OLD SAN XAVIER MISSION ( A Picturesque Landmark Near Arizona A )
DECEMBER, 1917
Each date dCli,oll«i In extra hen, type has a aignificance which is explained in the foUow io, information. Mlr ch 1. Chapter corrc,pondi"1 secretary shou ld Knd complete lists of active member. for lbro second ,cmelle r to the Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Province Pr6idcnt, and Alumn.e Editor; lilll o f chapter officerl for tbe second Icmtsj:e:r to .n rncmben of the Grand Council and to the Province President. and namc! of thOle leu'inl collcac to the Alumna: Edu or.
March 4 Fraternity e,um ination. ) f date is nol convenient confer wilb your e.xaminer prt'vious t<' Ihi s date accordina to instructions in January B.,II(1.".
-Ma rch S.
March 15. Chaptcr Treasurer should scnd serni· annual ducs t o the Grand Trcasurer , Mlrch 30. Chairman of chapter commillee on ICholarship should st'nd mid'scmealer rt'porl to mcmilcr of standing comm ittee t o whnm her chailier is aSlignt'd. The Pi Beta Phi Sct\lelilenl S c h oo l year c10us at Ihis dale.
April IZ. club secretariea nlail a\umnile personalll 10 Alumnz Editor
Apr il IS Chapter letter All material for thc June Anow requC!lted in TI., B,d/"i" issued April I is due on thi s date. It should be prepared and mailed on or before April 10
Ap ril 28. Foundt'rs' Dol,... Alumnz unite with ndort'sl acti e Mapler in celebration of the event Apr il 29 Annual ref-0rt of clubs should be ma iled to the A Edit or of THE .Ku nw. Th ey must be in her handll by May 5. means that the report should be wrhten before Founderll' Day and all account o ( the celebration inurtt'd or added directly after and the mH. mailed, April 29.
A pril 30. Alumnz dub. elect officera.
May I. Bt'ginning of alumrue fiscal )'car.
Mol,. 1. Chapter correspondinc secretaries Ihould send annual report to all members of the Grand Council and to Province Preaident.
Jlhy 1. Chapter corresponding secretarit's sh o uld lend to tbe Alumnz Editor a reviscd list of FEid. graduating or permanently leaving college i June toaether with tbeir permanent home addr_scs.
-Ma y 2S
Iune 1. Chapter eorrespondinc lecretariet sbould send lills of officers for the fan semelter to all members of the Grand Council and to the Pro · ince President, and should be .ure that an initio (or the fear have been reported to the Grand S«rctary. Chapter correllponding lecretary lend to Cataloruer COPT of chapler membersbip lilt witb addrus-el (i( published bT the chapter).
IUDe 1 Chapt Panbellenic representati.e should ICnd to fraternitT represcnlStive in National Panhellenk: Conlrell dnailt'd report on Panhel · lenie: conditions in ber colleJe. Chairman of chapter committee on Kholarshlp abould scnd ber wmrner addre and final reJlOrt of the work of her committec to member of Itandin, committ«
t o lIl'ho m her chapttr il anigned; a110 ht'r summe r add ress 10 chairma n oC standing commi ttee, Mra. George II. Tannahill, <402 Tbird Street. Lewi sto n, Idaho.
June 15 Ch.!.irman of chapter committee on Ichol· arahi, should make lure that Ihe second semel ler report duly recorded on N. P. C b5anks hall reached the Itandin, committee. Chapter corre. sponding secrt'taries should lend names, pholo, grallhl, and brief typewritten biolraphies of all mt'mbers elected 10 • B K :E ::: , or other honor lIudents, to Mrs, Geor&e \'1. Tannabill, <402 Third St. , Lewiston, Idaho.
June 20, Annual Reports of National Officers, Pro vin ce Prelidents, Province Vice.prellidenta, and Chairmen of Standina Committeel should he sent to Grand Secretary for ule at lummer meet· in, of the Grand Council, All r.porll should b.
July 1. Annual meeting oC the Grand Council. Exact datt' to be announced.
September I. Chairman of chapter commitlee on scholarship lihould send to member of stand ins committee to wh om her chapter is a,siRned snd al so to the chairman. Mrs. Geor,e \V Tannahill, 402 Third Street , Lewiston. Idaho, her addrell for the college yur .
• September 10.
September IS. Chspter officers should meet and prepare for the new college year. (T he exact date of thi s must be determined in each by the dale o( the opening of collele.)
September 25. Chapter corre.ponding secretaries lihould se nd complete lislS of active members to the Grand Treasurer, Grand Secrt'tary, Province PrNident. and Alumnz Editor; also aend Alumnae Editor list of names and addresscs of girh active in June but n o t in September, Ibinl la.t address at which AII.Ow waa r«eived.
October 10. Ch:l.pter correlponding lecretarit'll lend in to Grand President and Grand Vice-president names o( Alumnz Ad isory Committee.
O ctober IS. Chapter Treasurer should s end lerui· annual dues to the Grand T reasurer.
October 21. Alumoz club aecretaries mail alumrur to Alumnz Editor.
October 2S. Chapter letter and alt material reo quelted for the December Anow in Tla. Sd/dlN issued the fint week in October i. due on this dale. It should be prepared and mailed on or berort' Od obe r 20
November 15. Annual due. of aJumnz should be sent to the Pr ovince Vice·preaidents.
November 15. Chapter PanhelJenic representative .hould make to fntern ity rcpreuntati't'e report on Panhellenic conditions in her colleae.
November 22. Chairman of chapter committee OQ Kholarahip s hould send to member of slandin, committee to lIl' hom ber chapter is mid· U:me5tt'r report 00 wor" of her committee.
-December 10.
•An notica intendell. for the next 'Blue of TIl. Pi Bna Pili B.llni" should be in the bods of the EdItor 08 ta date.
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Official Publication of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
SARAH POMEROy RUGG, Editor
Table of Contents
All maouscril!la I hould he addreued to the Edi t or, Sa r ah Pomeroy.Rul'l' P A >, 201 OaYll Aye., B r ookl ine. M .
Material intended for pu b licat ion mUlt ruc h the Ed it or five weeks b efore date of publication
Till Anow II publlahed four timel a yea r, in October , Oe«mber, Much, and JUD C at 450 to 4S4 Ahnaip Street, Mcnasha, Wil , by Geo r i e official printer and publilher to tbe fraternity. Subscription price $1.00 per yur j 25 centl for linlle cop!ea.
Entered aecond-cla matter October 20 , 1909, at tbe po l t office at Menasha, WY o, UDder Pe Act of Con rcu of Ma rc h l , 1879
FRATERNITY DIRECTORY
FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY
Maggie Campbell ............•.. Thyne In stit u te, Chase City. Va.
Libb ie Brook-Gaddis 1009 S. Fifth St., Champairn. Ill.
Ada Bruen -Grie r .. . .. . ............... .... . . 16 N. Frem on t St., Bellevue. Pa.
Oara Brownlee l J-1ut chinson .....••.... Monmouth, 111.
Emma Brownlee - Kilgore 201 W Broadway. Monmouth, Ill.
Fannie Whitenac k· Libby Route 3. North Yakima. Wash.
Rosa Moore ...... . ................ , .... 31 We st 17th St., New York, N. Y.
Jennie Nicol, M,D. (deceased)
Ina Smith-Soule 9 12 North L St ., Tacoma, Wash
Jennie Horne ·Turnbull 2229 North S3rd St., Wynne6eld, Philadelphia, Pa.
AlROW EDITOR-Sarah Pomeroy-Ruga ( Mrs . F. A .), 201 Davi. Ave ., Brookline, ?Iolas s
CHAIRMAN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mrs. Arthur Richardson, Sheridan Rd. and Van Dorn, Lincoln, Neb.
HISTORIAN
DailY Carney (Mrs. P. F.), '504 Etna St., Berkeley, Cal.
CATALOGUER
Edith L Carpentn, Guild House, Pesce Dale, R. I.
ALUMNA': EDITOR
Anna Robinson Nickerson (Mrs. Duid D.), 14 Rockland Ave ., Malden, M
PI BaTA PHI RErIlESlNTATIVI IN NATIONAL PANHELLKNIC CONGRESs-May Lans6eld Keller, Westhampton College, Richmond, Va.
SECHTARY OF NATIONAL PANJlI:LLlN'IC CoNCREss-Mrs. Ethel Haywood \Veston, zo Prospect Ave., Rumford, Me.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES
ALPHA PROVI NCr
PUSJIIENT-Eva Burlil,gh3.m, 46 Lathrop Ave., Binghamton, N. Y.
OSTAI-IO ALPHA-University of Toronto, Vivien Chalmcn. 3 Vermont Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
V.lRMONT Al.PHA-Middlebury College, Gertrude V. Moore, Pearson'. Ha.lI, Middlebury, Vt.
VEUIONT RITA-University of Vermont, Barbara S. Brown , 411 Main S t., Burlington, Vt.
MASSAC II IJSl'M'S ALPIIA-Boston University , C la r a V. Sargent. Lockwood St., Bradford. Mall.
NEw YORK ALPIIA-Syro.cuse Unive r sity , Edna M . Cole. 80S Ostrom Ave ., Syracuse N. Y
NEw VOltK G,OUfA-SI. Lawrence Unive r sity, Frances E. Donahue. Pi Beta Phi lI ouse , Canlon, N. Y.
BETA PROV I NCE
PIlESHlENT-Mnrguerile Weller H ynson (Mrs Richa r d), 200 1 16th St., N. W ., Washington, D C.
)hRVL""'O AII'IIA-Goucher Colcord, Vingolf II all, Baitimo r t, Md.
COLl'MBI \ AI PJlA---George \V nshington University, Mary E. Grabill, 202 4 G St. N. W Washington, D. C.
VI RGINIA ALPIiA-Rnndolph·Macon College, Muriel Nevin, Lynchburg, V •.
VIRGINIA BETA-Hollins Anne E. H ollins, Va.
Fl.OllOA ALPIIA-John B. Stetson University, Bernalyn De Land, Fl a.
PENNSYI.VANIA Co ll ege, Elizabeth G. J o n es, Swarthmore Co ll ege, Swarthmo re, Pa.
PENNSYlVANIA BET\---J1Juckneli University, Elinor Hy att, W omen's College, Lewisburg. P a., Ilox :lOS.
PENNSYI.VANIA GAM MA-Dickinson College, H elen Witmer, Mitr.ger H a ll, Car li sle , P a,
GAM MA PR OV IN CE
PRESIDENT-Leah Sioc k, 27 Broad St., J-lilI sdnle, Mich Ollltl AI.I'IIA-Qhio University. Hel en Smith, Athens, Ohio. 0 111 0 BETA-Ohio Sta t e Unive r sity. J ean Bigger, 124 W 9th Ave., Co lumbu s, Ohi o.
MICIIIGAN AI . PIIA- Ilill sdale College. Edna Stoke. Pi Beta Phi H o u se, Hillsdale, Mich.
MI CIIIGAN BETA-University of Michigan. Dorothy Pierce. 324 E. Jeffers o n St., Ann Arbor, Mi ch.
(S OlANA ALPHA-Franklin College, lI e l tn E. Miller, Girls' Dormitory, Franklin, In d.
IN DIANA BETA-University of lad iaD.3., B. L o uise He rvey, Pi Bela Phi H o use, Bloomington, Ind.
INDIANA GAMMA-Rntler Col l ege, M a rg aret E. B1ocr , 2719 Co ll ege A ve. , In diana.pol is, Ind.
DELTA PROVIN CE
PRl St DENT-[st her O rr Sp ry (Mrs. Walt e r P. ), 1633 A sb ury Ave , Evanston, Ill.
MINNESOTA ALPHA-Unive rsity of Minnesota, Anna s K en k el, 2553 Aldrick Ave., So. Minneap oli s , Minn.
WI SCONS IN ALPHA -Un iversity of W isco n s i n, Emily A. Kimball, z33 Langd on St., Madiso n, Wi s
ILUNOIS BETA-Lombud Sara Bennett, Lombard Hall, Galesburg, III.
ILUNOIS DELTA-Knox CqlJege, H elen Ingraham, Whiting Hall, Galesburg, III.
COMM I TTEE ON EXTENSION-Emmeline Carter Sherman (Mrs. E. C.), 2002 El Ce rr ito Pla ce, H ollywood, Cal.; Edith Valet, 32 Marion Ave., Palisade, N. J.; Mary de Carmo, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
CoMMITTEE ON ScHOLARSHiP-Anna Lytle Tannahill (Mrs. G. W.), 402 Third St ., Lewiston, Idaho; Elsa Schlicht Conners (Mrs j T.), 84 C3slleton Ave., Akron. Ohio; Edith Gordon. 467 Spadina Ave., Toronlo. C3nadn; Bessie Tu cke r Gislason (M rs. ] r. B.). 217 H arvard St. S E., Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. C. W. Mitchell, U. S. Marine .J:Iospital, Staten Island, N. Y.
COMMITTEE ON CI-IAI'ERONs-Effie Patch, Pi Beta Phi II ouse, Iowa City , I owa; Minnie K. Organ, Salem. Mo.; Roberta Campbell Bowen (Mrs. Ralph), Sol Ostrom Ave , Syracuse. N. Y.
COM),UTTE£ ON FRATERNITY EXAMIN ATIONs-Nellie n. W albank, 413 N. Main St., M t. Plensant, Iowa; Mild red P oley (Mrs. C . W.), 1020 15 th St., Boulder, Co l o.; lI elen R ic hard son , 18 H igh St., Newport. R. I.j Dema H arshbarger, 1564 Sherman Ave., Evanston, II I.; Marie H ammond, Miami Univer sity, Oxford, Ohio j Grace I-f ancher Deck (Mrs. Burton), N. 19th St., Portland, Ore.; H arriet Wilm ont Caldwell (Mrs. Wallace E . ), 2226 Loring Pla ce, New York City; Mr s. Thede T. job. 208 Fairchild St., I owa City, Iowa.
COMM ITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE loAN FUND-Jenni e L. Rowell, 83 Hung e rford St., Burlington, Vt.; Mildred Babcock (l\frs. II. L.), Dedham, Mass.; E lm ina Wils on, 124 E. 27th St., New York, N Y.; Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb., officio.
COMMITTEE ON SETTLEMENT ScHOOL-Mrs . Arthur Richardson, Sheridan Rd., nnd Van D o rn , Lin co ln, Neb., chairman and treasurer; Nina Harris Allen (Mrs. F. j.), 420 Lake St., Oak Park, 111.; jennie B. Allyn, 2<)6 sells Ave., Arlington, Ma ss.; Louise Van Sant, R. F. D. NO.2, Ad:unsville, Ala.; Elsa Schlicht Conners ( Mrs. Jam es), 226 Gordon Drive. Akron, Ohio; Mildred Stee l e Doyle (Mrs. F. A.). 14 04 Ma in St., Galesburg, III.; Mary Phillippi. 231 0 California St., Omaha, Neb.; Lena May Il arper Trott (Mrs. A. B ), 4101 E 22nd Ave., Denver, Colo.; Leda Pinkham Wilbur (Mrs. H 8.), 434 35th Ave., Seattle, Wa sh.; Anne Stuart, '}O6 0 St., Lin· co In, Neb., rx officio
CO)IMITTEIt ON P"OFESSIOl'AL GUIDANCE-Central Bureau. New York City; C hairm an. Alleyne Archibald, 70 Fifth Avenue; Mrs. Burdette Lewis , Bronxvill e, N. Y .; Miss Aida Wil son, 124 E. 27th St., New York; Mrs. Berton Maxfie ld, 30S8 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. y,; Mrs. If orace Mann Snyder, 530 R iverside Drive, New York City.
Co),UUTTEI ON' Anow FILE-Delia ConKer, 381 N. Prairie St., Galesburg, Ill.; Edith L. Carpenter, Peace Dale, R. I.
CO MNITJ'U ON' FELLOWSHIP FUND--Sophie Parsons Wood"man, 561 We s t 186th St.. New Vork, N. V.; Adelaide Rothert. 1416 Grove Ave., Richmo nd, Va.; M a rtha Gray, Pri scilla Inn, Detroit. Mich.; Marie Gate s, 532 Cherry St., Springfield, Mo.; L ois Wilkin son Christia n ( Mrs . Pa lmer), 1138 E. 44th St. , C hi cago, I ll.; Merit: Ki ssick, Co lorado Teachers' Coll ege, Gree ley, Colo. ; Zelva Me ck lem, 706 Campus Ave., Pullman, Wa sh .; Ann e S tu a rt, 11)06
D S I., Lincoln, Neb., ex officio . C HAIRMAN BUREAU OF PRINTING--Sarah Pomeroy-Rugg (Mrs. F. A. ). 201 Da vis Ave., Brookline. Mass.
CUSTODIAN OF THE PIN-Queene Snow Cox ( Mrs. H enry), 3320 D ewey Ave , O maha , Neb.
FACULTY OF SETTLEMEN T SC H OOL
19 17'18
Norman R Pri ckett. in charge Manul1l Training, Athletics and In dustrial Sales, Principal of Sc h oo l; Ruth M ea cham, Ill i nois Delta, Advanced Grades , Mu sic , Librarian; Emily Burton, Kindergarten a nd Prim a ry Grades, H o use M llnager; E s tella M. Pr ickett (Mrs. Norman R . ) , Sew ing, Coo k ing and Gi rls ' Industrial Work, in cha r ge of Settlemen t Work among W ome n and Chil dren; and Marjorie J ackson, W isc onsin Alpha, In termedia te Grades, Sec r e tary 0(' the School, all add r ess G :ulinb urg , Tenn essee.
ALUMNiE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
SlC1lTA&V 1'01 TH. ALUWN.4 AND GRAND VJCE-PUSIDENT-Nioa Harris AUen (Mr•. F. J.), ,,10 Lake St .• Oak Park, Ill. ALUMS EDITOR-Anna RobinlOD Nic kerson (Mrs. D. 0.), 74 Rockland Aye., Malden, Man.
ALPHA PROVINCE
VIC&- JO&NT-]enn ie B. Allyn. 286 Massachusetts Ave ., Arlington, Mus. BosTON, MASS.-Bertha A. Carr. 180 Longwood Ave., Boston, Mass. BUFFALO, N. Y.-uila Soule-Bitting (Mrs Geo. L.>, SJ5 Norwood Ave. BURLINCTON, VT.-Jennie Rowell, 83 Hungerford St. NOITHIRN NEW Y ORK-Dorothy C leaveland, Canton, N. Y.
NIW YORK, N. Y.-Lavinia Cunningham-Cook (Mrs. Frank), 49 Mile. Square Rd., Yonkers, N. Y.
SYRAcus., N. Y.-Marion N. Howell (Mrs. L. A.), 622 Park Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.-habelle Moore, 175 Rugby Ave. TORONTO, CANADA-Eardly Green. 124 Bloor St. W. Wun.RH MASSA CII USE'M'S ALUMN J£-Edn3 Bean - Mill er (Mrs . Franz C.), 97 Spring St., Springfield, M au.
BETA PROVI NCE
Vrcl·PRESID&NT-Louise Van Sant, R F. D. 2, Adamsville , Ala. BALTIHOU , MD.-Hester Heine, 14 09 W. Lombard. CARLISLE, P.A.-Huel Kisner, W. LoUlher 51.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Floren ce Miller, 1533 N. 8th 5t. PITTSBUJtCII, PA.-Helen B. Clark, 5407 Friendship Ave RIClfMOND1 VA.-Mary William s, 4 07 \y' Franklin 51. WASHINGTON, D C.-Dorothy Smallwood-Geare (Mrs. Regin ald). 5 Leland 51 .• Chevey Chase, Md.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.-Jnnet Mc Donald Chipman ( Mrs. D. C.), R. 6, Hopedale, Ann Arbor.
ATHENS, Olllo-Mary Reali Wood (Mrs. James). 34 Washingt on St. CLEVELAND, Olllo--Gladys Cole Wriston ( Mr s . Roscoe), 5303 D eniso n Ave. COWlfBUS, Olllo--Grace Scott, 1986 Summit 51. DITROIT, Ml clI.-Ma rg aret Spier Miller (Mrs. Lesli e) , 568 Waterman St. FRANKLIN, IND.-Frances M. Dean. HILLSDALE, MICH.-Myrta Kempf.
IN DIANAPOLIS, IND.-Marjory Mullen, 2157 N. P enn St. 01110 GAMMA AWlfNtE Cwo-Ellen F. Boyer, 437 S. Po p lar St.. Bu cy rus, Ohio.
T OL EDO. Browning Powell plrs. Frank) 2312 Lnwrence A"e. Isn.-Mari e 'Ye st, 501 'Yashingt on Ave., E\'A nsville, Ind
DELTA PROVINCE
VICE-PRESIDENT-Mildred Steele Doyle (Mrs. F. A .). 14 0 4 Main St., Galesbu rg , III. CARTHAGE, IL t..- Mrs. Ellen Ferris Scolidd, 502 Locus t 51. CH ICAGO, In.-Carrie: Flager Scha.ntz (!\Irs. O. M.), 5215 W. 24th 51.. Cicero, Ill.
CENTRAl., ILL .-l\'1a rj orie Spaulding. 614 Pnrk Ave., Champaign, Ill. D&CATUR. ILL.-Irenc li amman, 25 Cobb Ave. Fox RIVER VALLEY, I LL.-Vera Mill s Haeger (Mrs. Edmund 11.), Dundee, 111. GALESBURC. I I.L.-Ruth McC lelland, 656 N. Prairie. MAlliSON , Wls.-li,elen Kayser, 802 E. Gorham 51.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN.-Ed na M. Brown, 909 4th St., S. E., Minneapoli
MONMOUTH ALUMNA'!: CWB-Myrella Johnston Thomas (Mrs. J. N .), 500 E . Archer St. PWRIA, ILL.-Genevieve Alvord , 2:826 Madison Ave. SPRINCFlELD. ILL.-Virgin ia Harri so n Bo wyer, 905 S. 6th St. Sounr DAKOTA AW MNJE-Hel en Dayton Mak (Mrs. Leo), 112: W. 16th St., Sioux Falls, S. D.
EPSILON PROVINCE
VI CE'PRES IDENT-Mary Phillippi, 2310 California St., Omaha, Neb. AMES, IOWA-Loui se Ahlbrecht ·Eichling (Mrs. H. L.). BURLINGTON, I OWA-Jessie M. :rhomas, 10<) Woodlawn Ave. CIDAR RAPIDS, I OWA- Emma Forsythe. DES MOINES, I OWA-Anna Ros s Clarke (M rs. C. H.), 1510 9th St. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.-Eleanor Forwood, Rogers, Ark. I NDIANOLA. IOWA-Anita Blohm Latta ,Mrs. L. M.). I OWA CITY, I OWA- Elouise Ke ss ler O'Brien (Mrs. Geo. J.), 321 E . Church St. KAN SAS CITV, MO.-Constance Fennell, 931 C leveland Ave. LAWREN CE, KAN.-E . H e len Pendleton, 1002 Tenn. St. LIN CO U{, NEB.-J en nie Whitm ore-Ba rnes (Mrs. N. H.), 1848 Prospect St. MANHATTAN, KAN.-Edna Hood Lantz (Mrs. Chas.), 830 Houston St. MT. PLEASANT, IOWA- Miriam Voung Melcher (Mrs. Karl), 201 N. Adams St. OMAIIA, NEB., AND COUNCIL BtUFFS, I OWA-Helen Price-Thomas (Mrs. Clay), 5020 Nichol as St., Omaha.
OTTUMWA, I OWA-O live F Nimockl. 724 N. Court St. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.-Ch a rlotte All en , 2810 Sh e rman Ave. SPRIN GFIELD, Mo.- Mary Criss, 812: Benton Ave. ST. LoUIs, MO.- H e le n Stevens, 2807 Russell Ave. SIOUX CITV, IOWA-Hel en Struble, 2508 Jack son St. TOPEKA, KAN.-Frederica Bullene Woodward (Mrs . C he ste r), 834 Buchanan St.
ZETA PROVINCE
VI CE-PRESIDENT-Lena Har per Trott (Mrs. A. B.), 4101 E. 22nd Ave., Denver, Colo.
ARDMORE, OKLA.-Ant o inette Cobb Fort (M rs. Wm. D.), 519 N. W. 0 St. AUSTIN, TEx.-M e lita Fau st-Gae th (Mrs. Ralph C.) Enfield, Austin. BOULDER , COLo.-Dorothy Chittenden, 1605 Hill side Road.
CASPAR, Wvo.-Ethel McGrath -Cove rt (Mrs. Pitt, Jr. ), Apt. F, Ideal Apts. COLORADO SPRIN CS-E lizabeth Davison, 224 E. Yampa St., Colorado Spring,. DALLAS, TL'C.-Ed it h Daniel Dyer (Mrs Arthur), 2208 McKinney Ave. DENVER, COLO.-Margurite Walker-Bishop (Mrs. W C.), 1925 E 23rd Ave HOUSTON, TEx.-Naomi Peacock Cosby (Mrs. Rodman), 2308 Genesee Ave. LARAMIE, Wyo.-Margaret Mullison, 72:1 S. 8th St.
PUEBLO, CoLo.-Lolita Snell-Prouty (Mrs. F. H.), 2136 Ceda r St. WA CO, TEx -M on ette Colgin·Hanna (Mrs. M.) , 11)02 Austin St.
EASTERN M ONTANA-G race Bailey, 120 N. 30th St., Apt. 3, Billings. Mont. Los ANGELES, Cu.-Grace Post, 707 N. Marengo Ave ., Pasadena, Cal. NEVADA-Lola Hanna, Manzanita Hall, Reno CAUFORNIA-Ruby Roberts Richardson (Mrs. Stanley), S4 Tunne l Road, Berkeley.
PORTLAND, Ou.-Gertrude Blackmar. 438 E. S2nd St. PI BETA PHI RICI STER-Hotel Portland. SAN DIEGO, Cu -Ethel Van Cise. 540 E. Laurel St. SUTTLE, WASH.-{PUCET SoUND ALUMN.tt CLUB)-Marion Spelger, Box 1348. SPOKANE, W ASH.-Abbie Forster Ohme (Mrs. F. H.), S . 211 Post St.
Pi Beta Phi Magatine Subscription Agency. For III/ormation address: Blanche G. Reisinetr, 23S E. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md.
The Pi Beta Phi Calendar f or 1917 - 18 (see in si de cov er page ) has been C<lmpiled with great ca r e Please use it Read it carefully, find out what dates apply to your w o rk and then be pr o mpt in the performance of YOUT duties.
Every effo rt is made to kee p o ur D irec to r y u p to da te . If y o u notice a mistake in name or address. the Edi tor will welcome the correcti o n .
Notice the list of publications of Pi Beta Ph i on the inside back cov er.
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VOLUME XXXIV
DECEMBER, 1917 NUMBER 2
OUR EW CHAPTERS, THEIR HOMES HISTORIES
HOLLIN S COLLEGE, H OLLINS, VA.
(Home <>/ Virginia B. installed June I. I9I7)
This institut ion opened its first session in the spring of 1842, under no distinctive name. It was known as the "School :It Botetourt Springs," and was conducted in the interest of both sexes. Subsequently, as it continued to grow in strength and numbers, it was ca lled "T he Valley Union Semina r y " For tcn years it prospered on the or iginal plan, and during that period sent forth many young men who became prominent in business and professional lif e It was under the control of a joint stock company.
In 1846, Cha rl es L. Cocke was called to take cha rg e, and f r om that time to the en d of his l ife, 190 I , all his ene rgies and powers were used to conduct and perpetuate an institution which might pro"e a blessing to the people without distinction of sect o r class, and an honor to his native state. Five years later when both departments were filled with pupils, the company determined, to continue this school for young women exclusively, the chief reason arising from the fa ct that th ere was at the time of its organization, in 1842, no chartered institution for women in Virginia-city or count ry- no institution with thorough and systematic courses of study.
So the session 1852-53 opened for young women only, with broad and elevated co urses of study. The accommodations were soon all filled, and since that time the school has continued to prospe r . The fact that youn g women fr om many parts of Virginia eage r ly entered the instituti on and took advanced courses of study, many of them coming from uncultured homes, had a startling effect; for it demonstrated the f ac t that the people we r e in advance of their leader s on the question of the higher education for women. The time had come for the higher education of women and that fact having been
Detailed Account of the installation ceremonies of the four new c hapters appeared in the October iIlUe.-EDITOI.
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made palpable by the unlooked-for success of this institution, numerous Christian schools were soon inaugura ted in the state.
This school continuing to over flow with pupils, in 1855 Mr. J ohn Hollins, of Lynchburg, a gentle man of wealth, inspired by his wife, Mrs. Anne Hollins, proposed to the company having- charge of the property to place the ent ire enterprise in the hands of a self-perpetuating board of trustees . The company acceded to this proposition. and Mr. HoUiDs placed at theh disposal the sum of five thousand dollars for further improvements. Mr Hollins died shortly afterward \;ut his wife 'continued to be the firm and liberal friend of the school. She subsequently made seve ral handsome donations, and would have heavily endowed the institution at her death but for the fact that her investments were totally swept away by the results of the war. In honor of this noble couple the name of the institution was changed in 1855 to uHollins Institute." , Until 1870 the school was sustai ned by Virginia patronage alone. It did not make itself known (and had no occasion to do so) beyond the limits of the state. Since that time , however, its accommodatio ns have been largely increased, and pupils have been drawn from every section of our own country and from foreign countries. During the past fifteen years several large buildings have been added, the facilities greatly increased, courses of study adjusted to present college requirements, and under the new charter granted, by the Virginia Assembly in 1911 the name changed to Rollins College. Since that time Hollins has been ranked as one of the leading co lleges of the South. Its A. B. degree is accepted by n orthern universities, those of Chicago, Columbia, and Missouri granting Master's Degree after one year of graduate work. The popularity of the college is rapidly spreading in the 'no rthern states where a few years ago it was practically unknown. The only agents are the loyal students who never miss an opportunity to cheer their Alma Mater lustily. We expect even greater results in the future than we have harvested in the past.
HISTORY OF LAMBDA GAMMA, NOW VIRGINIA B OF PI BETA PHI
The Greek world at Hollins College originated about twenty years ago. . The. formation of state and feast clubs led to organizations of more serious motives and several of these groups in time drew up their constitutions and were chartered as local fraternities. Of this
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Top row, left to right : Tennie Sllead, Cordelia Brodbent. Dorothy Smith, Salome Hadaway. Elinbctb Bull.
Second row: Marian Leek y, Ellen Chiles, Betty Turn bull , Elizabeth Johnlon, Evely n Fishburn.Thn-d row: Nelle HartJey. Edna Hurm, Anne Montague, Marlaret Scott. Louise Harwell.Fourth row: Marlaret Kirkpatrick, Bess Jdlrey s, Ruth Monroe, Eleanor Kent, Norah Ander ton.
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origin were Gamma Omicron Pi and Lambda Rho. The former was founded in 1898 by an enthusiastic group of Kentucky girls, who were first associated in the work of their state club. Up to the present time they have proven themselves to be loyal, hearty alumnre, having a keen interest in the group in which they can no longer claim membership To them "e are deeply g rateful for they took the fir" step toward making the Kollin chapter of Pi Beta Phi possible. The Naughty Naught Club (or Lambda Rho ) was founded in March, 1900 , as a secret organization and although a club in name, its spirit, laws, and sta.ndards were those of a local fraternity. It ranked as such in the college , and its memhers have been unsparing in their efforts to help the present chapter secure the national charter, thus illustrating their lasting interest in their successors.
Gradually national fraternities absorbed the various groups and in 1914 Gamma Omicron Pi and Lambda Rho found themselves th · , only locals at Hollin s. Their" members had been warm friends, al-' though great rivalry had existed between the two organizations, so the union of the two as Lambda Gamma in 1914 caused great rejoic:, ing among the alumnre:. The bond was formed and the members immediately started work to secure a Pi Beta Phi cha rter .
The first attempts of Lambda Gamma were futile, due to the impatience of the members and the impossibility of meeting ce rtain statistical requirements. For two years the work was suspended but was renewed again in 1916-17. We are very proud and happy to say that this time we succeeded, and Virginia B of Pi Beta Phi was installed at Hollins, June I, 1917, by our Grand President and ARROW Editor.
EDNA A. HURM, '17.
( Hom e of Oregon B, installed Jtlly 23, 1917)
As there were no state colleges in Oregon in 1868 the l egislature for that year, which provided for the l ocation of lands received under the Act of 1862, gave the interest on the funds derived from the sale of these lands to the Corvallis College, a private institution under the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1885 the church voluntarily relinquished control of the funds of th e college, the state assumed entire control of the institution, and the legislature provided
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, CORVALLIS, ORE.
CAMPUS SaNU. OUGON AGlUCULTUUL COu.&C&
for the permanent location of the State Agricultural COllege at Corvallis.
The college is located on a natural elevation at the head of navigation on the WilJametle River. It is surrounded by the beautiful fir-clad Cascades and guarded by snow -capped Jefferson, Three Sisters, McLaughlin, and Hood, all of which can be seen from the campus.
The administration building, built by the citizens of Corvallis in 1887, was the nucleus around which other buildings began to cluster. The institution now owns instead of the original thirty-five ac res , three hundred [orty-nille acres and thirty - nine structures, and the attendance has increased from ninety-seven to four thousand students. Today every county in Oregon, thirty-four states, and fifteen territories and foreign countries are represented. The faculty has increased in number from five .to nearly two hundred. Other features have grown in equal ratio; courses have been strengthened, standards have been raised and other improvements made until today the Oregon Agricultural College stands as one of the foremost colleges of the Northwest.
The work of the college covers a broad field, including technical courses along the different lines of agriculture, mining, commerce, pharmacy, industrial education and industrial arts, also training in sciences, mathematics, language, literature, history, politica l science, civics, military tactics , and physical education.
The Oregon Agricultural College offe rs the benefits of society, club, or association work. It has student self-government, a system whereby the general disciplinary powers are in the hands of a student council elected by the student body. It supports several literary societies whose purpose is to promote literary work among the students. The Christian Associations erected Shepa rd Hall, the student community building. The Athletic Association and the Varsity "0" Club encourage clean, wholesome athletics. The Mask and Dagge r offers special training in dramatic art The Sphinx and Forum are the two upperclass honorary societies. Beside these are various departmental and sectional clubs, also the honorary fraternities, .6. e A K \If , and ::s T. The student publications are the Barotntter, published semi-weekly; the Beaver, published yearly by the junior class j the Ortgo" published monthly by ag ri culture and home economics students; the Studtnt Engittter, a magazine devoted
to engineering and mechanical arts j and the Commercia l Print , published each semester by the students· of commerce. The college supports a men 's glee club, a women's glee club, a band, and an o r chestra, also intercollegiate teams in football, basketball, baseball, track, and tennis . \V omen's fraternities a r e new at the Oregon Agr icu ltural College, and therefore few. A X 0 , cha rtered in Mar ch , 1915 j n B 1917 j and K A 0, November, 1917 . The men's fraternities are K +' ,
The spirit at the Oregon Agricultural College is very democratic and the frat e TDlu cs cooperate in furthering tIlt: aim:, and upholding the ideals of the college.
FRIEDA SPITZBART.
HI STORY OF DEI.TA NOW B 0 ' PI BETA PHI
In January, 1915, seven young wom en of the Oregon Agr icultural College banded together under the name of .!l M, and organized with a view of growth thr ,>ugh schola rship and charac t e r of cultured ideals. Their petition to exist as a local club, to Jive outside the dormitory the followin g yea r , and to petition a national fraternity was granted by the Student Affairs Committee. The existence of M was officially announced to th e publi c through the Bar om eter, the college publi ca tion , in March, 1915 ]n April, it was decided to petition for a chapter of IT B <» and in May a petition was sla rted to be present ed at the cO lwcntion of n B <I> held at Berkeley , Ca1., ip.
July, 1915
a M was r ecognized by the Student Affairs Co mmittee and by the president of the college as a local frat ernity, subject to the rules and regul ations governing such o rgan izations. in May , 1915 In September, 1915,6 M existed as a loca l frat ernity outs id e the dormitory in a residence on P a rk 'Te rra ce . New members were added and at the end of that co lle ge year there we r e thirty-two m embers. In September, 1916 , they moved to a new home on the same street where they now reside as Oregon B o f II B <1>
a M has held many o ffic es of trust in the co llege world. Seven a M girls have re ceived the Waldo prize given by Clara H. Waldo for scholarship, w o manhood , and activities. The organizat ion has Q,een well represented on the student publications and in social activities. Every a M has belonged to the Y. W C. A., the Women's
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League, the Women's Athletic Association, and some departmental club.
On July 23, 1917, with Dr Keller and Mrs. Allen as installing officers, /:J. M was admitted to n B 4>. Installat io n took place in Portland , Ore., at the homes of Louise Sawyers Linn, Iowa A, and Verna "Veaver, Washington A.
With such history and traditions Oregon 13 looks forward to a bright and happy future.
FRIEDA SPITZBART.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
(Home of California 1', inslalled July 27, I9I7)
COLLlCI OF LIBERAl ARTS
University of Southern California
'Th e University of Southern California was found ed in Los Angeles in response to a general feeling that the interests of Christian education demanded the establishment of an institution of higher learning in Southern California. The original deed of trust was executed on July 28, 1879, and in 18 80 the university was incorporated under the title of liThe Unive rsit y of Southern California." The articles of In corpo ration provide that the trustees of the university shall be elected by the Southern Califo rn ia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Chu r ch. The university is Olle of the largest of the sectarian universities of the United States, being second only to Northwestern University.
The first building , a two-story frame structure of eight o r ten rooms, was erected on the present campus in 1880 and the institution was formally opened to students the fourth of October of that year.
In recent years this building, remodeled and enlarged, has been used as the engineering building.
At present the university consists of nine colleges situated in different parts of the city. The Colleges of Liberal Arts, Theology, Pharmacy, and Oratory occupy one campus. The College of Law is situated in the heart of the city, near the courthouse and other public buildings. The Colleges of Fine Arts, Music, Dentistry, and Medicine each occupy a separate campus . The Department of Biology maintains a l\.farine Biological Station at Venice, the nearest available spot on the Pacific Coos!. Close to the Liberal Arts campus is Exposition Piuk, in which more than a million dollars have recently been expended in erecting and equipping state buildings. There is a building containing permanent exhibits of the state's resources and products. There is also a Museum of History aind Art, famous for its splendid art collections. Because of their easy access to the university, these collections and exhibits arc of great advantage to the faculty and students. The fifty-five acres of the park athletic grounds are a valuable addition to Bovard Field, the athletic grounds of the university.
In the State of California, there are three strong universities recognized as powerful institutions by the Association of American Universities-the University of California at Berkeley, Leland Stanford University at Palo Alto, and the University ' of Southern California. All are of different types. The University of California has a high rank among state institutio ns, and like others of the kind, makes no provision for religious training . Stanford University belongs to the foundational type such as Johns Hopkins and Cornell and has no connection with any religious denomination. The University of Southern California belongs to another type, similar to Yale and Princeton, and includes religious training in its curriculum and a College of Theology among its colleges. Though a denominational institution, the university is liberal in its attitude. On its faculty and in its student body there are all varieties of church affiliation as in any secular university, but the general management of the school is in the hands of the Methodist Church.
Among the six leading universities of the Pacific Coast, the University of Southern California ranks third in the number of students enrolled . It is surpassed in this respect only by the state universities of California and Washington.
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LI'/' tD Avery , Marl\lerite Giffen , Lucile Greenleaf, Annie Laurie McDonald, Cloyde Dalzell Grieve, Marie Briar Marpret Porter, Elizabeth Snyder, Ma r laret Strau.e, FreId. Martens, Ella Mayo-Johnson, Ada Parrish, Gert rud e iiradley, Grace Witherell. Violet Stuart. Dorothy Dyar.
During the past few years the trustees have been seriously considering plans for a greater university having the nine colleges on one campus. They had great difficulty in deciding whether the institution should be moved to some suburb of Los AngeJes, or should be kept a city university. It was decided to retain a city location and last March at a mass meeting of students, alumni, faculty, trustees, and friends, it was announced that the university had purchased a strip of land 880 feet long, extending from the campus of the College of Liberal Arts to Exposition Park and varying in width from 130 to 200 feet. It is the intention of the trustees to move the Colleges, Law , Medicine, \fusie, and. Fine Arts, and Dentistry to this campus, erecting buildings not only for these colleges, but for those already situated on this campus, but at present inadequately housed. The first of the new buildings will be a large auditorium 'to be located in about the center of the strip of land It will be the most imposing building on the campus, housing the administration offices as well as the auditorium in which the students of every co llege may assemble.
Funds for die purpose are now being raised by the EduCational Committee of the .Methodist Church in a "Million Dollar Campaign," and in spite of the war it is expected that the money will be raised and buildings completed within five years.
HISTORY OF ENTRE Nous, Now CAL IF ORN I A r OF PI BETA PHI
The Entre N ous Fraternity was founded in the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Southern California in 1895. The charter members are Georgie Holman ·Fischer, Helen Christie, Klara Penneel-Sayre, Helen Hoose-Lilla rd , Ethel Jan e Hardie, and Clara Lipe. Ethel Jane Hardie and Helen Hoose -Lillard are also charter members of the newly installed California r Chapte r of Pi Beta Phi.
The purpose of th e charter members of the Rntre N ous in organizing the fraternity is clearly defined in the following quotation from the constitution: "The Aim of the Fraternity shall be to encourage scholarship, to stimulate the highest standard of student life, to promote culture and refinement, to increase sisterly feeling, and to perpetuate these bonds throughout life."
The original constitution was written by Ethel Jane Hardie. The growth in the fraternity with its conseq uent increase in alumna: membership rendered this constitution inadequate, and so it was revised in 1909. The r ev is ed constitution provided for separate active and alumna! organizations and defined their inter-relation.
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As the fraternity grew, certain social affairs were planned to unify the active and alumn;e organization s Of these affairs the most important was the banquet held at the close of each co ll ege year. The custom began in 1900 with a dinner given at the home of one of the members. The banquets were held at the California Club, one of the prominent cl ubs of Los Angeles, and were attended by about seventy-five active and alumnre: members. The c ustom that was most effective in uniting the active and alumnre organizations and in keeping alive the true Entre ous spirit, was that of having monthly teas for active and alumnre members Through these informal affairs the active girls became better acquainted with their alumnre sisters, and the alumnre we r e enabled to keep in touch with one another.
The alumnre organization has always encouraged a high standard of scholarship among the a ctive members by presenting a prize each year to the senio r with the highest scholarship average throughout the college course. In addition to this a si lv er cup was presented to the freshman with the highest g r ades for the year. Through these two gifts each member of Entre N ous became interested in scholarship and through this interest the scholarship of the fraternity was improved
Entre N ous was th e first women's fraternity in the university, and also the first to maintain a fraternity house. The first house was estab lished in 1907 and since that time has served as a meet ing place for act ive and alumnz members, and consequently as the center of the fcaternity life.
The fraternity is composed of representative college women and has always held a high place in scholarship and in all college activities. Seven members of Entre N OUS have received Master's Degrees and a large number have r eceived high school teacher's ce rt ificates in addition to their A.B. Degrees.
N ow that Entre N OllS has become a chapte r of Pi Beta Phi, the local fraternity has not gone out of existence, but has merely changed its nature and scope. It is no longer a growing college fraternity affiliated with the University of Southern California , but is now a fraternity of closed membership and with no university affiliation. Once more its constitution has been ch'hnged, so that there are no longer separate organizations of active and alurnme members. Again , there is but one association, the purpose of whi c h is the continuation and growth of the friendships begun within its ci r cle In addition
to this the fraternity has a morc practical purpose, faT, in a time, such as the p r esent, no organization has the right to exist without some worthy purpose. So it plans to engage in some charitable work, probably the support of a room in the Los Angele, Children's Hospital.
HISTORY OF THE UNIVF.RSITV 0;' ARIZONA
( Holli e 0/ Arizona A itlstalled August I J 1917)
For those who think of Arizona as a wild, western state with arid plains stretching for hundreds of miles, with adobe huts and a popuP lation widely scattered either on ranches in the midst of these plains, o r in the canyons of Arizona's wonderful mountains searching industriously for precious rninerals, there is a complete surprise in the University of Arizona. About one mile from the center of Tucson is the university campus, consisting of sixty acres of land laid out into beautiful drives, parks, and bordered walks, and dotted with some sixteen buildings.
We grant that not many years ago Arizona was in a wild western condition, but through the foresight of her steady, thrifty pioneers, she has developed a state university worthy to rank among older state univ e rsiti es and competent to offer just educationa l advantages to the youth of our commonwea lth.
In 1885, the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, seei n g the need of an institution of higher lea rnin g, passed an act regulating the details of the organization and government of the university, which Act was embodied with amendments in the Revised Statutes of 1901. The general organization of the uni\'ersity is, however, in accorddnce with the Act of Congress of July 2, 1862, known as the Morril Act, creating the "Land G r ant Colleges." Since one of the provisions of the Act necessitated a gift of forty acres of land to the institution, there was for some time a question as to whether or not the university would ever materialize. Finally, a generous pioneer by donating this land made it possible for the first building of the university of Arizona to open its doors to the students in 1891, and in 1900 the College of Agriculture, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and the College of Mines and Engineering were organized. At this time the faculty was composed of twenty-eight professors and instructors , while the students enrolled numbered thirty-one, nine of th ese being co ll ege and twenty-one in the preparatory department.
Although hardships were many in the early days, yet the university held its own. As the state grew, its minerals and its advantages for stock raising attr:lcted eastern capital. Schools were built over the state and th e enrollment increased accordingly. New departments were added to the university resulting in a larger faculty and additional buildings. Today the Unive rsity of Arizona r ests on a finn foundation and is claiming its rightful place in the educationai world.
Tucson, the home of the university, is located in the southwestern part of the state, on the main lines of the Southern Pacific and the EI Paso and Southwestern Railroads, 312 miles west of El Paso, Tex., and 500 miles east of Los Angeles. Cal. The campus, about one mile from the cente r of Tucson, is surrounded by beautiful mountains, whose snow -capped peaks afford a most att ra ctive landscape in midwinter. At all times their canyons offer delightful picnic grounds. The climate here is most r emarkable affording opportunities for outdoor sports the entire year. The tennis courts are continually in use, while the open air swimming pool is used in l"eb ruary.
The sixteen modern and compl etely equipped huildings are of substantial construction and attractive architecture. The newest building, Agricultural Hall , which \\'as completed at a cost of $165,000 has been in use for two years. At present a new Mines and Engineering Building to cost $175,000 is being built. Construction has also begun on the new Astronomical Observatory, for the erection of which a fr iend of the university donated $60,000 during the last college year. With this new equipment it is predicted that the University of Arizona will rank second among the observatories of the United States. Liberal sums were appropriated last year by the Legislature for the erection of a new woman's dormitory and a campus hospital.
The equipment is now valued at more than a million dollars. Support is provided by Fed eral and state appropriations. For the biennium 1917-1919 the state has appropriated $665,400, while the federal government provides $110,000 annually. For maintenance alone the university re ceives $250,000, and beside this 700,000 acres of forest land have been set aside for its use. The income from the timber on this land is deposited in the sta te treasury as an endowment fund.
At present the organization includes a College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences; a College of Mines and Engineering; a College of Agri-
culture, including an Experiment Station and an Extension Service, a State Pure Food Laboratory j a Cniycrsity Extension Department; a State Bureau of Mines and a Federal Bureau of Mines with its laboratories.
The faculty of the university numbers sixty-five splendid men and women of high standing. Last year our enrollment reached 550. Thus a splendid opportunity exists for personal contact between the faculty and the students and for individual instruction.
Through her various activities, Arizona has come into close contact with the institutions of Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Arizona has always proved herself a worthy opponent and has won the admiration of those with whom she has competed.
At the present time the fraternity situation in the university is in a splendid condition. Arizona has chapter5 of K 1: and A E, while three local men's societies are petitioning national fraternities. There were two local women's organizations, one of which has been granted a charter by K A 0, whi Ie Arizona A of Pi Beta Phi was installed on the first of last August. <I> K <J:l, a national honor fraternity, and 1 a. '1' , a national athletic fraternity, were installed last spring. Indications point to the estabUshment of othe r nationals before many years have passed.
With its splendid equipment, its abundant and ('onstant financial support, its strong, enthusiastic faculty, fwd a progressive student body full of the Arizona spirit to conquer all, the university cannot help but attain a high place among the educational institutions of ou r United States.
GLADYS HODGSON.
HISTORY OF GAMMA DELTA, Now ARllO:-.'A A 01-' PI BETA PHI
During the winter of 1906, Gamma Delta came into being when four women students at the University of Arizona, enthusias tic in scholastic and social activities, formulated the plans for the o rgani zation of this society. On March of that same year, the fraternity was formally founded with these four students as charte r members Until 1911 , Gamma Delta remained a preparatory sec ret society, because the enrollment in the preparatory department exceeded that of the college; but in this year, such societies were abolished, Gamma
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Delta became a college fraternity with its preparatory members as pledges.
