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THE ARROW
Oflicia l Publication of the P i Beta Ph i
JOSEPJfJNE CoATES, f;dftor
Volume XXXXV September, 1928
Table of Contents
A ,Vonn OF ,VARNINQ
Fl'!LlOWSIi IP ANNOUNCEMEl'fT
REPOltT8 OF OFFICERS
MJN UTER OF MEETING OF GRAND COUNcn.
SETILEllEST SCHOOL REPOKT S
REPORT OF C 'TALOGUlR
REPORTR OF PROVINCE PRERIDENTR
REPORTS OF PROVIN CE VICE PRESIDENTS
REPORTS OF COMMI'M'EES
DISMISSALS
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FRATERNITY DIRECTORY
FOUNDERS OF THE FRATERNITY
Margaret Campbell, 614 Pike St., Houston, Pa.
Llbble Brook Gaddis (Mrs. M. E.), Avon, Ill.
Clara Brownl ee Hutchinson (Mrs. Alexis), 318 let Ave., Monmouth. Ill.
Fanny Whitenack Libbey (Mrs. Howard), 1221 Second St. No., Seattle. Wash
Inez Smith Soule (Mrs. Melville C.), 3723 N. 3Uh St., Tacoma, Wash.
Jennie Horne Turnbull (Mrs. Thomas B.), 2229 North 53rd St., Wynnfield. PhUadelphla. Pa.
J ennie Nichol, M.D. (deceased).
Fannie Thompson (deceased).
Nancy Black Wallace (deceased).
Ada. Bruen Grier (deceased).
Rosa Moore (deceased).
Emma Brownlee Kilgore (deceased).
Pres ident Em eritus
Ma.y L. Keller. Westhampton College. University of Ri chmond. Va.
GRAND COUNCIL
Grand President-Amy B. Onken, Chapin, 111.
Grand Vice President-EmUie Margaret White. 1417 Belmont St Washington, D. C.
Grand Secretary-GaJl De Walt, Marl bo rough School, Los Angeles, Calif
Grand T reasurer-Lois Franklin Stoolman. (Mrs. A. W.), 1001 So. 3rd St., ChampaJgn, Ill.
Chapter Letter Editor--Agnes HIld ebrand . 815 West 57th St., Kansa.s City, Mo.
Newa From Little Pigeon-Blanche Char l ton Curtis (Mrs. Perce H.>' 2525 HlIIside Drive, BurUngame. Callt. Editor of Pi Phi Relatives-Florence T ay lor Shields (Mrs. Paul L), Box 1176, Aberdeen, S. D.
Exchange. and College Notes-Katherine Robinson. 1130 S. Franklin St. Denver, Colo.
Arrow F i le-Delia Conger, 381 No. Prairie St.. Ga lesbure-, Ill.
PI BETA PHI CENTRAL OFFICE
In Charge of National Cata loguer-Mabel Scott Brown (Mrs . R. D.), 175 Broad St .. Hartford, Conn
NATIONAL HISTORIAN
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NATIONAL BOARD OF TR USTE E FUNDS
Ch ai rm a n-Lois Franklin Stoolman (Mr.. A. W.), 1001 So u th 3rd at. Cbampalgn, 111.: Anne Stuart. 1906 D Street. Nebr.: Nita Wll Stark (Mrs. R J. Lutcher Sta.rk), Drawer 201, Orange, Tax.; Anna. TannabUl Brannon (Mre. M. A.), 427 Power St., Helena. Mont.; Amy Burnham Onken, Cha.pln, Ill.
PI Beta Phi RepresentaUve-Amy B. Onken Chapin. m. Chalrman- lrma Tapp. A :1 n. K1D8lon, N. C. Committee on College Panhellenlca--Mre. Irving Brown. A X n, 151 Bur· net St., Maplewood, New Jersey.
SETTLEMENT SoCHOOL COMMITTEE
'Browne Freeman (Mn. Had l ey F.). 1269 Co v e Ave., Lakewood, Ohio. Booklets of HI8tOry and such tntorrna· tiOD. F1resltle Industry Booklets. Treasure r-Ethel CUrryer, 3348 Guilford Ave , Jndlanapol1s, Ind. Publ icity-Blanche Chariton Curtis (Mrs. Perce H ), 2626 Hillside DrIve, Burlingame, CaUt. News trom Little Pigeon. Dr. Edith Gordon 36 Kendal Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada.. 180lated Club Members. Porgra.me tor Settlement School Meetingl tor both Active Chapters and Alumnae Clubs.. MarguerIte Ell1s 1222 3rd St., New Orleans, Loul81ana. Lantern SUdes. Ways and Means, Moving PIctures and talks I ng them..
D i..ector--Evelyn Bishop, Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, Ga.tlInburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Orders and information concernJng Fire · side Industries, a.ppllcation for position to Treasurer of Fireside Industries.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Comm itte on .Madigan 619 Tradesman's Bldg., Oklahoma. City, Oklahoma, Chairman; Ruth Barrett Smith (Mrs. Warren) 1016 Tremaine Ave., Los Angeles Calif.; Mildred Cathers 100 West S3rd St , Bayonne, New Jersey; Christine Yergea Conaway (Mrs. S. Steele), 1329 West 1st Ave., Columbus, Ohio
Committee on Moth . ... ' Club s-Nan Nease McCord (Mu . H. M.) , 112 0 Lincoln Rd., Columbus, Ohio.
Committ •• on Schol ,. h ip-AlJce Simmons Cox (Mrs. L. C.). 1109 W. G llt, Peoria, I lttnols Chairman; A Char lotte Brown, Care of Htg h Schoo l, Waterbury, Vermont; B Margaret Flynn (Mrs. B. H.), 222 Kushall Ave., Colum.'bus. Ohio; r Rose Nowel1 Coleraine, North Carollna.; 6 Lisette Woerner Hampton W&lIace), .J efferson. town, Kentucky; E Katherine Noble, 643 NOrth Prairie SL. Galesb u r g, W i nola; Z LUllan Boyd G l ynn (Mrs. R. n.), 993 Be n ton Ave. , Sp rin gfIe l d, Missouri; l:t Helen WlllIapu KraC8IW (Mrs. AutUn), 14 46 Monroe, Denver, Colorado. 0 Ruth Morton, 1214 Gra n d A v e., Fort Smith, ArkanlU; I Edna Dat.son l)a.vie (Mrs. Henry A.), Uni v ersity or Oregon, Eugene, Ore.; K Ethel Luneford Frost ( M rs.. Harry 3 .), 967 38th St., Sacramento Cali f . I
Com mitt •• on Al u mna. Reorgan iza t ion-Blanche Charlton Cu rti s (Mrs. Perce), 2626 Hillside Drive, Burlingame, CaUtornla, Chai r man ; Olive Keller Laurence (Mrs. Phll J .), Everglades Apts. M iami Beach, Florida: Genevieve Herrick Smith (M r s. Harry A .), 1424 South 37th St., Kansas City. Kansas; Kate Freund MJIler ( Mrs Glenn), Apt. 14 12, So. Shore Apt Clu b Hotel 70th St. and So. Shore Drive Chicago. lll. : Mignonne Zirpel (Mrs. Walter C.) , 714 E. 40th, Indian apo lis. Ind.
Committe. on Tranlfer.--Margaretta Fenn. 410 Briar Place. Chicago. Ill.
Committee on Fratern i ty Study and Examination-EUen C l aire Glllespie Kribs (Mrs C. L., Jr .,) t005 G11Ion Ave .• Dallas, Texas. Cha irman; A Dorothy Par k er Townsend. V e rmont; B F1orenC'4\ Hutchinson Kewley (M rs J. E.), 1950 Noble Road, C l e vel a nd, O hio; r Rebekah Stewart, 328 W. Ric h Ave., De Land, F1orlda; t. Ruth Wilson, 39 Cav a li er Apts., Lou ls v111e Ky .: E Jessie Howser Jo b (Mrs. T. T.) , 524 C lare n ce Ave, Oak Park, 1Illn o l s ; Z Ruth MeC Un tock Lawren ce (M r s. H. M.). 210 No . 20th St., Ce d ar Rapids, Iowa: 1-1 Constance Chatter ton, Ivinson Hall, LaramIe, Wyo.; e Lou L ee Smythe, Box 37, Jackson Miss .; I Frances Wylie. Box 212 Sh e ridan, Mont.; K Grace Post. 707 No rth Marengo Pasadena, Calif.
Committee on Health p,.ogram-Dr Edith Hedges Matzke 3117 West Penn St • Germ a ntown, Philad elphIa, Penn ChaIrman: Dr. Edith Gordon 36 K e ndal Ave , Toronto, OntarIo, Canada; Anna Tannahill Brannon (Mrs. M. A.) 427 Power St Helena, Mont ; May Lansfield Kell e r. Westhampton College, RIchmond, VIrginIa: Sarah Pom e r oy Rug.g (Mrs. F. A.), 16 G l enmo r e Terrace, Newton Highlands Ma ssachusetts; Ge rald ine Oakley, 47 Glenview Ave , T o ronto. Ont., Canada.
Committe. on Undergraduate Loan Fund -Ruth Hes e l Une. 122 Griswold, Delaware, Ohio, ChaJrman; MUdred Babcock (Mrs. H. L.), Dedham, Massachusetts; Ruth C urti ss Murray (Mrs Co rn e lius J .), 965 Park Ave., New York, N. Y.
Committee on Soc ial Exchan g e-Faith Martin Hanna (Mrs. Robert). Ma.nkato, Kansas, Chairma n; A Edna Graham, 18 Bishop Street, S t .Al ba n s , Vermont; B Ruth T r imble 30 9 EIcher Ave ., Greensburg, Pa.; r LouIse Sale Cassady (Mrs . Maynard L . ), 631 W e st 122nd St., New York, NY.; A Dr Iele M acey, Merrlll Palmer School, 71 Ferry Ave E .• Detroit. Mich.; E Anita Haven Fraz i e r (M r s. F. H.), 2323 Commonwealth Ave., ChIcago, III : Z Kath e rine Keown , U. S . V ete rans Hospital No 72, H elena, Mont.: H .Jeane Moo re Martin (Mrs W L.), Winfield, Kan .; e Kate Campbell, Fayetteville, Arkan sas; I Consu lt Chai rm an: K Ethel Redpa th IDlllngston (Mr s. Harry C.) 230 East Morterey St., Stockton . Calif.
Committee on Fraternity Muaic-Margaret KeHenbach, 3135 College Ave., In dianapol1s, Cbalnnan ; Ruby Burtness Olmstead (Mrs ), 16 South 19th Ave. E., Duluth , Minnesota; H e len K . M c K e ndrew (Mrs. E. L.), 50 West 67th St., New York, N. Y . ; H a rriet Henderson, 1 818 Bushnell Av e. , South Pasadena Calif; Dorothy J ac kee Miller (Mrs. Warren S.), 708 West 48th 'St., Kansas City. Mo.
Advilory Comm i ttee on Chapter Finances-Marie Freeman Palm.er (Mrs. W. G.), 601 Mich igan Ave ., Urbana. III., ChaJrman; Sybil Bates Guttersen (Mrs M. E.), t741 Thomas Ave., So .• Minneapol1s, Minn .; Marlan Coe Palm.er (Mrs. Willis M ., Jr.), 1517 Grand Ave., Piedmont, Calif. ; R. Louise K.1ncaJd , 66 Irving St.. Portland. Maine.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES
ALPHA PROVINCE
p,.••iden t --Charlolte Cropley Brown. Winch e ndon. Mua., or Care HICb School. Waterbury, Vt.
Onta rio A l pha-University of Toronto, Ruth Pearce, 97 Dunvegan Rd., Toronto. Ont., Canada.
Maina Alpha-Unlveralty of Maine. Caroly n P e asley. Balentine Hall. Orono. Matne.
V ...mont Alpha-Middlebury Collel'e. Francella Rose. The Homestead. Middlebury, Vermont.
V.rmont a.ta-Unlverslty of Vermont, Dorothy Gurney 347 S Union St., Burllngton, Vt.
M chu ••tt. A l pha-Boaton University. Ruth Hollins, 688 Boyleton, St., Boston. Ma8R.
Naw York Alph a-Syracuse University. Marlon E. Clayton, 215 Euclid Avenue. Syracuse. N. Y.
New York Gamm.---et Lawrence University, Lucille Clark, PI Beta Phi House, Canton, N. Y.
Naw York Oalt. --Cornell Un iv ersity, Helen Allyn, IH Kelvin Place, Ithaca.. N. Y.
Pennsylvania D,lta-Unlversity of Pittsburgh, Lucille Frost. 1060 Morewood Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa, Ohio Alpha-University of Ohio, Elma Stout, 16 E. Union St ., Athens Ohio.
Oh i o W esleyan University, Clover Mae KlIngle, Monnett HaJI, Delaware, Ohio.
W ••t V i rginia Alph a--Unlvers1ty of West Virginia, Melba. Waters, 62 Campus Drive, Morgantown, W Va..
GAMMA PROVINCE
p,...id,nt-Lol. Thompson, 6316 Colorado Ave., Washington, D. C. Ma".land Alpha--OOucher Co ll ege, Altarah B .macicwood, Ford House, Goucher College: Baltimore, Md. of Columbia Alpt.. --George Wa.ehlngton University. Mary EUza.ooth Hudson, 2006 Columbia Rd., N. W., Wash1nston, D C. Virgin'i. A lpha-Randolph Macon Woman's College, Julia Leach, R.M W.C.• Lynchburg, Va.
V i rginia aet.-Bolllns College, Elizabeth Fentress, Hollins CoI1ece, HoUlns, Va.
Virginia Gamma-W llUam and Mary, VIl'8'lnla Ford, PI Beta Phi House, Williamsburg. Va.
North Cal"Olina Alpha-University of North Carollna, Helen Do rtch, 218 Rosemary St.. Chapel Hili, N. C
Florid. Alphtl-John B. Stetson University. Clara Loul.e Robertson, De Land Hall. Deland, F l orida.
Florid. Beta-Florida. State College for Women, Eltubeth F e nn, PI Beta. Phi House. Tallahassee, florida..
• Unlverltlty loca.ted at Pittsburgh, Pa.
DELTA PROVINCE
Pr•• ident--Ann Marshall, 309 W Michigan Ave., Marshall, Mich
Michigan Alpha-Hillsdale Coll ege. Helen Tyler, PI Beta Phi House, Hillsdale, Mich.
Michigan Beta-University of Mlch'igan, Ruth Latham, 836 Tappan Road , Ann AfIbor, Mich. '" h
Ind iana Alpha-Fra.nklJn College, F10rence 101 Deppe, E. .Jeffe r son, Franklin, Indiana..
Indiana Beta-Indiana. Unlveratty. Patri c ia. Pharr, PI Beta Pbl Houae. Bloonilngton, Indian a.
Ind iana Gamm_Butle r Co ll ege. Marjorie McElroy. 261 S. Audubon Rd.. lndta.napolla, Ind.
Tenn s" Alpha-U niversity ot Chattan()()g'8.. Mary Frances McGhee, .fo09 Ldndaey St. , Chattanooga, T enn.
Alabama Alpha-Birmingham-Southern Un ive r sity, Kathleen Scruggs, 429 Co tton Ave., Birmingham, Ala..
EPSILON PROVINCE
Preaident-Bernadine Ches l ey Sawers (Mrs. A. R.), 7050 East End Ave ., Chicago, .fit.
Minn..ata Alpha-University or Minnesota, Harriet BurQ.ulst, 1019 University Av e. S. E , Mlnneapolia. Minn. Wieoon,in Alpha-University of WI9COnsln, Ann ette Young, 233 Langd on Stree t , Madison, Wis.
North Dakota Alpha-University of North Dakota Florence ColUns. Pi Beta. Phi House, Universi t y StaUon, Grand Forks, N. D. Illinoi. Alpha-.Monmouth College, Katharine P. Phelps, MoM l cha.el Home, Monmouth, IU lIIinoi. Beta-Lombard Co llege, Ruth Lane, Knoxv'llle, 111. lIIinoi. Delta-Kn ox Co llege. Galesburg, 111. minoi. Epailon-Northwestern University, Ca therine Clark , PI Beta Phi House Emerson Ave., Evanston, TIl. Illinoi. Zeta-U nive rsity of 11I1nol8, Martha Baethke, 10 06 S Wright St., C ham paJgn, Ill. lIIinoi. Eta--.James Milliken U niv ersity , Helen M o 'Mett, 235 N Falrvtew, Decatur, III.
ZETA PROVINCE
P ....id.nt-Emma May Baldwin 1135 Benton Ave ., Springfield, Mo.
Iowa Beta-Sl mpson College Marjorie MoCammond , PI Beta PhJ House, lndla.nola, Iowa.
Iowa Gamma-I owa State College, Louise Lichty, 129 Ash Ave ., Ames, lowa..
Iowa Zeta-University of IOWa., Margaret J Coo per. PI Beta Phi House. Iowa. City, Iowa.
South Dakota Alpha-University of So uth Dakota., Grace D e clotz, 216 Court St , Vermillion, S D.
Miuouri Alpha-University of MIJIsourt, Sue CatherIne Graham, 600 Rollins, Co lumbia. Mo.
Mi ouri Beta-Washington University, Edna B e rtha Sutter, 6955 Penblng Ave., St. Louts, Mo .
Mi ••ouri Gamma-Drury CoUege, Marthell Bunnan, 619 E. Lynn, Sprlnctlel4, :Mo.
ETA PROVINCE
Preeldent- Mary Fl'OIlt. 1835 Gaylord St., Denver, Colo. N.br••k. Bet.-Univer.1ty ot Nebraska. Sarah Pickard, 426 N. 16, Llncoln, Neb.
Kan ... Alpha-University ot Kansas, Virginia BlUe. 1241 M188tulppi St. Lawrence, Kan.. Kanln Beta-Kansa. State Agricultural College. Marguerite Ch&ttin, 1506 Dennison , Falrchtfld Ave , Manhattan. Kan Wyomlns. Alpha-University ot Wyoming, Helen Corbett 312 S. 10th et.. Laramie. Wyo.
Colorado Alpha-University ot Colorado, ElJzabeth Le Neve Foater, 890 'Eleventh St.. Boulder, Colo.
Colorado Beta-University of Denver, Grace Wilson, HOI High St., Denver, Colo.
THETA PROVINCE
p,.•• ident--()ertrude Gardner Turner (Mrs Benjamin Y .), 330 Eaa:t lOtb St., Oklahoma City. Oklahoma.. 1 Oklahoma Alph a-UnIversIty of Oklahoma. Allece Locke, PI Beta '-· Phl IHOUIJ8. NOl'lman. Okla. Oklahoma eeta-Okla.boma Agricultural and Mechanical )laude Hayman, 923 College, Stlllwater, Okla. • p, ' Arkan ... Alp ha-University ot Arkansas, Thelma Parker, ;if: Lafa.yette Ave., Fayetteville, Ark. , Texa. ot Texaa, .Josephine Corner, 809 W. Z4, 'AusUn Tex.
Lou l,ia na Alpha-Newcomb Collage, Jane Hayward, 1306 Octavia St., New Orleans, La..
IOTA PROVINCE
P .... id.nt-Dorothy Cunnln&'ham Douglass (Mrs. Frank H.), 32Z4 North 30th St., Tacoma, Wash.
Montana Alpha-Montana state College ot Agriculture and Mechanic ' Art., Greta Fabrlck, PI Beta Phi House, Bozeman, Mont. Idaho Alpha-University of Idaho, Catherine A. York, 'Pi Beta Phi House, Moacow, Idaho.
Wash ington Alpha-Unlversltyot Washington, Mabel SUmpson, 4648 17th Ave N. E. Seattle, Wash.
Wash ing ton eeta-Washlngton State College, Helen Glaser, 70'7 Linden Ave., Pullman, Wash.
Oregon Beta-Oregon State College, Mildred E. Savage, 202 No. 10th St., CorvaIlls, Ore.
KAPPA PROVINCE
P,....id.nt--Grace Parker McPherson (Mrs. Orville S ), 2277 Ft. Stockton Dr., San Diego, Calif.
.California Alpha-Leland Stanford, .Jr.• Universlty, Helen A. Thomp100, Pi Beta Phi House, Stanford University, Caut. Cal i fornia Beta-Unlverelty ot California. Eleanor Burgess, 2733 Claremont Blvd., Bel'keley, Calil.
California Gamma-University ot Southern Cali tornia, Mabel Stidbam, UZ! Stratford Ave., S., Pa.sa.dena.. CaUt.
Cal iforn ia Oel ta-Unh'ersity of California at Los Angeles, Inez Raitt. 1666 N. 8t. Andrews Pl., Hollywood, Call!.
Ar izona Alpha-University of Arizona, Margaret Koons, 725 N. Park Ave., TUClon, Arlz
Secretary for the A l umna. a nd G,..nd V ice p,.•• id e nt-Em11le Margaret White. 1417 Belmont St Waahington. D. C
A •• i.tant to Grand V ic. Prea i dent--Genevieve Herric k Smith (Mrs. Harry A .), 1424 So. 37th St., Kansas C ity, Kansas. Alumn •• Editor-Agnes Miller Turner (Mrs .1, R.), 458 Rodney Ave ., Portland, Oregon.
ALPHA PROVINCE
Vice p,. ident-Alleen Sullivan Miller (Mrs. R. Norman Miller), 91 27th St., Ja ckso n Heights L. I., N. Y.
Boston, Ma ...-Eunl ce R. Hinckley (Mrs. W . N . .Jr.). 86 Elm St., .18.malca Plain, MaeIJ. Buffalo N. Y.- Ruth Minard MtIler (Mrs. Thomas), 124 Tennyson Ave.
Burlington , Vt .-Ruth F . Sinc l ai r (Mre. H.>, 20 Clitf St. M'iddlebury, Vt.-1.'heodora W Crane. 61 W ashington St. Conn..:ticut-Margaret Croft, 44 Willow St., Wat e rbury , Con n . New Je,...y-Grace Hall Stroud (Mrs. Arval. 246 Audley St., South Orange, New J ersey. New York, N, Y _Ruth McMillan Mackall (Mrs L.), 14 9 E. 34th St , New York C ity. Northern New York Alumnae-Helen E M erriman, 21 State St., Can. ton, N. Y.
Portland , Me_R. Louise KJncade. 66 Irving St. Rocheeter, N . Y.-M rs . E. Brownell, 49 Troup at. SyracuNt N Y. -Charlotte Nearing C h affee (Mrs Guy .J .), 2815 E. Genesee St.
Toronto, Canada-Dorothy B r andon, 48 Fo xbar Road. Weetern Ma ..achusetts Alumnae-Bess Bond Laufte r t (M rs W. F.). 52 Mansfi e ld St., Sp rln gt1'leld, Maaa. Worcester, M --Clare M Monroe (Mrs. Robert L.) 33 May St
BETA PROVINCE
Vice Pr•• ident-Frances Carpe nt e r CurUs (Mrs. A . R.) , 3339 Avalon Road, Shaker Hts. Vllla,ge. Ohio.
Akron, Ohio-May Lewis Dorman, (Mrs. H. L.), 87 Good St. Athena. Ohio-M argaret Spencer White (Mrs. R. H.), 75 S Court S t Central Pennsylv.n ia-Helen E. Sw a.r tz, 106 E. Broadway, Milton, P a. Cincinnati, Oh io- Ruth Thompson C ra bbe (Mrs. E. H.), 16%5 Cla.rewood Ave. CI.rksburg, W. V • •-Eelna Douglass, Care East Fairmont High 'School. Fa i rmont, W Va . Cleveland , Ohio-Lois Stonebraker Vase k (Mrs .J A.). 5211 Theodore Rd., Maple Heights, Bedtord, Ohio.
Del.ware, Oh io--Helen J. Hills (Mrs. R. P.). 407 No FrankUn St., Columbus, Ohio--Treva B. Tin g l ey (Mrs. Herm a n). 381 W. 8th Ave. Harrisburg-Lancaster, Pa - Ann e Hoyer Rupp (Mrs. J Paul), 1203 Chea tnut St., Harrisburg, Pa. . M.honing Valley , Oh io-Mildred White Stal k er (Mrs .James R ), 150 W. Boston Ave., Youngstown, Ohio. M iami V.lley-Mary Markley McCo y (Mrs. R. T.), 472 Allwin Drive, Dayton, Ohio.
Morgantown, W. V • •-Bessle Beatty Wade (Mrs. Chas.), 525 Madl.an Ave.
Northe.stern Pennsylvan i.-MarJory McIntosh, 1660 Adams Ave ., Scranton, Pa
Ph il adelphia'p P • .-Mrs WilHam Turner, Yale Ave .• Swarthmore, Pa Pittsburgh, a.-M argaret McCo nahey , 905 N. St. C lair St Toledo , Oh i o-- Mra S. C. Shank, 3716 WlIlys Parkway
GAMMA PROVINCE
id.nt-Kary Jimmie PaUlIo Taylor (Mrs Ashby C Ta.ylor), 1609 Ponce de Leon Ave ., Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta!.. Ga.-Etbel Gille.ple Smith (Mra. T. E >, 60080 Boulevard Pl.. N B.ltlmo Md.-M argaret F . Toracb. U10 Windsor Ave . Deland. Fla--Ju l1a Dutton, Deland. Jackaonville, Fla.-Rella Chambera, 1819 Perry St. Lakeland Fla . - LucUle Newby Bryant (Mrs . Kerfoot) 401 Palm Drive. Miami, Fla..-Lavon C . Goetz (Mrs. Martin G.), 620 N. E. 24th St. North Carolina-Orace Duncan, Chapel Hill. Orlando, Fla.-Mrs . Donald Weeks, 424 Cherokee Drive . Palm a.ach, Fla.-Mar gery NevIns Coates (Mrs C. A ). B o x 3515. Weel Palm Beach, Fla
Richmond V ••--CaroUne S. Lutz, University ot Ri c hmond. St. Petersburg, Fla.-Elizabe th Zurtllch, E. 226 17th Ave N W ••hington, D . C.-M rs. Willard Hart, 2310 Ashmead Place, N. W.
DELTA PROVINCE
Vice Pre.ident-ElIzabeth .1ackson Shaffner (Mrs. W L.), 204 Ravine Rd., Birmingham, Mich Ann Arbor, Mich.-R ebecca Downey White (Mrs. Alfred H.l. 5H For· reat Ave. Bloomington, Ind.-M ary Curry, 116 So. Walnut. Chattanoola, Tenn.-B etty Blocker. UnIversity of Chattanooga. Detroit, Mich.-Kath erine Ainsworth, 3010 Chicago Blvd Fall. City·Loui.ville, Ky.-LI1l1an ElrOd , 129 OrJlUJ'by St. Louisville, Ky. Fort Wayne, Ind.-Est her Alice Zarht, 2334 Hoagland Ave. Franklin, Ind.-Do ro thy Shultz, 600 W. Madison St. Grand Rapid., M B. Brown. 212 Fuller Ave., S. E. Hill.dal. Mich.-Dorothy Godfrey Stock (Mrs Frederick W ) , 3 Broad St. Indianapoli., Ind.-Sarah Blrk, 6660 Central Ave. Lafayette, Ind -V i r ginia Miller Scott (Mrs. E. L.), 346 Northwestern Ave. W. Lafayette. Memphi., Tenn.--Gladys Legg Old (Mrs. F. C.). 669 Manstleld St. Southw••tern Indiana-H elen Sheridan, 106 Adams Ave • Evansvllle, Ind.
EPSILON PROVINCE
Vic. Pr ident-LJlllan Leggett Bass (Mrs. Frederic H.), 515 Sixth St. S. E., Mlnnea.poUs. Minn a.leit, Wis..-Marga ret Goodwin. 745 Chu r ch St. Carthage. III---C atherine .Jobnston McClure (Mrs. E.), 23% Waba.sh Ave., West. Champaign and Urbana-Florence King Wallace (Mrs. G. I.). 1210 So. Lincoln, Urbana. Ill. Chicago. 1I1.-Katherlne Firebaugh Parker (Mrs .1 F.). 5114 Cornell Ave.
Decatur, III.-Vlrginia Ba14wln Burner. 1590 W. Main St. Duluth, Minn.-Ruby Burtnes8 Ohnatead (Mrs.). 16 So. 19th Ave , E. III.-Betty Newman, 474 E. Chicago St. G_I DUra. III_Edith Lass. 1018 N. Broad. St. Madison, Wis.-Katherine Moerisey, 173 Prospect Ave. Milwaukee, Wi •.-Bess Cone Brown (Mrs. Selby) 454 Newberry Blvd. MinnNpoli. and St. Paul Alumnae-Jul1a Patty. 2115 Humboldt Ave. 80 .• Minneapolis, Minn. Monmouth, III,...-Lena Lee Powell (Mr. E. D.), 800 East 2nd Ave. North Shore Alumna.-carol McCOnnell Liscom (Mrs. W.), 6872 Overhill Ave.• Chicago. Peoria. III_Mrs Fted.erick M. Meixner, 821 Moss Ave. Springfield, III.--constanc e Irwin, 820 S. EngliSh St . We.t Suburb_n Alumnae-Mrs . Dale M. Dutton , 811 Bell Ave., La Gran.... Dl.
ZETA P ROVINCE
Vic. p ident-Margaret J'ackes Ball (Mrs. Frank C.), 5534 Cates Ave.• at. Louls,t. Mo.
Am ••, low_Ann Leichliter 'Munn (Mn . Hiram). 109 Ninth St. Burl ington, Iowa-Ethel Cowan We1bley (Mrs. W F.). 618 " Cotirt sf.. Carrollton. Mo.-DorothY Hudson, 616 N. Jefferson SLC.da,. Rapids, Iowa-Mrs. C. W Maey, Coe College. " " .' Ch arito n , lowa-Marc l a - Eikenberry (Mrs. W. A.>. 400 E. 18th St.. . Columbia, Mo.-Helen Yartle Robnett (Mrs. J. 0.). E. Parkh l B Dr D.. Moin., Iowa-Dorothy Dowdell Smith, (Mrs. Robert), Gtang'er. Iowa. , " Indianola, Iowa- Mary Ellza:beth Edwarde 900 North C. Bt. . Iowa C i_ty , Iowa- Mary Moss Byington (Mrs. Wm.), Byingt9n miL Joplin, Benedict Taate (Mr. Geol'ge), 634 N BYers. Kan ••• City, Mo.--Emlly Hulme Cooke (Mrs. Thornton), 3723 Wyandotte St. Mt. Pl nt Iowa-Miriam Reid Bingham (Mrs. G. A ), Crane ·A9U. St. Loui •• Mo.-Elizabeth Estes Oentry (Mrs. Wm. R.), 5577 M&pie Ave. S ioux C ity, Iowa-Mary L. Crouch (Mrs. Wm. S.), 4318 Morningside Ave. ina'i.ld. Mo.-Mary Margaret Holbrook, 729 No M a in Ave
ETA PROVINCE
Vice Pre.ident-Vera Wattles Kirkpatri c k (Mrs. Howard), 195'2 Ave., lAncoln, Neb. . ... Albuquerqu., N Mex.-Zoe n. Wales (Mrs. H. Basil), 135 So. Boulder Colo.-Mra B. B. Van Valk enburgh, 947 University Ave ' , Caapar. Wyo.-T helma Matthews, 336 So. Kimball St. J " Wyo.-M OOa Carl ey, 2517 Capitol Ave. Denver, colo.-LoUta Snell Prouty (Mrs. Frank), 2801 Ash St. Poud,.. Valley-Luelle Hartman. Box 504. 613 So. Howe. St.. Fort Coi11n8, Co lo.
Lawrance, Kan.-Harrlett Eldin Rynerson (Mrs. 3 E.), 40 Street. ,.... .. . . <II Lincoln. N.b.-Rose Tang e. Rldnour (Mrs. H Z .>, 19 34 So. 26th St. Manhattan, Kan.-Jean Middleton Aye (Mrs. Malcolm), 724 HoustOn St. . " Omaha and Council Bluff. Alumnae--C er trude Lindley (M r •. H.), 4670 WllIlams St., Omaha, Neb Pueblo, Colo.-M rs L B. Weed, 1719 Lake Ave Vicar . Topeka , Kan.-France. Blair Barnett (M rs , Laurin C.) , 1308 MacVicar. Utah Alumna. Club--Ella Osborn Helm (Mrs. Edwwd F.), Eureka Utah . • Wich ita. Lingenfelter Moore (Mra me"bert A ,>. 816 S, Spruce St. Wyoming Alumnae-MarjorIe G . Burk (Mrs. K.. A.), Box 374, Laramie , Wyo.
THETA PROVINCE
Vic. Pr•• ident-Nlta Hilt Stark (Mrs. H . .T. Lutc her Stark') 211, Orange, Tex. , : Ardmore, Okla.-Mrs. Morton Woods Primrose Faml. Aust i n, Tax.-Ellzabeth Wroe 503 'V 12th St Oall ••, Tex.-El izabeth Adams. 3904 Rawlins St '.' Fayettev ille, Ark.-Dorothy R. Lighton, Green Tree Inn, Ft. Smith , Ark.-Ruth Morton, 1214 Grand Ave Ft. Smith Ark. Hou.ton Tex.-M argaret de Ganno Payn e (Mrs. Harry D .), 1916 Nortolk St.
L i tt.l. Rockb Ark..-Paullne Hoell%el, 1201 Welch St. M uakog , kla .--catherine Gtbson, 505 North 13th. n
New Orle.n.. La .-Sedley Hayward, 1306 Octavia.. Norman , Ok la __ WinJfred Robertson Marra (Mra. Wyatt). Ok lahom a C ity , Ok la __ Beatrice von Keller Bretch (M re Donak! M.), un W. 38th St. Po ,," C i t y, O kla..--Mra Susan Les8e rt Skeetop, 102 So Osage at. Sab in. D iatr ict A lum n a. Tilford Shoot, 1390 Liberty Ave., Beaumont, Tex. Shreveport. L a --Carrle Hopkins ,\Vllllam80n (Mn. Geo.), 1533 Stev. epa St. Tul O kra __ Mrs. K. B Moore, ]74 8 So Wheeling
IOTA PRO V INCE
V ice Pr•• i d e nt-Harrlet Johnstone, 5203 Eighteenth Ave., N. E., Seattle. Bo i.., Id a ho-Joy Dewell Steven80n (Mr8 . R. C . ). lIH1 N. 20th St. Corval li., O - Ali c e McCnpea (M @ A M ) , 2626 Arnold Way. Eugen e O .-Bernlce Spencer 986 P e arl St Port land..! O rtl.-Helen MoCbesney Kober (Mrs Edgllr) 90 Hazeltern PI. Sa l..,.. , Ure,-Relen E. Ramdsen, HI S . Winter . Seattle , W h - Dorothy BrauLngton , S48 E. 82nd Spo l;l.n., W a"'.- Mre. Olenn E. Cunningham, 2104 Ma.nlto Blvd. Tacom a, W •• h ,......clalre Kenn e dy (J.1rs. Palmer), 3120 No. 29th St. Yak ima, W h.-Allce Pennington, 210 So. 6th 8t.
KAPPA PROVINCE
V ic. Pre. ident-Bernlce Coultrap Gerwlck (Mrs B e n Cllt t o r d Gerwlck), 1631 Arch. Berkeley, CaUl. Glend a le, C.lif.-Nel1e J. Ayat"s (Mr •. Frank C . ), Country Cl u b a n d H erm oe l ta..
