have this privilege.
Now to turn to things of a more personal nature, let us say that the girls t his year are being well represented in co llege activitie., a thing we are alway. glad to mention. Gertrude Clancy, '16, is very efficiently filling the office of vice-preside nt of Cap and Gown, our women's honor society, as well as the same office on the Women'. Conference. She allO has been elected to members hip in the History Club, which is considered quite an hon o r. Barbara Alderton, '16, was recently made secretary ot Conference; Leigh Shelton, '16, Rofena Beach, '17, and Vivian Lowrey, ' 19, have been elected to membership in S hubert Club, and Leigh Shelton holds the office of secretary of this musical organization . Florence Knapp, '17, as chairman of the meetings co mmittee is se rving on the V. W. C. A. cabinet, and several other girls are interested in Y. W. work. Grace Map le, '18, Phyllis Ellison, '17, Elizabeth Alderson, ' 16 , Bob Shelton, '18, and Ruth Herdman, '19, are serving on class committees.
Now l ast ly we want to tell all the Pi Phis who attended convention how very much California A. enjoyed her part in entertaining yon thi s summer, and how happy we are when we remember the sisters we met, and reca ll the joyful tim es we spent with them. We sincerely hope that all th e chapters feel as keenly as do we, the inspiration gained at convention-to work for the realizali on of the ideals of our National n B of! Fraternity.
FLOR&NCI KNAPP.
C ALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORN IA
(Chartered J<)OO)
INITIATES
( I nitiated, September II. 1915 )
Frances Bolton, '19, 1526 Scenic Ave .. Berkel ey . Kathryn Cae, '19, 362 Euclid Ave ., Oakland. Elizabeth Comstock, ' 19, 3716 Washington St., Kansas City, Mo. Elizabeth D ewar, '19. 3JI Halsey St. , Portland, Oregon. Marguerite Eastwood, '19, 706 M andana Blvd ., Oakland, Cal. G la dys Hulling, '19, 272J Derby St., Berke l ey, Cal. Kathryn Magaw, ' 19, 1:12 North Vendome St.. Los Angeles, Cal.
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Ma r garet Rolph, ' 19. 40 Arg uello Blvd., Sao Franci sc o, Cal. Eliu beth Snyder, '17. 2712 D e rb y S t., Berkel ey, Ca l. Ruth Ware, ' 19. 13 20 E as t Sev enth St. , Long Bea ch, Cal.
This was the fir s t n B 4> conventi on for mos t of th e Ca lifo rni a B c hapter. We did not r ealize it s great im port ance unt i l the rim e ca me The good eWect. were lasting and I think they have giv en a broader outlook and 3 n e w interest to every girl who attended convention.
There have not been many changes on OUT pus this semester. How. ever we came back to find the Jane K Sather Tower co mpleted except for the chimes which are now on their way. We were also very proud to see that excavatious had been started for the new Benjamin Ide Wheeler Hall. It is to be a very large building made up of lecture room s, a thing which we sadly need.
We are very glad to have six of our graduates back with us this yeltr, · Helen Havens, '15, Mila Cearley, 'IS, Margaret Mills, 'IS. Vinnie Robinson, 'IS. Irma Riley, 'IS, Sue Ward, 'IS. They are doing graduate work in the university. We are very much pleased in having Eliubeth Coates, Massachusetts A.. appointed a s assistant secretary to President Wheeler
We have been unusually fortunate this year in having two officers of the fraternity, Daisy Davis C'8mey, histori4n, and Treasure Ellis McClymonds province president living bere in Berkeley. We are also looking forward to a visit from Nina Harris Allen our Grand vice-president in November.
Great excitement has reigned on the campus this year in the football world. This was due to tbe break between Stanford and California because Stanford would not agree to making freshmen ineligible on varsity teams. Consequently California meets Washington University for her Big Game this year. We are hoping to have some of the Washington Pi Phis with us on November 6.
We have entertained very little so far this semester We had two freshman dances at the beginning of the term and we have invitation s out for our reception on November 5 to introduce onr freshmen.
Dorothy Wetmore, '17, bad the second lead in the recent English Club production, Prunell(1_ She is also to have a good part in the Curtain Raiser on Junior Day.
MARION DoWN.Y.
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WA S HI NGTON BETA-WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
(Chartered July 6. 1912) INITIATES
(Initiated June I , 1915)
Ruth Quarles. '18, Pullman, Wash
Emily Babcock, ' 18, Pullman, W as h. Fran ces B. Henny, ' 18, P or tland. Ore.
Nellie Emerson , '18, Pullman, Wash.
Mildred France, ' 17 Spokane, Wash
J ea n Burns. '18. Kennewic k. \Vash
Else Phillips, ' r8. Davenport, Wa sh
Juanita Stout, '16, Pullman, Wash.
The year 19 15 -16 promises to be a very su cces sful one (or Washington State Coll ege. Registration has increased twenty -two per ce nt over la st year and what an enthusiastic student body we are! Everyone is " football wild" since
The board of regents recently aDnoun ce d that our new pres ident is to be Dr E. O HollJ.Dd, of Louisville, Kentucky. He comes very highly reco mmended and we are looking forward to his arrival the first of I anuary with a great deal of int eres t.
