The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi-June-1913

JUNE 1 13

THE ARROW

O ffici al

Publication of the P i Beta P hi F r aternity

VOLUME XXIX

JUN>:, 1913

SARAH GERTRUDE P OMEROY Editor

Table of Contents

My CU.U), by HOUJo,.d A,."old Walt.' ..•..........•.......... ,

NUMBER 4

A LITDAIY P.UTIJEUHIP, by SoroJa POIIIUOY _ ......•..•••.......•.

WaiTING AS A VOCATIOM, by LtwiJ IBid Tlwisl THZ CoLLEGE GaL AND THE NIWSPAPU,.br R ,Mth M. B't" ........••.•

RalllUIJD.ATJOK-Two Soan, b, R,dA /'to,"""" J(atl/J"'a"

THI TUCllllfG OF Joo•• .u. by Add. HN""/lAr.y

OCt \V.ITD' AXD JOU.MALI.Tlo

By WAY ('I' SUGOUT.OJJ

Oua PI BETA PBI BOC)JI: ·SBEU••.• ,.

THE ATTIlAC1'IONS 0' THE UM'IVDSITY 0" Ca.1CoBur, by Eli:ob.OI. McCoUVItf CroigMod .•.

THE 0 VllCINfA ALPHA

RANDOLPR·MACOM' \VOKAM"S COLLaG •••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••

RI$roay OF lOTA 0,. AUHA 5fClIIA ALPHA ••..•....•..•.•..•

A LETT" Faa. PORTO RIco FaATDNITIU SuspeNDED AT DAIM' D. PaOIAILY AIOLISJlED

WHAT A FUTUM'ITY Gin TRtNJ:I: Colorado Alpha'. Re.adin,,--- '?r Color4dtl A

The R espons,ibility of In Editor•.bI IlliftQU B.••.•

SUllested TJt lel for a Col1e,e Glr. by P ftSyl t·o ",Q r

Tbe Training o f Journalism, by Wise""s j" A ..•..•..•..••...

Boob of the Day Wblch Pi P his Han Enjoyed by ]Ilj"ois H The P rac t ical Side of J oumal i,tic Tnining. by lftdioftCJ B ....

A Book Lilt for Future Reference. by ] lIi,un" ....

How t o R ead \ Vith a Clear Conlcience. by V.rmoftt A ...•. , College Cban,ea the Taste for Readin,. by ltfiehil1tJ" B

The True Spirit o f Modem l ournali.m. by Iowa r Re:ad of Curren t Events, by "I""'N A....

R ead Cbeery, Wh olelOme Literatu r e, by MaSlIJch"ntts A W hy C ol1ege Jourllalism i. Valuable Experience , by Florida A. •••••.•••••• Ma,azine.a Create A Spirit of Democracy. by Iowa A...•................. The Co nfes.ionl of a Senior and an EditoT, by ColMado B

Rest F o r a W eary' Drain. by NftfI Yo,.' B ...............................

What T exas Gi r l. En,ioy. by Tutu A.

A P ioneer School of Journalism, T h e Experie nce of a CoHere Reporter. by W,omi"" A

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E XTaA CTI F"OM A BooK ElfTITl.ED "Elf CYCLOPAEDIA

B "alfAaD SONGS W alTrEH By A P I P HJ.

BooJC RavIaw I: I The La t ter D ay Saints

A T rue S tory

Article. and Stories by Pi

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DenveT P an-Helle n ic

P eoria P an·H elle n ic

lit MzvoalAlII: Jane Elizabeth Bigel ow 6 17

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Alta W itherspoon McDavid

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Mildred :\fonroe Hadley 618

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AU m&nuac.ripta ahould be addreued to the Editor. Sarah Gertrude Pomeroy. 1041 Main St•• \\·orcester. M ast. Material i ntended for publica tion mU l t reaeh the Editor five weeks before elate .f pablication.

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FRATERNITY DIRECTORY

FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY

Maggie Campbell ....•.........•.

Libbie Brook-Gaddis

Thyoe Institute, Chase City, Va.

735 Main St., Galesburg, Ill.

Ada Bruen Grier ......• 16 Thomas Ave., Bellevue. Pa.

Clara Brownlee-Hutchinson ......•.•.. ,

. ................ Monmouth, Ill.

Emma Brownlee-Kilgore _ 7639 Lowe Ave ., Chicago. Ill.

Fannie Whitenack- Libby , ................................. Goodhue, )OIinn.

Rosa Moore 59 East 21St St., New Y o rk City.

Jennie Nichol. M. D. (deceased).

Ina Smith-Soule 621 South K St., Taco ma, Wash

Jennie Horne-TurnbulL 2510 N. 32d St., Philadelphia, Pa

Fannie Thompson (de ceased)

Nancy Black-Wallace . .....

.... Sewickley P . O., Glen osbo rne, Pa.

GRAND COUNCIL

GRAND PRESIDENT-M ay L. Keller, I8n Linden Ave., Baltimore, Md

GRANn VICE-PRr.SIDE""T-Lida Burkhard Lardntr (Mrs. J. L.), 810 Milburn Sr., Evanston, III

GRAND SECRETARY-Amy B. Onken, Chapin, Ill.

GRAND TREASURER-Anne Stuart, 1906 D Street, Lincoln, Neb.

Auow EDITOR-Sarah C. Pomeroy, 1048 Main St. , \Vorcesler, :'\b,,-s

HISTORIAN

Eliubeth Clark Helmick (M r s. Eli), 4837 Kenmore A,' e., Chicago, Ill.

CA TALOGUER

Kate McLaughlin Bourne eMrs. Harry S.) , Lewisburg, Pa.

Sr.CRH4R Y OF NATIONAL PAN' HELLENIC CoNGRESS-Mrs. James H. Crann, Alpha Chi Omega, 610 Colorado St., Davenport, Ia .

CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES

ALPHA PROVINCE

PII;ESIOtl'OT-Annl. Robins?!1 Nickerson (Mrs. David D.), 74 Rockland Ave ., Mulden, Mass.

OSTAIIO ALPHA-Univc:nit, of Toronto, Lillian M Campbell, S Schofitld Ave., Norlh Rosedale. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

"£R:\IO"" .-\LPlu-Middlebury College, Ginevra PolI:trd Harlow, Pearson', Hall , \Iiddlebury, Yt.

VERMONT BETA-University of Vermont. Edith R. Garett t 14 Buell St .• Burtington. VI

MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA-Boston University, Kennard, 23 Cass St., Melrose, Mass

NEW YoaK ALPHA-Syracuse University, Pauline Turnbull, Sol Ostrom Avt , Syncuse, N Y.

NEW YOlK BETA-Bnrnard College, ha.bel Totten, 52 )[omingside Ave., New York City.

MARYLA"D ALPHA-Goucher College, Caroline Diggs, Baltimore, Md.

CoLUMBIA ALPHA-George W ashington University, Alice Griffith, 2024 G St. N. W., \Vashingt on, D. C.

V,RGINIA ALPIu.-Randolph - Ma con College, College Park, Va., Margaret Moffet.

FLORIDA ALPHA-John B. Stetson University, Lillian Eldredge, Chandoin Hall, DeLand, Fla.

BETA PROVINCE

PRESIDENT-Anna F. T. Pettit, 1521 North 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa . \ ALPHA-Swarthmore College, Dorothy Fnhenstock, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, P a.

PENNSYLVt\NJ O\ BETA-Bucknell University, Edna \Vhittam , Lewisburg, Pa.

PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-Dickinson College, Harriet H. Stuart, 'Ve st Souther St., Pa.

OHIO ALPUA.-Ohio Unive rsity, Henrietta Cronacher, Boyd Hall, Athens, Ohio

OHIO BUA-0hio State University, Terese Kennedy, Hall, Columbus, Ohio.

OHIO GA)JMA-University o( Wooster, Leota Munn, Holden Hall, Woo ster, Ohio . MICHICAN AtPIIA-HiIlsdaJe College, Lorena Smith, East HaU, Hillsdale, Mich

Btu-University o( Michigan, Hazel B. Goodrich, Pi Phi 836 Tappan Road, Ann Arbor, Mich

GAMMA PROVINCE

PRESIDENT-Abbie Langmaid, 3M 16th Ave. 5., Minneapolis, Minn.

MINNESOTA ALlHA-University o f Minnesota, Lillian McLaughlin, 3144 Colfax Ave ., So. Minneapolis, Minn

Wlsr;oNslN AI .FIlA-University of Wi sconsin, Vera Sieb, 233 Langdon St ., MadilOn. Wis.

ILLINOIS BETA-Lombard Dorothy Payn , Lombard Hall,Galuburg, IIt It L1NOIS College, Helen Taylor, Whiting H"n, Galesburg, Ill.

ILLINOIS University, Marie Hnkes, 1631 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill.

I LLI"OJS Z£T \-University of Illinois, Muriel Barker, Pi Bela Phi lIouse , So, South Third St., Champaign, Ill.

ILLINOI S Ell-James \fillikin University, )f:trg nret 13gB W Macon St., Dec:lIur, III.

TXntA:-"- A AI rJIA-F'nnklin College. Oakey Miles, Franklin, Ind

l"DJ \::-.;\ BET,-t;niversity of Indiana, Edith Ilain es, Pi Bela Phi I l ouse. Bloomington, Ind

INDrA SA GA)JMA-Butler College, Cleo Millikan, 2530 Park Ave , Indianapoli l, Ind

DELTA PROVINCE

PRESIDENT-Loi s Janvier, 1445 Webster St., New Orleans, La

IOWA ALPHA-Iowa We sleyan College, Amy Popham Zimmerman, Eliubeth Hershey Hall, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa.

IOWA BETA-Sim pson College. Ava M . Hathaway, Mary Berry Hall, I ndianola, Iowa.

I OWA GAMMA-Iowa State College, Margaret Penick, Pi Beta Phi House, Ames , Io wa.

IOWA ZHA-Iow a State University. EUaoui se Kessler, 122 Davenport St., Iowa City, Iowa.

NEBRASKA BETA-University of Nebraska, Erma Naeve, 1642 G St. , Lincoln, Nebraska .

M,SSOURI ALPH A-Universi ty of Mis so uri, D o rothy Bryson, Sampson Hall, Columbia, :Mo.

MIS50Ukl DETA-Wa shington University, Meredith McC argo, 5413 Bartmer A ve , Sr. Louis. Mo.

KANSAS ALPHA-University of Kansas, Helen Hersh berger, Pi Beta Phi House, 1245 Oread Ave , Lawrence, Ken.

MKANSAS ALPHA-University of Arkansal, Eleanor F orwood, Cunall Hall, Fayetteville, Ark.

LoUISIANA ALPH A-Newcom b College, Mildred Post, 1436 Louiliana Ave., New Orlean s , La .

EPSILON PROVINCE

PusIDE:'lT-Gertrude Currens (Mrs. J. W.), 1510 13th St., Boulder, Colo.

OKLAHOMA ALPHA-University of Oklahoma, Hel e n DaBarr, 122 S. Muskogee Ave ., Norman, O kla.

TEXAS ALPHA-University of Texas, Mary S. Green, 2025 University Ave., Austin, Te xas.

WYOMINC ALPHA-Uni ve rsity of Wyoming, Alice Downey, Laram ie, Wyo.

CoLORADO A LPHA-Unive rsit y of Colorado, Barbara Shattuck, 1605 Hillside Rd ., Boulder, Colo .

CoLORA DO BlTA-U niversity of Denver, Ca rolyn E . H osmer, 1615 S . Emer· son St., Denver, Colo.

ZETA PROVINCE

PuslDENT-Marguerite Davis Carney (Mn. P. F.), 2504 Etna Sr., Berkeley, Cal.

CAUFORNIA ALPHA-Leland Stanford Jr. University, Miriam E. Bryan, Pi Beta Phi H ouse, Stanford University, Cal.

CutPORNIA BETA-Unive rsity of California, Alice M cCoy, Pi Beta Phi House, 2415 Pro spect Sr., Berkeley, Cal.

WASHINGTON ALPHA-State University of W ashington, Marjory R. Johnstone, 5204 18th Ave., N. E. Seattle, Wash.

WASH I NGTON BETA-Washington Sta te College, Anita Gallagher, 1207 Kaminaken St., Pullman, Wash.

STANDING COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE ON EXTlNSloN-Elda L Smith, 710 S. Sixth St., Springfield, Ill. i Amelia Alpiner Stern ( Mr s. A L.), Champaign, Ill.; Florence Schee, In · dianola , Iowa

COMIllTTU ON ScHOLARS HI p.-Anna W. Lytle, Lewi s ton, Id aho ; May Copeland Drybread ( Mrs. C. 1-1.), Franklin , Ind.; Edna L Stone, t6I8 Rhode Island Ave., Washin gt on , D. C.

CO)(WITTU ON CHAPI.ftONES-Minnie K . Organ, Salem , Mo.; Elizabeth Gamble, Detroit, Mich i Susanna ltf. Lovelace, 1229 Thirteenth St., Boulder, Colo. i SteUa R. Fox, 6 19 N. Sali sbury , Lafayette, Ind

CoWMITTU ON FRA TIRN ITY EXAM INATIONS-Edith L Carpenter, Guil d H o use, Peacedale, R . J.; Louise de la Barre, 2525 P ark Ave ., Minneapoli•• Minn i Mollie Brown 'Vorce.ter (Mrs. P. G.), 836 University An., Boulder, Colo.; Grace Fahenstock Birmingham (Mrs. Thomas), 59 1 North Prairie St., Gale sburg, III.

COXIU'J"T'B.J: ON UNDUcaADUATI LoAN FUND-Mildred Babcoc::k Babcock (Mrs. H. L.), Dedham, Mass.; Elmina Wilson, 1338 Larine Place, New York. N. V.; Jennie L. Rowell, 89 So. Willard St., Burlineton, Vt

ADDITIONAL COMMI'ITEES

COMMITTE. ON' SoNG BooK-AIIeyene M Archibald. Lead, S D.; Mar,. E Shannon, :JJ5 N. CoUege Ave., Fayetteville, Ark.; Anne Stuart, 1<)06 D St.. Lincoln, Neb.; Jessie Smith Gaynor (Mrs. 'Y .) 3718 Wyandotte St., KauIU City, Mo.; Lei. Howard, z610 Garfield St., N . W .. W.shineton, D. C. eoIUUTTlt. ON CALINoAR-Kat1tarine Griest, 5z39 Archer St., Germantown, P ; Edith Valet. III West u71h St • New York. N. Y .; Deborah L. Ferrier, Mooreltown, N. J. COMMITTE. ON PI BUA PHI GlAcE-Mary Wallihan GibsoD (Mrs. A. E.). z:J45 Eut 8znd St., Cleveland, Ohio; M.rie McClur8'. Pi Bet. Phi House, Stanford University. Cal.; Emily Guild. Walton, N. Y. CoIlMITTEK ON HISTOIUCAL PaOCJl.AW POR FIFTIETH ANNJvus.uy-Emma Harper Turner, The Iowa, 13th and 0 St., Apt. 64, Washington, D . C. i Katberine B Miller, Lewis Institute, Chicago; K.te King Bostwick (Mrs H. 0 ), Ch.rdon, Ohio; S.rah G. Pomeroy, 1048 Main St., Worcester. Mass.; Mary B.rtol Theils (Mu. L E.), 230 West Illth St., New York City; Florence Porter RobinlOn, 543 Marshall St., Milwaokee, Wis. PI BnA PHI R.lPUSlNTATIVI IN NATIONAL PAN -HELLENIC CoN"GusS-Lid. Burkhard Lardner ( Mrs. J. L.) , 810 Milburn St., Evanston, Ill. CHAIRMAN BUREAU OF PRINTINCi--Sarah Gertrude Pomeroy, 1048 Main St.• Worcester, Mass

ALUMNA<: DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY

SaCR.ITAltY FO. THI ALUMNI!!: AND GlAND VI CE-PUSIDENT-Lid. Burkhard Lardner (Mrs. J. L.), 810 Milburn St., Evanlton, 111. ALUMNAt EOITOR-Sophie Panons Woodman, 561 West 186 Street, New York City.

SECUTARY FOa FOUICN COUNTRIEs-Gund Vice -President. COMMITTEE ON SITTLEMENT ScHOOL-Elizabeth Clarke Helmick (Mrs. Eli A.), ch.irman .nd treasurer, 4837 Kenmore Ave., Chicago. 111.; Kale B. Miller, in charge of policy and publicity, • n S. Ashland Blvd ., Cluc ago. 111.; Lulu Alvord Barrett (Mrs. Channing W.), in charge of school and house furnishings, 446 St. James Place, Chicago, Ill.; Lucy Hammond Von Holst (Mrs. Herman), in charge of buildings and construction, 1361 East 51st St.. Chicago, 111.; Dema Harshbarger, secret.ry, 4727 Kenmore Ave., Ill.

ALPHA PROVINCE

VICE-PUslDENT-Grace Goodhue Coolidge ( Mrs . Calvin), 21 Massasoit St., Northampton, Mass.

BALTU(ORl!:. MD.-Cora Scott Doty (Mrl. Albert), 308 Woodlawn Road, Roland ·Pa.rk.

BoSTON, MAss.-Mildred Hood. 93 Hobart Sr , Brighton, Mus. NEW YORK N. Y.-Sophie Parsons Woodman, 561 West 186 5tRHOD. ISLAND-Helen O. Barrett, 173 Clarendon Street. Auburn, R. I. SVRACUS., N. Y.-Loui5e V. Winfield, I:JI West Castle St. CANADA-Jeanette McCannell, Milton, Ontario. WASHINGTON, D C.-Marion McCoy, 1969 Biltmore S1.

WnTUN MASSACHUSITTS ALUJo(NI!!:-Ruth McClelland , Smith Collere:. North· ampton. M

BETA PROVINCE

VICE-PIESIDENT-Elsa Schlicht, 210 N. Sandusky St., Bellevue, Ohio. ATHENS, OHIo-Virginia Bisbop.

CINCINNATI. OHlo--Gertrude Han cox C.rman (Mrs. J. Ernest), :J346 Ohio AYe.

CI.£VELAl'D, OHIo-Eva Glass Lovell ( Mrs . F. W .) 10008 L:1mont Ave. COLUMBUS, OHIo-Marguerite Li sle Belknap (Mrs. John), 224 W . loth Ave . MI CH.-Irene M cFadden, 81t Third Ave. HILLSDALE, Jlleyers - Kempton pin. C. fl. ) , Hill sda le SI. LEWISBURG, PA.-Jennie Davis Phillips (Mrs. Llewellyn T,) PHILADELPHIA, PA.-KatheriDe Griest. 5239 Ar che r St., Germantl')wn, POl. P ITTSBURGH, PA.-Mary I. Bower, 409 Onkl:1nd A ve. T OLEDO Olllo-Alice Ou Bois. I t The J I nttersley.

GAMMA PROVINCE

VI CE' PRESIDENT-Lisette Woerner, 2036 Eastern Parkway, Louisville, Ky . CARTHAGE, I LL.-Abigail Dllvidson, 306 S. Mlldison St. CHICAGO, I LL.-Carrie Flagler ( Mrs. O. M.), 5215 \Vest 24th St., Cicero, III.

CENTRAL ILLINOls-H nzel I. Craig, 616 W est H ill Sr., Champaign, 111. F RANKLIN, IND.-Eli.zabeth l. anam (Mrs. S. E.), 135 S. Home Ave. GALESBURG, ILL.-Mildred i\'labee. 9 14 N. Broad St. 11'DIA!'rlAI'OLIS. IN D.-Violet Mill er WiUson ( Mrs. Russell), 2356 Park Ave. LoUIS"'ILLE, Kv.-Celesteur Protsman (l\trs. F, L.), Th e Besten. MADISON , Wis.-Stella Kayser, 802 E. Gorham St. MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. P AUL.. MINN.-Bessie Tucker Gislason (!\Irs . H. 8.). 217 Harvard St., S. E , Minneapolis.

DELTA PROVINCE VI CE,PRESIDENT-Margarer Ross, Okm ulgee. Okla. AllES, IOWA-Olive Wil son Curtis (Mrs. C. F.), Iowa State College. BURLINGTON, IOWA-Katharine Alice Lundgren, 115 North Gunnison St. Mo.-(MrssoURI ALPHA V. Robnett, 1509 E. Broadway. DES MotNES, I OwA-Anna Ross Clarke (Mrs. C. H.), 151 0 9th St. IN DIANOLA, IOWA-F l orence Schee. IOWA CITY, IOWA-Fanny Thompson Wickham (Mrs H F.), 91l Iowa Ave KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Julia Kirtley, 3828 Harri son R1vd LAWRENCE, KAN.-Marguerite Emery, 1613 Tenn. SI. NEB.-Myrna Sedg wick , 1727 S. 22d S t Mr. PLEASANT, IOWA-Margare t Torrence. NEW ORLEANS. LA.-(LouISIANA ALPHA AWuN..£)-May Logan Monroe (Mrs. J Blanc). 1424 Louisiana Ave O){AHA, NEB. AND COUN CIL BLUFFS, I OWA- H enrietta B. Edgerly (Mrs. D. M.), Alsatian NO.3. r. J OSEP H, MO.-C l ara Yoss ( Mr s. Erwin) 2S3t Faf30w St. ST. LoUIS. MO.-Edith B3ker, 235 Rosemont Ave ., Webster Puk, Webster Groves, Mo.

EPSILON PROVINCE

Vtcr.:·PUSIDENT-Emily Maverick, IIQ U t ica St., San Antonio, Tuas. AUSTIN. TEx.-Helen Garrison, 2600 Whitis Ave. BoULDER, COLO.-C leo phile Bell DeaD, (Mrs. Paul ?II.) 1931 Hill St. DENvu, COLO.-Ma ry Morse, 1347 High St. IIOV STO:\' TEx.-Naomi Peacock Cosby ( Mrs Rodman), 2308 Genesee j\\·e. OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA.-Carolyn Wynn Ledbetter, 327 Pllrk Place . TULS\, OKlA.-Do ris Probst, St4 S. Cincinnati Ave. W ACO. TEX.-;\Ionette Colgin, H)02 Austin St.

ZETA PROVINCE

VtCE·PRESIDENT-Leta HOerlocker, 418 Blanchard Building, Los Angeles, Cal BERK&t..r.V. CAL.-Frieda Watters Warner (Mrs. Roy E.). 91l Kingston Ave ., Piedmont, Cal.

.Los ANCILIS, CAL.-Lillian Dunlap, South Whitti e r , Cal. SUTTI E, WA SH.-( P UDCET Sousn CLulJ)-;\lary Gage Schramm pin. Arthur), 426 Smith St. ·Pi Bua Phi Headquarters-418 Blanchard Bldg., Los Angeles.

MY CREED

Howard Arnold Walter

I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there is much to suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare; I would be friend of all-the foe-the friendles s; I would be giving and forget the gift ; I would be humble. for I know my weakness; I would look up-and laugh-and love. and lift.

Copied Irolf1 I he AI;' Gflmllto. D I( Q/II' ,tn-ly ,and alrelld)" quoled b)" five' GIber j ournals

MARY BARTOL THEISS, Ph .D.

( Univenity o f Pellnlylvania. '97)

LE WIS EDWIN THEISS , Ph,B.

( Bucknell Univenity '02 )

THE ARROW

VOLUM. XXIX

JUNE, 1913

A LITERARY PARTNERSHIP

By SARAH GERTRUDE POMEROY

TNUMBER 4

HE name of Mary Bartol-Theiss is familiar to all Pi Phis and she is known personally to hundreds who have enjoyed meeting her at the various conventions, banquets and reunions which She has attended. If the reader does not know where and when she obtained her three degrees nor how many important offices she has filled during the eighteen years since she has been in active fraternity work, the writer refers them to the catalogue for her record which is a truly remarkable one. Since her career in IT B cr, has been written up so many times for THE ARROW} it does not require recapitulation in an article dealing primarily with the home life and private work of herself and her husband.

Newspaper and magazine writers to-day are fond of emphasizing the modern idea of marriage as a partnership in which husband and wife have an equal share and a mutua'l interest in the business of life. Examples of such partnerships where the wife co-operates with her husband in his business or trade are not uncommon in this twentieth century but they are still rare enough to be of peculiar interest to the world in general. The married life of Lewis and Mary Theiss is an illustration of this modern type of marriage which is a happy combination of the practical and the ideal.

When Dr. Mary Bartol married Lewis Edwin Theiss (Bucknell, '02), in June 1903 , she had spent most of her life in the class r oom , first as a student and more recently as a teacher for she resigned. her position as head of the department of Latin and Greek in Rockford College to enter matrimony. Her husband had a'lready commenced his journalistic career, having become a member of the editorial staff of the New York Sun soon after leaving college. Mrs. Theiss shared his interest in the work and so began ·their literary partnership.

Ten years ago, schools of journalism were unknown and the

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school of experience was the on ly preparatory institution for the aspiring writer. The 'rheisses learned their trade in this school and in th e following article t h ey have "ery generously shared some of their own hard- l earned experience with yo un g aspirants for the same laurels which they are now winning. For th e Th eisses have "arri\' ed" and the friends who have followed their united j o urnali stic career from the first and have been gratified as they watched their names appear from year t o year in the tables of contents of m ore and rn o r e prominent publica t ions wer e very happy in the final triumph which came to them l ast fall which proved beyond question their standing in the journalistic world. This test of efficiency cam!;' in th e fo rm of an assig nm e nt from the edito r of The P ictorial Review) one of the most progressh'e of the popular magazines for women. " 'he n he desired t o secu r e a re I iaule and unbiased account of condition;:; as th ey really exist in the equal suffrage states, he c hose th e Th ei sscs fo r the task. se lecting them from among th e multitud e of journa l ists in New York City. The results of their investigation whi c h occupied three months and ca rried them morf' than 10 ,000 miles are now appearing in a series of artic1t:s whi c h will run about a year and which are attracting wide-spread attention. Previous t o this se ri es o f articles} they ha\'e co ntribut ed at some ti lne or other to most of the leading magazines and some of their articles have been repub l ished by the R C71iew 0/ R C'l'i('ws and th e Litera ry D(qesl, and a good many of them have been sent hroadcast by syndicates among the country papers , The editor of The Phi Gamma D el ta in an interesting article ab o ut th ei r work which appeared in the 1\1 arch numuer of that magazine, says a word about their methods of work which is worth quoting becaus e it shows clearly how successful writers must use modern husiness methods in jou rnal istic work.

The Theis ses 3.re very methodi ca l and sys tematic in their literary work They 3.lways have in mind from twelve to twenty-five s ubjects for good articles. The,. sec ure :l number of ordinary le tte r fi l es and Itabel them with these various subjects, and in these receptacles they file away from day to day anything they may notice in the leading newspapers o r magazines, bearing on the or indicating so urces of material. II :wi ng acc umulated for se veral m onths in this \Vay a mass of material on some pertinent subject, they fi rst study which magazines might be in the mark e t for such an article, then write the editors of the se magazin es s ugges ting the subject and inquiring if the editor w o ul d be interes ted in considering an article on the subject.

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If no encouraging ruponses are received, they let the matter re I and waste no lime on the proposed article. In Cllst, howe\er, that the subject appeals 10 an editor, he u501lly gil-CS an idea about ho,,' much material he can use and about how he thinb the matter should be handled.

This is. in effect, an order for the story, subject. of course, 10 approval. Hal' ing recei,' cd such. pro\'isional order in ad"ance and an idea of length and they set to work on the article, digesting the balch of rna· terial in running down this tmd related subjects in the public library, interviewing and writing to autho rit ies, and getting all the material to be

obtained :ll first hand. This system simplifies the work and prevents loss of energy, since :tlmost one hundred per cent of what they write is accepted and run

During all the years of hard work, while they were climbing to th e t op of the journalistic ladder, the Theisses have li\'ed simp ly but happily New York City, taking pleasure in th e many-sided life of that great metropolis and giving happiness to many friends and acquaintances with whorn they frequently sha r ed the delights of their little home. 1t has been a matter of principle with them al ways to spend at least one half day a week in the open and, winter or summer, th ey seldom omitted a daily walk in the park. rea lizing that contact wit h the grf'at out doors is essential for brain workers.

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But out-doo r life is not merely a matter of principle with them for both enjoy the open country and, every summer while Mr. Theiss was connected with Th e SutJ they made a practise of responding to th e lure of the open r oad, spendi ng their vacations in camping and canoeing in the Alleghany Mountains and along the Susquehanna River. It was while they were on a 1SO -mile tramp in the latter country that they discovered "Otzinachson", as they ca ll the count r y home which they purchased in 1911. Recently th ey have added to thi s little estate of four acres the fa rm of 124 ac r es, owning both in partnership with Doctor Bartol ( Mrs. Theiss's father ). They are taking g reat pleasure in improving and modernizing thi s property which fronts on one of the finest and most picturesque porti9ns of the Susquehanna River in the heart of the Muncy hills. N ow t hat Mr Theiss is devoting all his time to general magazine work they plan to spend an increasingly large portion of each year in the country.

It is at HOtzinachson" that the Theisses most enjoy dispensing th at hospitality which is a sour ce of mutual pleasure to them and to their guests. According to Mrs. Theiss the place bids fair to beco me a Pan-Hellenic cente r for Doctor Bartol and his son are members of <I> K :! , Mr. Theiss is a <I> r <I. , Belle Bartol is an A X n and Mary and Helen are both members of P enns ylvania B chapte r of II Besides this , Mrs. Bartol is an enth u siastic member of the D. A. R. so that the family automobile is ve r y apt to contai n one o r more members of these o r ganiza ti ons, going to o r fro m the railr oad station.

Wh at the Theisses have said to the reade rs of THE ARROW in the following article was designed especially for young journalist s but it will be of general interest to all who are inte rested in the wo rld 's work and its workers.

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WRITING AS A VOCATIOX

By LEWIS AND MARY THEISS

PERHAPS no field of endeavor offers better opportunities to women than the world of l etters. To begin with, it is one of the few fields where equal work commands equal pay. Art-at least the art of writing-knows no sex. Perhaps it was not always true that a feminine name cou ld attract as great a number of readers as a masculine signature. That being the case, it naturally followed that a woman's wTiting'" would bring less than a man's. But such days are past. To -day the announcement of a new story by Mrs. Humphry Ward or Mary Wilkins Freeman or Kate Douglas Wiggin creates quite as keen an anticipation among lovers of literature as would the promise of some product from the pen of Richard Harding Davis or F. Hopkinson Smith or Rudyard Kipling. A similar condition prevails right down the lin e. All things being equal, a woman will receive for her work just as much as a man does for his. To-day literary products are paid for not according to sex but according to quality. The woman who has it in her to write may feel assured that in attempting literary achievement she is not entering a field where she can never hope to win the highest rewards.

On the other hand , it does not follow that, because the road to highest success lies open, her femininity will aid any woman to secure that success. Editors are a cold-blooded race of morta l s, and the weight against which every editor balances a story is the question, IIWill it attract readers?" Quality and fitness usually determine the fate of a literary production.

In literature, as in most othe r occupations ca lling for c reative ability, the rewards to the successful are generous. But meagre indeed are the earnings of the unsuccessful. Because literary production must undergo such searching judgment , mediocrity stands out with startling distinctness. It cannot hide itself in literature, as it can in mechanical labor, behind the disguise of eight hours of imitation wo rk . In the field of letters one is not paid for so many hours of toil-or if one is, it is usually at a starvation rate of wages. What counts in literature is not efforts but results.

Trite though it may seem, the way to obtain results is to have

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so me thin g to sar and to kn ow how t o say it. Now this is not so si mp l e a s it so un ds. If o ne were to say of painting that the sec r et of that art is to hav e so mething to paint a nd to know how to paint it, instantly th e diffi culty would come to the mind that most of us kn o w littl e about perspective, l ess abou t drawing, a nd almost nothing about mixing paint s. 'V e recognize an ins up e rabl e obstacle in the way of painting a great p ic tur e--o r an obs tacl e, which. if not a lt oge th e r ins uperable, can be ove rco me only by mu c h t oi lsome and patient e ffort . But with r ega rd to writing w e are n ot so honest. All too often the beginner does not r ecogn i ze t hat a kn o wledge of literary persp ective, sha d ing. and co lor is esse nti al to the crea tion of a w o rd -pi c tur e Therei n l ies the ca use o( many, if not mos t , of the h eart -breakin g failu r es of young writers. Th ey are trying t o do some t hing th a t they do not know how to accomplish . And ach ievement can co me on l y af t e r knowledge.

The fact that there is no r oy al r oad to s u cc ess need discou r age no one . Th er e is a way , t h o ugh it be a r o ugh e r one . a nd she who is willing to follow this way will soone r o r lat er app r oac h the promi sed land. It has often been sai d that th e way to learn to writ e is to write That is true. But to succeed one must write intelligently. Be f o r e attempting the ga me of lit e rature , one must fir st learn th e rules of th e game

The fir st rul e, as was suggested before, is t o have so m ething to say. As N o rd au some wh e r e r emarks: " In the highl y s igni fi cant Biblical legend e \·en Bal aam 's ass acquired speech when he had something to say." Pro bably the re is no b e tte r way t o find something to say than t o r ea d th e newspapers a nd th e ma gaz in es. Th e newspape r s are full of suggestive ite ms th at w ou ld se rve as the basis f o r countl ess p rod u cti ons. Ma up assant , it is said , found m any of the ideas whi ch he lat er built into sho rt -s tories , by reading the daily n e wspape r s Ou r dail y expe r iences with people, com·er sat ion s of ou r ow n or of o th er s. the things we read in books, a ll s ug gest fro m time t o tim e possihle themes to write aho ut.

But these suggestions a r e no mo r e than suggestions. Th ey a r e merely the kernels , the seed s of sto ri es that a r e to be , th e eggs of future pro du ctions. In lit e ratur e, as in poultry rai s in g. i t is poor policy to co unt one's chickens before they a r e hatched. So these egg s of suggestion , if they are eve r to yield anything for th e marketplace, must unde r go a pe r iod of ca r eful incuba ti on. Th ey must be

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b r ooded o yer, and turned about in the nest of the mind, and, above a ll. they must never be allowed to g r ow cold.

\Vhether it be a story or an article that one is considering, the ma4 terial for that piece of work must be assemb led before the cons tru e· tion itself can be attempted. If the subject in mind be an article, it will be necessary to gather together all the da ta conce rning the matter. First the facts must be gotten f r om boo k s, from newspaper .. , from intenie ws . from obse r vation. from any place where they exist and next th ese facts must be r e\'oh'ed in the mind unt il the writer understands their relation to one anothe r and t o th e gene ra l topic.

H a piece of fiction is about to be attempted . the labor is diffe r ent on ly in kind. not in d eg r ee There will be the se ttin g to work up , th e characte r s t o decide upon, the incidents to choose; and all these must bea r to the story and to one another th e same tru e r ela ti onsh ips th a t exist among th e facts i n an article.

N o matt er what one writes, wh eth e r it be fac t or fiction, one must writ e th e truth; in a rti cles the literal fa ct, in fiction th e truth as m easured by humanity. That is, the charac t ers lTIll St see m r eal cha r acters, and the in cidents must bear th e s tamp of actuality. This does not mean that a story should be a tran sc ript from real life. Much of life is so improbabl e that it would appear unr eal in fi ction. Truth, as app li ed to fi ction , m eans merely th at a thing seem tru e A moment's thought, therefore , will mak e it e \'iden t that between th e findin g of a suggestion and the writin g of a r es ulting co mp osit ion mu c h l abor is entailed.

Wh e n th e co mpos iti o n is finish ed th e re r ema in s th e marketin g of it. In th ese days of Uliterary agents " the marketing of lit e rary products i s much simplified-sometimes Any writer of reputation has on ly to ha nd his finished p roduction to a lit e rary age nt and the latter will find a marke t for it. Thus is exemp lifi ed the truth of the saying t hat t o him that hath shall b e g iven. The o th e r half of the saying perhaps finds ex e mplifi cation in the c a se of the beginner. Fr om him th at hath not ther e is likely to be taken eve n that h e h a th . 'l'h e agent will cha rge him a fee merely for reading his offering. Man y agen t s will want a further fee for r evising th e manuscript And if it shou ld finally be so ld th e agent is likely to take a good ly share of th e price. For a success ful w rit e r who ea rns a large income and wh o

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does not like the bother of se lling his work, th e agent is a useful help. The beginner would probably be wise to avoid him.

The reason for this lies not so much in the fa ct that he may be unjustly dealt with by an agent, as in the fact that the beginner needs all the strength which he will develop in struggling to sell his manuscript. If the beginner markets his own produc ts , he will begin to study his market. Incredible though it may seem, a very great many young writers fail to discover the fact that there is any difference in contents between the Ladies} Home J ou rllal and the Allantic MOllthly, or that P earson's Magazine differs from Th e Outlook. And so they send to a magazine material that is absolutely unsuited to i ts pages. Su c h folly is like that of a m e r chant who endeavors to sell hardware to a purchaser who wants hair tonic It simply can't be done. Yet young writers persist in si milar fo lly, and herein li es another cause of heartache.

The writer who begins to study the market must sooner or later discover differences in editorial policies. Inev itably, though it be unconsciously, th e writer will choose a ce rtain type of magazine that he wants to work for. That will affect his work itself. He will begin to write for a definite market along definite -lin es, thereby increasing his c han ce of success . In th e long run he is like ly to come into personal touch with editors. That is a great help to a writernot because they may display favoritism toward him , but because they ma y feel kindly enough toward him to o ffer a bit o f c riticism

. When a young writer receives a c ritica l letter from a n editor , he ou gh t to r ejoice with exceedi n g g reat j oy, It m eans that a man who must read thousands and thousand s of manuscr ipts has seen enough promise in so methin g submitted for his inspection to undertake the gratuitous labor of showing the beginner where his weak points are, As Kenn eth Grahame says in his story of The Secret Drawer: uTo him wh o is destined to arrive, the fates never fail to afford, on th e way, th eir small encouragements!' And the edi t o ri a l l etter of criticism is one of these.

In studying the magazines to which he wishes to co ntribute, the young writer will discover not only what kinds of sto ri es are used , but also the style, the way in wh ich these sto ries a r e wr itten. And here, in the thin gs th at are printed, he has the best c riterio n by which to measure his o 'wn work. Since the only way to l ea rn to write is to write, and to w r i t e intelligently, the beginner can gai n an intell igent

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understanding only by ascertaining how those who have succeeded in letters have done so. A long while ago Eve risked everything to gain knowledge. The tyro must study and analyze the best work he can secure. He must find out why a given story or article was written, how it was planned, how it was built up, and how the different effects were produced. Then the beginner must set himself to gain like technique.

And this is to be acquired only by patient effort, for, as Arlo Bates says: liThe devils of incoherence, obscurity, and incompetency go not out save by untiring striving and watching." Newspaper work will give onc a news sense and an ability to get material, both of which accomplishments are invaluable to a writer. Through the intelligent reading of good books one unconsciously absorbs good taste. But facility in writing is to be acquired, as a rule, only by long and patient toil. As Virgil remarks, it is only the descent to hen that is easy. The training that a young ' writer has to undergo differs little from the discip line imposed upon a youog painter. In the case of letters the beginner is working with words instead of paints. With those words he must produce various effects. And so, first of all, he must make himself familiar with his tools. He must study words. Then he must study words in combinations, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs. Verbal keys con tinu e to unlock treasures as great as Ali Baba's. And lastly 'he must learn , like the artist placing his pigments over his drawing, how to apply words to the structure of a composition that he has framed in his mind.

Out of all this toil and effort will come a thing unforeseen, that in itself has nothing to do with letters, and that is, nevertheless, the very heart and soul of literature. That is character. Just as we judge all that we see, according to the quality of our mental vision, so we unconsciously color all that we write, according to our spiritual make-up. The gross nature can no more write fine things than the crawling worm can fly. Witness the case of Maupassant. Skilled in technique as few have been skilled, he nevertheless was unable to write a truly great story. The limitation lay in the man himself. As fire refines gold and burns away the dross, so the struggle toward artistic success will give a strength and a sweetness to character that will shine through the written word as the rays of the sun illumine the clouds of heaven. Remember that though

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you speak with the tongues of angels, which is technique, and have not love, which is characte r , you r work will become as so und ing brass or tinkling cymbal.

N ow the purpose of this talk is neither to t each the aspirant how to write nor t o discourage her. Noone but herself can do either. This is intended merely as a friendly beacon light by those who started before and have gone a little distance along the r oad. Rare cases there be where the ce l estia l gift of words comes to a beginner from the skies, as electricity came to Benjamin Franklin. But e,"en Franklin, you will re call, had first to send up his kite. And the average mortal does not sp rin g full-panoplied into this world. And the gir l who wants to write should not , in self-justice, compa re herself to Athene. The latte r was a goddess. Rather choose some common mortal , like Stevenson or Maupassant or James Lane Allen or O. Henry, all of whom spent years and years toiling through an apprenticeship in words before they finally "arrived." Such struggle is the common experience of mank.ind It applies to th e art o f writing just as much as to the profession of engineering or the business of railroading. The great thing for the beginner is to see the matter in its proper perspective. It should not discourage him because it takes years of effort to succeed. Rather, it should be a matter for encouragement that by years of effort he can succeed. And so, jf you have set your mind to work in letter s, if YOll are determined that you are wHling to pay the price to win the prize. you may set out on your 'way confidently. though it be slowly and painfully.

Eternal effort is the pri c e of success. A little seed sends up first a slender stalk. That stalk isn't much to look at. But the t r ee's roots keep on working, and suddenly the bare stalk has put forth two beautiful leaves. Others fo llow. The stalk grows taller. In due season it becomes a magnificent tree in the shade of which the weary traveller finds shelter. A person grows as a tree grows; and the young writer has the satisfaction of heholding himself grow artistically taller and broader. H e knows that if he faint not , in due season he shall reap. The way to achievement is by keeping e \'er lastingly at it. Young writers should rejoice that th e way to gTeatness has been mapped out for them. Following the rule for greatness, laid down by Longfellow. the aspiring writer will be found seeking th ose heights by g r eat men reach ed and kep t , b,' toiling upward in the night .

THE COLLEGE GIRL AND THE NEWSPAPER

By R e TH BYERS

[The writer of this pertinent article was initiated into A in when she was a special student at the University of Minnesota. Some readers may remember meeting her at the convention in Evanston, last summer. She modestly insists that no biographical data be printed about hH; so, in deference to her wishes, it is withheld.-EDIToR]

JOURNALISM is the romance of present day commercialism. If you see things clearly, if you have a happy faculty of expressing what you see and what other people see or ought t o see, and above all if you have, in the parlance of th e profession "a no se for news ", you too may go adventuring. In other words you may become a newspaper woman and find out for yourself something of the fascination which gives to newspaper work that unique spirit of roman ce found in few other professions in our esst:ntial1y practical and co mm e r cia l generation.

As a profession, journalism needs the college girl and the girl who has had the advantages of a college education needs the broadening, humanizing touch which newspaper work gives through contact with every class of people. That there are so few co llege women in the profession today, is due primarily, I believe, to the low standard of wages paid the beginner. There are few people who have not at some time listened eagerly to the tales constantly retold of the thrill and excitement of life on a metropolitan daily, but to the girl who has just g raduated from college there is work at hand which will pay her twice as much as she will be able to earn at first in the nearest newspaper office. Too often a girl is f or ced in choosing her pr ofessio n to feel that inclination must give way to necessity. There is, however, a growing tendency to raise the standards of wages which in the past have been meted out to newspaper women and with the change there will undoubtedly come to the profession a new impetus from the ranks of the colJege women of the c;o untry.

It is hard in a brief article to successfully outline all of the essential points of a profession so comp li ca ted as journaHsm. Gener-

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alities must here be made to answer the more technical points which would coveT in a concise way the requirements of newspaper work which are demanded of the beginner. Furthermore, since college days, the writer frankly confesses to a startling lack of technique in the formation of a formal essay so that under the existing circumstances perhaps a rather rambling and wholly informal review of a few of the demands and rewards of newspaper work for the college girl will be justiliable.

Primarily newspaper work demands facility in writing. Although there have been successful newspaper folk who could scarcely be said to satisfy an exacting authority on the technique of the written word, yet the fact remains that newspaper work has always had a st rong appeal to those wh6 have had a natural inclination to write. But woe to the hapless one , who in the first enthusiasm of her IIsub" days hands to the tender mercies of the editorial scissors, a story garnished with the loving touches of undergraduate years when "earth once more blossomed under spring's gentle touch." Perhaps here, experience with a memory softened somewhat by distance will turn a hurried page, for the scorn of the city editor for llfine writing" is absolutely boundless. Terse, closely cropped sentences, describing but not adorning the person, incident or what not to be set before the publi c, is the first big lesson that the begi nn er must learn. Undergraduate effusions rapidly disappear before the unswerving dictum burnt ere long as words of fire in every newspaper woman's brain; lIall the news in the first paragraph and all of the paragraph in the lirsl line" .

With the skill born of practice, there soon comes to the beginner the sureness of touch which characterizes a good newspaper writer, but beside the acquiring of a professional style demanded by every newspaper, there must be added an instinct for news and an ability to read character quickly and successfully if one would aspire to the ranks of the chosen few in the profession.

A newspaper woman, we will say, is told to call up a certain woman to learn if a rumored wedding ceremony was performed at her home that afternoon. The assignment is given at three o'clock. In the course of conversation over telephone, it is discovered that the bride was the last member of a small club of girls to get married. Instantly the reporter scents a real story, a veritable blessing in disguise, for the bald unvarnish ed truth is that weddings , rep or-

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torially speaking, are deadly monotonous. E,'ery bride U\Vears a diamond la\'alier the gif t of th e groom" and "e nte rs o n the arm of her father who gave h er away" . But to get back to the t elephon e, th e rep o rt er finds on further questioning, ' that each girl made a cont ract to get married secretly and that a ce rtain well known hotel in the city had been a veritable Gret na Green for about seven o f the se clandestine marriages. In a flash, the dormant fa c ulties of the reporter are alert. A hurried meeting is arranged and the report e r madl y rushes for her hat, only saying that she may get back by f o ur o'clock, at which time, story and p ictures must be in if the 'itory is to be in the morning paper.

F o rt y minutes of eloquent pleadin g and furtive watc hing of the clock and the se ven pictures of the club members and the material for the sto ry are ready. Another wild scramb le and at exac tly five minutes to fou r, a dishevelled figure bursts into the editorial rooms. Everyone stan ds aside understandingly. The office boy is sent up stai rs to th e engrav ing r oo m with the pictures while the r epo rt e r in frant ic haste begins her sto r y. Because it is a real story, five more pr ecious minutes are vouchsafed her and as one sheet is finish ed it is quickly snatched from the typewriter and hurrieo to the editor who has it practically ready for the composing r oom by the time that the last wo rd is written. The next morning the pictures and sto r y catch the eye at the breakfast table more than passing interest is aroused because that wedding co ntain ed an element of the unusual. A bare announcement of a quiet ceremony , however, would perhaps have passed practically unnoticed had the r epo rter not had an inborn se ns e of news which could discern in the seemingly commonplace , that element of interest necessary to raise an act above the dead le"el of monotonous livin g. It is this power to detect the virile element of human interest in the commonp lace which is the keystone of the arch in the structure o f modern journalism.

In the life of any successful newspaper woman it will be found that an ability to read character coup led. with a sympathetic under, standing of humanity consciously or unconsc iously plays a striking part. There are three viewpoints to be conside red by the rep o rter in every story written. First that of the public, then the viewpoint of the ind ividual or institution upon which the story is based and lastly the newspaper view of the story. To satisfy all three of th ese demands is ofte n no small problem and to successfully harmoniz e

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th e seemingly in co ngruous is conseq uently a t ask which demands a keen ins ight into c harac ter. Setting aside for the pr ese nt the de · mands of th e publi c, for th e newspaper seems to kn o w thc :o,c in · sti nctiv ely th e r epo rt e r finds at the outset th at knowl edge of human nature is ne cessary in appro ac hing people in the r o ut ine of dai ly work. When once the material is in hand , the qu es ti on a r ises as t o how the s t o r y is to be writt e n in o rd e r that the con fid ence of the person be held invi o lable and ye t the news desired made publi c . Then , too , there is a lways th e p r ob le m of playing fair with t he pe rson inte rvi e wed and the edito r who ca res n o th ing o r little for the individual but e ve ry thing fo r the news that he can imp art.

It is su c h problems as th ese t hat tend t o len d t o newspaper work some thin g of its inherent fascinatio n. Unexpected and exci t in g si tuati ons are constantly arising whi ch call f or ingenuity and t ac t. 'rh e r e are cha rmin g and orte n times famous peop le to be inter vi ewed. There a r e co urt esies extended which come t o one in no other profession and th en oC co ur se th e re are th e unpl easa nt things, but th e lo w co lo r t o ne s on ly se rve t o heighten the brighter lights . It is a gam e, this news ge ttin g . One p lays w ith people fo r pawns and the world for th e boa rd. That the game is played in a spo rt sman I ik e m anne r goes without co mment , but th at it is played with k ind n ess, w itho ut mali ce a nd with un swe rving just ice is th e splendid mark of ultimate ach ie vement.

As a ge neral rul e, th e wo rk o f regu lar r e portin g holds littl e inducement t o th e co ll ege wom an . At first it may be int e res t ing, but wh en th e excite m ent wears off, th e re is on l y the h a rd un ceas in g work th at in many respects is more suited to a man's st r ength than a woman's. I n the sp ecia l departmental work of the newspaper. however, in th e socie ty depa r tment and th e department devoted to th e more se rious work of women, there is a large a nd g r o win g field and for those who are capab le of managing such departm ent s there is dignity and wo rth y compensation . Th en if a girl find s th at office work i s t oo co nfining and that he r ab iliti es are (" ra mp ed in th e regular routine of daily assign ments. there is a lways th e c haf\ ce of doing out sid e press wo rk o r specia l work for the sy nd icates thai se nd mat erial t o newspapers a ll O\'e r the co untry. F o r this hranch o f journalis nl specia l qualifications are requi r ed and it often takes se \'e ral yea r s be fo r e mu ch p r og r ess ca n be made

I n it s broades t aspects, th ere is an education and a broadening of the mental ho r izon which gives to th e profession of journalism on e of it:, greatest compensations. hut more than this, newspaper work gives to the individ ual a chance of serving o th ers in a way that few realize until they fully understand what is meant by the trite ex· pression. dthe power of the press." Because jou rnalism in its highest sense m eans se rvice, beca u se it d emand s th e best of o ne' s abilities and beca use it gives one a cha nce to li,'e a bu s y, useful life; ne wspaper wo rk should have a direct appeal to th e co ll ege girl. Through its medium, the community gains directly by her efforts and the profession is the better for he r ("o-ope ra ti on .

REMUNERATION - TWO SORTS

By RUTH HAMMITT KA1JFFMAN

[Ruth H am mitt- Kauffman ( P ennsylvani a B ) began her co ll ege life at Bucknell rniversity where she was initiated into IT B 4> in J()03. but she eonli nu ed her co urse at Bryn Mawr College. Later sh e spen t three years , 1906-u)09. teaching in privat e schoo l s.

In June 1909 she was marrie d 10 Mr R egi nal d \Vright Kauffman who wa l at that time already well-known as a rising man in th e field of lit erature. His wife b ec ome his lit erary partne r ( As a coi n cide n ce it is worth noticing h e re th a t Ihe women members of the litemry parlne r s h ips r e ferred to in this issue are both member s of th e same chapter of IT B 41,)

Soon after his m:r.rriage Mr K auffmnn began work on a se ries of novels demling ,,;th the socia l evil and his wife co lla bora ted with h im in the wo rk essential to suc h volumes as " Th e H o u se of Bondage" , " The Girl that Goes Wrongll :md o thers although it is only in their latest book, "The Latte r Day Saints", that her name appears on :he tit le p:1ge. Her personal work ha s bee n chiefly along poetic lines and her verses have appeared in Tire A"",.i{"QII TAe Smart Set, TAe Cire/e, and other publicnt ion s. ::'olr . a nd Mrs. Kauffman have traveled extensively in Europe nnd hnv e recenlly purchased n home at Cloughto n Newlands, C loughton, Scarbo r ough, England, where they do mu ch of their writing.]

IH!\ n ind u ced this morning. th e littl e o ld man that looks to o ur ga rd e n, to plant some Ind ian corll, and, after giving detailed ins tru c ti o ns. li stened t o hi s words of doubt. S ome cottager. he told me. was in Am e ri ca fo ny -odd yea r s hack and. r e turn ing. tried it-and nothing happened H o w could r succeed? Of co urse. i f we ,hould rui.,e it und e r g lass-. In Am e ri ca. where it is always wann-. You (':m't do t hose things in th is count ry-.

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There, as Mr. Henry James says, you are. Probably we shall have no sweet com this summer; perhaps never, but we might get it sometime. I am sure that the bent little man with his Yorkshire dialect, who can make grow such roses and carnations as are never seen outside a hot-house in America, will grumble away the possibility of com for household use this year

So with that most scorned of trades when one fails, that most honoured when one succeeds. So with the sad and glad life that lies between a pen and ink-pot and a ream of virgin paper.

The trouble with writing is that everyone thinks he can write before he has tried; not knowing that the apprenticeship is just as long and just as hard as that of a physician. Because a young man has set a bone or cured a cold, it does not follow that he will become a doctor of medicine. Because Mary Jones wrote a

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prize essay in school, it does not logically come about that Mary Jones will become a g r eat writer-or even a writer at all.

I am too practical a member of my trade to believe that w riti ng, any more than leech ing, is a matter of spo rad ic inspi ration . There must be, r ather, daily and eve n hourly inspiration. One must believe, one must wo rk on and on, and as often as not, with more b lame than praise .

\Vhy anyone should start to writ e instead of start to be a physician o r teacher, I do not know j that initial step is easily explained in many individual cases j but how one co ntinues is the main thin g It is simple enough t o begin and stop, it is simple enough to fail once. There are Tare instances, I am t o ld , when o n e never fails; but I wonder if, in those instances, o ne aims high , or if there do not come mom e nts of that doubt of self which is so likely to become the ultimate failure

Personally, I am still io my apprenticeship. I hope soon to graduate from it , for I have been an apprentice now during four ye ars , with never a day of complete vacation and with a severe taskmaster to guide me ; but I know that five years is the shortest possible apprenticeship . Most of these years we have kept regular hours, the hours becoming more regular and ordered as time has passed , until now, just as in an office there is the office-routine, we have the writ-' ing-routine. I have typed six complete books, all published , four of whi ch I edited closely, one of which I enlarged by twenty thousand words and one of which I shared the actual writing. I have written and publ ished numer ous short stories, verses, special articles and some essays; I have done m uch resea r ch wo r k, have had a l most complete charge u ntil recently, when a secr etary re l ieved me of it, of a large correspondence, and have directed the business side of our writing. In order not to stint the work, we have cut down our social life to a minimum , limiting some of our dearest friendships and foregoing pleasures that would carry US beyond our allotted hou r s of f r eedom I mentio n a ll this to indicate what apprenticeship means. Perhaps to one with genius the road would be less rough; I can speak. only from my own experience, the experience of one whose determination to join the writing multitude was at one time scornfully laughed at in school.

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as i t is, should be ob lig ed t o begin at a l ow roun d of the ladde r 1vl oreover, my pre se nt trad e is olle that I ca re for. T he r e call h e n o satisfaction like th e sa tisfac tion of wo rk well done , and no sa tI sfaction of work we ll d o n e is more gratifying, I fe e l Certain, tl1an the satisfaction of well -done liter a ry work.

Th e re is Art for Art' s sake, but th e re is also a hi g h e r art; there is , in our fri e nd Rob e rt H e nri' s phrase, Art for i\,r an's sa ke. ':\l an is a r e fa cto ry, often an ungrateful patient You hay e to s trug g le with him to get most of th e d oses down his throat, and you have to be l ieve in your own efficacy, you have to consider your closes worth whil e. This mean s a life -lon g fight with two t h ir ds of the world: the two thirds upon which you d epen d for your lid n g. Neverthel ess, if yo u are willin g to und e r go hardship, if you are willing to learn a lm ost to like d is app oin tm e nt because you b elieve in yourself, if you l ove the battle for th e battl e's sake, a nd jf yo u love more your ca us e f o r the sak e of you r ca u se, then you will find in the writing li fe so mething that mak es o ne of the poor est pa id of trade s the t r ade that is, af t e r all, m ost sp irituall y remun e r a ti ve.

THE TEACHING OF JOURNALISM

B\' AD ELE H UM PHRE Y

[The establishment of the Pulitzer School of Journali s m :llld the open i n g of spec ial co ur ses in jo urnali s m in the l arger uni ve r si ti es 3rc wry recent develop ment s. Such co ur ses are sti ll very rarely found in second ary schoo ls. For this reaso n, the fo ll owing ar ticl e is partic ularly suggestive. Th e write r , Ad ele Humphrey ( Kansa s A, '95), has had expe ri ence in n e\\-sp aper work in Kan sas City, Chicago and New Yor k. Pr evio ll s t o sett lin g in Los Ange l es, s h e was h ead of the depa rtm e nt of English in t h e h igh sc h ool in Butt e, Mont., for s ix ye ar s She a tt e nd ed th e L awrence cO lwentio n in 18 9 2 and the Chica g o conven ti o n in 1893.- EDIT OR.]

JOURNALIS:\1 is a ,ery r ecen t add iti on to the curri c ula of schoo ls and co ll eges. F o rm e rl) the practi ca l newspaper man flout ed the id ea th at knowledge of the c raf t cou ld be imparted j to his idea it must be acqui r ed uy each would -be writer individually , through a se ri es of sad expe r iences. Now , howenr. the city edito r h as begun t o open his mind a bit to the fact that r epo rting events of a g r eat schoo l for an amateur publication , inte n 'iewing the visiting ce leb r ities at a co ll ege and r eadi n g th e of

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cla ..... mate ... furnishes opportunity for really valuable training in new'}J3per work. )fr . Pulitzer's milli o n dollar endowment of the Columhia of J()urnalism com·jnced the skeptical that there wtre at It'a .. t possillilities in such preparation, and now only the 1110.,t Insulated editor remains to be

Four year:,. ago when T came to leach English in the Polytechnic H igh School. the principal. John H Francis, a far -seei ng man in practical as well as ideal education uggestcd that we take ad,'anlage of my brief hut somewhat ('omprehcnsive experience in work to start a class in journalism. .Accordingly. a cour"" was announced. I t was open to juniors or seniors who were recommended by their English compositio n teacher!'o. ( Polytechnic has separate teachers for composition. for literature and for oral English. and really teaches hoys and girls to writc and speak correctly: Thirteen students responded immediately and with all the zest in the world hecame reporter" of school happenings.

Polytechnic has 2000 students. 100 teachers , and a multitude of technic al. normal. academic and art co urses, as well as two years of college work in many lines. 'Because of all this there is ne\'cr a dearth of material for the young journalists. They were not long in es tab l ishing "beats", in learning to recognize news, to discriminate hetween news and feature stories and to know editoria ls. H ighly individualized styles ha\'e heen dc\'eloped by many of them and much extremely cleve r copy has been turned in at all times.

Each t erm many of the former students c lect to r epeat the work , while ne,,- olles come in. A corollary coursc called Advanced Composition. and more literary in purpose than the jou r na l ism, has developed a.longside the latter. and a Scribblers' Club fo r further encouragement has been formed. Twice a year the last-named or ganization has a reunion dinner to which all members past or p resent whether now in college or business. return if possible. The after dinner p r ogram is the great thing and it is a co ll ec t io n of spark ling l y willy efforts.

From the journalism class ha\'e gone fh"e students-three boys and two girls-to the L os Ange l es dai l y pape r s j o n e to a week l y; one to one of the b ig p ress syndicates j five to edi t or ia l p laces on college puhlications and three to an advanced composition class at Stanford . open only to juniors and seniors . Of t he p r esent class

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fully half are correspondents from the school for various publications about the city,

A monthly magazine is published at Polytechnic. Its editorial board is composed l argely of members of the jou r nalism class and a very great percentage of its contributions are the product of the advanced composition and journalism classes.

The editors of the dailies here in the city have acquired the habit of telephoning for a "Po ly" student when suddenly in need of a reporter. Twice the selfsame editor, once skeptical but now convinced, has had the grace to call up the principal, soon after putting one of our young journalists to work, to say that the student went to work better than very many experienced newspaper writers d o.

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[Every effort was made to make this Jist complete. A questionaire was sent to all th ose whose names were sent to the Editor by active and alumnz friend s and by Mary Bartol-Theiss (who furnished a long list of writers). In a number of cases , however, the letter was returned as the addresses were incorrect.]

MABEL RUNDELL-ABSOIr (Iowa Z), writes under the name of Avery Abbot. *Her one book, Capt<!-in Martha Mary, was p ublished last year and reviewed in THE ARROW for July, 1912. She has contributed fi ction to various magazines, the leading ones being, Harpey's Century, Forum, ftfcChlre's, Cosmopolitan" R ed Book, etc. She writes under the name of Avery Abbott. Her husband, Mr. Keene Abbott, is an editor and author. Their home is in Omaha, Nebraska.

ETHEL BARTHOLOMEW (Iowa r, '88), is an architect by profession and has written articles on architectural s ubjects which have been p u blished in The Ladies' Home lournali The House Beautiful, and The Housekeeper. At p r esen t she is editor of Construction Details, an architectural publication with headquarters in St. Paul, Minn.

ANNE ALBERT BEST (Co lumb ia A), was, before her marriage, eng aged in edito rial work; being assistant editor of The F eatlter for several years , and later, assistant editor of The New Age.

LlI.LlAN BERGOLD-BERNSTORFF (Ind . n. Ph.B. Chicago University, p ublished a book in 1909 which is u sed in the public schools, Lincol" Centennial for BOYSi Girls, and Teachers in Elementary Schools _ She has cont ribut ed to vario us publications, and, some time ago, won a prize of $Ioo offered by the Chicago Tribune for the best bride's trousseau obtainable for a sum between $2SI and $350.