Long Beac h , Calif.-Maur l ne Baker Maier (Mr8. Joseph). 1166 E. 17th SL
Loa Angel ••, Ca li f . - Emlly Herbert, 1118 N Van Ness Ave., Holly. wood, Calif. Nevad. Alumn e--Mra J eanette 'Rhodes, Nev. University Heights, Reno. NoMI1.rn Cal ifo nia Alumnae--Alberta C lark. 700 I Paru St.. Alameda, Ca U,!. Pa •• d.na, Canf.- Marle Kol n e r Leishman (Mrs. Lathrop K.), 1667 Lam a Vista. Pho.nix, A iz.-Mrs t. A. Jennings, 721 WlIletta. Sacramento, Calif.-Mrs. PhUUp Young, 614 Z2nd St. San Di.go, Calif - Sarab E. Wales, 3316 Fourth SL San Frano i.co, Calif.-Mrs. Eugene Robinson, 40 San Ra t ael, San F ran cll!tCo. Tucson, Ariz,.-Mrs Le land Ba.tte n , 1138 E. 6th 8t Hawaii-Mu rie l Mc H enry M cCa b e (Mu W. L .), 2712 Lan ll oa Dri v e. H on o l u l u. T H.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Josephine Coates, Illinois B, a graduate of the University of Wiscon.in, has been appointed Arrow Editor, to succeed Agnes Wright Spring, re signed Miss Coates is at present living at 511 Tenth St., Wausau, Wisconsin. This issue of The Arrow has been edited and supervised hy Mrs. Spring, assisted by Miss Coates.
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All alumnae clubs are urged to devote their November m eeting either whole or in part, to the interests of the National Endowment Drive. Helpful material will be furnished by the Committee on Endowment. 1408 West 50th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo.
The Balfour Cup has been awarded I>y the G rand Council to VemlOnt Beta, Un iv ersity of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Chapter Corresponding Secretaries and alumnae club secretaries are reque sted to read the September Bulletin carefully and to consult the ca lenda r on the inside cove r of The Arrow.
The Twenty-ninth Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi will be held June 23-27, 1929 at The Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, Cali fornia.
AN APPRECIATION
Dear Pi Phis:
I want you to know that the past year has been made much happier by your delightful attentions, your expressions of good will. your beautiful floral remembrances, lovely gifts-including a well bound directory, social privileges, banquets, initiations and cooky-shines.
I! I may not broadcast my thanks, I can say in capital letters: "THANK YOU," from the heights of appreciation. Yours in the Wine and Blue, Avon, Illinois Libbie Brook Gaddis, Founder.
THE ARROW
Volume XXX XV September, 1928
REPORT S OF OFFICERS
R eport of Grand President
To PI Beta Pbi there came, lhis year, the rare privIlege of bringing together at the college of its founding five ot its slI: living Founders to have a part In tbe establishment of it s fir s t c hapter . It is cause for regret that all PI Pbis could Dot have sbared tbe inspiration of those days of association with these charming, splendid women whose love tor and a c tive interest in their fraternity have been untalUng and increasingly groo t throughout more than sb:ty-o.ne years.
It Is with a sense of the keenest loss that the fratemlty bas B',Cthe resignation of Agnes Wright Spring, Auow Editor. No reader ot THE ARBOW needs to be told wbat Mrs. Spring's editorship bas meant to II B cz,: her exc;eptlonally tine personality has been reflected In the magazine and has gained for it a interest and an in. creased response which ore se1f-evident proofs of ber unusual fitness for the exacting oUice of ABBOW Editor. No chapter, alumure club, or member ot the fraternity has come in contact with Agnes WrIght SprIng without being helped towardf1l a more perfect realization ot the Ideals ot nBC». In the appolDtment of J osephine Coates, Illinois B, a graduate or the UDlversIty of Wisconsin, the fraternity bas been so fortunate as to secure a successor to Mrs. Spring whose ability and journalistic experIence assure for T HE ABBOw the security of its posl. tion as an outstandlDg fraterni ty magazine. The close ot the tratern. Ity year brought other r es ignations which were also reason tor sincere regret: Vida Peene, Alpha Province President, has reSigned to carry 00 specialized work tn Art and has been succeeded by Charlotte Brown. Vermont B: Lucy Poulnot Burns, Gamma Prov ince PresIdent, wlU be out ot the States for several years and has baen succeeded by Lois Thompson. Pennaylvanla A: and Irene Oliver Postel bas been forced. by U1 heaJth to turn over her work as Iota ProviDcct President to Dorothy CUDningham Douglas, WashIngton B. Followin, the resignation of Carol11l Olney trom the Board of Trustee Funds, the traternlty was 80 tortunate a8 to secure Nita Hill Stark 8S her socce88or. Because of her
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appointment 88 Beta Province PresIdent. Mildred Kern BisseU hal resigned aa chairman of the Committee On Loan Fund.
The past year bas been one ot Increased internal strength and presti,e tor IT B Never bas the condition of chapters and alomnle clubs, as sbown by reports ot officers and committees. been more gratltying. The reports from Deans of Women , recelved In response to a unlffllrm le tter enclosing printed blanks tor reporting on campus citlzenship. show DOt only that chapters are matntatniDg pIsces of distinction on their campuses but also that the fntterntty natlonally Is held In higb esteem by college authorities because of Its standards and of Its llrmness tn maintaining them. People outside of n B of!, can judge the standards ot the fraternity only by the way in which they see them llved. by chapters and memb ers; the responslblUty of representing worthut her fraternity rests upon every member, active and alumnre, and the offIcers of n B mos t earnestly ask for full cooperation in their efforts to make Pi Beta Phi's ideal ot th e flneet. cultured, Christian womanhood unquestioDably apparent In th e every day associations ot its cba-pters. The spirit of coopera tion on the part of the chapter,. 88 such bas been an lnsplratlon and has not been aftected by the [allure ot 8 few individuals who have placed se lfIsh personal gratlflcation above respon$lblllty for malntalnlng fratemlty standards. IT B • justly feels the keenest pride In the sOOal standards of her chapters! It Is as college fraternities meet the challenge of today's shlftlng customs that they determine their status tor tomorrow, and n B. by Its firm adherence to the Ideal of a "mod noble womanhood" Is assuring for herself a tomorrow of con tinned leadership among tratemltJes. Th¥!t actlon of National PanhellenJc Congreu in going on record as opposed. to smoking on the part ot nctlve chapter members In chapter h01l8e8 or on ClllDpUses wal! especially noteworthy because the delegate from only one fraternity spoke In favor of smoking by active chapter members. It Is a IfrnUtcant thing, too, that a fraternity officer who, two years ago, said that her fraternity did not consider smoking a qnestion for national IOlutJon but allowed each house to set Its own standard for or agaJost smoking, sald, this year, that ber fraternity had found that It could not countenance smoldn.g In any house. n B. does not eay that emoklng Is a moral Issue j It does say that It 18 a habit which fastens ltaelf vu, quJckly upon young glrJs. which has bad physical effects upon them, RDd which adds nothing to th eir charm and womanliness; that tor these reasons it is not wUllng to countenance the habit or to &1IlI1lMe IftPODslbutty for the forming of the habit by any girl while she ls under Its supervisIon; and that it will not countenance smokIng on the part of any activ e chapter member in or around any chapter house or at RDT tlme or place where she Is representing IT B., ouWda ber own bome. Smoldng on the part ot llctive chapter membera la Dati a question tor auy member to dec.lde upon the baals of her bellef that
.moklng tor her 1I right or wrong or perm1.as1ble; it 18 a question of her wIIlIDgn... to abIde by her pledr. to accept the atandardo ot tho traternity 88 her own and to place the best interests of the chapter abo,oe any personal rrntlficatloD. It Is urcoo that alumnle, in their a. aoclattons with active chapter memben, by example and encooragement strengthen in these girls the sense ot individual responslbUlty as traternity members.
Tbe wisdom ot the tcaternlty's polley ot maintaining close contacts between all departments is increasingly apparent. This year haa IeeD. this l>olley appUed with marked. success to the work of tbe alwnnE deparunent through the oUlclal visits from Province Vice President., made possible by the action ot the last Alumni!' Session ot Convention. Eor the firlt time Grand Councll at Its annual meet1nc waa able to make a detalled study of individual alumIlll' clubs and lheir problelllB BDd accomplishments. It this persoDal conlnct has meant to alUlDJl8! clubs el"en a part ot the increased fraternity knowledge and cntbua1asm which it has meant to the offIcers ot the fraternity then It 18 indeed invaluable. By tbe assumption ot a new respoll8ibllity-tbat ot holding general supervision standing national commJtteee-the Grand aec... retary bas carried this same plan into the work with standing com. mlttees whose members now receive from ber bolh general fraternity Intor-mation and specialized suggesUons and help. Under the direction of the Grand Secretary, this year, each standlng committee haa com. plled a manual tor Its own work 80 that ita detailed responsibUities may be clear to all members and its work be carried on with the &rea test de. gree of success. These manuals will be given a year's test of actual use and w1ll then be published in permanent torm.
The Grand President hopes that every Pi Beta Phi who finds it possible to go to Hartford will take advantage of the opportunity to inspect the Central Oflice. To see this oftlce, to study Its equipment and methods, and to &ense Its atmosphere of interested service Ja to gain a new conception of n B.. All staUstfcal membership records, including those for ABBow subscriptions, are now kept at the Central Oflice. Everyone ot. the more than eighteen thousand members ot the fraternity now has at least three me carda 10 the oUlce: one emphasblog chapter affiliation, one address, and one name. And all married. members, transfers, ARaow subscribers, and so on have additional cards covering these statIstics. In addition to the card fUe records, there are also complete, typed membership Usts trom all active chapters and from .many alulDDre clubs. It 18 a strLklng comment on the organlza. tlon of the Oentral Office nnd upon the cooperation which It receives from chapters. that, Ln response to a request for complete typed lJat:e ot. members, with addresses, to be sent to the ottlce by a stated date, one hundred per cent of all chapters sent their 11sts In on time. It is In· teres tine to know that only tour other N. P. O. fraternities have at all
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adequate membership records and that three of these tour bave establish ed their systems upon the basIs of the one perfected by n B 41. Tbe Ce ntral Office now publishes and distributes practically all supplies and publi catio ns and issues many multl«raphed lette rs tor officers nnd committees. ThIs year, it met an emergency situation by taklng over tbe work ot compi ling t he data for the report on Survey and Standflrdlzation Aod it will continue to make this compilation tor the present. It Is difficult to express the appreciation of n B f or the service so freely given by Mabel Brown, cataloguer, und e r whOm the Central OffIce functions so successfully. This year, in addlUon t o dOing the regular work of her altice, Mrs. Brown bas edited and publLshed a co mpl ete Directory of the fraternity; has se rved as alternate to National Panhellenic Congress; and has made two official chapter visits -0 hercu leo n nccompllshment, truly!
B ecause of the expense attacbed to the publishing of the Directory, othe r publications hs,-c been b eld back, whenever possible. The u s ual let t e r to t he parents of pledges and that to the Dean or Women bave been sent; other mnterlal has gone out In multigraphed form . The Grand Secretary has prepared the copy f or a new edition of the Constitution , which will be autlable ea rly In the college year. Manuals for chapters and f o r pledges, and n .new Handbook will be issued withIn the nut year.
The year bas been one of progress and accompUshment for th e fraternity's great altruI stic enterprise. new hieb school buUdlng, a beautifully simple one of nativ e rock, meets a long-felt need slnce it provides both adequate bousing tor tbe high school with its important indu s trial training classes, and accommodations tor the needed community gatherings. The recognition whiCh the Settlement School receives tram the state ot Tennessee continues to be most gratltylng and to speak, as notbing else (.l1n, of tbe high type ot service which the fraternity Is giving. This year, for the first time, the state of Tennessee has appropriated funds for bome training in and supervision over weaving and it bas offer ed to pay tbe salary ot a 8upe,rvisor tor rural grade scbools it the fraternity can obtain such a supervisor. The two years ot high school work are fully accredited and pupUs may enter auy high school in the state without exam ination . That n B Is succeeding in ita primary purpose at Gatlinburg, to make It possible for the community to maintain for itselt increaslngly high standa rds or education as well as 11"log, Is evident from the fact that while ten years ago the county of Sevier paid to us tor maintaining the gJlade school $300.00 a y e ar, during the year 1027-28 It paJd to us t or the same purpose $2,800.00. It seems entlrely reasonable to belle¥e that within a few years the COunty can malntaln its own grade scbool, und e r tbe fraternity 's supervision. and n B'" can turn ita financial support entirely to the blgh scbool, community, and industrial work at Gatllnburg and to Cl'ade school and
comm unity work at Sugarlands and in other l80lated dlstrlcta. The work at GaUloburg ebanges 88 conditions cha.oge but there baa never been a time wben It was more needed or more valued.
The Balfour Cup with its sl gnitlcance ot excellent campus and fraternity citizenship has been awarded to Vermont B. The chapter Is to be congratulated upon Ita exceptional record tor the year 1927-28: it was given a splendid rating by Its Dean or Women; beld first place in acholarshlp on Ita cumpuB; led the fraternity In the tratern1t7 ination with eve ry member on the Bonor Roll; was given special men · UO D by almost eve ry officer reportLng tor Standardization and SorveT. and received tr om the Standardization reporta a grade of 98.260/0 out ot a possible lOOo/'CI.
The PI Beta Phi Fellowship tor 1928-29 has been awarded to Nell Weaver, Oklahoma A.
The campaign tor the $00,000 Endowment, nutborl7.ed by the 1921 CODl'ention, 'S being ably carrIed OD by the KanM8 City Alumna! club, whlcb W8S appointed as the officIal committee in cbarge, The entbu· siasm with which the members of this club bave entered upon their task bas been a n Inspiration! No amount of work seems too great tor them to -assume and their interest in the endowment bas been made apparent by their one hundred per cent individual contributions to the fund-a record which should be an Incentive to eve ry other alumnte club, Returns have been less immediate nnd less great than one would expect from fraternity members, each of wbom shou ld bave a vital intereHt in the weltare of the fraternity, but the r ecord wblch IT B. hu of accompl1shing whatever it believes to be necessary Bnd rigbt leaves n o room for doubt 8S to the ultimate success of the campaign. There can be no question as to the need for this $50,(X)() Endowment for tbe Contingent Fund. The Contingent Fund Is the one from which the current, running expenses of the fraternity are paid. These Include office expenses of oUlce r s and committees, traveling expenses f or oUictal ... lsits, cost or publishing s upplies of all sorts, cost of maintalntne the Cen· tral Office, and 80 on. IT B. pays no real salary to any member And the present officers hope that It will be many years before this polley wUl be changed, but the expense of clerical work unavoidably lncreaeea as the fraternity membership grows and tbe organization becomes more ef fecUve. more and better equipment must be provided in order that officers aDd committees may function within reasonable time limits. and the cost or tr8 vel mounts each year. No other fraternity maintains the close touch with chapter. and alumnI!' club. which n B • maIntain. and considers directly r espon s ible for a large part of Itl UDQue.t1onable strength and prestige, but other traternJUel! are r ecognizing the necesSity for these contacts and are aeeldng to make them possible througb en· dowments similar to this one which n B 4J 1B now raising Man,)' trater· DIUea bave already completed laree endowmenta, other. are now pro-
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viding tor them . n B tt cannot and w1l1 not cease to be a in wise organization and aupervlslon, but it must not be handicapped in its leadersh ip by tl).lb Dtee8Blty of provid1nlJ' '!or it througb taxation of active memhers otJ:Iv> ;.:: ,..A) traternity endowment should never be 80 large as to s u pport the I entire budget of the fraternity, since each active member should have a finan ci al obligation to her national fraternity. but unless n B 4> protects Its future by un enilowment fund ot r e asonable size demnnds upon future a.c tive members must be unfaIrly great. n B 4> 'has mapped out for itBelt a wise course In providing for an endowment nucleus ot $50,000 which wIll provide for the immediate and near-future needs and whi c h, through the systematic addition of initiates' tees each year, will provide tor the distant future as it comes . ·Each contribution, how ever small, means much as aD expression of fraternity loyalty and apprecla tion. but aU members nre urged to give al'l Uberally as possIbl e n B cJ:! vitally neet:ls this $50,000 Endowment Fund; her loyal members will not fail to accept this opportunity for service !
\Vith the registration by the United States Government of the Greek letters n B cJ:! as the fraternity 's trude-mark, PI Beta Phi haa at last secured protection tor Its nam e and budge. Because the fraternity has for many years sold its badges nnd other official InsIgnia for profit through a sole officia l jeweler, It has now been ab1e to prove its right to the regis tration of its Greek letter s, as they appear upon the badge, as a trade-mark. The registration covers the use ot. the letters 00 all Class 28 jewelry and precious metal ware. In ord er to retain the right to the trade-mark, th e fraternI t y must protect Its use on all f orms of precions metal (including plated metal) novelties and jewelry, and the Grand Council bas, therefor, appointed the L. G. Balfour Company as sole officIal jeweler for novelties as well as insignIa . The Baltour Company has proved its desire and ability to elve exceptional service and the fraternity wlll benefit no t only financially but In all oth er ways trom this appointment. Tbe fraternity will receIve a royalty on all noveltiea and will exercise supervision over all sales. This sole official jewelersbJp tor novelties will in no sense restrict the chOice ot n ovelUes .avaIlable tor m embers since O. BaUour can and will duplicate any 'DOTelty offered for sale by any other jeweler. Violations 'Will not be permitted.. All Pi Beta Phis are urged to report to the .Grand President the name and address ot u.ny Jeweler oUe ring for sale badges or nov e lUes which violate the fraternity's trade-mark rights. It Is only as the fraternity safeguards ita trade-mark that It can protect itselt agaJnst the wea.l'iog o! its badge by n oo-membe rs and against the use ot Its name by- loca l clubs and fraternities.
A.s PI Beta Phi 's delegate to National Psohel1enic Congress, the Grand PresIdent attended the meeting of the held J.n Booton,
February 27 to March I, and she is now serving as chairman ot the N. P. C. CommIttee on Education and Information. It has also been her prlvUege to Install the chapters at the University ot California at Los Angeles, the University of South Dakota, BIrmingham-Southern College, and Monmouth College, to visit eight oth er chapters, and to be the guest of the alumnle clubs ot' Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Syracuse, Austin, Dallas, Lincoln, Kansas Ctty. Galesburg and Carthage The opportunJty to attend the Founders' Day celebrations ot au alurnore clubs meant an exceptional pleasure. The beautiful state celebration at Kansas City which bronght together alumore and active chapter members trom MissourI, Kansas, and Nebraska made one realize anew the value and slgnltlcaDce of these state-wide gatherings.
For the privUege of 8ssociation with the officers and commIttee members who are giving so tuUy ot themselves to the ,fraternity and for the inspiration and joy ot another year 's opportunity tOr service fo n B 4'. the Grand President expresses her deep appreciation.
AMY BURNHAM:
OlfltEN,
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R e port of G rand Vice P res id e nt
The y ea r 1927 1928 bas been one ot consIstent Internal d e velopmeut fOr the a lumnae department of PI B eta PhI. In contrast to the largl! number ot clubs which was c hartered In the two y ears period preceding Convention only seven clubs bave been chartered this year. Notwithstanding this ta ct. there has been a marked increase In membership as well as in contributions to th e Settlement <Sc b o ol, the incre ase In membership being most evident In dubs located In th e larger cities, In wblch there bad pr ev i o u s ly been a l a rge number of f {'s ldent nlumn re, only a comparatively s mall percentage of whom were atfU1ated with their lor&1 clubs. This i s a slgnific:a ot step in advance , for the Investigation lying ba c k of the Inte n sive m e mbe rship campaign or recent years had reveal e d the fa ct that a la rge proport ion or our unaffillated alumnae were r esIdent In clties or towns wh e re there we re already organized, chartered clubs. New clubs have be en charte r ed In t h e f ollow ing towns: Blrmingbam, Ala . ; Glendal e, CaHI.; Boise, Idaho ; Avon , Ill.; Ponca City , Okln . ; Sabine Dist rict, T exns, and WIchita Falls , Texas, and as a result o t th e untiring ertorts ot the Provin ce Vi ce Presidents and the Assistant to th e Grand Vice PresIdent as many more application blanks for charters have been issue d to groups d es iring to apply tor charters. so that it is probabl e thnt these groups will be chartered in time to start the club year In th e tall. Because or the tact that the report ot the New J ers e y Club dId not get into th e June Arrow, I wish to make special m ention here at the work ot this club, since it Is one ot our newer clubs a n d bas made an unusual record in Its tirst year, in which It has Rchteved a of about sixty paid members, haJJ ra i sed almost $500 for the Settlement School and two months alter its charter ing sent a delegate to Con vention with her expenses paid by the clnb. All the new clubs are working with a splendid appreciation ot the spirit ot Pi Beta Phi and are making a note-worthy contribution to ou r national work.
Because Jt was felt that it was inadvisable to keep on our alumnae Ust clubs whi c h no longer met the require ments of t he constitution with regard to c,bartered clubs , a personal letter fr OID th e Grand VIce Presi· dent and h e r Assistant was sent to each individual member of clubs from which Province Vice Presidents had bee n unabl e to ge t any reo sponse for a long period of tim e It was hoped by th is means to arou se theBe clubs to a sense ot re sponsibility to the national fraternity and to tulplre them anew with the desire to re-estabUsh their fraternity contacts or, It this were not possible, to recall their charters. As a r esult of tb ie correspondence, we were able to re-establish two clubs and to our great regret the clubs at Altoona, Penn . ; Charlestown. W. Va. , st. Joeeph, Mo., have been dlaconttnued. We hope. however. that In the next few years a autt1clen* number of alumnae wlll be found. 1D theee
towns to get their groups together agtlln and again form an acttve part of the alumnae famUT . last fall your Grand Vice President sent out a general letter of greeting to all alumnae clubB. outllnlng some of the convention action which had direct bearing upon club work and again emphasIzi ng our threefold purpose of increasing membership., co-operating more definitely with active chapters and pursuing the work In behalf of the SetUement S<:bool. The reports of club presidents Rod of Province Vice PresIdents show that clubs bave felt a keen sense of fesponsiblUty In working tor these ends and that real progress hus been made througbout the ira terntty. The use ot the Dlerubershlp cards. authorized by Convention, has helped materially to make the membership campaign more definite. The monthly cor r espondence between clubs and their Pro"ince Vice Presi· dents has made a more definite compliance with the constitutiona l requirement tor fraternity study, has brought a wider dissemination ol traternity Information among alumnae gene rally and has served to estabUsh a greater feeling of intimacy between clubs and the national department, And the faithtul work of Alumnae Ad,-Isory Committees bu served to cement more closely the relations between active chapters and their alumnae
With the Assistant to the Grand Vice President as chairman three dltferent committees formulated: (1) a manual outlining tbe duties of orficers ot alumnae clubs, a copy of which was vut into the hands of each individual officer in each club; (2) an ouUine for tbe r eport ot Alumnae Advisory Committees, authorized at the last Convention, and (3) an outline for the report ot Province Vice Presidents on visits made to their clubs. A new form was also issued this year for the report ot club ottlcers, so that tbe chairmen of membership, Settlement School and magazine committees might be included. Tbe practice begun two years ago ot circulating a round robin among alumnae officers was continued this year and bas proved a most helpful means of discussing common problems and arriving at their practical solution. In this connectIon there has been also a continuation ot the practice of circulating the letters trom the Grand President to the Province Presidents among the Province Vice Presidents and simllarly those ot the Grand Vice President to the Pro,,"1nce Vice Presidents among the ProvInce Presidents, 80 that there might be a more gene ral understanding ot the active and alumnae work among aU officers.
The most slgnttlcant step in the progress ot alumnae work in the past year has been the inauguration of tbe system of biennial visits by the Province Vice Presidents to their cl ubs, authorized at the 1927 Convention. Not all Province Vice Prelldents have yet made thelr club vlalta and in the provinces, where vls1ta have been made, not all cluba have received visits this past year, except in Beta, Theta and Iota Provinceo. Tbooe clubs "bleb did Dot receive tbllIyear a vlalt from
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th e ir province ottlcer wlU receive such a vIsit early In the tall ot 1928. Th e enthusiastic reports trom clubs and visIting otttcers both bear ample testimony to th e wi sdom ot Convention in extending to the alumnae d epartm e nt the system ot official visits whi ch has helped so much to bulld up the internal strength of our active chapters. It Is always possIble to achieve much more through personal contact than through co rrespo nden ce and these visits hav e brought about a clearer understanding between cluhs Rnd the national trnternity. and 80 have accomplished a closer co--operation between clubs and alumnae otflce rs They have served to stimulate an In ter c hange ot visits among in the provinces and to wipe out misund e rstandings . which had in a f e w Instances arIsen. Because It was otten possible lor the Province Vied Presid ent to m eet active cbapters as well as alumnae, ber visit stimulated interest among the active chapters tor th e work of the alumnae and will no 'doubt result In a larger percentage ot active girls becomtng attiUatea wit)} chartered clubs after their graduation. The open Settlement School meetings which w ere beld in many instances in connection with the visits of the Province Vice Presidents, at which the viSiting otttcer showed the films of the School and conducted an ext.ibltlon and sale at the School products, served not only to e7.:l:end interest In oar great altruistic work among Pi Beta Phia but also introduced It to many outsiders, and the resultant increase In dOlLRtions to the School this past year has been most gratlfying. I can think of no single pollcy that CMl Q ' more unifying Influence and more constructive ettect W"" b t club visits and I look totward to the time, when tlhr-tinaiielal condttlon of the alumnae will permit these visits fey iJe t made annually_
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" H presI9!p.!tf have again made their annual reports form of answers to a questionnaire s ent out from the Central office aDa the .' .. (' \... Vice President and her Assistant wish to express ' f:lie1r grateful to those club who answered these questionnaires 80 fully and sent so many constructive suggest!pns, which are a very detlnlte contribution to our alumnae work. Many club presidents and Province Vice Presidents stress the value of the dlvfsJon of large clty clubs ' into small neighborhood groups, which come together for the four meet!ngs a year, or which meet always as one club u se the group system for caUing members for meetings, etc. Two clubs offer excelleut suggestions for tfnancing a delegate to Convention, both having ra1sed their dues $1.00 a year. this amount being deducted from each individual 's dues paid to create a delegate's expenses fund . One club, sent in a splendid outline of committee duties, which bas been circulated among all Province Vice Presidents, 80 that each dub may have a copy. Many of smalleru pubs report a 100 per membership and all clubs leal. many linea in the paat year.
Another important step was taken this year, wben the Tote of a eth'e chapters was taken In the faU on the question: "Sball all graduates be requl red to pay the $1.00 national alumnae dues tor 'their firat year of membenhlp in the alumnae depa.rtment at the time when they a1gu 'the appUcatloD blank for such membership at the 8en1or Farewell Ceremany?" This question had f,)een passed upon by the alumna e 8e881on ot Convention but bad DOt been 8ubmltted to the vote ot the tull Convention &e88ion. Chapters not voting understood that their failure to do 80 wouJd be construed 8S an att'Lrmative vote. A. lair percentage at c:hapters sent in their votes, only two casting a negative vote. It therefore became a fraternity requirement that the first year ot aiwunae dues be paid at the time of the Senior Farewell OeremoDY. These dues are 84;!Dt to the Province Vice President, who issues to each graduate a national membership card, which entitles ' its holder to exemption from that part of the club dues In any chartered alumnae club, "and to subscript ion to the GatUtlburq New. in the case of an alumnte who will not be Jiving in a place where she may be at... fillated with a local club. It is hoped that gl"aduates who have thus automatically t>ecome members of the alumnae department upon their graduation will continue that membership through the years that tollow.
A definite ettort has been made this past year to have each club contribute $10.00 to the Loan Fund. This is a work which i8 carried on without blare of trumpets but one which Is making It possible tor a large number of active girls, who would otherwise be obliged to aoop their college work, to complete their course. and it is a fund which can be carried on without hardship to any, it we can establlsb the practice ot regular contributi on on the part of clubs. The response to this appeal, whUe not n early 100 per cent. has f,)eeo most grat:J1y1ng and Province Vice Presidents report that many c lubs which have not previously had a share 10 tbls fund have this year added materially to Its
Again the beartfelt tbanks ot the fraternity are due Miss Blanche Reisinger who has continued her splendid work of securing magazine subscriptions and turning over to the fraternity' all profits tor the use of the Settlement School. Mis. Reisinger has credited to each club 25 per cent of all money turned in from this sou.rce and has therehy mnterinl1y increased the amounts contribnted by clubs to the School. It was the great prlvBege of the Grand Vice President to have a personal vlalt with Miss Reisinger on the occasion ot ber vislt to Ma17land and she wished then that every alullUUl' mlgbt have the benetlt of that same privilege. 1t Is troly an inspiration to see how Mlu Reisinger carries on so unscltlshly for our great work in GaWnburg, andt I am sure that such a personal contact would be an incenUve to every club to redOUble ita effort. In this truly means 01 rallin&, money for the Settlement School
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Maoy more clubs are working towards the Ideal ot a state celebration of Founders' Day . This year witnessed a repetition of such celebrations 1n Indiana. and Michigan and the inauguration of the practice in Ohio Iowa and MIssouri bad get-togethers at whIch most chapters and clubs In their states were represented and Maryland and the District ot' Columbia joined forces In Washington. Arkansas again held Its state convention In Little Rock and all report real inspiration and benefit trom such state meetings.
'Vords cannot express what the work ot the Assistant to the Grand Vice Presid e nt has meant In the carrying on 01 this oltice. Her coDstructive thinking In alumnae problems. ber initiative in outUning the duties of her office, which is still in the process ot the makIng, her clear understanding ot th e requirements ot alumnae advancement, her unselfish spirit of service, her untiring assistance in routine departmental work and her per sonal loyalty have made the incumbent of this office both very grateful and very bumble.
Again it Is difficult to express the appreciation which the GraDd Vice President Rnd her Asslstnnt feel for the work of the Province Yice Presidents, who carryon the monthly correspondence with clubs and give to them so much of help and lDsplration, and wbo by their regular correspondence with alumnae officers keep the work ot the alumnae department progressive and Unified . What their work means to clubs is attested by the enthusiasm with which the clubs carryon their own individual tasks and by the r eports ot their presidents. It has been a pleasure find privilege to associated with these tine officers in the alumnae department. It was a matter of sincere regret that the fraternity bad to lose the loyal services of Nan Browning Payne, Kappa Province Vice Presid e nt, who found It necessary to resign in February. Her place has been tilled by Mrs. Ben ClLfford Gerwlck: of Berkel ey , CaUt., who has taken up her task wlth an enthusiasm wbich promises tine things tor her province.
It has been the privilege of your Grand Vice President to pay of· flclal visits to th e chapters of W es t Virginia A, Ohio B, Ohio 4, Penn· sylvania 4, Virginia .A , Virginia B and Virginia r. North CaroUna A, and Maryland A, and to puy many unofficial visits to her own chapter as well as to ge t well acquainted. with the Sigma Delta group of the University of Maryland, wbich is seeking to petition Pi Beta Phi. It is always a genuine pleasure to know the tine young girls in our active chapters and real cause tor rejoicIng to tind them upholdlniJ so splendidly the standards of our fraternity. Their friendly welcome and fin e spirit of co--operation make a viSiting ottlcer teel that sbe gains much from these contacts. It was equally a privUege to meet and know our tine alumnae clubs In Columbus, Morgantown. Pelaware, Chapel HUI and Baltimore. neae personal contact. make
the traternity work a very real pleasure and your Grand Vice Presldent la most grateful to PI Beta Phi tor according ber such a prlvUege. To Mabel Brown, C&ta1ocuer and CUstodian of the Central Ottlee, whoae constant belp has made pc>8s1ble much of the work of the alumnae department, and to every member of Grand Council. whose sympa.thetic interest and RSBlstance bave been omnipresent, she expresses her grateful appreciation
EMIUE MARGARET 'VUlT!:.
Report of Assistant to Grand Vice President
It bas been deemed a privilege by the Assistant to the Grand Vice President to tollow Kate Freund Miller in that office. for the work. as passed on by Mrs. Mlller to her successor, bad been caretully plaD.lled and organized, and ber ideas and sUggestiODS have proven and COllBtructlve.
In addition to the correspondence and routine duties of the office, the Assistant to the Grand Vice I're81dent ha8 endeavored to assist the Grand Vice President a8 she might direct j haa sent letters to the Provlnce Vice Presidents twice during the year: bas compiled, tor the Province Vice Presidents' use In their work of organWng new clut>s, ILsts of alumnae in aU towns where there were posslbLUtles for new organizations; and bas followed up this work by Bending out letters to several alumnae in eaoh town from which tbe l'rovlDce Vice dents received no reply. It bas been encouraging to note that this tollow-up work has created some Interest among inacUve alumnae and has resulted in at l east one Founders' Day luncheon in a town where the PI Phis had never met before, bringing with It the organization ot a new alumnae group.
The Assistant to the Grand Vice President bas considered It a very real pleasure to serve as a member of tbe Com mittee on Alumnae ReorganIzation: a8 cbalrman ot the committee authorized. by Convention to submit a form tor the annual rpport of the alumnae advisory comm1ttee i of the committee named to draw up a supplement to the Province Vice Presidents' manual; of the committee appointed to form a manual tor alumnae club officers: Bod ot the committee asked to prepare a form for tbe Province Vice Presidents' reports ot club vIsits. Tbe loyal and efficient co-operation of t be CeDtral Office bas been ot inestimable value in ca rrying out the work of these various committees, and Pi Beta Phi Ln its every department cannot be too apprecIative of the splendid service rendered by Mrs. Brown and her aasistanta.
Letters ot greeting have been sent by the Assistant to the Grand Vice President to all newly organized alumna. clubs. It Ia Insplrlng
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to see the spirit and enthusiAsm with which the Dew groups are enter· lng into tbeLr work 88 chartered clubs and to watch the continued healthy growth 01 ' th e alumore department of Pi B eta Phi. It has been a joy' and an Inspiration to work In close touch with the Grand Vice President, Emilie Margaret White, who bas ghen 80 much in constructive thlnklng nnd planning to the alumnae department The Asalstant to the Grand Vice President Is also deeply appreciative ot the thoughtfulness and co-operation of the other members of the Grand Counell. and tor the loyal 8ss1stance of the Province Vice Prestden tis, who 10rm the heart ot the alumnae organization at PI Beta PhI. It is througb work t o r the tra tem1ty that Ita members realize most keenly the rich heritage that Is theirs, and your Assistant to the Grand VIce President Is grateful thnt sh e bas bee n prlvlleged to have n small part In serving Pl Beta P bi.
(h: NEV IEVE Hr;RBlcK SKITH.
Report of Grand Treasurer
To Tile Chand. 00141Wf1. P£ Beta Pili FratenaU,,:
Pursuant to the request of Mrs. Lois F. Stoolman, Orand Treasurer ot PI BnA Pm FJlA.TEIUUTT, I have made an audit of cash receJpts and disbursements tor the fiscal period beginning August 16, 1927, and endlog July 28, 1928. and a balance sbeet audit 88 ot July 24, 1928.