The desire to establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to materially assist them in every way, and to broaden their moral, intellectual, and social life led to the formation of the organization. Accordingly, Gamma Delta has endeavored to develop a high type of womanhood in its members, to serve its university, and to be active in civic life as well as in student enterprises. These ideals have been carried Qut to such an extent that Gamma Delta has a worthy reputation, one of which it is duly proud.
Gamma Delta has always tried to keep its membership at about twenty. These members were always regularly r egistered college students eligible for a degree. In selecting them, Gamma Delta endeavored to capture girls who possessed ste rHng qualities of character, a keen interest in student activities, attractive persol1alities with congenia l dispositions, and, above all, scholastic ability.
Before becoming the Arizona A of Pi Beta Phi, Gamma Delta's total membership numbered fifty-one, eighteen active and thirty-three alumnre.
The scholastic and college activities of this org anizatio n are many and varied. Special st ress has always been laid upon scholarship. Last year one member made junior honors, while four members were elected to the Coffee Club, which is based on scholarship in English :md lim ited in number. OUT college activities have included representation in the various social, journalistic, musical, and dramatic societies, and we have held offices in these as well as in the class and general college organizations.
Gamma Deltas have taken a keen and active interest in civic affairs, being members of the Tucson Woman's Club, Saturday Morning Musical Club, and Tucson Country Club. They are also active in the reli gious organizations of the various chu r ches. Every year Gamma Delta donates a Christmas tre e to the Arizona Children's Home, as well as making and donating clothes for the chi ldren , COmpletely clothing one child last year. Various social events always form a part of the year's program.
To its members, the most interesting and important work of Gamma Delta has been its nationalization. Ever since its organization in 1906, Gamma Delta has been interested in Pi Beta Phi alone. rhrough this interest our ideals were strengthened and our one en·
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deavo r has been to 1i ve u p to the ideals which we co nsidered worthy of Pi Beta Phi
Du r ing 1916-17, o ur a ct ive girls attempted to acquaint the Grand Co un cil and the Provin ce that Gamma Delta was ready for Pi Phi. Thi s was done by constantly se nding them literature and information co nce rning the an d O UT activ ities . During this critica l pe ri od o ur r esiden t Pi Phi s r ende r ed us most valuable assistance, not on ly in writing to Grand Co uncil but also in guiding and advising us. F o r th eir eve r ready assista nce an d kind interest we owe them our deepes t gratitude.
Durin g th e secon d week in April , Mrs. Treasure Ellis McClymonds , Eta Province Preside nt, and Miss Pauline Finnell , an active m embe r o f Ca lifornia H, made a trip to Tu cso n to inspect Gamma Delta for Pi Beta Phi. Late r th ey endorsed our petition.
Mi ss K e ll er and Mr s. Allen have described th ei r visit to Tucson and ou r ins t a llati on in the Octobe r ARROW
Gamma Deltas journ eyed to Tucson from all o ver Arizona to take pa rt in this cr own ing event of ou r campaign , on August ] , ]917. In ord er to b e present most of them eithe r postponed or "called off" annual vaca ti on trips, but th ey now feel that the visit t o Tucson was wo r th mo r e than all of th e vacati o ns that th ey ever enjoyed.
Th e outl oo k f or Ari zo na A is a bright one. She hopes that she m ay have the honor of entertaining many sister Pi Phis in the future, wh o will a lw ays includ e Ariz ona A, at presc nt the baby chapter o f Pi P hi, in their itine rar y
GLADY S H ODGSON.
CONCE RNING PHI BETA KAPPA
The fo ll owi ng inte r esting items abo ut th e f oremos t h o norary society in the United States have ueen selected from o ur exchanges. A b r ief history is taken from Th e Alpha Phi QlIarterly.
"Phi losophy th e Guide of Life," is the mo tto th at the wearers o f the key keep ever befo r e them. For the key, the symbo l of tM first hon o r ary society. is the recognition of SCHO LAR SH IP.
The evo luti o n o f Phi Beta Kappa is interesting, for it was not alway. an honorlU'Y socie ty, b ut began simply as a sec r e t soc:ie ly . A Iitlle locial club of five members. John Heath , Ric hard Booker, Thomas Smith, Armi sted Smith and J o hn J ones formed the first Greek ·le tt er soci ety at William and
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Mary College, Williamsburg. , oi rginia, at the beginning of the RHolulionary War. December fillh, seventy-six.
The original purpose was "to encourage patriotism and schol:uship, especially literature." Th e badge chosen was a small, s(luare. silver mrelnl with the Greek lett ers 4t 8 K and a few symbols.
In 1779 it tilSt became national when members Weft authorized to t: "meetings" at Yale and Harvard, and these in turn to estab lh,h olhu chaplers in their districts. However, the growth of the society was summn.rily haltrd ill the l ater years of the Revolution when the co ll ege of William and Mary was forbidden to pursue its peaceful purpose of educating Ihe youth of "irginia and occupied in tum by Ihe British, French and American troops. The !tOCiet)' ceased to exist. Later, the two branches \\ere reesla.blished at Yale in qSo a.no at Harvard in 1781.
In time of the anti· Masoni c agitation, along about 1826, it walo decided to abandon secrecy and the society became purely honorar y, admitting to member ship a certain proportion of the scho l ars of highest slanding in each class.
Although early provision was made for extension, it was fifty years before its roll included five chapters-but of recent years the growth has been rapid, coincident with the extremely rapid rise of our state universities a.nd at prescnt Phi Beta Kapl>n has 86 chapters At firsl only men were eligible to membership. but in 1875 women were admitted. President Mary 1-:. Wooley of Mt. Holyoke bc-ing the first woman to be honored with membershill. "asSar was the lirst woman's college to obtain a charter in 1798, now Radcliffe, Welleley, MI. Holy oke , Smith anJ Goucher are on the roll.
The anniversaries-usually observed at commencement-are made memorable occasions and the meetings are often addressed by distinguished alumni. It was at the meetings oC the Har vard chapter thut Lowell addressed the memo bers and Oliver W ende ll H o lm es produced some of his best poems of occasion -indeed his first p ubli shed volume contained hi s Phi Beta Kappa poems. Very many men distinguished in law and letters are on the roll of members, the la st three presidents of the United States, Roo5e\'elt, Taft and Wil son 1\11 being members.
An attemp t has betn made to standarize the rules for admission through the formation of the United Chapters and the Triennial Council which grants charters to in5titulions whose standards of instruction are high enough to make them worthy of bestowing the honor of membership in Phi Beta Ka.ppa on their graduates.
The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta has given additional information in this s ummary-
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ABOUT PHI BETA KAPPA
Mollo-PhiloiOphy, the Guide of Life.
Be gan-no t IS In h ono rary, but as a secret society with five members at William and Mary'. College in 1776.
O"iginal enco ur age patriotism and scholarship, especially litera.· ture.
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Early badge-a square silver medal with Greek letters cz, B K and a few symbols.
Bua",e N,J/ion al in 1779 when branches were es tablished at Yale and at Harvard.
Ceased 10 exis t during Revoluti onary times.
Re istab/islte d at Yale in liSa and at Harvard in 1781.
S,u'.ey ah andoned in 1826 on account o f anti - Ma sonic agi tBti o n; it thu s became p u rely an honorar y society.
Pru t nt ,},aller ro/J-86
Women admitted in 18 7S.
Firsl 'Womall to be hon ored with membership was Mary E. Wooley of Mt. Holvnlce.
First woma/l's college to obtain charter was Vassar.
Anniversaries are made memorable by addresses from famous alumni.
The Caduceus of Kappa Sigma contributes the following cu rious bit of history
Richmond. Virginia, Matc h 9. 1917: "Some ne w on the possible begin · ning of the cJI B K society in America is given in an interesting publication issued by George P. Coleman [N, Willi am and Mar y ), o f Williamsburg, the state highway commissioner of Virginia. Th e book is ent itled 'The Flat Hat C lub and the 4' B K Soeiety,' and co ntain s le tters of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas McAuley relative to the early history of the cit B K. The letters were found in a collection formerly belonging to St. George Tuc ker, an ancesto r of Mr. Coleman The book contains a. facsimile o f the origina l certificate of membership into the Flat Hat Club. which existed at William and Mary College when Thomas Jetrerson was a student there. On May 19. 181 9. Thomas M c· Auley, co rresponding secretary of the New York Alpha of th e 4' B K society wrote to Mr Jefferson telling him it was understood that he had brought the charter for the society (rom Oxford or elsewhere and established it at Wil· )iam and Mary College. Mr. J efferson replied, however, that he had never heard of the oil B K, and th at the only society he knew of at the college w,"s the Flat Hat. This led to the belief that the Flat Hat Club, established at William and Mary, -and at first limit ed to the st udents of the college , was the so urce of the oil B K society. The letters exchanged between McAuley and Jefferson are printed in full in the book, and Mr. Coleman says it is with the hope that they will throw additional light o n the hi story o f college frater' nities in the United States that he has brought out the volume. The p ubli ca· tion was prepared {or the press the latter part of last year, and is the first of the Cynthia Beverly Tucke r Coleman memorial series."
And finally The A ngeZos of Kappa Delta says the last word concerning the present controve rs y over the admission of women which been before the public recentiy-
WE APOLOGIZE, TOO
It wu all a mistake! Phi Beta Kappa does not mean to bar women from its sacred fenow ship i it mt:re ly means to limit the number enjoyine this
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privilege. & fact very brieRy .:xplained in an article written by the Rev, Oscar M. Vorhees to the Delta in protest against " Our unforl'lnate misstatement" (the Quarterly editor's own words!). Reverend Vorhees says, in conclusion: "The writer believes that Phi Beta Kappa has been exceedingly generous to the women. The opening of the doors to them by the Alpha of Vumont in 1875 and the granting of Ihe charter to Vassar in 1898 were done deliberately, and these actions cannot be recalled-nor hal there been any suggestion that they ought to be recalled, so far as the writer knows. The question mny well be raised as to whether, in tl spirit of chivalry, the fraternity has been too generous. Over-generosity may sometimes work injustice. The duty now is not t o cease to be generous but to insist that justice be maintained. All the writer intended by the paragraphs of his report here discuS6ed was to suggest that the question be looked Into, not wilh a view to barring the women, but to do justice to the scholarly students of both sexes Rnd so conserving the future of Phi Beta Kappa."
Now it is all plain and we understand perfectly, and we still say its eyes are ifeen!
OUR PHI BETA KAPPAS OF 1917
ALPHA PROVINCE
MASSACHUSETTS
A
(A custom prevails at Boston Universily of elec tin g to .., B K Annually a certain number of members from classes which were graduated previo u s to the founding of the l ocal chapter. Last June three Pi Beta Phis of the class of 1898 were thus honored.)
Lucy Allen Gardiner lives in Jamestown , R. 1., a town that has been the home of her family since early Colonial day. She was prepared for college in the Rogers high school, Newport, R. 1., and e nt ered B o;)ton University in the autumn of 1894 \Vhil e in college she specialized in German and in Latin , and since graduation has been engaged as t<.acher of th('se subjects in various high schools in New York state. (The year of 1909 -10) she spent in GOltingen, Germany, devoting her time to a further study of the German language. Upon her return she accepted a position as teacher of German and Latin in the high school of Glen Cove, L ong Island, leaving there in September of the current year to fill a similar position in Rye, N. Y. She was a cha rter member of Massa ch usetts A.
Olive Baco n Gilchrist, also a charter member of Massachusetts A, took her A.D. degree fr om Boston University in 1898, her A.M. in 01900, and her Ph.D. in 1916. All her graduale work was done in the English Department.
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First ,..OUl, l.ft ,,, righl-GladYli Jacbon. Indiana 8: Marjorie FJcminl, Colorado A; Lucy Gardiner. Ma$.."tachuutUi A.
S'ctH'ld r ow--MarRaret Anderson, Illinoi s .1.; Edith Mendenhall, Pennsylvania A: Margaret McGrew, New York A.
Third To_Lulie Westfeldl, California 18: Mrs. \Vi nifred Hill Maxfield. Mana · chuactu .A.; Octavia Downie. FOMrlJ. Probst, Colorado A; Lucile Crozier, Wisc::onain A; Doris StraUon. Colorado A.
OUR PIlI BETA K APPAS OF 19I7
Immediatd} after her graduation in 1898. went to Europe for a pe riod of nine months and three years later. she went ab r oad again for ftiteen months. She tranted cxtcn-;jn::ly and studied French and It alian and the German language and music in many.
For fiv e Yfa r s, she t aught in high schoo ls in Putn am, Co nn .; Amesbury and \V hitman,
She was exceptionally tine in philosophy during he r undergraduate days and a classma te recalls a remark of Dr. Bowne, the late p rofessor of philosophy at Ho"tnl1 lJninT!';ity. who said to her when passing back an examination paper. "That was the finest philosophy examination 1 ever corrected."
\V inifred H ill was born in Boston amI l ived in that vicinity during a great part of her life . She was graduated from th e Somerville high school in 1894 with the r ank of \'aledictorian and entered Boston University the same yea r , graduating in. 1898 w ith the A.B . degree. I n 1896 :.he became a cha rt er member of :\1 assachusetts A, of which chapter she has always ueen a loyal member. After h er grad uati on sh<:: made a specialty of col lege preparatory work in mathematics and Lat in, teaching in New Englnnd high schools. I n 190 7, she was m arried to Berton L. I\l axfie ld , <j) Y tl , of Brown University. T hey have one son, Bertoll, ] f., and live in Brooklyn. N . Y. Dur in q- the last len yea r s she has been all. active and interested memb e r of the New \ 'o rk alumnre club of IT D 4>. She was elected to 4> B K in 1917.
NEW Y ORK A
M cC rew
M cG r ew was born N o\"cmbe r 4, 1890. She grad u a t ed from Beav er high school, Heaver. P a., in 1913. Then she ente r ed N orthw es tern Unive r sity in the fall of 1913 and hecame pledged to Illin ois E of IT n (I> through sophom()re pledging. he r second year in co ll ege. She was on the honor r oll in the university in h er freshman and so ph om o re years. ]-I er junio r ycar she ente r ed Syracuse University and was a ffiliat ed with N ew \ 'o rk A in 19 16. This year she was elected to the Syracuse chapter o f <f) B K.
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BETA PROVINCE
PENN SYL VANIA A
Edith Mendenhall was born in L oughkenamon, Pa., Jun e 5, 1896 She attended high schoQI at Kennett Square, Pa., and entered Swarthmore College in Septembe r , 1914. While in high school she was interested in all tht activities and upon entering college immediately one of the active girls in her class. She was the first secretary of her class and during her freshm an year went out for athletics ami Y. W. C. A work chiefly. During he r sophomore year she was corresponding sec r etary of her chapter and vice -president of classica l club. Ju nior year she was elected to B K and II lX, the senio r honorary society. During junior year she also served on Y. W. C. A. cabinet, 1918 class basketball team, was treasurer of the glee c lub , historian for the chapte r, _ and had we had our convention at Lake Geneva she would have gone as Pennsylvania A delegate. Edith has been elected president of Y. W. C. A. for her senior year.
It is n eedless to say that Edith is a favorite ge nerally. If there is a noisy hour party or fun of any kind , she is in the midst of it. In fact she does so much about co ll ege that it is a puzzle to us when she finds time in which to do her ,studying.
Just a year ago Hilda Lang's picture appeared in THE ARROW among the w inners of B K. Now she has gai ned another honor and brought more distinction to herself and P ennsy lvania . Hilda has been awarded the Lucretia Mott Fellowship for this yea r. This fellowship entitles her to pur sue advanced study in some othe r inst i tutio n for a year. It is awarded by the Somerville Liter a ry Society of Swarthmore College. She is to study for her Master's degree in German at the University of Wisconsin this winter and the good wishes of he r chapter go with her. Wis consin A will profit by our loss .
GAMMA PROVINCE
I NDIANA B
Gladys J ackson was born in Winchester , Ind ., and attended the elementary school in that place. In 1913 she was graduated from the local high school with high honor and matriculated at Indi ana University in die fall of the same year. From childhood she was inter-
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ested in music, art, and botany, baving studied the piano and pipe organ in Chicago. Gladys was initiated into n B 4> in 1914 and has been an active worker in the organization. In her senior year she was vice-president of the chapter and head of the scholarship committee. lier major suhject was hotany and she was a member of both the Botany and Spanish Clubs. In '16-'17 she was on the Y. W. -:. A. cabinet and d1lring the last two years of her college life she was secretary-treasurer of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, and a member of the girls' glee club. She was elected to <I> B K in :May of '17 and was graduated cum laude from the university in June.
DELTA PROVINCE
\VISCOXSIN
A
OUf <I> B K this year is Lucile Cazier . She was born in Chicago, Ill., on 31, 1893. She was graduated from the Lakeview high school in Chicago, and entered the University of \Visconsin in 1911. During 1914 -15 she did social work for the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and R. R. Company in Birmingham, Ala., but in 1916 she reentered the university and was graduated in the class of 1917.
EPSILON PROVINCE
LoUISIANA A
Lulie Ogden Westfeldt was born in New Orleans, December 6, 1896. She graduated from a private school and entered college in the fall of 1913 . From the ,"ery beginning she participated actively in all phases of college life, but her chief interest was in debating. She was on the \'arsity debating team two years, and alternate one year. Beside holding se\'eral minor offices, Lulie was class president in her junior year and in her senior year was the holder of the highest office in college-the presidency of the student body. She was elected to B K in March, 1917.
ZETA PROVINCE
COLORADO A
Marjorie Fleming was born in D enve r, May 20, 1895. After two years in the Denver public schools her family moved to Boulder where her education was continued in the grammar schools S!1e graduated from the state preparatory school with honors. In 1913,
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she entered the University of Colorado, and was pledg ed to IT B <Xl. $he took an active inte r est in the R o mance Language Depart· ment, in which she m ajo red , being a mt.1n be r o f both the Spanish C lub a nd th e Fren c h Club . H er electio n to W B K ca m e as a fitting r e ward f o r co ns cie ntiou s work throughout her enti re schoo l lif e.
D oris Stratton born in Akron, Colo. , in 1896. She a tt end ed the g rammar schools and th e high schoo l in F o rt g raduating from the latter in 1913. She was pledged to n B 4) at the University of Co lo rad o in 1914. T he follow ing yea r she a tt ended the U n ive rsity of Arkansa s, where she was initiated . H e r two final years were at the Uni \'e r si ty of Colorado, whe r e she comple t ed her co urse, r eceiving hoth a B.A. and a RE. deg r ee 'i n th e spring of 1917. D o ri s' ca r ee r was c haracterized by the same m.'illiance which mark ed he r high schoo l COu rse. She was honored by member ship in K A n , an educationa l society, and in her senior year she was elected to cP B K
D oris Probst was born in Aur o ra , In d., Ma r c h 20, 1890. After compl et in g th e g r ades i n that city, she accompanied her family t o Tul sa, Okl a., wh e re she pursued her hjgh schoo l work . Afte r one year in th e University o f Oklahoma, s he came to the U niv e rsity of Co lora d o, finishing he r junior yea r he r e. She was one of Pi Phi' s represe nt atives in K a n an h o n orary educationa l o rg an izatio n. Sh e co mp le ted her senio r requi r ements t h r ough the Extension Department, and r ece ived th e g r eat hon or o f elec tion to m embership in <I> B K in th e sp r in g of 1917.
ETA PROVINCE
CALI FORNIA B
Octavia D ownie , who g r adua t ed with the class of 1917 from th e Unive r sity o f California, was electe d to <J> B K and her f e ll o},,members in California B are very proud of he r . She was also elected to th e woman's hono r society for popularity and ca m p us ac tivities
J n addition to tile r epo r ts gi ven aho ve , the Edito r has hea rd that Emma Vogt, Mis ou r i H, and Grace Moss, Iowa B, a g r ad uate student at Northw este rn :":niversity were both elec t ed to cz, B K but no phot og r aphs or person31 data has been sent to her
EW C H APTERS OF PHI BETA KAPPA
Tw o n ew chapte r s of <I> B K have been installed during the past year, one at Randolph - Macon W oman's College, Lyn chb urg , Va .,
and one at Kn ox College, (;ale!tburg, 111. I n both n B has r ep r esentatives.
Virgin ia A has two alumna! members in the new chapter while Illinois A had an undergraduate elected to membership.
V, RG I N I A A
On May 12, Uelta Chapte r of the Phi ,Beta Kappa Sodety in the State o f Virginia was formally installed at Ihe Randolph - M acon W oman's Co ll ege by Dr. E dwin A. Gros \'e nor. president of the L' niled Chapters. Three h o no rary members, th i rty fin· alurnna:. and fin: undergraduates wcrc recein:d inlo the soc iety Th e lil t' r.lfy :1I1r1rt' (>f th'_' ocr.::lsion W:l!; ddi\crt,] \,> 1'. vL Paul Shorey of the L'ni\-e rsil), of Chil.::lg() , who spoke o n "The P uwtr of Enthusiasm in Liter:ltur e and Education." I n conneetio n with the [" lallation ce remonies th e Gred: Department ga\e an open-air presentation of the Jul; gone of Sophocles. •
Tw o members of V irginia A of fI B <I> lI ardenia Fl etche r a nd Virgini a Proc to r , were initiated as cha rt er members. The promised ph otog r aphs a nd biographical data concerning two Pi Phi s had not reached the Editor when Til E ARROW went to press.
Ih: lu - K ;.;ox CO li FCF
(Cha rt e r ed 1884 )
Ma r garet L oui se And e r son was horn Septemher 10 , 1895, in burg, Ill. She was graduated fr o m th e Galeshurg high school with honor, in Jun e, 191 3, and i n . ep t ember of the year enter ed Knox College. She wa ::. initiated into I :..l of rr B 1<1> ,
To vember 20, 1915. She recei ved hoth gene ral and specia l h ono rs in her sophomore, junior, and senio r years heside heing prominent in co llege activities of a ll kinds. She was elected t o the senior Engli sh Club while in her junior year. wa.s on the edi t ing hoard of the college annual, was o n the Y \\r. C. A. cah inet. took part in the senior play, and at "The Littl e Theater" in Galesburg took the part of " Poll y" in T he Greal lJ i1.'id,'.
When <I> B K was in sta ll ed at Kn ox College in F ebruary, 191 i , M arga ret was e lec ted t o membership a nd she was g r aduated fr om the college the following Jun e.
Throughout her co ll ege cou r se she was known for her o riginality and her strength of c hara cte r . limes her c reati v e geni us linked with her artistic ability has been invaluable to th e various organizations about coBege.
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OTH E R HO N OR S T UD E N T S
Illinois H Iowa r Illinois H
ILLINOIS H
Elizabeth Galloway was graduated from Decatur high school in 1913. She entered James Millikin the same fall, where her father, a well -known educato r in biology and sex hygiene, was instructor. She was elected to IT H <I> and pledged as soon as possible: Her freshman year she was vice- president of he r class, and he r sophomore year she was elected to the Dualffrian Staff. At the end of her sophomore year, she was elected president of Y . W. C. A. for the coming year. The middle of her junior year, howeve r, her wo rk here was abruptly ended and Illinois H lost one of its loveliest and best beloved girls when Betty and her people moved to Be l oit, where her f2ther had a ccepted the position of head of the biology department . During her life there she has also endeared herself to the Beloit people. At (;ommen cement June , 1917, she was one of the first women ever to be chosen for the program; in addition to this she won a $50 priz e for her thesis .
At prese nt she is studying at the School of Phil a nthrophy in Chicago, where she receive d a scholarship.
Margaret H one)'well was born in H oopestown, III. In the fall of 1913 she registered at James Millikin in the school of Liberal Arts and was elected to membe r ship in I llinois H of n B 4>. Beside being a loynl worker inside the chapter, Margaret took a great in-
MARGAUT HONEYWELL KATUERJN'£ M CCARROLL ELIZABETH GALLOWAY
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terest in school activities. Her sophomore yea r she was president of Ex-Post Facto, our woman -s uffrage club. This same year she was also secretary for the inter-society league. H er junior year was occupied for the most part in the chemist ry laboratory, where she se rved as the only woman assistant. This did not hinder her from othe r however, as she took part in the Int er-society Debate, quite an undertaking for the average girl. This last year she has devoted practical1y al1 her time to the publication of the co llege yearbook, the Millidek, being elected editor -in -chief. She was graduated Jun e, 1917, with high honors and received the Kappa key for scholarship_
IOWA r
Katherine 1\1 cCa rroll was born April 28, 1895, in Ottum W3, Iowa. She graduated from the Ottumwa high school and ente red the Iowa State Col1ege in 1913 and in the spring of 1914 was initiated into II B tIlo. She has been very prominent in college activities, serving two years on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet, member of Moral Welfare Committee, member of Mortar Board, an honorary ju ni o r society for girls, member of editorial staff of Bomb Board, associate editor of Iowa Agriculturalist and member of dramatic club. She was elected to 0 N, the national honorary home economics fraternity, and to K 4>, the national honorary graduate fraternity, and has always been a loyal worker for II B <1>.
OUR ROLL OF HONOR
Last year, an attempt was made to secure the names of all Pi Beta Phis who were members of <I> B K that they might be included in our historical number. The lists were incomplete and so were omitted at that time but it seems fitting to publish them here_ The Editor would be glad to be notified of any names which belong in this list but have not been included by the co rresponding secretaries who collected them_
VERMONT A
Laura Sophronia Clark, '94
Bertha Ranslow- J oselyn, '93
Cora Brock-Daniels , '96
Mary Orenda Polla rd , '96
Floren ce Craigin Allen , '98
Annis Miller Sturges, '99
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Rena Isabel Bisbee, '00
Sara Maine- Hatch,
Clara Belle Anderson, '00
Florence May Anderson , '00
Charlotte May Johnson, '01
Edith Florence Barrett, '02
Amelia Hansman, '03
Mary Munsey - Crane, '0 3
Bertha Chandler Duncan, '05
Alice Dunca n - Pickard , '06
Mabel Stevenson-Pe rcy, '07
Marie Louise Chaffee, '08
Marguerite Harwood-Elders, '07
Margaret French, 'II
Jennie Mc Lellan - Dale, 'II
Thelma Havens -Ballou, '12
Margaret Helen Croft, '12
Helen Louise Foss, '15
Florine Parker, '14
Ellen Mary Bailey, '14
Isabelle Upton Esten, '14
Marjorie Ruth Lee, '16
Hazel Mc Leod -Wills, '09
Hazel Gertrude O'Connell, '12
VERMONT B
Ada Hurlburt - Fortiner, '99
Edith Ca rp enter, '00
Ivah Gale, '01
Kathryn Gebhardt - Welch, '0 1
Geneva Carpenter-\V'ebster, '02
Mary Colbu rn, '03
Ali ce Durfree-Howe, '05
Gertrude Strong-Pierce, '07
Hel en Allen-Skinner, '07
Jcnnie Rowell, '09
Helen Barton ·Tuttle, '09
Grace Sylvester, '10
Ruth Gregory, '11
Ruth Durfree, '14
Dorothy Cook, '14
Edith Gates , '15
Loretta Dyke, '16
MASSACH USEITS A
Martha Pollock Luther, '98
Hel en Daisy Barrett, '0 1
Edna Bean-Miller, '02
Marion Cob urn - Hayes, '03
Carrie Provan - Crowell, '0 1
Elizabeth Halligan-Newton, '02
Marian Bean - Robinson, '05
Esther Claire Johnson, '08
Blan che Charlton-Curtis, '08
Annie Jones-Coates, '08
Marion Charlotte Legg, '08
Mildred E. Collyer, '09
Ruth Eaton-Knapp , '09
Elizabeth Richardson-Gould, '05 (deceased)
Jennie Bartlett Allyn , '05
Dora Smith-White, '04
Claire Trumbull-Wiley , '07
Mildred Wright -Bradford , '07
Louise Winfield, '96
Pansy Brown-Batzell, '10
Helen Louise Brown, '10
Vera Sweezey . White, '08
Gertrude M. Jackson, '12
Mildred Bates-Smith, '13
Marion H_ Collyer, '14
NEW YORK A
Lillian Franz, '12
Pauline Turnbull , '15
Marjorie Campbell, ' 13
Kathryne Steinl e, ' 13
Clara G. Hookway Dunham , '9 7
Mae Van D o ren-Ni chol , ' 02
Emma R oe·Ga ggin, 'O S
M a ry M akepeace·De<:ker, '07
Z o na U. Dunn - R usse ll , '99
NEW Y O RK r
Agnes F M c D o nald , ' 09
Dorothy Kendall Cleaveland , ' 12
Laura Evelyn Slocum, '1 2
Mary Elizabeth Stillw e ll, ' 12
Amanda Pel1ens, ' 14
May Keller, ' 97
Willa Wilson, 'OS
See page 157
Frances Darlingt o n, '96
Arl ouise H as t i n gs, ' 15
Bessi e Ma rjo rie Bl ancha rd, '16
t-l a rga re t Boa rdman, '16
M a ry V eTa Da na, ' 16
MARY L A N D A
Blan che Lambe rso n, ' 10
Carr ie Upham Br ayna rd, ' 10
VIR G I N IA A
PE:-: NS YLVANI A A
Maud Ri ce·Stu ckert, '03 -
Mary Stone M c Do well , ' 96
Mary Elizabeth Seaman , ' 99
Lucy Bancroft-Gillett , ' 00
Anna Camp be ll - R ittm an, ' 10
A li ce S to v e r- Parr y, '09
Hilda Anna La ng, ' 17
PEN NS YLVANIA r
Anna May Hull -Chrastwait e, '03
Anna J. Spears , ' OS
Mabel B. Kirk, '05
Helen Schaeffer -Huff , ' 03
Eva Cass Jahn , '07
Ethelyn Hardesty - Cleaver , '0 2
Bessie Craighead, '0 I
Georgia Cranston, '06
Florence Ralston -Belt, '07
Katharine Ban c roft , '07
Helen Clark, '09
Mary Katharine Lewis, '95
Susan Whipple Lewis, '95
Fannie Sabin, '95
Elizabeth Blair , ' 09
Edith Ke ise r, '0 9
Mary E. Leamy -B oo ts, '09
Anna M. Baco n, ' 10
McI nt i re, ' 10
Julia Mo rgan, ' II
Hel en M. Ca rruth e rs- P oteat, ' 12
Hel e n F. Wright - Wa tso n , '03
OHI O B
Esth er Bi gge r, ' 15
MI C HI GA N B
J o anna K . Hempst ea d , '96
Mary Bart o l -Th eiss, '9 7
D o r o thy M . Sass. '0 2
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Ellen McHenry, '12
Nellie Perkins, ' 12
Irene McFadden, '12
Mabel Hinds, '15
Martha Cecille Gray, '16
Mildred Avery Bachers, '16
Bertha Alexander - Meyer, '04
Clara Bailey, '92
Esther Friedlander, '92
Esther Chapman-Robb, '09
Florence P. Robinson, '89
Edna Hatfield - Edm ondson, 'II
Ruth Ik erd -J ones, '12
Mrs. Hope Graham , 'II
Alma Schlotzhauer, ' 12
Louise Espey-Cooper, '14
Carolyn Weems, '14
MINNESOTA
A
Lillian McLaughlin , '15
Marguerite Grimm, ' 15
Cora Marlow Kerns, '00
WI SCONS I N
Lucretia Hinckley -McMillan, '99 '99
Livia E. Leiler, ' 00 (deceased)
Adelaide Wells - Moseley, '03
Mae White-Peterson, '08
See page 157.
A
Dorothy Burnham-Thompson , '09
Effie Paine, 'II
Jeaonette Munro , . 15
Madge Van Dyke, '16
Elizabeth Brice, ' 16
IL LINOIS 6.
I LLINOIS
Miriam Elizabeth PrindleWall e r, '96
Hila May Verbeck -Knapp, '91
Marjorie Lucille Fitch , '99
Elfrieda J oann a HochbaumPope, '99
Mary Isabel Reynolds, '98
E
Florence Emma Reynolds, '01
Abbie Florence Williams-Burton , '01
E Ida Louise Smith, '0 I
Hilda Marie Kramer, ']]
Mildred Armstrong, '14
ILLINOIS Z
Helen McWilliam s Enochs, '00
Ethel Forbes-Scott, '03
Helen Marie Atkinson, '06
Zoe Williams-Seevers, '91
Florence Zerwekh- Gilbert, '97
Louise Boesche- Sears, '97
Floren ce Rutledge Messick, '08
Madge Myers, '14
Agnes Wright, '16
IOWA Z
Ethel Bond-Munger, '01
Frances Gardner -Abbott, '03
Sadie Jacobs, '06
Alice Mavor -Edwa rds, '07
Louise Adams -Stover, ' 11
A lice Brooks, '08
Ruth Barrett Smith, '12
Blanche Hopkins, '13
H ermine Knapp, I 14
.Bertha Quaintance, '94
Gladys Henry -Dick, '00
Helen Struble, '12
Mary Brooks- \,v ilson, '08
IOWA r
Mary Vaughn, '14
Ruby Lynch, '13 (deceased)
NEBRASKA B
Jean M cGahey Morse, '12
Miriam Clark-Reiger, '13
Margaret M t. Lucas Me Naulghty, '06
Florence Host etler-Raymond, '13
Jeannette Fumey-Ruby, '16
MIS SOUR I A
Amanda Fredericka Becker, '02
Mary Madeleine Smith, '06
Elsie Wade II, '06
Elizabeth Clay-Robeson, '09
Sherley Seifert
Mary de Garmo
H annah Oliver, '74
M innie Katherine Organ, '99
Mittie V. Robnetl -Spence, '08
Helen Cook-Zwick, '13
Olivia Smith, '15
MISSOURI B
Julia Griswold
Vide Fauntleroy
KANSA S A
Martha Snow-Brown, '98
Gertrude Boughton - Blac kwelder, ' 75
Ethel B. Allen-Hamilton, '82
Clara Fellows-Sterling , '83
Nina Marvin-Wilcox, '8 1
Mary Manley - }'annalec, '89
Anna Reese Pugh, '9 1
Effie Scott-Franklin, '91
Lucinda Smith-Buchan, '95
Florence Parratt-Barber, '95
Grace Brewster, '96
Ann Shire, '97
Ellen Blakely -Ketne r, '99
Eleanor T. Miller - Hammitt, '01
Loren Leslie - Ilerye r, '02 adine Nowlin, '03
Eva Olin-Copley, '05
Ailene vVeaver - R obinson, '06
Agnes Evans, ' ] 0
Gert rud e Blackmar, 'II
Lucy March, '12
Helen Berdick - Laughlin, '12
Esther Evans-Griesa, '1 J
Genevieve Herrick, '15
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LOUISIANA A
Carmelite Janvi e r , '11
Catherine Rainey Moore, 'II
Emily Maverich - M ille r
Flora Bartholomew McCleod
Frances Walk er (deceased)
Janet R eid, '16
TEXAS A
Lela W aggo ner- Lancas ter (deceased)
Hessie Coc hr a n Gammon
COLORADO A
Reports eleven members but did not g ive names .
CAL IFORNIA A
Ma ry Osbo rne-Lowe, '95
Louise Pear ce, '0 7
Ruth Lewis -Tu c ker, '09
Ruth Sterne- \ Villiams, '09
Ruth Anderson, ' 10
Clementine Bash, '06
Della Thompson" '09
Marj o ri e Little-Maple, '08
Anne Broo ks-Green, '13
CALn'ORN IA B
Mary Bash, '14
GLORIA VleTIS
GLORIA VICTIS
(Original poem rec ited at Fo und ers' Day Lun cheon in New York City)
They came back fr o m the war. Th ey we re heartsick and old, They were t atte r ed. They shuffled along Chi n sunk u pon ches t. They who once were so bold Once had tramped with a gay ma rching·song. They were p ale, they were worn. they were beaten indeed, Who had thought to tas te Victory's swee t.
Th ey had answered th e ca ll of their count ry's swift need
But t o q u aff of the Cup of Defeat.
Along cam e the last o f that sad, littl e band Ju st as foot-sore and wan as th e rest. But he carried a Rag-staff gripped firm in his hand, And a medal gleamed b r ight on his breast. Yes, he c arried a staff with a djrty o ld rag That was wind -wh ipped and hung all awry. That days, l o ng since dead , had beheld as a fla g With f olds that leaped up to the s ky.
But the boy didn 't ca re. H e had wasted hi s you th , H e had spent all his hope and desi re.
For the sake of a th in g he helie,"ed to be Truth He had squandered his manhood's first fi re . For his ca use, although lost, still seemed worthy and g rand, And his highest ambition was just T o walk at th e rear of that sad littl e band And lift his t o rn fl ag from the d u st!
S I"RAITON, J" ew } "o rk B.
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OUR FELLOWSHIP STUDENTS 1917-18
ESTHER BIGGER
Esther Bigger was born in Columbus, Ohio, J anuary 23, 1894 She attended the Columbus public schools and g r aduated from the north high school in 1911, having completed the Latin literary course at that institution. In the fall of the same year she entered
ESTHER. BIGGER the college of arts at Ohio State University where she became a member of the Ohio B Chapte r of Pi Beta Phi.
Esthe r was an all·r ound girl in eve ry way as may be inferred from the fact that not only was she a member of the "Varsity A," an organization of girls who have done exceptional work in physical education, but in her junior yea r at college she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In college Esther was a member of the Lantern and M akio staffs, the former the college daily paper, the latter the yearbook published by the junior class. She was a member of II Strollers/' the leading dramatic organization of the university and of Browning Dramatic Society, in whose productions she took a leading part for two years. I n addition to these she was a member of the uCercle Franfais n of which she was president in her senior year, of 0 l c)), an honorary journalistic society and a charte r member of the honorary senior society, "Mortar Board."
While attending Ohi o State, Esthe r specialized in romance languages continuing her wo rk with a year of graduate study at Radcliffe College . With the money received from the Pi Beta Phi Fellowship she is attending Columbia University where she is study-
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iog for the degree of doctor of philosophy in her chosen field. She hopes thus to fit herself to teach in some university or college after several years' work. Not only is Esther a good student and allround girl but she has hosts of friends both within and outside of Pi Phi. During her senior year at Ohio State she was president of Ohio B and presided with great executive ahility.
MARGARET SUTHERLAND FLYNN, Ohio B.
LUCILE S. CRAVENS
Lucile S. Cravens. A t wa<; born in Kansas City, in 1889 and received her elementary education chiefl.y at home under the instruction of her mother who was Lulu Burt, Illinois B, '82, (then a chapter of I. C.). It is a splendid comment on the efficiency of that instru ction that she entered high school at the age of twelve with the highest grades in her class, after only three years spent in the gradr schools of Kansas City. After making a splendid record in the central high school in the same city, she was graduated in 1905 and did two years of postgraduate work at that high school. After a year's work at the University of Kansas, she entered Lombard College, where she was initiated into Illinois B in 1908. While '____________ ---.J at Lombard, she mad e practically all her expenses
LUCILE CRAVENS as a student assistant in Latin and Greek. Yet this heavy work as student and teacher did not prevent her from taking a very active part in the activities of the school and fraternity. She was assistant editor of the school paper, the Lombard Review} secretary of Zetecalean, a literary society , and treasurer of the class in both her junior
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and senior years. The duties and r esponsibilities of sec r eta ry and corresponding secretary of the chapte r also fell into her capable hands which mi"ght seem to many of us already full. She took her A.B. at Lombard in 19\0.
In 1910·) 1 she was at the University of Illinois, holding the Latin scholarship and acting as assistant in the classical.semina r : She was out of school the following year, teaching in the high school at HiJ1dsboro, Illin ois, hut was back at the Unive r sity of Illinois in 1912-13, working on her docto r 's degree and again doing assistant's work in the classical seminar.
She spent the next three yea rs teaching Latin and Greek, in Forest Park College in St. Louis, :M issouri. She was also first assis tant to the president, yet found time to take some work at W ashingto n University.
Miss Cravens resumed her wo rk for her doctor's degree last year, at the University of where she held the $400 cash fellowship, having declined a scho larship offe r ed by the hicago University. She was offered this same cash fellowship again this year in addition to the half of the $500 Pi Beta Phi fellowship. The precedent of the University of Missouri has always heen not to g rant a fellowship to any person already holding one from any other sou r ce, but co ntrary to their custom, they are this year allowing Miss C ravens one half of the original fellowship which she holds in addition t o the half of the Pi Beta Phi fellowship
. Miss Cravens will take her doctor's degree in the classica l languages with Latin as her major and advanced work in Greek, German, and French. The subject of her thesis is IIAntony's work in the East." She chose the University of Missouri in w.hich to use the Pi Beta Phi fellowship, in order that she may complete the wo rk on her thesis in the same institution in which it was begun. In her two years at the university, Miss C r aven has been a member of the Honorary H istorical Society and the Classical Club and has taken an active interest in the lift: and activities of Missouri A .
After this history of her college and fraternity life i t seems hardly necessary to add that Miss Cravens is as active and enthusiastic in all school and chapter activities as she is in her classical research and study. She enjoys the good times of student life as much as the more serious side and can always be counted upon to carry out the work at hand successfully and with energy and enthusiasm as
well as the concentrated and c onsistent effort that has made her scholastic career an unqualified success.
M iss Cravens intends to teach the classics in cOllege or university .
ROWE:\A CAMPBELl, Jl/is soll ri A .
THE PI BETA PIli FOR GRADUATE STUDY
For the year 1918 - 19, one graduate fellowship with a value o f five hundred dollars will ht' offt'reri This fellowshIp is open t o any Pi Beta Phi who has r ecei\'cd her hache lor's degree. I t may be used at any unh' crsily, either in this country or in Europe, which offers the best advantages in graduate work along the particular line desired by the holder .
Two points will be co nsidered by the Grand Duneil in awarding the fellowship: first, the scholastic standing of the student j and second, all-round de\'clopment of cha ra cte r , and the ahility to r ep resent the Fraternity in whateyer place the recipient may be. The Council r equests, mort!onr, that the applicant give \' ery definite information as to the place where she wishes to study, the cou rses of study she desires to pursue, and the ultimate I,urp ose for pursuing such cou r ses
Applications, LOget her with photographs of the applicants, c redentials from professors , and o ther testimonials should be in the hands of the Grand Council not later than 1\ 1arch I , 19 J 8, so that the a w ard may be made before the close of the co ll ege year. Blank forms for application for fellowship may he obtained from the Grand President. Any applicant of former years who has not recei \'ed the fellowship may make a new application, if she so desires.
*All applications for the undergraduate loan fund should be made to the committee in charge of these funds. Infonllation as to con· ditions, credentials, and terms of l oa ns to undergraduates may be secured from the c hairman of the committee on loan fund administration, Miss Jennie L. Rowell , 83 Hungerf o rd St., Burlington, Vt. MAY LANSFIELD KELLER, Grand Pr eside1lt.
-Further information in reR3rd to the Loan Fund may be found on page 10 2 o f Tn l: A ••ow for Oetober.
WAR
(F rom New York Timu)
Glorious thou, as terrible thou art, And beautiful as only Death can be, Yet, boding, at thy very name we start, Thou scarlet splendor, come to set us free! We cower, bound with chains of trivial things, J ailed in a high stockade of dull routin e Where thoughts and fancies trail stained, broken wings And earthward, with unseeing eyes, we lean, Till, sudden-hark! thy wild, appalling cry I The barriers fall, the brittle fetters break, And men look up, as who first see the sky, And rise and move as though but now awake
. They waited Death in fear or r esignat ion
Who now, as wrestlers trained, leap to embrace The Death in thee, and, with a wild elation, Unflinching, strive at g rips with thee for place. Brother of fire and Slo rm, and overlord Of elemental passions, drenching earth In blood and tears, surely thou art abhorred Most of all powers of demoniac birth, Yet thy fierce fires must still, destroying, purge Till gone the wrongs we hoard, the shame we cherish, \Vith thrones of Kings and slavery's chains and scourge, When, wjth the last of these, thou, too , shalt perish!
WANDA PETRUNKEVITCH, Maryland A.
NEWS FROM LITTLE PIGEO
Those who have followed the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School through the various stages of metamorphosis should make an effo rt to visit the school before the metamorphosis is entirely complete. Al ready, it has ceased to be "a" mountain school. Throughout this section it goes by the name of "the college," and is in truth an educational institution which is ranked with the best schools in the state. Those who founded the school in the face of denominational opposition and natural hostility of the mountaineer.;; °book larnin" will appreciate the great strides forward that the school and the community have made in the past five yea r s.
Several innovations have been inaugurated this year with marked success. The first of these is a lyceum course which is held in the school eve ry two weeks, and which the people attend en masse. The first , given by Mr. Prickett, was a radiopticon lecture on the city of Birmingham. Another was a musical given by Miss Evelyn Bishop, New York A, teacher of music at Murphy College. To attend these, people came from a distance of eight miles, and were very nea rly enthusiastic in their praise!. (Thei r most superlative expressions are Ilall right" and IIreckon it wasn't so bad"!) Our kind of music is literally a r evelation to the mountaineers. All of their music is in the o ld English ballad form and admits of no development. Recently, steps have been taken to form an o r chest ra to be composed of school students, two of the parents, and the teachers, and this step we are encouraging.
On the last Friday of each month there is another educational e ntertainment, differing from the first in that it is gh'en by the students o( the various rooms. This, we hope, is the nucleus (or a Parent-Teachers' Club, uut r ealize that its growth will be slow. 1t is such a radical departure fr om anything attempted hereabouts.
If one were to ask the girls what they liked best in the school this year, they would promptly r eply umusic and cooking," with cooking leading in popular favor. All of us, for that matter, are proud of our new kitchen. \Vhil e its equipment is not complete by any means, it is a decided improvement over the old method of taking the gi rls to the teachers' cottage for le sso ns. The partition which divides the 20 x 30 roo m in to departments for sewing and cooking was built by the manual training boys and the same boys are making the ne cessa r y wooden utensils.
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It is a th eo ry founded upon fa c t that many diseases peculiar to the m ountain people can be traced dir ec tly to the unsanitary conditio n and th ei r unba la nced rations. Generally speaking , in every home the cus t oma ry meal of beans, co rn br ead, and apple sauce is r epea ted m o rni ng, noon, and night, with slight va ri ation . It is. ind eed, a satisfac tion to see how eagerly the childre n lea rn the different new food combinations.
The same r espons ive spirit cha ra c t e riz es the sewing classes, alth o u gh now and th en the ideas o f the o lder gen e r ations are given up with a struggle . R ecently, Mrs. Pr ickett asked th e girls t o bring material f o r pill o w slips. One girl refused , and wh en pressed for a reason, r ep lied, "because we have tw o pai r already "
An in teresting departure fr o m th e regular school curriculum is the class for so-ca ll ed de linque nts . I n this class come th e older boys and gi rl s who ba r e l y kn ow how to r ead o r write and who have not entered sc hoo l before beca u se th ey were ashamed to sta rt with the little to ts wher e they be l onged . Th ey a r e in assemb ly with the advanced grades, and the sight o f th ei r solemn, sca r ed fa ces in co ntrast with the eager , laugQjng fa ces of Our r egula r pupils is truly tou c hi ng.
In this and other ways we f ee l that we are r eaching all c hildren of school age wtihin a rad ius of five miles. To get ch ildren fr om distan ces g r eate r than this is prac tically impossible because of the handicap of bad roads. Unless we ca n evolve some system wh e r eby we ca n supply P i Phi tea chers to the out lyin g district schoo ls, using the p r esent schoo l as a ce nt er , the schoo l has just ab o ut r eached its maximum enrollment. In the meantime, our efforts are directed al ong the lin e of intensive r ath er than extensive ed u cation.
It seems as if the psyc hological problems that we a r e ca lled upon to meet were n e ver greate r than they are at present The pupils, even th ose who have attended th e school since its inception, a r e still in the form ative stage and are still d r awn int o the struggle betwee n the ideas of th e o ld and th e new generation. Recently, we visited at the cabin of one of ou r chil dren, one of the well -kn o wn families of the Burg. Th e m othe r greeted us in a cl utt er ed r oom, sans shoes and vigorously che wing a sn uff stick Pr ese ntly, their oldes t daughter, who is finishing ( through the kindness of a Pi Phi ) the education started in our schoo l, at Maryville College, appeared upon th e scene. We held OUT breath at the tableau and wondered how to relieve the
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e mbarrassing sit uat ion. We need not have worr ied for never was a situation handled morc tactfully. T he r e W3:, no apology nor sign of emba rrassm ent, and the def crence the daughtt.' r !oIhowcd her mother was truly an object \e:;:,on to us.
Another similar incidtllt illustrating the !o.tride!') that the younger generation are mak ing with the aid of 311 edu ca t ion o("('urrcu at the J ohn Parton cabin. The day we a rr ived. t he wifc a nd m ()lhcr was drow s ily ro c king t o and fro smoking a tornrob pipe ( which dis · appeared as if by m agic when we entered ) . her Veatress, a ch ild of nin e, s tud ent in the upper fourth grade. She was working 011 a dress which she had 3(' tually made from start to finish by herself. Whil e we chatted, she.:: (ontinucd to sew husi ly, stopping only long enough t o apologize hecause had not found time to scrub the house that day.