ALI CE GERTRUDE BOUGHTON BLACKWELDER ( Kansas A, ' 75, A.:M., '90), is a prominent Chicago club woman and an authority on I ce landic lite rature. She has contributed to magazines occasionally. page 585.

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EDITH C. BRAMHALL (Indiana B. '95), Ph .D. University of Pennsylvania, is author of articles on historical subjects. Her thesis was publisbed in one of the historical maglU.ines.

FANNIE M. EDWAllDs-BuWSTER (Illinois B, '83). is a writer of children's storics. Some of these have appeared in Yout!'s Companion and other smaller juvenile publications.

JESSIE CHRISTIAN-BROWN (Indiana r, '97. A.M. '00). has been for fourteen years a literary reviewer for the IndianafJolis News to which she bal contributed verses, occasionally. In 1911, she published a series of articles in McCall's MagtUi,u under the title. /lebats with the Cheerful HousekeeperJl , Mrs. Brown's husband, Prof, De Marchus Brown, is an author and translator. She ha.s :l.Ccompanied him on extended journeys and has delighted many audiences with her accounts of her experiences in foreign lands. Their home is in Indianapoli s.

ABIGAIL F. WILLIAMS - BURTON' (Illinois E, '0 1. M.L. '02), is the author oC our Pi Beta Phi Symphony and has published one .vol um e of verse.

CAnIl: LANE-(CHAPHAN)-CATT (Iowa r, '80), was an editor and reporter for western newspapers, and now writes articles connected with the suffrage movement. For a full account of her liCe and work. see THE ARR&w for April, 1913.

MABEL BONSALL (Indiana B, '01), wrote a text-book for use in Porto Rican Khools where she was a teacher in the Philippine Normal. (1902-04).

CHARLOTTE BARROWS-CHOEPENNING ( I owa r). B.L. Cornell University. '93, won two short story pri2;es in the Weekly competition in 1905 and has written others since then.

ANNA Ross-CLARKE (Iowa r. '87), is a short story writer, advertising writer, and was at one time president oC Woman's Press Club in Des Moines, Iowa. For past four years, until this year, she has edited the women's and children's department oC the Iowa Farmer a semi-monthly agricultural paper.

WINNIFRED HAllER-CooLEY (California A, '96), is the author of New J..vomanhood . She is a frequent contributor to magazines and Sunday newspapers, writing general articles. fiction and popular articles on questions of interest to women. For four years she has been a departmental editor of the Natio"1l1 Food Maga.ine / for two years, a contributing editor of the "People's Institute Page"-Philadelphi4 North regular writer for the ForectUt and regular corresponden t (including dramatic critiq ues ) for the Sunday Minneapolis sending the New York Letter. She writes for the New York World; TJu the and Mothers

For a fuller account of Mrs. Cooley, see THE ARROW {or April, 19I:J·

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GERTRUDE CROTTy-DAVENPORT ( Kansas A. '89) , assi s ts her hu sba n d, Dr. Chas. B. Davenport, head of the bio logica l station of the Carnegie In stitute at Cold Spring H arbor (eugenics station). S h e co llaborated with him in writing J"tr'oJuc t;on to Zoology, 1900.

C H ARLOTTE J OY ALLEN-FARN SWORTH (Colorado A, '97) is the o nly woman contributor to a boo k entitled /lig4 School Ed u cation, edited by Dr. Char les John s t o n o f the University of Nebraska; her chapt er is o n Pra c ti ca l Arts for Girls. Mr s. Farnsworth w rit es occ a sionally for th e magazines. For a more ex t e n ded acco unt of h er see TilE ARROW f o r A p ril, 19 12;

M ARGARET SUT HE RLASD-FLYNN (Ohio B , '98), was (or a time field assistant U. S. Geol ogical Survey, and coll abo r ated with her husband, Benj. F. Flynn, in the writing of TAt Natural Features and Economic Developm (!IIt 0/ tile Smldu sky, Maum ee. Muskingum,. and A/iam; Drainage ArttJs i" Okio

JE SS I E S;\UTII-GAVNOR ( Iowa fl and I owa K), kn own as "t h e Carl R einecke of Am e r ical/, is a writer of so n gs, co mposing both the words a nd mu sic in m a n y cases. She has written f o r many mu s ic al magazines a nd is the author of the operetta, Tile House thai Jack Built. H e r sister, S u sa nne Fennimore Smith -Tyndale (lowa Z a n d I owa K ), illustrated .one of her boo k s.

I fJ :OfAX -G ERWI G (Co lum bia A, '98). did lit erary work in connectio r with n publicat i on issued by the S uccess magazine prev ious to her marriage in 190 1.

KATE LI:"O A8ERR V- GUERS SEV ( I owa E), assists h er hu sband, Mr. N. E. Guernsey, in hi s newspaper work.

GRA CE R AY M OND HEBA RD ( I o wa Z, '82), Ph.D ., Illin o i s W es l eya n U niversity, '94 , is th e a uth o r of .two books whi c h have been r eviewed in TilE ARROW, as they n.ppeared. S h e is o ne of the edi t o rial s tn.ff of the Wyoming Siockmall and Farm er and a frequent co ntri buto r to t he America" Jo urna l 0/ H islory. to ed u ca ti o n a l pe ri odica ls and t o publications advocating woman s uffrage. Sh e writes frequently for local n ewspapers in \V yo m ing o n th e ea rl y hi sto ry of the sta t e and as c h a irman of th e co mmittee of D. A R , whi c h h as charge of marking the Orego n Tr ail in W yo ming is, a t present, writi ng much on this subject. ( Vol. XX'-, NO.3 of TIlE ARROW con l ains a fuller acco un t of Dr. H ebard.)

I DA A . III10u s ( I owa J\, '74), A.M. George W ash ingto n University, '02, is the author o f .The Wa.shillKIOll Book and Seve r a l years ago , she devo ted most of h er time to the writing of c hil d r en 's sto ri es . Later s h e specializ:ed on articles devoted to r e lig ion, philanth r opy , and t em· pe r ance She has cont ributed t o most of the l eading religious publications and has corresponded for several New York and Philadelphia newspapers_ In 18g ., she spent several months in Europe p r eparing special articles on philanthropic and socialisti c movements whi c h she had been engaged to

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write (or Ameri can publications. She mct the leaders of socia listi c thought in Germany and England and wrote ber impres ions of them

LoIESA WIN C HELl H OCKING (Colorado B. 'n), and CAROI.VS ELlZAUTH 110$)1£1 (Colorad o B. ' 13), are joint authors of *RoWI/K Co,,, which \In li reviewed in THE ARROW for January of this year.

ETHEL POWELSON H uZSTON (Iowa A, '(9), was assistant editor of )!oulIg People's Weekly and The Girlr Companion, under the David C. Cook Publish . ing Company, for two years preceding her marriage. She is now department editor of the same maguines. She has written the short storics, travel articles, humorous verses and sketches for denominational or church papers, among them The Classmale, FOrfUtJrd, and Young Peo ple'J Weekly, Her work has also appeare:d in Lile. llfunseYJ ftloga sine , and Smarl Set.

UNA FIANCES·HuDSON (Colorado B). has written e:xte:nlively for the: magazine. in addition to preparing 1\ -set of little books on Astr o logy Il er stories have bee:n publishe:d in ftIunseys magazine. AillJlu's, R ed Book, Blu, B ook, Argosy, AII-Slory, Smart Set, Appleton'J and The N01,d Jlfaga sine (published in England ), A fe:w of her stories have been translated into Swedish and Norwegian.

ADEU A. HUMPHREY (Kansas A, '95), has done newspaper work in Kan.is City, Chicago and New York, She: now writes only occns ionally . One of her recent articles, published in The Woman's Bulletin, Los Angeles, WAS on the San FranciliCO Biennial of the: Ge:neral Federation of \Vomen's Clubs.

FIN CH - KELLY (Kansas A. '8 1, A M.• '84), the author of -three novels and one volume of short stories. She hu co ntributed to Col· lier's Wedly, TAe Crallsma", Tlu hrdepmdelli, !/am/,foll 's ilfaga sj"e, and other publications, many articles on economic. literary and artistic subjects and has wrilte:n a play. She has held e:ditorial positions on the Dostoll Glol", the San Fran CISCO Exami"er. the l.os Angelu Times, and other pape:rs, bas contributed a greAt many special article:s to many othecr papers and to newspaper syndicates, Since: 1<)06 has been a member of the staff of the NnII York Times 01 BookJ,

RUTH HA)lMITT-KAUFVMAN (Pe:nnsylvania. B), besides -writing one book and collaborating witb her husband on others has contributed prose and verse: to Tlte Americatr Smart Set, Tire Circle, Les/ie's 'Vu kly and other publicatioDs.

BLANCIIE BANE- KUDER (Pennsylvania B, '04, A.M., '0S). was for four ye:ars on the editorial staff of the Ame:rican Baptist Publication Society in Philadelphia. She edited Our Little Ones and was associate editor of Young Peo/Jle. She ' has short storie:s and contributed verse to McClur-e's MaglUine, Lippincoll's, Suuess, The Designer, Woman's Home Comptwion and other publication.

ABBY PORTER LELANO (New York B, '0S. Ph.D. ' I I), in addition to the

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p u blication of one *book h as co ntributed several articles on educationa l s ubjects to School Work, a New York City publication.

:MA UDE H NEAL (Misso uri A), has written fi ction and special articles fo r Mu.nsey's, Ladier World, Woman 's II orne Companio n, Cavalie", etc. She has been connec ted r egularly with newspapers i n Chicago and New Yo rk, and as a speeial co rrespondent from London and Paris. At present, sh e is· writing f r om London.

H ARRIET WILLi AMS -MYERS ( I owa Z). besides writing ont *book which was reviewed in th e J nnuary ARROW of the c urrent volume, h as written popular and scie ntifi c article s on the birds for Youth's Companion, Bird-Lore, The Condor, Los Angeles Times Maga tine a n d Out West Ma ga.ine. She has written stories for children in various S un day Schoo l magazines and papers. She is the secreta r y of th e Audobon Society of Ca lifo rnia.

LILY LooAN-MORiILL (Louisiana Ap '97), A.M., Columbia University, is a write r of stories of p lan tation life and has a volume of juven ile fiction in preparation.

ANNA ROBIN SON-N ICKERSON (Massac hu setts A. JO I ), has adap ted the p l ots of tw o long stories and rew ri tte n them under the titles, Christmas in Canada, H-o.rrys Temptation and Christmas in Russia., Little Paulina, for the series known as Christm as in Ma ny Lauds, published by Dana Estes and Co., Boston. She has a l so edited and contributed sh o rt s tori es for the Chatterbo x Book annually issued by the same firm.

LEILA R. PEAB ODY (Color ado A) *has published two books of verse and co ntributes occas ion ally to local publications.

WAN DA HART SJl ORN - PETR UNKE VITCH (Maryland A, '98), began h er serio u s literary work about eight years ago when, under the name of "Wanda Jan Rub an " , she contributed two articles to The Outlook on Russian conditions. Since then she has written stories, which have appeared in the Delineator, Woman's Home Companion, and Harp e r'S IIfontAI", (Edit or's Drawer )_ Her poems have appeared (o ne or more in each ) in the following magazines, S mart Set, Outlook, McClure's, Harper's M ontlaly. Lippincott's and Poetry (Chicago). Mrs. Petrunkevitch's husband, Dr Alexander Pe t runkevitch, is an auth o r and translator. Their home is in New Haven , Conn.

SARAn GERTRUDE POMEROY ( Massachusetts A, '06, A.M. 'og), the present editor of THE An ow, has written *five books and has contributed articles and stories to various publications_ Bostonia recently said of h er work : "Miss Pomeroy has alr eady won an bonorable place among the younger writers of New England, and sbe is steadily growing in power and in grace of exp re ssion. The letters which she contributed to Boston papers during her recent year abroad were n o table in th a t they combi ned close observation with unu s ual feli city o f expression."

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]UUA ELLE.!'o' ROGUS (Iowa Z. '93), Sc.M., Cornell University, '02, has published *six books and has a 5e"cnth in press which will be reviewed in THE Auow on publication. H er magazine work has been confined to Cowntry Life in Ame,.icD, to which she has been a contributor since its first issue, in 11)01, having had charge of the Department of Nature Study, "The Nature Club", from l 1J05 till 1912. At present she devotes hH time to book-writing and lecturing and is much interested in club and civic WOrk in Long Beach, California, where she makes her home.

ALICE ROllE (Kansas A, '96), is a successful newspaper woman. She wrote special Sunday articles for the Kansas City Star' while still in college, but ber first real position was on the Dentler Tlmu ten years ago. She worked there one year and then went to New York where she was feature writer on the New York Evening World for five years but was forc..ed to lea\"e New York on accollnt of her health. At present she is dramatic critic, Liter.ry editor and special writer on Rock /lformla;" Nnel, Denver, Colo., and also Jtrved al foreign co rrespondent for the same paper for six months. H er fiction has appeared in Tow" Topics, /IIullsey's Young's Maga,ine, and topical articles in Humo.n Li/e.

Miss Rohe's work in connection with the recent agitation in Denver over the social evil hll5 attracted wide -s pread attention and her efforts and state ments "have been endorsed by the most progressi\te educators, economists and sociologi5tl of the state."

BERTHA HORA CK-SHA)(BAUGH (Iowa Z ), is the autho r of one .book and has contributed fr()m time to time to Tltt! You/It's Compa,twn, The Outlook, Inluio,., Our Animal Frit!nds, Suuus, Tlte lJIo'-/d Today and others. Many of these articles are nature sketches with her own pen and ink illustrations " Her first published article was a prize essay which appeared in the Atid/alld Mont"'y in 1897. The new E,uydolurdia and EtI,ia edited by Dr. Jam es Hastings of Edinburgh, Scotland , contains an article by Mrs. Shambaugh entitled The R eligion 0/ Ihe Inspirationists. This is also the subject of her book, Amana, lite Commulljty 0/ T,.ut! l"spjrol;o" which has attra.cted the attention of hist()rians both in Europe and Ameri ca. Alth ough this volume was in TilE ARKOW (Vol. 25 pp. 246-8 ) it desen'es more than passing mentioD because il is probably the most unique book on Our Pi Bela Plai BDok-Shell. It is the hi story of the most successful exa.mplt of comm uni s ti c se ttlemen t in the United States. Mrs. Shambaugh has traced its hi story back to its actual foundation in Germa ny in the eighteenth centu"ty. IT er story of its development and of the habits, conditions and religious belief of the pec uliarly interesting people wh o dwell today in seve n villages in 10wa county is comprehensive and fascinating. The "olume is noteworthy because, previous to its publication, sca r ce 3. dozen authentic pages had been written about these reticent peop le. Mrs. Shambaugh's friendly visits and c::ontinued residence 4mong the people resulted in her being allowed to

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consult manu sc ripts which no one outside of the community had eve r been permitted to u se.

After yurs of study and the expenditure of hundreds oC dollars, she donated her complete d manuscript to the State Historical Society {or publi· cation. She bas taken a great in terelt in the work of lh\, society since ber marriage in 1897 to Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh has assisted him in hi s dutics as head of the society and editor of the Iowa Jou rnal of Hislor-y and Po/iliu.

MAY WOOD- SIMONS ( Illin ois M.A. '10), was {or four years assistant editor of the Chicago Daily World and is at present associate editor of the CO",j"K Na/ion of which her husband, :Mr A. M. Simons, is ont of the chief editors. In addition to her book, .Woman and the Social Problem, she has done considerable magaz.ine work, contributing articles aD educational and scientific subjects to the P edigogical Seminary, Tne Jourllal 0/ Sociology and TechnicIJI World. She has also written for the Chicago and St. Louis daily papers Mrs Simons is a lecturer as well as a writer. She was a delegate t(l th e national convention of the Socialist party in 1C)08 and again in 1910 and is chairman of the woman's committee. She was the first woman to rece ive votes in a Socialistic party convention for nomination for Vice·Presi· dent. She (lttended as a delegate th e international socialistic co ngress held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1910. (For a furtber account of Mrs . Simons and her work see Vol. 26 p. 146 .)

ETTA SQUIRES·SELEY ( Michigan .A), has written more or less fo r western publicatioDs and has h ad articles published in Tne Ladiu' Home Journal and Leslie's Weekly. She is about to bring out a volume of juvenile stories

• MARY BARTOL-THEISS (Pennsylvania B, '94), Ph.D., University of Pennsyl. vania, '99. was editor of THE AIlROW 1<)08-11 and is a frequent cont ributor to the leading maguines.

ACNES WERCELAND ( Wyoming A), Ph.D., University of Zurich, '90, has written Amnu-a og and,e digle (American and otber poems) which was teviewed in the November number of the current volume of THE AlUt ow. At that time an account of D octor Wergeland was published. She occ asionally contribute s to Norwegian magazines and newspapers, articles and ver se, all in Norwegian. Some years ago she cont ributed quite regularly to Journa l 9/ Political Economy; The Dial and sim ilar periodicals.

EMXA EATON·\VHlU (Iowa Z ), LL B ., University of Michigan, '94, University of Iowa, '95, was a legal editor from 1&)5-1900. Part of this time she was with the West Publishing Co .• of St. Paul, Minn., and later with Dobbs-Merrill Co., of Indianapolis. She bears the distinction of being the only woman in the United States t o hold snch a position. Her work con· sis ted of preparing head notu for cases published in. the West

·See pages (555.8).

·See pales (584-6).

System and digesting cases to be publilihed in A nnulIl or Century '(}8-'oo. She has •.lso written occasional travel storics for newspapen.

ASSA KELTON,WILEY (Columbia ."-. '97), is a member of the Sunday departmental staff of the PJ.iladelpllia Nord America" called The People's Institute of Domestic Science. (See April ARROw of current volume for a fuller account of Mrs. Wiley .)

MAl SAHl;£LU MACRUDER WVNN E ( T exas A), is the author of Tlte Gypsy • r omance which has been ranked by r eviewers with the popular novel, uWlun Kn igMAooti was i" Flower." Most of Mi ss Wynne's work has been along the line of historical rese&l"ch and she is particularly interested in Confederate history. and the history of her own state, Texas.

JOSIPIUSE MitES-WOODWARD (Kansas A) , is society editor of the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune with which she has been alllociated for a number of years she has had a unique experience as a war correspondent, having been sent to Cuba in that capacity by the Cincinnati Commercial Gasette during the Spanish-Amtrican War . She WQS the first woman sent to the island in that capacity and h:ad remarkable success in obtaining an inten·iew with Gtneral Weyler. An 3CCOLJnt of this experience with much personal information about Mrs. Woodward appeared in THI ARROW (Vol. 16, NO.4).

ACNES R. WRICUT (Wyoming A, '13), in addition to her work on the college annual, TIle Wyo, of which she was editor·in·chief la st year, has been editor of the College News for a year and editor-in-chief of the Wyoming Siudent for two years. She has won the following literary prizes: Essay on "Ovtrland Trail in Wyoming," $50 00; Essay on "Opportunities 'V yomine Offers 10 Technically Trained Men and Women" (twice) $:15.00 each time; Essay on "A Place in Wyoming Worthy of a Monument,lI $10 ; Short Story in State Contest, $50.00; (each with the exception of the l ast was a Wyoming University prite); Essay on " Principles of Free Government," $25.00.

Among those who are reported to have had some experience as reporters or editors on daily newspapen are: Rose Edmonds (Texas A), Antoinette Hamilton (Iowa E), Catherine l\f. Sedgwick (Nebraska B, '01), Mary Wangelin-Elliott (Colorado A, '04), Mary Thompson (California A, '(8), Jeann eHe Martin-White (Indiana A), Miriam Reeves - English (Ca lifornia B), Elizabeth Foster Humphrey (Ohio A), Blanche Marston - J ones (Vermont B ), Viola Lenning ( Minne sota, 'II), Maude Anderson-Goff ( Iowa B), Floren ce Andrews-Palm and Carrie Rutledge-Park (both of fowa A), and Mary Dudley, Grace L Bangs, Minnie Leach - Langworthy , 'a i, and Frederica 8ullene-Woodward, '00 (all of Kansas A).

The following are re ported by their friends as occasionally contrib utinaverses, fiction or nrticles to maguines but no particulars have been given: Louis Parks - Ri cba rds (Indiana A) whose home is now in Constantinopl e, Turkey ; May O'Bryne-Charmi (Indiana B), and Katherine B. Mill er ( I owa B), the a u thor of the Pi Beta Phi Pageant, Minnie Dodd - Hill ( Wi sconsin A), and the late Hattie Gassner-Torrence ( f owa A, '79).

Se,'eral Pi Phis who are not in any sense professional writers hue had

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articles appear in various magazines on subjects connected with their professional work. Among these are Laura R. Gibbs (Illinois Z, '02), and Esther Crawford (Iowa l', '98) librarians; the latt er edited a book on librarianship; Im ogen Cunningham ( \Vashington A). professional photographer. and Luella Vance-Phillips (Neb raska A ) , professional miniature pain ter, Josephine T. Berry (Kansas 4., '93), and Emma Packard-Leonard ( I owa r. '07), domestic scientists; Welt y B. H on singe r (New York .A, '00), a missionary in China. Dr. Georgiana Walter-Ja ckso n ( Penn sy lv ania A), and E1mina and AIda Wilson ( Iowa r, '9 2-'94), have prepared bulletins for the United States Government series.

A number of Pi Phi s who have tak en their Ph. D. degree have had their theses printed. The only one wh ose exact title is reported is the one written by the late Hel en Schaeffer-Huff (Pen n sy lvania r). on a Study of the Electric Spark in a Magn etic Fie l d, which was reprinted i n the A stro physical Journal, VoL IC)o8.

BY WAY OF SUGGESTION

THE following suggestions were sent to the Editor in response to the question: "Have you any hints or practical suggestions for our undergraduate sisters who may be considering entering the field of journalism?"

Personal experience has taught me that first and foremost. a magazine writer must know the magazines to which she desires to contribute. Every magazine has a distinct tone of its own, and the writer who has not ca ught that tone would far better save her postage stamps. I would have more checks to my bank account, and fewer rejection slips on my file, if I had realized this when I first s tarted a s a "writer".

My second suggesti on is, economize on words! It is so easy to say in five hundred words what cou ld be far better said in twenty·five. I have not yet succeeded in overcoming my tendency to wordiness, as you will perceive.

Personally, I believe there is no reason why a girl who can talk well, sho uld not be a writer. The trouble with most of us is that, though we talk naturally, when it comes to writing we assume our best co mpany style. And the result is disma l failure. Every little live incident is full of interest, provided it is interestingly told. There lies the secret of success.

ETHEL POWELSON-HuESTON, (Iowa A , '0<».

Certainly uany undergraduate siste rs who may be conside ring entering the field of journalism" can prepare themselves in no better way than by becoming thoughtfully familiar with world literature, both classical and modern . Any journalist worthy of the name should have a cosmic vi s ion-which comes from a knowledge of and

JESSI CA CHR TSTl AN BROWS, (fnd. r, '97).

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Prosp«tive "'riters hould tryout va.rious lin es, and as soon 3S possible, get a sltcialty, It is tbe quic k est and best road to success. Be practical, and get your ma teri .1 (rom ii,,!! modern sourcts, not acade mic ones; h:HC humor, whene\-cr possible Sign your own name. Ne,er wasle a moment on & nOli Your name i s an uset. Do n ot ha ve (al <>e modesty. Legitimate publicity is • great asut.

WINSIFRED HAlPER -CooU V (Ca li fo rn in \, '<)6).

1 should lik e to give the trite advi ce to journalist s that th ey Ica.rn to write a. simp le and cl ea r English avoiding flourish and hac kn eyed ph rll ses which make their sty le so trying to people with n natural laste, not a perverted onc.

A GN ES M. WERCILAND ( W yoming .\ ) .

I would advise young wom e n who arc preparing to en ter journalistic work DOt to specialiu too much a nd to lay a broad foundation of general knowledge whi ch will en able them t o deal intelligently with the widely varying kinds of ma.tter with whi c h the modern newspape r mu st deal. Scie n· ti6 c. c ivi c and econ o mic subjects are of particular importa.nce. since these a r e n o w of 10 much, and are lik e ly to be of still more, general interest.

FLORE!'OCE FINCH KIUY , ( K a n sas A. 'S I ).

The most practical suggestion I can give to yOUTlg writ ers is: H ave something to say and say it so it c an be understood I hope my )"ounger sisters who are preparing to become writers will realize h ow simple and easy Ihis is.

IDA III!OfAN (Town \ , ' 74 ).

Get 3. real "job". N eve l'" do anything that injur es your loo k§ o r he a lth. Kee p up your standard of dress Eat well nnd regldar/y. II a\"e a home of your own if possibl e.

Don't be 100 mu ch of II. "good fellow". D o n't do anything to de mean yo ur · self-republics have nothing on newspapers for ingratitude, and e\"en those for whom you work think less of you for suc h things pride yo ur· self on IIdoi ng anything a man can." That's n ot what you're fo r. You will see many lad and so rdid thi ngs. Don·t let these depress you- it does no good and is destructive to your strength and en thu si asm

Learn to work easily-never get fagged. Don ' t be rel uc tant in dema n ding more money. Quit the daily newspaper business as soo n as you can; it t ake s more than it give s. Never take it seriously-it's your living, not )·our life.

MA U DE H. NEAL ( :\Ii ssouri .\ ).

l ike medi c ine and law. is passing out of the old apprenti ce s tage. To· day. while one may se rve a lo ng preparatory s tage on a dn ily paper, mo r e are taking the required training in some one of the sc h ools of journa l ism.

I have been especia lly impressed wilh the work being done a t tht school of journalism at the University of Wi sconsin and at Co lumb ia Uni versi ty. Literary work is to·day most varied. The person entering th e field will 10 It ce rtain extent become a specialist. 1£ the specialty is short story wdt ing-. there is to my mind no better book to study than "Short Story \Vriling " br Pr ofesso r

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Pitkin of Columbia. University. There is a lso p ubli shed in New York a most excellent little magazine called the Magazine Maker. It is a lw ays full of practical suggestions to th e writer from th ose who hnve bee n writing for year s. Finally when the article, story o r poem , is written it must find a. market and the young writ er will save much trouble to herself by turning it ove r to a reliable literary agency of which there a r e many in New York. But perhaps the r eally final s ugges tion should be, "Neve r be discouraged n o matter how many limes a story may come back". ] u st keep on t r ying.

M AY W OOD,S I MONS (Illinois E).

The most comprehensive thing I cnn advise is to s tu dy the wonderful short stories or Theuriet. Maupassant, Regni er-all maste rs of their a r t. Ke ep aU work concise and free fr o m padding, clean nnd opti mi s ti c in tone, a nd m ost important of all-w r ite of things you know.

Th ere is no royal road to success, and genius is frequently but ano th er term for gumption. The ability to p rofit by c riticism and to persevere in spite of return slips is the real gateway to achievement.

ETTA SQUIER -SELEY ( Mi chigan A ).

OUR PI BETA PHI BOOK-SHELF

SO M E time ago one of the cha pt ers suggested that it would like to h ave a Pi B e ta Phi book -s helf in its library and asked for the names of books written by Pi Phis_ The foHowing list has b een compiled in answer to this question In seeking the info rmati on , the ed itor asked the authors to gi ve names of publishers , and classi ficati o n of their books. It is probable that the list is n o t compl ete as answers were not received to all inquiries. Only books already published have been included. At leas t a half dozen volumes have been r eported as "in preparation." A Pi Be ta Ph i book-shelf would cer ta in l y be an attrac tive feature o f any chapter l ib rary and the chapter could k eep it up -to -date by f oll owing th e Book Review department in THE ARROW.

BIOGRAPH V

Lillie-Known Sislers 0/ by Sarah Gertrude P ome r oy, A M. (Dana Es tes and Co., Boston, M ass.)

GUIDE-BOOK

Tire /l'ashi1lgton Sketch-Book ami Supplements, by I da A H inman, A .M.

ESSA YS Ntw Womanhood, by ' Vinnifred Harper Cooley, A .B. (O ut of p rint , ex-

cept a limited numbel of cop ies (or sale at $1.10 by the author, 609 W est t271b St., New Y o rk City.)

ECONOMIC AND SoCIAL PROBLE MS

TAe L.Uer Dill Saints, .If study 0/ tlu M ormon&, by Ruth H ammitt Kauffman and Reginald Wright Kauffm a n (William s and NOtgBte. Lo n don.)

Womall alld ' ''e SOCM/ Problem, by May W ood-Simons, Ph B (C. II Kerr, Chicago .)

EDUCATION

TAe Etlwcatio1tal Theory and Practiu 0/ T fl CrUll, by Abby Porter Leland. Ph .D. ( Teachers Co llege Press. Columbia University, New Y ork City.)

FICTION

Ca pla;,. M.rt Aa. Mary, by Avery Abbott ( Mabel Rundell -Abbott ), (Ce ntury Co ., New York .)

RtJi.ti"K Cain. by Carolyn Elizabeth Hosmer and Lorena Win chell H ocki ng, (Privately printed .)

WitA Hoops 0/ Steel, by Florence Finch Kelly, A.M. ( Th e Bobbs- Merrill Company. )

The Delafield A8ai,., (same author), ( A. C. McC lurg & Co.)

Rhoda o/Ihe U"det'l"0und, by the sam e author. ( Th e Sturgis a nd Wall on Co .) E".".son'l Wi/I and Olltl" Weste,.,. Storul, same auth o r, ( A . C. McClurg & Company.)

The Bi,.ds Convention, by H arriet Williams Myers . ( \Ve s tern Publi s hing Co. , Los Angeles.)

C",.ulmal in H alland, A L oyal Littll Subject, by Sa rah Gertrude Pomero y, A.M. (Dana Estes and Co., Boston .)

C" ,.isttrUU in fopan, S4buro's Rl!'Ward, snme author and pu blisher Cbutmal in Spain, Ma,.qu ita's Day 0/ Rejoicing, same author and publisher. C",.istmas in Sweden, A Festival 0/ Light, same au th or and publisher. Tise Gypsy COllnl, by Mae Wynne. ( The John Mc Bride Co, New Y o rk .)

HJSTO RV

.rhe Patltbrlaktrs F,.o m Rive,. 10 Oua", Tlu Siory 0/ tlu G,.tal ..Vest from thl Time 0/ Co,.onada to the p,.uent Time, by Gtace Raymond Hebard, Ph D. (The Lak es ide Press, Chicago )

Ama"tJ, The Community 0/ Tr ue bupi,.aticn , by Bertha H orack·Shambaugh (P ub. by th e State Histori ca l Society of l owa, low a Ci ty .)

S C IE NT IFI C

AtfWng Cum Trees, by Julia Ellen R oge rs, Sc. M. ( A. 'V Mumfo r d, hieago.)

Tree Book, by Juli a. Ell en R o g e r s, Sc.M. (Doubleday, PAge & Co.)

Tie Siell Book, same author a nd publisher .

T,.ul E VI ,." CAi/d Sltoulti Know, sam e author and pub li s h er . Ea,.th a"d Sky, same author and publisher.

Wild Animals EVI,.y Child SAould Kn ow, same autho r and publi sher .

• Alio uaed al • text ·book.

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P OETRY

S tars of Day, by AbagaiJ F. Williams - Burt on , ALL. ( Rogers & Co. , C hi cago).

S o ngs alld Shadow Pict ures 0/ the Child World, by J essie Smit h -Gaynor. (JD O. Church & Co). Illustra ted by S u sanne Smit h - L y n da l e

A Book 0/ Ve,-se by Leila P eabody. (S h erm an, French & Co., Bos l on.)

America oz nndrt digit! (America alld OJ/UY p oems), by Agn es M. W e rgel and, Ph .D. ( Th e Anund sen Publishing Co., D eco rah, I o w a.)

TEXT - B OOKS

The /J ;sfory (w d COVl!rllfflelit 0 / Wyomi"K, by Grace Raym ond H eba rd, Ph.D. ( \ Vhitaker and Ray -Wiggin Co.) , n ow in 4 th ed.

Arj//r.mdics, a com ple t e series, by Ma be l Bon sa ll, A.B., in co ll abo r ation with George E. Mer ce r. Th ese books were designed for u se i n the p u blic schools of the Phili pp in e Islands a n d have been u sed the r e for the past seven years.

Lill(O/1I Ce n/tlHliai for Boys, Girls alld Teadurs j'l Elementary SdIOO/S, by Lillian Dergold Be rn stoff, Ph.B.

UNCLA SS I F t ED

Kn ow TI,ysclj, by U na Hud so n. ( M cG uire Printing and Publi shing Co., Denver ) A se t of little boo ks o n A st r o l ogy, tw el ve in number , one (or each sign of the zodiac.

Ollr Gu es ts, and House Book 10 the Il os/ess, both prepared, le tt ered and iIIumina.te d by Ethel Barth olomew, Se.B. (Dodge Publishing Co., New York. ) R ejlutioJls, by Leila Peabody, (p rivately printed). ( A co ll ec ti on or wise and witty sayings in prost and verse.)

THE ATTRaCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GRENOBLE

By ELIZABETH M CGO WA N C RAI GHE AD ( Pi B ela P hi F ellow

for 19I2-IJ)

SO :\J E years ag.o a committ ee of th e Nati ona l Educational Associa tion, in a repo rt on mod e rn l anguage t eac hin g, stated the following impo rtant princip les: uIn genera l , th e bes t tea cher of a fo r eign la nguage is a person of th e same na ti o nalit y as th e pupils. provided the teacher in ques ti on is th orou gh ly at home in the l anguage to be t aught;" and " In o rder th at t he desired degree of facility may be attained it is almost essentia l that th e t eache r reside and study at least for a time in the count ry in whi ch the lan guage is spoken."

The first of th ese principles , th o u gh opposed by a few people. is coming t o be p r etty gene ra lly held by present day educa t ors. In

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fact the truth of both principles has been so fully demonstrated in this country that there is a constantly increasing demand for modern languag e teachers who are American born, but who have rece ived at least a part of their training abroad. As a result of this demand, every year larger and larger numbers of Americans go to Europe to study. A favored few of these are able to remain a year or two abroad, but a great many find it possible to devote only the vacation months to obtaining the much desired foreign training.

To these comes the important question: IIWhere shall I go to ob· lain the greatest benefit in the short time at my disposal?" For among all the universities and schools whi ch offer summer courses, they find it difficult to make a choice.

Doubtless there are people who are trying to decide this very question just now. Possibly among the number there are some Pi Phis It is to such of these as may be planning to study in France that this article is addressed. Its purpose is to set forth a few of the reasons which might determine a student to choose a summer co urse

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at Grenoble, a town situated in the heart of the French Alps . Among all the points to be considered in the choice of a summer school, the matter of instruc tion is of course of first importance. In this particular the town of Grenoble offers great advantages, for it is the seat of one of the oldest and most celebrated universities of France and th e instruction given there is of the highest order.

More than fifteen years ago the University of Grenoble organized a vacation course designed especially to meet the needs of the foreign student. Each year since has improved this course until it is now r ecognized as the best to be found anywhere in France. Very popular fr om th e first, it has each succeeding year attracted increasing numbers of foreign students. During the summer of 1912, over eight hundred were enrolled.

Th e course includes five or six h ou rs of lectur es each day and continu es for four months (July I -October 1). But in order to make possible the en rollment of students at any time during this period, each lecture is practically independent of those which have preceded, and ye t the lectures taken togethe r form a complete and unified course. B,' the payment of an enrollment ree of fifty francs, ( $10 ), for six weeks, the student secures the right to attend all the l ectures given during that period.

The' cou rse as a whole is wonderfully well planned and comprehensive. It includes lectures on pronunciation, language and lite rature But special attention is paid to the :first of these. The comparatively modern , but now generally accepted belief that in phonetics i s indispensable to efficient teaching of language is the basis of all instruction in pronunciation given at Grenoble and the course includes 1ectures on descriptive, experimental and practical phonetics. The University of Grenoble possesses an Institute of Phonetics, the first in France, both in age and in importance . It is in this institute that the special difficulties which French offers to people of differeot habits of speech, to the Germans, to the English, to the Americans, and to oth ers, have all been caxefull}. studied. Tn the lectures, th ese difficulties are ex plained and illustrated and means o f overcoming them are demonstrated.

All the lec tures on Phonetics are given by Prof. Th. Rosset, of the FacufU des Le/tres of the university , who is recognized as one of the ,," o rld 's greatest practical phoneticians. Professor Rosset is an enthusiastic believer in the value of phonetics in language

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study, and he is besides a most inspiring teacher. His lectures are very interesting and intensely practical.

In addition to these general lectures on phonetics, there are special classes organized for practice in pronunciation. For these a small additional fee is charged. Having paid this, the student goes to the Institute of Phonetics and, after a brief examination, is assigned to a class which is provided with a special teacher. The class consists of not mOTe than six persons who meet for lessons three times a week. The teacher assigns to each student some definite . selection to prepare in a book specially arranged for his work by Professor

Rosset himself. In the preparation of this work the student is ex· peeled to receive help from the institute phonograph, for which there are records of every selection in the book, and which may be heard at regular periods every day. In class the student reads the passage studied and receiv es corrections from th e teacher.

The value of this work depends of course upon the ability of the special teacher. Very fortunate are those sections which are assigned to Mlle. Barral , a graduate of the Tnstitute of Phonetics, and a fin e teacher who has made the difficulties of -\m ericans her special study.

Though so much attention is paid to pronunciation, French language and literature are not neglected at Grenoble. The instruction

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in these subjec ts includes lectures on grammar and vocabulary, e;<p lanation of texts, practical work in composition and translation into Fren ch. There are also lectu res on special periods of French literature and detailed study of famous authors. In fact the university has succeeded in developing a most excellent and well -rounded course of instruction, a course which is especially adapted to the needs of the foreigner.

Thou gh plenty of opportunity is afforded for work, and the interes t of the student is considered first of all, yet the matter of amusement and re c reation is not overlooked. For every Saturday the Comite de Patronage organizes two or three excursions planned to suit e \'e rybody, from those who wish to view the beauties of mountain and lake fr o m carriage or motor ca r , to those who prefer to t ake l ong tramps and climb summits with the aid of axe and rope.

No city could be better situated as a centre for excursions than is Grenoble. Lying as it does in the heart of t Dauphiny at the junction of three famous mountain regions , of which the best known is the Grande Chartreuse it is the point of departure for at least a score of wonderful trips into the French Alps.

The scenery of Dauphiny can safely challenge co mparison with that of Switzerland. In fact so great is its variety and so wondrous its beauty which c annot easily be surpassed, that it is impossible to describ e it adequately. Nature has done so much for this corner of Fran ce, that one would have to seek a long time before finding a more marvelously beautiful region.

The ci ty of Grenoble itself is most picturesque as to situation. Surrounded as it is by wonderfully beautiful mountains, the peaks of many of them co vered with eternal snows, it well deserves its title of "Queen of the Fren ch Alps."

Inde ed, when one considers the pl eas ure to be derived from the great beauty of the country and adds this to the advantage to be gained fr om the excellent instruction g h'en at the uni\'ersity, it seems ce rtain that no other place in France can offer as many attractions t o a foreign student.

T H E INS TALLATION OF V IRGIN I A ALPHA

MAY 10, 1913, is the date of an important event in the history of the fraternity for on that day Yirginia A came into existence when n B 4t entered the old historic state, which has given us so many presidents and counts on its roll of fame the names of Patrick Henry, Washington , and Lee.

The installing officer with thirteen members of the Baltimore and Washington chapters reached Lynchburg in the early afternoon where they were met by members of the local group and taken to College Park, the home of Randolph-Macon College. The campus was at its best with fresh green foliage , roses everywhere, and the sound of singing birds.

The Misses Reynolds (Nebraska B) and Laura Johns (Texas A) had prepared (or the installation, so we proceeded directly to the fraternity house picturesquely situated among the pines. Wild honeysuckle covered all the hill side, which sloped away from the house, and in the distance towered the mountains of the Blue Ridge veiled in mist. The large living room of the house with its open fi rep lace and oak trimmings made an excellent initiation hall , and here the nineteen members of A I A were initiated into n B (I) . After the ceremony thirty·seven Pi Phis joined in the chorus of the old favorite "Ring Ch!ng Ching" , and then followed refreshments, which rapidly promoted the process of becoming acquainted, if such rapid strides as were made in a few minutes could be called a process The time passed an too rapidly, and, as the lights burned low, ' ve stol e away up the narrow path in the shadow of the pines bearing in our hearts the message of the Symphony: U\Vhatsoever things are true, Lovely, fair, beyond compare. Pare as is your arrow gold. Sweet as wine carnations hold, Honest, just, o( worth untoldThese hold ye in honor due Best to serve the name ye bear ; Wearers of the wine and blue, Choose these in your hearts to wear ."

MAY LANSFIELD KELLER.

mlTIATES OF VIRGINIA ALPHA

Wood Ruth Curtill Grace J Link

Marion Fowlkn

Noelie MiMrot

Ruth Erwin

Martha Rader

Johnnie Link

Marion Daniel

Macsie M offell

£lIid Ale nder

SleliaCameron

Clara William. Catherine Murphy

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RANDOLPH- IACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE

RANDOLPH - MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE was established in 1893, as one of the members of the RandolphMacon System of Colleges and Academies, through the determined efIorts of Dr_ William Waugh Smith. The avowed purpose of its founder was to establish a college for young women in the South with educational advantages equal to those afforded young men in the best colleges of the country. Two years after the endowment fund of $100,000 was ra ised, th e college was opened with an initial enrollment of thirty-eight students. Today there are 576 students accommodated in the donnitories, in addition to a hundred members of the faculty and other members of the college organization. The ct/Uege property is estimated to have a valuation of half a million dollars, and last year an additional endowment of $250,000 was secured, placing the college on a firm financial basis.

The co llege is cODveniently located on Rivermont Avenue within the corporate limits of the city of Lynchburg, a wealthy and progressive manufacturing and commercial center having a population of 35,000. Although only fifteen minutes ride by the electric cars from the business part of the city, the college is sufficiently remote to secure the necessary quiet of sec1Jlsion and the charm of rural beauty. Beautifully situated in a campus of fifty acres, bounded by Rivermont Avenue in the front and historic James river in the rear, the college commands a wide view of the surrounding country. No more beautiful scenery is to be found in the famous Piedmont region of Virginia than can be seen from the college buildings. Far off to th e west rise the Peaks of Otter , while all about a continuous chain is formed by the lesser spurs of the Blue Ridge , together with the encircling hills.

The college curriculum affords courses of instruction equal to those offered in the best colleges in the co untry. The professors and adjutant -pro fessors, all of whom are graduates and po!>t-graduales of the best universities of this country and Europe, head the various departments, assisted by an able corps of instructors.

Randolph-Macon ranks among the foremost colleges for women in this country and halds a position as one ·of the six largest "Division A" co lleges for women in the United States. The re quire-

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menlS for admission are in accordance with the rules of the Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States . Two degrees are offered, Bachelor of Ans and Master of Ans.

The student body is made up of representatives of thirty-four of the United States and also of Brazil, China. and Switzerland; in fact, statistics for the year 1911-12 showed Randolph-Macon to be the most truly national woman's college in America. The great majority of these students represent the states of the southern sec ti on.

However, the middle west and northwest as well as the eastern states are well represented. The fact that the college draws largely from the whole of the niled States brings about a co nditi on which is most enviable in any student body. The co-mingling of sectional manners and customs and thought is bound to broaden and develop the student life as no other conditions could possibly do_

The various activities typical of all women's colleges are found here. The Y. W. C. A. is a body of large membership and broad

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usefulness at this college . Athletics are encouraged in every way for, in addition to the athletic field where the annual Field Day is held, there is a splendid gymnasium which was comp l eted on ly three years ago and equipped fully with all kinds of modern implements of physical culture. Var ious literary and musical organizations also flourish and the College Tea Room is a social center.

The national fraternities represented at Randolph-Macon Woman's College are, in order of establishment: X 0, Z T A, 6. 6. A, A 0 II, K d , A }l A ( now n B <1», <I> M, A 6 <1>. Most of these are especiall y strong in the South , thus giving good national backing to their chapters. The ideals of the fraternities are high, and they all endeavor to maintain a good standard of scholarship. The interfraternity spirit is decidedly friendly, and while several fraternities often rush the same girls, there is no bitter rivalry nor hatred.

AlJ chapters have built lodges in the "Pines" back of the college, whi ch they for meetings and entertaining. Every Sunday night the fraternities hold informal flopen house" for the and other fraternity girls and friends, and often during the yea r the re are fraternity receptions and parties . The houses are really used for every purpose except sleeping and every week day the girls may be found there studying, reading, practicing, cooking. Indeed it has been said that lithe houses are literally the domestic science department of the college."

Tn general, the spirit, t.he organization and the co-operation of the fraternities is wholesome and admirable. This state of affairs has been fostered by the local Pan-Hellenic Association which has been in existence e ver since the first fraternities were admitted. It endeavors to promote a friendly feeling between the different fraternities and to regulate the rushing and pledging of girls. A system of sophomore pledging was instituted last year which has proved satisfactory in most respects . Under this system very stringent rushing rules have been made and the rushing is now upon an entirely non-finan c ial basis , with the exception of one large rushing party a month.

The college is governed almost entirely by the studen ts themselVeS. The chief instrument of the student body for dealing effectively with the problems of government is the Student Committee, made up of forty members representing proportionately the different classes. This system of student government, which has been found very

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satisfactory, has reached a high stage of development, and comparison with similar institutions shows that the students here have s o lved a large nwnber of the vital problems of student self-government.

As a result of the responsibility committed to their charge, there is developed an earnestness of purpose among the girls and a spirit which prompts them to attach much importance to a student's own merits. There is, however, no lack of social life at Randolph - Ma · con. Strong class and college spirit and wholesome interest in all college activities create a most enthusiastic love and support of Alma Mater by her students.

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OTA chapter of A l A, now Virginia Alpha of IT B "' , was installed May 23, 1908, with five charter members, Cla ra Barton , Georgia Foster, Katherine N owiin, Perdia Orr and Lu ce tta Badgett. Cosy quarters for the sorority were established in one of the towers but, as the membership increased, new quarters became necessary and in the spring of 1911, an attrac tive little bungalow was built down in "The Pines." From the first th e chapter flourished , maintaining an average membership of fourteen girls, and comparing favorably with the chapters of older and larger nationals in college. During the five years' existence in college, A l A has inel uded among its members some of the strongest and most prominent girlli in the various phases of college life. Among the offices and honors held by its members have been vice -president of the Student Committee, representatives on the Student Committee, class president and other class officers, president of Jefferson Literary Society, president of the Student Building Committee, president and secretary o f local Pan-Hellenic Association, Y. \V. C. A. cabinet and committee members, art editor of the H eiianthus, May Day Queen. A l A has taken always an active part in Y. W. C. A. work , as membeTs of the various committees, and its scholastic standing has been exceptionally good. Two of its members have filled positions on the facult)'. The chapter has also been represented in dramatics and athletics. by members in the Dramatic Club and on the basket-ball team . Owing to the loss of chapters by the enactment of laws abolish -

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ing fraternities in the institutions in which the chapters were located , A 1 A has been reduced to four active chapters. Realizing the difficulty of installing chapters in A colleges, and of maintaining the standard to which A 1. A has al ways aspired, in schools where other larger and older fraternities have been established, the four remaining chapte rs mutually agreed to disband the sorority, and to allow each chapter the privilege either of petitioning any national fraternity or of remaining a local organization at its own discretion.

As soon as this was decided A 1. A proceeded to take active steps toward petitioning IT B <1>. Miss Grace Reynolds (Nebraska B, '00), il member of our faculty gave us her endorsement and we also consulted Miss Belle Reynolds (Neb raska B, '98), Laura J ohns of Texas A and Ruth Curtiss, a pledge from Iowa r. After the usual inspection and sc\'cral months of consideration, our petition was finally granted.

May 10, the eventful day of initiation came at last. Miss Keller arrived with thirteen girls from Columbia A and Maryland A chapters. The gi rls from George Washington were: Gertrude Browne , :\1argaret Browne, Adeline Bradburn, Flo Leland, Agnes Trowbridge, Ailene Crittendon, Nelle Jones, Marguerite \Veller, Marion Ferguson and Bess Ferguson. The three from Goucher were: Hester Heisse, Caroline Diggs and Eleanor Diggs. The Pi Beta Phis arrived at two o'cloc k and initiation, which took place at t he chapte r house, began at five.

Our feelings during initiation we cannot describe. Now we realized fully for the first time what it was that inspired such loyalty in all Pi Phis. Not till then had we been able to comprehend the full significance of what membership in such a fraternity cou ld mean. At last we felt more than fully compensated for our efforts to secure a charter. There were nineteen charter members including five alumnre, initiated, and we feel sure that each one appreciated in its entirety the impressive solemnity of the ceremony. At the end of the initiation a light supper was served; afterwards M iss Keller t old us informally of many things which we know will help us in our new life.

\Ve were made to feel very close to our new sisters by receiving many telegrams of welcome and letters of congratulation both from chapters and individual members.

s Keller and most of the girls left Sunday, but several stayed

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Q\"er for the reception t o th e fa c ulty and other fraternities given )l onday afternoon by Miss R eyno lds. The cordia l spirit of o ther fraternities in co ll ege was expressed in notes of co n g ratu lati on and flow er s.

\\ 'e wish we co uld make everyone of our sisters feel how earnest is our purpose and how determined we are to make Jl B cl> here what it is everywhere, a powerful factor in college life. We trust , however, that the coming years will be a satisfactory t es t of our ability to realize our ambitions.

:MARI ON DANIEl. , '13.

A LETTER FROM PORTO RI CO

NOT HING warms the heart of the editor of a fraternity magazine like an unsoli cited manuscript . Last year, Mabel Hill of Colorado A, sent an account of a banquet held by the Pi Phis in San Juan The rece ipt of this letter, this year, p roves that , th o ugh far away, II spirit still runs high among- OU T gi rls in that far-away island . Read the letter and judge of th ei r t nthusiasm for yourse l ves.

San Juan , Port o Ri co

When )'ou see San Juan at the head of this letter you may think that it has nothing to do with IT B 4J. but ld me hast en to co rr ect that impression for we a Tt at least nfteen strong down here and we hail all the way from New York A to A. lIere are OUT names and c hnpten : Marian H olcomb, Mau de Delmege. Gertrude Kin caid, Grace Salsbury, Verne Stockdal e- Wolfe, Anne Ma ck -Do uglns, Lucile Brown, June Brown, nil of Nebraska B; Juanita Day, Minne sota B; Grace Sch ultz -Walker, lIlin ois A; Helen Baker Jon es, Colo rado B ; Grace Green, New York A; Mary Stuart, Missouri B; Ilettn Unity Graves, Wa shington A. We have all of us taught sc hool here in Porto Rico b ut a t prese nt four are married and have settled here.

First of all let me tell you something about the Island where we 1i ve, .i n ce )'ou bave some idea of wbo we are Ilnd where we live at borne J f you look in )'our geograpby you will see tbat Porto Rico is tb e third in s ize of tbe chain of island. ca lled the Greater Antilles. It contains 3,500 square miles and haJ a population of over one million. Originally, it " 'as Spanish, having been disco\'ered by Columbus in but at present it is 11 territorial possession of the United States. The value of the ch ief exports, sugar, c offee and tobacco amounts to $90,000,000 annually, There are many histo ri c landmarks whi c h are interesting. AnlOng them nre the landing place of Co lumbu s, Ponce de Leon's PalA ce, the church whi ch conbins h is bones and the oldest Catholic church in the we stern hemi s phere .

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Twelve of us live in San Juan, the capital, which is an example of an old Spanish fortified town. So you see we have an excellent oppo rtunity oC visiting Old Morro Castle and Fort San Cristobal, two three-hundred-year-old forts CODnected by a city wall th at it took over a hundred years to build. These old fortifications were built by the Spanish state prisoners and contain many tunnels, secret passageways and secret chambers lOme of which have weird histories. Some connect the forti with the o ld monalteries and public buildings. We have attended balls and receptions given at Fortaleza, the Governor', palace, which is over three hundr ed years old. We hnve called on the co lonel of the U. S. regiments in Porto Rico, who lives in Casa Blanca, originally occupied by Ponce de Leon in 1532. Ponce built this palace when he was first made

Governor of Porto Rico, long before he made his famous trip to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth.

Now that you have heard about the history of the Island let me tell you a little of the good times we have. There are picnics up the Bayamon River by moonlight (when we pass the 400 year old church and Pueblo Viejo, the first town of the Island in the dearest and most picturesque sail boats). There are launch rides out onto the bay or up the lagoons; dances up on top of old time·stained Fort San Cristobal; yacht trips out onto the Atlantic to see the "HallDted Sentry BoXfl by moonlight; automobile and coche rides out into the country to visit orange and pineapple plantations or fincas, and horseback trips up into the mountains to see the Atlantic 'and Caribbean Sea from the mountain top. Truly there are so many good times the year around that it seems like one long fiesta. The queer customs of the people are also most interesting. Four girls, three of whom are Pi Phis, live in a hoose right on the sea

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where they can enjoy bathing aU the year around in their (ronl yard. Altothere are fiye bouses in which teachers live together, sorority fashion, and we find it an ideal arrangement.

Now perhaps you would like to hear something about our work with the children. for they art the motit interesting youDpters im_lPnable. You see English education i, comparatively new here. (or the old Spani.h system was very lax and superficial and contained no Ena:1ish in itl curric ulum Now everything i. taught in En"li.h and the sixth and seventh grade. arc taught by American teachers. The c hildren, of whom about 30 per cent are negrOl, are exceptionally bright Ilnd enthusiastic in their work . Their English, of eo urse, is very laborioul and stilted and often weirdly put together. but they advance so rapidly that we cannot help being interested in their progress.

MiH Stew.lt has cbarge at the play grounds at the normal and has had great success teaching the girls tolk-dancing and games.

I have tried to give you some idea of our play and our work in this land at sunshine but I am afraid I have failed to pict ure adequately and in its true Tight all tho t can be seen down here.

However, let me say, that if I am back here next year, [ am gomg to make a strenuous effort to organite not only a IT ell alumnre orglnintion, but also a Pan-Hellenic, for there are members of K K r, 4 r, K A 9, and A 0 U here. My idea is to keep us in touch with sorority news in general and especially with n 4», and also to keep in touch with each other down here tor the Island is so small that we could easily meet during vacations.

I send you :\11, in behall of my sisters down here, a bright and happy greeting from the sunny land of perpetual summer.

Yours in IT B 41

HELEN UNITY GRAVIS.

FRATERNITIES SUSPENDED AT BARr ARD , PROBABLY ABOLISHED

On May 28, the ninth birthday of New York B, the following resolutions of the Faculty Comimttee of Student Organizations were made public:

That for a term of three yurs, commencing October I, 1913 no society ot a iOCial character at Barnard College, of which the organizations, the emblems. nnd the rites are in any way sec ret and which bas National affiliations, shal l be allowed to elect new members.

Ruolved. That. lillbject to the {orerointl recommendation, students be encouraged to experiment with new forms of social organization und : r the super· vision of the Faculty of Barnard College, directly or through Student Council. Resolved. That all student organitations, of whatever description, be char· tered for a limited term by student Council, subject to the supervision of the Faculty Committee of Student Organitations.

Rero/wd. That a joint meeting of the Faculty Committee on Student Organ· izations and of Student Council be held early in the fall to conside r the oper· ation of the !f:tcond and third sections above.-Nnu Yo,.k Timu.

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( The girls were asked to discuss The Opportunities of College Journ alis m or A Co ll ege Girl and h e r Reading, telling what papers a nd maga tines were read in the frat ernit y hou se and what books, outside o f requir ed rea di ng h ad bee n found h e l pful d uring th e past yea r .)

T he frat e rnit y as a whole s u bscribes to the Lit erary Digest and Th e Outloo k als o to the best Denver paper a nd to th e N e;w Yo rk Tim es. \ Ve eagerly r ead and di sc u ss matt e r s o f Colo rad o Alpha 's ge ne ral interest. Some of th e books outside of R eadi ng thos e re co mm end ed for co llege reading wh ich have bee n r ead e nj oye d by the girls of th e ch apter house dur ing the past year are wo rks by :\1 aete rlin ck, Bal zac, Vi ctor Hugo, Ibsen, Zo la, Arn o ld B en n e tt. '\lrs. H umphry "'l ard , Turgi ne iff , Tolstoi and Cheste rt on \V e have indulged in th e li ghte r fi c ti on of the day a lso in both ma gazi n e and boo k form.

Co lo rad o A ,

It seems to m e that i t is an invaluable experience t o be an edito r on a co ll ege paper. So man y of us go abo ut this world with ou r eyes Tlt e of aft Editor shut, o r only half sh ut as the case may be. One s t ate is eq ually as d e pl o rabl e as th e oth e r. for eac h has p ractica ll y the same r esu lt . Th e pe r · so n with his eyes shut sees nothing; the person with his eyes ha l f s hut sees but kn o ws n o t what he sees . It t a kes a wide awake person to be on a co ll ege paper for th e editor must be eyes not o nly for him· se lf, but fo r all th e peo ple around who did no t see. Th e editor must not take th e big things , things wh ich no o ne co uld help n o ti cing. stude nts do n o t ca r e to r ead of something they a lready kn ow . he mus t go around the co llege, att ending to his work and yet be eve r on . th e looko ut f o r things a little out of the o rdinar y whi ch w ould rn a ke writable mat e rial. Besid es being wid e a wak e an edito r must be prompt in attending to his affairs. Man y an editor has seen things and has th ought t o have a full pap er , but h e has neglected t o write his copy t ill th e wo rk was due and much to his s ur prise has found that th en th ere was n othing to writ e. Being an edi t o r will n o t allow o f procrastination. Another reason th a t an editor has to be prompt is that he must have his copy at the printer's on time or a ll his subscribe rs are k ept waiting and the editor is th en accountable

to the business manager who has guaranteed to delh'er the pape r at stated inlen·als. There is no writing when the inspiration comes, as so many young people aTe fond of believing but writing under compu lsi on. If one is a sub-editor, one gets accustomed to working under the tlirection of some one and thus becomes fitted for like la bo r outside.

To sum up, an editor must be a keen observer, a reader of human nature, a humorist and one accustomed to prompt habits.

lllin ois B.

Every college gIrl, no matter how hard a student she may be, should find time for reading good books. By good books r do not SU99"ted Till" for a Col/ege Girl

mean deep books, for the text books of the college furnish enough of that type, but books which are interesting and pleasant to react oder this class would come Hugo's "'Les Miserables ," many of Dickens's novels, and for even lighter reading Booth Tarkington's "Conquest of Canaan," and Frances H . Burnette's "The Shuttle."

Pennsylvania r .

In thinking over my four years' college course, I can truthfully say that one of the most valuable factors in it has been my work on student publications. Coll ege journalism The Traillill .q of Colseems to me to be more truly educational than Journalism any other academic college activity. I t is capital literary training-s tudents who in the beginning have little more than a desire to write, and great persistence in doing it, ha\'e developed good style and skill; others Teally endowed with a genuine spark of the divine fire, are given through the c hannel of the co llege magazine or paper, an opportunity to practise and perfect their gift. There are two types of college publications-the monthly magazine distinctly literary in style and aim , and the daily paper, peculiar especially to the universities. Both afford a large field for students interested in branches of journalism. The reporter on the co llege daily paper is given exce ll ent practice in preparing himself for work later on in co nn ection with larger papers. Everyone who has had much experience, realizes that practice in writing, and in securing material is not the on ly benefit that is to be received from this sort of work. The business management, and the editorial

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duties co nnec t ed with positions o n the staff of th ese publications give excellent training of a different kind.

'V isconsin A .

Our gir ls are too busy t o do very muc h ou tsid e reading The gir ls in th e hou se read the Saturday Evening Post, Th e Ladies} Journal and J-J arpers illagazi" e, and, Bo oks of th e day ,"hieh Pi Ph is have enjoyed, once in a while, find tim e to read such books as "T h e Meltin g of Molly" by K a te Langley Boshe r ; liThe Foreigner" by Ralph Connor ; and a f ew of the gir ls were intense ly int e rested in Arnold Benn ett's "Hilda Lessways". For a cleverly broad -minded view of an ou tsider 's glimpse of our cities and customs Arnold Bennett ' s "You r United States" will give lo ts of pleas ur e Steiner's "T rai l of the Immigrant" was inte nse ly interesting to one of our gi rl s who was l ookin g int o socia l se rv ice work , as was a l so liThe Promised Land" hy Mary Antil1. lllin oi H

The j ournalism department of the Indiana University is just two years old. During the last year a number of gi rls have become interested in journalism and have TM Practical Side of been g ranted a c hapt er of Theta Sigma Xi, Journalistic Tra£ning the new national j ournalis t ic soro r ity which was founded at the University of \Vashin gto n . The purp ose o f this sorority is t o stimulate th e interest of the girls in magazine and newspaper work. Wh ethe r in later lif e o r not one's vocatio n is jo urnalism mak es little difference; but in club work. social work, civic improvement, school teachi ng, in fa c t in every field of woman's work, oppo rtunities are constantly arising f o r feature sto r ies, hwna n interest and even st ra ig ht news s tories .

Perhaps th e repo rter of the pape r whi ch is willing to p ublish your sto r y does not know how t o deal with the case so that it will appear in the right light. \Vha t a satisfactio n then i t would be to write one's own sto ry for the newspaper. At any time the New York and Chicago newspapers will accept and will pay wen fo r any good stories that are contributed. This past winter Indianapolis new spap ers printed sto r ies written by gi rl s in the department here. One of o ur gir ls is the co ll ege co rrespondent for the New York Times. A survey of the journalistic field shows that the number

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of women who are coming to the front in this work is constantly increasing. Indiana B.