CASH D18B0&8EXENT8
] have compared the eancelled vouchers paid by the CUbeD. State Bank. Champaign, nl., with the check register and found that aU cbecks were correCtly eutered on the books. Veritlcation was made as to amount and endorsement of payee. Compa rison ot checks written and paid by the bank tor the period under review are as tollows:
CASH RECEIPTS
I compared cash received 8S shown by Cash Received Journal with deposita at Citizens State Bank, Champaign, Illinois, as tollows: Cash Received
BALANCE SHEET
The llst of securities which compose the Arrow Endowment Trust Fund; Fellowship Trust Fund; Endowment Trust Fund; and the Acco unt Securities examined. I personally examined those securlUes deposited tor sate keeping in the vault of the C ltlzens State Bank, Champaign, IlL, together with the Savings Account at this 88.me bank. Baldnce In the checking account at th e CItizens State BlUlk, Champaign, '::U., as ot July 24, 1928 was secured from bank F1tatement and reconciled with the books ot the Grand Treosurer. Other asset and Uablltty a cr,ountEt were verltlcd and found correct.
CUTII'ICATJ:
I hereby certify that I bave audited the Coah receipts and D.!Bbursement& from August 16, 1927, to July 23, 1928, and Balance Sheet as ot July 24, 1928 ot-
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PI BETA PHI FRATERNITY and to the best ot my knowledge. believ e the following statements and schedules to be true and accurate, subject to the toregolng comment.
Respectfully.
ROBERT
P McKINLEY.
Public Aceountant. Auct8: BALANCF. SHEET As or July 24,
Balance July 23. 1928 STUDENT LoANB Receipt, Balance Loans unpaid August 15, 1927
D£lbur.!Jiement, Loans Pairl since August 15, 1927 .........
Balance Loans Unpaid July 23, 1928 CONTINGENT FUl\'1)
Balan ce in tund July 23, 1928
ELI,oWSHIP ENDOWMENT
lJalance August 1:>. 1927
R ece ipt.
HaJance July 23, 1928
LoI8 F. STOOL)(Al'f.
R e port o f Board o f Trus t ee Funds
The Board o f Trustee Funds h as c hosen the First Trus t Compe.ny ot Lincoln, and Hart'l s Tru st.and SavIngs Bank ot to handl e the Endowment fund s. Th e funds at the c lose ot year are 8S tolloWB: ... , q 1
10,000.00 Endowment Trust Fund ................................... "1.1f.400 .00
Tbis does Dot include tbe amount collected. by the Committee 1D charge of the Endowment Drive wh1ch Is now going on, and which wlll be avaUable tor Chapter Houae Bulldlng Loans, Respectfully 8ubmltted, Aug . 23, 1928. LoIS F. STOOLM.lN, Chairman.
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Minutes of Meeting of Grand Council
The annual m eeti ng ot the Grand Council was held at the Settlement School in Gatlinburg, Tenn .• August 2.10, HP-8.
Tb e meeting opened with the installation by the Grand President of Josephine Coates, Illinois B, as Auow Editor .
Most careful consideration was th en given to the r epo rts of national and pr ovince ottlcers and of the chairmen of standing committees.
A detailed study was made of the eo ndlt1oos in active c hapters . The reports ot Province Presid ents' and Urand Ott1cers' visits, of committee chairmen concerned with acUve work, of active chapters and Deans of 'Vornen proved invaluable sources of Information . ]0 general conditions w e r e most gratifying. indicating a bealthy growth and development according to fraternity standards. For the few chapters where there was evident need tor improvement, a co n struct1 ve prograII' was tormulated.
ThJs wa s the first time Province Vice Presidcnts' reports contained accounts ot vJsltfl; to alumnre clubs since the provision for biennial visits pftssed at the 19'27 Convention. It was telt that much was gained In the understanding at alumnre conditions because of these reported visits.
The recomm endations tram the various reports were taken up ara tely and acted upon
The Grand Council voted to change the date tor annual reports from May 10 to June G.
After a study ot the Survey and Standardization report compiled by the Central Office, Vermont B, ttniverslty of Vermont. was awarded the Balfour Cup tor the year 1927-1928 with the congratulations ot the Cou n cU tor Its accomplishments. A motion carried that the scholasUc requirement for the Balfour Cup award be that the cbapter shall rank among the upper one-third of groups recognized by the coll eges as competing social fraternities tor women. for the last semester of the preceding year and the fir st semeste r of the cur r e nt year . Wbere the term system is used , adjustments will be made by the Grand Council. In connection with this Survey, It was decided to publish In the Information AJuww the two chapters ranking blghest In each province and turther compiled data supplied by the Central Office. and to have the complete data for each province turnished to the respective Province Presidents who in tu r n are to send each chapter Its own only, with comments. The motion tbat the work ot the Survey and Standardization be placed in the Central OUlce was passed.
Anoth e r motion favorably acted upon was that tbe Grand Treasurer outline a blank showIng the financial obliga tlODS of a pledge to ber chapter to be distributed tram the Central Ottlce to cbapters. who, 10 turn. Are to send them out properly filled In along wIth the letters to parents_
Anothf'r motion pasS<'d slated that chapters must 888<'88 and colltd Ii fine tor the fal1tu"c ot nn IndivIdual to pOl' her house bills: n m i nimum of fitly C{>DtH p('r day for ea c h bill Dot P8ld within five dnY8 or date whf"Jl due, waR agr eed upon as the fine
A noth:"E' Wit S rl"t'('in'd that the nam e of the Grl"ek lellers, n B had bC'en regist£"red tlS n trnd(·-mnrk. III order to ohtain protection of the budges. It was n('(.'("Ssnry to prot<'Ction of the trade mark on Ilr('('IOl1S metnlR It therefore SN'med ndvlsable to have one offiCio I jeweler for no\,('lth"S 8 S wel1 us hndges. In regnrd to fraternity Jewelry passNl to tbp effect thnt L. C. llllifonr ("onrpftny b e made the Jeweler of n S4> tor hoth bndjZ"l's und that it be recODl1ll('luled thnt no Iw madf by L. G RHlfour Compony until nlll)fOved all order from th(' (:rflnd Trt 'n:.;urer ('pon the recomm e ndation ot tbe National SU1>en' isor of Chapte r Accounting, the Grand Conn c il agreed to appoint troUl Cburnpolgn or Urbana a temporary tor tb e in ('umbent or tbe position.
rt \\'us moVt'd and eflrrled that th e tn'1l. s urers or all alullIllie clubs be required to reter their once ft y('llr to H committee nppolnted by the president s for llllrposes 01' aUditing .
It was r('Comm e nded tbat th e Grand Secretary add the names or tbf> Catllloj?u('r and !listorinn to the lI<:t of chairmen of' standing committees to be sent her general letters.
Tbe :llanual tor Instru c tion ot Pl edges to Pi Beta Phi, as well 8.11 th e corrected manuscript of the Outline tor the Handbook, both com1)lIed b;\' Ellen Clnlre Kribs , Texas B, Chulrmun of the Committee on Fl'utel'Dlty Rtudy and Examinations, wcre accepted w1th 8 vole of the sill('('!("est lhunks for the c aretul nnd comprehensive work done. The fraternity examination questlong tor 1928-1929 submitted by the c hairman or the Mille committee W<'fe read and approved. }. ollowlog her suggestion, it wns ngrCN:1 that thc I)resldents or the active chaptt>rs should appoint chnirmen from the chapters tor acth'e chapter study In prcpot"ation for the tlllnual chapter exnllHnations.
Grand Connen that the publishing of all stUDding committee manuals compiled in the past year be IlOStponed until the summer of 19'29, giving one yenr tor the use of the tentative outlines.
Grand Council wishes to recommend In connection with the frate r nIty healtb program tbut particular stress be Inid upon tbe development ot desirable standards of sle e ping in our chapter houses and in dormItories.
The policy of the fraternity in regard to extension in the next yenr, ns It applies to specific groups, was formulated. }. or.o. 41 at the University of Mnoltobn. Gr1lnd Council instructed the Chairman of tbe tension Committee to gntn immedinte1y more information and an expression ot ntUlude by PI Beta Phis who have bad contact with the group;
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tor r Club at the University of Soulh Carolina, to give conslderntlon because ot its apparent possibilities but to arrange no In· inspec tion Immediately; for n PI) at 'Vestminster College, New Wilmington. to dlseournge definitely. For:: at Romos College, Winter Park, };1orlda. t or 1: 0 at tbe UnlYersity of Maryland, for Era Atph!aD Soci e ty at Mi chigan State College, official visits were arranged. It was furth e r planned that a lette r be sent by the Grand Pres id ent to a8certnln the sentiment of chapters nnd clubs in regard to the Situation at the Onlvcrslty of l..: tah R.':I n possible field of extension.
'Vith the ot this yenr as an example, it was approved that Instead of the one-day joint-sess ion with the entlre Grand CouDcll nnd the SetUement School Committee In the interim ot Conventions, one or more ot the m embe rs of Grand Council should meet with the Com · mlttee tor th e latter part ot the session.
Th e report ot IT B 4l Endowment Drive Committee was st ndi ed, plans submitted were cl1scnssed, nnd turther plans were formulated Grand Council gave a special vote ot appreciation and commendation to the members tor tbe work ot the Committee and the cooperatlon ot the Kansas City Alumnre Club.
Th e deci sio n was reached thRt because ot th e money inyolved It would be Imposs ible to publlsh n new II n 4l Hi sto ry during the coming year because ot the great need tor tbe publication ot a revIsed edition or the Constitution. The H)24 eillUon of the ConRtltnUon was c8Tctully gone over anel past changes were checked carefully. Se\'ernl amend· ments to the ConsUtution were ma.de.
Statute V. was nmendt'd by adding Sec. 11 , Reslrl c tion upon ReInstatem e nt.
Relnetflt ement shall be contingent on the payment at the time ot reinstatement ot a lite 8ubecril>tlon to THIt ARROW.
Statute TV. wns nmended by auding Sec. ]9, Se.nlor l,I"'arewell Ceremony.
The use ot the ofticlal senior farewell ceremony s hall be obligatory upon all chapters. Thla ceremony shall be held In sufficient time 80 that alumnre dues may reach the Province Vice President by June 1
Sev e rnl further motions were incorporated In the cons ideration ot the unfinished business: that Grand Council goes on record as disapproving the payIng ot any challter officers other tban the chapter treasurer who handl es both hou se tunds and dues, and the bonse manager; that the Province Presidents send th e chairmen of the Al1lllUUl!l Advisory Committees return postfll cards c h ecking up on monthly mt.'Ctlogs; that the annual subscription price ot THE ARROW be raised trom $1 to $1.60; that the followIng be incorporated tn the house rules:
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NegUgees shall not be worn outside bedroom Quarters nnW after CI08· Ing hours at night; and that the Sorority Handbook be retained in c hapter nr('hlves.
Flnally. It was moved thnt it condItions at Lookout Mountain Inn, Chattanooga, T e nn .• prond to be desirable, Oils sUP woqJIj be selected for the 1929 Convention.
Grand Council was most fortunat e to be present at the opening session of school at the Settlement School, ond to have tbe opportunitl to witness th e use of the n e w bultdlng. At this time tbe Grand CouncU wishes to express it s gratitude nnd nppr{'Cinlion to Mr John l.'urncJ and Mr MaUll tor tbe Important part llil:Y hu.l'e plnyed In this wortb ), work.
WIUl tbe remainder of the chapter "i s iti plnnnrd, the nnnunlulcCtlug of thp Grand Council adjourned.
GAIL DEWOLF
Report of Chairman of Settlement School Committee
The Settlem e nt Sc hool continues to maintain it s healthy and vigorous growtlt- -lhnt growth whi c h 18 the s ign of vitality and u se fulness. No me mber ot n B <I> s honld c\"cr fee l thnt we CRO r est co nte nt on the oars of our nccomplifOllmem Th e d e m o n st rnted fa ct that w e eM ca rry on an nil fui!!tie work ot sucb scope, wh ose wonth Is r ecog nized and prai s ed by those in tou ch with s lmllnr e nte r pris es , s hould but s pur us on toward the Inrger field s of u sefuln ess co n s tantly opening before ou r s harper visIon and k ee ne r In sig ht. Bi s h op's rel>ort n clear, co lllpl e te I)i cture o f the School in all its phases tbis past year. I t merits and wHl w e ll r epay n ca reful rending l'Jy every me mbe r of th e fraternity.
The title of H e nd R esident ba s b et' u c hanged to Direc tor a s being more Indi ca tive of tbe position and th e authority i nh e r e nt ill in. '1'0 this pos iti o n lU ss Bi s hop br i n gs e-xpe rl e n ce, ability, tnct, and in Sight ot the high est ord e r lind to h e r we owe tile smooth w or king ot n many tacetec.1 undertaking.
Th e (IU es tion ot whether w e nrc p auperizi ng the people and d oing tor them ,,,hat t h e y s ho uld d o tor th e m scln.'S, whi c h fr eq u en tly occ ur s to thoughtful memUCr6. I s rath er tully answered by the following tn cts : One compet£'llt uuWorlty s ay s we (10 less ot it thun auy other scllool ot: wblch he knows unll hn vc till' m os t ju stlt lca tlon tor cxistence. Last y e ar the co ntributions trom s ta te and co unty toward th e s upport ot Uutlinburg and Sugarloods sc h ools t o tal e d m o r e than 5,COO. The tosterlug ot ho me Indu s tri es such a s weaving ancl bu s k c> t -m n ktug is giving the peovle U lu eims o t s uppo rt , the Sc hool n c t In g a s a ge nt and pro"ldlng u market through th e c ill bs nod c hapt.e rfoi Mo re thnll one hundred tamlll es are selt-s UPI)()rtlng by mcans ot work . Tuition aud nur sc's tl;!CS arc charged wh e r e th ey cu n be paid . D o rmitory pupil s work out th e ir board on the tarm or in th e bou se The peo pl e of the commullity ar e buying th e c hairs nnd a plano t o r the new audito rium. Th e boys and girls always work to rnl se the mon ey f o r s u e h thlubrs 8 S bnskeb'.J oll u Dltorm s, e t c tTnd pr th e s llllC nisioD ot the Agri c ulture tencll e r vurlous tnrOl proj ects were worked out with the boy s nud m e n of diftere nt co mmun ities wbi c h n etted the work f' r s a total pr otit of more thOD $l,:lOO tor the ;rea r. A mark ed ud"nnce was made this s ummer by hn" lug tbe women in the co mmunity DOllwstJc Science cla ss tuke charge ot tb e class In turn. BIt by bit initinth'e nnd se lt-de pe nd f' nce are brougbt to the s urface Ilnd th e ahllity In c ulcated to ear n a better Ih' lng tr om the mater inls at band. but e "cryone wh o Ulinks we ca n step out nuruptiy nnd l en ,,€, the people to ca rry o n entirely al o ne rnils to g rll s p tb e SCO I>C nnd rUluiti cn tion s ot our w o rk. Wbat the futur e
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wiB bring forth we do not YE'l know, and we nre watching with intense InterHlt to see- what inflnence the ofl(>nillg or the Grent Smoky Moul1tain" Xlitionul [-ark with Its influx of will bave. It canDot fail to IOnUe-Dee the entire community nnd mountain population o,'er 8 \'Slott ar(>8. 8n(1 tile lreud ()f Ollr plnns tor the (mure must wnlt upon its p\' t>nt.
In the Rehaot pro)>cr tlie step forward wos in hnvlng 8 mnn prindpfll, u thing long desired by Lhi' lK'Ollle but wbicb until recently we hud not felt Justltied In arro l'ding. The wisdom of the step is exelllpllfl{'(i in Ih(' IllI'reust>d in the high school <:lasses, and til(> ",('('nring of st:ltc ('crtitl catP'S tor our whlcb Rss urE'S us of IH'Crt"dlted r8ting und pl'oper rlnnnclui rNurD from tile counly, The LOWI euroilment lu"l y<.>ur wos H",o with lin, ' ncademi<' tcach pr s and lbref" I(',whers.
TIl{' Sugar)undli !'dlOOI has had II !'ilH "C("Sliful y<.>8r wilh more lbun eighty pupils unci I wo tenchers in IWW sehool hou se built by the Coulltl' Tilt'> \ gril'ulttlre and Domestic Science lCllcbt! rs give instruction LIU'n! OU("e 11 in cOllllUllnits a!o: they do In othC"r sec· tiolljoJ remote from Gatiln:'.)Urg. The tt'IlCher8' eOltuge, built from the lIu ;.r.(· 1 Todd l\lenden fund, has I)C .' II n COlllfo rtnbl(' llud nttmcthe b o me and n much Dl"{'(l{'(l cenler for (,Ollllllunitr
The land on wblch It 81:11111)0) now belo ngs to the fraternity by det'd or the Sugarlnnds peopl{', as w(' h/1\' (' fulfilled our purt of the co ntrnct by muilltnining u public sc lwol Ihere for four years.
The new industrial lmilclillg has OC'<:Il I )ied much of tbe time and thought or committee ond School staff. The building i.tsel! Is finj)o.lhed nnd pnili for, uut it Is not equipJ)l"d with heating, lliumblng , desk s, etc. ' rIlt'&:! we h ope' to be able to IIl:-:lIlli this comi ng yellr thl'ougb the l'ontilIlH'(1 j!e-neroslty of Ollr memlwl'S lind !I·iends. The cost has been kept 1I1'ouud $1 S,500 or $1,500 below the rough estimate . This sll\'ing hus 0<'C1l due to the coreful Ilhlllning of John Turner, the contractor. nml :\Ir. :\lultil , our Agri cu lture tencller, find to the generous reducti on in his h>gilhllilte commission mode by Mr Turner. To of tbem we owe II d('bt of gratitude for the most kindly and helpful tnterest. To llr Jomes White, urchitect fOr the t'ul\'erslty of IlI1n oi8, nre also due OUI' heurl!elt thanks for the lim e and {'ftort b e sr.cut without charge to u s in drnwll1g Illun s su ite d to our metltls Ilnd localion . And to Mrs. Stnrk. whose and persistent effo rt during ber term a s mall ot the commitLee made lhe building tirst a practicol possibility instead of n hoped for dream, go Our deepest thanks and praise, The committee hus been n s moothly fUllctionlng body and to its memo bers 1 extend my thunks for their cnpllb le b e lp and tbe pleasure it ba s been to work with Ibelll. 'V e hov e missed Ule effiCient leadership of Mrs . !4lurk Dnd tbe enthusiasm of Ura Tnrner, but r ejo ice 1n the good work tbey ure doing for the fraternity nlong other lines 'I'he committee sut-
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fered tbe loss of anotber f'xpe rienced and faithful member through the enforced resignation of Mrs. Genre because of her husbnnd's dClltb Dr. Edith Gordon took up her work with the isolated nlumnte and r epo rts that fitty·!our have paid du es nnd received the Gatlinburu Neu's this yenr. Mrs. Blanche Curtis bas edited the "Ne ws from Little Pigeon" for AUROW and bas acted as secret.ary. By June 15, she reported e lgbty -seve n lette rs of thanks written to c lubs and chapters senulng contributions to the Scbool. ){arguerlte Ellts reports n. fairly smooth working schedule by provinces for the slides nnd tUrns, and hopes it wlll ,'Je eye n better the second yenr. She is giving them n thorougb reviRion In nn effol't to bring them up to date and to make them more clearly uuderstandable aud interestJng . To Ethel Curryer J tbink we all make obeisance for doing well a job inyolvLng figures at whi ch lUost of us shudder and turn away.
To the Grand Council and all officers wIth whom contact has been so pleasant and so profitable, go my sincere thanks for th e ir h elp and coope.ratJon.
Among the greatest pleasures in working tor the School are the generOIiS r es pon se and intercst manifested by everyone who comes in contact with it. whether In th e fraternity or not. A gilt of $00 from Mr. Collier, our insurance agent, after n brief visit of insp ec tion for the purpose of accurately allocating insurance on the different buUdlngs, Is auother outstnnding example of friendly interest from on e not in the fraternity.
And to those within its fnr-reaching borders whose generosity and work ha,-e made the whole School possible, what mor e thanks can any of us want than tbat inner grntiflcntion whlcb comes from the contemplation of un idenl vision mnde manifest in an actuality?
GERTRUDE B. FREEMAN
1927-1928
In looking over the report ot la st spring ODe wonders it It cnn be possible that only one year hRS pnsSf'd since It was wrItten Changes are comIng so rapidly it Is hnrd to k eep abr east with them. Added to these cbanges on the ontRlde b08 been n heavy buildIng progrnm for the School, makIng u s feel we l1vcd two or three years In ooc. Read th e r eports of tlve years ago In regard to roods nnd menns of transportation in and out of here-then think that today n tttty toot hlgbway Is being constrncted trom Kno:n' lJ1e. througb Sevienllle. Elkmont nnd connecting with 1\IaryvUle. You COD now come from Kno :n"l11e to Gotlfnburg comfortably in no h ou r and n hulf over a hard-surface rond o Tho changes In r oads are significant ot in almost eve ryUllng GlltliDbnrg In all prohnbillty will be the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Th ere Is little likelihood that it will b(> tn the Park, h owe,·er. Touri sts alrelldy are coming here In large numbe rs. hotel s are open winter and summe r . ]1'orlunlltely, the great majority ot people stop ping h ere are ot a very tine type, with an apprf'Clntion at the mounwlns, amlin many cases, at the mounwln people. rrlme after time I am asked by "l alti ng PI Phis Or by inte rested people who are wrlUng us, "How mnch longer nre we needed In "Gatlinburg?" Our help in maintaining n day school may not be as necessary as It was a few years ago but In other ways the responslblllty ot the Sehoul to the people Is greater now than ever. To many I have said thllt th e School right now Is the only stabilizing force in this rapidly developing district. A moment ot thought nnd one sees that the School must contin u e until the church or some other strong mora I force cnD cope \.... Ith the situation. A country church, with a preachpr coming torty roUes once a month, not that otten, Is not likely to be as progressh'e as It should be.
Personally 1 look forward to having the county tnk e over the grades within the next few yenrs. There wiil stili be plenty for us to ao. Our health, Industrial. home economics and agriculture, 8S well us community nnd ex tension work would make a full program.
A second question is otten asked, "Does the county bel l) financial · Iy?" This year the county has paid us tor maintaining the d.ay schoOl: $2,860.00. 'I.'be state has paid to r agriculture, $1,500.00 nnd for Domestic Scleonce community work about $600.00 The teachers in Ule Sugarlands School are entirely paid by the county. In every way Tennessee Is mnking rapid progress In education and doing as much as we ever could ask any state. While there Is n great deal yet to be done we could scarcely ask that any state do more in eight or ten years than Tennessee has.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PIII
'Th e Stu tf bn s been :
I!; velyn Bi s h o p B cnd HC8 1d e nt
\ Y B OvertOll
Pl'in ciIlu l, Junior 111 g b Schoo l 'r eache r
C ath e r ine Klbl cl', ........• , . Juni o r IIIA'h Se h oo l T each e r
Ali ce Klewlt. , 5t h and Gth
Mrs. C hUI}i n anl Hnd 4th Orodes
Emily Burto n _, ...•........ Prim er, ]st nnd 2nd G r ades
O. J 1\Inllll Sm i tb- Hu g h es Agric ul tu r e
Knth e rln e 'Vat SOIl .....•...... Smit h - Hugh es H o m e Econom ics ' 'Vinogc n c H pddillg • •.................. W end ng
Lal}(:> lI e All e n . ....... .
Arrow Craft
Elizabet h Cooke ......•. Bookkeeper
Uuby Floren ce T:l owurd , Nurses
HC'nglln A ss lsta nt to l"\ursc
Mr s. E. A Bi s hop Supf'r\'isor Girls' DorJU. Mnn BORreling Dept.
Mr s. Annn Oo w ell ....... . ................. , .. Rupervlsor Boys' Dorm.
Eva E-1nthflwa y Sugarlunds 8ch ool Co ra )) ('('nrt(>r,
Othn R e llJ,!'Hn
, ........ S u gnr lund s 84:hool
:-)tudcllt Labor , I"urm c l'
Leunder )1 Cu r ter General Lnoor
, Coo k
Minni e {)gle , ..• , , Cook )1"l ln (lI1. Seato u
SC HOOL
It Is with rcn l sntisf n ctio n I co mm e ncc the schoo l rel>ort by f*ly ing that th(> 8c hoo l work prope r Iw s received Its full s h ore of time, monel" and atten tion . It ha s not bee n s light e d for any n cw department und tht' In(·re1.ls('(1 ::llIo\\,8nce aud laho r ha,'e borne very evi d e n t results.
In y(>nrs gone by ou r co unty dlrl not need to fisk for teuc hIng certiflcntes from us as w e w e r c not r e im bursc rl on t;;he hu sls of their qualIfka t lo ll s and t h e coun ty r ecognized that all of our teachers had bad e du cat i o nal adyuntllgL'S beyond most of the ot h e c teacbers in the county . Thi s lIA S now ('hunged and e nch teacher must have a state ce rllfl cate and w e mn st have nil r E-ports, etc., on file beforc nny co unty I'elmbur se m e n t c nn be obtnincd or stute ce rtifi cates granted. T o some this hns looked s mn 11, knowing tbere were IIlU ny teac hers i n the county sttH u sing th e ce rtifi cntes granted before Wiese strict re<lulrements, but to those who r Cll ll y look further there Is 8 recognition of n great effo rt on t h e purt of til(' state depnrtment nnd we s h ould do nil possib l(> t o coo)'lCcnt(', e ven in Ihe s m allest detail.
Mr . W . H. On·rtoll. University of wns elected princ ipal of (he school and h -ucber of mnthematles in the four uPI)CC grndcs. H e came not on ly with hi s B.S nnd If. .I :d. degrees, but with ex per -
DIRECTOR 0" S(TTLF."El<T SCHOOL
lence in leaching nnd preference tor rurn) school work. Not only bas the school gonE" smoothly, clug.qes doing 8 \'("ry credltnbl e grade or work but Ruelldom'e hus Improved this year. H was not easy to obtain teaching C(>rtificott'8 but before the Y('11r was o\'cr nil except onc had n'C('h"c(1 Rod Ih(' counly hud puld us $2,f.iOO.OO Remember that tell years ago lhut check would have OC-eD $:100.00.
Another our pupils (,'ompletlng lhe second yeaf of high school ,'c<:el\'Cfl stall.' (.'("rtificntes ndmlttiuJ; them to Bny state school without (>"n mlnation. 'rhl:ol IIl(:UIl!ol n deal to our tor 8(','("rnl go on to othe r s<:iloolH NICh reur. This past year we hun' hud une ill Colleglulc and two in the ' t, \'ler County Hlgb School, Rt,,' icn' lIh'. tw" in lltlrpll1c ' ollege, oue In the L'nh'erslty ot auo two In Lincoln lJl'01ol'lal !'n!\,(!rslty,
To hn\'c work l'{'Cog:oizeti It wus necl's:-:ur,r to teRch genera l SC i e n ce, tlllO hll\' c iWOle lulJor:llory work, 'l'h('SC t:!ItSS l.>S were held in the old schoo l hOUJi!e- wlwr(' lilt! ugrkullnre wtM until tlHlt building "'os ,'ntire-Iy 1It ken OH'r /),r lilt' A lTOW {'I'll tl, then tll(· I'Insst's met in the domeijt!c 1'00111 on tht! afternoons whpn thNe were not com , munity clnsse!ol. Rom (' more e<lulllmellt and a ce rtain number of rt""ter('l1ce books had to be ohtnincd nlHl quite a lIule school equilr Inpnt hnd to be The ncJditionui eX IK'll 8e of sn lury tor school prlndllllJ WIiS But to offset these ('xpendtlUrc8 there wus $700 m ore from Ihe county than Jast yetlr, Ihe work was accredited and we hud an incr(':'ls'" of twe nty -tin> or more In the upper grades ot th..:! school.
Th(' gru()(' wOl'k wns di\'itl "tl liS in other .renrs:
KUlh('rllle Kibler luugltt Euglh-h In the se\'enlh, eig hth, ninth uno lenth I-t'l'ueJes Ilnd so m e olh(>r grilde s ubject , \Jh."C Kiewit had the (Iftll und sixth grudps, It'ucbing mu s ic wh e n could find a few extra minutes tor It. Mr s. (,hapin hud her same work agnln. the third nnd t(Hlrth grudes. Emily Burton finished her tenth ycar with the little tol ks, teaching primer. tirst u nd sP<'O ud gnliles. Dow esl Ie WIIS b''I\'· en in both tlrst ami SC('ond year higb se hool Cla88('8 huYlng one double lM!riod ('Reb day. Agri c ulture Ilno Farm ShOll work were gi"cn In the S(! ,'e nth , ('Ighth, ninth und tRnth grndes. Xo weaving wos taught ill tho:! sc hool us (jomesti c science wal'! rl'<lllirHI und it wus not I)()&dble to flnd 11 place on the for the weu\'ing. We to have It elective in Sf'COnd yeur high sc hool n e xt year . A tew pupils had piano lessons trom Alice Ki ewit. Another year we hOlle still more enD be done In music,
Our enrollment hn s IncrcuSCd trom 13t to 150 '.rite In c reuse hus ill th e first nnd seco nd year h1gb school classes. The attendance the past year hus t>een unusually good.
TH£ ARROW OF Pr B£TA PHr
Last year the chairman ot the county school board and Miss Chew talked mu ch ot a supervisor tor the little sc h ools up the c r eeks, espec i ally 1.0 th is distri ct. 'l'bere dtd not see m to he nny way ot obtaining state Or co unty. funds tor this so w e tinally gave It up. Thi s spring word come thnt the stnte w11l pay $600.00 of th e sa lary of a supervisor. There Is no d oubt of the y:tlne of s u ch w o rk nnd w e r e Mi ss Ch ew ahle to tnke it. or ,"omeoue else equally in tE! r ested and familiar witb conditions. I woul d r ecom m e nd at once that we cooperate with t h e stale nnel county in this.
Sc hool opened on 15 so we wer e n hI e to close the first six grades ea rly in April They gave very pretty plays and of course the children did well.
The t o ur uPl>er gradf"S c losed :\II1Y 3. A play was give n l\l uy 2 and the ex(> r cises the foll o wing night cons isted of an address by Professor PhtlllJlii of the UniversIty ot Tennessee and the awnrdiug of ccrli.licate s to se ven eighth gl'flde Impll s nnel second year high school ce rtifi cates to eight pupils. It was n joy to have th ese closing enterta iuments in th e n e w audito rium. Cn D any ot you who have been here hoagine being able to pra c ti ce for plays and condu ct exa minations Ilt the same time? I t was done tbi s year.
W e ca nnot boast ot a great year in athletics. All fall nnd winter the only place tor basketball was th e outdoor court and atter winte r sta rted that was not Inviting as w e had weuther that would have doue credit to northern territory. Th e minute the boys could u se the n e w building they started bn s ke b'Jnll with fl bang and had some good games Beside the schoo l team th e r e was a community team that played quite n good many games and the girls ca me in strong at the very last , winning second pln ce in a preparatory sc h oo l tournament.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
This year .Tean Steel e the way of Phyllis Higinbotham the year belore. The Stnte Department took h e r During the year she has been Supervisor ot' Rural Home Eco nomi cs. Her place was fmoo by Katherin e W atson, UniversIty of T enn essee, whose people have a hom e here and who is familiar with the co untry and people. She had ca rried 00 pra ctica lly tb e same program as .J ean Steele did, having high school classes here in the mornings and d o ing communIty or school" work in the atternoons and one night each wee k. During h e r \' acaUo o this s ummer the even ing school classes were continued, dll· ferent wom e n in the communIty having charge. !\ext year Kath erine wl1l t each In the school both morning and afternoon and after January 1, Jean Steele wUl be back tor tull time event.ng school work, tbe state paylDC all ot ber aalary.
DIRECTOR OF SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
One of the big projects this year was a Demonstration B etter Rom p. Kntberlne Watson took 8 little cobin In ber (ather's orchard which looked hopel ess Indeed nnel with her hlgb S<!bool girls, the e\'ening school class nnd Mr MattU's boys, planned nnd completed n most Attractive piece ot work. It Incl uded every th ing trom planning tht' cbanges In the rooms to putting clothes closet s. shelves, bathroom, makIng kitchen cabinet (trom mnterln1s nt hand) to wcnvlng curtaln!'l, staining ODd painting Inside nnd out. planting shrubbery antI garden nnd making n reull .v attractive borne. F o r oue week tb e hou se was open every dny and was visited by about 300 people. Dltterent women took tUrDS nctlng 8S Programs were pla nned tor eacb dny, speakers coming from the Unh'erslty or OUr nurse giving a nome Nursing demonstration with some of ber school girts, nnd wom !'D e l'('n exc hanging !lower and garden seeds.
Tbe high schoot girls had home projects on exhibit at the Gatlin · burg Fair, had one Style Show Ln the school, and the usual number ot luncheons and dinn ers.
AGRICULTURE
The schedule tor Agriculture corresponds to that ot Domestic Sc1ence--classcs In the school durIng the morning, comm unity work! ot all kinds In the afternoon and very otten at nIght. Classes were taught In animal production nnd in farm sbop work. In nddltlon to this ench boy had a home project he carried nIl th e year. A n B <II tocat school chapter ot the Future Farmers ot T e nnessee was orgnni7..ed.
Tn addition to the usual exhibits by the older people at the Gat· IInburg Fair the Agriculture boys always put on some very good cd· ucatlonnl exhibits relatlng to fruit growing, poultry raising, gard ening, etc.
The latter part of winter l\lr. Mattll moved his shop and class work Into the new building nnd although It was pretty cold managed along with the aid ot an 011 stove. The boys spent part or their sbop Ume in making tool cases, putting up -shel\'es. etc., In their new shop.
In addition to the Gatlinburg classes, Junior Poultry Clubs were organized In four communities, work ending with a poultry show In each place, both and cash being ghTen. There was also one closs In Poultry Production in 0 community some mlles from here. During the spring and early summer there was a tomuto growers class tn GatUnburg. the men baling Instruction In planting and caring tor their crop that goes to the Sevierville cannery
The calls for Mr. MaUll ore many and varied, anything trom sick cows and horses to plans tor new homes. But In addition to all thIs, much time bad to be given to the new Industrial BuJIdlng and to the
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r e m odeling of til{> Arrow ('ra tt In SI)itP of all th ese extrns thi s n'ar 1Ill' Sill!' D e pllrtmc nt of \"o (" utiol.lul F.du c ntion hn s rank e d 11r )111t.tll 's H"n llh -lingh es w o rk :oo ix t h in th e stul(' ' l 'lw loI(:hoo l lind ('ommunily ('o ur se for bOl'S. girls, l1H' 1l and w o men In lhf'!'le Iw o II<'pllrtllH'Ht1'1 al'(> \"(' ry pl' udiclll IIml mol'(' lind more the [M.'o lli e nre CIt the OP(lol'llllliti('s offcr , d 111 (' 111 throu g h I h ese t e ll c h ('l's.
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1t i ii n jo.,· to bring s ud) good r eports of th e bor s' uod dormitori es. Whil e we h:1\" f" n 100 c rowdpd to luke cn r e of" nil wh o 118"C wnnt e( t to co me . th ose h ('rt' hnn! mnde n family nny 8<.' h oo l ('Q uId be proud of.