Fifteen of our girls are back, including Ruth Shoudy who was bere for three years, attended Reed Col: lege la st year and has returned to finish at \Vashington State College
We h ave two new pledges, both o f whom are IT ",. sisters. Fran c Babcock, Cheney, Wash., and Lenore Emerson, Pullman, Wash. Semester pledging is being given a trial,
pledge day to be December ' II our team has been so victorious, by compa r ative scores, has won the title, "Best in America."
W e have had only one large ru shing party so far. It wa s an info r mal Halloween dance with clever decoration s and seemed to be a great success.
Girls you ju s t can't know how h appy we are ove r th e purchase of a new lot Truly it means work to make paym ent s on it, but the idea that some day we will h ave a fine new home of our own makes us happy
Of co urse you are all interest ed in th e new baby ch apter at the University of Oregon. Our delegate who was there for insta ll ation brought b ack very favorable reports to us. It is a very fine group of girls and one which we are glad to welcome into IT B 4'
We enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Leda Pinkham Wilbur, our provin ce vicepresident, a short time ago. Sh e told us about the Settlement School and sbowed very interesting pictures taken upon ber visit to the school.
As usual, many Pi Phis are prominent in college activities. Ruth Shoudy, Edna McCroskey and Alice Lodge have been eleeted to membership in the Twentieth Century Club. Juanita Stout, Alice Lodge and Edna McCroskey are members of the Chinook staff. Esther Horan, Alice Lodge, and Mildred France are members of the Evergreell staff.
Representatives to the Woman 's Athletic Board are Helen Ca.nfield, Edna Babcock. and Emily Babcock. Edna McCroskey i s secretary of the Woman's Athletic Association. Juanita Gregory is president of Ellen H. Ric hards Club, sec retary of the senior class, and a member of the staff. Eluabeth Painter and Juanita Gregory 'Sre members of the Woman ' s League Council. Jean Burns is a member of the Choral Club. Alma Prichard and Edna Bab · coc k had parts in the play, The 1l1ljJ.Orianct 0/ Being Earllesl, Alma having the lead. Edna Babcock is to have the leading part in Electra to be staged so metime in the near future
A new honor society for the Home Economics women, 0 N, is to be installed soon, and the Ellen H. Richards Club has been admitted to the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.
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D elta Delta Delta anno unces the reestablishment of Iota chap t er at the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Mich. , May 8, 1915, and the establishment of Delta Xi chapter at the University of Missouri, Co lum bia, Mo., May 15 , 1915, and of Theta Iota chapter at the Kansas Sta te Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kan., Jun e 5, 1915.
Kappa Delta announces the establishment of Phi Tau at Bucknell University, June 12, 1915.
Kappa Alpha Theta announces t he establishment of Alpha Psi chapter at Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis ., October 2, 191 S.
Florence Livingston Joy, the censer of the Delta Zeta Lamp whose duty is to criticise chapter con tribution s to Tire La mp from the viewpoint oC helpfuln ess utilizes as a .tandard of judgment of the letters and articles printed the following five tuts of educatioD proposed by Dr. Murray Butler :
1. Correctne.. and prcci.ion in the ule of the mother tongue .
2. Those refined and gentle manncu which aTC the expreuion of fixed habits of thought and of action
3. The power and habit of refiection, The power of intellectual growth , S Efficienc,. power to do
Apropos of Dr. Butler 's first tes t. the foUowing announcement in a recent islae o{ the Bosto n Transcript is o{ interest : Hanard haa advanced one &toep further in its campaign to make coll el'e men write better Engli sh. B, the arrangement announced today, the university will require all students wh o continue t o sh ow defici encies in the use of their mother tongue to take a apec ial co urse in English grammar without any credit. It is ufe to a llle rt that the danaer of being ccmpe lled to take thia extra course will accompl ish u much good the ccune ibelf. After all. the writing: of reputable Englbh is chiefly dependf".nt on clear thin kin" anti every'uue knowa that a man can think more clearly when he is .inn some realOn to fear that, if he doean't think clearly , thin,a will '0 wrong witb him. The best wa, to redu ce carelessneaa is to penalize it. Hanard'a frank willin,. ness to include in ill cur riculum an elementary c oune, whicb ahould be fully completed in preparatory school, deat:rv ea to be emulated by all of our ccllegel.
A chapter o{ Phi Mu describes the {ollowing c ustom in Tht Aglaia whi ch s bould be producti ve of good r es ults!
Most unique of a ll our chapter pecu liarities is our "Slip Part)'. " Thi. function i. given every year , I tri ctly for the benefit of the ch apter. Enry' girl writu a alip for every other girl , telling lome criticilm she h heard, or lOme fault she _iahel. corrected in that friend The s li ps are read aloud and then handed to the perlOIa for whom the, were intended, for further study and meditation The airl who IiIglell, tbe air! who uat:s too mu ch powder, the girl who is t oo egotistical, the girl who has b«n slighting her s tudin-aU t hese received due notification of their flulta. And though it may seem Itrlnae, the slips Ire alwl,s taken in good spirit, and ban reaUy done a great deal of good
Kappa Alpha Theta is publi shing in The Journal some ve r y pe rt inen t and valuabl e articles on Efficiency. The following is quoted {rom a re some 0 ' the&! articles mad e by The Adelpluan of Alpha Delta P i:
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do you study belt? Why? What sort of • desk is most cOR'fcnient and comfortable for you to work at? What kind of Il,bt do you have? What kind should you have? Have you at band a lupply of proper note paper, a knife to ,har-pen pencils, an ink filler for your fountain pen? or do precious moments o f your Itudy hour 10 to a tour of the houle to borrow this or that nced ed tool from a more thoughj!MI aid? Do you hue to ,0 down to the library-.ome ten bloch .wart o find what "pJenipotent " meanl? Wby basn't lome ,ift t o tbe houle been a dictionary? Why not take up • c:olltttion in the house and buy. lood dictionary ? It would serve the real collcae quite as much as did that collection you took last week f or new uniforms {or the coHere band 11 the hou le quiet enough to study in at any time? If not, why not? II ),our room comfortably warm at Itudy times ? H your roommate study houn that coincide with youn, or dOel she take tb ose houra to clur up her bureau drawen, mend, and be lIenerally restless and bUly while spoiling for friendly conversation?