As we have no chap te r house, it is impossible to know just what we as a chapter read , so I can only give my personal experiences.

A B k I ' f It is true that co ll ege girls do not have mllc;' 00 1St or ' f I eli b 'f h ' II 'I ' tun e o r ge nera Tca og ut 1 t ey WI utI lze fu lflre r efe r ence. the httle that they have, they wIll be su r prised at the results , Having read most of the English and Am e rican classics, quite a few of th e. German and the novels of Hugo, Balzac and Dumas, I decided last ra il to read those men of other lands of whom w e often hear, but seldom know much about. So I draw a book from the library , and k eep it in my room , picking it up and readi ng a little as I have time . As a result , I have read all of I bsen's dramas , se v eral of R os land' s and Maete rlin ck' s and enough of Tolstoi and Turgin eiff to be w e ll acquainted with them, By simply roaming throu gh the stack-room and loo kin g at the books, I have d isco vered gems of whi ch I kn ew nothi n g, I keep a book list , and wh en I am out of schoo l I plan to read those I have listed which I have yet not had tim e to read .

Illinois A .

Even when the colleg e girl reads for pl easure , she can with difficulty get the idea of duty out of her head, So unl ess she has a

H Oll' to r ead with a clear conscience clea r co nsci en ce as rega rds her work-if she e\'e r has-she hardly feels at ease with a novel o r short story. But what solid comfort she gets out of lIinstructive" reading that does not bear up o n her courses ! A student in languages enjoys her roommate's text book in psychology, and one in science revels in anoth e r's bugbear- required English reading. And conscience never troubles the girl wh o has made this di sco very; you will see her with the Atla"tic Monthly} or browsing in the library. There seems no rhym e nor reason in her selections. Bergson's "Laughter" follows Browning ; she reads of Madame de Maintenon o r Antigone, Horace or Bismarc\:.; sh e dips int o james's Psychology or Lamb's Essays, Laugh at her if you will, but envy her, She is getting at the same time a fund of ge neral information, broad interests , and a world of enjoyme n t. Ve nnont A,

It seems to regard to her

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me that a girl undergoes a "change of lleart" with reading after a yea r or two in college. Especially is this the case if she is taking many lit e r at ure cou rses. The light popular novel and more or less trashy magazine stories do not attract her

College changes til e taste for reading as former l y. We want nove ls and short stories which 'are worth wh ile , those which give something besides mere momentary pleasure. Personally I enjoyed the "Life of Alice Freem an Palm e r " the most of anything I have read outside of IIprescribed reading ", for a l ong time. It is beautifully written and, interesting and well worth the college girl's time this summer. Michigan B.

""Vhy, I can't write nipped in the bud one

TIlt true spirit of modan article-" and thus mallY a girl has of her greatest opportunities for service. The journalist is not born, he is mad e . ( He who waits for an inspiration never signs his ern jourllalism name to articles in the $1 a word papers. ) ' Vhy is journalism worth cultivating? The preacher gives hls message to his congregation j the teacher gives his know ledge to his classes, but the journalist teac hes and preaches to the farthest corner of the earth. "There is n ot hing n ew to write about" the would-be author says. DeMaupassant answers : liThe smallest thing has in it something unknown. Discover it. That is th e way to be original."

Nowhere is there more need of originality than in writin g on home -making topics. The college woman of to -day should st rive to build up a home literature. P erhaps it is not easy to clothe the com mon ideas in a garment of words that will be original but nothing is easy that is worth while . The true journalist sees not the check which the editor will send; he sees the smiling faces and hea rs the silent applause when men and women discover th e cherished idea which he has builded into words. When Bobbie Burn s said "Plant a tree, Jack, it will be growing while you're sleeping". he embodied the spirit of modern journalism.

I owa r .

}Iost of our gi rls do as much reading as possible on subjec ts of cu rrent interest . The Literary The Out· R ead of CurrCllt look, The Survey and other similar magazines E vw ts are the ones most read This kind of r eadin g

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sho uld take a prominent place in the college girl's life because she is expected to be well-informed on matters of current interest.

Columbia A.

college girl's reading should be as far rem oved regular college work, and be of a nature that cheers, encourages, and turns her thoughts to Read cheery, 'luno/eoutside interests. The book should not be

In general the as possible from some literature long, for a book frequently laid aside is seldom finished.. There are many short, interesting, and practical books on all sorts of everyday problems from IIWhy Worry" to liThe Ethics of Marriage." Then again there are numerous little books of pure fun and humoT, Lin co ln 's books from "Captain Eri" through to his later works, are well known for their wholesome and yet chuckling fun. Littl e collections of sunny thoughts in book form are common and convenient to pick up and smile over.

IILast but not least" are the books that by their energy and uplifting stimulus serve as antidotes for the blues and give new courage and ambition.

1\'1' assachusetts A.

There are ce rtain opportunities open to the girl connected with the staff of a co llege publication which no other field during her

IVhy college journalism is valuable t;:l..·pericnce

co urse affords. Wh e ther she be alumnre, society, local or athletic editor or reporter, she is brought before the public eye more prominently than in any other way and _ thus she comes into intimate relationship with a large number of students. Her powers of observation become developed and essentially keen; in her searches for "news" she comes into contact with all classes of students j she learns to understand and know her own college life and its many problems and she, herself, is especially benefited because she has to cultivate the art of writing articles quickly and in a pleasing vein.

- Florida A . .

In the scurry and bustle of college duti es too often the college girl neglects to read and at the end of her college course finds that Alagazines create a spirit 0/ democracy for four years she has not kep t informed of current events. Reali zi ng this, the girls of beth Hershey Hall this year levi ed a tax often ce nts upon each of the girls (or a magazine

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fund. With this amount they subscribed to three daily papers, the '[IVoma1l's Home Companion, The Cosmopolitan and The Re view of Reviews. These magazines cannot be taken from the parlors, but the girls read in their odd moments. The scheme seems to have created a spirit of democracy because the gir ls assemble morc often in the parlors and feel more at home than eve r before.

I owa A.

When I take inventory of these last four years I find that conege journalism easily holds the balance of satisfaction among co lleg e activities. r have found it the most worth The Co"jessions of a se1lior and an editor while of any of the out-of-c1ass- r oom college work. I t offers the best possible t'raining for the work in the English composition c lasses for it gives a chance to put theory into practice and to supplement the courses in college journalism with the actual writing. But aside from this , it offers the real pleasure and satisfaction of doing honest creative work. It is fun, too. It is fun to see oneself in print; the work itself is fun; and the association with other co llege journalists is fun . One gets to know a few people well because of the c::lose association ne cessary in planning and getting out a college paper. The appreciation of the real meaning of co ll ege life broadens when th e scribbling student writes of all phases of the universit y world, rising above the one class, or one fraternity circle .

There is no other college activity so democratic as college journalism. It is farther from college politics than other organizations ever are. As a rule, the student who wants the work, and who can do it , and will do it , gets it to do , no matte r whether he is popular or unpopular, fraternity or non -fraternity, goodlooking o r homely. And then, I suppose that college-wo rld journalism prepares for out-in-the-world journalism. I have known a number of students who have succeeded in the play newspaper to be eminently successful in real newspaper work. Colorado B

When a co llege girl reads outside of college work, I think it is her main endeavo r to get as far as possible away from so-called "intellectual" things . Our undergraduate study Rest jor a l.fJeary is always well supp lied with magazines of all brain sorts Life seems to be a favorite with Tire Sat-

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urday EVllling Post a close second. While these magazines may not be standard literature, they afford just that contrast which rests a weary brain. New York B.

The chapter house has taken no magazines this year, because the splendid reading room at the new library offers all the advantages of the latest magazines. Those W hoi T.xas girls magazines that are most popular among the enjoy girts at the house and seem beneficial are Tlte Ladies' Home Journal" The Woman's Home Companion, The Sat· urday Evening Post" Life, Rroiew of Reme'wI, World"s Work and Craftsmen. Tlte Review of Reviews and World"s Work are especially beneficial for they give an idea of the happenings outside one's own sphere. A girl at college with most of her time taken is very apt to forget that other parts of the world are doing things besides her own college.

Ous girls have found the following books especially interesting this year: "Ana Karenima and The Resurrection", by Tolstoi j IIModern Drama," by Brieuxj IIDrama," by Lady Gregory. John Synge and W. B. Yates; "Woman and Social Progress," Scott Nearing; IIWomen and Labort" Ollie Shriner. Texas A.

Missouri University boasts of originating the idea of a College of Journalism. The school was started in a small way, but its growth A . "1 f has been phenomenal. At first the women stu- pJoneer sc 00 0 . nol' dents were few and far between, but gradually Jour J.S11I their numbers have increased until they now represent a very respectable percentage. They learn to do reporting, editorial work, and the mechanical part of journalism 'with equal thoroughness. This opens up a great many opportunities for women. As soon as they graduate, positions are open to them, often on large city papers. Or if they do not wish to do actual newspaper work, they can become correspondents; so that if a girl is traveling , she may be able to make a good many of her expenses in this way.

The woman who is a regular reporter on the college paper! has a wonderful opportunity to improve her style and diction. The

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Th e experien ce 0/ a college rep ort er

j o urnalisti c s tyl e admits of no heavily in\'olved se nten ces, no taut o l ogy and no ambiguity . Each idea must be clearly expressed, and must be brief in f o rm.

The advice of Southey could w ell ha,"e been addressed to the mooe rn co ll ege journalist-"Be brief, fo r it is with word s as with sun beams-th e m o r e they ar e co nde nsed , -the deeper th ey burn," a nd he might hav e added, !la nd th e more peo ple they w ill reac h ."

Besid es these benefits, th e experien ce has taught rne t o write m o r c flu ent ly. T o describe an ente rtainm ent or a dance with out using the same hackneyed expressions is n o easy m a tter J o urnalism requires th e power or seei ng things vivid ly, and th e power of o ri gi nality , two qualities as necessa r y in th e conve rsationa l world as i n the world of business. ' Vyomin g A.

POT-POURRI

" WHEN GREEK MEETS GREE K "

( A t oast written and read by Marga r et Hutten -Abels, ( ' Viscon in A and Illin ois B ) at th e F o und ers' Day Lun cheo n of th e Bos ton Alummc Olub .)

" Wh en Greek s jo ined Greeks. th en wa s th e tug of war",

In the days of Alexan de r and before, \ Vhen rush of foe man 's ca mp wo n damsels fair , An d garlands c r owned the revelling victor's hair

As wine th ey Quaffed , a nd their libations sp ill ed , And feast ed on th e dee r their bo ws and arrows kill ed.

Wh e n m ode rn Greek meets Greek, there s till is wa r, O n co ll ege camp u s and on class-room fl oor; The pri ze of ru shing s till is maiden fair; Ca rn ations nre the garlands th at we wen r As to th e wine and blue our toasts we say, And feast ou r eyes on "de ars" our golde n a rrows slay.

But wh e n ou r rush ing camp us days are o'e r ; Wh e n class- rooms know our vi ctories no more ; When ove r this barbarian world we r oam; Then any Greek we meet's ua friend fr om h omen , W ear she th e shie ld, the kite, the crescent , o r th e key, \ Vhatever jeweled letters o n her breast we see.

POT-PO UR I

And when a golden arrow, gleaming bright, Bunts on anot h er arrow wer..rer ' , sig ht.

Friend's hand chsps h and, and tongues are loosed to tell The colleges we' r e from, and where we dwell, Our names, our occupations, common friends, W hat joys the single state or double harness lends.

In many s tate s , fr om coast to coast, my dart Hss t o uch ed (ull many a seeming st range r 's heart And made a guest -fri en d i n the strangu's land. Thus. mid New England ', soc ial desert und, Bolton Alumnre :a.n oasis blest

Seems to the weary traveler from the golden We s t

Once by Geneva's lovel y wood ed lihore, Where V W C. A .s gather ed by the sco re, Dusk ( o und two Pi Phis wandering arm in arm, Rehearsing each her Alma charm, And neither noting where their footsteps led Till startled by th e unkn own forest's shadows dread.

Trees wou l d not answer eith e r c ry or prayer i Su rel y the lot of babes in the wood we' d share, Wbil e blac k -lined Arrow's notice would relate, To Hillsdale and t o Madi so n, our fate Wh en s udd en bonfire lights revea led the shore, Potatoes r oas tin g never s melled so good before.

Wbere sparkling waters down the mountains fl ow, To gi"e drink fit for gods to I da h o , A Pi Phi maid, a matron, and II. bride Sat Bt a banquet table side by side i The fact that we all knew "Puss Ziegenfuss" Had ser ved a Aood of co llege go ssi p t o unloo se.

Till we forgot ourselves liS delegates, Sca rce sa w the tempting food upon o ur plates, N o r half h ea rd wilty F ede rati on t oas ts.

But s urely no one tol d our charming hosts W e'd slipped into the banquet c hamber wide And c hanged our place ClI rd s to be si d e by side.

Lest I should tire my body and my b r ai n

With two hour's waiting for a Lin co ln train, I so ught the co llege ca mpu s and a sea t, I l opi ng a passing arrow fri e nd 10 greet I c h ose the loveliest mai den of them a ll \n d as the girls trooped by fr om httll t o hall,

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What disappointment settled on my heart When on he r breast I saw she wore no shining dart!

At lut I found the emblem that I sought And one Pi Pbi a dozen others brou&.bt; And when, to my great pleasure and surprise. The maiden of my choosing met my eyes, She said in answer to my story then, ul'li never fai l to wear my Pi Phi pin again/'

And once I met some Greeks in Hoosier State; With Franklin Pi Phis once a feast Tate; We sat in Turkish fashion on the floor And ate and ate till we could eat no moreFried chicken, salad, cake. eggs, pie, and breadA jjcooky -shine" the Indianians called that spread.

But time would fail to tell of the delights or Illinois Epsilon's spreads on Monday nights, Of bemming napkins for a Pi Phi bride In the Twin Cities, and what things betide Milwaukee alumna! at the Deutcher Club Sans beer that made Milwaukee famous-at the Hub.

Meet r an arrow-wearing Greek at home, Abroad, on land or river, as I roam, Wear she the latest style of tiny dart, Or larger shaft of yore upon her heart, Speak she in \ Vestern twang or Southern drawl, Knows she or knows she not an R at all, An arrow is an arrow, you'll agree, And Greek in any accent, Greek, to you tmd mC'.

EXTRACTS FROM A BOOK ENTITLED "ENCYCLOP..£DIA PI PHlATICA"

( Used at the Founders' Day Banquet by P e nnsylvania A.)

PAGE 3. FIRST READING LESSON. I see the pin I see the Ar-row. The Ar-row is the pin, The pin is the Arrow What is back of the pin? A girl is back of the pin Who is the girl back of the pin? It doe. not matter It is the pin tbat counts.

PAGE 36. GEOCilAP HV

Pi Phi is on the east by the state of affection, on the west by the realm of truth, on the south by infinity, and on the north by the Kingdom of Heaven Early in its history th e Isles of the Blessed were annexed and have been i n its possession ever since. Its most important domclitic animal is th e goat whi ch r oams over the H appy Hunting Grounds. On the whole the climat e is ideal excep t f o r a short ru shing season.

PAGE 204 LATIN.

Pi Beta Phi est omnis divisa in tartes /ru milio-qiltJrum omnlS sunt similes lingua, cordt!1 /ralernitate, amore

P ACE Jt6. M ORA L P RECEPTS FOR ALL ACES.

I. D o unto fr eshmen as you think your rival expects to do-but do it first.

2. If at first you don't succeed try Pi Phi again.

3. You ca n ' t eat your cake and keep it f o r rushing parties

4. Bring up your child in the way sh e sho ul d go a nd when she is old she' ll be a Pi Phi .

5. It is better to have rushed and lost than never to ha ve rush ed at all.

6. Every treas ury has a silver lining.

7. An alumna is known by the parties she gives.

8. A date in ti me saves nine-with other fraternities.

9. Life is ODe initiation after another.

10, Love an alumna. love her husband.

PACE 100 1 L'ENVOJ.

When the last rushing season is over And the last bit of gossip's been told When Pan-Hel is banished forever And all freshmen are safe in the fold\V e shall rest and faith we shall need it And each with a soul broad and (ree Will have toward every other True spirit of fraternity. Then mingled togethe r and m olded. Kite. Arrow, Key, and the r es t We' ll wear as ou r symbol forever

In the infinite Realms of the Bl est.

BARNARD SONGS WRITTEN BY A PI PHI

The president of New York B writes: uWe have a girl in the c hapter whose as a composer of class and college songs is an enviable one. Chrystene Straito n , '12, is college cheer leader, and I a m se nding for the June ARROW, two of her songs whi ch hav e

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taken prizes at college IISing-Songs", and of which we feel we are justly proud.

Aq!A MATER THRONED SUBLIME

Alma Mat er, throned sublime On the ancient rock of Time. Thou whose task is to creale From the cr ude. the good and great We who dwell benea th thy care, Breathe to thee ou r fervent prayer. As thou'st helped those long forgot Alma. Mater, fail us not.

Mother, lend thy guiding aid! Half undaunte d, half afraid Strive we now to gain the height Leading out t o Wi sdo m's light. Though the way is rough and long, Help us , Mother, to be st rong! Teach u s Bye 10 worthy be Of our better selves and thee!

IN

ALL

THE LAND OF COL LEGE GRAND, THERE'S NONE LIKE YOU

So we pledge to Barnard love and loyalty so true. Come let us sing th e praise of Barnard College, So loud and clear, so loud and c1ear'Tis there we get our fun as well as knowledge Year by year, yes, year by year'Tis there we find th e right amount of c lasses, One, two, three, four---one, two, three, four; Filled to the top with merry. merry lassesAnd brimming o'er, yes, brimming o'er.

CHORUS

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors , seniors too Singing, clinging to the white and blue. We understand in all the land of co lleges grand There's none like you, So we pledge to Bamard love and loyalty so true.

It is not well to go about elated, With lessons left-not done, just left. After exams you'll have accumulated, A "0" or "F"-a uD" o r "F"

BOOK REVIEWS

So when you're feeling fine as silk or satin

And awfully gay, 50 VHY gay, JUS! rtcollect that dear required Latin, And History A. ob! Hi story A-

CHO&US

It is not well (or you to sit a-grinding

The live -long day, the live -long day. Tho' if you do, it 's likely you'll be finding

You have an "A"-just think! an "A"

But put it into your play or into your working

Both heart and soul, both heart and soul; But if you're eamut and don't think of shirking

You'll reach the goal-you'll reach the goal.

CHORUS

[Sing nicely first, then repeat very (ast.]

-CIIRVSTENE STRAITOS, '12.

BOOK REVIEWS

The Latter Day Saints. By Ruth Hammitt -Kauffman (Pennsyinnia B) and R . W. Kauffman . William s & Norgate, 14 H enrietta St., Covent Garden, \V. c., 1912. (An American edition is about to be issued.)

"The purpose of the book," say the writ ers, is to give "an account of the Mormons , their faith, their marriage system, their history , politica l influence, and their economics, and to find and set forth the causes for all these. The book differs from many whic h have been written on the same subject in that it presents a comp lete though brief picture of these people and does not confine itself to a sing l e phase of their life. The subject is treated in a comprehensive manner and covers the ground from the forerunners and beginnings of Mormonism to a forecaste of its future. It is a most interesting and illuminating book."

A True Story. By Carrie Chapman Catt. Published by The Woman's Jour"o{ and the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, 585 Boylston Street, Boston, Mllss. Price 3c postpaid

r n this eight-page pamphlet, Mrs. Catt has told the life -history o f a Chinese slave girl in America. \Vr itten in beautifully simple and direct English, the story grips the heart because of its terrible truth. In these days, when investigation into the social evil, the

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cu rse of ou r country, is so no thoughtful woman should fai l to read this short tru e story.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND STO RIES BY PI PHIS

A Descent into Literature. By W a nda Petrunkevitch ( Maryl and A), in H arper's Monthly lIfagazine for A pri l.

How the Women of Idaho Conduct Their Political Campaigns. By Lewis a n d Mar y Thei ss ( P e nn sy lv a nia B ) in The Pictorial Review for May.

Equal Suffrage in the State of Utah. By the same a uth or s in the same publication for Ju ne.

PAN-HELLENIC

D ENVER P AN- H ELLEN I C

The ,.yornan 's Pan - Hell enic Association of Denver, Co l o., held its annual spring m eet ing in the form of a pro gressiv e lun c h eo ll ) in the Italian Garden of the Metropo le H o tel , Saturday, April 19 , 1913. About 100 members were present. Th e singing o f co llege songs and the Pan - Hell en ic so n g b e tw een co urses, displaced th e usual program of toast s.

A businel:il:i meeting and election of officers succeeded th e lun cheon at which the following officers were elected for the ens uing yea r : President-Miss Ada Caldwell, X n.

Vi ce- presid ent-Mrs. H. M. Barrett , K A @.

Secretary-Miss Bessie Neighbor, l K. Treasurer-Miss Lillian B eck, A Philanthropic Board- Mrs. McCaw , K K r . Co uncil- Miss Mildred H e nsen, r 4> B; Miss Edna Pi er ce, II B 4> ; Mrs. Lanag an, .6. r; Mrs. E . W. W oo d, .<I. .6. .<I.. BELLE S. K NOWLTO N" S ecretary.

P EOR I A PA N- HELLE NIC

The Peoria Pan-Hellenic ha s had a most su ccessf ul and delightful year. There were tw enty-thr ee out of a membership of thirt yfive present at the last meeting, which spe aks for it self of the g row in g interest in Pan - H e ll enic. Early in th e year we issued an attractive cal endar giving dates and places f o r the seven meetings of the season. W e have affiliat ed with the Civic Federation and Child W elfar e L eague of Peoria, and we feel there are great possibilities of broadening our wo rk for ano th er year.

ALI CE B. FAR NU M ". Secretary .

IN .1fEMORIAM 617

IN MEMO R IAM

JANE ELIZABETH BIGELOW

JA E ELIZABETH BIGELOW came to Butler College from her home in Terre Haute, Ind. , in 1904, and was initiated into Indiana r in November of that year. She was graduated from Butler College with the class of 1907 , receiving a scholarship from the University of Chicago where she studied the following year. In 1908, she entered Johns Hopkins Medkal School from which she received the degree of M.D., last June. She then went to New York where she was connected with the Infirmary for 'Varnen and Children on Fifteenth Street. News of her death in ew York City from scarlet fever came to her chapter, just as THE ARROW was going to press and no further particulars could be secured. She attended the Swarthmore Convention in 1910.

FLORENCE ARDELLE CLARK

The death of Ardelle Clark, a member of the senior class at the 'Voman's College of Middleb u ry came as a great shock to the members of Vermont A with whom she had been closely associated since her initiation in 1911. The chapter sends the following appreciation which appeared ill the Middlebury Call1pu.r.

Through the of Florence Ardelle Clark, which ocFebruary '7, at the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Middlebury College !luffers the loss of one of its fairest students, one universally IO\'ed and She was born in April, t8<)'l. and since the death of her mother she hAd made her home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. U. Emery of Brookville, Mass. She

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co ll e g e in 1909 a n d pursued her co ur se wi th co n scie nti o u s e ff o rt and great ability, whi ch brought h er t o her se nior year, es tee m ed both by her instructors and classmates. Wh en a sophomo r e, s he bec:ame a member of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, by which she will be deeply missed.

Her l a r ge ci rcle of frie n ds will long remember h e r ha ppy, quiet ways, her g ra cio u s kin d ly manner, and th e radiance o f he r fa ce , " \V here thoughts sere nely s weet express H ow pure, h ow dear their dwe ll ing place."

T o h ave liv ed well i s t o h ave co mpleted th e ta s k of life, how c"er s hor t the m eas ure of time may have been. W e sho uld n ot, then, grieve f o r one who ha s so s uccess fully finished th e ea rth wo rk, and entered so early the glo r y of a more perfect day, b u l rath er th an k God f or the in s piration w h ic h co m es from ha vin g known one wh ose gentle pe rsonality a nd h elpful friendliness have e nri c h ed th e lives of a ll abo ut h er

Th e funeral wa s held S un day at two o'clock at h er hom e in Brookville, Mass. Th e class of 1913 sent as its representative Mi ss Eva Holt, and Mi ss Ma ry R eyno lds r epresented the Pi Beta Phi Fr ate rni ty.

A service in memory of Mi ss Clark wa s he ld M on day , Marc h 3, at two o'cl oc k in the Mem orial Baptist Church, of whi c h sh e had been an atte ndant. Th e pastor, Dr R B. E s len, and Pres i dent Th o ma s spoke in w a rm app reciati on o f her helpfu ln ess t o the c hurch , the in8uence of her willing sp irit and the beauty of h e r charac te r Th e music, whi ch consisted of a sol o by Mr s A D. Barter, and 1 0 selec ti o n s by the c hur c h quartette, w as appro priat e a n d beautifully r ende red All college exe rcises were o mitted Mon day afte rn oo n

ALTA WITH ERSPOON M c DA VID

Alta \V ithe r spoo n -J\f c David (e x-'13 ) was a member of Delta Theta P si ( n ow Illin ois H ) during h er student days at James Millikin U nh·ersity She was married to Russell M c David , September 27, 19 11 , and they made their h ome in Hill sboro, Ill.

She died at St. Mar y's H os pital, Mar c h 24 , and the funeral se rvi ces we re held from th e home of he r fath e r - in-law, Dr . J. T. Mc David B esides her husband and a n infant so n she is sur \,h'ed by her parents, tw o siste rs an d a brother.

MI LDRED M ON ROE HADL EY

C alifo rnia A in deep so rrow ove r th e death of Mil dred M o nroe Hadley, wishes to express of a n ob l e, g racious characte r. It was he r fortune t o belong to a II <I> family; two of her aunts, Mrs. G eo r ge E . Littl e ( F lora Hadl ey) and MrS. T. Elwood Newlin ( Laura Hadl ey ) were membe rs of 1. Kansas University a nd Mr s. Gurney D. ( M a rjo ri e H . Little, Califo rnia A, '08) is her co usin

H adley entered Stanfo rd L'nive rsity in August 1905, and w as ini ti ated into n B 4> Feb ruary 21, 1906. H er kindness and enthU'Siasrn soon won her many staundl friends among the student body. 'V ithin the chapter she held the offices i ndicati\Oe of her ability and loyalty fo r she was elected house manager, fraternity treasu rer, co rr esponding secretary and president. H e r interes t in 11 cP did not terminate with her co ll ege cou r se (or she took an active part in a lumn a! work , hecoming secretary of the Los Ange les alumna! club, a nd she also k ept in close touch with the active c hapt er of California A.

As a student she was exceptio nall y efficient. H er major work was don e in the German department, but s h e had a keen, delicate appreciation o f lit eratur e, French, G e rman and Engl ish .

It was a keen disappointment to h e r and to California A that she was unabl e to return to college the la s t semester of her senior year and receive her degree. Her father's health was failing and sh e wished to be with him during what proved to be his last illness

With unselfish love she became Mr. Hadley's untiring co mpanion, It was her gift always to radiate ch ee r and hopefulness, even in her own sick room. After her father 's death she sought to regain her own health. For two years she fought the battle courageously, aided by her devoted family , loving friends and skillful physicians.

To have known Mildred Hadley is to have known a true gentlewoman, courteous, kindly, and ever co nsiderate of others.

R UT H M UNG ER - P UTMAN

With deep sorrow Illinois B has to record the death of Ruth Munger- Putman at Sierra Madre, Calif., March 28, 1913 Ruth spent only one year (1898-99) at co llege but she was th e pride and joy of her chapter for the wo rk sh e did in the mus ic department to which she devoted her tim e.

Her high ideals, broad culture and e xcellent judgment were an inspiration to h er sisters as well as to many other co ll ege friends. fol1 o wing year upo n th e d ea th o f h er m othe r at the family hom e in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , she assumed the care of five sisters and tw o brothers. The task proved too mu ch for her frail s tre ngth and, on the eve of her wedding fiv e yea rs ago, she was f o r ced to go t o Colorad o f or h er health. F o r the la s t two years she h as been living

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in Monrovia and Sierra Madre, Ca lif o rnia and there, Easte r Sunday a year ago, she married R alph G. Putman . But she just grew tired and went quietly and peacefu Uy to s l eep, this sp ring. She was laid to rest at Pasad ena.

L ESL I E PURDY - J ACKSON

L eslie F. Purdy was bo rn in Michigan City, Ind iana, October 7, 1884. She s pent her childh ood and gi rlh ood days there, going to R ockfo rd Co ll ege, after graduating from the Mi chigan City H igh School. She remained th e re for two years and t hen went to the U niversity of W isconsi n fr om which she was graduated with th e A B degree in 1907 In October, 1905 , she became a member of Wisc on si n A 0 f II B <1>

After a year's experience as a private teache r in the South she accepted a position as teache r of L a tin an d English in Elkins, W. Va ., her splendid w o rk and sunny disposition won her many fri ends . June 22 , 1910, she was marri ed to Mr. C. W. J ackso n at Philadelphia, Pa ., whith er her parents had r emoved from M ichigan City. The following summ er was spent visiting places of interest in England , Ireland , Scotland, a nd Wal es. Upo n their return from ab road Mr. and Mrs . J ackson began housekeeping in their own home in Elkins, W. Va ., wh ere Mr. Jac ks on was prin cipal of th e high school. Here they were living with their little daughter , Eloise May, who had come to bless their lives , a t th e time of Mrs. ] ackson's death, resu l tin g from typh oi d fe ver, May 22 , 19"12. Fun eral se rvi ces were held at E lk in s and at Michi gan Ci t y, I ndiana, where Mrs. J ackson is buried.

EMMA WHITE-SHELLENBERGER

Emma \Vhite was initiated into I owa Z in 188 3, when she was a student at the University of I owa, and the following yea r, s he was delegate to th e co nvention h e ld in Iowa City. Sh e was married to Mr. G. H. SheJlenberger, N ovember 12, 1885 a nd resumed her student life, fourteen yea rs l ate r when she attended the Unive rs it y of Minnesota whe re she received the B.A. deg ree in 1900 . In 1907 , she again entered the same uni versity for grad uate study while her daughter, Olive, was also registe red as an undergraduate . Mrs. Shellenberger recei ved h er M. A . degree in 1908. In recent years, she had made her home in Seat tl e, Wash ., where she died in April, 19 13 She is sun' ived by her daughte r , Olive SheJlenberger-Dickinson ( California A, '12).

ANNO U NCEMENTS

IMPORTANT

The members of the Grand Council will be in Chicago for the Conference of Alumnae Clubs which will be held there June 19-21. Further particulars in regard to this Conferen c e which has been outlined in the Grand Vice-president's letter to the clubs will be sent out soon . Immediately alter the Conference, the Grand Council will hold annual meeting . All officers, the chairmen of all standing committees and the s ecre ta rie s of ac ti v e chapters who have any report s, suggestions or question s to be laid before the Grand Council are requested to send them in writing to the G r and Secret ary , not later than June 20.

ALUMNAE CONFERENCE

A conference of Alumnae Club delegates will be held in Chicago June 19- 21. The sessions will be held in the rooms of the Chicago Alumnae Club , Fine Arts Building, 1010 Michigan Avenue. Meetings will be opened to visitors. All former officers of the Fraternity and all Pi Phis in the city at the time of the meeting are urged to attend , and to participate in the discussions . The Chicago Alumnae Club will entertain all visiting Pi Phis who send their names beforehand to Miss Elsie Garlick, 5481 Ellis Avenue. (telephone Hyde Park 3032). A full representation of our clubs is earnestly desired as there are many things of importance to be discussed at this time. Lida Burkhard Lardner, Grand Vice-president.

Will a ll subscribe rs look at the label on the w r apper of this ARROW and, if the re is any mistake in the numer al, inform the alumnre editor at once.

All girls graduating or leaving college in 1909 (and who were initiated before January 1908 ), wiII remember that their special subscription expires with this number . Consider how much you will miss the ARROW next November , if you do not renew your subscription. D o it n ow, before July 1.

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In July another sum of money from the Grand Treasury will be added to the Loan Fund. One application for the 1913-14 season has already been received, and th e committee suggest that o th ers intending to apply, do so at once; as the fund is still limited and a few weeks postponement may mean keen disappointment . Applica.tions are co n side red in ord e r of th eir receipt.

For the past two years the fund has been comp letely used, and l ast year, by th e generosity of one membe r in giving a private l oan, the fund was increased and we were able to exceed the loans made in the previous year. Further information may be obtained from the chainnan of the committee, Mrs. H. L. Babcock, Dedham, Mas s.

The contest for life subscribers is brin ging out the national. or r eal fraternity loyalty, of the chapters who pride themselves as being "strong" locally . The response in many cases is splendid, and in so me,-? In the November number the percentage of subscribers will be published, not merely life" in each chapte r. How about that?

Changes of add ress to take effect for the November ARROW should be sent to the alumnre editor, Sophie P. Woodman , 561 W. 186 St., by Oclober IO. No duplicate copies ca n be supplied to those who change their address and do not give notifi ca tion of the fact.

The Boston alumnre club is the only one which has notified the ed ito r of the dates of summer meetings. Two ou tings will be held, one on July 12 and one August 9. Any Pi Phis who expect to be in the vicinity of Boston on those dates are cordially invited to attend. Particulars may be obtained on making application to the secretary.

The Camp Hanoun College C lub will open June 15 on Thetford Hill near White River Jun ction , Verm o nt and continue until September 15. It will be co ndu cted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles H Farnsworth who also will co ndu ct Camp Hanolln for Girts . An attractive circular has been issued and will be sent on application to Mrs. Farnsworth (Colorado A) at Teacher's College, New York City. ( Reread Mrs. Farns wo rth's advertisements in the January and April ARROW.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A large number of the chapters have failed to send the Editor the names and addresses of the new office rs for the next college rear. 'Y ill those who have not done so, please report at once.

New York B wishes to announce that there is roo m for one mOTe girl at the n B <I> apartment for the year 1913- 14 . Apa rtm ent is in an elevator building two blocks from Columbia campus, is on the line of the subway and is exceptionally attractive in every way. Excellent boa rd may be had in the apartment, inclusive cost being $7 per week; and rent without board being $3 per week. Special arrangements make this very low rate possible. Address: Elizabeth Macauley, 328 E 124th St., ew York City.

FOUND

A Pi Beta Phi pin, in Burlington, Iowa. Small size. Owner may have same by sending description of pin to the secretary of the alumnre club there and identifying pin. No name engraved.

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EDITORIALS

IN the closing days of Jun e, many of our girls pass out of the co ll ege portals to jo in the great army of graduates. As o ur se niors pass from the happy life of the ac tiv e chap ter ioto th e no less happy but l ess ca r e-f ree life of an alumna, l et them r ealize that it lies with th em wh ethe r th ey prese rv e their f r ate rn ity relationship with the f aded r oses of th eir g raduation bouqu e ts and number it only with r emembe r ed joys o r whethe r they are to let the relationsh ip become a st ron g and beautiful influ e n ce in th ei r liv es The fraternity bond may become onc of the mos t precious links between co ll ege days and maturer years, if the individual will cherish it and a llow it to grow s tro n g. If girls on the threshold of the "wide wid e world" hearing the noise of anti-fraternity agitation in their ea rs, question " Is the fraternty worth whiler' let them r ead the a nswe r which Kappa Alpha Th eta makes to the question a nd ponder it in their hearts:

When we are s tu dents in college we a r e so ap t t o lose sigh t of the things that are really worth while, and do not realize th at we must make the things worth while. I s the fraternity worth whil e? I s anything in li fe worth while? On ly as we ou r se l ves m ake it so. The thing that we put in to life is t he thing life becomes to u s, and j u s t as s urely does o ur fraternity beco m e th e conc r e te exp r ession of o ur loyalty to its precepts, o ur purposeful e fforts in its beha lf. O ur fraternity is what we as individual s, a s chapt er, as national and int e rn a tional o rganization s c hoo se to make it It is worth while only in so far as we are worth while. It is wo rth while to U5 as individ uals in propo r tion as we gi,' e of our time and se rvi ce , of ourselves, toward th e r ea li zat i on in o ur own lives of its ide a ls.

\Vhen the gi rl s at \ VeHesley College were leaving for the long summe r "a ca ti on o ne yea r , th ei r President is r epo rt e d to have said "Remembe r , wherever yo u go, you are \Vell es ley Co ll ege". This is a lso true of Pi Beta Phi. L et eve r y member, g r adua t e and underundergraduate , r emembe r that th e world judges the f rat e rnity by th e individual. \Vh e reve r you go, you are Pi Beta Ph i . If each one would reme mber this du ri ng these days of t es ting -time for all fr aternity'won1en, Pi B eta Phi wou ld have no r eason to f ea r for the out come.

THE Editor has rece i\·ed many lette rs of cong r atulation and appreciation from readers of THE ARROW during the past few weeks. She attempted to reply to these personally but illness

prevented her doing so in every case and so she wishes to say a most heart-felt "thank you" in this way. One or two frank. criticisms have also r eached her desk and she appreciates these also. Words of encouragement are always cheering because they assure you that you are on the right track but words of honest criticism are also valuable because they show weak points which may be remedied and we can all profit by our mistakes. So, if you have any criticism or sugges tion don't confide it in your' friend or write to some other officer but please send it directly to the Editor who will appreciate it.

LAST fall the Editor started a chapter record book in which she recorded notes about the promptness and accuracy of each chapter in regard to the sending of ARROW material. She has just summarized the record for this year and finds that twenty chapters have always sent all material typewritten and that nine more have habitually sent chapter letters in typewritten form. It is a curious fact that, almost without exception these same chapters hold r eco rds for promptness and accuracy. It on ly goes to show that the adoption of business methods brings its own reward- increased efficiency. The Editor hopes that all these chapte rs which have established a record may maintain it next year and that the number may be substantially increased .

THE Alumn", Editor wishes to publicly thank Michigan A for sending her the personal items which the chapte r has g leaned from the canvass fo r ARROW subscriptions and for the long list of changes of address which have been thus secured If every chapte r would respond as faithfully and accurately to the same request, the burdens of the alumnce editor and the cataloguer would be greatly lightened.

As announced in the April ARROW} an unusually large edition of that issue was ordered in anticipation of the fact that many Pi Phis might wish to buy extra copies fo r their friends. This proved to be true for a goodly number of single copies have been purchased. One chapter seized this opportunity to do a most practical and friendly act. One of the New York B gi rl s writes of it as follows: "Believing that it is merely ignorance which prevents

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th e number of ARROW subscriptions from N ew York B from equa ling t he to tal numb e r of our in iti ates, we sec ured from the Alumnre Editor a list of our alumna! wh o do not take the magazin e. feTent girls in th e c hapter t oo k , each an alumna, wrot e h e r a personal lett er and se nt h e r , through l\[is s \V ood man, a copy o f the April number for whi c h th e girls paid. This mad e little work and expe n se f or each and we h o p e it will bring results. Anyway it is a satisfaction to know that" every New York B has had an portunity to read thi s s plendid numbcr."

It is not too late for other c hapters to profit by th is example and the alumnre could h elp also in thi s way, if th ey desired. Hav e you a Pi Phi friend wh o do es not subscribe t o THE ARR OW and who is not familiar with it in its new form? If so, why not se nd Miss \Voodman a qua rt er and r equest her to fo rward a copy o f th e April number to h e r, at the same time writing your friend what you have done and suggesting that she subscribe for THE ARROW, n ext year. A l imited number of co pies ca n s till be furnished.

EVERYONE will be so rr y to read in Co lorado Beta's c hapter letter that "Kathleen," 1\1r. Dooley 's daughter, whose letters in Colorado Beta's c hapter lette rs have amused and delighted us all for two years has fini shed her co llege co urse 'Ve hope she will take a post-graduate course for we should mi ss her letters sorely. Colorado B and Colorado A hav e set all chapters a sp len did e xample by the o rig inality and thoughtfulness whi ch have been d is played in their chapte r le tters. To the Editor, when r eading co py, they hav e always seemed like a veritable oasis in th e desert of the co mmonplace and many r eaders have co mmented on their unusual interest. K eep it up , girls.

THANKS to the untirin g efforts of Miss Ca rpe nter and t o the co-operation of several of the older a lumn re, th e Editor's ARROW file is now bound complete from Volume 1 2 to the current volume. The earlier volumes remain incomplete . If No. 1 of Vol. 9 ( Novemb e r '92); N o. -l o f V ol. 11 (July '9 5 ) and Nos 3 and 4 of Vol. 10 ( April and July '94), can be secured. three morc complete volumes ca n be added t o th e file . If so m e o f the o lder alumna:: can furnish these and will send th e m directly to th e Editor, they will be perf o rmin g a very r ea l se r vice.

TH E fraternity examina ti o n for this year as cond uc t ed by the commi tt ee appointed after th e last convention has been pro· ductive of many good r esults. Not only have the gir ls th emse lv es in many instances declared that th e broad and inclusi,oc questions have le d th em to think se ri ous l y on many f raterni ty problems but their answe rs t o the questions hav e been o f r ea l valu e to the era · temity officers. Th e members o f the committ ee at the r eq uest of Miss Carpenter, the chairman, have prepared a series o f e xce rpt s from the papers on the various t o pi cs and th ese ha\-c been sen t to the officer s. By reading these, the officers have gained a knowled ge of what many of o ur und e rgraduat e m embers really th ink on some matters of moment and th e information thus gained has been re ally In o r e valuable than that gained in Convention discussions because it ha s given the personal viewpoint of a larger number of girls. Some of these comments on va r ious questions may appear i n future numhers of THE ARROW

NEWS FROM LITTLE PIGEON is omitted in this issue because the Settlement School closed for th e long vacati on on March.31. It will open again, in August and the November ARROW will con tain a full account of the plans for the new year and information about the new teachers.

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AL UMN .2E PERSONALS

You 'w ilt oblige the Alumn a Edit or by l'e1fnqi"g your s ub scr iptioll be/ore Octobe r I}. All changes 0/ address should be sen t diruJiy to the alumna edjJor.

ARK ANSAS ALPIiA-UNIVER SITY O F ARKANSAS

MARRIACU

Elizabeth Ni c h ols, 'og , and Joseph Sumler W eave r, a{ A shev ille, N. C , April 23. At h ome after May 5. Higb Point, N. C.

Lu cy Butler, ex -'ll, paid th e chapter a visit March 29. S he is now living in R ogers.

Luc y Ni chols , ' 10 , spent the early part of April in Fayett ev ill e. She was the guest of Ma ri o n and H"zel Gladson . \Ve had with us (or ou r F ou nders' Day Banquet Huet Hall , ex-' n , of Mena wh o visi ted friends in F ayettev ill e se ve r a l w eeks previous . Hazel Roberts. ex-' u, of Rogen, paid the chapter a visit April 30

Mrs . Thurman Bohart (J osephine Dubs, 'og) , i s now living at Cave Springs, Ark .

CAL IFORN IA ALPHA- L ELAND STAN F ORD JR UNIVERSITY

IlNGACEMENTS

Franc es H o wie H a ll, ex-' ll, to Milton W adswo rtb , '10. The wedding will take place th e last of June in Los Angele s Bnd they will reside in Taft, Cal.

MARRIA CES

Ruth A. W ate rho use , '06, and Harry Edwa r d Bu sh, Z "', in Los Angeles on April 29. At home afte r Ju ne t, in Lu dwi g, N ev . Olive \V Shellenberger, '12, and Philip Dicks on, l: N, April I2 in Seattle, Wash.

BIRTHS

T o Mr. and Mrs. M c Nitt (Marie Bell o ws, 'oS) , a son , Virgil Franklin. DEAT H S

Mildred Mon roe H ad ley.

The chapter is mourning with Olive W S helle nbe rger, ' 12, over th e death o f her mother which occ urr ed in April in Seattle. She WIlS Emma W. Shellenberger, I owa Z, 'S3.

Elizabeth L Office r , '0 7, has bee n teac hing i n the higb sch ool in San Mateo this yea r .

Fran ces Loftus, ex -'13, bas return ed from Boston and is r esiding at 2148 W . Fir st St., Los

After June I , Mr. a n d Mrs Robe rt Druce Sco tt ( M ary H erdman, ex·'n), will be at home at 12 Elm P a rk Av e ., Toro nto, Ca n

ALUMX/ E PERSO.VALS

Frances LoftuJ, ex-'13, Vera McNabb, ex-'1 4, Kathleen Chandler, ex-'15. and Mugarct Smith , Indiana A. ex·IIS. have been spending sever&! weeki with th e chapter. Janet VanNuys , Indiana A. ex·IIS. made us • short visit al50.

Serena Maddux, California .8, ' 14. came down to attend the X '" formal.

Jean Vaughn and Mirabel Stuart, both California B, '16, spent the w eek end and attended the 4t r formal.

COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORAW ENGAGEWINTS

H'elene Stidger, ' 06, to Frank Taylor

Helen Drake, '12, to George Harley, A T 4

Helen Fenner, '13. to Dr. Charles Vivian, A K K

Dagmar Stidger, ex-liS. to Ray Reynolds.

Mary Osgood, ex'14, to John Carruthers, K X BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McElIister (Lulu Hankin., '97), a daughter, Margaret Dorothy, on November 13

COLORADO BETA-DENVER UNIVERSITY BIRtHS

To Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Lewis (E ll en Anderson, 'oz), of Leonia, N. J a son, April 10.

The Dew address of Mrs H S. Van Keuren (Mary Megrew, '86) is Central Park West, New York.

Mrs. H. S. Shaw (Elsie Mayham. '9 2) of New York. spent most of the winter in the South.

Mrs. W. H. Pomeroy (Norine Wilson, '0 2) of Tulsa, Okla., entertained the club with a cooky·shine, March 29.

CO LUMBIA ALPHA--GEORGE WA S HINGTON UNIVERSITY

Lela Howard, eX-"IJ, entertained at tea on March 25.

Ruth Denham, '10, gave a tea on March 27 in honor of Charlotte Farrington, '09, who was home for the Easter holidays.

Mrs. Raymond Bettys (Edith Giles, '06) was a guest of Mrs. Thalbert Alford (Adele Taylor, '06) , over the Easter holidays.

Marguerite Weller, 'II, spent part of the month of April in Baltimore.

Mrs. Thalbert Alford (Adele T!lylor, '06) and daughter have gone to Philadelphia where they will make their home temporarily.

Margaret White, '07, and Margaret Merrill, '08, are planning to spend the summer in Germany.

Mrs. Conley, New York A, o f Richmond, attended o ur Founders' Day Banquet.

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IL L I NOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE

MARRIAGES

Alice C r oppe r, 'II, and Lester Ross , 'II, .a. e, May 7· L ouise Ross, '07. and Lawrence Yeem an, Marc h 12.

BIRTHS

To Mr and Mr s. Donald M c Alp ine (Car rie R Nash, '00) a daught er at Tecumseh, Mi ch .

Mary W a rn er , '00, ha s been a s tuden t in the Schoo l of Philanthropy a nd has done sett leme nt w o rk i n New Yo rk City d uring th e past yea r

Julia L o m ba rd, '0 1, has been in Egypt si n ce l ast February.

Mr s. Gail Porter (E th e l Chambe rlain , '06) visited her parent s a t Gale sb urg during A p ril and was h e r e to make th e n 4> toast at the P an-He llenic banquet.

' -f erron Wyman, ex·'09. is teaching at L ondon Mills. Emma Flinn is h ead of the foreign kin de rgart en at Gary, Ind

Mrs May ( Lu cy Conger, '94 ), visited her moth e r an d Lombard in A p ril. In M ay sh e and h er hu sband sail for Europe to be: gone an indefinite tim e.

I LLINOIS DE LTA-K NOX COLLEGE

ENGACEMENTS

Mabel And erson , 'oS, to J ohn W Hilding, '07. a lawyer of Grand Rapid s, Mi c h

Irene Bri dge, ' 12, to Ward Mariner, 4» A e, of Galesburg, Ill.

Mrs. Edward Robson Sisson, eX-'9z); Mrs Walter P Spry (May Orr, ex-'(9); Mr s. W D. Glidderi ( Fanni e HurtT. '02 ); Mr s. Che s t er Zinser ( D e lla HurtT, '04). an d Kath eri ne Bagby. '04, w e r e among the alumn re who were prese nt at the F o un de r s' Day Ban q uet. We were delighted to have Mr s. H elmi c k with us.

Mes. T. J. Moore ( Mary C rawfo rd, '04) of Tul sa , Okla., recently enter · tained the nlumn re club o f that town.

J ean McKee, '08, is i n Richm o nd, Ind , vis iting Mr s. L E. Mc K ee (Flo Bethard, ' 10).

D elia Spinner, '10, who is now teaching domestic science in the 'V a rdne r K e ll og schoo l at War dne r , Id aho, ha s accepted a position as assistant he ad of th a t department of th e State Normal School at Lewiston, Id aho.

Ruth Diehl, ' 10 , is to t each in the high schoo l of Sto rm Lake. I owa, next year. lI-hry Q uillin , 'u, will be the re for her secon d year.

At a dinner party given by Am ber Carley, ex-' I2, on April 24 , the engagement o f Irene Bridge, ' u. til Mr. Ward Mariner of Galesbu rg was a nn o un ced. Mrs. Si las Willard ( Ma rth a Latimer, ' 12) of Prin cevi ll e, and Joyce Me· Bride, ex·' I2 , o f Knoxville. were here for th e event.

Gladys Campbell, '12, who is a st udent at Vassa r, was in Newark, N.J. and

White PlaiDs, N. Y., with former Galesburg people during her spring vacation.

Ruth McClelland, ex-' ll. spent ber spring r ecess in New York City with )fr. and Mrs. George Lawrence of Galesburg. She is a senior at Smith.

ILLINOIS EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UN IVER S ITY

Eld. L'Hote. 'I I, and Mark Disosway, Illin ois, d T, on April '4 At home in Michigan City, Ind.

Marian \Varner. U;·'IJ. and Glen A. Brown. 'n , l; A E. on April 9. At home in Willisville, Ill.

81liTHS

To Mr and Mrs. Carl Long (Syb il H orning. '07) a SOD, Carl Long II., at their home, The Newstead, Newman, Ill

To Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Waller (Marian E. Prindle) a son, Grandville Prindle, on May 7. at their home in Louisville, Ky.

Irene Brady-Cook, ex·toS, has moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Her address in 10:39 Locust 5t.

Kate Freund. ex-loS, is visiting in Pennsylvania.

Lenore Sterling-Gegg, '09, has moved to Kenosha, III

Edna Estelle-Jenkins, '10, has moved into an apartment in Mr. Jenkins's new apartment building at 2027 Sherman Ave., Evanston.

Josephine, '03, and Agnes, '07, Collyer gave an informa.l shower for Elda L'Hote on April 4.

Ma.bel Cowden, '08, nnd Je ss Baker, 'ro, wiII go a.broad with a Chautauqua company thi s summer.

Gertrude Foster, 'II, attended the May Fete given by the Northwestern fraternities on May 2.

Hilda Kramer, 'II, who is teaching in Dixon, Ill., visited the chapte r recently.

Frances PauUin, '12 , attended th.e cJ:o K '" district convention ball held in Bloomington, Ind ., on May 9. and was guest o( Indiana D during h e r s tay in that city.

Marion Warn er-Brown, ex·'13, visited the chapter the week pre cedi ng her marriage, April 9, during which time a number of luncheo ns, teas and showers were given (or her.

The marriage of Phyllis Donlill, ex-"4, to William \Vurmwerth, 'tt, will take place on Jun e 18.

Alumnre who have recently visited the chapte r are: l\h s. J L. Lardner, Co lorado B j Mrs Eli Helmi ck, Mi chigan .0\.; Mrs. G. W. Marquardt, I owa A; Kate Freund, '08; Co rnelia Blake, ex-'og; Edna J e nkins ' 1 0; Gertrude Foster, 'If; Mabe l Gloekler, '11; Hilda Kramer, 'II, and Marian Sibbets, ex-'J4-

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ILLINOIS ZETA-UN I VERS I TY OF ILLINO I S ENGAGEMINTS

K a lherine Saxton, ' 14. t o George Coggswell, Ben, of Champaign, Ill HAR1IACIS

Cla ra. Pr osser , ex-'I6, an d Herrick H H arw ood, Ben o f Carr ollton, III. BIRTHS

To Mr . and Mrs G. W Beards ley (E li zabe th Gibbs, '03) :\ so n, Geofge Wake

Pheb e Jam es , ex ·' 14. wa s with the chapter for a few days in April. She h opes to return to co llege n ex t year.

Sarah Monier. '02, who h as been quite ill fo r several months h as un de rgone a s uccess ful operation and is a t p r esent on the r oad to r ecove ry

Verna Brown, '12, spe nt several days wi th us in April.

Mrs H H. Harwood (C lara Prosse r, ex-'t6) came down f o r th e Bell ann ual and spe nt several days at the chapter h o use.

A number of the IlHnoi s Z alumnre living in Chicago had 3. reunion lun cheon at the Chicago College Club in the la tt e r part of A p ril. Those wh o attended were Mrs Vehstead (C la r a Sumner, '04); Mr s. A. R. J o hnst on (Nettie Bake r, ' 04 )"; Mrs. F. A. Sager ( Alta Stansbury, '03 ); Virginia Chester, '04, Helen Bagley, '0 5, Ethel Lendrum, '07 , and Mrs . F . W. Scott (E th el Forbes, '03).

Lillian North. ' 12, and Ir ene Gould, ex-' 12, were down in May for th e K annual and spe nt some time with th e chapter

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ENCAGEMENTS

Margu erit e Siefri ed, post gradullte !n applied art, '12, to J o hn M cFa rl and of Atlanta, Ga.

lI.A RRIA CES

Luci1le Hunt, ex-'13, and Loyal J Petri e, :E A E, April 26. At Rome, 6143 K i mba rk Ave., C hi ca g o, III .

BIRTHS

To Mr and Mrs Ray Oliphant ( Ma r guerite G r ay, '(9) a gir l, Mar iloll , March 17

Mrs. H arry C r ea (Jessie Penballegon, '08) has gone to Fort Bliss, Tex ., where she wi ll r emain until about Chri:!ltmas time o( this year.

Norma Co un ci l, '12, f r om Greenville, Mi ss., visited hHe ( o r a co uple of months thi s spri ng

I NDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN CO LLF.GE

)(ARRIACF.S

Jean Wil son, ex -'O<), and Conrad Brooks, April 14 . At home in In dianapolis. Mary Brown, ex-'IS, a n d Courtland Ditm"r, * .0. e, on May 16.

A number of alumnae have visited in town lately-Mrs. Selby (M.ry Hall, 'O t); Mrs. a.rold Rugg (Re-rlha Miller, ex-'OI); Mrs. Lealie Nichols ( Mary Murphy, '10); Mrs. Gregg Utterback (Esther Peek, ex·'IO) of Ba.ngor, Me , and Mrs. Lenard (Mabel Mathews, '03), who has been with her sister, Mrs. Oral Barnctt (Paosy Mathews, '(9).

Ethelyn La Grange. '09. and Hazel Abbott, '10. will attend Columbia University this summer.

Delta McClain, '10, i. at home DOW from her school in Nubrille. Ind. Aline Oldaker, 'II, gave a house party at Knightstown for several of our girls.

INDIANA BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE

SteUa Robinson Fox. '96. has return ed to Lafayette. In d., after spending the 'Winter in Puis.

Mabel Bonsall, 'OJ, is assistant principal of the Normal Training School of the Indiana Slate Normal and critic teacher in high sc h ool mathematics.

Eva East, '02, ha s charge of the Bloomington Choral Society. It is a new organiution with about two hundred members.

Edna Hatfield, 'I I, spent a week end of this term with DS.

Anna Harper, ex·'u, was here to attend the Jnnior Prom.

INDIANA GAMMA-BUTLER COLLEGE

MARRIAGES

Ethel Duncan, '07, and Frank S. Nickerson of Portland, Me., April 30. DEATHS

Jane E. Bigelow, '07, M.D., in New Vork, from scarlet fever.

The alumnae c lub entertained the active chapter with 1\ lun ch eo n at the home oC Lillian Storms, April 10

Founders' Day luncheon was held at the Claypool Hotel with about ISO Pi Beta Phis in attendance from over the state. Mrs. D. C. Brown (Jessie Christian, Indiana r, '97) was toastmistress. Inez John son responded to the toast for Indiana r chapter.

Mrs. Lloyd Balfour (R uth de Hass, '10) oC Attleboro, Mus., visited her parents here and was a guest of the alumnae dub, April If.

IOWA ALPHA-IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Elva Carpenter, Sem. chapter, '70 , is now living in Tracyton, Wash.

Mrs. Rich (Jessie Edwards, '91) may be addressed at Grand Junction, Colo.

Mrs ] B Sullivan ( Martha Groves, '91), whose husband President Wilson has honored by appointmen t on the Board of General Appraisers, will move from Des Moin es to New Y ork City.

We are giad to hear that Mrs. Ed. Lines (Fannette O'Kell, ex·'93) is recovering nicely from an ope ration at a hospital in Chicago, and will soon be with us again.

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Mr s. Paul \V oo i son ( Laura. Crane, '( 3), with her hu:..b:lIld. the winter in California.

OUT deepest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Fanning (Stella Lang, ex-'93) and Mr s. J ohn H o ll and (Kate Lang, ex-'S6) in the death of their {ather; also to Mr s. Leech (Be ll e Requa, '12) who recently lost her o nly brother.

Greetings were received on Founders' Day from )'Irs. Frank Pyle (Lalia Jay, ex·'94 ) who is now in Raton, N. Mex.

Dr. and 1\Irs. T. F. Suit, (Della Greenfield. '03) and their two sons hav e moved from Chicago to Waterloo, I owa.

Mr s. Lester Barnum (Adeline Ward ), and Katherine Lundgren, '98 , visited with May Hills, '99, re cently, attending a birthday dinner at her hom e. i\'fary Brenholt z, '98, of Seattle. will spend th e summer with her parents in La Grande. Ore.

Mrs. Arthur Bec k ( Mabel Payn e, ex-'06) of Frem ont visited friends here r ece ntly.

Susanne Gardne r, 'I I, has been attending the Chicago Training Sc hool for severa l weeks. She has been asked to lead the ch orus choi r there next year.

Mrs. Leon Wilcox (Ethel Besser, ex-'14), has moved to Canton, TIl., wher e her husband is managing editor of a newspaper.

Mary Phillippi, ex-'12, visited friends in MI. Pleasant the latter part of April. She tea ches in Omaha. She a l so took an eastern trip this spring. \Vhile in :Minn Mpoli" she had the pleRsure of meeting severa l girls of Minnesota A. She also visited the c hapter at Northwestern.

I OWA BETA-S IMP SON COLLEGE

Among the girls who have visited in Indianola recently have been Katharine B Miller, '84; Florence Anderson, '03 , of Seward. Neb.; Mrs. Len L. Newton (Lulu Hohanshelt. '02); Mr s. Ralph B. M cC une (Huldah Sigler, '02); Mrs Charles Bradshaw (Ruth Baker, '03), of Des M o ines, and Mrs. lfoward A. Baer (Margaret Pemble, '0 7)

Mrs. J. H. Henderson ( Ha ttie Spray, '76) will be home soon after spending the winter in Des Moines.

Leota Kennedy, 'So, expects to go abroad this summer.

Dr. and Mrs. Cha rl es H. Parks (Ethel Mitchell, '83), are planning to spend the summer traveling in Switzerland and no rth ern Europe.

Mrs. William Buxton, Jr. (Anna Wright, '84) spent th e winter in Des Moines with her 'husband who was a member of the legislature.

Katharine B. Miller, '84, has been e leeted assistant professor of English in Lewis In stitute, Chicago.

Maye Sedgwick, '1}6, rea d a very interesting paper on April 18, before the English section of the University of Chicago and Affiliated Schoo ls Conference, on the general s ubje ct of economy in education. She is a teacher of English in the Cicero, Ill. , T ownship high school.

Alice Story, ( I owa Beta, '0 2 ), who is teaching in the Indianola Righ School, spent the spring vacation in Osceola, Iowa.

)(rs. Duane D. Samson ( Ada Proudfoot, 'oS) has been ,"isiting hH pa rent s in In dianola for :l few weeks.

Mabel Gloeckler ( III . E, '(9) spent her spring Yacation 3t her home in Evanston, III.

IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Calt, President 01 the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, wa. selected at • of representative. of tbe seven su ffrage or,ani. ntia n of New York at the New York State Su ffragc AS5()Ciation headquarters, 180 ::Madison Avenue, on Tuclday t o manage the ca mpaign to ge t votes for women in thi. ltatc in 1915.-Nnc York T,mtl.

The add ress of Elminll, '92, and AIda , '94. W ilson i s now 452 'V 149 St., Y o r k.

Ruth Curtis, the daughter of Mrs. C. F. C urtis (Olive Wilson, 'S7), is o ne of the ch artn members of Virginia A. Wh i le spending her Easter vaca· l ion with her aunts she also e nj oyed meeling the girls o f New York B Mrs H 11 Markl ey ( Lura Phill ips) who now li ves 188 miles from a seapo rt in Lumi ja , Chiapas, M ex., tells of the following in II. personal letter to the Editor. U\ Ve are in a very new, yet very ol d, po rt io n of M exico. A few days ago I visiled the ruins of a once prospe r o u s seapo rt, n ow inland man y mil es and upland on th e side of t he mountaitu-the home o f an advanced c i v ili zation , n ow entirel y 105 1. I r e fer t o th e Ruin s of Palenque, C hiapas. tJ

Ruth Barrett, '12, .::and her mother, Mr s. R C. R.::arrelt, who have spent the past winter in P aris, landed in X ew " 'ork City 00 April 27 and are ex pected t o visit on th e Am es ca mp us for a few days "ery soo n. Shirley Sto rm, ' II, "isited the chapter house the first Iw o weeks in :\fay.