Th e glrhs' dormit ory hnd g irl s in It the entire yenr. The /.!:i r ls c arri ed out lUu c h Ih e sched ule or w o rk as lu st year, tor th {' h o u :'ie work in nil C01lllg'e..;,., h elping with til{> iro ning. dl s h<,s 80 llletim ('s with th e ('oo kln g Ilnd keepin g mighl;,>' fr o m morning to night. )(oth e r hil S hnd c hnrge of th p dormitor;,>- Again thi s y ea r nnd of tor Ih c e nlire The P o llard Co ttllgc co uld not tnk" (" Ar ('of ull the gi rl s so Sf'\"eml rOOIlll'd in th e SUllirt ('oUaJ{t· ('OIlU ;!l' nlso h a d thr c(' t ea c her s ill it.
Dow e ll ha s been 011 Ihe hill with Ih e b oy s a g nln i s \ ' eT")' faithful 111111 ulwllrs tIH: ' r e 10 kN' p good w:lI( ' 1I 1111' hop:! , A 8 the C01lage hi too fur awny from Ih e *·hool tor th (' bor)'.; t o go back nn tl torth often we have the kitchen and dlninA' ro o m of th e T e ll (" lI (' r:;: ' ('ottnge tor u dn."Ss lng room lind n dnb room This i8n 't id e nt a gr cll t iml1rOH! lUelll O\'e r t h e I!lu ndr;r. wh e r e the !Joys used to 11I1\' c tbeir roolll. Th e boys luke cn r e of the c hi c k e n s: 1)lgs, hor ses and COW$ and h e lp in I11nny wny !:! nl'o und the pla ee-, Thi s year th ey c leared nnd 8::-e<l ed lloout twelve Heres ot hili taud tor pA s ture . fixed not less thon se\-enty tl \"e cor d s o f flr{'wood. did 1)I"H c ti c ally nil the grading aro und Arrow C raft Sh op fwd the nt"w sc hool building, helped some with the Imlnting aile! with other w o rk o n thf' n e w building.
B ot h bo;,>'s lind g irls k N'}l dully r('(! o nl s ot thplr work , thcse r{>Cord ..; b e ing n PllrO\'ed Iwi ce a 1I1 01li h hy ()tlUI SIn d Mr .\Jattil f o r t he h O;'o"l-l, ami mo t her tvr the Ih (' u nrc turn ed Int o t he otfi("(> nml en c h month Ih f Y know jll!olt how th e ir II cco unt s s tund Afl t' r !1{' h oo ! closed seve rn I hoys :111 <1 ::Irl!l stny('d 10 w o rk , Th e r (> wo s n gr{'ut d en l t o d o nnd lh (' hays ami girls w('rc n nxi o l1 s to (10 i t. Th ('y \\' nntl."C! all their hillN puid I)(o t o r(' n ncw sc h oo l y f> nr shlrted Whil e the boys IUI\'c heeu nt the olltslde wo rk the A'iris b R\'e b een ('IIUning , pic king aod he lping in "OriOllS way s,
Otha Reagan bns conUnnpd to look afler tbe school boys out of ecbnol bours. He docs this under Mr. MattLl's ploonlng and the resultB this year hn,'e bee-n good. The farm Is a big t.'xpensc as we cnnnot raise enough teNt tor as much slock AS WP baH. The farm, however, produces more and more encb It pro\' jdes not less thall 1.500.00 toward the lil'ing. Mupplylng us with eggs, Chickens, vegetables, some fruit; In addition to food there Is always quite n crop of hay, amonnting this yenr to $6.'50.00 in ,'o lu e.
The find an number of dRily errands nrc look('(1 after hy Leander who has he<>n with us severnl Y(,Rrs.
As fl.OJn(> df'llllrtmcnts ot School grow to cure tor tlw dormitory one la bound to A'row Illnr(' (I1rtlcult. All pupils coming In u(>C(l to work nnd Wllnt to. 'rbiH menns tbat tbose in chuge or the girls and boys hnn' n n'''I)()Jl!o!lhlllty. This >'eur we hU\'C another I)roblem. PrncticuJly t>very 11lI))il will be bnck In the dormltorh's. We ho\'c not room for more thun we bod last yenr. There will be a number or clghth grnde nnd fir!on )' ear school pupils who eannot entcr this yenr becA1Ise we cnu ll o! tuke cnre or them. The. Pollard CottAge 8en·es not only os n dormitory tor part ot the girls nlso ns centrnl hall tor 311. Two rooms are used tor dining rooms. The kitchen ifil JUSt the same sl7.e it wus yea r s ngo wbe-n tour people lived in the hOllsc. 'rhe stove is the Slime sizt". '1'he equlpmcnt Is for n s mall family. Conditions ure such as to mnke the work difficult. If a kitchen ("fin Ix> added, the present kltc-hen being thrown in the dining room, the other little dining room un be for another bedroom. The onc dining room could seat nil the family und the kitchen work could be done much casler umt better. In two yenrs mother has b<-en able to Sll\'e from her bouse allowance n good sum, In the hOI)eS that it could be Ilsed townrd these Impl·ov(·mpnts. '1'he qu{'stion ot discipline in th e dormitories is not n hnrd ooc--our Jlroblem is \.... here to put the boys and girls who wnnt to come.
WF.AVrNG
The weaving c.lcpl1rtlllent co ntinu es to boom. While no school c la sses have bef'1l held, tberc- been n three afternoons of each week tor girls nnd women of tbe community. 'Ve have eight looms avnllnble for and they were n ll busy. The c la ss has been In the old place, under the porch of the Stuart Cottage nnd will not move Into Its nice new lluarters until vacatio n time. Besid e the looms 1.n the weaving r oom there nrc wnrplng r'lars anel that are used by n good muny.
The letters c{"lDllng to Mias RNldlng asking for u c ban ce to weave are many and \' aricd. Each woman bU8 the best ren.atoo In the world
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why she should wea,' c for the School and it is not easy to divide the work so the largest number of !omlltes cnn be helped and at the same time keep on with those who hn\'e beeu wen\-lng tor us SO many years. Each yenr It Is necessary to add several new articles for Christmas trade ftod already the looms nre busy with the new scarfs, shawls, towels, etc., for the winter sRles.
Wen'fing Is the big Industry ot Gatlinburg and surrounding coun · try and were we nbl e to bandle a11 that could be produced I expect nearly every mnn, woman nnd child would purchase n loom nnd set to work.
ARROW CRAFT
The Arrow Craft report works so closely into the wen vlng report I scarcely know which beading to put the reports und er.
I must begin the report by saying that at least the Arrow Crntt department has a plnce of its own to do busIness in. To you who have been here In past days nnd seen llS trying to carryon in the 8 ttic, basement, oUlces, garage and e\"ery possible place, you will appreciate the torce of the statement that at least nll business, products, sBle rooms, NC., nre uuder one roo!.
f.ast tall it was necessary to build at once a store room as so much furnIture and baskets were damaged by dampness nod dust. The addition had to go where the shop was to ,'le, so the old school bouse was moved back from the road one hundred teet and a nice new addition buUt. At the sallle time a store room was made over both the old and Dew part. The Dew room was so nttractive the girls at once fixed it up for the sales room nnel ha\"e used it nIl winter. Mr. Mattll could not move out of the old part until the building was practically finished but as soon as he eould move the Arrow Craft Shop took possession of the enUre building.
The location Is splendid for the Gift Shop as it Is near the maIn highway. It may seem strange to you to know that it is necessary to keep the s;hop open the year around. Since the grading bas been finished and the yard seeded it is the most attractive spot on the whole place.
LnDelle Allen has been in charge of the Arrow Cruft business sInce the tlrst or last September. E'or the summer Lois Rogers wOJ be here again. It has also been necessury to have a local girl help with the general daily work. One, and some ot the time two looms have been busy in the shop making dress patterns and doing special weaving.
The Arrow Craft business should show a profit ea ch year ond does, but the necessity of having the Shop adds a good deal of overbead. Then ot the $25,000 sent out more than $5,(X)() Is returned, some
ot It In father poo r conditio n ThE' main object ot the Qu s io e81 Is t o provIde work tor the people and tbe 18,000 inl'C'Sted in weaving m ea DS tbat a large part of tbe amount goes to families up the creqks ,,-bere r eady cash heretofore been nn unknown tbing.
Th e clubs have responded w e ll to all our !oluggestions mnde n ecesSlIry because ot th e lncrensed hnslness. A cco unt s ha \'e bee n set tled more promptly, the cl ubs hu\'e handl ed a grE.'ftl Quantity ot the proclu cti!J and we cannot say tOO much f or tiwir cooperatio n. But t o r tbelr in ter(>st there would he no possib l e we could IIlllrk ("t such u lurgc production.
lIEALTH
The henltll departmont bos been woefully handicapped tbls past yOOT. Wh en Huby Ryman cn m e hack \y e thought tbot we w er£:' settled again, but iIlnt"ss obliged h er to lell\-e nod att('r n month we d eci ded to till her place. so :lU ss H oward, or the :\Iinn enpol1s H ea lth Department cnme _
I w on d er mnny times hon- we possibly cou ld have survh'ed 1111 the se c hllnges Ir Lilli e Reagan had not hft \"e been bcr(>, conSLn ntly on the Job I r en lly t t>e l the l'Ju rd en of the llenlth Cente r has been on h e r shoulde r s. In stead or being the nssistant, many times s he has had to be the whole d epe ndence.
The us unl clinics hav e been h e ld , three tor tonsils nnd adenoids, the u s ual ones f o r typhoid innoculaUons, toxin, antitoxin, nod sma llpox
The denti st co ntinues to co me one Saturday in e ncb m onth, the docto r s continue th ei r office vlsils ellc h week.
With better r oa ds, t e l ephone co nne ction and taxi se niee the peo1>1e nre not a s depend ent on the nurse D S lhey used to be. It is much ea s ie r to get a doctor than it used to be. Al so we need to keep fewer drugs and other supplies on hund
In the fall two truck louu s ot our school boys nnd girls w e re takf'n to Sevierville to have t.helr eyes ex amine d by n Kn o xville specIa list. Thts was mn ch s impl e r than taking th em t o Knoxville.
One baby i s now in a Na s hville hos pitnl r eceivi ng treatment tor its c lub toot. Another littl e gir l who has been In the Shriner Hospital in J,Q ul s ville, K y., has r e turned She was there n yeor on account of club teet amI ts now cu red.
COUNTY HEAUrH UN IT
We co ntinu e to cooperate wIth the county In maintaining a health unit and the program Is much the same each year Th e county h ea lth doctor who a88ists In the examination of the school chlldre.n, even In our
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distri ct , is vcry willing to a s si st in th e c lini cs tlnd th e s lute c ontinue s to the \' o cc ln es nnd to r e imbur se u s t o r som e o f o ur expen ses f o r tran s portnti o n oud tor suppli es.
Th e C ounty Unit hnd a M n y Da y pr og rulII o n :\[ll Y 11, girl s fr o m
Pigeo n F o r ge a s w ell n s Gntll nh urg Lukln g purt .
Th e s ta te w ns u llxi o u s t o I)"t n Sn nitury inSIPcto r Into tb e county t hi s yea r bu t th e co un ty co urt foll ed t o vote th e n eccssnry oppr o prlntlon.
Th e '!) ig a c bl e \-c ru c.u t this ye nr Iw a bee n th e crt'ctlon o f au Indu strial higb s ch oo l building, th e mu c h Utlkcd of buildin g that ha s bee n n eeded tor 80 lo ng to t uk e ca re o f two hi g h sch oo l r oo m s , th e d o mes ti c )ci eu ce, ngri c ulture, wea vin g u nd 01 80 th e a udi to rium -gY Ill At t h e RllIlual meeting lu s t y enr sev e ral pia n s w e re tu lk ed o \·er. Mr White of l :llivers lt y ot Illin oi s , ac nding d o wn t w o blu e print s. Th ese pr on d to b e too e laborate s o a 1}lan m o r e in k eepin g with th e oth e r buildings and mo r e wltbin Our tInand ai l'lOss ibllitl es wa s s ubmit tel.1 by hilu. Mr. John Turn e r auti Mr . MatlU wo rk ed On t h ese during th e s umm e r aD rl by th e time th e c huirm s n a nd o n e ot h e r co m mittee me lu bc r en me for Ule1r fall vi sit t o th e S chool t he r e wa s so m e thing de r ini te t o tuk e a c tion 00. Whil e th e y we re h er e the s it e wa s s tak ed o ff, arrUJlge m e nts co m· pleted f or 'l' urner to tak e th e j o b , und work r ea ll y bcbrun . Th e rock work wa s d n e by l ocal me n.
The bulll.1lng stands practi c ally co mpl e ted as far as e xte rior is co n ce rned. ln te ri o r i s don e wilh th e e x cepti o n o t s h e lv es, etc., h eating. lighting nnd
The he atin g wtll b e a h eavy as all agree that thi s Is th e tim e to mnk e plao s f o r a ce n t ral !h clltin g s y ste m, putting th e two sch o ol buildings und e r th e sa me s y s t e m at on re. Th e 8ystem 10 lh e old n eeds w o r k ing o \·er and can , witho ut a great d e al of added expen se, be m a d e v e r y s atisfa c t o ry if co nn ected with the new boil e r Lights h a v e bee n put into th e audito riu m 80 t hat w e could ha\'e ba s ke tbull , entertninm (> n ts a nd m o \ i es. Pre liminary wiring was done as th e building wa s be in g c on s tru c ted plumbing will not be a CO ml)li c.-nted n Or n n ext r e m e ly ex pe n s h -e pro pos i l lon. Th e o ld bullding d oes n o t hn ,·e an y ind oo r t o il e t s o r wa s h r oo ms but lh e n c w building sh o uld be provided wi t h bo th Jo:: v e n t ually w e h ope t o u se th e old furn ace nnd fu e l r oo m of th e old sc h ool b uildin g fo r to il et room s.
No plan s h n " e yet I'Jee n ma d e f o r furni s hi ng t h e build ing exce-pt f o r th e folding c h a ir s bo u gh t b y t h e l ocal peO I) l e to r th e audi to rium and a (und s t a rted uy th e m t or n pl a n o.
If fund s a r e t oo low thi s s umm e r w t! c nn co n t inue u s ing t h e d o mes ti c room in th e old sc hoolh o use alth ough w e would llke that
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OOlK'ment room f o r au Indoor playroom t or the BLUe fulks in w('l weathe r .
Two c ln ss ro o m s nnd tbe of fi c(' will hU\'e to bl' iUrIlilsiu'<I it' We ha" e in that hullding this com in g ;renr . 'l'be furm s h o p and ngrk:ulttll'C' han' h('en in u se s in ce early spring. PUrt of ",hop clns.q tlow ill up the room wIth lool rflek H, ('f(', Thp (' IH ssr()Om will 11 (' d wA te r as It ",111 be for gen('rnl no;: w (' 11 1l. 'I ngrlC"1I1ture
Th e wt'11,-lnA' r oom ('An he ns It Is hut 111(> room will need sbelY€'s Uf.I Ihf'Y ('nn Pill in '1'0 ndd light, wtHt' r nnd IWAt find do lh e lIIoik ne<:es.'Iil.ry furnish· ing will cost between 10,000 und .1:2,000. Th e huill1lng lIl:I It SIHlU.l foI now bus cost about $ :!U,OOO Jt co uld nut 11Il\"(" hCt'll done f o r this but for th e unUrlng w ork of )I r, Tunwr niH! :'Ilr )Ialtil. )Ir Turner guW'· nol only mu c h time nlHl thought hut In III(' final scl U"' llIcn t ga " c 0 ells h di sco unt of prncticnlly $ 1.000. Th(> is o ll e to be proud of and s hould meet our f o r n lo ug lIlli C', II cnnnu l he us '(I durin g the full Rnd winter unl ess h f'ut installed, W e , 'c ry mucb horK> it will he to nrrnnge tor thi s during this SlImm e l' , 'u('ut ion ,
F.MMA TUnXlln C EX'1'..:n -S l ·O AULAXOS
The Sugurlnnds can r l' l)o r l n Sll ("(;csstul yenr, A good SlU mlord of work has lJeen mulntained und tlwre ha s IJL<en )rR c ti c nlly n ot h i ng to inte rruPt n s l e atly term of sc hool.
\Yh en )1I S8 Chew fOllnd it to r et urn w e woudered wlwre we could look f Ol' SOnl (.'One to take hel' Illur(', ''' ''' w('re most fortunate In baving 1':"0 IInlh nwny, Iowa B, co me She is n s pl e nd id tcllc her aod added to tll/lL has a renl inte rest und undf'r sUmdlng of the IX'ople , lI e r ablllty to meet nny kind of s ltuuli o n means n. whol e lot i n Sugarlnnds. Corn M cCarler cn me bu ck fOl' h e l' fourl h .rear, Sh (> l esl\'cs u s Lhls year , howev e r, to cnter the University o f Teun esscc.
The classes io hOllle economi('s and lIJ!ri c ultul' C wel'e not held u s r egularly fi S lust yent'. Mr , tillW WU .!oI " (' I'), lIlu (' h token up " ' Ith the new building at Gatlinburg ond Kalhprin c Wat son had oth e r co mmunity c la sses dul"ing Lilf' full, Sugm'llInd s work nfter During th e s umm e r nil o t Chl:!'llSf'S ure co ntinuing, No adult c1nsses w e re held , Th e IX'o lll e di sco ntinued them before Miss Chew l e ft and it did Dot wise t o sta rt tlwm again la st year. It see med better tor the tw o girls to de,' ote th e ir ('Iltire lime to th e regulu,r school work,
yenr we bave holX"<l 10 hn" e an uld .. r Indy with the two girls. not only to give them a litll e protectio)1 ( although th e y n e \'e r have seemed to need It) but also to look aftt-'r much of the boul:icwork, The
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girls have a heavy t eaching schedule as well RS an interest tn Sunday School and different kinds ot community work. The enUre care ot the bouse added to thnt rna kes too hen vy a program. The past year a twelve·rear-old boy bas Jived at the cottnge nod has proved to b e a lot at help. 10 return the girls hnv e given him a good borne, so tbe arrangement was entirely satisfactory.
Next year Mi ss Hathaway returns and Emily Burton leaves the Gatlinburg scbool and goes to Sugarlnnds in Cora M cCa rter's place. Another standby goes, too, Mr s. Dowell Is to there. She wUl cure tor the house and also teach cooking nnd sewing, under the supervision of th e Gatlinburg Home Economics tencher.
The financial burden ot Sugnrlauds has not been heavy this year. Both tenchers were paid by the county. As the cottage was new, there were not many expenses for it. Anoth e r year we will ha \'e the salary of fln extra worker and some new furnishings wlll be needed,
No doubt the school will eventually be in the National Park area. It will be at least n ycar. probably two Or thr ee, before we will know what the boundaries of the park will be, If the school is taken by the Park we will be reimburse d for our cottage and land, In the menntime there Is no reason \-,,' hy we should not continue to go right on with the work,
ADMIK'ISTRATIO:-i AND PUBLICITY
With the Arrow Craft Shop in its own I'.milding and a full-time person in charge of it the bookkeerte r and I have bad mOre time for oU12r work of the School. Letters to cl ubs from tbe offices have gone out r egularly with monthly statements of their accounts. The student labor accounts have been a great deal of work but as all students want to know how they stnnd with their accounts trom month to month the bookkeeper makes every effort to ha,"e statements ready and they in turn try hard to do enough work to balance the account. Severnl have stayed during the summer to finish paying their board and tuition.
Th e Gatlinbt,rg News has gone out each month to the local people and to all fraternity officers, to those- on our "Isolated Pi Phi" li st and to alumrue clubs or individuals who have expressed a wish for it. Six hundred copies go out, two thirds of th ese to people) outsIde this county, With each copy going out I bave enclosed a l e tter from the School in an effort to keep clubs and interested Individuals in touch with what Is going on down here.
On my "Bcation I was privileged to visit the Philadelphia , New J ersey , and Washington Clubs.
I regret to say that no tea c hers visited other schools this past year. We encourage especially the new members of the staff in observing work
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tn other mountain schools Bnd hope another year to make a better report along tb1a IIDe.
Severol of the staff attended tbe Mountnln Workers' Conference In KDo:!tyllle In the sprlng.
In checking over last yenr's report it Is n satisfaction to nole that each hnportnnt thing listed in the recommendations was clone.
IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIR.' MADE-J927 -1928
IndustrIal high school bulldlng, wltb auditorium-gym, fJuilt.
Arrow Craft building moved, addItion und sto rage room built, grading, staining, etc., done.
Garage buUt.
Full time person tn chnrge of Arrow Crnft Department.
Experienced prlncipol in charge of the schOOl.
New truck purchased. e lectr ic ligbt poles set and outside wires restrung to new transformer.
FOR NEXT YEAR
Remodeling the Pollard Cottage to prmric1e more kitchen and dintng room space.
Basement ot Stun rt Cottage remodeled to provide coal rOom, more laundry space.
New wate r heater aod hot water tnok installed io Stuart Cottage.
Cottage rerooted
Centrnl Denting plant to take cnre ot the two school buildings, the cottages to be placed on some system when practical.
Lighting and plumbing for new buUding.
Cottages have needed paint tor the past two yenrs nnd should be done this fall it lahor ami mon ey nre avat1able.
In order to make the fitty foot highway through Gatlinburg It bas been necessary to gt\"e from five to twenty-nvc feet all along the front of our property.
The law suit of two yeaTS ago bas !Lun11y been settled. the court gh'lng a d eciSion tn our favor ond recstabltshing our property lines as they bad been.
tn closing my report I wnnt to thank the Committee and emft tor their continuous help and cooperation. This hns a pleasant year and I beli eve a profitable one, with the best ot spirit between all. Tbe officers and committee hnv e kept the clubs interested in the School and the splendid response to our needs ba8 made possIble whatever has been accompllshed at the Scbool.
EVELYI'( BJ8HOP.
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R e port of Tr eas ur er of Settle ment School
Pursuant to the Ins tru ctions or you r treasu rer , Mi ss Ethel Curryer, we h ave mari e n n audit o t the r eco rd8 k ept at th e tlC hool and aleo the general bookli kept by Mi ss Cu n yer for the I>e rl o<l Ma y 31. 1928. The re· port whi c h Is Hub rnltted herewith .hO W8 the co n so lidati o n ot the tw o seta ot records.
'V a hav(' verified th e Inv es tm e nt account and th e bank balance and =e rUf y as to their co rr 'ccln("e8. Th e Inventory rlgures wer e furni s h ed LQ lUI b y th e School. Th e Accounts Recelva.ble balances w e r e n Ot verified by cor· respondence but are correct a('Cording t o th e r eco rd as n ea r &8 w e can Jetermine with out turther c h eck ing.
\VC her eby tha t the Information contai ned In thlll r epo rt was laken tro m the reeords of th e schoo l unless otherwUie Indi ca t ed and thal !!Iubjecl t o the commen t s ton tallied In the toregolng t e xt and all et h e r n o t es and wherever the)' appear retlec t s the r es ult or operations (or th e period indl c uted and th e rlnancla l condi tions as ot Mil)' 31, 1928, to the best or our kn c wl e dge and belief.
Yours very trul y, HAYES AND \VHITAK£R. By v. D. Hayes
Pi HNa "hi Seillerncnl SchOOl, GlltIllllmrg, Tennessee, Active Chapter.' Contribution.
Period e nd ing: Muy 31, 1028 ALPHA
:\[nsSilchu se tt s A .. " .. ,$ X {' w York A , , , Ontario .0\ •••••••••••• , \ "ermont A \ 'crmont B
Obio B Ohio <1
Pennsylnlllin A Pennsyh-nnin B l'
I\'lInin l' \Y est Virginin A
Floridn A Florida B
lIaryinod A " " , Virginia A " Irg-Inin r Jodionn r Indi ana A K entucky A • A
Inol8 B
Pi BNn Phi S('tLiemE.'Dt Scbool, GlItlln burg , T e nnessee. Alumnae
THE ARR OW OF PI BETA PHI
SETA
Akron , Oblo ........ ... .
Ce ntral , Pa. . . ... ... .. .
C in cinnati, Oh io
Clark sburg, W. Va .
Memphis, T e nn . EPSILON
00
C lev e l a nd , Ohio ... . ... 2 ,245.25
Dela W8 re, Ohio 30.00 Harrl sb urg·Lancaster, Pa
Mahoning Vall e y. Ohio . Miami Valley . Ohio . .. . l\[orgnn to wn, \ V. Va ... " P a.
Philad e lphia , Po . Pittsburgh, Pa Toledo, Ohi o
00
Atlanta , Ga
GAMMA
Baltim o re, Md . . .. .. . . .
D e la nd , Miami , Fla . O rland o, FIn.
Palm B each, li' lu . .
Ri chmond, Va .
St. P ete r sb urg, 1;'10 . ....
00 Wn s hlngto n , D . C. . .. .. 1,600.00
DELTA
Ann Arbor , .MI ch Bl oomington, Ind . C h attanooga, Tenn . Detroit, MI ch . . .. . .... . Fall s City, Louisville, K y (o' o rt W ayne, Ind . .... . . Franklin. Ind . ... . .. . .. . [ndl anapoli s, Ind .
LaFayette, Ind . ....•...
B e lo it, Wi s. Ca r thage. Ill. Ce ntral. Ill . ...... . . ... . C bl cago, III. Decatur, III . ...... .. .. . Duluth, Minn . ........ . . Edgewater , HI. Illlgln, III . . .... .. . .... . Gnles'Ju rg , Ill. J Jlin o ls Z e ta AJumnre C lub
Milwaukee, 'VIs ....... . Mlnneapoll s·St. P a ul , M o nmouth , Ill . .
Springfie ld , Ill
W . Suburban, ]11 . ......
Charlton , Iowa
Co lumbia , Mo.. . .. . ... . Des Moines, Iowa Indianola , I ow a Iowa CIty. I owa Kansas City. Mo. . .... . Mt. Pleasant, Iow a Sioux City. Iowa Spr ingfie ld , Mo St. Louis, Mo . 275 .1n
.00
Albuquerque, X M
Boulder, Colo.
Casper, W yo.......... .
Cheyenne, 'V ya... . .... .
Denver, Colo. . ........ .
Lawrence, Kall!
Lincoln, Neb.•... .. ... .
M nnhattan. Kang ....•..
Omaba, Neb
l' oud re Valley . .
Pueblo, Colo
Topeka, Ku n. •... :l6.()I, Utah
Wi chita , Kun s. •.
W yo. Alpha AluDlUlC Club 94.75
Ardmore, Okla.
AusUn, Tex.
Dallas, T ex. li"ayetleville, Ark.
n. Smith, Ark
B ouston, 'l'ex . ......... .
LULIe Hock, Ark
Mu s kogee, Okla
New Orleans, La ..•..
Norman, Okln. .•.•.
Oklahoma City, Okla ...
W nsh.
CUilll :NT As st:.'Ts : FIHChl"r Am er ica n NnLlo nal Bank .. .. Bank of Sev i e rville Petty Cash A <."couuts R f'ce i nlble •.• Indu stria l Im'cntory Live Stock In\' e n tOl'y
Rea) F.stnte--Vendcrs Li e n s . 8% .... Arsenal 13ulldinl! Hnd I. oan A sso .... ;{,517 .72 li'le t c h e l' A\' l". Sadng Hnd Lonn A
Auto _ SchOOl Hooks .•.....•
T errAL [o'I XY.D A SSETS: PR EP" II) EX : H!S!: UneXI.lr{'d
TOT \! ('REI'AII) EXI'E,"SE
S('!wo l Build ing Fund S('hool Enduwmenl Fund .........•.•
J T odd )I ("fHlt"n }o'uud ..•. 'l'otol1' n8pproprlu ted lJ C\ 'c ) o l)lIl e u l
T OTA l ANIl H ESE KVE:
('ONTINOENT LIABILlTJ E8
All c lIrI'('n l bill s unpaid
EXHIBIT "n"
nI STKIIIl'TION OF :\'r.r I,," COME
Sehool Building li'und ........•
S c hool Endowment Fund .
Huzcl Todd MendeD Fund l ' onpprollrlnlt."(l Oe\'e Joprne nt R ese r ve
ANAI .YBIS 0.' OEPKI'X' IATIOX Buildings
and Fixtures
fl e nling Plnut
EI E'Ct rlct Light Plout
' ''Iller S),Rt e m
] NCOME:
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PH!
In te res t ......... . ...... . . B oord
H e! und- Lh' Lng ExpenseR
Sey le r Co un ty S ch oo l Boar d Tui tio n
In dust ri al ....... . . . ... . . . Hos pital ., Chri s tma s Fund Sch o ol
CONl' R.1BU T IONS : A c tlYC C hapter s Alumn re Clu bs . , Intli\'ldu n l s .........•
Iso lut e d Alumna>
T OTAL I Nco)'I!::
(;oST h ' l\USTKTAL SALES
I nven to r iesI ndustrial 5·16-28 .. " . . . Liv e Stock 5- 16-28 'l'OTAL
Indu s trial Snlarles
l\l l scc ll nneo u s .... .. .... . . Bn sk cts ., ,
Chair s
W en ving
Weaving S UPll ll es Expen ses l;'urm • llr oo ms and Books .. .... . Sh op .. . .... . .........••. He fund s , Arrow Cro ft ShOI) . . .. . .. .
TOTAl.
Im'e nt o r yIndustrJal 5-31·29 , M.36:l.66 3,2 12 .60 2.1 ,011.77 1 012 .00 7.75 4. WS.89 1:l2 10 4 ,600 .99 1 ,2S5.00 22.01 I , '53.20 Ul 4 ,369.33 507.9 1 2,7 82 .58 H .35 3 00 114040 10.00
Liv e Slock 5-31-28 1.71 0.00 1O,IR2.66
COST OF I NOU8TlUAL SALES
TOT ALS C ARRT ED F ORWARD O,'ERUE \ O EXPEN RE State H ealth UnU .. . .. . . . 1,830 00
A rr ow Crntt Shop ....•.... !\t oyi n g Pi ct ures
TOTAr.
Conlribution6
(Ileceh'cd after books cios('d
Chapters
PROVINCE
PUOVINCE
R epo rt of Cataloguer
CATALOGUE
The 1927 Directory of Pl B eta Phi was completed in December. The Issue contains G44 png<'s, inctuding ]7,860 nam es, cntalogtled (]) by c hapters, (2) by geog rapbi c l ocation. On account ot cost, the alpbabeth'al divisi'>n WfiS omitted, alt h ough it is h oped t h at the n ext edition may include this useful cla ssi fi catio n . Compilation , typ ing, prin tlng. and proof-reading occupied the fEummPT nnd filII of 1927, with eight stenographe r s working six weeks at typing, and t hree clerks a nd the Uata l oguer proof-rea ding a nd c h et king for two months. W ould that It might ba,'c been perfect. but this is not bumnnly poss lbl c . f or Instnnce , in lht' two months otter the hooks were finally closed, 2,000 n e w addr esses ca me tn. It con tain s n prnctitnlly com pl ete list ot. membership, howcver, whi c h may be used as a ' orklng basis. Thi s cdJlion of ..J ,OOU books should last until 1030.
On ce (lach renr the Cent r n l Office rcvi ses th e entire member ship ot. the frat e rnity. by means of lists r eee h 'e d as fol1ows: Hsts from alumnff' c lub seer ctaries arrive on J anuary ] ; complete 11 sts ot. active and nlumme m pmbe r s RlTh'e from c h apter vice pr es ld c nts on January 10 ; and lists of active and in acti,e members arriv e trom the chapter co rresponding st.'Cl'etn ri es on October 1 and February 1. Tard y li sts ca nn ot r ece h 'c immediat e atten tion, a s the r egular sch edule of each day Is a n ec€'ss ity where tbousnnds ot. c hange s take place each yenr
It was u r ea l so urc e of prine to he able to tell National Paub e lleni c Congress t hat the active chapter s ot Pi B eta Phi bad se nt in compl ete , a C(' urate li sts of a lumn re , 100 per ce n t on time. The r etu rn ca rd s se nt out !ly a c tive chapters to aillmnre a ctually make poss Ible a r epo r t In .Tannary ro r e'-e ry nlumnn e ith e r that s h e has or b as not sent the c hapter h e r co r rect address in the mouth preced ing Th e beautifully typed lists snhmitted by cha pt €' r s co ntained name and address ot e,e ry alumnn , or a q u estio n mark tor each on e not h eu l'd from C hapte rs spent nellrly .,1 00 and much labo r o n their sea rc h tor th e correct n ames and addresses ot. th eir alumnre this year. Surel y chapte rs desen'e the minute ot time it takes to fill in the rep ly card whi ch is sent to e a c h aiumna. We co uld kno\\' wb ere e " er ;\' member Is locate d , If e,'eryone wou ld s imply flU in this card.
The Central Ot.tlce n o w ha s a co mpl e t e r oste r of m em:!:le r s. s howing tor each one whet her s h e is a member of nn alumnre club. n ,national m e mbe r o nly, wh e ther s h e is nn ARROW s ub sc riber, lite or anuunl, and what her I>c rm a ne nt and tempo r a r y addresses are Each me mber may be l ocnted eJtbe r by mnlclen or married n ame On ly 600 members cannot b e t.ound , most ot them older ones, who may not be living
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OFF I CE
The new!," (> uhugt 'd Centrnl Offiec facilities tor handling th l' hnndred s of ie1t{'rs nnd r('llO r ts whlc.-h co rn e In eye ry wet:'k, us wl' lI ror millleogrnphlug, p:,cking tlnd Sh ipping 0 1'T'\\'o full t im e derks ami Ihp ('n tli l ogu (' !' Itr kellt bu sy' trom 9 t o 5 o'c l ock en'ry dll,\', Pllhli cutiOIlS 1l1ll0un! inA' to $.167'5 wcre so ld , in lIc111itinn to s(,ypm l hundr pd o rder)oo( , '1'he following r egu lar S('hc( lul c (oz' th e y ellr ilia." h e of. u s£' to (' Iuh f.; and c hapte r s :
Jun e-ALIgus t: Completi on or tile checking for th e year.
August 1;:;·20 : Typing ot ARnow mailing Jist tor priuter.
A.ugu s t 25: I ssue 01' preliminary letter to c h apter ottlcers.
September: ] ss u e or tall 8u ppll el! to c hapte rs; Issue cf lett e r t o a lumnre clubs.
September-October: Rece i pt of active chaple r memb(l r s hlp lists, membenlilip lea\'!ng college, and dlstri L utlon o f these lists to national ofUcers.
October 1-15: Revision of November maili n g lillt.
October 1 5·20: Typing and mailing ct AIlROW list
November l-lO: I ssue of 12, 000 r et urn post co rd s to active chapte r s.
November 10: I ssue of instructions to c hapler vice pres id ents.
December 1: Issue of Instruction and blanks lO alumnre clubs tor 118ts due January 1.
D ecembe r 10: I ssue of instructions to chap t e r vice presid e nts tor lists due Janu a r y 10.
Janu a ry 1: Receipts ot alumnre club lists.
Janu a ry 5: I ssue of mld-}'ear sUPI1Jles and Instructio n s t o chapters.