By th e next ARROW, we hope to r eport work in the Red classes. Th e people here, contr a ry to pOIJular belief. are intensely patri o ti c and th e y ounge r ones seized upon t he idea of sewing for the soldiers with a\·idity. \\ 'e are waiting only for the arri\'al of supplies whi c h will come from ou r nearest R ed Cross chapter, Sevie r · ville , before organizing a n a uxiliar y a t " L ittl e Pi geon."
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\ VisC'o nsin A is glad to be pe r sonally represented at th e Pi Beta P hi Settlement School, and it would, indeed, be difficult to suggest a possible repres e ntative who would be more heartily endo r sed by th e c hapter than Marjorie Jackson , ex·' 14.
The Ja c ksons lived in Madiso n seve ral years prior to and durin g Marj o rie' s co urse in the University of Wi sconsin. She was prepared fo r co ll ege in the Madison high !Choo!. That her p opularity and ability as a lead e r were r ecognized eve n in the high school days is evi-
MARJ O RIE j AC h. SO:\'.
l\I ARJ ORJE jA C I\ SON Wiscon sin A Teachtr atld Secre lar y
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denced by the fact that immediately upon entering the university she was elected vice·president of her class. Marjorie was always a real asset to the active chapter, an enthusiastic Pi Phi, good student, a girl of broad interests which led her into many campus activities, a genial and lovable personality.
After three years, she gave up her COUT.sc to be with her family in Ludington, Mich. She took an active interest in newspaper work and was employed as cor respondent with several newspapers. Later, her artistic temperament found expression in work which she did with a Ludington company making wooden novelties . Many quaint and cunning figures and faces werc the creatures of her brush .
Marjorie has taken a g reat interest in our Pi Beta Phi Settlement School and during the past summer grasped the opportunity to be of service. Practical, versatile, and adaptable, she is remarkably well fitted for her work in the school and with the people of Gatlinburg.
ANNE P. HUTCHINSON.
RUTH CHASE MEACHAM
Ruth Chase Meacham, teacher of the higher grades at Gatlinburg, graduated from the Roseville high school in June, 1910. In the autumn of the same year she entered Knox College and soon became
a member of Illinois 6.. Beside the regular college schedule she carried work in the Conservatory of Music. In college, she was always a chee rful, untiring friend and worker, and these cha racte ri stics she has perpetuated in her chosen work in the Pi Phi Settlement School. Quiet, and almost retiring at times, she will surprise those who know he r slightly when they see the force and determination that will leap into place at the proper time.
RuTH C. MEACHAM Illinois .L\ Ttacher and Librarian
Ruth has had her heretofore unruffled life sorely taxed many times by the knotty mountain problems of OUI work at Gatlinburg, but each time has not been found lacking in determination, ability, good
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judgment, and final success. Gentle and affectionate by inhe r itance, sh e has a happy, chee rful nature which has helped to endear her to all who come in close contact with her.
EMILY B URTON
Emily Burt on has from her earliest youth b r ought cheer and comfort t o those around he r. The m emb er o f a c r owded family circ1e holding at all times the unu sual grouping of four generations, eve r y talent has naturally bee n brought in to play to amuse, to wait upon and se rv e, to comfort, an d to have joyOllS times as wel l. Gay and b r ight and sincere, and with a depth of thought not always easy to reach, to have he r friendsh ip has always meant much to her friends both old and young. As a love r of books she has been able to fashion her own world: as a friend of children, sht'" has found many oppo rtuniti es to nurse the sick and tired little on es, to fr olic with the jolly ones, and with her infectious laugh to lift up and brighten the sad ones, and to teach all sorts and cond itions of child life the gifts of Froebel, and the sterner facts in education, a nd above al1 the story of the Christ.
After the private schoo l in her ho me village and the larger public schools, she entered the Emma Willard Sc ho ol of Troy, N . Y., and graduated with honor to her class and t eache r s. L ate r she specialized in kind er ga rt en, a subject very ntar to her heart, and has taught th e foreign Italian on our shores and the K e ntu ck y mountaineer with equal p leasur e and profit. She has also d one good work in fo rming and se rvin g Camp Fire Circles. With the o utbr ea k of this terrible war, wh en one's heart's s tr ings wer e being pulled in every way, her hands st r etched out to the suffering, as of course she want ed to help.
EMILY B URTON Ki"derga,-ten
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A Red Cr oss diploma is to her credi t which will make it even more possible to do greater good in the world.
To get a view of what she thinks of her opportunities in the moun· tains makes the loneliness of her northern friends easier to bear, believing that she sees all the good there is to see and will help with a ll her might. Such is a glimpse into the life of onc of th e teachers at the Pi Beta Phi School and is just a little bit of the way a northern friend esteems Emily Burton.
NORMAN R. PRICKETT
I n writ.ing this sho rt sketch of the life of Norman R. Prickett, I am afraid I shall fail to do him justice, as I consider him one of the finest characte rs I have known. He occupies a very tender spot in
my heart, having been in my home in the capacity of nurse, attending one of my sons in a case of typhoid fever, du r ing his vacation, in ] une, 1911 .
Norman R. Prickett was born in Ohatchie, Calhoun County, Ala., at a small lumber camp. His parents moved to Ashville, Ala , in 1890, when Norman was quite a small boy. He is the third of nine chi ldren. He began his cation and lif e work in the lic school of Ashville. Being a boy of high and noble aspiration, he began to prepare himself for a teacher, attending the school in Ashvi1le until 1908, at which time he qualified himstlf for a teacher , passing the state examination. In 1909 he taught in the rural schools of Alabama, and in the fall of 1910, entered school at Berry, an industrial school for boys, situated in the mountains of north Georgia. In this school he was enab led to supp lement his tuition fee by doing some kind af work. Graduating fram Berry in 19 J 3 , he worked in a sto r e until 1915 ta accwnulate funds with which to further prosecute his studies. Then he entered Howard
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Co llege , one of the best schools in the South , located in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Prickett has lived a consistent Ch r istian life for many years , and his influence is always for good.
In June , 1913 he m a rri ed M iss Este ll a M ontgomery o f Birmingham, Ala ., and since l eav ing H owa rd Co ll ege, both Mr . Pri c kett and his wife have taught in the schoo ls of Georgia. L ast yea r they lo ca ted at Gatlinburg, T e nn. , and th is year th ey a r e again teaching in the Pi Beta Phi Settlement S choo l.
MR S. JAM ES A. E M BRY, Ashville , Al a.
ESTELLA l\1 0NTGOMERY PRI C KETT
Estella :M o ntgom e ry Pr ick ett , teache r o f domestic science at the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, was bo rn in the mountain section o f northern Alabama in 1888 , being th e o ld es t of three child r en. H e r father, a man with a limited educa tion but ambiti o us, kept a count r y store, and wished t o g ive his children the best educational advantages he co uld afford. When Stella was twelve years old the f amily moved to Birmingham where she entered the public schools , g ra duating from the Woodlawn high s chool at the age of sixteen. She then entered and graduated from th e Biffilingham Seminary. At nineteen she began teac hing in the m o untain schoo ls of Alabama, and then taught for three yea rs 1n the c ity sc h oo ls of Birmingham. Leaving the schoolrooms, she entered the o ldest dressmaking establishment in Birmingham as head designer, where all her training was put to use.
In 1913, she was married to Norman R. Pri ck e tt, and togethe r they entered up on a partnership in social settlement work in a mill village of north e rn Georgia where they spent the fir s t two years o f their marri ed life Two years later they r e turned to Birmingham so that Mr . Pr ick ett might attend H owa rd College a nd in the aut umn
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of 1916 they came to the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School whe r e Mrs. Prickett has cha rge of the industrial wo rk among the gi rl s . NORMAN R . PRICKETT.
NOTE . Modesty has prevented Mr. Pri ckett from telling ou r ARROW readers that his wife is a deeply sincer e, quiet b ut forceful, hard wo rking, high minded, lovable woman. Pi Phi is fortunate in securing her services in this work.
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE FRONT
By A SOLDIER I N FRANCE
* (F r om the London Daily N <lOS of December 2, 1916 )
"Plea.lie don't let them kill all Christmas joy in the columns of The Daily News. Surely that is an unneces sary penance, and of a ll people you who live as it were in the spirit of Dickens should least tr y to rob the folks at home of such happiness as m ay be found simply by the Yule lo g on the home fire. I don't expect it can be a Merry Christmas, but su rely it can be a H appy one.
Oh, I kn ow too well the thousands of vacant chai r s that will neve r be filled again, but I know, too, that these missing ones were happy in their sacrifice, they 'went W est' with no repini n g. I know it a ll seems inexplicab le, but only those who have seen a g<!lIant regiment go f orw a rd to battle can realize the bri ght eyes and the laughing lips with which fate is met. Let those who a r e left behind emulate that courage, and be happy that thei r sons a n d husbands and lovers chose the path that l ed to Glory . I t will be no desecration to such memo ries for Christmas to bring happier hours to those who mourn.
The guns are booming away just over the ridge. I hea r the r att le of the machine guns, too; let the fact of their silence in the homeland make for happiness and confidence in the future But here I can assure you that Ch ristmas will be Merry as well as Happy and I will paint you a little picture which, on Christmas Day, will be duplicated in sco r es of thousands.
Th e 'bivvy' is but a wagon cover, much the worse for wear, we have patched it until it is almost weatherproof. I have a paper
• See Editorial page.
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table-cloth safely stowed away to cove r OUT 'festive box.' We have saved some candles from our ration allowance wherewith to illumine our humble abode. I have a bunch of paper flowers that will glow redly in the candle glare, and I think a sprig of holly will not be wanting. And I hope, as you say, a Daily News plum pudding will come to grace our feast. The place of honor awaits it! I dare say we shall have son:te crackers though after the near-by explosion of a fifteen-inch shell, their fusillade will not be quite so impressive as in the old days of Peace on Earth. And the boys from the huts in the field will pay us visits and we'll drink to you all in "old Blighty' with quip and jest and laughter.
It isn't a Christmas card picture that you see. I've seen two others go since I put aside my pen and donned my soldier's coat, so I know the truth of what I write. And if we can bear our lot so lightly, ca n't the dear folks at home take a page out of our book and be happy too. The road we must travel may be long; it is sure to be rough. All tM more reason why the flowers that may be gathered by the way should not be wasted."
THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT
We, bearers of the Arrow, who carry in ou r hearts the ideals of Pi Beta Phi, know that the first ideal of that true womanhood, for which our Fraternity stands, is the ideal of service. I like to suggest one fonn of se rvi ce which will, I feel sure, appeal to all Pi Phis.
The Girl Scout movement is but five years old in this country, but has already proved its worth. The difficult age for eve ry girl is the adolescent period-those years between ten and fifteen or six· teen when her ideas are in the formative state j her characte r is at the IIwhite-hot stage of enthusiasm," when she will be molded by the ideas and the people with whom she comes in contact. The Girl Scout promise: "Upon my honor I will try
(I) To dp my duty to God and my country
(2) To help other people at all times
(3) To obey the Scout Law,"
The Girl Scout motto; "Be Prepared," and the Girl Scout laws of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, cou rt esy, purity, kindness, obedience, cheerfuln ess, and thrift-a ll these make a tremendous im-
-Tommy Atkins has ad op ted "Blighty," a word meaning overseas as a sy nonym for home.
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pression upon the girl, and, given a fine sens ible women for a ucap _ tain" of her troop, the girl begins to interpret life by Scout standards. She has something now on which to build, she has laid the foundation of character and whether she comes from a cultured home or from an east side tenement, life takes on a different meaning. She has been place d in a positi on of responsibility-she is responsible for upholding the Girl Scout standards and for living up to the promise and the laws-and she proves herself worthy of that responsibility.
It is a truism that no country can advance beyond the intelligence and the character of its women. The girls of today are the women of tomorrow. And surely now, more than ever before, we need to develop a strong womanhood, physically, mentally, and morally IIprepared" for the problems which will follow this war.
Won't you organize a troop of Girl Scouts in your school, your church, or your neighborhood? The girls must be at least ten years old, and the captain twenty·one years or older. Meetings of the troops are held once a week-either in the afternoon or the evening-and the program, which includes such activities as signalling, knot-tying, first-aid, hiking , camping, and so on will be wholesome recreation for you as well as for your girls. It will take very little of your time and whether you are a teacher, a business woman, or a housekeeper, you will love the fun and the association with the girls, and you will find a real joy in watching them respond and develop under your very eyes .
For information as to methods of starting a troop, program, etc., apply to the Local Council if there is one in your town, or write to the National Girl Scout Headquarters, 527 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Dr. Abby Porter Leland (New York B) is National Director. This is a service which should appeal to every college woman and to every fraternity woman, and surely to every Pi Beta Phi.
Fraternally yours, EDITH M. VALET , New York B.
THE P ANHELLENIC CONGRESS
When the members of Grand Council reached Chicago, two days previous to the opening of the Pan hellenic Cong r ess, they found that Mrs. Tannahill , our Panhellenic delegate, who had preceded them to Chi?ago had been summoned home by the terrible news that her
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husband had been instantly killed in an automobile accident. Un'der the circumstances, our Grand President was obliged to fill Mrs. Tannahill's place as delegate which she did most acceptably, although she was somewhat handicapped by th e absence of r eco rds and reports. Following is her account of the proceedings.
REPORT OF PANHELLENIC DELEGATE
In reviewing the events of the National Panhellenic Congress held in Chicago from October 24-27, there are a few items of outstanding importance, which I wish to impress upon every chapte r of Pi Beta Phi. First that the gathering of college wom en from every section of the United States was entirely too much occupied with matlers pertaining to the regulation of rushing to discuss at length matters of vital importance to the college and the nation. This situation has grown Ollt of the custom, which has arisen in recent years, of referring to National Panhellenic rules and usages, which really pertain to local Panhellenics. Toward the close of the meetings this became so e\'ident that an appeal f o r reorganization of the body was made, which led to an interpretation of the Constitution, which was illuminating to many, namely that the National Panhellenic Congress is in fact a deliberative and not a legislative body.
We strongly urge upon all chapte rs the necessity in this day and age of a broader viewpoint , less attention to minor detai1s of rushing , and an interest in college and comm unity welfare. With the men of the nation giving their lives for their co untry, it ill befits the college woman of today to narrOw her horizon to the discussion of petty bickerings. If you play fair a nd lose, try again hoping for better success next time, but never use the abhored "spy system" against your rivals
The second interesting point pertained to the minority rule In both local and National Panhellenic unanimous vote has always been demanded. It is the only body in the counf ry still adhering to something , which is against all progressive legislation, so that one can rule seventeen and sometimes does. The voting power of the Congress was made to conform to parliamentary procedure, but the vote of eighteen Grand Presidents is now necessary to pass any piece of legislation, hence again the rule of the minority. At the same time, however, people are considering the wisdom of this all over the country; perhaps the germ will bear fruit some day.
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Third, after full discussion it was agreed that no case of lifting or breaking of a pledge should be conside red by the Executive Council unless proof was offered in the shape of a signed pledge. Pi B eta Phi will request a pledge counte rsi g ned by the president of th e chapter stating the winingness of the pledge to be initiated when time and opportunity permit.
Fourth , no appeals to Executive Council will be co nsidered unless presented by the G r and Presidents whose chapte rs are concerned . Advice is also given to sett le eve rythin g possible in local Panhellenics and between Grand Presidents r athe r than by appeal to National Panhellenic. In conclw;ion I wish to say that the signs of the times a r e hopeful. am slightly optimistic, and fee(confident that if Pi Beta Phi plays fair , indulges in sportsmanlike conduct when losing, and takes penalties when she has offended, that like conduct can be expected from other s, and whi l e a peacefu l Panh e lleni c may be a Utopian d r eam, at least the situation prevailing in many places may be vastly improved, and a better interfraternity spi r it of goodwill and harmony es tablished
MAY L . KELLER ...
The personnel of the Congress was especially inte r esting because so many f r aternities were holding their cou ncil meetings at the same time and ' pl ace and an unusually lar ge numbe r of officers was present as visitors at the Congress sessions. The followin g l ist of delegates shows how the body r epresented va ri ous parts of the co untr y.
DELEGATES
May L. Ke]Jer ......... .. . II B ............ Ri c hmond Va.
Mr s. P. R. Kolbe .......... K K r ........... .. . Akron, Ohio
Nella R. Fall A X 0 New York, N. Y. J essie MeG. Treat .......... 6 r ...... Stanford University, Cal.
Elizabeth F. Corbett ........ A r 6 ........... Milwaukee, Wis .
Lilli an W. Thompson r B Chicago, Ill
Mrs. Philip E. Smith ...... A .& II ............ Berkeley, Cal.
Anna E. hf any .... . . .. ... . A 0 IT .......... New Orleans. La.
Mary Louise Patri ck : Z T A Wilmette. Ill
Elizabeth Corbett K 6 Jack sonville Fla.
Mrs. Ethel H. Weston ...... 2: K ... .......... . Rumford. Me .
Lena G . Baldwin ........ .. A Z 6 .............. Elmira. N. Y.
Nellie S. H ut 41 M New O rle ans. La.
Mrs. E N. Parmelee !1.& .1. .......•••.. Eva;Dston, Ill.
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M n. Mary C. Love Collins X n Lexington, Ky. Amy Comstock ............•\ <I) .••.••••••• Wisconsin.
Rennie S. Smith A Z H amilton, Ohio
L. Pearle Gretn ............ K A 8 ......... \V ashin&"ton , D. C.
The fraternity editors held a conference du r ing the Congress which was attended lJy seventeen edito r s o r their representatives. The sessions wtre jll the nature of a round t ab l e where questions of policy, finance, and t ypog r aphica l style were f r ee ly discussed.
A sho rt but most important add r ess on the war work of the Y. \V. C A. was made by M iss Butler at the closing session.
The ,hif>f only formal !;ocial feature of the Congress was the luncheon which closed the sessions, acco r ding to pr ecedent.
About five hund red women attended The menu was simple but appetizing and instead of the long and varied toast list, which has been customary on similar occasions in the past, the following p r ogram was substituted.
TOASTS
Toaslm;styeu
!IIi,s Lena G. Baldwin,.A :=: A, Chairman N. P . C. Rol1 Ca ll of Fraternities
" T he W ork of the Congress"-Mrs. M :HY C. L ove Co ll ins, X n Il n rr iett Vittum
Chni r man W omen's Co mmittee
N'aliona l Co un cil of Defense for Ill inois
All who hea r d Vittum's sple ndid address on the duti es tha t lie nearest to women today were profoundly impressed with the responsibilit ies which a r e now laid upon us It was most fitting that the Congres') in closing sho uld thus sound the patriotic note .
REPORT OF TIlE Al\nN UA L UEETIX G OF TIlE G R A ND CO U N C IL
The annual meeting of the Grand Council was held at the Edgewater B each Hotel , Chicago, October 22-.27. The purpo se in meeting at that time was that th e Council m ight h ave th e advantage of per so nal co nf er ence with our P an h e ll enic del egate and chai rman of th e Committee o n Scholarship; a nd t he terrible bereanment which came to 1\1 rs T anna hill just before we m et cast a shadow up o n us all. The necessity for our Grand Pr eside nt 's presence, as Pi Beta
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Phi ts delegate, at all Panhellenic sessions meant the glvmg over to the Congress of time which had been inte nd ed for discussions and plans for our own fraternity, but the Grand Council feels that, since by holding uall night" sessions all necessary fr aternity work was ultimately accomplished, the r es ultinr; knowledge of Panhellenic conditions is compe nsati o n for the sacrificed time.
The entire fraternity will l earn with reg ret th at Mrs. Helmick, who for years has given her utm ost in thought and work to the Settlement School, feels unable longe r to assume the heavy responsibilities of the chairman of the Board of Directors. The Grand Council realizes the deep debt of g ratitude which the fraternity owes Mrs. Helmick and it accepted her resignatio n only after it had been repeatedly give n and wh en it seemed unfair longer to insist on her rem ainin g in office . The new chairman, Mrs . Art.hur Richardson, o f Linc o ln , Neb., will , w e feel s ure, conti nu e s uccessf ully the work under Mrs. Helmick 's supervision has made such wonderful advancement.
That ou r Hi sto rian , Mrs. Ca rney, s hould have been un ab le to continue in office is another ca use for reg ret on the part of us all. The announcement of he r SUCCfssor will be made in the nea r future. THe Council is very pleased ,to have sec ur ed as president of Epsilon Province Mrs. 'Vallace Hampton, Wisconsin A, wh ose splendid work as a province vice- president wil be remembered by many.
In response to the expressed desir e of the active chapters that Pi Beta Phi as a fraternity supplement the war relief work of the individual chapte rs and alumIl<E clubs, the Grand Council has autho rized th e giving of $500 to the Student Relief Fund and the purchase of $500 w orth of Liberty Bonds of the second issue. Since National Panhellenic Congress was unable to take any action rega rding relief wo rk as an organization the $100 voted by Council for that purpose was not called for.
Even though war conditions will undo ubtedly prove a handicap, the Grand Co un cil feels that, for the best interests of the fraternity, convention must be held within another year. Present plans call for a convention the last of June o r the first of July, 1918. In so far as possible, the o riginal fiftieth annivemry plans will be carried out and we hop e to have as guests of the fraternity at that time all the living Founders of Pi Bet a Phi. Announcement of the ConvenUon Guide and of detailed plans will be made soon. Begin now to
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plan to be one of the many Pi Phis who will make this convention the best in the history of our fraternity.
Since it is impossible to publish, in a regular issue of THE ARROW, fraternity regulations enacted by Grand Council, the careful attention of all chapters is called to the mimeographed letter sent to chapter corresponding secretaries, in November.
The Grand Council, in thinking of its busy week in Chicago, has most pleasant memories of the chapter meeting and fraternity supper with Illinois E and of the tea with the Chicago Alumn", Club.
AMV BURNHAM
ONKEN
• Grand Secretary.
IN MEMORIAM
MARY ESTA GROVES
Mary Esta Groves, who was initiated into Iowa B in January, 1886 and transCerred to Iowa A in 1888, died May 28, 1917. The following newspaper clipping dated May 29 was sent to THE ARROW.
Word was received Tuesday morning of the death of Miss Mary Esta Groves, Monday night, at the Pacific Hospital, Los Angeles.
Miss Groves was very well known in Des Moines and Iowa, where she was prominent in musical circles. She was at one time supervisor of music in the Creston schools, where her parents, the late Dr. and Mrs. LeRoy Groves, resided. and after her removal to Des Moines became associated with the faculty of the Dr:'Lke Conservatory of Music as a professor of piano under the late Dean Howard.
At the time of her death, which resulted from a nervous breakdown, she was director of music in the Manual Arts High School of Los Angeles, one of the largest educational institutions in the country, which gives its students technical training similar to that received in colleges.
MilS Groves leaves three sisters--Mrs. Jerry B. Sullivan and Mrs. Julius Bauer of New York City, recently of Des Moines, and Mrs. Samuel Bean of New Hampton. Two nunts and an uncle-Mrs, J. S . Bishop, Mrs. J. N. Gadd, and Mr. John \y, Cherry, with' other kinsmen, reside in Des Moines. The body will be brought to A fto, J a., for burial.
ELIZABETH RICH LINN
Elizabeth Rich Linn was born in Chicago, March 14, 1890, and died in her native city September 17, 1917. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo., whe r e she was initiated into Colorado A of Pi Beta Phi and was graduated from there in 1912.
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She was married to HarTY H. Linn on October 17, 19 14 and leaves him with a two -year-old son. From the time of her graduation from the university until her death, she had been affiliated with the work of the United Charities of the ci ty of Chicago the greater part of the time. During this last summe r she was for three months at Mattoon , Ill. , with the Red Cross assisting the cyclone sufferers. H e r devotion to the work of helping those les s fortunate than herself caused the loss of her life, as she contracted infantile paralysis during the prevalence of that disease in the n o rthwest district of the ci ty this summer and after a brief illness of five days entered into rest. Sm:ely "Greater love than this no man hath."
CATHERIJ\E CAMPBELL PEWTRE SS
Catherine Evans Campbell was born and raised in Fairfield, Iowa . She attended Parsons College in Fairfield for several years and later the Lady or Lourdes Seminary in Toronto, Canada, where she took the Art Course.
On her r etu rn to Fairfield she became a member of Iowa H of II B <1>.
In October, 1887 , she was married to H enry George Pewtress and went to Fr esno, California to m'ake her home. A few yea rs lat e r with her husband and little daughter she went to their own beautiful ranch home in Southern California near V en tura-by- the - Sea. Here an 1.ccident occurred from the shock of which she never fully recovered and which led to a c hang e of resid ence to Alameda , her last home. Although never taking an active part in outside interests, she lost none of her cha rming vivacity or h er kee n sense of humor and her c losest fri ends seldo m thought of her as ill. Her death on April 21 came as a shock to all and by it the Northern California A lumnre Club lost a well-loved member.
Her husband and one daughter, Margaret Pewtress Conant, survive her.
COMING EVENTS
The followin g alumnre clubs announce th ei r meetings: Boston , Massachusetts
December 8, 3 P. l,.-Guest afternoon, Hostesses 1<)O:Z -1<)o4 i Chairman. Miss Edith T. Swift i Place, 80 Linc::oln Streel, Boston i Speaker. Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury; Subjec::t, The M o untaineer_
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December 29. 2: :30 P. M.-Christmas Reunion; Hostesses 1898-11)01; Chairmao, Mrs. EarllBicknel1.
February 2, 3 J'. )C,-Red Cros!> Meeting; Hostess. Mrs. T. C. Ch&ndler . 117 Clinton Road, Brookline.
Chicago , Ill
November 3o--AnnuIlI Thanksgiving reception in Pi 'Beta Pbi room at the College Club, 17th floor Stevens Bldg., Wabash Ave. ent r ance. (Date to be announced for Illinois init i ation and banquet.. Evanston.)
February C)--Clubrooms. Settlement School Program. March 3-Clubrooms. Annual business meeting
A war time supplement to our last yearbook has been giving prog r am (or current year and Ii , of new members.
Philadelphia , Pa
December 8, 2: :30 I', ),f.-College Club. lIostcs!"cs-Edi Ih Ilanting, Emma. Hamilton, :o.frs. lI elen W. Watson, ;\frs. T. ;\1orrell Parry. EntertainmentMusicale. ;\Irs. Carl Santter.
January 12-Luncheon, 12 :30. lIelen l\hrr, S ·arthrnore Pa. HostessesMrs. George McCracken, l\ l n. Hugh Kenworthy, Mrs. J ohn K. Evans, Anna M. Spackman. Entertainment-Pennsylvania Alpha Day, Mrs. Herschel Smith.
February <)--Luncheon, 12 :30. Ruth Super. 6S West E'Ssex Avenue. Lansdowne Pa. Hostesses, H elen Watkins, Mary Learned. Fleda L:li rd Har r iet St uar t Enter tainment, Pan hellenic, Fl orence Cobb.
Sea ttl e, W ash.
December I-Talk 011 "New Books" by ;\Iiss Zulema Kostomlatsky.
J :lnUflry s-Shower for Acti\'e Chapte r .
Februnry 2-Lullcheon, March 2-Cooky -shine and Study of the Constitution.
Sioux City, Iowa,
The Sioux Ci ty Alumnre Club meets the fi r st Tuesday of each month at the home of one of its members. Each meeting is anticipated with. great denl of pleasure. Any Pi Phis visiting in Sioux City are cordia.lly invited to th alumn;)! meetings And are urged to notify Miss Il elen Beck, 3026 Nebrasku Street. of thei r arrival in t he city.
S an D iego , C al.
Decembe r 8-Christmns Party
Decembe r-Subject-Conservation of Food, in connection with a "' Var T ime" Cooky-shine Enough is to be conserved to buy a Chris t m::u dinner fo r _ poo r f ami l y.
J an u ary- ubject-Cons t i t ution, H istory.
February-Subject-W a r Time H eroes o f Today- R o u nd T ablt.
March-Subject-Onr Nearest Chapte r and H er Nteds. Relief sewing to be done
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MATTERS
OF CLUB INTEREST
During the recent Council meeting, one of the members had a bright idea which met with universal approval. A number of boys have gone into national service from Gatlinburg and vicinity. Many of these are not fully equipped and none of them have the little personal possessions which the women folk of the average community have sllowered on their own soldiers. The women of Gatlinburg love their soldier boys but they do not know ho! to provide for them in all the countless ways which are possible.
The idea came, Why should not Pi Phi alumnre care for the boys? As the idea developed, it was suggested that the clubs be asked to adopt a soldier or sailor from our Settlement School community, to agree to provide him with all necessary comfo rts and send him messages of cheer frequently and special messages on the holidays. It was felt that the personal responsibility for a single individual would mean more both to the club and to the individual than the mere giving of supplies to a comruittee for general distribution. The Editor has proposed the matter to several alllmnre clubs and it has met with an enthusiastic reception. Miss Elva Plank, former Head Resident of the Settlement School, has been asked to take charge of this work She will send the name and address of a Gatlinburg soldier boy to any club who agrees to adopt him. Address Miss Elva Plank, 4520 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
The Sioux City Alumn", Club of Pi Beta Phi is devoting its time this year to Red Cross work. At the monthly meetings of the club , definite work is assigned each member to be completed at an early date and turned over to the local Red Cross Comruittee. Individual members of the Sioux City Alumn", Club are taking an active part in various departments of Red Cross work. The year promises to be very interesting and very profitable.
With the ever-increasing interest in Red Cross work, the Sioux City Alumn", Club has not forgotten the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School and its needs. At the first meeting of the club a definite contribution to the Settlement School was pledged. The Sioux City alurnn", club feels that this year above all years, the Settlement School mUSt have the generous support of every loyal member of Pi Beta Phi
MATTERS OF CLUB INTEREST
Letters from clubs this fall indictate a general interest and participation in local Red Cross, war relief, and Council of National Defense activities. All engr ossing and necessary as this work now is, the clubs real ize that ou r Settlement School also has a constant claim o n us and arrangements are being made as usual for contributions to running expenses.
Michigan A has issued a handy little printed directory of its members. They use the return postcard system and have found it very satisfactory. Their suggestion that the chapte r alumna! list be divided among the active members each year and information of college and chapter life be put on the card and the return card addressed to the chapter -house or headquarters might well be followed by other chapters.
National officers of the fraternity are indebted to Kate KingBostwick , former historian, for copies of this directory and fully appreciate the work involved.
News of the organization of an alumnre: club in Tucson, Ariz., has just come. They have the ten members necessary to secure a charter and will be a great help to OUT new chapter.
Celeste Janvier, our former Grand Treasurer, is now located at U. S. Army Hospital No.2, American Expeditionary Forces, c\o New York P.O., N. Y., and would welcome Pi Phi mail for herself and reading matter or other comforts for her patients.
Florence Bentley (Massachusetts A), Hospital No. 22, British Expeditionary Forces , France , would appreciate similar attentions. Here is still another opportunity for
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EDITORIALS
BY THE TIME these words are in print a ll Ch r istmas gifts for the boys in France will be on th eir way and pr epa r ations for the celeb ration of Christmas in the homeland will be well advanced. It will be a strange Ch r is tm as. Never within the remembrance of a ny read er of THE ARROW h a ve such world conditions existed and never before through all the ages did the birthday of the Prince of Peace fall during a period of such un ive rsal discord . It is no wonder then th at the old customs and t r aditions seem somewhat ou t of place and our Ch ris tmas preparations l ack the happiness and spontaneity o! !ormer years.
I t is for this reason that the Editor has repr inted on page 65 a little Christmas m essage from the front which was sent ba ck by a Br itish soldier to th e fo lks at home , last yea r when the r epo rt had r eached him th at a m Ovement was on f oot to cu rtai l the celeb rati on of Christmas as a patri otic m easure Let us al1 r ead it and cons ider his word s for there is a lesson in them fo r us.
Many of the C hristmas custo ms which have been current in the past had better not be r evived. W e all know that the ex tr avagan ce of unnecessary gift-giving had come to be an evil in itself an d a curt ail m ent of it 'will be one of the blessings of the present catastrop he. Bu t there are those. amon g us who need the joy and excitement of Christmas as never before . There are thousands of little children whose l ove f o r t h e day mu st be encouraged a n d thousands of lon ely, weary old people who will especially app r eciate a little Ch r istmas c heer and atten tion th is year.
I n the past, Pi B e ta Phi chap ter s and cl ubs have made a point of disp ensi ng Ch ri stm as cheer where it is most n eede d. Let all wh o have done it in the pas t, do so in fuller measure this year and let th ose who have n ever considered the cu stom befo r e, establish it n ow.
Last yea r a co ll ege professor sent a tiny Christmas tree hung with some simple gifts to an old lady, a shut-in, whom she had met during the previous summer at a little seaside town. Seldom has such a simple act bro ught such gra titu de in r eturn. For months afte rw a rds, the dear old lady exhibited he r Christmas tree with childish pride declaring, flIt's the on ly one I ever had in my life." It takes so little to bring Christmas joy to someone sadde r tban
yourself. Let us as Pi Phis "th ink on these things" and if merriment must be absent from our real joy will abide in Ollr hearts.
PANHELLENIC as viewed from the side · lines was a ve r y i n teresting expe rience to the scores of office rs of the va rio us fraternities who sat with their knitting in long lines on eithe r side of the table around wh ich the regu lar delegates w e re seated. As indicated in our delegates' report, printed on another page, much va lua ble time was consum ed in the discussion of details which it is hoped will be eliminated from all futu re Cong resses.
The Pi Phis present felt more st rongly than ever the need for a new system of recruiting membership for ou r o rganizatio ns. Officers in general ag ree that the problems of fraternity life would be solved with co mpar ative ease, if the one great problem of rushin g cou ld be solved for all tim e. Let us all ponder the problem during the present year and see if we can find some so lution which will at least simplify, if not entirel y abolish the present system.
UNIVERSAL sympathy is extended by the ent ire fraternity to our Grand Secretary, and to Mrs. T an nahill in the sorro w which has come to them . Miss Onken lost her mother in June and Mrs. Tannahill has been recently bereaved by the death of her husband.
ONE OF THE MOST important duties which fa ced Grand Counci l at the recent m eeti ng was the filling of vacancies in offi ce caused by as indicated in th e Grand Secretary's repo rt . Mrs. H e lmi c k's resignati on as head o f the Set tl ement School Committee was re lu ctantly. The whole Fraternity kn o ws how much tim e etto n a n d physical energy Mr s. H elmi c k has put into this great und ertaking which she has ca rr ied on he r heart for so many years and for whi ch she has made so many personal sacr ifi ces of time and opportunity. H er name will always be associated with our Settlement Sch oo l as its mainstay during th e ea rly years.
Mrs. Arthur Ri chardson of Lincoln, Neb., has consented to assume the chai rman ship of th is important co mmittee until convention with th e understanding that all funds shall be handled by the Grand Treasurer. A 11 checks should be made payable to Miss Stuart and clubs and indiv iduals are urged to give as freely as possible to
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the cause which needs o ur enthusiastic support dur ing these trying times.
Will c o rresponding s ec reta ries see if their na me a nd address afe print ed correctly in the d irec tory and rep o rt any err o r to the Editor at o nce.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
E specia l attention is ca ll ed to the first item m enti o ned und er Ma tters of Club In te rest. H ere is a new o ppo rtun ity for se rv ice.
FOUND
In Maywood, Ill. , a Pi Beta Phi pin. (This is one o f th e olde r pins and is n ot jewelled and th ere a re no marks on it. ) The o wner can identify and receive the same by add ressing Mrs. O rph eus M. Schantz, 5215 West 24th St r eet, Cicer o, Ill.
Until further n o ti ce all ma il int ended for the Editor sh o uld be sent to her clo Rev . F. T. P o meroy, 32 Chur ch Stree t, Ware, Mass .
As announced in the October iss ue, the March ARROW will be an International Serv ice num be r. Full information conce rn ing Pi Ph is who are particularly engaged in war work is ur ge ntly requested. Write the Edito r.
In connection with th e above, th e Editor desires to secure the names of Pi Ph i husband s and brothers wh o are connected with war service and particu l arly the names and addresses of Pi Phis who are Red Cross nurses.
ALUMNlE PERSO TALS
ARKANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
WAIUlIACES
Roberta Roberts, u ·'14. and Alfred R. Rowland of Berkeley, Cal., Oc tober 3.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. L. S. Olneys (Barba ra Davis), 314 S. 6th St., Mu skogee, Ok la.; Mrs. J. W Irwin (Victoria Vogel), 3461 Ashland, Indianapolis, Ind .; Huel Roberts, .700 Sycamore St., Dallas, Tex.; Mrs . C . E. Baker (Hu.e l Gladson). Denton, Mont.; Lois Rankin, 33 Somerville, Memphis, Tenn.; Katherine Dania, 1014 E Walnut St., Kokomo, Ind.
Sue Woody. '17. is teachiDg in the high school at Springdale, Ark., and Irene Calhoun. ex-'IS. in Miss Lockhart's school in Little Rock, Ark. Her address is C}08 W. 6th St. Beatrice O'Neal, 'IS. is taking graduate work in the University of Chicago. Huel Roberts, ex-'IZ, is doing office work in Dallas, Tex.
CALIFORNIA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY
IN'GAG.!MENTS
Gladys Ordway, '16, to Mal com Mac Gilvray, '16.
MARRIAGES
Phyllis Ellison, '17, and Crawford Bryant , September 27.
NEW ADDRESSES
Geraldine McKnight, 2007 Ocean View, Los Angele&. Cal.; Gertrude M. Clancy, 41 Rubideux Drive. Riverside , Cal.; Mrs. V. V. McNitt ( Marie Bel· low.), 50:39 Goodridge Aye., Riverdale, N. Y.
CAL IFORNIA
BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
NEW ADDRESSIS
Mr.. David Babcock (Hazel Donoho), 2914 Wil shi re Rd .• Los Angeles; Mrs. J. P. Hickman (Gladys Ellis), 250 Grand Ave., Oakland, Ca!.; Eliubeth Com· s t ock, 3:1 Lenwood , Kansas City. Mo.; Kathryn Magaw, SOO W. 1:I:lnd St., New Y o rk, N. Y.; Vinnie Robin son , 7:36 Sutter, Sin Francisco.
COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY 01' COLORADO
MARRIAGES
Dorothy Deesher, ex·'IS. and J . Donald Mercer, Colorado, ex·IIB, l: X, June 9. At home. 1319 Josephine St., Denver. Colo. Mr Mer ce r is with the U. S. Medical Reserve Corps.
Dorothy Chittenden, ' 13 , and Kenn e th H. Owens, V 6!"monl, May :39 At home. 1605 H iIl,ide Rd., Boulder. Colo.
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Ethel G Smith, ex-'2o, and Homer D Peabody, '10, K X, August 8. At home. 1894 Race St., Denver.
R u th Menke, ' 1 7. and Paul A. Colorado, 'IS. Harvard, '17. 1: N, July n.
NEW ADDRESSES
2ula Simmons, 903 E. 13th, Denver, Colo.; Lorena Underhill, 69 Block T P ueblo. Colo.; Mrs. D . Hutchin son (Barbara Shattuck), Amarillo, Tex. i Mrs. A B. Trott (Lena Harper), 4101 E. 22nd St., Denver , Colo. i Margaret Lovejoy, Je:fferson, Iowa; Doris Stratton, De Beque, Colo.; Mr s. P. Carney (Daisy Davs) , 6907 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, Cal.
COLORADO ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
MARRIAGES
Cla r a Crane, • I 2, and Arthur H . Laws, Denve r Law, .., i:J. 4>, September 8. At home , 1557 Franklin St., Denvtr, Colo.
Hazel G. Williamson, 'IS. and H. S. Looper, Colorado Agricultural, 'IS, field superintendent for Great Western Sugar Co., September 20, 1916.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Malcolm Carpenter (Nita Clegg), tt19 1St Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ge r t ru de S. Briggs, '93, Yale, Ph.D., is dean of women at the University of Mi n nesota.
COLUMBIA
WA
S HINGTON UN I VERSITY
ENGAGE M ENTS
M a r y Grabill, ' 1 8, to lBond Smith, Georg e Washi1rgl on, '18, ::t A E .
MARRIAGU
Am elia Weaver, ex-'IS, and Elmer Capshaw, Ok/a/loma , ::t A· E , in J une.
E lsie Nichols, ex-'2o, and James W. Burch. George Washington . 1: N. Ap ril 19.
E d ith Thomas, ex -' IS, and Henry M French, J une 4
F lo r a H ull, 'IS. and Dr Claude Wm. Mitchell, ::t N, A T 0,1: :e. June 9. At home, Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Staten Island, N . Y.
Elizabeth Wilbur. ex-'J4. and Lieut. Lyman L. Park s, Georgdown, Kentucky. 16th In fantry, U. S. A • June 13 in New York City.
F l orence Taylor. '14. and John Bruce Handy, Georgetown Law. 't7, August 18.
Phyllis Stewart. ex-'lS, and Charles H. Stewart. George Washing/on. '17, ot l: K, August 18.
Eliubeth Ferguson, '14. and Dr. Thomas V. Murto, Georgdown Medka/ , '17, X, U. S. N., August 25. at Norfolk, Va.
Dorothy Dobyns. ex-'ll. and Lieut . Thomas L. Morrison, 22nd Field Artillery, U. S. A., October 20. Augusta, Ga.
NEW ADDR!.SSIS
Mary B. Wil so n, 3605 Norton St., \Vashington, D. C.; Mrs. A. L. Thompson (Flo Leland), 404 7th 51. N. E , Washington, D C.
Mrs. Clarence Birdseye (Eleanor Ganelt, e hu retarned from Labrador to spend tbe winter- with her mothH at 1556 University PI. N. W. W ubington Pi Phis a re particularly delighted that Mrs. H elmick will be in Was hington this winter, while Col. Helmick is stationed with the Inspector General's office.
M a rgaret Brown, '14. Ella Gardner, ' 18. and Margaret Gaddel, ' 20 , a.tte nd ed s ummer schoo l at Co lumbia.
Lau!i. M cCaffe ry, '18, is in Chicago with the Food Commission. She is also attending N ort hw ester n.
Ella Gardner, ' 18, is director of recreation wo r k in the Wa s hington piny· ground •
Ch arlotte Farrington, '0<). is teaching in business high school.
Georgia S,mnf'rlin h".ching a t Mc Kinley M anual.
The afternoon bridge club that was o rganited to r aise money for our Settlement School is to do W a r Service W o r k, .lthough still g iv ing the bi-wee kl y dues to the Sett l ement School. Visiting Pi Phis would be most welcome at the meetings.
M abel Scott, '06, will be at h ome to Pi Phis on Thursday nfternoons at 131 9 N St., to discuss matte r s of curre nt fraternity interest.
Mr s. W ilson Compton ( H elen H a rr ington, Ohio r, '14) of !Bo wling Green, O hi o, will spend a n other winter in W ashing ton, muc h to the de l ight of o ur alumna:
Mrs. T N. Alford (Adele Taylor, '06) and thr ee chi ld ren w ill spend th e winter with her mother, 3147 17th St., W ash ing ton, while Lieutenant Alford is o n sen duty.
Presldent Wil son ha !> appointed D aniel C. R oper, whose daughter is Mrs. David Coker (fI.'fny R ope r, '14). Commissioner of Internal Rev enue.
,"' LORIDA
B. STETSON UN I VERS ITY
llAllRlAGlS
H aze l Fisk, ex·1 18, and Alfred D. Simpson, :E A E. At h o me, 78 S Main St., Win s ted, Conn. Mr. Simpson i s 5uptrvi sor of sc hools in Connecticut.
Floren ce J ac k son , '17, and Dr. D J. Blocker, Ph.D At home, D e Land, Fla.
Ruth Jack son, '18, and A. Van Gl ahn W isha rt . At h ome, Lumberton, N . C .
BIR.THS
T o Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Miller ( Myrtle Co nra n, ' 16) of 134 N. Clara Ave., De Land, a daughter, Charlotte Frances , September II
NEW ADDR.lSSES
Ruth CuUen, 1447 E . 65th St., Chicago, 111 .
Nell Keown , ' 14, is in Alabama., lecturing on D o me sti c Science.
Marina Harvie, ex·'17, is t eac hing in Punta Gorda, Fin.; Margar e t Gilliland, ex-'tS, in Lake Helen, Fla.; Mona Bates, ' 16, in Tarpon Sprnga, Fla.; Marjorie Blocker. ' IS, in 51. Petersburg, Fla.; and Nilla Phillips, 't4, in Helena, Mont.
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Josephine Steed. ex·'16, is principal of the grammar school in Miami.
Grace Gumm, ex- ' t 9 is attending Lombard College, and Florence Burner, ex·'3o, James Millikin University, Celestine Futch, ex-'19. the University of Tennessee. and San Smith, ex-'19, Shotter College.
Julia Church, ex·'19. is spending the winter in Brunswick. Ga.
Lillian Eldridge, '14. is superviso r oC public school music in Nutley, N. J . Her address is 337 Passaic Ave.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE
ZNGAGZ.cINTS
Margaret McCarl, 'IS. to Theodore Wri eht, Lombard, Z N. Dora Telford. '16, to Lieut. Gailard Greu. Lombud, .z..6 e, Sidney Fuller, ex·'16, to Charles Purviance, Knox, Ben.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Brown (Thea Golliday, '07) of Galesburg, a daughter, Anne Tenney, September '7.
NBW ADDRESSES
Mrs. E. T. Radcliff (Geo rgin a 712: Beecher Ave Galesburg, 111.; Mrs. Martin Guthrie (Mildred Pittman), Prescott, Ark.; Marie Fennessey. 40l N. Madison SI .. Marshall , Mic h.; Mrs. W. W. Pollock (Elizabeth Philbrook). 429 Stafford St., Germantown, Philadelphia. Pa.; Marguerite Ladage. 200 Western Ave , \Vaterloo. Iowa.
Margaret McCarl, 'IS, is soloist in the Unitarian Church in Quincy. Ethel Brew ster. '17. has cha rge of the department of home economics and the lunchroom in the high school at Adams. Minn.
Anna Gale Stuck. '17. is studying at the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy and is Hving at the Bohemian Settlement.
Mary Stevenson, ' 17. is teaching home economics in Chokio Minn.; Florence Hunt, '16. and Dora Telford , '.6, mathematics and home economics, respectively. in Oneida. Ill.; Haul Hatch, ' 17. in Avon, 111.; Marie Fennessey, ex-'I7, in Marshall, Mich .• and Charlotte Bates, 'J7, in Abinidon, Ill.
Benona. Jone s, ex-'19, is in a law office in Webster City, Iowa
JLLINOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE &NGAG&JoCINTS
Nettie Krantz: , ' .6, to Karl M c Kinley, ' tS. T K E.
Alta Green, '17. to Ira Clover, 1: X, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Marguerite Taliaferro, eI-'J8, to Roy Stanton. of Watseka, Ill.
MAllJ.IAGIS
Gladys Campbell, '12, and Roy G. Blakey, assoc:iate profes5(lr of economics in MinneJota, Aapst J.
ALUMNA<: PERSONALS
Marjorie Carr, '13. and James R. McFall, Gen.eva , 'n, ColtlmbiD, Ph.D., 'IS At home. 353 Frank St .• Ottawa. Canada. Mr. McFall is chief of department of Internal Trade Statistics, and chief of information and statistics in the Canadian Food Controller' s offi ce
Gertrude Erickson. ex -'ll. and Frank A. Larson. ex-' ll, September
Mary Potter, '14. and Irving H. Prince, 4> 6 e, August 25. At home. Tacoma, Walh Mr. Prince is stationed at Camp Lewis, Ameri can Lake, Wash.
Ruth S. Buck, ex-'16, and Clinton L. Day, Knox, '14. T K E, May 12. At home, IBrimfield, Ill.
Martha Scott, '14. and Halbert Mighell, cI> r A. in June.
Adaline Kohler, '.S. and Mack Gillis, '13. A e, June 9. At home, 6201 St. Lawrence Ave., Chi c ago, III.
Ellen Wea rt, ex- 't 6, and Th om!! s Cl a rk , R e n. October 6. At home, Chicago, III.
Edith Aldrich, ex -'IS, and Guy T. Temple , '17. 4> r 6 Mr. Temple is at Camp Mills, Garden City, L. I.
Mary McCullough, ex -' IS, and John Nix o n, June 20. At home, "The Agenaldes/' Fl owerfield, Neb.
Helen Trask, '14 , and Charles Yates, 4> r 6, June 30. At home, Galesburg, Ill 554 N. Prairie St.
Lucile Forsythe, '16, and L. R. Edminster, Har v ard, ' 16, K 1::, May 19. At bome. SIO Neosho St., Emporia, Kan. Mr. Edminster is with the Kansas Electric Utilities Co.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hinchliff (Nelle Townsend, ex -'06) , a son, Homer Townsend, August 16.
To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lass (Mildred Toler, ex -'oS), a daughter, Barbara Ann. May 17.