Mrs C. M Mo rgan , (Et hyl Cessna, '04 ) and l ittle d.::aughter, Cathe rin e, who h ave been spending the w inte r with M rs. Mo rg:," 's parents at Ames will be at h o me in Atl a n l3, Georgia, afte r June I.

J oseph ine Hunger f ord, ' II, Shirley Storm, 'II, Louise Allbr ec ht, 'It. Alice Howe, ' n, and L uci l e Bell, Nebraska n, at t ended the spring party. April 2 6.

Th e D es Moin es alumna! club en t erta in ed th e a lumn re tmd active c h ap te rs o f I owa Band l own r a t F ou n ders' Day lun c h eon on Sa tur day, Ma y 3.

Lillian S to rm s, 'oS, of In dianapol is. I nd., w ill spend co mmen ce ment week wi th her s i s ter , Mr s. S. A. Knapp (Laura B. Sto rms, ' t o).

Maria. R obe rts, '95 , will spe n d h er s umm e r vacation in Europe.

Mr a.nd Mrs. R L. Coope r ( Maude Mei r ic k, ' 10), will m ake their summe r home at Atlanti c, t own. wh e r e Mr Cooper is e ngaged in engineering l ines.

I OW A

The sympathy of the Pi Phis will go ou t to Mr s W L. Cooper ( Tilli e Teuscher) and Margar e t Tu esc h er, whose b r ot h er, ),'Ir Louis Tuescher, died reee ntly in Co l orado.

Mrs . H o ra ce Patterson (Car r ie Ac r es, 'R2) who has spen t the w int er in Califo rni a, is expected home soon.

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Mrs. Charles Roberts (Adda. Drury), of Peoria, spent sc\teral weeks with Burlington friends and relatives this spring.

Leila Penrose, who served as chaperon in the n <I' house at Iowa City a few years ago, has been elected matron of the new Y. M. C. A. in BurlingtoD for the coming yeaL Burlington Pi Phis will be glad to welcome her back to her home town.

IOWA ZETA-UNIVER S ITY OF IOWA DEATHS

Mrs. G. H. Shellenberger (Emma Whit e, '87) in Seattle in April.

Louise Cody, '12, was back for Pan-Hellenic ball.

Elsie Whitacre, ex-' IO, attended initiation and Founders ' Day Bnnquet.

Anne Pierce is traveling in Mexico and California.

KANSAS ALPHA-UNIVER S ITY OF KANSAS BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman (Mary Hayden, '04) a son in February.

To Dr. and Mrs. Leo Haughey (Bess Stephens, ' oS) a son, April 2.

Josephine Thorndyke Berry, '93, has r esigned her position as head of th e Home Economi c s department of the State College of \Vashington to a ccep t IL similar position at the Universi ty of Minnesota.

Mr and M r s Arthur Haskins (Tess Critchfield, 'II) will make their home in Kansas City, Mo., after J une I.

An n a Cockins, 'SS, left the first of April for an indefin i te stay in Los Angeles, Cal.

Anna Hard castle, ex-'09, and Mabel Stone, eX _' lo, of Emporia: Hutchison, ex-'Io, of Joplin, Mo.; Dorothy Porter, ex -'12 of Topeka, and Mrs. ' Vallis Wilson (Bertha Luckan, '05) of Horton, attended the dance given by the active chapter on April 25

Mrs Thomas Veatch (Amarett e ' Veavtr, '(9) of K eokuk, Iowa; )ofr". William Beck (Mabel McLaughlin, '00) of Holtan; Mrs. Wilson and Mabel Stone, '10, were out-of-town guests at the Founde rs' Day Ba nqu et h e ld April 26.

LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEW C OMB COLLEGE

ENCACEWItNTS

Lilia Kennard, '12, to Harry McCall, ex Tula"e.

KARRIACES

Hilda Von MeY5enbug, 'oS, and Richard Leverich, on Friday, April 4 at the home of the bride.

Mrs. Frank Butler (Sue And rews, '00) since her marriage has taken apartments at 171S Calhoun St.

ALUilfll'JE PERSONALS

Mrs. Cornelius Rathbone (Georgia S. \'{inship, '03) entertains frequently at her beautiful home on the banks of the Mississippi. She was hostess recently at a charming tennis tea on her lawn, when a silver cup was offued for the winners.

Viola Murphy, '02, is It lching mathematics in the girls' city high school.

Helen Rainey, '02, is in Ashville, N. C. She spent most part of th e winler in the Adirondacks.

Among those who attended the Me tropolitan Opera in A tlanla were Mrs. Bishop Perkins (Pauline Curran, '03) and Mrs. John D. Little (Stella Hayward, '06).

Mrs. George Janvier (Jessie Tebo. '08) since her marriage is living at 1327 Webster 5t.

Belle Lawreson, '09. is studying architecture at Tulane Univers1ty. Last year she was working in an office in Shreveport, and next year she hopes to do some practical work. She is staying with Mrs. James McConnell, I S86 Calhoun St.

Mrs. Ric hard Leverich (Hilda Von Meysenbug, 'oS) has returned from her wedding journey She made an extended trip through Cuba and Florida, and on her way home stopped for a week at Pass Christian, Miss She is now at home, 2029 Octavia St. Her wedding was one of the loveliest of the spring Among her attendants were: Mrs. Irving Lyons (Elsa Von Meysenbug, '09L Mrs. Rathbone De Buys, one of Louisiana Alpha's patronesses .and Agnes George, 'OC).

:Mrs. Robert Robinson (Martha Gilmore, '06) ha s moved to New Orleans from her planta ti on, Robinwood, :Miss. She is living with Mr. Robinson's mother at 26 Audubon Place.

The date of the wedding of Elise Urquhart, 'tT, to Richard Duggan has been set for June 17.

MARYLAND ALPHA-GOUC HER CO LLEGE

MARRIAGES

Sylvia Ware-Ireland, '0 1, and Fletcher Lewis, .lfich-igan B.A. and Juris Doctor, A 9, on March 25. At home at II Howe St., Seattle, Wash.

Pauline de Iesi, ex-'02, to John Allison Lockwood on March II. They are living at 12 Burnside St., Upper Montclair, N. J.

Evelyn Nicholson, '12, md Wm. H. Spurgin of Washington, D. C., June 4. They will live in Washington.

Elizabeth Culver-Hazard, Colorado A, will be in Baltim ore for commencement week.

Mrs. Aiel( Petrunkevitch (Wanda Hartshorn, '98) will return for the 15th reunion of her class.

May Lansfield Keller, '98, spent Easter vacation in New York. She has just been to Richmond attending the convention of the Southern Associ · ation for Coll ege Women of which she is presiden t. Kathleen Manory, '02, has returned from SI. Louis.

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Senior Surgcon George W. S t one r, for twelve years in chargc o f the medical f'xamination o f im m igrants at Elli s bland, t o·day was relieved of t hat du ty and ordered to auume c harg e of the M arine H os pital at S ta pleton, N. Y ., in li ne ith a policy o r making periodical changcl.-Ncw Y ork H.,.gld.

Dr. S toner has held tbe positi on of Surgeon of the Pori of New York ( Or twelve years and r esigned recently. M embers of the New York club rej oice that M a ri on, ex-'o4. will still be in York Stapleton is on Staten Island. A dd ress as ah. ) ve

Mrs. C. F. R ea m (Euphemia Miller. '07) ha s r ecent ly remo ved from Baldw in , Kan., to W estfield, N. J .

Louise Vnn Sanl, '08. has been spe nding seve ral w eeks in New Y o rk

Sarah Porter, '10, returned h ome on April 26

Hardet Ri ce and Elsie Yount. both '12 will r e turn fo r Evelyn Ni cholson 's wedding.

The April me e ting of the Baltimore alumn re club was held at May Keller's.

The alumn re and active c hapter reunion w as h e ld May 27 a t the hom e of Helen Doll -Tuttle, Belvedere Avenu e Roland Park

The ann ua l banquet in which bo th a lumn re and nctive c hapter participate. wa s held on the eve ning of M ay 31 at the Stafford.

MA SSAC HUSETTS

ENGACUIENTS

L"X!\'ERS ITY

E dn a Cu ll is . '07. to Th om a s Gibb. D o slo1l C;"i;}uslly La1u.

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Walter 1. Chapman ( Jeann ette D od g e, 'o r ) a daughter

T o Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Q uimb y ( Agn es Logan. '03) a daughte r, M argaret, Febru ary 24. at th e ir home, 126 St. James Place , Buffalo, N. Y.

T o Mr. and Mr s. R os well Ph elps ( Elizabeth Gibb. ex·'07) a son.

The Bos io n alumna! club sent flowers to M rs. Ca rrie Chap man ('alt when s he Itttured in Bos ton.

Mrs J H Hay es (Marion Cob urn. '03 ) has r ecove r ed fr om a severe illness. She was in the Somerville Contagious H ospi tal with sca rl et fever but is now in her home, 17 Wy man St., W est Me dford.

Th e 'V o men 's Graduate Cl u b o f Bosto n University r ece ntl y gave a r ecep ti on in honor of John Cr aig and his wife. Ma ry Young, two of the mos t popular members of th e dramatic profession in Boston. The fun c tion was hel d i n the beau tiful club hou se of the College C lub o n Co mm onwea lth Avenue a.nd was o ne of th e most delightful occ asions of th e co ll ege yea.r. Mrs . Da"id Nickerson ( Anna Robinson, 'O t) nnd M rs. Lyman Newell ( A 4» p r esided ove r the tea table .

At the ann u a l meeting of the Wo rceste r College Club. Sarah G. Pomeroy, '06. was e lected to th e boa r d of directors {or the coming year.

In April. Harri e tt Dra pe r. ex-' Io. held an exhibit of her miniature work at Shrie\'e , Crump & Low's in B os ton.

ALUMNA:. PERSONA LS

MICHIGAN ALPHA- HILLSDALE C OLLEGE

ENGAGEMENTS

Gladys Cberryman. '12. to H oward Tilghmann, of Richmond. Va

)'IARRIACES

Ethel Marsh, ex-'IS. and :Mr. Von Osborne, of Reading, Mich. Leithel Patton, 'II, and Robert Ford, 'II, A.. T n, June 7

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Arnold (Floren ce Hogmire. ' 08 ) of Cleveland, a son, Richard. who died when several weeks old.

Alice Satterthwait e, '09. s pent the week-end. April 2$ to 27. with Bess and Myrta Kempf.

Mae Grandon, '14. who is in school at the University of Michigan, was in Hillsdale for the week -end, April 25 to 27.

Alice Coldren, ex·"4. who has recently had an operation , is rapidly re o gaining ber health.

Leah Stock, ' 12, and Gladys Cherryman, ' 12, 'Will sail for Europe, June 21 to spend the summer. Gladys's mother will accompany them.

Blanch Bradley, '03, has left the Canal Zone and gone to Cornwallis, Ore .

Mame Elizabeth Ken, '88, has recently been ill. Her address is Box 435, Billings, Mont.

The address of Mrs. F. C. Worth (Sarah Riford, '91) is now 152 Clifton Place, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mrs. Charles A. Smith (Lelia Lane, '93) was made a member of the Ann Arbor alumna! club two years ago and is no"' a director. Her doughter may attend Hillsdale college in another year.

Several newspaper clippings have been received whi ch c o mpliment e d the work of Mrs. Hubert H. Allyn (Minerva Naylor, '95). Mrs. Allyn has been giving readings for the last two years.

Mrs_ F. Seley (Etta Sq ui er, ex-'94) of 1118 Hines St., New Park, Salem, Ore_, is a writer for western publications, Tlu Ladies' H om e Jo urnal, L eslie's Wukly, etc.

Mrs. Elmer A. Myers (Mabel Moore, '00) is at Ch isholm, Minn. Mr. Myers, Michigan, is one of the engineers (civil and mining) for Ihe Oliver Iron Mining Co--one of the United States Steel properties. Mrs. Myers and Mrs . N. A. Jackson (Elsie Space, '99), Mrs. Frank DeYoe ( Lulie X. Myers. '00) nnd Grace Bailey, '00, have kept up a Round Robin e \' er sin ce their graduation.

The address of Grace W. Bai ley, ' 00, is now 12 0 N.30th St., Billings, Mont.

Mrs. Frank B. Meyer (Anna S. Brewbaker, '01). 732 Beall Ave., Wooster, Ohio, writes of the b low dealt to fraternities at 'V ooster College and especially of the loss of Pi Phi's splendid chapter there. Her little son David has been very ill. He was operated on recently for enlarged glands, resulting from measles. Further operation will be necessary .

Frances French, '0 1, is now assistant supervisor of music in the Boston

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city schO<?ls. She visits 204 teac hers monthly. Mrs. Harold L. Niles (Luna K. French , '05), has a seven weeks ' old baby boy. Her address is Box 303. Wellesley Farms, Mass. Mrs. Niles and Miss French have lost their father and their grandfather during the last year.

Mrs. E. O. Mather (Mary \Vells, '02) has moved to Buchanan, Mich , where her husband is pastor of the Methodi st c hurch. She plans to be in Hillsdale in June, with her two babies, George and Grace.

The school address of :Madge Vand eb urg, '03. is Wardner, Idaho.

Mrs. H. Louis Dorman (May Lewis, '03) is now living at 366 Park wood Ave , Akron, Ohio. Friends will regret to hear of the loss of Mrs. Dorman's father. His death occurred November 24 after an illness of three months.

Mrs. George K. March (Bess Chapman, '04) has been ill for several month s, but is now mu ch stronger.

Effie Christie Patch, '06 , Greenville, R. I., writes of a ve ry pleasant winter spent in Florida.

Polly E. Branch, '07. is at 224 S. 2nd St., De Kalb. lit. She is concucting a UHandykrnft Shop" circulars of which are very attractive.

Mrs. Carl F Wolcott (Ethel Bishop. '08) is at 116 E. Howard St., Navarre Place, South Bend, Ind. She hope s to return to Hillsdale in June, with her two children.

Harriet J. Bishop, '09. is at 602 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, Mich., for the year. She is studying on a scholarship.

MI CH IGAN OF MI CH I GAN BIRTHS

To Mr. and MrS Charles Ramsay (Clara Foster, ex- t 03) of Flint, a daughter, April 10.

To Mr. and Mrs. Don Van Winkle (Annabel Kellogg, '10) of Detroit, a son, William Peter, March 9.

To Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Morden (Jessie Strong, '03) of Bad Axe, a son, Earl Benson, April 2J.

Mrs. Leonard Verdier (Anna Carpenter, '00) was the guest of the chapter at lunch early in March.

Anna Marshall, '03, Mrs. Frank M05es (Alice Coleman, ex_too) , Daisy Olney, '07, and Lotta Broadbridge, '06 , expect to spend the summer abroad. They sail from New York June 12.

Alice Coats, '09 . and Rhoda Starr, 'og, attended the sessions of the School-master's Club the first of April

Mrs. Louis ]. Van Schaick (Nellie Kellog, '05) has return ed from the Philippin n and her address is now ca r e o f Capt. L. J. Van Schaick, 6 U. S. Infantry, Presidio of San Franci sco, San Francisco. Cal.

Mrs. Lyman Bryson (Hope Mersereau , Missouri B and Mi c higan B, '09) and Margaret Bieber, ex'J4. made 3. brief call on the chapter recently.

Fran ces Foster, '97. Alice Coats, '09. and Irene Lorimer, ex-'14. attended second semester initiation.

Grace Thomas, A.M. 'II. spent her spring vacation at the chapter house. The resident alumnae in Ann Arbor have orga.nized an alumnre club. Mrs. E. C. Case. 1609 S. University Ave., has been elected secretary .

MINNESOTA ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MI NNESOTA

BlaTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Knudson (Louise Barnaby, ex-'12) a son, James Finley, March 30.

To Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tawney (Constance Day, ex -'oS) a son, James A., March 12. Their address is 3707 Hyland Drive. Seattle. Wash.

To Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Humphrey (Luella Woodke, '08), of Stillwater, MinD, a son, William C., March 18.

To Dr. and ltfrs. F. R. Harrison (Ethelyn Conway, '0<) of Grand Rapids, Minn., a son, April 28.

Mrs. Ca rl Massey (Margaret Parmele, 'II) and Httle son were visitors in Minneapolis in May.

Mrs. Howard Kerns (Cora Marlow, '(0) of Granite Falls, And Mrs. Fra.nk (Carrie Smith, '07) of 'V inona, Minn., Founders' Day Banquet.

Mrs. Robert Burrows (Marie Anderson, 'II) has moved to 41 Dosn An., East Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Pickett (Edith Carhell, '06) are at Groveland, Lake Minnetonka, for the summer.

Elsie Griffin, '12, has moved from Brooklyn, N. Y., to Libert), Corners, N. J., where her father has bo ught a farm.

Mildred Ozias, ex-' 13, who has been studying in Berlin the past yenr, is expected home in July.

We were glad to have with us at our annua l banquet, Mabel Flynn, llJi· noi • .1. and Carrie Upham, 'la, Maryland A.

Nadine Crump, Iowa Z, '83, teacher in the East Side high school, chaper· oned Minnesota A d ur ing April and May.

Miu Alice Harwood, daugbter of A. \V. Harwood. bas been given tbe bonor for acboJarsl!4p amon, the freshmen of the Pi Beta Phi sorority for tbil year. The name of Miu Harwood was announced at the sorority banquet recently as that of the tir! who had merited higbelt bonors in scholarship among the freshmen of the 8Qrority. Her name ha. been engraved upon the loving cup held by the active chapter and upon which the name of the most scholarly freshl"an is inKribed each year.

The name of Miss Lillian McLaughlin Wall the first to grace the trophy at the installation of the system last year. At the banquet Saturday there were 100 alumna: and active cbapter girla present. Viola Lenning was toastmistress. Those who responded to toasta were Ihe Esther Chapman, Florenc.e Bernhardt, Mu. D. L. Newkirk, Mrs. Harry Cass, :\Jiss l\ l ildred LoOlllis, 1\1i" Ali ce Harwood, Mn. J. R. Ware, Miss Josephine 5chain, and Miss Lillian McLaughlin. Mi •• Abbie Lanrmaid, province president of the sorority, presented the cup to Mill HArwood in the name of the chapter.-A local newlpaper.

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MISSOURI ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

Hel en Vaughn Bryant, ex'II, of In dependence, Mo., visited the IT chapler (or a week in April. Lucile Anderson, ex · ' II, was also up at th e time o f the production of the HHundred Dollar Bill" by the Quadrangle C lu b.

Mrs. Homer K. Smit h (Jean McCune, ex_JoS) has returned with her husband from Panama, where Mr. Smith held a highly responsible position during the building of the canal. They are \-isitillg Mrs. Smith's parents in Bowling Creen, Mo.

lI-Irs. A. M. Seddon (Virginia Lipscomb. ex-'06) visited her parents in Co lumbia during April and Mrs Van Hall (L u ci ll e Law son , ex-'o2) has been in town recently visiting her mother.

Margaret Fidler, ' II, visited us on High School day. She is teaching in joplin, Mo.

Lucile Anderson, 'u, and H e len Bryant, ' II, spent a week with us in April.

Margaret and Elizabeth Woodson, 'II, will spend their summer touring Europe.

Mrs. \Vallace Fry, Velma Johnson , '13, and Lena Johnson, ' 12, spent II. week-end with us.

MI SSOUR I BETA-WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

MARRIACES

Marguerite Frazer, ex-' ll , and Jame s C. Lincoln, Jr., B e II, on l\.Iay 28. At home until September I, 460 Riv ers ide Drive, New York City.

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mr s. Walter Koken (Alice Woodward, ex-'(9) a son, John Charle s, on I\'larch 4.

Mr s. Lyman Lloyd Bryson (Hope Mer se reau, '(9) visited her family in St. Louis during April and has now r etu rn ed to her home , 224 Clairmont Place, Detroit, Mi ch.

Zide Fauntleroy, '10 , has given up her teaching position in th e high school at Ferguson, Mo. , and is living at th e home of h er parents, 404 Congress St., M obile, Ala.

Mr. nnd Mrs. John Porter Henry (Imogen Adams, ex-' ll ) #"have moved into their attrac tive new home at Oakwood and Mason Avenues, \Vebster Park.

Mabl e Grant, ex -'u, gave a lin en shower on JU ay 3 in honor of M arguerite Frazer, ex -'I2.

Lois Tuc ker. ex- ' 13. visited in St. Louis during March on her way to Oklahom:L Her latest addresses are 19 Olden St., Princeton, N. J., and for the summer months i4 Franklin Ave., Ocean Grove, N. J

H e len M cGregor, ex '14, visited relatives in St. Louis during May.

NEBRA S KA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ENGAGEMENTS

Ada Pagenstec ker, e:t·'12. t o Paul Trester Cahill, '12. The wedding

will take place early in June in Omaha, the home of the bride. They will reside in Clc\'eland. Ohio. where Mr. Cahill is sn architect.

Ruth Heacock, 'II, of Falls City. was. gUtlt at the Omaha Founders' Day Banquet.

NEW YORK ALPJ-IA-SVRACUSE UNIYERSITY

ENGACEKINTS

Marie Thompson. '12, to Donald Kramerer, P L mlsyiI'Q"ia, A X P KAJUtIACES

Ethel Froan, '10. Ilnd Harold Baker. Unio", 'It T France. Grant, ex -'14. :lOd Will ett Sewell, o.t Carmel, N. Y.

Mrs. Harvie (Este ll e Foote, '01) hu moved to Hagerstown, Md. Carlene Barrett, '08, was recently in Syracllse. Dr. Charlet! Rogen. professor in the biological department will be in Oberlin College next year. New York A will greatly miss Mrs. Rogers ( Rose Humann, 'oS).

Louise Coldwell, '08, has resigned her position as assistant Hbrarian at New York University, New York City, on account of the illness of her mother. She is now at home in Matteawan and has joined the College Club at Newburgh.

Julia Frantz, '12, was a guest at the chapter house April 25-29.

Katharine Baxter, '12. has been visiting Minni e Dinehart, 'II, and Edith Haith, '12.

NEW YORK BETA-BARNARD COLLEGE

ENGAGEMENTS

Maud I. Klein, '08, to Charles H,erbert Van Nostrand of Floral Park, L. 1.

Mrs . R . H. Gault (Annabel Lee, '06) has recently changed hH Evanston, lll., addreu. It is now 1434 Chicago Ave. She has betn quite ill and is about to enter a Chicago hospital for stomach treatment. Her husban d, Dr. Gault, of the psychology department of Northwestern will deliver lectures at New York University this summer and Annabtl will be with him in New York.

Sophie P. Woodman, '07, has resign ed a fine position in the Engli sh department of the high ICbool in Plainfield , N . 1 -. In a ccept similar work in the Hebrew Tec hnical School in New Vork.

Dr. and Mrs . E. F. de Monseigle (Anna Holm, '(9) ha ve moved into their new home, 507 Summerfield Ave ., Asbury Park, N. J-

The new address of Mrs. D. B. Pocock (E leanor Murtha, eX -' lo) is 14730 Clifton Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs . I-r. P. Molloy (Mabel McCann, '10) have moved into their beautiful new home opposite the Crescent Golf Club. S5 83rd St., Brooklyn.

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Margaret M . \Vood. ' 12. is doing work (or the moving picture ce nsorship commi ttee.

Sarah Voorhi s, '13. will spend the summer in Ocean Grove, N. J .t where her address is 67 Delaw are Ave. She hopes aU Pi Phis coming to Asbury Park will co mmunicate with her.

OHIO ALPHA--oHIO UNIVERSITY

Florence Clayton, '06, is teaching this year in the \Va shington. D. C., Business High School.

OHIO BETA--{)HIO S TATE UN IVER S lTV

ENGAGEMENTS

Hilda Corwin, ' II, to Russell ]. Burt, Olr.;o State, 'to, .d T.

Grace April 3.

KAllRIAG!S

BradCord, 'oS , 'og. and Edwin S. Bonnel, Ohio State, 'og, r At home, Twelfth Ave ., Columbus, Ohio.

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. J ose ph Kewley (Florence Hutchinson, '06) a daughter, Ruth Eleanor on April 18 at their home in Cleveland.

We sympathize with Marie Grimes, 'II, who has recently lost her father. The following members of Ohio B have visited the chapter reeently: Vir· ginia Pringle. ex-'14, Eliubeth Banc roft, '10. Hilda Kyle. ex -'J4, and Luc ile Gillivan. ex-'IS.

flThe Winter's Tale" was presented by the Sorosis Club of Colombus on May 3. Mrs. J. E. Kinney ( Bertha Ra.nkin, '(9) was Leontes ; Mrs. F. A. Lambert (Dorothy Irvine, 'II), Antolycus; Mrs. Fritz Lichtenberg (Ma.rgaret Wilcox. 'oS). Clown. and Helen Clark, '09, a Lady in Waiting.

The aInmnre united with the active chapter in celebrating Founders' Day with a banquet at the Neil House.

Fraternity organization was a good thing (or Columbus at the time of tbe Rood. The legislature voted wisely!

The co-ed.! contributed ' their !lha re in so rting clothes in tbe r elief mIMIODS, muin&" sandwiches, and pacJcing provision basket.!. Early in the flood. before the relief work ,...as fuliy organi<ted, President W . O. Thompson called upon R. F . Steffan. Preside nt of the Pan·Helienic Association, for tbe ani.tance of tbe fraternities. Tbroulrh this chain of or,anization!l more tban 250 men were at ork in leu than aix houra.-Ncw Yo,.k Timrs.

O KLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY

KARitIAGIS

Ethel Van Camp, ex-'1 4, and Warner Bobo. I A E. May 4.

BIRTHS

To Mr . and Mrs. Earl Sneed ( Nellie John son, ex-'u) o( Tulsa. Okla., a JOn.

ALUMNAi. PERSONALS

Dorothy Bell, '10, visited with her mother at Norman, in April.

Beatrice \"00 Keller, '12, taught English in the high school at Ardmore unLiI obliged to resign alter Christmas on account of severe illness. Grace Ltc, " ', is DOW teaching English in the same school.

Nannie Miller. '12, i. teaching in the public school III Co llin sville and Doris Probst, ex-'ll, at Tolla.

Lon Rinehart, ' 12, has English in the high school at Mr. and Mrs . Jack Colts (Erma Rash, ex-'13) are now living in In o la, Okla.

Allie Breeding, ex-'n. has spent the winter at her home in Lexington, and Ruth Davidson. ex·ln, at bers in Wagoner, Okla.

Mary Campbell, Arkansas A, Wynne Ledbetter and Fay Law of Oklahoma. City recently visited the chap ter as did also Leora Miller of Kaw when she came to attend the 1: N annual dance.

ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF

Mrs. Angus Cameron (Ethelwyn Bradshaw, 'oS) has removed (rom Port Perry to Vancouver, B. C., where her husband is in charge of one o( the Presbyterian ch urches in that city.

Mrs . Frank Bastedo (Alma Anderson, '(9) of Regina expects to come home (M a visit in June. She will bring her little daughter, Dorothy Alma, with her.

Edith Gordon, '09, is enjoying her trip abroad. The most recent letters have been received from Italy. Her address is Laurastrasse 28, Elberfeld, Germany.

Marguereta Chapman, '10, spent a week ·end recently in Milton with Jean· nette McCannen, '12. While there she played several violin numbers at a musicale of the Victoria Club. This week she is playing at a recital o( Mr. Frank Blachford's in Toronto.

Minnie L. Barry, 'II, taught again recently at Harbord Collegiate In· sotute.

Jeannette McCannell, '12, wi11 be spending the summer at their cottage in Muskoka. Her address is Bala, Muskoka, and she will be very glad to have any Pi Phis who are up that way come and see her.

Dr. Geraldine Oakley, '10, gave a talk on the opportunities of the woman pbysician at the Founders' nay Luncheon of the New York alumntt club.

PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE BIRTHS

To Mr . and Mrs . Lancelot Bowman (Ida Wright, ex·'o2) a daughter, Ida, March 3.

To Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClure (Clara Boyle, ex·'06) of Brooklyn, a daughter, Marjorie. April 29.

To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thompson (Clara Fowler, 'OS) of Glenridge. N J., a son.

THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI

To Mr. and Mrs. John S. Clement (Ada Graham, '07) o f Ll ane r c h , Pa. , a son, John S. Clement, Jr., April 23.

To Mr. and Mr s. \Valter K. Groff (Anna Stubbs, '(9) of London Grove. Pa., a daughter, Esther Walton

Mrs. H erman Conrow, '95. has removed to Porto Ri co where h e r husband is in charge of a grape fruit farm near San Juan.

Mrs . Jose Savage ( Mar y Hutchinson, e x -'99) wh o ha s spent m os t of thi s winter in Br ooklyn, sailed for Panama where she will take steamer for South America to meet her husband who has business in Columbia just now. Deborah Ferrier, '0 1, has returned from a visit t o Indianap olis.

We all sy mpathi ze very deeply with Edith Tracey, ' 12, in th e death of h er father.

The annual banquet of the Philadelphia alumnre c lub and the P ennsylvania A c hapter was held on April 26 at the home of Marion Baker, ' 14. Many alumnre were present from Pennsylvania A and also from Massachu setts A, Maryland A, P enns y lvania r, Pennsylvania B, and L oui siana A.

BETA-BUCKNELL UN I VE R S IT Y ENGAGEMENTS

Hel en H a r e, ' l a , to Guerney School, Buckn ell, ' 10.

Helen Levegood, ' 12, attended the annual dance. Mar ch 1 9. Hannah Bertin, ex-' I3, vi si t ed Helen Bartol, ' 13, for a few days.

The following alumnre attended the Founders' Day celebrati on held at the Cameron House, April 29 : Kate McLaughlin-Bourne, '95. J e nnie Davi s Phillips, 'a i, Grace Slifer -Drum, '98, Eliza ]. Martin, '00, Gr ace RobertsPerrine, '03, Lillian Foust- Reed, '00, E l izabeth Edd elman-H ei m, Ind. Margaret K a lp, '08, J\.'Tary Stanton, '07. Mary Wil son -Si mp so n, ex-'99.

Ethel Hott enstei n, '13, will teach in the grammar school at :MiIton next year. Mary Stanton, '0 7, and Edith Kelley-Sh epard, 'aS, expect to take a co urse in domestic sc i en ce at Teacher 's College. New York Ci ty, thi s summ e r. Edith Kelley Shepard, '0 5, has accepted a position to teac h German and French a t the Friends' Sc hool, in Baltimor e next year. She spent the month o f May in Atlanti c City where h er sc hool, P enn H a ll of C ham bersbu r g, Pa., reMoved in a body f o r that time.

W oman suffrage will be a valuable asset in the elimination of mental diseases, in the opinion of Doctor Mary \V olfe, fon,per superintendent o f the state h ospital for the insane at Norristown , Pa She said:

"Our state h ospitals s how numerous cases where overwork and undernourish · ment, due to ou r presen t industrial conditio ns, have played their part Any agent which will give the working woman a chance to get herself shorter working hours and better Jiving conditions will tend to lessen the prevalence of m e ntal di sease. This chan ce, I believe, will be given woman when sh e is granted the franchise."PhiladelphiIJ No rth

Mrs. Wm . S. Ku der (Blanche A. Bane, '04 ) now lives at 59 )lont e Vista Ave., Oakland, Cal.

Mr and Mrs. Reeinald W. Kauffman (Ruth Ihmmitl. '(6 ) ha\'e spent the winter months traveling in Algeria. Greece Bnd France. They are now settled in their English home (or the summer.

GAMMA-DICKISSOS rO LLEc,E

ENGACiEMENTS

Julia Woodward, 'og. to Harry E. McWhinney, 'oS, ! X. MARRIACES

Florence Kisner, 'I I, and Munson Corning, '10. .-\ E. AI home in Edith Keiser. 'oq, to \V At home, 3 Beaman he., " 'orcester, Mass.

A Fellowship for research work in physics or chemistry at Bryn )Iawr hat been established in memory of Mrs. William B. l1uff ( lIel en Schaeffer) to be known as the lIel en lIuff Fellowship.

Anna J. Spears, 'as. has r et urned (rom a year's work as I' :hto r':-, !Issi!-tanl in \Vestminster Presbyterian Ch urch in Seattle and ll'iII continue the same work at North Presbyterian Church in Allegheny, Pa.

A new address for J\'f abel n. Kirk, '05, is 1 r N. Sorlh (:lr<llina <\v e., Atlantic City. N. J

Grace Filler, '10, was in Carlisle for the day on May 3.

Jeannette Stevens, ' 10, who has been teaching in Williamsport 31 Dickinson Seminary, has taken her M. A. at Dickinson College.

Kelen Burns, '12, visited Elsie Hoffer for a week a short time agl').

Lou Sheetz-Saul was here for the pledging of Ethel Schellinger. Ruth S u per, New York A, has been in Carlisle since Christmas_ Mary Thompson was home for a few days about a month ago.

TEXAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITV OF TEXAS

MARIUo\CES

Emily Ma\' erick, 'Oi, and Dr. E. T. Miller, Tl'XllS June j. \1 home in Austin.

Beulah 1I 01lsnd. 'I I, and Earnest Smith of Au stin, T/:'\, AI home. Victoria, Tn.

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs John Marshall (Attie McCl endon, 'OS) a daughte r.

Pi Phis played a prominent part on April 16 in the Fiesta de San Jacinto in San Antonio-the Battle of Flowers. with which T exas celebra te s that great victory over Mexic o. As Queen oC the pre\'ious yellT, Julia Armstrong was of the royal party. Anna Bell Black, 'oS. was Duchess of Cuero; Maydee Caufield, '14, Duchess of Waco; Faust, '1 4, Duchess oC Braunfels; Jane Gregory, '14. Duchess of Austin, with )fil dred Ramsey, 'tS as her maid of honor; nnd Ethel Matthe\vs, '06, was maid oC honor to the Duchess of Fort Worth.

THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI

Mrs. H. T. L. Stark (Nita Hill, '12). has left for !l six months' automobile tour of Europe with her husband, his parents. and grandmother. Their ca r b as made ove r 12,(X)() miles in this co untry

Mae Wynn e. '05 r ead a paper on h er kinsman. Genera l J ohn Bankhead Magrud e r , at the National Gathe ring of the American Cl3n Gregor Society in \V ashingt oD in No\tcmber. Next to Th e Socie t y of The Cincinnati, this is the most excl usi ve o f the patriotic societies, e lciibilit y heiDi:' derived throu gh descent from t he MacGregor who ca me to America in 1652.

H e len Ga rri son- Harr is, 'oS, is visiting h e r mot h er in Austin nnd will " isit other Pi Phil in Texa s until it is safe for her to r et urn to her home in the City of Mex ico.

Margaret Borroughs, '07. was seve r el y i n j ured by a fnll over a b luff on the Colorado River but has almost r ecove r ed.

1)1e father of Mrs J M Bennett (Jamie Armstrong, 'OS) and Julis Arm s trong is seriously ill. Majo r Arm st r ong was greatly inte r ested in the establishment of T exas A and lent his bea uti(ul home for the first i n itiations.

Mary Smither, 'oS, ha s r e turn ed from a trip to California.

Annie Ga rrison has en tir ely recove r ed from an operation for appendicit is.

Ann:a. Bell Black, 'aS. and a friend are compili ng a guide book (or chi ldren-it will explain why the different places in E urope are of interest and will prove help!.l to grown peop le as well as to th e yo u ngsters (or whom is is written.

Ad ele Epperson, ' II, and Frances Jal onick, ' T2 , both of Dallas, spent the w eek-e n d at th e chapte r h o use during April.

Georgia Maverick , ' 12, o f San Antonio, attended th e K \ 9·11 8 4> ca m p given April 19 , 20, 21.

Ph oebe Bi sh op , Misso u r i A , who now resi des a t Geo rgetown. T ex. , and her guest, Margar e t Ross , Mi ssou r i A , were guests a t the chapte r h ouse last week. having co me to Austin to attend the n B 4> banqu et T exas A gave her seniors

Fran ces Walker, '12, and Maydee Caw field visited the h ou se in M ay.

Ethel Matthews, '06, has been the guest of Grace Byrne, ' IT.

Cards have been r ecei ved from France s Dixon , '09, who is now in Panam a vistting her brother.

Mrs. R. H Mcleod (Flora Bartholomew, 'OS) is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. 8. Bartholomew.

M rs. Sully R obedeaux (Elizabet h Wilm ot, ' II ) is visiting her mother, Mrs . Wilmot.

Ann abe ll e 1iillgartner, ex-'lS, who i. attendi ng school at Garden City, L. I., met with the New Y ork alumnre cl u b fo r the Founders' Day Luncheon.

The an nu a l banquet in celebration of Founders' Day wu 3. greal success this year. Ada Ga rrison, '05, gave an account of the chapler house fund and a great many subscriptions were made to it.

VERMONT ALP HA-MIDD LEBURY COLI.EGE

llAltR1ACES

Goldia M a.ry Monroe, 'la, and H a r old Leach, '10, in Pawlet, VI. They will reside in Brooklyn, N. Y.

ALU.lfN.£ PERSO:VALS

BIRTHS

To Mr. Bod lin. L. C. Atwater (Florence M. Andre",s, '00) 3. son at their borne in Rochester, t\. Y., December 21.

To )(r. and )Irs. T. C. Poole ()fargaret )falhi!oon. 'oJ) .:1 fi l1ughll:T No, ember 9.

To Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Simmons (Nellie Hadley, '01) 3. d3ughter, March 3.

Bertha M. Kel sey, '03. is teaching in the normal school in Brockport, N. Y.

VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY OF VERMOXT KARRIAG£S

Alice C. Mcintyre, 'oS , and John Calvin Sherburne. ..1 T, May I, at Woodsville. N. H. At home in Randolph, Vt., where )fr Sherburne is practicing law , Mr. Sherburne was the first Rhodes scholar (rom "ermont. BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guptil (Ethel Stevens, '03) a daughter, Constance Carol, July 27. 1912.

Grace Hartl, '09. i. teaching in Orange, Mass. Nine of the 31umnre were in Burlington for the sixteenth annual initiation and banquet of Vermont B on March 15. Daisy Russell-Drew, '03, Alice Durfee-Howe, '05 Fletcher-Crawford, ex-'oS. Mabtl Balcb, '09, Jennie Rowell '09. Sylvia. \Vanell, ex-'lo, Mazie P()wers, '10, Ethel Center. 'It. Mabel Gillis, '12.

Ruth Catlin, ex-'n, and Sylvia. 'V arren, ex-'Io, celebrated Founders' Day with us, Saturday, April

WASHINGTON ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF

The Post-Intelligence,. of Seattle for May 11 features the work of Imogene Cunningham, '07, under the caption "An Artist of the Camua." The writer, John H. Rafttry, quotes largely from Miss Cunningham's article in the JllOuary ARROW and further says, in part:

Imoeen Cunnin&:ham, the young Seattle woman who is amuin, the art critics of the United Stilts with her continual liucceliUI with the camera, ha. solved for herself, as well as for those who have observed her remarkable works, the IOmetime moot quenion whether photo,raphy ill an art or a craft. \Vith her it ill both, and modeltly ahe tettleli the question by successive silen t demonstrations.

The Cunningham landscape s. portraiu and studies in photo,raphy are now recognized and hailed by competent critics as ma§teriul. ori,inal and almost unique. Of unmilltakable truth in cbaracterization. the bard obTiousne. of merely accurate photograpbing is dilllXn!ICd with in favor of II mental seizur. and ClIpreuion of the personality o f the subject in portraiture. While yet a cbild Im o,e n Cunningham bad the idea that she would like to be a photolTipber, but abe never owned II camera until, in ber junior year at tbe UniveTiity of \Vashinat o n, she decided to take up the study seriously. Dr. H orace Byers helped ber to map out a course in readin,. practice, chemistry and experiment, and Ihe devoted part of her senior year to IItldying the method. and of E. S. Curtis, the famou s photographer-hiltorian of the Indian Gradualing from the university in 1907, Mill Cunningham spent two years in the Curlis studios under tbe direction of Adolph F. Muhr, achieving a great technical proficiency and alrrady Ihowinr treat promise as a portrait .,.tilt.

THE A RR OW OF PI BETA PHI

A fell o wship in Pi D eta P hi, the college sorori ty of which she is a member, gave her the opportunity to go to Germany, where: she spen t a year in the l)resden polyttthnicau . Labora t ory work under the great photo-ch emis t , Luther, drawi n g and composition lessons at the conserva t o ry. lectures by f amous artists and mast ers. and visits to the great galleries of the conti nent and England made lIol iss Cunningham's year abroad an even tful and usdul t enn of happy w o rk H e r breadth o f int erests, her almost jU\'cni l e enthusiasm in work and cheerful seriousness in progressi\'c stu dy all find expression in the excellence of h er work.

Miss Cunn i nshanl ; 3 an active: member of the Sodety of Sea ttl e Arti l!lt ll , working t wo nights each week in the life class. and she gives much ti me to th e plans and work of the Fine Arts Society. She is becoming an exce llent lin guist already ing and writing Germ an fluently, and pursues with irrepress ibl e zeal the be st can find in literature, music and the drama. Her quaint littl e cottage in Terry Avenue is her home, her studio and h er workshop-all in one old·fashioned. vinecovered, modest sh rine. where she and Clare Shepard, th e young miniahlri st and painter. !rve and work in the happy and inspiring a t mosphe re of l1sdul and beautiful industry.

Ida Part on, '10, is w orking at th e univer sity for her M.A.

Mr and Mrs. R obe rt Denny ( Lita Burc h , eX-' J2 ) h ave moved to their new h ome o n Q ueen Ann e Hill, Seattle.

Mr s. Peter Sonna (Neva Stu art, ex -' ll ) is going to visit the chapt er sh or tly 'Ve are expec ting a visit from Grace T err y o f Illin o i s .1. the first w ee k of Ma y

K ath l een Geo rg e, ex-' IT , leaves n ext month for New Yo rk, from where she will sai l 10 It aly, study ing there for the following yea r.

WIS CONS I N ALP I-l A-UN IVER S I TY OF W I SCONSIN

ENGAGEMENTS

Madge Burnham, '06, of New York City to James R obe rtson , e .1. X. Evelyn Emerson, ' II , o f Chippewa Fall s, to Willi am Larrabee, K :2;, ftfinnuofa Law.

M ae K. White, We[Juley, 'oS, of Louisville, Ky. , t o W H. Pete r son, W,ultJ'alt B.S., Columbia M.A., instr u c tor at 'Vi sco nsin.

Mary Louise Wri ght, '09, of Rensselaer, In d., to W arren William Witm e r, Purdlu, '09, of N e w J er sey.

Elizabeth Hunt G r ant, ex-' I3, of Loui sv ille, Ky., t o J. C liffo r d L e wis , '09, :! <II E

M ay Estell e W a lk e r, ex-'l3, of Milwauk ee , t o D o ugla s Cal vert Co r ner, .1. T of Baltimore.

Li sette K . W oe rn e r, ' II, of Lo ui sville, K y., to W a ll nce Smith H ampton of Pittsburgh.

)lARRIAG£S

Helen Connor, ' II, of Marshfield, Wi s. , and Rev . Melvin Laird, April 16, Rev . Mr . Hunt oC th e Presbyterian C hurch of M adison, perfo rm ing th e ce remony. R e v. and Mr s. L aird are living in Lincoln , Ill

Cora E. Colbe rt, ex - '13 , and W ilbur M D erthick. Jr , .1. K E, on M ay 17 at the borne of the bride's parents in Pasade n a, Cal. After an outi ng at G reen Lake, \ Vis., Mr and Mrs. Derthi ck a r e living in Sioux City, I owa , at 190i J ones St.

Mr. and Mrs. ROgH Angstman (Genevieve Clarke, ' 10 ) have moved to C l eveland. Ohio, whue Mr. Angstma.n is the ad,'ertisin" manager of "Power· Boating." Mr. and l\hs. Angstmar. are living 31 17807 Clifton Boulevard. Lakewood. Cleveland, O h io.

Mr. a nd M rs . William Lundt have been living in Ithaca, N. V., the past year where Mr. Lund t teaches English hi sto ry at Corntll.

Mrs. Austin Tibbals ( Miriam Reed. '00) of Chicago, was a guest of Constance Haugen, '03. of Madison, during May .

Mr and Mrs Walter Crabtree ( Irene Durley) hav e moved from Milwaukee t o Madi son, w h e r e they are at h ome in the Il amilton aparlments.

Mrs Harold McLa ughl in ( Helen Fitch, 'og) o f Mason City, I owa, is chape roning a l oc al so r ority at Am es, J owa. Mrs. Mc L ough l in will take a co urse in domestic scie n ce at Simmons Con ege next yenr.

Mnry Brown, ' 12, has been teaching nt Bangor, Wi s., this year.

Hel e n Pfeitftr. ' 12, i s in the ci ty library at St. Jo, Mo

Mr and Mrs William Scboerger ( Margaret Da vidson, ' u ) have moved into their n ew bungalow on K endall Ave., University Height s.

Martina Mu sh of Marshfi e ld wa s a guest of th e active chapter r ece ntly.

Mrs. Paul S. R ei n sch (A lma M ose r, '00) entertained the acti"e chapter at a buffet supper, April 19·

Eunice Welsh, '00, and New York B, will r e turn to Madison, Jun e 27. after having spent the yea r teaching domestic scie n ce in Seattle, 'V ash.

ln e z Worren, 'tt, o f Fox L:l.k e, visited the active c h Apter during April.

Stella Kayse r , '09, will be g r adunted from the Wi sco n sin Conservato r y of Musi c in June

Elizabeth Ec kell s, ' 12 o f St. Jo , Mo ., hold s a position in the city library in Cincinnati, Ohio.

At th e wedding of Helen Connor. ' II, Ka.therine Leader, ' 13, of Su pe ri o r acted as maid -of-hon o r and Mar jorie Steketee of Gran d R apids, :\{ich., and Martina Mar sh , ' 10 , of Mar shfi eld , as bridesmaids.

Mrs. Wm H. Lough ( Bess Shepard, '02) of New York, en t ertained 22 members of the N ew York alumnre club and 4 members of th e active c h npter of New York B at a c h a rming buffet lunch eo n at h er hom e , 2293 Sedgwick Ave , on March 2t. Sin ce then she accompanied her husband o n a week's business trip in Canada. On M ay 27 she and h er mother. Mr s. J. R. Shepa r d o f De Pere , sailed on th e LDconia. Th ey will spe n d a month in England and th en tra ve l thr ough H o lland, Switzerland and Southern Germany.

M aybe ne Moo r e, '00, now lives at 3 16 Cumberland SI., Br oo klyn. X. Y. This is th e way we do it in W iscon sin!

MADISON. Wi s April 9.-The aSllembly to-day killed the Anderson Anti·Fraternity bill, directed against college orga n iza ti ons, by a vote o f 57 t o 42. All amendments were rejected. A le tt e r fr om J o hn Hannan. P rivate Secreta r y to Se n a t o r La Follette, was r ead, tending to s how t ha t La Foll ette wall not in sympa thy with the aoti· f raternity movement, but Anderson sai d that if La Follette's au t o biograph y were read it would be see n that La Follette had a trong aversion to the organiutio n 5. li e considered them undem ocra tic. D C. lI all defended the fraternities and ca lled the Ineasure "i nfamous."-NIt(t Vork Times.

ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNlE CLUBS

ALPHA PROVINCE

BALTIMORE ALUMNJE CLUB

Aside from the usual social features, the meetings of the Baltimore Alumnre Club h:lve been largely devoted to the discussion and execution of plans for the assistance of the Settlement School at Gatlinburg, Tenn. The club has been kept in very c lose touch with the condition and progress of the work among the mountain whites of this section by the frequent letters from IHiss Hill, whi c h have been reeeived and read at the meetings !lTousing the greatest interest among the members. So eHective have been Miss Hill's descriptions that for a co:\SiderahJe part of the year, the Settlement School has been the engrossing topi c at all gatherings of the alumnre.

Among other things a cco mplished, the alumnre spent one meetin2' in cutting out under tar for the childrtn, whilt sevtral meetings before Christmas were taken up in the p r eparation and packing of a Christmas box. Clothing, books, toys, and many articles of utility and amustmtnt were in cludtd and if tht children found os much pleasure in receiving as did the alumn:e in sending, they mu st have enjoyed it very much indeed.

One of the very enjoyable occasions of the year was the banquet in \Vashington on Foundtrs' nay given by the 'Vash ington chapter to which our alumnre club and the a c tive chapter were invited.

The hospitality of Mr s. Helen Doll -Tottle was extended to the alumn:c and active chapter in the latter part of March for the rushing party, when Mrs. Tottle 's cha rming bungalow on Roland Height s furnished the stage for a very cltvtr vaudeville performance presented by the members of the active chapter.

We are now looking forward to our annual banquet. which will be held at the Hotel Stafford. May 3', at which we hope to meet a great many of the girls who will be back for commencement.

CORA ScOTT- DOTY.

BOSTON ALUMN£ CLUB

Presidmt-"Mrs. M. W. Gould, Jr. (Elizabeth Richardson, Massachusetts .A, '05.)

Vice -pruidmt-Mn. Malcolm Green (Geo rgi a Bentley, Massachusetts A, '0<).)

Surt<tary--J\Irs. Don S. Gates (Florence Giddings, Vermont A, '0 1. )

Corresponding SUTt<tary-Mi ldred Hood, Massachusetts A , 'J I. Trealurer-Jtnnit B. Allyn, Massachusttts A. '04.

The close of yea r 19t2 - t3 finds the Boston Aiumn re Club of n B nnd strongn than tver befort. While most of the succus is dut to the untiring tffort of Mildrtd Babcock, our retiring presidtllt, it would seem that the grand work whi c h n B cJ! as a national organization is doing alone it impossiblt for any member to lose int ertst.

The execlltive committee decided to put more mODey and eHort into the prolrTamme for the year, and they Cui more than repaid when they CODs'ider that ave rage attendance of the past year has been 27 a,ainst J I of the year before. The membership of the club is 90.

The summer meetings, as usual, took the form of till day outings: in July we met at Mrs. Nickerson's summer home and talked of convention and n B • till there was nothing more to tell In AUglJlt we were fortunate in having Mrs Helmick, and Sophie P. Woodman, New York B, with us. Of cou r le, with Mrs. Helmick as our guest, the Settlement School was the chief topic of conversation and everyone present was inspired anew to share in the grand work which IT 4> is doing in Gatlinburg.

There were 24 at the September meeting for which Georgia Bentley -Green opened her house, and after an interesting talk OD the "Camp Fire Girls" by Lillian Horne-Bacon, we all enjoyed a n 4> sing' and social hour. In October we met with Helen Meserve; and Mrs. M. G. Boyd of the Audubon Society spoke on "Birds. their Economic Value and the Necessity of their Protection." At thia meeting the IOph cmore scholarship cup was presented to Collyer, '14, and active and alumna! sat down to a cooky-ahine. We held our annual gueltt night in November and ove r 60 enjoyed hearing Prof. Dallas Lore Sharp read from his books on Nature. On December 14, Anna Ro'binson·Nickerson entertained the active chapter and alumnae club at a cooky-shine ; and on December 26, we held our regular Christmas reunion. Mary Boyle O'Reilley was to have spoken to the club in January but she was summoned to Washington by the Federal Government; we were extremely fortunate, however, in getting Mr Hubbard of the Boston Opera Company to take her place and over 50 Pi Phis and guests enjoyed hi s talk on the " Jewe ls of the Madonna." The February meeting was devoted 10 a r t and the March meeting was to have been a musical, but it had to be postponed indefinitely owing to critical illness in the fraternity rooms. Jnt erior decoration was the subject for !he May meeting and the Jun e meeting is set aside each year for study of II B this year Anna Robinson·NicKerson will speak on "New Features oil the Constitution" and Helen Ganiard-Cronin on "Famo us Pi Beta Phis". Massachusetts A and the Boston alumnre club united for the Founders' Day banquet on April 26 when we were glad to welcome many Pi Phis from distant chapters_

'Vhile we have ghen no entertainment or fete for the benefit of the Sett lement School, we have tried to increase our contributions that much more. The a lumn ae club invites the active chapter to all mcctings, presents the scholarship cup, and renders financial aid to the chapter.

The Boston club sends greetings and best wishes to all sister clubs and would appreciate receiving the names and addresses of any Pi Phil who may be considering spending the next year ill Boston.

MJLDRED HOOD.

THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI

NEW YO RK ALUMNtE CLUB

J Al"oTARY 19t3-J ANUARV 19 14

P,- u idelll- Edith :M . Valet, New Yo rk H, ' 12 Vice-p,..esjdeni- Willa E. Wil son , Mar y l a nd A . '05.

S t',-y",tal·y Treasurer-Sop hi e P. Wood m an, N e w Yo rk il, '0 7

Th e Y o rk Alumn a:: C lub h as held m ee tings g e n e rally on th e firM

Snt ur day of eac h m onth from October t o Ma y, inclu s i ve. Th e active chapter are alway!> hostesses , in th e apa rtm ent, in Octobe r a n d thi s gives the co llege girl s and the a lumn a: a fine opport un i ty to b eco m e acquainted at th e b eginning of the year. Several alumna! h elped in the only ru s hing party th e gir ls w e r e allowed to give, s erving the co urses in the progressive d inne r pa rt y wh ic h followed a laun c h trip on the Huds o n. Mrs Wm. H. Lough ( Elizabeth Shepard , Wi sc onsin A), Mr s. G. S. W ill iam son (Nadine Hart s horn , Califo rn ia A ) , Julia H . Freed and Edit h M. Val e t (Ne w Y o rk B ), opened their h omes for this purpose.

O ur ann ual trea t , in t h e shape of Mi ss Keller , ca m e t o u s in November when we were en t erta ined by 'V illa E W i l son (Ma r y l and A) in Brooklyn.

Mr s. C. H Farnsworth (C harl otte J oy Allen, Co lo r ado A ) ope n ed he r a ttrac tiv e home :l. t Edgewater, N. J ' J across th e Hu dson from Grant's Tomb, t o u s in D ecembe r . The annual m ee t ing and cooky -s h ine, always held th e second Saturday i n January, is eage rl y anticipated. Th e ac tive c hapte r are the g u ests of the club and it i s u s u a lly th e fir s t appearance of the initiates. A large home is necess ary and thi s year we met wit h Mr s. Luella. Van cePh i llip s ( Xe br aska A ) , in h er b ea uti f ul apartment on Central Park 'Vest. Seventy-thr ee were pre se nt repre senting 25 cha p t e r s; M ass a chusett s A. to Wa s hingt on A; L o ui s iana A to Ontario A, and many in be tween! Th e c ommitt ee co n sis ted of Eth el S. Lev er idge and Edith M . Val et (New York B ) and M arion Stoner (lI, faryland A ). At thi s meeting th e n e w officers w e r e e lec ted: Mrs. B. L. Maxfield (Winifred Hill, Ma ssac hu setts A ) wa s chosen pres ident, but as s he was unabl e to se rv e, Edith 1\1. Val e t wa s elected. Willa E W ilson w as made vice- pr esident and Sop hi e P W oodman, f o r th e fifth t ime, secreta r y and treasurer.

\V e wue most f o r t unate i n h aving ::\{r s. Catt with u s fo r th e February meeting wh ich was held at the h ome o f Edi th Valet. T h is was i n deed a privi lege for ) f rs. Catt is so ve ry busy that we app r eciated bo th her p r esence and what she said. Elisabeth Thomson (Ne w Yo rk B ) ope ned her home in :'Ilnrc h when ::\Ir s. Allan K elly ( Fl o r ence Finch, Kanli:l. li -\ ) spoke t o u s on the present optimistic trend i n pop ula.r fiction a nd also in m o re serio u s lite rature K ell y is herself an a uth or and playwright a nd is o n the s taff of th e .Yew Y ork Times as a book r evie wer. of 3. regular meeting in A pri l a mu sica l e wa s given in Earl Hall , on the campus a nd abo ut $50 was reali zed for th e Settl e ment Sc h oo l. Mrs . H. Van Kirk ( Augusta Smallstig, California B and Indiana r) was chairman of this affair. Pledge ca r ds were given o ut d ur ing the wi n te r Besid es this

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the club has made about $20 {or this purpose (Tom the sale of o ur coat-of· arms post cards. The total amount sent Mrs. Helmick is $<}246.

The Founders' Day luncheon, held at the Majestic on April 26, was most enjoyable. Seventy-five sat down. The club and active chapter always celebrate together. The hostess plan was again tried and we feel it is helpful in bringing people out Engraved invitations are sent to all and then fO members send special personal invitations asking a given number to sit at their respective table.. The committee consisted of Ethel S. Levcridge. ( New York B ). c hairman, Mrs, H. M. Snyder (Josephine Wiley, Maryland A), Margaret Wood (New York B), and Anna Woolworth of the llCtive chapter. Recent events in the art world were called to mind by the clever "cubist" place cards painted by New York B . Mrs. L. E. Theiss (Mary Bartol, Pennsylvania BAnd Michi,an B) presided. Elmina Wilson (Iowa r) told of a "search {or architectural ideas and ideals"; Dr. Geraldine Oakley (Ontario A) 5poke of the past and present of the woman physician; Mrs.' Luella Van ce-ijhillips c hatted about "the artist." Mrs Farnsworth ', talk was Quite original for, instead of speaking of a "search for recreation and health" she presented three camp fire girls with their guardian, in costume, who sang for us.

One of the talks was a resume of fraternity conditions at Barnard. Anna Woolworth, president of the chapter, told of the long anxiety of the winter and the leading part n * has taken in the matter and of the rather hopeful outlook. In April a committee was at the call of New York B, of whi ch Ethel Leveridge is chairman. Before New York B took this definite stand the fraternities had made absolutely no concerted action .

The last meeting is to be a picnic and "children's day" at the home of Mrs. C. H. Taylor ( Alice Fisher, Massachusetts A) of Yonkers, a suburb adjoining New York. May is too late to gather many together but there will probably be about 25 Usually we have about 40; the :ictive chap ter, which is always invited. sends several representatives, and for the cooky·shine and luncheon the attendance was over 70. There are about 200 Pi Phis living within a radius of 50 miles of New York but of these about 20 are Active and about 30 students or transients. The act ual cl ub membership is 67. We hope that the district ca lling committee, which has been revived this spring, will show good results next faU and that our dream of "getting hold" of every IT * may come true. 1f anyone passing through the city or coming to stay would write the sec r etary or use her telephone which is Audubon 648 the club would appreciate it.

SoPHIE PARSONS WOODMAN.

RHODE ISLAND ALUMNlE CLUB

MARC H t9J3-MAR(,"H 1914

Pnsidetrl-Mrs. A. C. Crowell (Carrie Proyan, Mn ssac husett s .\ , '01).

D. Barrett, Massa c hu setts A, '9i.

The Rhode Island club is very small, hence has little to report. We have only six active members, three of whom reside nt a distance from Providence where most of the meetings are held. There are on our list the names of two

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other. who are interested but who cannot Attend any meetings \Ve know of on ly onc otber resident alumna. During the year we have lost one member by her removal from the state and have gained one.

Four meetings have been held The first w as very poorly attended. In January we were entertained by Laura Gibbs ( Illinois Z ) at ber home. Every member wu present and napkins and towels were hemmed for the Settlement School. 10 February a smal l but enjoyable meeting was held with Dr Margaret Poole (Vermont A) in Fall River. In April our secretary entertained us. and MilS Allyn of the Boston club was our guest. Founders' nay was celebrated by as many members as possible attending the luncheon given by the BOlton club.

\Ve are hoping (or rec ruits in the fall and hope that any al umn a who may co me our way, even temporarily, will make herself known to us.

CARRIE E CROWELL.

SYRACUSE ALUMN.£ CLUB

SEPTEllBU 1912 JUN£ 1913

President-Mrs. G u y Chaffee (Char lott e Nearing, New York A, '<)8).

Vice·prlsidenl-Mrs. Alfred Waite (O live M. Reeve, New York A, 'C)6).

Secretary-Mrs. Wm . Cla rk (Carrie Sherwood, New York A, '04).

CorrnlondinK Secrelary·TreaS14rn--Mrs. L. A. Howell (Marion L. Nearpass, New York .-\, 'O i).

Resident Alumnre-31.

M embers oC C lub-25

Average Attendan ce- Io.

The s tud y oC Ihe Constil ution will be taken up at the last meeting.

\Ve ha.ve an active chapter here in the city. We have paid our pledges toward the new h ouse, fixed the lawn, paid for half the screens, h e lped pay for repainting the house and at Christmas time presented the house with two linen table c lot h s and two dozen napkins. We entertain the senio r s at a cooky-s hine very soon.

The freshmen ga\' e a Carce on Founders' Day night, to whi ch Ihe alumnre were invited.

As a club we se nt $10 to th e Settlement School.

TORONTO ALUMNA: CLUB

MAY 1912 MAY I9U

Presidnli-Edith Gordon, '09

Suutary--Jeannette McCannell, '12.

Treasurer- Jessie Starr. 'I I

:-.r . HOWEL L.

Our club has been very small this year, there being only sc \'e n resident alumnre in the city. These all belonged to the club however, and there was ao average attendance oC five alumore, with usually a number of the active

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chapter. Meetings have been beld the first Wednesday in every month, and have been very interesting

The Settlement School was the topic of the November meeting, and we had several very interesting and instructive papers and talks. The question of woman nffrage was also discussed. This meeting was held at the chapter house and there were many active girls present. A silver loving cup was presented by tbe alumnae club to the chapter to be enK'raved with the name of sophomore or freshman who wins the bightlt honors in her year.

On December (I, the chapter's birthday was celebrated at Edith Gordon' •. The active chapter were our guests for the occasion, and all bad a very jolly time.

One meeting took the form of a travel talk. Mrs. McCollum (Michigan B) kindly invited us to her home, and gave the talk also which was very much enjoyed.