Decem ber-January: Revision of February mailing l !.st.
January 10: Receipt of lists o t alum n ro from c h apters.
J a nu ary 1 0-20: Searc h for missing members n e w addresses in n e w lists.
January 20-25: T y ping of February mailing li st. Febru a ry 1-28: R ece ipt of chaPter Ii-<; t s and distribution to officers.
Marc h: Hecclpt ct most of 1.000 Initiate crede nti aLs.
April: Issue of e mbos sed m embel'lI hlp certificates.
April 15: Issue of spring chapter supplies; issue ot sp r ing alumnm supplies.
May 1: Issue c t letter to chapter vice presidents.
May 1-10 : Receipt of spring r eJlOrts.
June I-Jul y 1: Search for missing members and annual ARROW mailing list h ouse cleaning.
At the r(,()ue st of the Grand President this office made the Survey lind Slandardh ntion R eport, which appenrs etsew h e r e.
MAILI:\"G LIST
Altbough the mnlllng list was to be transferred to the Central Otfice lo the tall ot 1921, the great volume or work due to Issuing the new Directory cnused the Catalogue r to send an S. O. S. to lo"!orence Clot» 'Temple, Circu l ation l\1 allsger. Despite pressure ot other work, Mr s. Temple contlnued the revi s ien ot the li st for two issues, at consldernhle sacrifice. The work of the Cata logue r has her feel that n special vote ot' thanks is due our torm e r C Irculation Manager, who cn rr ied on this very trying revisJon without the aid ot daily c le rteu l 8sg lstnnce and n cross-re f eren ce rU e.
It seems borly that 500 subscribers cou ld move betwee n February and May, w i t hou t no tify ing the ARROW ot this change. Probably more than the se changed theIr 8<ldress but 500 notices came from the ] 'ost Otflce. To each ot these subscr ibe r s n post cnrd and lette r were sent. One hnndred fifty persons responded! Sure ly not nil the mista kes in the maillng Hst were made in the otflce. ARROWS returned in Alay alone cost f o r return poocnge.
The Cataloguer suggests a co mmittee In each alumnre cl ub, to receive at each meetlng changes, complaints, etc., concerning the AR ROW circ ul ation and forward them to the Ce ntr al OUlce. Every change sen t by a m embe r h e r sel! r eceives immediate attention, but when the SRme name appears on four wIdely scattered alumnre c lub lIsts, the cata logue r Is puzzled as to whi ch to u se. Mrs. Bostwic k ot l\ll chlgan A and Mrs. White ot Mi chigan B, have been of Invaluabl e aid in send.Ing' in changes. Every " f o und" PI Phi means one r,nore n e wly awakened entbusiast. Our go al is '''.1'0 gi'fe to nil airy nothings a loc al bab ltation nnd n name ."
VISITS
The Cata log uer bas had two unusunl privil eges this year, fir st, that ot acting as alternate at National Pa.nh ellcnl c Congress, and second, that of s ubstit uting 8S visitor to two active chapters.
Inte r-frate rnity co-operation and helpfulnes s we r e the d ominant fa ctors at N. P. C. It was a source o f prid e to know that n B '" is one of the lea ders 10 forward movem e nts for college wom en. It was 8.D 1nsplratlon to see our Grand Pres ident, the II B 4> representative, continuing among other surroundlnglS the co.ustrucU"e VOlicl et:l ber OWIl rraternlty knows so well. National Panhelleoic Is not a m e re name; it hi: a working body or brilliant women. At the Conference, amI nt the Central Of.flce's Round much constructive information was exc hanged.
Vi s its w e re made to Ohio B Rnd Ohio 6, substituting for Mr s. BIssell . At both places the cataloguer enjoyed deUghtful hos pitality. IDs-
THlo; ARROW OF PI BETA Pm
peclnlly notable was the atmosphere or real home s urroundin gs In the Ohio B c hapter h o u se, due in no s mall m eas ure to the charmin g chaperon, and the earnestness of Ohio 11, s tili a young chul>te r , in its desire to cnter into n ationa l s pirit . Durlng fl stuy in Co lumbu s, the Cataloguer met runny alumn::£! and active girls, a nd enjoyed her con· tact with renl PI PbIs, ft respite from cards an d fil es .
During the year the Gtta iof,'1le r was tbe guest ot the B oston Alumn re C lub at a fall meetlng, of .6., West Virglnlll A, Mn ry lnnd At and Co Jumbln A. On F'ound ers' Dny it wns h e r privilege to attend th e joint finltimorc-WuRbingtoo l un ch eon.
STAT I STICS
Total initiates, Jun e 1, 1028
members now Hying
18,968
TnE ARROIV OF PI BETA PBI
R e ports of Provinc e Pr es id e nt s
R e p ort of Alpha Pro v in
ce Pr esident
This year, I t eel , has b een one ot Teal pr-ogrCS8 tor the chapters or Alpha Provin ce. With o n e possible exception, th e Internal developm e nt has been more complete, the joy In fr a t e rnity Ute greater, and the c hapter r eaponslbllitl cs more equa lly di s tributed. Thi ll hea lthy attitude has b ee n due la rgely to the lasting Inspirati o n ot the Pequot Convention.
In November, V er mont B, Ma ssach u se tts A and Maine A w e re visited by me, and the r emaining ttvc chaptera carll' In the new year. It wa s , Indeed. a great pleasure to be with the gi rl s again, renewing tormer fri endships and meeting the new Initiates and pledge.. T his pe r sonal contact was continued during the year through lelters fro m n ea rly all th e chapters, In som e cases one could wi s h tor closer attention to d e tail. but In the main th e girls have a ll been very prompt and fallhtul.
Each c hap t e r co n s is t s of many types ot girls. making a w e ll - balanced group of PI P hi s. The three c h ap t e r s where the years were net equally w e ll represen ted ea rly in the fall h ave con8(:ie ntiously tried t o remedy this by taking In girls during the yea r , Vermont B and New York .6 are gradually adding more na ITl es ot ci ty girls to their active Ii s Ls, which tac t adds to the ot the fr ate rnity in the rcspectlve cities.
]n e v ery c hapt er the ru shing r u les w ere s lmplltled this year, and each was fortunate in a m ost successful rushing eenson, Owing to the limited number of g irls at Midd lebury, Vermont. the P an hellenlc Association there ka s r estri cted the numb e r ot pledgee f c r each c h a pt e r to fif tee n
Th e PI PhLe o f Alph a Provi n ce seem to hav e r eceived more than thel r sha r e of h onors. M any of these have been cited In the November and February numb41ra of TilE ARROW, and sin ce the last edlU o n , many other Pi rhls have been asked t o join honorary frat e rniti es and have b ee n elected to m a jor offices in c ampus life f o r the ec mlng year.
tn eve ry instan ce scholars hip has impro ved noticeably V e rmont Band New Yo rk .6 are proud possessors at scholarship c ups; V e rmont A has come up to second place , wh ile New York A now ranks eleventh In th e twentythree women's frat e rn ities. Oth e r definite ranks hav e n ot as ye t becGme available. The pledges and lultl ates seem to r ea lize their part In ke e.lng up scholastic r equir ement. 'f o help with this, some chapters have s upervLBed study hall, others r epo rt c uts and marks, whil e yet another way Is to have the Executive Council partly respon sible The University ot V e rmont has a new Panhellenlc ru li ng wh ic h requ l r ea a detlnlte scholastic standing ot 16% before girls can b eco m e pledged to a fraternity. Such a conditio n pretecta both the girl s and the traternltl es and seems very wise whe r e practicable It has been encouraging to note the v e r y active Int e rest sh o wn by the pl ed g es this year. not only in their s tudi es hut In th e ir good times a m ong one another and with the PI Phis. This 18 particularly true In the case o f Onta.rlo Alpha' s pledges, This spl end id feeling ot good f ello w shi p. however, In se vera l cases extended to the other t ra t er nltl es , as evi d e n ced In th e ente rtaining of th ei r P ledges. Does not this spea k well f o r Imp roved Panhellenlc r ela.tio n ship8 In the ncar futur e? To become effectiv e, scholarship and P anhell enic good·wlll m ust be gin In th e fr eshman yea r , Wh e r e chap t e r s have adopted t he sub-cha irm an Idea, the inte rnal d evelopm e nt h as bee n the m oat I would r ecomm end that chapter s censlde r the val u e Qf suc h a s t ep fer Its worth La n ot only apparent during this y ea r. bUI will be Increasingly 80 in the fall wh e n th e sub-c hairmen
In most cues will becOme the chairmen of their committee.. Another aUI'geatlon found to be of value In chapter a(lmlnlstratlon W8.1 the appointment of the r etiring tall president to the Executive Council at the bectnnlng ot the second aemeater.
The ,york ot the Health ccmmilteel5, with the exeeptlons of New York A and New York r, hu noL' been a8 active this year. This Is perhaps due to the tact that In recent years the college authorities have become vitally Interested In the health ot their students and many collcces now have defInite requlrement..e for undergraduates to follow In health. Where the girls do not live In chapte r hOU!lM, It has been particularly difficult te ca rry out any other than a tew general rules.
SIlL ot eight chaplers nre enj('yl111o:" lIeW OrthOIJhonlC8. The three New York chapter houses have done extensive decorating and have added new fu rnlsh lngll; Ontario A and Massachusetts A are happy In new apartments for their c hapter meetlngll; the actives and alumnae, also th e Mothers' Club, of Vermont n have heen Vf'ry throughout the year milking mnney for the hOUlle which they hope to purchase In the near future; white Ma.1ne A Is delighted with Its m ost attractive log cahl n .
Several ot the chapters have been ab l e te exchange delegatell for Inltla· lions and Founders' Day parties, thus increasing their friendships In the fraternity and adding to their store of happy PI Phi memories. This w e are hoping to continue to our province house party In June at the PI Phi house In Ithaca when three represcntatlvcs will be present frow each chapter.
May I take this opportunity again ot thanking the active members, the Advisory Ccmmltteea, and the chaperons tor their very splendid coope r atio n with th e Province President, and the national fraternity tor the privilege ot another yea r In the joy of service in n n 4>.
VIDA H. PUN£.
Report of Beta Pro v inc e Pr esident
I find it a little dlftlcult to give a concrete repOrt about the chapters In Beta Province ae I hava only had personal contact with two ot them. Mrs. Stebbins, betore her resignation , had visited Pennsylvania A, Pennsylvania B, and Pennsylvania r. In January I visited Ohio A. Due to unavoidable clr· cumstancel, I was unable to visit Ohio n, Ohio A and Pennayh'-a nla A. Mrs Brown kindly consented to vi si t Ohio D and Ohio A tor me and 1 am sure they received much help and Inspiration trom her. In November O hio B, Ohio .6, ' Vest Virginia A and Pennsylvania A were vi sited by MJu White, ao that all chapters In the province received at least one otflclal vialt thia year, Living 10 close tc West Virginia A I am In COnatant touch with the (:haPter but I paid it an ottlclal visit In Marc h.
Ot the eight chapters In Beta Prl)vlnce, three have chapte r houses : Ohio A, Ohio D, and 'Vest Virginia A. Ohio n owns her house A lodge, which with otherl torml a part ot the 'Women's Student Building, haa Just been f'ODlpleted tor Pennsylvania A. The chapter had a busy year raJslng money to turnlsh It. Pennsylvania r, Pennsylvania 6. and Ohio 11 rent rooms while Pennsylvania 8 has a new luite in the new dormitory tor women.
The Deanl ot Women have spoken very highly at their r eapecUve local Pi P h i groups. tn one Inlllance, a Dean said It was having girls like the P I Phi. that ma"e tt worth while being a Dean.
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In moat CR'leS Panhellenlc conditi o n s are saUsf ac t ory. W el l Virginia
A h ad th e good fertune o r having the pN!l!I ld enC'y ot Its local PanhelIenlc this year. M ost or the chap t ers had an unusually successfu l ndhlng season.
There 8cems to be a sple ndid fe e ling o t COO lle r n tlon between the Alumn lC AdvltIQr y Committees nnd the c hapt e r s. M 08 t ot the c hapt e rs edit and publish a newspaper (a n Idea ot Mrs. Stebbinll) snd these have served to keep ac ti ve the Interesl o t the alumnftl and to foster fellowllhlp a nd know ledge cr each other within the province.
I r egret that the scho l arship o t most of the chnpters Is not a8 high as it • should be. Ohio tr. sort Pennsyl vanta " WOn seeo nd place on t1helr r espective campuses the first semester a nd have high hopes of gaining rlret place th lJ!l se m este r
Each c ha pter holds many c l ass ofrtces and f'xecuUve positions. sy lvani a. A ha s the p r csldenc)' or the Stu d e nt Government, o ne <I> n K, In Morta r Board, Feature editor or Pho eni :r , a nd various c1a.sa ortlcu, PennPennsylvania» haa the presidency ot Student Government. won the Inte r -fraternity basketball trophy, a nd has members In the various honorary societies. Pennsy l va nia r Is proud or her <I> n K. Pennsylvania t. ha s one in Mortar Board and seve r a l In h ono r ary fraternities. O hio , w o n th e Inter-Soro rity Sing, had th e l ead in the ccllege play. anel wOn various depar tm enta l honors. O hio D haa president of S tu dent Government, r epresentative on Student CounCil, president or Freshman Y. \V. Cabi n et, o n e on Mortar Board, seve r al In dramatics and In different honorary BOClelies. O hi o A has Judiciary presIdent or Student Gov e rnm ent, one <1> D K. p resid ent of French Club, member o n th e Va r 8ity D e bating T eam, anel various class offices. 'V est V i r gin ia A has president or Panhellenlc, e n e <I> D K, president o f K <1>, seve r a l In M o rtar Doard, Juni o r r e prel:!e ntativ e 'V. S. G. A., sophomore r ep r ese nt ative ot W .A . A., ('aptatn rltle t cam, cadet sponsor, five In the h ono r a r y juni or organization, and various class orrlces. etc.
I am af r aid that Beta Province hlL8 not received a great deal ot h elp rrom me, f o r 1; feel that I have spe nt mOHt ot lhese months In gaining e xp e ri e n ce. The c hapt c r l:! have f o und It a IItli e hard to coope rate with m e becau se ot th e lac k at personal co ntac t . Mil)' I tak e thil, OPpO rtu ni t y to thank G rand Counc il f o r the honor and ollportu nity o t serving P I Beta. PhI. I can never fully expr ess m)' gratitude f t,; r Mis s Onk e n 's In sp lmti on, cou n se l, a nd untiring assistance
MILDRED KER N BI SSELL.
Report of Gamma Province P r esident
(No annua l r eport submitted )
Report of Delta Province President
It haa a gTe&l privilege t o Il(' n 'e a8 Province President or Delta Provfnce thllll Yf'8 r There are nine chaPters In our family. Alabama A beIng our baby, and they stretch from the Great Lakes to the Gu ll' of Mexico, numbering about 265 glrl8- Generally speaking. college girls are about the 58Jne the world over, each age has li s noveltle8 and permanent Improvements to add to th e prcgTeKS of w o m e n, but fundamentally there are the Bame characte rl atlcs which dominate youth In each generation. Young people are universally loved and are alway. In,prMllng (or th ey hold a unique pcnltlon In our echeme or lite. It 18 a wonderful age and undoubtedly each succeeding gene ra lion does profit by the ml.sta.k e8 of the precedIng one.
I vI.lted each chapter In the pfTvlnC'4!' and was delightfully entertained by each. T t o und that the chaplera &ee rn to taU Into three cl8.B8e& determined b y the Instltutlone In which they are located. Michigan D, Indiana B Dnd Indiana d are located in l arge state universities; Michiga n A and Indiana A, two ot the oldest cha l)tc r s In the provinces are t:onnected wlU\ denominational colleges In small cities; while Indiana 1', Kentuc ky A, T ennessee A and Alabama A are In Inelltutions situated In large municipalities and draw l a rge ly trom girls living In those ci ti es And at this point It Is Interesting to noll" the enro llm ent t er th is yea r at thesE." ce nters of learning.
Un iversity ot Michigan _ 13.240
Purdue University ................•........ 3.500 Indiana University.
Buller College ........... , ......... , .. Birmingham _ Southern , University ot Louisville
University ot C hattan ooga ... .
Franklin College
Hill sda l e College 3, 1 23 1,455 1.421 838 39< 57. <7.
The life In the three types of chapters if!' rather dltterent and yet the Inter n al organizat ion of the chll JJl en Is the same, and the sa m e PI Beta Phi aplrlt and loyalty pervade. 1t I" also Interesting to see hew PI Phi policies lue carried out In the three kinds or Institutions. The locality and the tradltlonB of eac h chapter co lor the life and the work ot each group. I canno t here begin to enume r ate all the Individual honoNJ whi c h hav e come t o my girls In Delta Province, ncr can I adequately set forth the material atmosphere whi c h Bu rrounds th e lll . Besides the8e things hav e trom time to time be<!n told In previous reports o r lelteNJ 80 It hardly seeme necessary to r epeat them. But gener"ftUy "peaking PI Bela Phis etand tint In ca mpus activities, and In nearly every case th e deans hav e spoken very hlBhly or their eplendld c(;oDe ru.Ll o n with the college authorities In making the instltutl onfl real achools for traini ng th e youth of our Ia.nd. Otten ] havo r eceived many CQmplimentl!l fOr ou r :-Jatlonnl Organization trom membere of a college taculty on our organ l za.tlon tor active glrl lJ. There have been acme splendid girle In my province this past year especially among th e senlore, and t feel that their Intluen c& has been a great contribution to the year's sucCess. n B will alwaY8 be proud or th ese girls whereve r they may go In the future. There are lOme 8trong junior girls, too, and I am .. pectinI' them to assume the reaponalblllties o f good l eaders hip .
The Internal organization In the active chapter Is really the key note to the eltuatlon. And I have found that the active girls especially In the o lder
chapte.rs are beginning to handle their own serious problems beautifully and with an excellent scnse ot justice and h o nor. OcculonaJly there are the seltlsh girls to be (ound In a c hapt e r and th ey are alWAYS BOmewhat ot a problem but even with this type ot girl great progress haa been made.
The schOlarship Is not what w e wnnl It to be but the girls are trying many schemes ot supervised study and penalties to he l p th e poorer students bring up their grades. This yrar we nrc especlnlly proud or the scholastic rec ord or Mi c higan D and Tennessee A tor they have a place of honor on their college records.
There are no new houses In the province this year, although Indiana r Ie making great preparations to start building a chapter ho use .socn. Next year Butler College Is to be moved to a n e w campus In Indianapolis and we are anticipating wondertul things tram that c hapter In its new situation. I have just learned that on account at th e am all enrollmcnt at Franklin, diana A will have to give up h e r house, and the out-ot-town girls will be requir ed to live In the college dormitory. The alumnle of Franklin had been planning to build the active chapte r a hou se but the college e nrollment will govern the situation now.
The rushing, of course, prcsents problems In each chapter, but with PanheUenlc, our Alumn:!! Aasocialions, college regulations, IT D 4> national ruling and the good judgment of th e girls many of these prcbl e ms are being r educed. One college president expresscd this Id ea to me about rushing, ··It the active chapters cou ld only make their position so high that the treshmen would seek the fraternity and not the fraternity the fr eshmen how Ideal the situation would become."
The Ad visory Boards In nearly eve ry CA.se have fun ctio ned splendidly and tco mu ch cannot be said In praise of the splendid w ome n on these boards who have given valuable services to their c hapt ers and to their frat ernity. I r ega rd the Advisory Board as one of the Important contributi ons to ou r fraternity organization and wh e n th ey function properly many c h apte r problems are avoided.
Found e r s' Day was fittingly observed by Michigan A and Michigan B at Ann Arbcr. Michigan B al.so celebrated the fortieth annivc rsary of its founding. The Indiana chapters met at Indianapolis, and the other three chapters observed the day by luncheons nnd programs In their own cities. 'Vhcn airplanes b eco me more common perhaps the entire province may meet together.
I have been well pleased with the chapter correspondence in nearly every case. The co rresponding secretaries have been a joy to know and to wcrk with. The chairmen of the committees have been faithful in t elling me the news of the chap t e rs and I have a very great personal interest In all of my girls. I f ee l that we are all striving for the same n D., Ideals and with 8JI a motive power we should arrive somewhere.
It w all a real plcasure to meet Gall DeWolf In Ann Arbor this spring and I am anticipating meeting other members at thE' Council this coming year Again when air travel is more popular, the province president. might gather In co nference ear:h year.
ANNA E. HARSHALL.
Report of Epsilon Province President
It waa my pleasure to attend the inllallatlon or South Dakota A early In the tall, and that experience haa been an inspiration throughout my year's wcrk In II n <1>. The nine chapters in Ep!1I0n Province and the petitioning IrTOUP at Monmouth College were visited through the course ot the year My chapter. have given me n ew Insight Into th e algnllicant meaning ot rraternlty lite, and I consider chapte r vllllIng a valuable as well as exceedIngly enjoyable experie nce.
With much happinea. the chapters Or Epsilon Province welcome a eister cha.pter-tor we hav e only recently learn ed that the petitioning group at M.onmouth Ccllege haa been granted a cllarter. We are all glad to know that PI Phi Is returning La Its original home, and very heartily give Our .Incc r e good wishes to the girls In the chnpU!r who are to carryon the Ideals se t torth t or us Ly Monmuulh Collegc women.
Epsilon Province haa b ee n helped greatly by th e uperlences ot Convention which was held 80 near all at us. Large numbers in the active chapters were able to a.ttend because ot the proximity or Breezy Point. The beneli ts d e rived tram a national convention have been telt In each chapter, tor It has made more reall8t1c the tact that "we cannot nct alone." The bign CS8 at PI Phi, coupled with the strength behind the blgnes8 has given renewed taith and ccuraCe to the aCtive chapters who perhaps, have not betore tully reallzed the slgnitlcance at "National" Then, t oo, 'Vlscons ln A, tor a second time was awarded the Bnltour Cup at Convention, nnd thl8 honor haa added greatly to the enthuslnsm In Eps ilon Provin ce thlll year.
The Deans at ,Vomen with whom .I conferred have, without excep ti on, spoken highly ot the Pi Phi chapters on their campuses. In two Instltutlon8, the deans felt that individuals within the chapters might cooperate a bit better in regard to details, but that the PI Phi chapters were a decided Intluence for good In the colle&,e.8 , and stood tor lbe hlghe,t standards among women. Isn't It a thrill to hear these epiendld remarks about Our PI Phi chapters and individuals within the chapters? It just makes me swell with pride to think that I, too, ahare In wearing an arrow which 80 obvlcusly atands for such tine standards. One dean told me that "it she could only co unt on every group the way she could on the PI Phis, her troubles would be much lighter."
The PanheJlenic feeling 18 splendid In Epsilon Province. 1111nol, D had A. little trouble this year, and was penalized to the utent at deterring the pledge date until December 6. The glrle have been splendid through the difficulty and have not let it destroy their faith In Panh elle nlc rel ationships. Wlacon,in B, North Dakota A and Illin ois E enterWned Panhellenlc guests In my honor while I was making my vialL The Panhellenlc spirit In these Institutions Impressed me. for there seemed to be harm on y and friendliness among all groups. Inter-traternlty teellng seems to b e growing and It Is quite apparent In many In,tances. The North Dakota A pledges did a very Interesting thing this year, Scan alter the tall ru,hln&, Beaso n, the pledges ente rtained all non-traternlty women at a tea.. and the result was mast u.UetactorY-imough so, that it Is to become an established institution. Epsilon Province has rather an Inconsl8tent record In scholarship. We are very proud at two of our chapters-Illinois Z and North Dakota A. Illinois Z won first place in scholarship the semester ending June, 1927 and as a result retains the scholarship cup. Illinois Z Is the cnly traternlty on the campus to have the cup more than once. Altho the 1ICh0larah1p went down rIve plaeea the nut ume.ter, earnest e rro rt is being expended 80 that the old place will be recaJned. North Dakota. A placed. tlrst on Ita cam •
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pus the semester e nding F e bruar y, 1928 and Is making e very effort to l,.'OnUnue the r eco rd. Illin o is B and Illinois 6 pla.ced second en their respecUve campuses. Minn eso ta. A r a ised It s average from fift een th place t o third pla ce In one qua.rter's time, and much credit Is due an accomplis hm e nt of thi s nature. The scholarship o f illinoi s H and Wiscon s in A has been disappointing, both chapters dropping from rlrst place. \Vith consistent hard work-we hope tc have the scho larship Improved so that all c haptera In gpsilon Province can mak e the necesSllry contribution toward Our much d es ired 100 0/0 flr Sl place!
lin", has been very w e ll r epr esented In co ll ege activities. Almost withuut exception, each chapter requires that the members participate in some activity. This )·ear, [ have tried to stress the desirability of chOOSing or selecting aclivltles in much the same way that a course In the college cu r · rl c ulum might b e selected. 1n this way, it is m y hope, t hat there will be less " dabbling" in activities just to have sa many hours of cred it. The time or those In college is n ecessar ily very tull, and It is l a m e ntable that 80 much be wast e d In nell vitles when tho se participating give nothing to the activity concerned and the activity means nothing to them. 1 hope I do not give the Impression th at I conside r activities unimportant ; I consider them an essential part at coIlege lit e, but I do believe that some care and thcught should be giv e n to choosing the activity which will mean something to the one participating In It and vke -Ver8a. This year· Epsilon Province has PI l'hls as heads ot thr·ee Wom en's Selt Government Associations and four y , W, C. A 's There are a lso seven Mortar Beards and several I-'hl Kappa Phis. Th ese are only a tew at the many honors that m y Epsilon Province girls have had. "Circus Sully" at Northw estern University wa s h e ld by Ruth F'lnn. at Illinois E. On the North Dakota ca mpus one at the two women chosen tor th e "Who's \Vho" Is Letitia Scctt, another Epsilon Province PI PhL And likewise with many others , who, a lth ough 1 cannot list each In· dlvldual hon o r, are w o rthily represe nting PI Phi in college and university ci r cles.
This year ha s been one ct enthusiasm In the way of Improving trater· nlty homes. IllinOi s E moved Into Its beautltul new home In the tall. Thill is the first year· that w ome n's traternltl es have been a ll owed to have houge.8 On the No rthw estern campus, and the completion at th e "Quadrangl es" which are made up ot th ese Ilew frat e rnity homps has been an epoch-maki ng event in the hist o ry at the university, Wisconsin A remc d e led its chapter hom e and greatly Impr ove d the allpcarance or the house. Illinois II and IllinOis Z own very attractive hom es. I11lnoLs D and 'ViSlCQnsin B own cozy houses, but the co llege authorities do not allow the girls to liv e In the h c us es. They are used tor cooky-shine s, and all m ee tings that the chapters hold. North Dakota A and Minnesota. A hll,\'e detinlte Illans tor new homes which they hope to have completed by n ext tall. The only cha pter in the ,province not adequately ca red t e r In the way of a traternity home is Illinoi s A. Th e Dean of 'Vomen realizes the handicap that this means and 1 believe that she will do all that jlibe can In h elping th e glrlJ,i obtai n an adequate place Cor meetings and archiv es.
There has been good cooperatio n between th e active c hapters and the Advisory Boards. Th e acUve chapte rs have tor the most part, sought and co nsidered the advice given them by women of large r experience In the fraternity. May 1 thank the Advisory Boards tor th e splendid w ay In which lhey have wcrked with and helped both the active c hapters and myself! It is fine to knOW that th ere is someone to whom we may turn tor advi ce and aut.lance.
The prlvlJece or .eervln&, as a Province President Ie Indeed a great one., and I am very grateful to have had th e oppor tunity. It haa given me a wider IJOOpe ot vialon In the fraternity world, and a keener appreciatio n o( the true rlchnesa or our own PI Reta PhI. To my ohaplen who have .. Iven me a reepontllvenell8 or Pi Phi epl rl l, to Marga r etta Fenn who hae aided me In nly o(t1c lal duties and given 80 o( her time and thought, and to M ise who Is always an Inllplrntion and "guidIng .a.r," J expre"-8 my d eepest gratitude. BI!!RSADlSIt ('IIEIJI.';" SAwCKa.
Report of Zeta Province President
Soon after the jcy of my appOi nt ment to t hi s o((lce, Came the w onder (ul eJq:.erlence of n n installation. J wish to expre88 my appreciation 10 the (rate r-nit) f or this opportunity anc! to MlfSfJ O nk en (or the great Ins pi ration e h e brought to each o( us as she ccnducted the Installation o( South Dak ota A. I h ave visited each o( my eight chaPte r s o nce du r ing the past year 1927U28. a nd Mi ssou ri 1' m y h 'me "'haoter, !!eve r a t tlmel!, dedlning w ith regret other Invita ti ons from th e rest o f m y r am il y, all or wh oan I love very dearly, In r eporting the Immedlnte livin g conditions 1 enjoy thi nking or each a nd recalling our "IH lt8 tcgether in the varloulli fr atern ity homes-( o r th e girls were most thoughtful - making their gracious hO l!pitali ty r e lt at a ll times. Io w a A has a large and beautiful room. I owa n hat bought a most adequate and s ubstanUal hou!!e In a. lovely location. Jowa r h al! e njoyed f o r so m e lim e Ill! we ll-pl anned a nd beautl(ul h ouse. Jewa Zeta'l! n ew h o m e Is compl ete In ever y d etail South D akota e nj oys a very pretty and co m( o rtabl e hou ec and Is h opi ng to b uy In th e nenr future MI 8IJou r l A f o r som e years h BJ!!J owned Its present lovely house. Mi ssou r i n hopee socn to h ave very deelrable r ooms In the new " 'om a n's Building. At present Its rooms a r e In th e Gi rl' s Dormitory and are very 6lltis(actory. 1\1I88Ourl r has ve r y attractive and w ell·equlpped roonHI n ea r the Caml)US.
Ea c h c h apte r chape r on WIl S cha rm ing In m anne r and was m os t eage r to h e lp th e girls In several In sta n ces much h ad been gai n ed by meetings or c hapere n s and Deans of 'Vo rn e n with th e exch an ge of IdeM. Without exception t h e deane In th e various institutions w e r e mu c h pIeal:led with ou r grouj)8 giving exa mpl es o f things they w e r e d o in g whi c h I!howed a willingn ess t o cooperat e Th ey SpOk e a l80 of the spl end id s pirit whi c h w as shown when a ny uggestl o n s were gIven.
As to the Alumn a! Advi so ry Committees, J was greatly pleased with th e ir und ersta nding of dulles, sy mpathy and harmeny with the girls h e lping th e m In very many ways. 1 wish to ex prees aga in m y appr ec ia ti On of their .pl endl d coope rati on. W e can always see oppo rtunlti ee ( or Improve m e nt and In their re1>QrtJI to me aeveral things have bee n mentioned In pl a na for next year's work which will h e lp to bring mOre In th e way ot development to the c hapters
With very f e w exceptlcns th e scholars hip average8 hav e been rall!ed thl year thu s h e lping In th e compa r ati v e r an klnga. W e hav e m embe r s In almost e very c hapter who have m a d e 'I> B K, Mortar Board, o r some co rre,spondlng hOnor society. Each gro up eee.m s t o r ea lize the Importance of doing IJCholutlo work which 18 trul y representative of the ability of Its members Jt 18 cu r hope tha t next year severa l c hapters ot Z eta Pro vin ce may rank fir s t , Id o me have been able t o attain th e ir higher a verage In sch o l arehlp thl. year by a syetem o( r e ward s, whi c h II! alway. aocompanl ed by the greater r eward-that or brlns-Ing h ono r to n B +,
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Our girls hav e also shown great interest In college actlvltlee.. They hn. v o used os a basts tor their point syste ms the one which Gall DeWolt auggest c (l: during h e r most h el pful and effi c ient term ot o ttlce as presid e nt of this prOvin ce. They h eld important offices o n each CAmpus nnd at th e ir week ly mee tings give r epo rts on individual pa rti cipation In c ampus attalrs lr)' lng as f a r as possible t o ke e p a well pr opo rti oned distributio n ot honorf!
Th e splendid m o nthly reports whi c h hav e come (rom the girls have been mos t gratifying. r on ly wish it w e r e possib l e to pass en all th e original Id ens carried out In rushing I){\ rtles, m ea ns ot r aising money tor the Settlem e nt School and In methods ( o r development within the c hap !e r , W e are a ll In sPi r e d by the big t hings, the really worth-while things our nati ona l traternlty is dOing all the time and afte r visiting these eigh t chapt e rs and having r epor ts I t ln d that they are tryi ng hard t o become worthy part.8 et the IIpl endld whole.
My first year In this ottlce ha s been one of th e m ost dellghttul expe rIences I have ever known. t ch e ri s h the new friendships It has brought. The contacts have meant mu c h as w e have co n side r e d p o ints ot st r engt h or weakneslt-tul we have worked out problems together. It Is my sincerest desire to help my girls and te bring u s n earer to a r ealization ot our hopes and nsp lrations tor the chap t ers ot Zeta. Province o t n B <1>. Any h elp I have been ab le t o give this yea r ha s been made possible by the contidence anJ cooPe r ation of the glrl.s Rnd their Alumnre Advisory Committees tog et h e r with the opportu nity of a. closer a.ssoclatlcn with M iss Onken, Gall D e Wo l t and other off icers. who are doing 80 mu('h tor our (rat e r n lty whi c h 18 very d ea r to us a ll EMMA BALDWIN,
R e port of Eta Provin ce President
My work a8 an office r o f Eta Province h as b ee n of Inc r eaSing Inte r es t as the month ot the first yea r passed bringing CICAe r contacts with the si x c ha pters all of wh ich it W 8.8 my to meel befo re the first term en ded, No visitor could have f o und more cordial wel co mes or more d ellg htful ho ste!lses than did I on my officia l round s. Th e eage rn ess of c h ap t e r and Advisory Com mittee In every case tc presen t a tru e picture of c h apter life and Its mad e compa rative ly easy wh at might h ave b ::en mOst difficult beginnings Thi s delightful s ituation was built up In th e past to be a h eritage f o r a\1 time, I trust.
Although I ha d nothing to do In helping to c r eate the spirit th at produced such r ecords-t o my pre deces so r s goes that honor-l t ake veat pride In mentioning a t th e beginning that during the pRllt year t cu r groups have h e ld f i rst place in 8c h ola r s hlp for 1I. term or more , that a fifth has Just r eported three Phi Beta Kappas, nnd that the s ixth ha's climbed from si xth to fourth rank on Its campus, Su c h f acts sho w unqu es tionably th at the larg e majority of the m e mbers, as w e ll a8 the lead ers, have a feeling of respons ibility toward th e th ing for which eve ryone pre!lumably goes t o ccllege In E ta Province the smalle8t Institution represente<1, the University of W yomIng, has less than 1200 students: but the large!!!t, the University of Nebraska, has more than 7, 000. TheRe figures will show that e very n B <It chapter has real competition. The good work Is w ell s t a rt e d , but until e v ery c h apte r Is first I sha ll feel that empha81s upon schola r ship muat n o t become cne stroke leu pe r elstenL
De&na of Women 8poke enthu8taatlcally to me of the perllOanel, the ttltude. and the tine spirit ot helpfulness ot the One intimated that
close concenlaJHy ot the c hapter prevented the t onnation fit trtend ehlpa on the culllide. \Ve 8KTf'ed that we coul d hard l )" wish the girls to care leas f o r each other: at the aamp tim e we wl flhed ( 0 1" them the broadening of personal ity that m ay come varied Inte r ests. Several D ea na said that there was a r at her generA.J f eeling that the PI PhIs were more tall" In ruahIng t han eome or their rivals It ls goo<l to think ot thla In co nn ec ti on with lhp fa c t that , In the main . r f'8ulta o f rushing have been decidedly gratifying. All but one or the chapte r s are cU[l'Ita ndlng In th e field or activities. and m a ny o r the moat coveted and honored poIIta Are h e ld b y PI Phis I have t e lt the danger or parti cipa tion merel y (Cl r the collection or offices. et cetera, rather than ( ('I r the purpose of gaining a wid e r knowledge o f peop l e and f e r self.development In the bcst !I.-nBc; and T h ave tried to st rf'sa the Im porta n ce of taking part In an activity because It holds a genui n e In terest.