To Mr. and Mrs . Earl R. Bridge (Evelyn Holliday, '10), a son, William Holliday, July 7.
To Mr. and Mrs. A. K . Drake (Lois Potter, '12), a son, Josepb Thayer, October 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Dawson (Edna Heaton, ex·'(9), a daughter, Virginia Heaton, July 9·
NEW ADDRESSES
Pauline Arnold, 1519 N. Br oad St., Galesburg, 111.; Mrs. T. T. Rowe (Louise Huntington), 331 Clark Ave., Billings, Mont.; Mrs. C. W. Jordan (Grace Swank), 1259 N. Prairie, Galesburg, Ill.; Mrs. A. H. Kerns (Mabel Bowers), 1204 Spring St., Springfield, 111.; Alice F . Felt, 228 Maple, Galesburg, III.; Mrs. Stuart Hunter (Louise Williard), Bellevue, Neb.; Mrs. Chas.
Phyllis Rudd received her Am. from Cornell in June.
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I LLINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS
Agn es Collyer, '10, to Dr. Bryd Wilson.
Lynn e Smith, ' IS. to Roland A. Montagu e, Kansas City, Mo.
Mi ldred Eberhart, ' 16, to John Young, Wis(onsill i A K E. MissDu,,', Ben . Hdeo Koehl er, '17. to George Lindblum.
Helen Jud son, '18, to Sergt. Robert J ames, Ambulance Unit NO.9 ·
MARRIACES
Mildred Armstrong, 'J4. and Roger E. Chapin, September 17. At home. Springfield , 111.
Ethel Nelson Ilnd Alfred Schuber, April 10. At home, 11)01 Argyle Ave., Chicago, Ill .
Vivian Lind erman, ex-'IS. and James R. Bibbins, October :lIO, at Marengo. III. At home, 719 Bittersweet Pl., Chicago
Lenore Allen, 'IS. and M e rton Straight, Illi1l ois, <It A 8, September 13. At home, Adele, Iowa.
Ruth Williams, ex·'17. and Walter Bosworth, Illinois. 4' K, 4t, at E lgi n. Ill., August 18.
Hope Miller, '17. and William C . Indiana. '1 4, B e II, Seplember At h ome, 8S3 She ridan Road, Wilmette , Ill .
Dorothy Smith, ex-'19, and Lieut. Robert H. Ennis, % N, at OShkO i h, W is., Augu s t 18
Alice Carter, ex-'2o, and Harold Moggs, Northwestern. "7, 4' K '+', June At ho me, I US Davis St., Evanston, Ill.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mr l Henry E. Rogers (Wilma Coad, ex-'13), of 834 Leland Ave., Chicago, a daugh ter, Wilma Coad, May 6, 19 16.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill (Ade) e Loebr, ' 14 ), a daughttr. Barbara Adele. December, 1916.
To Mr and Mrs. \Villiam W ermuth (Phylli s D onlin, '14), a Ion in September.
T o Mr. and Mrs. W alter B. Spellman (Ruth Schantz, ex-'13), of Riverside, Ill., a daughter, Dorothy, Augu st 25. at the home of h er mother in Cicero.
To Mr. and Mrs. W. 1\J. Taylor (Jess Reid, ex-'I7), a son, J o hn Reid in Augu st.
To Mr. and Mrs. A. W . Morton (Billie Dugan, ex-'I8), a daughter, Margaret, in May.
N £w ADDRESSIS
Mrs H. W. Mogg (Alice Carter), II2S Davis St., Evanston. Ill. ; Mrs R. W. Kinsey (Eleanor Just), 301 W. 3rd St.. Dayton, Ohioj Fl oren c e Schee, 309 S. State St., Chicago, Ill. j Mrs. G. S. Yaple (Emily Platt). Berkeley St.. Nashua, N. H .; Mrs. R. R. 'Va lsh (Helen Horning), 628 Library St.. Evanston, Ill.
Ann Dougherty, '17, is teaching at Maywood. Ill.; Helen Powell, '11. at Elmhunt, Ill.; and H e len Kobltr, ' 17. at Florence, Wis
Dor o thy Brown, ex·'W, is attending \Vells College.
ILLINOIS ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF I LLINOIS
MARltIAGES
Ruth Hutchinson, '14. and Leslie V Somers, Grilltlell, 'll, Armour Tech· nology. '15. June :ao. At home, 1060 W. 35th St., Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Somers is a fire protective engineer.
Mona Alden, ex-'16, and B. O. ' -Jess , OctobH 8, 1914. At home, 5501 Bartner Ave. , St. Louis.
RIRTHS
T o Mr. and Mr s. G. O. Cogswell ( Kath e rine Saxton, ex-'14) of 103 0 S. Center St., Springfield. Ohio. 3 daughte r, Ruth, November 17. 19 16
To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. lIedmon ( Lillian Noth, '12), a daughter, Catherine M a ria. August 2 0.
NEW ADDRESSES
Molt, 12305 Princeto n Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Prof. and Mrs. William E. Lunt (Elizabeth Atkinson, '04), are now at Haverford, Pa., where Professor Lunt has accepted the chair of English const itutional history in Haverford College.
ILLINOI S ETA-JAMES MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY
NEW ADDRESSES
\ 'irgin ia 105 S. 6th St., Springfield, Ill.; Mrs. O. C . Montgomery ( I lI ey Penh nllegon), R. D. I, Worthington, Ohio; Mrs. 11. B. Crea (Jessie Penhallegon). clo Capl. H. B. Crea, cIa Adjt. of War Dept., Washington, D. C. Margaret He ss ler, Dept. of Home Economics, U. of \V ., Seattle. Wash.
I N DIANA ALPHA-FRA!'lKLIN COLLEGE MARRIACES
Florence Chilcote. '16, and James Maxwell, June 16. At home, 717 K St., Sacramento, Cal.
Jeanette E. Van Nuys, "5. and Merle J. Abbett, Franklin, '07, November 30 At home 1316 W. 13th St., Bedfo rd, In d., where Mr. Abbett is principal of the high school.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. C. M. Carter (Martha Noble), 47 Tyler Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Irma Stone, '16, rece ived her A.M. in French and Spanish from Radcliffe College in June
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INDIANA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA :HAUIACES
Mabel Warrell, ex·'16. and Jay E. Mason, Pu.rdue, '14. K February 19. 1916. At home, 5463 Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, Ill., where Mr. Mason is with the McGraw·Hill Publishing Co
Mary Ludisa Braun, ' 16, and V. Elwood Fisher. a cereal chemist, JUDe 38. At home, 12418 Alton St., Alton, III.
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WE S LEYAN COLLEGE MARRIACES
Nora Wray, ex -'IS. and William W. Wishard. Ames, September J. At home, 608 Harrison Street, Chandler Apartment s, Davenport, Iowa.
Anita Crips, '14. and Herbert N. Jeffrey, iowa Wesleyan, '14. June 20. At home. Mt. Pleasant, I owa.
Bertha Snyder, '04. and Don Tribby, August 18. Mrs. Tribby is teaching in Hastings, Neb. Mr. Tribby is at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Ullena P. Ingerso l, '07, and George W. !Be al, Hillsdale, 'u, A T A; September 4. At home u28 John R. St., Detroit , Mi ch. Alma Westfall, ex·'14, and Carleton W. Staebler. July 22. Mr. Staebler is mess sergeant, Co F, I owa Ammunition Train.
Laura Roberts, ex·'IS, and Lanning C. Rinehimer, January 30 At home, R. R. 3. Mt. Pleasant. Iowa.
BJJlTHS
To Mr . and Mrs. Ermil Fry (Gladys Hastings, '16) of Grand View, I owa, a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hall (Verna Westfall, ex-'IS) of Mt. Pleasant. I owa, a daughter, Virginia.
DI:A.THS
Mrs. H. G Pewtreu (Katherine Campbell, '82) at Alameda, Cal.
NEW ADDlISSIS
Mrs. G. L . Wilson (Vera Martin), Maxwell, Iowa; Mrs. C. C. Clark (Fay .Worthington), Box 61, Route A. Lemore, Cal.; Mrs. Gardner (Alma WaK"ner). Hysham, Mont.; Mrs. H. G. Torrence Hattie Gassner, "9), Hill s, Cal.
Margaret Torrence, '10, is teaching in the township high school, Oakwood, 111., and Lillian Piper, ' 16, in Bussey, I owa.
Mrs. Ralph Hafner (Stacey Turner, '06) attended the Snider -Tribby wedding.
Mrs. Gevrge Keeler (Mabel Piper. 'n) and daughter, Florence, .pent the month of July with relatives in Mt. Pleasant. Iowa.
Susan Gardner, ex-' ro, Mrs. Le.lie Carr (Lavanda Gardner. ex-'II) and daughter, Luanda, vi.ited in Mt. Pleasant during the summer.
Adela R. Brooks, '9S. has returned to St. Louis to take up her second yearl work at Mary Institute.
We extend our sinctrt sympa thy to Mrs. Harry V. McG rcior (Mary eoate, '83) of Mason Cit)', Iowa, for the loss of her father, who was buried in thi s city.The many friends of Mrs. Chester W Rouse (Myra Hope, '9 1 ) of Lin coln, Neb., and Mrs. C. A. McCloud (Flora Bowman, 'S I) of York, Neb., extend their sympathy in the lOll of the mother and aunt, Mrs. Ella Saunders Hope. Her Catber, Pre.ley Saunders, was the first settle r who founded and n&Ined Qur ci t y.
IO WA BET A-Sl M PSON COL LEGE ENGAGEMENTS
Margaret Griffith, '18, to Bruce Cole, A T 0.
Ruth Buxton, '17. to Raymond Sayre, 't1. K e +.
Jessie Coffin '14. to Cbarles W Brown. of Juaneito, Hondura •• C. A
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Eula Summers, '17. and W ebb Stump, October 6. At ho me, Denison. Iowa..
Doro thy Storey, 'IS. and Leo Wat son, October 6. At home, Des Moines Iowa.
Elsie Martin. ' 16, and Herman Kern, July 19. At bome, Norw alk, Iowa
Ruth Chase, '13 , and Dr. R . C. Gutch, June 17. At h ome, Chariton, Iowa.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Wm. Gib son ( Lena Dunning), 201 Huntington Ave , Buffalo, N. V.
Effie IBusse lle Henderson, Indianola, I owa
Mrs J. W. Hancock (Daisy Dent, '00) of Seattle, and Ali ce Trent Duffield. ex-'oo, visited Mrs Clyde Pr o udfoo t H e nders on , '98 ) thi s summer
Mrs. Chas. Park s ( Etha Mit chell, ex-'87) of Council Bluffs has been visiting Simpson friends thi s fall.
Mrs . F. S . Burberry ( Martha Dashiell, ex-'!4) is cha i rman of the seventh district of the Iowa W omen's Co un c il of Defense.
Kate Miller, '8S, of Chicago, spent the summ e r with Mrs . Edward Osbo rne (Jessie Graham, ex.'86) a t M ontclai r, N J.
Mrs. F. C. Sigler (Sarah Eikenberry, ex-'8S) went to Swarthmore, Pa , to attend the initiat ion of h e r daughter, He len, into Penn sylvania A, on October .6.
Mrs Samson (Ada Proudfoot, '08) spent part of the summ er with Indianola friends.
Leone Peasley-LeBlane , ex- ' 06. of Portland, Ore ., Vera .Peasley·Wickersham, ex-' 12, o( Seattle , Wash., and Ada Whitney -Stan ley, ex -t n, of Osknloosn, h ave been in Indianola this summer
Vera Maxwell, u-'I4. is on a ranch in Colorado. Hel en Wailes. ' 18, is attending Drake University in Des Moines.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Maide Baker. '11. visited friends in Indianola this summer, attended a librarians' convention at Iowa City, visited h e r siiler at De K alb. IlL, and spent a few days in Chicago with Floren ce Sehec, '10.
Marie Helsley, " 7. is teaching in Dow City.
SiDce we have been forced into the great European War, it is up to us to fight and sm ile with all our might to help fl ur Allies win the war. PreSident Wilson has called on the people of America to support the Liberty Loan, th e Red Cross, and the Army and Navy Association It requi res st r eng th to dec ide on what to do and then contribute to wellsre work with loyalty, cheerfulness, and In this respect the women of tbe United States have not been found lackinr.
In Indianola. we have a woman who demands the respect of the whole com· munity because of her special efforts toward Red Cross work. Anna Wright Dowell, '83, bllS been president of the Indianola alumnre club for the past five years . This last spring she took training in surgical dressings at Simpson Col . lege and since that time has been at the head of the Red Cross workshop of this county, to whi c h she devotes her entire time. As in other comm uniti es the work consisu oC the surgical dres sings and knitting. Up to the present time, 28,000 articles have been finished for the Red Cross. It speaks well for the thoroughnus of her training and the carefulneu of supervision that none of the work has been returned by headquarters.
During the summer, Mrs . Dowell has been instrumental i n org:mizipg several Red Cross chnp l E: rs throughout th e district and she ha s shown marked ability in directing this work. At the recent co unty fair, her ex hib it of surgical dressings attracted furtber attention and aroused enthusiasm. She hus always been a woman of many outside interests, taking a prominent part in the missionary and clnb work of the city, beside ably assisting her husband in his newspaper office The fact that her only SOD has entered military service in the Officers' Training Camp at Fort Riley, Kan., has only made her more eager to "do her bi t ."
IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE
WAntAGES
Wilma A. Phillips, 'IS, and Carl A Stewart, I owa Stale '13, W r 6, July 36. Mr. Stewart is at Camp Cody, Denning, N. M., as sergean t, Co. C, 1St Battalion, t09th Regul ar Engineers, U. S. N. G.
Louise Tuttle, 'J3, and Ralph A. Olmstead, Iowa Forestry, '12, Ben, November 11. At home, Dundee, Ore., on a prune and walnut ran ch. Mary Vaughn, '14, and Chas. L. Durlingham, I owa State, '13 , Jun e 2l. At home. 420 E. Milwaukee Ave., Fort Atkinson, Wi s
NEW AnDRESSIS
Mrs. J. F JBarker (Sophie Hargi s), Co lum bu.;, Ohio; Mrs. C. E. Heston (Jane Bechtle), S6 Gibbs St., Charleston, S. C. (temporary); Margaret Ford, 306 River St., Decorah, Iowa; Mrs. G. B. Guthrie (Caroline Grimsby), S8I E 13th St. N., ,Portland, Ore.; Mrs A. A. Dowell (Isabe l Dyer), University of Alberta, Edmonton South, Alberta, Canada; Mrs Paul H arp (ula Moore), R. R. 3, Pleasantville, Iowa; Mrs. C. M. Vestal (Helen J ones), c/o University F&TlD. Davis, Cal.
ALUMNA:. PERSO NALS
ElmiDa WilsoD, '92, bas been very ill, but is convalescing in her old home in Arne •.
IOWA ZETA-I OWA STATE liNIVERSITV
)CARRIAGES
Bernice Manson, ex·1 19. and Edward Fru dden, ex·l t S, Ben, September At h ome , 925 N. Adams Ave., Mason City, I owa.
Marjorie Kuppinger, ' 16, and R obe rt H. Parri sh, ' . 6, cJ».6 e . April 26 . At home, 104 Sunnys ide Ave., W ate rl oo, I owa
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs . Ceo. Mangold (Lo uise Fri sbi e, ex·' 17), a son, Wil · Iiam George. Jun e 8.
NEW ADDUSSES
Louise Fri sbie, 2122 Pierce St., Sio ux City, I o\va; Florence Light. Brooklyn, Iowa; Mrs. C . F . Wade (Mabel McNickol), 4138 Kingman Blvd., Des M oines, Iowa.
The Sio u x City Alumna: is especially pro ud to cla im Jl$ one o f its members Mrs. E. P. Farr ( Minni e Ely, '87), who is devoting much time a nd effort to the organization of first aid classes and the work of the W ome n 's Council o f Defense in the tnle of I own.
Bessie P arker- llunt, '93, is Wisco nsin Al pha's chaperon this year.
M arion Cruve r, '17, is teaching in Sioux Rapids. W e ex tend o ur sincere sympat hy to Esther Thoma s, ex·' 14 in the death of her father, August 31.
Upon Mrs. lI arriet Will iams '<)0, whose work as an office r of the State Audubon Society has brought her into speci a l p romin ence during a n um be r of yea r s. h as just been co nferred specia l distinction. She ha s been awarded a certificate of honor by the Wil d Life Prot ec tive Fund of Am e ri ca It is inscribed with the words: " F or valuable service in the protection of orlh American bird nnd gal11t: sanctuary cause in Califo rni a."
KANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY O Jo' KANSAS MARRIACES
Lucile Smith, ' 14. and Arthur C. Perry, Kan sas, '14, n e n, July ls. At h ome, Route A, Kirkl and, Tex.
NEW ADDUSS!!
Mrs. C. H . P erkin s (C l ara M o rris), 448 7th St., San Bernardino, Ca1.; Mrs. Vance Day (Adrienne Atkinson), 168 Auburn Ave., P on tiac , Mi ch .
When Mr. H oover se l ected a volunteer s taff for food co ntro l, J osephi n e Berry, ' 83, was ch osen (In the advisory co mmittee.
M rs . L ouis A. Springer (Ge rtrude Hill, '00) i s doing editoria l work in the publication department o f the Girls' Scout Movement in New Y or k City.
M rs. Th os. Chandler (Lesley Hill, 'oS) expects h er husband , Dr. Chandler, to sail for France very loon.
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KANSAS BETA-KA!'oI'SAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COl.LEGE
MAUIAGES
Co rinne Myers and Ray A. Gatewood, I owa Stale, n K A. Jun e At home. 323 N. 15th St., Manhattan, Kan.
Lucile O. Norwood, ex·'19. and Lieut. Walter F. Hend erson, Vanderbilt and Tulane, K A. M. O. R. C. , Camp Fun s ton, October 7. At h o me, 1821 Leavenworth, Manh attan, Kan.
Judith Briggs. ex-'17. and Robert Craig, October 13. At home, 3838 Harrison Blvd., Kan sas City, Mo.
IIITHS
To Mr. and Mrs. ]. Gordon Auld (Dorothy Buschow , "3), a daughter, Jane Alleyne, July 7.
To Mr. and Mrs. J o hn Jenkins, III (Jeanette Cochran, ex-'19), a daughter, J caDette Delphine, O c tober 2.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. W. L Field « (-Jel en Winn). 39 W. 58th T e rra ce , Kansas City, Mo.; Maurine Allison, C laremont, Okla.; M Floren ce J ones, 666 S. Santa Fe Ave. , Salina, Kan. ; l\I rs. H Btr)' Ziegler (Lucile Mill s), 11 02 N Limestone, Springfield, Ohio . : i
Agnes McCork le, ' 17, is teaching in the high sc h ool at EI D o rado, Kan.; Glady. Guild, '17, at Soldier, Kan.; Edith Updegr a ff, ' 16, at Sedgwick, Kan.; Mildred Robinson, '17. at Pawnee Roc k , Kan.; Ad e laide Updegraff, '17, at Douglass, Kan . ; Elizabeth Quinlan, '17, at Spring Hill, Kan. Maurine Alliso n, ' rs, was in summer school here this summer.
Marion Quinlan, '17, is attending kindergarten sc hool in Chicago.
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE
EN'GACIJIENTS
J eanette Pardonner. '16, to J ean Mason Smith. Mildred Post, I I 5. to Robert Millik en.
HAUlAGES
Marie LeMore. 'IS, and IBernard H. Grehan. Tula,,,. Gladys Eu stis, '14-. and Jame s W. Reily.
BIITHS
To Mr. and Mn. Garner H. Tull is ( Mary Lee Brown, ex-' IS). a son, Malcolm McCullough. August 29.
To Mr. and Mrs. "" allace West(el dt Vairin, 'tS), a daughter, Alice, October
NEW ADDUSS&S
Mrs Douglas Black (Gladys De Milt), 5529 S. Franklin, New Orleans. La.; Sara Pardon n e r. b l8 Drayt on St., Savannah. Ga
Celeste Jam·iu. '06, left Baltimore in June with. John s Hopkins Unit "ud i. now "Somewhere in France!' Her address is U. S. Army Hospital
ALUMNIE PERSONALS
No.2, American Expeditionary Forces, via New York, N. V. There i. DO doubt but that she would appreciate a hu\'y n .z, mail, or tb:lt her patients would welcome reading matter.
MARYLAND ALPHA--GOUCHER COLLEGE
MARlUAGU
Kath erine Whaley, '20, and Oereckson Cummings, October 4· At home, Centerville, Md
Unena P. Ingersoll, '09. and Geo. W. Beal, Hillsd ale, '12, 6 T 6, September 4- At home. Detroit, Mich.
BIRTHS
To Mr. a.nd Mrs. J. K. Culver (Frances StradH, ' 13). of MI. Washington, Md. , a son.
To Mr. and Mrs. Frank J Henry (Hilda M. Beggs, '14) oC Pueblo, Colo., a daughter.
To Mr. Ilnd Mrs. Benlon Darlington (Phyllis C. Hoskins, '11) of Penns Grove, N. J" Ii son.
NEW DDRESSES
Elsie Yount, 2220 N. 5th 51., lJarri $b urg, Pa.; Laura Presby, Allendale Farm, Luke Villa, III.
Eleanor Diggs, 'IS. is doing graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Marguerit e Magrud er, ' 15, is an instructor of Fren ch at Westhampton Col· lege, Richmond, Va.
Helen W. Lewis, , 16, is tnking a course in home economics at Columbia where Margaret E. Forsyth, '17, is doing graduate work.
Edna Palmer, '17, is with the Ass ociated Charities of Wilmington, Del. Van Sant, t,.·'20, is instructor of physical training in one of the high schools of Richmond, V •.
Carolyn Poth, '17, is teaching history at Parksley, Va.
Florence Denny -}-feliker, '02, is preparing to go to Fran ce to engage in relief work.
MA SSACHUSETTS ALPHA-BOSTON UNIVERSITY
MAiUUACES
Rena '21. and Earl H. July 18. At home, Pelham Rd., Amhel"lt, Man.
Gladys Cole, '09, and Rasco Wriston, in June. At home, 5303 Denison Ave., Cleveland. Ohio. while Mr. Wriston is traininr for the aviation corps.
Euni ce E. Rowell, '16, and Wilfred N. Hinckley, Jr., Boston Uni'llet'sity, '14, Ben, June I. Mr Hinckley is head of history department in high school, Chelsea, Mass.
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Florence Light. ' 14 , and Norman T. Th o mas, Boslon University, '14. vard Bu.siness, ' 16. June 2. At h ome , J O Granite St., Nashua, N. H. Thomas is engaged in co tt on manufacturing.
Har · Mr.
BIRTHS
To Mr. Rnd Mrs. O. W. Stewart (Gertrude H aslam, 'IS), a son , i n June
To Mr. and Mrs. J . H Hay.es (Marion Coburn. '03), 11 son, Richard Coburn, July 30.
To Mr. and Mrs. H. McWade (Emily Gordon, ex·' I:l ). II. son , Gordon.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Kenneth Wild es (Mildred Aldri ch) , 94 East St., F itchburg, MllSs. i Alice loon.on, 21 Franklin Sq .• New Britain, Conn.; Mrs. Fred Evans (Do r othy Clements), 109 Claremont Ave., Arlington Hgts., Mass.; Mr s. C. E. Gillett (Marion Jifts), 25 Deve ns Rd., Wo rcester, Mass.
Mrs. Benj. Van Riper ( Mildred Kennard, 'IS) i s working for the Y. W. C. A. in France. lier husband is rloing r elief w ork in Ru ssia.
Helen Richardson, '16, Simmons, ' 17, is private sec retar y to a dentist in Newport, R. I. Her adrlress is 18 High St Elizabeth A. Coats, e:<*'92, is s till obliged to keep her right arm in a cast. Our sincerest sympathy is extended to Olive Gilchrest, '98, and Mrs. Earl Bicknell (Pearl Dancroft, '(8), for each has recently lost h e r mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Bec kwith Clark (Free Burnham. ex·'oJ) of Marysville , Cal., made an extended tour of th e South and East thi s fall. They spent a w eekend with Mr. and Mrs. David D. Nicke rson (Anna Rob i nson, '01) in Quincy, where Mr. and 1\(rs. P. C. Benjamin ( I da H odge, ex -'oJ) and two so ns were also guests
Lucy Gardiner, '98. has le ft Glen Cove, L. J., where she has teaching for several years and has taken a similar position in the high school in Rye, N. Y. Ruth Dennis, ex,'oS, was elected vice president of the Wilbraham Leagu e, the reorganized alumni association of Wilbraham Acad emy, nt the cen tenni a l anni· ve rsary, October 20.
Mrs F. A. Rugg (Sarah Pomeroy, ex-'06) is the of Th e MeetingHou se Market, an article which appe ared in Tnt! lnde p e"dent for September r. It was illustrated with photographs tak en by Mr. Rugg, who is now in France photographing Y. M. C. A. camp s , etc .. and teaching Fren c h to th e soldiers.
MI C HIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE MARRIAGES
Myrta R. Kempf, '12, and Wm. P. Edmonson. October 20. At home, 129 Seldon Ave., Detroit. Mich., where Mr. Edmonson is in the insurance business.
Mildred Eggluton, '17. and Dean Williams. August IS At home, North Adams, Mich.
Mabel Hill, ex·'13, and Rev. F . C. Snyder, H'ilte"be"g , A T n, November 29, 1916. At home 12 S. Vine St., \Varren, Ohio, where Reverend Snyder is putor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Elsie Eggleston, ' 14 and Rockwell Kempton, August 29. At home, Ann Arbor, M ich.
Eliubeth Smith, ' IS and Wm. F. Friedman, Cornell, '13. May 21. At home. Riverbank, Geneva, Ill.. where both are engaged on the Bnconian Biliteral Cipher, on the es tate of Co l onel Fabion.
Je a n Anderson, ex-'IS. and H erman H arwood, '16, T a, 6. At h ome, Plainwell, Mi c h . Mr. H arwood is in Camp C u s te r, Battle Creek. Mi ch.
Esther Fowler, '17. and Ernest F. Ly ons, September 21. At h ome, Plainwell, Mich.
NE W ADDRESSES
Mrs B. F. Green ( Anna Cl osson). clo Dr. B. F. Green, Medi ca l Co r ps, Ft. Benjamin H a r-rison, lr1'tiian apol is, Ind . ; Naomi Edmonson, Sturgis, Mich.; Iren e Anderson. Alba, Mich.; Vivian Smith, II B 4> House, Ann Arbor, Mi ch.; J anet Martindale, 129 N Main S t., Oberlin, Ohio; Leora. D oo littl e. Marshall, Mic h. ; Naomi Hoult , SIt E . J ohn St., Champaign, 111.; Ka.thryn lI eckman, D ow n ers Grove , Ill ; D o ri s Jack, Box 405. Pr octo r , !\finn .; Smith, Quincy, Mich.; Ruth M a llor y, Highland P a rk. Mic h.; Frances Dibble, 113 0 Am ste r dam Ave., New York, N. Y. ; Lois 390 Jefferson St., Mus · hgon, Mi ch .; M arie 125 E. St., Flint, Mich.
Edna Coldren, ex-'14, is a R ed Cross nurse in Fr ance. 1f Joulia. A. Soule, ex o' 95, is spe ndin2' the winter a t 2480 O r cha r d Ave., Chicago.
Leora Doolittle, '17, is now teaching mu sic in the public schools at Mar shall, Mic h.
Higbee, '97, is studying vocal mu sic in Chicago.
Leah Stock, '12, Red Cross co unty secretary, has organized thirty bran ches of Cross with a member ship of over 4,000.
MI C HI G AN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MI CH IGAN
MARRIAGES
Marcia Mun se ll , 'IS, and Huffmei ster, lIfichigan Law, 4J .A. .6. . Helen Patterson , ' 16 , a n d Monell Bentl ey , e .6. X, in A p ril Alice Wiard , ' IS, a nd Harr y Gau lt, lI/ichigan La1I.J, 6. in Jun e Irene Mc Fadd e n, ' tS. and George B. Kingst on, Michigan Law, '15·
Leola R oyce, 't6, and Earle Mc Kinley, .1. T .1., in July.
Edna Reed, ' 17 , a nd Dr. Charles ,Barry o f the faculty of University of Mic higan, August 2S.
Margaret Eaton, ' 14, and Ral ph Snider, l\f icltigan Law, ' 14, October 13 · Mr. Snider is a of R. O. T. C. at Fort Sheridan and Mrs. Snyder is a war secretary {or the Y. W. C. A. with h eadq ua rt ers in Chicago.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs Ray Hi cks (Margaret Bi ebe r, ex·' 14), a son, Robert , in August.
To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Robinson (Frances Luk e, ex-'IS), August 14, a daue-hter, Frances Mary.
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NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. "Lawren ce Bowman (Gladys Manwarring), 2814 E. Superior St., Ouluth, Minn.; Milttred Reel. 115 1-3 S. 7th St., Olean, N. Y.; Mrs. H. O. Barnes (Kather ine Tower), 5 Dronlon Pl., Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Eliubeth Rachel Wylie. ex-'9 S. who has what sl>" calls a "financial center for women" at 157 \V. 57th St., New York City, is opening an intensive emergency course in banking and business methods for women in order to prepare them for the vacancies of men in the various departments of banks and investment housts. She is getting enthusiastic cooperation from the banking people.
Urs. C harles Lee \yatson (Nancy IDentlcy, '00) has the sympathy of all ber friends in the death of hH husband. who was instantly killed in an automobile a ccident, July 29, A.t Grand Junction, Colo.
We extend our sincere sympathy to Miriam Dunbar, '95, who lost her mother last June, and to Mrs. C. F. Strong ( Hattie Hasty, ex '95) for the 1055 of her husband last spring.
Daisy Sabin, '04, has j us t been childs high school, New Yo rk City. sa.me school.
appointed as librarian !') the Evander Annie S Thompso n, '9 5, teaches in the
Martha C. Gray, ' 16. has been appointed by Miss Kelle r to represent Gamma Provin ce on the Fellow ship Fund Committee.
){INNESQ TA ALPHA- UN IVER SITY OF MINNESOTA
EN GAC EMENTS
Elitabeth Miller, '11, and Dr. C. R. Senescall of Vebl"n, S. D. Wedding announced {or November 3.
MARUAGU
Olive Kellar, ' 16, and Phillip J. Lawrence, ' 16, l: A E. April 28. At home, 11243rd Ave. S., Minneap olis.
Irma Smith, 'oS, and Arthur L a mpert, May 2. At home, 1516 Ashland Ave., St. Paul, Minn.
Jessie Matson, ex ,'0 7, and Grover Pratt, August 8. At home, Hibbing. Minn .• where 1\[r. Pratt is instructor in mec hanical drawina-.
Alice Walker, '16, and 2nd Lieut. Robert Livina-ston, U. S. R., in Aua-ost
Marjorie Williams, ex·'14, and Jonas Warren Stehman , June 20. At borne 501 Washington Ave . S. E., Minneapolis.
Edith Chaplin, ex:·'14. and Cap t. George D. Gurley, U. S. R., A X. At h om e, Des }'Ioinu, [owa.
Sybil B a tes, 'IS, and 2nd Lieut Milton E. GaUerson. U. S. R.. Ben, August 14--
Genevieve Bernhardt, 'Ii, and P a ul D'Equilly Morin, June 21. At home, Montreal, Canad a M. Lll.c), How, ' 16. and A. Potter, Minnesota , '16, cit K "". February 10. At home, Wallkon, I owa, where Mr . Potier cwns the Wauko" Sta"Jar4.
ButTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Amandson (Flor ence Loomis, '13), a SOD, Alvin unroot, May u.
T o Mr . and Mrs . C. A. Costello (Gladys Clendenning, ' 10). a son, Martin J oseph, June 20.
HIW ADDRlSSlS
Mrs Prescott Winter (Either Lar sen) Granite Falls, Minn. ; Marth a Kimball. Apartment 18, 28,0 H olme. Ave. S., M in neapolis, Minn; Mrs. C. L . Olmstead (Ruby Durtness), 1108 E. 5th St. . Duluth, Minn.; Mrs. J. H . Malin t a .x (M artha Stemm), Eureka, Cal.; Mrs A. W. lEarto (Elsie Griffin), 214 Biddle St., Milw a ukee. W is. Mrs. W. J. (Lillian M c L a ughl in), 3 9 tt Steven s Ave ., Min neapolis
Carolyn Hughes , '94. is continuin g her line of work in the " H o use of Seven Gables," 54 Turner St., Salem, Mass.
H ortense Layboarn, '09 is te ac bing in tbe so uth high, and Isabel Cr amer, ' IS. in the eas t high, Minneapoli , this year.
Ali ce Berry, ' 14. has been appointed Y. W. C. A. secretary at the University of Minnesota Agri cultural College.
Juanita Day, 'oS, who hal been in the Orient for the lISt three yeau is head o f the preparatory department at Stanley H311, a private sc h ool for girls in Minneapolis, wh ere Marie Meland , ' 14 also is teaching.
Florence Bernhardt. ' IS, i. teaching Frenc h in Des M oines. Iowa i Martha Kimball, '17, domestic scien ce in SI. James, Minn. i Helen Mitchell, '17. in Rock · f o rd. Minn .; and Viola Beebe, ' 14. English in Lamar, Colo
Ethel Harwood. 'rs, is at Columbia this year.
Alice Harwood , u-'16. i s assistant to the regi st rar of the University ot Wy omi ng at Laramie.
Ethel Slayton, ' 17. it at Simmons Col1ege, Boston. this year.
MISSOURI ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MIS SOU RI
IIAJUtIAGlS
Elizabeth Herring, ex-'J7, and James W. Plunkett, 2: X, of the Kan sas Field Artillery.
Eugenia Flemming, ex -' 17, and Lieut . J ames Belwood. IT K A. Mildred Johnston, 'IS. and Lieul. L inn Webb, Missouri, • r A
Elizabeth Hud lOn. ex 'J4, and Robert Berry_
Virginia Payne, '14. and J osepb D. Powell, % N. Mary Smith, 'oS , and Glenn Frank, N or llnuestern, 6. T .6. , June 2, in Christ Church Cathedral, Sf. Louis . Mr. Frank is engaged in ci vic work in N ew York City.
BIR.THI
T o Mr and Mrs Charles Ehrke ( Catherine DillenbeCK, ex-'IS), a daughter, Catherine Ann
To Mr . and Mrs George Wil son (Jean Harris. '12). a dlllg hter, Zoe Harri s _
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NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs A. W. McCoy (Helen Aylesbury), 1330 Osage 'Ave ) !Bartlesville, Okla ; Mrs. Robt. Aycock (Irene Shafer), 22 W. 6:znd St., Ter" Kansas City, Mo.
Cecile Fife, '17. is tcaching at Nowata, Okla.; Mary Lee, '17. in Vandalia, Mo i Helen Connett, '17. in St. J oseph Mo.
Clara Dunn, '17. is doing feature writing for The Nrws, Hattiesburg, Mrs. Linn Webb (Mildred J ohnston) and Mrs. Eblen (Lena Johnston) spent several days at the chapter -house, recently.
Mrs. Walter Lauffert (Bessie Bond, '03), at 608 Tonawanda Ave.• is a mOlt welcome addition to the alumnae club of Buffalo. N. Y.
Mrs. Everdt Manning (Zannie May Estes, '07), from Pine Bluff. is visiting her mother in Columbia.
Annalee Vernon, '17. is attending Columbia University, New York City.
MISSOURI BETA-WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
BJ'rfCAGEMENT9
Marie Bacon, 'IS, to George M. Hagee, l: X.
Marie Kammerer, '16, to Vernon Parkinson, K A Mildred Fox, ex·'16, to Cleveland X Henning, Z X
WAiULIAGU
Zide Fauntleroy, '10, And William Broward. Octobe r 17 At home. Jackson· ville, Fla.
Edith Baker, 'II, and Hugo Giduz, Harvard, 'oS, Septembl!r t. At home, 1146 W. Porphyry St., Butte, l\font., where Mr. Giduz is French instructor in the senior high.
DorotbeR Frazer, 'tI, and Ferdinand Wiederholdt, B 9 n, September 22. At borne, 4448 McPherson Ave • St. Louis, Mo.
Helen tBryara, 'IS, and Dud l ey Kincade, Ju ne 2. At h ome. 5024 Raymond Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Elsie B. Ver Steeg, 'og, and Geo. C. Tandy, ex·' 13.
Ruth Le Cron, ex·'n, and Earl Clark, June 16. At home, IS Stratford PI., London, Eng.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Buchard O. Hess (M9na Alden, ex·'16) of Waterman Ave., St. Louis, Mo., a son, August 3
To Mr. and Mrs. S. Davidson Lamon (Georgia Sullivan, ex·'I4), a dauebter, j.ly .8.
NEW ADDUSSES
Mrs. Miller Franklin Cann (Edith Taylor, ex·'I4), 6146 Waterman AYe., St. Louis, Mo.; Sallie Lee Sparks, '13, 5351 Bartmer Ave., St. Louis, Mo.; Agnes Manley, 3955 Magnolia. St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. J. P. Vaughn (Sarah Thomas), 8 Aberdeen Pl., Sf. Louis , Mo.; Helen Comstock, 32 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo.; Clara Park 5621 Chamberlain, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs J. Becker (Florence Hager), 3852 Russell. 51. Louis, Mo.; Elha Mayo, 173 E. S Temple
ALUMN.IE PERSONALS
St., Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Paul Weidner (Louile Birch), Standard Oil Co.• Drumright, Okla.
Mary de Garmo, 'u, i. head dietitian of the United State. Army Base Hospital at Camp McPherson, Ga.
Margaref de Garmo, 'IS. is executi-.-e secretary of the St. Louis Unit of the Women'. Committee of the Council of National Defense. Franci Duffel, '16, is teaching in the Central Institute (or the Deaf. 51. Loui., Mo.
Kathleen Lucy, '17. is teaching history and English in the higb sc hool in Lansing, Iowa; Agnes Manley, '17. in the high school in Hannibal, Mo.; Emma Vogt, '17. in abo)'" prepllnnory school in Connecticut; Augusta Parker. '17. in the Kidder Institute, Kidder, Mo.; Julia Griswold, '0<). principal in the high school in Wellston, Mo.
Mrs. James Lincoln (Marguerite Frazer, In) visited in St. Louis during the summer.
The St. Louis alumnre club entertained the active chapter with a luncbeon on September 15 at the Midland Valley Country Club.
On August 28 Mrs. Charles maker gave a reception at ber spacioul home in Webster Park to announce the engagement of her dauahter, Edith, to Mr. Hugo Gidut of All members of Missouri B, that were in college with Edith, were invited. Among those who served refreshments were Mrs. Thomas, Lenoir Gallaway, a n + patroness, Dorothea Frazer, 'I I, and Sara Kloss, Wisconsin Alpha. ex·'17.
Emma Vogt, '11, won senior honors and was elected to 41 B K
M I SSOURI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE
HAJlRJAGES
Janet McQuiston, ex-'11, and Lee Griffith, B e II.
Eleanor Gideon, ex-' t S, and Prof. Lewis F. Thomas, Misso",ri
Lola Robertson, ex-'t1, and William E. Thompson, Drury# 'IS, K A. At home, Amity, Mo.
Gladys Townsend, ex-'11. and Howard D. Wettel, Drtu'y, ex-'17, K A At home. Springfield. Mo.
BlaT HI
To Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baldwin (Ruth Thomas, '13). a daughter, Helen May, June 22.
NEW ADDIlESSES
Clara Pitt, 2lJ N. Magnolia, Monrovia, Cal.; Isabel Morse, 501 S. Market St., Springfield, Mo.; Mrs. F. Donald Selbie (Alta Appleby), 401 Mo r rison St., Salina. Kan.
Sarah Townsend, '13, is teaching Latin in the high school in EI Reno, Okla. Lois Hall, '14. is instructor in domestic science, Fulton, Mo.
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Marguerite George, '14. is professor of French, Drury College.
Lottie HuH. '13. is tcaching in Troy, Mo., and Ruth Wilson, ' IS in Butte, Mont. '
Emma May Baldwin, '17. attended summer school at Columbia. Jean McKesson. ex-'IS, spent rushing season at the girls' dormitory and with Pi Phis in the city.
Conditions throughout the world have caused the Springfield arumore cl ub to feel that they should have a part in bringing relief and assistance in every way possible, and at the first summer meeting we adopted resolutions drawn up by Mary Belle Minard, ex-'17, expressing the determination of the club to avoid excesses of all kinds and to conserve in every way possible. Later at the home of Marguerite George, '14. we he ard a very clear and comprehensive talk on Red Cross work. We voted at once to give a war bridge, with the result that our gift to the Red Cross was $45, and to the Y. M. C. A. hut fund, $5.
In mid summe r we enjoyed a swimming party and picnic in Doling Park where we had the opportunity of seeing many of our members who had been away through the winter season.
We meet regularly now for luncheon down town where we may knit and conduct our business as well as enjoy the noon hour together.
Fortnightly meetings are also held in the high school sewing-rooms to work for the Red Croll under the direction of Myrtle Hurt, '09, who is supervisor of sewing in the Springfield schools.
Missouri Gamma A. C. members desire to express to their Province President and to their faithful ally, Edith Baker, their love and belt wishes for a future of great happiness in their own homes.
NEBRASKA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASK A MARRIAGES
Lois Gail Logan, ex-'iS, Bod Alfred C. Kennedy, Jr., Nebraska, A T 0, June 19. At h9me, 1024 S. 32nd St., Omaha, Neb.
Sarab Outcult, ex·'IS, and Reed Dawson, Nebraska and Harvard Lam, '1 7 at the home of her aunt in Philadelphia in June. Mr. Dawson is engaged in government wo'rk in New York.
Florinda Young, ex-'t6, and Dr. George Pratt, Nebraslu and Rtu" Merlkal, R e n, June 16. Dr. Pratt is a lieutenant, U. S. A., at Fort Riley, Kan. Mrs. Pratt is at her home in Iowa.
Lenora Young, ex-'16, and Eldred Hart, /O'Wa State, 1: N, September 22. At home, Centralia, Mo.
Marie Meeker, ex-'16, and Richard Rogers, Nebraska, August 9. At home, Minden, Neb.
Georgia Ruth Davis, ex-'14, and Arthur F. Truex, Missollri Sdtool 0/ Nilles, and Syr«lUe, .6 T. At home, Tulsa, Okla.
Keither Littler. '11, and Victor Tharpe, Harvard, "7.
DelS Taylor, '16, IU1d C. M. Sherwood, Ntbraska, '12, K :to
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. O'Connor (Alice WUCOll:, ex-'(9), a daughter, Helen Florence, October 7.
ALUMNk: pERS ONALS
To Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ray Gould (Bess Heacock, '05), a daughter, October IS.
To Mr. and Mrs. Max Wyman (Marion Holcomb, ex I 07) of 2178 Humboldt Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn., a. son, David Evans, July 25.
To Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ruby (Jeanette Finney, '15), of Dates Ct., 17th St., Denver, Colo .• a daughter, Martha Meredifh. August 9·
To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daniels (Adele Davis, ex·'16), a daughter, Bobette Marie \
NEW ADDRESSES
Clare Scriver. Aberdeen, S. D.; Mrs. D. M. Edgerly (Henrietta Benedict). 134 S. 36th St., Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. M. 11. Dunham (Jasmine Sherraden), 3518 Poppleton SI., Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. L. P. Shaffer (Gertrude Lyford), 503 t owa St.• Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Mrs. Anao Raymond (Florence Hostetler, 'll) is at Camp Dodge, Des Moines. Iowa, where Capt. Raymond is regimental adjutant.
Mrs. Dale Drain (Eleanor Andrews, '07) has gone to New York .s her husband expects soon to be called to France.
We sympathize with Mrs. Ray DePutron (Edna Holland, 'OS). in the lou of her husband, and Mrs James Douglas (Ann Mack. ex·'u) in the loss of her child.
Genevieve Lowry, '.S, is a Y. W. C. A. secretary in Shanghai, China.
Dorothy Carns, ' IS , is attending Bryn Mawr.
Floren ce Taylor, '1.5, is teaching in Newcastle, Wyo., and Clara Powers, ex-'I,. in Crelton, Iowa.
Mrs. Harry Ingles (Grace 'IZ) is visiting at her home in Lincoln Captain Ingles has been made a major and is located temporarily in San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. Edward Palmer (Adabooth Dolman, ex·'13) has moved to Omaha. Mrs. Philip Duan (Pauline Bush, '06) has been seriously ill in New York City.
Not only Nebraska B, but all Pi Phi, to whom she has endeared herself, is extending sincerest sympathy daily t o Mrs. George W. Tannahill (Anna Lytle, '<)8) in the tragic death of her husband in a. mol or accidenl . This occurred while Mrs. Tannahill was attending Panhellenic Congress in Chicago, and not only their home t own, Lewistown, but the whole state o( I daho is deeply mourning his loss. Although a prominent and brilliant l awyer, a public-spirited citi£en, ever generous with lime, thought. and money, and a l oyal supporter of his country in these troublous days. he still had time to be the warm persona l fri end of hundreds thot Ilre now sharing the grief of his family.
NEVADA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY Of" NEVADA
)(ARRIA GI.9
Grace Cox, '18, and Edward Berg. At home, Oakland.
Clara O'Niel, '16, and Lieut. Norris Shindler. At home, Tacoma, Wash.
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Ruth Pyle, '17. is private secretary in the Farmers' Loan Bank, Berkeley, Cal.
Laurena Marzen. 'IS. and Helen Hobbin s, '12, are at th e University of California, working for an A M
Ruth Miller, '16, is secretary in the State Hygienic Laboratory, Pearl Stinson, ' IS. is teaching in R e no; Eva Walker, ' 17. in th e high schoo l, Elko, Nev ; Elsie Farrer. ' 17. in Coleville, Cal.; Dorothy M orrison, '17. in Smith Valley, Nev.; Marguerite Crotty, '17. in Lovelock, Nev.
NEW YORK ALPHA-SY RA CUSE UNIVERSITY
J:NGACIMENTS
Fay Ridgely , '17. to Gilbert Merritt, '16, Sy ra c use, Ben.
MARRIA GES
Genevieve Bullivant, '12, and Wm . Gibson . At h ome , Cleveland, Ohio . Ruth Brush, '16, and Zur W. Crane At home, Sherburne Inn, Sherburne. N. Y.
Marjorie Leonard, ex.'!?, and William F ox. At home, Upper M on tclair, N. J.
Florence Taylor, '14, and J ohn lB. Handy, Cto"Ke/own Law1 '17. August 18. Louise H. Coldwell, '08, and Henry J . Post, June 21.
BIRTHS
To Mr and Mrs. Harold Rich (Mabel Bead le, ' 14), a son, Har old Robin· son, Jr ., October S
To Mr. and Mrs Howard S1. John (Christine Chambers, ex-'I7), a daughter, Harriet Chrisman.
To Mr . and Mrs. Arthur B. Shutto (Julia Frantz, 'u). a daughte r, Alke, June 22.
To Mr and Mrs. John W. Teihworth, Jr. (Anna Magee, '(9), a daught er Helen, J 31).
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul E Dalzell (Pansy Brown , '10), a son, Elmer EII!>worth, February 28
To Mr. and Mrs H aro ld Morel and ( Pe.1f 1 Gorham, 'IO), a son, Roger G orham, June S.
NEW ADDltESSE9
Mabelle Roberts, 721. M adison St., Rome, N. Y .; Carlene Barrett, 223 'Val· nut St. Steelton, Pa.; Mr s. Chas. W ebe r (Florence Britton), Buffalo, N Y.; Mrs. G. H. Marry (Laura Single), 226 Rooseve lt Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.; Mrs. F F. Schauer (Achsah Hawver ) , 910 Grand Ave ., Kansas City, Mo
Alice IB urleigh, '17, is secretary at th e Carr Chain Works, Troy, N Y Mary Toby, '17, is teaching at W aterville, N. Y., Alta Cole, "7. at Whitesboro, N. Y.• Abbie Saltsman, '17. at Lyons, N. Y., Enid Brand, '17, at Irvington, N J.
Marion Wells , ' 12, 9 2 Charles St., Boston, Mass., is in training at the M assa· chusetts General H ospital.
Sincerest sympathy is extended to Margaret GlaDding, 'II, (or the sudden death of her father, Rev W. M. B. Glanding, Dickinson, '78, 4> B K, Ben, in Bellefonte, Pa.. Margaret and her mother are now at Newport, Perry Co .• Po.
NEW YORK BETA-BARNARD COLLEGE ENGACEMENTS
Dorothy A. Krier, 'IS. to Ramon O. Thelander.
BIRTH
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To Dr. and Mrs. James ]. Walsh (Julia Freed, '07), a son, James J.t Jr., September 8.
To Mr. and Mrs. ]. Howard Wilson (Virginia King, ex-'u), a daughter, Josephine Adele, July 4.
To Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Young (Lola Robinson. ex·'ll), a daughter, Doris Althea, July 6.