The April meeting was held • study of the Constitution. aDd the Constitution. at Marguereta Chapman's, Papers were read on the a n d was devoted to hi story of n n 4>

Founders' Day was celebrated by a cooky-shine at the chapter house at which .11 the active girls were present, and all the alumnae except our president. who is abroad. This was followed by the last chapter meeting oC the year and the alumnte were present at it also

The club gave the chapter some linen for the chapter house this year. During rushing we presented one oC Louisa M. Alcott's comic tragedies for their benefit 3t the house.

As many of the aJumn:.: as possible are planning to go to the house party at Jackson's Point. We can all get into closer touch with the girl s , and eM discuss with them the best way to help them during th e next year.

JEANNETT E 1\fCCANNELL.

WASHINGTON ALUMNtE CLUB

President-Edna Stone, Maryland .A, '00.

Vice·presidenJ-Augusta Pettigrew -Shute (Columbia .\, '91).

rreaJ'urt"r-Sarah Ambler, Iowa A., '8:1.

Sur,. ary-Marion E. McCoy, Col umbi a A, '06.

The \Vubingt o n Alumnae Club has held four regular meetings this year. The first was devoted chiefly to bnsiness and discussion oC the Sett lement School and its progress. The second was a joint meeting of alumnae and active members to discuss plans for rusbing

At another meeting o ur delegate, Mabel Scott, gave a very interesting report of the conve ntion. During tbe year it was our great pleasure to meet Miss Pomeroy at a tea given in her honor by our president, Edna Stone. Many Pi Beta Phis, active and alumnae, and also our patronesses thul had tbe opportunity to meet Miss Pomeroy and to hear her taIL: about TilE Auow and its future.

Maryland .... joined with us this year in our Founder's Day banquet. This is always an enjoyable occasion when active and alumnre members of

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n e ighboring c h ap ters jo in in this ce leb r a tion so dear to aU loya l hearted Pi B e ta Phi s MARI ON E. McCo y

'V ESTERN M ASSACHUSETTS ALUMN£ CLUB

Pr u idetl/-Mrs. Calvin Coo l idge (G race Goodhue , Vermont B ). Surelary·Treas ure,..- Ruth M cC lell a nd, Illin ois tt. .

This has been a very pleasant year {o r the Weste rn Ma ssac hu se tts Alumn re C lub. W e have had four mee tings. The firs t one, in Oc tober, was given up to r epo rts o f the Evanston Convention This was h eld at the home of o ur presid en t, M rs. Calvin Coo lirlge (G race Goodhue, Vermont B ). in Northampton. Th e Settlement School was th e top ic o f o ur second meeting and the disc ussion pr o ved very interesting as well as inst ruc tive This meeting a lso was h eld with Mrs . Coolidge and occ urred soo n after the Christ m as holidays .

The Marc h meeting took the form o f a lun c he on a t the H o tel Worthy in Springfie ld . After the lun cheo n w e went to th e apartment of Mr s. Franz Miller (Edna Bean, Massa chusetts A) where ve ry intere s ting discussions on hou se h o ld economics, co rruption in politics, and woman s uffrage took p lace . L e tters from Mrs. H e lmi c k and Miss Gillette were greatly enjoyed.

Our final meeting is to be a pi c ni c a t For es t Pa rk abo ut the middle o f M ay.

O ur alumnre dub represents a large area and includ es members in Springfi e ld, No rt hampton, Lu d low, Palme r, Westfield, and a number of othe r neighboring to wn s. The member ship is so sca ttered t h at it is difficu lt for many o f the members to attend regu l arly but the meetings , th'ough s ma ll, are a lw ays very en thu sia s t ic a nd keep us all inte res ted in n <j) and h er aims.

RUTH M CC LELLAND.

BETA PR OV IN CE

CLEVELAN D AL U M NA: CLUB

OcroSfJl. t 9 12- ] UNE 1913

Presidmt-Mrs. Arthur R. Curti s (Frances Ca rpenter, Co lorado B, '85).

Vice-president- Mrs. Cbas A Miller ( Pea rl K epple, Mic higan A. '07).

Sec,.eta,.y-Mrs J . E. Kewley (Florence Hu tc h inso n, Ohio B, '05).

Trearu,.e,.-Ca r olin e Sowers, Obio A. '90.

This has been a busy year and we think a p r ospe r ous one as well for the Cleveland C lu b. Our present enrollment is now 21 and the average attendance 12.

Our meetings have been hel d aD th e fir st Sat urday of eac h month. Probably o ur busies t and most successful meeting was held at the hom e of Mrs. i\HlJer the first Saturday in Decembe r . The air being full o f Settlement Sc h oo l, one b r ight member suggested th at o ur Christmas work thi s year be fo r the scb oo l. Upon a pplying to Mi ss Hill , a list of useful things needed at the schoo l was ob t ained. Scisso rs, needles and tongues ft ew to su ch an ex te nt th nt at last a tiny bundle was dispa tched to Gatlinburg.

The only thing of much importance that bappened to us this year was the celebration of Founders' Day with an informal luncheon at the home oC Mrs. Lovell. At this meeting we welcomed our Dew member, Mrs. R. \V. Angstman (Genevieve Clark, Wisconsin A, 'Jo). Mrs . Charleswor th of Port Henry, N. Y., one of our club (ounders, was with us for our Founders' Day luncheon u wen as her sister, Mrs. McMicheal, of Monmouth, III.

It w mistake to .ay that tbe only other important eVI!!Dt w the celebration of FOUJIders' Day as other very important events hive occurred, namely the advent of Virgil Franklin McNitt, Richard Arnold, John Hilton Gib50n and Ruth Eleanor Kewley all of whose mothers are enthusiastic members of our alumnae club. Baby Arnold stayed only two weeks and then quietly slipped away.

Mrs. Robt. P. Burrows (Marie Ander son, Minnesota A. 'II) and Esther Wilson (Ohio B, 'II). joined ollr club last faU. We are sorry to lose one member, Mrs. H. S. Cook, who now lives in Cincinnati and we feel sure will prove as loyal and enthusiastic a member for them as ,he was (or us.

In the early part o( the club year Mrs Branson (Anna Jackson, Pennsyl · vania A) was our guest at an informal aiternoon tea. There are whispe15 that Mrs. Branson may make Cleveland her home. We always welcome all Pi Pbil with open arms and are always wishing (or more for we certainly think that the Sixth City should have a larger club.

Prtsidenl-Helen Clark, Ohio B, '0<). , EVA C. LoVELl

CoLUMBUS ALU!'oIN.tE CLUB

SEPTEMBER I91Z,SEPTEM.BER 1913

Surtlary--Mrs. John Belknap (Marguerite Lisle, Ohio B, '10).

Trtu"rer-Blanche Mickey, Ohio B, '98.

The members of the Alumnre Club of Columbus have had a very pleasant winter together. There are thirty-two resident alumnre in town. We have twenty-five as a rule at our meetings. Each month, we have had a supper togethe r with a social time afterwards. Except for several Ohio A Pi Phis our club is practically made up of Obio B girls. As we are all busy either teaching or housekeeping we do not have much opportunity to see each other except at our monthly suppers; and so enjoy a socinl visit more than a set programme. Nearly all of us belong to outside cI ubs which keep us abreast of the times. H'owe\'e r, this coming year we are planning to take up the Big Sister Movement. The Juvenile Court oi our city bas many cases of young girls and mothers who need sympathy, encouragement, nnd a helping hand-in short a friend. That is the part we plan to fill-that of an interested friend.

At the rushing season in February, we entertained the active chapter of Ohio B and their rushees with a buffet supper followed by a little play, uThe Aunt (rom California". Founders' Day was cele brated with the active chapter by a banquet. There were about fifty present. Nan Costigan, ex-'98, acted as toastmistress, and several alum n a! responded to toasts.

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As a club we sent $25.00 for the Settlement School.

We hope that all the clubs had as pleasant a year as we had and are looking forward to another even more s uccessful.

MARGUERITE LISLE - BELKNAP.

DETROIT ALUMN£ CLUB

SEPTEMBER I91:'J,SEPTEMBER 1913

Presidellt-Mrs. John A. Bryant (Helen Spier, Michigan n, '04).

Via -presidtll/-r-.hrtha Downey, Michigan B, '06.

SeC1'ttary-Irene McFadden, Michigan B. '12.

Treasurer-Ellen Mc H en ry, Mi c higan B . ' 12

Resident Alumnre-z5.

Members of Club-24

Average Attendance--q.

The threefold aim of this organization-namely, to promote fraternity fri endship; to keep informed on subjects of general interest to members of ,II B 4>, and to advance the interests of Mi chigan B chapter-has been satisfactorily carried out during the past year. The meetings have been most enjoyable Ilnd on seve ral occasions they were attended by a few members of the active ch3pter, home for the week -end.

On February 2 0, at the College Club rooms, we were delighted to have with us Mrs. who told us in c harmingly informal fashion of her trip to Gatlinburg and of the Settlement School plans. Surely, enthusiasm for this work was Quickened in each of us that day as we listened to Mr s. Helmick.

The acth'e c hapter, Michigan B, was assisted by the alumnre club in purchasing a new gas range and a new set of dishes for the chapter house and, best of all, bo th active and alumnae members are rejoicing over the splendid :tppearan ce of the house since it has been r epai red and painted white with dark green W e are now planning to have a number of interior improvements made.

Michigan B has extended Ih e annual invitation to her alumnre to be present at a meeting and luncheon on Saturday, May 3, at which the Detroit alumnre club hopes to be well represented.

We wish 311 our sisters in II B 4> the happie st o f summer vacations.

IRENE M cFADDEN.

HILLSDALE ALUMN.£ CLUB

APRIL 19 1:1 -ApRIL 1913

Preside,, /-).Irs. Geo. K. March (Bess Chapman, Michigan A, '00).

Surtlary·TrttJS1'rer-Bess Kempf, Michigan A, '07.

Our alumn re club is formed entirely of Pi Phis living in Hillsdale, all being alumnre of Michigan A. \Ve now have thirte en members-two of our number, M'rs. Vinnie Walr ath-Chase and Mrs. Florence Meyers·Baker, having moved away rece ntly. An average of nine members are present at our meel-

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iogs which are held once & month at tbe homes of the ditrennt members. These meetings are u s ually of • business nature , our locial meetings being held with the active c hapter during the yea!". We have not co nducted a.ny regular study of the Constitution. At our la st meeting held at the home of Be.. Kemp! the followine officers for 1913 - 1914 were eleded : p r esident, Mrs . E. T. Prideaux ( Bessie Wood, '07); vic e-pruident. )I)' rla Kempf, ' 11 ; secretary. MrL C. H Kempton (Be rtha Meyers, '93)

Being located in a college town we keep in close touch with the active girls by attending chapter medings and helping with the rusbing Several parries are given daring the year by actives and alumna: together. 10 November we gave a dioner at the bome of Mrs. F. M. Slewart (Elizabeth Henry) as a rushine party and we were bonored by baving Mrs Eli A Helmic k with us

We all cauaht her entbusiasm for the Settlement School and have secured a number of five -year pledges among member s

Mrs_ J. L Lardner spent a few days in April as a guest of Hillsdale Pi Phis. We celebrated Founders' Day by givin&" a dancing party with the active girls in honor of Mrs. Lardner and eighteen members of Michigan

B wbo spent the week end in Hillsdak Mrs. Lardner pve a splendid talk to us. We are planning to be • stronger club during the co ming year and accomplish a whole lot more.

BESS LU CILE KEMPF.

LEWISBURG ALUMNA!: CLUB

We have bad regular monthly meetings since Christmu, interesting and well attended. We undertook the reading of a book by Rice an social problems. Then we have had informal discussions on these and ather prac tical questions

Last su mmer we held a picnic on the college campw, where we liltened to reports of the convention, and to a most helpful talk by Dr Mary Wolfe on woman suffrage. "Dr. Mary" is one of our honored chapter sisters, who carries inspiration and conviction with her words.

At commencement time we expect to give the annual garden party for the active chapter and visiting alumnse.

JENNlft D AY l s, PIIILLlP s.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMN£ CLUB

SEPTEMBItJI: 1912-JUNE 19 [3

S Sproul, Pennsylvania A, '07. Vice·;resjdmf-Florence J. Cobb, Pennsy l vanin B, '03. N. Pearson, Pennsylvania A, '09. Griest, Pt:nnsylvania A, 'oS.

Resident Members of Average Attendance-22.

The m«tings of the Philadelp"hia Alummlt: Club ha ve thi s year been held on the second Tuesrlay and the seco nd Saturday of a1tt:rnate mo nths ]n

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this way we hoped to increase o ur attendance by making it co nveni e nt for everyone to attend some of the meetings. This latter has not been accomplished, but so me h ave atte nd ed all m eet ing s and we f ee l that the yea r ha s been a s uccess ful one,

The meeting in Nove mber held at th e College C lub. was add r essed by Mi ss Lane, one of the with the Co n s um e rs ' League, who t old us of the w o rk and aspi ration s of the Le a gue in Philadelphia .

In Dece mbe r, the club presented the near es t c hapter, Penn sylv ania A. with a silv e r lovi ng cu p. This is to be awarded each year to the sophomore ha v ing the h ighes t average in scholarship. provided it is B + (859'0), or above. Tw o delegates from th e c ha pter nnd so m e times the whole chapter are i nvite d to at t end the club meetings.

As has been the c us tom for several yea r s, the cl ub un i ted with the active c h apte r in ce l ebra ting Founders' Day, by a ban q uet, held on April 26 at the home of Mari an Baker, Lansdowne, Pa. Forty -nin e Pi Ph is were present.

The last meeting fo r the year will be h e ld o n May 17 at the hom e of Elizabeth Burton, W y ndmoor, P a. At thi s meeting th e election will t ake place and th e Con sti tu tio n will b e d i sc u ssed

Th e cl ub dressed dolls and coll ected books, t oys and games whi ch were se nt in a C hri stmas box to the Settlement School. We have pledge d $50 a year for th e next five year s f o r th e sc hool and expec t to raise the m o ney for this year by holding a cak e and candy sale lat e r in May.

KATHERINE GRIEST

PITT SBURGH ALUMN JE CLUB

SEPTEMBER 19 12 -SEPT UfBER 1913

P resia'e,. t-Mab e l Bartl e tt Kirk, Penn sy l va nia r, '03-'05.

Sec,.elary-T,.eas urer-Sa rah Elvina Covert , In diana A, '88-'90.

R esid ent Alumn :r-23.

M embe r s of C lu b-- 16.

Av e r age Attendance----<).

Th e club h el d seven meetings during the ye ar at the home s of th e following: l\hry Anne P o rter ( Maryland A). H e len Be lle Clark (Pennsylvania B ) , Mrs Leo H a lf (Co rrine Cohn. Illin ois E ), l''frs. A. W. Copley ( Eva Olin, K ansas A ), Mr s. C R. R icke nbaugh (Kat hl ee n Gooding, P ennsylv a nia r) , Mabel Bartlett Kirk ( Penn sylva n ia r), Mary Isabel Bo we r ( Pennsylvania B).

Founders' Day wa s ce l eb r ated wit h a lun c h eo n a t M cC reery's. Covers were laid for sixtee n r eprese nting seven diffe r ent chapt ers. Of Pennsylvania B six, Pennsylvania r three, \Vi sconsin A two, Maryland A two, P ennsy lv a n ia A, Illin ois A, In diana A one each.

Much interest has been manifested during the year in the Settlement School and the cl ub ha s cont ributed money, pledges and gifts. At o ur luncheo n $28.00 was pledged bringing the t o tal fOT the year to $70 .00. W e have spe nt a part of fo ur afte rn oons in sewing f o r th e sch ool, making three bedspreads a n d hemming t 1- 2 dozen t owels

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\Ve hne on our mailing Ii$t about thirty na.mes but these ace 10 widely .scattered some living as far aWAy as forty or fifty miles so that our average attend3nce is small. 9 per meeting for the past year-an increase of three o"cr that of the preceding year. W e think this increase in average attendance is due in a large degree to the interest aroused amona: our members in the Settlement School work. SARAH E. COVERT.

GAM)lA PROVI TCE

CARTHAGE ALUMN..£ CLUB

FEBRUARY 1913-FE,8RUARY 1914

PruidenJ-)fn. E. McClure (Katharine Johnston, Illinois 0, 'S I ). Da\idson, Illinoi s n. '87).

\V e have nine resident alumnre, all of whom were co nnected with th e 1. C. chapter organized at Carthage College in 1881. AU belong to the dub. We hold meetings four times a year with In average attendaJ1Ce of six.

1 t has not been polisible to follow a definite line of study, but we have enjoyed reading and discussing the repor.,; trom our Settlement School. The club has pledged ten doll an a year for five years for the Settlement School work. One of our most interesting meetings was that held in February of this year when we discussed equal suffrage and took 11 vote on that subject for THE ARROW.

Last year three of our members were guests of the Galesburg Pi Phis nt the Founders' Day banquet, and the invitation was extended again this year, but it was impossible for anyone to go, much to our regret Our club celebrated Founders' Day by a dinner, April 24. 4t the home of our president, Mrs. M cC lure. 'V e were fortunate in having as guests two visiting Pi Phis, Mrs. Eliubeth Simmons (Illinois B, '90) of Woodhull, Ill., and Miss Anna G lenn (Illinois _-\., 'is). of Monmouth, 111. Mrs. Simmons was just corn." pleting a twO )'ears' term of se rvice as president of Illinois Grand Chapter P. E. 0., whose annual co nvention was held in Carthage, April 22'24.

ABIGAIL DA\' IOSOS.

CHICAGO ALUMN.£ CLUB

OFFICERS ,..OR YEAR END IN G J UNE 1913

Presjdelll-Mrs. J. L. Lardner, Colorado B. E. A. H elmick, Michigan A. RluorJing Surelary-M rs. E. L. Middleton, Indiana A. Co""ulonding Secretary-Mrs. O. M . Schantz, Iowa e . 'Valier, I ow3. A.

Di,.ulor.r-Mrs. Walt er Sp ry, Illinois tt., Mrs. C. W. Michigan A, Kate B. Miller, I owa B. (O ur mailing list is about one hundred and seventy-five, though not all these are sustaining of the .1umnR: club.)

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OUr' first meeting of the year was held Sep tember 28. at the Caxlon Club r oo m s. Of cou rse our chie f topi c for consideration WI1!1 ou r Settlement School. Later, tea was se rv ed with Mrs. W C Mc Dowell, Mrs. A. M. Bishop. and Miss Florence Reynolds as hostess. On Octobe r 26 we held "gro u p mee tings" at the homes of Miss Elsie Garlick for the so uth side, Mi ss Gra ce Fairweather for the west side and Oak Park, Mrs. Horace Bingham for the north side, Mis s Sadie Thompson for Evanston and Mrs. F. H SagH (or the north s hore. At th ese meetings we hemmed table linens and towels for the Settlemen t School

Our Thanksgiving Day m ee ting was (l reception and tea hel d in the club rooms November 29. with Mrs. H orace Bingham, Mrs C. I. Barker, and Mrs. \V. D. Starnes as

When Miss through Chicago on her way to Gatlinburg, Mrs C. W. her hom e for a reception for h e r and all Pi Phis in the city. All spent a most delightful afternoon.

The regular monthly meetings were resumed January 29, and a business m eet ing by a tea wa s held in the cl u b rooms. Mrs. J. L. Lardner, Mrs. G. W. Marquardt, Mrs. E. L. Middlet on were hostesses. Another set of group meetings was held the last of February, with Mrs. Arthur Bestor, f or south side, Mr s. O. M. Schantz for west side and Oak Park, )Irs . P. Spry for north side and Mr s. J. L. Lardner for Evanston. At these me etings we took up the study of our Co n stit ution.

On March 29, we ha d our musical and guest night at the club r oo ms. The program was exceptionally fine and all joined in many thanks to the n husbands who so willingly helped us. The program was given by Mr s. M. Barbereau x Parry, soprano (o n e of our members), Mr. Chss. L. Tenney, tenor, Mr. \Valte r Spry, pianist, and .\Ir. J . L. Lardn er, read er. Th e hostesses for the eveni ng were Mr s. A. E. Bestor, Mrs. Will F . Bridge, .\lrs . Herman von Holst and Mrs. O. M. Schantz.

Founders' Day was commemorated on April 26 by a luncheon in Ivory Room, Mandel's tea room. Th ere sixty Pi Phis seated at five enjoyed a delightful character of the original I. C.'s by Mrs. Emma BrownKilgore, a W e felt when she had finished talking as though we had met and known those dear girls as we knew our own co ll e ge chapter members. Miss Mabel Parker gave us a talk on " Wh at a Frate rnity Girl Thinks'· and M iss Oems Harsh bs:ger on "News from Little Pigeo n ". Mi ss Marie Dye responded to a call for some message from Florida A .\frs. E. A Helmick was toastmistress.

\Ve have two more meetings this year, election of officers in :'Ilay and our annua l outing in J

We have had a good year and hope for better- next year.

CARR IE FU CLER-Sc HASTZ.

ANNUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNEE CLUBS 665

CENTRAL I LLINOIS ALUMN£ CLUB

JANUARY t913-]AN'UARV 1914

p,.eridtnl-Mrs. A. L. Stern (Amelia D. Alpiner. Illinois Z, '95). ViU-,,.uiJ,nl-Mrs. Chuter Ri chards (AniPe Casey, Illinoi s Z '(6) Surl'lGry--Ha&cl I. Crai" Illinois Z, ' 05. L. A. Weaver (Eunice M Sheldon, Illinois OZ. '97).

Resident Alumnse-2S.

Members of

Average Attenda.nce--rs

We are j Ult newly orcanized and have had only two regular meetings u dub, 50 no study of the Constitution has yet been started. We keep in touch with the Decatur chapter, our nurest neighbor, through several of the active girls who arc from there and by correspondence with the alumnre at Decatur. They Ilrt going to scnd a representative to our meetings Founders' Day was observed by a "cooky-shine", held at the bome of Huel Craig. Over 40 were pruent. including alumnte and active girh. Some oi the members came in old-fuhioned costumes which added to the iun. The freshmen girl. put on a very clever stunt. of an old-time school-room. with local bits. The money which we usually have spent in a more elaborate observation of Founder's Day, is to be made into an offering and sent to the Settlement School at Gatlinburg. We had much fan when each girl r ecited bow she had earned her money for this fund.

I rAUL CRAie.

FRANKI#IN ALUMNJE CLUB

OcToBER 19'3

p,.uUienl-SuSAnna Ott, Indiana A, 'OS. Vice-p,.uidmt-Nell Graves, Indiana. A. '99.

Secrelary-Mrs. S. E. Lanam (Bessie George. Indiana ."-. '03). Treasu,.er-Hazel Abbott. Indiana A. '06.

Resident Alumna:-32.

Members oC

The Constitution is studied at one meeting during the yelT by discussion. For our nearest chapter, which is in our borne town, we gave one spiking party and furnished new curtains for their chapter room. About the second week in Mn)' we Me going to entertain them with a play given by some of our Blumnre.

All of our girls who cou ld, attended the Founders' Day luncheon at In dianapolis on Sa turday, April 26 On Friday the active chapter entertained the alumnre Ilt th e home of Mi ss Graham.

As 11 club pledging. we have done nothing for the Settlement School this year excep t MRS. S. E. LANA)' ,

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GALESBURG ALUMNA!: CLUB

Webster, Illinois B, '08, Via-presidellt-A li ce Johnso n , Illinois .0., '08

Secretary-Lois Potter, Illin ois .0., ' 12.

Treasurer- Mrs. J. D. Cabeen (Mary Chamberlain, lllinais rZ, '03). Corrtspo nding SureJary- Mildred Mabee, Tllinois B, '12.

This year has been one of the most pleasant and profitable that the II B <I> association of Galesburg has ever enjoyed. Our first meeting was held the first Saturday in October when we wefe entertained at a cooky -s hine by the active chapter of Illinois B at their bungalow on Lombar d camp us . About sixty Pi Phis, including the active chapters of Kn ox and Lombard and the of b 'oth chapters, were present, making thi s meeting the largest in the history of the club. After the coo ky ·shine a short business session was held in which we discussed our plans for the year and decided to hold O UT meetings the first Saturday of every month. Later a vaudeville was gh'en by the pledges of I11inois n.

Our January meeting was in th e form of a Ho spita l Tea. Each one b r o ught ten ce nts and the money went towards buying a new chair for our room at the hospital. We also bought new curtains and rugs and several othe r accessories so that when the _ hospital was opened to the public, the last of January, our room was one of the prettiest and best supplied and we all felt very proud.

At the February meeting the Knox alumnre were hostesses and ente rtained us at a lovely cooky·shine. At the business meeting we decided to ask the other girls' fraternities to unite with us in a Pan·H ellenic fete of some sort and thi s materialized in a lunc heon given early in April. There were about ISO fraternity women prese nt and eight fraternities were represented. )[rs. Frank Conger (Mabel Dow, Illinois B), acted as toastm istress and an enjoyable program of informal talks and songs was given.

Our April meeting was on Founders' Day which we celebmted with a banquet. About 85 Pi Phis were accommodated at twelve tables decorated in spring Rowers, and a very unique plan was arranged by the co mmitt ee where · by we progressed from tabl e to tabl e after each co urs e and were able to se e a.nd talk to everyone present. It was a great success. Another of the fea· tures of the evening was our program which follows: n cf> song; instrumental solo, Winifred Tompkins, J1Iin ois B ; vocal solo , Mr s. Marsh (Helen Carlton, Illinois B); Lak e Side Pi Phis, Mrs. Spry ( Mary Orr, Illinoi s .d) ; Day Dreams, :Mr s. Parry ( Marn e Barbero. Illinois d ); vocal so lo, Mrs. Hin ch liff ( Nell Townsend. Illinois A ) ; and last but by all means not least, Mrs. H elmick was wit h us and told u s all about Gatlinburg and o ur wonderful Settlement School in the Tennessee mountains. She had the plans for the new building with her :md we were delighted with them. Everyone was very much interested in her splendid talk and we are all more enth u siastic than ever about o ur great work and what we are sure we can accomplish. \Ve wish that our Founders' Day might always be celebraled in such a delightful manner.

The last meeting of the year occurs late in May and at that time. I am sure

neryone of the Galesburg Pi Phis will vote that this has been the most li ucc enful yea r of the 8uociation, not only in a social way b ut in binding us mo l'\!! closdy togt:lber and in making Illin ois B and Illinois 0. work a a unit t o ward holding aloft our fraternity ideals.

:\f \REE

INDIANAPOLIS AL U MN.t£ CLUB

SEPTUIOER. 1912 -S EPTUIBEit 19 13

p,.esident-Ethel Dun c an

V ice-presidtfll-Lillian Storm s.

Su,.ela,y-- "Mrs Russell Will son (Viole t Mill e r ). TrelJs ..re,--Mrs. John Spiegel (Edi th Rh oads).

The past yea r has been very pleasant indeed for the members of the al umn ae d ub lut year We 'Ve have co ndu cted our mettings i n th e same mann er we did meet at ODe o'cloc k on the 5eCon d Saturday of each month and h.\·e luncheon together, and after luncheon have our busine ss meeting and tn tert ai nment The c lub is divided into nine groups, each group includes a h os te ss and so many Ilssistants, and nt each mee ting everyone except tho se entertaining. pays thirty -five cents for her luncheon The host ess and h er assis tant s prepare and serve the luncheon. Thi s arrangement proves a most delightful one and, the dishes prepared by o ur Pi Phis are so good that everyone wants to belong to the c lub.

\ Ve hav e about thirty members this year and often have more than th a t a t meetings. \ Ve keep in close touch with the Butler c hapter and do a great deal during rushing season to help them. In Nove mber we gave a beautiful tea at the home of Mrs. Herbert King {or th e active girls and their m o thers nnd the rush ee s and their mothers

Th e Christmas meeting was at the home of Sallie Tomlison and we ha d a tree and exchanged small gifts, and enjoyed a ver y free -hearted talk upon the subject of IT 40 Umaterial" and rushing.

At the January meeting, which was at the home of Edith Brown, a delightful musi cal program wal given, the music being furnish ed by our own membe r s. At this meeting also we planned a theatre party, followed by tea at th e Claypool Hotel, for the a ctive girls and rusheell, whi c h we carried out January 18. This party was one of the most s uccessful things we did in the ru hing line.

O ur February meeting was at the home of Ruth De Hass and III that meeti ng we had the pleasure of hearing two splendid talks by Pi Phis . First Mrs Edward F. \Vhile talk e d on wOlDan suffrage in a most enlightening manner. And then Mrs. Helmi c k gave a talk on our School in Tennessee Attt r th is talk by Mrs H elmick quite Il. few si gned pledges to give for the support of the sc hool. 1n fact that is the only way we ha\'e raised money for the sch oo l. Everyone contributed one do ll ar a t the first of the season

O ur Founders' Day lun cheon was he l d at the Claypool Hotel, April 26, and was m os t delightful. There were 100 present and everyone in fine IT spirit. The toas ts were bright and witty, the food good, and the day per-

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fe c t . We always ce lebrate with the BJ'oomington and Franklin c h apters as well &. with the Butler chapt e r . Thj l gathering of 10 ma.ny chapters makes an occasion O DC recalls with ple.sure all through tb e year.

We wish every n active and a lumn a, a most happy and prosperous yelT. Vmuy

L OUISVIL LE CLUB

This, the first year of our alumnre club, will close with O UT next m eeting. It has been most enjoyable (or u s all. Next fall , when we mee t again, we hope to have a larger c lu b by interesting every n cfl in th e s tate. We regret exceeding ly the l oss {or n ext year of three m embers who will be m a rri ed and leave n ot only Louisville but Kentuc ky

U ndo ubtedly, the one meeting of the entire yea r that will linger in o ur memory was la st month when Mrs. Varbl e, o ur presiden t, a n d Mi ss Varble entertained with an informa l lun ch.

Founders' Day was appropriate ly ce lebrated o n the :a6th at the home of Mrs. Ralph Hill (Minnie Lee Dodd, Wi sco nsin A). After in te resting talk s on fraternities and frat unity life by se veral members a social hour was spent.

The Pan -H ellen ic association will give th e se mi -annual lun cheon at the Au· dubon Club, May 17

Arter th e June meeting, with Mi ss Neat o ur club will adjo ur n for the s ummer. CELItSTENE P. K OONTZ.

MADI SON AL U M NIE CLUB

Paul Reinch ( Alm a Moser, W isconsin A ).

P. Hendri c k s (Luta Poyn er, I ow a r ).

Cot't'upontiing

Kay se r, \V isconsin A

The M adison Alumn ::e C I ub consist s of sixteen members , and meets on the first Saturday afternoon of each month a t the h ome of one of th e mem bers

The first three meetings this year were purely soc ial, but after Mr s. J L Lardner had paid our active and alumnae organizati on a visit dur ing the wint er we w e re inspired to a "'aison and th e last meetings of o ur club have been devoted to discussions of the Settlement School, local college problems, and to hemming table linen for the chapter h o o se We also pledged a sum of money to the Settlem ent School fund.

We keep in close touch with the active girl s by giving a tea each fa ll in the name of the club and by entertaining them and their guests at our homu during the year.

Some membe r of the club usually attends the chapter m eetings and the ac tive girls have been present at some of o ur gatherings. On F o unders' Day we were entertained at a de lightful formal dinne r by the active chapte r

Thi s year has been one of the m os t p r ofi table in the hist ory o f the cl ub. Mrs Lardner revived the members of o ur club to more active se r vice. and at Ollr last meeting plans w e re made for ano th e r snccessful year-.

STELLA KA Y St:It.

A.V,YUAL REPORTS OF ALUMNA:. CLUBS 669

MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL ALUMN£ CLUB

SEPUMBItR 1912+]UNE 1913

PruUlenl-FlortDCe Lewis Minne50ta A. '10. Corresponding Surel.,,--)fn. H . B. Cislatan (Bessie Tucker, Minnnol. A, '06).

RuorJi"K St"creiar,...-Ly le Byrnes, l'lilinn uOla A, '09. Treasl4rey-Ye ra Smith, Minnesota A. 'oS.

A meetin& has been held each month, Itarting with September. These meeling. have been bUliness and socia l combined. There are about seventy Pi Phi, living in Minneapolis and 8t. Paul. The average attendance at the meetings has been .bout twenty. Many of the members have very youne children and so are prevented from attending meetings regularly.

Our s pecial meeting devoted to the study or the Constitution cornu May 19. It will be held at the Pi Phi house and will probably be the last meeling of the yeAr

Two or more of the have been attending the active chapter meeting e\' ery week. The fint initiation was held November 12, and we p r ovided the spread The annual C hristm as party for the active girl. was given at the house December 13. This included a Christmas tree, gifts for the house and a cooky-shine. The club as a whole gave a picture for the living room. E:lch member brought a present for the house. Among these gifts were an oriental rug for the piano bench, after dinner coffee c ups, tumblers, preserves, etc. The freshmen gave a leath er chair (or the l i"ing room.

During \ ' 4Cation nbout forty attended a "dutch tre at" lun c heon which was given down town. A cooky·shine was given in M arc h for the active girls.

Founders' Day ""as celeb rated by !l banquet a t the Leamington Hotel, April 26. The seventy five guests were seated at tables arranged to form tbe letter Pi. Viola Lenning, '09, was toastmistress. The loving cup u po n which the name of the freshman ha vi ng the high est scho lar sh ip is engraved each year was awarded to Alice Harwood.

Two bridge parties and a dance have been given to help raise money (or the Settlement School and pledge cuds for five year pledges have been sent to the members of the club. W e h ope to be able to send in a large sum ve ry loon. LYI.E RVII.!\,l!s.

DELTA PROVINCE AMES CLUB

Sr:PTUIBU J912 -SEYTEMBER 1913

Herman Knapp (Mary M cDona l d, Iowa 'So) .

SUTelary-T,..eolwru- Myra Vrhited , I owa '86.

The Ames Club of II B se n ds greetings to the readers or TilE ARROW.

'Ve not as a newly organized c lub, but as an e nthu siastic group of loyal 1)j Bela Phis, realizing that to give the best 5Crvice to our beloved fraternity,

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in this grand educatio nal vent ure, we should be a cha rt ered club. \Ve came to this decision at our February meeting; and by March second. we were a regularly accepted and o rganir.ed club. nady for work.

'Ve desire tha t all s hould know that we are enthused over the outlook for "OUT School" and that we expect to keep up our reputation wilh our financial aid. \V e appreciate the drofts made by those actively eng!lged in this work, and are much gratified over repo rt s of success.

\ Ve n ow hn" e eighteen members. Sixtee n nre graduatn of our own beloved coll ege; one spent her active days with \Vi sco n si n A: and one wilh fowa B; but every henrt rings trUI!.

\V e hal'l! been organized as a socia l club for some dor.e n years or more. OUT first real work was securing the reinstatement of our acti\"e chapte r, which had been obliged to give up its charte r through no fault or desire of its own. Thi s, being accomp l ished we have had our new I owa Gamma, which is to us 35 a most che ri shed daughter, a constant source of gratification and pleasure. Its interests are ours , and we hope to be of m'uch help and comfort to the ac ti\' e girls as the years go by,

The active chapter has been very gracious to uS" extending many cou rtesies, which have ).;ept us in touch with the war).; of the fraternity, \Vith their influence. and our splendid fraternity magazine, we shall enr be loyal Pi Beta Phis,

Our club meetings have been held quarterly, at the hom es of our members, membership being divided into four co mmitte es, one h l!\"ing charge of eac h meeting, Many happy hours have been spent together.

At the September meeting "our school" was the topic for stud:r and disc us s i'o n, We studied our Constitution and history at the Dece mber meeting by taking up the lists of questions sent the active chapters , to prepare them for examination. \Ve f ound these most interesting and instru cti ve.

\V e entertained our local chapter at our February meeting, which gave us a most delightfu l afternoon.

The active chapte r invited the alumnre to April 26. This W3S a most beautiful party. twining smilax, and drooping wist e ria; to sweet ptas, and dainty four-course s upper, ning and artistic ski ll.

their Founders' Day party. !ti,-en From the latticed cti ling with its its fragrant bashts of lavender eac h event showed carefu l plan-

As a crowning event of the season, we accep ted tht: invitation of the Des M o ines Alumnre Club, for a Founders' Day luncheon, to held at the beautiful h o me of Mrs_ Henry C. \Vallace Phy Broadhead, Iowa. '86), to meet the and active Pi Phi 's of Indian o l a, and our own active girls. TherE: were more than one hundred present. It was a grest day , another precious link added to the golden chain of n 4> memories,

The visits of Miss Lois Janvier, our Pro,-ince President and s Kat e B. )filler. of Chicago, with her wonderful report of th e Settlement School, were fnll of inspiration to us all. Our club sent $40 for o ur Founders ' Da:y donation t o the School fund. Oun: \VI Lsa:-;-CL'RTlSS_

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BURLINGTON ALUYNJE CLUB

APRIL 1913 -AP1UL 1914

PretUie,.t-Jessie Donnell Thomas, Jo Z. Viu-pruiat?lt-Perle Hayden, Iowa

Su,.ela,.,....-Katbe rin e Alice: Lundgren. Iowa .>\. Treasure,.-Mrs. P G. Lang (Cora Widick, Iowa

R eside nt Alumn:':-23. Members of Club---21.

Average attendance-16.

Another round of pieasant associatioos :tod work in n B '" has closed (or the Burlington Alumnae Club, and we do indeed find that each year in this liCe of the alumna: world serve. to strengthen the bond. and fellowship which are so dear to an wearers of the "Arrow."

\Vbilc our meetings during the winter were not very frequent, yet each was full of life and interest in the club work. We are glad to anno un ce that .n our "pet charities/' and local pledges (or the hospital and Y. M. C. A. have been cleared awa.y, and we ar-e Hout of debt," free to take up the longed for opportunity of beginning our work for the Settlement School. The lettert which were sent out from he adquarters in January, in which Miss GiUette told of "Christmas at Little Pigeon," awakened a tender chord in oar hearts. and we are anxious to give our "mite". This yeAr It will not be large. but in the future, we will not be hampered by other obligations.

Our annual Christmas party held at the home of Mrs Cooper, was a joyous occasio n beautiful in its holidny decorations, and full of good cheer.

Our suffrage meeting was held at the home of Sadie Holiday, [ow a IZ, in February, and a most excellent programme was given on th is important question to which Iowa women are slow ly, but surely awakening. Miss Esther Jacobs, preceptrell of our high schoo l, who has made a special study of the question during her summer work at the Chicago University, gave u s a most interesting lecture on the subject.

Owing to a recent bereavement in the home of two of our members. we quietly celebrated Founders' Day at the home of Mrs. Todd ([da Southwell, I owa A ). the election of officers, and plans for the coming year occupying a great part of the afternoon. The lun cheon was a most tempting one, and the tables beautiful in their decorations of pink and white apple bloso;oms.

W e are now looking forward to a June picnic which wil) probably close ou r festivities (or the year.

The Burlington club would indeed be glad to meet any of the sister Pi Phis who may be in ODr city, and we would be especially glad to welcome any o( the officers who may be passing through on official duties. W e we re disappointed in the fact that Mi ss J anvie r did not stop to visit us on her recent trip to neighboring chapters.

Wishing all wearers o( the Arrow a joyous 5ummer, KATHERINE AI.ICE LUNDCREN.

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COLUMBIA ALUMNA!: CLUB

SEPTZHBIR. I912-JUNE 1913

Presidmt-Mrs. W S. Williams (Elizabeth H oux, California. A, '94).

Secrelary-Trt'aJ'urer-Mittie V. Robn ett. Missouri .A, 'oS.

Resident Alumnre-lo.

Members of Club-7.

Average Attendance-s.

'Ve regret we have made no systematic study of the Constitution this year. Two of o ur alumnre gave a large party each for the active chapter of Missouri A. d uring rushing season. The other five members of th e club gave a beautiful buffet luncheon as a rushing party.

During commencement week the alumnee club will give a luncbeon for all visiting Pi Phis and the seniors in the active c hapter.

The alumnre dub has had charge of the house building fund for three years, thus taking the responsibility off the active chapter.

We observed Founders' Day by a regular meeting, with a st udy of topics of especial interest to n B, nationally and locally.

The house fund has 50 absorbed our time and energy we have made no contribution to our Settlement School but we planned at our Founders' Day meeting a worthy co ntribution in 1913- 1914.

MITTIE V. R08NE'M'.

DES MOINES ALUMNJE CLUB

MARCH 1913-MARCH 1914

Preside"t-"Mr5. L. M. Grimes (Jessie Traylor, Jndiana B, '93).

Viu-president-Mrs. A. M. Linn (Elh:abeth Guyer, Iowa B, '79).

Recording Secretary-Mrs. E. J. Vreeland (B l anche Smith, Illinois .0., '&).

Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Charles H Clarke (Anna Ross, I owa A, '04). Treasurer-Mrs . Beryl Parks (Katherine Rehkopf, Iowa B, '04) .

Since the Des Moines Alumne Club was chartered in January we have ce rtainly enjoyed some of the finest meetings and interest in the club and in the Settlement project has been marked. The latt er is due to the inspiring meeting early in April when Miss Kate Miller talk ed to us from her personal knowledge of the school, and hearing her and asking Questions was infinitely more delightful than all that we have gleaned from letters and our AlUlows.

We are gaining in numbers as new Pi Ph i's come to the capital of Iowa to reside. There are now about forty -five in th e city and aU but two or three come occasionally, so that we get to kn ow who they are. The average attendance is between twenty and twenty -fiv e, and when Miss Miller was here in April we had the banner day of the year, with thirty-four present.

In December voted to give $25 to the fund each member to earn dollar; the full amount, and I believe a little over, was turned into the fund this month. The five -y ear pledges have not all been

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yet, but. number filled out tbe ca rds immediately and handed them 10 :Miss ?tIilIer. alter her enthusiastic talk. Now we are vcry much intercsted in our Foanden' Oay luncheon, which was postponed until May third so that the girls from Indianol. a.nd Ames could be with us. In addition to the active chapter of Iowa Beta and Gamma we have included in our guclt Hit .U of the resident .Iumolr. 10 that the acceptances from Indianol. total thirty·nine. from Ames thirty, and we are counting on tbirty-five of our own wbich will make good company. The luncheon will be served at the home of Mrs. Harry C. Wallace, and we will meet the train s with automobiles, which iDIOTes • ride through the mOil beautiful part of the city to the \V.llace home . A program of brief toasts and music will follow the luncheon, and we older Pi Phil are looking forward to hearing the fraternity IOngl apd the newelt chapter IODgJ by the active girJs.

ANNA ROSS-CLARK.

AI the Auow wal going to press the following additional note wal received (rom Iowa B.

Iowa B ud Iowa r, both alumnae and active are indebted to the Del Moine. alumnae c lub for the mo.t enjoyable entertainment of the year. The vi.iting guest. were met at the tra.in with automobiles decorated with the wine and blue and driven to the magnificent home of Mrs. Henry C. Wallace, Iowa r, where they enjoyed a lovely three-course luncheon, which was followed by a musicale in which the chapter joined informally .

Over 100 Pi Phis were present and it is hoped thnt many more such meetings may be planned in order that the Pi Phis in I owa may come elOler together and IIget acquainted."

II ueL PUI.EY.

INDIANOLA ALUMNlE CLUB

JANUARY I9t3 - JANUAJl.Y 1914

P,esitle"t-Mrs. E. B. Dowell (Anna Wright, Iowa B, '83)

Viu-p,esident-Mn. William Buxton, Jr. (Anna McLaughlin, Iowa B, '84).

Sec,.eta,.y-Florence Schee, Illinois E, '07 Houser. Iowa B, '10.

Resident Alumnae-Jr

Members of Average Attendan ce-2I.

The Constitution is to be studied at the May meeting, by reading and discussion.

The alumnae club entertained the Iowa Beta chapter at a buffet lupper, in honor of Miss Lois Janvier, in March. Representativu of the two organizations attended each other's meetings during the month.

Individual subscriptions amolJnting to about $90 in nil, were taken by the club, for the benefit of the Settlement School.

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I OWA CITY ALUMN£ CLUB

MAY 1912 - MAY 1913

Malcom \Vyer, Nebraska B.

Vice·president-Mrs. Stephen Swisher (Ne ll Custer, Iowa Z).

H. F Wi ck ham (Fannie C. Thompson, I owa E).

Resident Alumn:C-14.

M embers of Cl ub-f3.

Average Attendance-S.

Meetings held monthly.

W e have never had any set work, the sessions being principally social. Every month the stewardess of the active chapter-Iowa IZ--has reported to u s the financia l condition of the chapte r as wen as any other matter thai would be of interest. As a club we have done nothing for the active chapter this year. Individually we have entertained the girls and expect later to do more. Founders' Day was ce lebrated in conj unction with the active chapter An initiation and banquet were h eld So far, as a club we have done nothing for the Settlement.

FANNIE

TH OMPSON , WI CK H A M.

LAWRE NCE ALUMNtE CLUB

OcTOBER J912·0CTOBER 1913

President-Mrs. W A. Allen (Mary Gilmure, KUn5l1 l1i A, '80).

Viu·presiaent- Mrs L. H Perkins (Clara Morri s, K ansas A, J 73 ).

Sure/ar,·rreaslWrer-Mllrguerite Emery, Kansas A, 'oS.

The Lawrence Alumnre Club has" no regular times of meeting. Since the Kansll.S A chapter is locat ed in Lawnnce, the alumn::e and active girls see each other more frequently than would o therwise be the case and one or two meetings nre held during the year which both the active chapter and the alumn:r attend.

There are about forty resident alumnz all of whom are considered as be· longing to the club. There is no o rganized membership and no charter, all the are eligible and may attend the meetings or not as they desire. The average attendance is between twelve and fifteen.

On the Saturday before Found ers' Day the active and alumn l."e members of II B (It gave a banquet at th e home of Mr s. Ida Smith Griffith which was most delightful.

Nothing definite has been done for the Settlement School but each member contributes whatever she wishes for its suppo rt.

MARCUERIT£ EMERY.

LIN COLN ALUMNIE CLUB

M AY 19 12 MAY 1913

P,esjJml-Mrs. Ray De Putron (Edna Holland, Nebraska B, J0 1 ). Secretar,....-Myrn:l Sedgwick , Nebraska B, '06

Earnest E. Barber (Margaret Kyle, Pennsylvania .\0, '4}6).

Resident Alumnre--3S.

Members of Club--2: I

Average Attendance-12

The Lincoln Club has mel this year as usual, every two weeks on Tuesday a.fternoom. Although the perlODnel varies slightly, o ur number is about the same.

\Ve ha\' e had a greater interest in our active chapter this year through Mrs. Wade ( Nina lIarris, Illinois 8, '94) who hAS been both chaptl"one at the chapter house and an enthusiastic member of our alumnre club. We ha\"t known more of chapter house needs and as a result ha,"c given about fifty doUsTs toward refurnishing the house

One of the strongest interests of our club has been our IT Settlement School. As an organiution we have pledged $15 a year for five yean and from Xebraska Pi Phis and their friends interested in the work we have receive additional individual pledges amounting to about $175.

Founders' Day is to be celebrated this year with a banquet and we are l ooking forward to having seventy or eighty Pi Phis together again at our annual reunion.

SEDGW I CK.

MT. PLEASANT ALUMNA:: CLUB

SEPTEMBER 19IZ ] UNE 1913

Althea Hill s, Iowa A, '96.

Vice·/ruiJent-'M r s. Edwin Johnson (Bertha Augspurger, I owa A, '99). Torrence, I owa A, ' 10. Trea.turtr-Grace Swan, Iowa A, '97.

Resident Alumnre-3S

Members of Club--38.

Average Attendance-25.

The ?1ft. Pleasant Alumr.:l! Cl u b is just completing a most profitable and enjoyabl e year. The size of our club and the greater attendance shows the inc r eased enthu siasm for fraternity work and pleasure in meeting together.

The club has taken up the study of the world 's greatest pictures, and as severa l of our members have visi ted the great Ilrt galleries of Europe, the in· formal discussions are very interesting. But we hav e not neglected the social side. Early in November we entertained the active girls and pledges out at Quietdale Farm, the home of Mrs. ]. R. Hugh es (Maggie Campbell, '1)0) . For once tb e name did not suit the farm. After a most enjoyable day spent at the farm house, the merry party :lutomobiled and drove back to town with the moon shining brightly. The active girls entertained for us so that we might meet Miss Janvier.

Founders' Day was observed "ery informally, both the active girls and the a lumn re meeting together for a "cookY-5hine". A buffer lun c h was served, and th e e"ening spent in conversation and singing. Forty-one were present.

Just now we are not a char tered club, but are hoping to start our new year

MYRNA

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as s u c h W e hope in ou r la st m ee ting of this year to take up a study of part of the Constitution.

The Se ttleme nt School has occ,u p ied mu ch of o ur attenHon a n d tim e this year. as we took upon ourselves the stupendous task of r eac hing som t 300 alumnre. of many of whom we had no trace . Each resident alumna w as given se veral names of those who h ad been in sc hoo l with h e r We th en wrote a. personal letter and enclosed th e ci r c ulars Many letters were returned. and still others unansw ered. but we made a co nsci enti ous attempt to r eac h all. We w ould be glad to have o ur ch apter alum n re sen d u s t h ei r addresses , so as to correct our books.

Our program m eeti ngs succeeded so w e ll this year, that we hope to h ave still more intere s t shown next year.

We arc now looking forward to our Jun e party whi ch is held d uri ng commenc ement week, for visitors and the active g i rl s M ARGARET T ORRE:"CE.

OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFF S AL UM N..£ CLUB

SEPTEMBER 1912 -J UN I 1<; 1::,.

Preside nt-Mrs. F. M. Wilkin s (Margaret Philippi, I owa A, '07).

Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. D. M Edgerly ( H enri etta Benedict. Nebraska B. '06).

Treasurer-Mrs. V. R. Gould ( Eli zabet h H eacoc k, Neb r aska B, '00).

R esid ent Alumn re-a bout 42 M embers of Club-36.

Average Attendan ce-28.

The Omaha and Council Bluff s Alumna: Club h ave held meetings, full of enthusiasm, every month since la st September. Th e bu si n ess meeting is preceded by a lun ch eon at whi ch four of the members are hostesses.

Two me eti ngs were set apart for th e s tud y of th e Co n s tituti on a n d Mary Philippi gave an int ere s ting talk on th e symbo ls of Jl At one meeting w e did some se wing for the Old P eo pl e's Hom e. The club ha s a lso pledged tw enty-five d o ll a rs a year, for fiv e years to th e Settlement Sc h oo l.

Founders' D a y was obse rv ed with a. banquet at the Loyal H ote l. The table w as deco rat ed with ca rnations, a n d r ese r vatio n s were made f or thirty

In stead of th e u su al toasts a good d ea l of fun was c r eated by ha v ing a mock fraternity meeting, whi ch eigh t of the gi rl s gave as a s ur prise to the o th er members. In this meeting ru sh ees were free ly discussed, and blackball e d , an Equal Fr anc h ise S ociety was f ormed , II oJ! baby spoons w e re presented to members who had no childr en, and in a final burst of enth u sias m $1000 a yea r was pledged to th e Settlem ent Sc h ool fo r twenty·five yea r s!

Several II B 4I-'s s uffe r ed losses in the terrible t ornado that visited Omaha Easter Sunday. Th e pretty home of Mrs. 'Vilm ot L Baughn (Naomi Stockdale, I owa (t, '06) . with all its furnishings, w as comp letely demolished. and Gertrude Branch's ( Michigan A, '95) home was bad l y wrec ke d. The homes of Mr s. Bryce Crawford (Agnes Love, Kansas A ex-'86), Edith Fi she r

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(Wisconsin A, '0 7), Ada Pagenstecher (ex"O<), and Urad. Scott (U-' IO) were all badly damaged.

We will have two more meetings, in May and June, before we disband for the summer. Mrs. G. Cox has prepared a paper 00 our "Sister AlumnlJ! Chapters" for our May meeting, and Katherine Thomas will tell us about IIPi Beta Phi Properly" when we mett in Jane.

II£NRtETT A UF.S£DI CT· EocULY.

SAINT J OSEP H ALUMN i E CLUB

JAN UARY 19IJ-JANUARV 1914

President-Lettie Wood, Mis so uri A, '0<).

White, Illinois Z, '07

Secrdary--Mrs. Erwin Voss (Clara MW1%, Iowa A, ·oS).

TreaJuru-Adabooth Dolman. Nebraska. B, '09. Resident Alumnre-12.

Members of Club-S. Average Attendance--6.

The meetings of the Saint Joseph Alumnae Club are held the last Friday of each month at the homes of different members Two memben have lelt us, Mrs. James M. Giles (Ann Blanchard Vlhite) who has returned to Porto Rico. and WiniCred Aylesbury Thompson, who was married December 18 to Mr. Edward Roberts, and went to N ebrash to live.

We are glad to say that we have added two names to our list, Adabooth Dolman, Nebralka B, nnd H elen Pfeiffer, \ Visconsin A, so our number remains intact.

Besides our regular meetings we had several luncheons at the Robidoux Hotel; one in the autumn before the active girh for and another during the holidays when they co uld be with us again. These are some of our most enjoyable gatherings, as they keep us in touch with the active chapters nearest us.

\Ve have contributed a dollar per member to the Settlement School fund this year, and hope to add to thai.

Mrs. John O. Jones (Maud Miller, Mi sso uri A), has entertained us heretofore on Founders' Day, and has invited us again this year. Needless to say we a re looking forward to the event with anticipation.

We have been greatly interested in helping to form a. Women ' s College Club in Saint Joseph. The purpose of this organiulion is to direct the efforts of the co ll ege women to some definite educational and social work. We hope o ur united efforts may result in definite good to our city.

As a IT club we have made no plans for next year, but wherever we are placed, we shall keep our loyalty to our fraternity with added zeal and enthusiasm-that the fraternity may say of each of us, "She is an •• " and be proud of her.

CLARA MUNZ- VOSS.

THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI

ST. LOUIS ALUMN,£ CLUB

OCTOBER 19 12-MAY 1913

President-Mrs. Walte r Koken (Alice Woodward, Mo. D, 'og).

Viu-presidL"II/-Shirley Seifert, Misso uri B. '09.

Corresponding Sureldry-Edith Baker. Mi ssouri B. ' t I. R uordin g Secretary-Mrs. Hugh K. Wilson (Bertha E. Stephenson, Illinois A, 'oJ).

Treawrtr-Helen Gorse, Missouri n, '10

Resident Alumnre-s8. of Club-42:.

Average Attendance-28.

The (ourth year of the St . Louis Al umnre as a chartered c lub has been unusually successful i we (eel this is due partly t o the inspiration that o ur seven representatives received at the Evanston Convention, and parll)' t o the business like basis of our loca l work. Our president is in cha rge of :1 visiting committee wh o wel co me nlumnre visitors to our city and also with persistent calls upon new l y arrived or o l d and delinquent alumna! succeed in bringing them out to meetings and thu s introduce them to conge nial interests in our national work. Our trensurer is chairman of the Settlement School committee and arranges the annual banquet given with Missouri B as our Founders ' Day celebration. Our secretary keeps aD up -to-date catalogue of all alumnae in the city and vicinily; s h e is r espo n sib le for all Auow notices including alumn:e personals for Missouri B i and mu st endeavor to have all ARROW material from active and alumn re typewritten. In the beginning of our year printed programs are sent o ut to ever}'one on our mailing list, all alumnre club secretaries, and officers of the fraternity. Additional announcements on printed post cards are sent to remin d members of monthly and special meetings.

The second Saturday afternoon in each' month is re served for our meetings. Part of this time is social with special entertainment features s uch as a palmistry party, musical, burlesque, stunt doings, and of co urse the inevitable cooky-s hin e. Th e other part is for transacting business, at which time are read the interesting monthly bulletins from the Chicago alumnre club co n ce rning the Se ttl e ment School Dt Gatlinburg, Tenn., or (I u i te freq uently there is r epo rted the progress of o ur ever enthusiasti c petitioning friends, the Mu Beta Sorori ty at Drury College, and of course the latest news and needs of the Missouri B active chapter are discussed. Se\'eral alumna! _ visit the \Vashington University camp us and attend th e c hapter meetings and parties every month, while the active chapter in turn always send one or more representatives to our alumna! meetings. The club has bought seve ral initiation robes, so now not on ly Mis souri B. but also all al umnae have the pleasure of taking their turns in attending the semi-annual initiations. There are fifty-eight alumna: in 51. Louis and ils suburbs. forlytwo of whom have en roll ed themselves as club members; summing up our membership stands as follows: Mi ssouri B, 20; Misso nri A, i; l o\\'a A. 4;

I owa Z, 2 ; and one each (rom the following c hapters : I owa n, Iowa r I owa E. Ill inois B, Illin ois r. Illinois d. JlJ inoi. E, In diana A. Kansas A. and Ohio r. The ave r age attendUlce at meetings in good weather is 28 .

Our most interesting work has bee n in acquainti ng o u rse lv es wilh th e &ctive chapt er. their pledges and I'"ushees O ur first event was :1 beautiful dinner held at the M ercanti le C lub on the evening of matriculation day; Shirley Seifert. 'og. was toastmi5tress (or a set of i n spiring a ll egories which introduced the fr es hm en guelits to the true meaning of their newi)' acquired Alma Mate r . One month l ale r at the h o me o f o ur president, Mrs . W alter Koken ( Ali ce Woodward. ex·'(9) we welcomed these same fr es hmen as pledge. wilh their fint P i Beta Phi

Then the c hapter reciprocated with a Chriltmas party AI M c Mill an H all where we were entertained at a dormitory l upper fo ll owed by a tree bearing burlesque gifts and versel. F o und ers' Day marked the second ce lebration of our nnnual banquet. Through the co urt ny of Mrs Allan W C la rk (Florence Sc huh, I ndiana A. ex-'92 ) fifty f o ur active and I8t down to ano th e r banquet at the M e r can til e Club. H e len Gorse ( Mi sso uri B, ' 10) was toastmistress. acting in Ihe ca pacity of a Jeweler who ca ll ed UIXln her appre nti ces to fashion for us "O ur Birthd ay Gift" The toasts we re ns followl :

The Shaft-Ruth M einholtz, ' IS_

The Point-M on a Alden, ' 16 (p l edge).

Th e Wing s-Erma P erh a m, ' 13

The Chain-Helen Shultz, ' II.

Alice M cC le v ey, ' 14, concluded the p rogram with singing the Missouri B chap ter song "Arrow, My Arrow", afte r which we a ll joined in a rousing so ng fest and spent the r est of Ih e eve nin g watching the ac tiv e chapte r do s tunts

O wing t o the fa c t that our club is made up of busy young mothers and pedagogu es w e have had t o forego our last year's innovatio n of Ii rumm age sale to raise fund s for our contr ibuti o n t o the Se ttl emen t Sc h oo l e ndo wm ent fu n d. In s tead the club pledged a sim il a r amount and eac h m e mber paid h er individ ual assessment hoping for tim e and ingenuity n ex t year whereby to wo rk up a good money raising scheme. H owever, we did co ll ect two boxes of books, magazi nes and pictu res, which were fr e ight ed t o 1\1 iss Hill , the sp lendid director whom we th a nk for her se lf sac r ifici ng work in the Sett lemen t Sc h ool.

At o ur meeting for cons titutional s tu dy our sec retary o utlin ed the history of th e alumn a! org a ni za tion, exp l aining a ll nr t icles in th e Co n stitution and by-laws whic h pe rtain to the a lu mnre, emph asizing measures adopted a t the I nst three conventions and advising every club m embe r to benefit herse l f and the ARR OW fund by fi \'a iling herself of a life s ubsc ripti o n to TU E ARROW Th e lun c h eo n at the h ome of Mrs. S. J Park s (ld e lla Egber s .lliin ois r, '8S) was unusually well attended by o lder a lumn ll! and se \'e n l I. C. So rosis members. Our h os tess was assisted in se rving by the following Mi sso uri M alumnre; Virginia I-lars h, '08, Shi rl ey Seifer t '09 , Amy Stnrbuck, '09. nnd M abe l Grant, U.-' I2 ; afterwards we en joyed a musical at whi c h :'tI n. G. W.

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Coffman (Lillian Craig. Iowa A. '86) entertained us with some of ber own co mpositions. OUT most fa scinati ng meeting was the b3.by party which brought out every Pi Beta Phi mother with her one, two or three diminutive prospectives for fraternity material. At the same time ' our n ew province president Loi's Janvier (Louisiana A, '10), charmed us with her enthusiastic presence and gave us a fine address upon her new work in the fraternity. The c lub yCllr will close with a luncheon at the home of Mrs. George F. Haid (Anna W. Riefenstahl, Iowa A. ex-'87). assistant ho s tesses will be Mrs. Clifford Crosby ( Dorothy Schultz;. Iowa .z, '00), Mrs. W. L. H eath (Fannie Plank, Iowa E, ex -' 8S). and Edith Bak e r (Missouri B '11); Shirley Seifert is promising us a play (it's a burlesque on the club meetings and it's going to tax aU the dramatic t a lent of Missouri B alumnre to their uttermost). We most cordially invite all alumnre passing through St. Louis to notify us so as to give our club ' the pleasure of meeting and entertaining them in our midst.

ReiTH BAKER.

ZETA PROVINCE

BOULDER ALUMNJE CLUB

SEPTEMBER J9J3-SEPTEMBER 1914

President-Mrs, V. B Fischer (Helen Waltemeyer, Colorado .A, '06).

Secrelary-Treasurer-Mrs. Paul M. Dean (Cleophile Bell, Colorado A, '07).

Resident Alumn:e-20.

Members of Club-J7.

Average Attendance-Io.