Last year Nebraska 8 and Colorado A and thla year Kansa. 8 moved Into beautiful new homea especially built for th e m. Colo r ado 8 In Denver UniversIty, a city (;(. lIege, has ItR own bungalo w tor c hapter meetings. Although I feel that the gir ls pay rather dearly tor maintaining this h ouse, I have no presen t suggestions t o offe r K ansas II ha s plnns for an addition t o its l o v e ly hom e which wJII mak e living con<lltlo n s si mpl er and m ore comfo rtab l e. "I'he girl!" ot WYOming A a r e looking for property upon whi c h to build; In the meantime they live in a house whic h th c chapter o wns.
Although the chapters kept In mind the d esi r ability ot scholarship high enough to warrant the InitiatiOn ot e very pledge at the tirst poB8lble Instant, not o n e haA been ab l e to do It. Efforts were cert ain l y made to bring cu t the new girls. to h e lp and advise th e m In th ei r w o rk, and In general to start them well. All fr e shnlen were decidedly e nthus ia s tic abOut IT B <P, about the c hapter that had pledged th em, and about the fact that the actives were tr ying to make them happy nnd feel at home, There was not the sligh t est Indi cation ot goating an ywh ere In our chap t ers, although I understand that the practice stili fl ou rhfhes ameng sonle othe r gT'OUps.
All Alumnte Advleory Committees when I saw th e m told me a nd those whose c hairm e n ha\'e since wr itt e n me have said that a st rong bond o f co nfiden ce nnd friendlin ess exist" b e tween them and their c hapt ers, and the girls have t o ld m e the sante thin g In o ne way o r another. Moth e r s ' C lubs have become a very definitely fun ctioning adjunct o f the traternl ty In a number ot places, They have fr eque ntly vied with Alumnte Clubs In hel pi ng th e acti v es and have assisted both In making up quotas t or the S ett lem e nt S c hool. In the great philanthropic WOrk of the fraternity the re Is ce rtainly a COns id erabl e and growing Interest.
In clOsing this r epo rt in whi ch I h ave been a bl e only to tou c h upon the things whi c h I have found 80 a b sorbing during the past college year, I wish to thank Miss Onken for her h e lp and infinite patien c e In matters large and sma ll, all ot h e r of ri c en cf the trate rnlt y, and my predecessor, Leona Baum· gartner, without whose guidance In the v e ry b eginn ing I s h ou ld have foundered. MARy C, FROST
R epo r t of Th eta Pro vin ce P r esid ent
Vlsltl! w e r e made to all the six c h apt ers ot -rhetn Provin ce within a v e ry r e w weeks o r my appo intm ent as Prov i nce President and 80 th ey w ere useful In forming my first r ea l contact with the c h apte r s. T was received most co rdi a ll y by the girls a nd was pleased to f i nd such a spi r it ot en thUl!II8.8 m and coope r ation Th ese \-' Islt" we r e mad e in November and D ecember a n d have b ee n f o ll o w e d up by co rrespo nd ence with th e c h ap t e r s. In thi s r e· spect I ha.ve r ece ived the most sple ndi d coope r a.tlon -the corres p ondi ng scc· reta rl ca h ave wr i tten me once a m onth and various other ac tive members have writt e n a w ee kly letter. Thus J have been In c l ose touch with the activities o t th e girls
F our ot my six chapters m aintai n heuses. th e two exceptions being Lou· tslana A and T exas B. Newco mb College and Southern M eth odist U nive r s ity do n ot a ll ow ( r aternlty houses. So th ese two c h apters h a ve c hapter r oo ms for their w ee kly m eetings and other social "get-together8 " Oklahoma A and T exas A have o wn ed th e ir h ouscs fc r seve ral years and are very 8uccess ful In finan cing th e m Oklahoma B has ju !'! t built a v e r y c h armi ng hom e an d t his fact h as ca use d a r ene wal or e nthuslnsm. Arkan sas A r e nts a lurg e h ouse whi c h 18 adequate f o r It I! needs.
Th e scholartlhlp standi n g o f the c hapte r s ha s n ot been M high as w e cou l d wl !'!h It to be. With the excep tion of A, which ranked sccond, the c hapt ers o( t hi s province h ave all placed fifth or sixth on their cam· pUses. With r egu lated study hall and more emphasis en sc h ola r s hip th ough , I feel that this r ecor d will b e Improved ( o r t h e I!prln g !!Ie m es t e r F ou r Phi Beta Ka ppas have bee n repOrted to me, two at L ou is iana A and two at Ok l a· homn A.
I feel that Int e r est in ext ra cu rri cular work h as Incr eased In th e m ajOr it y o( the chapte r s. The gi r ls r eport at each mee ting on the n umber ot activIties th e y have had for the w ee k and are r equired to ha.ve a ce rt a in number. Th eta Province lays claim to e n e pres ident of Student Coun c il , one President o f W omen' s League, one edito r of the co llege paper, the national president o f th e \Vomen's Self·Govern lng Association and many c l an officers and mel'll · bers o( honorary frat e rnities.
' Th e alumnlc are workin g e nthusias tically with the c h ap t e r s a nd the bond be tw een actives and a lumn le h as bee n greatly I! tre n gth e ned In n ea rly every case In addition to t h e mutual Inte r e st In t h e Settlement Schoo l the tinan ef n g of c h a p ter house8 hu h e l ped to unite th e ir Inte r ests
With th e exception ct a e ma il dlftlculty at one o( the c hapt ers, th e Panh e lI enlc r e latlon8 have been very good Th lng8 seem to b e run ning smoothly through out province and 1 ( eel that th e mlstrul:lt and suspicion o r m e mbers o f rival o r ganizations Is dying out. On every ca.mpus t h e glr. are w orking t or f e w e r and simpler ru l es and ri gid observan ce an d en f orcement o f th ese.
The Inte rn al c rganlzaUon of each of m y chapte r s seem s very s tr ong M eeti n gs are co n ducted In a n ord e rly tuhlon and a spirit or coo peration a nd unity prevails.
The oa.rd flie s and other r ecords were found to be in good condi tion and each chapter o ttlcer Is attempting to pass o n h e r r eco rd s to h e r 8uceesao r In clear and concise form. Th e card fIIe.e were bei ng k ept up to date and aU the cbapter vice presidents aeemed to understand their w ork and Its 1m· porlance.
Theta Provin ce as a group a nd ftlI Individual c h apters Is working f or the best Interests o f the fraternity and to be a w o rth y part Cit n B.. It
haa been a KTut pleasure and Inspiration to me to work with It thLs year. I WILDt to thank the Grand Council tor the opportunity to BerTe n B Theta Prcvlnce President and the alumnee and active members f o r lhelr b eart, COOperation.
GER'ntUDC GAltOSER TURNER
Report of Iota Province President
During thill, my first ) ' f'ar ot fr ate rn ity work, 1 have "blted the six chapter. o f I ota Province 'Vlth the exc eption ot MOntana. '. th e , 1.lts were made before the Christmas holiday&. \V ork with the girla is very much easier after the vislls and the coming year I shall try to make them even ea rli er.
W it h the exception of Wa.shlngton A, the chapters are located In co ll ege8 In email l e WDS and 110 the problems are VCr)' much the sa m e. O r egOn B and Montana A n r c the smallest chap t e r s I n numbers with Idaho A th e largest, having this .9p rlng thirt y - eight active members.
F ive ot the chapte r s now ha\'e homes ot their own satisfac t orily tlnanced, • f ontana A having this yepr taken PQss c8slon ot a very nice home recently o wn ed by a t acu lty member Oregon B l a8t yea r sold the home In which th e m e mberfJ were living. r ented II small pla('c. and the girls are making p lnns wh e r eby they h ope to h ave a new home next year. All In all, I think th eae c hapt e rs a r e Quite fortunatel)' situa t ed.
Th e chape r cns In t!\ c ot the chapters are most satisfactory , charmi ng 'Women well adapted to thht work. ,\V alfhlngton A has been withOut a pe rmanent hou se- m other tor Il few months but the girls are trying to find so m eone who will adequately fill th e position.
I tho r ough ly enjoyed a nd appreciated my contacts with the Deans of W ome n In th e cclleges visited. They did not all say Just the things I want ed t o h ea r , but I found them very h elpful a nd wit h out excepti o n as euge r as I to m a ke the local g r oup worthy In every respect of the n ationa l organization which It r epreeenl.!5.
A.8 to ec h ol arshlp , whi ch I. of cou r se ou r chie f concern In working w ith the c h aptel"ft, I a m glad to say th at a ll In thla pre vince have Impro ved during the y ear Orego n B which w as w ay dOwn last fall has co m e up to fifth place. Oregon A I. aga in In I5econ d place. Washington B, how ever, 18 tar too l ow In eplte of real effort on the part o t th e 8cholarshll> c h a irman They have co me trcwn twen ty-s event h to tw e n ty-fir s t pla ce only and I am m ee t disappointed that it wasn't a t a r greater Improvem e nt. Thi s Is a place wh ere I f eel that l arge h omes IIOmetlme8 prove a burden.
M Is always th e caMe, the- groups standing high In acholarshlp are th e ones In whi c h we find th e greatest number o f activities and honors PI Phi may be ver y proud of t;, e8e glrla. W e have a secretary o f Associat e d Stud e nts In ou r largest university at W ashingto n A beside three M o rtar Board m e mbers th e r e. In e\'ery chapt e r o f the province the girl , a re dev eopt ng their talents and Intereate and r eap ing the r e w "ards of the ir e nthusiastic eff o rte.
I found the chapter lite most plea.aa.nt everywhere 1 w e nL Int e rnal trouble aeerne to be c learing up In the c hapt e rs In which 1 found w ea kn eea In tact the girl. aeem to be most anxlou. to COOperate and to Impro v e In eve ry way Their letters have bee n Int e rcating and h e lpful.
The c haptera all have Advl aory Bo d. working m o r e o r leae 8UCCesatully with them The committee at Oreeon A I., I believe, an Ideal ene and
THE ARROW 01' PI BETA PHI
I only wish that every chapte r could have as splendid cooperation with its Advisory Committee a.s .( found here.
I .Incerely hope that 1 have covered the ground In this report. but I realize that no written account can complete ly state conditions. The visits of Grand Council members mean 8e much to these western chapte rs and they look fOrward eagerly to the inspiration which yOU alone can bring them.
In visiting the girls 1 found them all most charming hostesses and It is my greatest desire to be of service to them. Miss Onken's letters have been my greatest source of help and I teel that It Is a very real privilege to work with her.
IUNIC OLIVER P08T£L.
Report of Kappa Province President
My visits to the chapters of Kappa Province this year were especially Interesting, owing to the opportunity aftorded for compariSOn over a peripd ot three consecutive years. A marked Improvement in the interna.l development ot the chapters was very apparent and I teel that decided progress has been made by every group.
In addition to the splendid naUenal aplrlt developed by Convention, those of us who were privileged to attend the Installation ot Calitornla 6. In September, were further inspired by fraternity enthusiasm and loyalty The impressive ceremonies perfectly conducted by Our Grand President and the delightful three days of activities are beautiful memories.
Callfornia I' returned en masse to attend installation and cooperated to the fullest extent with the Los Angeles Alumna!! Club In extending hcapitality Rnd in prepa ri ng tor the vari ous events. A tine spirit of harmony exists between these two groups. Calitornla 1" entertained our new chapte r with a coeky-shine in the fall, at which the pledges of the two groups were introduced. California tJ. returned the courtesy this spring with a picnic supper and party These events will be annual atfalrs
Calltornla .6 has maintained the splendid record it enjoyed as a loped and has emerged successfully tn;:m its first year ot adjustments to national requirements and problelTl:3 of organiZation
An etto rt has been made to achieve creditable scholarship records. At the close ot ui.e tlrst semester, California B and Nevada A had the distinction ot being first of all nationals on their respective campuses. Arizona A, which held tlrst place last year. missed obtaining permanent possession ot the scholar ship cup by a narrow margin. The c h apter ra.nked third in a comparative raling, but th e difference ot these Cirst three was In the hundredth place. The acUve girls had marvelous scholarship; untortunately the trouble was with pledges. California A ranked tourth and California I' sl:l:th ot all nationals represented at their universities. Averages at U. C. L. A. are onl y prepared In the summer, but it is hoped that Ca.lltornla 6. will keep Its enviable record ct tilth place among slxty-thrce wornen·s fraternities and clubs on the campus
All chapters have supervised study tables and regulation ot social dates enforced according to Individual needs. Recognition pins and fraternity rings are given as reward!! to those obtaining high records. California r passed a ruUni' stating that active girls must obtain the same requirement expected ot pledges for Initiation or else lose their chapter vcte Mabel Mariani of Nevada A had the honor of making the hig-hest scholarship average of the entire student bOdy the tlrst semester. Nevada A has Inaugurated a scholarship r oll to be signed at Initiation banquets by aU makin,," a grade ot 85% or above.
REPORTS OF PROVINCE PRESIDENTS
Caillornia A, California. R and California I' all own beautiful a.nd adeQU&te homea, wbtle th e othe r ehree chapters, r enting, need t o build u soon &II possible. Nevada A haa the lot presented by the aiumnll! two yeara ago and $1,000 In Ita building fund. Arlzona A haa completed payments on th e pu r cha..se of a '2,200 lot this year and both groups are making concer ted etforls te add to lheae tund through b r idge benefits, r ununage sal ee and by sacrifIcing 80me of their dances. Plans a r e In operation whereby Initia t es are required t o Pledge t o the building fund and alumnre a r e being urge ntly rcquealed to contribute by ourchulng shares of sloc k. California 4, with Its sma ll number of nlumne, fa co nfro nted with the purchase of an $8.500 lot out at \Vesl w ood, the n ew aile ct the university and where aU aetl vill ea will be movcd next Peb r uary . The girls are t o be commended o n the tact that they have al r eady paid $1,000 on thl. indebtedness their tiret yea r Their Mothers' C lub and the alumnoo c l ub. In and arou nd L OI Angeles are cooperati ng In benetits and in preparations tor a huge bazaar planned prior to Ch r lalmu. The M others are tilli ng a lovely "hope" chcl:Jl tor this event.
'V e have two other active and Interested Mothers' Cluba In th"!; province. Tne socla.l contacts made with the girls a r e dellghttul and the mothen dvldence a k een Interest In the houl5e& by practical and worthwhile gUtfl. Calitornla r r ecei ved a gorgeous la rge o ri ental rug tor Its r eception room th Ls year a nd Calltornla 8 wlll have eighteen new beds and mnltreSiea next fall, gitts tram th ese Mothers, who are Interested In milking attractive and co mt o r table h omea t e r the girls. Th c house corporation at Calltornla B p lans to spend $700 In improvements this summe r, which will Include the enclOSi ng at the sleep ing po r ches with glass.
n B <I> Is well r ep r esented In ext ra -curri cu la r activ iti es throughOut th e province and It Is th e opinion at the Deans ot 'Vo m e n that we h old an e xce pti o nally pr o min en t place on every campus, Nevada A haa been especially outstanding this year with He many Important otflces, r eprel:le ntallvea a t int e rco llegIate contere nces and f irst p l .tces in the trate rnit y examination and sc h ola rship o n Its own campus
Califo rn ia r a n d Nevada A have had unusually strong pledge o rganlza. tions this year. The pledges have their o wn c hairman, vice cha irman , sccretary-treasurer, eong chai r man and activities chai rm an. Th ey have Importa nt co mmittee resp ons ibility and nre mad e to feel that th ey are a vital part In the chapter's lite. This Is a matter or foresight In strenghtenlng Internal develcpment.
Splendid coo p e rati o n e xlBts between the alumnm Adviso r y Boards and c hapter Executive Committe e s with the exception ot one boa rd that ha s not been active. The personnel at the boards have b ee n k een a nd alert to the co nstructive work that can be a cco mplished by a whole h ea rte d Interest and by meeting r egularly with full att e ndan ce. This close harm e ny has re· suited in th e avoidance at s c rlous and troubleso m e prob:ems, Kappa Province Is ve r y anxious to see C al ifo rnia Bc:ected t o r a na,Uon a l Conve ntion In th e ncar tu t ure. The great di s tan ce to th e majo rity ot Conventions has made attendance prchlbltlve f o r the PI Phis in th e tar West, ununl e88 they we r e going Enst anyw a y o r have be e n delegates, All the active chaplers have expressed the desire t Or this Inspiration, unity, and broad e ning national vtewpoint that only a. Convention ca n give.
May I exp rcse my since r e appreciation tor the many dellghUul courtesies shown during my visits and tor th e apiendld coope rati o n giv e n at all tim e l:l The prompt enccuraglng le tters trom Mias Onken ha ve been an Insplratl.o.n..
The chaptsra In Kappa. Province are striving to become a worthy part ot 11 B. and It haa been 8. prlvllece to work with such conscientious a'nd amblUoua crouPl. ORA.a. PA.R.Jt.b MCPUDl SON
Reports of Provinc e Vic e Pres id e nt s
R eport of Alpha P r ovi n ce V ice Presid ent
Our last year'J:J baby-the New Jersey Group--has far outgrown Us swaddling clothes, and now boasts a paid membership ot fiftY-Seven, and an average atte nd ance ot lhlrty-fl\'c. \Ve are he ping that our n e w addition will do as w ell, and, by thts lime next year I hope Alpha Province will h ave th r ee o r t our new groups howling, like the coyote ot South Dakota A, tor Pi PhI.
I think It la too bad that these reports must go In before the c l ub reare In cur hands. I would like to co n sult the club president'. questlonnalre.; the reports Of the advisory committee chairmen; the annual r eport ot the club sent by the corr esponding secretaries to THE ARROW; and to know more defLnitely the amounts contributed by the clubs and chaptere to the St:ulement School, and Loan Fund, before drawing up my repcrl With only half ot the clubs and none ot the chapters heard from, however, I have already r eceived and sent on to MJss Curryer, 11,757 16 tor the Settlement School, and when the other clubs are heard from, we will probably have $500.00 more to add to this. Threj) ot the clubs. Syracu8e, Rochester and New Ycrk, r e8pon ded to my plea fOr the LOan Fund and eac h sent In UO.OO In the presldenl's questionnaire from .Burlington and Boston, Burlington r eports $5.00 and Boston $10.00 sent to the l.oan Fund-checks which evidently went directly to the Grand Treasurer.
Responses to my letters have, In general, bfoen very gOOd, and with a few exceptions clubs have been prompt In sending In reports and statistics. It would bf" a great help to bOth the Province Vice P I·csldent. and c l ub of_ ficers If a calendar be prepared (similar to the one In the front ot THE ARROW) showing the exact date reports and statistics arc to be mailed, giving the naTne of the report, the name cf the club officer who Is to send It, and the name of each oft'icer to whom a copy of It Is to go. co uld be In the form of an 'addltlon to the present alumnlO club officer's manual s. 1t w ould be cS I>eclally helpful In April a nd M ay when the corresponding secre t ary sends lists of new otfl cers te seve n differe nt persons;, I he president sends quc8lionnalres to two 1)er80nS, the treasure r sends dues to one officer, and Settlement School contributions, to another.
1 have received club dues from all of the clubs but the Middlebury c lub, which In January r eported sixteen members with "no unpaid members" but which ne\'er did get around to sending In Naticnal dues. The membership o f the smaller clubs hns shown a decline, but the exceptional Increase ot two or three of th e l a r ge r clubs haa broug ht th e number of paid membeJ1rJ t o 409-a slight Increase ove r the 395 ot last year. Boston w ith an Increase of thirty-three members and Syracusc with an Increa.se ot twenty-one membe r s have shown the grealest IncreMe, while Ne w Ycrk with a drop from 104: to el4'hty-four members shows the greatest decrease. This, however, was directly due to the forming of a new club nearby, and to the death In the middle of the year, of their membership chairman. The New York Club, however, has sent In its usual contribution of $1000.00 to the Settlement School. and $10.00 to the Lean Fund, and this In spite of the tact that most of Its active members have responded generously to d e mands made by the butldingl of the new Panhelienlc House In New York City. and the donation of US.OO to t.he Alpha Province house party.
I t had been my desire to visit all the clubs In New England thl. year, and the New York clubs In the tall, but th e heavy floods in Vermcnt made train COnnections Impo •• lble and slckneu In the ConnecUcut Club made It
neefllSA.ry tor me to cancel three or my ,,'sib I had the good fortune. h owever , to vtall the Boston, Portland and W utt': rn Mauachusett. (SprlngfleJd) Clube. I have attended three m eeting, or th e New Jersey Club, and am a. m@mber or the Y c rk Club. All clubs J find In excelle nt condition. The Boeton Club Ie v e ry efficiently managed and well organized. There 18 R. genuine r eeling or loyalty between the active chapler and c lub. due no doubt to the work of the splendid Advisory Board The fact thal it 18 now the largest club In the province s howl what a good year haa been enjoyed.
The P o rtland group IJJ small, but every member Ie enlhuel8.8tic and anll:loul to (ul(1II all requirement. for alumn8ll clubs. It" many miles away (rom the nearest chaJlter, but has (lone much to help the acth'e girls by making thing. (or the house, and h e lP ing In rushln«. Th e Western Ma.uchusett.a Club at Springfield, which by the way WIUJ organized by Mra. COOlidge, hu (or some rea.aon been unable to IICnd anything In to tlhie Settleme-nt School for the past two years. The girls told me that the c lub 18 composed chiefly of teachere who have little I!Ipare time to llttend the usual money-ralfilng afCaJrs of other clubs, and look to the PI Phi meeting8 (or 80claJ enjoy m ent, rather than hitI'd work The New J e rsey Club Is well organh:ed and ef fi ciently managro. It has done exceptlcnally well In the yea r It has been "on its o w-n. " J reall)' ehould have .a\(l that it has had the greatest Increase, for the membership has been rallu"d from nothing to tllty-seven In one year.
I am going to do a lot or missionary w o rk alcng the route o t my , ' Ielts next fall, by stopping o tt In town s wh ere there are ten or more PI Phis wh o might like to o rgnnlze a club. The dl.8tances are 80 great between my c lubs that It would seem very uneconomical LO gt; through t o wn s with club j)08slbillUcs without .topplng. H thf' girls are not ready for n club, I think a get-together meeting to meet a visiting of n ee I' would do much t o give them a start. I think th e estab lishing of the system of vlslllnl( Province Vi ce Presidents has done more to stimulate Interest between the clubs and lhe fraternity than It ny number c( letters. M atters are talked over m ore rrankly in person, nnd future letters are mor e easily written wh en o ne knows per80neJly the one to whom the lett er ls going. ,\Vhen my next r epo rt goeR In , I expect to have completed my visits and to be more thoroughly famUfar with the activities or all the clubs.
It was a grea l plerumre for Alpha Province to have Miss Onken with us In February. She attended meetingS cf th e Boston Club, the New York Club and the New Jers ey Club. We hope she will find It possibl e to be here next yenr, and to spend a longe r tim e with us.
I wish to thank Miss White and Mrs Smith for the Infinite patienco! they have had In helping m e get started In this new and very enjoyable work; the otficer8 of all the clubs for thei r splendlrl cooJ)C ratl on, and the memben or the clubs I visited (or their many courteeies and gTa clous hospitality.
AILEEN SULLIVAN' MILLER.
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PH I
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port of Bet a Pro vi nce Vic e President
It would not be stricti), mod es t t or a Province Pre.eldent to e tart a repor t by say ing : "This province has th e best clubs In the world ," But hav ing Just fini s h ed the official visits to the cJube In Beta. Province., It is m ost gratifying t o b e nb l e to ann ou nce that ench club I s compOsed of workers who are doIng their very best to m eet 0.11 club obllgaUons
Owing to a d ec r eAse In m embers hip, three clubs have becc me Ina c tiv e this ye ar, but 0.11 ot' the o t he r clubs have been decidedly active. There has been a 8ple nd hl I'pl rlt I!hown In the matter o r working tor the b est Interests or the (raternity.
Most clubs ha ve bee n 10 0% In responding to monthly l ette rs and to the requ ests made. Th ese lett ers hov e been full or e nthu s ln s tlc repo rts or the work done f o r the active chapters a nd of the w ork dene tor the Settl e ment School.
Wh e re the membership Is small, the work Is necessarily very heav y tor the faltbrul few. Th e Advisory Commltteea are d oing everything poeslble to a8slet th e girls In maintaining the high standard set b)' JJ B •.
N a turally a club's flret Interest Is In h el ping the l oca l c hapter and this year th e most vital problem has been providing suitable PI Phi hom es and roems Many ot the c lubs h ave given suc h substantial support to th e girls that It now loo k s as It several ot the chapte rs will 800n be w e ll provided for In this res pect.
'1'he clubs not e ngag ed in h elp ing the actives hav e felt that they mu s t ma.k e an e ff ort for the Settlement School. Th e y have In spite of losing memben. busin ess r e v e rs es, etc., done well In adding to the Settlement S chool f und. More Settlement Schcol produ c ts have b een sold this year than ever berore and all c lubs repo rt a growing Interest In obtaining magazine subscrl ptions .
The clubs all seem Int erested In subscribing to the Loan Fund.
Club programs Include musicals, bridge. plays, showing of the S e ttlement School slld cs a nd film, e t c., as ways ot keeping m e mbers Interested These entertainments usually follow the r 41gu lar busin ess meetings.
All clubs have ma.de the Question or membe rship a r egular bu s iness. ,Vith few t!xceptlons, the reccmm cnda tion ot Convention that the club vi ce president be the c hairm an of th e memb e rs hip commi ttee, haa been tollowed. The D e la.ware Club, although the s mall es t club in this province, collected the largest number a t n ational du es fr om PI Phis who could not Join a club. It is a good example of what pe rson al letter.s accomplish. In the hands of the Provinc e Vi ce President are still many red cards longing to be sent out_
All who w e r e a bl e to attend the Found e rs' Day celebration at Columbus reported enthusiasti ca lly on the Id ea of conferences and are h opetu l that they may be held frequently.
The vLaits to the clubs we r e In e very way dellghttul and very helpful to me and. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the c lubs tor their hospi tality and coeper aUon . FRANCES C. CURTI8.
Report of Gamma Province Vice President
Gamma Province etlll numbe r a the twelve alumna! clubs that It started with In the r ail, although several or thp8e were new clubs then, In tact, eo new and unsettled that they were greatly (lls("ouraged over their prospect. tor the year Theile new clubs have p r ogre ssed g r eatly, however, and we feel encouraged over the tuture.
In giving a summa r y ot the year's work with the club •• Atlanta has had a most successful year and an Interesting onc The members Tange In ages from tw en ty yeara t o se v e nt y yearll, ana, although th er e a r e only e i ghteen members In the club there are nearly as many chapteTII r t'presenl d Atlanta haJJ r egular mcnlhly business meetings 815 well as monthly get -togethers to sew to r the Atlanta Child's Home. Their contribution ot $100 to the Set· t1ement School fA t h e sa m e as It h aa been t or seve r al yearlll, and was r aised by a bendlt bridie, perlOnal gitts, a n d the sale ot orderlll tor th e Sta· tlo n ery Co.
BrutJmore hae a very rceponslve g r oup at alumnI!!, althcugh the r e are not nearly as m any m("mberl'l In the club aft we w o uld like t o aee. I (lldn·t vlalt th e n orth e rn hair at m.,· provInce this yea r , and 80 w as unable to see the Internal teelings o t' these clubs, but the c&ope rati on trom thc Ba ltimore club has been Vf' r y encourag in g, and w e h ope that n ext Yf'&r will bring an In· crcalJed membenhlp here as well as In all clubs. So tar the Baltimore cen· trlbuUon t o the Settloment Schoo l has been $125.00 which It hopes to Inrcease through personal aubsc r lptlons. The club h as been very actively associated w ith th e Go u che r chapte r and has helped It very materially. There are seven alumn1e c l ubs In F1orlda, Deland being the on ly one with an active c h apte r in th e same town. This club Is very enthusiastic and Interested In t h e work ot the active chapte r at Stetson. and hilS been a great help to the chaPter, tlnan c lally, scclally, and scholastically. Jacksonville, one a t th e new clubs, h as progressed tr eme ndous ly In the past year, and ha s kept In t o u ch with me throughout the year. Its m o nthly meetings are very w e ll atte nded and th e m embe rship has Inc r eased. It s w ork tor the Settl e m e nt School consist e d ot a benefit bridge a nd magazine sub· ec rlption.e ot which amoun t the clu b vot e d to send $%5.00 t o the School Lakeland, one ot th e s mall est and n ewest club8 In Gamma Province, h as a. very congenial group. Th e mem bers hip Includ es nearly eve ry Pi Phi in Lakeland, and the club is extremely Intcree t e d In all trate rnlty w o rk. II ha.s WOrk e d IJplendldly tor th e Settlement S c hoOl, giving a. card party and b azaa r at whic h articles made at the S c hool w e re sold. Miami, co nsi s ting ot' PI Phis trom eve r y wh e r e, h as an u nu s ually cc ngenial and a c tive club, meeting twice a month at lun c h eons o r ca rd parties. The memberehlp c ha nges otten o n account a t the wint e r tOurlatL In tac t a ll ot the Florida clubs have the mlatortune ot getting PI Phla Inte reeted In their work and th en l oel ng them to other cities. Mla ml'a co ntribution to th e Settlement Sc hool was $1 00, raised by a rummage sale and the sale at Christmas cards.
To the N o rth Carolina club Is du e mu c h credit tor Its m ccllng"" cooperation and Intereat, beca u se ot Its scattered m e mberahlp This club Is very a c tively usoclated with the c h apte r at Chape l Hili, and haa been a. great h e lp In ali the c hapte r's undertakings. The members hip has decreased durIng the past year but we s incerely h ope to Increase it next year. The North Carclina club pledged $25, the sam e as last year, g e tting pa.rt ot this amount tro m 8. benetlt bridge and th e .ale ot baskets In the OrlandO club there i8 aa tine a spirit ot cooperallon and friendship as In any club In Gamma. Province. It hal very enlhu.laltlc monthly
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m eeti ngs In th e f o rm ot eve nin g coo k y-s hin es a nd C hr Ls tm8.8 card s ha ve been the s ource of mon ey raised In th e club , having pl e dg e d $100 to the Settlement School and gifts to th e Florida c ha pte rs The mem be r s h i p h e r e has in c r eased slightly. and th e re are cn l y a f ew Pi Phi s In Orlando who ar e n't actively co n _ n ected with the c l ub.
Palm Beach h as such a small c lub Rnd Buch a new one, t h at In th e b eginning of the y ea r's w o rk, some of It s members wer e a fraid that th e c lub would n o t be able to co ntinu e , but , w e are g la d that the club has progress e d and Its membership In c r eased, a nd w e arc gre a tl y e ncour aged ove r th e prospects tOr n ex t yea r. In spite ot the t e w numbers In th e club, it sent a sma ll co ntributi o n t o th e Settl em e nt Sc h oo l arid I am sure th a t eve ryon e ccn ce rned is glad that this c lub ha l:'! fought nil h a ndi caps and Is s UII an organized group.
Although I haven't r ece iv e d m o nthly l etters tr o m the Ri c hmond c lub, I kn o w th e c lub h as h ad v e ry Inter e sting monthly m ee Ungs during th e year. Th e membership hasn't changed very mu c h In th e past y ea r
In St. Pet e r s burg, the c lub 's m e mbeMl hlp c hanges as otten as in MiamI. This club h aR lost so m e of ils very active m e mbe rs, but oth e rs are coming In to take their places. The club has r espo nd e d w o nd e rfull y thro ughout the y ea r, and the letters have bee n Imost inte r es Ung. St. Pet e r s burg had a PI Phi m ot hers' and dau g ht er!!!' tea, an d I am s ur e that other clu bs w ou ld find thi s plan e nj oya bl e and b e n eficia l. The so urces of rai s ing mon e y were Ch ristm as ca rds and a benefit bridge.
Th e W as hington club ha l:! in c r e a sed Its m e mbers hip thi s y ea r trom nln e t y-ro ur to 139, du e to th e v e ry inte r es ting m o nthl y mee:lngB, a nd e ftorts o r m e m be r s hip drives th" otlg hout the year. Thro ugh a rummage sale and a b e n e fi t performance a t a th ea t er , the Settlement Schoo l and the acti ve c hapter have b een aided greatly. Th e club and a c tive c hapter have met together quit e o tten, and th e alumnre are in co ntac t with th e lOCal girls a nd work w ith th e m during the yea r The \Vas hlngton club hOpe8 to raise Its llsual $1,00 0 rOr the Settle m e nt Sc h oo l. Thi s club Is l o rtun a te In having 80 Ulau y e nthusiasti c w o rk er s. I am sure th e m eetings in \Vashlngton would b e an Inspirati o n to all of us if' w e w e r e able to attend.
All o t the clubs In Ga mm a Province had most e nj o yabl e Founders' Day cel e brati o n s, those wh o cou ld , join e d with the a c ti ve s In making It an Inspiring occasion. The Baltimore club and Goucher c h apte r celebrated with the \Vashlnglon c lub a nd active chap t e r.
A c lose r and more perso nal t o uch h as been maintained with the c lubs I \'Islted In th e fa ll, than with those I haven ' t met, There is mu c h m o r e Interest, und e r s land l ng, and response tro m Pi Phi s yo u know than tro m th ose whom you know only through co rres pond e n ce. and 1 am sure th e a lumll w will lind that Convention did an In valuable thing the Institution ot biennial vlsllS to clubs.
PI Phi al umn re s hould be congrat ul a ted on h a ving at th e head o r th ei r o rganization , Mi ss ,,"h i t e an d Mrs. Smith, who are so int ensel y Inter ested In all frat e rnity w o rk . With s u c h ent hu slnsm, und ersta nding , and pati e nce as th e irs , th e work o f the alumnre d epartJrn e nt should a d va n ce w o nd e rru lly.