NoW' for atandard operations. In your case these arc methodl of Itudy-methodl that will accompliab thoroughly your work in the quickest time, with the greatm cue. Do you divide your study time fairly among your different counel? Do you put off tackling tbe hard or distaste ful coure until you arc too tired to study at all? Do yOU study best in tbe eariy morning ? or in tb e evening? or when? Do you work faster in nealigee or in street clothel? What is your best time to 10 at German? at matbematia? What work must you do at library? What can be done best in your own room? Do you know how to concent ra te on the talk at hand? or do you lake twice as lonl as you should to get a lellon? and prohab ly only half get it t hen. Bow many minutes of each study hour do you waste? Do you try to force yourlClf to study when tired? How can you plan to come fre lh, not weary, to your study of ieS5() ns?
A detailed Ichcdule. based on 1 follows. It gives a compreheosin view of the week .s planoed. However, tbe writer believcs a more convenient form of record is a schedule kept on card s-one f o r each day, w ith t he regular duties of the day ICbedulcd at the top , and notel below al to eogagementJ and planl for unlChcduled hOUri available Such a achcdu le could be kept on the leavel of a daily husineu calendar. The form of record is that it should be the form easiest for you individually t o ule.
DETAI LED ScHJ.DULK FOR WEEK
MoDday Tuesday Thunday Friday Siturday Sunday
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The of Chi Omega. says most happily.
Rushing is an incident. not the main business, of .U or,anized lGeial life. A (raternity is one (orm of orlani.r.ed lOCi. 1 life.
Two of the rare.st trifu of the lods arc a capacity for friendship and a of hamor. poueuion of these gifts i. tuential to the attainment of Chi Omcga'. standa rd of K lecti ng new members.
These standards are:
I. Choicc, not competition.
z. Good manner,.
3. Sportsmanlike conduct.
Says TIlt Sig",!t of 4l 1: K: Initiates, welcome!
Remember tJlat-
There i. no loyalty without sacrifice:
There is no success without work:
There is no respect without clean habits:
There is no service without love.
The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma has this sympathetic word (or sophomores:
There she .tands. OUf littlt: IIOphomo rt: , at tht: open ing of ht:r s«ond yt:ar, II far more patht:tic figure than s ht: WIS as a timid freshman tht: yt:ar !>t:fort:. Tht:n , ther t: were a th ousand hands outstrt:tcht:d to keep her unaccustomt:d fet:t in the path of wisdom and propriety. Her !>t:loved junior seemed to live on ly to hdp and advist: her, and she pvt: in return a warm·hearted devotion which b uita tt:d at nothing. But now, she is expectt:d to decide for herself, to shape her own destiny, and talce her own place in cotIt:ge and fraternity life. Sht: looks about bewildt:red. but here, no loving advice will avail. She is s tanding at the crossroads. One road leads t o immt:diate joy and. pleuure, but the other is the thorny path of self-sacrifice throulh which ont: must s truggle wearily and long, to attain the land of heart's desire. No wonder her erell cloud and her smooth brow puckt:rs at the problem.
To travel the first road successfully, the must nrst usumt: that f raternity and college wert: created fur her especial enjoyment and benefit. She mutt not allow a single advantage to escape her. Her fraternity bas made pouible II c irclt: of congenial intimatt:s, and only the girls who the is sure will add directly to her pleasure are brought into her friend s hip She mutt consider her fraternity a th ing to conjure witb, a whip in the hand of a cle ver politician to secure for her what she deems her plaoe in college and 50dal affair.. As a fraternity girl, sbe is a !>t:ing set apart by the gods for bounties, a creature who descends to the c r owd to direct and to co mmand, No doubt, all thi s seems a temptati on, but its joys are very fleeting. People do not relitb being used al runlS in the laddt:r of another's ambition. and gusb and sentimentality are not long Iccepted i n exchange for sincere affection.
The otht:r road offers no inducements. One must !>t:lieve that her duty is to give, not to take; that she is but a 5ma ll bit in the great mosaic of college life. but it is important that th e brillhtne:ss of her liCe be lilted into the right lpace, or etle the dl!!lign will be spoiled, S he must not bt: envious that hers is not a larler part, but rather rejoice that the blue "f her lincer ity. th e red of her enthusiasm, or tbe green of her faith may contr ibut e to th e beauty of the whole. She must begin by discoyering what o f hers :lre most needed. and then give unatintingly and without hope of return.