There is not much of general interest to report concerning this club as the effort of the whole year might be designated by one word; "House". It is the aim and ambition of all the girls to have this chapter house paid for soon, and all the energy has been expended in that direction, each meeting being ta ken up principally with ways and means for accomplishing this It is a struggle, as so many unexpected interruptions present themselves, but we hope eventually to attain our end. and have it running upon a paying basis.

Our alumnz club is ratber small, but is full of enthusiasm. The meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, at the homes of members. occasionally combining with the active chapter We also celebrate with them at their various functions, and in close touch with their interests.

Our nearest neighbor is Colorado B, in Denver, with whom we alternate each year in commemoratillg Founders' Day This year the ce lebration has been postponed until M:ty 9-11, when a province reunion will be held with Colorado B, and Colorado A, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas chapters expecting to participate. The program has been arranged as follows:

There will be a banquet and a Reuni on Formal in Denver on Friday, the next morning a tour about the city, then all come to Boulder where they wiU be entertained at a luncheon in the hills In the afternoon the model initiation will be followed by a cooky·shine presided over by the alumna:.

This i, the most elaborate Founders' Day arrangement yet made, and we trust it will be one long to be remembered.

CL!OPJtILE BELL-DEAN.

DENVER ALUMN£ CLUB

MAY 1912-MAY 1913

P,uideni-Mrs Chas. Donn en Dyer, Colorado B).

J/iu-presidenl-Isadore Van Gilder, Colorado B. 17'ltasu,.er--Mrs. A. B. Trott (Lena Harper. Colorado B ).

Secretary-Mary Morse, Colo r ado A. '08.

Resideot Alumnr-7S.

Members of Club-30.

Average Attendance-30.

At the November meeting we bad a short drill on the Constitution with a lively dilCul&ion on a few disputed point •.

For the chapter at Denver University (Colorado B), we have built a kitchen. bought. go range. given a few "fixings" for tbeir bungalow. We alwllY' invite the active girt. to attend our meetings, and are very happy that so many of them find time to do 10.

We have dispensed with the usual Founders' Day celebration, and are to have a proviIice reunion on the ninth of May. This will include the girls from Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and the two Colorado chapters. Friday night we plan to have a banquet. followed by a dance. Saturday morning we will go to Denver University, look through th e buildings and visit at the chapter house. In the afternoon everyone will go to Boulder, to visit Colorado A. We will take dinner at the Alps, a mountain hotel just a few mites from town. Sunday morning we will hold a model initiation, and then the girls will leave for their homes. We are looking forward to this with greatest anticipation.

To the Settlement School we gave $:15, and have decided to add a small amount to the annual dues, so that we shall a lw ays be able to send at least this amount.

MARY M ORSE.

HOUSTON ALUMN.tE CLUB

President-Mrs. John C. Towne s , Jr. ( Helen Markle).

V ice·presidenl-Ima Hogg.

Secretary· Treasurer-Mrs. Rodman C()sby (Naomi Pea cock).

Our alumna: club is formed almost entirely of Texas A girls. There are nine of us and liIuring the past year we have held our meetings on the first Tuesday of every month. These consist of a short business session followed by a most pleasant socin l hour. Our main object is to assist the active chapter, but we are especially interested in the Tenne ssee mountain school and we hope lome day to be of a material benefit to it.

On June 1:J we are to have our annual luncheon at the liNe", Rice".

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Beside the Pi Phis living in town we are planning to have a few of the active girls with u s. I wish I might give you glowing reports and wonderful accounts of the things we hav e done. but I'm afraid we southern Pi Phis will never be noted for more than just plain old· fashioned happiness.

DREW ST.\Cc,s.

TUL SA ALUMNlE CLUB

T. L Munroe (Mary Crawford, TIIinois A, '01).

Surefary-l'reasurcr-Doris Probst, Oklahoma A, '10.

There are fi\'c resident alumn:e belonging to the Tulsa Alumn re Club and we have had two other Pi Phis with us this winter. Nannie Mi ll er of Collinsville, Mrs. C. N. Noble (Emma Patton, Iowa B) and Mrs G. H. \ Vilmarth (Elma Warwi c k, Illinois 'L) of Sapulpa have attended several meetings.

For Founders' Day th e Tulsa alumnre were entertained with a and l13rty at Sapulpa by Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Wi l marth

We sent Mrs. Helmi c k $5 for the Settlement School.

\VACO ALUMNJE CLUB

JA1\UARY 19IJ JANUARY 1914

D ORIS PROBST.

President- Mrs. A. M. McAshan (Aline Harri s, Tex3 s A, '06). Colgin, Texas A, ' I I. TrMsu,..er-Rose Edmond, A. '07.

\Ve have just organized our club, i n fac t our charter has not been yet, so fee l very unsophisticated and would appreciate any suggestions. There are only alumnre, but all are members of the club, and our enthusiasm atones for our small number. So far all have been present at the meetings.

'Ve have not had time to devote mu ch study to the Constitution yet, we have been so busy organizing. Our meeting April 28 was set apart for the observance of Founder s' Day . It was held at Rose Edmond's , and, after our business we entertained all the other fraternity g i rls in town. Amo ng the guests was Mi ss Louese Monning of Amarillo, Texas, the Grand President of 4> M.

\Ve are greatly interested in the Settlement Schoool and have pledged half of our dues to it. \Ve intend to help more when are a little stronger. \Vishing the best success to all.

M ON!'I'ETTE COLCI:--·.

EPSILON PROVINCE

PUGET SoUND AL U MN£ CLUB

President-Mrs. H. B. Wilbur (Leda Pinkham, Iowa fl, '9 7 ).

Via·,resit!enl-1I'frs. H. S. Ndtleton (Lulu Iowa I, '87).

AXNUAL REPORTS OF ALe.1!X.', CLUBS 683

Corresponding Surdory-Mrs. Anhur Schramm (Mary Gage, Iowa d, 'S:z).

Recording Secretary-Mrs. F. S. Sawyer (Edith Spuy, Illin ois Z , '03). Tr,.a,s",..er-Mabel J oyce. Washington \, 'OJ.

Time passel so rapidly it seems only six months, instud of ten, since the conve ntion number w:u issued, and now it is lime (or another alumnae club letter. Truly "Tem(Jfu Iwgit, tt nos IIller i," as we proudly Quoted when we had studied Latin about two days in our enrly youth.

Our opening meeting m September was held al the home of Mrs. Sawyer. About twenty-five enthusiastic members, out of the (orty belonging to the club, were prescnt. There are probably sixty resident alumnre. \Ve made plans, subsequently carried out, to give 3. tea at the Hotel Lincoln for the rn.heel. The queition of 3. club program was also and a com· mittee appointed to outline meetings for the year. This discussion was co ntinued over dainty refreshments sen'ed by our hostess.

The October meeting. when our newly printed program went iuto effect, was interesting and instructive. It W3.S held in the studio o( Imogen Cunningham (Washington A, '07). who was se nt abroad (Our years ngo on the IT B Fellowship to study photography. That she improved her time to the best advantage was clearly demonstrated by the able talk she gan us on "Artistic Photography" during which she introduced various pictures and photographs, that we might better understand any technical allusions. Cunningbam's studio is so quaint, 50 unique, 1 wish all my readers co uld have the privilege of seeing it. They would easily underslnnd our pride in thi s talented II 4>.

On October 29, Mrs. Mary Bartol Theiss was in the city (or a brief stay. As many as possible responded to the invitation to meet her at ten at Frederick and Nelson's.

The November meeting was a luncheon at the same place, when twenty-two members gathend around the feslive board.

Our Christmas meeting was held at the home of Mrs. R. M. Oyer. A co mparatively small number were present because so many were busy wilh their Christmas work. Letters in regard to the Settlement School were read, and it was decided thnt each member contribute a dollar (or th:lt work.

On December 16 the Rctive chapter entertained the alumnre with n cookyshine which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. January II we met with Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher and listened to delightful accounts of the trips o( Eunice 'Vetch (Wisconsin A and New York B) lind lIarriet Johnstone (Washington .A), the former in Europe, and the latter in Japan and Korell.

The February meeting was held at the n B 4> lodge where we had tbe pleasure of witnessing the initiation ceremonies of the Washington chap ter On March S came our "baby party" for n (II babies. Five mothers brought their little ones (or the rest of the alumnre who were present to enjoy. The meeting was also in honor o( Miss Bash (Washington A, '07) , who has gone to Chinn as a medi ca l missionary. She gave liS an interesting talk about her (uture work.

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Founders' nay was observed as usual by the annual banquet, held in conjuDction with the active chapter. Thil year it was at the new Boulevard Inn, situated on our famous Scenic Boulevard. The banquet hall was most effectively decorated with immense branches of our native dogwood, unusually luge carnations at each plate and strewn about the cloth. About sixty were pTcsent. Instead of the usual toasts we adjourned to the drawing room (or music and informal talks. The evening ended with dancing.

One of the most important events of the year is to be II. May musical 3t the home of our vice-president. Our program concludes in June with the annual picnic in Tacoma, when we expect the average attendance of twenty·five. M Ry CA C E -ScURAlllol.

CHAPTER LETTERS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(Tbe fona of the arlllual Itati.tlCII with it h been cl.latomary to preface the l t chapter letter of the co11t,e year baa been c.hanlcd a little this year. Instead of printin&, the (WI active chapter roll. only tbe Damn of tbe initiatu 1« 1lI12 1! WbOM n&mea bu. DOt already beeD printed ue liven. and the nama of the ida who are to be .nduated in JUDe with the decrees they npfl:t to reccin Wboa the editor could obtain them wotnen'. fraternities are printed in the order of estabU.hment with number of active memben in each. Since schola.tic: bonol'1l bad not been awarded in many colle&es at the time copy for the June Arrow".. due, no honon are listed in the atatiatiu but they are included in the letter, wben they were mentioned. An account of our Phi Beta Kapp .. for 1913 will appear in the November i •• ue.)

ALPHA PROVINCE

ONTARIO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (Char tered JC)08)

Number of atudents in University College 1100 (approximately).

Number of women atudents 374 (approximately).

Numeber of faculty 163.

Women's fraternities: K A e, 18; A 4», }; B IT (local), 19; II B ., 20. INITIATES

( Initiated Dec. 14.

Marie Bateman, '14. Evelyn Oliver, ' 14. Mabel McCannell. ' 14.

Graduatea: Gladness Chapman, B.A.; Hazel Blet.her. B .A

This hIlS been a year oC internal Ilnd external development for our unlverslly. The standard of scholarship is being contiuually raised. and there is a constant endeavor to arrange the courses of instruction so that the st uden t may et the utmost benefit from them.

This has been the first year that we have lead the organ in Convocation Hall. and bow ,we have all enjoyed it! The recitals every second week have proved a source of delight to many music-lovers. The new Lil1ian 1\1' assey household science building was formally opened a few months ago, althot.gh it has been in use (or lome time. It is the result of almost a lifetime of thought.

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In athletics the university has ca rri ed off the c hampi onship in a lm ost everything. It was 11 gr eat shock to lose in Rugby after holding the championship for four s uccessive years, but all hope for great things next year.

This is the fint yenr that Ontario A of n D has had a chapter house. H ow could we ever do without one n ow! We are planning next year to furnish a house Durstl es instead of r enting a furnished one.

Allhough the examinations weigh heavily upon us now the thought of our house-party after co ll ege ends is ve ry che ering.

We wish the best of s ummers and jolly limes to all II 4> sisters.

LILLIAN M. CAMPBE.LL.

VERMONT ALPHA-MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

(Chartered 18<)3 )

Xumber of st udents 320.

Number of women s tud e nt s 14 7

Number o f faculty 29.

Women's fraternities: A X, 24; IT .p, 27; 1: K, 25.

Elizabeth Chalmers, '1 4

Bernice E. Parker, ' 15.

INITIATES

Ethel P. Gorton, ' 16.

Isabel A. Grant, ' 16. Clara P. Barnum, ' 16. Marjorie R. Lee. '16.

Helen M BoswQrth, ' 16.

Louise D. Nelson, ' 16. Anna R Fish e r, '16.

L. Belle Wright, ' 16.

Girls graduating in Jun e who will receive the degree of A.B .: Helen L. Foss, Helen A. Harriman, Eleanor \V. Hatch, Mary C. Reyn old s, Margaret Sharpe . Ou r initiation was held on the evening of April II, and the banquet on the foll ow ing evening. Among :alumnt"e and guests p r esent were: Ruth O'Sulliva n, Elmira \V atts, and Edith Cates of Ve rmont D j Mrs. Scott Gording and Mrs. Philip Crane, both of '03 j Gwendoline Hughes, '07; Mabel Boardman, 'oS j Carmen Walker and Eluabcth Caswell, 'II; Mrs. Ray Fisher, Sara Ste rn s, Margaret C r oft. Genevieve Elmer, l\tinette Norton, and Lou Dutton, 'no Middlebury is happy in the fact that for the first time she is to have a May Festival. The production will consist of four parts-May eve, May· Day morning, the processional of the May Q ueen before whom is played the Masque of St. George , and the masque "Paris Anniversary", the scene of whi c h is laid in Arcadia. The costumes, dances, and scenic effects planned will surely make the ente rtainment most artistic. The production is under the c h.l rgt of our Dean, Mi ss Crawford.

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Vermont B proved themselve s to be charming on April 2:6 - 7 when they enter tain ed Ve rm o nt ..l. in Burlington in honor of Founders' Day. We are most grateful to tbem and anxiously await the time when we may hnve an oppo rtun ity to return the favor.

Middlebury lately had th i.! p l eas u re of hearing Leland Powers give a dramatic of "Lord Chumley" the "one man" p lay written for E. H Sothe rn. Another r ecent disti ngui shed gueat was Presid e nt Pritchett, of the Ca rn egie Foundation Fund. fr om whom we dare to hope good things .

A H ome Economics C lub has r ecently been formed by a ll the members of that department. They have already met with great s uccess in the matter or sales. and are planning rathe r extensive wor k to be done later. The Suffr agis t club ente rt ained the " Antisl! at a most elabo r ate banquet on the evening of April 28. The affai r was characterized by all the splendor and pomp peculia r to a Battell Cottage evening meal. The menu was un speak able-th e Suffragists offering "c r aq u e au se l" as th ei r characteris ti c dainty. The Barbc:que w as followed by speec hes thr o ugh whic h we learn ed that the hostesse s were "T riumphant, not militant."

W e wish for every Pi Phi a very happy vaca tion.

FLORENCE A SE LTINE.

VERMONT BETA-UNIVERSITY or VER MONT (Cha rt ered 1898 )

Numbe r o f students 559.

Number of wo men st u den t s 105.

Number o f b c ulty 10 4

Women ' s fraternities: K A e, 29; .1 6 .1., ' 7; IT B 4>, 15.

INITIATES

( Initiated March I S.)

Clara Maria Ga rdn e r. ' 16 Agnes

Gi rls graduating in Jun e who will receive the Julia Miller, '16. degree of Ph .B. : lI e l en Mina Durfee, Alta Hel e n Grismer.

W e hel d our sixtee nth an nu a l initiation at the Pharetra, on M arc h IS It II' as followed by a ba.nquet at the H otel Vermont. Nine of ou r a lumn re were here, besides five othe r guests, Bl anche Bo s twi c k, ' 1:2, Helen Harriman, ' 13, Elean o r I l atch , '13, Margaret Sharpe, "3 , of Vermont A and Floren ce Clum, Penn sy lvania n, ' 12 \V e were so rry not t o h a,' e more of o ur o l der a lumn a: back, b ut we were introduced to them all in a very delightful way. fo r Mrs . Gebha r d t, a patroness, whose daughter wo s one o f our c harter members , brought to the banquet so me old group pictures

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of the chapter, with the names of a ll wri tt en on them. W e looked at th e m between co ursel, and at th e end of the banq u et fe lt w e ll acquainted wi th OUT older .isters whom many of u s have never seen.

Three of o ur girls, Ruth O'Sullivan, ' 14; Almira Watt s, ' IS; and Edith Gates. '15. went down to Middl eb ury, April 12 , t o a tt e n d the Ilonual initiation and banquet tbere. They had a most delightful lime

Apr i l 2 6, fourte e n Vermont A g i rl s CA m e t o Burlington t o celebra te Founders' Day with u s In th e afternoon we went to the Vermont-Middlebury game which fortunately came on that day The sco rc was 11--8 in o ur favor. \V e had supper at the home of a patroness, Mrs. Partridge , and spent the evening in an informal way, dancing and singing n 4» songs. The Middlebury girls were chaperoned by Mrs. Ezra Hoyt Brainard who was a member of the I. C. chapter in Mt. Pl easant. We were muc h interested in hearing h e r tell about the fraternity in those days.

The Y. W C A officers for next y ea r hav e just bee n elected. The Vicepresident and two o th e r members of th e cabin e t are Pi Phi s . Miss Mary Corbett, Mi chigan B, is co ming to U V. M. ve r y soon to vi si t the Association.

May first is F o unders' Day in Vermont. On that day , the Boulder Society, (se ni o r h onor society) and the Key and Serpent (junior honor society), announce th ei r e lectio ns. This year Founders' Oay exercises were held in the gymna s ium. The speakers were Jud ge Powers of Morrisville, Vt., an alumnus, and Doctor Pritchett. President of the Carnegie Foundati.on, and two members representing th e student bod,., a junior and a senior. In the e vening the Julia Spear Prize Reading co ntest was held in the Billings Library. C lara Gardn e r, '16, the only n 4l who read. re ce ived third prize.

Our univer sity has t a ken a step in advance thi s year in the establishment of a Student Co un cil. This council consis ts of two members f r om each class, and advi ses with its faculty members regarding matters of s tud ent interest. Thi s is the first step toward the estab li shment of St u dent Government whi ch we hope to have in Vermont before many years

Mrs. Sto ne, physical instructor of women , has organized a Girls ' Athletic As socia tion, Dnd is .making plans fo r an athletic me et early in June We are to p lay tenni s, baseball and basket -ball. All the gymnasium w o rk now is out of doors. Ju st before Easter, the girls gave a gymnasium exhibition. We Dr e planning for a M ay pa rt y soo n wit h a May Qu ee n and a fe w simple dances.

EDITH R. GATES.

MA SSACHUSETIS ALPHA-BOST ON UN I VERS IT Y (Chartered 1896)

Number of students 1,508.

Number of women students 580.

Number of faculty 145 .

W omen's fraternities: K K r , 22; A 4>, 23 ; r cz, B, 22; A A A, 15 ; IT B 4>, 20; 2: K, 28;..A A 4l, 20; Z T A, 22; A K ( loca l ), 20.

I N ITI ATE

Ali ce Preble, '16 . (O lher names given in April letter.)

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Girl, graduating in who will recein the degree of A.B.: Mildred Bates, (. B K), Irene Goddard, Gladys Norton, Mabel Searle, Marjorie Upham, Mildred Whittemore

We are jUlt about to have our second initiation this year. The party is to be an unulu.lly pluSIlot one for tu. for the cooky -sbine. which is to be held after initiation, i, to be out of doors MaJl.ehusett s A girl s spend so mu ch

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of their time right in the c ity. that a day in the wood. il a treat.

Activity at Boston Univenity centers around Junior \Veek events just DOW. It is at thi s time that the joniors make themselvu prominent with Prom, picnic, play and The Hub. The Hu b i, our college publication. which i, alway. edited by the jWlior class. Junior \V eek l uggests that .11 these thin,s happen in a week', time, and al a rule they actually do, but this year, 1914 il takiog two weeki for it all. The seniors hive a week of good times a little later. after examinations. when they too enjoy a prom, play and picnic.

It is oot loog before Bolton Univenity will bold itl Commeocement Day. and we will see the end of this college year. It il all very well to talk of bow glad we are to see the end of nother year, but the summer brings the separation of our fraternity girls and worst of all-the lo ss of lix splendid seniors.

We had Y. W. C. A. elections a Ihort time ago, and we are glad to tell you that Dorothea Shute, ' 14, was elected. president. This is ooe of the mOlt respon .ible position I Bo,ton University gives to a girl and we are glad that it is to be held by aD. so loo n again.

The college. as a whole, has felt. this yur, the need of more spirit and enthusiasm for Alma Mater and it has wor1ced hard to secure it. Doston University is sit uated in the heart of the ci ty and is not a do rmitory college. Its students, for the mO lt part, come in from the suburbs every day nd it is hard e r to keep them closely banded together tban it is those who live together and bave their interests in common. By college "Sings" and student speec hes at chapel the enthusiasm hal well started and we hope to keep it at a high pitch nnt year.

Best wilbe. to all Pi Beta Pbi. for pleasant vacation season.

FLOUNce LICHT.

NEW YORK ALPHA-SYRACUSE UNIVERS ITY (Cbartered 1896)

Number of students 3,S81.

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Number of students 1600.

Number of faculty 275·

Women 's fraternities: 36; r 4J B, 46; K K r. 30; K A e, 29; IT B cJ:t, 33; A 4 6, 30; 4 r . 29; A Z d, 31; A r 4, 29; l: K, 28; )f E, 27; A X n. 26 ; X n, :ZO.

Names of initiate s given in January letter

Girls graduating who will receive the degrtt o f A . B. : Louise .\ nd r ews, Marjorie Campbell, Genevieve Giffo rd, In a Grobe. Gert ru de Sk cnitl; h.llthryn Steinle will receive de gree of B.S .• and Ruth Clark a Cer tifi cate in Normal Art.

When this letter is read, we h ope that examinations will be ( o r nil Pi Ph is not o nly "past" but also "passed" evils. Our com men ce m ent program thi s year will be muc h the same :as u s ual , except that th ere is to be DO June Pageant, a s previously. " It had to be left out just our yea r, " the seni ors say_ Louise Andrew s ' 13, as h ' y Orator, wiII repr ese nt u s on C la ss Day. Th e girls are mu c h intere s ted just now in th e work being done on the \V o me n's Athleti cG round s, the money f o r whi ch has been rai sed in various ways by the W o me n 's Athleti c Gove rning Board There has been conside ra ble agitation f o r a " \ Vomen ' s Buil ding" whic h s h a ll encourage a great e r s pirit o f unity among the college women. \\Te feel that th ese Athleti c Grounds sre a step in that direction. Wh e r eas Student Governme nt was the q ues t ion discussed eve rywh ere a s hort time ago, thi s having be<:ome a fa c t, we are now agitating the H onor Sys tem. A v o te taken in Marc h w e nt again s t the syste m bee au se o f the objec ti on t o th e so-ca ll ed CCsq uea ling clause". Anoth e r vote tak en by the women, on the J l o n o r System, with this clause omi tt ed, p r o \'ed them s tron gly in favor of th e innovation; a n d if th e same p roves true of the m en, in a vote to be t aken ne x t week, it will g o into effect imm ed iately

O ur annua l f o rmal party wa s held a t the chap ter house, A pri l 26. The f re shm en e nte rtain ed th e ac ti\'e chapt e r and ci t y alumn a: with a fa rct, on Founders' Day ; " Th e Truth about Jane " , bro ught o ut mu c h dramati c abil it y O n May 8, the a c t i"e c hapter and pa tronesS('s a re to be ente rt ained by Mrs. Knowlton, a. pat roness_

Mabelle Robe rt s , '15, and Ruth Brush, '16 , are o n th ei r respecti , -e cl ass exec uti" e co mmitt ees. Ruth \Vea n, ' 15, a pledge. is sec r e l a ry of the " 'o men ' s Athleti c Governing Board, and ha s bee n elec ttd to I. A M., th e j uni o r society. ;\t abe l Bead lt , ' 14. h as been elec ted \' ice-p r esident o f Boar 's H ead. the co llege

dramatic society; and to membership in lInT, the senior society, and Ethel Jessup, '16. has been elected to 1. T., the sophomore society.

MAlJOIU£ C.'HPBE1.t.

YORK BETA-BARNARD CO LLEGE

(Chartered 1904)

N umber of students 795·

Number of women students 795 ·

Number of faculty 74.

Women', fraternities : K K r, 15; A 0 n, 14; K A e, ao; r H, 13; A 4', 13; .::1 .d .::1, II ; IT B IJI, 21; X n, II.

o f initillie given in January and April letters.

Girls graduating in Jun e who will receive the degree o f A . B.: Ethel B. Go lde. Margarita Leland, Gertrude E. Morri s, Lillian Waring, lI arriet Wilmot , Anna Woolworth, Chrystene Straiton, Sarah Voorhis (and Sp«ial Dil)lom2 in Teachers ' College.)

At Barnard there is a lull in college ac tivities just n ow 'Ve art waiting {or examinations to be o\er before we laullch forth on Senior Wee k. Two weeks ago. we gave our undergraduate play, "Cyrano de Bergerac", which wa s, as usual, a great success both artistically and finan cially. :ie:<t Saturday we are going to tryout something enti re l y 11ew Green posters are announcing a County Fair, to be held on the c ampu s. There is t o be a circus with a real bare ·back rider, a dog show, some train ed bears, a snak e charm er, and a vaudeville show besides many o ther a ttrllctio n s. Th e ca mpus will be light ed with elec tri c light and everything will be very gorgeous.

The one event in our co llege liCe which we are sure is entirely o urs and quite different fr om anything at other places, is o !,]r Greek Go.mes. Th ey a r e a contest between the (reshmen and sophomores in Greek music, danci ng. I}' rics and athleli c nenls. The musi c , lyrics, and dances are a ll co ml>oscd by th e gi rl s themselves. This year the patron - godd ess was Ceres o r Demet er. A beautiful altar with real Gre<::ian porticoes had been e rtc ted in the Columbin Gymnasi um There the presid e nts o( the two classes, dressed as priestesses, o ff ere d sac rifi ce and prayed to the godd ess. The two dasses then ent e red, !>ingin lot, arrayed in Grecian r obes. Th e colo r and general c h a ra Cle r o( t he se

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cost um es a re a lw ays profound sec r els and e veryone anxiously a wai ts the ent r ance march It is a traditi on that the sopho more class always wins Greek games, and it did n ot fail to be true this ti me

Out Founders ' Day luncheon, und e r the able management of Ethel Leveridgt, N. Y . B., '11 , was a great success. Ma ry Bartol Theiss ( P enn sylvania B and Michigan B, '95), made !l very capable and c harming toas t-mistre ss. The toasts we re given by Elmina Wil so n, Iowa r. '92 ; Geraldine Oakley, Ontario A, '10; Anna Woolworth, New York B. '13; Luella Van ce·Phillips, Nebraska A and B, '86; an d C harlotte Allen Farnsworth. Colorado A, '97 . Mrs. Farn swo rth as yo u may know. is especia ll y interested in Camp-fi r e Girls, and instead of making a speec h, she had some of h er girls come in Camp-fire cost um e and go through some of their ceremonies. Need less to say, we all enjoyed it immensely and reso lved on the spot to become Camp-fire Gir ls.

The princ ipal forward movements and c h anges in st udent life a t Ba rnard during the pas t year have been the in v es tiga ti o n o f fraternities and the attempt to si mplify coll ege activities. The former I desc ribed in my last letter, :lnd nli I can say now is that the co mmittee has c ome to no decision b ut that we h ope fo r the best. The other does not co n ce rn us until next yea r, so we nre n o t worrying about it. A s one of o ur old longs puts it "Though we tomorrow d ie, This is today ."

MARCU&R ITB ScHOU

MARYLAND ALPHA-GO U CH ER CO .LEGE (Charte red 1879)

Numbe r of students 369

Number of women students 369.

Number of faculty 27.

Women', fraternities: .:1 r, 14; A 4>, 18; T X; n, 13; r 4> B , 10 ; K A e , 17; n B 4», 16 ; .6 .6 .6 , 13; A r .0 , 8.

Names of initiate s given in April letter.

Girls graduating in Jun e who will r ece ive the degree o f A B .: Amy Lou ise Beck, Leona Caroline Buchwald, Louise Arthur Claridge, Margaret Bennett Kinsley, Grace Theodora Lewis, Carnelia Fran ces Strader, Grace Ethel Taylor

I mu s t begin this le tter by telling you the glorious fact that the milli on dollars have been raised and Goucher will n o t ceas e to be. You may all have read the wonderful new s in the papers, but you sbo uld h ave seen the dormitory gi rls o n April 4 when. about 11 :15 p. m., a t elephone messa ge from c ampaign headquarters at The Emerson told u.s that what we had hoped, prayed , and worked f or had come true! The D oxology was the only thing that seemed to express our fe elings just then, 10 it was sun g, and followed by Goucher songs Finally we gathered in the pa rl o r to dance out the old year of indebted· ness and in the n ew year of freedom from debt. That was on Fri day nigh t a nd on Mon day following the college held a jubilee in Go u c her Hall at whi ch the undergraduate body appeared in cap and gown. Alumnae and friends were

and the meeting wu addressed by Doctor Goucher, founder And for many years president of the college, Doctor Vao Mder our acting president, and Doctor Lord, the Dean. 1 t wu a enthusiastic meeting and made every student realize even more just what Goucher means to her.

We have been asked "'hat courses Goucher presents that are designed to prepare young people for citi%enship. There are two. One is economic. under Thaddeus P. Thorn , which includes a .tudy of economic theory, luch practical problem. as tariff, taxation, soci.1ilm, monopolies, labor problem s, and methods of industrial betterment; the second is philanthropy, under Doctor Magruder, which deals with remedial philanthropy, including principles of relief, charity organitation, etc., and with preventive and constructive philanthropy, especially with playgrounds. soci.l settJements, etc. In both oC these courles prominent men and women oC Baltimore and other cities, interested in or working along these lines, secured to lecture to the classes.

But I must tell you about the chapter and what it has been doing lately. On :March 17. two days before spring vacation, we gave a party at Mrs. Tattle's ('99), home on Belvedere Avenue. It was our most elaborate affair of the year thus far, and we tried our best to make the freshmen enjoy themselves. The entertainment committee had arranged a "high class nude · ville" Ceature, in which the active chapter and a few of the alumnse participated. to the apparent amusement of our guests. After having refreshments we danced Cor a while, Mrs. Doty (New York A). sang and then everybody hur· ried to catch the last car back to the city. \Ve are hoping that our efforts duly impressed the freshmen, and that they will be even more impressed on May 16. when we are planning for an outdoor party at "Tramore", the Culver's lovely home in Mount Washington . Our entertainment for tho.t time is not definitely decided yet, but we expect to have supper out·of· doors. and an informal dance later in the evening.

On April 26 Maryland A. was most delightfully entertained by Columbia A. at the Founders' nay banquet. held this year at the Continental Hotel, Washington, D. C., Edna L. Stone (Maryland A. '(0) made a charming toast· mistress and the toasts made to the various parts of a 'I ll B <I» Cotillion" were most thoroughly enjoyed. We congratulate Columbia A upon htl ability to plan such a charming entertainment and thank her most heartily for our thorough enjoyment of it.

At just this time of year there are 50 mllny college affairs thtlt the last few weeks fly all too quickly. All the state clubs entertain annually for the seniors. givi2lg such atrairs as the Southern Prom., Pennsylvania Club Boat Ride, and Algonquin Club Tertulia. The sophomore class gave a boat ride to the senior class on May 3. and presented the "Mikado" as an en· tertainment during the three hours' stay at Furnace Creek. Maryland A won another honor when Caroline Diggs, '15. was elected chairman of this entire "stunt", and four other n 4Ys were chosen to take part in it. On May 10, the freshmen give their boat ride and entertainment for the juniors. Our pledge, Lenore Netting, will take a prominent part in their play.

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With all these festivities it would seem that we shoul d also have a May fete; but as a college Goucher does not. Howev e r this year our dormitory, Vingolf. planned a picnic to Clifton Park on the afternoon of the first of May, hoping that by next spring ' the co ll ege would follow out the idea and inaugurat e so me sort of annual May festiva l. Ours was made most enjoyable by tennis, long walks. and the delightful pi cnic supper and May·pole dance afterward

Very soon now the spring tennis tournaments will be held and c hampions in singles and doubles decided. The four classes are planning teams for a championship se ries of basket-ball games, to be played off some time in May The ann ual field meet was held April 26. The sophomore class won the most points, and the junior class the next highest number .

This yea.r marks Goucher's twenty·fifth anniversary, and Maryland A is try· tng to make it an occas i on of unusual interest and is planning special entertain· men IS. ' Ve hope to have as many al umnre as possible with us over the commencemen t season. On May 27, there will be a reunion of alumnre and acti'·e chapt er girls at Mrs . Tottle's and anyone who r emembers what a perfectly delight(ul time w e had there l ast year will welcome this second invitation. The June banquet which we hop e to make an unu sual success, will be held at The Staffo r d on May 31. The senior class is going to have a class day performance as a grand finale to their splendid coll ege record; and this will come some tim e during commencement week. And last but not lea st will be our house party. W e have invited Columbia A to join us, and are most anxious to ha ve as many as possible accompany us to the Eastern shore of Maryland from June 5 to I:Z.

With all these plans, and with the prospect of pledge day in September, is it any wonder that Maryland .A is enthu siastic? \Ve are so pleased too, that there is now a chapter at Randolph · Macon, and we ve r y gladly welcome them into o ur dear Pi Beta Phi.

Best wishes from Maryland A t o you all for a very, very happy summer vac ation.

COLl' MBIA WASHINGTON UNIVERS ITY (C h ar te r ed 1889 )

Number of st ud ents 1365.

Kumber of w omen studen ts 230.

Number o( faculty 191.

'Vomen's fraternities: n B <1>, 25; X fl, 18; Z K, 16.

Names of initiates in Janu ary letter.

Girl graduating in June receiving the degree of A.B.: Lulu Mign onn e M cCabe.

This past college year has been a most prospe r ous and happy one both for George W ashington University and (o r Columbia A. The number of students in attendance at the university is larger than in previous yea rs ; the buildings are mote adeq uat e and satisfac tory, and conditions are more

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(.vorahle in many respects. A campaign (or fund. to purchase the build ings the university il now occupying has been started and the alumni of tbe university have nobly responded to aid their alma mater . Two theatre fitl have also been beld (or the purpose of clearing off the athletic debt, with the res ult that it has been materially decreased.

The girls' basket ball team, organi:ted this year has had 11 very successful season and has been insttumental in brin(ing about a closer union be· tween all the girls o{ the student body. The an· nual entertainment by the Pan-Hellenic Auocialion was held May I. Every girl in college was

invited and everyone reported a splendid time. The members of the three sororities were the cast in impromptu vaudeville acts, among which a miniature Suffrage Parade corresponding in every detail to that held here OD March 3, given by :l; K. was especially clever. Pan -Hellenic is very enthusiastic over the result of the party and the splendid spirit shown among all the girls that it has determined to have several such functions next year.

In our chapter life, the year has also been one of great pleasure. Although our present chapter is the largest we have ever had, we have grown very close together and have seemed to appreciate more than ever before, what II B means to us The year has passed so quickly that we seem to have onty begun our work when it is time to stop. \Ve are sorry to see the end of the year come for many reasons, chief among them the fact that we lose our only senior, Lulu Mignonne McCabe who graduates in June. We have all grown to love her dearly and she will be greatly missed in the chapter next year.

The chapter held its Easter dance at The Brighton on Mnrch 26, and we were very fortunate in having among our gu ests some of the girls from New York A who were \' isiting here at that time.

At present we are all greatly excited over the approaching installation of Virginia ,t\ at Randolph Macon. As one of the nearest chapters we have been vitally interested in the s uccess of the petition of the A :l; A group, and were deeply gratified when we heard of the province's decision. About ten or twelve of the girls from Columbia A attended the installation.

Another event which we are eagerly anticipating is the annual house party given by Maryland A from June S to u. It is to be held on the Eastern shore of Maryland where the bathing, fishing, and tennis are great; nnd best of .11 they ha\'e invited Columbia A to join them this year! About half of our ch:apter is planning to g o and we are much excited over the

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p r ospec t of a whole week with Maryland A. I can imagine that there will be many pla ns made th ere , and many ideas exchanged that will help us next year in rushing. It is a sp lendid thi ng to get the vi ewpoint and opinions oC other girls on matters i n which we are mutu a ll y interested.

Pan -Hellenic is now at work formulating rushing ful es f o r next yea r. n B 4» is working hard to secure seco nd semeste r bidding and hope th at we may be success ful.

The mo st important event of the year in oue c hapter life w as o ur jo int banquet on Found er's Day, with Maryland A and the Baltimore club It was held a t the Continental H ote l on April :26 and ove r sixty Pi Phis were present. W e were honored by having Doct o r Kell e r with us, and represcntatives fr om seven other chap ters were there. I am sure the memory of that banquet will linger lon g with all of us and when we drank the toast to our F oun de rs the re aliza. tion of the gre a tne ss of our debt to them was brought h ome. They have given tiS one o f the finest an d bes t things; a thing that will n ot perish

Best wi shes to eve ry Pi Phi for n happy summ e r and n s uccessful ru sh ing season next fall.

GENEVIEVE FRIZZELL.

VIRGINIA ALPHA-RANOOLPH-loIACON

WOMAN"S COL L EGE

(Chartered 19 13 )

Number of s tudent s 600.

AU students are w o m en Number of faculty 55.

Frate rnities in co ll ege: X n, 12; Z T A, I I ; /J,. A A, 14; A 0 n , 14 ; K 4 , 13 ; 41 M, 14 ; A A. 41, 15; IT B 4>, 13.

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( Initi a ted M ay 10 , 19 13 )

Catha rin e Murph y, ' 13, Pine Bluffs, Ark. Marion Dan ie l, ' 13, Cape Charle s , Va. l\fargaret M offett , ' 14. Talladega, Ala. Ruth C urti ss. ' 16, Ames, I owa.

Enid Ale xander, ' 14, Leon, I owa.

Mollie Mi s tr ot, '1 4. Galveston, Texas. Ste ll a Cameron, " 4. Shrevepo rt, Ln Virginia W ood, 'IS, Charlottesville. Va. Martha Rader, 'IS, Lewisburg, W Va. J oh nn ie L ink, "5. Palestine, Texas. Grace Link, ' IS, Palestine, Texas.

Marion F ow lk es, ' IS. Waverly, Tenn. Clara \ Villiams, ' 1 2, Pnuxoutnwn ey. Pa. (on faculty).

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Margaret Boulware, ' 12, Pal esti ne, Texa s J effries Green, ex-'13. Calvert, Texas.

Bardini. Fletcher, ' II, Accomac, V •. Margaret Nottingham, 'II, Eastville, V•. Edith Daniel, ex -'I"" Dallas, Texas.

Girl. graduating in June who will receive degree of A.B. : Catharine Murphy, MarioD Daniel. Enid Alexander will r ece ive a Certificate of Proficiency in violi n music.

It i. with the RYeatest ple as ure that Virginia A sends her fint greetings to her isten in IT B We have just been installed and o ur enthusiasm is at its height, (or we r ealize how much it will mean t o us t o have the strong national p r estige of IT 4» behind u s W e expect to do our bt.t to uph old its high

ideals, and maintain a repre se ntative chapler.

Our local Pan -Hellenic hal instituted a system of sophomore pledging here , and we find it a very good method of r. ising the scbolarship of the freshmen; further, it gives u s greater opportllDity to really know • girl and estimate her worth a s fraternity material. We have been rushing about twelve splendid freshmen thi s year-girl s who are worth while from every studpomt, and we have every es:pectation of pledging them in the fall.

Perhaps you w o uld like to know s ometh ing o f the college life at RandolphMacon Woman 's College, and the a c tivities o utside the fraternity life We bave about six hundred girls from all oyer tbe co untr y who live together as ODe big family, in five dormitories. Among the most interesting social futures of the year are the class entertainments, wh ich are usually very elaborately ud cleverly executed. We have five o r six good play s given each year, under the direction of the Dramati c Club, Literary Societies , Fren ch and Gr«k Departments. and senior class_

Our May Day and Field D ay ce lebrations, which a re always combined, were particularly good this year The Field Oay exercises were held in the morning, and the mo st i nteresting tVent wa s the breaking of the world'. r ecord for women of the running broad j ump by one of o ur girl. RudolphMaco n is justly proud of her. The May Oay festival was held on the front campus j u st at sunset, represen ting the story of R obi n Hood and Maid Marian. ' Maid Marian wu crowned Queen of the May by a band o f f airies, and c h ose n by Robin Hood to be hi s bride ; they were th en seated o n a throne with the Queen's attendant. and the R obi n H ood's men abo ut and reviewed the entertainments furnished by the classes and all pro minent organitations in college About eight o'cloc k that night, a splendid display of fire works was furn ished by the Athletic A ssoc i ation, and this made a very attractive c lose to a beautiful day.

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\Ve are very (Orlunale in having with u s )li sses Crace and Belle Reynolds o f Nebraska D, and Laura John s of Texa s A, who hav e been so he l pful to u s in way this year, wh i le we were petitioni ng, and stand ready to advise us in our n e w wo rk. Only a few more wee k s are left us in tbis se m es ter, but we a re h opi ng for a nd looking f o rw a rd t o a prosperous life in the bonds of II B

FLO RIDA ALPHA - J O HN D STET SON U:-: I YE RS ITY

(Charte r ed 19 13)

Number of students 462.

Number of wom en students 2 00.

Number o f f ac ulty 42.

Women's fraternitie s: IT B c)'. 18; .1. 6. O. 18

Initi a te s ( nam es g i \'e n in April ARROW.

Girls gra d uating in Jun e, rece iving th e de gr ee of A.B .:

:-.lina Phill ips ; TI a rr iet Hull ey and Fay C ri bbe tt will receive Ph B.

Lee Bo wer s, the degree of

M a n y delightful and pleasant aITai r s h ave occ urred since ou r I!l st l ittle c hat together. First and for e mo st was th e tw o days' vi sit of Mr s Kilgor e d uring the second week in April. We wondered what she w o ul d think o f us, for we fully r ea li zed th e h o n o r nnd privilege of a visit from o n e of the Foun ders. Fr o m the moment s h e arrived, we loved her: she is a c harming, dear, littl e lady. O n th e evening of h e r arrival, lIarri e t Hull e y , ' 13. e nt ert ai ned u s at her h o me. and we spent th e e ve ning most e nj oyably singing IT 4> songs, and hea ring about r. C M )" th e qu estio n s we asked!! I might S3)' by way of explanation, we were preparing f o r o ur exa mination j us t at th a t t i me

On th e ne xt afternoon th e fraternity gav e a t ea in th e ir r oom, invi tin g o nly the mothers of o ur girls, o ur patron 3nd patroness, Mr. and Mr s. So lom o n, and Mi ss Martien , the dean o f th e dormitory. Of co ur se Mr s. Kilgore met th e girls of th e o th e r frat e rnit y but :'15 s h e wa s not w ell and there waS s uc h a s ho rt time for u s t o kn ow her we fe lt th at we must avail o ur selves o f every oppo rtunit y. The same evening was the time for ou r regulnr meeting and then we h eard frOID Mr s. Kilg ore some of the lo \·ely persona l things about I. C which pe rhap s we would not have known had she n ot vis ited u s.

In M arch, M r. and Solomon entertained u s deliJthtfully at a dinner par t y at th e Co ll ege Arm s. \V e also e ntHt ained them ea rl ie r in t h e winter a t 11 tea in our r oom. I am q uit e sure ther e ne,'e r were two people more interested in f1 group of girls. Beside s contribu tin g g r eat ly t o o ur social enjoyme nt , they have added three lovely c hairs to o ur room. Carson, the wife o f th e professor of history, e nt ertai n ed u s "ery informally early in A pri l.

The othe r wo man 's .6. 6. 6. for three years fraternity here, A h as been granted a K 'It, which h as been petition ing cha rier and was installed in

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ha\'c been handi capped as to plans (or nut year bec au se we were unable to (orm a Pan - Hellenic until 4 .d .& was installed II <I> ente rtained them with a tea in Chandoin parlors \Ve d o nol entertain any outsid e rs in our fraternity rooms except those whom I have mentione d

Our Founders' Oay was enjoyable but not elaborate. w W e had :l buffe t luncheon in our room whi ch took the place of • banquet. I would not have you think {rom this letter that we do not entertain girl s outside of the fraternity. In the faU we gave a tea to the other fraternity and dormitory teachers; and during Miss Keller's visit a large reception. im' iting all the members of the college department together with the other fraternities.

There is no honor fraternity here and no honors as we understand honors. Marguerite Blocker, '16, the gold medal in the declamatory contest; Mary Buttorff, 'u, Ruth Allen, '16, and Lillian Eldredge, '14, have given well-rendered nnd artistic recitals. Lee Bowers, ' 13, and Louise Hulley, ' 16, have won basketbnll S ' s and Louise Hulley, '16, the c hampionship in tennis Our girls have taken an active part in all the school a c tivities and their scholarship on an average has been very good.

We feel that Stetson University has made an advance along several lines tbis year. The credit committee have become more rigid in the requirements for graduation, and a genuine class spirit has developed which has really been lacking in the past. Before the school year will have ended three national fraternities will have been installed and we hope and believe this will aUract more students to the university next year. For one week the entire student body and townspeople listened attentively, twice a day, to lectures by Dr. Francis Green of Philadelphia. This year Stetson won the state championship in baseball and in oratory.

Best wishes for a very happy summer to all Pi Phis.

LILLIA:s' ELDREDGE.

BETA PROVINCE

PENNSYL\'ANIA ALPHA-SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

(Chnrtered 1892)

Number of students 416.

Number of women students 223.

N umber of faculty 46 • \Vomen ' s fraternities: K A e, 18; n n <j), 21; K K r, 14; .6 r, 18. llo;lTJATE

Evelyn Miller, '16. (Oth.!r names in January letter.)

Girls graduating in June who will recehre A.B. degre e : Elizabeth Ja c kson, Alexandra Rogers.

This past year seems to ha'"e been a record breaking one for Swarthmore. We were unanimously elected a member of the Aisociation of Collegiate Alumnre; we have two new swimming pools and a new dining -room; and d e partments in pedagogy, politi cal scien ce , and d o mesti c scien ce have been

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established. \Ve have passed the 400 mark in the number of students and our sc holarship standard has bee n raised. every st udent will have to have an average of C to graduate.

At six a. m on May I, the girls of each class gave a May -po le dance on the campus and tbe Queen of the May was crowned. About a week later we had the May dances when a small admission was charged for the benefit of the Y W C. A. conference at Eagles Mere.

As the four fraternities represented at Swarthmore were not able to come to any decision regarding pledge day for next year, the faculty took up the matter and have set a pledge day on the Saturday following matriculation day which is on Wednesday_ No ru shing will be permitted until eight o'clock on Thursday morning .so of co ur se it means that there will be two days of very strenuous rashing, as well as a great deal of summer rushing. The fraternities have never done very much of this 50 altogether the plan will be quite n ew but we hope it will fulfill its purpose, that of keeping fraterniti es in the b3ckground instead of being so prominent during most of the college year .

Since our last lett er we h ave enjoyed a visit from five Maryland A girls and two Pennsylvania r girls. They were at Swarthmore attending the Y. W. C A. conference and we were so glad to have that opportunity of get· ting acquainted with Pi Phis from other chapters. W e wish many more of you would visit us

Man y n 4> alumna! were back for Somerville Day at Swarthmore. That is the annual reunion of the Somerville Literary Society and the girls have entire control of the place and scarcely a man can be seen. It is altogether one of the most enjoyable days of the college year. We were glad to wei· come our alumnre back although there seemed to be little time to really get acquainted. The active society gave the Greek play. Al cestis. in the afternoon in which Elizabeth Jackson. '13. Elizabeth Hau se. ' 14. Florence Miller. ' 14. Grace Schaeffer. ' 15. and Marp.ret McIntosh. '15. had parts.

Pennsylvania A is very proud to introduce Evelyn Miller. '16, who was initiated April 23. at the home of Edith Lewis White in Lansdowne. The initiation was followed by supper, IT 4> songs and th en fraternity meeting. About eleven alumna! were back for it.

We want to extend our h eart ie st co ngr atulations to our chapter, Florida A. We are v e ry glad indeed to hear about her installation and we hope to meet the girls sometime Whil e we are rejoicing over our new chap ter we a re very sorry to hear abo ut th e fraternity troubles at Wooster and that Ohio r is no more.

We have been giving a few informal sewing parties lately to our friends where we serve light refreshments On May 2 we entertained the other fraternity girls at a tea at the home of H e len and Margaret Marr. in .swarth · more. Mrs Barclay White (Edith Lewis. '06) and :Mrs. D. Archer ( H elen Carre. ' 05). poured and our fruhmen served. 'Ve had tiny little flags of the various fraternity colors stuck in the ice-cream \Ve held our banquet at the home of Marion Baker, Lansdowne. ::\fary Cooper Johnson -Griest, ex ·'02,

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wu toastmistress and touls were gi,' en by Mrs. Addison HlJIan (Lillian ]. McDowell. ex-'99) , Kurtz, '16, Florence Cobb (Pennlylvania B). Elizabeth Jackson, '13. and EleA-nor Rittenhouse, '12.

Anna Spackman, ' 14. has been elected to II 1: X, the girls' hODor socety. Charity HampsoD, '16, won third place in the freshman gym con tcst and received a pretty silver cup. Grace Schaeffer, ' 15. bas beto pledged t o d A one of the two eatinK" clubs. Dorothy Fah enstoc k, 'IS. has been elected vice·president of the Y. ,V. C. A. {or next year.

By the time the Anow reaches you we will be in Cape May, N. }., on our annual house party. Already we are looking forward to that week with a great deal oC pleasure. It will be the last time we will all be together until next September.

Best wishes (or 0. pleasant summer to eve ry IT <I> and good luck to all the chapters who have an early pledge day.

ALUANDIlA B. ROGERS.

PENNSYLVANIA BETA-BU CKNELL UN IVER SITY

Number of Students 500.

(Chartered 1895)

Number of women students 100.

Number of faculty 30.

Women l fraternities: n B 16; A .1. .1., 12.

Name of initiate given in April letter.

GirIs graduating in June who will receive degree of A. B.: Joletta Arthur, Helen Bartol, Helen Davis, Marian Fischler; Ethel Ii otten stein will re · ceive B.S.

Defore going home for spring vacation every girl received an invitation from Helen Hare, ' 10, for tbe evening of March z8. Little did we know wbat was in Itore for us but many were the surmises. Welt. the eventful night arrived and at the spring 80wer party. H e l en anno un ced her engaa'ement. Each guest was pxesented with a wine carnation, and a red the flower of 4 2': a l ocal fraternity a.t Bucknell, tbese were tied together with a gilt cord from which was suspended a heart bearing a cupid with a bunch of Aowtrs in either arm.

Helen had surely sprung a pleasant surprise on us so now it was our turn. Just a week later, Helen took dinner with lome of the girls .nd while she was being entertained, we assembled with the • .lumnae and some other friends at the Ha.re home, lDd sent for Helen. Such a Ihower of aluminum as awaited her to lay nothing of the verses telling bow and what to cook.

On the evening of April 29 0. merry party of thirty-two Issembled at the Cameron House to celebrate Founders' Day. \Ve: were: so glad to have the Lewisburg alumnll! club with us for there is always an inspiration in feeling that n spirit luts through the yurs .

l: A E entertained the chapter on the evening of April 17 at progressive HSoo". Still other social functions are being anticipated before Ihis year be· comes :l finished chap ter in the history of -Pennsylvania p. Ollr seven fresh·

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mcn will be pledged on June 14. These have not yet been introduced to you, we will perform the pleasant task now. They are: Ruth Matt e rn, 11 untingd on; Sara Haggerty, Nauvoo, Ruth \Villiams Panons; Dorothy Bunnell, Union, N. J.• Ruth Embrey, Mahony City; Cecilia Kitlowski Nanticoke; and Helen Groff, Washington, N. J.

Symposium co mes next on Tuesday evening, Jun e 17 This will be held at the Cameron H o use. Although the girls gave n formal dance in March, we have thought best not to disappoint our alumnre who return {or commencement and so will close the co llege year with an informal dance at Milton Park on June 20.

There have been very few changes in the co llege this year as to courses and (acuity. The art department has heen enlarged making a. beginning for th e new domestic scie nce course which will be introdu ced n ext year. A trial of student government has been made thi s term and on the whole, the attempt has been quite s ucc essful. Th ere are stilt many problems to be met but all great mo\'e ments hav e slow beginnings.

As a chap ter we have spent the year in working for II B <I> and feel that our efforts have been worth while. Perhaps our efforts have not been felt exte nsively , since to some exte nt we are victims of our environmen t, but we hope we have been able to help each other to high er things.

We wish e \' ery II a p lea sant vacation and for those who are leaving col· le ge n o t to return, Pennsylvania B wishes the greatest s u ccess in whatever they undertake. EOXA A. \VnITTAH

PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA-DICKINSO:"J COLLEGE

(Chartered 1903)

Number of students 538.

Number of women students is.

Number of faculty 32. \Vomen 's fraternities, n B 4>, 16; X a, IS of initiates given in J anuary letter.

Girls graduating who will receive the degree of A.B.: )liriam Blair, Hazel Kisner; H elen Gerhard; Eliubeth Ga rner Ph.B.

Last year the sop homores of Dickinson Sla rt ed the custom of keeping Nesbit Day in honor of our first president. This memorial always occurs o n May I. The faculty and st ud ents march in a body to the " Old Graveyard", where President Nesbit is buried, and a memorial seniee is held. Each student places eithe r a red o r white car nati on on his grav e 3S they march by. Pennsylvania r introduces to her sisters a new pledge, Ethel Schellinger.

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Although she will not be initiated until next fall, ne"crtheless we {eel we belong to each otber and she will be a strong 0 4>.

A few days ago the biggest class scrap of the college year was held. It was the cap scrap and all of the sophomores and freshmen participate in order to dedde whether tbe freshmen will put aside their class caps. The freshmen won and (rom now on the green caps with their )ellow buttons will not be worn.

The (raternity has been Quite gay this term. One Monday c\'ening the juniors entertained the rest of the chapter at 3. baby party. It was :t. great sueeess, and we • .11 feel that the jollifications do a great deal towards developing fraternity spirit.

Julie Prince. ex-'13. and Mrs. Prettyman, the wife of our German professor, entertained the chapter very delightfully .t Mrlt. Prettyman's home. Another afternoon Mrs. Bedford, one of our patronesses, invited us to her lovely suburban home.

Some oC our se nior s have already secured positions Cor next year. Miriam BI ..ir to go out to North Dakota to teach in the Edgeley high school. Hnel Kisner intends to stay at home with her father and mother in Carlisle, and Eliubeth Garner and Helen Gerhard both are going to teach. Sara Bigham will not return next year. She is planning to take up gymnasium work, which she hopes to teach some time. We will su r ely miss these girls next year, for we look upon them as the pillars of our Craternity.

HARRIET Sn: ART.

OHIO ALPHA---OHtO UNIVERSITY

Number oC students 1875.

Number of women students 775.

Number of faculty 82.

Women's fraternities: n n 4>, 23; .A r .d, 19; A Z il, 19; l: 17; X 0, IS.

Girls graduating in June who will receive degree of A.B.: Louise Hancher, Doris Ludl ow, Blanche Wolfe, Kathleen Merritt.

It is with genuine regret that we look towards the end of anothe r college year, fQr. although it has been a delightful year, with its work and its many pleasures, yet it means se:parations and the breaking oC lies that have grown very dear. Four of our girls graduate this year, and this loss will be keenly felt in the chapter.

Ohio has added several new buildings to her university, has had more students enro ll ed this year, than ever before and has been very prosperous in every way. At the beginning of the year our athletic field was enlarged and improved and our athletics have been very successful. Enthusiasm has been shown in all directions.

Ohio A hIlS shown her interest in affairs of every kind-she is well represented in all the co ll ege orgnnitntions , nnd has had a very successf ul yenr from a social standpoint.

April 28. the town girls entertained the dormitory girl. with a dinner in honor of Founders' Day and it was a great success. The dinner was held at the home of one of the girls, which was beautifully decorated with ferns,

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palms, and cut flowers, and the tables were lighted with candles. A fourcourse dinner was served and the girls sang n tl> songs After dinner we en· joyed a program which had been arranged by the alumnre: though some of the active chapter took part. The program consisted of songs of Founders' Day, talks of the founding of n B cj) and the installment of Ohio A chapter . We all enjoyed ourselve s immensely.

Mrs. Ellis and Mrs Zenner, two of our pattonesses, entertained us with aD informal dance in May. Pan-Hellenic is arranging for a picnic to be given the middle of May . It always proves a great success.

The fraternity question which came up before the legislature was a very important and exciting one to the Greeks of Ohio. It caused much excitement and we are surely glad to learn that the bill failed.

We send best wishes to all Pi Phis for a happy summer.

HENRIETTA V. CaONA CHER.

OHIO BETA--QH 10 STATE UN I VERS ITY

Number of students 3500.

(Chart ered 1894)

Number of women students 700.

Number of faculty 280.

Women's fraternities: K A a, 14; K X; r, 13; IT B 4>, 17; .1. L\ A, 19; 6 Z, IS; A r, 24; A 9, 21; 4> M, 9.

(Names of initiates in January letter.)

The girls graduating in June who will receive the degree of A.B., are : Florence Smith, Ruth Saddler, Helen Krieger, Claudine Urlin, Helen Browning; Terese Kennedy will receive B.S.

Spring has brought all the traditional events of the season, these are the Tug-of-War between the sophomores and freshmen; Link Day, when the representative junior men are linked by the seniors into the organization called the Sphinx ; the Big Six track meet of the six largest schools in Ohio; and, usuany, the May Fete given by the girfs of the university. But the May Fete has had to be omitted this year, because of conditions arising from the flood. ?trost of the relief work was carried on by university students, and much work and time was taken from the class room, so that it is felt that the rest of the year must be devoted to school work.

We are now looking forward to commencement week. The fortieth anni · versary of the founding of Ohio State University is to be celebrated and a

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pageant il to be given, wbich will somewhat replace the May Fete. The pareant is to be composed of three parts; the first part is to be arranged by the uriOOI departments of the university, the Sttood by the alumnae, and third by the varioul oT8'uizationJ. Underclassmen are being urged to remain for the week, and it i. expected to be one of the mOlt beautiful affairs presented at the university for some time.

We think Obio Slate i. onc of the fiut nnivcniliu to Itart the movement of camp UI conse rvation . A council has been formed and a constitution has betn drawn up. The ' couDcil is to consist of representatives of all organi· urionl in school, and its object is to arouse sentiment and interelt in the preservation of our campu.. It is already beautiful, and we wish to keep it 50, and malee it morc beautif ul. if possible.

Ohio B wu very proud to send two delegates to the Self-Government AS5OCiation Convention at Madison. Wisconsin. May J-3. These delegates were the president of this local body for this put year and Ali ce Ward, '14, who has just been elected president for next year.

Both the active and alumnae chapters enjoyed a banquet at the Neil lIouse, April 28 in honor of Founders' Day.

We have only six more weeks of school. and the seniors are regretting that they are leaving their school days behind them.

We wish for aU a happy vacation and hope that the seniors may meet with success in the biE" world they are about to enter.

TERESE KESNEDY.

MICHIGAN ALPHA-HILLSDALE COLLEGE (Chartered J887)

Number of students 497.

Numbe r of women st udent s 276.

Number of iaculty 25.

Women's fraternities: K K. r, 14; IT B 4». 18.

Names of initiates in April letter.

Girt. graduating in Jun e wbo will receive A.B. degree: Jessie Reem, Jane Whitney.

Hillsdale can show many results for the energy that has been spent in so many different ways, this year. The Dramatic Club which has proved the wonderful ahility of its members in "The Girls \Vitb the Green Eyes". will enact one of Shakespeare's plays during commenCement week. The basketball team has dODe un-

usually well this

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themsth' es and the college. not only in Hill sdale but in many of the lowns in southern Michigan and northern In diana. We 3fe glad to tell of the good fortune that has come to J-Im sua le College this spring in the (orm of a $90.000 endowment fund which will soon be c omp leted. Already $60,000 has been gi,'en on condi tion th at $30,000 more be raised.

Our celebration of Founders' Day this year is one of the best on record. For the week-end preced in g we were honored with the presence of Mr s. LardneT and seventeen of the active girls (rom Michigan n. The girls from Ann Arhor arrived at Hillsdale about seven o'clock Friday evening. From the st:ltion both chapte r s went directly to a cooky-shine at the home of Florentine Cook, '16. Alice Satterthwaite, '09, and her sister Geneva, who is a senior in high schoo l, also came from Tecumseh. The getting acquainted with the sisters whom we had never known before was s uch fun! After the cooky-shine the Ann Arbor girls in parties of two, threes, and fours, were entertained at homes of various Michigan A girls.

Mrs. Lardner came Saturday afternoon and Michigan B and .A had the great pleasure of meeting her at an afternoon tea in the fraternity r ooms Besides all the Pi Phis there were present the ladies of the faculty and the active members of K K r with their a n d patronesses. Saturday evening there was a reception and dance at Sutton's Hall, attended by all the Pi Phis, alumnoc:, and patronesses living in Hillsdale, active members of A T n, and T 6, and othe r co ll ege men.

All assembled again Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. F. Cool.:. a patroness, where impromptu programmes of the representatives of so many organizations afforded much entertainment. From there we went to the home of :Mr s. Alexander Stock, also a patroness, where w e we r e served with a delightfu l Dutch supper Mrs. Lardner gave us a short address and kindly offered many practical s uggestions on fraternity m atte rs.

The b reaking up was, oC co urse, the on ly unpleasant feature of our weekend party. The time from Friday evening to Sunday evening was sho rt to be sure, but the bond of sisterhood with Michigan B had become deep -rooted in o ur hearts. And so. our Founder's Day ce lebration has given us a very sweet memory and has enriched our l ove Cor the wine and blue.

LoRENA SMITH.

MICHIGAN BETA - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Number of students 5580.

(Chartered 1888 )

Number of women students 900.

Number of faculty 570.