J IM:MI E PATTILLO TAY LOR
REPORTS OF PROVINCE VICE PRESIDENTS
Report of Delta Pro vince Vice President
Since Conven tion, Delta Province hall added one new clu b t o the group: Blrmln ham, AlAbama, which brings the number of chartered clubs to tourLeen Of thc8e club •. one haa not been fun ctioning this year; another haa had nO regular meetings but ha lJ sen t In naUonn) dues : stili another W8.IJ not c harte red until April ; 80 Della Province has hl'ld really only eleven Bctlve c lubs during 1927-1928 . Though th e number ot seU"e clubs haa d ec r eased, the l ola l paid membership In the province sho w an In c rease ot fo rt y-tour m e mber a. due t o lhe c harte ring ot a n e w club, t o Increased memben!Jhll) In several or t h e l arger clubs and t o th e r esponse trom l80lated alumnill!. Th e 8maller clu b Hhow the Bame m e mbers hip or a 811ght 10Rf!. Two groups, one In Indla.na and one In Mi chiga n, have held r egular meetings but are not large f"noug h to receive a c h arter.
The contribution towRrd the o f the Settlement Schoo l shows a. gain or nbout 131)0 over the If-ve l or the'! p out four yeRTS. With two clubs :ill to be heard tr am and with the amount!! c.redi led to Individual c lub lJ by t h e Magazine Age n cy. th e cl ubs or Delta Province IJhould show a donation ot approximatel y $2 ,000. Reports from the active chapters are not in, but t h e sum of th e amounts sent In by five cha pt ers would indicate that active donations will equal those or last y ea r , eomelhlng more than ¥300. 'F'lv e clubs I'eport salea of Settlement School l ) r odu c t 8 which stinlulat('(i th e Intert>.8t a t many outs id e o C the Crat e rnlty and brought In subaLa ntl a l sums, Indi a napOlis and Detroit each h e ld a combination bazaa r and c ard pa rt y. The clubs In fllna ll towns with active c h apte r s n eed ing th ei r support r epo rt that an Individual tax Included in their l ocal du cs Is the simplest and most efreetlve way or raising Set tl eme n t Sc h ool money.
Th e two d e finit e suggestio n s made la st yea r by th e former Vice PreaIdent or th is pro\' lnce are alr eady bearing frull. "Occasional exc hange of visits between m e mbers or groups from neighboring clubIJ" haa become a reality In this provlnct>. The l arge annua l gathe ri ng of Indiana PI PhLa at JndlanapoU. o n April 21 a n d th e second Mle hignn State m eeti ng On AI)rll 28 at Ann Arbor, celeb r ating l'-'ounders' Day and the forti e th annlverMY or Mi ch igan B. brought together many members who have been ou t o f touch with t h e f r ate rnl t)' tor yea rs and gave the cl ubs and actives ot these sta t ea an Ol)po rtunlty to become acquainted 1n Oc t ober the Fort ,"vayne c lu b visited the nearest c hapt e r a t Hillsdal e, 'MIchigan, and reported a delightfUl mee ting with th e HIII8daie a lumn re. Th e C hattan ooga c lub ha s e nter tain e d member s o f the n e w c h ap t e r a t Birmingham, Ala , and r eports pla ns t o r a "get t ogeth e r" with o th e r Pi Phi s fr o m that sec tio n at Gatlinburg so m e time l ate thi s IJP rlng Two clubs with no l oca l chapters e nterta ined actives a nd I)ledges at vacation time. These contact8 "hou ld help to Interest a lumn ae In Active chap t ers and s h ould do much toward intereatlng Ou r Rc llv e girl. In nlumnoe wo rk wh e n they first l eave co ll ege. "Regular vlslts by a province o ffi cer to clubs" wll1 become an accom l>lbh ed f act ned f a ll Th e8e vlalt. will m ean much to the Provin ce Vi ce Presid e nt a nd s h e h opes they will go t a r t oward brlnKlng- about a better understanding of c lub obligations nnd a mor e unified organization o r club acti viti es In th e province. Th e m o nthl y l e tt ers from clubs h a v e been full ot Inte r es ting plana and have co nveyed a fine spirit of e nthu alasm. Gen e r a ll y they have given In detail tho activ iti es o f the c lub s whic h vary g r ea tl y with th e size and l ocation of th e club. TheAe letters have b een a so urce of Inspiration t o the Province Vice Preal d e nt and have m ade h e r f ee l J)eno nally acquainted with at l e ast one m e.mber or each club. In r eply to a l e tt er concerning th e use at th e n e w m e mbership cards, all except two c lubs 8a ld that these ca rd s w ere used aa a r eceipt f o r dues, that any PI Phi w u alway. w e l co m e at t h ei r meetinp, that onl)' paid member'. voted. held oUlce or served on committee.. Two
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reported that I f dues were not In by a certa in date, r eside nts w e re n o t considered member! ot the club, did not rece ive notices and were not expected to come to the meetings. Seven clubs reported making a definite contribution to so me active c hapter; two of these clubs have no nctlvo chapter In thei r cities, the Detroit club dividing Its girt b et ween the two Michigan chaplers. Three clubs have contribute d to local undergradua t e loan tunds or university needs Three clubs showed th e slides and n e w moving pictures this wint e r Th e Detroit club a.dopted the group plan four years ago and ha.s Tery successful «roup meetings. Eac h group hag a chairman and functions according Lo the wi..shce ot its own m e mbers, thus holding the InLerest ot many who will not attend a large meeting wh e re they know only a few p eo ple ,
As In Detroit we h ave obtaIned the Interest of more membe rs through the group system and by allowing each group to find the best way of ho l d· Ing its members, so I beli eve eac h club must try to find the best way of Int e r esting l oca l r esidents, W e are and must remain Individual c lubs, Yet these clubs exist only because we are all m e mbers of IT B '*' and should we n ot tind our vital Interelt In that whi c h binds us t ogethe r, our Settlement School and Ou r active chapters? All of the exc hange vaits b etween group8 have brought fonh enthusiastic plans to "carryon." May we have more and b e tter "get together" meetings?
ELIZABETH J. SHAFFNER.
Report of Epsilon Provin ce Vice President
Epsilon Pruvlnce has had a very pleasant year. Th e correspondence previous to Convention formed a basis for an Interesting and Profitable period f o ll o wing the visit at Breezy Point. There has been an In c rease of seventyseven new members In alumnm c lubs ot Epsilon Province. The response to requ ests tor dues, Settlement School contributions, Loan Fund donations and monthly lette r s has bee n with a splendid spirit ot cooperatio n and t he Incrense of seventy-seven In membe rship ove r last year Is very gratifying. A v e ry pleasant oxperience was the receipt ot dues from all clubs v e ry nearly on the date set In November.
The Settlement School money has not all been received, but the total promises to be satisfactory as compared with other years
No vi s its have been ma.de to the clubs In Epsilon Provinc e thla y ea r, however , a v e ry active correspondence with each elub pres ident and other of tic era In all the clubs h a! r esulted in a feeling of acquaintance, a real interest, and fri e ndship, and the coming year will show constructive work In preparation for Convention and Increased m e mbe rship, as w e ll as an Increase in t otal S ettleme nt School con tributions.
Chica go prese nts II. r eal problem. It seems to be a difficult matter to tlnd PI Phls In that large city who are able to devote enough time tor the r eal work ot an alumn" club. Some progress has been made In o r ganization with a n encouraging, but not yet satisfactory reaulL The small grou p organization promises more cooperati o n and plans are being worked out along that lin e Beloit, Carthage, Decatur, Duluth, Elgin, Galesburg, Mad ison, Milwaukee, Minn eapolis and SL Paul, Monmouth, r\orth Shore, Springfield, and West Suburban have shown a real e ffort to meet every requir e m e nt. Peoria has 0 v e ry amaH club and 18 greatly handicapped by the lack In number or PI Phis who are Interested In making a atrong organization.
To date, half ot the clubs In Epsilon Province have contributed to the Loan Fund.. All of the cluba have Iisnified their intention of lha.rlnc this p rlvUeae.
There haa been an Improvement In the form and content ot letters received from club. each month. Many have been very explicit and Informing, and a large number ot tl1e letters have been typ e written. With very few exceptions. much appreciation of the National view-point has been evinced. No etrlklngly new ways of raising money have been contributed. Rummage salee. Chrhltm88 cards, bridge, and magazlnea have yielded the lIums tor the Settlement School quota. Each club 1.1 to ooncen" trate on an effort to bring (orth one new way to increase Its earning capa<lty.
Convention !ltlrred the Inlerest and f'nthusiaaIn ot the clubs In Epsilon Province and the spirit of cooperation shown by the officers ot the clubs hal been Indicative of their high appreciation ot the great value ot the nfltlonal organization ot II B 4>.
The splendid auggestlona and regular letters comlne trom our Grand Vice President and trom our Assistant to our Grand Vice President have been an unlalling source ot Inspiration and encouragement and have each month served as a reminder ot the strong chain ot service In n B 40, which is st r engthened and made more enduring by the alumn:e clubs and active chapters.
LILLIAN L. BASS.
Report of Zeta Province Vice President
Looking back over this year and comparing It with the year preceding, teel that the clubs In Zeta Province as a whole show a decided Improvement. Starting tn the tall with an IntensIve membership campa ign, the end ot the year tiods us with 137 more members than we had last year. The most conspicuous success In the membershIp drl\'e was shown by the Kansas City club, whosc members raised their number (rom tltty to 129. St. Louis was next with an Increase ot twenty-seven. Seven of the fourteen clubs In Zeta Province have Increased their membership, and five clubs have the same as last year which constitutes their full resident membership or 1000/D, Th e dominant note in the reports of the alumnre club sec r etaries and Advisory Boards this year seems to be that of Increased cooperatio n with active chapters. Many chapters are building new houses or have moved Into new houses in the past year and in every case the alumnre have given them loyal help and suppo rt.
Owing to the assistance given these chapters In financing their housel! some clubs ba.ve bad to decrease their Settlement SchOOl co ntrIbution, but others have been able to Increase theirs. Columbia, MlsHourl Increased Its co ntributi on $150.00; Des Moine"" Iowa, $150.00; Indiano la, Iowa, $50.00; Iowa City, Iowa, $35.00; and Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. $25.00. It Is Impossible at this time to give the exact amount ot the Sett l ement School donations as many will be corning In during the next week From the amount received to date It aeema aafe to calculate that this year's total will equal last y ea r's which was $2,769.68 and may exceed It.
Many clubs In the province UAed the Settlement School slides and films tor their open Settlement School meeting and each reported a dellghtlul and Instructive meeting, affording the membership a better knowledge of the wonderful work n B 4> Is doing In Gatlinburg. Kansas City and Sl Louis were particularly fortunate In having Nita HIli Stark as speaker at their meetings. Some clubs at these meetings, fOr the first time eold Settlement School produ cts, and m e t with good 8UCCe2'8.
All cluba located near active chapters cel ebrated Founders' Day with the chapter, and two clubs held state banquets: one In Des Moines, and the other
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In Kansas City, and In both cases there were representative.. trom almost every club in the state.
So tar I have been able to "Islt the clubs In Missouri, and I am hoping to vLslt the I owa clubs ear l y in the rail. Fr<Jlll my eXQc rl ence In visiting these clubs I cannot but teel that these contacts ot the Province Vice PresIdents with their various clubs will be very effective In increasing the interest In the a lumn re department.
All through the year the clubs ot Zeta Province hft v c shown a fine spir it or l oyalty and Interest. At thLs time I wish to thank the officers and club members who have COOl>crated sO .splendidly.
MARGARET
J BALL.
Report of Eta Province Vice President
Eta Province has been st riving again tor a 1000/0 membership enro llment, and seven clubs report success. Casper, Cheyenne, Manhattan, Poudra Valley, Utah, Topeka and Wyoming A, Pueblo , Albuquerque and Lincoln have nearly a 100 % enrollment.
\Vyomlng A made the largest gain In membership on a percentage basis and will be awarded the prize. Several clubs report associate members again this year. Th e re are 412 members this year as compared with 416 last year. Council Blurrs withdrew from this Province and consequently the Omaha c lub Is smaller. And f o r some reason th e Denver club get s smaller each year.
Strenuoilll eftorts have been made to establish new clubs in seven dlft erent towns In the Province, but so tar only Emporia, Kansas, has shown any Interest. 1 am hoping for better results next tall.
All the clubs are alive, intereBted ones and ready and willing to do all they can. In tact I have nothing but praise tor each and everyone.
M a n y of the clubs and active chapte r s do n ot seem to understand that th e Settlement School and Loan Fund money should go to the Province Vice President and h ave se nt dir ect to th e Grand and Settlement School Treasurers. M y books s how only $1,063.95 for the Settlement Sch ool and with the r eport ot $508 sent MlsB Curryer early In th e year. It mak es o nly $1,571.95. 1 am very hopeful that Miss Curryer will have more to report trom this Province I1.S this Is tar short ot l as t year.
Seven clubs report sen tl lng to the I oa n F'und. So tew officers r epo rt s are In that It is Impossible tor me to make a complete report, and I ca nnot g ive the ranking ot the clubs a.s to the ,Per capita donation to the Settlement School as 1 do not have the amount ma.de by the sale ot magazines.
Clubs and act!\'e chapte r s to be COOI)erating well. Besides gilts of money, the clubs have helped In many ways, such as helping to f inance new chapter house s, helping with rushing parlies, homecoming luncheons, and giving teas for the girls. The Alumna! Advisory Committees have seemed especially interested thl.s year and have been ot great help to the chapters.
Tile lIIunLhly from the clubs a r e n Joy. The problems are all so ditferent and met in ditterent ways.
VERA W. KIRK PATRICK.
R epo rt of Theta P rovince Vice P resi d en t
Perhaps of first Importance In my report should be the announcement of two new clubs which h ave been added to Th e ta Pro\'lnce this year: Th e Sabine Di8trlct Alumn& Club. whic h was ('hartered on Founders' Day by res· IdenU of Beaumont, Orange and Port Arthur, Texa.s; a nd the Ponca Ci ty, Oklahoma Alumnae C lub, organized In December. Both clubs have a. 100% paid membe rship. thirtee n in membe rship and both have contributed to the LoRn Fund and to the Settlement School. 'Ylch lta }"alls, Texas has applied for an application Ilnd wJII 800n be a cha rt e red club,
The re are two things which I tried to do during th e past year, In order to sllmulate Inle relJt In the alumnre clubli. to Inldplre members of n B 4> to give their first thought-In nctivltiea other than their churc h -to th e fraternity. Jt was very pleaMtng to me, as I went from town to town when vlstling Theta Province, to hear of the activities of PI In varlOU8 orani!, In In8lanN'" giving as much 1\8 t('n hours a week 10 such work. ''Vllat wonderful strides our frat e rnity would make If we could 80 inSI)ire our rn('mbcrs t o rcmembel' their Initiation Illf'dge, and be as 10)'al to their frnternlty as they a r e to other organizations. 'V e do not ask for .so much of their lime, but we should like a proportionate amount. On the whole, howe ver, much Interest has been stimulated, as )'o u can see trom the foregoing chart.
M y second aim wa s to sti mul ate Interest In the contr ibution s to the Settlement School. \Vh c n visiting the clubs, of cou rse , I had with m e lhe movIng picture!! of the Settlement School. which r showed to each group. The results are eviden t, and It Is most gratifying to note th e Increased donations ur Theta Province. May I say, here, that r think any province officer who makcs her official visit without the slides or plcturcs ot the Settlement School. falls, partly, In her duty. as there is much power In demonstration. And, I tefll that th e re Is nothing more worth whil e In our organlzalion than to work for the betterment of our SchOOl, and I hope n ex t year our province will make this one project Its goal.
In closing, 1 wish to thank the twelve out of fifte en nlumnoo clubs in Theta Province who se nt in their annual reports. ]' also wLsh to tha.nk our national officers, especially Miss 'Villte a nd Mrll. Smith, f or h e lpful advice and encoura.gement throughout the year.
Report of Iota Province Vice President
This )' ear In Iota Province haa neen in one way a banner :rear because ot the vielts made to the dltterent clubs by the Province Vice President. It Ie too early yet to tell JUJ!It what the lasting effect. will be, but I teel that we ha.ve become better acquainted, and that the clubs have been drawn Into clo.er touch with the national organization. All feel now that nntlonal has a more pereOnal Intereat In them.
In my vlAclt. J round the majority Or club. all very active and Intereated in the work or IT B.... They have shown their added Intereat by IncreBacd Inpmbershlpa. A8 Il province we have increasetl trom YPAr to 300 thls year, II. rain or tltly-two. Boise and Corvallis, <hough both very amaH c.:.Ulill, have a 100% membership, Sa.I<:m, one or our last chartered clubs In the provin ce, has been str uggling along this because many or its membere have moved away. It now has elected new offl cera, and, although It has not the required number, ten, the members hope to enroll some or the PI Phis from neighboring towns. Portland expects to sponsor Salem, ISO that we can ezpect a real live club next year. Distances between towns here In the West are so great that It seems Impossible to enlist non-resident members In the dlfrerent clubs..
The donatiOns to the Settlement SchOOl hR ve kept step with the Increased membership. The lum of $1,708.38 W&a contributed by the alumna:! club,., whlll! $2-'2 .00 waa given by the active chapters, a total or $1,950.38a gain or $123.63. All the active chapters In the province contributed this year, Idaho A and Montana A each sending $60.00. I feel that all the active girls are to be commended tor their Interest and gelicrOUlt donations when they have so many other reflponslbilities. We have not yet heard how much has been accredited to each club trom the Magazine Agency, 80 that this amou nt may be changed.
Five ot the clubs were able to show the film s and slleles ot the Settlement School, but each felt that the Interest in the Schoo l would be greatly increased it someone who has been' in Gatlinbur& could be sent with them to explain the pictUres, and give the many needed personal Items.
Five cl ubs, a number larger than ever before, have contributed to the Loan Fund. Many or the clubs have written of their Interest in the Endowment Fund and of the many contributions to It. Idaho A sent $22.00 which they had collected to be forwarded to Mr8. McArthur.
The 81x chapters have been helped greatly by the alumn88 clubs In their own cit le. and aLao In the state8. Three active chapters, Idaho A, 'Vashlngton B and Montana A have still no alumnm club In their college towns. Lettera were sen t this year to Moscow, Pullman, and Bozeman, but because of th e few PI Phis there It does not seem advisable to organize. The AdvIsory Boards of the chapters arc nil very active. and keep in close tou c h with the glrlL The clubs at Portland, Tacoma, Yakima, Spokane, and B oise, not l ocated In college tuwn.s, help the nearest chapters, not only financially, but with their su mm er rushing Eugene, CorvaiUs, and Seattle teel that they must divide their interests to help the active gIrls j thererore their donations to the SeUlement School are not as large as they might wish. Each c lub 18 helping to Cinance a new chapter house.
The monthly leUers between clubs and Province Vice President have proved mOre succceetul. I f ee l that with th e closer coope ration and Interest caused by lhe m o nthly letters and the vlslt8 or the Province Vice President we can expect an even greater future for IT B. In Iota Province.
HARRIET
RUTIIERFORD JOHNSTONlt.
TH£ ARR OW 0 > ' Pr EtTA PHr
Report of Kappa Province Vice President
Th e Alumn le w o rk In Kappa Provin ce thi s past year has been mosl satI s f actory and ] am h li. PPY to b e able to rel>o rt that a ny apparent Indltrere nce t o the National o rganiz a tion I s n thing of th e Pil i'll. All th e clubB a r e not o nl y d ee ply Inl c r eBted In themse l v es but with o nc o r two exceptions th e y report promptly each m on th th ei r acllvttles and they are eage r t o m eet th ei r n a ti onal r espo nsibilities.
l....el me Introduce before I procee d any fur the r ou r new c lub at Glendale, Calif. A group of alumn" there has been m eeti n g monthly f o r Bo rn e tin1 e Lut o nl y r ece ntly pe titioned t o r a c harier Th ey h u,'c a ve ry flne foundation and th ey will grow steadily, Th e r e orc mfWY m ost l oyal Pi Phis In the c l u b , and w e a r e h appy t o have th e m jOin us. Anothe r group Is m ee ting m o nthl)' at Santa M o ni ca and will be ready for a c h a rt e r 800 n , while th e PI Phis a t Fr es n o meet twice a yea r
Splendid progres8 h as bee n made In members hip, from 4 0G members In .92 6 -2 7 to 484 m e mb e r s In 19 27-28 , and this Is due to a I m a ll gain in eac h c lub rather than a phenam e nal o n e tn any parti c ul a r group, which r e preae nts a h ea lth y co ndition, Th e co ntr ibutions to t h e Sett lement School h a v e Increased more th an $1,000.00; tro m about $2,300,00 las t yea r t o more than 53, 300,00 th is yea r . Th e Los An gel es Club i s c r edited with $1 ,578 .4 0 o t this amoun t, and the Club w it h $500,00. The tormer c lub also g a ve $100 .0 0 each t o th e Ca lifornia r a nd t h e Califo r nia 6 chapte r s tor th c.l r contributi o ns to the Set tl ement Schoo l besid es $125.00 to eac h c h ap t e r tor Its Own use. 'fh esc girls spea k for th e m se l ves nnd r ep r ese nt th e tin e w o rk done The B e rk e l ey C lub ga.ve Callto rni a B $125.00. Th e o th e r c lub s' donati o n s to the Sett leme nt Sch oo l w e r e proportionate t o t h e ir size.
Our r elationships have been 80 pl easa nt, and I teel 80 well ACQ,ualnted with t h e girls t h Ill the thought ot sever ing m)' connectio n with the province work caU8t:8 a pang, but my h ome dUlles are too pressing t o pe rmit m e t o co ntinue. NAN BRO WNING PATN&!.
Report of National Supervisor of Chap t er Accounting
This oLflcc Is v('ry pleased 10 report that the i'Oatiouul Accounting System Is no longer nn experiment but has d ef init e ly c8 tabll s bed Itself as purt of the routine of the dlllpter's DaUona) r eq uirements.
Thc' Supervisor hils onty found it necess ory to se nd out two genernl noti('('S during the past college yenr on account ot the better under standing the tre-usurers have :.H'<Iuired of the OIl€'tHtlon of the system, und the wholc-hcnrted co-ope ration of 113ti01181 OrriCl.'fS, UIUlllllfe [lnd finonce coroml ttee members . ' rhp oliLstnlldlug features of the data bcrc wiLh Sllumltll'd, which this office pnrticulnrly whlh es to bring to your attention, arc as tollows:
Alhough we tunc twenty-e ight chapters that have no lI c llu(IUelll members on AIWil 1, we hnv e more chapters rl·porting delilUluC'lIl m e m· ()ers nt this time than at the same date last year. We fccl thut there should b e some uniform national system of filles or for memo b e r s owing a c hapter over a period of thirty days. 'l'he dlsudvantage of imposed by individual chapters seems to be that no one asSUU){'I:! th e responsIbility of enforcing them. We hu ve twenty-onl! chapters with amounts of O\' cr $100.00 due them from members on April 1. Of this number, two are more than $1,000.00 \\Te consider this a dangerou s praclf<.-e and OU(> that should be e liminated. You will note that neurly all chapters with n large amount delinquent nre in weste rn colleges. '.rhe enst und middle west to be co!lecting. 'I'bis office bas advI se d wilh th ese chapters eaeh month r egarding t h eir delinquents, but feels thnt sOlllethlng more thnn advice II:!
We nlso note n growing tendency townrd larger special llssessm e nts . As tlle vnlue of a budget Is to predetermin e the house bill und the chnpter e:q:lellscs. collecting special aSlSCf:lSlUents froUl members entirely defeats this llUrr)()S ::-. This office, through personal letters to ad\'iso("s nnd to troosurers, also by DIeuns ot Convention and arrolo reports, has eruphas17.ed this point. Alter three years, we have arrived at the conclusion that the eJiwinntlon of this c,'n will have to be largely a matter ot education through personal contact.
We feel that as long as this office is only in contact with the chapters ,'Jy mall, the logical solution of such financial problems sho uld come through a chapte r vLsttor. '1'0 this end, would it not be advisabl e tor the visiting officers to acquaint themselves with some of the problems of t h e Notional Accounting System so that they may be in a position to advise c hapters? Such advice will be of more value and have a great doni more Influence.
The value of personal supervision was d e monstrated to the Na-
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tiona 1 Supervisor In the spring of 1927. at which time she visited tor the Grand Treasurer . Your Supervisor of Chapte r Accounting wlH be very g lnd to co·opernte with any visiting office r, and supply her with Ruc h Information In r e gurd to the chapter accounting as she may desire.
The r epo rt s f or the year orc very enco uraging, nnd show !bat nearly nil the chapt e rs nre doing their best to keep within their income.
W e have bud spl e ndid co-operntion from the treasurers and they nre nil to be comme nded
The [allowing data complied aa of April 1, 1928 Illustrated th e rOT the year to that date
1. Chapte r s living In own e d or r ented hou ses
6. Chapters r ece iving n grad e of 100-scn ding In absolutely correct reports on time
receiving a grad e ot 95 or ootter--sendlng In report
e rs rece iving 0. g r ade ot 80 to 90 due principally to late r cpo rts
receiving a grade und e r 80
1 Chapter not RTade4.
.
T. No chapters started the college year 1927-1928 with a red balance -n in e chapters h ad a red balance April 1 amounting to $2893.S3. much ot th is, how e v e r, being oftsc t by tood and coa l on hand, and by delinqu en t m e mb e rs.
8. Tot al opening cash balances for college yea r ........
.$22. 746 .95 T o tal balances April 1, 1928 32,384.17
9. Total am cu nt ot delinquent members April
Report of National Scholarship Chairman
Wben I took up my work last summer there were numerou. odds and ends to gather up--a delayed report here oDd there, etc. Miss Wllder turned h er books over to me in splendid condition, so that with the exception ot ba vtog constantly to " prod along" certain chapter committees my work has not been dltt'lcuit. It bas of cou r se involfed the .. _ usual vast amount of figurIng. On January 1, I prepared a detatled report on the college year ot ur.l6-1927 tor The Arrow, which Miss Onken desired because ot the dissatisfaction at Convention with Miss Wilder's report, which wos Incomplete. due to the Impossibility at obtaining tull Intormotion la st May. That report. however, did Dot aPIX'8r In the February Issue ot 'rIfE Almow but tbe Editor planned to give It a place in the next nnmber, wltb the 19'fl-bonor graduates.
Now, it has been customary tor our tratprnity to rank Its chapters on 8 comparative scale according to the percentage averages of each ebapter, figured from the individual 8YerngE'S reported by chapter comm1ttees. Ob, lously. thIs cannot be fairly done unl ess reports are complete. Furthermore. 111ss Onken questions the advlsnblUty of the method even when statistics are complete. After juggllng the figures ot grades for three years in committee work, I have reached the conclusIon that her doubts concerning our present practi ce should be given consideration. Our method Is baSically unrair! May 1 explain to you my reasons tor making this statement?
1. Standards in the colleges vary.
2. College grndLug systems vary. Otten averagcs cannot be translnted Jnto like tcrms for compnrlson. In my staUsUcal report it may be seen that the av erngcs of several chapte rs are in green, whIch Indicates 1t was absolutely impossible for me to "correct" the fIgures sent to me that they may 00 compa red with averages of other chapters. In the material compUed for the scholarship committee manual thcre Is given our method of making the necessary corrections. Although we may be satisfied with its results In most cases, it Is not nppUcable to grades of a college when there Is no means of coDlperlng the aU-student, or the averages. This may be due to the college method of stating averages In non-translatable nnlts, or to a failure to obtain reports from c hapter committees or registrars. But even 80--If we could seeu re all needed information would the practice be fair?
3. The whole system Is one ot a \'e rages and arbitrary standards! When a supcrvlaor figures tor tbe chapter average, she calls As the percentage holt way between 100 per cent and Bs, whUe ot course the As may be all 99s or all 91s. Sbe drops d ecimal units after the bundredtbs place. The grades come to me and I jllggle them turther by trying to reduce aU systems of grading to some common denominator-fJOme
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common value tor A, B, C, etc. or 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. The means ot domlf this seems to be as fair as possible. but not fair enough! The whole process Is tully outl1ned in the manuscript . I do not say thnt It alway, produces j'fJgures that lie" but 1 do believe there Is too much room tor &-rave inaccuracy.
Note how In the recent report. IlUnois B bas clilD/'.>ed to a superior average. No doubt it deserves high markIng-perhaps the very percentage given-but it seems untair that large university chapters should fall ten or twelve points lower.
Would It not be better to continue the averages for the possible use they roay sometimes be to Grand Counen, but to rely on campus,StandIng reports entirely tor publication and for convention reports? Atter nIl, our object Is better scholarship, not As or Ds or Cs. We are still hindering ourselves by employing outgrown methods that w1ll not work in "the team" with the advanced grading systems ot some ot our colleges. Oampus-smnding reports could be pIctured on permanent graphs, could they not?
I otter the above suggestions tor your caretul consideration because 1 see so plainly the unfairness and inutility ot the present system of traternity ranklng.
Miss WUder tound a marked slump In the averages of seventeen chapters l ast year and an improvement of eight, sustained over two years. Fonr more improved the last year . She worked wIth many "uncorrected" averages, however. Whether thr. corrections be accurate or not, the results at least are more satistying now. Alter grades, I t lnd that the "ups and downs" nre less marked. It must be remembered that fraternity can be made 00 tractions of a point, so changes In rank may not indicate changes in grades either up or down-another r eason tor dIspensing with the "rank" system.
On the whole I do not think that the grades that I have to report are poor. although some ot us were much worried over the outlook l ast June. For 1926-1027 there were four chapters with averages above 90 and thirteen more above 88. The first ten chapters were Illinois B, 00tario A, WLsconsin D, Colorado A, Indiana A, California B, Virginia A, CaUfornla A, Arkansas A, and Nevada A. There were thirty-five in the B clnss and twenty-one in the C class Three chapters, Texas B, I owa r and North Carolina A :fell below SO. Since North CaroUna'1:J average Is 8.xtrewely low I certain it hus Dot been properly "corrected."
The incomplete report of the taU term sbows seven chapters above the 00% mark, twenty-tbree 10 the B class and twenty-six In the C claSH. There was a slump of too many points. perhaps, In eight chap. ters: Ohio Virginia A, Minnesota A, Wisconsin A, Montana A, Illinois H, Colorado A, and Oklahoma A, whlIe ten chapters show a bea u -
tlfullmprovement: Oregon A., CAlifornia A. CaUfornIa B, Flonda A, Tennessee A, North Dakota A, Illinois E, KansRs A, Nebraska B. and ArkanSAs A.. When Zeta Province reports I hope this latter 11lt wiU be lengthened.
Some chapters are not cooperative, but I hope thnt matters will be dlUerent when we hs\'c the manunls. West Vlrglnla A. IllLnois E, Maryland At Idabo A, Pennsylvania A, and !\"eb rnska B, have been very negligent. West Virginia A. is the worst otteoder.
I have lett to the last a consideration ot campus ratings, which are 80 clearly indicated in the churt tllat 1 need not bore you with prose "essayIng" here. The tew r eports that have come 1n for fall nre most gratifying. Note. please, that last spring the following chapters fell 10 status: New Yor k f, Minnesota A , Iowa r, Oklahoma A, Washington B. The chapters mak1ng marked rises in the recent terms are: Vermont A, Vermont B, Obio 6. l)lstrict ot Columbia A, Michigan A. Wisconsin A, IlliDois Z, Nebraska B, Tex:as B. California r, Nevada A, and Arizona A also show good improvement.
}1"lrst places on the cnmpus have been h eld as tollows: Indiana A, six ycars; Illinois. B. seven ot eight years, Illinois H, stx of eight years.
Michigan Alpha's unbroken first for ele\"en years has been "broken" by a revised college report, which l)laces It fifth for and second tor last year, 19260]927. Iowa B has wavered near first or " on" first for eleven years. Last spring those rising to first were Vermont B, Florida A, Illinois' Z, Nebraska B. Colorado B, Texas B and Arizona A. There were in all thirteen chapters reporting fhost on the campus in the spring of 1926-1927. Reports for this college year are not due until next fall.
ALICE 8. Cox.
Report of H e alth Committee
In the fall of 19'27, l etlers were sent to ench chapter 8Sk.ing that they be banded to the advisory membe r who was to act in the capacity ot advisor In matters pertaining to health. It was thus thought that the active chapter health chairman would be reUeved of necessary c1er · lenl work, and that the alumnre would become co nv e r sa nt with health conditions in the co llege and chapter. Data regarding the student health service In each college was requested. Unfortunately, the r eto this letter was very small. Only nine of the advisory members answered the letter. Their r es ponses, however, w e re of a partic ularly interesting and belpful kind. One could only wish that the other suty-flve bad done likewise, and given the committee a full picture of health conditions In all the chapters.
The committee was busy through the winter exchanging opinions, and framing a manua l tor the BestUl Committee. The accomplishment ot this wlll mean an outUning of our tuncUons which should simpU!y our work as committee members , nnd enable others to understand clear· iy what we ore endeavoring to accomplish tor the fraternity.
In tbe spring, yearly report sheets we re sent to ench chapter to till in . This wa s done in n hope that some sta ndard ot health might be recognized tor chapters, and a basts tor grading chapters might be reached. The answers to these questions are not yet tn the hands a t the committee, 80 that the information gained trom tbem can not be included 10 this year's report.
It is expected that by next year an award wHl be ottered fo r a sto ry or play best emphaSizing some phase or persona l hygiene for col· lege women.
EDITH GORDON.
R e port o f C ommitt ee o n E x t ens io n
Three groups Btuod o u t as bei ng of unusual prom.ise. .0. at the t'niv(>rslty of Manltc:Pn, 'Vlnnl peg, Canada, does not meet with opposition , but n eith er bas It been able to gain 8cth"c suppo r t, due to its locat io n . Only one PI Phi h as been In d I rect touch with the group. and an eUo rt hR S bef> n made to widen Its acqun iutaD cC, uillong members of t h e fraternity. Only recently the glpp club from North Dakota, ot. which three girls were Pi Phis. went to Winnipeg. RDd It 18 boped th is wlll r csu lt In the e ndor seme nt of tbe group by that c hapter . A tOl"med three yCRrs ago wllh the a im of hecom lng attlltated with IT B Ct, and It ha s now completed 8 spl endid l oca l organization. Altbough n o Inspection has been made, r eports indicate that should the co ll ege prove to be a deslrablr fi eld for extensi o n Bnd the gronp gain the suppo rt ot th e only n earby c hapte r , doll s hould be gl,'en so m e encouragement or e lse definitely discouraged.
2: • at R ollin s Co ll ege, Winte r Park. FlorIda, has the enthusIast1c support ot. several PI Phis and also ot. ji' lorido A. I!'lorlda B h as not answe red ou r recent Inquiry . Since tlle tim e ot. the visit ot Mls8 'Vh1te to 'Vlnter Park, R ollin s College ha s admlLted to the Southern Assoc iati o n o t Co ll eges. The group itselt bas w o rk e d hard nnd has obmined very satiductol'Y re s ults in aeth'IUes, scholarship Rnd standing 0 11 the l: <IJ hu s r efused a chance to go X n with no assurance ot PI Phi s u ccess, but WIOI r B going in at this time ( thi s Is th e sccond loca l wh o Inquired ot n B 4 ), and .6. r l ooking favorabl e at college, l:.p Is a s king p e rmi ss ion to petition lIB. In Convention in \9'4)
'.l'he third gr o up I s th e r 2'; C lub at the University ot South Carolinn, Columbia, South Carolina. This group inquired only a year ago, irmn ed late ly afte r th e B o nrd ot 'I'ru stCl'S had voted t o permIt notional fraterniti es o n the campu s; this group Is very e nthu s iasti cally endorsed by se ve ral PI Phi s, amon g whom is Anna Lytl e Brann on, tor m e r Grand Presid e nt of f[ B.. Your e:Iten s i on co mmittee awaits in s tructions lrom Orand Ccuncll, and r eq ues ts In view ot the recommendations r ece ived, that an inspection be mnde to dete rmin e wh ether the group shall b e allowed to go o n with th e details o r petlUoning IT B 4'.