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The Bos ton Herald in an Editorial on 0111' Forejgll Gtu!SIS gives the follow· inl!" interesting infO I mation.
A luggestive displacement of th e world's educational centers hu taken place as a result of tbe war. Prio r to its outbreak the trans-At lantic univcnitie. drew students from both hemispheres. \Ve also sen t our contingent to kipzilJ. Jena, Heidelberg, Gocttingcn and Berlin, nor did tbe tbe French and tbe Runi.n. fail in their app reciatio n of these ancient sean of learnin,. Many of the South Americans rounded ou l their education in France; Japanese, Chinese and Hindu s were eager to "finish" at Ox.ford or Cambridge. But t he wlr has broken up th e teac hing staffs in the belligerent countries, and the! tide of student migration, a. reaular as that of the bird now turns to the United StateL Five yean ago, it is estimated, we had about 1000 of these ambitious foreigners in our educationa:! inltitution .; today .ome 5000 are .!ining at the feet of the American educator. Harv.ard, Chicago, Columbia, Baltimore. New York. Philadelphia and California naturally take tbe li on's .bare of the influx, but it is also beins felt in the Slate universities and technical school.. Among the European coun tries, Russia :s sending us her sludeflts in in creasins numbers War· co nvulsed Germany, AUJtria Hunaa,.,.. Great Britain and Haly aU turn to the new world for tbe training which i. denied th em at home. Educational aid il &Gusht by men from China, Japan, Indi a, Africa, Turkey, Syria, the Hawaiian Island!!, Portll Rico and the Phi lippines. In Columbia University a lone no fewer than nineteen cou ntrin are represented in this yt3r', fresbman clUJ; in the demand on the nation at large tbe ca ll for tuition comes from practically everyone of the twenty-one Latin· American republic.. One result of this pressure on our educational system will be a heightened sense o f respon sibility commel1lurate with the enlarged power of .ervice. With 'another will come the opening up of new opportunities for .haping the future of the countries beyond our border.. Subtler and more poten t thafl the influence of the diplomat is that of th e foreian student who carries the knowledae of American socia l and political ideals to his native land
At the annUll1 convention of the American H ouse Economics Association which was held ; It the Un iv e r si ty of Wash i ngt on, last August, Dr. Benjamin F. Andrews, of the home economics departmrnt of Teac hers' College, Col umbia University disclosed the fact that an increasing proposition of y( ung men in the c(l ll eges of this country are demanding admission to in domestic sc ien ce ca l c ulat ed to fit them for hom e life. He said i n part:
"Trai ning for rncn along the lin es o f home economica, which began with courses in camp cookery in lome of ou r eastern colleges, hal now expaflded until there are now large groups of young men taking courses in nutrition, dietetics, home engineering. physics u applied to the household and s imilar s ubjects which indicate that they are taking a serious interest in the art of living. Some young men are fitting themsch'el for hospital dieticia.ns. hotel managers and lOme for teachers of home economics, and others are merely taking the work h part of their general culture. Already there are se\' eral thousand boys lakins domestic science trainin, in tbe public schools, a fact that shows e are beginning to recogn ize th at man has his part to play in homemakin g. as "ell as woman.
"Certain it is that inan'l natural bent for mechanics applied to the hou 'le hoid Ihould result in the inventi on of better tooll and u tenails for tbe housekeeper. Home economics of the future will be broader in scope. ]t will correlate the social problem with th e p roh lem of the h ome. In the future I look t o see fully half of the attendan ce of a me<'ling like this made up of men."
Miss Drrtha Van Renualaer, head of the department of home econom ics at Cornell Unh't'r"ity and president of th e association, who was the principal spealc.er last evening,
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heartily concurred in Dr And r ew ', OpinIO n S, em ph uizing through out h er ad dress the theory tha t in the future men and women t Oletber mUl t work out the problem of the home
In contrast to thj s tendency on the part of men to turn their attention to peaceful a n d practical arts, is the movement to establish Mili ia ry Camps fo r College Men which is thus described by the Philadelphia P t4blic Ledg":
T h e movement in behalf o f lumme r military en cam pm ents for college men i DOW' firmly elt abJiahed. with tbe cordia l cooperation of the War Department and the out · spoken penonal endorsement of Major General Wo?d, who i. working with the com· mittee of co Helic presidents 10 ae la r ge an l u.endance as pollib le this summer. Th Ole who d ecry the martial dildplinc of tbe collee ian in vacati on time are thOle who do not undeflland tbe inspiration of the undertakinr. The tirst aim ia not to turn co ll erians into equipped an d accomplished so ldiers The main purpoae: is to inculcate th Ole habits of self-den is l , Aelf-co ntrol and obedient alacrity that make th e studen t, in any walk of life, a more efficient and va lua b le citit-en.
In a ll probability. the Un ited St ates will be llpared the vas t misfortune of implication in the war that is spreading desolation in other landa It is not likel y that the unde r,n duate. of the Univeflity of Penn sylva n ia, Lafayette, Leh i, h, Swarthmore, Haverford and our other Penn lly lnllil! co lleaes will be called upon to enlist in the mili tary or na l .ervice of tbeir co untry t o repel a Gennan invasion or to rep le ni sh the depleted f orce l of the Allie l Yet it is well to be prepared, even though th e con· tiorency be remo te Few in Enrland l istened to the warnin,. of Lord Roberts; tbey were thought in lo me qu a rtefl t o be the propheciea o f a IC nile pessimist; but the day of an amazed awakening Clme and found Enrland unprepared.