NEW ADDRESSES
Helen McDonald, 7 Orchard Pl., Rochelle Park, New Rochelle, N Y. i Edith and Gertrude Morris. 2604 University Ave., New York City i Mrs. Wm. Phelan (Grace Magaw), Jefferson St., Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. D. B. Pocock (Eleanor Murtha), 1283 Manor Park, Lakewood, Ohio ; Isabel Totten, 335 W. 14th St., New York City; Florence Hubbard, 457 Washington Ave .• Brooklyn, N. V.; Elizabeth Nitchie, 430 W. 119th St., New York City.
Abby P. Leland, 'aS. has resigned her position as principal of a city elementary school to become director of the Girl Scout organization.
Irene B. Adams. '07, has moved into an attractive l aw office at Mt. KisKo and is extremely busy.
Amalie L. Althans, '07, received an M.A. in June.
Sophie P. Woodman, '07, who has been historian of her class since graduation was the director, or the only speaking character, in an amusing "Reel Live Movie" given by her class to the college in connection with their tenth anniverSllry, nnd edited a class booklet of letters, speeches, etc., ilIu'itrated with her photographs of the campus.
Mrs. Murry L. Stillman (Edna Tompkins, ex-'og), of Ramsey, N. J., is on the mayor's food committee and is also very active in school matters .
Mrs. Lincoln Rogers (Gladys Bonfils, '10) is spending the winter in Washington where Mr. Rogers is in business. Her address is, The Somerset, 16th and SSt •.
We sympathiz.e with Mn. Samuel McKeown (Adele Duncan, 'II), whose father died suddenly. in June. Mr. Duncan was president of the Greenwich IBank
Ethel Ill. Goede, '13, r N, expects to sail with the next unit of nurses from the New York H ospital, where she has charge of the women's ward.
Edith M. Valet, '12, is now president of the New York alumna! club Bnd alao of the New York branch of the A. C. A. She has given up teaching and is
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field secretary of the Girl Scouts. The Valets are spending the winter across the Fort Lee Ferry but the address is onl y temporary; 32 Marion Ave., Palisade, N. J.
Helen Bryan, ex-'IS. is now secretllry of social work at Colgate's factory.
Martha Wyckoff, ' 14. is teaching upper grades in her home town of Glen Ridge, N. J. Maude Smith, '09 is sec retary of the high school in the same building.
Dorothy Krier, ' IS. is educational secretary at the Int ernational Institute of .he Y. W. C. A.
Isabel Totten, "5. reports a very successful initial season for her camp in Vermont.
At the annual party in June, at the beautiful home of Mabel McCann - Malloy, these officers we r e elected: Sophie W ood man, '07. president i Dorothy Krier. ' IS. vice-president; Mrs. Reuben D avis (Dorothy Griffin, '12), secreta ry -treasurer. This fall a jolly reunion was held at Macauley' s, '14 . Many of the girls are doing inte re sting forms of war work and the chapte r bought a one hundred doll ar Liberty Bond la st June.
Alice P. V. Waller, '14, continues h e r work as ass is tant in the history department of Barnard and also chaperons at the "CO'Op." dormitory on Claremont Ave.
Annie S. Van Buskirk, 'Il, is Latin, English, and mathematics in the high sc hool of Leonia, N. J. She attended the Cornell summer schooL
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSI1Y
:r.tARRIAGES
Arloine Ha st ings, '15, and Harry D. Babcock, SI. ex-' 16. Springfield Y M C. A., 'r7, X Z l!, July II. Mr. Babcock is physica l director in' the public schools at Tupper Lake, N Y.
Marjorie Z. Phillips. ex-'r8, and Proctor Gilson, SI. Lawrence, 'rs l: K. August 16. Mr. Gilson is a second lieutenant, O . R. C., Infantry.
Helen L. Mileham, '17, and Ever e tt IH. John.ion, September 8. At h ome. '285 Boulevard, J ersey City.
BIRTH!
To Mr. and Mrs. Ward E. Brigham (Emma Lubcke, '13), a son, Irving Ward, July 30.
T o Mr. and Mrs. Allan A. Griffin (Margaret lBancroft, 'n), a son, Robert Bancroft, September 2 I.
NEW ADDRESSES
Laura King, Canton. N. Y.; Natalie Upton, r2 Overton Ave , E. Saugus, Mass.
Mayfred eleHen, '15. is teaching in the high schoo l at Addison, N. Y. i Betty Blanchard, 'r6, at Mexico, N. Y.; Angela Cortright, 'r6, at Canton, N. Y.; Mabel Boardman, 'r6, at Carthage. N. Y. i Muri el Waters, ' 16, at Tupper Lake,
N. Y.; Myrtle Palmer, 't7. at Hornell, N. Y.; Ruth Richardson, '17. at Buchanan, N. Y.
Dorothy Cleaveland, '12, received ber A.M. from Cornell in June {or IT_duate work in hiltory.
Helen Merriman, '12, was reelected secretary of the Young Pc=oplc', Chrh,tian Union of the Universalist Cburch of the state of New York.
Mary Stilwell, '12, has been made home vocational extension lecturer of the University of Minnesota. She received her M.S, (rom Columbia in June.
We extend to Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Maltby (Mabel Clark, '13), our .ympathy in the death of their in fant son, Merle.
Helen Brainard, '14. is head of the industrial work at the State In sane Hospital at Middletown, Conn.
Katherme Roche, ' 14. attended SUUHtlc( 51-houl at the Unh'euity of Wisconsin.
Edith Tryon, ex·'17, is studying kindergarten at the Oneonta Normal, and Bernice Watson, ex-'19, is taking the regular course there.
Mildred PelleDs, '17, is assistant librarian for the Western Electric Company in New York.
Harriette Meservey, ex-' IS, is back tAking special work in English and domes tie science.
Evelyn Townsend, ex-'19, has entered Barnard College. Her address i. lio Furnold Hall.
We were especially glad to have Mrs. Dan Judd (Mary PerLee, '07) with us for our annunl IT ¢ picnic in July.
The Northern New York nlumn:E club will hold its annual sale for the benefit of the Settlement School and other II «It interests on November 17·
OHIO AL PIIA--()IIIO UN I VERS ITY
MARRIAGES
Catherine Silvus, ex-'IS, and B. J. Waters, Ohio Siale, K X, September 10. At home, Sault Ste. Marie, OnL , Canada.
Vashti Fletcher, '16, and Austin Wood, Ohio U"ivu/ity, .:1 9, June 19· At home, \Vh eeling, W. V.
Pauline Shepard, '17, and Roe Zenner, Ohio University, -<1».:1 e, July 16. At home. Newport, R. I.
Henrietta Cronacher, ex-'IS, and Harry C. Wilson, Ollio, 'IS, J anuary I, 1916. Mr. Wilson is principal of the Ceredo-Kenova high school.
BIITHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Dan Estis (Elizabeth Connett, '13), of Conway, Ark .• a Ion.
OHIO BETA-oHIO STATE UN I VERS ITY
MARRIAGES
Elizabeth L. Pugh, '17, and Herbert J Long, Ohio Slate, % A E, May 26. Mr. Long is with the Travelers' Life Insurance Co., as special agent for cent ral and southern Ohio.
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Florence Chilcote, '16, and James Maxwell, June 16. At home, 717 K St., Sacramento, Cal.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. 105. Kewley (F lo rence Hutchinson ), 1886 Rosemont Rd., Cleveland. Ohio; 'Beulah Winkler, 31 15th Ave., Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Fred e ri ck Winkl er (Virginia Vashti), 15 University Pl., Columbus, Ohio; Helen and Kathryn Pugh, 305 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. George Prugh (Alice Dubois, ex-'IJ) is at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where her husband is a lieutenant in the regular army.
OHIO GAMMA-WOOSTER COLLEGE
KAailAGU
Mary Bu chanan, 'IS, and Alexander Heggie, Wooster, 1: X. April 25. At home. 9401 I-rough Ave .• Suite 2, Cleve l and, Ohio.
Sydney Morrow. 'IS. and Paul Bowles, May 8. At home, 536 N. 4th Street. Steubenville. Ohio.
Elsa Schlicht, ' 12, and Dr. James T Conners, N orthwes t e rn, "3, d 2; d, June 9. At home, 84 Castleton Ave., Akron. Ohio.
Penrl McC rory, ex·'lj, and Richard W. Gundrum, Colorodo, c-" A a, May 29.
BIRTHS
To Mr . and Mrs. James T. IBrand (trene Morley, ' iZ ), a daughter, Morley, May z, in Marshfield. Ore.
To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee Gibson (habe l Boone, ex·' IS ), a daughter, Vir· ginia Lee, May 15. in J acksonville, Fla.
Esther Boyer, '10, spent a very enjoyable summer as one of the councillors of Camp Michigamme, Michigamme, Mich.
Suzan Wickham, '16, is wo r king for an A.M. at Smith College . Grace Thurness, 'IZ, has been made principal of the high school at London, Ohio.
Harriott Wickham, '13. is teaching history in Buffalo, Wyo.; Cora Wick· ham, '16, mathematics, in Norwalk, Ohio; Helen Burnham, "7, in Chester, Ohio; Margaret Gable, '15 Latin, in Orrville, Ohio.
On June 9. 1917. a general n B III favorite. Elsa Schlicht. was married to Dr. James T. Conners, of Akron, Ohio. Fourteen Ohio r Pi Phis from vari ous par ts of the state were entertained at the Schlicht home in Bellevue and parti · cipated .11 the festivities. And festivities there were! The house was a veritable bower of floral art, and the bride never looked so lovely as she appeared then. in her filmy gown of tulle and Duchess lace. Her sister. Cora Louise, also an <)to sang III Pledge to Thee." a nuptial song by Mrs. Harring· ton. the mother of Helen Harrington -Compton, Ohio r. '14. About one·bundred guests were present
Dr. and Mrs. Conners are DOW in their new bungalow in Akron. Ella bas served ber chapter and the fraternity at large s o well that we are very sure the Akron Pi Phi. will find her a most jonlu.ble and enthu siastic addition to their number.
OKLAHOMA ALPHA- U NIVER S ITY OF OKLAHOMA
ENGACUfENTS
Anne McCall, '16, to Harry L. Fil:r.patrick of lIugo, Okla..
MARJUAG£S
Eliubeth mayd , '17. and Norman E. Reynolds, Ok/aAorna, Z A E, June 9· At homt, Muskogee, Okla., where Mr. Reynolds is an attorney.
Ali ce Hurley, '16, and Clifton Mackey, Oklahoma, l: A E, June 4. At home, Wilkensburg , Pa.
Beulah Vaoselaus, ex ·lli. and William Edwards, Oc tober 20. At hom e , Ponca City, Okla.
Okl. Wood, M A. '15. and Leonard Hawn, July 25. At home. Chickasha. Okl
Helen Anderson, ex -'u, and Victor Taylor. At home. Pryor. Okla.
Mary McMillan, ex-'17. and Robert Taylor. Ok/alIo,,,a. K A. At home. Norman, Okla.
Hallette Fraley. ex -'13. and Gaylord Nelson. OklaAoma, K A , June 13·
Helen De Barr, '16, and Ralf T. Runge, at Battle Creek, Mich., July 14·
Amelia Weaver, ex -'IS, and Elmer Capshaw, Ok/rViorrua, 1: A E, in Junt.
BaTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Bretch (Beatrice von Keller, '13), of Hobart, a daughter. Kathrine, July 6.
Bratilia Dunn. ex -'17, Gladys Goodman, '19, and Teresa Gibson, 'zo, were members of II. house party given by Helen Ledbetter. ex-'16, in Oklahoma City during the summer.
Teresa Gibson, '20. spent part of the summer in Ardmore. the guest of Gladys Scivally, '10.
Mrs. William Fort (Antoinette Cobb, ex -'14) spent June in the north and had pleasant meetings with a number of Kansas City alumn:e. with Mrs. Allen in Chicago, and with the girls and alumnre o f Madison, Wis.
The Ardmore alumna: club entertained with a luncheon at the Country Club in early September, honoring Frances Gorman who has since been pledged by Oklahoma A.
Oklahoma alumnae are delighted to know that Marion Bretch, a sister of Pauline Bretch, '16, is a pledge of Kansas B.
Mrs. Morton Woods (Doris Probst, ex,'14) spent the summer in Colorado.
Beatrice von Keller.JBretch, '13. and infant daughter, returned to Hobart early in October after a summer spent in Ardmore with her parents.
Eva Lee, '13, and Grace Lee, '12, are teaching in Drumright this year and Mrs. Lee is spending the winter months with them.
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Mr and Mrs Edwar d Galt (Allie Breeding, ex·I IS ) spent September in San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Pull ey (Wynne Led be tte r, '12) spe nt a month this f a ll in Ardmore. where several pa rti es were give n in her honor
Mr. Gaylord Nelso n ( Halette Fral ey , ex·" 4) spen t a f o rtn igh t in St. Louie: in October, in the interest oC h e r ins urance work. She w as joined there by Mr. Nelson whose official position hi s presence in Mi chiga n much of the time.
PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
BNGAGlM1NTS
Evelyn Miller, '16, to George Slifer o f J en kintown
Mary Gawthrop , '17. to William Shoemake r , Swarthmore, ' 17.
MAnlACIS
Caroline Shoemaker, ' 14 and C. J ackso n Wat ers, Swar,nmo,.e '14 • .:1 T. At home. Park Heights Ave and Slade Rd., Baltimore. Md. Mr Waters is a retail lumber merchant.
Hel en K elly ' 16, an d Edw in Baker, ' 16, T. At home, Baltimore, Md.
Elizabeth Kurtz, ex-'16, and Mal colm Hut chinson. At home, Malvern, Pa.
BIITHI
To Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Clark (Margaret Harned, 'II), a daughter, in August.
To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rittman (Anna Campbell, '10), a lo n, William Campbell, September 20.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lawren ce Shaffner (Elizabeth J ac kson, ' 13), a son, John J achon, September IS .
Margaret Marr, '14. is now in Canton, China.
Grace Schaeffer, 'IS , Penn State, ' 17, is teac hing in H oneybroo k, Pa .; Charity Ham pson, '16, near Baltimore, Md .; Mildred Pri ce, ex-' 16, i n T o me Institute, Port Deposit, Md. i Grace Cochran, '17. in West Ches te r , Pa. ; Ruth Craighead, '[7, in the Du P o nt School, Wilm ington, D el. ; Mary Gawt hr op, ' 17, in Kennett Square, Pa.
Hilda Lang, ' 17 , h o lder o( the Luc retia Mott F e ll owship (rom Swarthm ore, is doing graduate work at the University of Wisconsin
Edna Baker. ex-'17, is assistant s u pe rvi sor of gymnastics in Flint. Mi ch.
PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
KAUJAGES
Margaret EVMs, ex ·JIS, and Mauri ce Cooke, Buck"ell, '16, '" K v , April 14. At home Moore, Pa.
Pri sc:: illa Hardesty, '10, and J o hn Thompson , July 17 At home, Greenbrier Farm, Landover, Md.
ALUMNA". PERSONALS
Camilla B. Reed. n ,',S. and Clifford C. Gillette, Bwknlll, '17. 4>' 'l' .6., Aug-uat 25. At home. 212 E. Middle St., Gettysburg, Pa. Winifred Miller, 'IS. and C. Wade Earle, Budnell, 'tS. July 29· Edith Kelly·Shepard, 'aS. and John T. Fetherston, NnD Yo,.k , in the Catholic Catherdal, Baltimore, Md. Mr. Fetherston is commissioner of street cleaning of New York. At home, 44 W. 9th St.
BIRTH'
To Mr. and Mrs. F . D. Burke (Bessie Harpel, '06), a daughter, Eliubeth Anne, August 16.
Mrs. Reynnlr1 Wright Kauffman (Ruth Hammitt, 'oS), is the author of an interesting article on liThe Woman Ambulance Driver in France," which appeared in the Outlook for October 3. Sbe is now in the war area for the Vigilantes, the organiution of writers formed just before war was declared to help awaken the American people to a realization of their duty. Another article from her pen, "The Honor System of Eating in England," appeared in the Outlook, of August 1.
Elizabeth Lehr. '11. is teaching in Washington, N. J. lIer address is 201 Belvidere Ave.
PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-DICKINSON CQLL£GE
)IAltItIACES
Hazel Kisner, '13, and Lieut. Harold Fasick, De '15, 4> A e, on October 20. At home, 162S N. 15th St.. Washington, D. C.
Ethel Schellinger, '17, and George M. Bailletts, Bucknell, supervising princi· pal of Hamburg, N. J., schools, October 6. At home, Hamburg, N. J.
NEW ADDRESSES
M. Eleta Witmer, 219 N. Duke 51., Lancaster. Pa.; Helen Watkins, 4006 Chestnnt St., Philadelphia. Pa.; Maude E. Wilson, 1509 16th St. N. W., Washington. D. C.
Majory McIntire, 'fl. is spending the winter in Carlisle.
Helen Burns, 'Il, is college librarian at Dickin'Kln.
Harriet Stuart, '14. has taken the position of Margaret Morgan. ' 14 in the Carlisle high school as head of the German department.
Nora Mohler, '17. is studying at 'Bryn Mawr. and Christine Stuart. '17 t Carnegie Technical in the domestic science deparlment.
TEXAS BETA-SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERS ITY
)(ARR.IACES
Nancy B. Barnel, cx,'tS. and John N. Touchstone, Wasl,jnlion Law, '11. K l:. May 30. At borne, 4834 Worth St.. Dallas, Tex.
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VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE ENGACEMINTS
Marjorie Lee, '16, to John L. Selden. Jr., Massaclnuetts Agricultural, '13, A X A. Mr. Selden is principal of the Bristol high school.
Fl orence M. Aseltine, '1 4, and John Brancb, a banker of St. Alb ans. Lois Belle Wright, and William W. Hildreth. At home. East J aff rey, N. H" where Mr. Hildreth is a merchant.
Ethel Payoe Gorton, '16, and Willard D. Carpenter of Naugatuck, Conn. Bernice E. Parker, ex-'IS. and Ralph T. Lane, May 30. At home, Essex Center, Vt.
Eva Leland, ex ·'17. and Donald W. Salisburl' Middlebury, '16, K E, Y. M. C. A. field Ste r t l ary with the U. S. Army in France, JUDe 22.
NEW ADDR.&SSES
Mrs. E. D. Brown (Beulah Wilkins on), N. Y.; Mrs. D. W Williams (Minnette Norton), SSI N. Main St., Wallingford, Co nn .'; Mnry C. Reynolds, Maryland College, Lutherville, Md.
One of our 1917 girls. Louesa 'Bullis, is at the Floren ce Nightingale Hospi · tal in New York, training to become a nurse, while the other three are teaching: Marie Champagne in Fitchburg, Mass.; Clara Barnum in Enosb urg Falls, And Marj o rie Le ac h (p rin cipal) in Londonderry, VI.
VERMO NT BETA-U NIVERSITY OF VERMONT
HARItIACES
Lessie Mae Cobb, ex·'IS, and George Miles Nelson, Vermon', '13, A Z At home. Westford, VI.
BIRTH.
To Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Tuttle (Helen Barton, 'og), a daughter, Elizabeth Barton, April 20.
To Mr. and Mrs. Max G Ayers (Amy Wh ee ler, ex·'I7), a son, August 18.
Mrs. Charles A. Peterson (Emma 'oJ) of Long Beach, Cal., with her two dllughters and son spent the summer at her former home, Camp Rich. Milton.
Charlotte Hale, '01, Co ra Talbot, 'oJ, Jane McLaugblin, '14, Dorothy Cook, '14. and Bernice White. '16. attended U. V. M. Summer School. Loretta Dyke. '16. was a student at ColUInbia.
Jane McLaughlin, '14, tea ches comme r cial subjects and Clara Gardner, '16, history and English in Spaulding high school, Barre.
Eliubeth Durfee, '06, sailed early in September for China where she will 5C rve as a missionary for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her address is Y. W C. A. American. P. O. Box 713. Shanghai, China.
ALUMN/E PERSONALS
Through some erfor the JUDC ARROW states that Gertrude J ohnstoD, treuurer of the Southern California alumnae club, is a member of Virginia A, whereas she belongs to Vermont B. '03.
Leota Van Aken. Univerliity of Southern California, is teachinit Latin and Spanish in the high schoo l of Globe. Ariz
Sadie Norris, '17. whose add ress is now Prescott, Mass., is attending business school in Boston.
Mabel Derway, ' 17. is attending Simmons College, 'Doston. Mariam Day, ex-'19. is finishing her course at Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Skinner (Helen Allen, '06), and little daughters, Doris and Katherine. have moved from Skinner, Me., to Orleans, VI.
Ruth Catlin, ex·'12 is doing library work in the library of the War Department at Washingt on, D. C. Her mother and sister, Ellen, will spend the winter with her at t8S8 California St. N. 'V.
Ruth Ladd , 'II, is teaching commercial subjeds in Chester, Vt.; Alta Grismer, ' 13, Latin, in Frankfort, N. Y.; Marie McMahon, 'tS, algebra and mechanical drawing in Burlington; Laura Parker, '17. in the model school. Brookfield, Vt.; Bernice White, '16. English in Burlington.
Bertha Conventry, 'n. is spending the year at her home.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge (Grace Goodhue, '02), wife of the lieutenant governor of Mas sachusetts, has recen tly visited bel' parents in Burlington.
VIRGINIA AI.PHA-RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN"S COLLEGE
MAJUtIACES
Ruth Erwin, '14. and Vel mar Meadows, Alabama, ell K x. At home, Opelika. Ala.
Virginia Frances McCarty, '16, and Charles B. IBa r e, Ohio Wesleyan, A. T 0, September [I. At home, Vermilyea Apartments, t50 Vermilyea Ave., New York City.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. E. L. Williamso n (Ethel Jackson), Prattsville,
Laura Wood. '17, of Cha rl ottesville, Va., and Dorothy Woodward, '17, of Clearfield, Pa., are teuching in the high schools of their respective home towns. Adelaid Rothart. 't5, and Dorothy Sage, '16, are acting as Western Union messengers togeth er with other Randolph-Macon alumna: in Richmond.
WASHINGTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MARRIACES
Mabel Neal, '10, and Capt. Edgar W. Burr, U. S. A., June 8, in St. John's Chapel, Del Monte, Cal. At home. Ft. Logan, Honston, Texas. Td a Parton, ex-' I2. and Roy Malcomb of Cashmere, Wash .
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Leslie Davi s, ex-' 16, and Clar en ce Shivvers, U"iVer'4it, 0/ WQ.S4 ington, ex'It T At home. Li sbon Apartments, 423 0 14th St. N. E., Seatt le, Wash. Ruth Anderson, ex·IIO, and Prof. H B. D ensmor e. D 9ris Meisner, ex-'16, and Lieutenant Colonel Brambila, U. S. A. At borne. Fort Jack.on, Columbia, S C.
Helen lBai n , ex-' IS , and 'Villi am McDonald, K x. Ruth BentoD , ex-' I9. and O. P. Engleheart, .6. e. At home, 3541 W. Adams St.. Chicago, III.
BIUHS
To M;r aJ?d Mrs. A C. Wass a rd ( Helen Howe l1, ex-'16), a son
To Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Wilton (Flo r e n ce Rhodes, ex-' t 1), a SOD.
To Mr>. and Mrs. Noyes T alco tt (E li zabett h Richardson, ex-'16), a son.
To Mr. and Mrs Geo. A. Dawson (Edna H ea t o n, ex-'(9), a d a u g hter, Virginia H eaton, July 9
NEW ADDRE SSES
Zenna H ouck, 41 02 N. 35th St., Tacoma. Wa sh .; Frances Titus, 329 E. Magnolia, Stockton, Cal.; Mrs. Loui s K ape k (Carolyn Fisken), 1817 E. 58th St.. Seattle, W ash ; Elizabeth Baldwin, Rancagua, Chi le, South Ame rica; Cla r a H ewitt , Ll oyd Apartments, Spokane, Wash.
WASHINGTON BETA-WA SHI NGTON STATE COLLEGE ENGAGEMENTS
Ju anita Stout. '16. to Arthur Wa lsh , ' 14, N. Fran c Babcock, '17. to Frank McDouga l , '18.1; N . O live Bruning, '18, to R alp h Wil son, ' 18, Z N.
MAUl AGES
Zora Wi ffin , 'IS, and Harold Peck enpa ug h. Wa shing ton Stale, 'IS, Z .A E, Jun e 22. At h o me, Malinooska, Alaska, wh e r e M r. Pe ck enpaugh is a merchant. H elen Q uarrels, 'IS. and Norman Raymer, September 6. At home. Rearden, Wash. Mr. Raymer is in the h a rdw are and automobile bU5iness.
Elitabeth Painter, '16, and Edgar H. Kienholz. Washington State, 'I5 • .A T n, Septembe r I.
Alma Pritchard, '16, and Rev.' J. Ser vis La Rue, August 6. At home, Roslyn, Wash .
Mabel Mc Kay, '16, and Clyde P eterso n, Septem ber 2. At home, Philadelphia, Pa. .
Helen Hungarte . ex·1 18 , and Paul Browder, Washington State, ' J7, A T n. July 26. At ho me, Pen sacol a, Fin.
NE W ADDRESSES
Mra. H T Boyle (Grace Prescott), Corbett, Ore.; Thrina Baker. 605 N. Grant St., T acoma, W as h. ; Janet Scott, S 508 Monr oe St Spokane, Wash.; Mrs M Hoxsey (Ruth Evan s), 104 6th St .• Spokane , W ash.
Edna. McCrosky. '17. is teac h in in Waitsburg, Wash.; Mil d red France, ' 17, in Clarkston . Wash . ; Edna Babcock, 'J7, in Endicott, Wash. i Alice Lodee, '17.
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in Lacrosse, Wash. j Esther Horao, ' 11. and Mary Ellen Nasb, '11. in Republic, Wash.
Franc Babcock. '17. is at home in Ewan, 'Y uh.
WlSCO:\SIN ALPHA-UNIVERSITV or WISCONSIN
AUIAGES
Florence Smyth, ex·'l7. and Everett W. Willia ml, April 21. At home, 642:9 Harvard Ave., Chicago.
Alice Friend, '98, and Prof. Lafayette Mendel, July 17·
Ramona Pfiffner, ex-'iS, and JOlieph Gallagher. '14. ¢l r .6, June 27· At home, 167 12th St., Milwaukee, Wis .• where Mr. Gallagher is with the Northwestern Mutual LiCe ID lurance Co.
Florence A. Clark, ex·1 18, and Lorne M. Londergan, April 10 At ho'mc, Marcu., [owa.
Ruth Leland Jennings. '08, and James C. Wilson. At homt, j657 Bosworth Ave., Chicago. Ill
Mildred Conins, '16, and Philip Ewald, 't8, 'o¥ T. August IS· At home, Gilman Apartments, Madison, Wis .• where Mr. Ewald is completing his university work.
George Lloy, ex-'17, and Roger Peterson, .0 K E, '16, September IS· At home. 1137 Columbia Ave .• Chicago. IlL, while Mr. Peterson is in training at the Great Lakes Navy Station.
Lucile Waterman. 'QQ. and Or. Anthony J. Looze, October 10. At home. Freeport. Ill.
Florence Crosby, '12, and Harold M. Peck, SimISON. 'IS. August 22. At home, Guthrie Center, I owa . Mr . Peck is principal of the high school.
Clara Crane. '12, and Arthur H. Laws, Deliver Law, 4> ..:1 4'. September 8 At home, 1557 Franklin St., Denver, Colo.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. John R. Yost (Adelaide Kessenick, ex-'IS) of 4101 Camp· bell St , Kansas City, Mo , a son, May IS·
To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Williams ( Inez. 'V arren, '1 4), a son, Joseph Grant, September 8.
To Mr. and Mrs . Charles Moritz: (Ada McAdam. ' II), a daughter, July 8.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Slidell (Josephine Viles. ' (3 ), a son, October S·
To Mr. and Mrs. Roger Augustman (Genevieve Clark, '10), a daughter, Priscilla Charlotte, October I.
To Mr and Mrs. H. M. White (Ru th Gillette. ex-'iS), a son, Robert Gillette, December 23, 19 16
NEW ADDRESSES
Mrs. Paul Watron s (Jane Gapen), Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs H e rman Legried (Constance Haugen), Akron, Ohio; Isabelle Bodden, 816 Burleigh St., Mil · waukee, Wis.; Lucile Calder, Bayview Mine, Ensley, Ala ; Alice Crane, Langdon Apts. , Howard Pl., Madison. Wis.; Mrs. W. G Stewart (Ruth Birchard), clo Colo. Springs Creamery, Colorado Springs. Colo.; Mrs. J - G. Williams (Inez: Warren) , $100 Dupont Ave . S., Minneapolis. Minn.; Pauline Parks, Indianola, Okla.; Katherine Leade. 1315 Hammond Ave., Superior, Wi, .; Eliza·
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beth Eckel. 1123 8th An., Ft. Worth, Tex.; Mrs F. A. Denninger (!Be rn ice McConnell), 2540 Boulevard, Jersey City, N. J.; J ean Anderson. Long Beach, Cal.; Anne Phillips Hutch in son, 6410 Beaco n St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
We extend to Mrs. Adelin Brown Bas sett o ur sympa thy in the loss of her husband, Prof. Harry K. Bassett.
Iva Welsh, '96. a former aiumnse editor, spent the summer months with ber sister. Mrs. Wallace Giles of Seattle, Wa sh.
Florence P. Robinson, '93. a former editor of THE ARROW, is at the head of the domestic science department of Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio.
Alice Lott, eX-'J4, is tcaching at Rocky Ford, Colo.
Eliubeth Parker Hunt. I o wa Z, '03 . of Cape Girardeau, Mo •• is Wiscon si n Alpha" chaperon this ycar.
Alice Crane, 'J4. is teaching public school music at the University of Wis· consin.
Marjorie Jackson, "4, is teaching in the n Settlement School.
Anita Koenan, '08, is teac hing in the Milwaukee high school, after a year 's leave oC absence spent in Hawaii.
Mrs. W. H. Lough (Eliubetb Shepard, 'oa), most certainly "did her bit" this summer u business manager oC the Municipal Canning Kitchen of New York City, where enormou s amounts oC fruits and vege tabl es were saved fo r the winter.
The U. S. Children's Bureau has just published a report of an investigati on on juvenile labor in Waltham, Man ., prepared by Margaret Hulton ·Abels, '10, under the title IlFrom School to Work." Mrs. Abels has rece ntly been elected director oC the Minneapolis Woman's Occupational Bureau for trained women with headquarters at 827 Andrus Bldg ., Minneapolis.
WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
EN'GAGKXINTS
Lillian Davis, '18, to Tracy McCraken, Wyoming, A T n.
WAI.UAGKS
Mari"aret Dineen, '19, and Charles H. Hut.chinson, October 4. At home , Denver, Colo.
EUa Lyle , 't7. and Casper D. Shaurer, Civil Engineer, November I. At home, /Box u33 Cheyenne, Wyo.
Alice Downey, '14, and Lieut. Elmer Nelson, Nebra.tka, 4 T. At home, Cheyenne, Wyo
Forence Collins, '19. and Lieut. John Peterson, Wyoming , A Tn. At home. Tacoma, Wuh.
Evelyn Sta.rgeon. 'IS. and Lieut. C. P. Plummer, Illinois , 'oS, Ben. At home. temporarily, 1014 S. Boulevard, Charlotte. N. C.
JIITHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cady (Wilberta. Knight, '11), a son, October 6.
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NEW ADDRESSES
Ma. Morris (Harriet Abbot), Pike St., Mc Kay Apartment 3[6, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Paul Teetor (Evangeline Downey, '10). 510 N. loth St .• C:lmbridge. Ohio; Serafina Facinelli. 622 B St., Rock Wyo.; Sarah Hufford. 1702 Orchard St., Burlington, Iowa; Mr lt S. C. Didl:enson (Ruth Greenbaum), cia State Bureau of Mines, Tucson, Arit.
Esther Downey, '17, is teaching in the high school at Thermopo lis, Wyo.; Nell HuIT, '17. at Basin, Wyo. j Serafina Facinelli, '17. at Rock Springs, Wyo.; Olive Rathbun, '17. is in New York City.
Katherine Bennitt '16. h d oing home economi.:s extension work in Laramie County, Wyo.
Agnes Wright, '13, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Wyoming State Library Association.
Mary Spafford, 1 17 • is training at Johns Hopkins .
CH APT E R L E TT E R S ALPHA PROVINCE
ONTARIO ALPHA- UN IVER S ITY OF TORONTO (C hart e red, 1908)
Co ll ege has opened once aga in and after a busy month filled with the exci tement of meeting all o ur old f riend s again and so many new ones, we have, at la s t, settled down to a winter of w o rk and play.
M ost of our girls spent th e gr eate r par t of t h e vacation doing national service work It wa s q u i te a change fo r coll ege girls to work fr om seven o'clock in th e morning till three or even five o'clock in th e afternoon, in noisy, dirty munition s factories o r to be init i ated int o th e ar t of wi e l di ng a h oe or picking and packing fruit. The fruit p i ckers a t c to give a conce rt on Saturday evening They h ave p r om i sed us an enjoyable progr am con sisti n g o f fru i t-fa rm songs and l ante rn slides, as well as s tories of the s umm er's work and play.
Th e house party this year was rather unique. Owing to th e fact that 10 many of the girls were empl oyed in banks o r munitions we fo und it essential to relinq ui sh all fo nd th o ught s of 11 h appy two weeks in Mu sk o ka. Instead we dete rmin ed to have o ur party at h o me so th at all co uld s h a r e the plea s ure Accordingly we went to H an lan 's P oint , j us t a !:ohor t distance from the city so that our workers co ul d reach their p laces of business quite conveniently Alth o ugh radi ca lly d iffe r ent (rom the pnrties o f other yeau, it was a very pleas ant eve nt.
We hav e lost four o f o ur graduates t hi s year We were pleased to lee them gradu ate so brilliantly but so rry for th e lo ss that the chapter bad to suffer. Marger y Stauffer ba r. gon e to J oh ns Hopkin s Unive rsi t y to comple te h e r co u rse in medicine . Christie Sneath is taking a course in musage wo r k previous to devoting h e r t ime to military w o rk . Made line Snider is attending the f ac ulty of e du ca ti o n and Bessi e Ewan has fond dreams of a secretarial course in Boston.
Our rush in g pa r ties hav e bee n a n unlim ited success. Th ey ranged from a poverty party to 3. caba r et, along with many enjoyable lun cheons and teas in our cosy n ew rooms W e hope to r ecei ve many energetic new Pi Phis this year. O ur un ive r sity boasts this t e rm the l a rge s t class of freshettes that it ever has enrolled.
The campus is the scene of great activity the se days. Here the loldiers drill, every day a n d a ll day, stalwart Americans and our own brave lads. We recit e o ur Latin :l.Dd F renc h to the accompaniment o f the drum and life. The men's residences in connection wi th t he college have been given over exclusively to the sol die rs while Hart Hall, our new gymnasium, has been converted into a school for the r eed ucatio n o f r..eturned men The pre te nce o f the AmericLln soldiers not only in our city b ut at our beloved univenity, h as established a new bond between our two countries, now fighti ng side by side f o r the p urpose of procuring a nd m ai nta i ning a univer sal peace.
VIVIaN CHALMUS.
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VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
(Chartered 1893)
INITIATE.i
(Initiated May 28, IQI7)
Katharine Allen, ':Jo, Malden, Mass. Gertrude V. Moore, '30, Alstead, N. H. We thirteen Pi Phis, who returned to college this fall celebrated our first meeting by baving a bacon bat in ou r favorite place down by the creck. We are glad to welcome back with u s Alice Wilson, ex-tiS. who left college at the end of her soph omore year here. Beside our four Icniou, we miss Anna Clark, "9. who h as transferred ttl Columbia University; El i foil be t h Jones, '19. to New Hampshire State College; Sylvia P astene '19. to W elles l ey; Cec ile Carrigan. '20, to University of Vermont; :Miriam Kempton, ' 2 0 to Emerson Schoo l of Orato ry i ViDa Jillson, '19. Kath a rine Allen , ':zo, and Luella Martin, ':zo.
The first twO weeks oC college were very strenuous and also "ery exciting as pledge day came at the end oC th at time. Rushing wa.s diffe r ent than ever before this year. Th e fint week was c losed, a nd the second week was open rushing. The pri ncipal rushing parties we h e ld wc!re a progressive breakfast in Pearsons H a ll , beginning on first fl oo r and ending in a grand jubilee on fourth noor, nnd an inCormal party at our rooms.
We were Cortunate to have with us that night Ruth Kendall, ' I S. Genevra Harlow. ' I S. Louise Nelson, ' 16, and Marjorie Leach. '17· At the same time we were glad to welcome Mrs. Lawrence, wno has kindly consented to be o ur patroness. \V e were sorry to have Mrs. C u nni n ghnm, who was o ur patroness las t year, le ave us. Dr. and Mrs. Cunninghnm are now at the University of Texas, where Dr. Cunningham is professor of philosophy.
Seven girls oC '21 are now wearing II pl edge pins. We are pro u d to introduce to you the following: Ruth Ashworth, 'Vorcester, Mass.; Alice Cros sland, W orceste r , M ass.; H arriet Go udie. Lisbon. N. H.; Mari e Kilbride, Waterbury. Conn. j Ellen Matthews, C leve land, Ohio.; Al ice Ryan, F ai r Haven Vt.; Emma Schaefer, Nt:w Britain, Conn.
On Oc tober 12, the marriage oC Belle Wright, '16. to Will iam Hildr et h took place at All Sain t s Chapel in Shoreham. Several of the active girls with Helen Bosworth, '16, Marjorie Lee. '16, and Mrs. Brainerd went out to the wedding in automobiles. Louise Nelson, '16, was maid of h o n or and Ann e Fisher. '16. was on e of th e bridesmaids. It WAS Il very p r etty double wedding u: BeHe's sister was ma.rried at the same time,
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Since the last ARROW letter, two of the girls have announced their engagements: Margaret Shay, '19, to Erskine Jeffords, '18, Syracuse X A E; and Hazel Coburn, '19. to Guy L. Richardson. ' 16. Dartmouth 1: 4> E.
In college nctivities we are well represented. Doris Kendall. '18. is vicepresident of the Athletic Association, and is also secretary of the scnior class Helen Stilphen is vice -president of the junior class and of the Musical Association, and is &. member of the Kll/ddoscope Board. Ruth Baldwin, '20. has choscn pianist for the Musegahe Club and she is viccpresident of the Silver Bay Club. We have two girls in the college choir, Leah Carchan, '20, and Alice Cross l and, '21 (pledge). Margaret Chatfield. '18, is president of the Panhellenic Council this year. Christine Welster, '18, is treasurer of the Student Government Association and manager of basketball. Margaret Shay is treasurer of the Young Women's Christian Association and is a member of the Student Government Council. She has also been chosen as a delegate to the Student Gove rnm en t Convention to be held nt Syracuse.
GERTRUDE V. MOORE.
VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
(Charte r ed 18g8)
College opelled two weeks later than usual owing to the fact that many of our university men held agricultural positions during the summer and early fall. ,",' e have a fine entering dASS which makes up for the loss of 50 mnny men in our sophomore, junior, and senior classes. We are proud of that loss, though, for it shows how well Vermont men have responded to their country's call.
Ou r president, Guy Potter Benton. has been granted a year's leave of absence and has gone to France as a Y M. C. A secretary Dean Perkins is acting president in his absence.
On May I, Founders' Day, two of our juniors, Myrtle Rose and Mildred Best, were elected to Akrrua. The same day, at Julia Spear Prize Reading, Florence Dow, '02, won a priu
O ur June spread took the form of a cooky-shine at Mother Gebha r dt's. Among the alumnle present from out of town were Mrs. C. A. Peterson, Long Beach. Cal.; Mrs. George Taylor, Camp Rich, Milton, Vt.; Mrs. Richard Palmer. Center Rutland, Vt.; and Edith Gates from Franklin, Vt.
Senior week this year was less formal and of a week-end duration. Mabel Derway was the class poet and Laura Parker was on the senior prom committee.
We miss Manon Day, '19. who has transferred to Pembroke College. She seems. however, to have already made a place for herself there, as she has been elected to the college choir.
The {ollowing girls hold offices for the coming yea r : Myrtle Rose, '18. has been elected to the Cynic Board; Charis Billings, '18, clus executive board; Norma Perkin., '18, college choir; Margaret Whittemore, '19, college choir i Margaret Patten, '19. secretary of \Y. A. A. i Florence Cummings, '190 clast nee-president; Barbara Brown, '19, clus secretary.
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Just now we are all looking forward to a concert by Geraldine Furar to be given in the uniHuity gymnasium.
BARBARA S. BaOWN.
MAS SACHUSEITS ALPHA-BOSTON (Chartered 1896) INITIATES
(Initiated October 4. 19 17 )
Miriam Johnson, Plymouth, 1\1 ass, Ma ssac hu setts A cordially welcomes our new c hapters, Arizona A , Califo r nia T. Virginia B, and O regon B.
Rushing is almost over anu we art: all in a nurry of excitement 3S it is only onlC week before pledge day. Th e rushing season this year is somewhat shorter thnn usual, pledge day being October 29·
The freshman class is just splendid Ihis yenT, and we expect to be very s uccess ful. The first party was held October 6 at the home of Mrs. Allen S. Ryder (Daisy Whitco mb), '03. Jamai ca Plain. This was given by the alum n re to the ac t ive chapter and was a pat ri otic party. Patri oti c games w e re played, the a c tives gave n stunt, and Sarah Pomeroy- Rugg talked on "What College W ome n Are Doing in Fran ce 1I Alice Preble, ' 16, was chairman. Th e second and l ast party will be a banquet at the Hotel Hem enway.
Alth o ugh :.t p r esent we have on ly ten actives, n .., still hold s her own in coll ege activities. M iriam Spaulding, '19, is vice·president o f th e a thle t ic association, and Ruth Kimball, ' 20, is on t h e eXK uti ve co mm ittee of the soph omore clan.
Beside o ur seniors, we miss also \V inifred \Vebbe r, ex-' 16, Louisa. ChaseDowning, '19, Belle W anze r, 'IQ. and Audr ey Bolton, '20. Already Gamma. Delta Week, in which sophomores ini ti ate th e freshmen, and th e annual informal Y. W. C. A. and Y. M C. A. r ecept ion s to the fre shm e n have tak en place.
M o v em e nts t o r ed uce th e activities and to put a ll ene rgi es on war activities are already started. A liber ty com mitt ee has been f o rm ed in College of Libr a l Art s which toget h e r with the fa c ulty is trying to reorganize social life along more economic lin es, giving special att e nti o n t o the war.
Boston Univers ity ha s l ong si n ce bee n active in war service. The College o f Medi ci n e is planning to se nd a medical unit to Fran ce. A l a rge co ntributi on of both money and books was given by the universi ty to the Library Fund f or soldiers The junior class, College of Liberal Arts, is forming knitting
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classel to aid the base hospital. As yet, the complete number of .tudent. actively engaged has not been completed, but so Car, the list is up in the hundreds. Boston University has already sent ODt ambulance to France and is raising money for another. The Massachu se tts Homeopathic Hospital acting in affiliation with the school. has sent a base hospital with nurses and doctors to ca.e for 500.
CLARA V. SARGENT.
NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 18<)6)
INlnATES
(Initiated Jun e 6, 1917)
Ethel Slawson, ' 18. Canisteo, N. Y
Marj o rie Almy, ' 19. Au b urn, N. Y.
Maritn McCullagh, ':.10, e w York, N. Y.
Doris \Vorth, '20, Solvay, N. Y.
September J3 brought twenty-seven happy, hopeful Pi Phis ba ck for the first c hapter meeting of the year. How glad we were to see one another but how we missed the bright, jovial faces of our seniors as well as those of
r pledges: Mildred Birdseye, 't8. Elizabeth Marsland, 't8, Isabelle Cunningham, '18, Louise Johnson. '19, Vera Mo rse, '19. Eleanor North, ' zo, and Margaret Thomas, ' 20, who did not return. The next day was tbe beginnmg of o ur rushing seaso n. This year our parties were of a much simpler nature than usual because of the great crisis which we are facing. We are proud to introduce our Naomi Ellil, ' 20, Syracuse. N. Y.; Mildred Johnson, '20, New York, N. Y.; Doris Becker, '21. Gowanda, N. Y.; Florence Caldwell, '21, Syracuse, N. Y.; Ruth Caldwell. '21, Syracuse, N Y.; GladYI Hanson, ':u. Flemington, N. J.; Carol Hawkins, '21, Berlin Center, Ohio; Ruth Jon es, '21, Port !Bryon, N. Y.; Ruth Landry, '21, Canajoharie. N. Y.; Margaret Mercer. '21, Pittsburgh, Pa. i Mildred Niles, '21, Adami, Mass. i Mary N. Stein, '21, Sunbury, Pa.; and Doris Van Densen. ':n. Gowanda, N Y
The social life of the university wu well started. As is the cUltom, at the beginning of the year, several ug1!t acquainted" parties were held. among which were the frelhman -so phomore reception, tbe junior- fresbman romp, and the UMiddy" party. At tbe various meetings and gatherings on the
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"h ill:' the prevailing color $Cherne seems to be khaki color and gray. The girls are doing their part in knitting s weaters, wristlets, h elmets, and Icarfs for the comCort of oar boy. "over there" and in training campi. This ycar the Senior Council iii debating the question of whether or Dot two dances a month are to be held in the men's gymnasium in prefe'tcnce to dances in chapter-houses and dormitories. It is believed that in this way every co llege st udent will have the opportunity of attending colle:ge dances.
It is a grent pleasurt to have Helen Lauman, a fine girl (rom Pennsylvania, with UI. She is taking the graduate library course. Syracusc: Univenity is delighted with the utabJishment of two new counn-home economics and physical training. We are anxiously awaiting the completion of our hand5Ome, new agricultural building which was started the first part of last year. The building formerly occupied by the Collegit.n Store h:ls been remodelled into a new dormitory for womeD.
n ell is welt represented in all lines of activ ities this fall Fifteen of our girls made glee club, a chor us of ODe hundred voices. Mildred Hurford, ' 20, is the representative of her class at Teachers' College and Matilda Saunders, '18, Charlotte Snyder, '19. and Marilln Wean, '18. are Ilctive in the Liberty Loan n.mpaign. Kareta Briggs, '17. Gertrude Sheldon, '18, and Marjorie Almy, '19, had the honor of election to Morning Musi cals.
New York A sends her love and best wishes to all her sister chapters.
EDNA CoL!.
NEW YORK GAMMA-ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1914 )
When college closed last ] une and everyone was so disturbed over the war situation, it was only the very optimistic who could look ahea.d and see anything but a dark, uncertain future for St. Lawrence and all other colleges. But so far, here at lealt, we pessimists have had to admit that the others were right, and I hope it is the same everywhere else . To be sure. our upper classes are small, and I'd actually be afraid to tell you the exact number of up pe rclass men, but ou r underclasses make up for this loss. especially' our frelh· man class. which is one of the largest we have ever had, and, what is sti ll more surpnsmg, contain_ a good majority of men.
All the men now have comp uls ory military training. This was introduced last spring by a unanimous vote of tbe men in college. Wh at the men did
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{or themselves, the faculty did {or the women, and n o w eveD upperclass women are required to have three hours a week of physical exe r cise .
We have very few changes in our (acuity this year. Professo r Warner, formerly professor in Syrac u se University, is head of the L a tin Department; and Mr. Bean of Clark University is instruc tor in biology
Before writing more about tbi s year, 1 want to teU you of two honors whi ch came to us last spring too late to go into the June AlUlow Mildred Pellens, ' 17. was ooe of me two girls chosen for commenceme nt speakers , but on account of ilIoeu she was excused from delivering her oration. Grace Hazen, '19. won the medal in the Worth Pickett Abbott Sopbomore Oratorical Contelt.
Rushing commenced on the first day of college, September 21. A cco rding to PanheUenic regulations each chapter had three da),s, and all rushing had to be informal and stop at eight o'clock, with the exception of one night when each gave a re ception to the whole freshman class. Pledge da)' was October I, and after the bids went out we all waited, hoping oh so hard, and yet hardly darina- to hope. But our hopes were stronger th an our fears, for by night all of ou r seven bids had been accepted. We have onc junior, one sophomore, and five freshman pledges and Pm sure no other chapter can s urpass them.
n is well represented on the Hill this year ,ice·president of Thelomathesian. the o r ganization of
Marian Waters, '19, is the whole student body, and also of the Y. W C A ; Esther Farlinger, '19. is vi ce·pre side nt of the Woman's Forum; Hazel Smallman. of the senior class; Mina Getman , of the junior class; and a pledge, Bernadelta Charbonneau, of the sophomore class. \Ve have a new organi.ution in St. Lawrence this fall-a classical club. Fran ces Storrs, ' 18, is vice·president of this, and Marian Waters, 'J9, and Alice Marshall, '19, are chai rmen of two of the st andi ng com mitt ees.