Women's fraternities: r 4> B, 29; .4 r, 22; Collegiate $orosis, 29 i n B T, 24; K K r. 33; A oIJ, 22; K.A e, 31; A X O. 27; i\1 cI» E, 15; X 0, 26.

Girls graduating who will reeeive degree of A.B. : Norma de Guise, Ruth Bridge.

'Ve are anxious to know how all the Pi Phis celebrated Founders' Day, but we 8re willing to wager none oC them had as good a time 35 we did, unless

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it might be Colorado A. Michigan A surely had the courage of true Pi Phil when she invited our entire chapter to spend Founders' Day with her. \Ve went seventeen strong and such a giorioul time! We were in Hillsdale from Friday until Sunday and were b usy every minute.

First, in orde r, of course, was the getting ac· quainted and it didn't take long (o r we wefe all Pi Phi s. The "cooky-s hine " Friday night was perfect. Saturday we visited th e campus, went to a tea given in our honor at the chapter room , and at night attended a dance. The good time was app r op ri · ately ended Sunday night by a lovely lun ch at the home of one of the girls, when Mrs . Lardner talked to U I individually and coUectively. I must say one word about the grand girls, but what ca D 1 say half strong e noughsimply thi s , that th ey are genuine Pi Phi s everyone of them and th at means they are th e belt eve r

The Mic higan Union p re sented "Contrarie Ma r y" as its ann ua l opera this year and it w as a great s uccess. W e had a rushing party ove r that week end, taking our guests to the ope ra A s a r el ult we ha ve three new pledges, Edith Butler of Battle C r eek, H elen D avis of Jackson nnd Mildred Backers, '16, of Port Huron.

).lext i n importance to the ope r a in the d ramatic ci rcl es were the junior girls' plays, two of them, given the same night, complimentary to the senior girls. One. "Daily Life" was a local skit while the o th er, " The Realm of Oreamslt was more pretentioul. Margaret Eato n, Sop hie Kock, Marchi e St urges and Alta \Velch all had parts in one o r bo th of them.

Jessi e Bak e r, Illinois E, ' 10, and Zera H a rri es , Illinoi s E, ,ex -' J4, were guests of th e chapte r a few weeks ago

W e a re a ll looking forward now t o the May Festival, which occ urs May '4 · 'j. The new Hill Auditorium will be formally opened at that time.

The campu s il to hav e another new building to be located on the site of the psychology laboratory and to be used for 11 science building.

The an nual spring con cert of th e girls' glee cl ub was given April 26. The join t one with the men's glee c lub occ urs Ma y 14. Ma r cia Mun se ll, Margaret Eaton and Alta \Velch are members of the former cl ub.

Mi chigan B has receiving the congrat ul ations of the faculty and s tudent body the last few we e ks, a nd why?-bec. use in 11 r ece ntly published tabuI.ted list of th e sch olastic standi ng among f r aternities in the univer si ty f or the second semester o f la st year, II B 4l stood at the top, seve r al inches above her nearelt r ival. ALTA I. \VE LC H

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GAMMA PR O VINCE

MI NN E SOTA A L PHA-UN I VE R SITY 0 1'" MI NN E SOTA

( Chart e r ed 1890)

Number o f student s 4413

Number oC wo m e n st ude nt s 29%

N u mber of fac ulty 313 .

\ Vo m e n 's fraternit ies: K K r. 2 9; K A e, 31; .0. r, i A cj), 24 j r ... B.

27; A r d , 32 ; .6. .d 4 , 19 ; A::: .d , 23; A 0 fI , 14.

G irl s grad ua ting in Jun e who will r ece ive the degr ee of A B.: Marti e a Byrnes, Mildred Loom is.

Ali ce H a rwood .

Al ice W a lk e r .

Virgin ia Sc hult.

M a ur i ne Co nw ay .

G e n evie ve Be rnh a rd t.

Lu cy H ow.

Ol i ve Ke ll e r

Isabel Mc Laughl in.

Ger t ru de Pr es ton

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Lu cill e Mill e r .

lsal inda Mill e r .

Be th Mi ll er

M ildre d Nich o lso n.

Viola Beebe

Ve rna Smith . Ruth D av i s.

S tell a K esso n Will ia ms.

M a rie Mel a n d.

A l ong, long li s t, is n ' t it, b u t the r e a r e extenuati n g c i r c umst2nces!

Yo u see , n ext ye ar t her e is t o be n o ru shing o r p ledging, except o( uppe rcl a ss men, a t a ll , sin ce he r e w e a r e g o ing to tr y sophomore p le d g e

mate ri a l here a t Minn eso ta. d ay So it will no t be unt i l th e fa ll o f 19 14 th a t we can h ave nn y n ew girls

All of o ur st rongest r i v a l s h ave as m an y---or-m o r e i n i tia tes th is r ear, and so w e fee l pretty p ro ud of o u r fi n e girls. E"en yet, w it h eac h women ' s fra t e rnit y ga th e r ing i n 35 many a s possib le th e re Sl ill r emains m uch fine f ra ter n i t y

\ Ve are p lan n i n g to give up o ur house and t r y to fi n d a mo r e suitable on e by nex t fall H o uses a re ve r y hard to fi nd n ea r college , and so we' ll all be bu s y peop le th is n ext s u mme r T his Ju ne we a r e losi n g t wo of our fines t girl s wh o bo t h m ade l; T , the se n i o r gi rl s' (rate rn ity M ild r ed is to be th e charming h eroine o( th e se ni or p l ay, a n d per h aps some of yo u reme mber Ma rtiea a t con ve nt ion. \Ve Ili l1 ha"e gi rl s who can wo rk , th o u gh, AS ( o ur o f o ur gi r ls a r e to take pa r t in th e "Sop h o m o re V a udev ill e" that is co ming soo n , a n d we a r e all trying ha r d to ge t one on t he Gopleu boa r d fo r n ex t

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year. The other night came our Founders' Day banquet. and oh how wonderCal it wu to all of UI! which our alumnlit give each year {or scho larship; and the c up was preleoled which our .Iumml:: gives each year for scholarship; and the cup wu p r esented by Abbie Langmaid who is our Provin ce P resident, Bnd the (uture head of the Settlement School!

Gopher day to·morrow; " I wonder what they'll say under my picture." The re st of U 5 say. " I wonder if Pi Phi'll get a s lam," Really, you k'now, it's an h o nor to be made {un of by the Co pht,. / To-morrow night there is t o be a "Gopher dance" and we are hopi ng that Marti ea will be "Q ueen o f Ma y " This year the " Men's Union" is to have a big f'Ci r c us"-a mammoth p r oduction-sbowing all Ihe Honly animals in captivity"! I t is to be h eld May 9 and 10 and is designed to raise funds for a new men's building which is sad l y needed. Booths and attractions of all so rts and con ditions are to be there. and everyone at co ll ege and o ut o f it will be there. Don't you wi sh you co old come , too? I'm s u re we wisb you, each and all, co ul d.

This year th e wo rk hal bee n changed so much. Courses have bee n made harder and har de r, and marks lower and lower You see, President Vincent and D ean Sweeney are both n ew to Minne sota, a nd each has introduced new changes i nt o thi s department. The three women's o rganiut ions ha ve n ow been condensed into o ne, and so there'll be less oppo rtunity o f obtai n i ng offices now, tban formerly. The legislators, impressed by th e wonderful cere moni es of Cap and Gown Day, April 3, have appropriated money for a new girls' gymnasium whi c h was ve ry gratefully r ecei ved. you may be s ure

Well, dear sisten of ours, having given you 'all the g oss ip th at I can r emember at this time I shall immediately desist, for what w o uld I. l ettc r be without gossip? I se nd you all an invitation to stop on your travels, an d visit our hou se nnd o ur love ly be glad you ca m e! n ew chaper o n, Miss Crump, and I'm sur e you'll LII I I AN M c L AUC IILI:.'

WI SCONS IN ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF' WI SCONS I N

Number of s tudent s 5,800 .

( Chartere-d JII94 )

Number of women s tu de nts 20%.

Number of facllhy 585.

Women ', fratern ities: K K r , 20; .:1 r , 28; r ell B 31; K A e, ,6; n B 41, ,8 ; A 9, 26;.:1.6..6., '4; X n, 20; A X 0,17; A Z.6. , 26 ; A r 6 , 17. INITIAR Puoc£

Carol Cotton. '14. Lucile Cuzier, ' 14

(Names of others given in November letter .) Gi rls graduating i n Jun e who will r eceive the de gree of A B. : Ruth Bi r c har d , M a rj o r ie Burkc, Ann e Hutchison, M a rj o ry Mull on, B a rb ara !'Ihll on, Alice Rud o lph, Mary We be r, J ean An derson; Agn es Burt o n (School of Mu sic) ; Katherine uader, Ph B

Wi scon si n Uni,<ersity is closing anot he r successf ul yen r , hav ing acq ui r ed bette r eq uipm en t and a la rge r en ro llment. Th e new wing of the li brar)'

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will soon be finished; and the h ome economics and the forestry buildings are nearing compl etion.

AI present we are particularly interested in the W es te rn Inte rc o llegiate Conference on women's self g o vernment, which is being held at Wisconsin University this week end (Ma.y 1-3). Tw e nty - four young women repre se nting co lleges and universities througho ut the middle w es t have come to discuss the different problems of selfgovernment. This i s the first time that Wisconsin has held a conference of this sort. The three days are given ove r to discussion at business meetings on such subjects as the Point System, the Honor System, V ocational Conference, Town Members hip. Mass Mee tings, Sorority Que stion , Social Regulations, Chapel Attendan ce, and Senior Advi se r s. Besides the regular meetings there are receptions, picnics, and drives planned for the entertainment of the delegates. Wis consin Univer· sity is repre se nted by two delegates. one of whom is Alice Rudolph, '13. Three other Pi Phis are among the delegates: Miss Kennedy and Miss Ward from Columbus, Ohio; and Miss Young from Bloomington, Indiana. Wisconsin .A ha s enjoyed meeting them, and having them at the house, if only for a pa rt of the time.

Our first year's trial of sophomore pl ed ging does not close until May 10, so that we will not be able to announce our pledges in the June ARROW. We have held two dancing parties and given some pi c ni cs, and laun ch ride s. Mrs. L. P. Hendrick s, Mr s. Paul S. Rinech, Mrs. William Schoerger, Ade· laide Keeseni ch, and Helen Kayser have all given rushing parties at th ei r homes.

We ce lebrated Founders' Day by giving a forma l dinner to whi c h the town alumnll!, and the patronesses were invited. The eve ning was spe nt in dancing.

The univ ersi ty circus was held last we ek end, and was a greater success than usual. The S. G. A. float rece ived second prize. Thi s was particular l y significant, for it is th e first time that the 'o men of the university have e n· tered the parade.

W e are anticipating the Spring Carnival which will be held May 23 -25. A May fete, with May ·pole, and folk dances will be given on the u pper camp us and a pageant, and crew r aces have also been planned.

It is said that there will be no more house parties during Junio r Prom time at Wisconsin; so much of the gayety connec ted with this event will be eliminated, hereafter.

Dorrit Osann. ' 14 , has been initiated in to Mortar Boud, an honorary

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senior society; Lucile Cu:tier, ' 14. our new pledge. made \Vy slynx. another honorary society, and May Walker, '14. made Red Domino, a dramatic so· ciety. She has also been elected vice - president of the junior class. Marjory Burke. '13. has been c hOICn for the leading part in " All of a Sudden Peggy " , the senior play which il to be given in June Vu." SIEB .

ILLINOIS BETA-LOMBARD COLLEGE

(Chartered 187z)

Number of students 175 of women st udent s 90.

Number of faculty 14

Women', fraternities: n B +. 19 ; A Z 4, IS INITIATES

( Initiated April 17 )

Rena Logan. Helen Snyder. A lice Porter

(Names of other initiates given in Janunry :md April letters .)

Girl graduating in Jun e: Edna Wood

It seems strange to be writing tbe last letter for th e year and not be able 10 tell anything definite about co mmen ce ment, for by th e time th e June ARROW reaches us we will all be sca ttered to our various home s and all the excite · ment o f co mmencement will be o , ' er with , while now it st ill remains in the un ce rta in future. This year is to be a grand hom e-co ming for nil old Lombard people, and man y plans for th ei r enter ' tainment are being made

We expect many of our alummc back and hope to mak e th e annual alumnlr cooky·shine at the bungalow the biggest we have ever had.

The seniors are working unusually hard on their play for this year, liThe Dawn of To morrow " by Frances Hodgson Durnett . The leading part of "Glad" is to be taken by our only senior, Edna Wood. From ali reports he will be • regular s tar and we are firm believer&: that th e realiuti oD will be as good as the expec tation Two of the other parts are held by Winifred Tompkins and Helen Snyder. Anna Chappell·Gunnell is the coac h and it is to her that many of former Lombard dramatic luccesses are due. It is hardly necessary to say that Illinois B will feel very proud at the play

Our latest initiates are making fine Pi Phis. Not long ago Mr. Logan lent UI a set of dishes and two lets of silver 80 that now we are well supplied and need n ot borrow from the Hall for our large cook y shines. T o say that

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we are delighted with our present or rather presents, is expressing our joy mildly.

As usual our F ounders' Day banquet was a great success. Our speakers this time wcrc extraordinarily good f or we had with us among others, Mrs. Hel · mick and Mrs. Spry of Chicago. Nothing could have been more in keeping with the occasio n nor made us more enthusiastic than Mrs Helmick's talk on the Settlement School. Most vividly could we see the mountaineers' thirst (or knowledge and their timid acceptance of what we had to offer and the hardships of Miss Hilt and i\H ss Gillette and. above nIl, we could see the wonderful success of our teachers at Gatlinburg.

May 2:9. the day examinations are over, we aTC planning to have our spring dance. This time we arc to have it at the Country Club on Lake Rice. The club is about three miles from here and an ideal spot for a dance 50 we upect to have a. mighty good time.

This year Lombard has taken up the vocational side of education and practic ally e\'erything is studied from that sta n dpoint. The H ome Economics co urse has been es pecia lly successful and interesting not only to u s, but to the people of Galesburg. The Agri c ultural Department he ld 1\ Farmers' Institute, which, conside ring that it was the first of its kind was very success fuL Sociology and l\Iodern Social Problems are counes which are conduc ted especially with the voca ti onal end in view.

At our third game of this year Lombard beat Knox at baseball. That and the winning from Lake Forest were perhaps the happiest and "peppiest" events of this year.

Our prospects (or next year are wonderful. As far as we know we will losc only three girls this June so that we will have a l a rge chapter at the beginning of the year and judging from the girls whom we know are co ming to college, we expect to have one of the best chapters 11Iinois'B has ever had.

DOROTHY PAYS.

IL L INOIS DELTA-KNOX COLLEGE

(Chartered t 884)

Number of students 584.

Number of women students 395.

Number of faculty 24.

\Vomen's fraterniti es: IT B cJ!, ,, ; 6 .:1, 23 ; cJ! M, 10

INITlA1' ES

Pauline Arnold

Adaline Kolin. Helen Campbell.

Florence Pi e r ce

Harriet Wilson

Helen Weinberg

Girls gradoating in Jun e who will receive degree of A.B. : M!lrjorie Carr, Alice Felt, also Jes sie Gaddis (music), Viola Ness (music).

\Ve have no spcetacular development at Kno x to note at the close of this school year, yet its growth both in numbers and efficiency is perceptible. Knox's greatest glory is the wonderful personality of h e r faculty. whi ch is most apparent in the class room. O ur representative in oratory, \ ·ernon

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Welsh, ,z:. A 9 won first place in the State Peace Contest and second in the Prohibition Contcst in the space of two weeks. In the Knox-Beloit-Iowa Wesleyan Triangular Debate Knox won from Cornell by a unanimous decision. losing to Beloit by a decision of two to one. An interesting thing about this debate was that the negative of the question, which was in favor of an iIlitHacy test for immigrants, won in every debate, each school losing one debate and winning one, no team winning on its own floor. We aho recently received word that the women of Knox are now eligible to membership in the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, which is certainly an honor to our Alma Mater. However happy we are over our successes, our chief cause for thankfulness at present is that our beloved Dean Simonds, well known to students of English and American literature on account of his text books, has decided to Itay with us. In spite of a very flattering offer from another school, he is to remain here, and we feel very proud as well as happy that he thinks so much of Knox.

This is a very opportune time to tell of our annual M ay for we are deep in preparations for it. The custom was inaugurated two years ago, and it has proved exceedingly popular. This year we are to give "Ye Merrie Plays of Robin Hoode'" and it promises to be a delightful affair. Act I is Jaid in Sherwood Forest, and opens with Little John's humorous initiation into the bold band of outlaws. During this act, Lady Marian, Robin Hood's fianc6e before he was outlawed, having been deprived of her lands through the villany of Prince John, comes to the forest in the disguise of a page, and takes refuge with the band. She is welcomed royally, and the act closes with the song of the outlaws "There is No Land Like England". The second act is at Nottingham Fair. Hawkers, venders, clowns, tumblers, 'and soldiers mingle together, and here also are the outlaws, under an amnesty proclaimed by the Sheriff of Nottingham. This, however is but a trickMaid Marian discovers it, and dressed as a strolling minstrel searches Robin through the crowd and warns him. In the shooting match the sheriff attempts his arrest, but he makes a spectacular escape, leaving the sheriff flfoiled again."

Act III is again in the forest. King Richard, secretly landing in England in the guise of a friar, comes to seek Robin Hood, and after having been waylaid, discloses his identity. Robin is freed from the ban of outlawrYi he nnd his band 3re appointed the King's bodyguard. and as Marian's guardian, King Richard gives his consent to their marriage. In celebration of their betrothal the village folk dance the old English dances ending with

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the winding oC the Mny ·pole. As the shadows l e ngth en, the villagers l eave, the band slarls (or its new abode in "gaye London", and Sherwood Forest is deserted.

This will be played out of doors on our campus under our beautiful elms. Th e pari of Maid Marian. the only woman's part in the play proper, will be taken by Marjorie Carr. Great ca r e is being taken with costumes and setting, and we arc sure it will be a great success. The proceeds will be given to the co ur se in bacteriology which will begin next year.

Chapter life has been unmarked by any unu sua l event except one cookyshine, April 19. at which we entertained about thirty five of the men, at the home of Pauline Arnold. After th e "s hin e" we sang IT .p songs, and those of the various fraternities, then spent the remainder of the evening dancing and playing cards. The Founders' Day banquet occ urr ed April 28, and a large number of alumnre were present.

Illinois is glad to add one more item to her scholarship report. On Commencement day, two of the three women who are a cco rded the honor of laking part in the program, are Pi Phis, Alice Felt and Marjorie Carr. On April 29, Professo r Neal of the Biology D epa rtm ent, announced that the May Barr scho l a rship of $120 fo r specia li zation in biology had been awarded 10 Florence Pierce , 'I S.

MARJORIE CAItR.

ILLINOIS

EPSILON-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

(Chartered 1894)

Number of students 3534.

Number of women students 1164

Number of faculty 421.

(NOTE. Statistics for year of 191HZ since they have not been published this year were not obtainable, N. W. has increased at least ten per cent this year.)

Women 's fraternities: A -cJI, 28; A r, 24; K K r, 19; K A e, 23; r 40 B, :31; A X {) (music also), 31; n B 4>, 23;.6 A.6 , 20; X 0, 22; A r A, 13 ; 1:.A I (music), 19. Oratory: Z 4> H, 21; 0 T. 20; A r , 18.

Names of initiates in January letter.

Girls graduating in June who will r ece ive the degree of A.B.: Emily B. Platt, Alice Kaiser, Helen Horn ing, Adele Loher, also Marjorie Spenser (m usic).

About this time, last year, we could think of scarcely anything except the coming Convention. Even the usual round of good times whi ch come with graduation and warm weather, were entirely forgotten and all our spare moments were spent planning for the wonderful coming event. Since we are having no Convention this year the girls are planning to have a house party at some near -by lake. right after schoo l closes \Ve do not have a chapter house you know and so we are especially l ooking forward to the two weeks of good times.

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the afternoon of May 3. the day {ollowing OUf Senior Pronl. OUf May Queen is chosen (rom the junior class by popular election, the maid-of·honor and all attendant. are picked by the queen. The gymnasium .as beautifully decorated in pink and green with the throne t:rected at the farther end. A group of small girls and boYI dressed in hllDtiDg costumes came in first, aDd they gave a very peculiar and attractive dance. The queen of last year with her attendants followed the children. The queen was dressed in white and carried a large bouquet of sweet peas, while her attendants. wearing green and white. carried an daisy chain. The new queen was pre<:eded by a maid-of-honor and her attendants who were dressed in pink, carried a chain of pink rOleS, while the queen, herself, wore pink with & long court train and she carried roses. She signaled her attendants who danced the fascinating poppy dance for us i after this, they give an attractive May-pole danct, then the queen was crowned. Dancing and light refreshments followed the congratulations, and everyone pronounced the entertainment the loveliest May Fete ever held at Northwestern.

Doe of the most interesting happenings of late was the production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" given by a few of the girls belonging to the different literary societies. Ruth Porter played ODe of the leading parts.

At a meeting held a few weeks ago the sophomore class voted to inaugurate a new custom and the class of 1915 will give the first Sophomore Carnival dance. Great preparations are being made for the evening of June 6 when it will be held. It is the last dance of the year and the Carnival idea will make it very informal.

Beach parties have already begun on the shores of Lake Michigan and we are planning to hold some 5000. The different classes always have a number of them. Illinois E sends her very best wishes to all chapters for II. pleasant summer. MARtE HAKES.

ILLINOIS ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

(Chartered 1895)

Number of students 5000.

Number of women students <)00-

Number of faculty 400.

Women's fraternities: K A e, 26 i K K r, 27; A X n, 25 i X n, 25 i A. Z.6, 20; 1: K, 22; 11 r. 27; A 0 n. 20; A 20.

Names of initiates given in April Jetter.

Girls graduating in June who will receive the degree of A.B.; Marie Freeman. Frances Boyd, Maryon Mounts; Alice Timmis will receive the degree of B.S.

During the past school year the University of Illinois has been improved by the addition of several splendid new buildings. On February IS, Lincoln Hall was dedicated and, on March 28, the new commerce building Will formally presented to the university, The engineering college has been enriched by a new Transportation building, and by locomotive and mining laboratories. The big armory, the finest in the world, is well under way and promises to fulfill

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a ll expectations. Last. but not least, are the h o rti c ulture buildings wh ic h I1 r e under const ru c ti o n and will probably be co m p leted by the end of the next school year. The new Y . W. C A. b uilding, whi ch is bei ng paid for by private subscriptions will be finis h ed by next Septembe,_

The annual May event, Inte r sc h olas ti c , is d rawing near. This is the most impo rtant time of the second semester. and includes so many of o ur cha racteristical ly JIIin ois practices, that it is deserving o f mention. Inter sc hola s tic lasts three days (May 15 - 17) a nd includes a thletic meets, baseball games, oratorical co nte sts and our Interscholasti c Circus . Thi s is a good imitation of the real event, and is carried through by the v ar iou s sc hool o rganizati o ns. This is also the time of the May-pole dance , a sp ring ca rnival given by the freshmen girls of the university who a re tak ing gymnasium work . It consists of the May-pole dance and va rious folk dances o f co untrie s. It is always a pleasing spectacle and one of which Ill inois is justly proud.

Illin oi-s Z has been r ather active in un iversity affairs recently. In March, the roast editors of The IIlwl our year book, offered a prite o f a large mission clock to the sorority se nding in the bes.t collec tio n of roasts. We decided to try f o r it , and you can imagin e how pleased we were, when the results were announced to find ourselve s the proud owners of a ne clock. As ' a result of our success the editor of the Scout Column, the humorou s section of The o ur college daily, req uested us to get ou t his column one day, which w e did with co n siderable s u ccess.

Inst ead of o ur usua l formal di nn er o n Foun ders' O ay we gave a cookyshine at the home o f Hazel C raig, ' 10, in Champaign and the alumnre of the Tw in Ci ties and the active c hapter had a p leasant r e uni on. The a lumn A! prepared the delicious lun ch, and th e fr eshm en amused us with a clever s tunt of local hits, in imitation of the o ld district sc h oo l.

\Ve have been unfortun at e enough to lose seve ral of our number this semester. J osephine C emmill, ex-J I S, withdrew from the university just before our spring vacatio n i Clar a Prosse r, ex·' 16. withdrew in March, and aston ish ed us all by becoming Mrs. H. H. H'arwood on March 6. RUTH W ,UO!'{.

I LL I NOIS ETA-J A M ES MILLIKIN UNIVERS ITY (Cha rt e r ed 1912)

Numbe r o f st u dents 1'01.

Number oC women st ud ents 550.

Number oC fac ulty 66

\Vomen ' fraternities: lIB 4>, 2 0; d.d.o. , 20; 4> n 26; Z T A, ' S :

Crace Searight, ' ,6 .

Mary Louise Kohler. ' , 6 .

Eleanor Boyd, '.6

Gertrude Craig. ' ,6 ,

Dorolhy Stevenson, ' 16.

Cladys Sprague, ',6.

J elsie PenhallcgoD ·Crea (Mu. lI arry) , '08.

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Agnes Childs, ' 16 lIelen \\'estcrvelt, '16 lIel e n Fran c is , ' .6.

Laura Bell Howenstine, '16.

Maude Voris. ' ,6.

Maude Stanfield, '14· Lois ShOOI, '14·

Girls Knduating in June who will receive th e degree of A B : Mabel Edmonson, Marie Scott.

This has been a very successful year for Illinois H. It is with genuine regret that we look forward to the breaking up of the ctan in June. ADn Stoker will spend the summer in Colorado, Marie Scott will travel in Europe and many of the girls will be away (or at least n part of the time. Next year we will miss our two seniors and Ann Stoker will not be back either . We have enjoyed our house across from the university campus 10 much that we a r e planning to be there again next year. M a ud e Voris has anno un ced her engagement to Gilbert Parker of Evanston. They will be mar-

ried in June

Dr. A. R Taylor who has been Millikin's president ever since the founding of the university has resigned. W e are sor ry to lose him, but look forward to even a better Millikin under our new head. No other changes in the faculty have been announced as yet.

After a good deal of agitation on the subject, the Student Council put the question of a compulsory athletic fee before the student body. This was to cover admission to all athletic contests and intercollegiate debates. It was carried by a large majority. This ought to put our athle t ic and deba.tiing contests on a firm basis a nd insure th e interest of all the s tu dents. The annual freshman debate with Knox will be held May 2. A good deal of interest is being shown in this.

Instead of a banquet on Founders' Day we had n cooky -s hin e at the sorority house and an informal dance, two days later to which we invited lome high school girls.

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Since our Apr i l letter the loca l II ha s announced the granting of their petition by A X O. We rejoice with them for we have not forgotten Marc h 29. 1912. II B 4> will entertain the new chapler of AX n and their guest s at a morning party at the time of the installation.

The M illidek will be out ].fay IS. They say that this number is the best ever. Our two seniors hav e h elped to make it so, we are sure . \Ve have three edi tors on next yea r's lIfilljd ek board, Eula Mason, associate, Maude Stanfield and Margaret Hessler, literary.

We are looking forward to a gay time from now until the end of school. The School of Mu sic has arranged for the coming of the Minneapoli s 8ym· phony Orchestra from May 15·17. Th e annual College Circus comes May 19 and our May -pole festivities will be the sa me week. The Coburn Players will be here in June.

Our reunion at commencement time will take the form of II. breakfast at the home of Grace Thrift. III, near Forsythe . This is not the first time we have all gone out there and we are anticipating a fine day. MARIE ScOTT.

INDIANA ALPHA-FRANKLIN COLLEGE

(Chartered 1888)

Number of students I8<}.

Number of women studen ts go.

Number of faculty 14.

Women's fraternities: n B <1>, 20, d d .1. t 21.

Nam es of girls graduating in June who will receive the degree of A.B. : Ruth McCullough, Kathryn Kenny. Mary Graham. Eunice Magaw, Edith Wilson, Marie Ditmars, Mildred Pope.

INITIATES

Florence Sayer. Aline Beck (Names of others given in April letter.)

When we last wrote our thoughts were centered on the college dinner. which we all hoped would be a success The faculty, student body, a number of alumni and the commercial club of Franklin were present at the dinner in the gymnasium, March 7 Enthusiasm for the endowment ran high. We are all v ery hopeful about tbe fund. Commencement day has been postponed until June 25 in order that the climax may come just one week before the campaign closes. June 30.

Of the thirty seniors graduating this year, seven are D 4»'s of whose scholarship we are justly proud. They have managed to have as good a time together as seven girls could possibly have. Their last house party was at the h ome of Marie Ditmars, a mile west of town. Of tbe three girls in the senior class play. "The Man From Home," two are Pi Phis.

May first Franklin had her first HCampus Dayll , the idea of whic h o rigi · nated in the senior aesthetics class. It see med to them that it would be most appropriate to appoint May the first for "clean up day", and devote it to making o ur camp us beautiful. Their suggestion was acted u pon , and the whole day proved a decided success. The student body was divided into

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lQuads, and each worked with a will, until dinDer, • most important feature of the day. This was served on the campu" to the student body. faculty members and their families. The effects o( the work can readily be seen, and from now on '4Campus Day" will be an annual aff.ir.

We entertained our April z1. at the home oC Mary Graham, '13. We all enjoyed ourselves and came away convinced of the ract that alumnae and active airll should get together often

We had our fourth initiation this year at the home of Ruth McCullough. about the middle of April

During the past year Franklin College has very sDccessful in its work. A ,new .Yltem of "cuts" hal been established, and a new IChedule made. by which we arc enabled to take four subjects in our course instead of three. The standard of the schoot remains the same, good work, and moral character being emphasized. We hope for several additional improvement. next year, if we get our endowment, as we anticipate.

Of course everyone is looking forward to vacation and we are anxious to start on our camping psrty. Indiana A wishes yon all a lovely vacation.

OAKEY H . MILES.

INDIANA BETA-INDIANA UNIVERSITY

(Chartered 1893)

Number of students 1540.

Per cent of women students, 33 1'3.

Number of faculty 100.

K A e, 31; K K r, 22; n B 28; 11 r, 33; .6 Z, 21.

INITIATES

(Initiated April 14, 1913.)

Edna Barnhill. Frances Henderson. Ludisa Braun. Clara Creath. Catherine Cooper. M abe l Worrell. Cornelia Wolfman.

Girls graduating in June who will receive degree of A.B.: Juanina Young, Maud Davis, Mary Kneale, Mary Nash, Dorothy Williams, Margaret Paddock, Mildred Cartwright, Edna Walker.

The attendance this term was noticeably affected by the flood. The high water made it impossible for some to return. Others were discouraged be· cause of poor tra in service arod rem ained at home

A Convocation was held the first Monday of the term (or the purpose of extending sympathy to the stricken districts. Talks were made by several Itudents who had had experiences in the flood regions.

After a two weeks' vacation, we were all glad to come back to o ld t. U. although the uprofs" did assign extra long lessonl. A spring term visitor, glancing at the boys and girls strolling over our beautiful campus, would think that the majority of students were taking "campustry".

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called and everyone was excited except the Pi Phis. A small hoJe was burned under the kitchen stove. Fifteen of our girls attended the state luncheon in Indiana polis on April 26.

\Ve nre now looki ng fOl'ward with grea t enthusias m to our house party during the week beginning May 16. About fifteen girls will attend. We have planned a little "jimmy" dance Friday night with a minstrel afterward (or the girls only . Drives and the track meet will take up the time Satu rda y. Our springtime open house is scheduled for Saturday night. The chBio of events will clo se Sunday with a lun c heon.

Juanina Young, onc of our seniors and Adalene Coffman, delegates from the Girls' Student Council, left May 1, to attend the conferenc.e of self· government associations of the middle western universities at Madison, Wi sconsin The conference has as its aim the solving of some of the problems incident to se lf government and the c reating of n friendly spirit among n eighboring universities.

From May 13-28 the Bl oomington Art Associa ti on will hold an exhibit of the paintings of the I ndiana Circuit of Art Exhibits in the Auditorium of the Student Building.

Doctor File of the department of philosophy has been asked to contribute to ODe of the leading scie ntifi c journals of Europe. Only four America ns are numbered among its contributors, who comprise the leading scientists of Europe.

Henry \V "de Rogers. Dean of the Yale Law School, will deliver the commencement address to the class of '13. University vesper se rvi ces a re held twice a month besides the regular Ch ri stian Association vespers. On May 4 . Doctor Paul, President of the College of Missions at Indianapolis, spoke.

The lat est addition to our long list of university organi.tations is the girls' athleti c association.

M ary Jackson, of Indiana r, spent one week end with us. She came down to attend the 4> A e dance. We have a new pledge, Haz el D. Woods, of Princeton, Ind. Judg e La Follette of Bloomington is going to build a new house on one of his lots. At present we are making great plans and are elated to know that next year we shall have a new home.

EOtTIl HAtS!: S

INDIANA GAMMA-BUTLER COLLEGE

(Chartered 18()7)

Number of students 254

Number of women students 134.

Number of faculty 22.

\Vo men 's fraternitie s: K K r, 10; II B <1>, 20 ; K A e, 22.

Edith Cooper . Louise Russell

Stella McCash

Vance Garner. ISITIATES

Alice Dunn. :Margaret Finley. Geraldine Eppert. Ruby Winders.

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Girl graduating in June who will receive degree of A.B.: Cleo G. Mil · lUcan.

\Ve are glad to introduce ou r eight new initiates of whom we are very p roud. We held ODe of the most s uccessful initi.tions we have ever had It took place at the home of one of ou r Edith Drown, and was followed by a cooky-shine. O Uf new members proved quite skillfu l in responding to toa.ts. Stell. McCuh, {or the initiates, responded with the {ollowing: Our dear, dear sorori., Tbou,b we uc younl'.

We'll be faithful and true forever. Ycar. c.annot chanae UI. Nou.ht can estrangc ua, Tender and loyal with friendsbip roya l will we 'M. Dear. dear fraternity, IanI' wc'll remember, the day apent to-ccthcr. Love ever li ngers wi th dUpin, £ingen. All H ail_c uy it witb out • sieh

All hail to Pi Beta Phi.

Instead of following our usual custom of giving a term dance we gave a party during the win t e r term . It was held at the ho me of Sally Tomlin s on and we entertained twenty -four co uple s.

We tried a new plan thi a year; o ur freshmen held pledge meetings and one of the active girlt talked to them about the meaning of n B taught them rules and answered all questionl. Finally Lhey were given an examination before initiation. We are so glad to 6nally have them in the fraternity: they increase th e number in our ac tive chapter to twenty. making fraternity meetingl much more intere s ting and e nthusiastic.

We had a terrible flood just at the beginning oC the sp ring term and several s tudents were delayed a week in getLing back of our active girls wer e directly in the flooded district but all of In dianapolis and vicinity was ca lled upon to aid. We were kept bu sy sewing at the Y. W. C. A . a nd hunting up food and clothing for the fl ood sufferers.

The act ive chapter recently en te rtained at the h ome o f Geroldine Eppert for Ethel Dunc an and Edith Brown who are to be married soon.

The Y. W. C. A. gave a spread. May 7. o n the campus f o ll owed by the 4Lake Geneva Play" a sketch representing a day at Lake Geneva conCere nce to arouse interest therein. Ine !. Johnso n took an active part in the play

M ary J ackson attended a 4 e dance at Indiana University. the beginning of the spring term.

C leo G. Millikan s ubs tituted in mathemati cs depar tment. in Shortridge High Sc h ool the week of April 14·

Margar e t Finley. Vance Garn e r and Stella M cCash entertained the active c ha pter with a lun cheon at Margaret 's h ome May 5· Cuo G. MILLIKAN.

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I O WA ALPHA-IOWA WE SLEY AN COLLEG E (Cha rtered ' 869)

Number of stude nt s 3'4.

Number of women students 1 22.

Number of faculty 20 W omen's fraternities : IT B 14; A Z .1, '9 bUT I ATES

Betty J ohnston. Geneva Schell.

( [n itinted MaTch " 19 1 3.)

Li ll ian Pi per. La Ru e Sowers.

M irillm Yo un g. Ma ude Cal houn.

Gi rl s in Jun e who will receive degree of B.S. : G r ace Mc Kee, Pearl M c Kee; J oy Pierce will recei ve degree of A.B.

Si n ce o ur last letter we hav e enjoyed a visit (rom M iss J anvier. And ho w we did enjoy it! Through M iss J anvier'S visit we were enabled to comp rehend be tt e r the ma gnitu de of II B (I), and to r ealize wh at a sp lendid for tun e i s ours to be a part of s uch a n o r ganization. In honor of Miss Janvier- we h eld a reception for o ur alumnre a t th e hom e of our pat r o n ess, Mrs \V. D \V ort hington. This w as on Friday eveni ng llnd on th e next evening ca me the cu lmin a t'ion of o ur h appi nes s whe n w e initiated o ur six pledges. Before the initiation whic h took place at the h ome of Ma ry Stall we had a banque t for Miss J anvier a nd so me o f o ur younger alumnre at the H o tel Brazelton. , We were glad to have two represe ntatives of the alumnre club with us at the initia ti on. They we re Hill s, '99, the president and l\frs. Della Sowers, Iowa. E. '8 2, who saw her da u ghter initiated into the mysteries of IT B

W e celebrated F o unders' Day with the alumnae club at the borne of Bertha nid e r, '01. After th e usual greetings and visiting th e pa rty was invited to the dining· room wh ere a buffet lu ncheon was served. This day wa s a lso the date fo r the yearly Pan-Hellenic meeting. Since it was Pi Phi's turn to ca ll the meeting we entertained th e members of A ::: .0. at the h ome of Lillian Piper, '16. Aft e r the usual business meeting the guests were served with ice c r eam and cake and a socia l tim e was enjoyed.

\ Ve are ' ery busy now with the plans for o ur annual formal hn c tion . This year it is to be an eight o'clock c offee given at the home of Miss Ell Penn,

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'70, and Lulu Pcoo- In genoll. '70. The bouse will be decorated in wine carnation s and ha.nks of wine fl owers. On the tables are to be purple and white sweet peas :lS these are the co llege co lorl, Co llege affairs this semester have been very engrossing . \V e especially d r ead commencement this year because we lose three splendid seniors. The boy.' glee club made a very s uccessful tour during spring vacation and the girls' glee club made severa l s bort trip l. The home concer t by each cl u b was very mu ch appreciated. Debating h as aroused much co ll ege spirit. \Vc won the d ecisio n from both upper lowa University and Simpson College in the Triangular debate; the freshmen defcatcd the Simpso n trio on the same evening that the sop h omores lost to M onmouth Co ll ege by a :I to J decision. \Ve co nsider tbis a n exce ll e nt sh o wing for the men a n d there is much agita · tion in favor of a girls debating association for next year

Since spring vacation there have been given a r ecita l by the conservato r y pupih; a group of four plays by the advanced o ratory class and a field m eet by the girls' gymnasium cla sses. The Hershey Hall annual spring party was given late in April. About 150 guests were present. A program of readings and musical numbers wa s given in th e dining·room o f the Hall aftH which refreshments were. served.

Miss Emily Harris (A.. Northwe s tern University), who is con nec ted with playground work in Chicago. has been a guest of :Miss Rade r. our dean of women. One afternoon she lectured at H e rshey Han on playground work. Thi s was a rare pleasure for all of the girls. Miss Rader. in honor of Miss Harris. entertained ail of the college girls and patrons of the co ll e ge with a reception in Hershey Hall parlors, whi ch were beautifuUy decora.ted with spring flowers

Monday evening May 5, is the date for the May Campus lun c heon given annually by ' the Y \V C. A. This is served in cafeteria style and is muc h en· joyed by the entire student body and many to wn people.

We bid farewell to all the se nior Pi Phi s but look forward to hearing from the undercla ssme n through the ARROW n ext year.

AlLY P. ZU{)IERKAN

I O WA BETA-SIMPSON CO LLEGE

(Chartered ,874 )

Namber of students 400

Number of women students :250

Number of fa c ulty :28.

Names of initiates given in November and April le tters.

Name s of girls graduating with degree of B A. : Besse Tilton Lois Karr, H elen Whitney, Grace MO il, Emma W alke r. Graduating fr om co urse of Supervisor o f Mu sic: Ruth Chll5e. R osetta Bolibaugh. Schoo l o f Busin ess: Ruth Harp.

I owa B is delighted to announce a n ew pledge, Lottie McKay , 'IS. Ogden, I owa. Th e mos t delightful lim e we h ave had this year, was th e week that Lois J an vi er spe nt with u s in M a rch. W e w is h every II <flo cou ld have the oppo rtunity of meeting o ur char m ing p r ovince president. On one aft e r·

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noon during her VlSlt, the active chapter entertained the ladies of the faculty, our mothers and the members of the other girls' fraternities at an afternoon reception. Then on Wednesday, the alumnre club entertained the active girls at a delightful buffet luncheon at the home of Mrs. Sigler. From there we went to Profes S<lr Rhodes' vocal r«ital and then back to the Sigler hom e where the members of the A T 0 fraternity were informally enter-tained.

Our May Day Festival comes May 21, and we feel very proud for Emma Walker, '13. has been chosen "Queen of the May." This is the first festival of the kind that Simpson has ever held, and plans are being made to make it a great "home coming day "

The Third Annual State High School Field Meet occurred May 2, under the dire<:tion of the "S" Club of Simpson College. These meets have been very successful and muc h appreciated by the high schools which have taken part in them. Just now we are very much excited for Harry Hopper, the man who gave us o ur beautiful gymnasium, has promised us a new stadium, a building which we need very much.

We are looking forward so eagerly to May 3. when the Des Moines alumnre club is going to entertain the Indianola and Ames Pi Phis at the home of Mrs. Henry Wallace in Des Moines. We girls appre<:iate so much the opportunity of meeting the Des Moines and Ames Pi Phis

We have decided to give up our spring party and send the money it would take to help our seltlement school at Gatlinburg. \Ve only wish we could do more.

\Ve wish all wearers of the wine and blue a delightful vacation . AVA HATJlAWAY

IOWA GAMMA-IOWA STATE COLLEGE

(Cbartered 1913)

Number of students 2oSe).

Number of women students 329.

Number of faculty 264.

\Vomen's fraternities: K A, 15 j A A cit, 19 j 6 6 6, 15.

INITlATES

(Other names given in J anua r y letter.)

Laura Conway, '15.

Ruby Lynch, '13 .

Girls graduating in June who will receive degree of B.S.: Ruby Lynch, Ruby Hopkins, Leila Huebsch (in H.EG .) , Blanche Hopkins (in H Ec.).

On April 26 we gave oar annuaJ spring party at Dlsan'. Hall. The hall and reception room were prettily decora ted with May baskets filled with smilax and wistaria hung from the ceiling. The music was furnished by Kromer's Or· chestra of Des Moines, and after the dance a four-course lun cheon was served. We were glad to have with us our resident alumnre, some of our non resident girls and Lu cile Bell from Nebraska B.

The annual May Pageant was given by the girls of I owa State College last Friday. The May Queen, Columbia, invited the seniors and her foreign

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cowin. to ber garden party. From her position on the throne. she them in bel' gardcn, and their stay represented the lapse of one day ' s time. First appeared the Dawn, then the dance of the Wind ond Sto rm , the Sun then came forth and a Rainbow appeared. Thirty. seven difTerent varieties of fl owe r s came tripping two by two and. su rro unded by foliage, took their places just ins i de the picket fence.

Last Saturday the alumna! club of Des Moines entertained I owa B and I owa r ac tive a nd a lumD re at a luncheon at the h ome of Mrs Henry Wallace Some of the aJ umn :l: p r esent gave bright loas t and discussed such s ub jects as the Settlement Schoo l and IT cz, aims. The tw o active ch apters p rc SC!n l displayed happy rivalry by singi ng Ipirited D cz, songs.

o N, the hom e economics honorary fraternity, was installed her e on April 26 and w e are very proud to have had four of o ur girls elected to memo bership

The annual Agricultural Carnival will be given May le nth and our chapte r will respond 10 an invitation 10 lake part in th e program. W e send besl wish es 10 all the chapters for n happy s ummer vaca ti o n . HERMINE KNAPP

IOWA ZETA-UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (Chartered 1882)

Number of sludents 2700.

Number of women students 750.

Number of faculty 220

Women' s frat er nities : II B 4>, 22 ; K K r. 23 ; d r. 22; d .6. d , 23; A d, 21; A X n, 20.

Girls graduating in June who will r ecei ve degree of A .B. : Beem, Naomi Stewart, Brainerd, Edith Eastman, Ali ce Helen Beeri , Madge Eastman (Fine Arts College); Esther Thoma s cei ve M.A.

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I\lar jo rie Kup pi nger. ' I S (O ther names given in Janunry lett e r.)

Frances Brooks, will re ·

The past few weeks ha\'e been very busy for nil of us, and from now on, it will be a ru sh until co mm ence ment is over. The wee k -e nd o ( Pan - H ell eni c Ba ll, which loo k place April 25. we ent e rt ai n ed a number o( out-o(·low n girls

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at the c hapte r house. Then April 28, our Founders ' Day we had initiation (or our pledge, Marjorie Kuppinger, and the same eve n ing we held our Founders' Day banquet. With our town and a few out -o C-town guests, there were forty enthusiastic Pi Phis at the table. Mrs. Swisher acted as t oastmist ress and repr esentatives from each class responded. ] ust at present the Greek and English departments of the uni versity 3re preparing the G r eek play, Euripides's "Hippelyles". Then the various literary societies are also preparing plays. A crowd of ene rgetic young women have established a new literary society which is called the Whitl ey Society. They i nt end to make a fine r ecord a lo ng literary lines. We were all pleased with the decision of the legislature in r ega r d to the Engineering College which is to remain here at le ast until the next meeting of the legis lature.

ELLAOU ISE KESSLER.

NEBRASKA BETA- UN IVER S ITY OF NEBRASKA

Number of students 3805.

(Charte r ed 1895)

Number of women students 14 75.

Number of faculty 25S .

W omen's fraternities : 6 r 22; 1< K r, 21; 6 A A, 24 ; II B <JI, 28; K A e, 26; X n, IS; A 0 n. IS;.A.z" 22; A X n. 30; 6 Z, 22; Ach'oth, 19 ; A Z .6 , 14 .

These last months we are busy with preparations for the coming year. At p r esen t the new rushing rules are being made. Our old Pan-Hell enic Council has been reorganized. Under the new system, we have five members of the facuity, each a fraternity woman, who make up a group to impose penalties upon those who break any rushing rules. One of these women serves as chairman to the regular council which is composed of one de legate from each woman's fraternity. We are hoping in this way to avoid the misunderstandings and unpleasantness we had last year.

With tbe coming of spring the old, o l d, question of university removal was revived. Contrary to previous years the general attitude was in favor of removal. We are looking forward eagerly to next year to see just what the outcome will be. In the meantime there is a general unsettled atmosphe r e about the campus

Our formal was given April II, and proved a great success. We had many rushees down and became so excited with next year's prospects that

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faU seems a very loog way off. Our banquet came on May J and many o f the o ld girll came back Sixty-five of us sat down together and later in the eve ning beard r esponses to toasts, whose subjects were taken from the crest.

Besides the activi ties o f o ur chaplet, spring is always a busy time for Lhe university. The annual play by th e Kos me t K.lub was the II Mateb M akers" a nd two of our girls, Ruth M alone and Adele Davis • . h ad important parts. W e have an especial interest in this play because it indeed se r ved as a match maker to Ruth Malone whOle engagement to C h a lm ers Galately, .1. T A. was announced at th e banquet. Th ey say i t was due to the play, in which lhey both had p r ominent parts.

Cont rary to custom, Senior Sneak day, thi s year, was encouraged by Chancellor A very to a grate extent. In fact he went so far as to ent e rt ai n th e whole class at hi s summer home near Crete. The campus looked rather deserted save f o r a few sad. disappointed looking underc lass men

Three of the intersororities have announ ced their pledges. O ur girls who were elected were: Pauline Killian. elected to Mysti c Fish, the fre shman organization ; D o rothy Carns to the sophomo re Z 4; a nd Genevieve Lowry to the junior Silver Serpent. The senior society has not announced its pledges as yet. \ Ve allo had two girls, Florence Hostetler and Mirian Clark. elected to B K.

The first of this month Nebraska University made an attempt to interest women in different university activities. The Rag, our daily paper, devoted one issue to the girls and what they had done and were doing. Rachael Kellogg, one o f our j uni ors, h ad c hnge of the s uffrage depa rtment and obtai ned some good mate rial on the question of equal suffra ge, something never a ttempted before. We a re hoping that once Nebra ska takes an interes t in th e equal suffrage question, we will have good results. At this same time announ ceme nt was m ade to the effe c t that "N's". an hon o r heretofore con ferred on ly upon men, would be given to girls who sh ow excellency i n all r o und a thl etics. A baseball te a m, playing with indoor apparatus and rule s, a relay team , high ju mps, sprinting, basket-ball throw, hurdling, vau lting, shot-put, are a few of the featur es of the out door girls' field meet to be held May 14. We !ue hoping that so me o f ou r girls wiU be fortunate eno ugh to ob t ai n an "N."

\V ith so many new lines of work beg un and such great promise of a grand yea r 10 co m e we can hardl y w &it for fall t o see if our hopes are r eali:r.ed.

GINlvtIV£ LoWRY.

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MI SSOURI ALPHA-UN I VERSITY OF MI SSOU RI (C hartered 1898)

Number of students 3586.

Number of women stude n ts 675:

Number of faculty 224.

Women's fraternities: K K r. :24; II B <1>, 19; K A e, 20; .0. r. 24; A 4l', 18.

PLEDGES

Anna Pope. Pauline Powell . (Name s of initiates given in April letter .) Gir ls graduating who will receive degree of A.B .: Helen Cook, Sue Cook, Emily Wyatt; Frances G landon (and B,S. in Ed ucatio n ); Jean Harris will receive B.S. in Agriculture; Marie D'oay will r eceive B.S. in Education.

A s the yen r draws to a close we fee l happy and proud because it has been so su cce ssful. Pi Beta Phi ranked first in schola r ship la st semester, ranking above any fraternity, sorority, or student body. Needless t o say we were pleased with this record. and are striving with all our might to maintain it.

Vera H olco mb was the leading lady in "The Hundred Dollar Bill". a play written by university students. and presented by the Quadrangle C l ub. W e ce lebr ated Founders' Day, this year. by a buffet suppe r , given at the ch apter house. Afterwards, we sang n cI> songs, and talked of the aims and ideals of our fraternity. Such celebrations serve to draw the girls more closely together, and to make them realize better the strength of fraternity ties.

On May 7 th e students from high schools a ll over the state fl ocked into Col um bia to ce leb r ate high schoo l day Th ere was a big track me et in th e afternoon and a debate and essay contest in the evening. We had an informal open house in h onor of our guests.

Mi ss J anvier spent four days with us during April. Never did we have a guest whom we enjoyed more thoro u ghly, fo r she was a g r eat inspiration to ev e r y girl.

Missouri University is planning a rather unique commencement this year. It is known as "Student \Veek lJ , a n d its great object is to bring the alumnre back and to have a splendid reunion. During this one week, all the depart· ments will have their stunts: the farmer's will have their fair i the lawyers their mock trial; the university wotnen their sp ring carnival; and all the o ther departments will some ce leb ra tion. \Ve are hoping and ex· pecting this innovation to prove a great success.

W e wish for each chap ter a glorious h oliday.

EMIl Y WYATT.

MI SSOURI BETA-WA S HIXGTON UNIVERS ITY

(Cha rt ered 1907)

Number of students 1.548.

Number of women students 806.

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Number of faculty 198·

Women'. fraternities: K A e, 29; IT 32; Klto. (local) 17.

Names of initiate. given in April letter.

Girls graduating who will receive degree of A.B.: Julia Morse, Anna Mills. Erma Perham, Adele Seifert, Annie Adele Shreve Sallie Lee Sparks. \Vasbington University hal seeD only one important change this year; Chancellor H o u sten, who hu appointed Secretary oC Agriculture in the President'. cabinet, has taken a leave of absence and Dean Hall, reccntly made dean of the college after the resignation of Dean Snow. is now acting Chancellor, the position of dean being held temporarily by Dr. John Lowes, Professor of English.

On April 19 we gave our annual tea for the university at the home of Mildred DeCourcy followed by a dance in the evening for the active girls. Mi Janvier, at that time the guest of the chapte r, received with UI. She aqded greatly to the s u ccess of the tea by inspiring u s with her own fraternity enthusiasm in a talk the preceding afternoon On the evening of April 26, the alumnz and active chapters celebrated Founders' Day with a banquet at which abo ut sixty Pi Phis were preieDt. After the banquet, we were entertained by several of the girls, each one of whom generously consented to do her "stunt."

Our May Day or, as it is more common ly known, McMillan nay Fete, i. to be in the f o rm of a Pageant of Spring this year. It is to be a little play in which spring, the clouds, rain, sky, l un ·beams, golden butterfly, and the like are each represented and has an appropriate dance. Besides this, there are to be three other groups, who will dance in costume; the Peasantl, Kate Greenaway Girls and the May-po le dancers. The May ·pole has become an established custom. The performance, in the afternoon and again in the evening, is given for the university and friends of the hou se girl s Before the afternoon preseotation, comes the ivy planting by the president of McMillan Han, an address by the president of the senior class and response by the president of the junior class. After thi s the May Queen, president of McMillan Hall. is crowned and the play then proceed •. The whole of the celebratioD talle. place in the co urt of McMillan Hall, a Itage beiDg erected for the play while the May -po le dancers perform on the lawn. On this day McMillan Hall i. open to visitors.

We wish you ill a very happy vacation.

MEREDI TH M CCARGO.

KANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF KA:"lSAS

Number of students, 3540.

(Chartered 1873)

Number of women students 951.

Number of faculty 179.

Women fraternities: II B '17 i K A e, :16; K K P, 23; X 11, :18; A.6 4t, 21, 2: K,21.

PU DGr. Helen Moore.

(Name. of initiates given in Januar y and April letters.)

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Gi rl s g ra dua ting in Jun e wh o will r eceive the degree of A B : Esther Evans. Edith Lam ing, Ge n eva Wil ey, H ele n P e n d leton, Hazel Butts . Never h as th ere been m OTe excitement and en· thu siasm than a t the present time, f o r we are preparing fo r the annual May Fete to be held on the camp us May 3. Our girls have t aken quite :m a ctive part in the affaiT by selling tickets to the Fete, and to the Jndoor Circ us, and by buil di ng a booth on the camp u s for th e oca asion . Th e booth is to be decorated in o ur co l o rs, a nd we are to sell "red l e mo nade" and ca ndy. Th e proceeds will go to the W o men's D o rmitor y fund. We observe the old English custom o f c r owning th e Ma y Queen; b ut wh o the Quee n is to be ha s been kep t a profound sec r e t a nd of co ur se we are wild with c urios ity 10 know. Last year IT cz, h ad that hon or , with Lucile Wilk enso n as Queen . Ali ce Voors, Lillian Smith, and Mami e McF a rlin are among the atten da nts to th e Q ueen thi s year . Th e Queen's procession will march across the campus to the throne, preparing th e w ay f or th e Queen wh o is to be ca rried in r oyal s tate. During the a ft ernoon th e girl's gymn asi um ciasses will put on various d an ces, among them a. Gy psy dance. a Minu et and a May -pole dance. The day of th e Fete is also to be M other's Day fo r th e uni ve r sity, and we are all ea gerly looking forward to this big "red lett er " day

The first Un iver s ity Exposi tio n i s also to be h e ld a t th e time of the M ay Fete, and pro fessor s and students hav e been burning the midnight oil for wee ks past getti ng up unique ex hibiti o ns for the occasio n. Every department in the universi ty i s to be represent ed and each is anxiously working, endeavoring to mak e its exhibition su rpa ss every other. Th e grim old Totem Pole has been erected at the e ntran ce of the campus to stand guard ov e r e verything and hun d r eds of fl ags h ave been unfurl ed to be tossed abo ut by the good old Kan sas breezes. 2 500 gues ts fr o m a ll ove r the state a re expected to attend , a nd this we ek e n d promises to be a busy :md happy on e f o r all th e univ ersity.

We were greatly p leased with th e success o f ou r formal spri ng party which was held A pri l 25. A large n umbe r of the old girls came back for it, and it surely seemed good to have them wit h us again Th e h all was beautifully decorated with lilacs, J apanese lanterns, and f r a te rn ity skins, and thro ugh ou t the enti re evening co ffe e , ice, and wafers were se rved.

The next evening, w e gave ou r ann u al Founders' Day banq uet at the h ome of one of o ur al umore , Mr s. W. A. Griffit h . Seve r a l of o ur alu mnre came back for it and th e banquet proved to be a most delightful affai r . The grand Ue ats" were followed by many clever toas ts and fun n y stories.

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J t will not be long now before school will close and we will all leave on our summer outings. It has been a very happy year (or all of us, and we hope that nut year our girls will come back and enter into things with the same carnetl spirit that they hue sbown this yeaT.

GENEVIE\' E I I URICK.

ARK.ANSAS ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

, (Chartered J (09)

N umber of students 606.

N umber of women students 226.

N umber of faculty 70.

'Vomen', frslernitic!l X 0, U; Z T A. 13: IT B ell, 19; A T ( l ocal), 19.

Girls graduating who will rKcive the degree of A.8.: Mary Shannon, Mary Drolee, Hazel Gladson, J ennie Morton. Senior Licentiate of Instruction (2: years' course): Garland Barton, Elizabeth Ellis; Alma Marton (E::c:p re s. sio n).

INITIATES

Janet Reid, ' IS Ruth McKinney, 'IS.

(Other names given in

Suzallne Roberts, ' 15 Thyra Cordell, '16. April letter.)

The entire scholastic year, in the University of Arkansas has been marked by the introduction of many new c ustoms and organizations. You will remember that, in our last lette r. we mentioned the visit of the legislative committee and the high hopes we entertained of a beneficient appropriation. It is not as large as we hoped for hut considering the immense financial hurden of our state we are content to cherish the thought of n gymnasium for another year.

The next event which occ upied the interest of the stude nt body was the debate between Arkansas and Tennessee, April I J, which we were proud to win. During the debaters' two days' stay, we entertained them with a dinner, receptions and a dance, Saturday morning, thus establishing an entirely Dew custom in the history of the university.

The A"ka,wJn, a bi·monthly publication held its first staff election this month. The staff consists of three boys and three girls; one of oor girls, Katherine Dnnta. is to be one of the associate editors. The University \Veek ly has been released from the control of the Student Council and will hereafter select it. own editorial staff . The members of this staff will be chosen from a corps of reporters from the freshman and sophomore classes. Later. the most successful of these reporters will be chosen for the editorial staff. The Pi Phis who entered this contest are Beatrice O'Neal, Eleanor Forwood, Ellen Scott.

The B1ackfriars, organiud this year, purposes (0 make an exhaustive study o f the drama. The members do not expect to attempt :l play until next year. Professor Roger Williams, of the English department is director Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt University is conside ring the presidency

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here next year and we are nil h opi ng for his acceptance which would mean so mu ch for our school.

We had o ur first schoo l picnic April 26, owing the enterprise to our commandant, Lieutenant Wiley. Seven passenger coaches containing 450 students and several fa culty members visited Monte NEt a resort about thirty miles from here, and had a splendid time boating on the lagooD, dancing in the outdoor pavilion, and visiting the Vinela vineyards about two miles distant We were glad to have our province president with us to witness the introduction of an annual custom which bids fair to be a success.

Katherine Banta is again h ere . after an absence of six weeks owing to illne ss She has recently b een initialed into the Skull h o nor society.

A T, the fraternity here which is petitioning .6 .6 .6, gave us a delightful tea. April 24. in honor of our province president, Miss Janvier Besides the members of the two fraternities th e re were also present two girls each from Z T A and X O.

EI.EANOR FORWOOD.

LOUISIANA ALPHA-NEW;:OlloIB COLLEGE

Number of students 404.

(C hart er ed 1867)

Number of women students 404.

Number of fa culty 48.

\Vorn en' s frat ernitie s: IT B 4>. 14; A 0 n, 11; X 0, 8 j K K r, 10 j 4> M, 5; M r, 7; A .6 4>. S.

INITIATE

(Initiated April 28, 1913)

Marie LeMore, 'IS.

Girls graduating in June who will receive degree of A.B.: Mary C. Raym ond. Constance Br ow n ; Mary Vandenberge (d ipl oma in Art).

Each chapte r on looking back at the closing of the year is apt to feel that thi s has been the very fin est year in its history. And in truth, it may be 50, for are we not as Pi Beta Phi s, becoming n ob l er, stronger, and better able to choose th e right in life, every year of our existence? \Ve are continually striving after th e best and hoping that next year we may snrpass this yea r while we st ill feel that we have nothing to regr et for the year whi ch is gone. Louisiana A has been happy and flourishing this year, can we replace th e three who are going from us, will their places be filled next YCl.'r? 'Ve can sca rce ly strive after lovelier. stronger, nobler characters than those whom we are sending out this June.

We have added one to our number sin ce ou r last letter, a charming little c r eol e What an initiation this girl had! What an ideal tim e to enter into the life of n B ell on Founders' Day! Louisiana A had o ne of the most successful banquets in years. The initiation preceded the banquet, which was held in the spacious home of the Janvi er's. A great many of the o lder girls came, full of enthusiasm. and no one seemed to get eno ugh of "Ring! Ching! Ching!" In the middle of the excite ment Lois Janv ie r arrived, straight from

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her trip through the province. An additional pleasure was given us when she c ried before eAlio&" a mouthful : "Girls. I always thought n B lit was wonderful, but now I know it!"

Rushing is becoming more and more individual u the end approaches Many have entertained the freshmen separately at their homes, in this way getting 10 know them better. However, we are planning a big "brow oul" (or the end of the year, when aiumnlC and rushees will be our guest •.