The trainina received will .ta nd the civilian in good IIkad in all h ill after life, enn i.f he baa DO occulon to use his lenowled,e of a soldier'. dut ies now Should tbe cris is come, i.t will tind the men of the colleges ready to make the pme that clOlled the books and quenched the lamps in '61 an d '98 and sen t the stude nt fro m the cloister to the tented field
The Boston Transcript says :
Cornell ia to make its cor. tribution to the military preparednell of th e United States more important. It is to aiYe two yean' military training of a serious character to the Itude n tl, inltead of having the drill demanded by the university'll charter confiDed to the fruhman clau, and perfuDctorily performed at that One effect is likely to be th a t Cornell men will not be plenty at the summer camps which General Wood is promoting f or college boys.
It il a n6teworthy thin, that William and Mary College which produced the 6rlSt co ll eae fraternity il also the mother of tbe honor lyBtem The first collere fraternity was organil.ed there in 1776 , and the h ono r syl tem foll owed it lome three yurs later. -R,'",nc, B Nr.oN BNI/ ' i".
The Springfield issue s the following statement of President McCracken wh.ich outlines a noteworthy step in college development :
The executi Ye committee of the board of trustees has pasa,ed a m otion which marks a notable Ikp f orward in th e promise of u sdulneu o f the Va!Sl.r department of wardens. The motion, wbich i" in two parn, intrus ts the interest s of th e college to the department o f wardens so far as concerns the alumnle, w ith respect to their occupa· tions and employments, a nd also e harge:a the w a rdenl witb the general entertainm ent and r ecepti on of th e alumnz on t be college grounds A minor motion, perhapl no leu far·ruching in it s eventual usefulness, in st ruct l the department o f wardens to oraan in a nd rusnage t he business conn«t!:1 1 with 'lCcupationl f o r und erg r a du ates.
COLLEGE NOTES 369
One of the mo.t dilIicult matten CODnected with the modern American COUtle 1.1 the relation of the .Iumml! til the otber bodiH concerned in its oraaniution, the .rodents, the f.culty and the tru.tces. Too often tbe rdationlhip i. confined to • mere teeretarial ODe, keeping Uab and records of .Iumor. to make methods of Inn· Ulion, and it mUlt be confessed, of solicitation .110, more easy. But the American ccUeae mult do more than In)' contribution upon itl loy.1 .tumoz. It mUlt take stcps to contribute aomethiog .0 the life of the a1umnz after If.du.tioD. The details of luch .n undertaJdol'. which 10 far u known haa no dOle par.llel in other inJLitu· tiona, muat remain for the future to work out. It i. clear, however, that with the number and peBOonei which the department of .ardenl IUlle1itl, the pouibilitics of ill UKfulne mUlt be nry Il'eat.
Twenty thousand .tudents of • ,inlle uniYeflity are lurely a record number. That it the enrollment at Columbia year. But lhil doe l not promote Columbia to be the bead of our unh'eraitiel by any mean.. Tbouah Columbia will impart inltrut> tion to ne arly 2<1,000 peraoru. on ly a part of it will be in tbe form of re au lar t.eachina In tbe colleae clUiroomai the reat will conilit of ulenlion work tn New York'a tenement diltrict. and popUlation cen te ra. The uniYenity'1 wiUinaneu and ability to med the practical problema of the day are disclosed in the determination to begin this fall the proccal of Americanizing the valt bordes of immiarants who annuall y come to the metropolia. This work will ioyoln al.inl to alieni tint-hand information con· cern in g the dutiel and ideal! of citizenlhip. Columhia il to be credited-and ouaht to be cordially ctedited-with Rn&eriol a areat and important se"ice to the city of New York in the breadth &nd ready allability oJf its inltruction .-Bolton TrlJ""cripI.
The editorial page of Till ClarnlilJn Scielfu Monitor has thil to lay in regard to college traditions :
Tbe statement, made by the head of a lar,e En,lish public achool to a yilitinl delegation of American scboolboy •• to tbe effect tbat traditions, white tbey are often aood thina. are sometimes somewhat troublesome, may well lead people to think of dangen with wh ich comparatinly younr institution. of America are berinnioa to be con fr on ted. Collere traditi on adds its distin ctive and forceful bctor to tbe campUl affain of the underrraduate. particularly in tbe older .eall of learnin,. A lood tradition make. it elly to accompli.h thinrl worth while without the .pumodic campa ians th a t characterize many younger instituti:iDl. Students are often more zealoul to upbold the ancient cu.loml of their collele than about any thin, else connected with it. Certain traditional habits, often humorous, lometimes doubtful in character, have ,rown up in neariy eYery North American collere.
An old account of actlyitiel at Cambridae tella of the mlnner in which both occupants and fu r n iture of a frelhman'l room were menlced by a millile as hia II a cantaJoupe that WII thrown into it. It WII delCribed II a · tn nl'mittenciam (it with the room), and was handed down in lOme .uch forcible manner from one leneration of fre l hmen to another. Tbe delire to link the past with the preaent at HI"lfd i. Ihown also in the custom of resi.terinl the name of elcb occupant on the doors of certain o ld frame buildings lonl uaed as lodaing. houlel by .tudenta. The old colleae pump has 6rured with many fresbmen, and the CUltomary reatriction to uppen::I.lsmen of capl, canea and certain olh.:r personal effecta has added Zeit t o undergraduate f:JI:perience.