II P .. at 'V es tmln s te.r College, New Wilmington, Pa., is endorsed by several Indhldual PI B eta Ph1s, among whom is Mrs. Turnbull, one ot Founders, but as there are already four c hapters In that state, It would seem unwis e to grant anoth er charter. Your exte nsion comwJttee Is awnttlng tb e r es ult ot. an inspection to be made In accorda n ce with advi ce from Grand Council.
1: d nt the UniversIty ot Maryland, m eets wUh ou r reqUirem e nts, and Is recomm e nded by a number of alumnre among whom nre Emilie
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Mnrgaret White, Grund Vice Pres id en t and Francese Evans Iv ea , f o rmer U rand Secretary. M ary land A nn d P ennsy h ' unln A do not approve. At prescnt your exte nsion comm ittee Is awaiting n sch o larship r e port.
Foro Alph ea n Society at Mi chigan State College, Lansing, MI c h " does not aeem to be nhl e to the support of the two Cbnl)te r s. Inquiri es we r e agnln sent to both c hap ters r ecen tly but as yet no r (> plies h ave been received
T a e, Witte n be rg College, Spl"1 ngfl eld . Ohi o, ha s been di scouraged . I nqu t rl cs were received from the fo ll OWing, nil of whom were discouraged: a seco nd group at Brenn u Co ll ege, GalnsvUle, Ga.; two at Bradley In s titute. P eor i a, III ., N at lllin o is 'Vomen' s Coll ege, Jacksonville, IlL , 41 <j) <II at Dennison Uni-rersity Gr a nvill e, Ohio, a seco nd gl'OUI> at C ul ver Stockton Co ll ege, Canto n, Mo., 8 second gro up at the Un iversity ot T{'nness ee; a group at :-i'ew York State Coll e g e f o r Teachers, Alb a ny, New York j and n gro up at Susquehanna Unive rsity. Selingsgl'ove, 1.) 0
The group at Southern College, L nkela nd, Fla., bas not written tor t wo years, and It Is assum ed that it does n ot wi s h to go on wi t h the work. An inquiry was r eech 'ed from 2; X at W es t Virginia W esleyan , Bu ck h annon, 'V. Va ., but was not f ollowed up atter information was se nt us to the time and eff o rt involved in petitioning. A group at the L..: ni'\' c r sity of Br itis h Co lumb ia, Voncouver. B. C., inquired but was granted a charter by r B almost im med iate ly. A n ew inquiry which IUOY prove in teresting Is from K:I e, College of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wa s h .
Alumn::e in Shreveport, Louisiana, are inte r es ted in forming a local g roup to petition 11 B 4J, but 11 S th e college Is smUll. LLnd In view of the large number of outstanding gl'o u ps in well-known colleges, It scnrcely seems w o rth whIle,
The manual to be prepared tor encb sta nding co mmittee ha s, with the aid of the Urand Sec r e t a r y. bee n outlined by your exte n s ion committee nnd is r eady to b e s ubmit ted tor the approval of Grand COUDcil. 'l' h e con si deration at this manual ulso involves a consIderation of the requirements to be m et by n petitioning g r o up. In drawing up the outline ot the manual to be submitted, these requireme nts h a ve been rais ed, but your extens i on committee s uggests that they be placed even bigher than they appea r therein, it in the opi ni on of Grand Councll , t his seems practi cable
The cost of petitioning, a t the request ot the Grand Pres id e nt, bas been inv estiga t ed by your committee, an d estimates submitted by the t hree chapters to whom charters were granted last sp ring. Tbls report nas been submitted to the G rand Secretary fo r the consIderation of Gra nd Council. Due to t h e large cost involved tn a successful peti tion, fo ur comm ittee- submits the s u ggestion that exh i b its at Convention and lhe expense of se nding d e le gates to Conv e ntion be eLhninated The
cost of tbe Jetter of informati on may also be r educed by having it printed, If that Is satls.factory with Grand Council.
Your committee wishes to expr ess its appreciation o f the interest lnd aid given by the Grand Sec r eta r y du ring th e past y ear, Bnd to add Its commendatio n to the added duty of the Grand Secretary-that ot 8upe r'f"ising the work of standing committees.
GLADYa MADIGAN I
Report of Committee on Social Exchange
Th e cha lrmnn re<-elvE'd thE" material on Social Exc boDJ:'e from Mrs. Willia ms last fatl nnd Immediately set about to arouse some enthu siasm, wblcb WRS sad ly lacking WhU e the r espo n se was bette r tban It had bee n, the r e Is sti ll much to be desired.
The chairman wrote to each province chairm an, who in tu rn wrote to the chapte r chairmen , asking for descriptions and su ggestions tor Ru shing Parties. This material was complied by the chnlrman, and sent to the Central Office for publication and dI st ributi on in February.
The following is the r esult of th e r espon se t o r the Ru sh ing Bull etin
(I t E'e 1 an apology is due Epsl10n Province. My tlrst letter to Eps ilon cbalrman was returned. I wrote the office for a changed address and th ere WOR non e Later, however, I loc ated Mrs. J!"rnzl e r - wbo Is sorry about the d elay-a nd anxlous to go on ,vUh the work now. )
The chairman again wrote to each provin ce cbalrman who In turn wrote to the chapter chairmen tor d e tailed accounts of stunts. This material Is now In, will be compLIed soon, and sent to the Central Office tor publi cation and di s tribution with the tall supplies. Stationery was sent to e a ch of th e pro\'lnce chairme n and was 0180 furnished the national chairman.
The c,hntrman has somewbat changed the ord er ot the work. Th e pion now Is to write the c hapters early In the tall, right after ru s hing In most colleges, tor successful party Ideas. Tbese are to be complIed, and sent o ut by the Central Office with the gen eral supplies tn Feb· ruary, 80 they wJll be on hand tn plannlng rush parties to the spring tor the following fall. ThE"D, 10 the spring, we plan to write the chap-
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ters for stunts, these to be complied durlng the sum mer nnd dIstributed by the Centrul OUice with lhe fnll supplies-so they may be used ROY time during the year.
Sc\'erni requests have come for s uggestions for Founders' Day pnrties, floats Dnd b ouse decoraUoDS for Hom e-co mlng . Next year the committee will requ est some materIal on these for the Rushing Bulletins. l i" AIT'EI MABTJN HANNA.
7 loan 8: 4 @ $200.00 3 @ $1oo.UO REPORT OF UNDERGRAD U ATE LoAN FUND Balan ce May 10, 1927 EXPENDITURES: suo.oo 300 00 93 932.07
Th e (ollowlng lnhl(" Rho w s the g ro w t h ot t he Loon Fuud since Its establish me n t In 191:!. the amount ot lonns granted, the amounts repaid, etc : Grand Treasury ($ 1900.00 trom the AlullW IC Depl.) ..
Clu bs
Active CbUI)tcrs Indi vidua ls
Convention l>aily (;on ve ntlon Hook
Interest on Loans
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Co nce rning th e outstanding l oans:
$ 618.00 Is overdue and drn WiDg interes t.
$ 540.00 Is du e July 1 this year.
$1325.00 Is due July 1, 1929.
$1200.00 18 due July 1, 1930.
$ 476.00 Is du e July 1, 1931
$ 300.00 Is du e July 1, 1932. 200.00 Is due July 1, 103.1.
$ 100.00 loo n c811cellec.l due to death.
The committee f eel s that n great denl has been accom plished tbl.8 year. :r:n the tirst pln ce , ne w c ir culars have bee n printed and a copy sent to eac h c hapter. The cbai rm nn round that so many chapters did n o t r ea Uze that there was n tund, such as the Undergraduate Loan Fund, at th e ir com mund ]0 the seco nd plac e, with the h e lp ot the Grnn d Secretary a permanent manual tor this c ommit tee Is being prepored This manual , giving all details ot. the w or k ot th e co mmittee, will c e rtainly be n great help t o r future committee members.
The donations trom the various alumme clubs bn\'e been unusually good thi s year, due in part to th e active inte rest of the Province Vice Pres id ents. The co mmittee wishes to take this opportunity to thank the Province Vice Pr esiden ts and the alumnre c lubs for the ir coopera· tion and gilts. Th e chairman is sorry to say that no active c hapter sent in a donation this yenr.
8even loan s were granted this year and two more are in the hands of the committee at the pr esent time. Of the seven loans made, three wer e granted to se niors i two, to junior s; one, to a sophomore i and one, t o a freshman.
'rhe amount of money out in loans that are overdue is being lessened a littl e each year. Th e c hairman feels a little discouraged ove r the amount and wishes someon e would s uggest a method wbereb, she co uld aro u se in th ese f ew n sense of r esponsibiUty in r epnyLug n B 4> as they would a bank. Some are 80 ca re less th ey will not even answer letters. All lonn s which nre to f all due on July 1, of this year were notified in March nnd will be notified again in June. The c hairman feels that this Uttle note of 'warning several months In advance h e lps 10 most cases.
Th e work i s becoming heavier each year but it is so worth while. The c h airman hns thor onghly enjoyed the contact witb 80 many lovely PI Pb is t ha t it bas afforded b e r a nd only f eels 80r ry that sbe must give it up. Sbe hopes the future chai rm an will en j oy tbe work as much a s she did and wisbes he r great success.
MllDRED KuN BI SS ELL.
R e port of Commillee on Fraternity Study and Examination
The chairman or the Committee on Fraternity Study and Examination respectfully aubmlta the tollowlng report: Active Chapte r Examination-No. laking examination, 1444; No. UCU8ed. 1; No. tailed, 2; No. on honor roll. 1000; chaPters honor roll, 100%, 23. Pledge Ex:'\.mlnatlon-No. taking examination, 1020; No. on honor roll, 81 0; eha plen honor r oll, 10
Attention 18 called to the r emarkable record which Vermont B made this year with an average or 1000/'0. "fwenty.tlvc girls ccmpose the active chapter and each made an average or 100'7111.
Provinces making the Highest Averages
Pledge Examination
Pledce Examination
THE ARROW Of' PI BETA PHI
Province wi th no chaPtet!! making 100% Honor Ron. I ota Provtnce
Chapters with none on the Hon o r R o ll. A c t! ve Chapter Examination
1. Idaho A
Michigan B
2. Indiana A 7. Montana A
3. Oklahoma B
4. Oregon A
5. Oregon 8
Texao B
Washington A
Washington B
Pledge ExamlnaUon
1. Idaho A •• Michigan B
2 Illinois E
Nevada •
3. Indiana A 7. Oklahoma B •• Indiana r
Washington •
The chA irm an wlshel! to thank h er commUtee members tor their' splendid cooperation and ettlclent work. ELl.EX GILLE8PII: KaIBS.
STUDY AND EXAMINATION
STUDY EXAMINATION FOR ACTIVE CHAPTERS OF PI BETA pm
The Committee on Study and Examination haa planned & coune of atu<1y covering seven.J yean wherein ditter-e nt part.l!i ot the Con.Ulutlon, History, etc , shall be studied each year-the hope being that , upOn completion of the coll ege eourae. every PI Beta Phi may have a definite, comprehensive knowl. edge of the Fraternity.
FORM IU. -19!7-19:!8.
A. The f ollowing are refe r ences tor study In which th e answers to all questlon8 may be tound :
1. ConsUtutio n.
II I A. Sections 2. 6 and 7.
Article IV. , Section 5.
Article V., Section 8
2 Statulea VIIl. and IX.
3. Hlltory of PI Beta Phi: Chaptera 1. 8, 9, 15 , 16,17,18.19,20. 21.
• Octobe r ARRow, 1927. Blue Lea!: Pages 1 and 2.
Complete Minutes c t Convention. Note particularly constitutional amendments, pages 24, 25, 33, 34, 35, 42, 44 , 45.
5. Handbook o f PI Beta Phi: pagea 9, 11, 13, H, 20, 21, 22, 28.
6. Chapter Roll. (See latest ARROW.)
B. InRtructlona:
1. The thirty-fourth An n ual Exam inati o n of PI Beta Phi: 192719Z5. An8w e r b r lefiy, write in Ink U8e examination books It poulble. Five points will be deducted f or bad grammar and flYe points for untidy appearance of papers.
2. The alumna In c harge of examinations ehculd forward to the province lIupervlao r papers rrom every active girl.
3. No papeu will be r eturned to c h apter" unl8811 requested.
4. Th e re are n o exemptio n s fMlm the annual fr ate rnity exam inati o n.
5. The f o ll owing r ecommendati o n was accepted by th e tw entyeighth Biennial Convention: "The cxamlnatlo n o n the Chapt e r Boll to be taken a t a time et h er than that of the r est of the exAmination."
6. The examination mu s t be tak e n at a time agreed upon by the cha pten and th e province supervl l!lO r , between th e dates o f F e bruary 1 and the first w eek-end In March
7. A tine of f i ve dollars (5) wl11 be useue(! any active chapter girl who tails to p ass the annual e x a mination Pass tng average 85"' H ono r Roll average 97% .
QUESTIONS
I.
(A) neac rlbfl the COAt-of-A.rms of PI B eta PhI.
(B) Explain th e eljplltlcance of the following w o r t" and phrascs:
1. "Brownlee Crest."
I. "Lozenge.
S. " The 8un "
t. "The eagle holding symbols of PI Beta Phi In hla talon " IT.
(A) Write the of the Symphony.
(B) Ip what chapter did the term "COOkY-Rhine" originate? Where I. this chapter 10CAtoc.1? (Glve unlvenlt7 and city.)
Tall ARROW OF Pr Bt1'A Pur
(A) In what year did the AlUmnI!! Association "become a part of the eral fraternity organization"?
(B) To which Grand Ottlcer, at that time, were the duties of the Alumnlll Association assigned?
(C) What does the following quotation, whlc.h was written prior to 1880 prove: "Me mbera ot the several chapters ahall, upon graduation, become members of the alumn., chapter, but shall r etain con n ection with their tormer chapter. Th e alumnlD chapter shall ha ve no power to transact bualneaa."
(D) What three oftlces are filled by elections In the alumnlll sesalons ot Convention?
(E) Who in each province has charge of the alumnae work?
(A)
(B)
(e) (D)
When does a graduate student ha.ve the option ot becoming either active or Inactlve?
W'hat status haa: "A college student In attendance at any college or university other than the one at which she was Initiated Into the frat ernity •... until the time wh en lIhe Is o fficially transferred to the chapter at the college or university In Question?"
How many m e mbers are needed to establish an Alumn. Club?
How many ortlclal delegates Is nn Alumne Club permitted to send to Convention?
1. Does an alumnle delegate have a vote In the regular 8csslon of COnvention? It not, where does she have a vote?
2. Where Is an alumna delegate allowed the prlvilcge or the fioor?
Stale tlve purposes tor which alumn. dues are used.
(A) Which A1umnm Club suggested the idea of establlshlng a Settlement School?
(B) When W&8 the PI Beta Phi Settlement School organized?
(C) Where Is the S c hool located?
(D) How Is the School supported?
(E) Give the name of the chairman of the Settlement School Committee? vn.
(A) To whom Is the PI Beta Phi Fellowship Fund available?
(B) For what purpose I.s the rellowshlp given?
(C) By the unanimous consent or whom 18 It awarded?
(D) What 18 the ameunt of the award?
(E) Where may the fellowship be uaed?
(F) What two pOints are to be considered In awarding the fellowship?
(0) Applications tor the tellowshlp must be In the hands of th e Grand Pre-Ident by what date? VTII.
(A) 1. To whom Is the PI Beta Phi Loan Fund available?
Z. BT whom Is the Loan Fund administered T
(B) GIve tbe name o f the Grand Secretary.
CA) When wu the NaU.,nal Panhel1enlc Congress e,tabllahed?
CB) For what purpose WaJI It estahlLabed?
(C) Are the rules made by the National PanheUeoic Concreaa bindlnl upon every actJve Pi Beta PhI?
(D) Who tho PI Beta. Phi repreeentaUve1
FRATUNITY STUDY AND EXAMINATION
X.
(A) Stale t..b.ree grades ot diamlsaal.
(B) When doee 8uepenalon without reinstatement become expulsion?
(C) "Honorabl7 dlamlssed members may appeal to Grand Council and the loeal Alumnlm Adviser)' Committee tor reinstatement." Such re. In.tatement depends upon what?
(D) May expelled. m embers be relnatated?
(E) Denne u1'ul.lon.
(F) What vote ot a chapter Ie needed to reinstate suspended m e mbers!
Since. a. PI Beta. Phis, all members have pledgE"d themselve. to honor and hon esty. the keeping or that pledge by every member In connection with the taking ot this fraternity examination If! taken tor granted
Dorothy L . Parker, Supervilor. Alpha Province . S C hapters . Anra,e, 98 .5 . D.to , 1928
Rebekah Stewart, Supeni.or. Gamma Pro.ince. 8 Cbapters . Ayera.e, 97 . 07, Date , April 1, 1928
Virginia B requires a year's complete work belore one may be pledged.
CODltance Chatterton, Supervi.or. Eta Province . 6 Chapten. Average, 95.S. Date , March, 1928
Number
Frances W" lie, Super.i,or. Iota PrOyiDc e . 6 Ch.pt e u . Aver • •• , 96 . 718. Date , 1928
CHAPTER
Informed thew.
Grace POlt , Super.ilor. Kappa Pro.ince. CHAPTER
Consolidated Report of Pledge Examinations by Provinces
Do rothy L P"rker, Super.iror Alpha Province. 8 Ch .p ter •. Avera _, 97.3. Date , 1928
Name ot Chapter No . of Pledges
New York A, highest.
F. H . Kewley, Supervisor. Beta Prow-i.nc.e . 8 Chapter.. Averale, 98.2. Date, 1928
Name of C h apter No. of Pledges
en
P ennsylvania r has two pledges who did not take examinati on beca use tb£'y could not be Initiated this year on Rccount ot grades.
Marc_ret Smith, Super i.or. Delta ProYin ce. it Chapter., Ant e, 94 2. Date , 1928
Je ..io Howser Job, Supervisor. Epsilon Pro vi nee. 9 Cbaptou. Average, 96 Date 1928 Name
R. Laurence. Super.iaor. Zeta Proyinc e. 8 Chapter.. A.era.e. 97 04 Dal., 1927·28
South Dakota A pledges include alumnre, actives and pledges. Chap-ter Installed this year. Eve,ry active and pledge on Honor Roll. Iowa A. Iowa B, Missouri A, Missouri r, 1000/0 HODor Roll
Co natal";. Chatterlon , Supen'i, or. Eta P r o vince. 6 Chapten. A •• ra&e, 94 .1. D.te, 1928
France. Wylie, Superyi.or. Iota Proyiac:e 6 Ch ap ter. Ayeraa., 94 49 Oat., 1928
'Va sb in gton A had four failures and one incomplete paper. Three ot them have been retaken and the incompl e te paper has been pleted.
Craet: Po.t. Supeni.or. Kappa Proyinc:e. 6 Chapter.. A •• rae., 96 Date, April, 1928
Name of C h a pt e r No of Pledget
Calltornia A, California B and Arizona .A eae.b had two groups ot pledgee. Call1ornla d: ten Pledg fifteen AcU.ea and twenty· en AI DIDDlI!.
TnE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
Report of Committee on Transfers
'rblnking tbat perhaps we could find wandering Pi Phis more readU y by seeking them out. this year a letter was sent to eve ry girl reporled inactive hy her chapter each semester, asking the girl to return au Inclosed postal giving ber present address and what she was doing. Of the 500 l etters sent only 227 repUes bave been received. Of these onc hundred thirty-two girls were nt home, sixty-on e (representing twenty-tonr Institutions) were attending institutions where we have cbapters; with the University ot California, 'VlscoDsin, and Northwestern having the largest number ot transfers, and thirty-four (representlog twenty-seven attending colleges without any PI Phi chapter, Wellesley College hn,-wg the largest number. About thirty names ot transfers from chapters and Advisory Bonrd members ot whom we had no record have been received..
A letter was sent to each chapte r giving the names or transfers on its campus, and urging each to extend courtes1 and triendliness worthy of Pi Phis to transters and suggesting that transfers be invited to dinne r or Mome similar social tunction as a method of getting acqualnt.ed.
A letter wns written to each Advisory Board member In c harge of Pnnb ellenl c giving the names of transfers on the respective campuses and asking each to meet these girls at least once a month and to belp them get adjusted and aid them in eve ry way. Also the suggestion was made that these gIrl s be urged to subsc ribe to the Settlement School a nd Endowment F u nd. The committee felt that this was not askin g too much from the girls, for they are l ess burdened tlnanciall, t!han when they were in chapters since they no longer pay active dnes. The cooperation from both chapters nnd Advisory Boord members has been very fine.
The work of this committ ee is mu ch l ess eftccU'f'e because of the tardiness of c hapters in sending in their inactive 11St8. In many cases the semester is almost ball over belore th ese names are received.
I feel that I have done very little this year, but hope that something more at least towards our end bas been accomplished.
Ma,y I express to the girls transferrIng, the chapters, and Advisory Board members my s ln ccre appreciation of their hearty and splendid cooperation. MAlIOARETTA FI:.z.-N.
Report of Committee on Fraternity Music
Our commIttee baa had very little business tbla past year. The convention year Is tbe busy time tor U8, and we Bre anxious to hear about any new plans for the next Convention. Very little correspondence has been carried 00 except for some lew answers to letters troD! Individual chapters in regard to songs. Minnesota A. haa the prize vase won at the Breezy Polnt Convention.
MABGABlr.T L. KELLENBACB.
Report of Magazine Agency
The following report ot the Magazine Agency includes the season April, 1927-1928. The nmounts rel}resent the 250/'0 credit allowed all clubs that contributed througb a representative.
ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
GAMMA PROVINCE
DELTA PROVINOE
EPSILON PROVINCE
ZETA PROVINCE
Tn ETA PR O VIN C E
KAPPA PROVINCE
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
R eport of Committee on Alumna e R e organization
There is "ery llttle to report at this Ume althougb there hRS been a continunl correspondence between the members of the committee since last Convention. 'I.'he work has been greatly hampered by the fact that we have not yet succeeded in obtaining the fIles of the tlrst committee. A letter haR been prepared and scnt to every officer, every committee chairman, Rud every alnmme club, asking tor suggestions A copy of that letter is appended to this report The result of this appeal should indicate just how widespread is the demand tor further reorganiM.tioD.
May 3, 1928
Dear Alumnre C lub Members:
The committee e n Aiumnll' Re orga nization was tormed as a. result ot flugresLions made a.t tho Esles Park Convention and a number or changes have been made through Ita recommendations.. Perhaps th e most Important of th ese w as the deciSion to h ave all a l umnre cl ub8 visited r e gularly by the Province Vice President.. This will mean more Intimate contact. between the nationa.l ottlcers and the clubs and will accomplish mu c h, that was Imp<>aalb le under the f e nn e r me thod or handling all alumnle wurk through correapondence.
However, It your Committee on Alumnae Reorganization Is to continue Its usetulness It must have your h e lp. It must have your ideas of what tbe committee should try to accomplish. '\Vhat changes do you think should be made In cur preaent a.lumnre department? Pleaae take this matte r up at your ne xt club meeting- have a frank and thoughtful discussion-and let us hear ot the r esu lts.
It bas auggeeted that our clubs have a definite program ot study along the lines or frat e rnity organizati o n and polley. How d068 this appeal to your club? Please be v e ry d&tlnUe In your answer to this question -we want to know exactly what you decld& en this polnL
Your committee feels that the greatest need of our alumn., department I. to Interest more of our alulJUUl!. ThLa cannot be done through reorganizaUon but It would to have you share any Ideas you may h ave &15 to how lhla might be accomplished. Remember w e are YOUR committee. It Is for YOU to direct our eff orta and we h ope to hear from eve ry club--every COlDmlttee chairman-a nd eve r y oUlcer.
2525 Hillaide Driv e , BurlJnpme, CalifOrnia.
Sincerely In PI Beta Phi, Chalrman. BLANCHE CHARLTON CURTIS.
SURvF;Y AND STANDARDIZATION
Survey and Standardization Report for the Year 1927·1928
CHAPTERS STANDING FIRST 1:-1 EACH PROVINCE
Alpha Province Vermont B
Beta Province •........ Ohio 4
Zeta Province Iowa B Eta Province Kansa8 A
Gilmma Province Virginia B Thetn Provlnce Louhdaoa A
Delta l>rovlnce Michigan B l ola Province .... Wnshlngton A
Epsilon Province Illinois Z Kftl)pa Province Nevada A
CHAPTERS STAXDING SOCO ·D IN EAOH PHOVINCE
Alpha Provint-e .... Ontario A
Beta ProvInce. West VirginIa A
Zeta Province Iowa r Eta Province Nebraska B
Gamma Province Virginia r Theta Province Oklahoma A
Delta Province Indiana A Iota Pro\'lnce Oregon A
Epsilon Province Illinois A Kappa Province . . Calltor nia r
CHAP'N;as RECEIVIXG EXCEPTIONALLY IIIGH GRADES ON ONB REPUHT
Schola rship Oommittee
Vermont B 38.0 out 01 40 Illinois B 37.6 out of 40
Fraternitv Exalllhwfion (Jommitlee
Vermont B 5.0 out ot ti (1000/0 co-op. with com.) (1000/0 on exam.)
CHAPTERS RECEIVING EXO;l'TIONALLY HIUH AVERAGE GRADE
Cooperation
Vermont B 9.69 out ot 1fJ Pennsyl\,RnlR A. 9.63 out ot 10
Vermont A .... 9.68 out ot 10 Iowa 8 ... ..... 9.61 out ot 10
Jowa r 9.67 out of 10
l\lnlne A ......• 10. lllnolB Z ••....• 10.
Financial Responsibmtu out of 1U Colorado A 10 out ot 10 out ot 10 Louisiana A 10. out ot 10
Iowa B 10. out of 10
Vermont B .•.. llIlnolB t. .,
AaBow Editor 9.80 out of 10 Iowa r 9.50 out of 10 9.70 out of 10
THE ARROW OF PI BETA PHI
CHAPTERS RECEIVING EXCEPTIONALLY LOW GRADES ON ONE REPORT
in-ternal Organization
Pennsylvania r. 5. out ot 15 (average grade) (ove rage grade) Alnbama A ••.• 7. out ot 15
Obio B ........ 6,67 out ot 15 (average grade)
Aotivltle3
°enosy lvDnia r. 5. out of 20 (av e r age grade)
Pennsylvania t:J.. 7.50 out of 20 (ave rage grade)
Oooperation wW, Provin60 Pr es ident
Obio B ...•. 3. out of 10
Indinnn B 6. out ot 10
Tennessee A 5. out of 10
New York .6. •••
Pennsylvania B .
Ohio Il
Alabama A 5. out of 10
Oregon A 7. out of 10
Cooperation. wit h ARROW Editor 6.50 out of 10
Texns A ••..... 6. out of 10
Montana A 6.00 out 01 lQ
Oregon B ..... .
Ooopcratio" 1cit h Oataloguer 6.50 out of 10 6. out of 10 6. out of 10
Maine A .. •... . 2. out of 10
Ohio B ........ 6. out of 10
Louisiana A ..•• 6. out of 10
Cal1fornla A ... 6. out of 10 A 5. out of 10
MABEL SooTI' BROWN , Cataloguer.
Dismissals, 1927-1928
Ruth Burgert, Ohio 0, August. 1928.
Mary McReynolds, Arizona A (lIrs. R W. Mowatt), December 10, 1927.
Suspensions, 1927-1928
Reba Clark, Arkansas A, May 7, 1928.
Nell Marie DnvJs, Kansas A, January 25. 1028.
Elizabeth Uidwell Doty, Indinna B, January 30, 1928.
Row ena Gale, Oregon A. May 21, 1928.
Sarab Baft. Pennsy h 'anla 6., August 25. 1021.
Lucille McCutchan, Missouri B, November, 1027
Julla Gibson O'Conn er, Oklahoma A, 1928.
Inn Myrl HoblnsoQ. Oklahoma A, 1928.
Mary Stoker, l\l1ssourl B. November. 1927. li:ugenla DaJlis. Indiana A. January 31, 1928.
OFFICIAL PRICE LIST OF PI BET A PHI BADGES
All o r ders a.c co mpanled by chec k or money o r cSe r m Ult be u nt direct to Mrs. A. W. Stoolman (Lola F ranklin), 1 00 1 S. I r d S t. Champaign, Ill.
B --C loae et jew e led polnt ll.
o a e .e t J e w e led .b.ft P e al'la. op." or ra e t
D--Cr o ",'••et Jeweled ••• ft. Pearla, opa l s or garnets , , , ....• A l ternate pearls
j;ea:r 'ls' a;';d
d iamond and emerald Alternate sapphires or rubles and dlaJT\onds
E-Ralaed aettl o •• haft. Stones may be 118t d la&,onally It desired.
Patrone •• e or Motb r ' ptn. 10k, , S.OO; go l d tilled Brother.' Pin or C h.rm.
Crown S e tting. are all Handmade. 11K white gold
a dditi o nal, platinum lIettlngs $ U .'O O additional.
L. G BAL F O U R C OMPAN Y Attleboro. M • • •
[n this age of healthy competition. success cannot be attained thru oruinary channels of service. Fair price, dcli\'ery, and honorable methods, are all of vital nefe,,:-.ity
Yet there exists a phase equally important. that uf a ., al interest and lnIst between the manufacturer and er. It must bring a willing acceptance, at face value, of the word of an individual or chapter.
Our entire orgalli;mtion beell tau g- ht that tht" c l1 ::. 1omer m is always right. Perhaps there hd\'C been whell, ill the course of develop m ents, we may have beclI r ight. But
iJlI ::a inc'l 'l IIIdhods 1ll:.t)' ha\'e tlldr au\,antagc::a .
Y cl uur re..:onb uf anllua l growth might pro\'e that our policy, old-fashioned a" it is, may be right, after all.
L. G. BaHour CO.
Attleboro, Massa chusetts
Sol e Offi cial Jewelers to Pi Beta Phi
Branch Ollices
, right or \\fong. we hold a firm helief in the integrity of rho:,c whom we ::acrvc.
BO lt on W illS hi n g t o n Ind i anap oli New York Columbu. 0 • • M o i nu Ch ic aQl o Atlanta San F ranc isco Ph ilad e l o h i a R ic hmond Los Angel .. P it tsburgh Ann A rbor Seatt l e K_"s.e C ity O.II.s State Co ll e g e Oenv e r Itha c .
Hotel Huntington
Pasadena, Calif.
Long, Long Ago
.n the early days of American industry, there probably lived a trader who experienced a distressing relation with an acquaintance of business . Possibly it was he , after a rueful discovery, who spoke the now f a mous word s, to the effec t that business and friend ship cannot be u nited.
Every worth while industry o f t o day has built a stu rdy denia l to the o ld s tatement. \Vhen a company reac hes a development of gro wth that causes the bonds of fri endsh ip to cease, the long road to oblivion looms ahead . Our contracts and our o rgan izati ons ha ve m eant muc h to us. Yet the fri e nd ship of frat e rnit y m en and w o men, created in under-gr a duate day s and maintained after gradu ation , have bro u gh t to u s our g rea test pride . \Vith out them , the dai ly routine o f work w o uld be im meas urably dull .
Bu s ine ss a s husiness. and fri t.:: nd s hip f o r friend s hip 's sake, have nc \' cr a j u st ifiabl e cau se f o r co mbat.
L. G. BALFOUR CO.
A'l" ' LE H O It O
UOllton New Yurk Chlcal"o Philadelp h ia Pltt.buTI' Kanua City Oe nver
t::U tAKC H OI'-'F l eES 'Vall hl ngt on Columb u s Atlantll Richmond Ann Arbor D allu Itha ca ! I ASSACIIU!ET'r!J
In dia nap o l Is 0". Molnea Sa n Franc l .co Lo. Angelea Seatt le Stat e Collalre
The Fraternit y S upplies Are Kept
BY GRAND PRESIDENT:
Blank applica tion s tor th e f e llowship
Blank c harte r A.
as Follows :
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Blank notification ot tines to Grand Treasurer
Instru ctio nI'! to vi sit ing officers. to c hapte r s and chaperons.
Voting blanka tOr c hapters o n gra nting o t rharters.
Voting bl a nk."I tor Grand Council.
MY GRAND VI CE PRESIDENT :
Blank applications t or alumna! club c h nrtf"rs.
Charterlll to r alumnlC clubs.
BY GRAND SECRETARY :
Key to fraternity cipher.
Li st o r allowed expenses to those traveling on (raternlty business.
BY GRAND TREA SURE R :
O r d er torms tor orri c laJ badges and J e welry , Rece iPt s for Provln('e Vi ce President.
BY CATALOGUER : (Central Record and Supply O ffi ce) 1 75 SroaJ S t •
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Alumn m Advlaory Co mmitt ee Manu al.
Alumn lU Club Cons titution (model) !iOe
B lanka tor acknowledging l e tt ers of r eco mm e ndati on. 10c per 25
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Hlanlol f o r c ha pt e r annual r eport, du e 1.
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Hlanu f o r SU8penslon
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Blank Initiation ce rtifi ca tes .
C hapte r til e ('ards, 3x5 Inch f'!' (In lou of not le ss th an 10 0) 25e per 100
C hapt e r fil e In s truc tion booklet. 10 c each
Chaptt:r Manul:ll. 10c each. $1.00 per dozen
Constitution. 25c each.
Constitution Co ve r s. $5.00 ea c h
Directo ry $1.60 each
Hand book.. ) oc each. $1.50 pe r doz e n
Histori ca l Play. 40(' each
Historica l Sketch. 10c eac h
H i s tory of th e Settlcme n t SchOOl, t 927. 50c . Initiation Ceremony . Hlc eac h . $1.00 per do ze n.
Letters to Parenta ot PledKCs .
Official ARROW chap ter letter s tation er)'.
Official Correspondence s tati o ner)'. sno shee ls and 500 e n ve ' o pes $5 .00
Patt e rn for model Initiation gown !lOco
PI B eta Phi Hist o ry $1.25.
Pi Beta Phi Symphony 30c each.
Pledging Ceremony 5c each. SOc per doz e n Ritual. lOc per dozen.
:::ienlor Appli ca tions for M embership In A lumn m Club. S e ni o r Farewell Ceremony . l Oe each.
Songbook $1.50 each.
,study f o r Pledges. 15 c eac h . S1.50 per d ozen . Uniform H o u ae Rules. BY CHAIR MAN OF EXTENSION
Imlt ru c Uons t o petitioning gro ups. BY C HAIRMAN O F ARROW FrLE CO MMITTEE :
Duplicate copies a t J\Rnow tII ea BY ARROW EDITOR : ARROW Hand book f o r Corresponding BY FLANNIOA.."'l -PEARSON, PRINTERS, Champaig n , III
Blank a f or monthly cha pter accounts . BY PROVINCF. SCHOLARSHIP C HAIRMA N:
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