Plans are maturing for our annual University Night, when Tulane and Neweomb unite in a Fete Cham.,etre in the Tulane Stadium. This year "Prince Ahmed and Fade Perie Donor" from the Arabian Nights is to be represented in the form of a pantomime. This i. alway. a mOlt beauiful affair, the costumes and lights bring workrd out in a most artistic manner. As part of the pantomimr Arabian dancr<i will be inlroducrd. Aftrr this genrral dancing in the gymnasium and refrrshmrnts on the campus are rnjoyed The senior p lay is held under the old oaks of Newcomb campus, which a great deal of chnrm t o the Itaging. A subject is chosen in which a ll the members of the senior class may take part. The subject for this year hu not as yet, been disclosed.

Tulane University has betn most fortuna Ie in her selection of a president. Professor Robert Sharp has acted as president all year, but lut week hr was formally c h osen s uch. n B 4' feels doubly interested in this election as Mrs. Sharp is one of Louisiana Alpha's patronesses, and Bemis Sharp, his daughter, is a IT B cit.

The second of the series of lectures under the auspices of local Pan· Hellenic was held some wuks ago. I t W85 most successful. Jacque Lafeance spoke on UStratford-oo-Avon", iIlustfated by slides. Elinor Luzemburg, K 1\ r, introduced the speaker with a few excellent remarks.

We send best wishes to all for a good lime thi s summe r . l\f1J.DRl!D POST.

EPSILON PROVINCE

OK.LAHOMA ALPHA--QKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY (Charte red 19 10)

Number of students i48.

Number of women students 250.

Number of facuity 96.

Women's.!raternities: K. A 9, IS; 664,18; [I IS. Girls in June: Bess McMillan, B.M. (in Music) i G ladys Anderson, B.M. (in Mu sic).

Mrs. Currens spent a wtek with us in March. W e received many helpful !tuggestions from her and wished that we might have kept her with us longer.

The student body is now interested to know whether or not we are going to receive the appropriati >n for the new science building that is so badly nreded.

\Vr have 0. new geology rro{euors. patroness to introduce; Mrs. Perrine, wife of one of the l\.1n. Ree\'ts, :mother of our patronesses, entertained us

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with 0. del i ghtful card party at which a bouquet of r ed carnations was very appropriately awarded the winner. A delicious two -co urse luncheon was served.

Severa l of our alumna:: have visit-cd at the c hapter house lately. \V ynn Ledbetter attended a 1: X dance; and Mary Campbell came for a 2: A E dance. Leora Miller ca me down to the Z N annua l, while Lora Rhinehart, Beatrice Von KeJler. Grace Lee. and Nannie Lee Miller, att e nde d the high school tra c k m ee !. During th e me e t we held open hou se for the visitors.

Founders' Day was ce lebrated with a banquet at the chapter house. All of the r esident alumnae: were present. The day af te r the banqu et we further celeb r ated with a reception lit the home of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Debarr. We had red carnations for favors Mrs. C laude Weaver, wife of Congressman \Veaver, was among the out·of-town visitors.

Oklahoma .A is sending three de l egates to the province house party at Boulder. A great time is anticipated.

One of ou r seniors, Gladys Ander so n, h ns been elected as a member of the faculty to teach mu s ic in the summtr school. This is an honor of whic h we nre d uly pro ud .

HELEN DEBARR.

TEXA

S ALPHA-UN IVER S ITY OF TEXAS (C h artered J<)oz) of students 2111.

Number of w o men s tud ent s 678.

l'umber of faculty 115.

Wom en 's frat e rnities : IT B c[), K K r, X n, K A e, A d 01>, Z T A, .d A .6. INIT IATES

Girls grttduating in Jun e who will r eceive degree of B.A.: Elizabeth Se lflinch , Tharon Thompson, Frankie Cochran.

The spring term in our university has been a particularly interes ting one in many respects. In o f the proverbial spring fev e r which invariably takes strong hold o f us, our college activities have not ceased entirely.

Until this y ea r our pageant, which is presented by the freshmen and sophomore gymnasium classes has been given on the first of May. The date WlUi moved forward thi s year into the middle of April to ce lebrate the

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coming of our former gymnasium instructor, who visited a.t the uni,'usi ly. The campus was beautifully lighted for this evening and OUT expectant audience gathtrtd about a big square cnclosed by ropes which served as a stage for the performance. Several of the classes demonstrated their skill with Indian clubs, wands and hoops, while the more advanced classes, in Hungarian. Spanish, Swedish, Greek cos tume s, danced fancy dances representing each nation The program was co ncluded with a May pole dance whi ch was very pretty-the strings being of orange and white, the Texas coloTS-and the dancers dressed in the same colors. The boys seemed to app reciate the performance &tmOlt as mu .: h as a football game. They cheered en thusiastica lly for each class and after the May -pole with bowed heads sani: " The Eyes of Texas are upon You ."

The Interscholastic meet which was held here the first of w(t<il pronounced a ,uccess by everyone. So numerous were the delegates that the fraternities were not able to accommodate them as had been expected but they were forced to pitch a large tent on the campus to furnish room. The pole-vaulting, track races, end hammer-throwing proved equally interesting as the debattS. After these events the visitors were shown how to express jubilant victory by a night-shirt parade which marched down Congress Avenue, ringing- bell and blowing horn. The delegates left AUJ!tin veryenthusiastic over tbe university, and greatly impreued by our college spirit.

A number of the Pi Phis have been bu sy the last few weeks practicing for a play which is to be given by the Ashbel Literary Society, and an opera by a musical club. We are sure both of these will be most entertaining-the latter is written by university boys.

The n B annual banquet to the seniors was given at the Driskill Hotel on April 28. The table W:lS set for fifty and there was a general reunion of active and alumna:. Mrs. Glover Johns (Erma Skinner) was toastmistress. Touts were given throughout the evening by different girls-:..-to the outgoing seniors. The little "take offs" on happenings of the year furnished great amusement and jollity for each was quite clever in its way. The gave interesting talks on what II B <I> had stood for and would continue to stand for in the future. We enjoyed having two visitors at our banquet, Margaret ROil and Phoebe Bishop. both of Missouri A.

April 21 wu a university holiday and the Thetas and Pi Phi s celebra ted by a joint camp on the Colorado River. Several of our alumna: returned for this camp. Everyone reported a most splendid time The spring at this time is at its height and ideal for outings.

The faculty has recently pASsed a Tule requiring loph'omore pledging. The men had planned for such but it was quite a surprise to the girls.

Texas wishes all a most pleasant vacation.

ADILE

Guscow.

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WYOMING ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (Chartered 1910)

umber of students 280.

:"'lumber of women students 18S.

:\lumber of faculty 54.

\Vornen's fraternities: n B 21; .0. (j. tt., 12. INITIATES

Ruth E\' ans, ' 16

Agnes Johnso n, ' 16. (Ot her names given in April letter .)

Girls graduating who will rece ive degree of B. A.: Ruth Greenbaum, H elen Nelson, Agnes Wright.

Such a busy, happy, successful co llege year as this has been for Wyoming A. The scholarship of the university has been raised many points j several ncw and interesting co urses have been added to the curriculum; our Agri·

culture Building has been co mmen ced and next year, seve ral new members are to be added to the faculty. Doctor Dunniway has now comple ted his first year as prCllident of the university. Throughout the state everyone is delighted with his broad and enlightened policies. Never was the future of the university brighter: and many

are our hopes ilnd dreams for the co ming year.

All fraternity people are very mu c h interested in the interfraternity council which was recently organized, modelled after a similar organization in the University of Minnesota. Eac h fraternity has three repreltntatives: an actil' e, an alumna, and a faculty representative. One other Greek from the fa cu lty is chosen as p r esident. Only the active representatives have a vote, except in case of a tie, when the president casts the deciding ballot. This council has supervision over all matters of general fraternity interest.

Our play, " The Road to Yesterday", which we presented on March 28 togethe r with the members of the A T 0 fraternity was very successful from an artistic and dramatic standpoint. In March we were very glad to welcome r '+' chapter of A T O. All fraternity people wfre invited to the beautiful installation ball. The Junior Prom is now but a memory

We are anticipating a very happy two weeks. Mrs. Curren. cornu to us the last part of this week for her annual visit and on Friday night, we give our M ay·day dance in her hon or. Saturday the active and alumnz chapter will ce lebrate Founders' Day. Next week, six of our girls go to mnver for a province r eunion. Part of the lime will be spent in Denver and part in Bou ld er with Colorado A and D chllpters as hostesses.

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The Pen Pushers, the honorary journalistic dub, elected their new members among whom are Margaret Arnold, ' 14. and Trace Foster, " 4 _ W e lend but wishes to ,11 Pi Phis (or the Hry happiest of summers.

Auc!: Oou:';£ \'.

COLORADO ALPHA-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

(Chart e r ed 1884 )

Number of s tudents J 183.

Number of women students 426.

Number of facuity 206.

Women '. fraternities : [I B +, 27; .0. r, 24; K K r , 29; X 0, 33; .\ X n. 21 ; .0. d .0., 2J; .6 K • (local), 18

Names of initiates given in April l etter.

Girts graduating in Jun e who will receive degr« of B. A .: Helen Carney, Dorothy Chittenden, Catherine Fonda, El ec ta Franklin (a lso Bachelor's diploma in Education), Louise Hart, Katharine Leslie (a lso Bachelor's di· ploma in Edu ca tion); Lora Argue will r ece ive M A.

1 have a few moments of rest and leisure while Valentin e is ove r playing tennis so I'm going t o tell you what ha s been going on Bround here since I la st chatt ed with yo u A useful n ote-book lik e me really hasn ' t a c han ce very often for co nve r sa ti ona l chats-i n fa c t it see ms to me I'm co nstantly in demand nnd passed from one "gri n d" to anothe r A s I t old you once befo r e, I get hold of lots of Unibbly bits", but if I don ' t stop rambling on nnd begin to t ell yo u nbo ut things Valentin e will come back from winning the tournament and I will not have even begun.

There i s som e q ueer k ind of excitement buning a r ound my co ,·ers these days about a province r eun ion, but I do n 't kn ow j u st wh at it is all abo u t. A poor abused not e-boo k like me isn ' t very often allowed 10 S IB)' open long enough to hear .11 a.bout things and just has to ca ll u pon its i mB g-ina t ion to fill the vaca n cies Anyway, I kn o w the Texa s, Ok l ahoma a n d W yoming chapters are t o be en terta ined by Colorado A and B. Lo ui se w as talking to Elects about it, yesterday, but I didn't h en r th em sny h o w m any were coming. It seems there is to be a Founders ' Day ban quet on May 9. fo ll owed by a big dance-all to tak e place in D enver. Th e next mo rning the visitors ar e to be shown around Denver Univers ity and then brought u p h ere to Bo ulde r and taken to a littl e h o tel in the mountains where lun c heon will

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be sen'ed . That evening a cooky-shine is to be given and a general good time enjoyed, and th e next morning Tula S imm ons is to be ini ti a ted. Wh ether I've told you the st r a ight story or not, I do not know; but I've done the best I conld t o piece toge th er th e littl e bits I h ave heard fr om tim e to time.

We didn't h ave any love ly May festival thi s sp ring and I felt pretty badly about it, for last year when all the gi rl s were working so h a rd t o get things ready I had q uit e a rest which I sorely need n ow. They a re s u ch dea r girls th ough, and have worked SCI hard this year and most of them r eceived s uch l ovely g r ades that I nm willing t o sacrifice my h ealt h to know I've d o n e my duty by the m.

Everything h as progressed beautifully thi s year and th e Sara Platt D ecker Memorial A ssociation is working hard for the W omen's Building which eve ryone is co nfi de nt w e will have before long. O ur Ma cky Auditorium, t oo , h as prospec t s of being fin i shed before very many more years and I do h ope some o f th e girls may graduate there before I'm en ti r e ly worn out. so I can h ear all about it.

The girl s had II love ly di nn er dan ce h e r e a t th e house, Mar ch 15. they forg ot and l eft me in the den un der a pillow so I got a chan ce t o e njoy my se lf as well as they did. Edna Pi erce, ' 12, H elen Drake, '12, Irma Chamberlain , ex-' 14 , M ary Osgood , ex-'14. H elen Nafe, ex-' I4. and Dagmar Stidger, ex-'IS. came bac k to en joy things too W e a ll h ad a love ly time. eve n if I did get sat on Q uit e ofte n when people were waiting their turn to get pun ch. On April 19. £1 rushing party was given which proved :l decided success. Th e girls danced fo r awhile in t he afternoon, then they had a vaudeville show and afte rw ard a p r o gre ssive dinner, the co ur ses being ser ved in different r ooms.

The c hapte r is going to entertain the seniors at th e a nnual seni'or breakfast on the Sunday after finals, and h e r e is another thing I heard the other day. Th e junio r s met in Mar jo r ie's room (whe re I lay wide open on the table) and plann ed out the most beautiful beaksteak fry to which the seniors are to be invited-it made my pages crack le to he a r about a ll the good things they are going to eat.

Severa l of the girls have r eceived honors and I mustn't forget to tell you abo ut them. Barbara S hattu ck and Valentine Crook w e r e elected to Hesperia, the junior girls' hon o r ary society i and Marj or ie Dixo n and Lolita Snell to Mortar Board, the honorar y soc iety f o r senior girls. Lolita Snell was also elected president of the Y. w. C. A.. The officers of th e Women's League have n o t y e t been ch osen o r I might ha ve so me th ing e l se to tell. Th ere a r e going to be so many weddings in Jun e that-but I h ea r Valentine's feet tapping up the st airs 50 I must close my covers and be Quiet when she comes. I hope you have a pleasant summer.

LOI.ITA SNELl..

COLORADO BETA-DENVER UNIVER S ITY

(Chartered 1885)

X umber of s tudents J084·

X umber of women students 400· of faculty 75.

Women's fraternities: r + B. 19; % K, IS; A Z (local petitioning K A. e), 16.

Girls gradualing in June: Grace Reed, Edna Hills, Carolyn Hosmer.

INITJAT!S

(Initiated December 14. 1912.)

Edith Biggs. Ruth Blake ley. Lola Bye Handy. Martha Pillsbury.

Mabel Dickerson.

Frances Ryan. Helene Light. Dorothy Rathbun. Whit e. Hazel Williamson.

(Initiated April S. 1913.)

Margaret Forsyth. Marguerite Will iamson.

"Faith and Ws a foine garden you do be havin. Mr. Dooley". HennellY sat down on tht: over-t urn ed wheelbarrow and lit his pipe.

"Sure and can't ye see it a-growin," Mr Dooley beamed at hi. friend. "Kathleen will soon be .comin home and she al · ways do be alther lovin green things and posiu".

"How is the gurrl these {oine spring days?" Henn essy puffed away at hi, pipe.

"As happy as a small boy feedin el eph ants at th e circus. They do be havin a circus of some koind on May Day. Kathleen .ays at noon all of the sc h ola r s and teachers bave a big feed on th e campus. Then they have the presentation of their ann u al in the gym. Iveryone is aft h e r bei n anxious to see how mnny jokes th ere do be in it abo ut thim and how m any photygraphs of th im and their beaus . Alma Melzer has charge of th e presintalion. and Kathl ee n says it lure be c liv er Afther that ive ry o n e goes over to the athlet ic field for the rale circus They do be afther having a tug of war there to see which class will have i ts Q ueen c r owned. Thin the pageant comes. All the girls in schoo l, dressed up in whoite and carryin arches and gar lands and posies do be in it. The Giverner of Co lo r ado will crown the Q ueen and the Mayor of Dinver will crown the princ esses. A big crowd from the city is comin to see it done. Begorra. Oi forgot the dance s, fOlv e rings goin in concert-folks dandn

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and steps of ivery besoides woindin the May -po le. 'Twill be 11 thruly imposio spictacle,"

"Begorra but that o ld pioneer institootion of hoigher l arning is growin so fast this year it does be a havin growin pains. They art wurking hard on the indowment fund. They do be afther raising $300poo and thin th e Gioeral Education Board, owned by Mr hands out $100,000 free. He is rale ginerous. li e wasn't satisfied to give $50,000 f o r the Scioence Hall but afther it was finished in Sip timber, he sent the Chancellor $S()(X) m ore to buy f urniture for it. The Poi Phois gave a play for the Chapel Guild and now they are plannin to give an Oirish p lay for the Indowment Fund."

liThe Poi Phoili are gain to have a nother teacher in sch oo l next year. Beatri ce Teague wh'o graderated in 1910 is goin to have the chair of R omantic Languages. Faith and Oi wish we had a c hair loike that in our front r oom, Mrs. Crook teaches thim German, and Miss McNeil is tb e Library keeper, and Oi've told ye before about Miss Gertrude H arper Beggs who teaches Greek and Latin'!'

'lAnd is that female britherhood as progressive as ,iver?U Mr , H ennessy l et his pipe go out, he was getting so interested.

"Fai th and begorra. they do be more 10 " Mr. O'ooley looked up from the onion set he was planting.

"They are havin & Provincial Re-Union. The Poi Phois from siveral colliges , Oi cant remember the name of the territory, something like Epsom Salts, is havin a joint cilibration in Dinver-a banquet May 9 in a big hotel and a dance aftherwards. On Saturday they are going to visit Boulder and have a mountain trip and a provincial initiation and another wan of those sleepliss slumber parties. Kathl ee n is all wurrked up about the ci libration ."

"The blissed gurrl will be roight lonesome when the year is done, wont she," H en ne ssy asked, getting up and looking at the sky.

"She will that, and she's Diver goin back aflher this yeu. Oi'l1 be havin no more Dinver University news to tell yeo Don't be in a hurry, Hennessy Oi'll be wnlkin down as far as the mail box and see if there do be a letter {rom Kathleen. Bliss her!"

CAROLYNE HOS"U R.

ZETA PROVINCE

CALIFORNIA ALPHA-LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY

Number of s tudents 1786

(Cha rtered 1893)

Number of women students soo.

Number 'of faculty 230.

W omen's farternities: A 4>. 19 i r 4» B. 2il; A K A e, :a8; K K r. 23 i IT B 21; A r , 13; .6. .:1, 28; A 0 n. 23.

INITIATES

( Initiat ed October 9. 1912.)

Elizabeth Harrington Alderson, ' 16. H aze l Annette Fisher, ' 16. Leigh Claiborne Shelton, '16. Virginia Bonynge Clowe, '16.

Josephine Cressey, '13. Helen Mary Lamz.en SIOIS, '16. Wahrenberger, '16.

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Girls graduating in May who received degree or A.B. : Anne Brooks, Josephine Cressey, Marie EIi:r.abtth Lockwood.

Just a few day. after we returned from spring vacation all the fraternity girls on the campus, about I i5. went on a lenic picnic and it l urel y was (un. A committee paired off the girl. and each pair arranged {or its own supper, which we ate in a gnat poppy field in front of the faculty dub bouse. \Ve played alllOrtl of games like "Drop the handkerchief" and Ileal and mouse", yes, even "London Bridge" and later when it was dark we danced in the club bouse. then went h'ome to study, uluring each other that we had had the best time ever.

I have told you about our senior and freshman parties, and how on Euter Sunday we were surprised to find that dinner had been turned into a junior party and welcome-back to Helen Hurd. '14. who had previously been called home by mness in the family. Bunnies and ducklings hopped about on the table with the aid of pressure on a robber bulb. On our place cards were couplets to rhyme with our names, lome of which were surprising but most were ridiculous.

On April 1:1 we held our annual underclassman dance a.nd we invited Dorothy Elder, '16, to represent our nearest sister chapter (California B). Last year'. lilac dance was '0 successful that we duplicated it as nearly as possible.

We invited California B to come to Stanford to celebrate Founders' Day with us, tiO, on April 20, we all started off acron the hills to our favorite place for a cooky-shine. About sixty ravenous Pi Phis sat around on the grass for luncheon. Miss Sutliff, Kansas A, who was Grand President in 189395, welcomed the California B girls for us and told us how glad she wu that at I •• t the two chapters were really gelting acquainted. Then we sang college and n III songs and you should all have heard us .ing "Ring, Ching Ching" with tin cups as the only things to "ring" on.

Both the men and the womeD of Stanford are working hard, giving shows and fairs to raise money for dab houses where meetings and class affairs can be held and where vi sitin g alumni ca n make Iheir headquarters. These two buildings will probably be side by side with an auditorium for dances and plays between to be used by both. Now it almost seem. possible tbat they can be built -Juring the coming year.

There are many courses in Stanford which prepare for citizenship but those dealing specifically with that subjtct are to be found in the Economics and

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Social Science department. " Immigrati on and Race Problems" deals with the study of economic. political, and social problems resulting from European and Asiatic immigration to the U. S. A. "Pub lic and "Ame ri can Methods of Taxation" are studies of the principles underlying public expe nditures, revenues , and debts, and a federal, state and loca l taxe s. "American Politi cs ll is an inquiry into the organization and administrative functions of the government, the competence of the can rll, and problems touching on citizenship. " Municipal Government" is a study of various municipal charters and forms of city government and an investigation of problems in municipal administration.

Our biggest honor for several years is the election of Anne Br ooks, "3, fo 4l B K. Florence Gamble, '14, has been made an assistant in the Graphic Arts department for next year. Virginia Clowe, '16. and Elizabeth Alderson , ' 16, are on the 'Varsity basketball team. BARBARA ALDERTON.

CALIFORNIA BETA-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORN IA

(Cha rtered '900)

Number of students 7.500.

Number of women students

Number of faculty 500.

W omen's fraternities: K A e, 33; r 4> B, 35; K K r, 31; 4 .l .l, 36; II B 4l, 30; A 4l, 36; X 0, 26; A 0 II, 26; 6 r, 35; A Z .l, 27; A X 0, 24; Z K, 25.

Names of initiat es given in April letter

Girls gra'dusting who r eceived degree of B.S.: Florence McCay, A da Cli ne

The University of Cal· ifornia hIlS just completed a most successful year and is each year taking a more prominent place among the other universitie s. It stands now second in size in the United States and its scholarship requirements are among the highest. During the year several endowments have been received, 5e"eral new buildings erected and man}' notable men have visited us, Mrs Jane Sather has recently given $30,000 to build n campanile on the camp us, in memory of her husband, This has already been started and before the end of next year we hope to see it co mpleted. Agriculture Hall has been completed and dedica ted this semester and can well accommodate the many classes given in that department. Besides this n large annex was added to the Chemistry building. Uni,'e r sity Charter Day was ce lebrated on March 22 Sir Ric hard M. Bri de. Prim e )fin -

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iSler of British Columbia, gave the address of the day, choosing as his theme the , ' alue of a useful education.

On Juni or Da}" the c ustomary farce and curtain raiser were given in the afternoon and the Junior Prom was enjoyed. Besides the farce other dramatics were produced as "Sherwood" by the English Club and "The Fortune Hunter " by the Mask and Dagger society. College activities came to a dose with senior week, which consisted of the bacca l aureate se rmon, th e pilgrimage, fraternity receptions, senior ball nnd extravaganz:a. and commen ce ment

Our gi r ls have been quite prominent in college this year. Ada Cline, '13. was a member of the senio r adviso r y board, standing committee of A. W S., and made a member of the Prytanean society. Sere na Maddux, ' 14, was on the staff of the Blue and Gold, Vi nn e Robinson, '15 was on the finance committee of A. W. S ., and elected sec retary of A. W. S.; Eth el Mill s, " 4, M arguerite Thomas, '1 4 , Mila Cearl ey , '15. and Eugenia Vaughn, ' 16, were members of Treble Clef. Lur1ine Brow n ing, ' IS, a nd Mila Cearley, 'IS, we r e on the Sophomore Hop committee and Ethel Mills, " 4, Lu cie Allona, ' IS , Vinne Robin,",n, 'IS, Mila Cea rle y, ' 15. and Eugenia Vaughn, '16, were members of the cast of "Eve r ymaid" which was given o n April 12 The tradition of th e Parthenein was st art ed la st year by th e "Masque of M aidenh ood", though we saw it perfected this sp ring in UEverymaid."

In soc ial activities we h a v e a1so been quite a live . Every few weeks we h ave entertained some members of th e faculty at dinne r, how ever, we have not had ou r usual big dance as we are tryin g to save m o n ey f or our new h o use . W e ha\'e a lready perfec ted plans for it and expec t to have it ready to occ upy by August.

On Founders' Day th e California A girls invited us down to spend the day. \Ve had a most de lightful day in the hills and enjoyed the p ic nic lun c h eon which the 'gi rls prepared for us. We wish to thank th e girls for a most e n joyab le day On May 3 th e active c hapter gave a dinner in honor of our n graduates. Each graduate was presented with a hammer ed silver spoo n, after whi ch we e nte rtai ned th e m with a box party at th e Orpheum. W e are now about t o end the college term by a h'ouse party at th e co untr y home of one o f the girls. We a r e looking forward to it with mu c h pleasure for we are all so conge nial-thi s perhaps acco unts for our success this yea r in ou r rushing, for we have all endeavored to work t oget h er.

Best wishes for a delightful vacation t o nil our D c}) si s t er s.

ALICE

WASHINGTON ALPHA-UN IV ERS ITY O F WASHINCTON (C hartered 1907)

Number of st ud en ts 2825.

N umbe r of wom en s tu dents 9 18.

Xumber of faculty 188.

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W o men's fraternities: r D, 24; 6. r, 26; K K r , 29; II B 4?, 28;

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A _ .6, 18; X 0, 24 ; K A e, 24; A r 20; A .1. A. 24 ; 1: K, 23 .0. X n, 23 _

Names of ini tiate s in A p ril le tt er.

Graduate: Vera B o n sa ll, A B.

Our c ampu s i s now a

Garden of Eden, a nd a t this seaso n o f th e yea r, we can sure l y say with Lo ngfellow!lCame the spri ng with all its sp lendor , All it s birds and a ll its blossoms, All it s Ho we rs and l ea ves a nd gra sses."

'W it h the co ming of spring, comes our M ay Festival whic h has b ee n a f ea ture peculiar to th e uni ve r sity (or so m e years. The festival take s place in the late afte rn oon, o n t h e Ranier Vi s ta, a l onK' g r ass p lot, so sit u a t ed that thousand s may witness it. It is i ndeed a wondrously beautiful sigh t 10 Stt th e seve ral nundr ed w ome n of the university in the grand marc h . T o the musi c rende red by th e band, the seniors lead in their caps and gowns, f o l· lowetl by all the women who are n o t in any specia l f e atur e da n ce , dressed in white. They are followed by those in costume. Aft er the march, th e Maypole is woun d, then co me the differ ent dances suc h as th e Peasant and F o lk dances, the Milkmaid, th e Spider -web, and Japanese dance s. The university and the re s ident s of Seattle are surely pro ud on thi s May day , whi c h s ho ws how muc h and h o w fast a w es t e rn colleg e c an develop.

The University of Was hingt o n has developed along scholastic lines this past year amazingly_ I t is something t o be ha ppy about, wh en the recorder announces eac h month the decrease in th e num be r o f "co n s " fro m th e number the previous year. W e a r e also ha ppy in having eleven from o ur i n s tituti on elec ted to 1; z.

The students a r e still el a t ed over th e victory on A pril 19 of our cr e w over the Stanford and Univer s ity of California c r e w s. W e are so exci ted, that we are plann ing to se nd the cre w to the Poughkeepsie races. lI ow I wish all the IT B • sisters might be here f or Regatta Day, or for Camp u s Day next Fri day, when all college work is thrown aside, and a general cleaning up of th e campus takes p l ace.

The uni versity li fe h as ce rtainly been gay late ly. La st Thursday, the c horus gave uPrincess Bonnie" at th e Moore theat r e, Seattle·s largest and best play- h ouse. It sco red a "big hit" as the dailies expressed it, and we are proud th a t se ver a l Pi Phis in c h or us and feature dan ces helped make it a success.

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The Saturday {o ll owing, law • merry throng at the County Fair. and from its proceed. the Wom en's League added O"U" $300 to its scholarship f und Soon co m e other festivities. Jun ior 'Veek is "cram" full wilh Jun ior Day, with itl eve nts on the water, the dass picnics, the Junior Play Dod Prom--each to be remembered forever!

So far the se occasions have been enjoyed by all. now (or IT B oj> in particular. The informal dance was voted. great I D eC!!". Ju st before th e sp ring vacation, our dear freshmen pve the upperc1ass girls a dancing party at the President'. re side nce. which could n o t be excelled. April 19. the chapter gave a reception and tea at the c hapter hou le for th e parenti. patrone'ses and alumnae, for the faculty ladies and parent i of the rushee s. We had • splendid opportunity then to s bow off tbe new or ient a l rugs, linen and velvet draperies, which the hou se bas purchased from a new house tax fund . Last Friday nigbt the alumn;e and aotive cbapte r celebra ted Founders' Day with a banquet at the Boulevard Inn. Before college closes, we have the Formal and the annual picnic to anticipate. Washington A has surely been blessed with many bappy days in 1912 · 13

Courses in Government, Sociology, Social Problems, Economics, and Education are offered at this university, for it is wide awake to the n eed of preparing young people for c itizenship

\Ve send best wish es for a very happy s ummer.

M .4.RC II.Y JOHNSTONE.

WA S HINGTO N BETA-STATE CO LLEGE O F WA SHINGTO N (Cha rtered 19 U )

Number of st udents 1535 ·

Number of women students 570 .

Number of fac ulty 1St.

\Vomen' fraternities: IT A 4., 19 i n B IS), 17; B II, 14 i A e II ; Ad 4J, 11

Names of initiate s in A p ril letter .

Graduates: Helen Roud ebush, B . A. , Edna Davis, B.S , ( in music).

O nly six weeks of the college year remain, and they will be bu sy onel. In the first place Pa n· H elle ni c is very busy completing its rushing rules for next year. The se rule s are going to be the fine st and most adequate that the college has ever had Secondly, w e are looking forward to Campus day on May 2, to the MRY Fete on May t o, and to our Annu31 Mu sica l Feltival on May 22. , For h o use. our Founders' Day ce lebr a t ion, we gave a luncheon at the cha p ter Mary Wilson Mc Gahey , (Nebraska. B, '<)8), J ose phine Thorndyk e Berry. (Kansas A, '03), and all of our re lide nt were with u s. Every one was so happy to be celebrating Founders' Day for the first time Variou s toasts and speeches were given, and eve ry girl left the hou se feeling that from our first Founders' D ay celebration she had gained a better realiution of the high ideals and wom an hood of II

Our girll are con tinuing to be active in coll ege affairs, Crace Post, ' 14.

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is managing the a nnu a l May Fete, one feat ure of which is to be a matinee in which thr ee o f o ur girls aTe taking part. Ze lva Mechl e m. ' 14. was assista n t m an age r of o ur l as t co ll ege play, Lili an Mac Lead, ' 15. was appointed socie t y ed i to r o n th e co ll ege a nnu a l, the 19 15 Chinook, and she is also secr etary o f h e r class. In ez W eavH, ' 15 was Editor-in -C hi ef of the Y W and Y M. C. A. is s u e o f our wee kly pape r, The Evergru "

We a re so so rry t o IOlie Josephine Th orndyk e Berry ( Kans u A ), head of o ur Home E co n o mi cs depa rtm en t, but what is o ur loss is th e gain of Minne so ta A. S h e has aided us i mm eas urably in eve ry way, and we c annot be thankful eno ugh t h at s h e has been with us during o ur first ye ar. She Q8S accep ted a position at the U niversi ty of Minnesota, si mil a r to the o ne she has h eld her e.

W e 3re p l anning an initiation at the end of th e school year, when we will bring to n five sp l endid girls. Seve ral of ou r o ld ones will be back fo r initiation and co mm e n ceme nt week, therefore we are l ooki ng forward to a very happy reunion .

The most impo rtant eve nt in the co ll ege, si n ce my last letter, wa s the V oca tional Conference f o r Co ll ege W ome n , whic h was p lann ed an d s u ccessfully ca rried o ut by Dean White Busin ess wome n , represe nting ma n y lin es of work in whi c h th e re are good positions ope n fo r women today, were i n attendan ce The r e were also pre se nt dean s from fiv e coll eges, and many s tudents from th e Univ :! r si t y of I daho.

QUEVEN!<.' £ M EC KLEll

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Delta Delta Delta announces th e establishment of Alpha Beta c hapter a t Co rn e ll Univ e rs i ty, Ithaca. N Y , AI -ri l 19. I Q IJ; al so th e ab so rpti o n o f D e lta and Sigma -u cha p ters o f Alpha KapllD P si, the f o rm e r o n Ma y 10, as Al p ha C a mm:.. chapter , a t Wesley a n Co ll e g e, Maco D, Georgia; the latter on May Ii. a s Alpha D e lta c hapter, at J o hn B. Ste t so n l ' ni ve rsity, D e Land. Florida; al 50 the absorption of Theta of Phi Mu Gs.mmll on May 20 as Delta The ta chapler at Judson College, Mari on, Alabama .

Sigm_ Kappa announ ces th e in st ituti o n o f Xi c h a ptH a t K ans a s University, Lawrence. Kansas, April I, 1913-

Phi Mu announ ces the establishment of its O mi c r o n ChBpttr at Buc ht el College, Akron, Ohio, September 3. 1912 ; Pi chapter at University of Main e, Orono, Maine. December 12, 1912; Sigma. cbapt e r n.t Knox Coll ege, Galesburg, Illinois, December 18, 1912.

Alpba Chi Omega announ ces the estn.bli shment of U p s il o n c hapt er nt James Millikin UDiversit y, Dec atur, Illino is, May 9, 1913.

Says the Delta Chi Quarterly :

The A,.,.ow of n B 4> il the 6rst to follow tbe QUAuEaLY in placiD, a picture of the chapter house with the chapter letter . The idea appealed to the Editor of our .ilter publication so ItroDlly that the style of paper used was chanted 10 1 to pennit of the cuts, and tbe Genenal appearanc e of the maguine greatiy chan,ed.

This il one feature in "h ich Delta. Chi has been the pioneer We think that Itatement indisputable. But Delta Chi has been a pioneer in many things of importance , ltill we arc not courting one of senseless di s putes, which have oc· cupied unwarranted space in the periodicals of lome of our older contemporarie , not to the noticeable credit of anyone These, WhOle'S 6rst? argument. never appeal very strongly to any third party As for Delta Chi it is a plealure to pass something good along to our brother a nd sister Greek s. \Vhat i s good for u. may be of some benefit to th em, and if so, they shall at all time. be welcome, and we s hall be happy.

The Editor of to the Delta Chi very popular.

THE Anow is glad to here Quartnly for suggesting the a c knowledge her indebtedness idea which has proved to be

The unpalamble truth it 1000etimes forced home on an editorial suff tbat very few subscribers really read their fraternity I'Dapzine The contributor usually turns the pa,es hurriedly until he finds hi , own srticle, and reads it critically with a view to mi.sprints -.rid ill general effect in type. The rest of the magazine he runs through in lC:arch of lome article of e.pecial interelt, or doleS the book until some more convenient day. The non-contributor follows much the same coune, with the exception that he Olay read the chapter letter from bis own chapter, or tbe personal notC5, before he finds anythin. which hold. hi. attention long enough to interest him in the " ubstanc e of the article. Some read the body of the magazine attentivciy, and lind all of the chapter letters of interest, but dose the reading with the page lint in front of the exchanges and college notcs. Much time has been spent upon the preparation of material which il calculated to be of profit and interelit to fraternity circles at large, probably to our own in particular. Much of our apparent disinterestedne.. il merely iKnorance of the working. of fraternities aside from our own college. The exc hanges from other magazines are copied el pecially to give us an in ai,ht into tbe doing of our fell o w organizati o ns in Greckdom, and into the policies af otber calleles. Be a con . Unt reader af Jour magazine. You will find Jour fraternity a v ital p<lwer of wh ich yau did not c o n ceive befare -Zeta Tau Alpha Th,,,,i.s.

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This good suggestion was previ o usly quoted by Alpha Gamma Delta Quartt "ly

A fraternity chapter with iu eveT changing personnel. is apt to be short of memory. Would not a "Gift Book" in which are entered memoranda of all gift!! - made to tbe chapter, with the date, and donor', name and class , lend interest to many articles in daily use, whose origin is now forgotten? Perhaps too, such a "Gift Book" might keep the chapters a little mOTC appreciative of by·gone favors, and at the same time be an iru;pir8tion to active members to go and do likewise wben they are able.-Koppo A/pM Theta,

"Seven hundred and sixty.five men and women belonging to the various fraternity oTgani:r:ations of the Gniversity of California recently voted on the question of serving liquors at their social functions. One hundred and thirty-eight voted for the liquors and 627 voted against them. Pretty dry societies. nut it shows the wisdom of the fraternity."-Tht Am"ic(l" ISStH/. Quoted by Sigma Phi Epsi lon Jour"ol.

Under the caption N O ll Sibi the editor o( the Alpha Gamma Delta Quo7'/uly writes:

No truly great organization ncr lived and thrived indefinitely, which devoted all of its thought and energy to the contemplation of its own affairs. its own good and ils own prosperity and glory. 1t may win strength and powe r but it i s 'not truly great until it bas learned the greatness and beauty of sharing. Through the medium of suffrage and concerted action. the women of today are taking the wor l d for their field, and service for their motto. bc<:ause through the years with their minds absorbed with political measures men have failed to hear the cry of the c.hildren at the mill, aDd the women in need of 3. living wage. and numbcrleu other cries of our m odern civilization which vitally touch the heart of women. Every wide awake college woman sees the need and grasps th e means at hand to help the cause a l ong. Among our sister societies today, we find many sincere and far-reaching efforts in the cause of social service Not only alumn;!!! associations are interested, but undergraduate chap ters are contributing t heir part. \Vithin the last few years the national organizations of Pi Beta Phi and Chi Omega. for ex· ample, have centralized such efforts. and we find a definite Educational and Social Service Department conducted by Chi Oll1ega and a settlement school at Gatlinburg. Tennessee maintained by Pi Beta Phi. 1 could cite other instances of the on· ward march of the col1ese woman of true service. They all speak of the same broadn ess and desire to accomplish good-the motto of "No" Sibi" in the heart. Alpha Gamma Delta is entering upon a period of her exi s tence when our individual chapter efforts can be centrali:ted and enlarged, and whe n we can nationally take our place in the interests of a better and broader womanhood to share wilh ' and pass on 10 others le ss fortunate Ihan ourselves. some of the richness o f our co llege lives

The idea of the responsibility resting upon the ed u ca ted m e n of today was brought out in a toast give n by Mr F.dlund at the Alpha Chi Rho convention banquet. The following ex tract is taken from a verbatim report of his speech in TJu allel White

If I quote Mr. Rurn s. Doctor Devine, Ja cob Rii s, and Woodrow \Vilson, it is only because J can in that way better say what is in my mind. My plea to you is for an intelligent and active interes t in political and social problems. You men have had more than ordinary advantages. You have college tra,ining. and even in the United States but tw o or three men in a hundred can get that. You arc members of Alpha Chi Rh o a,nd by th at very fact to high ideals of knichthood and of service. You are a chosen band fr o m a doun of the best

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American collc.t. and univerall1cl. If that is an appeal to • natural pride in our fraternity and the uniyenitie. (rom which we: come. it is nevertheku a justifiable appeal. There can be no quntion that I' a ,roup you haTe more than ordinary advantages. cquipmctlt, and tninin._ Nobl",. oblig., then, what "ill you do witb \Vill you u.te tbem for yourselves alone' Or will you devote at lOme part of your li n to the common welfare? Not whit to let. or b.t to escape. but wbat to rive. that i. tbe 'plnt that .han re-create America! Each accordin, to hil ability, and the belt ,hall yield the finut IUTicc!

The rClfistr.r of the University of Kans in hi, lut annual report aho that of tbe ZS men who failed completely lut year hut onc was a member of a (rater. nity. Tbe 22. member. of Kanlas fraternities pallcd in 89.45 per ccnt of the collcgc work articd, ss compared with the 88.35 per cent of the 1,001 non.fratcrnity men. The rqiltrar found the sorority .irls to be making even a better lihowlnJr than the men.-The Siama Pili Epsilon JOfCrJuJl.

The Alpha Phi Q14tJrte"ly makes one of the btst suggestions we have seen {or many a day.

\Vb,. do we 10 ,enerally use the ambiguous tenn "active" when we spelk of our under.raduate members distinguilhed froni our alumn;e? A person not veTted in the fra t ernity vernacular would naturally suppose that a fraternity is made of two c1asse.--"active" members and the rnt, whatcver thc tatter may be. None of us.. PTobably, mean to imply that our alumnae are not actin in the work of our fraternity. the ,rowth end well.being of Alpha Phi, its reputation{ ana stand in" are a lufficient witnesll to the fact that our ore active; we hope that they will continue to be thUI in the future al they have been in the pa.l. Why, then, should we, in referrin, to the members who are now in lIle a term which is meanio,le to many and which contsinl an implication which is not just to our \Vhy not say "under,raduate" whcn we mean tbat, and relepte the term "acti,e" to that limbo of out worn or inaccurate wordl and phralles which one of our contemporaries has dianifled with the name of the "cannery."

"There hall just been or.anind· at Bowdoin Collele a society open to 111 nonfraternity students, called the Bowdoin Club, with the purpose of providinsr the social advantages of fraternity life without the ne<:essary expense. The colle,e has rented the society a houle at a nominal fllure and fitted it up with splendid equipment at their own expmllC. At Bowdoin 85 per cent of the men belong to fraternitiel, and thil new JOCiety will organize the remaining Ituden15 into practically another fraternity unit, A significant fact concerning this venture is that the agitation for it wa••tarted by fraternity nlen themselvel, who saw the glaring inequality in soc i al Itaneling and advantages existing previously. The be!t of feelinr exi.1s between fraternities at present and tbis good feeling will be eJ:lended to the new society. Bowdoin i. working out the fraternity problem in an intellirent way and makin, them count for much positive good in college life."-TlI" CpdNCI'fCS of K 1.:.- The Sigma Phi Epsilon JONrNPI.

The (ollowing clipping shows that the (nteroil), agitation 31 WOOSler by no means over.

Editor Ohio State Jo.muli:

A statement was lately made before the Ohio Association of College Presidents that the recent action. debarring fraternities from the University of WOOfter was not influenced by financill motivell.

This queltion came up luddenly in 1912. 11 wal unexp«ted. President Holden himself in an "open leiter If) alumni and friendll" of the uniyer·

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sity uya (rderring t o Mr. L. H. Severance's announcement to him on 13 that if he were to do anything more ( or Wooster it must clear itse lf of fraternities): "To me it 'Was like a bolt of lightning out of a clear sky. I told him tbat I had considered our fraternities at Wooster were made up of choice young women and men and that I had every reuon to believe that they intended t o maintain the good name and the high s tandard of the institution "

Later of the president approached alumni with copies o f a letter written by him in which be "wondered if the fraternity mcn would be big enough" to agree to abandon their organizations for the greater good of the institution. The chapters wcre visi ted by faculty members. In every case the argument was material, there was talk of another $1,000,000 for \Vooster, of Mr. Severance'!'! possible donations, of the possible provisions of his will. Had the fraterniti es surrendered no one would have doubted the reason. As it was, they were de· noun ced for not so doing, as hurt ing the material advancement of the school. In a letter the dean of women says: "If the question bad been decided at the December meeti ng and tbe fraternities bad gone, Wooster would have been in a pos iti on to advance very mucb in a financial way. After that date there was no possible chance to receive any financial aid." The president and the dean kn ew the financial import of the matter.

A few facts: In June, 1908, the fraternity question was debated before practically the same board of tru stees as now and fraternities were sustained by a vote of 22 to I, the one being Mr. Severence ; later new sororities and fraternities were permitted; an offer by Mr. Severence of student clubhouses if the fraternitie s surrendered their charters wa s ignored; the trustees pennitted two fraternitie s to buy land only last June. Up to this time the financial question did not enter into the matter. Suddenly the source of s upply seemed likely to be stopped: The matter was sprung quickly, no one doubting the motive. The trustees refused action at the called meeting on December 20 and in the meantime wide discussion o f mo · tives for the hostility to fraterni ties created so e mbarrass ing a situation that Mr. Severance withdrew all offen, positive or implied, and denied intent to threaten the college It was a grave blunder for the president to place Mr. Severance and the institution in such an attitude by even indirectly coupling the money question with the discussion of what, as a last resort, was declared a ques tion of mere right and wrong.

Let me add one more paper proof. On January 29, President Holden writes to several people: "If tbere was proof that the fraternity system had thus far built the college and endowed it and tbat its constituents agreed to maintain the institution from this time forward, there might be some argument for continuing the system, but when one realizes tbat the institution has grown in the last 14 years from $352,000 to $2,525,000, and that the total amoun t subscribed by all the alumni of the university during this entire time would not reach the $50.000 mark, you can readily see tbat those wbo support the college have a right to a hea ring."

The students, the people of \Vooster, the alumni and all understanding the action of the board of February 13 are convinced tbat financial gain for tbe college was directly or indirectly tbe motive impelling the action. The board was divided by a vote of 13 to 10. Columbus people should know that amona the 10 were Rev. S. S. Palmer and Colonel Samuel G. McClure, at one time on the staff of your paper.

Detroit, Mich., April 15 STUAaT EAGLESON, Wooster, 18 91.

The following is taken from TAe Angelos of Kappa D e lta : The superficia l v iew of the college girl aS60Ciates her largely with "fudge part1es and proms and intellectual pursuits." Wbatever s he may once have been. it is not n ow widely believed that sbe is religious. A writer in Th, Chrislwn World (New

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York) finds that at the time tbe first institutions miniatcrinl' to ber bi,bcT education "ere founded, IMck an 1855, tM &iris studied ettlesi tical biNory, nalural theoloD'. and m<knces of Cbrilt.i&.J1lty. They bad "silent bour" on Sunday afternoon, wbcn, each alone in beT room, tbe collett lid wa. luppoaed to be du"oted to profitable and spiritual meditation. If you ask her today what church ahe suencb the anlwer i, apt to be "Wbic.bucr ODC I like bc.st". The pessimist "will rail .,ainlt them that not one in twenty-five knOWI the Hsential doctrine. of ber own denomiDation." What Ibe ii, however, in I rcliaioul sense i, pointed out in this journal by Mollie WbiHord Anderson. who write.:

'"The rcliaion which ....a. entirely individual, intemivc, based on the meditative contemplation of anotber world and bound by iron-finlered creedl, h.. passed away. The reliaion of today il a soc:i.al reliaion. It seel the kinadoru bein, eltablilhed here on earth, intereatl to be furthered by livin" not by dyinl'. And the transition to tbe Dew viewpoillt in· religioul tbougbt it al true within the college waUl AI it il outside of them. For the oollel'e whIch il not keeping pace with the Ileed of lIOciety doe. not justify it5clf; tbe oolle,e which doel not aim 'to serve the present age' i. uDtenable. The relilion of to-day alks of a man, '\Vhat are you doiol'?' rather than, '\Vhat are you believin,?' Or, one of our leadilll thinken on the subject ,1, 'The imitation of Christ baa lucceeded all ditculsion about him.' Then let UI be fajr to the ccAlele cirl before we condemn her. Let UI ..k ber what abe does rather tban what she belie'te._ Let u. approach her from tbe Itandpoint of religion a. it exists in the outside world.

"Is the colle,e airl religioul If you mean, doe. Ibe Itudy creed or do,m.a or theoloD'. 'No'. But if by relicion you mean is Ibe followin, in the footsteps of the Master·Teacher, I Iladly answer 'Yes'; for we are told that Jesul of Nuareth went about doin, good, and the collele lirl in her busy, normal everyday life i. doinC just that."

The Andtom of Delta Gamma says:

High school fraternities are beinl done away with at Chicalo by the suspension of many membeu by Mrs. Ella Flail Young, superintendent of schools. Arter being luspended the chi ldren are not allowed to reenter school un til they bring letters from the officials of their societies sayina they had IC:vered connectiOn! with the society

It is good to find one college fraternity which has had the courage to act 85 well 85 talk.

The national convention of the Phi Della Theta fraternity which .".al held in Chicago durin the holidays took very drastic action yesterd3y in rega.rd to hillh school fraternities. A resolution a. sunested by one of the delegates, tbe adoption of which would relult in the reltricting the list of men eligible to the fraternity. to those men who had not joined any secret organintion during their days in prep.

The question wal discussed pro and con for leveral hOUri, the men favoring the plan appearing to have the betler of the arlument. That boys Ihould 10 into a fraternity in hiah scbool immediately after ulning a pledge that they would bave nothinl to do with such bunches, was dishonorable, and the sponsors of the rCl(). lution were determined that Phi Delt would from now on discoura,e it.

The vote which was finally taken was in favor of the motion. and from now on no member of a high school fraternity will be eligible to membership in Iny chapter of tbe Phi Delta Theta fraternity. This i. a big step, and it il one which the fraternity hIS been thinking deeply on for some time.-A"qdo$ of K .1..

Commenting on the above legislation. Tlu Rerord of Sigma Alpha Epsilon says:

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its convention in Chicago adopted a resolution which will prevent the initiation into tbat fraternity of anyone who has been a member of a secret organization during "prep" day.. Perhaps, such action on tbe part of all co llege fraternities would bring about wiser legislation than now proposed in many statcs and we hope that Sigma Alpha Epsilon will soon be one of thosc national organizations to assist in thi s good work of elimination and at the same time sel f ·preservation

A novelty in college scrap books was presented at Convention by Cleora Wbeeler, Chi. io "Kappas I have Known", which can be used not only in college, but as a life time fraternity record. The book is divided into sections, under the heads. ":My Chapter," "National Officers," and "Kappas From Other Chapters"; and further space is provided for longs and oth er miscellaneous entries, The book is bound with stub., so that clippings and snapshots may be pasted in to illustrate tbe careers of the notable Kapj)3.s there enrolled, And a particula rly pretty Kappa touch is added by the fleur-de·lis design on each page, and the blue and blue binding. The edition is limited to 250 copies.-K,y of K K r. Quoted by Alpba Gamma Delta Quartnly,

Says The Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta:

In these days of attacks upon fraternities and wild unfounded charges it is I rcfreshin, change to read such words a5 these from "The Man Who Made Cornell University."

"In a talk on students and college fraternitiel Dr. Andrew D. \Vhit e to ·day gavt: a s uggestion to Andrew Carnegie as to what he s hould do with his money. ""If I bad Carnegie'. money," he said, "I would found of fraternity houses."

Of fraternities Doctor White said: "At first] opposed the building of chapte r hou ses beeause they tended to bind tbe men together in cliques, But today. with the sou rce of proprietorship in tbe men, the fraternity problem is solved. Dormitories as a rule are not good. ] advise young men who cannot enter fraternities to form societies among themselve s to have studies of Shakespeare and disculSions. By banding together you can secure better quarters and an attract others,"-N. Y. Timu, February 12, 1913.

Fraternities are established in 44 states-all except Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona. The n B <I> IIOrority entered tbe University of \Vyominr in 1910 the <I> II sorority the University of New Mexico in 1911, the do A do sorority the University o f Neva.da in 1913, No soro rity has yet entered the University of Arizona. At each of these f our atate universities there is one or more local society o rganized to secure a cllarter fr om a fraternity, - Excho"",..

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WHAT DOES A COLLEGE DEGREE MEAN?

"The college degTee, then. mean..--or ought to mean-the poucuion by ill recipie nt of tbe cnenti.1 of cu lture th a t i , comp Te in, it t o iu bridest ou tJine chicRy certain h abits o f thouaht, certain l ibe ral interests and a many·aided conlcicnce. Time doe. not suffice to describe theK in detail. What 1 mean, bowever, by habits of tbougb u arc .uch thin,. u these : tbe habit of thinkin, thina throu&'h and not jumping at cGoc1 u l ionf; tbe habit of tryio, to get the other man', point of vicw before pauiog judvncnt upon it; the habit of loom, at thinsl in their Ktting and Icneli. a nd hi s torical pcnpcctive:-tbe pbilolOphical babit o f mind wbich Meiklejohn in hi, iDau,ural K t Snt amODg the tbin,. which • colleae training s hould produce. I mean by liberal in teresu tb e interest in hiah buman endeavor o f ever" .ort-li terature, art. mUlic, po litics. hiltory, arcbaeolol"Y, lport. of science, trade co mmerce a nd manufacture in the larie, aocial queltions. etbica l queltionl. question. of acbolsn b ip--in a word, thlt breadth of interelt whi c b would enable a man to sa y from hi l beart, ,.ilUI hwma""," ""iii "Ii." ", .sl. And by a many·sided conscience ] mean luch an outfit o f moral, intellectual and other atandarcb as will give a man prompt indication of what is acod or bad in tbe chief line of human activity.

"The possession of all these in a developed condition is not demanded of the candidate, nor is the possession of precisely the sam. outfit of good mental babitlil. liberal interests and aeneral ltandards demanded of each one; but promisini rudiments of a considerable number of tbem il required ; and it il a s a si ca of tbe attainment of these rudimenta, snd of tbat necessary matrix of well·muterlCd !mowledge in wbich they are aenerated, tbat the colleae dearee is and Ibould be given. Practically, of course, we do not try to estimate tbese thinal direc::tiYi thouah it would certainly be better for the quality o f our ou tput if we tried harder than we do to take them directly into account. \Ve actually give tbe dearee, of courae, when a certain amount of intellec::tua l wo rk haa been done under established conditionl a to quality and relidence. "-Pres. Edmund Sanford, in Edwcatio n, January 1913.

AftlCr a rec::lCnt vi l it t o Wa l binaton University, Sarah Bernhardt ducribes the univenit" as " \V bat is truly perfect at Seaule." She visited all the departmenta of the university and apeaks eapecially of the MinlCa School and tbe School of Journalism which was the first of ita kind in the country. She ends by layina, "The airla take part in nlCarly .11 tbe clulCI hut the boya db not follow the courael of cookin,. The airls alone follow it and I rearet that thlCy are instructed ani" in AmlCTican cooking."-TII. ,,,"cho,-o o f Delta Gamma.

Nebraska baa mo r e women students than any other university in tbe WlCst or Middle Weat. Statiltics are as follow s: Kanu l , 846; Miuo uri , 856; IlIinoi a. 9 2 3; Michigan (approximately) , 1 ,000, and NlCbraaka, 1,78S .-Deha Kappa Epsilon a.,,,,-· tnly. Quoted by AftVdos of K 4.

JUinoi. Univenity dlCdica ted " Lincoln Hall" on Lin c oln'l birthday Thi s is a larae four .•tory huildini-"dlCdicated to the I tudy or humanities" The bulletin announcinl' dedication plan containl tbis paraanph: "AftlCr Ion. and careful consideration of the needs of the univeraity, and tbe poatibilities of a memorial buildinl', it wa. decided to ca ll the building L inco ln Hall. and to carry out in its acheme of decorati on a aeries of memorial "panel l , tabllCu, medalli o n , inlCriptiona , etc • relatina to Linc oln and hil time., so that the ItudlCnU and profellon at work in tb is buildina, or eVlCn pass ing alonl' tblC walks abou t it, Ihould be in dai ly and hourly remembrance of what thi l man and his co·workera did for thlC AmlCrican people.-TM Trid_t o f Delta Delta Delta

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Brown's 150th anniversary will occur early in October, 1914. All important institutions in America and Europe will be invited to send delegates. A pageant is planned which will s bow the development of Rhode bland in industry, commerce , education, and other lines. Coincident with the celebration will be tht publication of two books, one the new edition of the historical catalogue and the other the authorized bistory of tbe university, whicb is being prepared by Prof. W C. Bronson. -Tl" Scroll of Phi Delta Theta.

At the University of Wi leonsin this year a course on prices and the cost of living, in charge of Prof. R H. H ess, is being given. and prices and marketin, conditions in the United States during the last twenty years will be stud ied.-Th e Sigma Phi Epsilon JONrftol.

A three per cent gain in Kholarship is noted by President David Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford. Jr .• University. in his annual report and he attributed it to prohibition of the sale of liquor in the neighborhood of the university. "Student s who find alcoholism in any degree essential to their enjoyment", continu es the report. "will not be tolerated on the campus, and those who do not have a legitimate interest in tbe class work will n ot be allowed to incumber the dasses."-Tlle Ddlo of Sigma Nu. Quoted by the Addpluo" of Alpha Delta Phi.

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The Loa Anleles Federation of \Vomen 's Clubs today completes incorporation 'pape rs and files them with the Secretary of State preparatory to building a $100,000 clubhouse.

The Federation includes the following organizations: Collele Women's Club, As· sociatio n Co llegiat e Alumnae, Smith C lub, Wellesley Club. Va ssa r Club \Vestern Collele Club. Pom ona Club, Occidental Club. Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumn'l: -\ aaodation. Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae Association and Pi Reta Phi Alumn:e j\ ssoc iati oll. -Quoted by The Cr.$ce"t of Gamma Phi Beta.

A sc h olarship at Vassar is open during 1913 10 any rirl in Louisiana, descendant of a con federate veteran, who can pass luccessfully th e entrance examinations at Newcomb. The scho larship is the property of the general order of the Daughters of the Confederacy, and besides the other expenses carries with it $350. Thi s year it is open to a Loui sia na lirl. Next year it will paS!! on to some other state. Allpli. cations for this scholarship should be sent to Mrs. D. A S. Vaulht, 3218 S t Charles Avenue.-New Orleans Tirne$ -Demorraf.-The AqllJio of Phi Mu.

The University of Bonn has granted the diploma of doctor of law to a woman for the fir s t time, Frau Tettenborn, a student of international law , who has just published a tr eatiae on the Ha gue international arbitration tribunal. Frau Tettenborn holds public office under the local corporation, and it is rumored that s he is to receive a diplomatic appointment at the Wilhelmstfasle In that case she would be the first woman diplomat in Germany and the second in Europe.-Elltlui$ of Chi Omega. Quoted by A"Qltio$ of K 6..

The House of Science just f ()unded by private benefaction at Tomsk. Siberia. aims to be a popu lar Siberian university. where free instruction will be given in elementary and advanced subjects. Special evming classes will be held; a library and a museum o f practical information will fonn part of the equipment. and in· struction in u.nitation and hygiene will have a leading place in the prOlramme-Boston Tro"uript.

An important addition is to be made to the departnlent o f education at \Vellesley Through the gift of a friend o f the college. a "model" kindergarten, open without charge to all children of the proper age in the town of Wellesley , will soo n be

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The lift indudes a hundin, and a maintenance fund. To the town tbi. innovation meaDI much. It will pro'f'ide n.re educational opportunities for the yOUll'Hl pupils and tbe vcry of tcacben will be there to instruct tbem A lipecial feature of the work will be the conlideration of the newest features of child education, luch •• tbe Montessori metbod. The too, will bendit taraely by the innovation. Studenu in tbe department of education will thus h e an oppor· tunity to obtain real practical instruction and "ill, as • relult, be an the better fitted for the lifework they plan to take up. Incidentally. the mere ract that much better t ined teachen are being turned out should prove of no amall Jue to the ,fate as • whole.-Boston

The It'"owth of the .-tate is amonr tbe marTel, of our are. In the year ended June 30, 1910, Harvard, Vale, Columbi., and Princeton rel(istered 12,240 Irtudents exdusive of the summer Ieslion; in the Arne period four Itate universities of the middle welt-Michigan. Minnesota, WiKonsin and IIIinoia-had. total attendance of 16,4'6. This enrollment in the state inatitutionl W.I not due to a preponderanCf: of technical school., al of taw or a,"culture. Leavin. out of account an profeuional students all Iradulte atudents in liter.,y course. and Itudents attending onJy the lummer lusio n, in 1909·10. there were enrolled in the colleliate departments at Harvard, Vale. Columbia and PrinCf:ton 7.119 litudentl; in the four Itate institutions, 12,091. The uni.,enity which in 1909·10 recei.,ed the lar,est income exclusive of tuition " Dot Ua",ard or Chicsao or Leland Stanford. but a .ta te uni.,eraity-the Unin.flity of Wisc.onsinP. W. Kelsey in the Conti""". Quoted by n .• S,roll of Phi Velta Theta.

For the fint time in the history of Prin ceto n Universit" a woman will have 'Cbar,e of the feeding of more than eight hundred members of fbe two l ower daasel next year as • retutt of the appointment of Mill Florence Corbett of New Y ork Cit, .. mana,er of the colle,e dinin, hall.. Miss Corbett will hue entire cba rge of the "Commons" and will personally direct the buying, culinar, and .eneral executive dep.,tmenta. There has been dilSltisfaction among the univerlity auIhoritiel witb the present system, wbich of a manager workinc under the IUpe"ilion of an underiraduate committee. AI members of the underclalsea are required to eat at the university dining hall., 2400 meal. a day will be lupplied under Mias Corbett'l lupe"isio n

Miss Corbett is at present lupe rintcndent of Ille dining hills run in connection with the Teachers' Colle,e of Columbia University and the Horace Mann High School of New York -Bolton rrtHflScript.

Tbe Uninrlit, of Cincinnati will tbis fan open I night coutle which will in· c1ude every lubject taught in the rerular courle of the College of Liberal Artl. All departments will be open without cost to relidents of Cincinnati, and teachers in the IChonll of tbat cit,. Thil is the fint frce nicht university in the United Statu-Cad.,cnt" of K E.

More tban ISO membera of the academic lophomore elau at Vale met at New Ha.,en la,t ni,ht and perfected their formal protelJt apinst the present lenior society 'Yltcm at Vale. Man y of the dillS 1"'HlerJ arc prominent in the move. ment and the,. ncr that if certain c h angcs are not made they will decline electionl. The protest will be printed and distributcd to all members of the clasl and to the alumni. The most important changes called f or are: "The elimination of the "excelsi'fe of the societiel; the aboli.hment of "tap day" and selection of members on merit onl,. ratber tban social presti.e--Springfield R"''',lictH'.

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