But college tradition is not an unmUted blessing when it re3ulta in provincialism and the lou of that mental bretdth and appreciati'te .ympathy that hould chaneteriu eduCl;ted men_ When any under,raduate body becomel blindly a law unto itself, ruu lina to learn from other institutionsi when faculty and .tudenta take the position that beeaule certain idea. han never prevailed at their coUeae, tberefore they ne'ter ahould and never .haU prevail. they .how their uMtne.. for leadenhip in an ale of nu and varied opportunity
370 THE ARROrr OF PI BETA PHI
'fhe ttudents of the Middle and of the Far Weat of the United Slates arc morc sensible of their {r«dom from the put than are eutern undcrpaduatea. They realize that !.hey are at leut a hundred years behind eastern colleges in the digruty of their traditions, and they therefore seek to crystallize colle,c f«ling in COIltll> cUltomSi but their customs do Dot interfere with proare5s, IS sometimes happens in the and a question is usuall, decided,on its rncriu quite rcaardJe&I of or of policies. If. proposition leem. &enlible and fiaht, it is despite its novelty or its conflict with tradition. K«pin. close to modern needs, thOle colleges h....c lone ahead and accomplished, while morc (onfervativt! institutions have been leisurely thinking about it. 1t il this ludacity, thi. da.h and action, that endear th.!' undergraduates of the We.t to all Inen of achievement. ,Vhen anlong them, one thinks of the old verse:
"Oh, prudence i a rilht lood thing. And those are u.eful friend. Who never make beginnings Until they see the end..
"But now and then live me a man And I will make him kin,. JU5t to take the consequences, Just to do the tbing:'
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES
ALPHA PROVINCE
PRESIDENT-Eva Burlingham, 17 Robinson St., Binghamt on , N. Y. ONTARIO of Toronto, Bessie Ewan. I Hampton Apu.. Toronto, Ontario, Canad a .
VERMONT ALPHA-Middlebury College, Loutss G. Bullis, Peanon', HIIlt, Middlebury, Vt.
VERMONT BETA-Univer sity of Vermont, Clara Gardner, Howard Hall, Burlington, Vt
CALIFORNIA ALPHA-Leland Stanford, Jr., Unive rsity, Florence Knapp, Pi Beta Phi Hoase. Stanford University, Cal.
CALIFORNIA BETA-University of California , Marion Downey, Pi Beta Phi Honst, Channing Way, Berkeley, Cal.
NEVADA ALPHA-Univers ity of Ne\' cda, Ruth Miller, 629 Lake St., R eno. Nev.
OREGON' ALPHA-University of Ortgon, Leta Mast, Pi Bela Phi Hou se , Il Avt. E., Eugene, Ore.
WA SHINGTON ALPHA-University of Wa shington , M Olive Moore , 4535 18th Ave. N. E., Seattle, Wash. ,
WASHINGTON BETA-Washington State College, Olive Braninr, 704 Camp•• Ave., Pallman, Wash.
STANDING COMMITTEES
COM'"TT££ ON E\.fENSION-Florence Carter Sherman (Mrs. E. G.), 2002 EI Cerrito Plac e, Hollywood, CaL; Edith Valet, 111 W. 127th St., New York, N. Y.
C01UUTTEB ON ScUOLARSlIJp-A nna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 403 Third St., Lewiston, Idaho; Elsa Schlicht, 2 JO N. Sandusky St., Bellevue, O hio ; Edith Gordon. 467 Spadina Ave., T oron to, Canada; Bessie Tucker Gislason {Mu. H . B.}, 217 Harvard St., S. E., Minneapoli\, Minn . ; Dr . Grace Hebard. University Library, Lar3mie , Wyo.
COt.u. II TTEE ON' C H APERONs-Effie Patc h , 836 Tappan Rond, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Minnie K. Organ, Salem, Mo.; Roberta Campbe ll Bowen (t-.lrs. Rn l ph).
80 I Ost r om A ve ., Syracuse. N. Y.
CO)lMITTE! ON FRATERSITV EXAm NATI ONs-Nellie B. W allbank, 4'3 N. Main St., MI. Plea sa nt,lowa; Mildred Poley (Mrs. C. W.), 1020 15 th 51.. Boulder, Co lo; Edith Btlker, 72 W est land Ave., Boston, Mass ; Kate Freund , 165 6 W . Gorfie ld Blvd , Chicago, IlL ; Marie H ammond, M i ami University. Odord, Ohio; Crace Han cher Beck (Mrs. Burton). 234 N H)lh St Portland. Ore.; H:arri el Wilmot Ctlldwell (Mrs. Wallace E.), 114 Sout h Cunt St., Bloom ington , Ind.
CO)UflTTEI ON UKDlRGRADUATE LoAN FUNo--Miidred Babcock (Mrs n . L.), Dedham, Mass . ; Elmina Wil son, 124 E. 27th St., New York, N. Y .; Jennie L. Rowell, 89 So. W illa r d St., Burlington, VI.