On October 6, the junior class gave a r eceptio n to the entering class. Marian Waters, ' 19, and Alice Marshall, ' 19, stood in the r eceiving line.
We are sorr)' to have Evel)'n Townsend, "9, go to !Ba rnard this year. She is (he onl), one of our c hapter, except our four graduates, not back with us this fall. Bessie Wood, '13. and Alice McDonald, ' 15, were welcome visitors during rushing season, and we were all delighted to have n glimpse of Emma Lubcke - Brigham and her baby.
N ew York is glad to say that this year she has what she b as always hoped for-a IT 4> chaperon, Angela Cortright, '16, who is te aching in tbe higb school.
Alth o ugh many of our former football men have left, St. Lawren ce has a football team and we hope to trim Hamilton, our old rival, on November 3. Unfortunately thi s is to be our only bome game. • FRAN CES E. D ON AHUE
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MARYLAXU ALPHA-GOUCHER CO LLEGE
(Chartered 1&)7)
\Iar yla.nd A began th e ru shing seaso n of 19 ti in th e true n <I' s tyl e , with a most e njoyabl e hou se party at Sherwood Fore s t. Filled with enthusiasm, each of OUT twenty - nine active girls came back to co ll e ge on opening day, eager to c hoose from a group of three hundred and thirty new students. After fIve days of successfu l rushing, we looked wilh pride on twelve new wearers of the wine and blue: Persis Perkin s, Margaret Wier, and Martha Howbert of Colorado Springs, Colo. j Mary Craven of Washington, D. C. j Leonn Grady of and Lamar Sparks of Macon, Ga.; Naomi Forsythe of Atlanti c City; Lydia Cheney of Philadelphia; Marion Kerr of Paris, Fran ce; Thelma Everngam of Denton, M'd.; Dorothy Rowe, '19, of Nanking, China; a nd Marvel Williams of Baltimore. W e owe a great deal of ou r success to Ruth Baily, '19, our transfer from the University of Denver. Thank you, Colorado B! After the pledging ce remony on the sixth of October, a beautiful buffet supper was served at the home of Mrs. Tattle ( H elen D o ll, '48).
With rushing at an end, we did not lose our enthusiasm, but entered immediately into the work and activities of the college year. As never before we were determined to show Goucher what II is and what it can do! And why shouldn't we? n cJ> has already been e ndowed with her share of honors! H elene Schneidereith, ,,8, president of the senior class; Marjorie Colton, '18, president of athletic association, sergeant-at-arms of senior class, and man:lger of hoc key team; Gertrude Kutzleb, '18, m:lnager of senior basketball; Dorothy Rowe, '19. editor-in-chief of Donlu,.brook Fair; Maude Carlton, '20 corresponding secretary of sophomore class; and Dorothy Kay , '20. secretary of athletic association.
We are all delighted over the improvements and additions made in Goucher during the summer month s Two new dormitories, Gimbly and Sessrimner. have been opened. The se ries of beautifully furnished recep tion rooms in these halls is exciting the envy of the old girls, who have heretofore been satisfied with one large parlor. A new academic hall, Vanaheim, has been dedicated to the D epa rtm ent o f Home Economics. But the most attractive of all the n ew buildings is the Alumnre Lodge, with its cosy little sleeping apartments, kit che nette, and spacious living-room; all ready for our own alumnre when they come back to visit us \Ve are all very much excited over the prospect of Friday night dances in the Lodge.
Maryland A has also made changes! We are now in our new and attractive fraternity room s overlooking the prettiest part of the college.
All of our old girls have returned except Katherine Whaley, 'zo, whose marriage to the Rev. Mr. Cummins took place on the fourth of October; Elizabeth Van Sant, 'zo, who is teaching physical training in Richmond, Va.; and Katharine Hopper, '18, who will not be with u s until February on
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account of iIlne u We mi ss our seniors, and are continually expressing a wish f o r th ei r r et urn. Come back to UI, seniors. whenever ),ou can! MARIE COLCORD.
COLUMBIA ALPHA--GEQRCE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Chartered 1889)
Washington is busy and so is Columbia A, f or of a chapte r of twenty Cour active girls, eleven are working during the day and taking evening classes at the university. Most of these girls are doing government work which h as been necessitated by the war
As a conseq uen ce of the unusual number of people in Washington, we h ave an unusually large freshman class this year and one which promises II some fine "goats." However, so many of these girls are working in the day and taking classes only in the evening, that it has been neeessary for us to cbange our rules about the number oC hours a freshman must be taking when she is bid Focmerly no freshman who was taking less than twelve hours of work could be bid, but now one may be bid if taking only six hours.
By the time this letter is read in Tm: ARROW our rushing will be in full swing since Panhelleni c has decreed second semester bidding this yea r. Already we are getting acquainted with the freshmen by having them informally to luncheon or in our rooms.
Columbia A is delighted to have at the university this year our p r ovince president, Mrs Ri chard Hyn son (Marguerite W eller, ' II) and Mrs Reginald Gear (Dorothy Smallwood, 'II) as graduate students.
Being' busy ourselves we have done our best to keep Dan Cupid busy too this summer, since five of oor girls were married. They are: Elizabeth Fergu son, '14, to Dr. Th omas Murto, U. S. N.; Flora Hull, 'IS, to Dr. W. C. Mit c hell; Florence Taylor, '19, to Mr. Bru ce Handy; Elizabeth Wilbur, ' t8, to Lieut. Lyman F. Parks; and Ph yllis Stewart, ' 18, to Lieut. Charles H. Stewart.
During the summer alumnae and active girls met at several delightful picnics at Edna Stone's shack up the P o tom ac River where we had the usual II 'CfJ good time roasting Ifweenies" over the camp fire and singing TI <fJ songs.
MARY ELOISE GRABILL .
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VIRGINIA ALPHA-RANDOLPH-lItACON COLLEGE
(Chartered 1913)
INITJAftS
(Initiated, October %7. 19 1 7)
Martha tBarton, Marion. Ark.
Isabell Engle, Front Royal , Va.
Dorothy Feick, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jennie Fletcher, Accomac. Va.
Marion Grimes. Des Moines. Iowa.
Laura H enderson, Sf. Joseph, Mo.
Eliz:abeth Montgomery, Sedalia, Mo
LiCe h as really been ,vcrth living since Randolph - Macon opened thil fall. Panhellenic gave us only onc day to get our hals hung up and Qur fraternity hearth fires burning before we bid our beloved freshman rushees, who had grown into bidable sophO"mores since l ast spring. Pi Phi's shue of good fortune was more than the lion would dare claim as • usual thing, fot we got seven pledges on bid night; but the seve n are th e least of o ur joy.the re a l joy of it i s that the quality simply swallows up the Quantity They are without doubt, the best delegation Pi Phi h ere has taken in. that is. since we were "goa ts" of course.
Marian Grimes h as been reared in the faith by a II mother, and J ennie Fletc her was wise in the wisdom of her older sister. \V e adore to take in such dyed-in-the w ool members. W ith seven such new gi rl s and our Indiana r transfer-that is the la st time she is to be called that, for she is Virginia A n ow-th e ten of us who a r e back can only smile benevolently on the wo r ld at large with an occasional glimmer of pride because-we ll because we are wearing the laurel as well as the ca rn ation. While we are bragging, we might as well finish it u p and say that eve ry one of the girls in the chapte r l ast year is back, except our three sen iors . Bless th em l ike they blessed us!
In spite of the war and solemn atmosphe re everyone feels this year, the whole college ha s been in a most delightfu l series of socia l, athle t ic, and intellectual stirs. The mo st impres sive of th e socia l s tu ntl Wil l the senior r eception given to the fac ulty Although our day and generation was ca t alogued a decade too late for us to glory in sweeping tr ains of which every girl ha s dreamed as comi ng with h e r cap and gown, s till th e music and th e a utumn leaves and the few scattered but very noticeable full dress s uits were all there to make it a " h owling s u ccess )) The Y. W. C A. recepti on an d the H alloween
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cali thump and Jack -o'lantern parade. etc., were all equally as "howling" successes; but you all will have to come to see us to hear about all that.
As for athletics, the Pi Phis are shining almost audibly. Three of our girls 8rc on basketball teams; Ruth Sage made the senior team, or rather stayed where she has been all her life. coUegiately speaking; Curtis Rowe is doing the same on the junior, and Laura Henderson made sophomore team. And almost before Isabell Engle could establish herself comfortably before the n fireplace as a pledge , she had placed a Joving-cup above it all adorned with ber name as champion tennis player in college.
Beside the regular intellectual efforts, we have had one mighty uplift which was all pleasure and no work, that is on our part. Dr. Napp. Professor of Classica l Philology at Columbia University, spen t three days with us Rnd gave us the benefit of four splendid lectures as well as of his fun and charming pe r sonality Mrs. Napp was with him and it was hard to decide to which you wanted to li s ten when they were both in the room. The Senior Latin Club gave them and the Latin Department of the faculty a tea which 'We enjoyed immensely.
Mi ss Bertha Conde. senior s tu de nt secretary of Y. W. C. A., made a power· ful pica to the girls. We are using the "bond system" this year including four branches of work, and $4,000 worth of bonds were pledged that night. Having wheatless days and meatless days just naturally makes you patriotic, and Miss Conde finished us up! The burden of all our prayers is peace and of all our knitting bags, khaki or gray.
MARCARET MCCAIN.
VIRGINIA BETA-HOLLINS COLLEGE
(Chartered June I, 1917)
INITIATES
(Charter members initiated June I, 1917)
Mary Sully Haywood
Eleanor Douglas Kent
Margaret Phelan Scott
Rachel Wilson
Katherine Lee Judkins
Edna Anderson Hurm
Ruth Osborn Monroe
Jennie Goodwin Snead
Norah Stys Anderson
Mary Evelyn Fishburn
Marie Salome H adaway
Elizabeth Johnson
Anne English Montague
Elitabeth Turnbull
Ellen Clare Chiles
Louise Harwell
Dorothy Smith
Cordelia Brodbent
Eli:r;abeth Martin Bull
Nelle Katherine Hartley
Eli:r;abeth Mo rton Goode Jeffreys
.M argaret Mc Kinlay Fitzpatrick
Marian Leeky
Margaret Lorimer
Since this is the first Jetter (or THE ARROW which has even been written (rom Virginia B, I feel a little uncertain as to just how to go about it. However, after looking through an ARROW again, r have d ec id ed to try to tell all that we have been doiDI{ sinc-e college opened.
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Eleven old girls returned to start the year. Then. OD the fint pledge daya week after school opened-we took Katharine Powel who had been in the preparatory department last year.
A few weeks after school opened. Norah and I visited Virginia A for a week-end. Having been installed as we were, at the end of the college year. we felt that we really knew very little of those things about whi ch we, as Pi Beta Pbis, should be well informed. So at Randolph Macon, we not only enjoyed our visit from the social viewpoint but we also got a great deal of real practical value.
Thi s year we have no seniors and no big in co llege although several of our girl. hold such offices as require constant interest and participation in all the college activities. However, we feel that since this is our first year as n B ofJ it is for the be:.t. W e now h:l\'e pr:lCtic!llly all of Ollr free time to devote to n and its interests, whereas otherwiie, we should have to divide it among our several duties.
At present we are in the midst of the most strenuous part of the rushing season-pledge day being two weeks from yest;rday. Of co urst- everyone knows what that means. Who has not daily experienced those ever-changing moods of high exaltation or deepest depression? However, :llthough our list is a long one (or Hollins, we are hoping to get all of the girls.
The rU'ihing rules at Hollins this ye9.r h:\V e been completely remodeled, due to the reaction from last year's over-strenuous ru!ohing, and also due to the wnr. All financial rushing h:lS been abolished and, with the exception of one or two big principles which are binding, we are left to conduct ourselves as we see fit. The plan is working splendidly. The inttrfraternity relationship is better this year than ever before.
I come now to that piece of news which has caused us the most pleasure 50 far this year. Anne Henrietta Taylor, a r 0 IT graduate of 11 0 returned to college this fnll to take charge of a course in surgical dreRsing'. Being one of our old members, we were very desirous that she should join our chapter and become a II 41. She agreed, and was initiated intI,) Virginia B this morning. However, she will not be with us long (or she has just received a summons to join a unit in surgical dressings which is soon to sail for Fran ce. Although we want her here with us very mu ch, we all feel proud and glad that one of our number is going forth to serve her country in this noble way.
And now let me say that Virginia B sends best wishes to each and every n ... wherever she may be.
ANNE ENGLISH MON1' AGUE,
FLORIDA ALPHA-JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITV
(Chartered January, 1913)
First of all, Florida A wishes to send greetings and a heart)' welcome to our new chap ters, California r, Oregon H, Arizona A, and Virginia B.
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September 19 found fourteen Pi Phis gathered in the chapter- room, and we were indeed a happy bunch 8S we heard the chimes pea l Corth our Alma Mater and we realil-cd that we were really commencing another college year. We 8rc a much smaller crowd than leCt it last June, but the enth usiasm wa s great enough to make up for th e decrease in numbers. Alth ough we miss the girls who could not be back this year, we feel very fortunate in having so many of our al umn a! with u s. Thre e of our girls, Beckie Cumm, '16 , Mrs. Blocker (Florence Jackson), '17. and Mamie H aynes, ' 17. who have graduated here, are teaching in the a cademic department of the university, while others orc filling various positions in town.
As usual, Pi Phi is well r epresented in the college acti vitie s among the most important being: Alice Snrven, ' 19, president of Eusophian Literary Society, Mildred Smith, '19. president of Y. W. C. A., nnd Ruth Haynes, '19. captai n of the girls' basketball team.
We hope next tim e to tell you about o ur fine bunch of freshmen, but at present rushing season is at its height. \Ve sre very' busy preparing for our annual progressive dinner party, which we give neIt Saturday night, and we are hoping to make ao impression on our "r ushees" that will last not on ly until October 27, our bid day, but throughout their entire fraternity life. Panhellenic Association agreed that each fraternity sbould give one party, and the expense of this party should not exceed $18. We are having an interesting time trying to make the $18 cover our menu, when we have always had at le ast twice that sum. H owever. owing to the present condition of the country, we did not think it right to spend more. Thi s is the first year that we h:we bad two fraternities to rush against as A ;:; .d was installed here during commencement last year.
Compulsory military training for all boys has taken the place of football at Stetson this year The girls also nre re ceivi ng training along this line and we are very proud to have one of our girls, Delta Haynes, ' 18, as girls' athletic director. Many of our university boys have answered their country's call, and we are especially proud of one of our lO ll brothers," Paul Hon, who was among the first to volunteer and has since won great honors in France
Cupid h as certainly done his duty among our girls since we last wrote you. One of the most su rpri si ng and delightful events of the summer was the marriage of Florence Jackson to Dr. Daniel JllJIles Blocker, better known as "Uncle Dan" to many of the student body. Ruth Jackson, whom we had depended upon as one of our most active seniors for this year, decided that a degree in matrimony would be more desirable than an A.B. and now, as Mrs. Wishart. she is living in Lumberton, N. C., engaged in the more domestic activities of life. We rejoice in her happiness, but wish that we had her as near us as we have our " Mrs. Uncle Dan. " In June we received the announce· ment of the marriage of Haul Fisk, who was with us two years ago, and it is hard to realize that our l itt le "Fisky" is real1y married. as it happened so (ar away.
Emilie White, '21, PI3infield, N. J. Ruth Williams, '19, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Grace Wilson, ':11, Lansdowne, Pa.
BeCore we tell you any Swarthmore news we want to extend 3. heart,. welcome to the four new chapters of It B 4>, Virginia B, Oregon n, Californ ia L, and Ariz.ona A.
We had OIlT annual hou e party up at Media this year just before college opened. Thus we had a fin.: start for a good rushing season and Ilfter three days of hard work, we pledged eleven of the finest girls who entered this year. Thank you, Iowa B, for the two lovely pledges you sent us. We have all lost our hearts to them.
Mrs. Pansy Jackson Branson, ex-'o2, IT B 4', has given a silver loving-cup to encourage competition in scholarship among the women's fraternities at Swarthmore. Beginning with the present year, the name of the chapter having the highest number of points for both semes ters is to be engraved on the cup, which will be in that chapter's possession for the ensuing year H the c'up should be won by any fraternity for three consecutive years , it will become th e permanent possession of that fraternity. We led in scholarship last year, havin6" a good B average. Let's hope we keep it up.
We are all so proud of Frances Miller for she has been elected secretary of her class. This is the sixt h year that a n 01> has rece ived that honor the first semester of freshman year.
Because of the large number of girls at college this year, it bas been necessarY to place the senior girls in two sections of Wharton Hall, the boy.' dormitory. Although we consider it quite exciting to visit people in Wharton, we certainly miss them here in Parrish.
We have Quite an active Red Cross organiution here. In preparing hospital supplies we coope rate with the women in the village. ,Ve IT girls have all given up knitting for ourselves and are knitting for the Red Cross with all our might and main.
\Ve hope 1\ great mnny of the alumna: will visit us this year, especially since we have improved our chapter-room. The Philadelphia alumna: club gave us 3 flne set of dishes and we ourselves bought Il large fumed oak davenport. Vto'e shall be glad to see any and all of you at Swarthmore College this year.
ELlZA8ITH GEST JON!S.
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PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1895)
INITIATES
(Initiated September 29. 19 17)
Anne Berlolet, "0, QleYt Pa. Helen Reed. '20, New Brun swick, Helen Bodine, '20, Jenkintown, Pa. N. ]. Ruth Clark. '20, Collingswood N. J. Marion Riess, '19. Mercedes , Tex. Elthera Corson, '20, Bridgeton, N. J. Mable Ruck man, '20, Tur botvi lle, Pa
MaTion Goho, '20, Lewisburg, Pa. Pauline Schenk, ' 20, Morri s town, Edith Larson, '20, New Haven, Conn. N. J, Elizabeth Pa Uerson, ' 20 , Kirkwood. Po.
Kathryn Slifer, '20, Milton, Pa.
Pennsylvania B gTeets yOll, desr n 41 siste r s! We returned to co llege this year-just a doten h appy n 4:> girls. But on September 29. H e len Hoffa's home was the scene of A. very pretty initiation. We doubled our number that night when we initiated twelve fine pledges. As sisters now: We have UBetty" and UEther" a nd Marion Goho, Edith, "Cap," and Helen Bodine you know. Mable, H e l en Reed, and Marion Riess, don't forget With Pauline and Ruth and Anne Bertold.
The first two weeks of co llege, Panhelleni c requested the girls not to wear their fraternity pins. Many freshmen did not even know there were fraternities until the last Friday night before we put on our pins. On that night Panhetlenic gave a party to all the freshmen and non fraternity girts of the co ll ege We danced and enjoyed the unique games planned by the committee The "rushing" season is now here and n hopes to take the finest girts the freshman class affords on "bid day" next term.
Mrs. John Thompson (Priscilla Hardesty, 'IO) aDd Edith Horton were back for initiation. It certainly Will fine to have Edith and 14Miss Hard esty" with us again. After one c..f our regular fraternity meetings, Mrs. Thompson invited us to the "Bay Tree" teahouse where an spread awaited us . We had such a good time; we sang and gave our "Ring Ching Ching" until we were hoarse. Later in the week we had an informal party for Mrs Thom son in the suite You know "Peggy" Buck and Heten 'Bodine live there this year and are such charming hostesses.
October 18 was the date we set aside to entertain our atumnse and patronesses. We had an informal party in the college parlors. Everybody brought her knitting and we spent a very pleasant afternoon together.
I almost forgot to tell you. Margaret Bnck is our representative on the Student Exe c utive Committee this year. "Peggy" is a very consc ientious girl and is in hearty coope ration with the committee in th ei r endeavor to p ut mo re in the individual girl.
Pennsylv ani:l B has started a fund this year which we ca ll our "house fnnd." Our "hope springs eternal" that some day we too may have a IT B house for onr college home. If such. day comes we will be uprepared." M. EUNoR HVATT.
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PE!IINSYLVANJA CAMMA-D1CKI:o.!?ON COLLECE
(Chartered 19(3)
Let me introdu ce our ntw pledges: Ruth Fasick, Tyron, Pa.; Amanda Xorristown, Pa.; Evelyn Carr, Pitman, N. J.; Mildred Starner, Carlisle. Pa.
That doesn't seem ma.ny. 1 know, but we have a big chapter at any rate and we decided not to take in many new ones. As is evident by these pledges, rushing leason is over, and it certainly was an exciting one. Our Panhrllenic rulc1i limited rushing to the hours between f o ur-thirty and ,even-thirty excepting \Vedncsday and Saturday afternoon, and we had to rack our poor little brains to find something nice to do for so short a lime. But that is all past ncfW. so why waste space talking about it?
\Ve came back to Dickinson this fall in fear and trembling, not knowing how small a college to expec t, and were pleasantly surprised to find an extra large freshman class to take the place-or to try to-o{ ou r many boYI who have gone off to do their hit. As 10 the girlli, there are more than ever before, and Metzger Hall, our dormitory, has eve ry possible room taken. So, though we miss many old, familiar faces, we are glad to find 10 mllny new ones.
In these days of world affairs it is impossible not to be affected by them, and so the war has come even to Metzger Hall in the form of one meatless and one wheatless day ellch week. The knitting c rne has come too, and we are all busy :naking swenters, scarfs, ::lOd wristlets for the soldier boys.
Around the campus things are very lively. The military training of last spring has been renewed under a competen t instructor and takes the place of the required gymnasium credits oC the underclassmen Football ha s been started and everything looks promising {or a successful season. The fall tennis tournament is scheduled for this week and, for the first time, several girls have entered-Pi Phis, by the way. Then , too, a movement has been started to rai se a half-million dollar endowment for Dickinson and the ball is to be started rolling by a big parade within a few weeks. Alt oge ther none of us can complain of any "dull monotony" around Dickin son.
HELEN L. WITWER.
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GAMMA 'PROVINCE
OHIO ALPHA-oHIO UNIVERSITY
(Char t ered 1889)
Rushing seasoo is over and again we have had very s ucctessful result s. W e l ost no bids, although some of the girls were rushed hard by other fraternities With the view of making rushing as inconspicuous 85 possib le, the Panhellenic Conncil drew up some rules which wefe well ca rrie d o ut. There was no
ru shing the first week o f college and d uring that time no fraternity emblems were worn. Rushing began on Monday o f the second wt'ek and no dates could be made more thai twenty - four hours ahead. Each fraternity was permitted to have one social function. W-e gave a (our-course p rogressive dinner at the beautiful homes of four of OUT patronesses. It was an informal affair, th e dinner co ur se being se rv ed picnic style. The favors were tiny wine and blue candles. After the last co urse we had music and dancing. A th eater party closed the eve ning's e njoyment. We were more than pleased wh en pledge day, th e eighth of October, came n nd we witn essed the ceremonies which always thrill us through and through Our pledges, nil of the class of ' 21 are: Catherine Spencer, D elia H a y, J ose· phine Wuebbell. M ary R eseno r, Beatrice Sawyer, D o r othy Putnam, Margar e t Dail ey, Grace Lawren c e, Elizabeth Earhart.
L ast spring Marguerite Taylor, '17. wa s chose n a member of Cresset, the honorary organization of Ohio University.
Eleanor Ward, '19, is the vice-president of the W oman's League. W e have f o ur girls on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet: Frederica Kasler, '19, Eleanor Ward. '19, M a rgery Voung, '20, and Hel en Smith, '20. IT n has several representatives in the glee club . J anette Coen, ' 19, Margaret Dailey, '21, and Eliza· beth Earhart, '21, have important parts in the coll ege play which will be given in November. Delia Hay, '21, :lnd Helen Smith, '20. are associate editors of the college paper, The Grun and Ohio A ranked second in scholarship among the seven fraternities last semes· ter. First plac e was tabn by one of the Normal fraternities. The general average of rr B .z, was ninety per cent.
The present world events make us stop to consider the gravity of the world sit u ation . It is up to us, at fraternity girh, to keep o ur ideals high, to serve mankind, to m:lke the best of our opportunities, and to c h eerful
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in the face of whatever bar-pens. year (or all of her sister chapters
Ohio .\ hopes for a happy an , 1 s ncendul as ",dl as {or heneH.
H ELIN SMITH.
O HIO STATE UNJVERSITY
(C h ar tered 1894)
I NIT I ATES
( Ini tiated May 24. 19 1i)
Cam ille Windle
Nellie Winkler
Helenruth Dotson
Margaret McLeish
Flynn
Eli zabeth Richards
Ethyl Vorhees
Once mor c we art back in college. Our rushing season is ove r and the tremon of pledge day are forgotten. W e are gl.l.d to introduce to our n IfJ sist ers e verywh ere nine s uch sp lendid girls as we pledged thi s fnll. They 8TC Mildred H astings, Louise Caplen, Ju li3 Simpson, Gene Bending, F os ter. and tBus He skett, a ll of Columbus; Cele!>line Sha r pe :md Katharine Cheney of London, Ohio j a nd Laura L o u ise Clough of M ec hanicsbu rg , Ohi o Julia Simpson, Laura Louise Cl ough, :md Gene Bending \lere a ll s u ccess ful in th e try -o ut for the fre s hman girls' glee cl u b. On November 3 they entertained th e n c tiv e chapter w i th a card party at the Athletic Club.
The eyes of O hio State men and wornl'n, at this opening of the season , are fixed expectantly on our fOOlball team. W e were 'Veste rn Confe r ence c hampion s la st year and from th e r es ult s so fa r this seaso n Ihe p rospects look good for anoth er reco rd -b reak ing season. Our t eam has not bee n serio u sl y depleted, th ough some of Ih t: me n have answe re d the co un t r y·s ca ll to se rvi ce.
Jul ia Dyer, 't9, was married on October 6 t o Li e ut. 1I i r am Riviere. fir sl lieutenant in th t: U S Army. We are sorry 10 report th at :\'ellie W inkle r, Camille Win Jle. and D o r o thy Au st, all inilia.led last M ny , did not r et urn 10 co ll ege , thi s fal l. We a r e working very hard t o ke ep the scho l arship c up, presented by the city Pa n h e llen ic, which we won l ast year.
At Ohio Stat e we are brought a little doser int o t ouc h with the Creat War by th e presence of an aviation tra i ning schoo l o n the camp u s. It i s a cons ta nt inspiration to have th ese boys in khaki in ou r midst. and we are mo r e th an glad to inconvenience ourse l ves 10 make r oom for them.
Ohio B is tr}ing t o be a littl e more eeonomicnl this year in order to be able t o buy a Li berty Bond. t f we can no t all be direct l y co nn ected with the w a r w e can h e lp in o ur ow n sma ll way at home.
JEAS WILLS BI GGER.
MI C HI
GAN ALPHA- HI LLSDALE COLLEG E
(C hartered 1887)
Mi chigan A bega n the year with a small ch apte r, th e re were o nl y nine act i ve Pi Phis wh en co ll ege opened. W e feel, ho wever th at \\ hat we have los t in numbers has bee n ma de up in e nthu siasm.
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In spite of the unsettled condition of o ur co untry, Hillsdale College has a normal enrollment, although it might be added with a majority of girls. In accordance with local Panhellenic ruling, ru sh ing season l asted only three weeks. \V e were very suc· cessfu l this yenT and are glad to introduce to you ten n ew pledges. They arc: Lucille Munn, '21, Esther Searles, '21, Edna Raymond, '21, Marion Cazie r. '21, Lois Augur, '21, Miriam McDougall, • 19. Shirley Rigdon, '18, Frances Parkinson, '11, Josephine Triplett. '2 1, and Olive Rigdon, '21 As our time was limited in whic h to get acquainted with the new girls we advocated personal ru shing which proved a success \Ve feel that we know our freshmen and nre proud of those who now wear the and blue Our pledging ceremony was followed by a cooky·shine and a slumber party.
College life is much the same as usual though we miss many of l ast year' s students. There have been two changes in the faculty-Miss Adelaid e Douglas Simpson of Columbia University, dean of women, who has a lready made many friends , and Prof Daniel M. Fisk, who is the first to fill the Merrill Pr ofessorship of History. Hill sdale welcomes the r eturn of Professor Herron after his for ce d absence of las t year. Classes in surgical dressing and knitting have been established under the supervision of Leah Stock, '12, County Secretary of Red Cross. The se, t oge ther with the girls' literary societies wr 'c h ar e to be converted into first aid classes, give promise that Hill sdale udo her bit."
n 4' is well represented in campus activities: Marion Augur, '19, is assistant editor of Tilt Allene A ckley, '18, and Marion Augur '19, are members of the Student Council and are also on Y. W. C. A cabinet. Norma Mark, '19, is secretary of the Athletic Association and president of the junior class. while Lu cille Munn, '2 1, and Esther Searles, '21, hold class offices. Edna Stoke, '19, and Marion Augur, '19, were elected t o the junior annual staff. W e have eight representatives in the college glee club.
Our have h elped u s with rushing parti es and have showed their intere s t in various ways. Leah Stock, '12, Gamma Province President, and Florentine Cook, el!lo'I7, were with us during the entire rushing season . W e are in o ur chapter-house again this year and enjoy ou r h ome more than ever. A few improvements were added this summer which make it more attract.ive and co mfo rtabl e. Most of our girls live here and we hope to be able to accommodate some of our freshmen also. Mrs. S. D. Bishop of Hillsdale is proving an exceJlen t chaperon and matron.
Our active chapler enjoyed a t ea given in honor of Mrs. Park e R. Kolbe, Grand Presi dent of K K r. at the home of one of the Kappa patronesses.
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October 27 has been set al u H ome-comi ng" for Hillsdal e. We hope to I« o ur alumo:r, friends, and visitors at that time.
EDNA MAY STOKI.
MICHIGAN BETA-UNIVERSITY OF MI CH IGAN
(Chattered 1888)
War! It i s beginning to seem very real to us here at Michigan. Every girl in th e chapter spends her spa re time at Red Cross, and as for knittingthe. conspicuous an those who have none. But in spite of all these exciting timel, the college enrolled more freshman women than usual thi s fall. Thirte en of them are now wearing n ..., pledge pins. In our rushing season we establilihed a r eal preceden t And we cannot help being proud of it. Rushing against nine nationals and onc very strong loc al, we lost only one bid. D o you wonder that we consider thirteen Michigan Beta's lu c ky number?
The chapter was very sorry to lose Miss Marion Webster who chaperoned last year. We cannot, however, thank her enough for recommending Miss Catherine Bagby as her s uccessor. Miss Uagby is taking work in co ll ege but she ha s found time to take charge o f the surgical dressings bran c h of the Red Cross for o ne day in the week. The girls are becoming more patrioti ca lly inspired all the time and we feel that we can do nothing less than to rally to our chaperon's as well as our Nation 's support, with war -like determination and co lle g e enthusiasm.
The Liberty Loan has also been assuming l a rge proportions of late. The Pi Phis subscribtd twelve hundred dollars and now everyone is wildly endeavoring to earn the money. Shampooing, manicu ring, stocking·mending, candy -making, and errand -running establishments bave opened up all over the house and many are <.1oiog flourishing businesses. A hundred dollar loan was taken by the chapter as a whole and one of the girls suggested that this might be tnken in the name of the Settlement School. If several chapte rs cared to follow this suggestion, Little Pigeon w .o uld wake up to wealth some morning twenty or thirty years h ence.
The chapter is also very fortunate in having five sp lend id tran s fers: Dorot hy Patenon, Nellie Wilkinson, and Margaret Hesson from Nevada A i Vivian Smith from Mi chi,an A; and Hilda. DeBar from Oklahoma A.
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Mayall the ch3pters be as fortunate as M ichigan has been. and as successf ul as she hopes to be during the coming year!
D OROT HY E. PURn.
INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLrN C OLLEGE
(Chartered 1888)
Indian a A. is sti ll unable to calm h er h i larity (r om her successful rush season. \Vhen rush closed eighteen of the picked girls of the cnmpus the n call. In fact IT 4> experienced II. regular land s lide. Our pledges are: Mary Short, Bedford; Dolly W ells, Edinburg; Catherine Ruthven, Chic ago; Martha Louise Miller, Bloomfield; Ruth Williams, Shelbyville; Grace Mac Arthur, Chicago; Nelle Miller. Lebanon: Ed ith Carter, and Reba Breisan, Edinburg; Pauline Hunt and Marie Griffith. Mun c ie; Martha BoRZ, Doris Kelly, Marthina Drybread. Gladys Deer, Franklin; Aline R oo t, \Vh eatland; Helen ShufDebarger, liargersville; Katherine Book , Columbus. IT is well represented in the organiutiom. All the offic ers of the class of '21 taken by girls were taken by Pi Phis. The class of ' 20 fa vored s uffrage Ilnd elected a U as its president. In Y. W. C. A. we have two girls on the cabinet and a IT 4' for vice -president. Ne ll e Gipson, '20, h as charge of the Department of the Physical Educ ation of women. This make four Pi Phi s among the instructors and faculty of Franklin College.
O ur seventeen nctive members and eighteen pledges have pledged themselves to give at l enst one hour a wee k to Red Cross work. The out -of-town alumna:: gave us a beautiful scholarship cup. lI e l en Bailey, ' 20, was the first to have her name e ngraved upon it.
,Ve are glad to have Miriam Demming, ' 18, and Jean L agrange, '20, return to college Ihis fall after absen ces of some time.
Franklin College is full of enthusiasm this year in spite of the {act that she is handicapped as all colleges are this winter. H owever, the freshman class with its large enrollment has caused an increase over last year's attendance. Under the direction of our new president, C. E. Goodell, A e, many improvements will be mad e
I IELEN EI IZABETH MILLER.
I NDIANA GAMMA-BUTLER COLLEGE
(Chartered 1896)
INITIATES
(Initiated Octobe r I, 1917)
Hope Bedford, '20
Lucille Brown, '20
Helen Groff, '20
Gertrude Hecker, '20
Agnes Hodgin, '20
Il e len Hopkins , '20
Mo nta Hunter, '19
Elenor Pollock, '20
Velma Rich, '20
n B '" at Butler is doing its P :lrt in this c ritical war situatio n , which i s being felt in all the colleges. We have adopted n Fren ch war orphan and nre now eagerly awaiting a reply to a l etter. which we recen tly sent her. \Ve also have
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a picture of this, our future IT who is only seven yean old. Her home i. at Fenle (Daubs), France, whkh is in the war 1.one and her name is Julia Oelavelle. lIer mother and father art both dead. her father wu killed in battle and WIlS previously decorated with the cross of war for his noble and heroic suvicu. We are.1I proud of Julia and though she is by far our youngest n we have great hopes for her.
We were fortunate in rush this rail and pledged fifteen fine girls whom we know will make loyal Pi Phis next yenr. To show what live wires they are, they invited the active chapter to a party in November. They had been holding mysterious meetings and conversations (or a month past and of co une our curiOl'lity had been duly aroused. As we aTt not allowed the privilege 01 having a chapter-house and as many of our girls live in the city, we are not together as much 35 we would like to be, :md opportunities like this party are invaluable for getting better acquainted with our new pledges
It seems strange not to see the familiar faces of our senior and junior men of last year on our return to college this faU, and we kept thinking of them on our fint chapel morning. Even some of the younger men 8re missing too_ Social affairs are a thing of the past, with the exception of an occasional dance for tbe benefit of the soldiers of Fort H arrison . For the past week a number of our girls have been busy selling Liberty Bonds and in most cases have been very successful. They have ginn their time and sacrificed their own pleas ure s for this work, and others have been busy with the work of the Red Crou The girls feel that this year is not going to be a time for society, but a time for work Ilnd :l time when one is going to be called upon tn give up self for the sake of ou r fellowmen on the battle line.
Football is now in full swing. We have won one victory so far ove r lInn over but this is on l y the beginning of what we hope will be a star year. Most of the boys on the team are new to the game and it may take some time for them to get warmed UP. but when they do we expect to win every game. They have started the season well, for inexperienced players, and with a little more practice will be football stars and heroes.
One of our active girls last year has recently married and another is soon to follow. Margery Hopping, who was the winner of th e si lver loving·cup her freshman year for having the highest grade was married the early part of November and Mary Custer, anothe r one of our last year actives, is to be married in the near future. \Ve miss the girls 3. deal but wish them success and happiness in their new surroundings_ Mary will remain in the city and we hope to see her often.
In closing we wish to thank our alumnre for their kind and helpful assistance during o ur summer rush. \Ve fee l that we owe most of our succen to the help of these older 0 sisters. We are also glad to announce that one of our girls is president of the Y. W_ C. A. this year :md that we have four girls on the cabinet.
MAR CARET ELIZABETH BLOOR.
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MINNE
SOTA
ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
(Chartered 18c}o)
INITIATES
( Initiated June 9, 1917)
Frances Baird
Grace Gardner
This, our rushing seaso n, has seemed a hard time to economize and practice thrift, but it seems very necessary . "Hooverize." is the by - word wherever ont goes. Our rushing expenses have been limited by our Panhellenic and made mu ch lower than for any previous year. We feel that the less elaborate leas and luncheons will appeal to the freshmen just as much, (or we be lieve that they apprec iate the really patriotic spirit of our economy.
Every time we save a dollar someone is Quick with a suggestion of some good use {or it, sucp.tlS for Liberly Bonds. or a Red Cross fund. Our college is now going through the most campaign it has experienced. We are having a three -day Liberty Bond canvass. There have been many teams organized, each consisting of a captain and ten men. The names of all the students enrolled in the university have been given out, t en to a solicitor. II is the duty of each solicitor to reach, personally, nll of these people, explaining to them the value of buying these bonds. Our university has made by which a student may buy a fifty dollar Liberty Bond paying only a dollar a week, and hns also it possib le for one to buy a share in a bond. A may pay five dollars, or Rny multiple of five toward a bond which will be bought by • trustee and when the bonds are redeemed he will receive his five dollars with the nccrued interest. This is one way s ure ly in which we ctln do our bit with almo st no denial.
I think th a t every girl should and is learning to deny herself. One of our professors said in a lecture that during this war, no one should buy any· thing which is not a necessity. It surely does seem that it is a time when we can do without lu xuries. as individuals and as a nation.
ANNAS K!NKEL.
WI SCONS I N ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN 1894)
INITIATES
( In itiated October 23. 19 17 ) Margaret Race. 't9, OtPere, \Vi s. Alice Lloyd-Jones. 't8. Hillside. Wis.
Although the wllr has decreased the number of men students at \Vi sconsin, it seems to us of \Vi sconsin A that are more l ove ly girls than ever. We wish that everyone of our sister n ch aU over the co unlTy might see our pledges of this year. As we look at them, each one of us can not help swelling with pride to see them wearing the pin. W e pledged ol'le postgraduate, Alice Lloyd-Jones; two juniors: Marie Esch, La Crosse, Wis., and Margaret Race; and ten freshmen: Elizabeth Chandler, Linden, Md.; Frances
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Ryan, New York, N. Y.; Helen Clayton. Webster Croves. Mo.; Madge Donaldson, Chicago. 111.; Margaret Stavrum. La CrOlle, Wi,. ; Dorothy Hollands. Oak Park, 111.; Alctha White, Madison, Wis.; Thelma Johnson, Madison, Wis.; Lucille Kessenick. Madi,;on, Wis.; and Wilhelmina tropC. Madison. Wis. Every girl
i. wonderfully fitted to carryon the ideals of n B 4».
In October, Qur pledges and girls who had just been initiated gave a program for us. We were decidedly proud of the talent they showed. After the stunts we all J(.ined in a. regular old-time Hall owe'en party. We bobbed for apples, told fOrlunes, and even ate pumpkin pie and drank cider.
IT D cz, here at Wi5Consin is well represented this year in outside activities. M a rgaret Lathrop and Katharine P. Whiteside both tried out for Twelfth Night, a dramatic club, and made it. Marjory Hendricks is proving her ability in journalistic work. Alice McClymont is doing social settlement work. Hilda Mayer is president and Elinore Schweizer vice-president of Clef Club, a girls' musical organization. Esthe r Wanner, a sophomore, has a very important position on the freshman advisory board . Several of our girls are doing big things in suffrage work; a few are in athletics Martha H ea ley is captain of our bowling team) i many are helping with the Red Cross and Red Triangle work being carried on here ; and some are working with the Y. W C. A. in all its other branches. This summer Esther Wanner was sent as a freshman Y. W. C. A. delegate to Lake Geneva and Hilda Mayer led the singing at that l arge convention. Both of these girls are on the Y. W . C. A. Cabinet Council thi s year. Wisconsin A is n trifle conceited over its members, but then we feel there is a great deal to be conceited over
This year we have a new chaperon. Mrs Elizabet h P. lIunt (Iowa Z '93), who came to us from Cape Girardeau. Mo. We are very fond of her and of her fourteen -year-old daughter, Nancy. who is with us also.
\Ve are now in the midst of welcoming a good mnny of our alumna: who are coming back for the Wi sconsin· Minne so ta football game and Home -coming Week. We are planning a warm reception for them. but the weather does not seem to wish to help us very much. We have several inches of snow and a fair promise oC more loon.
Like every other chapter of IT 4>, Wiscon sin A is trying to face the war problem squarely. We are having our meatless nnd wheatless days and are also subscribing to the different branches of wllr work Th e chapter itseH bought fifty dollars worth of Liberty Ronds beside many that were bought by individual girls. We are now most interested in the work of the Red Triangle in the war camps of this country and Europe. Of course interest means giving
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money; so Wisconsin .A girls are trying to do their bit and make it as big a bit as possible.
We wish all the wear ers and the prospective wearers of the arrow the merriest of mer r y Christmases and a most successful 1918.
ElULY A. KU·f8ALL.
ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE
(Chartered June 22, 1872 )
Coll ege opened this fall with very glad prospect' for an excellent year. We thought our enrollment would be influenced by the war, but it was not. as we have as many freshmen to take the places of the seniors and the olde r men who have offered their services to o ur country.
W e have had the same rushing rules as 1 a s t yea r, that is partly open and pa rtly closed. Rush· ing during the day was closed until four o'clock. From that time it was open until eight o'clock. All Saturday and Sunday were open We have had very successful rushing parties in th e bungalow. For the formal rushing party, the three fraternities had a progressive luncheon at their respective houles and chapter-rooms, all the nonfraternity women of the co llege being invited. On the same day as the formal ru shing party , our alumnre gave us a very pleasant dinner and theater party.
We bave pledged Mildred W est, 't8 . of Chicago; He ster Nelson, '20, Beth Nelson, and Ruth Stephenson, 'u , all of Oneida, 111.; and Mary Emrich, '20, of Casey, III.
Two Pi Phis hold first and second places in the Pan hellenic scholarship contest-Marion Wood ly, "9, first, and Francis Eldred, '17, second We also have the haDar again of winning first and second places in the Townsend Declamation Contest which was held last Jun e, Lucille Knee, '20, first, and Ruth DUD dey, '20. second. Grace Cumm of Florida A has affiliated with us this fall lnd we are glad to have her as one of our members
SARA
ILLINOIS nELTA-KNOX COLLEGE
(Chartered 18&$)
L. BENNETT.
On September 17. fourteen of the old Illinois .6 girls arrived in Galesburg, deliahted to see one another and full of enthusiasm and "pep" for the first few days of rushing and fun. These first days flew by and the fun culminated in the pledge service and cooky-shine held at the hom e of Mrs. Forrest Doyle (Mildred Steele, ' J4), where four splendid girls were pledged to n B -z.. These
were Desire Dic k so n. ' 2 0, of Somonauk, III. ; Dorothy Magner, ' 20, Morris, 111.; Irma Lee, '20, R osevi lle, Ill. ; R oena Urban, ' 20. Quincy, 111. \Ve feel that these girls are just the ones to h e lp fill the places of the seniors who are gone and whom we all miss so much.
Knox i. feeling keenly thi s year the absence of O Uf president, Thomas McClelland. who resigned last year after seventeen sple ndid years of service for our college. He has been and is one of the truest friends Knox eve r had. His lon, Kellogg McClelland. is serving as executive secretary, and Dean Simonds is taking the president's chair te mpo rarily. W e ha\'t a few new faculty members who. with OUf older members, are beginning the Knox year with the determination to make it the very best one possible und er existing conditions. Knox misset her men, but she is so proud of them. They are with the colors, giving themsel ves for the oig ideals of their co untry, A'" Knox men always have done and always will do.
The n B girls have had many jolly cooky-shines and many more are being planned for the future. We are to have one especia lly for our mothers, in a few weeki and are anticipating a delightful lime. \Ve have decided to have no formal party this year and are planning only two very simp l e dances to which men will be asked.
The f ootba ll season bas started and so far we have been very successful. The two games we have played, we have won, and are selfishly hoping our luck will last.
The n girls are very much interested in Y. W. C. A. work in our student organiution. 'Ve bave five girls on the cabinet, one of them, Florence Dean, '18. being annual member for this district. Three of the girls were delegates to the lIIinoi s Conventi on at Chicago o n October 16 Tn other college activities, II B is well represented. Kathryn Harrington, '19, Florence Dean, '18. and Desire Dickson. '20, are members of the Student Council, the Knox governing body. Hel en Tngraham , '18, is house president of 'Vbiting Hall and Marion Gerth, '19, is junior member o( the house co uncil. The secretary o( the senior class and vice-president o( the sophomore class are Pi Phis and we fill a few places on the glee club and on the St"dmt staff. Every II is a busy girl, and with the other students of the college. wt are striving to make this ytar at Knox as happy and prosperous as possib l e.
HELEN TN CRA HAM
ILLINOI S UN IVER SITY
(Chartered 1867)
INITI ATF.S
(Initiated April 30, 1917)
Vtta I-Janis, '19. Austin, Minn.
(Initiated September 21. 1917)
Mary Babcock, '20, Evanston, TIL
'Ve fin311y ca rried through the plan we ha\'t discussed (or 50 many years, Rnd last June during commenctment week. we had o ur first hou se pArty at l.nke Bluff, Ill Beside the active girls. four of the gTRduates o( '16 were back.
Perhaps the fun we had together gave added to our summer cozies; be that
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as it may they more than usually successf ul. rn June. Carolyn Steadman, '20. gave a lun c heon {or u s at h er home in Chicago H eights . and again later in the summer, Clarice Wh itacre invited us all to dinner.
Our ru shing system this yea r was matriculation pledging, and while we dislike it m ore every year, we think it r esulted very well. We have twelve splendid pledges: Mary Darrah, Eva Kohl, Alice Kroeschell. and Marion Judson, of Chicago; Clara Cissna, of Evanston; Olive Eames, o f Wilmette; Margaret Thompson, of River Fore st; Paulin e J aehon and Luc ille PoHer of Marion, lit.; J eannette Day from Columbus Grove, Ohio; Mary Bryan, Findlay, Ohio; and Mildred Mas ters, Shenandoah, Iowa.
Mary Darrah bas already begun to make a name for herself on th e campus, having r ecent ly heen elected chairman of the soc ial committee of the freshman class. At this snme election, Dorothy Howell was elected vice president of the senior class.
In other ac tivities of student life we are also well represented. Student Government for the women of the college is being put into operation this year, and we are very p r oud to have Minnie !Buza r d, '18, as president of the women's league, in cha rge of the new enterprise. Ruth Mitchell, '18, and Carolyn Steadman, ' 20, are members of the House of Representatives and the judiciary committee, r es pec tively.
The War bas, of course, made a great change at Northwestern this year. While the number of men in the two lower classes is about as u sual, they are conspicuous by their absence in the upper classes. It is even rumored that only twenty-two senior men have returned. We a re all very p r o u d, however, of our boys who are doing such splendid work not only in the base hosp ital. in France and the Y. M. C A. there, but also of the great Dumber who have joined the Dew national army. The women are not behind in doing their part, for it was found necessary recently to request the girls not to knit in their classes or during chapel. A Red Cross room opened in Fi sk Hall recently and we intend to do onr part toward making it successful. \Ve have not, however, entirely neglected o ur needs nearer home. Just before the opening of college this year, we bought new c urtains and a new filing ca binet for our fraternity rooms A new tearoom has been opened in University Hall to help in the raising of funds for our Woman's Building.
Pi Beta Phi has been very active in the connec tion with this work. Three of the six women on the executive board be long to our chapter and we furnished the curtains for thi s room.
We are looking forward with 50 much pleasure to meeting the Grand Council when it comes to Chicago for its meeting, and for the Panhellenic Congress.
ILLINOIS ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
(Chartered 18<)5)
Illinois Z found real q u a lity this year, and we felt mighty happy when pledge day brought us seven such spl endi d girls as Eliz.abeth Patterson. 't9, ChicaiO, Ill.; Emily J o rdan. '19, Carlinville, III.; Virginia McCreery, '20. Rushville.
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111. i Mary McCretry, '19, Rushville, 111.; Dorothy Fittpatrick, '21. Chicago. Ill. i Mildred Johnson, '21, Danville, 111.; and lIate1 IIackman. '21, Staunton, III.
We didn't win the new girls this year through expensi ve parties and costly affairs. OUT rush· ing partie. were very simple. Mrs. Hecker and Miss Kiler, two of our alumnre, gave us II. IlIO:.t delicious breakf:lst the Saturday morning of our house party, and Mrs. Busey, one of OUT patronesses. tnter· lailled us at her borne wilh a buutifully appointed luncheon.
The year in all respects has sta rted sp l endidly. The ont new joy that we can boast of this year is our new house. Of course, it isn't the ont we wanted to build. but we are buying our lot and have prospects of n new home some day. H owever, the house we have is a vast improvement over the former one. It is large and roomy downstairs and it accommodates a ll of our own chapter. It seemed to take bolts of c urta in material and hours of time to cover all our windows downstairs, but we were more than recompensed for our work when we received a check for sixty dollars for the material from Mrs. H. H Harris,
one of our patronesses.
Only two of our last yenr's freshmen didn't come back this year, Myrt1e Drew and Blanch Bishop. We have added materially though to our chapter by affiliating Lily Treadwell, Wi sconsin A, Ruth Ountlet. Illinois B, and Luella Jackson, Colorado A.. Grace Flood, '18, decided to come back and join her old class; and that leads me to say that we have thirteen seniors in the hou se this year. It seems impossible to think of the chapte r existing without them; but there are always girls thnt will step up into their places and carryon the work and strengthen the ideals of Pi Beta Phi
CHARLENE SARGENT.
ILLINOIS ETA-JAMES MILLlKl :-': UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1912)
INITIATES
(Initiated June 2, 1917)
Mary Finn, '20, Decatur, 111
"\Vhere do we go from here, boys, where do we go from here?"
Of cou rse, it's hard to give a definite answer to a question like that one so early in the year. We can say, in a general way, that we're going right stra ight through to the happy end of the busiest, most serious, most se rviceable year that we've ever had. You'd be sure to believe it, if you co uld see all the girls in college knitting sweaters and socks. making ho spi tal dressings. and practicing first aid on their defenseless cowo rkers while the men drill and driB and
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drill. There's no doubt about it; we're all working. W e tllke time out (or recreation once in awhile. We rushed economically during the three weeks after our Y. W. C. A. week. Not a cent could we spend on our rushees; we hardly dared to give them ice water to drink. Our parties were delightful exceptions to the nOt-acent rule. The first onc, a tea at the Fi shing Club, was a success in every way. and our military ball at the Country Club was gorgeous. We hope that it wasn't entirely due to the parties that we were permitted to have as our guests at a banquet at the Hotel Orlando eight splend(d pledges. We 're mighty proud of them.
We have class offices, members of the Y. W. C. A . cabinet, managership of \Vomen's Athleti cs, n M e, and Camp Fire offices, members of the Millidek Board, the Deco/urian stafT, and the Glee Club. It is going to be a big year, for every college mnn and woman. Isn't it, now?
MARGARET M. CLOYD.
EPSILON PROV lN eE
IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN
(Chartered December, 1867) INITIATES
( Initi llted May 30, 1917)
Marie Walker, '20
Owing to the unsettled conditions we were few in numbers, but in spite of that fa c t we have just co mpleted a mosl successful rushing season. On October 10, in our chapter-rooms, we pledged five charming girls; Dorothy Gilmore, Bl oomfield; Ina Shaull, Marengo; Vera Shipley, New London; Wilma Monger and Lu c ille Cartwright, Mt. Pleasant. Our rushing stunts were very simple for we tried to economi:te in every way, both on time and money. We gave a very informal tea to about forty new girls at the home of one of our patronesses. This was followed by a cooky-shine in our rooms
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and a breakfast at the home of K atherine Firebaugh, our first pledge. of the ye&T. The rushing season was closed by a vtry prttty party given us by our alumnz.
Now our athmtion is turned to co11 tge work. W e 3rc having six days of colle re each week, thus making up enough to dismiss a month earlier next sprine· Be side thi., practice has begun for the girls' glee club which makes its annual tour at the Christmas holi da ys. n 4t is ver-y proud to be r epresented by six eirls. We arc very active in Red Cross work i Mar y Crowthe r. ' t 8, i5 chairma n of the college auxiliary and just now she is very successfully directing a membenhip cllmpaign and overseeing the s tarting of knitting classes. MOl t of the social activities of the college arc to be given u p and all attention turned to war work.
We were delighted to have Ir en e Gorman, I owa Z, with us for a sh ort lime during rushing; also Nona Spahr Don ahue , ' 10. Indeed w e wished many times for our proviol;e preliident, who W:lS m:lr r ied ,hi fA il and is n ow at home in Detroit.
ELLEN GAJ.DN&R.
I OWA BETA-SIMPSON COl LEGE
(C harter ed 18i4)
INITIATES
( Initiated April 28, 191 7)
Bessie Bo il eau, ' 19
Bessie Noble, ' 17
Beatrice Hannelly, ' 20
Vera Hallowell, '20
Marian Simpson, '20
Blythe Clayton, '2:0
Martha Hoffm an, ' 19
( Initiat ed May t8, ( 9 17 )
Iia lel T eeter, ' 19
Eloise Bu c k. '20 Will a Throckmo rt o n, '20
Jessie Shirley, '20
Ethel Cha mb e rl in, 'IC)
The opening of th e n e w year find s Simpson Pi Phis happy and very busy. Last yeAr wos one of the most successful w e have had, and we nre s ure this one will be liplendid, too.
Our Founders' Day cel ebratio n was es p ecia ll y interesting. Abo ut twenty-six members of the Des Moine s alumnre club spent th e day with IlS. There was a cooky.shine and stunt by the juniors a t th e h ome of Mr s . \Vill iam Bu xton. and and in the afternoo n thr ee girls were initi ated at the h ome o f Mrs , Eugene Harlan. Our gue s ts enjo yed th e initiation especially.
The close of the year was a v e ry busy time for everyone in college. Practically every girl was doing some so rt of Red Cross work, and taking one of the Red Cross classes. Everyone o f the seventy·seven Simpson girls who took the Red Cross examination in' home nursing p assed wi t h high grade !>, nnd we were ver)' pr o ud of this, particularly wh en we h ea r the ret urn s fr om other colleges. Practically all social affairs were given up this spring.
However, Pi Phi s found time first commencement w eek to have their fnn. College closed June I. and that evening our pntronesses entertained us at a lovely cooky-shine at Mrs. Schee's, followe d b y a slumber porty at Harriet Perry's.
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The next morning we went to the annual alumnre breakfast at Mrs. Anita Blohm Latta's. An unu s ual number of alumna-: were home for commenceme nt , and we bad a wonderful time-though it was rathe r serious, too, when we tho ught that we wer e parting from our seniors . Five sp l endid girls were pled ged: Marie Gass, Dale Buchtel, Vera Dickens, H e len Sigler, and Dorothy Coffin. These l as t two nre alh:nding Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa ., this year.
On Jun e 4 we had our semester informal party at Mrs. F. C. Sigler's. Our guests were especially delighted with the cooky-shi ne, for th ey'd all wondered what our famed cooky-shines were! The evening was spent informally on the ' beautifully big l awn. and in singing Simpson and n songs, Ju s t now we've just return ed from o ur annnal picnic and slumber party at Josephine Hiatt's co unt ry h ome.
O ur girls have all been busy t h is summer. H elen Wright, Aural Anderson, and Florence Baker had charge of children's work with the Midland Chautauqua. Agne s Wrigh t and Dale Buchtel went IO the Y. W. C A. Conference at Lake Geneva, and thoroughly enjoyed meeting other Pi Phis th ere. Eugenia Shaw and Esther Peddicord worked at Marcy Cente r Settlement house in Chicago.
Pi Phis have many honor s this year. Margaret Griffith is president of the Y. W. C. A., and our girls have literary society offices , st u dent assistant positions, and many other honors.
W e h ave pledged two more fine girls this fall; Grace Hughes and Vera Summers. Pledge day for fr eshmen comes November 9 this year, instead of at the end of the year as usual.
This is the firs t year that most of th e girls have s tayed at one house, and we are enjoying it immensely. We have a three-story, gray stucco hou se , and it i s filled to over fl owing with twenty girls. W e each one think it a privilege to live with so many fine girls, and to form the closest of friendships with them
A GNES M. WRI GHT.
Margaret Killian , ' 18, Kearney , Neb. Iowa State College opened Stptember 10, its loss due to o ur co untr y's need o f men but with its spirits undamptned and promising to do its sha re in its way during our country's crisis. I
IOWA GAM MA-I OWA STATE COLLEGE
(Chartered May It, 1877) , INITtATES
(Initiated June 2, 191i)
Marcia McKay, '20, Osceola, lawll.
Josephine Myerly, ' 20, Des Moiors, Iowa. Helen Rhodes, '20, Cedar Rapids, I owa. Rachel Garst, '20, Des M oines, I owa
Mary Amos, '20, I ndianola, I owa.
Velma Forbe s '20, Jefferson, Iowa.
(Iniriatkl September 2 0, 1917)
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Twenty-five active members of Iowa r returned happy to welcome three new transfers, Florence Rominger and Abby Sinclair of Iowa A, and Mildred Barney of Nebraska B. We enjoy the new furniture gained by each girl earning five doll an during the summer vacation and contributing that amount (or it. Mrs. C A. Fren ch of Grand Rapids, Mich., is our new :lnd most charming chaperon.
Rushing season just closed and we are glad 10 announce the pledging of twelve freshmen: Mary McCa rroll, Ames; H elen Myley, Des Moines; Lillian Deskin, Ottumwa; Mable Hasbrook, Alta, Colo.; Florence Todd. Savannah. Mo.; Dagmier Hobensock, Fremont, Neb.; Francis Gates, Fori Dodge; Ruth Ba rk e r , PHry; Gladys Johnson, Genoa. Neb.; Ir ene Bickle McGregor; Helen Drybread. Nev.; Ester Walker, Tipt on.
Again we are p r ominent in all co llege activit ies, being led by o ur president, Edith Curtiss, who is foremost in all that pe rt ains to t h e life o( woman at I owa. S tate College. This year we have initiated a n ew plan by which we made it comp ul sory for each girl to do h er part, us ing 0. point system regulating the r equi re d amount (or each mem b e r .
The thr ee l ead!l in the musicnl comedy given by the Masq uers are played by two of the active girls, Katherine Lamson, nnd Bertha W ormhoudt, and one of o ur talented (reshmen, Lillian Deskin. Th e le ading part in the sophomore cl ass play also (ails to one o( our active girls.
Norma Lee, Mirinm Mackenz.ie. and Elizabeth McHenry were our juniors who were initiated into Mortar Board this semes te r
ELIZ ABETH NELSON M c HENRY.
IOWA ZETA-UN I VERS ITY OF I OWA
(Chartered 1882)
INITIATES
( Initi ated September '7 1917)
Elitabeth Cotton and Rosalie Martin, Ma!lon City
K £. thryn Dayton a nd Fl orence Strub, I owa City Florence J aeckel, Winter se t
I owa Z (eels that this year is marking many (orward steps (or the chapte r Every girl i!l very happy ove r the f ac t that Mi s!l P atc h is to be with us (or another year, (or she i s a chaperon wh o ca rri es the great II B spirit into everyt hing she doe •.
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O ur new house is proving a r eal home. The alumna: have contrib u ted materially to its beauty and u sefu ln ess, and constan t reminders come from II B ell {atMrs and m ot h ers of theic love and int e r es t.
Our ru shing seaso n op ened w i th a formal breakfast on September 13, and co ntinued for three days On Friday we e nt e rtained informally at an afternoo n lea and Saturday e vening at dinner. Ju st at the close o f rushing Se ason Mr s. Allen visited u s. She formally pledged o ur ru shees' and the foll owi ng day five o f our l ast yea r's p l ed g es had the honor of b ei ng initiated by h e r .
Social activities have bran ched in se veral directions. A tea for th e women of the university f ac uIty and th e friends of IT B in the city , was given October 6. The following day, "Open House" was hel d for th e men's fraternities of the uni ve r si ty. October 13 , o ur pledges entertain e d the pledges of K K r. From time to time during the yea r it is o ur c ustom t o do this, in orde r that the f rate rnity wom en may become be tte r acquainted .
The great war, of c..0 ur se, h as the first pla ce in ou r interests. A side from the ever-present knitting, a Red Cross Auxiliary has been formed and i s carrying on r eg ul a r energetic work fo r th e national organization. Also a small co ntribution from eac h of us se rv es t o keep a. Be lgian child. A m ea tl ess and a whea tl eu day i s being obse rved each week, and steps are being taken to buy a Liberty Bond D e finite action has been t ake n b; th e ch apte r against the u se of the brightly colored yarns beca use of the s h or tage of good yarns for so ldi ers' use. I
Th e co ndition in P anhe ll enic, o ur rep re senta ti ves fe el, is very encouraging. An exchange (If dinner dates has been p l anned , whereby eac h fr a ternity girl may be able to know every other, before th e year is ove r. We a re not alone in thinking that the fraternity situation i s i mprov ed h e re a t Iow a, since our w oman's d ean has expres sed herself as bei n g more sa ti sfie d than ever before.
Thu s far, the year seems o n e of promise. The scho l arship of the girls has been satisfac t o ry to th e fa c ulty, the activities are b eco ming of vital intere st, and the fraternity hom e is a true in spi ration for the living o f th e r ea l II n '1 ' ideals.
ETNA BAR R.
NEB RA SKA BETA-UN I VERS I TY O F NEBRASKA
(Ch artered 1895 ) INITIATES
( Initi ated October 28, 1917)
R osave re Menagh, '20 Margare t Winn, '20
Sep tembe r I2 f o und thirteen Nebraska Bet as w e ll sett l ed in the chapterhouse and ready to enter the three daya' ru shin g season. W e found ourselves so mewhat handicapped by the Panhelleni c rule, that rush in g expe nses sho ul d not exceed $50 With the careful planning and cleve r handi craft in the line of favors, deco r ations, etc., we were able to give four very c r editable parties. Pledge day r ewa rded our efforts with eigh t fine pledges, H elen Boylan, Den ison, Iowa; D or othy Davis, Mildred McFarland Eunice Fiske, and Louise
Watkins, Omaha. N eb ; Eleanore Murray, P ende r, Neb.; Florence Wilcox , N o rth Pl a ttc, Neb Several desirable girls were not able to pledge at the first pledge day and we have hope s o f adding the m to our at the next pledging.
Rushing over, we be g an the new co ll ege year in earnest Everyone is taking wOTk very seriously in these war days. Luci l e Wil cox is pr esiden t of Black MaSQue, the senio r gir ls' honorAry club, and So member of the Girls' Club Council. Mildred Bowers, Alice Sedgwick , and lIelen Boybo Brc members of their clan honorary aocie ties. Many o f th e girls are taking active intert,t in the Red C r Oll classes, condu c ted by the university, We nre req u iring each freshman to identify her se lf with at least onc co llege activi t y.
The hom e life of the chapter was never more h armoni ous. We h ave a c harming new housem o th e r, Mrs . A. M . Eberly. Th e chapter is having a fo r her Saturday.
Next week is our llnnual u Home -coming" at Nebraska 'V e have a gridiron contest with Mis so u ri University and we are in h ope. that some of th e gi rl s from Missouri A will visit us th em. II makes it an annual c ust om to have a lunc h eon that day just for Pi Phis . The re are u sualJy abo ut seventy -li ve ac t h'e and alumnae members present, and it is one of th e most enjoyable affairs of the year. We wish that every IT 4» from every chapter might be with us da y to join in the tout to the Wine and the Blue EL I ZABETH CRAWFORD.
MI SSOUR I ALPHA-UNIVERS I TY OF MI SSOU RI
(Cha:-tered 18<}8)
INITIATES
( Initiated September 28, 1917 )
Eliubeth H erring Plunk ett , Bruns i ck. Mo.
Winifred Locke, W ebb City, Mo.
Margaret Lewis, Kan sas City, Mo.
Gladys Wall. K ansas City, Mo.
Francis VOllng, Kansas City, Mo.
Josephine Newell, M a r shall, Mo.
First let me introdu ce the girls we pledged September 30, wh o all come from places in Mi sso uri: Flora Cockrell, Warrensburg; M ary Wil son , Charleston: Hazel Babb and Eda Lin coln of W ebste r Groves ; WiUyne Crud son , Louisi ana; Dorothy Clarke, Columbia; Olivia Carter. Mex ico j A deline l'a r ris, Jef· fenon City; Mary Gladden Grant, Fulton; Margaret Spicer, Fult on j Co r · rinne Mac key, Kansu City; Ali ce Johns , Charleston; Ali ce 'V iedmer, St. Louis; Eula Todd, Shelbina j nnd Norene Nugent, Paris
Because of the se ntiment against elabo rat e ente rt ainment our rushing was very si mple this year. We re turned on ly two girls, who had ever been thro ugh n college ru shing seuon before. Th e si m ple parties and the lack of expe ri ence w as o ffset, h owever , by th e enthusiasm of a ll the girls and th e alumnre and patronesses . When the week of ru shing w as ove r we pledged fifteen girls.
All the girls in the chapter are spending their spare time kn i tting for the so ldi ers and sailors. In order to get yarn more qui ck ly we have pledged o ur
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s upport to a movement {or the purchase of yarn for the use of university women. Each girl in the chapter also spends at least onc a{ternoon a week, sewing at the Red Cross rooms. The chapter bought two Liberty Bonds to be paid lor by individual assessments. The tendency this year is to lupport every movement that will aid the men of the country who are in service. aDd our girls arc r esponding to this with a fine show of self -sacrifice.
The war, however, does not seem to have affected the return of Missouri .A girls. Nineteen girls came back in September, and all expect to be here the entire year We afC seriously considering a plan of renting n house for second semester (or the use of OUf pledges, who evcn now are talking of the time when they wilt be initiated and can Jive in the house. We feel that they will be better able to learn to appreciate fraternity spirit if they are all together in one house.
On Hall owe'en we were entertained by our pledges who put on a very original ' minstrel show in which they took off the olde r girls in an amusing manner. After this we entertained them with a spook dance and a feast.
The annual Missouri - Kansas game is to be played in Columbia this year, nnd we are expecting many of the Kansas A girls down for that week·end. Many of our own old girls will be back. Altogether we should have a regular Pi Phi experience meeting
MI SSOURI BETA-WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
(Chartered J()01)
INITIATES
(Initiated Octobe r 12, 19 17 )
Helen May, '20, 51. Louis , Mo
( Initiated Octobe r 29, 19 17)
Dorothea Burbach, ':zo, St. Louis, Mo .
The op&ing year brought back only sixteen active girls and two pledges, one of whom has since been initiated. Pledge day was September 28, the second day of college, and we were able to pledge seven freshmen without losing a single bid. Rushing was made somewhat easier this year by new Panhellenic rules. We were permitted to rush from the first of April to the end of June with a $75 limit on total individual rushing and only two parties a month. During July and August, rushing was discontinued, to be taken up again in September with an allowance of eight parties for that month.
We are sorry to say that this year we fell to seeond p l ace in the scholarship record of fraternities, as published in Student Life, our college paper. K A e, ranked fint with an average of only four one hundredths of a poin t more than ours.
The freshman class is an exceedingly large one this year and the loss of men is noticed only among the upper classes, where the greater majority have joined some branch of service. A knitting unit was organif ed last spring by the university girls and kept up during the summer. 1n this way we have been able to send an abundance of material to the Red Cross. The girls of the university
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also supplied each member of the Washington University Am bulance Unit with a knife and sewing kit before the the boys departed (or France. College activitiea are going on as usual and promise a bright (uturc. Thyun s, the dramatic club. has held ill. try outs and four Pi Phis were admi tted. Girl s' athletics h ave taken a jump, adding rowing and archery to th ei r list of activities. The hockey te ams a re well under way; swimming h as started; and the tenni s tournament is nearly at a close.
During the s umme r Dorothy J ackes, '19. went as delegate t o tbe Y 'V . C. A. Confe ren ce at H olli ste r, Mo.
Irene M orris, '17. of Wi sconsin A. has bee n vi si ting Mildred Hess. '19. before returning to Chicago, where she is engaged in secretarial work .
lOSSOURI GAMMA-DRURY COLLEGE
(Charte r ed 1914) INITIATES
( I nitiated Octobe r 6, 1917) Mau de Kump. '20
( Initiated June I, 1917 ) Wilma Smith, '21
College bas opened again at Drury with an unu s ually promising outlook for the future. Th e enrollment was much large r than expected, and we bave a number of new fa culty members.
Drury was very fortun ate i n secu r ing for a n e w president n man of wide exper ien ce and excepti onal abi lity Dr. Thomas Will iam Nadal, formerly of Olivet College, has come to us and has f ound his way int o the h ea r t of eve r y Drury st u dent.
W e a lso have new professors in German, education, and domestic science. The Domestic Science Department has just been installed and is one o f the most comp l e tely eq ui pped in our pa rt of the state. It is no wond e r we are 10 very proud of both i t and the charming teacher who is at its head. And thrn we have our new dean of women, Lu e ll a Clay Carso n Dean Canon is filIng her position in a mOlt sp lendid manner.
The first wee k was devo ted by the girls to the V. W. C. A. No f raternity ru s hing was allowed and no fraternity jewelry wo rn But immediately following came tw o wee ks of st ren uo us ru shing. At the end of this tim e Miuouri r had sec ured ten o f th e very finest pledges. Th e fraternities are only allowed one l a rge stunt each week o r the rushing season. Our first one was a "wiener" roast at the co untry h ome of one of our members. The second was ou r slumber party, a n old tradili c)na. l form o f r ll sh ing, whi ch proved a greater s ucc ess than usual.
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The la st affair was a spread in our fraternity room following the pledging ce remony.
Now that ru s hing is ove r the girls are free 10 help our alumnre. The Springfield alumme sew (or the Red Cross each week at the high school building and the active girls help them ou t. W e !l r c: ext r eme l y proud of the alumna: who are always alive and take an interest in everything done by the active chapter.
A Drury R ed Cr oss un it is just n ow being formed and every IT 41 will, of co urse , be a member. Some of our girls 8rc: already as busy as can be on sweaters and scarfs for the Army and Navy, and in e very n ook Bnd corner there is someone us ing the knitting n eed le s. Severnl of our b oys are now in training and some already in France. Th is brings th e War home to u s
ELY.
KANSAS ALPH A-UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
(Chartered J873)
INITIATES
(Initiated June 2, 1917 )
Eva M oore Diamond, '20, \ Vichita, Kan
D o ris '20, Kansas City, Mo. Eve l yn Roen.baugh, '19. Wichita, Kan. Cenivieve Searle, '20, Oskaloosa. Kan.
The university opened rather late this fall, and after n short ru s h week we were anxious to settle down to work. The se ri o us spirit of th e day i s remarkab l y reflected in the attitude of the Kan sas University students and eve ryone r eturned eager for ' hard work both in co llege and in various f o rms of Red Crass activity. The Women's Student Government Ass oc iation has (ltgani:r:ed th e students into distri c ts which hold m eeti ngs e ve ry week and sew or knit for the local Red Cross Society. Bes ide the out"ide work, new regulations co n ce rning universa l military drill and gymnasium for the students have been for F ulated by the university senate.
W e feel that this work connects us with the worlri at large and aside from it, we have had teas, middy dances, and freshman frolics, so that the
duce to n B cz,. They are: Ruth Massey, uppe r c1ass women could become a cq uainted with the new members and help them in m3.king their col· lege life enjoyable.
\Ve are fortunate again this year in that so many of our old girls have re · turned, for we have twen · Iy -three back with u s. And after an interesting rush · ing we r ejoice over se ven splendid fre s hmen whom we &Ie glad to Wellington , Kan . ; Josephine introThut·
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man, Joplin, Mo. i Martha Mackie, Lawrence. Kan; Edna. Chain, Wichita, Kan.; Myrtle teen, Kansas City, Mo.; Mary Poindexter and Helen Thurston of Kansas City, Kan. \V e were assisted by our fine alumnz. who came from Kansas City and other ntoll by towns. So we feel certain that this year bas every prospect of being a useful and splendid year (or Kansas A. LolA TAYLOR.
KANSAS HETA-KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
(Chartered June 3. 1915)
(Initiated May :13. t917)
Irene Mott
Helen Blank
Zepherine Towne-Shaffer (M rs. Pearl)
JUlie 20, l1j11)
Irene Toliver
The opening of college this fall was very different from similar openings in other years as it probably was everywhere, since the enrollment in the college is only about two·thirds that of last year. Our chapter is quite limited in numbers but lhat is made up in spirit and enthusiasm.
\Ve are v ery fortunate in being able to have a real IT ell mother, Mrs. Snider, for our housemother this year . I wish every IT oj) could know her because her heart is large enough for us all.
Our ru sh ing season was very Quiet this year and the littl e entertaining done was of the simplest form to be in keeping with the sentiment of the times, which is against elaborate ente rt ainment in the c r i!'lis o ur country is facing.
W e have several II oj) brides living here this winter from different chapters whom we had the pleasure of meeting and having with us. Some of our IT 1> sis ters from K ansas A, Missouri At and Mi ssouri B t have spent week·ends with us whi ch help u s to realize that we are a little part of a wonderf ull y big o rganization.
Mis. Ada Dykes (Kansas A, 'I i) is instr uctor in the Public Speaking Department here this year, and she i s so very ent hu siastic ove r her work th at she will undoubtedly enco ur age our girls to try for parts in the college plays this year.
Ft. Riley, being 50 near, has changed conditions in Manhattan to a great extent.
Sarella lI e rri ck, '19. is sec r e t ary of Y. W. C. A. cab in et, Irm a Boerner. '18, and Earnestine Biby, '20. are class seuetaries. H elen Giles is a member of the glee club, and H elen Carly le is in the orc h utra.
The girls have been working to help promote the "Big Sister" movement in the Y W. C. A. and in their spa r e minutes they keep their needles busy (or our boys.
Th e prayer is constantly in our hearts that the next ARROW will see a clearer, brighter h orizon for o ur co un t ry
EDITH
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ARKANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Chartered 1<)09) INITIATES
(Initiated October 19. 1917)
Doris Prather, '20, Fort Smith, Ark.
Arkansas A. is just bubbling over with news. So many grand things have happened to us this semester tbat we arc still in a somewhat bewildered state. First we want you to know about our wonderful pledge.: Florence Kruger, Little Rock, Ark.; Edith Le Clercq, Paris, Tex.; Ella Meeley M'onticeUo. Ark. ; Rubye McGaughy Pine Bluff, Ark. They have been ours only a month but we already know what splendid Pi Phis they are going to make.
We have just initiated Doris Prather. It is so nice to have her on the inside wi th us. She has the honor of being the first girl initiated in our new home.
But then we haven't lold you about our new home. We are venturing on an unexplored field, that of housekeeping, but the auditing of our first month' s accounts has been so satisfactory, dae to oar chaperon, Mrs. Hoeltzel, the mother of one of our senior girls, and the efficient work of the house committee. Our alumnae club bas been jOlt wonderful to us. In fact there never could be better or truer sisters. They worked so faithfully all summer selecting our he use and completing the business arrangement. We now eat with shining n silver that they have given us and they supplied part of our linen. They were instrumental in helping us get our Roor lamp and draperies. So just see for how much we have to thank our alumnz.
The alamnz enthusiasm became no less ardent during ru shing season for they assembled full force. Mabel Monteath, ex·'17, and Mildred Rosser, n·'16, vi.ited us , and not only our own al umn re but alumnae from two sister chapters were with us. They are Louise Fenet from Texas It. and Claire Conner from Virginia A. We were so glad to have lhem with us and the new ideas they gave u. were 10 helpful.
Beatrill: Quaile, '17, is with us again this year. We are so glad to have our Trixie back. She is doing postgraduate work as well as teaching freshman English in the university. We point with pride to OUT sister on the faculty.
Pi Phis are well presented in all phases of college work Our president, Marjorie Gold, has been elected president of the Skull and Torch, the senior honorary society and of the senior class . Jean Ru sse l bas been elected secretary of the junior clllS. The Home Economics Club has chosen Lucy 'Bennet as its secretary and Jean Scott as tbe representative to tbe uni·
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versity annual, Tile Rasorback. The girls most prominent in Y. W. C. A. work are Pauline Hoeluel !lnd Doris Prather. The Normal Club has elei:led Mar· garet Montague as its president and Lura Mas sengale as its Rasorback repre · sentative.
Beatrix Quaile is fiction editor of the university magazine, Tile Arkansan. A new miscellaneous department' has just been created in this magazine and Lucy Bennett has been made its head.
We have had noti ce of (our new chapters since our last letter, thrice welcome to our c ha.pter roll!
LURA
KN OX MASSENCALE.
LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEWCOMB COLLEGE
(Chartered 1891)
Newcomb opened September 22, with the celebration of Cap and Gown Day. Forty-seven seniors, including n ine Pi Phis filed into c hapel and thu s formally opened the college year for 1917-18. Immediately after, the first student 1;tody meeting of the year was held IT is well represented in co llege activities this year: Katherine Caffery, '.8, is student Council president and senior basl!:etball captain; Nathalie $etton, t 18, is president of the French Circle and vice·president of the Newcomb athletic association; Marguerite Ellis, '18, is president of the Newcomb athletic association and vice·president of the senior class; Jda Lise Black, t 19, is secretary of the student body; and Gay Saunders, '19, is treasurer of the Newcomb athletic association.
Initiation is to be held October 19. II has thirteen pledges, and this year the chap ter roll will number thirty. Rushing has started, but is by no means strenuous. By a Pan hellenic ruling there is to be no money spent on rushing and no rushing off the campus. So far this has been found to be very successful.
The interfraternity scholarship cup for 1916-17 was won by K A e. n <1> stood fourth; but we are already hard at work to make a better record this year.
Everyone is very busy at present preparing for registration day. has gone into it "to a man," and we are going to do our best to woman in New Orleans to offer her services to the government.
Newcomb get every Red Cross classes are again being organized at college, and almost Hery girl is ei th er knitting an army or navy sweatH, or is engaged in relief work of some description.
MARGUERITE
B. ELLIS.
ZETA PROVINCE
OKLAHO:!ttA ALPHA--oKLAHQMA UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 1910)
Th e beginning of this year saw Oklaboma A settled in a new home, whicb is such a wonderful improvement over our old one that we are very comfortable and happy. The gre:lt, long living-room is beautiful. It is furnished
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in gray wicker, upholstered in gray and rose, with rose draperies And then there is the pride and joy of our li ves-a new Steinway grand piano. \Ve have a new chape ron, Mrs. Henry M arsha ll Furman, who is a IT cfJ mother.
Our prospects for rushing season were the very best, and our success was as great as we expected . The chief features of ou r ru shing season were a dinner at the Lee - Hu ckins H otel in Oklahoma City on M onday night, and a formal breakfast Tuesday morning, alter which we pledged. We ret urn e d fourteen old members, and now have seve nteen pledges. Th ey are Barbara \V eaver, H el en Gupton, Margaret Maxfield, Helen Mille r, Laura and Tullia Graves of Oklahoma C ity; Ir ene Ambri ste r, Edna Brockway, and Rebecca Brett of Norman; Frances Rosser of Muskogee; Frances Gorman, Ardmore; Kathryn Pratt . Shawnee; Christine Laing, Kingfi sher; Waun ette Hamilton, Okmulgee; Ruth Mackay, Durant; Veda Wood. Blackwell; and Lu cy Kirtley, Bartlesville. Of these, Frances Rosser was elected treasurer of the freshman class. Hen· rietta Boyd. of Oklahoma City, entered College and was pledged, but on October 13, she was married to Carl Dalby, a. member of Troop IB, Cavalry, Ok l ahoma Nati onal G u ard . now in training at Camp Bowie, Tex.
jcfl Chapler of .A 4> was installed her e on September J4. The local Panhellenic entertained all th e women of the univer sity at a tea in honor of the new chapter in the restroom of the univer si ty in the Admini st ration Building This is th e six th national fraternity to establish a chapter at the University of Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma, of course, has changed greatly, due to the loss of so many of the older men There are students in every branch of the service. ln spile of th is, the enrollment has not decreased. One sees everywhere girls with their khaki and gray yarn, knitting for the soldiers.
Work ha s commenced on the splendid new auditorium of the university. However, due to a shortage of labor. it is not being completed as fast 8.5 it should be. This is the fir st Luilding of the million and a quarter appropriation made last year for the university by the state legislature and we 8re hoping before this year i s over to see several other buildings started.
THn&SA GmsoN.
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TEXAS ALPHA-l'NI\' [RSITY O F TEXAS
(Chartered IC}02)
INITIATES
( I nitiated October 4. 19 17 )
Virginia. Allen. '20, Austin, Tex.
Eleanor Atkinson, '20, Austin, Tex
Ladye Bryce Childress, '20, Terrell, Tex.
IJallie Kelley, '20, Wharton, Tex.
Pauline Seale, ' 19. Bryan, Tex .
D o rothy M c Knight , '20, Mansfield, T ex.
Sarah Chambers, '20. Dal1as, Tex.
Although the ever·depressmg waf and the late trouble be tw een the Guve rn or and the University of Texas forced the univ ersity to open under rather gloomy prospects Texas A. with the active chapter augmented by sev en illltiates Ilnd five transfers, has j u st closed a highly satisfactory rushing se aso n, and i s looking forward to a very suc.:essful year. W e have f o urteen pledges j over half of them have adva n ced college standing and can be initiated af t er they ha\e passed their co ur ses for the fall term_ Seven of our Int year's pledges returned to be initiat ed th is fall, and th i rteen o f hut year's active chapter are also in college again. Two transfers fr om our new chapt e r, Virginia B, Cordelia Broadbent, from San Antonio. Tex., and Dor o thy Smith, of EI P aso, Tex., two Crom Virginia A, Katherine and Alm a IBaker from Ha milton, Tex., and onc from Drury College, l\,ti ssuuri, Ouida H Arri son, increase o ur Qc liv e c hapter ' s number to twenty-five.
We held initiation in the evening and immediately afte rw ard entertained with a cooky-shine for the pledges. The pledges hav e issued invitati o ns for a Hallowe 'en dance October 27. whi ch we a r e anticipating with mu ch pleasure.
Our parlor has been made more attractive by the addition of a bea utiful Aoor lamp, the gift of last year ' s initiates and three silk sofa pillows in har· moniting shades The Houston alumn:!!, wh ose c ontinuer.! interest and thoughlfulness we deeply appreciate, have just sent us a dozen and a half s,oo ns and a m ea t fork :n an unu sually p l easing Community silver design, all of which fill a long - felt need in our dining-room.
Several of our aiumn{e and last year 's active s tudents wer e h e re during rush· ing season, and gave us invaluable aid in that s trenu o us time. They were Flora Lee McCullough anu }'I ary Sht:1ton of Waco, J eanette II agelstein, Clara John ston, and Grace Walk e r from San Antonio. and Ara Haswell from Bryan.
During the s umm er, matrimony has claimed three of the girls in college last year and one from year before last, all of whom marr ied University of Texas men. These are M a ry Ann Bl!lttn er , who married Jam es Edmond, Ben, '1 6; Marceli t e Dobbs, '19, who married John Love Boles, A e, '17 i Gladys Jameson, '18, who married Potts R eeder, 6. e, '17 i and Marg aret Lee, ' 18, who married Hervey Humlong. }; :::, '17.
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TEXAS BETA-SOUTHERN METHOD I ST UN IV ERS I TY
(Chartered 19 16)
First of aU, Texas B wi shes to welcome the new chapters into n B <1>. I Tbe excitement of ru s hing season is now over and all of the girls a r c hard at work once morc. Our rushing season la.s ted only two weeks this year instead of nine weeks as Jast year. During rushing season among other things, the chapter entertained with a lun ch eo n at the Oriental H o te l, and Irma Darnes entertained a wtek-end h ouse party at h e r home in Arlington. Ou r a lumn re were most helpful to us during the entire season We could not possibly have had better success.
Our pledges 3rc: Florene Smithers, Hunt sville, Tex., Durelle Thomas, Bonham, T ex., May Rene Flanary, Irene Cullum. Evelyn Redfield, Lucille Smith, a nd Katherine Benn ers of nail as. On October 10 we h eld our f ormal pledge service at the ho me of Mn. Edi th Daniel Dyer after which the fre sh· men were introduced to a r eal cooky shine.
Our little fraternity room is mos t attractive and proved to be mu ch help to us in rushing. A number of improvements have been made si nce last year
The chapter feels keenly the loss of her first charter member. Nancy Barnes However, the loss is entirely ours as she has gained a hu ilt band. She is now Mrs. John N. Tou chs tone. Her hu sband is a young lawyer of the city. She is very much interested in her husband. naturally. but not so much so that she has failed to take interest in her fraternity.
Virginia Shumate . one of our charter m e mbe rs nnd best st ud en ts a nd aho one of our best loved girls, h as been ill with fever all s umme r and is still u nable to enter college .
Texas B is indeed proud of the honor rece ntly thru st upo n Anni e Stone Williford. She was elected student assistant in mathemati cs, this being the only student assistantship held by a sophomore . Luc y Wharton is on The ClJmpus staff . Irma !Barnes was made a st uden t chaperon for dormitory girls . RUBY KNIGHT.
WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (Chartered 1910)
Greetings, friend Pi Phis! It bas been a long time sin ce we have exchanged gossip in chapte r letters, and meantime anothe r vaca tion has s lip ped away, and another year of work and fun has begun.
In spite of the fact that we a ll felt a so rt of dread of this year, when so many of o ur boys would be g one and th e consciousness of the war would be constantly with us in our work, thines have started
out beautifully in our Wyoming University_ We have a twenty per cent decrease in our enrollment where we expected to have a forty or fifty per cent decrease. Every thin, is almost as it has been in other yearl except that more earnestness is apparent in the attitude of all the students. College isn't just a place to have a good rime now-it's the place to prepare (or service.
Under our new Panhellenic rulings, we are to have second semester pledging again thi s year. We found this plan very satisfactory l ast year. We were able to know the freshmen so much better, and we felt surer that we were getting the girls that would really be a force in IT ..p.
One of o ur beloved alumnre, "K" Bennitt, ' t6, dropped in on u s r egistration day and was here {or our first chapte r meeting. Doesn't it seem nice to have the girh who have been away a year or more happen in to a meeting again? It gives one the same comfortab l e little feeling one ha!, when a mem bel" of the family returns after being away for a time. "K" has come back to \Vy oming to take a position as a co unty home demonstrator, her work being to help the women of the county in which she is l ocated in food conservation and the care of the home and lhe sick. UK" is doing her bit, and a large bit, too
Hilda Kline, one of our senior girls, has just returned from Minneapolis where she was sent as a delegate from the local chapter of ct> T O. Several of our girls belong to this honorary fraternity, several to Quill Club, our national literary fraternity, and several are on the Y. W . C. A. cabinet, Mary Aber being the president. n ct> is also well represented in the c l ass office rs for this year.
Our only party, so far, has been our recep t ion for the women s tudents of the university, the women of the facuity, and the faculty wives. We tried to make it homey and sociable so that everybody might get acqloainted with everybody else.
Economy is the gospel we are all preaching and following Ihi s year It was decided by a. committee representing all the fraternities of the university that all elaborate parties should be given up. At our formal dances, instead of spending many, mnny dollars on decorations, programs, and elaborate refreshments, everything is to be simple--no expensive decorations, very simple pro· grams, and only light refreshments. And this economy in ente rtaining is not only going to be economy of money to give to Red Cross and simila r organizations but also economy of energy, that we may do our share here at home in helping those who have gone and those who will go in the future VIRCINI MILLER.
CO LORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSI rY OF COI.ORADO
(Chartered 1884)
( Iniliated , October 8, 1917)
Kathl ee n Caufield, ' 8, \V aco, Tex.
Rush week opened Ilt the University of Colorado on \Vednesday, September 5 with the greatesl enthusiasm on the pllTt of II B cIJ and with many of
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the alumna: back to participate in the numerous functions, and when at last pledge day arrived we found ourselves the proud possesson of seventeen new girls: Katherine Bitner, Charlotte Burgess, Eliuabeth Lindsley, Katherine Lester, of Boulder, Colo.; Eleanor I-landy, Madeleine Hardy, Patricia Sheri 11, Willa Ferris, of Denver, Colo.; Caroline Bruce. Delta, Colo ; Georgina Burk, New York. N. Y.; Lillian Caufield. Waco, Tex.; Kathleen Caufield, Waco, Tex ; Sarah Chapman, Monte Vista, Colo.; Georgia Hirst, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Marion Huff, ADn Arbor, Mi ch.; Mary Sheck. Obthe. Colo. i D or othy Shoaf, Taylor, Tex. i Emma Glenn McArthur, Monte Vista, Colo.
Excellent interfraternity spirit and a rigid observance of Panhellenic ru l es marked the rush senson, and n B came through with a clean record.
Following rush week we plunged into the real work of the academic year nnd early in the semester the scholastic standing of the various Greek organization s was published in the Silver and Gold. .6.a.6. stood at the head of the list and n 8 <I> second, but this has only served to stimulate us to a more earnest endeavo r in order that we may be in the lead at the beginning of the next semeste r .
Our cus tomary fraternity teas are just over and seem to have been very successful as a means of introducing our new pledges.
O<:tober 19 we entertained at a formal reception for our charming new c haperon, Mrs. Shaw, and are now busy thinking out plans for our annua.l bazaar which is to be held sometime in the beginning of December for the purpose of raising money for the Settlement fund.
Not the least interesting of o ur various activities this year has been our work in connec tion with the university Patriotic League and wheatlcss and meatless days have been instituted at the house, and the money for our second dance will be devoted to the friendship fund now being ra ised in the university under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. The girls are all very busy knitting and conservation ha s become our byword.
I hear "rumors hinted about" concerning a freshman vaudeville that is to be, and there seems to be a great deal of whispering, and a tenden cy towards secret meetings behind closed doors, but I must close now and will tell you all about it in ou r next lette r and for the present wish you all success.
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COLORAno BETA-UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
(Cha rtered 1885)
Ru shing season i ••11 over and we have once again settled down to work. We have fifteen new pledgts and they aTC all perfectly sp lendid girll who will always be a credit to n 41.
The preferential bidding .yltem which was tried this year, was successful in many way. {or it eliminated lo me or the old difficulties. We had pledging at seven-thirty in the moming. Rather a uni q ue idea, don't you think? The idea was to make pledging and pledge day as inconspicuous as possible.
This year the women of the universily working through the V W. C. A. filled a hundred Chriltmu kits for the soldiers. Beside the gifts eac h bag contained a letter and some of th e m were really very clever. Football, just at prtsent, i s the most important thing on the horiz on. The Pi Phis have enjoyed it all together this year Before the last tw o games we have had a cooky-shine at the bungalow, and after th e fun and good things to eat, we could not help but enjoy the success of our team
We certainly miss the seniors. However, we are glad some of them are near enough to drop into mee ting now and then .
We are beginning to feel that Maryland .A will not be able to get along without one of our Colorado B girls. We all miss Ruth Bailey, ' 19 , very muc h but we are glad that we co uld give of our best to a sis ter c h apte r We miss WeBa Bell, '18, too, and hope that next yeM she will again be with u s. Colorado B sends it's best wishes to Pi Phis everyw h ere for the jolliest and happiest of Christmas-tides.
KATHERINE D. SCHRADER.
ETA PROVINCE
ARIZONA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Chartered 1917)
INITIATES
(Charter members initiated August I, 1917)
Ruth King
Marion Dale
Grace Parker
Alice Eastman
Gladys Twedell
Mnlvene Parker
Vyvyan Moeur
Cornelia Pilcher
R osema ry Drachman
May Proctor
Mrs. Edgerton
Mabelle Pusch
Anna Wallace
Helen Campbell
Helen O'Ma.lley
Leorena Shipley
Irene Hofmeister
Gladys HodK'Son
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Considering the unsettled con dition of atrairs all ove r this splendid coun· try of ours, we n re glad to say th a t the Unive r si t y of Arizona has fared exceptionally well this yea r. This may be applied also to the fortune o f o ur chapte r, for we have pledged eight sp lendid girls, onc se n ior, two sophomo r es, five fre shmen, and h ave capt ured a good share of h onors .
Th e bea.ut iful h ome of Helen Campbell h as beerr the scene of IT activities twice this year. On September 16 our charter members, who were n o t h e re for installation, w e re pledged to IT
On the {ollowing day the se girls, Marion Haynes, Ka th e rine IB r o wn, Margaret McRoberts, K at herine R opes, and H elen Whitehead, a n enthusiastic pledge from Butler College, were duly initiated into o ur frat ern ity_
According t o our new Pan hellenic ruling our pledges will n o t be initiated until the seco nd semeste r although tb e bids were issued tw o weeks afte r coll ege ope ned Si nce o ur chapter and that of K A e are bo th new organizatio n s, we voted to car ry out o ur o ld plan of bidding until next year, when our Panhelleni c will be established on a firmer bui •.
On October 6 the spacio us Campbell h ome, beautifully deco r ated with ferns and c ut fl o wers whose predominating colors were wine and blue, was the scene of our first p ledging o f new girls. After the ceremony, Jight refreshments were served. The remaind er of the eveni ng was spe nt in singing our songs and di sc ussing II B in general. Our pledges, of whom we are so p r oud. are Corral Muirhead, senio r , of Bisbee, Ariz i H azel McCoy, ,ophomore, Edmondton, Alberta i M a ry H aw kin s , soph omo re, Ameri c u s, Ga. i Dorothy Franklin, Edith Failor, Geraldine Pilcher, Ruth Campbell, freshmen, Tu c son i Inez: Robb, freshman, Long Beach , Ca l. W e a re proud of th ese pledges, who are acti ve, a ll -around girls as we ll as good s tudent s, and we are sure that they will be true Pi Phis.
At present great interest is being t a ke n in r eh earsa ls for a musical comedy, Fa ce Frantl written by two students n B tit claims the composer of the w o rds, K atherine Ropes Anna W a ll ace, Mari on H aynes, and D o r o thy Franklin have principal ro le s whil e fiv e Pi Phis are members of the various ch o ru ses.
Corral Muirhead is secretary of the Student Body o rganiz:a t ion this ye ar; Ann a Wall ace i s vice-president of the sophomo re class, while Huel McCoy Is sophomore class secretary i Gladys Hodgson is sec retary o f the senior class; and fo ur of o ur girls are members of the Hoose of Representatives.
\Ve have a number o f girls represented in our literary o rganiutions based on excellence in English Vyvyan Moeur, Glady Twed ell , Leorena Shipley, Huel Marian H aynes, and Glady. H odgson are members of the Wranglers Club whose membership is limited to fifteen, while Grace Parker, Vy vyan Moeur. Gladys Twed ell, and Marian H aynes are members of the Coffee Club.
Our IT president, Grace P arke r , beside being presiden t of the W oman's League, is edito r -in-chief o f Tlte A,i.ona Wildcal our college weekly. Gladys Twedell is an assistant editor, while M ay Pr octor and Rosemary Dr achman a r e r epo rters .
The majority o f ou r girls be long to the Education C lub , while five a r e members of the Archaelogical Society. Almost all of our university girls are
knitting {or the Red Cross and those girls who lake gymnasium are abo taking military drill.
You will be interested to know that our resident U B 4J aJumnlr have orgaoued an alumnllt dub. The members are as follows: Mrs. R. 8. von KJeinSmid. Iowa A; Mrs. T. K. Marshall, Colorado B; Mrs. R. W. Sprague, Indiana r; Mrs. Wales, Oklahoma A; Mn. S. C. Dickinson, Wyoming A; Mrs. S. C. Newsom, Indiana .A; Mrs. A. O. Neal, Indiana A; Mrs. White. California B; Mrs. Eliubeth Kelly Butler, Mi550uri .A i Mil' Frances Wells. Minnesota A; and Miss Gilmore, Colorado n. We active Pi Phis feel especially fortunate in having an alumnae club in Tuc50n.
We losl ont of our most aclive members recently when Malvene Parker of Tucson became the bride of Lieutenant Grimshal at Seattle, Wash. We a.l1 lo.,c Mal"ene dearly Mud wilih her the greatest happiness possible.
On Monday night Mrs. T. K. Marshall has invited us to our first cooky · sbine. 'Tis needless to say that we are an:ciously waiting (or Monday night to arrive.
With best wishes for each and every Pi Phi.
GLADYS HOD(;SON'.
CALIFORNIA ALPHA-LELAND ST.4.NFORD UNIVERSITY
(Chartered 18f}3)
INITIATES Initiated
Emily Haines
Edna Peterson
Mary Smith
Elgie Miller
Beatrice Flett
Helen Bence
Ruth Jones
Stanford opened much Int cr than usual owing to the new four -semester plan. This new plan will not affect the fraternity life of the chapter in nny way unless it be that we will find it necessary to keep the house open for the whole year ns many of the girls are planning to continue their studies throughout the year.
Pi Phi h!ls been very successful in rushing this year, and our seven new freshmen are girls whom we are nnd will be proud of during their four years of college at Stanford.
Josephine Welch, '18, is the president of the Women's Conference and Council. This il the mOlt important position held by 3. woman student. Alice Crowe is Y. W. C. A. secretary. Thurlyne Buffum is vice-president of the Music Club, while Fidelia Conard, '20, is vice·president of the French Club .