CtHoOIITTEE ON SETTLEMENT SC HOOL- Eliz abe th CI:lrk H elmi c k (Mrs. Eli A.), c/o 281h Infanlry, Donna, Textls, ch3irman 3nd Ir e3sure r; J ennie B Allyn, 2q6 MASSA chusetts Ave • Arlington, M3S S.; Louise Van Sant, 411 H awth orn R 01d, Rol3nd Park, Maryland; H arriet A Briggs, 225Q Warre n Ave., Tol edo, Ohio; Mildred Steele, 791 North Academy St_. G:ales burg , 111. ; Mary Phillippi, 2310 Californi3 St., Omtlh3, Neb.; Lena May H arpe r Trott (Mrs. A. S.). 157 1 Stee l e St.. D e nver, Co l o.; Lecla Pinkham Wilbur (Mrs. H. C.), 528 18th Ave., North , Seattle, Wash
C01UIITTI!:E ON ARROW FILE-Delia Co nge r, 38 1 N. Prnirie 5 1 , Gnle!ib urg, til.; Ed ith L ON FE I LOWSHTP F UND-- Sophi e P arso n s Woodma n , 561 W es t 1861h St., New York City. Alice Hiestand, 2640 Dwight W ay, Berke ley, Cal.
CIIA TRl l AN BUIII:AU OP PRINTING-Sarah Pomeroy - Rugg (Mrs. F . A.), 46 Mountfort St., B os t on , M ass.
CVIITOUIAN Of' THE PIN-Quee ne Snow Cox (Mrs Henry ) , 33)0 D e ,,. ey AYe Oma h a, Neb.
ALUMNA<: DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
SECRETARY POR THE ALVMNA!: AND GR AND VIC&-PUSlO ENT- Nin 3 H nrris All e n (Mrs F J .), 641 7 Lake St., Oak Park, til. Al UMN.-£ EOITO R-Anna Robinson Nicke r son (Mrs. D D ), 74 Rocklan" AYe ., Malclen. Mass . HE AD RF SIOE.NT PI BETA PHI SETT LU I ENT SCi-I OO L-Cn roline McKnight II ugh es Gtltlinburg, Tenn.
ALPHA PR OV IN CE
Vl c l pnSmE.NT-Jennie B. Allyn, 286 M assac hu se lt s A ve., Arlington, M "n .
ROSTON, MAs s.-Re rth a A Ca rr , 180 Longwood A"e ., Bos ton, Mnss
B U'PALO. N Y.-E ll a M. D on naker, 333 15th SI.
BUlli NCTON, VT.- H e l e n Barton Tuttle (Mrs Ray), 28 Converse Court. NoaTH !RN NEW YORK-Dorothy Cleaveland, Canton, N Y. Nn YORK. N. Y .-E l mi na Wil son, 124 E. 27th St Rn oo! IsI.AND- M n rg nr e t M Poole (Mrs. 1. C.) , 204 H1ah St., Fall Rtnr, Mu s.
inA-CUll, N. Y.-Marion N. Howell (Mrs. L A ) , 622 Park AYe ., Syrac.se, N. Y.
R OC HUTER, N, Y -Isabel Sh ep a rd Dusky (Mrs Henry) , 21 Shepard 51. TORONTO, CA NAD A-M. Gord on L o vell, 119 M adison Ave
W ESTERN M ASSA CIIU SETIS A LUlI NJ£-Amy L W 311 on 10 7 Sherman St , Springfi e ld, M ass .
BETA PROVINCE
VI CE' PRESIDE NT-Lo ui se V a n S ant , 411 Ha w thorn R oa d , Rol a nd P a rk, Md BALTIMORE, MD.-Mo ll y W. Wood, 220 Prospect Ave., Roland Park, Md. CARLISLE, PA.-JuHa Morgan. LIWISBURG, P A -Iren e F enton Clinger (Mrs. Frank), S H o well St., Milton , Pa Pnn .ADEI. PHIA , P A.-Edith S. Bunting, Chester, Pa. PITTSBURGH, PA -H ele n B. Clark , 540 7 Fri ends hip A ve. RI CHlfOND, VA.- A de l ai de Roth ert, 1416 Gr o ve A ve. WASJltNGTON, D. C -Mary B. Wilson, IQOI Q St.
GAMMA PROVINCE
VI C[ ' I' Rl,SIOE NT- H ar ri et A. Driggs, 2359 Warren Ave , Tol edo, Ohi o ANN ARBOR, MI CH.-Lucy Park Huber (Mrs. C . Car l ), 1330 Hill St. ATHE NS , aUl D- Fl o re nce C mig Wil son (Mrs . H . R.). 34 Elmwood PI. CIN CINN ATI, OHI o-Gertru de Han co x Cnrm a n (Mr s. J. Ern es t) , N o. 10 Th e Russom, Clifton
CI.EVELA ND, OHIo-Gladys Cole, SIJ05 Thackeray Av e COLUMBUS, O HI o-Ernestin e F. Hall, 565 E. Broad 5t.
DETROIT, MICH.-Leila Lane Smith (Mrs. C. A.), 89 W. H ancock SI.
FRANKLI N, IND.-Fr a n ces M. Dean. HILLS DALE, MICH.-Ethel Bishopp W ol cott (Mrs. Carl ). Bro ad St. I NDIANA PO LI S, I ND.- Clara Hatfield, 2252 Adams St. OHIO GAM){A ALUUN£ C LU B-E llen F. Boyer, 624 W Mark e t St., O rrvill e. Ohio.