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We 3re very fortunate in having Margaret Matthews. '16. and Geraldine Hamlin, '17, with us again . Geraldine is teaching in the camp us school. We are looking forward to a very successful year, nnd send greetings and belt wilhes to all of our sister chapters.
CATHER INE WILLIAMS.
CALIFORN IA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CALI FORNIA
INITIATES
(Initiated Septembe r 15. 1917) Lea Corde, '2I,lJ3erkeley, Cal. Florence Crowe ll , 'ZI, Los Angeles, Cal. Esther Daniels, '20, Riverside, Cal. Edna Furnald, '21, Coronado, Cal. Eleanor Maste't'son, '21, Belvedere, Cal. Lenore Neumiller, ':u, Stockton, Cal. Octavia Johnson, t H, Berkeley, Cal. Ruth Spalding, "9. Los Angeles, Cal. Clarisse Sheldon, ' 21, Berkeley, Cal. Helen Sanford. 'll, Alam eda, Cal. Wu has changed conditions greatly in o ur university, but nevertheless the chapte r is very glad to be united again, with oppor tuntiy for a broader and more unselfish work this year. The war has gathered the women togethe r in a big campus movement for Red Cross. One o( o ur seniors, M a ry Downie, is at the head of the en· tire movement, and is making it a great success. She is making the campus as well as the Pi Phis work. All o rganized hou ses are c ontrib uting liberally to the work financially, as well as with their services and various means are being taken to raise money from our athletics and social gatherings. We are proud that our university hu been able to do its bit toward helQing along the great cause.
Tbe sentiment on the campus has been to limit our good time s and reserve our energies for more serious work. So we voted, after cons iderable discnssion, to rive up our annual Partheneia in order to give that time to Red Cross.
We are glad to have several Pi Phis (rom other chapters with us this year, whicb has helped to make up (or the loss o( convention in that we have been .able to meet other Pi Phis and fuse their ideas with oun. Among them Mary
Lerch, of Wisconsin .A. has working cn Tlu onc of our leadina C&mpUS publications.
Early in the semester we were bonored by a visit from our Gr President, May L. Keller. She completely won all our hearts and we greatly profited by her advice on various chapter matters. We only wish her visits might be repeated oftener, 10 that every member of California B might have a chance to make her acquaintance.
We were very successful in rushing this year and got leD wonderful girls. They are all finding their places in campus activities and we believe we have sorno promising material. •
CALIFOR IA vAMMA-UNIV!:.;R!;,l!Y Of SOUTHERN CALIFQRl'!A
(Chartered July 27. 1917)
INITIATES
(Charter members initiated July 27, 1917)
Helen Brush
Marie Briggs
Violet Stuart
Dorothy Dyar
Jessie M. Grieve
Bessie K. Litterer
Nita O. WAlson
Lucile Greenleaf
Elizabeth Snyder
Margaret Porter
Ethel Hogan Copp
Alice Scott Nader
M. Maude Speicher
Ethel Jane Hardie
Nina May Chadwick
MOLelle Elson Taylor
Helen Christene Avery
Mildred Gray Bulfinch
Edna Bovard Malcolm
Florence Speicher Ulrey
Annie Laurie McDonald
Gertrude Aileen Pentland
Frieda M. Martens
Albra Sparey Burk
Margaret Strause
Elsie Olive Behymer
Grace M. Witherell
Aileen H. E. Renison
Ella W. Schinneller
Helen Hoose Lillard
Ella Mayo Johnson
Mary Reeves Riggins
Mary Bernice Wilkes
Gertrude M. Bradley
Edith Hope Witherell
Marguerite M. Giffen
Cloyd Duval Daizell
M arguerita Dinsmore
Flora Robinson Collier
Enid Behymer Malcolm
Helen Muncey T-J artley
Evelyn Laura Dayman
Bertha Hollister Hardy
NEVADA ALPHA CHAPTER-UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
(Chartered November 13. 1915)
The war has brought g reat changes to the University of Nevada. Always belore in the history of the institution the enrollment of men has been more than double that of the women students. This year while the reverse is n o t yet true, there is a majority of women, and the men are continuing to leave
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almost daily for the camps. The upper classes have been udly depleted which causes stud.t offices Ilnd Ilctivities to be more heavily concentrated on the few who are lelf. Th e social program is noticeably simp le this year, and we 8ft trying in every way to carry all t our government's program of conservation. even when it may mean sacrifice.
We consider it pa rt icularly forlunate that ou r no-ru!hin1: experiment eame this year, when there is need of economy of efTort as well as economy of money It was decided by Panhellenic la s t sprng to give the Do- ru s hing plan a trial this year. Ea ch {rnteroity was permitted to give but ont affair during the semester, and that Will to be for all the women students, not a selected group. Our party was an informal dance the first week of college. All the girls have followed the rules admirably, and while the season is not yet at an end, the idea appears to be working out successfully. Bidding day will come the middle of December, and initiation will occu r before final examinations begin. A new girls' club has been formed, and it is understood that they have petitioned a national fraternity.
Our definite patriotic services have co n sisted in the purchase of Liberty Bonds and the making of knitted sets for the Red Cross. We will probably be engaged upon the latter work for the remainder of the winter.
Nevada A considers it a great honor that one of our alumnre wu selected during the summer as dean of women, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation oJ Miss Louise Fargo Brown. MilS Margaret Mack, B.S., University of Nevada, '10, M.A. Columbia University, "3, who received this appointment, fills the position with dignity and geace. Our new university presiden t, Dr. Walter E. Clark, of New York, will probably be installed next month, and we all anticipate his arrival eag;rly. He comes very highly recommended and we believe that he will be able to carryon the work of the university in spite of the abnormal conditions existing this year.
FAITH MARIS.
OREGON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
AHer a vacation of four months we are hard at work once more, confident that in this way we are helping to do our bit.
Rushing ended Jast week and we are more than pleased with the result. ,Ve have nine new pledges. In spite of war conditions there seems to be no dearth of splendid material here at Oregon. Tn fact the total enrollment of the university is greater this year than ever before even though our men have given generously to every form of the service.
When we returned this fall it was to a house that had been so completely r enovated that we scarcely recognized it. The walls were retinted, the wood work was done over, new hardwood floors had been added and, to make a
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)(,ni; story short, the whole "'------T------,-- "''''1 house had 1>«0 made much more convenient and attractive than ever before.
Red CroS!! work bas been Inken up very enthusiastically by the Oregon women. A university unit hns been organized and meets three times weekly at the V. W. C. A. bungalow,
We are litill in possesion of our scholar&hip cup , hi c h by the wily --makes
a handsome ornament for our almost as good as new mantel, and have started our pledges on a studious career in order that we may keep up the good work.
During the liummer we were \'ery fortunate in having May Keller and Nina Harris Allen as chapter guests. Although college was not in session and. as a consequence a number al the girls were not in Eugene, the occasion will be long and hnppily remembered by those of us who
'Ve send our congratulations with our to the newly installed chapters of IT B CIJ.
F. \VI LSON
OREGON BETA-QREGON STATE AGRI C ULTL' RE
C h arte red July 23. 1917
I N IT I ATES
(C hart er m e m bers initiated July '23. 19 17)
Rae P arti n White
Opal Raines
Lulu \Val en
Faye Banee
Gladys !.egg
I rene Curtis
Ruth Storrl
Helen AUltin
Bertha Davis
Edna. Connor
Thelma Dykes
Helen McDonald
Frieda
Marian Hodgson
Bertha Mc Henry
J essamy Robert s
Marie Anth o my
Vera R ose n q uest
Genevieve Fr az ier
Francelle H awley
Ina \Vatte nburg er
Georgene Hut chins
Ruth Strader
Anna Rutledge
Naomi Kirtl ey
Leta Meacham
Fran ces Soden
Co r a Ca mpbell
J sabelle Storrs
Ma r inn M a teer
Mar jo ri e Green
Muriel Mc Henry
Genevieve Till e ry
Vivian Hargro ve
Ruby Ann Lorence
Madeline Rawlings
Beatrice L a m o reaux
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Oregon n starts ofT happily on its first year with II. family of tw elve for the ' first semester , and four morc for the SC(:ond semes ter. It is a college r egulation that we csnno t have o ur freshmen with us, as a ll girls are re quested to live in the dormitories during their first yea r in co llege Oregon State AgTic ultural College has II. much l arge r enrollment t haD ever before, which see ms q uite o ut of the. ord inary on account of the war. for nearly all of our juniors and seniors l eft last year to answer the call of their co u nt ry. Th e critical condition is very rr,u ch f elt here, and a ll of our amusements for thi s y ear will be on the very simplest scale
An auxiliary of the Red Cross has ju s t b« n organiz.ed o n our camp us and h as met with much enthusiasm. Every women gives up two of her recreation hours each week to knitting, sewing, and doing the vario us ot h e r little things which comprise her "bit." Our chapter -ho u se is one of the h eadquarters of the auxiliary.
Rushing is about ove r, pledge day being next Saturday, and we are all very anxiously awaiting tesults.
FRIEDA SPITZ BART
WA S HINGTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WA SHINGTO N
(Chartered 1907)
INITIATU
(Initiated Oct ober S, 1917)
Jenness Bonnell. Tacoma
Myrtle Stillwell. '20. Seattle
(Initiated June 11. 1917)
Laura Scougal, '20. Seattle
Winifred Heitshu. ' 2 0 , Seattle
There is a military atmosphere o ve r the University of campus actually embodied in the uniforms of olive dra b which all men taking military drill. are required to wear and in the sailo r uniforms worn by the men from the Naval Training Station built this sammer on the campus go!! courle A very large Qu ota of men left colle ge last June to j oin vari o us bran c hes of service. From an enrollment of 3,716, of whom 2, 080 wer e men, a total of 765 left, one-third of the enrollment of men.
University of Washington Ambulance Corps is a speciallOurce of pride. The corps arrived at Allentown, Pa., in June, aller six week,' intcnsive training on the campus, with tbe expectation of leaving at once for France. Much to their disappointment they have been rdained u instructing officers (or other corps and at this time do Dot expect to leave for the {ront until 1918. Of forty-two men who went through training at the O. R. T. C. al the Presidio, only (our were rejected.
As a of the decrease in enrollment of men, the women of the univcnity as in every ot her inlltitution of the country afe bearing the burdens of executives and managers. The wife of the graduate manager has taken his place in the university, following hi, gllining a commission in the Coast Artillery, and Tlu Daily was edited and managed by a senior woman for the first three weeks of the semester.
The organi:tation of the univenity on a war basis postponed the opening until October first. Under the new plan, whose first aim is to fit men lor war service, are four semesters. Classes in radio in the Department of Physics have opened to 120 men from the Naval Training Station, who march up to the campus each day in military array. For men in the Hospital Corps of the station, the Department of H ome Economics has a special co urse in camp cook · ing, dietetics, and first aid nursing, and the department of bacteriology ha s co urses in che mistry and pharmacy. A chair in aerodynamics has been estab · lished and two military Fren ch courses are overcrowded with men. Military drill nine hOUTS a week is required of all men.
Washington A has not undergone such striking changes as the university has, but the chapte r misses many of the strongest girls. Roberta Hindley, ex-'19, is a feature writer on the Spokesman RnJinu, and Cornelia Glass, ex-'IS, is playing second leads in the Wilkes Stock Company in Salt Lake City.
Local Pan hellenic decreed a system of two weeks' rushing thi s year which worked out very satisfactorily, in spite of the long list of rules. Six informal dinners were given during the rushing per.iod following a summer period allowing two affairs only. On pledge day a very lovely group of girls answered the formal bids sent out by II and at the jolly cooky-shme following the chapter reali:ted its good fortune in securing Eileen Delaney, '21, Idell e Moore, Marjorie Schuett, Vera and Guendolyn Monteigle, '21, Katherine Shank, '21, Charlotte Booth, '21, Marjorie Fisken, '21, Dorothy Ehrliclc, '21, and Alice M'Donald, all of Seattle: Frances Eagon. '21, Bremerton; Hazel Jones, 'n, North Yakima: Ine:t Young, Aberdeen: Elinor Kedder, Iowa.
RUTH H. KUR.
WASHINGTON BETA-WASHINGTON STATE CO LLEGE
(Chartered July, 1912)
October 1 found an enthusiastic group of Pi Phis back at Washington State College. \Ve feel that we are most fortunate this year as we have eighteen girh in our house. We are doing our bit at Hooverizing. We have two meatless
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days a week. We also have just bought a Liberty Bond.
The first two weeks of college were given over to the Sister" movement. Our ru shing beg a n October IS. it will close November 10 W e have had two rushing par· ties. One was an informal Hall owe'en dance, the other a circ u s party.
We have four pledges. all of whom are II <I) sis ters. They are Gladys Hall, Spokane, Wash.; H elen Schumaker, Pullman, W ash.; Elizabeth Roudebush, Garfield, Wash.; Adria Lodge, Wenatchee, Wash .
\V e have had some very interesting talks on Russia by Dr. F. A. Golder who held a vtry important U. S . Government position in Russia from the beginning of the Russian
Revolution until fast July.
As usual many Pi Phis prominent in co llege activities Nellie Emerson is vice -president of Woman's League and member of the Y W. C. A. cabine t. Ruth Quarrels is president of Ellen H. Richard's C lub . Grace Douglas is secretary of the sophomore class Zelia Melcher is on A. Chinook staff. Leona Doerr has an impo rt ant part in the play, "When the Devil's III. " Margaret Adams and Zelia Melcher a re on the Polhymnia sextetle. Harriet Phister is a member of l\f ask and Dagger. the honorary dramatic club. Olive Bruning , Else Phillips, J ean Bums, Zelia Mel ch er, and Nellie Emerson have been elected to membership in the Twentieth Centu r y C l ub.
FLOSSlZ MILLER.
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EXCHANGES
Kappa Delta announces the establishment or Omega Chi Chapter at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., May S. 1917. and Theta Sigma Chapter University of Southern California, Los Angeles. CIll., May 19. 1917.
Tile Adel/J/teafl of A .d n thus the p:1tr-iotic action which the convention took lAst summer
The American woman of today not only is making bullets of lead and Iteel as did her patriotic anceslon, she is making bullets which have even morc telling effects. All cannot serve in the munition planu or implement factoriel, but tlw! woman who savel a loaf of bread i. as certainly making war bullets as the work('rs in the: factories. Out the American women do nol atop their 'Aar rtlief work 'Aith the work in the munition planls and orlpmiud thrift, arc putting every ount:\" of filt-ir .llrplll. cnn"y into the twO great mOl'ements upon hose success tbe war Red Cro and the \" ),1, C, .\. moral uplift ,,'ork among the I'oldiera,
To both of these movements Alpha Delta Pi has liven her encouraKement and her moral and financial support. The action taken by thc Convention is one of the many examplcs hich prove that the women of today have mea ured up to the high idealJ and standards demanded by thios new emergency, thM; crisis in our national affairs. Alpha Delta Pi gladly put the needl of the nation firat, made her own of accondary importance, preuing though they were, By her donations of $SOO ,each to the Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. war relief movement, Ihe has taken a firm position wbich throws her influence and moral support on the ri'gbt side of the most important questions confronting us today,
Eyery member a member of the Red Cross! El'ery chapter responsible for the support of a war orphan! A unanimous movement by an earnest. capable, organized group of college women to do their part, not merely as indh'iduals, but to live their united strength and aid to the ork. Every Alpha Delta Pi is doing her part, she knows that every other Alpha Oelta Pi is doing h ers, and goes about her work with an added Knle of p l easure and efficiency because she that she is a part of a great unit, and has a ahare in the work of a great movement.
Delta of Sigma Nu quotes the following from Tlu Cenlorlr of A K K : Sta ti litilcs lihow that out of tht twenty.fivt per cent of college men of Canada who havt enlilited for se rvi ct in the European war, o v er eighty.five per cent are fraternity mtn. No matter whert one'. liympathies may bt, it is a source o f pride t o know that the spirit of loyalty elCpccted of a man is not f ound wanting when a test comts. The teachings of our great brotherhoods not only art reRected in the indio vidual, but thty give ruponlie in the claims of the college, in the obligation of the homt and in the demands of tht nation.
A cco rding to the daily press.
The services of 1 ,000 trained agriculturists were offered to the government soon after the declaration of war by T D. lIarman of Pennsylvania, national president of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraterni ty.
Thi. pretty story first told in Sigma Pi Emnald comes to Tilt ARROW through rAe Aglaia. of Phi Mu.
He wa. adminiliterinl tht final rhythmic rub-a·dub-dub t o my already shininl shoes' when hil eyel , looking up to appraise my probable chance of adding a nicke l tip to the price of • Ihoe .hine, caught on the fratern i ty pin. Idly at first, and then wMh more int tn lne ll he gazed, while the final triumphal flourishes br oke into awipea.
He grinned cheerfully up into my face, and I must have looked puzzled as I Jur· veyed hiB uncut hair, hi a black honeat eyeli, his poti s h d.ubed hand. and hi, premature long trouleTl on the dwarfi sh figure,
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"You Greek," he notified me In near·English. Then] followed hi. gate to my fraternity pin and understood. It was on ly a dime which I found myself handing him a'8 I .mited at bis en t hu· aium onr the " etten he had det«tcd on my badae, but it might have been a dollar and nonc too large to indicate tbe sudden warmth I felt for him.
But he wal apeakin,: " No. no money. You Greek. I Gred:. A'lame A'right. Goo'byc."
I accepted his hospi : ality and pondered I butened away: "He Greek, I Greek, all tbe same. No difference." Then almost fervently I eaid aloud: "No diffuence."-\V. K .• Sig1tlo Pi EJfUrClid
Speaking editorially of the death of Will iam Raimond Baird, Mr. F. F. Rogers says in The Rainbow of II T 0..
For us his pa sli ng has a significance aside from our personal relation of .everal yean. It leavea u. a the fraternity editor of longest service. Baird was completing his twenty-second year; while we are roundmg out our eighteenth.
The following note concerning tradition at Oxford is interesting under pres· ent conditions when it would appear that every Oxford man ha s utterly dis· regarded the first r egulation.
When a student ma t riculates at the university, he is presented with a volume, written prineipally in medieval Latin, in which are aet forth the law. he mtftlt obey_ The regulation. forbid him to fight with men of o ther nations; to keep hawks, hunt wild beasts, tarry .pears or other weapon s, except bow. and arrows for PUTPOse. of honest recreation. Nothing could be a more filting introduction t o the life at Oxford, which is .till governed in many particulars by the .pirit of its ancient and turbulent tim es. Few place. cherish tradition more juloualy than Oxford .......d K E Ollor'"'y .
Glimpses o{ vadous methods which 9Te being tried ont in hopes of .olving the problem of chapter-ho u se management are given in our Exchanges. One is mentioned in Tile Key of Kap pa Kappa Gamma.
An interestmg experiment has been started here (Indiana) thia fall by Miss Swain, the head of t he home economics department. She has oTganized a class of all the table manager. jn college The class consist. of round-table discuuion. of a great man, problem. common t o all the girls and men who do that WOTk.. They help each other in making out menUl, and the plan i s to do cooperative buying. Thul far, the class has been very .uttellful.-Th" K", of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Another is found in Sigma Ka/J/Ja Triangl,.
A new manaaement scheme has been deyi.ed by Miu Effie Raitt. head of the department of Home Economic., and Mill GertTude Elliott, directOT of the Univenitl Commons. for the purpose of furtherin, the welfare of aororities at the University of Wuhington The idea i. to engage a trained dietitian who will plan all menus, if so desired, and buy all .u pplies for each IOTOTity house. The advantaae of the idea i. that .ororities would Teceive better aenice at a con.iderable reduction of coat. TheTe would be a checlc on anl kind of leabae at eYer-, house, whicb miaht considerably lower expense. li nd all supplies would be obtained at wholesale pricel.
The dietitian would necessari ly haYe to c06pe rate with the house manager.. She would send the menu. to the house manager to be re,.ised at will. The hou.e manager would then retul"n the menua and the requi red .upplies w ould be ordered The .upplie. would be delivered directly from .tore t o each house and each would have a 1Cpar&1e accou ut at the .tOTe.
The plan i. favored by President Suuallo and Dean Ethel Coldwell. MilS Raitt and Mia Elliott have deYoted a great deal of time and thoucht (0 the plan, meTCly from their interett ;n the furtheran c e of .cientific manaaement If accepted by all IOrorities, the plan will probably be put into opentioD Dext fall.-WASHIMGTON UN" nUITY.
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Here is a practical suggestion for fratu-nity w omen . It is so bard to send practical gifts to the boys in France. The following plan outlined in Til, of 4" K i' is applicable to all fraternities. Why not send copies of his fraternity magazine to your Greek-Idler friend in the service?
SEND THE "SHlE:LO" TO THE SOLDIERS!
Hundrcch of Pbi P ais will soo n be in camps. h ospital s and trenches in France They will uphold tbe bonor of tbe Fraternity. we may be lure. " rhat better way of showing our apprecia ti o n and interest than by seeing that these Phi Pai aoldicn are lupplied with copiea of Tis, Slai,ld all issued? They will apprec iate both the magazine and the thought tb ,t prompls its lending.
TII& PLAN'
Send Til, Shi,ld any amoullt of money de sired, l im p ly indicating it is to be used for Phi P si aoldien TI" .f; kt'rld will have on file: the proper ruiscd to date. For every 2S cents received, a copy of the magatine will be ICn t t o • Phi P si soldier in France. Thus, five dollars will send a copy to twenty fighting P hl P sis in France ; one dollar will bring cheer to f our. DO YOUR BIT!
Subscrip tion a will be acknowledged in each issue of Tlu Sh-.dd.
X A E Record says
One of the finest bits of fra'ernity news we have noticed in a long time comes from the University of Kansas. :\I any good thi ngs have origin ated in t hat Itate-and the latst inn ova tion certainly is up to the standard and wor t hy of general emulation. It seem. that the fratcrnit ies and sororities are supporting war orphans. Each Grceklener lQC.iely will adopt Ii child left unsupported by the European war and iIl have tbe privilege of naming the baby. While c harity should ordinarily begin at homebere is an opportunity for altruistic service which certainly is an exception. \Vbat a fine thing i't would be: if every chapter in the fraternity would f ol low Auit .-! A E RlCord.
Delta Upsilon hll a scholal'6h ip fund of $ 5 .4 29.96, fr om Ihe in come of whic h last year were made IWCl loans of $ 50, two of $75, and one of $100.
Apropos of rushing comes the sUllcstion o f a Gamma Phi scrapbook for each chapt.cr-not a eluJf'l ' " sc rap boo k but a SO,.ority I>era pbook. ] n thi s voluill c a space should be set aaide for Alpha, one for Beta and so on; and in each divi s io n should be found pictures o{ th e chapler hOUle, the girls and whatever pertinent newspaper or C"'UCIJI.t c1ippinls aTe available. Then when the wavering freahman is alarmingly 1IVohbly-let heT purluers present the magic book-and lo---she may sec u s as we arc! -e,.u,,"t of r 4> B.
Says Alpha Phi Qua,.te,.ly and so say we all of us.
Has the chapte r-h ouse a flag? Get one. Every fraternity house Ihould have a flal out now.
Phi Delta The1l has sent an ambulan ce and driver to the Ameri ca n Ambulance Field SetTice in France. The fratemi ty is rai sin, a fund to be kn o n as the Fred Funston Patriotic Fund, a perpetual fund "To increase loyalty and devotion to the United States of America."
The following from the Caduaus of Kappa Sigma may seem amusing to the masculine mind but similar experiences never appear as a joke to any alumnz editor or ca taloguer in a women's organization.
A brotber in San FrancilCo is good enough to call the editor'a attention to the fact that Lieut. L. C. Carlile (tit, Arkansas, '15), advertiled for as a 10lt aublCribcr on page 320 of the December COdMUWS, is most definitely located and done for on
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pale J08 of t be rne issue, where hi, weddinr n o tice appear.. The brot her who did tbe dete<:tive work is himlClf a bachelor and •• ys: "I can welt understand how onc who h just become married might be placed among the missing," The occurrence bu, however, 10 many merry quips and moral lessons immediQ t ely derivable (rom it that we mUlt leave every other brother, married or l ingle, to draw his own conclusion., exhorting all to inform UI when t hey maTTY or otherwise c bange their addre .scs .
COLLEGE NOTES
COLLEGES AND CONGRESS
E vcr,y college rraduating class (or the l ast century or so has heard the appea l t o take II. live inte rn ! in public affair. and t o get into the mid s t of political activitici. H ow well the appeal is being answered appears in a r ecent s tud y of the personnel of Congress, which shows l80 members of the prC!lent H ouse and Senate, or nearly three fourt hs of the members, who had a collegiate education. No fe w er than 17l collell:CI and universities are represen ted The University of Mi chigan, with twenty· seven r,epresentativea, is far in the lead, holding the pennant that it wrested from Yale a few years ago. The Universi t y of Virginia comes next with twenty o f its sons i n Congress Then in order are Harvard, nineteen; Vale, thirteen; \Visco nsin, ten; Missouri, Alabama, a nd Mississippi, seven each; Minnesota, I o wa, and Georcia, six each
Note that nine of the eleven institutions that have more than five a l umni in Congress are Itate unive r sities. Note also that s uch great universitie l as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Penns ylvania have only thr.ee repre se ntatives each , or no more than several of our sma ll er New England collegu can bout. The figures perhaps prove little, but they have a very real i nterest, and we ge t a vivid impression that collele friendships, as well as college i ntellectual training, count in public life when we see a picture of Speaker C lark and Mr. M an n, leader of the opposition, with their. arms across each other's s houlders at a college fraternity reunion.-BoJto" Henld.
The T,.idenl of .:1. 0 publishes the following from Tire Lyre of A X O. Scholarship counts. A Itudy of the relation of college ranle to later success wu made by P. C. Knapp, Harvard, '78 , wh o presen t s illuminating facta in the Harvard CradMate Afaga=ifte He adopts Who ' s in America AI the best available measure, because mention in such a publication implie s a certain measure of prominence in the community and a certain degree of auccess in life. He uses the lat es t Quinquennial CataIorue for data. of the ,raduates from 18S1 to 1900 . The data il Dot unifonn, th ouah it sbowl the relative ranle in their c1UI of certain graduates and the academic hono n. The figures can not be given here for lack of apace, but, according to Mr. Knapp, "Thue fi,urea indicate that rank in acholanhip aeems to have a relation to succesl i n lat er life, the percentage of auccesl being in direct rdati on to auch rank, and that the marking Iys t em and the examinations really show aomet hin, of the me r it a of the man and bil chances in the future ."
This aame Itudy is talee n up in a mOlt entertaining and equally illuminating article by th e President of Reed Collere, Willi am FOiter, in H0r1n-'6 Maoozt,.. for September, 1916. Every underanduate should read it-UShould Students Study?" Good Itudents in high achool are more Iiledy to become good atudents in colleae, accordin to Ita tistiea worked out by Profeuor Walter F. Dearborn for the Itate of W'iaconsin. The aame concluaion ia drawn from tbe records of Harv a rd Law School Itudents, and the aame relation ia Ihown between Vale underrraduates and their performance in La.". School.
Uling Wlut'6 WAo as a mealure of lucceal in life-and, though inadequate, it il the belt we have-Profeuor E. G. Dexter made comparilona for other collece gradu. atea, and the reaults all point the aame way. There il a atrooa- correlation of aucceu of underlfTaduatea and their auccesa in later life. '"The undergraduate who ia really
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neer to ucel in any life work, and who is brave cnough to (ace the facII, will take down tbat from tbe ".U, of hi, room, 'Do not let your Itudiu interfere with your collece education.' Ind replace it with lhia onc: 'Do not let yOUf ColiCIC Life interfere with your life'. ambition.' "-Lyn of AX O.
The two following items' dealing with the same subject arc intcruling for purposes of comparison. The first, from TJu /ndejJendent l cornu through rAe A ",etOI of K .4
THE COLLEGE GIRLS' BUDGET
From the Itatistie. of student expenditurcs, recently collected by the dean of Smith Collece, come two aomcwhat unexpected and thorourh1y pniacwQrthy can. clusion.: the aver.ae .tudent .pcnd. in all $765.55 during the colle,t yur; fifty.six J)f:r cent of the students spend lUI than that.
Such an allowance would hardly buy hatJI for debut:mte, cvcn thc wIge·urner would find that it nece.. itated urict economy, and at many II boardin, school it mi,ht just about covtr the coat of board and tuition. Collcge-the ,ids' college, that il-acems to have m onopolir.ed the low coat of living happily; and never to have had due credit for itl achievement.
Moreover, 87.6 per cent of the average Smith girl'l money is spent for necusities, while 8.2 per cent goci for pleasure (in which category the dean, not the student, puts duel for clubs and locietiel and contributionl to church and charity), and •. 2 per cent for bookl and stationery.
The populu theory that college ,irll lpend mOt't of their time and money on pleasure il put out of c.ommiuion by the announcement that "recreation, hOlpitality and extra food" coat the average girl $35.09 a year-no one can eyer again accuse her of undue emphasis on frivolity and fudge.
In the face of ever·increasing a l arms at the extravagance of American women it is reassuring to find the of our largelt "oman', colleie spending SO sanel y. -Til.. b,d,p,nd.nt.
And this one is taken (rom the Boston Transcript.
STUDENTS SPEND $1,200 A YEAR
THII Is Tn. AVEaAGE COST AT Foa TUITIOI'f, BO"ID, CLOTJlU, Awuu. WJ:NTS, ETC.
According to figures compiled by the W.llul.y CoJl.g. Neu'l, the average studen t of the college spends about $1,200 a year for tuition, board, clothes, amusemenlS, etc.
The N,wl gathered Italilti05 from each of the four classes and the following aver. age s were obtained all the resultl of the investigation: Averaae' expenditure exch ding the uniform college charge of $500 a year for first semester-1917, $355.4g: 1918, $396 .27; 1919, $36 5.76; 1920, $392.23. Adding tbese figures t o about the same amount for the accond semes ter and then adding the tuition and board fee of $500, the cos l of a college education for a year i-s about $1,200.
The Smith unit i. the first, unit of concerted action on the part of any woman's college to do reconstru ction work in France. The unit numbers twenty women. Their headquarters will be at Soilsons, France. From here they will 11:0 ou t into war. ridden hamlets, carrying food, clothing, farm implements, and auist in the reuniting of families and h ornell.
Every airl in the Smitb unit has learned to drive and to repair automobiles. With the unit ao two tru cks and two motor cars, six portable houses and a relief fund col. lected and Iti11 beinK collected among the alumna:: and friends of Smith College. Mn Harriet Boyd Hawes of Hanover, New Hampsbire, who did extensive work at Tampa during the Spanish-American war, and aiM during th e Graeco·Tu!'kilih and Serbian wan, head. the unit. A. Mill Harriet Boyd, her work in excavation in Crete, where she directed some 100 w o rkmen , is well remembered.
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The other members of the unit were choun. from all over the ceu ntry for their fitness and experience in usilting in tbis kind of relief work. Notable amon, them is Dr. Alice Weld Tallant, Smith, '97. head of the Woman'. Medical CollcIe in Pbil.· delphia.-BoltQ" Hn-old.
NEW LIFE FOR COLLEGE DEBATES
Intercollegia te debatel are to be held in cities otber than thOle in which the COlltlN arc located, acco rding to the new debaUn, policy which bas already been adopted by three western collcgcs--Rccd Collcle. the University of Wash ington , and the Univer· ait,. of Oreion. The only decision rendered is to be by a popular vote of the audience. and tbe vote i. to be on tbe merits of the question and not on :the merit. of the debate. No artificial rules are to define the ethic. of debate, but each speaker k free to use any methods of conviction and penuasion which .eem to him fair. The speaken are to take side. only in accordance with their convictions.--Sl'ri"g/idd RepwbHco1J.
Preparati ons for the wide expansion of the Harvard Memorial Bureau will be made a s soon as American soldiens. see se rvi ce in France, for the bureau il to k eep a reco rd of the perlOnal a ctivity of every Harvard man engaged in war work or ita branches. The number of Harvard's sons who are already engaged in some form of service indio calel that the bureau will be much more important than was at first believed. Separate envelopes are held for each Harvard man engaged in fighting, whether witb the American or the other armies in Europe. In addition, the men engaged in Red Cro and other kinds of relief work w;;U have their doings recorded. The per· sonal records are to be kept by 6ling citations from officia l orders, newspaper dippings. personal Jetters, and the like. The files are to be kept in the Widener Memorial Library.-Boston He,.old.
Tile Scroll of olJ d e quotes this interesting article from The Independent.
THE END OF CECIL RHODES'S DREAM
Cecil Rhodes was not only a man of action, but.., man of He foresaw the value of the African Hinte rland, and the result is Rhodesia. He foresa. the possi · bility of a Cape·to·Cairo railroad, and that is largely completed. He foreaaw the danger of the branches of the Germanic race growing apart and becoming involved in conflicu through mutual Inisunderstandings, and he dKl. his best to prevent it by be· queathing his property to found scholarships whereby picked young men from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, l."nited States, and Germany could aU be educated tOlether at bis Alma Mate r , Oxford.
Until Rhodes opened Oxford with thi s golden key it was bard for foreigners to let in. then many an American student crohed the Atlantic witb the intention of studyi.ng at Oxford, but, flnding little opportunity for graduate work and no chance for a degree, went on to Germany, where be received a warm welcome and was civen even &,reater privileges than Gennan students. In consequence of gettinl' the cold shou lder from the British universities and the a:1ad hand (rom tbe German uoiversities, most of our forei,n educated scholars were "made in Germany." As these returned and filled up our faculties, our old Englisb colleges were remodeled into German universities. German methods of instruction ond research were adopted, and in some departmental libraries the Gennan books outnumbered the English. Tbe Rhodes scholarsbips bave already made a perceptible cbange in tbe atmosphere of our educational inatitutions, and if tbey had been e.tablisbed a generation earlier our professofl would have leaned much more stronll, toward the British side than they do today.
The Rhodes bequest came quite too late to bridae the widening CUll between the Anglo-Saxons and tbe continental Su:ons and they are now in deadly conflict. The trustees of tbe Rhodes Estate have decided that tbat bridge shaU never be rebuilt and they have applied to Parliament to abolish tbe German acholarships. Rbodes provided funds f or suppo rting fifteen German scholars at Oxford with $1 250 a year each. This monty will henceforth be utilized uclusively for British students. The House of CommODJ in passio, the bill left the sc.holarships open to persons within or witbout
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the Empire. but the trulteU inai.-t that all foreigners .balI excluded. The Ameri· can scholarahi,.. bowenr, are not disturbed.
In tbus ,bob,biDe the Gennan lCholanhipa the trustees 8Iy that the,. are actinl u Rhodes would have tbem do. That ma,. be. but we queation it. We do DOt beljyc that funds should be held in peJ"pC'tuiry b,. the dead band. but we doubt the wisdom of luch action taken in the beal o f conflict. Unlesl this war i. to be carried to extermination tbere will be morc ne«1 than ever for tbe reeatablillhmcnt of a mutual underltandinl' between Dritilb and Gt:rmanl, and no betlcr way of accomplishinl thi. h been deviled tbln that of Rhodes',. to mak.e yOU"&" men o f difftrtnt nationalities live and Jearn together. If he had only carried hi s idea further and furnished fllnd. to educate Driti,b youth. in German and American universities tbe elTtc:t would have been greater.-Th "t.
Pre.ident Eilen F. Pendleton of Wellesley Coileae announced yesterday tbat 1,612 young women bad rea;'tered for the new term beginnins today, wit h in dicat ion. that later arrlv.J. probably would bring the t otal up to last year'. mark. The figure' sh'en abow only a .Iilht decrease over nonnal attendance.
Plan. aho were announced for the purchate by etudent. and alumnae 01 an ambulance to be sent to the Italian army as • memorial to Min Sophie Jewett, for many yeara a member of the Wellesley f"cuhy, It was because of Mi!flt Jewett'. great intereat in Italian art. and Jetter!'l that it WAll decided t o lend the gift to that country. Last June, IItudents and graduates bought and .hipped 10 France an ambu· lance in memory of the late 101n. J ohn J . Penhin,. wife of Major·General Penbinl, who, as Mi •• W.rren, waf a student at \Velle s le y.-BoIIQ" Hn-altJ.
Says The Scroll oC cr. 6 e:
President W ilton has lIigned Ihe Smith.Hughes Vocalional Educational Bill that provides for Federal aid to the Itate. in givinl trainina in alrriculture, trades, home economica, and industrial subjects. The bill appropriatCl $500,000 for such aid in 1918, $750,000 for 1919, $1,000,000 for 1 920, $1,250,000 for 1921, $1,500,000 for 1922, $1 ,750,000 for 1923, $2, 000 ,000 for 19 24 , $ 2,500,000 for 19 25 . $3,000,000 for 19 26. and the same lum annually thereafter. In addition to this the bill appropriate. for preparing !leachen of the subjech concerned $500,000 for 1918, $700,000 for 1919 $900,000 for 1920, and $1,000,000 for 1921 and annually thereafter. The bill ;. one of the mo.t important educational bills ever made effective.
The Lyre oC A X 0 prints the following items oC interest.
Conrress is to be asked to create .:I new department. The Southe rn Association of Colle,e Women adopted a retoiulion suggesting t o Congress that the Bureau of Education be made a department with r epresentation in the cabinet. Association of Colle,iate Alumnz is aslced to concur in this resolution.
The Aasociation of Collegiate .t a reception of the PaD·American Union tendered a Latin·American fellowship a! in co n tribution Th is fellowship, a practical step in Pan Americani sm. carries $S OO yearly and free tuition at one of the colleges represented in the association, and is the first .tep in the extension and of students and teacherll. The fellowship was accepted by Smor Calderon, tbe Bolivian minister, on behalf of Latin America.
The Sigma PM E/lsi/on Jou,.nal quotes the [ollowing from Alumni NNQS oC Delaware State College.
A. touching on the monetary value of an education. a question that il unduly uppermost nowad. ,.. it .eenu in the minds of so many co l lege men the report recently made by Or. Arthur Holmes, dean of the general faculty of the Penn,fbanla State CoHele. i. interesting and .ugges tive. Dr. Holmes placH the value of a college edu.
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cati on at fr om $18, 000 t o $ 20,000. Hi. estilmate is baled on a compa r ilO D of aa laries of collele.trained men with the pay of t ho&e who have not had the arne advan tagel. A ccordina to tbe dean the a vena e yearly salary of t he collea e ,raduate ia $ 1,187 while $518 represen ts the average annual inco me o f t he n on.co lleg e man a diffe ren ce of more tban $650 in favor of the man with higher training Thirty YUrI' wor k. the dean calculates, will make thi s ad nt.ae worth $19,500. Au'; sa,,.o !owusl-Alwm1Cl NnJ.!$, Delaware Stale COntae .
A If.ecru ! custom, wh ich bas existed for several yean, i. the P rovost', dinner on Cbrium •• Day to stude nt s of the University of Pennsylvania who are pre'f'cnted from goinl home during the h o liday s, especi ally th ose from fore ign lands and distant States or the ter ri torial poneslionl. Th ere a r e generally 300 to 400 of t hele sludenll.Scroll of 6 e.
Cornell Uni ve rsity recently secured f ourteen acres of land at Irvin gton·on-H udson for a million dollan The site i. to be Uled a. a hospital for convale.cents.-To [)rail"" o f A 0 n.
The K ey of K K r passes on this interesting item from New Yo , k Times.
Graduate, and undergraduates of Barnard College have app r oved a pla n f o r the establi,hment of a Barnard fa rm At a man meeting las t week a resolution w •• passed re.quelli n g the s tu dent council to .appoin t a commntee to found the ell a bli , h · menl. Mi. Beatrice Lowndes , of tbe Under,raduales, announced that a fu nd for the farm had been start ed by a aift of $15 from the class of 1911.
The project will cost at l eut $50 ,000 , accorrlin, to Dean Vir,inia D. Gilder· Ileeve , who indorsed the plan.
"The idea o f having a Barnard farm is the r elu lt of h oule and campin.- partie. given by IOrorities whic h I have attended during th e lal t fifteen years," sai d Dean Gilders leeve. "By a farm I mean lome place about an hour a,way from New York , where a l umnae and u nd erg r adua t es may lpe nd their week·ends together. It would have to be in some p l ace where there .re wood. and fields for t ramping, It would IikewilC have to have tenn" courts and a h ockey field and be near lOme body of water luitable for sw imming and akating."-NeUl Yo,." Time.t.
It was announced at chapel at Mount Holyoke College Saturday morning by \Vaher Bat" Adams, treuurer of the co llege, that next year , 1917 1918, an emergency charge of $50 for eve ry student wou ld be made over and above the present rate f or board and t uition. Thi s i-s due t o the increase in prices and is made for one year o nl y, f or it is boped that economic co ndit io nl will have changed al the end of that time.
The co llege will probably be $40, 000 in deht at the clO5C of the year 1916 17 and nut year it is ntimatcd that each student will cost the college $75 more tban the s tudents are now R.pwblicGJI.
A s a matter of history sin ce vocational oppo rtuniti es for w omen are so rapidly increasing, the following census of women wo rk ers in the Uni t ed States before the pre sent war is worthy of preservation. It is t a k en (rom The Lamp of 4 Z.
In connection with the foregoing, the following item from Tile Key is pertinent.
"Blacksmithing i. no longer a trade," say. t he IVorld of November 4. "It b been developed into a skilled profession, and like other .uppoledly masculine calli n,. hal been invaded by women.
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The first graduate woman blaclumitb on record in the world Ttceived her dipicma from the Iowa State College a few weeks Igo. Hcr name is MiS! Turka Jla1l'ke, and she is preparin, to open a blacksmith sbop of her OWD soon, in which tibe will specialize in the repairing of farm machinery,
During her college COUf5C she did this successfully. standing at the forgc, welditl" tinting, and handling hot irons jUil as the men in her claoss did."
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Remarkable statiitici are furnished by the secretafiu of universities and college. in the ultern and Middle \Ves t er n StatCI in regard to the effect of the war upon the academic enrolment. This information indicates that the war has cut the college enr olment from ten to fifty per cent.
I( accurate, this news bas several meanings. It shows bow quickly the Aame of pauiotism has leaped up among the young men of the country at perhaps the mOlt imprenionable period of youn&, men's lives. It s hoW'. th:at the dnin upon the stu· dent body i. disproportionately greate:' than upon any other separate set or class of young men. And i t Ihould also serve to shoW' clearly the folly and fal.eneH of t he unintelligent or insrncere charge-not ao often heard of late-that the "laboring classes" are to be exploi t ed in this war, while the well·to·do reap the benefits.
It appears that the greatest losses have come to the junior and senior classes; mos t freshmen and sophomores no aday. are under the age l imit for service The tossing aside of the prospect of degrees in favor of service in the army is natural enough i n many case but the extremely heavy drain upon the student body would be even a more serious incident than it is were it not for the fact that college freshman c1use. have now Quite gerlerally grown to a size which affords a fair chance of an adequate suppl y of capable wo r kers both in civil and military life. For one o f the greates t problems created by the war is the imperative necessity of a steady supp l y of educat e d and capable young men to energize and carryon the nations in the semi-exhaust ion and unsettled condiJ:ions in which the end of the when it shall finally come, wiU leave the world.
There is a large numeTical increase in women en tering conege; in one or two inltancel enough to offset the loss of male studenu. The most direct effects of the situation upon t h e student body will be the consilderable change, almost abandonmen:., in the athletic schedules. College clubs and societies of all kinds find their prospecta eclipled, like many other private and uneconomic establishments-sundry dancing classes and social .tructures in various cities. for instance.
The professional .chools arc found to have sent their full proportion of men into both army and navy. I ndeed, the drain upon medical a.nd engineering schools i n particular has already brought out remonstrance, or at least words of a.pprehe nsion, from those in educat iona l institutions charged with the duty of mee t ing th e demands of t h e civ ilian as well as the mi litary put of the population of the Un i ted States. It is" likely that anothe r six months will disclose a fuller realization, by a ll the people, of the si:te of the job in hand: perhaps, al"o, a milch fuller adjustment to the new needs.-New York Times.
Doubtless these statistics published last year in one of our exchanges havebeen changed materially by the conditions described in the foregoing a r ticle
Twenty four per cent of the population of the United States, or 23.500 ,000 perso n a are en{olkd in our educational institutions.--ClrrisliIJIJ EttdttJVor Wodd.
There are 510 institutions registered as "Universities and Colleges of America," 108 have over 1,000 students while 309 report less than 500 apiece. Of these 510 institutions, claiming 201,230 students, 79,178 6tudents are in slate or secular schools, while 122,052 students are in colleges privately endowed and supported by denominational funds, private gifts and tuition fees. The deduction is that there arc more small colleges than large, and these same colleges still educate the bulk of those pursuing higher studies. I t is also true that most of our prominent men and women come from these smaller schools.-The AdvlJflu.
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Cambridge, Mass., Septembe r lB .- F or the first tim e in the history of the univcl.i ly wom en arc to be admitted to the H arva rd M edica l School.
According t o an announcement today the plan under consideration doe s not mean th a t women will gcner.ally be admitted, but it is con ting ent on th e registration or a ce rta in number o f competent studen t •.
H arvard Uni'-cnity confers no degrecs on women, and if women arc admitted to the: medical school they would receive degrees fr o m Rad cl iffe College.
It was also announced women st ud ents wi s hi ng t o enter th e medical school would h ave to pruent commenda t ions from th e medica l facult y.
"Harvard h as opened h e r medical schoo l t o w ome n as a war measure ," D r. E. H Bradford, d ea n o f the school, sa id toda y , "but medi cal education for wom en has come to stay. There is und ou btedly a place f o r women in th e pr of ess ion," he added
"The war i s ca lling thousands of our m e di ca l men to se rvi ce; s tudent s ready to enter medical schools have been d ra ft ed. Some thing must be do n e to make up th e shortage and we look t o our women t o solve the problem."
D r. Bradford said En g land is facing a serious sh ortage of physicians. This country mu s t guard a,a ins t such conditions.
"While our medical men are bein, called to the f ron t ," he continuw, "there is much to be done here at home. Our women physicians and surgeons must prepare to carryon the work.
"The qualifictltions for e ntrance at Harvard are high, but du l y qualified women students will be admitted. They will follow th e sa me co u rses prucribed fo r men They will receive the i r degrees from Ra dc liffe College. Ten wOmen h:"lVe a l ready applied for admittance ."-Bosto" Herald
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY
THE ARROW : Official magazine of the Fratern ity. Publishe.d in October, December, March, and June. Subscription price , $1.00 a year ; single copics , 25 cents ; life subscriptions , $10.00. Sarah Pomeroy Rug&". Editor, 46 Mountfort St. , Bos t on. Mass Anna Robin s on Nickerson (Mrs . D. D .), Alumnae Editor, 74 Rockland Ave ., Malden , Mass ( i n charge of circulation.)
- THE PI BETA PHI BULLETIN: Published i n October , January , April, and June. Sent free to officers and comm ittee chairmen j sent to any Pi Beta Phi on receipt of 10 cents in stamps.
THE SONGS OF PI BETA PHI : 1914 edition is now ready. Contains all the old popular songs and many n e w ones Price , ,1 50 a co py . For sa le by M iss Ann e S t uart, 1906 D S t., Li n co l n, Neb.
THE PI BETA PHI CATALOGUE : 1911 edi t ion conta ins lists 0 1 all members of the fraternity to date by chapters and classes, alphabetical and geographical lists , deceased members , and b i ograph ical information. Price , $1.00 a copy. Order through the Grand Tr e a s urer, Mis s Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln , Neb .
THE CONSTITUTION: 1913 edition, price , 25 cents a copy Order through Miss Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb
THE PI BETA PHI SYMPHONY, artistically lettered in gold on a de c orated card. Price , 30 cents Order through Miss Anne Stuart, 1906 D St. , Lincoln , Neb
THE PI BETA PHI HISTORY: 1915 edition is now ready Conta Ons a complete record of our fraternity activity from founding until the present date. Price, $1.25 a copy. Order through Mis s Anne Stuart, 1906 D St., Lincoln, Neb.
ENGRAVED POST CARDS bearing the Pi Beta Phi coat · ol·arms. Price, 5 cents apiece ; six for 25 cents . Sold for the benefit of the Settlement School. Order through Miss Elmina Wilson , 452 West 149th St , New York City.
PI BETA PHI SEALS (or use on invitations, place-cards, etc , put up in boxes of 2S each , 10 boxes to the carton ( see special notice on page 136.) Sold (or the benefit of the Settlement School. Order through Mrs. H. C Wallace, 37 th St , and John Lynde Road, Des Moines , Iowa .
PI BETA PHI BOOK-PLATE : Prints (rom the book-plate presented to the (raternity at the 1912 convention may be obtained (rom A C McClurg & Co., 218·224 South Wabash Ave , Chicago, 1lI.
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SCHOOL BEQUESTS
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For fulkr information concern inK Tlu Bul/eli" read page S6 of THE A ••ow tor October, 1914 0