Tou:oo, OH lo.-Snrah Waite, 2023 Ashland Ave.
DELTA PROVINCE
VI CE'PRESIDIT NT-Mildred Steele, 791 North Academy St , GAl esb urg, III. CARTHACIt, ILL -Mrs. Ellen F e rris Scofield, 502 Locust St. CmcAco, I LL.-Carrie Fl age r Sc hant z (Mrs O. M ), 5215 We s t 24th St. , Ci ce r o, til CINTRAL, lu.-Mable Lindsay Fairc10 (Mrs. G C.) , 412 W Charch St., Cham · paign, 111.
DICATUR, ILL.-Margaret Wood Dick (Mrs C R ), l2S N Edward St. GALESBURC, ILL.-Mildred Toler Lass (Mrs. H enry ) , 11 66 N. Prairie S f. MADISON , Wi s.-Ma r y Wh it e P et erson ( M rs. W. H P .), 172 6 Van Hi se Ave M INNEAPOLI S "N D S1' P At: I., MINN -Li ll i a n Mc Laughlin , 3144 Colfa x Av e., Minne apo li s.
EPSILON PROVINCE
VICE-PRESIDENT-Ma r y Phillippi, 2310 California St., Omaha, Neb. AllES, I OWA-Emma W ennhoh. Pattengill ( Mr s. E. A .).
BURLINCTON, I OWA-Ka th erine Alice Lundgren , 115 N 'orth Gunnison St . CEDAR RAPIDS, I OWA-Helen Holmes, 1 748 HAve. COLUMBIA, Mo.-(MISSOURI ALPHA ALUH NJ£) -E dit h Snyder Coarsault (Mrs . Jess e), :no Hicks Ave. DES M OINE.S, IOWA-Anna Ross Clarke (Mrs. C. H .), 1510 9th St. FAYETTEVILLE, ARfi:.-Mildred Gregg, 129 E. Di ckson St. INDIANOLA , 10WA-Sten a Hartman Perry (Mrs. E. W ).
IowA CITY, I OWA -F anny Thompson Wi ckam ( Mr s. H . F.), 911 Iowa Ave. KANSAS CITY, Mo .-Lo ttie Allen-Babh (Mr s. Mil es T . ), 3400 Locust St. LAWRltN CE, KAN.-Adrienne Atkinson, 829 Miss St.
LJTTU ROCK, ARK.-Wanda Richards, 1300 W . 3rd St. MT. PL&ASANT, IowA-Mary Hulme McCoid (Mrs. Calvin). OMAHA, NEB., AND COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA-Lucile Brown, 4814 Davenport St , Omaha.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.-Mary Stewart, 322 S. 15th St. SPRlNCFIILD, Mo.-Sosie Dillard, 957 Benton Ave. ST. LoUIS, Mo.-Gertrude Ahern, 2803 Locust St. SIOUX CITY, IA.-Clarice Lytle, 1800 Jackson St. TOPEKA, MH.-Frederica Bullene-Woodward (Mrs. CheSler), 834 Bu ch:l.II:ltI !-it. 'J'RI-CITY ALUMNA:-Leila Ktmmerer, 803 W. 14 St., Davenport, low8
ZETA PROVINCE
VICE'PRESIDENT-Lena Harper Trott (Mrs. A. n.), 1571 Steele St., Ilcllve l', CH in. AUSTIN, TEX .-Miss Bessit Wells, t801 Lavaca St. BoULDER, COLO -Dorothy Chittenden, 1605 Hillsid e Rond. DALUS, Tn.-Edith Daniel, 2205 Live Oak St. DENVER, COLO.-Mary C. Frost, 1635 Gaylord 51. HOUSTON, Tn.-Naomi Peacock Cosby (Mu. Rodman), 2308 (;clI!''ie e Ave . LARAMIE, Wyo -Harriet M. Abbot, 400 S. 9th St. PUEBLO, COLO.-Wave Richardson, 1301 Grand Ave. Sroux FALLS, S. DAK.-Grace McKinnon, 516 W. 12th St. WACO, Tu.-Monette Colgin, '902 Austin St.
ETA PROVINCE
VICE-PRES IDE NT-Mrs. A. B. Trott, 15iI State St., Del1ver. Colo. rl RiTA PHI REGISTER-Trinity Auditorium U1dg., 9th 51. and Grnnl! Ave, Los Angeles.
Los ANCELIS, CAL -Ruth Barrett Smith (Mu Warren). 112 No. Oxford Aye .• Los Ane-eles.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA-Huel Donoho Babcock (Mrs . David), 90S Contra Costa Ave ., Berkeley, Cal.
PORTUND, Ou.-Mrs. Frank L Knight, 178 East 14th St., Portland, Ore. P, BITA PHI RECISTIR-Hotel Portland .
N£\'ADA-E uni ce Cag\vin, Sparks, Nev
SUTTLE, WASH.-(PUGIT SOUND ALUMNAt Cws)-Marion L . Frye, 61' Terry A.,e.
SrOKANE , WAsK .-E leanor H enderson John son (Mrs. Arthur M.), 53 Oreslin Apt.
PI BET .... Pili REGISTER, S3 Breslin Apt.
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